User talk:AlexDeLarge007

And?
Ok, so I fucked up. Why did you feel it necessary to let me know? — Preceding unsigned comment added by AlexDeLarge007 (talk • contribs)


 * Hi.
 * RE: "why highlight an issue". Because Wikipedia is, fundamentally, driven by consensus editing. And consensus often requires discussion. And user talk pages are one of the simplest channels available to discuss edits and how they align with the project's agreed content and editing guidelines. Like the guideline on verifying sources or confirming the reliability of sources. Which you don't seem to have taken the time to read or to follow. And which you can reasonably expect another editor to highlight if it might help someone (especially a new editor) to avoid common mistakes, or to otherwise guide good-faith editors, or dissuade bad-or disruptive patterns of editing.
 * RE: "And?". And you perhaps might need to have a quick look at the guidelines about whether and when maintenance templates should be removed. While those templates might seem disruptive, they do serve a purpose. And, until that purpose is met (and the issues raised by the tagging editor are addressed) they shouldn't be removed. For example, adding a link to a blog post or a Facebook page or similar is very unlikely to address the referencing concerns raised by another editor. As such links don't meet the guidelines for reliable sources. And, even if they did, a tagging editor is unlikely to have tagged the entire article because just one single reference was missing.
 * I've been doing this for a while, and am happy to help if needed. But I would note that it normally takes a small bit more effort (than a quick Google and a quick link addition) before deciding to remove most maintenance tags. Cheers. Guliolopez (talk) 10:37, 6 May 2020 (UTC)