User:Cullen328/Sandbox/Peerage

Comment Aaemn784 seemingly does not understand the distinction between a publication that is notable and therefore eligible for an article on Wikipedia, and a publication that is considered a reliable source that can be cited in a Wikipedia article. Of course, many publications are both. But there are many publications that are clearly notable, and we have WIkipedia articles about those publications, but are by no means considered reliable sources. Examples that come immediately to mind include Der Stürmer, Weekly World News, The Onion, Mad Magazine and The Realist. On the other hand, there are countless examples of academic or historical journals, or books published by reputable houses written by authors with solid credentials, that are perfectly acceptable as reliable sources yet have no articles about them on Wikipedia. I am arguing here that Cracroft's Peerage is notable, not that it is reliable. If Aaemn784 is aware of reliable sources stating that Cracroft's Peerage is not reliable, then that information and source should be added to the article. Deletion of an article about a notable topic is not the solution.

Reply This Google News Archive Search shows that Cracroft's Peerage has been discussed by many reliable sources in England, Scotland and the United States. There is also a Russian source, although I am not able to evaluate its reliability, since I don't read Russian. This Google News Archive search also shows that Cracroft's Peerage and its publisher have been discussed by reliable sources in Germany such as Stern and Netzeitung. It is also discussed in the Hungarian publication Origo, but I am not sure if that publication is considered reliable, since I don't read Hungarian. Most of these are the kind of sources that establish notability by Wikipedia standards. Any further mention of the claimed unreliability of Cracroft's Peerage should be directed to the proper venue, and ought to be based on what reliable sources say, rather than on any original research conducted by the nominator.