User talk:Wilsonhintz

Hi there! Please don't copy and paste wikia articles into Wikipedia as you did at Hiten Mitsurugi Ryū. Wikia and Wikipedia serve different purposes and are for different things. Articles on a Wikia wiki that are about a fictional universe are written and geared towards those who have at least some familiarity with the work of fiction. They are often written using an in-universe style. Wikipedia articles, however, should be geared towards a general audience, who may be unfamiliar with the fictional work. Therefore the articles should be written in a way that reflects that. For example, in trying to read and make sense of Hiten Mitsurugi Ryū, I was confused as to if it was a real or fictional style of sword fighting. I had to google it to discover that it was fictional. A Wikipedia article should start out by telling what the thing is (a fictional style of Japanese sword fighting), and where it comes from (the Japanese Magna series Rurouni Kenshin). Also, Wikipedia articles are required to cite reliable sources to establish the real-world notability of the article's subject, and what you copy-pasted from Wikia doesn't do that. Please don't let this discourage you from contributing to Wikipedia; it's just a different style of writing than what you may be used to. Let me know if you have any questions. I will leave a generic welcome message below this with lots of useful links. Thanks! ~  ONUnicorn (Talk&#124;Contribs) problem solving 20:02, 11 January 2016 (UTC)

Welcome!


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