User talk:Peteforsyth/O-vanish

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How about quoting the Big O like any other printed source -- an unadorned author, article title, page number & date? For example, Richard Rheinhard, "Yes, I am an unimaginative, Right-wing hack whom no one reads, not even other Conservatives," The Oregonian (1 April, 2007), p. 40D. -- llywrch 19:46, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

Very good point. The newspaper article itself is the source. The URL is simply a convenience link to an online copy of the source. Even if the link dies, the source is still valid. --SSBohio 20:28, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

Sorry, only just noticed this discussion! I use The Oregonian as a source in WP articles all the time, in exactly this manner. My central point here isn't that the O. is unusable in Wikipedia -- it is certainly usable in Wikipedia -- but that the Oregonian does the state of Oregon a disservice by making its stories difficult to find online, even for those willing to pay for them. -Pete (talk) 21:08, 6 June 2008 (UTC)