User talk:ToddBreasseale

Jeh Johnson
Hi, I saw your message on my talk page. I hope you didn't take my reverting your edits the wrong way, but the approach you took wiped out all of the formatting and references of the content already in the article, and fixing it would have taken more time than writing the article did to begin with. I understand that wiki markup (the special "code" that creates all of the formatting) can be a little overwhelming and intimidating to new users (as you appear to be), but for adding content to articles, it's not too hard to learn and recognize the basics.

To start with, this cheatsheet is fantastic for learning about what all of the different symbols mean and do. I also recommend looking through this short tutorial to learn about the main elements of pages and policies about editing them. When adding to any page, especially biographies of living people (BLP), you MUST have a reference from a reliable source for every statement or claim. Even if you know something is true and would swear an oath to that fact, if you don't have a reference to back it up (preferably independent from the subject for anything more than very basic statements of fact), it can't be included. For information on how to properly format citations (as well as examples of what citations look like in the edit box), read this page: Citation templates.

If you decide to go back and try to incorporate your information into the article, please also keep in mind that the content should be written in a concise, neutral, and non-promotional manner. If you'd like to experiment with and get comfortable with wiki markup and citation templates, try mocking up your article in your sandbox, which you can access by clicking the link that says 'My sandbox' at the top right of any page on Wikipedia.

I hope you find this helpful. Let me know if you need any more assistance. LaMenta3 (talk) 00:00, 19 April 2012 (UTC)