User talk:CeoGrizz

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Again, welcome! John from Idegon (talk) 04:08, 24 November 2019 (UTC) John from Idegon (talk) 04:08, 24 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to Wikipedia: check out the Teahouse!

Hello! CeoGrizz, you are invited to the Teahouse, a forum on Wikipedia for new editors to ask questions about editing Wikipedia, and get support from peers and experienced editors. Please join us! John from Idegon (talk) 04:09, 24 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

You made the first constructive edit on Nineveh, Indiana in the 8 years I've been editing here. Unfortunately, I had to revert it.

This article is on the community of Nineveh. Information on the township belongs in the article about the township. As a convention, editors that work on US settlement articles (communities, villages, cities, townships, counties and states) decided many years ago to only use population and demographic sources from the US Census Bureau. Compilers such as the one you cited are not considered reliable for use. So I hope you understand why I reverted your change. If you wish to challenge that, start a discussion on the article's talk page and, by arguing from reliable sources and Wikipedia policies and guidelines, attempt to gain consensus for your changes. For an absolute beginner, you did a good job. If you need help, drop me a note. John from Idegon (talk) 04:19, 24 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Was simply trying to add information that seemed useful. ie- Size of township in square miles and population. Didn’t mean to mess up the standards that were set. Thanks. CeoGrizz (talk) 04:31, 24 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

There are a lot of non intuitive things about Wikipedia. Just understand that you aren't being reprimanded, just instructed. Unfortunately there is no formal training here. WP:TWA is a video game format training tool that helps with the basics, and Teahouse, linked above, is a friendly place to ask any questions you have. My dad used to say the only dumb question is the one you don't ask. WP:BEBOLD, please. But if reverted, remember to WP:AGF and follow WP:BRD. I'm guessing you already know, but words in blue are links. Follow them, read, ask follow up questions on what you don't understand at the Teahouse or of another editor like myself. Church comes early and its late. My talk page door is open if I can help. John from Idegon (talk) 04:46, 24 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]