Talk:Hemlington

History & Intrigue is all around us - incorporating these details into the article
A local Hemlington postman has compiled a book compiling various architectural details that went into the planning and design of the settlement, "History and Intrigue is all around us", revealing that the entire area is in fact design as part of a complex symbology meant to refer to different places around England.

I have never incorporated a first hand literary reference into a Wikipedia article before. The information within this book is very well researched and would be great for the page. Could anyone else look into this book or else provide pointers on how to go about including its information into the article? 86.7.223.84 (talk) 23:49, 16 April 2019 (UTC)


 * If this book is published by a reputable publisher it might be alright as a source. A publication's (post 1967) ISBN number might give some clue, however this is not conclusive as some publishers, with no financial risk, will accept vanity works under their auspices and add ISBNs, these often paid for by the author; these would generally not be acceptable or notable enough for the encyclopedia. If the publication has been reviewed, reported and quoted independently in multiple nationally notable publications/newspapers this might be acceptable. If the only source for a book is self-interested |shop sites or pages, with only a product code (often found at Amazon), this shows that the book exists, but does not add proof that it is notable enough to quote. The information in the book by Craig Bulman appears to be his interpretation. Adding this information to the article would be fine if he is a notable person (this doesn't mean just locally well-known). If multiple independent and reliable sources (not his publisher or selling sites) can be found to indicate that he is a nationally notable person, this may be enough to make his book/s qualify. If so, a Wikipedia article should be written on him, testing this notability. If Bulman has quoted sources (have to be reliable) for his research, then access to those sources (see: WP:PSTS) could be useful to expand the article. However, just copying those sources from the book and taking on faith what Bulman says about them would not be acceptable. Thanks. Acabashi (talk) 10:35, 30 April 2019 (UTC)