User:75.27.18.204/sandbox

I edited the Spanky and Our Gang recently and have run into a bit of a snag. User:Emhale previously stated on the article talk page that he is the brother of one of the band's members. His brother, Malcolm Hale, died in October 1967. Sources conflict on Hale's actual cause of death so I added two different book sources (removing the note to see the talk page discussion by Emhale regarding the cause of death which I feel is original research), and made mention of the conflicting reports. Emhale has recently removed one of the book sources claiming it is unreliable because it does not include external citations. I was unaware that book sources must include external citations and saw no problem with using the book as a source as it appears reliable enough. I'd like other opinions on the matter please. The book in question is The Encyclopedia of Dead Rock Stars: Heroin, Handguns, and Ham Sandwiches by Jeremy Simmonds published by Chicago Review Press (ISBN 1-556-52754-3). Thanks.  Pinkadelica ♣  19:54, 22 June 2011 (UTC)


 * In judging the "on/off" reliability of the source you are correct... a book does not have to include citations for us to consider it reliable. However, when it comes to relative reliability (ie judging the reliability of one source on a scale of reliability, or in comparison to other sources) we do tend to look more favorably on those that include citations, and consider them to be more reliable than those that don't. Blueboar (talk) 20:15, 22 June 2011 (UTC)

The Encyclopedia of Dead Rock Stars: Heroin, Handguns, and Ham Sandwiches by Jeremy Simmonds published by Chicago Review Press (ISBN 1-556-52754-3).