User talk:ScarletO37

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Lucy (Australopithecus) revert
I wantd you to know that I reverted your edit to Lucy (Australopithecus) because it did not use inline source references correctly. Please see the links above to properly redo your edit or visit wp:cite for more information.

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-- KNHaw  (talk)  19:16, 23 August 2018 (UTC)


 * I would have reverted because of the use of sources that fail WP:RS. Wikipedia is a mainstream encyclopedia and we do not use Creationist sources for articles relating to science, history, etc. You also misrepresented a source: you wrote "It was also found that Lucy was a knuckle walker, discovered by several secular scientists. Stokstad, E., Hominid ancestors may have knuckle walked, Science 287(5461):2131, 2000". The source says clearly " Lucy herself wasn't a knuckle walker, notes Richmond; rather, these wrist traits are a leftover from her knuckle-walking ancestors." Misrepresenting the source is a serious violation of our policies, something that shouldn't be a surprise. Citing a source you haven't read is also something to avoid. Doug Weller  talk 12:33, 24 August 2018 (UTC)