Talk:Adnan Khashoggi/Archives/2014

Correct Citation Usage

Quite a few citations in this article could use format correction. Please be advised when using the web citation format, including the name of the website or publisher really helps so readers do not need to click through each link in the bibliography to figure out where the data is coming from. In fact, it helps us editors even more because we are often the ones double and triple checking these references. If you have the url, you have the name of the site and/or publisher - its only in very rare instances when you have a reputable source for a web citation but cannot provide the publisher or name of the site (in fact I cant even think of one example where this might be the case). The tags to use are these: |website= |publisher= | Heres an example of a well formatted web cite: cite web |url = http://www.example.org/ |title = My Favorite Things, Part II |last = Doe |first = John |publisher = Open Publishing |date = 30 April 2005 |website = Encyclopedia of Things |accessdate= 6 July 2005 Heres a link to the guide just in case you need help: Template:Cite web Thanks Jaydubya93 (talk) 14:49, 18 January 2014 (UTC)

One extra thing I should mention is the citation format in this article is mixed - cite web is used for a few, the rest use a generic ref tag. This leads to a varied look and feel for citations for the same publication. A time permits it would probably be worth it to standardize all citations using one format or the other but it would be a fairly lengthy project. Jaydubya93 (talk) 15:01, 18 January 2014 (UTC)

Possible Slander/Vandalism

'He was named in the News Of The World as a client of Heather Mills McCartney when she allegedly worked as prostitute' Since there is no mention of this in her web page ( but she did do some nude modelling ) and there is no reference for this statement either it should be rewrittern or removed IMHO. 145.253.108.22 17:00, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks --YaleMakt (talk) 02:56, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

Thank you YaleMakt and 145.253.108.22. Similarly, we should avoid the use of equivocal accusation statements in this article. For example, I prefaced one statement ("UBS blackballed him") with an allgedly modifier ("allegedly, UBS blackballed him") - and that is just a bandaid measure that still requires further review. Where appropriate to include private business concerns, crimes, unethical practices, etc are stated, clear reputable citations are required and even then deference should be provided to the nature of the accusations. Airing allegations of misconduct as fact on Wikipedia is irresponsible misuse IMO; the highest standards should be used when considering how and when to publish such matters given the potential they have to harm people's lives and reputations. Jaydubya93 (talk) 14:06, 18 January 2014 (UTC)