User talk:Thykes

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Thykes, good luck, and have fun. –  Ish dar  ian  18:48, 17 May 2013 (UTC)

Joshua Peters
Hi there, welcome to Wikipedia and thank you for your work on the Joshua Peters article. There were a couple of issues with the article that I wanted to address. Since you're new here, I want to give a brief explaination of some core policies and guidelines. I know there is a lot to take in, but if you have any questions, please feel free to leave me a message on my talk page. Good luck!  Ish dar  ian  18:48, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
 * WP:BLP - This is our policy on the biographies of living persons. BLPs are taken quite seriously around here. Unless articles are reliably sources, the information is likely to be challenged and removed.
 * WP:RS - Reliable sources are where we get our information. Sites like Wordpress and Linkedin are not normally used to verify claims about an individual.
 * WP:COPYVIO - Copyright violations are also taken very seriously. I noticed that you had copied the entire 'Early life and career' section from Wordpress. That's a definite no-no. You need to summarize what the source says, rather than copy it word-for-word.
 * WP:COI - You seem to care alot about Josh Peters, and it makes me are him or someone close to him. Conflicts of interest tend to make it more difficult for editors to edit neutrally. I'd suggest giving the COI guideline a good reading before continuing forward.