Talk:John M. Pierce

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On of the "big three"?

John M. Pierce, Albert G. Ingalls and Russell W. Porter were considered the "big three" who popularized amateur telescope making in the United States in the 1920s and 30s.^[1]

Moved above statement to talk. No searchable references say this and such a sweeping statement is going to need more than a single S&T and Robert E. Cox reference. 75.197.72.46 (talk) 22:08, 16 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

What in the world is a "searchable reference"? and what is wrong with the old-fashioned kind that you can look up in your local library?

I've restored the deleted reference. GHJmover (talk) 09:43, 17 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Whats wrong with making a statement of fact and referencing it to one source (Robert E. Cox)? Albert G. Ingalls and Russell W. Porter as "founders" comes up in searches of Google Books or Google Scholar with multiple citations, John M. Pierce does not. Neutrality requires that the article should fairly represent all significant viewpoints that have been published by a reliable source, and should do so in proportion to the prominence of each. WP:UNDUE. Also Robert E. Cox editorial writing comes under WP:RELY Wikipedia:Reliable sources#News organizations an opinion piece is reliable only as to the opinion of its author, not as a statement of fact, and should be attributed in-text. 75.199.23.179 (talk) 13:31, 21 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Cox, Robert E. (October 1958), "Albert G. Ingalls, T. N.", Sky and Telescope, vol. 17, pp. 616–617{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

[cox58-1] Cox, Robert E. (October 1958), "Albert G. Ingalls, T. N.", Sky and Telescope, vol. 17, pp. 616–617{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

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