User talk:Mkess16

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David Wu
Sorry but I had to revert your edits at David Wu because we need a reliable source to support information added to an article, particularly a biography. An encyclopedic article is not a suitable place for editors to add selected views. You did include some links to websites, but I'm not confident they all satisfy the reliable sources guideline, however the main problem is that when an editor finds what Wu thinks and adds it, there is a tendency for original research (specifically, what Wikipedians call WP:SYNTH). Ideally there should be a reliable secondary source with an analysis of Wu's overall views, and we would write a section based on that analysis. If you want to discuss this, please add a new section at Talk:David Wu. Johnuniq (talk) 07:05, 24 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Hi. I see you're trying to come up to speed on David Wu. I reluctantly reverted your recent edit. Although you corrected an error which needed fixing, the references were not fully qualified (www.whitehouse.gov versus http://www.whitehouse.gov/) and non-specific. (e.g, http://www.whitehouse.gov/PakistanPolicy.html)
 * Tip: Citations are more powerful and comprehensive than ordinary refs and very useful once you master them. Keep submitting!
 * kind regards, --UnicornTapestry (talk) 06:25, 29 November 2010 (UTC)


 * I corrected the error you identified with VoteSmart.org. I chose to use the citation template, but you can accomplish the same thing with a reference. (See source code.)
 * --UnicornTapestry (talk) 06:41, 29 November 2010 (UTC)