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| shortcut = WP:FANTANO
| status = nc
| last = 2021
| domain1 = theneedledrop.com
| rfc = [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 326#RfC: The Needle Drop|RfC]]
| rfcdate = 2021
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== Summary ==
There is consensus that additional considerations apply when considering whether the use of ''[[The Needle Drop]]'' as a source is appropriate. There is currently strong consensus that [[Anthony Fantano]]'s reviews that are published via ''The Needle Drop'' are [[WP:SPS|self-published sources]]. There is currently rough consensus that Fantano is considered to be an established subject-matter expert as it pertains to music reviews and that these reviews may be used in an article as ''attributed opinion''. However, per Wikipedia policy regarding self-published sources, these reviews should never be used as [[WP:THIRDPARTY|third-party claims]] about living people. There is also currently a rough consensus that Fantano's reviews do not always constitute [[WP:DUE|due weight]] and that discretion should be applied on a case-by-case basis when determining if a review from ''The Needle Drop'' is appropriate to include in a given article. Articles on the theneedledrop.com website are unreliable due to a lack of an editorial policy.
== Excerpt ==
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== Discussions ==
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=== RSN ===
* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 228#The Needle Drop]]
=== Other ===
* [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Albums/Archive 50#The Needle Drop]]
* [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Albums/Archive 54#Anthony Fantano responded with his take on the debate if his reviews on The Needle Drop are "professional" or not]]
* [[Special:PermanentLink/1250481692#The Needle Drop: news section]]
=== Recency ===
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=== RfCs ===
# 2021 [[Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 326#RfC: The Needle Drop|RfC]]
==Notes==
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==References==
== Original table row for comparison ==
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|- class="s-nc" id="The Needle Drop"
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| {{WP:RSPSTATUS|nc}}
| {{rsnl|326|RfC: The Needle Drop|2021|rfc=y}}
| {{WP:RSPLAST|2021}}
| There is consensus that additional considerations apply when considering whether the use of ''[[The Needle Drop]]'' as a source is appropriate. There is currently strong consensus that [[Anthony Fantano]]'s reviews that are published via ''The Needle Drop'' are [[WP:SPS|self-published sources]]. There is currently rough consensus that Fantano is considered to be an established subject-matter expert as it pertains to music reviews and that these reviews may be used in an article as ''attributed opinion''. However, per Wikipedia policy regarding self-published sources, these reviews should never be used as [[WP:THIRDPARTY|third-party claims]] about living people. There is also currently a rough consensus that Fantano's reviews do not always constitute [[WP:DUE|due weight]] and that discretion should be applied on a case-by-case basis when determining if a review from ''The Needle Drop'' is appropriate to include in a given article. Articles on the theneedledrop.com website are unreliable due to a lack of an editorial policy.
| {{WP:RSPUSES|theneedledrop.com}}
|}