Talk:Midnight (horse)

Unsourced material

@White Arabian Filly: I've just seen your latest edit here. I saw that paragraph the other day and realised how poorly written it is. So, I commend you for editing it. However, the content needs a source. Technically, you are adding unsourced content, something we all need to be careful about. This is a very minor quibble, but one I thought you should perhaps be aware of. Happy editing. DrChrissy ^(talk) 20:33, 8 October 2016 (UTC)

I'll look at the sources listed at the bottom and provide an inline citation. There should be some good stuff at Google Books as well. Maybe we can get this into decent shape. White Arabian Filly ^Neigh 20:37, 8 October 2016 (UTC)

That would be great. DrChrissy ^(talk) 20:41, 8 October 2016 (UTC)

Looking at the sources, there's some cool stuff. He bucked at the first National Western Stock Show and Rodeo. It's impressive that he was unridden at that level; those were professional cowboys. White Arabian Filly ^Neigh 20:48, 8 October 2016 (UTC)

Remembered this song. Doubt it's a RS for facts on the real horse, though! My take is edit and tag both. Might was well do cleanup to minimize risk of deletion where we know we have a notable topic, just not enough time... Montanabw^(talk) 20:45, 24 October 2016 (UTC)

Conflicting information

White Arabian Filly (talk · contribs) I've been doing this project of updating rodeo performers with all their halls of fame that I can find. I found three for Midnight. You can see them in the Honors section I added. I also wikilinked Pete Knight. He's more important than previously realized as he's a ProRodeo Hall of Fame inductee. And both of them are inductees of the Canadian Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame. [1]. I have found three sights that claim Midnight has been ridden, two which claim he was ridden by Pete Knight. The Canadian Hall of Fame claims he was ridden by Knight in 1926, which is presumably while he was still in Canada. I only meant to add a bit more information to the article, I got carried away. That was not my intent. I figured the hall of fame would be a more reliable source than articles. I also did not read up on the existing sources, which I should have done. I would be happy to rework the content I added in line with all of the existing sources. Or even remove some if it seems questionable based on the total sources, rather than just the Canadian hall of fame. I definitely didn't intend to take over the article, I got carried away.... Thoughts? dawnleelynn^(talk) 20:13, 13 May 2017 (UTC)

I don't see a problem with anything you added. I remember when this was created, the creator mistakenly used some stuff about the horse Five Minutes to Midnight and it was real confusing. You can decide which is more reliable, the one saying he was never ridden or the one saying that he was and only go with one in the article. Or you could put something to the effect of "while some sources say Midnight was unridden, xxx says he was ridden by Pete Knight". I did something like that with Wilson's Allen because there were two different birth dates for him. White Arabian Filly ^Neigh 22:02, 13 May 2017 (UTC)

White Arabian Filly (talk · contribs) Thanks for that vote of confidence, WAF. Sometimes when I get ahead of myself when I edit while I am tired. I see what you mean about just explaining that the sources contradict. Unless I can find a source that can concretely prove that he was ridden. I did a search yesterday, though, and didn't find anything. All I have is what I already said. Pete Knight's article says he rode Midnight. But his sources are books (very helpful not so much) and hall of fame websites. So, yeah...I will stick with your idea. Thanks a bunch. I'm just going to rework it a little bit to make sure what I wrote sounds original and put in a tad to say that these sources say he was ridden and these don't. Thanks again. dawnleelynn^(talk) 23:58, 13 May 2017 (UTC)