Template:Did you know nominations/Colin Thompson


 * The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as |this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Allen3 talk 10:43, 17 September 2015 (UTC)

Colin Thompson

 * ... that the author Colin Thompson intended to be an illustrator, not a writer?


 * Reviewed: Tachypleus tridentatus

2x expanded and sourced (BLP) by Julia W (talk). Self-nominated at 04:11, 30 August 2015 (UTC).


 * Symbol confirmed.svg The article is fully referenced, neutral and with no close paraphrasing. Hook is interesting & verified through online sources. QPQ done. Good to go to me! FrogmanOfTheSahara (talk) 01:27, 9 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Symbol redirect vote 4.svg This green-tick "Pass" is in doubt.  It is part of a series of 15 (as of this posting) green-tick "Pass" done within minutes of each other several days in September. Please see WT:DYK. — Maile  (talk) 17:04, 9 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Symbol question.svg Long enough, expanded within the acceptable time, neutral, QPQ done, not copyvio or close paraphrasing; hook is snappy and referenced; the only small possible non-problem is that most of the biographical information is cited to Thompson's own self-published website; I'm calling out into the cold emptiness for some further opinions on the acceptability of somebody informing us about himself; Hellloooo DYK reviewers!!!! [tumbleweed rolls past; a dog howls; saloon door slams in the wind]. Belle (talk) 22:19, 9 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Cold emptiness replying here, . 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). "Self-published blogs" in this context refers to personal and group blogs. Some news organizations host online columns that they call blogs, and these may be acceptable as sources so long as the writers are professionals and the blog is subject to the newspaper's full editorial control. Posts left by readers are never acceptable as sources. See below for our policy on self-published images. WP:BLPSPS. — Maile (talk) 16:23, 12 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Belle, I'm certain that using his website as a source is appropriate as per WP:ABOUTSELF. It would only be inappropriate if I included, for example, claims to prizes and awards on his say so, without any third-party verification.  Julia \talk 19:46, 12 September 2015 (UTC)

WP:TOOMANYPOLICIES for me to keep up with; thanks for the clarification both. This is good to go. Belle (talk) 01:00, 13 September 2015 (UTC)