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I have [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2017_Women%27s_March&diff=801115388&oldid=801115182 reverted] several edits which appear to me to be [[WP:UNDUE]] or poorly-sourced. A YouTube video cannot be a source, particularly for describing someone as a "featured speaker," and Wikipedia is never acceptable as a source for itself; we would need independent reliable sources making connections, otherwise we fall afoul of [[WP:SYNTH]]. Something should probably be included about the dueling op-eds because they specifically discuss the march, but general criticism and commentary about participants and organizers belongs in their individual articles, if they exist. [[User:NorthBySouthBaranof|NorthBySouthBaranof]] ([[User talk:NorthBySouthBaranof|talk]]) 19:24, 17 September 2017 (UTC)
I have [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2017_Women%27s_March&diff=801115388&oldid=801115182 reverted] several edits which appear to me to be [[WP:UNDUE]] or poorly-sourced. A YouTube video cannot be a source, particularly for describing someone as a "featured speaker," and Wikipedia is never acceptable as a source for itself; we would need independent reliable sources making connections, otherwise we fall afoul of [[WP:SYNTH]]. Something should probably be included about the dueling op-eds because they specifically discuss the march, but general criticism and commentary about participants and organizers belongs in their individual articles, if they exist. [[User:NorthBySouthBaranof|NorthBySouthBaranof]] ([[User talk:NorthBySouthBaranof|talk]]) 19:24, 17 September 2017 (UTC)
:I agree with your revert for the reasons that you state. [[User:Gandydancer|Gandydancer]] ([[User talk:Gandydancer|talk]]) 02:59, 18 September 2017 (UTC)

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Total participation inaccurate

The total number of marchers seems to be inaccurate. FiveThirtyEight estimates that 3.2 million marched in the United States alone (http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-long-march-ahead-for-democrats/), while two professors have a substantially higher estimate: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/1/d/1xa0iLqYKz8x9Yc_rfhtmSOJQ2EGgeUVjvV4A8LsIaxY/htmlview?sle=true#gid=0

I just undid this edit and am moving it here

However, it did not exceed the Million Man March for African American rights in 1995 which has been estimated to exceed 800,000 activists.[1][2] [3]
Carptrash (talk) 16:10, 5 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

  1. ^ "Just how many people were at the Million Man March in 1995?". The Washington Post. The Washington Post. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  2. ^ McGinty, Jo. "The 400,000 Man March? A Brief History of Crowd Counting". Wall Street Journal. Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  3. ^ El-Baz, Farouq. "Million Man March". Boston University, ABC News. Boston University. Retrieved 5 August 2017.

Teresa Shook from Hawaii... Original organizer

Didn't notice the original organizer Teresa Shook being mentioned again in the article. Cyndygailb (talk) 11:23, 4 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

She's mentioned under the "Organizers" section. Would welcome an extended explanation of her role, or comment on her reflections on the event.Bjhillis (talk) 11:53, 4 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Revert explanation

I have reverted several edits which appear to me to be WP:UNDUE or poorly-sourced. A YouTube video cannot be a source, particularly for describing someone as a "featured speaker," and Wikipedia is never acceptable as a source for itself; we would need independent reliable sources making connections, otherwise we fall afoul of WP:SYNTH. Something should probably be included about the dueling op-eds because they specifically discuss the march, but general criticism and commentary about participants and organizers belongs in their individual articles, if they exist. NorthBySouthBaranof (talk) 19:24, 17 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with your revert for the reasons that you state. Gandydancer (talk) 02:59, 18 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]