Template talk:Find a Grave#Summary of points

Why do we even have this template to encourage use as a source in so many article when the site is user-editable and not reliable? I note the documentation says that more reliable sources should be used in preference if available. I don't remember WP:RS saying that unreliable sources are acceptable if that's all there is.--Pontificalibus (talk) 16:36, 26 March 2011 (UTC)

:IMHO, it is somewhat reliable. You have to put 90℅ trust that the person owns the grave content keeps the info honest. If Findagrave.com has incorrect info, that should be noted in the wikipedia article.

:This template exists because we want to use it in wikipedia articles. SWP13 (talk) 22:13, 14 June 2017 (UTC)

::What you're saying makes no sense. If you have to vet FAG to determine whether it has incorrect info, then, by definition, it's not reliable. The template exists for use in the External links section of articles. 32.218.45.216 (talk) 22:44, 14 June 2017 (UTC)

:::So, findagrave is deemed unreliable for the same reason that Wikipedia is deemed reliable? Nicmart (talk) 01:28, 7 May 2018 (UTC)

::::No, they are both deemed unreliable for the exact same reason. Neither can be used as a source. DrKay (talk) 08:01, 7 May 2018 (UTC)

:::::Good point {{u|Pontificalibus}}, I put the template up for deletion at Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2021 August 22.4meter4 (talk) 16:06, 22 August 2021 (UTC)

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Add a ref parameter to pass through to Cite web so that they can be used in conjunction with

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:This can be achieved via {{tl|Wikicite}}: {{Wikicite|ref={{harvid=Find a Grave}}|reference={{Find a Grave|1234|Henri Langlois}}}}.

:Langlois' grave is inscribed Fondateur de la cinémathèque Française.{{sfn|Find a Grave}}

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:* {{Wikicite|ref={{harvid|Find a Grave}}|reference={{Find a Grave|1234|Henri Langlois}}}}

:-- Michael Bednarek (talk) 13:03, 18 December 2019 (UTC)

:It shouldn't be used as an inline cite anyway. DrKay (talk) 17:14, 18 December 2019 (UTC)

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The redirect [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Fag&redirect=no Template:Fag] has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at {{slink|Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2023 February 26#Template:Fag}} until a consensus is reached. MClay1 (talk) 10:01, 26 February 2023 (UTC)

I get that the published texts on findagrave are user-generated and therefore prone to error, but what about the photos? If a gravestone says that the deceased person was born in a certain place, should this not be treated as a primary source? And if this photo is only available on findagrave, should it be trusted less just because it was 'user-generated'? RabbitFromMars (talk) 13:49, 15 October 2024 (UTC)