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I have a question about a page I've edited. I have edited the David Boreanaz page two times and I was just wondering what I did wrong because it keeps getting removed.

Yellowwhat (talk) 03:16, 15 June 2011 (UTC)


 * Looking at the article's history (here) the reason given is that TMZ is not a reliable source. You can start a discussion at Talk:David Boreanaz but keep in mind Biographies of living persons.--Commander Keane (talk) 04:39, 15 June 2011 (UTC)


 * If you look at the page history, you can see the edit summary that the reverting user used, which explains the issue. You were citing TMZ as a source for a very serious accusation. TMZ is a gossip magazine, and the reliability of it is a bit questionable. When making such strong claims against living people, it's very important to back them up with reliable sources. The new sources are good, but I've reworded so that they don't synthesize, or draw conclusions not made in the sources.


 * Furthermore, most of the section you added was directly copied from the newspaper. That is a violation of copyright, and is disallowed on Wikipedia. I've reworded, but please do not add information in that manner in the future. – GorillaWarfare talk • contribs 04:39, 15 June 2011 (UTC)


 * I didn't realize you couldn't copy directly from the source. Also I saw TMZ used has a source before so I thought it was OK. Thank you!

Yellowwhat (talk) 04:48, 15 June 2011 (UTC)