User talk:Itsnotconectthedotscasey

February 2016

Hello, I'm McGeddon. I noticed that you made a change to an article, Connect the dots, 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! If you need guidance on referencing, please see the referencing for beginners tutorial, or if you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. McGeddon (talk) 09:06, 18 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

A summary of some important site policies and guidelines

"Truth" is not the only criteria for inclusion, verifiability is also required.
Always cite a source for any new information. When adding this information to articles, use <ref>reference tags like this</ref>, containing the name of the source, the author, page number, publisher or web address (if applicable).
Reliable sources typically include: articles from magazines or newspapers (particularly scholarly journals), or books by recognized authors (basically, books by respected publishers). Online versions of these are usually accepted, provided they're held to the same standards. User generated sources (like Wikipedia) are to be avoided. Self-published sources should be avoided except for information by and about the subject that is not self-serving (for example, citing a company's website to establish something like year of establishment).
Primary sources are usually avoided to prevent original research. Secondary or tertiary sources are preferred for this reason as well.
We do not publish original thought nor original research. We're not a blog, we're not here to promote any ideology.
Articles are to be written from a neutral point of view. Wikipedia is not concerned with facts or opinions, it just summarizes reliable sources. Real scholarship actually does not say what understanding of the world is "true," but only with what there is evidence for. In the case of science, this evidence must ultimately start with physical evidence. In the case of religion, this means only reporting what has been written and not taking any stance on doctrine.

Also, not a policy or guideline, but I have written an essay explaining how and why our policies work quite well with the Bible and Christianity. In short, requiring sources works quite well at preventing people from spreading lies in the name of God, truth, Buddha, or whatever they claim to believe in. For example, our policies will prevent someone from incorrectly renaming a children's game by pompously using the name of God to claim authority they don't actually have.

Also, your account name make it very easy to you are not really here to work on the encyclopedia. You are welcome to improve the site, but I recommend avoiding the article Connect the dots, as editing there again could confirm that suspicion for someone and result in your account being blocked. Ian.thomson (talk) 00:40, 19 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]