User talk:Binglederry

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Note: WP:FORBESCON

With regard to your recent edit (diff). Please note that some editors complain about use of Forbes as a source because of WP:FORBESCON (a guideline that was written several years ago at a time when Forbes was spamming out content at an even greater rate than they are now). I don't take issue with their main critics ("Senior Contributor") Paul Tassi or Erik Kain being used as references but others do, so if you're referencing them for facts it is better to find a different source. If you are referencing them for reviews or opinions you can argue WP:RSOPINION or that they are subject matter experts and "Senior Contributor", but some editors robotically apply the WP:RSPS guidelines, have no interest in compromise, and are happy to deplatform reasonable critics simply because of the publication they happen to work at. (The guideline may also have been tightened up, the wording seems even more harsh than I remember.)

I will not be reverting or modifying your change but just a friendly a warning that other probably will. -- 109.79.169.171 (talk) 01:12, 30 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]