Wikipedia talk:Tambayan Philippines/Sources

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Pinoy Mountaineer

Now, that there is a discussion page for Philippine Related sources, I would discuss if pinoymountaineer.com is a RS or not? (courtesy link)

Ivan Henares, one of the site's author is (or was) an assistant professor at Asian Institute of Tourism and is the UNESCO National Commission Secretary General (Source)

Gideon Lasco, another author wrote articles/opinion piece for Inquirer before.

I personally think this is a good reliable sources for mountains in the Philippines. Warm Regards, Miminity (talk) (contribs) 11:45, 13 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Pinoymountaineer is broadly reliable as a source regarding the immediately observable characteristics of the mountains covered - the height, the level of difficulty, the trail characteristics, flora and fauna, geography, hydrology, administration, and so on - the only caveat being that some of these are timebound - things like administration, flora and fauna, hydrology, and trail characteristics change over time. The site itself is aware of this, and provides occasional updates. But the wiki writer should in those cases probably indicate the time-bound nature of the description. Something like "Public access to Mount Kabundukan is administered by the Department of Environemnt and Natural Resources, which sets limits on the number of persons admitted to the trail as of June 2024. Pinoymountaineer rarely oversteps its bounds, and even things like descriptions of mountaineering sector events, obituaries of mountaineers, and discussions of mountaineering-related policy are generally sound although it is not the ideal source for such things. The main specific problem is that information about things like security (i.e. the presence of local armed groups) and local controversies may not be reliable, but only in the sense that they are written by non-experts who may not have all the facts on-hand. - Chieharumachi (talk) 01:19, 14 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]