User talk:BringBackTheStache

August 2008

Welcome to Wikipedia, and thank you for your contributions. One of the core policies of Wikipedia is that articles should always be written from a neutral point of view. A contribution you made to Jason Giambi appears to carry a non-neutral point of view, and your edit may have been changed or reverted to correct the problem. Please remember to observe our core policies. Thank you. LonelyBeacon (talk) 04:11, 6 August 2008 (UTC)

re:edits to Jason Giambi

I think I am compelled to give you some advice about the edits you are making to this article.

1. 1. You need to go read Wikipedia's policy on verifiability. This is a core policy on this website. I'll give you the short version: anything that anyone adds to any article can be challenged and removed, unless it is supported by a neutral, third party, reliable reference.

1. 2. I would suggest that you read Wikipedia's policy on reliable sources. This is another core policy. It describes what in general can and cannot be used as a supporting source. Newspaper, magazine, and journal articles (even electronic ones) are generally good. Fan websites, blogs, and bulletin boards are generally not acceptable.

1. 3. There is a another policy which governs conflict of interest. Given your user name, and the website that you are trying to use to support your claims, there is a red flag to other editors that there may be a conflict of interest. Given your username, that means you have to be extra careful to make sure that anything your write is written from as neutral a perspective as possible. I would recommend that you check out Wikipedia's policy on writing with a neutral point of view.

So, what I am saying is: if you want to make those edits, you can do it, but you are going to have to do some homework first. Find some articles from some reliable sources that support what you are saying, write it without glowing peacock-like words, and I think you will be on your way. Best of luck! LonelyBeacon (talk) 15:58, 6 August 2008 (UTC)