User talk:Middle Brother is Watching

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Peter Watts (author)
I undid your edit as the sources are just about all chatrooms (reddit) and YouTube. As they are wp:selfpublished they shouldn't be used as a source. wp:NOTRS. See wp:identifying reliable sources (RS). Your edits are saved in the wp:page history. You need to wp:cite RS for any significant content. Per wp:verifiability, please add citations with your edits. Thank you Jim1138 (talk) 07:50, 20 June 2018 (UTC)

Sources are reliable and can be verified - mistake in removal of my edits
Hello, and thank you for your notification and message on my talk page. I disagree with the removal of my edits although I find it understandable.

I understand the sources for my edits seem unreliable outwardly, but they are easily verifiable. The Reddit citations feature the author's user account. All quotations and citations from Reddit come from that user's comments on Reddit. This account is absolutely the author's Reddit account, as has been verified on his blog and with photo evidence. The YouTube videos feature the author speaking. Other citations included the author's book, made available online on the author's website, and the author's blog, also from the website. These sources are direct from the author himself, and they are all easily verifiable.

Is there any way the edits I made can be restored, or that I can repost with the same citations?

Thanks for your help,

--Middle Brother is Watching (talk) 08:16, 20 June 2018 (UTC)


 * Go to the wp:page history and click "undo" all edits on Wikipedia are saved. They do need to be properly sourced before they are restored. You can copy them to your sandbox (at the top of any page while you are logged in) if you wish and add them as you find sources. Thanks for asking! Cheers Jim1138 (talk) 08:24, 20 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Useful guides may be help:footnotes and wp:referencing for beginners Jim1138 (talk) 08:26, 20 June 2018 (UTC)

Hi Jim, my point is that they are properly sourced. Reddit is typically not a reliable source, but in this instance it's a reliable citation of the author's views, via the author's Reddit account. WP:ABOUTSELF says these sources may be used as they are about themselves (in this case the article subject's Reddit account about itself). As this is the case, may I undo your deletion without changing the sources? Thanks! Middle Brother is Watching (talk) 06:58, 1 July 2018 (UTC)
 * To some degree, yes. In the "views" section, you added Peter Watts is known for his anti-authority views. Being "known for" requires a secondary or tertiary source. Concluding such from a few quotes by Watts is wp:original research. Also, such statements may be self-serving and not necessarily describe the person's behavior. Same for "free-will".
 * Watts is alleged to have assaulted a CBP... Use of alleged here is wp:weasel. If Watts was convicted or plead, don't use "alleged".
 * Your content relies way too heavily on Watt's chatroom and blog postings. Please use other sources. If you want another opinion, please ask at the wp:teahouse. Cheers

This is great advice, I'll heed it well. Thank you very much! Middle Brother is Watching (talk) 08:25, 1 July 2018 (UTC)