User talk:3ncrypt0r

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Please remember to sign your messages on talk pages by typing four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Questions, ask me on my talk page, or, and a volunteer should respond shortly. Again, welcome! Ian.thomson (talk) 10:38, 9 May 2017 (UTC)

A summary of some important site policies and guidelines

 * "Truth" is not the only criteria for inclusion, verifiability is also required.
 * We do not publish original thought nor original research.
 * Primary sources are usually avoided to prevent original research. Secondary or tertiary sources are preferred for this reason as well.
 * Reliable sources typically include: articles from mainstream magazines or newspapers (particularly scholarly journals), or books by recognized authors (basically, books by respected publishers). Online versions of these are usually accepted, provided they're held to the same standards.  User generated sources (like Wikipedia) are to be avoided.  Self-published sources should be avoided except for information by and about the subject that is not self-serving (for example, citing a company's website to establish something like year of establishment).
 * Don't edit war. Except in cases of clear-cut vandalism, do not revert changes to a page more than 3 times within a 24 hour period.

Ian.thomson (talk) 10:38, 9 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Reddit and other forums are user generated source, which we don't use. You need professional sources. Ian.thomson (talk) 01:53, 11 May 2017 (UTC)

Re: Cicada 3301 and "reliable sources"
Posts on Reddit do not qualify as reliable sources for Wikipedia purposes. Trivialist (talk) 10:54, 11 May 2017 (UTC)


 * That I am not sure about. I assume it would still fall under self-published sources guidelines. The Cicada 3301 talk page would be a better page to ask about that, to get more knowledgable editors' opinions. Trivialist (talk) 15:34, 11 May 2017 (UTC)

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-- 17:17, Tuesday, May 16, 2017 (UTC)