User talk:Andy Sherman

What's needed at Urban agriculture

Hi, I see you've added an attractive pic to the article. The only thing is, the article is rather well populated with images (for which read, somewhat bulging with them), and totally starved of decent, reliable, cited text. In short, it needs references, references, references: to show the whole thing isn't made up, someone's opinion, someone's hasty high school essay. See Verifiability and Notability to get started. This is an encyclopedia, not an image gallery. All the best, Chiswick Chap (talk) 16:03, 7 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. The key thing is to realize that we can't write "I saw that X happened" or even "X happened", we have to say "According to Prof. John Doe, X happened, ref Doe 2014". That way, everyone can check we're telling the truth. See WP:REFB. All the best, Chiswick Chap (talk) 17:12, 7 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Recent edits to Vegetable oil fuel

Hello, I'm Soham. I noticed that you made a change to an article, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so! If you need guidance on referencing, please see the referencing for beginners tutorial, or if you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Soham 16:17, 1 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Replaceable fair use File:New York City rooftop apiary in Brooklyn Navy Yard, owned by Brooklyn Grange Rooftop Farm.jpg

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Hello, Andy Sherman. You have new messages at Stefan2's talk page.
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Stefan2 (talk) 21:35, 9 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]