User talk:Platerack

Replacing a Wikipedia article
Welcome to Wikipedia, Platerack. It is not generally a good idea for newcomers to Wikipedia to try to create a new article straight away, or – what is equivalent – to completely or largely overwrite an existing article with a new version of your own, as you did at Alison Robins. Unfortunately, I found that your version of this article was not an improvement.

Changes to articles need to adhere to our policies on neutrality and verifiability. Relevant content and references to independent sources should be kept, and any additional information should also be supported by such references. Finally, editors should have a basic knowledge of standard formats used here, which make an article readable and display its connections to other articles. An article reliant mainly on the person's own memoirs would not be regarded as "notable" in Wikipedia's terms.

Before attempting any further large-scale editing I recommend you read Introduction and How to edit, and perhaps work through the Tutorial, to learn more about what is expected of editors.

Expanded material may be proposed on the article's talk page, but please be sure to cite your sources. Thank you Bhunacat10  (talk),  17:20, 4 June 2019 (UT


 * Thank you for now expanding (not replacing) this article. I have just made some minor alterations. You'll be welcome to do any further work on this or other Wikipedia articles, but please do remember our requirements for verifiability: personal recollections, while often of great interest, are not valid as sources in Wikipedia. If unsure, the article talk pages are available to discuss particular proposals, or the "Teahouse" is a good place for newcomers to ask any questions relating to editing Bhunacat10 (talk),  10:16, 5 June 2019 (UTC)