User talk:Marsteller

I'm not exactly sure what you were trying to do with your two edits to United States Environmental Protection Agency, but it didn't appear to be very constructive. John Broughton |  Talk 18:09, 4 October 2006 (UTC)


 * Actually, was looking to see how they linked to a certain item then I found the documentation on how to do it. Don't think there were any edits other than trying to see how it works so I can make my post.


 * Okay - and welcome to wikipedia. If you want to experiment, Sandbox is highly recommended.  Also, please note Sign your posts on talk pages, and, for indentation and other talk page matters, Talk page guidelines.  John Broughton  |  Talk 19:25, 4 October 2006 (UTC)


 * Thankyou and I will follow suit. I have a question... The industry association that I work for has very sensitive issues. I am in the process of putting together our post and wanted to make sure that no one could just simply edit it and bash the content with their own.  Can you please confirm for me? Marsteller  |  Talk 18:32, 4 October 2006 (UTC)


 * Several things worth noting here. First, anything you post needs to comply with Verifiability.  Second, the best way to keep something in an article, and conforming to what has been publicly reported, is to cite sources in the article, per Citing sources.  Third, no, there is no way for you to prevent others from editing what you post.  But if what you post is neutral (acknowledges both sides, etc, per NPOV tutorial), then it's much less likely that others will edit it to present only their side.


 * If you want to post a note to me at User talk:John Broughton after you've posted whatever you're concerned about to wikipedia article(s), I'll be happy to take a look at it and give you some feedback. You might want to start with a small edit or two, so that you don't spend a lot of time going down the wrong path.  John Broughton  |  Talk 12:45, 5 October 2006 (UTC)