User talk:Chriscourtenay

Hi, Chris. While I can appreciate your desire to add your grandfather to articles related to his service, there are several reasons that this is inappropriate.
 * First, and most importantly, the content is not verifiable. It may be true, but unless other readers can independently verify it by using reliable sources (such as published magazine articles or films) it can't be included here.
 * Second, even if it could be verified, your grandfather was one of thousands; it would be undue weight to give special attention to one person for no other reason than that he's your grandfather.
 * Finally, because you are so close to the subject, you have a conflict of interest that might make it hard to address the events from a neutral point of view.

I hope you can understand why this content can't be added to those articles. As an alternative, you could add it to your own user space, such as on your user page, or on a subpage. That's a more appropriate place for personal information and family histories.

While we're at it, since nobody has officially welcomed you yet, I thought I would give you some links you might find helpful as you edit Wikipedia.


 * User tutorial
 * Help desk
 * Policy on maintaining a neutral point of view
 * Policy for content when editing articles and creating new ones
 * Notability guidelines for people
 * Tips for settling disputes
 * Guidelines for properly writing and formatting articles
 * Criteria for Good Articles
 * The Village Pump, our discussion forums

I hope you find these links useful. It looks like you're off to a good start, but if you have any questions, don't hesitate to drop me a line. Good luck, and happy editing! Kafziel Complaint Department: Please take a number 14:16, 28 May 2013 (UTC)