User talk:DG197
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[edit]Hello, DG197, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Unfortunately, your edit to Vanadium does not conform to Wikipedia's Neutral Point of View policy (NPOV). Wikipedia articles should refer only to facts and interpretations that have been stated in print or on reputable websites or other forms of media.
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- COPY OF MY REPLY FROM YOUR TALK PAGE:
- I am writing to you because you warned me for editing the Vanadium page without a neutral point of view.
- I know that the NPOV is very important to the knowledge, but my edit consisted of adding information about the name of the element, specifically erythronium, which was its original name.
- I have more prestigious sources for that name. I will add the information again with these additional sources.
- I believe that Wikipedia has to be fair to history and to the person who deserves the credit.
- EDIT: and you justified your change with "nobody uses that name today". That is totally irrelevant, you can find that name in english sources and I will probe it. DG197 (talk) 18:16, 29 January 2026 (UTC)