User talk:Ashiacontreras

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Hello, Ashiacontreras, and welcome to Wikipedia! My name is Shalor and I work with the Wiki Education Foundation; I help support students who are editing as part of a class assignment.

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Welcome to Wikipedia. We appreciate your contributions, but in one of your recent edits, it appears that you have added original research, which is against Wikipedia's policies. 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. OhNo itsJamie Talk 20:35, 2 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi, I have to agree with Jamie - the content had original research and also had issues with tone. When writing we can only state what is already stated in reliable sources and in a neutral fashion. Writing that some things are a "must do" is seen as a personal opinion, as this will be very subjective based on the person. For example, some visitors may prioritize other things - especially if they have some sort of disability or other factor that would keep them from scuba diving. The writing style should also leave out phrases like 'you', as this is too casual and direct of a style - it should be written in a formal style that doesn't seem to have a specific writer. Finally, with sourcing make sure that it's the best possible sourcing - e-commerce and tourism sites are typically not the best sources because their goal is to sell the reader on something: they have a vested interest in promoting a specific thing. Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 14:44, 3 May 2018 (UTC)