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Many of Ben's cards have the wrong birth year... they say 1949, while the correct year is 1948. Dardubby ( talk) 03:21, 7 January 2018 (UTC) reply

@ Dardubby: According to what published reliable source was he born in 1948? — C.Fred ( talk) 03:32, 7 January 2018 (UTC) reply

I don't know why my replies aren't showing up anymore.... but my main (reliable) source is Ben. If he says he was born in 1948, I am inclined to believe him. Dardubby ( talk) 04:33, 7 January 2018 (UTC) reply

@ Dardubby: Unfortunately, that's not a published source, so it can't be used for the article. — C.Fred ( talk) 04:34, 7 January 2018 (UTC) reply

Also, there are several websites in Spanish that have the date correct. I think that they are being blocked but if you search for his name with the correct date written in Spanish you will find them. Dardubby ( talk) 04:34, 7 January 2018 (UTC) reply

@ Dardubby: The issue is, who is publishing the websites? How do we know that they are reliable? — C.Fred ( talk) 04:41, 7 January 2018 (UTC) reply

How can I get a legitimate source for this information? I understand that personal correspondence is not considered published, but there doesn't seem to be a mechanism to right this wrong. With a milestone birthday coming up it seems like it would be nice to get it right. Dardubby ( talk) 04:45, 7 January 2018 (UTC) reply