User talk:Dranster

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Welcome
Hi Dranster and welcome to Wikipedia. Thank you for your extensive additions to John Adams (educator). While I see no reason to doubt the accuracy of your contributions, it is considered standard Wikipedia practice to cite sources. In-line citations are best but a note in the References section is a good start. For further information, the article on writing better articles may be useful. Once again, thanks for your work. Good luck with your future contributions. Ando228 (talk) 19:11, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

Attacks in
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Adopt-a-user Communication Area
adoptofferKayau (talk) 10:42, 23 June 2009 (UTC) If you would like to accept me, tell me so in my talk page. Kayau (talk) 11:58, 23 June 2009 (UTC) Hello, ! I see that you have expressed an interest in being adopted by an experienced editor. I accept your request, being an experienced editor myself. Whether you want to learn about wiki markup, find something to do, or just talk to somebody, I'm the one you can talk to - just leave a message on my talk page. Good luck with Wikipedia! Kayau (talk) 05:07, 24 June 2009 (UTC)

Biographies
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I'm sorry Dranster
Hi Dranster! I would like to tell you that I will be very busy in the next fewe days, so I may not give you replies fast enough. You could try the Help Desk instead. But then of course, if you pity me, you could help out! (Details are on my userpage.) All the best, Kayau (Talk to me! See what I've done! Sign my guestbook!) 09:47, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

I've added some inline citation tags in some of your frequently edited articles. Please improve the citations, or those tags will never be taken away! There may even be funny little 'citation needed' tags on your page. Trust me, you won't like the consequences. All the best, Kayau (talk) 02:39, 26 June 2009 (UTC)

Welles and Palin

 * If someone removes Sarah Palin from list again, we'll report it as vandalism.Tomticker5 (talk) 16:35, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

Resolving Disputes
Hi Dranster, Just had a few more thoughts that might help you. I hope that is helpful and again I applaud you for being man (or woman) enough to ask for help and be open to the learning process. You are a great addition to the Wiki team!--Kbob (talk) 21:24, 8 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Generally speaking Wiki likes to preserve content. So an editor should have a pretty good reason for deleting a sentence or section from an article. This generally makes the burden of proof, so to speak, with the editor who wants to delete. Usually when I delete something I cite a Wiki policy as my reason in the Edit Summary box. For example: "Removed self promoting sentence see WP:POV see also talk page". My use of that Wiki policy can still be disputed but it puts me on pretty solid ground to start. If it's an article where other editors are active I will then make an entry on the talk page saying what I did and why. This shows I am being up front with my edits and I'm a team player.
 * If I am working on an article that is contentious and/or on probation then I would be more careful and I would go to the talk page first and give my proposal, get consensus and then make the change. If an editor skips that process and just makes a deletion without discussion than I would consider that to be poor behavior and I would bring it up (the content change not the behavior of the editor) on the talk page and get the support of other editors and then reverse the deletion by the offending editor.
 * Reversing someone's edits needs to be carefully considered because no one likes it and it almost always gets an emotional reaction. If it goes back and forth between editors without a discussion or consensus then it becomes an edit war and this could lead to problems for one or both of the editors involved.If I revert someone's edit I always go to the talk page and explain why and get a dialogue going. Communication is key.

re: Sarah Loring MacKaye
Hello, thanks for your message. I'm still not certain about the addition of this information to Steele MacKaye; not only does it contain numerous peacock words, which are unsuitable for inclusion anywhere, but it does not personally concern MacKaye himself, therefore giving undue weight to his sister. If she is notable enough, perhaps you can create an article dedicated to her accomplishments and family history. That way we can simply link to her with something along the lines of: "One of his sisters, Sarah Loring MacKaye (1841–1876), was a professional pianist and noted abolitionist." The goal is to keep the focus on the article's subject, which is of course Steele. María ( habla con migo ) 15:08, 12 July 2009 (UTC)


 * I understand, and I'm not saying that she be completely erased from her (arguably more notable) brother's life. As it is now, his sons receive far less attention than Loring MacKaye -- surely this is unfair.  Even Benton, who was one of the most famous conservationists of his time, is only listed by name.  Of course, because he has an article to himself, an entire paragraph about his accomplishments at his father's article is unnecessary.  IMHO, the information which you wish to add (and even some of what is currently at the article) would be better suited at Sarah Loring MacKaye.  María ( habla  con migo ) 18:05, 12 July 2009 (UTC)

Citing websites
See References. Notice that you only provided a URL for your web-based citations? Actually, you don't have to recite that lot every time because there is a good way to do it. It will make your references clearer and they won't need to click on it to verify. You can use the always handy template. If you have any questions regarding the template, don't hesitate to ask!  Kayau  David Copperfield  MOBY DICK   the great gatsby  03:16, 4 August 2009 (UTC)

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Suggestions * 2
Hey Dranster, can you include edit summaries for your changes? It's hard to wade through dozens of edits without knowing what each one is there for. Also, you might try using the preview button to keep the revision histories shorter. As always, happy editing, ~a (user • talk • contribs) 16:13, 10 March 2010 (UTC)

Love/Truelove Brewster
Wikipedia articles should not have slashes in the name of the article. If there should actually be a slash in the title, see Template:Wrongtitle and Naming conventions (technical restrictions) for what needs to be done to name it properly. It seems like the name of the article should actually be Love Brewster, though. If that's the case, you can make the change by clicking move at the top of the page and filling out the simple form that appears. Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks. —Joshua Scott (LiberalFascist) talk 18:50, 14 March 2010 (UTC)
 * Apparently there is a Love Brewster page already existing. I've asked for an Admin to move the page. —Joshua Scott (LiberalFascist) talk 19:09, 14 March 2010 (UTC)

Dana Plato
If the news of her son's death has been reported, and you've seen those reports, why not cite your sources? The article is already tagged as needing sources, so why add more uncited info? Dismas |(talk) 20:24, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

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Deletion of content on William Brewster page - October 2011
Hi Dranster,

I see you have removed my recent edit referring to Richard More on the William Brewster page.

Whilst you are correct to say that the focus of this article is William Brewster, the page at present makes no mention of a child that Brewster presumably raised as his own. Richard More was on the Mayflower under Brewster's care, as multiple sources attest.

I intend to reinstate this edit, but I am offering the opportunity for you to comment, as is considerd good practice on Wikipedia.

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Clarification sought in Marcius D. Raymond article
Hey, not sure if this is the right page for such an inquiry, but this paragraph is grammatically ambiguous and suggests a person born in 1833 fought in the American Revolutionary War as a private from Connecticut, even though that is impossible: ''He was a grandson of Mabel Gray, the daughter of John Gray and Elizabeth Skeel;[5] and Newcomb Raymond,[6] the son of David Raymond and Bethia Newcomb-Gray. He was one of the Proprietors and Pioneers of Sherburne, New York and had served in the American Revolutionary War as a private from Connecticut. He was at the Battle of Brandywine, Valley Forge and at the Siege of Yorktown. Mabel and Newcomb were the parents of ten children.'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcius_D._Raymond

I'm guessing it means his grandfather, but it's not clear. Wondering if I could get some clarification on that? Thanks.

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