User talk:Webbhortred

Hi Webbhortred,

Welcome to Wikipedia. I am glad to see another plant editor who seems knowledgeable about the subject coming here. However, I have to say some things that are in need of change for your editing to comply with Wikipedia's standards. First, and most importantly, you need to add references for what you add. Since you are adding precise details to plant articles, those details need to be found by other editors to back up what you add, and they need to be in reliable references. Help with how it's done at Wikipedia can be found here → WP:REF. At the head of the pages these links take you to, you'll find additional related links that might also be helpful.

Also, when you add or alter details to a sentence that already has some details, make sure that the reference that is already cited (if there is one, admittedly sometimes none has been given) doesn't conflict with what you're adding. If it does, you need to add your own reference that backs up the details you are adding. Obviously, if someone goes to the reference cited and doesn't see it matching what's in the article, this adds to the opinion held by many that the editors don't bother to check their facts, and therefore don't give a hoot. We actually do care very much, and that is what prompted me to contact you. If it wasn't me, one of the many other plant editors here would have done pretty soon.

This message is NOT meant to discourage you. God knows, we need more knowledgeable plant editors at WP. I want to encourage you to continue editing, and further encourage you to take a look at WikiProject Plants and sign on as a member if you want to. Also take a look at the project's talk page, here → Talk. You will find a sometimes testy, but passionate bunch who are often botanists or have a background in related life sciences.

Best wishes and thanks for reading, Hamamelis (talk) 10:49, 5 September 2015 (UTC)