User talk:Autonomous411

May 2015
Hello, I'm Jim1138. I noticed that you made a change to an article, Deflategate, 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. Jim1138 (talk) 07:24, 21 May 2015 (UTC)

Deflategate and sources
I appreciate what you are trying to add to the Deflategate article, I'm not saying it's wrong (or even that it is right), but you cannot add text which provides analysis of the Wells Report and only cite the Wells Report. The Wells Report is a primary source and, as such, should only be cited for direct quotes or paraphrased content without analyzing it. That means when you cite the Wells Report, you can only report what it says not what it means. When you provide additional meaning (as you are trying to do) you need to site reliable secondary sources, such as pieces in newspapers, books, or other sources of reliable journalism, where someone else has done that analysis for you. There are LOTS of good sources out there that arrive at the conclusions you are trying to write about, you need to cite THOSE and not the Wells Report itself, before putting that text in. I hope that makes sense. -- Jayron 32 04:01, 22 May 2015 (UTC)