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Happy editing! - Adolphus79 (talk) 18:56, 20 May 2023 (UTC)

References

I noticed that you added 3 references to the Andrew Kehoe article with this edit. It's great that you added references but the problem with all <>three four of these reference is that they are bare URLS with no title or writer or publication or date or any of the other info that can point readers and other Misplaced Pages editors to the proper source in case of WP:Link rot (a condition that bare URLs have a tendency to tip into). I have posted a citation help here so then you can consult it and create full cites for the references you added to the Kehoe article. Shearonink (talk) 03:23, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

I just realized...you copied over the 4 cites I posted to a discussion on Talk:Terrorism in the United States. Did you read all 4 of references? Do you have a page number or chapter or maybe a quote that supports the major change of the first sentence in the lead? It looks like you didn't read through those cites because the first one is a review of Harold Schechter's book Maniac: The Bath School Disaster and the Birth of the Modern Killer, published by Amazon in 2021, the actual book is already referenced in the Kehoe article and that reference is only available through JHU/Project MUSE or if one subscribes to the Michigan Historical Review. The 2nd cite you provided in your edit is to the Arnie Bernstein book and that is also already cited in the Kehoe article. The Safe Havens article mentioned the Bath School disaster...do you know what they specifically stated about it? Here is the exact quote

"We also decided not to include some incidents that took place in the United States that many others refer to as school terrorism. These include active shooter situations (like those at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado or the recent attack in Newtown Connecticutt), the Our Lady of Angels catholic school arson in 1958 or the 1927 Bath School Disaster".

The Michigan4You article is useful but bothers me because it seems too similar to the Bath School disaster article here on Misplaced Pages. For all these reasons I have gone ahead and reverted your edit, I think this possible change needs to be discussed on the Kehoe article talk first before it is all or partially reinstated. Shearonink (talk) 04:08, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

I also wanted to mention that the lead section is supposed to be an overview of the important points in the article. If Kehoe is to be described as a terrorist, then, per WP:LEAD. that sourced information needs to first be present in the main body of the article. Shearonink (talk) 04:31, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

Adding references can be easy

Hello! Here's how to add references from reliable sources for the content you add to Misplaced Pages. This helps maintain the Misplaced Pages policy of verifiability.

Adding well formatted references is actually quite easy:

1. While editing any article or a wikipage, on the top of the edit window you will see a toolbar which says "Cite". Click on it.
2. Then click on "Templates".
3. Choose the most appropriate template and fill in as many details as you can. This will add a well formatted reference that is helpful in case the web URL (or "website link") becomes inactive in the future.
4. Click on Preview when you're done filling out the 'Cite (web/news/book/journal)' to make sure that the reference is correct.
5. Click on Insert to insert the reference into your editing window content.
6. Click on Show preview to Preview all your editing changes.

• Before clicking on Publish changes, check that a References header   ==References==   is near the end of the article.
• And check that   {{Reflist}}    is directly underneath that header.

7.  Click on Publish changes. ...and you've just added a complete reference to a Misplaced Pages article.

You can read more about this on Help:Edit toolbar or see this video File:RefTools.ogv.
Hope this helps, --Shearonink (talk) 03:23, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

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Shearonink (talk) 04:17, 4 June 2023 (UTC)

June 2023

Hello. I have noticed that you often edit without using an edit summary. Please do your best to always fill in the summary field. This helps your fellow editors use their time more productively, rather than spending it unnecessarily scrutinizing and verifying your work. Even a short summary is better than no summary, and summaries are particularly important for large, complex, or potentially controversial edits. To help yourself remember, you may wish to check the "prompt me when entering a blank edit summary" box in your preferences. Thanks! Shearonink (talk) 13:46, 6 June 2023 (UTC)

Please stop. If you continue to add unsourced or poorly sourced content, you may be blocked from editing. Please stop adding unsourced population numbers to so many articles. Magnolia677 (talk) 22:22, 25 June 2023 (UTC)

Bare URLS

When you add references please keep in mind the essay WP:BAREURLS. Use the cite help I posted above, read over WP:CITE, take a look at Help:Referencing for beginners with citation templates. When you add bare URLs to an article, those plain web addresses are prone to link rot which can become a real problem for one of Misplaced Pages's core principles - verifability. I am going through some (some, not all) of your edits about the House Republicans who voted against that bill and making those refs a complete cite web. Feel free to join in. Shearonink (talk) 14:02, 6 June 2023 (UTC)

Just a friendly reminder re: the January 6 article

Please be mindful of WP:3RR. It is a bright-line rule and editors tend to take it quite seriously. Simply a word to the wise! Cheers. Dumuzid (talk) 03:52, 4 September 2023 (UTC)

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September 2023

Please do not remove content or templates from pages on Misplaced Pages, as you did at Proud Boys, without giving a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. Your content removal does not appear to be constructive and has been reverted. If you only meant to make a test edit, please use your sandbox for that. You seem to be moving a lot of content between various articles in a semi-automated fashion, with no explanation of where things are being moved to, or providing any attribution (as you were warned about above). Please stop, or at least slow down and discuss what you're changing on the relevant talk pages. — The Hand That Feeds You: 12:47, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

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