Talk:Prostitution in Pakistan

message: This article had been overly cited. Where three lines consecutively appeared to have the same citation, all were given separate references. I have chosen the citations at the end of a consecutive occurrence like at the end of the three lines or the end of the paragraph. An article should not be overly cited. Arun Reginald (talk · contribs) 18:55, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: It is not "overreferencing". I have used references for each and every sentence because it needed for FA status. It is simply use of reference per sentence. You can use a reference for supporting a paragraph, it is generally good to provide ref for every single sentence. To use reference sentence by sentence is the best practice. Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 19:26, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Let's put this page for other editors to see and if they deem necessary make it aptly punctuated with citations. Arun Reginald (talk · contribs) 20:36, 3 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: That article is definitely overly cited. Although I am not sure if there is anything against having too many references in an article, this article's overuse of citations lowers it appeal. It also gives it a "cluttered" effect. --→ Ãlways Ãhëad (talk) 03:53, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: That is precisely my concern. I tried removing the citations but my edits were reverted or copied back to what they were. I even tried my best to explain the matter here but to vain. In the end I just had to forgive and forget. Arun Reginald (talk · contribs) 04:12, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: OK. I have self-reverted. Otolemur crassicaudatus (talk) 05:22, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Overly cited 

message: This is my first attempt at reviewing an article, so I will start with a comment here rather than directly editing the article.
The key reference for this article is incomplete, and therefore somewhat misleading. All of the footnotes attributed to Gangoli and Westmarland (2006) should more specifically cite  Saeed, Fouzia Good women, bad women:  prostitution in Pakistan in Gangoli and Westerland pp 141-164.
In addition, there are several lines in the wiki article that are word-for word the same as in the original text.  There are footnotes, and when modified, will identify Dr. Fouzia Saeed as the original source, but I am uncertain of the propriety of this approach.
I look forward to guidance on how best to proceed.
Pakphile (talk) 14:31, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Improper referencing 

message: I removed a photo from the article that identified a woman as a sex worker.  This is a WP:BLP violation.  The comments on that particular photo's page speculate that the two women in the photo were prostitutes and that another man was a pimp.  Photo is not from a reliable source, like a newspaper story about these people that specifically identifies them and their professions.  Certainly this doesn't pass BLP muster.  Tempshill (talk) 23:52, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: You want the prostitutes to hold a sign or mark her forhead with saying "I'm a prostitute"? Those women are in fact prostitutes just by looking at them, any woman in the Muslim countries who exposes her self like that one in the photo is clearly telling us that she is a prostitute. Non-prostitute women in Muslim countries are not even allowed to show their hair to men other then their own close family members. If you don't know Muslim culture then you shouldn't act like you know stuff. I'm a Pakistani and that woman or those women in the photo are 100% prostitutes.--119.73.0.72 (talk) 07:29, 12 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I posted the issue at Wikipedia:No_original_research/Noticeboard#Prostitution_in_Pakistan to check whether inclusion is policy compliant. Sean.hoyland - talk 10:11, 12 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: You should have raised it at WP:BLPN Dmcq (talk) 10:42, 12 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: I thought about it but decided that OR/N was more appropriate given that a) I don't know whether the person pictured is still living and b) the decision procedure used to justify inclusion isn't policy based. Sean.hoyland - talk 15:45, 12 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: It says at the top BLP why don't you do what is obvious first please rather than sending it somewhere inobvious after some thought? Dmcq (talk) 16:12, 12 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Photo removed 

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