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ukexpat (talk) 16:01, 2 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Mustardyellow. You have new messages at Wikipedia:Requests for feedback.
Message added 15:10, 3 December 2009 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the ((Talkback)) or ((Tb)) template.

ukexpat (talk) 15:10, 3 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the message. References don't have to be online to be reliable. The key factor is verifiability - for example a reference in an old newspaper is acceptable because the hard copy will exist in a library somewhere and presumably someone could actually go and check it to see if it supports the statement(s) being made. That's why the ((cite news)) and ((cite book)) etc templates have fields that pertain to online and offline sources. Hope this helps. – ukexpat (talk) 19:25, 3 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]