User talk:Sicilianbro2

January 2017

Hello, I'm BilCat. I noticed that you recently removed some content from Indian annexation of Hyderabad without adequately explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an accurate edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the removed content has been restored. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. BilCat (talk) 07:14, 28 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

July 2017

Hello, I'm Usernamekiran. I noticed that in this edit to Pakistan, you removed content without adequately explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry, the removed content has been restored. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. —usernamekiran(talk) 04:38, 1 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Usernamekiran I have only added sub-headings and shifted some content to under the correct sections. No content has been removed. Please see.Sicilianbro2 (talk) 04:42, 1 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm. —usernamekiran(talk) 04:54, 1 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Annexation of Junagadh

Hi Sicilianbro2, I have had to revert your edit to the Annexation of Junagadh article, which in fact looks like a complete rewrite of the article, because it does not adhere to Wikipedia style guidelines for how to write an article. I encourage you to read the link on "How to write great articles" above, which also links to relevant sections of the WP:Manual of style.

I suggest that you create a draft article in your sandbox or userspace, invite other experienced editors to comment upon it, and polish it until it is ready for mainspace.

Also of concern in your edit is your overreliance on a single research paper (which counts as a WP:PRIMARY source) and no attempt to cross-references it with other sources. Your lead sentence refers to the author of this article rather than the subject of the article itself. This is an absolute no-no.

I appreciate your efforts to improve the article, which is certainly in dire need of improvement. However, your version was so far below the acceptable standard that the current version fares far better. I hope you are not discouraged by this, and will continue to work on an improved after draft in your own user space. Cheers, Kautilya3 (talk) 01:18, 5 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

My version of the article relies on Rakesh Ankit's peer-reviewed journal article - a WP:SECONDARY source. Ankit's article is a thoroughly researched in-depth historical analysis and has hundreds of citations with extensive research into documents from that time period. The alternative version you would rather keep is all lacking citations. So I have added content and details from the most thorough analysis there is on this subject. I will add more citations and improve this article. You should also do the same. Sicilianbro2 (talk) 08:33, 5 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

There were two separate issues that I mentioned. The first was that your write-up was badly structured. Some of it you have now fixed. Thanks. The second issue is that the Ankit is article is research paper, and hence, a PRIMARY source. Please see WP:USEPRIMARY for an explanation of why research papers are PRIMARY.

A research article is expected to provide novel and original facts or interpretations. It is not obligated to provide all the other details that are already published and well-known. A wiki article, on the other hand, is expected to provide the consensus of all the reliable sources as far as possible. Hence, it is absolutely wrong to base an entire Wikipedia article on a single research paper. You are welcome to enquire at WP:RSN and WP:NPOVN if you wish.

I will be making more detailed comments at the article talk page. This is merely for your guidance since you appear to be a relatively new editor. -- Kautilya3 (talk) 14:06, 5 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I am quoting WP:HISTRS.

Historical scholarship is: Research articles by historians in scholarly peer-reviewed journals

Rakesh Ankit is a historian specializing in modern history.1. The source is a research article 2 published in a peer reviewed journal. so what is the issue with the article? Sicilianbro2 (talk) 14:20, 5 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The issue is that you believe that a research paper is a WP:SECONDARY source. You can go and ask at the Tea House or at WP:RSN. Failure to follow policies, after having been warned, will invite sanctions. -- Kautilya3 (talk) 14:28, 5 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I will make the necessary inquiry. I will repeat that Ankit's work is a research article. Sicilianbro2 (talk) 14:30, 5 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Kautilya3 (talk) 14:29, 5 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]