User talk:Vintage Milk

July 2021
Hello, I'm Binksternet. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Mitsubishi A6M Zero, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so. You can have a look at referencing for beginners. If you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Binksternet (talk) 15:32, 27 July 2021 (UTC)


 * Hello Blinksternet, I figured I wouldn't need to provide a source since later in the article it goes on to describe the different variants that were up-engined.


 * That makes sense. I was expecting a book saying that the myth was wrong. Binksternet (talk) 22:29, 27 July 2021 (UTC)


 * Fair, that's why I kept the correction more vague than the justification I put in the description of changes, as I didn't want to overstep my own expertise. Will my correction be reinstated? Also, I specifically made my account to make that correction, and I have never used this chat function before. Am I doing it right?

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