User talk:VPB18 Survivor son

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Your email regarding VPB-18 15 May 1945
Jim, I received your email. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia and as such it relies on the use of WP:RS, unless you can provide a reliable source then whatever you add is likely to be deleted. "I was there" or in your case "My dad was there and told me..." is not WP:RS and so cannot go into the page. All of the information on the VPB-18 page comes from Dictionary of American Naval Aviation Squadrons, the official US Navy history, I'm not saying DANAS is perfect but it is WP:RS, whereas unverified personal accounts are not. To be honest your version of what happened isn't very different from the DANAS version and so I think you should just let this rest. regards Mztourist (talk) 03:18, 9 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Jim, stop emailing me. If you want to discuss something do it here or on the VPB-18 talk page. Of course DANAS is the official Navy history, you can read the VPB-18 details there: on page 423. The details of 15 May 1945 are verbatim from DANAS. If you wish to contribute to Wikipedia you have to follow its policies and procedures and WP:RS is among the most important. If you can't provide WP:RS for something then it doesn't belong here. Wikipedia is not a memorial: WP:MEMORIAL for your father or his squadron-mates. Mztourist (talk) 03:14, 10 October 2017 (UTC)