User talk:Briggman

Bob McDonnell[edit]

Please do not add content without citing reliable sources, as you did to Bob McDonnell. Before making potentially controversial edits, it is recommended that you discuss them first on the article's talk page. If you are familiar with Wikipedia:Citing sources please take this opportunity to add references to the article. Contact me if you need assistance adding references. Thank you. --Tom (talk - email) 20:02, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

In re: to your comments, I don't see any POV on the page. However, your additions are heavily POV. Just because Wikipedia is a free source of information and is open to all (reputable) points of view does not mean you can simply lambaste a person, especially living people due to libel. See Wikipedia's policy on biographies of living people. Your claims must have already been stated by reputable sources (i.e. CNN, BBC News, U.S. Government, etc.; no blogs or personal websites), which you must cite. Otherwise, it cannot be included. --Tom (talk - email) 20:12, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I don't see any sources provided. If you do have a reputable source, be sure to cite the location, and also include any page numbers or references to any specific passages that may be relevant. Also, add the source immediately after your statement with the following code: <ref>[http://hyperlink-etc.]. author, page numbers, etc.</ref>. --Tom (talk - email) 21:15, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Also, be aware of Wikipedia's policy on undue weight. Minor issues (as this seems to be, since I cannot find any mention of it after a cursory Google search) should not be given an entire paragraph in an article that is already fairly short. --Tom (talk - email) 21:17, 25 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]