User talk:Tallflyinrascal

John Charles Upton, Jr.

Hello, Tallflyinrascal. In your edit summary, you said you are John Charles Upton, Jr.'s brother. I'm glad you've decided to contribute to Wikipedia, and I would like to let you know some of the policies and guidelines here so you can contribute productively. Following this section I will leave a standard welcome message which includes many useful general links, but I would also like to specifically address some concerns about your recent edits.

I understand your desire to add information about your brother, but it's important to keep in mind that Wikipedia articles must be verifiable. This means that you should include reliable outside sources that document statements you include in articles. Your recent edits removed existing sources and replaced it with information that you, personally might know to be true, but that lacked any way for others to verify.

Additionally, it's important to write from a neutral point of view. It's an unfortunate fact that for topics that we may be close to, such as family, it's often difficult to objectively assess what is neutral, and what is not. For this reason, you may have a conflict of interest, and I would suggest using the article's talk page to make suggestions about the article. This doesn't mean you should not edit the article at all, but it does make things more complicated. You may also wish to take a look at words to watch to understand why some of the words and phrases you added to the article are inappropriate for an encyclopedia.

Thank you for your contributions. Let me know if you have any questions. Grayfell (talk) 06:15, 7 April 2015 (UTC)

Welcome

Hello, Tallflyinrascal, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions to this free encyclopedia. If you decide that you need help, check out Getting Help below, ask me on my talk page, or place {{Help me}} on your talk page and ask your question there. Please remember to sign your name on talk pages by clicking or or by typing four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your username and the date. Also, please do your best to always fill in the edit summary field. Below are some useful links to facilitate your involvement. Happy editing! Grayfell (talk) 06:16, 7 April 2015 (UTC) Getting started Introduction Contributing to Wikipedia The five pillars of Wikipedia How to edit a page Intuitive guide to Wikipedia Finding your way around Table of contents Department directory Help directory Editing articles How to develop an article Simplified Manual of Style Getting help Frequently asked questions Cheatsheet Where to ask a question Help pages New contributors' help page Article Wizard – a Wizard to help you create articles How you can help Community Portal Join a WikiProject Follow Wikipedia etiquette Practice civility Discover what's going on in the Wikimedia community

Talkback

Hello, Tallflyinrascal. You have new messages at Grayfell's talk page.
Message added 21:24, 8 April 2015 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

I have moved the discussion to the bottom of the page, per talk page guidelines. Grayfell (talk) 21:24, 8 April 2015 (UTC)