User talk:WOKEAF

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The Wikipedia tutorial is a good place to start learning about Wikipedia. If you have any questions, see the help pages, add a question to the village pump or ask me on my talk page. By the way, you can sign your name on Talk and discussion pages using four tildes, like this: &#126;&#126;&#126;&#126; (the software will replace them with your signature and the date). Again, welcome! Doug Weller talk 07:47, 5 January 2017 (UTC)

January 2017
Hello, I'm Doug Weller. I noticed that you recently removed some content from Moors without adequately explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an accurate edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the removed content has been restored. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. Doug Weller talk 07:47, 5 January 2017 (UTC)

Please do not add or change content, as you did at List of wealthiest historical figures, without citing a reliable source. Please review the guidelines at Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. Doug Weller talk 07:48, 5 January 2017 (UTC)


 * Your edit to List of wealthiest historical figures suggests you aren't actually reading the article. Our articles are meant to reflect what reliable sources say about the subject, and it should be obvious that you shouldn't change sourced text so that it contradicts the source. Rockefeller is considered the richest man in modern history, not Mansa Musa I of Mali lived in a different historical period. You changed "Marcus Licinius Crassus and Musa I of Mali are considered the wealthiest people in Antiquity and Middle Ages, respectively" to remove Crassus - I can't imagine a good reason to do that.
 * As for the Moors article, such sweeping changes are rarely a good idea. Please use the talk page to discuss such changes. And if you want to add the Cuban dish, it would need sourcing, see WP:VERIFY. Doug Weller  talk 07:54, 5 January 2017 (UTC)