User talk:JohnJWalshaw

November 2023
Welcome to Wikipedia. We appreciate your contributions, but in one of your recent edits to Cyril Beach, it appears that you have added original research, which is against Wikipedia's policies. Original research refers to material—such as facts, allegations, ideas, and personal experiences—for which no reliable, published sources exist; it also encompasses combining published sources in a way to imply something that none of them explicitly say. Please be prepared to cite a reliable source for all of your contributions. You can have a look at the tutorial on citing sources. Thank you. AntiDionysius (talk) 22:39, 8 November 2023 (UTC)


 * Many thanks and I completely understand the concern. Prior to publishing I read some of the guidelines and could see this could present a challenge. I agree there is no published source. As my edit is from my own eye-witness account of the death, I can lay claim to being a reliable source on the fact however. Please let me know if you have a recommendation of amendments or deletions. JohnJWalshaw (talk) 23:16, 8 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately if the only source available is your eye-witness account, we can't include the information. Verifiability is one of the core policies of Wikipedia, so if something can't be verified in reliable sources, it is not suitable for inclusion on Wikipedia, even if it is true. I know this may be frustrating, but I hope you can understand the reasoning behind it. AntiDionysius (talk) 23:21, 8 November 2023 (UTC)
 * I completely understand. To conclude, do you recommend I delete the edit? JohnJWalshaw (talk) 23:24, 8 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks for understanding. I've already reverted back to the version of the article before you edited, so there's no need for you to do anything. I hope you'll stick around Wikipedia! AntiDionysius (talk) 23:26, 8 November 2023 (UTC)
 * This was really helpful for me and thank you for the dialog. JohnJWalshaw (talk) 23:27, 8 November 2023 (UTC)