User talk:JustAnOrdinaryGuy41
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Walter Görlitz (talk) 08:30, 12 January 2021 (UTC)
How sources work
[edit]I wanted to address something you stated in the Talk page of The Chosen. Because it is not general discussion of the article itself, I'm reaching out on your personal talk page. Please realize we are really trying to help you understand how Wikipedia works and what terms mean.
You wrote the following: "It's clear that you do not watch The Chosen at all. You seem to not know what are the scriptural references because of the fact that you do not read the source material which is the one who brings life to the show: The Bible."
Whether or not I watched the show or read the Bible has nothing to do with what is meant by asking for a "source." What is meant by a "source" is specifically in "wikipedia" terms. Wikipedia's guidelines on "no original research" (see: WP:NOR) indicate the following: "Wikipedia articles should be based on reliable, published secondary sources." (WP:PSTS)
For example, if I watch an episode, then open my Bible and determine what scripture references match that, that would be original research using a primary source. You can't do that. You need to have a reliable secondary source that essentially states "This episode was drawn from this reference." For example, a published article (in a reliable source) that states that information. There's a difference, and it's important to understand. Otherwise, other editors will come in and question original research or unsourced material, or otherwise remove it.
In this particular instance, is a secondary source needed? Maybe not. But when it was put in there, it was done as OR (original research) by another user and left unsourced, so it is quite possible it could be questioned or removed by another editor, which is why I specifically asked if anyone has a source (a reliable, secondary source). Butlerblog (talk) 17:07, 12 January 2021 (UTC)