User talk:Magnolia677

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Citation Needed

Hello.

I see that you removed my edits to the Otherwise (band) page earlier today for a missing citation purposes. I do not know how to obtain citations for the information I added, considering it was an incomplete history of the band. I could pull links to proof of their tours and album releases, but I do not know how they would vindicate my edits. What do you want me to do to restore them?

-- Bmax999 (talk) 05:47, 2 June 2019 (UTC)

@Bmax999: Thank you for writing. Because Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, the information contained within it needs to be verifiable, and not just personal experience or original research. It can be frustrating to know something is true, but not be able to add it to an article because no reliable source can be found to support the edit. Please try a deep search on Google for the information you are seeking. You may be surprised what you find. There are also many helpful links on your talk page, including Help:Referencing for beginners, which may be very useful. Feel free to write if you need help. Magnolia677 (talk) 10:14, 2 June 2019 (UTC)

John Albert Pittman

It's sad that John Pittman Sr was so badly injured from the grenade blast, he could not father a child and does not have a biological heir to carry on for him. He was one of the most courageous men God ever made. It's sad that his bloodline ended with him. Why are you trying to keep the Truth hidden from the public? FactsAreFacts69 (talk) 03:32, 4 June 2019 (UTC)

Bronxboy100

Hello Magnolia677. I am Bronxboy100 and have been making changes to the Kurtis Blow Wikipedia page. Please let me inform you that I am Kurtis Blow, the legendary rapper. Please call me at (Redacted) so I can prove it.

These changes are legit and I will get references as I figure out the complex Wikipedia formatting.

please bare with me but I am truly Kurtis Blow!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bronxboy100 (talk • contribs) 05:05, 4 June 2019 (UTC)

@Bronxboy100: A pleasure to meet you, and thanks for writing. While writing about yourself on your own Wikipedia biography is generally discouraged, there is no policy banning it. Please just take a moment to read Wikipedia:Conflict of interest, and disclose your connection to the article. My only concern with your edits to Kurtis Blow was that you were adding unsourced information. This is not to imply that the information you added was not correct; just that Wikipedia requires reliable sources to support its content. I left a message on your talk page already with a link to Help:Referencing for beginners. Cheers! Magnolia677 (talk) 09:53, 4 June 2019 (UTC)

Hey, Magnolia. You should take a look at Template:Redacted and apply it appropriately in this section. John from Idegon (talk) 18:07, 4 June 2019 (UTC)

@John from Idegon: Hey there. Was there some nefarious behavior I again missed? Cheers. Magnolia677 (talk) 19:37, 4 June 2019 (UTC)

Ah, the phone number. Magnolia677 (talk) 19:44, 4 June 2019 (UTC)

Connecticut Election Results Tables

Forgive me, as I am still a newbie to how Wikipedia works. This is actually the first message that I have sent to anyone on here. I'm not sure I fully understand your criticism of why the election results tables I added to various towns throughout Connecticut were removed. Instead of removing them completely, could you (or I) not have just moved them elsewhere on the page? I'm a self-professed political junkie and data dork and while I enjoy gathering and researching election results, it is rather time consuming and takes a lot of work that I am happy to share for free with the public via Wikipedia because knowledge is power, but if I am doing something wrong, please enlighten me so that I can try to avoid this problem in the future. Thanks!

@WikiGeek0485: Thank you for responding. How are you a newbie; you've made 1,136 edits over seven years? I contacted you here four months ago but you chose not to respond. I've outlined my most recent concern at Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)#Help with tables. You are welcome to join the discussion there. Thank you. Magnolia677 (talk) 18:13, 16 June 2019 (UTC)

Spindale

Geez, Mag. Not a fan of the Spindale House? BrineStans (talk) 22:25, 17 June 2019 (UTC)

@BrineStans: Was that your picture? I saw some changes to the article and then went looking for a downtown picture. The one I added is too wide anyway so I'm going to crop it an add it as a panorama. I added your terrific picture back. Thanks for letting me know. Cheers. Magnolia677 (talk) 00:11, 18 June 2019 (UTC)

Thanks. There is a photogenic block of buildings in the downtown area, but they face north-ish, and were backlit as I was passing through (the Flickr photographer must have been there early in the morning). BrineStans (talk) 23:09, 18 June 2019 (UTC)

Mayor of Baguio

Hi! I would like to ask why the vice mayors of Baguio were removed? I think the column for the VMs are there for a reason and should accordingly be filled up. Also why the removal of the seal? Please refer to the wiki page of the city mayor of Davao. It bears the seal. I painstakingly researched on those items. Please clarify. Thanks! Ejeigh123 (talk) 00:11, 22 June 2019 (UTC)

@Ejeigh123: Thank you for writing. You made 23 edits in a row, and much of what you added was unsourced or did not follow the Manual of Style. It would have been even more painstaking for an editor to pick through each edit and tease out the sourced from unsourced. Please take moment to add back your sourced content. Thanks for your understanding. Magnolia677 (talk) 00:18, 22 June 2019 (UTC)

Okay! I will see to it on Monday. Thanks for the clarification! Ejeigh123 (talk) 00:36, 22 June 2019 (UTC)

Curt Gowdy and Laramie, WY

Hello -- I will defer to you, but the section into which I added Curt Gowdy is headed "Other notables with Laramie connections are:" and having grown up there I can assure you that Curt's connections to the city are much deeper than just his attendance at UW. As I noted in the entry, he owned multiple radio stations (KOWB and KCGY), and was in town a lot to broadcast UW games here and there. Curt Gowdy State Park just outside Laramie is named for him. His brother lived one block from my family (I delivered newspapers to him, and Curt visited there often). Anyway, I won't revert your undo, but thought I would let you know that I definitely believe that Curt Gowdy qualifies as an"Other notables with Laramie connections". Up to you.

@Manushand: Thanks for writing. I typically follow Wikipedia:WikiProject Cities/US Guideline#Notable people which suggests living somplace for "a significant amount of time". I looked at Gowdy's Wikipedia article and it indicates he only lived in Laramie to attend school. Are you able to find a source showing he lived there longer? Thank you. Magnolia677 (talk) 08:32, 24 June 2019 (UTC)

Minnesota Election Results

I am sorry I forgot to include the link in the Minnesota election results boxes for verification of my sources. If I add the source, can I re-add the boxes that have been deleted or is there another reason why they were removed? Thanks.

@WikiGeek0485: The unsourced content was the reason. Magnolia677 (talk) 17:00, 25 June 2019 (UTC)

Back from Boone County WV

I have a fractured hand, so I might have some typos, I have added pics for twilight, Bim, and Uneeda...Twilight...is REMOTE..Coal town guy (talk) 00:21, 26 June 2019 (UTC)