User talk:Hugh Giant

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November 2016
Hello, I'm Jim1138. I wanted to let you know that I reverted one of your recent contributions —the one you made with this edit to Denis Cyr— because it did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. Jim1138 (talk) 02:38, 3 November 2016 (UTC)

Denis Cyr
There were a few problems with your edit. If you look at the article before your edit and as a result of your edit, you will notice a large number of wp:redlinks. Those are links to article names that don't exist. Articles should have very few, if any redlinks. You changed the wp:infobox - wp:template from template:Infobox ice hockey player Template:Infobox Teacher. As you can see from the redlink of the latter, it doesn't exist. There are a number of options. See Category:People and person infobox templates. Perhaps template:infobox person would be acceptable. A wp:biography of living persons does not need to have an infobox, but it is generally a good idea as it help format things and allows for easier updating. A second issue is that you are using yourself as a source of information. Is is called wp:original research which states: ''Wikipedia articles must not contain original research. The phrase "original research" (OR) is used on Wikipedia to refer to material—such as facts, allegations, and ideas—for which no reliable, published sources exist.''. Adding references is how we ensure that content is valid. Without references, a reader can not easily validate information and there is no presumption of accuracy. See Help:Referencing for beginners and Help:footnotes. This is covered by the Wikipedia policy of wp:verifiability (WP:V). Please wp:cite your edits with wp:reliable sources (RS). Per WP:V unsourced content can be removed. Remember, Wikipedia should be written for the layperson. I was not following much of your article. I have no idea what a "Teacher shooter" "BDL career", "facial", "swallow" are. Such jargon should be described or linked to. I could find no mention of "No Errors Association" Your content under "Citations" is quite cryptic. Please consider asking at the wp:teahouse as I am not always available. Thank you Jim1138 (talk) 05:31, 3 November 2016 (UTC)