User talk:Ddyweb

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Dennis DeYoung
Your recent series of edits to the Dennis DeYoung page had some problems. WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 22:37, 13 February 2012 (UTC)
 * 1) In English, when an event occurred in the past, we use the past tense to describe it.  In 2008, DeYoung released (not releases).
 * 2) Facts (especially facts likely to be disputed, such as the platinum or triple-platinum status of a recording) require verification, in the form of a citation to a reliable source.  Several facts you introduced had no such citations.
 * 3) Individual paragraphs do not need "headlines".
 * 4) In a section chronicling a musician's career, events should be kept in chronological order.

Hello WikiDan61,

I will make the updates that you've suggested. The platinum status that I've included and all the text that I've submitted comes directly from Dennis DeYoung himself.

(Ddyweb (talk) 15:46, 15 February 2012 (UTC))
 * Information directly from Mr. DeYoung himself does not constituted a valid source. He can say anything he likes about his own success.  That doesn't make it true.  In order to be considered verifiable, the information must appear in a published source that is widely available, so that other editors can readily look up and verify the information.  WikiDan61 ChatMe!ReadMe!! 16:37, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of The Hunchback of Notre Dame (2008 musical)


A tag has been placed on The Hunchback of Notre Dame (2008 musical) requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a very short article providing little or no context to the reader. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.

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February 2012
Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute to the encyclopedia, but when you add or change content, as you did to the article Dennis DeYoung, please cite a reliable source for your addition. This helps maintain our policy of verifiability. See Citing sources for how to cite sources, and the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. Karl 334  ☞ TALK to ME ☜  16:11, 15 February 2012 (UTC)