User talk:Dbeider

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 * Hi, and a more personal welcome. I am sorry I had to revert your initial edit, but as the above templated message explains, information here on Wikipedia has to be verifiable.  Unfortunately, Fencing is not a sport sanctioned by the IHSA.  As it is not, I would have no idea of where to look for a reference for that info.  if I could have referenced it for you, I would have done so and left it in.  Unfortunately, what you know can never be used as a source for wikipedia.  You must be able to cite a reliable source such as a newspaper, book, magazine etc. If you can even tell me the name of the organization that sanctioned the state tournament, I would be happy to dig for the verification. John from Idegon (talk) 06:17, 18 November 2013 (UTC)