Talk:Elizabeth Mantell

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Question on sourcing

@Onel5969: With respect to Randall as an inadequate source, I was wondering if you looked into the book at all? Mantell is the subject of the book, it's published by an academic press, and, according to a WorldCat search it's fairly widely held by academic libraries (which in itself seems pretty remarkable for a book by an African publisher.) That strikes me as a pretty good indication of notability, and Randall seems like a pretty solid source. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 14:10, 29 December 2015 (UTC)

Hi Ian (Wiki Ed) - sorry for the misunderstanding. I didn't say that Randall was an invalid source. Definitely a valid source. The article simply relies too much on that single source. When that happens, it's like Wikipedia is simply paraphrasing the earlier author. It also shows that a single person thought the subject notable enough to write about. To show notability, you need to show that several sources think her notable. Obits occassionally help towards notability, but not all the time, since basically, almost everybody gets an obit, although this one is definitely more than your regular run of the mill obit. I think you're a solid reference or two away. Almost there. Hope this clarifies things. And feel to leave a message on my talk page if you add some citations and want me to take another look, rather than waiting in the queue. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 15:23, 29 December 2015 (UTC)

I wonder if the limitation in sourcing is related to the fact that much of the individual's notability comes from their work in Malawi which has historically had limited publishing capacity in the global measure of publishing. (It is quiet underdeveloped.) While Ekwendeni is one of the four main nursing schools in the entire country, it does not even have a significant web presence. Hence, the article subject may have limited sources but still meet notability expectation. Breamk (talk) 03:52, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

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