Talk:Terrell Tilford

Use of IMDb and MySpace as reliable sources
I don't think it's acceptable to use this IMDb page or this IMDb page or this MySpace account as sources for personal information about Tilford per WP:BLPSOURCES, WP:BLPSPS, WP:UGC, WP:BLPSELFPUB, WP:PSTS and WP:SPS.

Regarding IMDb, WP:UGC says that IMDb pages can sometimes be used for certain things if they are "labeled as originating from credentialed members of the sites' editorial staff, rather than users."; however, there is no such label given on Tilford's bio page. WP:UGC also says that "Self-published information should never be used as a source about a living person, even if the author is a well-known professional researcher or writer".

Regarding MySpace, WP:BLPSPS says "Never use self-published sources – including but not limited to books, zines, websites, blogs, and tweets – as sources of material about a living person, unless written or published by the subject (see below)", with the "see below" being WP:BLPSELFPUB. WP:BLPSELFPUB says "Such material may be used as a source only if" among other things "it is not unduly self-serving"  and "the article is not based primarily on such sources". I don't feel the MySpace account satisfies these two conditions.

So, I suggest removing the IMDb and My Space citations and replacing them with citation needed templates until more reliable third-party sources can be found. Please discuss if you feel differently. Thanks in advance. - Marchjuly (talk) 08:26, 14 August 2014 (UTC)