Template talk:Editnotices/Page/Timeline of Solar System exploration

(sorry if this is the wrong template)
I tried to edit the {{edit notice}} for this page, but you have to be an admin to do that. I wanted to add something along the lines of: "When editing the Planned/Scheduled section, please make sure there is a reference with the item, unless there is a related Wikipedia page with some relevant references"
(That's not very well worded, I know)
--Lord Aro (talk) 15:51, 30 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

That's the wrong use of the {{editprotected}} template, so I've removed it. As for your edit notice suggestion, what you're requesting is actually a Wikipedia guideline. You don't need an edit notice to tell people what they're already supposed to know. If an edit is made that has no source to it, you can remove it, or ask the editor on their talk page to add the source. Simple as that. And next time, you should start a discussion on the article's talk page. I think what you did here is create some random page that doesn't need to exist. – Kerαunoςcopia^◁_galaxies 01:05, 31 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I thought that may be the case (both the template and your answer). You may delete this page then. I just did it to try to make sure that this happens, as on Timeline of Solar System exploration, as you can see from the page history, there have recently had to be many edits clearing up the afore mentioned section of the page, because of edits with no sources. But because it is a list, I think (I don't know if I should) that list 'items' with their own Wikipedia page do not need a reference on the list page itself.

Thanks anyway

--Lord Aro (talk) 07:22, 31 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hmm, well, I would require refs for everything in the list at any rate. Many lists require refs, whether or not an article is already created for that subject. What you can do is add a "commented out" comment. So if you add, for example,  or similar phrase in the code of the article, and it will be invisible to anyone unless you click "edit". Some lists do that. Other lists have editors who simply remove stuff that's not cited. Depending on how patient (or impatient) you are, you can tag the new item {{cn}} ("citation needed") and then contact the editor on their talk page and request that they add a citation, or else their edit will be removed in a few days. All of this can be discussed on the talk page and a consensus can be reached as to how you want to handle it. But yes, I think you are correct with your original point: you may have to be an admin to add an edit notice to an actual article/list. But for something like this, it's not necessary. And I'm not an admin, btw, so I can't delete this page, but there's no reason to delete it at this point, since our discussion can be used for whatever purposes in the future : ) – Kerαunoςcopia^◁_galaxies 07:43, 31 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, the comment approach is what i was planning on going for, if this did not work. (I'll probably go and do it now)

See, i told you I didn't explain myself well the first time :)

Thanks for your input

--Lord Aro (talk) 08:33, 31 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Hahaha, okay, well hopefully everything works out. – Kerαunoςcopia^◁_galaxies 03:42, 1 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]