User talk:2007sierra

June 2024
Hi 2007sierra! I noticed that you recently marked an edit as minor&#32;at Dubuque, Iowa that may not have been. "Minor edit" has a specific definition on Wikipedia—it refers only to superficial edits that could never be the subject of a dispute, such as typo corrections or reverting obvious vandalism. Any edit that changes the meaning of an article is not a minor edit, even if it only concerns a single word. Thank you. jlwoodwa (talk) 23:08, 26 June 2024 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the message. I added a historic landmark that was not listed in the arts and culture section. I linked out to it's Wikipedia page as well. I didn't delete anything. Would this not be a superficial edit, aka, Minor edit? Please advise.
 * P.S. I just created this Wikipedia account and I have to make 10 edits in order to be autoconfirmed. 2007sierra (talk) 23:15, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
 * That would not be a superficial edit. You might want to read, which explains that adding or removing content in an article is not a minor edit. Thanks for asking for clarification. jlwoodwa (talk) 23:19, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
 * According to that article, I just need to go into Dubuque, Iowa article, select edit and apply a "dummy edit" and not select minor edit? Is that correct? 2007sierra (talk) 23:23, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
 * If you're doing that, explains how to carry out a dummy edit; furthermore, the edit summary should note that the previous edit was major. jlwoodwa (talk) 23:31, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Correct. I forgot to mention that in my reply! Thanks for your help. 2007sierra (talk) 23:32, 26 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Slightly off topic, but remember to add citations. Many of the articles in the Dubuque Area were created 2004-2008 when citation requirements were sketchy. I have been fighting some unsourced material and trying to prevent unsourced inflation of the articles. I didn't undo your edit, however, as you were simply adding to a list. ✶Qux  yz  ✶  03:27, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
 * I'm happy to cite. Question! I linked to the Mathias Ham House Wikipedia page. But I see that's not a "reliable" source. How do you cite a historic landmark correctly? In that list, none of the places show a citation ([#]), all links. So just followed the pattern. And I'm a little confused as to when to use External links and References. For this edit, I could add either of these to the References section: https://www.rivermuseum.org/ham/hamsite https://www.cityofdubuque.org/708/Mathias-Ham-House But I see the City of Dubuque page is added to external links already. But as an external link, I don't think I can use that as a citation. I do not see any mention of the The National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium. But as those both being "personal" websites and not 3rd party publications, not sure if they are "verifiable" sources. As a noob and trying to read through all of the documentation, it's a bit overwhelming. Appreciate your patience! P.S. Born & raised in Dubuque! 2007sierra (talk) 17:29, 27 June 2024 (UTC)
 * In this one case, I'd say that you can violate WP:Primary as long as all you are doing is confirming that the MHH is on the list. I would use the City of Dubuque's cite as it that webpage does directly mention that the MHH. Also, RS/P only has sources that are routinely discussed and is not comprehensive. To cite a source, use and put the information in. To be honest, I usually use the VisualEditor for creating citations so you may have to look at some code or browse through some project space pages (maybe WP:Referencing for Beginners will help). ✶Qux  yz  ✶  17:44, 27 June 2024 (UTC)