User talk:PeterHarmston17

F1 2012
Hi Peter,

I notice you've made a few edits to the 2010 Formula One season page of late. I think it's great that you want to contribute to Wikipedia, but your edits have been reversed on both occsions. Here on Wikipedia, we do not deal in rumour and speculation, and so including a section on "Possible Grands Prix" is not something we do. Of the five you added, only two have any sort of depth to them: Rome seems to be serious, but we're awaiting confirmation; and Russia has been in talks with Ecclestone but won't be happening until 2013 until the earliest. The idea of a London race has been kicked around for years but nothing has come of it, the race in New York was a bidder for the United States Grand Prix until Austin came along, and there hasn't been a shred of evidence to support a Nigerian Grand Prix (I have no idea where you got that one).

If you're going to edit pages, your additions must be referenced. And a valid reference must have a direct quote from someone involved (in the case of new circuits, Bernie Ecclestone is a prime example). It should also come from a publication considered reliable - Autosport, F1 Fanatic and James Allen are good; Motorsport.com, Pitpass and anything from Spain would be considered bad. If you do not reference, your additions will be reverted on sight, and if you continue to do it, you'll likely be pegged for vandalism and banned from Wikipedia. And we don't want that. So please, put a little bit of thought into what you post. And remember: if you are going to edit something in, you need to back it up with a reference. Prisonermonkeys (talk) 00:51, 9 June 2010 (UTC)