User talk:Militaryhistorywriter

Signing Contributions
Dear Militaryhistorywriter,

Thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.

Just a note to inform you that you don't need to sign your contributions using your real name, since Wikipedia automatically records who made what changes and when (using your username Militaryhistorywriter).

You can see these automatic records by clicking the "History" tab at the top of each article.

Sincerely, --Skb8721 14:48, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

Combat Action Ribbon
I've noticed that you've added the Combat Action Ribbon to a number of biography articles. However, the majority of the individuals you've added this award to did not actually rate it. First, the Award only dates back to 1969, retroactive to 1961; this precludes the vast majority of individuals whom you've accredited the CAR to. Secondly, the rest have official biographies which do not list the award, nor do thier most recent portraits/photographs show the award in evidence. Should you feel that these are incorrect, you must provide a reliable reference to for the award to be included with some degree of confidence and accuracy. Another item of note: the Combat Action Ribbon is not issued with bronze service stars. As it is considered a personal decoration, it is issued with award stars if the individual rates more than one. Lastly, the order of precedence as you have included teh award has been incorrect. It rates just below the Achievement Medal, but just before any unit awards/citations.

If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to message me. Thank you for your contributions.  bahamut0013  words deeds   17:39, 28 January 2009 (UTC)
 * Regarding this grandfathering law... is there any evidence that these records are actually being updated with the CAR? As far as I knew, whenever a new award is authorized retroactively, it is typically the responsibility of the recipient (or the next of kin when the reciepient is deceased) to notify the appropriate administrative authority to both recieve the actual award and have the records corrected... so that there aren't clerks searching through thousands upon thousands of records. In this case, there would be hundreds of thousands of records to verify combat action (as well as rank for those who were promoted past Colonel during the time period); it seems strange to me that there would be a group of individuals going through them without being requested to. For example, m understanding was that when the Korean War Service Medal was authorized in 1999, it wasn't automatically given to everyone: most individuals had to request thier records to be updated with it. I could be mistaken, however, and would love to see a reference for this.  bahamut0013  words deeds   11:57, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

David A. Christian
Please read WP:BLP. All biographies of living persons must be sourced with reliable sources. In addition, your additions read like they were copied from other sites, which is copyright violation. Thirdly, use the person's surname, not first name, unless you need to differentiate people with the same last name. Everard Proudfoot (talk) 22:33, 24 September 2010 (UTC)

Please read WP:RS You must provide reliable sources. Everard Proudfoot (talk) 03:55, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

Please stop adding unreferenced controversial biographical content to articles or any other Wikipedia page, as you did at David A. Christian. Content of this nature could be regarded as defamatory and is in violation of Wikipedia policy. If you continue, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia. Everard Proudfoot (talk) 20:45, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

Please stop. Consider this your last warning. You may not include huge chunks of text without reliable sources into biographies of living people. What part of that do you not undertand? Everard Proudfoot (talk) 21:30, 26 September 2010 (UTC)

Editing advice
Thanks for your note. In Wikipedia the phrase 'reliable sources' has a rather different meaning than in every day life. I suggest you have a look at Identifying reliable sources. Also, you should probably read No original research and Verifiability. PhilKnight (talk) 00:20, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

Please read WP:RS. Everard Proudfoot (talk) 20:30, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

September 2010
You have been blocked temporarily from editing for Issues with WP:BLP violations, at David A. Christian.. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions. If you would like to be unblocked, you may appeal this block by adding below this notice the text, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. -- Cirt (talk) 17:32, 27 September 2010 (UTC)

November 2011
Hello and welcome to Wikipedia! I edit here too, under the username DVdm. I noticed you made a change to an article, but you didn't provide verification for your edit. I’ve removed it for now, but if you’d like to include a citation to a reliable source and re-add it, please do so! Wikipedia articles are written by people like you and me, and we care a lot about the quality of the encyclopedia. Please help us make it better. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me on my talk page. Thanks, DVdm (talk) 18:15, 14 November 2011 (UTC)

Please do not add or significantly change content without citing verifiable and reliable sources. Before making any potentially controversial edits, it is recommended that you discuss them first on the article's talk page. Please review the guidelines at Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. DVdm (talk) 18:16, 14 November 2011 (UTC)