User talk:DirSec

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Again, welcome! BilCat (talk) 01:37, 5 April 2019 (UTC)

April 2019
Hello, I'm BilCat. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, USS Constellation (CV-64), but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history 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. BilCat (talk) 01:38, 5 April 2019 (UTC)

Bill, good evening. I am the Ship's Historian for USS Constellation (CVA/CV 64) Association and a former crew member. I have spent the last four years researching and reconstructing every day of Constellation's service-life through DoD & Department of Navy documents obtained from NARA, NHHC, various Navy Component Commands, public media archives and personal but verified statements from former crew members.

I am a bit confused about the desire to change what I would perceive as "minor" changes and yet the article allows for a long debunked rumor that by its very nature cannot be corroborated in any official or reliable way.

I will make an effort to backtrack source documents but could use some guidance on how quote information from paper or paid documents.

Thank You

Jeffrey Saupp jsaupp@cv-64.com DirSec (talk) 03:06, 5 April 2019 (UTC)


 * Hi Jeffery. Sorry for any confusion, but Wikipedia needs to cite reliable published sources, preferably secondary sources. Anything directly published publicly the Navy, especially available online, would be primary but reliable. However, unpublished documents generally aren't acceptable, especially personal knowledge. The $75 million figure is from DANFS as published on the NHHC site here. I know DANFS isn't perfect, but it's usually acceptable in the absence of better sources available. Citing military sources isn't my strong suit, so you might ask for advice on the Military History Project's talk page. It's a great project, and someone should be able to tell you how to go about sourcing this, and what sources would be acceptable. Thanks. - BilCat (talk) 04:06, 5 April 2019 (UTC)