User talk:69.248.173.137

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[edit] Your recent edit to the Nas article

Your recent contribution(s) to the Wikipedia article Nas are very much appreciated. However, you did not provide references or sources for your information. Keeping Wikipedia accurate and verifiable is very important, and as you might be aware there is currently a drive to improve the quality of Wikipedia by encouraging editors to cite the sources they used when adding content. If sources are left unreferenced, it may count as original research, which is not allowed. Can you provide in the article specific references to any books, articles, websites or other reliable sources that will allow people to verify the content in the article? You can use a citation method listed at inline citations that best suits each article. Also, please do not remove tags (such as the {{fact}} tag you removed from the article) without first adding an appropriate citation. Thanks. -- weirdoactor t|c -- 17:41, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

Weirdoactor, I removed that fact tag because I know that to be true; I've seen the footage of the concert myself. I just don't know how to properly cite the video. Perhaps you do; go to YouTube and look up "Nas Central Park Concert Part I". You'll see him say it firsthand.

Thanks, DK 69.248.173.137 17:53, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

Unfortunately, YouTube videos are not acceptable as reliable sources, as there are copyright and dead link issues. Do you have any other sources, perhaps from print media/newspapers/magazines? If you can point me toward an acceptable citation, I'll add it to the article myself. Thanks! -- weirdoactor t|c -- 18:13, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
Well, I don't understand exactly why, since the video is the actual footage of WHEN he said it, so it seems that the best source to have would be the primary source. But either way.... Try this one: http://www.stillmatic.co.uk/news.html <--- Go to 20/Sept/04, third paragraph. -DK 69.248.173.137 18:17, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
YouTube videos usually don't last very long at the links where they are found, so having a YouTube link as a source, knowing that it could go dead at any moment isn't exactly what one would call a reliable source. The website you pointed me toward is basically a Nas fanblog, so it also would not be a reliable source. Take a look at this Google search; the only results that the phrase brings up are the Wikipedia article, or articles directly quoting the Wikipedia article; which would also not be reliable sources, as citations cannot self-reference. I agree with you that the video is a perfect citation; if you can find a way to host the video yourself (and if there are no copyright issues), you should probably be able to use a link to where you are hosting the video as a citation. Please let me know if I can be of further assistance in this matter. -- weirdoactor t|c -- 18:34, 7 December 2006 (UTC)