User talk:Jibbyjubber

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March 2023
Hello, I'm MichaelMaggs. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Bradford-on-Avon, 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. You can have a look at referencing for beginners. If you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. MichaelMaggs (talk) 09:37, 18 March 2023 (UTC)

Hello, I'm MichaelMaggs. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Certaldo, 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. You can have a look at referencing for beginners. If you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. MichaelMaggs (talk) 09:39, 18 March 2023 (UTC)

Hello, I'm MichaelMaggs. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Monteriggioni, 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. You can have a look at referencing for beginners. If you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. MichaelMaggs (talk) 09:40, 18 March 2023 (UTC)

Please do not add or change content, as you did at Lancia Beta, without citing a reliable source. Please review the guidelines at Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. MichaelMaggs (talk) 09:42, 18 March 2023 (UTC)

Your edits
Hi, thanks for contributing. Please read the information about referencing, though, as it's essential that information added to the encyclopedia is properly sourced and cited where required. It's not enough that you personally know some fact to be correct: you must cite a reliable source. MichaelMaggs (talk) 09:47, 18 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Hi Michael
 * thanks for your email. I am curious that you ask for references from “reliable sources” and yet many Wiki pages merely quote a newspaper article as the reference??? A journalists article is no more legitimate that something that I or anyone else has experienced or witnessed. I have noted there are Wiki pages about individuals where a journalist make erroneous allegations, lies and misinformation which can’t be challenged as the page is locked. If there is a page about me for instance I should have the right to correct any false or libellous accusations or comments! Would you not agree?
 * kind regards
 * Chris 176.35.158.249 (talk) 17:46, 19 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Hi Michael
 * thanks for your email. I am curious that you ask for references from “reliable sources” and yet many Wiki pages merely quote a newspaper article as the reference??? A journalists article is no more legitimate that something that I or anyone else has experienced or witnessed. I have noted there are Wiki pages about individuals where a journalist make erroneous allegations, lies and misinformation which can’t be challenged as the page is locked. If there is a page about me for instance I should have the right to correct any false or libellous accusations or comments! Would you not agree?
 * kind regards
 * Chris Jibbyjubber (talk) 09:09, 29 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Hi Chris, what Wikipedia does and does not count as a "reliable source" can seem rather arcane - have a look at Reliable sources for details. Most (but not all) newspaper articles are allowable sources, on the basis that there is, or at least should be, some independent fact-checking going on. That's where published newspapers, books, journals etc differ from non fact-checked sources such as personal knowledge, personal blogs, Youtube videos and so on. Of course journalists, like everybody else, do make mistakes, and incorrect sources can be challenged when contradicted by other reliable published sources. Importantly, published reliable sources can't be challeged by an editor who just happens to know something personally, as there's no way to verify that editor's self-stated personal experience. Biographical articles can sometimes be locked if editors repeatedly make non-sourced or disruptive edits, but the talk page should always be available. To get a locked article corrected, post your suggested edit on the talk page along with - and this is important - details of the published reliable source you're relying upon to support the correction. MichaelMaggs (talk) 10:13, 29 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Hi Michael
 * thank-you for the very lengthy response.
 * my point is that if a newspaper journalist makes incorrect, false or deflamatory allegations against someone and that persons Wiki page is locked then how does the individual correct the erroneous statements ?
 * kind regards
 * chris Jibbyjubber (talk) 10:23, 29 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Generally, post to the talk page with the details mentioned in my last sentence. There's a lot more information about biographical articles specifically at Biographies of living persons, including details about how to handle potentially libellous information. You might also find WP:AUTOPROB useful. MichaelMaggs (talk) 10:45, 29 March 2023 (UTC)