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Minor edits

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  Thank you for your contributions. Please mark your edits, such as your recent edits to Hamilton High School (Chandler, Arizona), as "minor" only if they are minor edits. In accordance with Help:Minor edit, a minor edit is one that the editor believes requires no review and could never be the subject of a dispute. Minor edits consist of things such as typographical corrections, formatting changes or rearrangement of text without modification of content. Additionally, the reversion of clear-cut vandalism and test edits may be labeled "minor". Thank you. -- Marchjuly (talk) 01:55, 9 December 2019 (UTC)Reply

Noted, there was were some things that I thought were not organized well and introduce sources that were called literally written on the article itself. PigSkinsAndComputers (talk) 02:01, 9 December 2019 (UTC)Reply
Hi PigSkinsAndComputers. Just for reference, this edit is probably passable as a minor edit, but this edit definitely wouldn't be. Making a mistake like this is not the kind of thing which is going to lead to an immediate WP:BLOCK or other sanction from the Wikipedia community, particularly for a new editor such as yourself, but it's the kind of mistake which should be fairly easy to avoid making by doing a quick self-check before clicking "Publish changes". There are actually some specific reasons (see WP:MINOR#Things to remember) as to why it's might be a mistake to mark edits as minor, and continuing to inappropriately do so is the kind of thing which does sometimes invite others to take a closer look at your edits in general. As long as you're careful, however, you should be OK even if you make an occasional mistake or two ; just don't make a habit of doing so. -- Marchjuly (talk) 02:08, 9 December 2019 (UTC)Reply

Adding references can be easy

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Just follow the steps 1, 2 and 3 as shown and fill in the details

Hello! Here's how to add references from reliable sources for the content you add to Wikipedia. This helps maintain the Wikipedia policy of verifiability.

Adding well formatted references is actually quite easy:

  1. While editing any article or a wikipage, on the top of the edit window you will see a toolbar which says "Cite". Click on it.
  2. Then click on "Templates".
  3. Choose the most appropriate template and fill in as many details as you can. This will add a well formatted reference that is helpful in case the web URL (or "website link") becomes inactive in the future.
  4. Click on Preview when you're done filling out the 'Cite (web/news/book/journal)' to make sure that the reference is correct.
  5. Click on Insert to insert the reference into your editing window content.
  6. Click on Show preview to Preview all your editing changes.
  • Before clicking on Publish changes, check that a References header   ==References==   is near the end of the article.
  • And check that   {{Reflist}}    is directly underneath that header.
7.  Click on Publish changes. ...and you've just added a complete reference to a Wikipedia article.

You can read more about this on Help:Edit toolbar or see this video File:RefTools.ogv.
Hope this helps, --John from Idegon (talk) 02:06, 9 December 2019 (UTC)Reply

I am very aware of how the citation system works, my issue is that you made a blanket statement of this is rubbish. Now I am willing to concede the one source but I hope you will concede the city of chandler museum archives is reliable. PigSkinsAndComputers (talk) 03:28, 9 December 2019 (UTC)Reply

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Hello! PigSkinsAndComputers, you are invited to the Teahouse, a forum on Wikipedia for new editors to ask questions about editing Wikipedia, and get support from peers and experienced editors. Please join us! John from Idegon (talk) 02:06, 9 December 2019 (UTC)Reply

December 2019

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  Hello. Your recent edit to Hamilton High School (Chandler, Arizona) appears to have added the name of a non-notable entity to a list that normally includes only notable entries. In general, a person, organization or product added to a list should have a pre-existing article before being added to most lists. If you wish to create such an article, please first confirm that the subject qualifies for a separate, stand-alone article according to Wikipedia's notability guideline. John Wrenn does not have a Wikipedia article. If you think he is notable then please WP:WTAF. Don't continue to restore his entry. There was a reason that he was removed the first time. Meters (talk) 02:57, 9 December 2019 (UTC)Reply

It will be done soon. Wrenn is an important figure in high school football in Arizona. PigSkinsAndComputers (talk) 03:02, 9 December 2019 (UTC)Reply

Your submission at Articles for creation: John Wrenn (January 10)

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