User talk:LauritzT/Archive 1

Archive 1

Edit warring

Thanks for the info. Since I'm new to Wikipedia there is a lot I still have to learn. Just to clarify, tough, I was trying to remove libelous content which I clearly stated in the edit summary. If you have any ideas on the correct way to do that in the future, I'd like to know. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Oknevermind (talk • contribs) 21:50, 29 July 2021 (UTC)

@Oknevermind: Generally, libellous content would be covered under WP:BLP. However, since the article factually mentioned that there were reports reports, and the existence of the reports was well-sourced, the content in the article does not appear problematic to me. If you think the content should be removed, you should discuss that on the article's talk page. — Lauritz Thomsen (talk) 21:58, 29 July 2021 (UTC)

Furthermore, this page is also under discretionary sanctions from the Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee because it's in the post-1992 politics topic. @Oknevermind, please don't revert anymore because this page is Wikipedia:1RR due to their ruling. Philipnelson99 (talk) 22:11, 29 July 2021 (UTC)

I was unaware of the 1992 ruling. Thanks for the heads up — Preceding unsigned comment added by Oknevermind (talk • contribs) 22:17, 29 July 2021 (UTC)

Regarding the birthplace of Connie Ferguson

She is very much alive and just like her husband they're both from Botswana — Preceding unsigned comment added by 168.167.80.240 (talk • contribs) 22:59, 29 July 2021 (UTC)

That is incorrect according to the sources in the article. Please provide sources that are better than the ones in the article to support your claim. — Lauritz Thomsen (talk) 23:03, 29 July 2021 (UTC)

Adding References

Hello!

I just tried to fix my edit and add a reference. I'm just curious if I need to reference the experts in the article that are stating what I've added, and if so how do I do that? I've just referenced the entire article and I want to make sure that I am following the editing rules.

Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dillinger69 (talk • contribs) 23:32, 29 July 2021 (UTC)

@Dillinger69: Hello, and thank you for contributing to Wikipedia and for working to correct your edit.

The reference you added is missing a URL, which makes the template complain and makes it more difficult to verify (it might be easiest to edit with the visual editor).

However, more problematically, the source does not appear to fully support your edit. It's probably better to state in the article that she has been described as a cult leader, rather than stating that she is a cult leader as fact, both because that's what the article you sourced appears to state, but also per WP:DUE.

— Lauritz Thomsen (talk) 23:44, 29 July 2021 (UTC)

Thats a great idea! Thank you. I'll do that instead. Appreciate your help very much!