User talk:WikiNerd310

August 2022
Hello, I'm Epistulae ad Familiares. I noticed that you recently removed content from California Military Department 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 your 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. Epistulae ad Familiares (talk) 22:46, 5 August 2022 (UTC)


 * Information wasn't really removed, text was edited for conciseness — same information in fewer words, and to stay on topic with the main subject (the CMD). Any information that was "removed" about subordinate agencies still appears on those agencies pages. No need for redundancy here. WikiNerd310 (talk) 01:58, 10 August 2022 (UTC)

Hello, I'm Epistulae ad Familiares. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, California State Guard, 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. Epistulae ad Familiares (talk) 22:46, 5 August 2022 (UTC)

Please do not add or change content, as you did at California State Guard, without citing a reliable source. Please review the guidelines at Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. While I recognise your desire to provide additional information for readers, Wikipedia is WP:NOTAGUIDEBOOK, and all information must be encyclopediac in nature and referenced to cited sources. Epistulae ad Familiares (talk) 02:15, 10 August 2022 (UTC)


 * The page already links to CMD websites and official social media (sources) where this information is also available. Please stop deleting 90% of the content of these pages. WikiNerd310 (talk) 02:20, 10 August 2022 (UTC)


 * None of the content you are restoring has an in-line citation. Putting an external link to a general website and social media page in the bottom of the page does not count as in-line referencing. Content that is not supported with in-line references can and must be deleted as it is considered inappropriately sourced content and must be deleted under Wikipedia's core content policy of WP:VERIFIABILITY. It doesn't matter if the unsourced content accounts for 10% or 90% of the article. All unsourced material must be removed unless they can be given an appropriate citation. Wikipedia policy is not an optional thing that we can choose to ignore when it is convenient for us. Epistulae ad Familiares (talk) 02:39, 10 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Many people have spent a lot of time on these pages but you keep deleting them because we can't source every line and cite why the sky is blue. Stop removing this information and I'll add more links when I can. WikiNerd310 (talk) 02:45, 10 August 2022 (UTC)
 * It does not appear you have read Wikipedia's policies on WP:VERIFIABILITY even though I have encouraged you to read it, linked it, and cited it to you several times in this page and on edit summaries. Per WP:V, "Even if you are sure something is true, it must be verifiable before you can add it." and "All quotations, and any material whose verifiability has been challenged or is likely to be challenged, must include an inline citation to a reliable source that directly supports the material." and finally "Any material lacking an inline citation to a reliable source that directly supports the material may be removed and should not be restored without an inline citation to a reliable source."
 * It doesn't matter whether other editors have spent time or not on it. Unsourced contributions must be deleted as there is nothing to verify the authenticity of the content. Nothing about the California State Guard is as self-evident as whether the sky is blue or not, so that analogy does not exempt this article from Wikipedia's content policies. Bear in mind that deleting the content does not remove it for all eternity either, but only puts it into the page history from which editors like you can always put back when you are able to obtain sources. It is not appropriate to retain unsourced content on the live page just for our convenience in adding sources when we are able to. Wikipedia policy is very specific about it - if we cannot give sources now then we have failed to prove the verifiability of the content and the content must be removed until a source can be found.
 * Look, I recognise that you consider this article one of your main contributions, but Wikipedia has specific policies about what kind of content is allowed to be published, to ensure that content that is put up here can be attributed to a source and not just a hodge-podge of what every anonymous editor thinks is "correct" based on their personal "expert knowledge" which is what plagued Wikipedia since its very inception. If you are serious about helping to make Wikipedia a reliable encyclopedia for everyone, then please understand this is why editors here are very particular about attribution and referencing. Epistulae ad Familiares (talk) 03:12, 10 August 2022 (UTC)

Welcome!
Hello, WikiNerd310, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, one or more of your recent edits did not conform to Wikipedia's verifiability policy, and may have been removed. Wikipedia articles should refer only to facts and interpretations verified in reliable, reputable print or online sources or in other reliable media. Always provide a reliable source for quotations and for any material that is likely to be challenged, or it may be removed. Wikipedia also has a related policy against including original research in articles.

If you are stuck and looking for help, please see the guide for citing sources or come to  The Teahouse, where experienced Wikipedians can answer any queries you have! Here are a few other good links for newcomers:
 * The five pillars of Wikipedia
 * Introduction tutorial
 * Contributing to Wikipedia
 * How to edit a page
 * Help pages
 * Simplified Manual of Style
 * Task Center – need some ideas of what kind of things need doing? Go here.

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you need personal help ask me on my talk page, or. Again, welcome. Epistulae ad Familiares (talk) 22:47, 5 August 2022 (UTC)