User talk:Werdnawerdna

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[edit] Washington, DC

Thanks for contributing to the Washington article, but can you add a source to the info you added? Thanks. If you need help inserting the reference, let me know.--AgnosticPreachersKid (talk) 21:16, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Rules to edit by

Hi. Please familiarize yourself with two of Wikipedia's official policies:

• Wikipedia:No original research
• Wikipedia:Verifiability

Also you may want to look at the reliable sources guidelines. The policies are non-negotiable rules. They are the reason your edits to Virgin birth of Jesus continue to be reverted. If you can provide reliable sources for the paragraph you keep re-posting, and write it in neutral point of view, then it won't get deleted. Thanks. =Axlq (talk) 21:44, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

I responded to your comment on my talk page, but it basically says the same thing as I wrote above. =Axlq (talk) 01:36, 9 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Welcome

Hello, Werdnawerdna! Welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. You may benefit from following some of the links below, which will help you get the most out of Wikipedia. If you have any questions you can ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and ask your question there. Please remember to sign your name on talk pages by clicking or by typing four tildes "~~~~"; this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you are already loving Wikipedia you might want to consider being "adopted" by a more experienced editor or joining a WikiProject to collaborate with others in creating and improving articles of your interest. Click here for a directory of all the WikiProjects. Finally, please do your best to always fill in the edit summary field. Happy editing! -- Jza84 · (talk) 14:41, 3 March 2008 (UTC) Getting Started Wikipedia Tutorial • The five pillars of Wikipedia How to: edit a page • upload an image Getting Help Frequently Asked Questions Where to ask questions or make comments Request administrator attention Policies and Guidelines Neutral point of view • Reliable sources Verifiability • Citing sources • No original research What Wikipedia is not • Biographies of living persons Manual of Style • Three-revert rule • Sock puppetry Copyrights • Policy for non-free content • Image use policy External links • Spam • Vandalism Deletion policy • Conflict of interest • Notability The Community Community Portal • Adopt-a-user program Assume good faith • Civility • Etiquette No personal attacks • Resolving disputes Build consensus • Village pump Signpost • IRC channels • Mailing lists Things to do Be bold in editing • Help develop an article Pages needing attention • Peer review Join a WikiProject • Translating articles Cleaning up: General • Spam • Vandalism Miscellaneous Categories • Disambiguity • Stubs User pages • Talk pages Useful templates • Tools • User scripts

I would add that it is convention for places of birth in Britain to use the county of the time, i.e. Stretford, Lancashire pre 1 April 1974 and Stretford, Greater Manchester after this date. There are also guidelines on places at WP:PLACE and WP:UKCITIES. Hope that helps! Once again, welcome! -- Jza84 · (talk) 14:41, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] March 2008

Hi, the recent edit you made to Crimewatch UK has been reverted, as it appears to be unconstructive. Use the sandbox for testing; if you believe the edit was constructive, ensure that you provide an informative edit summary. You may also wish to read the introduction to editing. Thanks. Will ^(talk) 19:44, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

The recent edit you made to Sally Anne Bowman constitutes vandalism, and has been reverted. Please do not continue to vandalize pages; use the sandbox for testing. Thanks. Will ^(talk) 19:45, 10 March 2008 (UTC))

You weren't adding anything. Her being born in Sutton in 1987 is already there. You're pushing on several articles to have a non-standard "London Borough of Foo" added to pages where it doesn't matter. I suggest that, in order to not get caught up again, to read the above links that were given. Will ^(talk) 19:58, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

And what about the first one? If the non-standard spelling "sqeeze" is proper usage in this context there should be some explanation of this. —Random832 20:05, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

Squeeze should normally have a 'u' in it, like the one I added in Crimewatch UK. The only exception would be a brand name that uses an incorrect spelling as its name. I corrected a spelling error - now I'm being told that I'm wrong, and my correction has been reverted back. This is an encyclopedia. It is an educational website - it should not be showing incorrect spellings. Lots of people make fun of this site because of its errors. I'm improving many pages by correcting errors, and people are reverting them to being wrong again - why?

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[edit] The Good Life

Please stop your edits of The Good Life article. Surbiton is, by the people who live there, thought of as Surrey, and your edits insisting on the precise legality and unnecessary, especially for an article on a TV series. The programme always states it to be in Surrey, and it's something that's important for the show's suburban setting. The Government reforms of the 1960s and 1970s with regards to countries were largely ignored by many, and insisting upon them strikes me as a bit POV. If people go to the Surbiton article they will see where it officially is, and there is no need to state this on an article about a TV series.--UpDown (talk) 08:10, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Arthur C. Clarke

NNDB is not regarded as a reliable source, and even if it were, their quote is unsourced, refers to admission of one encounter only, which does not necessarily make Clarke bisexual, and it's clear he didn't want to talk about it anyway. The other site is also unsourced. We do not "out" people here, even if they're dead, on the basis of wishy-washy synthesis of unreliable sources. Thanks. --Rodhullandemu (Talk) 21:20, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Sourcing data

Please have a look at the Policies and guidelines quoted above in Jza84's welcome message. You will see that where materieal is added it needs to be verifiable. Online references are ideal as any wikipedia user can check them out for themselves. If references are offline (eg your use of a reference to Panorama in your contribution to Chalvey) maximum evidence should be provided, eg date of broadcast so that users can follow the reference up for themselves. Thanks. Grblundell (talk) 10:14, 29 March 2008 (UTC)

Another comment; instead of adding a link to a geneology website, it's better to add it as a reference using <ref> ref tags. If you want to find out how to do so, just ask me or see this page. Veinor ^{(talk to me)} 19:27, 17 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Ethnic categories

Hi. I've undone most of your additions of the Eurasian category; remember that categories are not exempt from WP:V and WP:BLP. If you feel like adding them again, please make sure that the article contains a well-reference assertion that the subject's ethnicity is relevant to their notability. Thanks, --John (talk) 19:01, 15 May 2008 (UTC)