User talk:208.106.19.78

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[edit] Re: Precious (song)

As the original comment to me was left by an anonymous editor, I'm posting my response both here and on my own talk page.

Hello there and thank you for the comment. I'm glad you weren't offended by the reversion (while I personally probably would've taken offense to the way I phrased the comment...haha...had your edit not been made anonymously, I probably would've been less skeptical, since most vandals tend to be anons, and a lot of times anons add unsourced nonsense to some articles), I believe I did try to leave ample time for you to find a citation before removing the comment. The thing is, you make a great point, it is very difficult to prove a statement along the lines of the one you made, and I hope you understand that a rationale like "I know that sound well...there's no doubt whatsoever in my mind that the sound I cited is the sound they sampled" is not enough as "proof" in an encyclopedia article.

That being said, in attempting to prove the claim as fact...the easy way would be to find a link to a reputable source or an interview making the claim, but as you said, you tried this and it led to nothing. Unfortunately, the other way would be to provide the two samples side-by-side, but this could easily be coincidence as well (unless it's blatant, I'm not sure). Unless the samples prove your point beyond a shadow of a doubt, then I think the only true way to have the statement be accepted as fact is to find an external citation. John5008 | talk to me 23:05, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

Oh, one thing I forgot to add that further complicates things is that your claim, in addition to the side-by-side examples may be classified as "original research," which is against Wikipedia policy. John5008 | talk to me 12:36, 26 July 2006 (UTC)