User talk:In terrorem Fidei defenso
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[edit] Your mail
Hi, I received this mail from you:
- Hi, thank you very much for your compliments, appreciate it!! Where can I find the list of abbreviations used here, is kind of confusing sometimes. I edited another article related to Sir Ralph Abercrombie and some one just deleted, what can I do about it? Thank you for your help.
It's probably best to keep most communication on wiki via talk pages like this, and I've added it to my watch list and will see what you say. That way if others see questions, maybe they can answer them too. Most of us use mail only for very sensitive matters....
To your particular points... A list of abbrebiations is hard to come by, there are so many. Usually they're given as a link though (WP:AGF for example likes to Assume Good Faith) which helps. I bet there might be good info at Wikipedia:Shortcuts.
On your second point, if a whole article has been deleted, review the deletion discussion if there is one (what is the link? Sir Ralph Abercrombie?? that link did not work for me... you should try to always give links to things if you can) and if you don't agree, take it to WP:DRV (the deletion review process) and explain why it shouldn't have been deleted. Or do you mean that info you added to an article got removed again? The thing to do there is talk about it on the talk page. If you add unsourced info people often will ask for the source, the fix for that is just give the source on the talk page and ask that someone help you add it as a cite. We prefer that information be cited, as this is an encyclopedia.
Hope that helps, and happy editing. ++Lar: t/c 16:32, 4 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Thank you
I want to thank you for your contributions. A couple of years ago I was shocked to see that there was no "actual" or "real" military history of Puerto Rico in the internet and that if you tried to find anything on the subject, you only found sites which made you believe that the military history of the island started with the establishment of the 65th Infantry. I told myself "Man, this isn't right! I'm going to do something about it!" That's when I decided to write the article. To my joy it has been acclaimed. I just wanted to share this with you and welcome you here. I have another article which has been well received, check it out Pedro del Valle. Tony the Marine 00:28, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Verifiable Sources
Que pasa compadre? I know that there are certain things in life that bother us but, that's life. O.K., so you have your PhD in history (Which is very admirable) and I am a member of Mensa International. When it comes to writing articles in Wikipedia, it doesn't mean a thing if we do not follow the guidelines established. One of those guidelines clearly state that "Original Research" is not allowed, only reliable sources which can be verified by other editors in the "net". I don't make the rules here, I just follow them and inforce them.
I respect the fact that a "scholar" like Lopez Cantos has written about Miguel Enriquez but, to state that "Enriquez in 18th Century was considered the richest man in the New World" seems a little too far fetched. Considered by whom? The "richest" man in the world? Richer then the King of Spain, King of England? This sounds as "point of view". Where's the proof of these claims? Don't tell me that just because Lopez Canto states this in his book that it is a fact. As a historian you should know that history if based on facts and not what may be considered as "POV" and that many scholars and historians alike rewrite history to acommadate their beliefs.
Now let me remind you that I am not indicating that yours and Lopezs position is as you say "plain historical incompetency", these statements may be true but, unless they can be verified on a reliable source they will be deleted. It is policy, not me.
I respect you for your knowledge and I expect the same from you to me. If you looked at my User page you would have realized that I have contributed more to Puerto Rico and Puerto Rican related articles here in the "Pedia" then anybody and that thanks to my efforts more English speaking people are learning about our wonderful island and its people. Que Dios te bendiga. Tony the Marine 19:28, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] I'll help you
Look the best thing to do is go to the article and post the information there. Then after the "See also" section create a Reference section and post this " Enriquez, Miguel (1674-1743) Author: Angel Lopez Cantos, Publisher:Ediciones Puerto, 1998, ISBN: 0-942347-10-2. But, post the page where that specific information can be found and that should take care of things. Que Dios te bendiga, again Tony the Marine 19:47, 27 July 2006 (UTC)
