User talk:Trev Swain

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Happy editing! Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 20:31, 18 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

June 2022[edit]

Hello, I'm Doniago. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, List of cultural references to the September 11 attacks, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so. You can have a look at referencing for beginners. If you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Please review WP:IPCV as well. DonIago (talk) 05:07, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Doniago. While I use a pseudonym here on Wikipedia, I am the author of the book. Is that a reliable enough source? Trev Swain (talk) 05:13, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

If so, please restore my original edit. Trev Swain (talk) 05:20, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Also, the Citing Sources page you provided a link to states, "Wikipedia's verifiability policy requires inline citations for any material challenged or likely to be challenged, and for all quotations, anywhere in article space." (emphasis added). I am uncertain how or why the edit I made could be challenged, given it is an addition of a novel to a list of books bearing cultural references to the September 11 attacks. Please explain. Trev Swain (talk) 05:48, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Did you read WP:IPCV, which I referred you to in my above message? For "in popular culture"-style entries, a source must be included to establish that the reference has received attention from secondary sources.

Additionally, if you're the author of the book then you have a conflict of interest and should not be adding your own book to Wikipedia articles; that comes across as potentially promotional. Instead, you should consult with other editors at the article's Talk page. DonIago (talk) 13:21, 2 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Your thread has been archived[edit]

Hi Trev Swain! The thread you created at the Wikipedia:Teahouse, Added a book I authored to a list, and had the edit reverted for not providing a reliable source, has been archived because there was no discussion for a few days.

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