Talk:REFORMA

Number of chapters
According to the latest issue of the REFORMA newsletter, there are currently 21 chapters. Where is the figure of 25 coming from? If a source can't be provided, I'll change it back...--Rockero 21:05, 11 July 2006 (UTC)


 * I was just contacted by the current REFORMA Membership Committee Chair, Robin Imperial, for help editing Wikipedia for the purpose of changing the number of chapters to 25. She is brand new to Wikipedia and might not know to look at this talk page.  I think her information is probably very up-to-date, so I think it should not be changed back, based on the fact that it was an officer in REFORMA who made the change. Rlitwin 21:39, 11 July 2006 (UTC)


 * ...But I guess if everything needs to be sourced, and no original research, then there could be a problem.... unless the REFORMA website gets a quick update. Rlitwin 21:43, 11 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Quoting from the REFORMA Newsletter (Volume 24, Number 1/2 Spring/Summer 2006 ISSN 0891-8880), "The organization is governed by an Executive Board with officers, committee chairs, and presidents of chapters. Nationally, there are now 21 REFORMA chapters. These chapters function autonomously..."
 * We should publish whatever information is the most current. I tend to prefer printed sources over web sources. Websites are only more reliable for current information (than print) when they are frequently updated.
 * In the event that two sources provide conflicting information, Wikipedia procedure is to include both. However, I don't see the policy as relevant in this case, since in effect, the two sources both ultimately lead back to REFORMA itself.
 * If she is telling you that there are 25 chapters, that is essentially an oral source and unverifiable, and ought to be changed.--Rockero 22:31, 11 July 2006 (UTC)