User talk:Rsoxfan27

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Some suggestions.
Hi Rsoxfan27! I noticed a few of your edits and wanted to offer some suggestions. Most of your edits have been constructive and well done but I noticed some things that could be done better and/or easier. I hope these suggestions are helpful and welcome to Wikipedia.

1. When you did this edit it was a good call but there is a better way to do what you did.


 * First, click the "View history" tab above the article and do some compare revisions to see if you can identify the source of the problem text. In this case it was the edit immediately before your edit.


 * Second, if you find the problem text was added in a single shot you probably can click "Undo". This is much easier than manually reverting text and less prone to errors. It does not always work (see my reading suggestions below) but its worth a try. Also, be sure to add a reason to the end of the auto-summary.


 * Third, WP has a culture that requires being very careful to not accuse any editor of bad-faith edits. Your comment "for no reason except possibly some teenager thinking that it was funny" crossed that line but I realize it was the way you saw things. Sometimes being part of WP is hard, especially trying to be extra polite and word things carefully.

I suggest reading WP:REVERT and WP:AGF for guidance.

2. With this edit you changed a fact (the dollar amount from $179 to $199) without showing your source for the new fact. Additionally your change actually made the text not match the provided citation, which read in part:

"Underneath we find a Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 that have been given a slight software makeover by Barnes & Noble naturally. The price is $179 for the 8GB version in either black or white, and it is released today on August 20 and will start shipping immediately:"

This cited source makes the $179 price the correct text unless you are able to provide a better source (such as a manufacturer's press release, or an article in a major trade publication from the same time-frame) for the official release price.

3. Finally, this edit has a couple of problems:


 * You changed the ISBN number for unknown reasons. The text used a specific ISBN because there is also an image of the barcode for that specific number. The problem is that by changing the number you created a disconnect between the image and the rest of the text.


 * Your "edit summary" states that your edit "Added content" but as previously noted you did not actually add content but merely changed some text. Please be careful to be accurate with your edit summaries as these kinds of errors tend to be viewed suspiciously even when assuming good faith.

Always have a reason for making changes and be generous to explain why to prevent issues. I have reverted your last edit to correct the discrepancy between the image and the text.

Again, welcome to Wikipedia and keep up the good work! 104.32.193.6 (talk) 00:01, 31 December 2014 (UTC)