Talk:Jim Mortram

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Birth date

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Pigsonthewing, how is somebody's own Facebook page unsatisfactory as a source for his birth date? (Is there some controversy surrounding this date?) -- Hoary (talk) 05:30, 13 February 2020 (UTC)Reply

People lie. See WP:RS. Or indeed, the page to which my edit created a link. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 10:20, 13 February 2020 (UTC)Reply

WP:BLPSELFPUB says:

There are living persons who publish material about themselves, such as through press releases or personal websites. Such material may be used as a source only if:

it is not unduly self-serving;
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Which among these five requirements isn't/aren't met by Mortram's statement on his FB page of his birth date? -- Hoary (talk) 13:29, 13 February 2020 (UTC)Reply