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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by KuHEJx3LCb (talk | contribs) at 11:25, 31 May 2018 (→Twitter and the team's official website are NOT reliable sources: new section). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

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Question so can someone help write an article on Flash Rose he drives for NASCAR. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rollin%27_30s_Harlem_Crips Reference in here. WikiEditor1217 (talk) 00:47, 15 April 2018 (UTC)JWWikiEditor1217 (talk) 00:47, 15 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@WikiEditor1217: I looked through all four refs in the article and found no mention of Flash Rose. Could you please provide a specific link? Also, to see Wikipedia’s eligibility guidelines for Motorsport drivers, please see WP:NMOTORSPORT. Thank you. Willsome429 (talk) 01:17, 15 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Fox Crossing, Wisconsin

Many thanks for starting the Fox Crossing, Wisconsin article-RFD (talk) 15:31, 22 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

My pleasure. I had heard about it on the local news and figured that I might as well do it since it was not created a day after incorporation.Willsome429 (talk) 18:46, 22 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]


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Yeah, didn’t realize that until you enlightened me. I’ve put it into practice several times since you told me that. Thank you for the tip! Willsome429 (talk) 14:48, 2 January 2018 (UTC) PRINT THE TRUTH!You keep relaying false information and you need to get your facts straight![reply]

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DYK for Chad Finchum

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ratings

Were you able to find a way to find the viewership numbers for the races? Johnsmith2116 (talk) 03:24, 29 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Johnsmith2116: Jayski has the ratings, looks like it's a field in the infobox of each individual race. I'll work on updating this year's races as the numbers come out. Willsome429 (talk) 13:48, 29 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Rollback

Hi, it's my understanding that unsourced material can be challenged and removed. Also, I made a change in a reference where the old source was a tweet, which I replaced with an ESPN article. I don't think a tweet can be used as a source. You rolled that back as well with your mass rollback. Please advise, thanks! Amsgearing (talk) 22:59, 8 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Amsgearing: Unsourced material can be challenged and removed, in that order. I would have appreciated a post on the talk page first. Many other articles of the same type have that kind of section, I guess I just didn’t keep track of sources this time around. When I have a good chunk of time, I’ll add sources for all, because all can be sourced (and I’m an inclusionist). As for the tweet/ESPN, that was the right move. Thanks.Willsome429 (talk) 23:03, 8 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry about that. It just seemed like a ton of unsourced detail, to the point where it read more like a fan page than an encyclopedia entry. I agree that if there's good sourcing for all of it, it's perfectly acceptable. Amsgearing (talk) 23:19, 8 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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I think it's total BS that users with zero motorsports knowledge come in and change the articles. THEY should be the ones obligated to start talk page discussions, not me. GhostOfDanGurney (talk) 15:10, 11 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@GhostOfDanGurney: Copyright rules are copyright rules. I try and stay out of it as much as I can and always respect when images are taken off. That’s why users that don’t specialize in copyright rules are encouraged to ask questions. Willsome429 (talk) 15:16, 11 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]
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Draft reviews

Hey Willsome429, thanks for reviewing my pages! I also made a draft at Kevin Donahue (racing driver) and helped contribute to Kyle Donahue, and would appreciate if you could review those as well. Thanks! GeorgeMHall (talk) 01:49, 26 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@GeorgeMHall: The drafts are for the folks over at Articles for Creation to do. I'm part of a separate task force, the new page patrol. Don't worry, although it will take some time, the articles will get reviewed. Thanks again for the efforts, and if you haven't yet, make sure to sign up at WikiProject NASCAR at this page. Willsome429 (say hey or see my edits!) 02:09, 26 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Fix issues

Hello. I had already seen your tag in my talk page. But I still don't know what problems I need to fix in that page. Can you help me? Thank you! --Ledinhphublxm (talk) 15:27, 29 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

@Ledinhphublxm: Some of the references on the page, like the ones in the “Qualifying rounds” and “Results” sections, consist of formatted external links, not citations. Therefore, they do not show up at the bottom of the page in the “References” section. Convert those links using the “Cite web” template and you’re good to go. Willsome429 (say hey or see my edits!) 15:38, 29 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Twitter and the team's official website are NOT reliable sources

Hi, just saw your comments in regards: 2017–18_Dallas_Fuel_season on my talk page and I can't help but disagree.

From my understanding a team's twitter or official website are primary sources, and primary sources are allowed to be used in certain cases. In my case I specifically only ever use a team's offical twitter to quote the original signing date of an esports personnel. The reason I do this is because I've found secondary sources usually don't mention the signing date, unless in the rare case they embed the original tweet, and as a result only have a publication date which generally is a day or two late to be used accurately. Seeing as I don't interrupt the primary sources and I'm just reiterating facts I don't see the issue. Don't get me wrong, secondary sources with the tweets embedded or singing dates mentioned might be preferred, but using the primary source isn't against any guidelines as far as I'm aware.

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