User talk:Dracorex771

Primeval series 5
Please don't put up info about upcoming shows, eg Primeval Series 5, unless you have a reliable source. Fan sites, forums, blogs are not reliable. Barsoomian (talk) 03:25, 23 April 2011 (UTC)


 * I did have reliable sources, it was confirmed by Tim Haines and Adrian Hodges. That is about as reliable as you can get. Apologies for not putting in citations, but I don't know how to do that. How about I put the template back in, but no episode synopsis. Win Win. Every one walks away happy and then we don't have to bother about it when it premieres, cause its only a couple of weeks away. Deal? Dracorex771 (talk) 01:36, 24 April 2011 (UTC)


 * How do you -- and more importantly, how does anyone else reading it -- know this was "confirmed by Tim Haines"? You have to CITE A RELIABLE SOURCE. I linked to the page Identifying reliable sources above. Read it. It doesn't mean "Things I think are reliable". As for citations, if you can edit a table, you can work it out. Just put the info (URL, etc) in ref tags. How does anyone "win" by having a blank template in the article? What does anyone learn from that? And I know from experience that idiots will keep pasting in made up summaries of episodes they found on some forum, and think are therefore "confirmed". It doesn't air for another month. Wait till there is something REAL to put in the table.Barsoomian (talk) 03:05, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

Alright then. Go to this site and scroll down to the sources, I read about the plots in one of the sources on this page. The initial site is un-reliable but the sources should be. http://primeval.wikia.com/wiki/Series_5 And also I've seen how these arguments get out of control and I'm not taking any part in one. I may be new as a user but I've been editing on Wikipedia for years and I know what I'm doing. Adios. Dracorex771 (talk) 03:58, 24 April 2011 (UTC)


 * So use that and make the citation yourself. I'm not going to do it for you. If you've been "editing for years" you could try to learn how to do it properly. Then you might be able to say you "know what you're doing" and avoid arguments. You can't just say "it is confirmed" without bothering to say when and where. Otherwise this would end up just a big pile of rumours and fanwank as the Primeval Wikia. Barsoomian (talk) 04:07, 24 April 2011 (UTC)

I found the link again, and now its got even more summaries on it (considering its the Watch website I would say that its a decent source). I under stand why you were a little sketchy about me putting the stuff on the List of Primeval Episodes page but I'm just showing you this for sake of it. http://uktv.co.uk/watch/item/aid/644255 Dracorex771 (talk) 01:51, 30 April 2011 (UTC)


 * For upcoming shows you have to have a "reliable source" citation (in tags).  If it is actually the Watch station site, that should be okay. HOWEVER, you also have to be careful about copyright. You can't just copy slabs of text. But you can rewrite it, and also make it less like a teaser (get rid of stuff like "the team find one of their own in mortal danger and fight to save their life ...")  and try to just have a description of what happens. I've done episode 5.1 in this style, you can do the rest if you want to. And if you can be sure of the creatures featured, you can link them to their sections on List of creatures in Primeval. Barsoomian (talk) 02:13, 30 April 2011 (UTC)


 * PS: If you wish to continue this discussion, please do so here so we don't have to jump around.  I'll  watch the page so I'll know if you respond. Barsoomian (talk) 08:10, 30 April 2011 (UTC)

April 2011
Please do not add unsourced content, as you did to List of creatures in Primeval. This contravenes Wikipedia's policy on verifiability. If you continue to do so, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia. AussieLegend (talk) 09:11, 30 April 2011 (UTC)


 * You were specifically told here that saying "it is confirmed" without providing a source is inappropriate, so this edit certainly should not have been made. If you can't provide citations for future episode content, don't add it. It's really that simple. --AussieLegend (talk) 09:38, 30 April 2011 (UTC)

May 2011
I'm pretty sure you're the "anonymous" IP editor making edits for creatures in future Primeval episodes, just saying "It is confirmed that ...". Surely you notice these are just deleted immediately, wasting everyone's time. You must cite a reliable source for any information about a future episode. If it isn't you, apologies. Barsoomian (talk) 18:22, 7 May 2011 (UTC)