Matuffa

Executive_Order_13767

Hi! I wanted to let you know that I ended up removing a good chunk of the content you added to the article. The reason for this is twofold - the first is that the information is a bit too detailed for the section you placed it in, as the section is only meant to be a brief overview. There's a separate article that discusses the environmental impact in more depth. The second is that the content put a fairly huge emphasis on the study, which is a bit problematic. Unless they're covered in secondary reliable sources, studies are seen as a primary source for the information they produce. This brings up a questions of verification and notability, as someone could question whether or not all of the information in the study is accurate and also ask why this source was chosen over other studies that may examine the same thing. It doesn't mean that the study isn't accurate, just that in order to really use it, especially extensively, we'd need for it to have been covered somewhere, like in a literature review by someone uninvolved with the study.

Something else to be careful about is that the article is currently under sanctions. What this ultimately means is that any additions to the article need to be extremely carefully written and researched, as they're more likely to be closely scrutinized than other articles. Anything Trump related tends to fall under this banner because he generates so much controversy (to put it mildly), which translates into differing opinions on how something should be worded or what should be included. If anyone reverts or removes your content on articles like this, you need to discuss the removal with the person on either their talk page or on the article's talk page instead of re-adding the content. I just wanted to give you a head's up about that! Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 15:45, 6 December 2017 (UTC)

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If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me on my talk page. Shalor (Wiki Ed) (talk) 21:16, 6 December 2017 (UTC)