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The statements in the lead don't seem unduly self-serving or exceptional to me and the British Museum is obviously in the best position to make a comment about its goals and the size of its collection. It's not a questionable source in this context.
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There is an ongoing police investigation and the name of the alleged perpetrator is not important for the history of the Museum. Knowledge is not a news organisation.
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To add to this article: the name of the staff member who was fired on August 16, 2023 for stealing and selling artifacts in the collection of the British Museum.
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It's a London venue, other London museums have pushpin maps. To change it, it would be advisable to seek concensus from other editors involved.
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On reflection, probably better to make the satement more definite and provide an independent source for it. I've made the change.
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at the time. There may be suggestions below for improving the article. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be
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Museum, this method is applied correctly. You should compare it with other museums, not with map used for other London venues.
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I'm not sure what you mean by a "direct source". If you mean a self-published source, this is allowed under policy
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Phooey! I don't know who you expect to count the objects, or the visitors, other than the museum itself.
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Hi, pushpin maps lack a lot of metadata, additionally they are not zoomable. For other museums like
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The first 2 sentences in the article have cited a direct source, the museum's website (source 3)
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There is "among the largest and most comprehensive in existence", but there's a bit of
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1) The material is neither unduly self-serving nor an exceptional claim..."
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Identity of staff member who was fired in August 2023
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of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
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