Talk:Blake Harrison

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Anyone got a bday, birthplace, age? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.185.0.128 (talk) 23:23, 8 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I found this TVGuide reference which lists Harrison's birthday as 22 July 1985. Can we use this source? I found no strenuous objections to tvguide.co.uk on Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard. — Myk Streja ^(what?) 00:53, 11 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The "source" for the birthdate on that page is Wikipedia, which is a circular reference and can't be used.--Jezebel's Ponyo^{bons mots} 17:58, 11 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The original statement of Harrison's birthdate had to come from somewhere. This is frustrating. Perhaps a birth notice in a local newspaper?

Found reference in the World Heritage Encyclopedia. — Myk Streja ^(when?) 02:37, 13 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Many times personal statistics are taken from IMDb, which is extremely unreliable. The World Heritage Encyclopedia is a tertiary, aggregate source and doesn't meet the requirements of WP:DOB. In order for a date of birth to be included it must "widely published by reliable sources". Not only is the birth date not "widely published", not a single source meeting WP:RS has been found. Until it is verified in multiple reliable sources, per policy the date cannot be included.--Jezebel's Ponyo^{bons mots} 21:36, 13 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

In addition to the problems with the source I outlined above, a review of the specific archive link you added shows it is again pulling it's information from Wikipedia (as did the tvguide.co.uk source your previously suggested); it's literally a copy of an older version of our article! I know you're trying to help, but until begin to better understanding of what constitutes a reliable source it would be helpful if you would stop adding links until they're vetted as acceptable.--Jezebel's Ponyo^{bons mots} 21:43, 13 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Ponyo Sir, that was a very condenscending thing to say. I have added many references that have passed muster, this particular instance was not good cause for your statement. I have made a good faith effort to find the information needed, your disparagement is uncalled for. All you needed to say was the source was tertiary. Period. — Myk Streja ^(when?) 21:30, 14 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Asking an editor who is having difficulty in determining what constitutes a reliable source to refrain from adding material in violation of our policies is not condescending nor is it disparaging, it's how editors learn while at the same time protecting our BLP subjects. I specifically noted that your efforts were good faith ("I know you're trying to help"). Also, I'm not a "sir".--Jezebel's Ponyo^{bons mots} 19:12, 17 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]