User talk:East84street

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Also, when you post on talk pages you should sign your name using four tildes (~~~~); that will automatically produce your username and the date. I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Oferrta204 (talk) 11:56, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Oferrta204: Thank you Oferrta204 for the welcome note. There are many things I don't yet understand about how Wikipedia works. My first question, however, regards my first article - a biography of a living person. After posting the article "T. Mark Harrison", I received the following feedback:

This article relies too much on references to primary sources. (November 2020)
This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. (November 2020)

These requirements seem to me to be contradictory. How can something rely too much on references to primary sources and yet still need additional citations for verification? Can you please clarify and suggest a remedy? Thanks so much. East84street (talk) 18:15, 11 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello, East84street. Your question has been answered at the Teahouse Q&A board. Feel free to reply there!
Please note that all old questions are archived after 2-3 days of inactivity. Message added by SK2242 (talk) 05:28, 17 November 2020 (UTC). (You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{teahouse talkback}} template).[reply]

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