User talk:Denovo1

Self-published works
Looking back through some of the Mark Kirk history, I noticed some dispute about Kirk's websites being used as sources for the article. According to WP:BLP, a self-published item from the subject of the relevant claim is often just fine. From BLP:

Living persons may publish material about themselves, such as through press releases or personal websites. Such material may be used as a source only if: These provisions do not apply to autobiographies published by reliable third-party publishing houses, because they are not self-published.
 * 1) it is not unduly self-serving;
 * 2) it does not involve claims about third parties;
 * 3) it does not involve claims about events not directly related to the subject;
 * 4) there is no reasonable doubt as to its authenticity;
 * 5) the article is not based primarily on such sources.

-Rrius (talk) 08:03, 22 June 2010 (UTC)


 * I thought that WP:BLP only applies to self-published sources? The campaign website is published by Kirk's campaign people--not himself personally.  If you read the last line of WP:BLP, it clarifies that even an autobiography wouldn't suffice when published by a third-party, because it is still not technically self-published.  Do other politicians' Wiki pages use their campaign website as references?  I can't find any.  --Denovo1 (talk) 13:58, 22 June 2010 (UTC)