Talk:Fred Alan Wolf

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[edit] Reliable sources

Gnostic, you suggested the Courtney Brown website as evidence for a claim in the article. Unfortunately this website seems to be registered to Courtney Brown, who seems to himself be involved in promoting the alleged phenomenon of "remote viewing". In general, partisan websites are not reliable sources of information about highly controversial topics.

Please see WP:RS, WP:V, WP:NOR, WP:CITE, WP:VAIN for some useful guidelines. ---CH 23:28, 2 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Tone

BTW, isn't referring to "Fred" a little too informal for an encyclopedia article? Someone should fix this, and generally tone the thing down a bit.---CH 09:20, 6 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Direct Quotes Improperly Attributed

The following appears on Wolf's website:

Dr. Wolf's fascination with the world of physics began one afternoon as a child at a local matinee, when the newsreel revealed the awesome power and might of the world's first atomic explosion. This fascination continued, leading Wolf to study mathematics and physics. In 1963, he received his Ph.D. in theoretical physics from UCLA and began researching the field of high atmospheric particle behavior following a nuclear explosion.

These statements are attributed in the article, but not identified as direct quotes, and as such the article should be tweaked to quote the website (e.g. 'According to Wolf's website, his "fascination with the world . . ." '). Direct quotes must be enclosed by quotes (" "), otherwise the reader would assume the author of this article was the author of those statements, which isn't true. I'll try a quick fix, but hopefully a more experienced Wikipedian will step in and clean up. -24.91.74.91 03:40, 11 November 2006 (UTC)