User talk:FergusM1970

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Contents 1 December 2007 2 Suicide Methods 3 Your recent edits 4 February 2008

[edit] December 2007

Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to make constructive contributions to Wikipedia, at least one of your recent edits, such as the one you made to Suicide methods, did not appear to be constructive and has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any test edits you would like to make, and take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. Thinboy00 @199, i.e. 03:46, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Suicide Methods

I've removed the recent edits you've made to Suicide methods. Although well-intention, the edits are original research and don't belong in an encyclopedia. If you have any questions, reply here or feel free to drop me a line on my talk page. Thanks! Snowfire51 (talk) 06:17, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

Replying to your comment[1], Wikipedia is an encyclopedia. I understand you'd like your thoughts on suicide known on the page, but your opinions are original research, which is not allowed. Entries should be properly referenced and clinical, not emotional.

Also, Wikipedia pages should be discussed on their talk pages, not through email. If you have a concern, make it known on the talk page of an article and see if other people agree with you. Wikipedia works through gaining a general consensus on disputed topics. Thanks! Snowfire51 (talk) 06:37, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

Please discuss your changes before just readding them, they are WP:OR. I removed your reference to paracetamol because in addition to being improperly referenced, the article you quoted was primarily about accidental overdose and did not verify the statistics and consequences you wrote in the entry.

Again, please don't just add those sections back, I'll be glad to help you out if you have any questions about properly referencing your statements. Thanks! Snowfire51 (talk) 07:08, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

Responding to your comment[2], I'm trying to clean up the unreferenced statements, simply pointing to someone else's hearsay doesn't give an editor the right to insert his own. I agree the article isn't a very good one, but if it's going to be on WP, it needs to be taken care of in the proper manner. If you want to list probable outcomes or mishaps, those need to be properly referenced. Thanks! Snowfire51 (talk) 07:17, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

Responding to your comment [3], I deleted the consequences of what you had added because it was not properly referenced, it was all speculation. It falls under WP:OR because based on what is written, it can't be proved, and thus it doesn't belong in an encyclopedia.

I can sympathize with you wanting to add things that you think might "save a life or two", but that's not what wikipedia is for. If you'd like to discuss this matter, I encourage you to take it up on the talk page of the article, I'm sure they've been through this before. Thanks! Snowfire51 (talk) 08:01, 27 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Your recent edits

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[edit] February 2008

Thanks for experimenting with Wikipedia. Your recent edit appears to have added incorrect information, and has been reverted or removed. All information in the encyclopedia must be verifiable in a reliable published source. If you believe the information you added was correct, please cite references or sources or discuss the changes on the article's talk page before making them. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you want to do. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. Thank you.

Phyllis Dobbs is a Woman Police Constable not a Woman Police Sergeant. Proof of this can be found here: [4]

Regards

Police,Mad,Jack (talk · contribs)☺ 09:09, 23 February 2008 (UTC)

Yep, I'll give you that one! I just checked (the DVD was still in my player...) and, right enough, no stripes! Can't imagine why but I always had a mental picture of three big bananas on her arm. Oh well; time she was promoted. FergusM1970 (talk) 04:35, 24 February 2008 (UTC)