User talk:ColinMcgrady

Recent edit to Super Smash Bros. Melee
Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. I noticed that you made a change to an article, Super Smash Bros. Melee, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so! If you need guidance on referencing, please see the referencing for beginners tutorial, or if you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you! Materialscientist (talk) 02:29, 10 October 2016 (UTC)

Thank you for your response to my post on Super Smash Bros, Melee. I observed it as constructive criticism and immediatly went to go include a source in my "short essay". Had you not messaged me, I would have continued to made edits, not knowing i had to put down a credible source, and would have gotten far more edits taken down. I thank you once again. ColinMcgrady (talk) 03:10, 10 October 2016 (UTC)
 * Your edits to Super Smash Bros. Melee fall under game guide material. While we appreciate the effort, please keep in mind that detailed instructions for unlocking characters are not appropriate for Wikipedia. --ThomasO1989 (talk) 03:32, 10 October 2016 (UTC)
 * To add on to my note, the reason we usually don't include this information is because video game articles aren't necessarily written for those interested in playing the game. The article should cover enough information that anyone, even those who have never played a video game before, should generally be able to understand how it plays and how it's notable. Since instructions on unlocking characters/trophies/stages does not contribute to that, we omit that. --ThomasO1989 (talk) 03:39, 10 October 2016 (UTC)

I appreciate that you notified me on to what was wrong with my edit. This information will help me to write future edits knowing that I have made no severe mistakes. Thank you. ColinMcgrady (talk) 03:46, 10 October 2016 (UTC)