Talk:Arthur Pycroft

Death
Wikidata says 8th November, presumably based on the Find a Grave source. However, all published obituaries I've been able to find say 26 November, eg AGMANZ News, Notornis. Anyone know why there is such a discrepancy? Nikkimaria (talk) 13:17, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
 * I've added a citation to one of those in the article. Nikkimaria (talk) 13:33, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Regarding the Find a Grave source and WP:RSP, I see that the description makes reference to "valuable additional content, such as images not permitted for use on Wikipedia"; this is what I had used that source for. It does state, however, that it can only be an external link. I shall add this accordingly. With regards to reliability of information, I generally give more credence to information shown on gravestones than dates stated in obituaries written months after a person's death. In this case, I note:
 * Find a Grave shows an image of the gravestone, with life ranges for both Arthur and Minna Pycroft. In particular, it shows that he died on 8 November 1971.
 * AGMANZ News was published in February 1972, some months after his death.
 * Notornis was published on 2 June 1972.
 * My guess—and that is pure speculation—is that Notornis copied the death date from AGMANZ, and AGMANZ got that detail wrong. I'll see whether one of the Auckland Wikipedians is happy to go to one of their local libraries to look for a death notice / obituary published in November 1971. That way, we'd know for sure.  Schwede 66  23:49, 9 February 2021 (UTC)
 * The gravestone data are correct, Nikkimaria. Two Auckland-based Wikipedians have been to the library. I've now got the referencing details for the death notice (9 Aug) and the obituary (16 Aug) and copies of the texts.  Schwede 66  18:55, 13 February 2021 (UTC)