User talk:KurtMathers

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 * Kurt, to expand on the above, there are a lot of tumblrs and blogs and fan sites that are considered unreliable sources, and shouldn't be used for Glee articles—this extends to all of Wikipedia, of course—and a list of those are on the talk page of the season 6 article (Talk:Glee (season 6)). Mjsbigblog is definitely one of the unreliable ones. One concept that newcomers to Wikipedia don't usually grasp is that this is an encyclopedia: the important thing is not to have information first, but to include only information that can reliably be sourced and cited. People can always search the web for rumors or inklings of forthcoming episodes and songs, but until that can be backed up by what Wikipedia considers a valid source, that information should not be added, and will be removed if it is. Sometimes it takes months before an early rumor can be confirmed with a reliable source, and quite often the reliable information is far different from the early reports.


 * I know it's disappointing to have your early edits removed—it happened to me when I was starting, and hadn't understood how Wikipedia works—and I hope you will continue to contribute. Just remember that information—especially advance information—needs reliable sourcing to be added. Thanks, and best of luck going forward. BlueMoonset (talk) 13:32, 27 September 2014 (UTC)