User talk:Therealvangogh

April 2015
Hello, I'm John from Idegon. I wanted to let you know that I undid one or more of your recent contributions to Evans High School (Georgia) because they appeared to be promotional. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. John from Idegon (talk) 00:24, 25 April 2015 (UTC)

April 2015
Hello John. It is not clear to me which contribution you undid, nor do I understand your basis for doing so. Clarification would be greatly appreciated. My edit to the page was made in concern to a statement made without a citation, I found plenty of information from credible sources supporting Evans High School's population of aproximately 2,000, but my concern was with the addition of "non-diverse" That is a very ambiguous word, and I dispute its addition to the article unless a credible citation can be found. Also I dispute your accusation of "advertising" and would like you to clarify, I feel that I removed such, and did my part in keeping the page neutral. Diverse or non-diverse seems to me to be an opinion, thus my justification for removing it. I simply removed unsourced information that may have been opinionated. Therealvangogh (talk) 21:41, 25 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Another experienced school editor and myself have both edited the article. it is a very poor article. I've removed uncited claims of achievement and a sentence that I thought you had added about what the school strives to do. That is an example of empty verbiage that adds no factual content common in mission statements that we call puffery. If you wish to improve the article, please do. Remember that everything in an encyclopedia article must come from another already published source. Also please be aware that there are guidelines for school articles that can be found at WP:SCH/AG. You can find demographic data at the NCES website. The state has a sanctioning body for athletics, but I am unsure of the name in Georgia. They would be a good source for athletics. Take a look at other school articles and see how they are structured. If you need help with technical issues or advice on appropriate content, feel free to drop me a note on my talk page. I'll leave you some links to learn a bit on how Wikipedia works and a link to a Q&A forum just for new editors. Happy editing. John from Idegon (talk) 22:56, 25 April 2015 (UTC)

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Again, welcome! John from Idegon (talk) 23:04, 25 April 2015 (UTC) John from Idegon (talk) 23:04, 25 April 2015 (UTC)