User talk:Thelwall

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Hello, Thelwall, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful: I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on talk pages using four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place  before the question. Again, welcome! NtheP (talk) 09:39, 12 March 2012 (UTC)
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Great if you are an authority on Powell. In which case can you please add some references which verify what you are writing. This is a key policy of Wikipedia and until such time as reliable, verifiable references are added the article remains at risk of deletion. NtheP (talk) 10:24, 12 March 2012 (UTC)

BLP = Biography of Living Person (apologies for using jargon) and it is a policy which must be adhered to. Biographies must be referenced to reliable, verifiable sources otherwise they will be deleted. The article on Powell contains no references andd is only linked to IMDB which is not accepted as a reliable source. NtheP (talk) 11:38, 12 March 2012 (UTC)

You are missing my last point, IMDB is not considered a reliable source, see WP:IMDB, you need to find other reference sources. NtheP (talk) 11:58, 12 March 2012 (UTC)

These references still aren't good enough. Please read the topics linked already about what constitutes a reliable source, what makes it verifiable and what needs to be done especially in relation to biographies of living persons (WP:BLPSOURCES). Blogs and the subjects own website don't met the criteria. Neither is it enough to say this can all be verified by reference to another website. As you are adding the information the onus is on you to provide the sources. NtheP (talk) 13:59, 12 March 2012 (UTC)

The tag on the article is there to help. It will categorise the article where other editors may spot it and will help by adding reliable sources to the article. I'm sorry if you are feeling victimised here, that isn't the intent. The intent is to get good reliable sources about Powell added to the article to ensure it meets Wikipedia quality requirements, sources which I'm afraid are not there at the moment. Please, please read the links above to understand why blogs, IMDB and Powell's own website are not considered reliable sources. NtheP (talk) 17:24, 12 March 2012 (UTC)