User talk:Mikary

February 2014

Hello, I'm Smtchahal. Wikipedia is written by people who have a wide diversity of opinions, but we try hard to make sure articles have a neutral point of view. Your recent edit to Kahlil Byrd seemed less than neutral to me, so I removed it for now. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Smtchahal (talk) 17:27, 8 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I appreciate your efforts to update the article, but I reverted your changes again because 1. the Mother Jones article does not even mention Kahlil Byrd and 2. we cannot use a primary source (see WP:OR). Smtchahal (talk) 18:07, 8 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your help with this. I can remove the Mother Jones article reference (understood your point) but I am unclear on point 2. What constitutes as a primary source in my edits? I am new to navigating this and I appreciate your help in updating the page.

Mikary (talk) 18:47, 8 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Official websites, like fundfortherepublic.org usually constitute primary sources. Quoting from WP:PS:

Primary sources are original materials that are close to an event, and are often accounts written by people who are directly involved. They offer an insider's view of an event, a period of history, a work of art, a political decision, and so on. Primary sources may or may not be independent or third-party sources. An account of a traffic accident written by a witness is a primary source of information about the accident; similarly, a scientific paper documenting a new experiment conducted by the author is a primary source on the outcome of that experiment. Historical documents such as diaries are primary sources.

Read WP:PS for more information. Smtchahal (talk) 05:44, 10 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]