User talk:Sherwoodspeaks

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Ways to improve List of state legislature Speakers
Hi, I'm Boleyn. Sherwoodspeaks, thanks for creating List of state legislature Speakers!

I've just tagged the page, using our page curation tools, as having some issues to fix. Please add your sources to this article. If by 'External links' you mean sources rather than 'suggestions for further reading' then please change the heading.

The tags can be removed by you or another editor once the issues they mention are addressed. If you have questions, you can leave a comment on my talk page. Or, for more editing help, talk to the volunteers at the Teahouse.

Boleyn (talk) 19:29, 28 January 2018 (UTC)

Do not add WP:PRIMARY sources to articles
Do not add WP:PRIMARY sources to articles on politicians. Wikipedia does not host campaign websites for candidates, and I hope you can see why it's problematic to include content that's only sourced candidates' own websites. If a politician has done something that's notable and WP:DUE, it should be covered by reliable secondary sources (such as newspapers). Snooganssnoogans (talk) 19:24, 26 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Gotcha. Thanks! --Sherwoodspeaks (talk) 20:21, 26 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Note that some of the VoteSmart links that you're adding don't count as secondary RS and are in some cases just campaign releases. Snooganssnoogans (talk) 20:46, 26 September 2018 (UTC)

Notice of discretionary sanctions
Jytdog (talk) 16:12, 3 October 2018 (UTC)
 * What the hell, man? I'm working on getting the word out about what Pennsylvania politicians running for office - what their views are on issues. That's encyclopedic and quality sources are being cited. So what the hell is this warning about? --Sherwoodspeaks (talk) 16:28, 3 October 2018 (UTC)
 * It is a notice of discretionary sanctions. You will choose to be mindful of them, or not. You have in any case been notified of them, which is an essential step in their implementation. If, after reading the links in the notice you don't understand something, please do ask specific questions. Jytdog (talk) 16:46, 3 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks --Sherwoodspeaks (talk) 16:54, 3 October 2018 (UTC)