User talk:Yarivqq

Sourcing requirements
Hi. :) Welcome to Wikipedia. In addition to the general welcome - with lots of links - I've given you above, I just wanted to let you know a little more about how we handle sources.

Because Wikipedia is an open source encyclopedia to which anyone can contribute, regardless of their credentials, we require that all information added be verifiable to a reliable source. This adds a little bit of extra challenge if you know something to be true but cannot prove it, since in that case we can't publish what you know. But it's really essential for the overall well-being of the encyclopedia, since without those sources our readers have no way to check and see what's accurate and what isn't. It is especially important if you change sourced content to make sure that the source supports the change you are making or to add additional sources that do.

These links are included above, but Verifiability and No original research discuss this particular requirement in more detail.

If you have any questions about any of this, you are very welcome to come by my talk page (you can find it by following "talk" after my name). We also have a "Teahouse" which is meant to be a welcoming place for newcomers to learn the ropes.

I hope you will enjoy helping out and improving the encyclopedia. :) --Moonriddengirl (talk) 11:35, 12 June 2013 (UTC)