Talk:British Museum

Direct source
The first 2 sentences in the article have cited a direct source, the museum's website (source 3) WP:RS and therefore lack impartiality WP:NPOV. The first two sentences should be modified accordingly with a source that complies with Wikipedia guidelines. Tirishan (talk) 07:07, 17 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Phooey! I don't know who you expect to count the objects, or the visitors, other than the museum itself. Johnbod (talk) 13:22, 17 May 2023 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure what you mean by a "direct source". If you mean a self-published source, this is allowed under policy WP:RS : "Self-published or questionable sources may be used as sources of information about themselves, especially in articles about themselves, without the requirement that they be published experts in the field, so long as the following criteria are met:
 * 1) The material is neither unduly self-serving nor an exceptional claim..."
 * The statements in the lead don't seem unduly self-serving or exceptional to me and the British Museum is obviously in the best position to make a comment about its goals and the size of its collection. It's not a questionable source in this context. Aemilius Adolphin (talk) 23:02, 17 May 2023 (UTC)
 * There is "among the largest and most comprehensive in existence", but there's a bit of WP:THESKYISBLUE about querying that. Johnbod (talk) 23:32, 17 May 2023 (UTC)
 * On reflection, probably better to make the satement more definite and provide an independent source for it. I've made the change. Aemilius Adolphin (talk) 00:42, 18 May 2023 (UTC)
 * On reflection, probably better to make the satement more definite and provide an independent source for it. I've made the change. Aemilius Adolphin (talk) 00:42, 18 May 2023 (UTC)

Identity of staff member who was fired in August 2023
To add to this article: the name of the staff member who was fired on August 16, 2023 for stealing and selling artifacts in the collection of the British Museum. 173.88.246.138 (talk) 21:49, 25 August 2023 (UTC)


 * There is an ongoing police investigation and the name of the alleged perpetrator is not important for the history of the Museum. Wikipedia is not a news organisation. Aemilius Adolphin (talk) 23:04, 25 August 2023 (UTC)

Deprecated maps
@Murgatroyd49 Hi, pushpin maps lack a lot of metadata, additionally they are not zoomable. For other museums like Louvre Museum, this method is applied correctly. You should compare it with other museums, not with map used for other London venues. Hooman Mallahzadeh (talk) 19:17, 11 February 2024 (UTC)


 * It's a London venue, other London museums have pushpin maps. To change it, it would be advisable to seek concensus from other editors involved. Murgatroyd49 (talk) 19:51, 11 February 2024 (UTC)