User talk:Drstarsiak

IMDb
Hi Drstarsiak. I reverted your addition to William C. McCool. This is not a biography of his son and, more importantly, IMDb is not considered a reliable source. Mike Turnbull (talk) 16:43, 26 May 2024 (UTC)


 * Hmm, seems unnecessary to delete. Not sure what value the deletion adds to the page.  It was applicable pop culture information about his family. Plus William McCool was discussed heavily in that episode.  I'm sure his son would appreciate mentioning too.  I don't understand your position and also disagree with your statement that IMDB is not reliable as a TV/Movie reference.  I can't think of a better reference for that sort of information. To me this appears to be a bit of a power trip on your side and you came off as insulting when you said it wasn't a auto biography of his son, as if I was confused about that.  Not professional at all on your part.  You are also discouraging a new editor from adding to wikipedia, so not good for the cause you have put your effort behind.  I encourage you to investigate the motives that would lead you to such questionable behavior. Drstarsiak (talk) 20:35, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
 * As you say, you are a new editor here. Did you read the link I provided about IMDb? Wikipedia is based on consensus and after discussion which did not involve me, the consensus is that IMDb is not reliable, although it is allowed as an external link, for which we have templates described at WP:IMDBTEMPLATE and in some other contexts described at WP:CITEIMDB. As to your opinion I'm sure his son would appreciate mentioning too, Wikipedia articles are not based on what their subjects might or might not want. If you can find a reliable secondary source that says McCool was "discussed heavily in that episode" then this would make a perfectly good addition to the article, including what the source says about the discussion. Mike Turnbull (talk) 11:40, 27 May 2024 (UTC)