User talk:Barndog1122

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Hello, Barndog1122, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful: I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on discussion pages using four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place  before the question. Again, welcome! -- saberwyn 11:43, 25 October 2011 (UTC)
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Camberra class LHDs
On the matter of your first contribution to Canberra class Landing Helicopter Dock. Unfortunately, the article has been restored to its previous version ('reverted' win Wikipedia parlance). The main reason for this is that no source was provided for the information. For inclusion on Wikipedia, information (particularly major claims like the one you made) need to be attributed to 'reliable, published sources' (such as books, journal/news articles, websites with editorial oversight, etc) so that the claim is 'verifiable' by other readers.

In a situation where there is a particularly significant claim, we must avoid 'original research' or 'original synthesis' by using sources needs to directly support the claim. You or I can't just look through Jane's Fighting Ships or similar, add up the numbers, then say "This is true". The fact itself is what is being verified, not only the data supporting it, and is what has to come from that reliable, published source.

You are welcome to re-add the information to the article, but when doing so, please indicate where it comes from. Don't worry about getting teh referencing formatting just right: plonk it in, and someone with more experience will come along and square it away. If you have any questions or need any assistance leave a message here or on my talk page, and I'll do what I can to help. -- saberwyn 11:43, 25 October 2011 (UTC)