Wikipedia:Source assessment/Mr. Beat
Mr. Beat is an educator and YouTuber who is the subject of a draft article which was once moved to mainspace and subsequently deleted following an AfD discussion. He was raised in a German-American household and currently resides in Kansas. If you have found any sources that are not listed here, or you think some information is missing, feel free to edit this table accordingly.
 | This table is missing information about the sources listed on Mr. Beat's page. (February 2025) |
| Source | Independent? | Reliable? | Significant coverage? | Count source toward GNG? |
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Subject's own YouTube videos and social media posts
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 Primary sources
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Self-published
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✘ No |
Kraske, Steve; Wilson, Zach (2024-11-14). "Kansas-based YouTuber Mr. Beat explores how the Supreme Court shaped democracy". KCUR NPR. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
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Interview with subject
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✘ No |
| Written by Dole Institute staff member
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✘ No | |
Chaudhary, Ananya; Dev, Krish (2023-06-03). "Teacher-tube". Monta Vista High School. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
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~ High school student newspaper, perhaps useful for WP:ABOUTSELF |
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✘ No |
Schneider, Tyler (2023-07-25). "Lawrence YouTuber, Mr. Beat, releases a new book on the history of the Supreme Court". The Pitch. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
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WP:NEWSORG
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✔ Yes |
Cassidy, Taylor (2024-12-10). "History Through New Media". American History TV. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
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Interview with subject
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WP:NEWSORG
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✘ No |
Linenberger, Shawn (2019-07-25). "Tonganoxie High teacher named one of top teachers to follow on Instagram". The Mirror. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
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See Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mr. Beat
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WP:NEWSORG
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? Unknown |
"Our Dad is a YouTube Star". Lawrence Kids. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
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WP:CHILDRENSLIT
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✘ No |
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✘ No | |
Dorn, Lori (2022-05-09). "A Brief But Detailed Recounting of Pink Floyd's Tumultuous History". Laughing Squid. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
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Blog
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✘ No |
Spacek, Nick (2020-08-10). "YouTuber Mr. Beat's guide to the history of presidential elections is a charmer". The Pitch. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
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Interview with subject
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WP:NEWSORG
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✘ No |
Long, Chansi (2021-09-26). "This area teacher has quit his job as his new career as a YouTube celebrity takes off; speaking at Watkins tonight". Lawrence Journal-World. Archived from the original on 2021-09-26. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
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~ Primarily WP:INTERVIEW, but comments from apparently unaffiliated museum director | WP:NEWSORG
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~ Partial |
"Popular YouTuber Mr. Beat to discuss U.S. Supreme Court at Raven Book Store event". The Lawrence Times. 2024-06-12. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
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Primarily composed of book synopsis, press release
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WP:NEWSORG
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~ WP:ROUTINE | ✘ No |
Stern, Melissa (2015-02-16). "Local teacher and students petitioning to meet President Obama". FOX4KC. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
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Secondary
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WP:NEWSORG
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See Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mr. Beat
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? Unknown |
Linenberger, Shawn (2017-05-22). "KC's got the Beat, thanks to Tonganoxie High teacher". Tonganoxie Mirror. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
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See Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mr. Beat
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Promotional
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? Unknown |
| Personal profile
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Social media post
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✘ No | |
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