User talk:Nborof

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Wikipedia is not a source
It is not a citable source. That is a policy of long standing. Otherwise the same error circulates around within Wikipedia.

"changed link for 2003 Henry VIII television serial from IMDB to Wikipedia article"

Where did that article get its information? Probably from the IMDb.

If you are providing a source, it needs to be external. Some people object to the IMDb, but it is more reliable than Wikipedia, since the IMDb is moderated. If you doubt the quality of the IMDb information, then provide a 2nd external source for corroboration.

Please restore that article to the way it was originally, as well as any other cases like this one.

Thank you, Varlaam (talk) 22:20, 20 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Thanks for your concern, Varlaam. I did not change any sources in the article - only a link in the main body of the article (usually links to IMDB and the like are in the separate "External links" sections near the bottom, but this was in the main body).
 * best, Nborof


 * That does not alter what I have said.
 * A general-purpose IMDb link in External is fine.
 * But you can also have an inline citation that references a specific fact as coming from the IMDb. That is superior to a non-specific link at the bottom.
 * In this case, you have changed a valid off-site link to an invalid internal link.
 * That needs to be corrected.
 * Master Editor Varlaam (talk) 03:42, 21 November 2012 (UTC)