User talk:Sitakantaacharya

September 2017[edit]

Hello, I'm Jim1138. I noticed that you made a change to an article, Konark, but you didn't provide a source. I’ve removed it for now, but if you’d like to include a citation to a reliable source and re-add it, please do so! If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. Jim1138 (talk) 06:14, 20 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome![edit]

Hello, Sitakantaacharya, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

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References[edit]

Adding references is how we ensure that content is valid. Without references, a reader can not easily validate information and there is no presumption of accuracy. See Help:Referencing for beginners and Help:footnotes. There is a tool that can help: See wp:RefToolbar/2.0. This is covered by the Wikipedia policy of wp:verifiability (WP:V). Please wp:cite your edits with wp:reliable sources (RS). Per WP:V unsourced content can be removed.

Sources need to be published. Use of your own knowledge is wp:original research, is not verifiable and should not be used on Wikipedia. It would need to be in a book, magazine, online, etc. It can not in a blog, facebook, youtube, which are wp:selfpublished. The thinking is people can (and do) say most anything without concern of the consequences. Where a publication such as the New York Times has a reputation to uphold, so content is under editorial review. Thank you Jim1138 (talk) 18:18, 20 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]