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I have to say, that whole article's not only under-cited but is excessively reliant on pro-Cicero opinion. It's in dire need of balanced, up-to-date secondary sourcing. Haploidavey (talk) 21:52, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

Btw, I've now removed the offending sentence. Maybe some editor got a bit over-creative with that very slim, passing reference to Clodius' death in Suetonius' Life of Caesar. It adds nothing, and it contradicts nothing, so not worth keeping. Haploidavey (talk) 22:32, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

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Richard H. Stern
Sorry, but you can't add materials about people's personal lives without citing reliable third party sources. bd2412 T 20:20, 31 July 2013 (UTC)

Since the state of Maryland declared him a deadbeat dad in the case Stern v. Stern, is it proper to cite that neutral third party source as the source? Likewise for the other case which he lost to his disabled son? I am guessing that a FN citing the case is a proper neutral authority. Gaius stern (talk) 20:28, 31 July 2013 (UTC) GCS
 * Did the court issue an opinion stating that he was "a deadbeat dad" or did it merely order him to pay child support for which he was in arrears. If you are intent on including this material, cite the case and quote the court without making a personal characterization of the court's language. The facts will speak for themselves. Also, we typically put details of a subjects personal life in a separate section, even if those details are considered scandalous. See, e.g., Newt Gingrich. bd2412  T 20:38, 31 July 2013 (UTC)

The court ruling calls him a deadbeat dad (I had some trouble correctly making the link here to Wiki entry) and ordered him to pay an extra year of child support for his children. In Maryland the normal age of adulthood is 18, but Richard Stern was required to pay an additional year (to 19) as a punishment. This was a very unusual punishment, and the only time I have heard it applied.

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Decius Vibellius moved to draftspace
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 * Hi. Where did you get the content of this draft from? A book? If so, which book? Thanks. Ovinus (talk) 05:35, 30 September 2022 (UTC)
 * I wrote it myself. The best source is Dionysius of Halicarnassus, but I provided all the ancient sources.  I have a PhD in Roman history. Gaius stern (talk) 16:00, 30 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Cool! Well we always need subject-matter experts. Sorry that this was your initial experience, and I hope I can guide you. Basically, we need inline citations for all statements, to a specific secondary source. Help:Referencing for beginners may help explain how to use the tags to generate inline citations. If that's unfamiliar to you, you can just use parenthetical citations. And then, put all the sources at the bottom. The best method to do this is called Cite book, but that's a bit complicated, so you can use simple text (author, title, isbn) to cite the source instead. All that matters is someone else can verify what you wrote. Especially for ancient history, it's important we only use the writing of modern scholars.
 * Let me know if you have any questions. You can post here (I'm watching this discussion) or on my talk page, where I'll see it immediately. Cheers! Ovinus (talk) 17:13, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

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