User talk:MarcIR

July 2017
Hello, I'm John from Idegon. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to Cordele, Georgia have been undone because they did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you think a mistake was made, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. ''please do not remove references. tabular data such as census figures are reported in the order that the source reports them.'' John from Idegon (talk) 03:55, 26 July 2017 (UTC)

Please do not remove content or templates from pages on Wikipedia, as you did to Cordele, Georgia, without giving a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. Your content removal does not appear to be constructive and has been reverted. If you only meant to make a test edit, please use the sandbox for that. Thank you. John from Idegon (talk) 03:56, 26 July 2017 (UTC)

Hello. Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia.

Please be sure to provide a summary of every edit you make, even if you write only the briefest of summaries. The summaries are very helpful to people browsing an article's history.

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Please use the edit summary to explain your reasoning for the edit, or a summary of what the edit changes. You can give yourself a reminder to add an edit summary by setting. Thanks! John from Idegon (talk) 03:56, 26 July 2017 (UTC)

Please stop adding unsourced content, as you did to Cordele, Georgia. This contravenes Wikipedia's policy on verifiability. If you continue to do so, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia. John from Idegon (talk) 04:13, 26 July 2017 (UTC)

Welcome!
Hello, MarcIR, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few links to pages you might find helpful:
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July 2017
You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you add unsourced material to Wikipedia, as you did at Cordele, Georgia. John from Idegon (talk) 04:48, 26 July 2017 (UTC)
 * An encyclopedia is not a place to record what you know or think you know. By definition, encyclopedias are tertiary.  That means we do not write about a given subject, such as this community; instead, we write about what is written about the given subject.  You keep changing the order of the census data without giving a reason.  When we report tabular data such as census figures, we report them using the descriptors the source uses, and we report them in the order the source reports them. This provides an objective criteria, and leads to fewer disputes.  Information about people is especially sensitive.  Sources are required any time one is requested and should be provided for just about any fact regarding a person.  You've added twice that Elijah Mohammad lived in this community, but his biography here on Wikipedia does not mention that fact.  I removed your edit and advised you of the reason I removed it.  When someone removes an addition you've made and requests a reference, you are not allowed to put it back without one.  Again, I am repeating this because it is very important that you understand it; What you or I "know" is totally irrelevant here.  Sources are needed.


 * I'd suggest you stop editing and look for a reference. It doesn't have to be online, but you must provide  enough information that a person who wanted to find your source could.  Unfortunately, you are liable to have your editing privileges suspended if you add unreferenced content again, or if you re-arrange the order of the census data again.  These things are a matter of policy.  If however, you had sources for Mohammad's residence and someone else had sources that seemed to disagree with yours (this is an example), then you would go to Talk:Cordele, Georgia and discuss the sources with the other editor until you've reached a consensus on what to include.  This is briefly how Wikipedia works.  It is pretty complicated.  The motto "The encyclopedia anyone can edit" should really be "The encyclopedia anyone may edit".  It isn't easy, but once you learn how, it is quite fun and educational.  Happy editing. John from Idegon (talk) 05:04, 26 July 2017 (UTC)