Talk:1971 Indian Airlines hijacking

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Can Kautilya explain this revert? Is he saying that the source is not reliable? What is the rationale for that?VR talk 02:47, 17 October 2016 (UTC)Reply

Yup, we don't admit random op-eds as reliable sources on Wikipedia. If we did, it would just become a junk yard of opinions. Pinging RegentsPark and Vanamonde93 for their input. -- Kautilya3 (talk) 17:32, 17 October 2016 (UTC)Reply
Vice Regent: unlike most news stories, Op-Ed pieces even in well-known news sources do not receive editorial oversight: their authors can essentially say what they want. Therefore, they become unreliable sources for anything except the content of that selfsame Op-Ed, and inclusion is only appropriate if you can demonstrate why a particular person's opinion is notable. Vanamonde (talk) 17:37, 17 October 2016 (UTC)Reply
What Vanamonde93 said. Plus, we need to be cognizant of the fact that by merely including a view on wikipedia, we give it credence and make it notable. That's an awesome responsibility :) and we need to be circumspect. --regentspark (comment) 17:55, 17 October 2016 (UTC)Reply
Ok, but I've seen plenty of op-eds being used to say things like "Pakistan was behind this attack" at Jaish-e-Mohammed, 2016 Uri attack etc. Each time that source is put in by Katuilya as "Analysts say Pakistan...". Why are those op-eds ok, but this one isn't?VR talk 20:57, 18 October 2016 (UTC)Reply
For example, take a look at this. Fair just wrote an op-ed in the Huffington Post. (The author, btw, has been criticized for making false statements and using sources of low credibility). And this is just one example of an op-ed that has recently been used in India-Pakistan articles to accuse Pakistan of secretly orchestrating terror.VR talk 21:01, 18 October 2016 (UTC)Reply

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