User talk:NavyDreams

March 2019
Welcome to Wikipedia. We appreciate your contributions, but in one of your recent edits to United States Navy SEALs, it appears that you have added original research, which is against Wikipedia's policies. Original research refers to material—such as facts, allegations, ideas, and personal experiences—for which no reliable, published sources exist; it also encompasses combining published sources in a way to imply something that none of them explicitly say. Please be prepared to cite a reliable source for all of your contributions. Thank you. - wolf  22:16, 19 March 2019 (UTC)

You deleted common information Ratings! NavyDreams (talk) 22:46, 19 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Since you raised the matter here first, I will address your questions here, to keep everything on one page.

Navy Seal Regards
You deleted ratings that are common knowledge across naval personnel, what are these credentials you hold. NavyDreams (talk) 22:56, 19 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Hi, I realize you're new here, and so I hope you will take the time to read through the 'welcome' box I added to your talk page. There is a great deal of information there, and in the linked pages as well, for new users like yourself. As for your edit, you added information that was not properly sourced, and as such, I removed it. In my edit summary, I pointed you towards our sourcing policy and I then added an information template to your talk page explaining why your edit was reverted. If haven't read through any of this information yet, I would strongly encourage you to do so, especially before editing any further. Sourcing of content is a cornerstone of this project. Any content added to an article must be supported by a reliable source.


 * As for your question, "what are these credentials that [I] hold?" I'm not entirely clear what you mean my that, but if you're asking what qualifications I hold in relation to, say... the US Navy, or in any other aspect of my professional and/or personal life, my answer would be; "none of your business". Not so as to be rude, but simply because it's irrelevant to the reason I reverted your edit. To that end, the only credential I need is that of volunteer editor on the English Wikipedia project. As for editing subjects that you have a personal or professional relationship with, (for example, someone in the US Navy editing articles about the US Navy), I would suggest you read our Conflict of Interest (COI) guidelines.


 * Lastly, when making changes to articles, if you add content to one section, then edit content in another, and do this extensively, if one part of your edit is incorrect and needs to be reverted, then you may find everything being reverted. Editors will not always sort through everything you've done to figure out what to keep and what to remove. Until you gain more experience, it would probably be better to keep your changes separate. That way, if you make a mistake with one of them, they aren't all undone. If you need any further assistance, you can always contact the Help Desk. Happy editing! - wolf  23:31, 19 March 2019 (UTC)

J'accuse...?
Again... I, like the vast majority of editors here, like to keep discussions to a single page (and have declared as such on my talk page). Since you started on this page, and I have since replied on this page, please post any additional replies here. Thank you. With that said, you wrote on my page;


 * "I suggest you look into the SME for the accue of COI" (diff) - NavyDreams 12:05, 20 March 2019 (UTC)

Now, I'm not entirely sure what you mean by this but, by "SME" are you referring to "Subject Matter Expert"...? Are you declaring yourself to be one? If so, please read Expert editors, and more specifically; Credentialism. Also, if by "accue" you meant to say "accuse", then no... no accusations were made, just a response with as much relevant information as possible for a new user here with much to learn. And with that in mind, may I also suggest you check out the Teahouse? It is a good resource for new users. Lastly, (and again) if you have any further questions or comments, then post them here, and I will respond to you here (and don't forget to sign your post). Thank you - wolf  19:07, 20 March 2019 (UTC)