User talk:HSabado



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Hannibal
Hi, HSabado. Just a couple of suggestions that you might find useful.

If a statement is sourced in the main article, you don't need to repeat the source in the introductory paragraph(s). The Introduction should be a highly condensed version of the main text. I'll assume that you'll move the citations into the relevant section of the article. And please, don't use more than 2 cites to support any single "fact" or professional opinion. There's nothing controversial or argumentative in what you wrote. However, it repeats a statement already in the introduction, so I've therefore removed it. The only source that was up to Wikipedia requirements/standards was the EB, but I've removed that too, long with the repeated sentence you added.

In the main article itself, please don't just use any old source that makes the same claim regarding Hannibal's status and reputation. Source origin and quality in Wikipedia is just as important as supported content. The article is about a major historical personality; the supporting citations should be the work of professional, reputable modern historians, issued by an acknowledged specialist publishing house.

Hope this helps. Haploidavey (talk) 19:32, 14 August 2023 (UTC)