Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Chronology of the Harry Potter stories (2nd nomination)
per |significant coverage in reliable sources such as ''http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=WTHB&p_theme=wthb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=11A6853269A08E20&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D Waco Tribune-Herald'' and ''http://books.google.com/books?id=K5zOroHn_LYC&pg=PA44&dq=harry+potter+timeline&sig=ACfU3U3X53Xfjnepbzah8GhJsMFgC4vtIw The Harry Potter Companion'' (containing a 52-page chapter on the timeline of events). It is stretching far beyond the intent of the original research policy to suggest we can't ever synthesize information from multiple sources; synthesis is only becomes |original research if editors are trying to advance a position. As long as we present information in a neutral way based on the information we can derive from sources (including information derived from sources and simple arithmetical computations, which any editor can reliably verify and confirm), we do not run afoul of the prohibition on original research. Where sources agree about where events belong in the Harry Potter timeline, they can unequivocally be put in their proper place in this article. Where they don't, NPOV can be applied and the events can be listed separately from the main chronology, indicating where the different sources place them, or footnotes can indicate where sources conflict with the timeline. There are enough reliable sources to improve this article without necessitating original research, and so it should not be deleted. It is also looking into a |crystal ball to suggest that articles would be original research because later "official" sources may conflict with the current sources available. For example, 2012 Summer Olympics won't become "original research" if war breaks out and the Olympics are cancelled; the article would simply need to be updated as new sources become available
— User:DHowell, 05:18, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
Stance: keep
Cited policy: WP:N||WP:OR||WP:CRYSTAL (Wikipedia:Notability)