User talk:Ruislipian

My name is Peter O'Brien and I am a member of the Ruislip Lido Railway Society. I have lived in Ruislip all my life and have been involved with Ruislip Lido for a long time. The Wikipaedia entry for Ruislip Lido contains some glaring inaccuracies which I've tried to correct, but they just get reinstated. For example, the history around the creation of the Lido and subsequent transfer to the local authority just doesn't tie up with the records of the canal company or the local authority. I have tried to correct it but someone just jumps in and alters it. I'd welcome a discussion about why this is being done.
 * Good evening. There are quite complex policies about the editing of Wikipedia, which are there by consensus of the editing community, and are to protect the project. Many of the editors who work on the Ruislip Lido Railway article are also local residents, and there have also been contributions from other members of the railway society. Wikipedia is wary of people editing articles about their own organisations, and you may have a conflict of interest (see WP:COI). You must also be careful to avoid original research (see WP:OR).
 * The main specific problems with the particular paragraph you are trying to edit are these: (1) you are entering background about the history of the lido, which is not required in this article about the railway (the lido has its own article); and (2) all information added to a Wikipedia article should be supported by a citation - that is, a reference from a reliable source. The reference should be quoted as an in-line citation. You have not added any reference to support your changes, BUT you have REMOVED a reference to the RLRS history page. Removing references without explanation will almost always result in your edits being reverted, anywhere on Wikipedia. You should seek reliable internet references for the changes you want to make.
 * Finally, when you write anything on a talk page (such as your comments above) it is policy that you should always sign your comments. You do this by typing the tilde sign [ ~ ] four times at the end of what you have written.  Timothy Titus Talk To TT 02:01, 14 June 2020 (UTC)