User talk:Raddion

The Day (New London)
Hello Raddion, I have reverted parts of your contributions to The Day (New London). I did so because Reddit is not a viable source, and while the change could be considered controversial, some of the rest of the section is unverifiable opinion. The citation about layoffs does not attribute the commenting policy change, and while it could be useful in another section, it doesn't forward this point. I look forward to your further improving the article, and am happy to answer any questions you may have. Thank you, Markvs88 (talk) 13:27, 9 October 2018 (UTC)

Hello Mark. I believe I understand most of the reasons you cited for reverting my very first Wikipedia edit (extremely difficult to do the first time!) to the New London Day page. It's a shame that Reddit cannot be considered a viable source, as I find it to be one of the most useful, intelligent and informative aspects of the Internet. And every word I wrote there was, well, pretty much true. But anyway if you followed the link to the original article by Pat Richardson, and I assume you did - I would imagine that you saw and read at least some of the 500-plus comments under the article, which it seems to me would be undeniable proof of the assertion that the change was indeed very, very controversial. And also you would have seen permanently posted proof that many paying customers were angry and stated that they would be canceling their subscriptions by Sept. 12, the date the new policy was to go into effect. As the publisher herself states in the same article, the Day averages about 250 (a high estimate in my opinion) online comments per day in total, and the fact that over 500 mostly negative comments exist under this one particular article would seem to me to confirm that this was a controversial decision by the Day's publisher.

So now - if my understanding is correct.. if the NL Day should happen to publish any article that mentions the existence of the Reddit group r/NewLondonCounty that is dedicated to anonymous reader comments on their articles - then I could possibly earn a re-write on my edit regarding the controversy and the exodus to Reddit? In other words, the Day themselves are a viable source if reporting about the Reddit group?

Thank you Mark for pointing out my errors in this submission - I really was flying blind my first time out. To tell you the truth I'm not even sure that I'm replying to your message correctly! But practice makes perfect and I like to think I am a good writer and a good learner. I am sad about the reversion but I do understand it's probably just a matter of finding better ways to provide acceptable and verifiable sources and nothing more, as I assume you have no connection nor loyalty to the Day. Okay, thanks again.

Have a good day! Raddion (talk) 17:52, 10 October 2018 (UTC)