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Daily Mail and sperm donations[edit]

This edit removed a Daily Mail source with the edit summary "daily mail not a reliable source". I'm not the biggest fan of that newspaper, and I'd fully agree that other, more reliable, sources should be used wherever possible, as per WP:DAILYMAIL. But I don't see how the Daily Mail could have fabricated that exclusive interview. Whether or not re-hashing claims made over nine years ago to the excessively trashy News of the Screws (RIP) actually constitutes anything notable, is another question, of course. Maybe the notable aspect is that Lester at first thought it was a joke. Martinevans123 (talk) 23:21, 11 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Undue[edit]

@Deisenbe: You've now reverted at least two editors, myself and Awardmaniac, who have expressed concern that the content you are adding is undue. Rather than edit-warring, could you please discuss the matter here? Nikkimaria (talk) 15:01, 27 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I really don't see the value in restoring complete duplication. Martinevans123 (talk) 15:22, 27 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not adding things. What I've added is small. All I've done is undo @Awardmaniac's unexplained deletions. Perhaps he or she might explain them. deisenbe (talk) 18:19, 27 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I removed your earlier duplication. But do you think it's ok to use the Daily Mail as a source? Martinevans123 (talk) 18:23, 27 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Given the overall length of the article, I wouldn't consider adding a new top-level heading and an additional paragraph to be insignificant. I support the removal of both as undue weight. Nikkimaria (talk) 18:45, 27 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

No objection. Martinevans123 (talk) 18:47, 27 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Just my two cents: I've seen edits elsewhere on Wikipedia noting that citing the Daily Mail as an unreliable source; I know some of their "exclusive interviews" are actually rehashed material from other publications, giving rise to speculation that their claims to exclusivity may not be entirely accurate. Might I suggest that where the given source is the Mail, an alternative source for corroborative purposes be sought? Sophoife (talk) 15:49, 17 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I think this latest was another if its claimed exclusives. If you can find any other source, that doesn't attribute them, I'd be pleased and also very surprised. Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 16:40, 17 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The whole sperm donor thing is a bit dubious, because it relies on a mixture of WP:PRIMARY and the tabloids. We may never know the truth here, but the claim that he might be the father of Paris Jackson is in WP:EXCEPTIONAL territory, and the sourcing is not exceptional.--♦IanMacM♦ ^{(talk to me)} 17:10, 17 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I think we're still allowed to post links to the DM, if only to ridicule them? But anyway, here's the video clip from December last year. It would hardly be usable in a court of law, would it. Martinevans123 (talk) 17:17, 17 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Second marriage?[edit]

The infobox just says 'Lisa (2006–2012)'. Was it death or divorce? Valetude (talk) 19:32, 24 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]