User talk:Allstate5

Recent edit to DeMarre Carroll
Wikipedia isn't a WP:CRYSTAL ball. We can't know what would have happened against the Pacers, so rather than imagining it we must stick to what is described in a Reliable Source WP:RS Thank you! Jacona (talk) 00:51, 20 July 2014 (UTC)


 * Hi, and thanks for your efforts to improve Wikipedia. I personally make many mistakes, as everyone who edits very much does.  If you want to accomplish much on Wikipedia (and in life in general) you need to learn to work within certain frameworks.  First, assume good faith WP:GOODFAITH.  Avoid personal attacks WP:NPA.  Learn how things are done and work within the system.  For instance, when posting a new topic on someones talk page, always post at the bottom.  Otherwise your comments might not be noticed, or might be ignored.  As many editors edit a large number of pages, provide a wikilink to the page in question by putting the page name between two pairs of brackets  like this, for instance here is a wikilik to the page in question, DeMarre Carroll.  Finally, always sign your comments by typing in four tildes in a row like this ~ Now, in relation to the edit onDeMarre Carroll, it appears that he led them past the Hawks, but they had not yet played the Pacers, so there is no way to be certain what would have happened against the Pacers had there not been injuries.  A sportswriters opinion is not a fact, which is what we hope fills the encyclopedia!  Again, welcome to Wikipedia, and happy editing!  Jacona (talk) 10:29, 22 July 2014 (UTC)

July 2014
This is your only warning; if you make personal attacks on other people again, as you did at User talk:JaconaFrere, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. Comment on content, not on other contributors or people. John from Idegon (talk) 05:45, 22 July 2014 (UTC)
 * I might have put it in a different way than, but unless you cite a source for an opinion like the one he/she removed, it is going to get removed. No-one here is interested in your opinion.  That being said, it appears you were relating what a source said.  So next time, cite the source and there will be no problem.  Insulting other editors here is not the way to get things done. Instructions for citing sources follow.John from Idegon (talk) 05:52, 22 July 2014 (UTC)

Adding references can be easy
Hello! Here's how to add references from reliable sources for the content you add to Wikipedia. This helps maintain the Wikipedia policy of verifiability.

Adding well formatted references is actually quite easy:
 * 1) While editing any article or a wikipage, on the top of the edit window you will see a toolbar which says "Cite". Click on it.
 * 2) Then click on "Templates".
 * 3) Choose the most appropriate template and fill in as many details as you can. This will add a well formatted reference that is helpful in case the web URL (or "website link") becomes inactive in the future.
 * 4) Click on Preview when you're done filling out the 'Cite (web/news/book/journal)' to make sure that the reference is correct.
 * 5) Click on Insert to insert the reference into your editing window content.
 * 6) Click on Show preview to Preview all your editing changes.
 * Before clicking on Save page, check that a References header  ==References==  is near the end of the article.
 * And check that    is directly underneath that header.
 * 7.Click on Save page. ...and you've just added a complete reference to a Wikipedia article.

You can read more about this on Help:Edit toolbar or see this video File:RefTools.ogv.

Hope this helps, --John from Idegon (talk) 05:52, 22 July 2014 (UTC)


 * To use this message, place  on User:talk pages when needed.


 * Allstate5: Wikipedia requires references. Especially in articles about living people. In response to your complaint at User talk:ClueBot Commons, I've looked at your edits in the last 2 articles where ClueBot NG reverted you, and you removed a reference in the first instance, rather than adding one - and put in very contentious material the second time, too - and the second time when you reinstated the edit, you left a message demanding the other editor check the sources. No. If you add it, you need to add a reference with it. That's what we do here, so that readers can rely on what we say. I see someone has put a tutorial about how to add references above. I hope that helps. I'm going to add a more general welcome template below, with links to where you can read up on our policies and guidelines, and how to ask for help if you wish. It does not look as if anyone thought to give you that before. It's a bit big, I'm afraid. Yngvadottir (talk) 21:08, 22 July 2014 (UTC)

Why did I get blocked?==July 2014== You have been blocked from editing Wikipedia  as a result of your . You are free to make constructive edits after the block has expired, but please note that vandalism (including page blanking or addition of random text), spam, deliberate misinformation, privacy violations, personal attacks; and repeated, blatant violations of our policies concerning neutral point of view and biographies of living persons will not be tolerated. Bearian (talk) 22:21, 22 July 2014 (UTC)