User talk:Rickwine

Challenge coin page
Hello Rick. I've reverted some of the Challenge coin edits you made. Mainly because the link you provided is not an acceptable source for the information. Please check out WP:RS for what Wikipedia considers acceptable. Also, WP may not be used for advertising, and posting a link for a particular company violates that rule. (Yes, there are exceptions & I know lots of editors violate the rule. But challenge coin is an article that I've been following.) Also, to learn more about WP editing, take a look at the tutorial. Thanks, and welcome to Wikipedia. – S. Rich (talk) 01:40, 22 May 2013 (UTC)

I am confused as to why you removed my entire post. If you did not like the link that is one thing but the information is on topic.

This entire article is terrible. It is filled with misinformation. I am happy to help make this page better. This is my first attempt at editing an entry and I am very disappointed that my changes were immediately removed. Are you a moderator or something? Why did you feel you could do that without discussion?

I removed a piece you had obviously been following and you allowed the article to talk about "ancient Chinese Lapel pins"?

Tell me why you notions stay and mine go. I really am confused and inclined to replace my comments. They were topical and factual. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rickwine (talk • contribs) 02:33, 22 May 2013 (UTC)


 * I'm sorry that my edits are confusing. I thought I was removing material which included commercial links you had added. In fact, it looks like you removed one of the offending commercial links. In any case, I've removed some of the others.


 * One of the problems with the article is the lack of references. What you say about the coins may be true (topical & factual, as you say), but the article just doesn't have good references to support it. That's why I added the refimprove template at the top. If you have got good sources that cover the added material, please put it in.


 * I am not a moderator. Just an experienced editor who is following the page. I am happy to help out with new editors, which is why I left you a message.


 * Regarding the lack of discussion, we follow the WP:BRD process. You made a Bold edit, and I Reverted. Now its time for Discussion.


 * I'll post a welcome message with more info in a minute. Please don't be discouraged!  – S. Rich (talk) 03:09, 22 May 2013 (UTC)

I see. I am a fan of challenge coins and have made them for 16 years. I see that I should not have put in that link. I removed the other one and meant to remove mine too. I was trying to get in that the use of military coins is over 2000 years old. I have references and pictures of ancient Roman coins. Would it be helpful to link to the site (not mine) that has them? What can we do to make this post better. There is tons of information in it that is simply not true and others that are certainly suspect. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rickwine (talk • contribs)


 * Re the pictures you have, perhaps you can upload them onto the WikiCommons. They must be your own work, not copies of copyrighted material. But this is an area that I know very little about.
 * Re the link, perhaps you can add it. Look at WP:ELNO for restrictions.
 * Re the references, look at WP:RS.
 * If there is dubious information, you can tag the stuff as dubious, or if there is no citation for material you can add cn behind it.
 * This is a lot of info about editing, but please take the time to review it. Getting these edits done right from the get-go is always easier.
 * Except for one more item, I think that's enough information for now. Last item? Please sign your talk page posts with the four tilde marks like this: ~ . Thanks, Rick. Enjoy! – S. Rich (talk) 04:06, 22 May 2013 (UTC)