User talk:Oswald M.

Welcome, Philip II of France
Hello, Oswald M., and welcome to Wikipedia. Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, your recent edit to the page Philip II of France does not conform to Wikipedia's verifiability policy, and lacks a source citation. Wikipedia articles should refer only to facts and interpretations that have been stated in print or on reputable websites or in other media. Always remember to provide a reliable source for quotations and for any material that is likely to be challenged, or it may be removed.

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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian. Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you need help, check out Questions or. Oswald, everything before this is generated by a template to welcome new users who have added unsourced material. I used it (modified) because it is a quick way to provide useful links for beginners. Thanks for adding the significance of your mention that the battle took place on a Sunday. I reworded it to avoid the parentheses. I do not doubt the assertion, but Wikipedia likes such things to be sourced. That can be a bit tedious, but it improves the encyclopedia. I took a look at the French article (linked in lower left navigation panel) and saw a lot more info regarding the Sunday aspect. If you read French, you'll likely find it interesting. If the bit there about Otto's motivation is correct -- it seems unsourced at first glance -- that would make a nice addition to the English version. Eric talk 14:23, 16 January 2018 (UTC)


 * Hello, I just added a citation. Thank you for pointing out the lack of one, and for correcting my sentence into one which fit more smoothly with the paragraph. Oswald M. (talk) 18:21, 16 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Happy to help. And thank you for finding a source. That looks like a good book. Another tip: we typically indent each post in a talkpage discussion. Typing a colon right before the text will do this via the wiki software, incrementally adding colons for each post. You'll see this in the code for this discussion -- I added one in front of your post. This cheatsheet is a good reference for wiki markup. Eric talk 18:53, 16 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you, I'll keep it in mind. I also might add slightly more valuable information to the article on Philip II in the near future, as I have quite an abundance of books which are on him or refer to him. I would appreciate it if you were to make sure I don't make any more silly errors.Oswald M. (talk) 05:25, 17 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Oh, you did nothing silly! It takes a while to learn the ropes. There are several longtime history contributors who keep an eye on that article and will provide guidance. You can see that in the article's editing history (linked at the top of any page). The article's talkpage has some posts that may interest you. That is the place to discuss issues related to the article itself. Eric talk 14:25, 17 January 2018 (UTC)