User:Filll/AGF Challenge: Wife-Other

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.Briefly explain the disputed claims in the article Johnbod (talk) 14:49, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

In the article, note the discrepancy. In an email to the author, explain the importance of verifiability and reliable sources, and ask if he has any sources for sole authorship that can be used to improve the article. Confusing Manifestation(Say hi!) 06:36, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

I would first asked the author what he meant and how comes. If he claims the webpage is an error, I would put "according to such and such website", also ask for a possible source of his version of the story, e.g. the personal website may be such a source Alex Bakharev (talk) 03:09, 15 April 2008 (UTC)

  • Write that he coauthored books with his wife, and also wrote books with single authorship. Don't get sucked into overstatement just because he does. Unless there is legit dispute that he authored independently, self-published "list of published works" is acceptable as RS for uncontroversial self-claims once independently published sources determine related notability has met the wp benchmark Professor marginalia (talk) 01:32, 16 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Report that, while these sources (list the sources) state specifically that the books were co-authored by the person and his wife, the author himself has filed a claim with Wikipedia disputing that data. Applejuicefool (talk) 18:36, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Simple really - we have the books for sale on the couples, and other websites. Books have an ISBN number - a search on any ISBN database will reveal the information held by the ISBN for the books - namely the author/s. The books publisher would also have this information. (This information would also be on record at the Library of Congress in the US, similar national libraries if published elsewhere). Rewrite article with ISBN links and information, an email to the author to state that WP deals with verifiable and reliable sources, and that the information on the article is directly sourced from Library of Congress as well as confirmation from publishers etc.Akitora (talk) 14:36, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
  • First it must be established that the emailer is who he says he is. If this can not be established, then it must be dismissed. If the author is truly making these claims, suggest he assert them them in other media as wikipedia is not a news source, and not a place to break stories. If he has already done so then his claim to sole authorship, as well as the response would be recorded in reliable news sources. Rds865 (talk) 00:25, 19 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Phrase the article such that a) co-authorship is not immediately obvious b) do not list his bibliography in the article itself, but instead link to OCLC for a directory of publications. -- Fullstop (talk) 02:35, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
  • Don't make any direct claims about who is the author. Rather, simply cite what the sources say. Say things like, "In X's biography, he states 'my wife coauthored some of my books.'" You can't lose a libel suit for citing sources accurately, but you can potentially lose a libel suit for endorsing what the source says, if the source is false. This is why journalists use the word alleged so much, even if they don't particularly point out the opposing point of view (which in this case is not verifiable). COGDEN 04:51, 25 April 2008 (UTC)
  • If the co-authorship is reliably sourced, then include it, but since this is a bio, the subject himself can also be quoted without a reliable source. So I would say, "In interviews with XXX, he indicated that his wife was a co-author, and she is listed as co-author in several publications. However, XXX now disputes the claim of co-authorship". This is libel-proof, and verifiable, and it should appease the author. If he wants to change his mind after the fact, there's no reason not to document that fact along with the clear evidence that at one time he did consider her co-author. ATren (talk) 03:57, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Stick a disputed tag on it and ask a wikimedia foundation lawyer. If he can't sue, go by the reliable sources. Cheers, Casliber (talk ยท contribs) 10:19, 15 May 2008 (UTC)
  • Write both sides. (The book is listed as written by the author alone, but the author has stated in interviews [provide link to interview here] that his wife did in fact co-author.-- Emprovision (talk) 16:31, 28 May 2008 (UTC)