User talk:Ophmac

Welcome!
Hello, Ophmac, and welcome to Wikipedia! My name is Shalor and I work with the Wiki Education Foundation; I help support students who are editing as part of a class assignment.

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LEAD-K Peer Review
Hello, I am writing to let you know that I left a peer review of the LEAD-K article on the Talk Page for User:Halled/New sandbox. Jennagc (talk) 20:43, 19 March 2019 (UTC)

Response
Hi! To answer your question, social media is typically not usable as a source since it's self-published source that undergoes little to no editorial oversight. The only time it can be used is in very specific situations where it's used to back up a claim made by a specific person or organization about themselves and even then, it can only be used if the social media account is verified. There's some information about it here as well. So it basically depends on what you're using it to back up and what specific source you're trying to use. Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 16:03, 21 March 2019 (UTC)
 * I took a closer look at how you're using it. In my opinion I'd recommend against using it since you're partially using it to back up a claim that a specific meeting came about as a result of the letter. This source doesn't mention the letter, so it could be seen as original research to say that the meeting was a result of the letter - someone could claim that the meeting was something that had been discussed for a while now and the letter wasn't really a factor or something else entirely. I would just say that the two groups had differing opinions and then just state "the two groups agreed to hold a meeting in October 2018[6]. As a result, the groups agreed on amendments to the model legislation intended to ensure that the information provided to parents of deaf and hard-of-hearing children regarding communication options and language milestones is complete and unbiased".
 * On a side note, this needs more non-primary sources to help show where this is a notable initiative, such as articles about it in the newspaper or in academic journals. Keep in mind that it won't inherit notability from being associated with major organizations or movements. Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 16:13, 21 March 2019 (UTC)