User talk:Charitableguy
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June 2022
Hi Charitableguy! I noticed that you recently marked an edit as minor at Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting that may not have been. "Minor edit" has a very specific definition on Wikipedia – it refers only to superficial edits that could never be the subject of a dispute, such as typo corrections or reverting obvious vandalism. Any edit that changes the meaning of an article is not a minor edit, even if it only concerns a single word. Please see Help:Minor edit for more information. Thank you. Shearonink (talk) 19:29, 9 June 2022 (UTC)
Citing Goudenews(dot)com as a source
Keeping in mind the Wikipedia guideline regarding reliable sources, I have noticed that you have been using Goudenews as a cited source in various Wikipedia articles but Goudenews is not suitable for referencing Wikipedia. It appears to be an opinion blog without any editorial oversight created on June 10th (and so has no track record as to reliability, plus the Wikipedia policy of verifiability). For Wikipedia editing a blog or personal website is considered to be user-generated and self-published - it just isn't a reliable source. Please find another source for reliably referencing information in Wikipedia articles. Shearonink (talk) 16:29, 14 June 2022 (UTC)
- The recent edits seem to show a preoccupation with the Sandy Hook Promise Foundation. If you are affiliated to this in some way, there may be a conflict of interest.--♦IanMacM♦ (talk to me) 16:33, 14 June 2022 (UTC)