User talk:Lilawlawrist

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Happy editing! Cheers, Beccaynr (talk) 02:21, 30 October 2023 (UTC)

Explanation
The rules for biographies of living persons on Wikipedia can be a little daunting, as in the Russell J. Rickford article; this is particularly the case in the face of an incident like Rickford's. We avoid sections called "Controversy" or similar. (In this case, perhaps "Remarks on Hamas attack".) The New York Post is unreliable in general (see WP:RSP for a list of sources that have been extensively discussed; notice the red background color and accompanying text for the Post). We can't use it almost at all in a BLP. It is preferred to leave out names of spouses, under a presumption of privacy; this is a strict rule for minor children. Russ Woodroofe (talk) 07:17, 30 October 2023 (UTC)