Forum:CT:Source policy change regarding Third-party sources

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The result of the debate was Oppose proposal. TanDivoInsignia-SenateMurders Anıl Şerifoğlu (talk) 04:28, 3 January 2024 (UTC)

After the debacle of an edit war on the R7-TNO page. I feel like it's time to address the elephant in the room. Third-party sources. Yes, they aren't technically official sources, but they do help with information. Which is why I'm proposing this:

  • Third-party sources may be acceptable if it is only for the subject involved until official confirmation by Lucasfilm themselves.

I'm proposing this because there was an argument regarding if Third-Party sources count as official information. Elijah Palmer (talk) 20:51, 26 December 2023 (EST)

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Oppose

  1. Simply no. We don't do exceptions like this. Follow official sources. Please let this CT be the last of this, we can't have this conversation going on and on. NBDani TeamFireballLogo-Collider(they/them)Yeager's Repairs 01:58, 27 December 2023 (UTC)
  2. If the information isn't coming from Lucasfilm or a licensed partner like Marvel, EA, Hasbro, etc., then it's basically fanon. TanDivoInsignia-SenateMurders Anıl Şerifoğlu (talk) 02:02, 27 December 2023 (UTC)
  3. Rsand 30 (talk) 02:05, 27 December 2023 (UTC)
  4. —spookywillowwtalk 02:12, 27 December 2023 (UTC)
  5. Lewisr (talk) 02:22, 27 December 2023 (UTC)
  6. JediMasterMacaroni(Talk) 03:58, 27 December 2023 (UTC)
  7. Anybody remember SuperShadow? - JMAS Jolly Trooper Hey, it's me! 04:22, 27 December 2023 (UTC)
  8. Elijah, you have previously been told to not make CTs without discussing them with the community. This flies in the face of all of our other sourcing policies. Cade GalacticRepublicEmblem-Traced-TORkit Calrayn 04:42, 27 December 2023 (UTC)
  9. We deal with official sources. Nothing else. End of discussion. Supreme Emperor Holocomm 05:28, 27 December 2023 (UTC)
  10. Master FredceriqueCommerce Guild(talk) (he/him) 08:24, 27 December 2023 (UTC)
  11. Not at all. If no official information is given, we wait for one. Bonzane10 Sabine Starbird (holonet) 10:14, 27 December 2023 (UTC)
  12. LucaRoR (Talk) 11:02, 27 December 2023 (UTC)
  13. Ayrehead02 (talk) 13:05, 27 December 2023 (UTC)
  14. - Thannus (DFaceG) (he/him) (talk) 13:10, 27 December 2023 (UTC)
  15. Absolutely not. Fan26 (Talk) 18:34, 27 December 2023 (UTC)
  16. Jedi symbol SHCosmos (He/Him, Talk) 03:30, 28 December 2023 (UTC)

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