User:PaladinOfDaedalus/projects court documents primary sources

examples of nuance being applied to other forms of primary or secondary source
From Village_pump_(policy)
 * It might be better to distinguish between Obits and newspaper articles about a person's death. I remember learning how to write an obituary in Journalism school; the details were often given by the family/funeral director to a reporter who assembled it. They're very formulaic, which can be good for recognizing them. They generally start with "John Smith, (occupation) died on (date) after a long illness. He was 62", describe their education, career, hobbies, include phrases like "He is survived by" with a description of family, and finish with giving details on the wake/funeral. Articles about the death of someone usually go into much more depth about the circumstances of the death, why they are famous, and what a reader would want to know about them. It might be better to say that articles about a death can be used as secondary sources independent of the subject and contribute to notability, while obits cannot. The Wordsmith Talk to me 16:28, 7 March 2024 (UTC)