User talk:Jmac64755

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References required
Your recent edits to Missouri community articles are being undone because you failed to include WP:reliable sources to support your content additions. Any content you add to Wikipedia articles must be supported by valid published references. Thank you, Vsmith (talk) 00:56, 24 August 2019 (UTC)

RE: References Required
Thank you for contacting me. I did not include all my sources as I was waiting to determine which mods observed the pages I edited - and here you all are! I have had issues in the past with mods not accepting any sources I submitted regarding these very rural communities (local newspapers, regionally published histories, court records, etc.) Very rarely have any of these communities been mentioned in any media published by a major firm based on the coasts.

I also have trouble understanding how make citations - I have been told inline citations are insufficient, however, I have been unable to work the syntax to make it appear correct on the page. I was informed by other users that a bot would come along and fix it, however one mod insisted on undoing everything I did until I figured out the syntax.

Please respond with what sources I am allowed to use and I will provide them.Jmac64755 (talk) 02:32, 24 August 2019 (UTC)


 * Sorry - it appears I made a typo in my previous post. Fixed it, but here it is again: WP:Reliable sources. Vsmith (talk) 12:23, 24 August 2019 (UTC)

I've formatted the references for Pennsboro, Missouri to help you. May still need tweaking a bit. See if you can follow the same format on your other articles. My apologies for not taking the time to understand previously. Vsmith (talk) 13:05, 24 August 2019 (UTC)