User talk:LyraAlluse

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 * Thank you so much to everyone who helped resolve my issues and helped me with my article. I hope to write more and improve the one I have posted as well. LyraAlluse (talk) 22:17, 28 February 2015 (UTC)LyraAlluse

Your User page
Please thoroughly review the Wikipedia policy on user pages. I removed most of the links on your User page based on the spam policy which states, "Adding external links to an article or user page for the purpose of promoting a website or a product is not allowed, and is considered to be spam." The other link should probably be removed as well, it's a less blatant violation IMO. Normally Wikipedia editors do not edit each other User pages except to correct spelling errors, or in the case of big problems like spam links (see the User page policy section WP:UP). It was also a bad idea to put your email addresses out there as they are now permanently there, even if you remove them, they are still available in the page history. Finally please note that these actions, and their explanations, are only meant to help you understand the Wikipedia community and to become a productive Editor if you wish to. BTW: I really like your article Haunted doll, it looks like it was written by a veteran editor. And, as I said above, please feel free to reach out with any questions you may have. —&#160;&#160; &#160;&#160;Bill W.&#160;&#160;  &#160;&#160; (Talk)&#160;&#160;(Contrib)&#160;&#160; (User:Wtwilson3) &#160;&#160;— 15:03, 27 February 2015 (UTC)


 * Okay thank you. I thought that the user pages could be edited and I wasn't sure if the website rule just applied to articles that you were writing or everything. I was a little confused about that. I appreciate all of your help in letting me know more about the site rules. I am happy that you like my doll article. I happen to know a lot about this subject having owned a haunted doll myself for many years. I also am thinking of making a contribution about cursed objects since that is another area I am very familiar with having encountered many throughout my life. LyraAlluse (talk) 16:38, 27 February 2015 (UTC)LyraAlluse


 * A couple more tips I thought of. First, on talk page comments you can use a colon : as the first character to indent your replies, multiple colons give multiple levels of indent.  This is useful to help everyone differentiate between each editor's comments, as well as when a new, unrelated comment is posted on a thread (in that case, use no colons to begin the new comment at the margin.  Second, on the Haunted doll article, please remember to avoid original research at all costs.  Your article has already been tagged as potentially containing WP:OR and the only way to prove it is not original research is to cite reliable sources that meet Wikipedia's citation guidelines.  Even if you are an expert in the field, sources to works other than your own need to be provided.  Hope that helps. —&#160;&#160;  &#160;&#160;Bill W.&#160;&#160;  &#160;&#160; (Talk)&#160;&#160;(Contrib)&#160;&#160; (User:Wtwilson3) &#160;&#160;— 16:55, 27 February 2015 (UTC)


 * Thank you for the advice! I am actually trying to add a book as a reference for the information about the dolls, but I don't know how to add a book in the paragraphs about each doll so it will reference the book underneath. Do you have any suggestions? Thank you for answering my question. — Preceding unsigned comment added by LyraAlluse (talk • contribs) 17:03, 27 February 2015‎ (UTC)


 * User has already helped on that score.  And don't forget to sign your posts.&#160;&#160;:-)&#160;&#160; —&#160;&#160;  &#160;&#160;Bill W.&#160;&#160;  &#160;&#160; (Talk)&#160;&#160;(Contrib)&#160;&#160; (User:Wtwilson3) &#160;&#160;— 17:12, 27 February 2015 (UTC)

Haunted doll improvements
Cool! I appreciate the help. I have a few more questions if you wouldn't mind answering them. On my Wiki Page it has these two notices: This article relies largely or entirely upon a single source. Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources. (and) This article or section possibly contains previously unpublished synthesis of published material that conveys ideas not attributable to the original sources.

How would I go about fixing this? I actually used more than one source, including academic articles and two books so I don't know why it says a single source. Also I am not sure what the unpublished synthesis thing means. What can I add to make it not say unpublished synthesis.

Also I want my post to say Haunted Dolls not Haunted doll, it got changed I think. Thank you for answering my questions and have a nice day. LyraAlluse (talk) 20:13, 27 February 2015 (UTC)LyraAlluse


 * Ok, I'll take your questions one by one.
 * Relies largely … upon a single source. When the tag was placed you has 29 references to one source and seven to other sources, so it was true.  You have diversified that somewhat, but 21 references still to that main source is a lot.  The cleanup notice can be removed by any editor (including you) once they feel the issue has been resolved.  Try to find other sources for some of the facts supported by that book and further diversify your sources and then remove the template that creates the notice: one source
 * …possibly contains previously unpublished synthesis of published material… This is a type of what we call original research. This means you have taken the source material and interpreted it, or drawn conclusions from it, that are not specifically stated in the text.  The WP:OR article I linked can give you suggestions how to avoid original research.  Remember Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, we aggregate facts drawn by other reliable sources we do not create our own facts or opinions.
 * You say, "I want my post to say…" and this is a small problem. On Wikipedia no one owns articles.  It is a very important part of what makes this organization of thousands of editors work well (usually) as a team.  So anyone can come along and change anything they want, including sometimes vandals.  You can always repair the vandalism, but it's bound to happen.  Especially on articles related to anything occult, because those articles tend to attract the attention of mischievous teenagers.
 * Finally, the title of the article. Please read WP:Article titles for the complete policy, but in a nutshell except for proper names only the first word is capitalized, and article titles are never plural unless the object does not exist in the singular.  See WP:Naming conventions (plurals) for more information.  So an editor did change the name of the article to comply with policy.
 * Finally I have to say again you are off to a great start. This is a very good article.  I recommend you peruse the Wikipedia Manual of Style for more information on how content and formatting are treated, but it looks like you already have most of the basics. —&#160;&#160;  &#160;&#160;Bill W.&#160;&#160;  &#160;&#160; (Talk)&#160;&#160;(Contrib)&#160;&#160; (User:Wtwilson3) &#160;&#160;— 13:07, 28 February 2015 (UTC)


 * Thank you so much for all of the great suggestions and help! I will spend some time working on improving my article. I appreciate your help with everything. LyraAlluse (talk) 22:13, 28 February 2015 (UTC)LyraAlluse

Haunted Doll Market
Just to clarify that your "Haunted Doll Market" section isn't appropriate for Wikipedia right now because it's all WP:PRIMARY sourced; you're saying that a shop website exists and using the shop itself as a source. Wikipedia uses WP:SECONDARY sources instead of primary ones - you need to start from a newspaper or book source that writes about the market for these dolls, and work from there. --McGeddon (talk) 20:48, 27 February 2015 (UTC)


 * Okay thank you for letting me know. I tried to update Haunted Doll market so it references a secondary source. Let me know if that is okay. LyraAlluse (talk) 21:26, 27 February 2015 (UTC)LyraAlluse