Talk:Henry Lynn

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You can't use IMDB as a 3rd party source. A single link to a page, or to use to be "informative" is fine, but they fail wp:rs as an independent source. TMC.com likely fails wp:rs as well, but is fine as an external link. Although the tags are removed, all the issues really haven't been resolved. DENNIS BROWN (T) (C) 17:40, 7 November 2008 (UTC)

Per the discussion at Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard#IMDb, IMDb is generally accepted as a source for simple facts, such as the existence of a film or the involvement of particular people in that film. It should not be used as a source for factual content about biographies, but in this article, it is only being used to verify the filmography. I agree that the facts of Lynn's life need sourcing, and I'll add the proper notation for that.WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 12:59, 8 November 2008 (UTC)

There are other IMDb reliability discussions at the following:

• Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Films/Archive 14#IMDb as Valid Reference Material
• Wikipedia:Citing IMDb
• Talk:Films considered the greatest ever#IMDB user ratings
• Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 17#Is IMDb a reliable source?
• Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 17#IMDb - is there any common result if IMDb is reliable or not?
• Talk:Films considered the greatest ever#IMDB as a reliable source

and the "consensus" appears to be all over the place. – ukexpat (talk) 21:02, 14 November 2008 (UTC)