User talk:Treadwellbo
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420 (cannabis culture)
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Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, adding content without citing a reliable source, as you did to 420 (cannabis culture), is not consistent with our policy of verifiability. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. If you are familiar with Wikipedia:Citing sources, please take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you.-- The Red Pen of Doom 22:31, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
Please do not add content without citing reliable sources, as you did to 420 (cannabis culture). Before making potentially controversial edits, it is recommended that you discuss them first on the article's talk page. If you are familiar with Wikipedia:Citing sources please take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you.-- The Red Pen of Doom 22:36, 24 February 2009 (UTC)
- 1) Because it is not a reliable source and 2) because, unlike papers that one would write for school, where you are encouraged to look at primary sources and extrapolate and anaylise, in Wikipedia that is considered original research and not allowed. You would need to find a reliable source that had reviewed the primary material (in this case the lyrics) and made the connection between the 4:20 in the lyrics and cannabis culture. -- The Red Pen of Doom 22:45, 24 February 2009 (UTC)