User talk:S1ty m

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S1ty m, good luck, and have fun. --PamD 14:47, 7 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

August 2012

Hello, S1ty m. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article Ash Green School, you may have a conflict of interest or close connection to the subject.

All editors are required to comply with Wikipedia's neutral point of view content policy. People who are very close to a subject often have a distorted view of it, which may cause them to inadvertently edit in ways that make the article either too flattering or too disparaging. People with a close connection to a subject are not absolutely prohibited from editing about that subject, but they need to be especially careful about ensuring their edits are verified by reliable sources and writing with as little bias as possible.

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Please familiarize yourself with relevant content policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, verifiability of information, and autobiographies.

For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. PamD 14:47, 7 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I'm PamD. I noticed that you made a change to an article, Ash Green School, but you didn't provide a reliable source. I’ve removed it for now, but if you’d like to include a citation 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, PamD 14:48, 7 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Example

The Judd School is a "Featured article" (ie very highly regarded) about a UK state school, albeit one with an interesting history. It shows how all information should be supported by references, and might be useful to look at it considering how to develop the Ash Green School article. PamD 14:55, 7 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

And guidelines

Just found Wikipedia:WikiProject Schools/Article guidelines, while checking something about an article about another school - it might be useful. PamD 22:37, 7 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Talk pages etc

Please note that when you start a new topic on a talk page you must give it a section heading - use two equals signs either side (something like "== Ash Green School ==". Please also sign all comments on talk pages, using ~~~~ or the "Sign" button on the editing bar. You may not "like" the format, but it's what we've got.

In reply to your questions on KeithD's page (he's no relation), as he's on holiday: you can see who has made what changes to a page by clicking on the "history" tab. That gives a list of dates, times, editors, and if you click on two of the small round buttons in that list and then on "compare selected revisions", you can see just what changes were made in that one or more edit(s). So Keith's edit on 21st July was to remove an anonymous editor's incomplete attempt to have the page deleted by taking it to "Articles for Deletion" (AfD). You can see the changes here.

Please note that everything in an article should be sourced - you can quote OfSted reports, newspaper cuttings, etc, and the school's website is an acceptable source for hard facts (though I see it calls the boss "headteacher" and you've changed it to "principal": is the website out of date?), but even though you know a lot about the school you cannot add unsourced content just because you know it. Please read that section about conflict of interest. PamD 15:10, 7 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I see you have added another unsigned comment on my talk page. I wonder why - I hope it was absent-mindedness rather than a belief that rules you don't like don't apply to you. It's stated in the welcome message above, and I said it again in this section, that you should sign all comments. Please do so. (I'm not sure why you added the same remark twice to my user page: it's useful to use the "Show preview" button to check your edits before you hit "Save page", so that you can pick up any typos or accidental duplications etc.) PamD 19:16, 7 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I've found and added a BBC News reference for your "most improved" status, fixed various sloppy typos (always reflects badly on a school if the page, presumably edited by its students and/or staff, is full of mistakes), added a couple of External Links. Is the motto really "Impossible is Nothing", or has someone been playing around? (No visible motto on school website). PamD 19:56, 7 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]