User talk:Relativity

Hello, I'm new here. In theory can I create articles about anything in the real world if they haven't been made yet? --Silaz218 (talk) 03:16, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Silaz218, yes, but please read Wikipedia:Your first article. Wikipedia requires things to be covered by independent, reliable sources with significant coverage of the subject. Also, see WP:GNG. Plus, creating articles from scratch is a hard thing to do when you're starting out. (Some good recommendations for what you can do to improve Wikipedia are available at the task center.) Anyway, welcome! Let me know if you need anything or have any further questions ‍Relativity ⚡️ 03:25, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! Wow, 500k edits? Crazy impressive! My name is Johan, I love Wikipedia, but realised there is way to little written about communication and advertisning, especially the history of it. Many of the most important agencies through history are not even mentioned, especially the ones from the early days. But I thought I'd start by adding some tiny information about some of the "founding fathers" like Ogilvy. Some questions if you have time: Do you have any tips on where to start? Is it considered most valuable to add footnotes from books or from Internet sources? --JohanTheMagician (talk) 06:04, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@JohanTheMagician Hello! I'm pretty sure I don't have 500k edits... I thought I had almost 3k... wait... do I sleep-edit??? Anyway, about your question about books vs. internet sources, the answer is, it depends. What we're looking for are reliable sources, whether they are from a book or from an internet source. From my experience, books usually tend to be more reliable than internet sources, but not necessarily. There are some books that cite or are mirrors or forks of Wikipedia and therefore are not reliable. Similarly, there are internet sources that are not reliable. For example, a Reddit post would not be considered reliable. What you would need to do is find reliable sources (You should also read what I just linked there.) Anyway, happy editing! Let me know if you have any further questions. ‍Relativity ⚡️ 23:43, 10 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ha ha. Thanks @Relativity for a swift answer. I understand your point of books referring to each other. This will be super interesting. JohanTheMagician (talk) 05:12, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

When it comes to advertising, there's a special issue with so many of the "sources" being authored by the agencies themselves. For instance, Ogilvy, which played a significant role in Advertising history, is one example. On the Ogilvy wikipedia page the agency's own 50-year jubilee book is quoted as a "source" for their successes. Even though it is a published book from Random House this seems a little swampy. Well, well, I'm looking forward to this, and to learn more! JohanTheMagician (talk) 05:17, 11 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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