User talk:Jack7171958

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Also, Jack, while you mentioned the book as a source we do not have an article. The Bataan Death March article became a long, unsourced WP:NOTMEMORIAL type listing which is why I pared it down to those people who have articles. Thanks. – S. Rich (talk) 01:50, 14 October 2013 (UTC)

October 2013
Welcome to Wikipedia. At least one of your recent edits, such as the edit you made to Bataan Death March, did not appear to be constructive and has been reverted or removed. Although everyone is welcome to contribute to Wikipedia, please take some time to familiarise yourself with our policies and guidelines. You can find information about these at the welcome page which also provides further information about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. If you only meant to make some test edits, please use the sandbox for that. Thank you. ''Please, Jack, adding this name to the list is not helpful. Perhaps the book can be used as a reliable source for material in the article. But adding the name for the sake of adding the name does not work. We need articles about people who are notable, and the book may be a source in that regard. Once an article about Sullivan is written, then it is appropriate to add his name to the list. Thanks. '' – S. Rich (talk) 03:14, 14 October 2013 (UTC) PS: I've preserved the data about the book in a proper citation template on the article talk page. Thanks. 03:16, 14 October 2013 (UTC)