User talk:Marilyn Slater

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I'm sorry to have to revert the material you've added, but it seems to have been written in something of a hurry, and without careful use of the preview facility. Your changes have lost many useful wikilinks, and the text you added contains many citation and style errors. In terms of sources, we don't generally add such evidence as links to birth certificates; good quality secondary sources are preferred over primary sources; and Imdb opinion-pieces are not generally regarded as adequate or reliable sources for wikipedia text. You're evidently an enthusiastic supporter of Mabel Normand, but Wikipedia articles should be written from a WP:NPOV, and Wikipedia biographies should not serve as memorials. All this, and more, is covered in the links above; can I suggest that you carefully read them? It might also help you to practice your editing skills in a sandbox. If material you add conforms to wikipedia requirements, other editors (such as myself) will be less likely to change or revert it.

Some of the material you added (since removed) seems valuable, and I'd be happy to review it with you, with an eye to its restoration.

The Wikipedia tutorial is a good place to start learning about Wikipedia. If you have any questions, see the help pages, add a question to the village pump or ask me on my talk page. By the way, you can sign your name on Talk and discussion pages using four tildes, like this: &#126;&#126;&#126;&#126; (the software will replace them with your signature and the date). Again, welcome!Haploidavey (talk) 10:01, 28 June 2013 (UTC)