FactCheckExpert

November 2021

Hello, I'm LizardJr8. I wanted to let you know that I reverted one of your recent contributions—specifically this edit to Blake Masters (author)—because it did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Help desk. Thanks. LizardJr8 (talk) 05:01, 11 November 2021 (UTC)

Please do not add unreferenced or poorly referenced information, especially if controversial, to articles or any other page on Wikipedia about living (or recently deceased) persons. Simplexity22 (talk) 03:17, 12 November 2021 (UTC)

June 2022

Please stop your disruptive editing.

• If you are engaged in an article content dispute with another editor, discuss the matter with the editor at their talk page, or the article's talk page, and seek consensus with them. Alternatively you can read Wikipedia's dispute resolution page, and ask for independent help at one of the relevant noticeboards.
• If you are engaged in any other form of dispute that is not covered on the dispute resolution page, seek assistance at Wikipedia's Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents.

If you continue to disrupt Wikipedia, as you did at Rockefeller Republican, you may be blocked from editing. PRAXIDICAE🌈 16:49, 20 June 2022 (UTC)

Editing incorrect information should not be disruptive. FactCheckExpert (talk) 16:52, 20 June 2022 (UTC)

It's not "incorrect" it has been this way in the article for nearly its entire existence and you've failed to provide a single source to support your claim - if you add it again, you risk being blocked for vandalism and edit warring. PRAXIDICAE🌈 16:55, 20 June 2022 (UTC)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_liberalism_in_the_United_States

“As a group, "liberals" are referred to as left or center-left and "conservatives" as right or center-right.” FactCheckExpert (talk) 17:00, 20 June 2022 (UTC)

Look, start a discussion on the talk page and get consensus. That is your only option here. PRAXIDICAE🌈 17:02, 20 June 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia basics

FactCheckExpert, first of all, welcome to Wikipedia! Secondly, based on your edits so far, I can see that there are a few basic things about Wikipedia you need to know about:

• We don't put our own opinion in an article, ever; that is considered original research. It doesn't matter if it's true or not, it matters if it's cited to a reliable source.
• If you want to change an article, you must start the process by looking up some reliable sources—like published books, magazines, academic journals, newspapers, and *some* reliable websites (but not blogs, opinion pieces, or self-published sites like iMDB, Medium, YouTube, Substack, or Yelp, and so on). See what the majority opinion is among several reliable sources, sum it all up in your own words, add it to the article, and include one or more citations for each assertion of fact that you make.
• Wikipedia is a collaborative process, and works on consensus among editors. If you change something in an article, and someone else changes it back (called an "undo" or "revert") do not change it back to the version you prefer; that could be considered edit warring, and may get you blocked. Instead, go to the Talk page of the article and start a discussion about the disagreement, and try to get other editors to see it your way. If the majority agree with you, based on Wikipedia policies and guidelines, then you have achieved consensus, and you may add your content back into the article, but do not re-add it before you gain consensus.

From the section above, it looks like you have gotten into trouble with some of these points at Rockefeller Republican. If you keep insisting on having your way without adding citation to a reliable source, you will soon have your editing privileges suspended, which is a lousy way to start your editing career at Wikipedia. Instead, please check out the core policy of WP:Verifiability, and read up on WP:Reliable sources. Another helpful page is Help:Footnotes. I'll add a "welcome" message below this one, and if you have any questions about Wikipedia, please don't hesitate to ask at my Talk page, or by {{Reply}}ing to me below. Thanks, and good luck! Mathglot (talk) 18:47, 20 June 2022 (UTC)

Welcome!

Hello, FactCheckExpert, and welcome to Wikipedia! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few links to pages you might find helpful:

• Introduction and Getting started
• Contributing to Wikipedia
• The five pillars of Wikipedia
• How to edit a page and How to develop articles
• How to create your first article
• Simplified Manual of Style

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Please remember to sign your messages on talk pages by typing four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or , and a volunteer should respond shortly. Again, welcome! Mathglot (talk) 18:49, 20 June 2022 (UTC)