User talk:Kersik

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Kersi, please don't do things like this. I hope these points will not discourage you from editing the 'pedia. Again, welcome! Should you have questions or need help, leave me a note on my talk page, or simply add to this one. -- Fullstop
 * While you are formally correct, Zoroastrians in general are not the subject of that article, so its not legitimate to apply a general statistic to a specific subset.
 * Also, with that edit you've replaced verifiable material in favour of an unverifiable one, which of course diminishes the reliability of the article as a whole.
 * Third, its always a good idea to put yourself in the shoes of the average reader, that is, someone who will not be familiar with the topic at hand, and - because the reader will be missing a crucial piece of information - the statement you made could be understood to be in contradiction of what follows it.
 * Finally, Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, and should thus present information in encyclopedic language; for example (as is the case in your edit), rather than addressing the reader directly ("... if you include ..."), use the infinitive ("... to include ...").
 * Please also take care with punctuation and orthography (spelling).