User talk:81.153.70.31

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Please do not add commentary or your own personal analysis to Wikipedia articles, as you did to Imerys. Doing so violates Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy and breaches the formal tone expected in an encyclopedia. If you would like to experiment, use the sandbox. Thank you. Gscshoyru 16:06, 29 September 2007 (UTC)

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I simply replaced facts that are supported by the references quoted. The information was originally put there by others, not me.

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I was not adding my opinion or commentry. I simply replaced facts that are supported by the references quoted. The information was originally put there by others, not me. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.153.70.31 (talk) 16:10, 29 September 2007 (UTC)

What references? The website of the company itself? These are not valid sources. See WP:RS and WP:V. Thank you! Gscshoyru 16:14, 29 September 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for the reply. I understand why blogs would not be valid sources but why not information from a company web site. Surely this is a valid source for information on the same company. We're talking about a large multi-national here, subject to international laws, constraints and regular audits. Again I not the removed information was not from me. How about the information being included with the caveat: "according to the company's own website" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.153.70.31 (talk) 16:21, 29 September 2007 (UTC)
Some information, maybe. But "World leader?" Every company calls themselves that. Information gleaned from a company website muct be taken with a grain of salt. It's much better to get a secondary source -- see WP:RS and WP:V, please. And please, please, please sign your posts with four tildes, like this: ~~~~. Gscshoyru 16:25, 29 September 2007 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.153.70.31 (talk • contribs)
That'll do nicely... but see WP:CITE for how to properly cite references (yes, we have tons of policies). And you're still not signing your posts. Gscshoyru 16:28, 29 September 2007 (UTC)
Thank you for being helpful. I'll see what I can do at anotehr date. I'm a bit tired of all this at the moment.