User talk:Tol

Contentious topic awareness

Question from Natebliggers (05:15, 23 January 2026)

Is it acceptable to cite the criticism of youtubers or other online figures in the reception section of articles concerning video games? --Natebliggers (talk) 05:15, 23 January 2026 (UTC)

@Natebliggers: In general, probably not; these would likely be self-published sources. However, there may be instances where this is appropriate, depending on context — see the reliable sources guideline. Tol (talk | contribs) @ 02:00, 25 January 2026 (UTC)

Question from Koulou'mOurti (08:35, 23 January 2026)

Hello @Tol, I have a question about conflicting citations. I'm writing an article about a massacre, and different articles cite different numbers of dead. One of the articles is by a lesser-known publication but has all the names of the victims, while the major ones are short by two. How do I address this issue? --Koulou'mOurti (talk) 08:35, 23 January 2026 (UTC)

@Koulou'mOurti: This would be addressed by the neutral point of view policy section on due and undue weight. The majority viewpoint should be presented most prominently, with significant minority viewpoints also noted; if there is no clear consensus in this case, that that should itself be stated, with significant viewpoints provided and attributed to their supporters. Tol (talk | contribs) @ 02:04, 25 January 2026 (UTC)

Question from Jlvshistory (14:24, 26 January 2026)

Hey, I recieved a notification from Wikipedia Library a few days ago it says they sent me a message, I accidentally deleted and I don't know how to find it again and where --Jlvshistory (talk) 14:24, 26 January 2026 (UTC)

@Jlvshistory: If this was an Echo notification, you should be able to view it again by opening your notifications menu or going to Special:Notifications. Tol (talk | contribs) @ 20:56, 26 January 2026 (UTC)

Nope, I didn't see it there, I tried going back again, nothing to see there Jlvshistory (talk) 00:00, 27 January 2026 (UTC)

@Jlvshistory: I'm not sure what kind of notification or message this would be, then; I'm also not finding anything in the history of your talk page. Could you describe its appearance and placement? Tol (talk | contribs) @ 00:16, 27 January 2026 (UTC)

Its just a notification and it says there you recieved an email from the Wikipedia library Jlvshistory (talk) 00:27, 27 January 2026 (UTC)

@Jlvshistory: I'm still not sure how this message was received — if it was neither a notification nor a talk page message, I'm not sure what else it could be. As per my last reply, do you remember anything about its appearance and placement? Also, if it said that you were sent an email, did you check your email? Tol (talk | contribs) @ 06:49, 27 January 2026 (UTC)

I checked my email there's nothing in there, also about the appearance, I saw the notification in the bell symbol Jlvshistory (talk) 13:32, 27 January 2026 (UTC)

@Jlvshistory: That should be an Echo notification. When you go to Special:Notifications, and make sure you're on the "All" tab, you should be able to view all historical notifications. If this notification isn't recorded there, then I'm not sure where else it could be found. Tol (talk | contribs) @ 22:13, 27 January 2026 (UTC)

I can't them in there, not sure where it is, when I accidentally deleted it I can't find it anywhere Jlvshistory (talk) 10:13, 28 January 2026 (UTC)

@Jlvshistory: I'm not sure what else could be done to retrieve this notification again; apologies. You could potentially try asking on The Wikipedia Library's talk page, in case there's somebody there who's more knowledgeable. Tol (talk | contribs) @ 23:02, 29 January 2026 (UTC)

Thats okay, I have no idea how to fix that either Jlvshistory (talk) 00:01, 30 January 2026 (UTC)