User talk:Tom Lum Forest

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Pacific University[edit]

Welcome to WikiPedia and thanks for taking on PU. There are a some side articles that could use creation, see the talk page for more info.

One thing to be careful of when editing is to make sure things are properly sourced. I see one of your edits moved a footnote from one set of facts to some you added (was about Brown, now about Spalding). That source may have those additional facts, I don't recall. If the Hastings "book" was not the source you are going off of then just move the footnote back to the Brown info and add a footnote to the info you added.

Again, keep up the good work and you might consider joining WikiProject Oregon. Just stop by and sign up. We could use someone out in Forest Grove, and we are always ready to help with formatting/techincal questions. Aboutmovies 20:33, 22 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sibleys[edit]

Hi Tom: You recently (April) added some genealogical information to the David Allen Sibley and Charles Sibley articles, but didn't indicate any source for what you've added. Do you happen to have the source info available, so we can add it to the article? Otherwise, it'll have to be removed, as it can't be verified. Thanks! MeegsC | Talk 23:15, 8 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

He was my father-in-law, and I am referring to a copy of his CV. What do you want? I know little about wiki contribution guidelines.

--Tom Lum Forest (talk) 21:44, 29 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Well, Wikipedia has pretty strict rules for sources—they have to be something that's readily accessible by the general public. Unless his CV is on-line somewhere (on something WP designates as a "reliable source"), it's unlikely that would be acceptable. Has the information been published somewhere? MeegsC | Talk 10:36, 31 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]