User:I.M.S./Reliable sources

Why is www.kindakinks.net a reliable source?

• University backed: The website was formerly located at www.kinks.it.rit.edu, as a subpage for www.it.rit.edu., website of Rochester Institute of Technology
• Mentioned in published sources: Firstly, its editor, Dave Emlen, in mentioned in several sources: link. Next, his website is mentioned in Doug Hinman's All Day And All of The Night (see Bibliography), Andy Miller's The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (see Bibliography), and many more publications (see link).
• Mentioned in national news services: See here for New York Post article.
• Linked to on both Ray and Dave Davies' websites. See here ("packed with information"), here ("Kinks Unofficial Website")

Why is www.acclaimedmusic.net a reliable source?

• I quote SilkTork from Arthur 's GAN: "... it is generally accepted that if a site is well respected and well run, and other reliable sources use it, then it would be considered acceptable. I found three books which use the site: [1]." After discussing posting at Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard, he continues: "From my reading of the site, the guy is taking his information purely from reliable sources. I would say that it is reliable. But it's worth another question at the noticeboard, pointing out the Google Books search. - SilkTork, 20:58, 12 January 2010 (UTC)"