Talk:Hiltrud Werner

See German version
Further information, with sources, is available from the German version of this person's biography. It would be preferable if the article could be improved by someone without direct connections to Volkswagen.--Ipigott (talk) 12:37, 15 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Hi, Ipigott! Thanks for the note here, I'm certainly eager for anyone to contribute to this article over time. With regards to the German Wikipedia article, I did want to clear up why I didn't add more of the information from that version; an editor at WP:WiR asked about this too, and I replied there but realize its best to explain here too. Essentially, I was cautious of adding material from the German Wikipedia entry that is supported by primary sources (eg. VW website, websites of organizations, and a video interview with Werner). German Wikipedia editors are comfortable using those sources, but on the English Wikipedia in general and at AfC specifically, as a COI editor, I've been warned not to use primary sources at all. Due to this, I wrote the draft using only in-depth secondary sources, which meant there was detail I wasn't able to include. Hopefully it can be added in future as the article develops. (Noting again here for full disclosure: I have a financial COI as I am here on behalf of VW via Finsbury, as part of my work at Beutler Ink.) Thanks! 16912 Rhiannon (Talk &middot; COI) 21:59, 21 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks for these explanations. While I certainly agree that good secondary sources need to be used to establish notability, there is no reason why useful items of information from primary sources should not be used to add detail to a biography. Of course, if these can also be found in secondary sources, so much the better. In any case, it looks to me as if you could usefully still draw on other German press reports, such as that from the Spiegel.--Ipigott (talk) 07:21, 22 November 2019 (UTC)
 * Thanks again for the feedback, Ipigott. I've added some more detail from Die Zeit and Spiegel, which I hope helps round out the information. As noted, I'm erring on the side of caution rather than adding a lot more detail or using primary sourcing, due to my COI. 16912 Rhiannon (Talk &middot; COI) 15:52, 26 November 2019 (UTC)