Circular self promoting reference To expand on the edit I just made I removed this text Mycoskie claims his business model turned a profit in just a year and a half I hope it s clear why I removed that WP NPOV What is a little more subtle was the reference recently added to that claim Although it s from a reliable news source that article by itself provides no independent opinion or research on the principle s claim but simply quotes the same claim Primary sourced material simply repeated by a secondary source doesn t make the material a secondary source The only secondary fact that can be concluded is that the principle made the statement The underlying fact is not independently supported by the reliable secondary source