User talk:Acrawfordcpp

February 2018
Welcome to Wikipedia. We appreciate your contributions, including your edits to Tennessee State Guard, but we cannot accept original research. Original research refers to material—such as facts, allegations, ideas, and personal experiences—for which no reliable, published sources exist; it also encompasses combining published sources in a way to imply something that none of them explicitly say. Please be prepared to cite a reliable source for all of your contributions. Thank you. Et0048 (talk) 02:40, 7 February 2018 (UTC)

I made corrections based on the fact that I am the G1 in the TNSG. This edit being my first at trying to keep the information about MY TNSG accurate, isnt based on heresay or otherwise. I am not sure how I would cite an order that is not for public knowledge. Acrawfordcpp (talk) 04:17, 7 February 2018 (UTC)


 * I totally appreciate where you're coming from, and I have no doubt that you know this information better than anyone. The problem is that under Wikipedia policy, firsthand knowledge that doesn't have a published source is still considered original research so even if I ignored it it would still get removed. I think the best bet for getting a source for the order is to do so when one of the State Guard unit websites updates its uniform section. For example, the current citation used is the FAQ section of the Third Regiment's website which still lists the BDUs as the official uniform. Since the uniforms have changed recently, I'm sure they'll update that page to reflect it pretty soon, as whoever is in charge of that website most likely doesn't want to give out outdated information. As soon as they or one of the regimental pages updates their information, I'd be more than happy to help update the information and citation. Or, if there's a newsletter that mentions it, or a news article, or anything like that, that would also work. Unfortunately, until then, Wikipedia will make us use the last available published facts, which in this case only includes the FAQ section on the Third Regiment's website and TNSG Regulation 670-1.


 * I am very much on the same page as you; I want the page to have the most recent and updated information. That's why I want to lock it in with a good published source so it can be published and stay published. And again, if you do have questions about adding the source if and when you find it (I've looked and haven't found it yet but I'll keep my eye out) I'm more than happy to help with any questions you have about formatting it in. Et0048 (talk) 18:38, 8 February 2018 (UTC)