User talk:Leverg

Welcome to Wikipedia
Hello, Leverg. Thank you for your additions to the Serial killer article. In seeing your edits to that article, I also see that you are a new Wikipedia editor (at least under your current username). Thus, in case you need it, I give you this list in order to help your editing here:


 * 1) What Wikipedia is not, which summarizes what belongs in Wikipedia and what does not;
 * 2) Neutral point of view, which describes Wikipedia's mandatory core approach to neutral, unbiased article-writing;
 * 3) No original research, which prohibits the use of Wikipedia to publish personal views and original research of editors and defines Wikipedia's role as an encyclopedia of existing recognized knowledge;
 * 4) Verifiability, which explains that it must be possible for readers to verify all content against credible external sources (following the guidance in the Risk disclaimer that is linked-to at the bottom of every article);
 * 5) Reliable sources, which explains what factors determine whether a source is acceptable;
 * 6) Citing sources, which describes the manner of citing sources so that readers can verify content for themselves; and
 * 7) Manual of Style, which offers a style guide—in general editors tend to acquire knowledge of appropriate writing styles and detailed formatting over time.

These are often abbreviated to WP:NOT, WP:NPOV, WP:NOR, WP:V, WP:RS, WP:CITE, and WP:MOS respectively.

Also, you need to always sign your comments when "talking" on Wikipedia talk pages. To sign your comments, all you have to do is type four tildes beside them.

Take care, and welcome to Wikipedia. Flyer22 (talk) 15:53, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

Non-free content
Hi. I've added quotation marks to your quote, here. Wikipedia does permit the limited use of non-free text, but our policy requires that all such content be clearly marked by quotation marks or block quote. (See Copyrights and Non-free content.) This is essential to help our readers and reusers distinguish between text that is free for their own reproduction and modification and text that is under copyright. This will help them in determining if reuse is legal under whatever fair use provisions may apply to their respective countries, as some countries are quite a bit more strict than the U.S.

Also, when you add a quotation, you should attribute it inline (name the speakers in the sentence) and justify it in some way. Our guidelines mention as some specific examples of justifiable usage illustrating a point, establishing context or attributing a point of view or idea. This helps to satisfy the transformative requirement of the U.S. fair use provisions. Thanks. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 19:15, 29 May 2010 (UTC)