Talk:Charles T. Moses

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additional sources difficult[edit]

Thanks to MarchJuly for finding the exact highway wikilink. I also found the county history that he added as an external source, and revised accordingly. That said, I was surprised to find no mentions of Moses in the indices of Frank Atkinson's two books about the changing Virginia political landscape (including the one that began in 1945) nor in Heineman's biography of Sen. Byrd, nor in the bound typscript Appomattox County historical notes I found in a Northern Virginia library's local history section. Looks like additional sources might have to be newspapers, and I don't have the time to search them, nor physically go to the Appomattox County library, though I might later in the year. Unlike some other politicians of the era, and perhaps because of his limited education, Moses didn't leave his papers to the University of Virginia or other institutions, apparently.

I doubt I'll be able to get to that courthouse at any time soon to take a photo of his official portrait, but since he's dead and no-one has taken down the photos I cropped from the Library of Virginia's official portraits of General Assembly sessions for dead politicians, that is available for illustration if anyone has the time. I'd rather put up the intervening articles for his pro-tem successor Hagood or senate predecessor Ferguson.Jweaver28 (talk) 22:41, 7 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

If sources for verifying certain contain are difficult to find, then perhaps that content should be removed. Anything unsourced in the article can be challenged per WP:BURDEN and removed at anytime. Adding tags like {{citation needed}} or {{More sources}} to the article lets others know about the issue and it’s possible someone may be able to find sources. Templates should only generally be removed when a “problem” has been fixed; not if a problem cannot be fixed.

The EL I added is to a WP:UGC type of website that cannot really be used as a reliable source; it has some value as an EL per WP:ELMAYBE, but pretty much no value as a reliable source. So, if you’re citing it as such in the article, then you probably shouldn’t and cite a WP:SECONDARY source instead. I’ve been looking online for old newspaper articles since there has to be something about him and his career; I haven’t found much so far, but perhaps there are local or regional papers which have yet to digitalize their archives and make them available online. Such sources could still be used, however, per WP:SAYWHERE if someone can’t find them. Maybe someone at WP:VIRGINIA, WP:SHARED or WP:RX could help with this.

Regarding the photo, a non-free photo for primary identification purposes could be used per item 10 of WP:NFCI as long as there are no WP:FREER issues. Obviously, a new photo cannot be taken of him, but his career spanned a period where things like {{PD-US-not renewed}} or maybe even {{PD-USGov}} or {{PD-US}} might come into play. Photos taken and first published prior to January 1, 1925, would be in the public domain due to their age, and he would’ve been 27 at that time. So, if such a photo could be found, then it should be OK to use. — Marchjuly (talk) 13:21, 8 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]