User talk:Sweep12

Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, talk pages are meant to be a record of a discussion; deleting or editing legitimate comments, as you did at User talk:Rodhullandemu, is considered bad practice, even if you meant well. Even making spelling and grammatical corrections in others' comments is generally frowned upon, as it tends to irritate the users whose comments you are correcting. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. Ian.thomson (talk) 14:36, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Again, PLease stop deleting discussions from my Talk page. This is regarded as discourteous and improper, and they will be archived in due course. Rodhull andemu 21:29, 15 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Your recent edits[edit]

Hello. In case you didn't know, when you add content to talk pages and Wikipedia pages that have open discussion, you must sign your posts by typing four tildes ( ~~~~ ) at the end of your comment. You may also click on the signature button located above the edit window. This will automatically insert a signature with your username or IP address and the time you posted the comment. This information is useful because other editors will be able to tell who said what, and when. Thank you. --SineBot (talk) 21:46, 15 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding "Rodhullandemu's" policy[edit]

WP:CITE isn't something he made up, it is a site-wide policy, and it is always needed. If you don't want to follow it, don't introduce new information. Rodhullandemu was not being hypocritical in the slightest, because he provided a reliable source (just saying "I found it in a book" is not verifiable in the slightest). Ian.thomson (talk) 21:52, 15 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Here are some important guidelines and a summary of them:

Always cite a source for any new information, using <ref>reference tags like this</ref>, containing the name of the source, the author, page number, publisher or web address (if applicable).
Truth is not the criteria for inclusion, verifiability is.
Reliable sources typically include: articles from magazines or newspapers (particularly scholarly journals), or books by recognized authors (basically, books by respected publishers). Online versions of these are usually accepted, provided they're held to the same standards. User generated sources (like Wikipedia) are to be avoided. Self-published sources should be avoided except for information by and about the subject that is not self-serving (for example, citing a company's website to establish something like year of establishment).

If you have any more questions, you can ask me. I might not respond immediately, but I will. Ian.thomson (talk) 22:08, 15 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]