User talk:Elizabeth7770

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Hello, Elizabeth7770, and welcome to Wikipedia! My name is Shalor and I work with the Wiki Education Foundation; I help support students who are editing as part of a class assignment.

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August 2018
Hello, I'm Donner60. I noticed that you made a change to an article, Media and LGBTQ youth of colour in the United States, but you didn't provide a source. I’ve removed it for now, but if you’d like to include a citation to a reliable source and re-add it, please do so! If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. Donner60 (talk) 03:05, 8 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks ! Elizabeth7770, all content must have reliable sources or it can be challenged and removed, as is what happened here. This is especially relevant with any controversial or contentious claims, such as the claim that white gay men are just as racist as white straight men. Something like this really needs a source and should also be attributed to the person or organizations that made the claim, such as "According to So-and-so, studies have reported that gay minorities are as likely to experience racism from white gay men as they are from white straight men." Avoid making blanket statements since relatively few things are seen as generally true by the majority of people (ie, scholars, academics, authorities) on a topic. Something like this should always be attributed and sourced.
 * It's also very important that the source be reliable. If the person is pulling on personal experiences, it's typically better to look for better sourcing. The reason for this is that one person's experiences may not be representative of an entire group's experiences. If they're reporting what they've been told that can sometimes be included, but it has to be very carefully phrased and you must make sure that the source is reliable and that the person making the claim is seen as an authority. This may seem strict, but this is basically just verification - we need to make sure that the person is legitimate and not overstating or generalizing. Even if there are other sources that are more reliable (ie, an academic journal article written by a well known authority or LGBT figure), you have to approach these sources with caution and in cases where more reliable sources are available, make sure that you use the most reliable source.
 * I hope that this helps explain this! Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 20:17, 10 August 2018 (UTC)