User talk:Phil.northcott

Helms
Hello, Phil, and welcome to wikipedia! Your edit to the Jesse Helms page here needs a proper source, as per WP:RS. All materal on wikipedia should be proven through reliable secondary sources. If you have any questions, feel free to drop me a line on my talk page. Thanks! Dayewalker (talk) 04:58, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

Seems redundant. The sources for my edit are well described in the main article on the Helms-Burton Act, which is linked in the paragraph. Phil.northcott (talk) 06:08, 15 August 2008 (UTC)
 * The link in the article goes here, which doesn't seem to say anything about horrifying other governments. Am I missing the reference? Thanks! Dayewalker (talk) 06:15, 15 August 2008 (UTC)

What, you mean 'take my word for it, I was there' won't do? :-)

Actually the link I meant goes here. . See 'reaction', and its many references. But for a few more worthy secondary sources: Also see "Cuba, The United States, and the Helms-Burton Doctrine", Joachim Roy (2000), available here: Or many, many others... Phil.northcott (talk) 06:47, 15 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Heh. No, wikipedia isn't big on first-hand knowledge. However, the other sources could work. Wikipedia articles can't use other wikipedia articles for references, but you could certainly use the references from the other article to back up your statement. Go right ahead, if you have any questions, feel free to ask. Thanks, and good luck! Dayewalker (talk) 07:08, 15 August 2008 (UTC)