Forum:Wikipedia instead of IMDb

This particular issue has come up a number of times, and I'm sure we all have been involved with it at least once. When people add voice actor/actress information, often they will try and use IMDb as a valid source, and we have to tell them that we only link there, rather than accepting it as a source. I feel that this is misleading on our part, we link to somewhere that we don't accept as a source. Now we do know that Wikipedia relies on user generated content as well, but Wikipedia's information is generally sourced and accurate, and something that can usually back up what it says. IMDb, not so much. Spart even had to add voice actors and actress when they didn't have them listed.

Therefore, I feel that we should link to Wikipedia when possible, and only link to IMDb when they don't have a Wikipedia page. The other reason is that most Wikipedia pages give a lot more information about the person and maybe the reader can learn more about them. And I know that more than a few people here have found a valid source for information here from Wikipedia. Lancer1289 17:33, February 14, 2012 (UTC)