User talk:Amberskys

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Once again, welcome! Fettlemap (talk) 00:47, 11 June 2021 (UTC)

Thank you for reminding me to include citations whenever I edit articles. I have corrected my errors. However, regarding various Wikipedia pieces, I am inclined to dispute the editors use of "bordered". For example, the word is vital because many places surround Carson, but, according to Google Maps, only one place, West Carson, actually sits on the border of Carson, so I am confused, and I sense that other readers might also misunderstand the editors' intent. Amberskys (talk) 21:17, 13 June 2021 (UTC) Amberskys (talk) 05:02, 13 June 2021 (UTC) Ambersky
 * Please let other editors join in the discussion by using the Talk page for Carson. The discussion will be available for discovery by future editors also. At the top of the page, click on New Section, add a title, and share your concerns. Fettlemap (talk) 21:16, 13 June 2021 (UTC)

June 2021
Hello, I'm Rdp060707. I noticed that you made a change to an article, Rancho Dominguez, California, but you didn't provide a source. I’ve removed it for now, but if you’d like to include a citation to a reliable source and re-add it, please do so! If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. Rdp060707&#124;talk 06:28, 13 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi Amberskys, I think I know what you're trying to do, which is add and correct the neighboring cities using Google Maps. Google Maps is pretty accurate with city boundaries, and will show them to you if you click on the name of the city.  It gets complicated because some of the neighboring cities have Wikipedia articles, and some don't.  I don't think you need to source it either.  The problem was the tone of your edit seemed to be a discussion.  If you try it again, I can help you.  Magnolia677 (talk) 14:08, 13 June 2021 (UTC)


 * Hello, Magnolia677: It is a pleasure to know that someone is so graciously willing to help me navigate this interesting site. I would appreciate your help. Nevertheless, my concern is that the editor (Rdp060707) will not be satisfied with my changes to the Rancho Dominguez, California information. The person seemed to think that I did not cite my corrections. I cited one as follows: (Google Maps, Map Data 2021). The other began this way: "According to Google Maps, etc." How do I eliminate the wordiness of my revisions and carefully provide sources? Would you prefer to see the entire section with my corrections or just my corrections; I forgot to save them, so please tell me what you need to know about my errors. Thank you for offering to help me. Amberskys (talk) 21:17, 13 June 2021 (UTC) Amberskys (User talk:Amberskys|talk]]) 09:36, 13 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, and welcome. That editor and I jumped on your edits because they didn't conform to the Wiki-way (poorly sourced or awkward syntax).  As I said, Google Maps seems to follow the GIS of most cities pretty accurately.  A suggestion I would make is to click onto each neighboring city in Google Maps, and add them to a "geographic template", which gets placed at the bottom of the article:


 * Also, every edit you make to a page on Wikipedia is stored in the page history (click on "view history" above). And if you want to call an editor to this talk page, you need to "ping" them or they may miss it  .  Cheers. Magnolia677 (talk) 17:31, 13 June 2021 (UTC)