User talk:Riflelite

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Barwick, Hertfordshire
Thank you for your efforts at Barwick, Hertfordshire, however you need add properly cited references - please see Help:Referencing for beginners for a simple guide. Please also read WP:DATEFORMAT + WP:LASTNAME for simple guides on dates + names, which I have altered in that article. Finally please read WP:No original research and avoid adding anything you have discovered, or synthesised from other sources, our articles are only based on existing reliable sources; but, for copyright reasons, these cannot be quoted verbatim. - thanks - Arjayay (talk) 11:23, 9 July 2019 (UTC)

Hello. This is a message to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions, such as the edit you made to Barwick, Hertfordshire, did not appear constructive and has been reverted. Please take some time to familiarise yourself with our policies and guidelines. You can find information about these at our welcome page which also provides further information about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. If you only meant to make test edits, please use the sandbox for that. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you may leave a message on my talk page. Thank you.

''There were multiple formatting errors together with removal of the reflist template and maintenance tags. Please cite references inline (see WP:REFB for how to do this) and also carefully study all the links given above to avoid future problems. Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 09:43, 10 July 2019 (UTC)

Hello, Riflelite. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a COI may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the COI guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:


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In addition, you must disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution which forms all or part of work for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation (see WP:PAID).

Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. Eagleash (talk) 09:45, 10 July 2019 (UTC)

July 2019
Again, regarding Barwick, Hertfordshire, I have just spent a fair amount of time copy-editing the most recent additions; some of the errors had been reinstated after earlier corrections.

Please note:
 * Publications are rendered in italics and any punctuation follows the double apostrophe
 * Dates are not given 'ordinals', I.e. 1st, 2nd etc. but just use the plain number
 * Punctuation goes before refs and it is not usually contained within them either
 * Date ranges, E.g. 1900–1920 use an 'endash' not a hyphen

It is good that an effort has been made to add inline citations, but these are usually written using a variety of templates which can be found at WP:CITET. This is more important though when using online sources.

Please also respond to the message above regarding COI... what is your connection to the subject? You should not edit the page further until this has been clarified. This is not a reflection upon you but just one of the ways in which Wikipedia attempts to ensure neutrality. Again, please study all the links you have been given (including in edit summaries) to avoid future editing anomalies. Thank you for your contributions and happy editing. Eagleash (talk) 17:39, 10 July 2019 (UTC)

Edit summaries
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Please use the edit summary to explain your reasoning for the edit, or a summary of what the edit changes. You can give yourself a reminder to add an edit summary by setting. Thanks!

''Again, punctuation goes before refs and please get into the habit of using the edit summary as this is important for several reasons and allows reviewing ediotrs to see what has been changed and why. Please respond to the COI question above. Please do not edit the page again until you have done so. Thank you.'' Eagleash (talk) 18:43, 10 July 2019 (UTC)

Copying within Wikipedia
Some of the content at Barwick, Hertfordshire appears to have been copied from Smokeless Powder Company. This is acceptable only if certain conditions are complied with. Please read WP:CWW for more information and attribute the content appropriately. This is for copyright reasons. Please do not ignore this message as you have most others to date. It is important that you do this at the earliest opportunity.

It is also noted that you are still adding punctuation after refs despite multiple messages and that you have also not responded to messages regarding your connection with the subject. A conflict of interest enquiry is just one of the ways in which Wikipedia attempts to ensure neutrality and is not a reflection upon you (although a failure to respond does not look good). Eagleash (talk) 18:45, 12 July 2019 (UTC)

Warning
If you can respond to an edit summary with an unhelpful message as you did here (which also shows you can use the edit summary) then presumably you are capable of reading the messages left at this page and responding to them. Further (albeit minor) disruption to the page which causes work for other editors could well lead to the loss of editing privileges. You alone, are responsible for ensuring that your edits are constructive and comply with Wikipedia's conventions and requirements. You cannot just add less than constructive content, poor refs etc. and continue to expect others to sort out the muddle for you. Eagleash (talk) 18:31, 13 July 2019 (UTC)