Erinanorton

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Hello, Erinanorton, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions to this free encyclopedia. If you decide that you need help, check out Getting Help below, ask me on my talk page, or place {{Help me}} on your talk page and ask your question there. Please remember to sign your name on talk pages by clicking or or by typing four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your username and the date. Also, please do your best to always fill in the edit summary field. Below are some useful links to facilitate your involvement. Happy editing! GenQuest "Talk to Me" 21:26, 28 October 2014 (UTC) Getting started Introduction Contributing to Wikipedia The five pillars of Wikipedia How to edit a page Intuitive guide to Wikipedia Finding your way around Table of contents Department directory Help directory Editing articles How to develop an article Simplified Manual of Style Getting help Frequently asked questions Cheatsheet Where to ask a question Help pages New contributors' help page Article Wizard – a Wizard to help you create articles How you can help Community Portal Join a WikiProject Follow Wikipedia etiquette Practice civility Discover what's going on in the Wikimedia community

Regarding revert of major copyedit at Ross's Landing

Unfortunately, Erinanorton, you cannot claim ownership of the article, as you did with this edit. Feel free to add your additional information, but do not revert other people's good-faith contributions to any article, especially without explaining your reasons. The copyedit I made addressed several concerns with article, including: coatracking; Wikipedia Manual of Style issues; duplication of information and references; poorly narrated statements; grammatical issues; problems with wikification; link-farming; etc.

Wikipedia works by consensus, meaning agreement between editors: I respect your contributions, you respect mine. To totally revert a good faith edit that does not violate any Wikipedia policy, protocols, or original research parameters is not only poor form, but could be construed as vandalism. I will post some links to help get you started below. Thanks, GenQuest ^{"Talk to Me"} 21:24, 28 October 2014 (UTC)