Wikipedia:WikiProject Sri Lanka Reconciliation/Sources

From

, the test is:

1. Is it an Academic source ? /
2. Does it have third party scrutiny ? /
3. Is it a respected mainstream publication? / - (We should have other sources who call it as such)
4. Is it not one of the following: self-published books, newsletters, personal websites, open wikis, blogs, knols, podcasts, vcasts, patents, patent applications, forum postings, and similar sources.? /
5. Is it a Questionable source ? / -(We should find other sources which claim as such)
6. Is it self published by an expert? / -(Authors should be acknowledged experts in their fields)

See also

.

This list is the result of discussions, usually on this page's talk page. To add a new source, please proceed per the #instructions below.

Explanation of columns:

Name

Usually the title of an article, or a name that would be a suitable title. Redlinks here don't necessarily mean that an article should be created, it only indicates that we don't have one.

URL

Web address of the source.

Class

One of the following:
RS: Reliable source
QS: Qualified source: A source that may be reliable in certain contexts, but always needs to be used with a qualification (also called “attribution”) such as “pro-rebel”, “state owned” or the name itself.
UnRS: Unreliable source
UnClassS: Unclassified source (that is, we haven't discussed it enough to reach a conclusion.)

Attribution

displays how we recommend the source should be qualified in the text. For instance, the entry for Tamilnet is "pro-rebel", which means that text from them should be attributed like "according to the pro-rebel Tamilnet". "None" means that a source can be used without the "according ..." part, like most sources in Wikipedia. "Name only", as for Peace Secretariat of the LTTE means that a source should be referred to by its name in the text, as in "according to the Peace Secretariat of the LTTE".

Remark / reason for classification

usually contains a link to the discussion

Name	URL	Class	Attribution (“according to ...”)	Remark / reason for classification
Amnesty International	amnesty.org	RS	none	archived vote
Asian Times	atimes.org	UnclasS
Asian Tribune	asiantribune.com	QS	anti- rebel	Should not be used to establish notability [1]
BBC	bbc.co.uk	RS	none	archived vote
Cyberspace Graveyard	disappearances.org	UnclasS
Crimesofwar	[2]	RS	none	archived vote
Human Rights Internet	hri.ca	RS	none	archived vote
Human Rights Watch	hrw.org	UnclasS
InfoLanka	infolanka.com	UnclasS
Lankadissent	lankadissent.com	QS	Anti-government	archived vote
Mackenzie Institute	mackenzieinstitute.com	QS	anti- rebel	archived vote
Ilankai Tamil Sangam	sangam.org	QS	(Depends on original source)	This website is basically an archive. In addition to SAYWHEREYOUGOTIT, archived information should correctly attribute the original author or organization. archived vote
South Asia Terrorism Portal	satp.org	QS	anti- rebel	discussion
Scoop	scoop.co.nz	UnclasS
Sinhala place names ...	geocities.com/place.names	UnRS	none	archived discussion
Sri Lanka Monitor	brcslproject.gn.apc.org	UnclasS
Tamilcanadian	tamilcanadian.com	UnclasS
TamilEelam News Service (TNS)	tamileelamnews.com	UnclasS		discussion
Tamilnet	tamilnet.com	QS	pro- rebel	Tamilnet#Criticism and Counter-Criticism, [3]; reasons for attribution: BBC, Reuters
Tamilnet.tv	tamilnet.tv	UnRS	none	parody. discussion
Tamil Nation	tamilnation.org	UnclasS
US Dep't of State	state.gov usembassy.gov	RS	none	archived vote
UTHR	uthr.org	RS	none	archived vote
Daily News (Sri Lanka)	dailynews.lk	RS	state owned	Attribution only necessary when information conflicts with other sources. archived vote
Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)	dailymirror.lk	RS	none	archived vote
The Island (Sri Lankan Newspaper)	island.lk	RS	none	Discussion
Sri Lankan Ministry of Defence	defence.lk	QS	name only (when uncontroversial: none)	Discussion
Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process (SCOPP)	peaceinsrilanka.org	QS	the Sri Lankan Government's Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process	Discussion
LankaNews.lk	lankanews.lk	UnRS	none	Discussion
Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)	sundaytimes.lk	RS	none	Discussion
Tamil Guardian	tamilguardian.com	UnRS	none	Google says this site distributes malware. Use safe browser! Discussion
lankaweb	lankaweb.lk	UnRS	none	currently not accessible Discussion
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights	ohchr.org	RS	none	Discussion
Society for Peace, Unity and human Rights in Sri Lanka	spur.asn.au	Unclass		Discussion
Peace Secretariat of the LTTE	ltteps.org	QS	name only	Discussion
Sinhalaya News Agency	sinhalaya.com	UnRS	none	Discussion
Tamil Times	(via noolaham.org)	RS	none	Discussion
Asian Human Rights Commission	humanrights.asia	RS	none	Discussion
NESOHR	(archive)	QS	pro- rebel	Discussion

To add a new source to the table here, proceed as follows:

1. Start a new topic about that source on the talk page (Usually, we simply enter the official name as a title for the section, linking it to our pertinent article).
2. Copy the following text to the end of the table at
   List of sources
   , and replace the green cursive placeholders as appropriate:

   |-

   | [[Official Name]]

   | [http://www.name.org name.org]

   | Classification such as UnclasS

   | attribution such as state owned

   | [[link to discussion|Discussion]]

3. When the discussion reached a conclusion (that is, a decision whether it is RS, QS, or unreliable, and how to attribute it, if it is a QS), then resolve as follows:
   1. Resolve discussion by adding {{resolved|~~~~~}} under the section headline.
   2. Write results of discussion in table.
4. After at least 7 days, archive as follows:
   1. Move discussion to archive as usual.
   2. Update link in the table to point to archived discussion.

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. In 2015, the page got decommissioned, along with the rest of SLR, but in 2023 it got revived.