User talk:Epic Poem

Welcome and introduction

Hi, Epic Poem. This is NOT some automated message...it's from a real person by golly! Welcome to Wikipedia! I'm glad you've made an account! Thanks for joining; you're on your way to making some great contributions.

Because I've noticed you've just joined, I wanted to give you a few tips to get you started. If you have any questions, please talk to us. Any questions, nothing is too silly (we've heard them all). The tips below should help you to get started too. Best of luck! JoeSmack ^Talk 04:44, 10 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Anybody can edit; just go to an article and edit it. Be Bold, but please don't put silly stuff in - it will be removed very quickly, and will annoy people. Besides that, you shouldn't feel nervous or anything about a good-willed contribution. If you're concerned, talk to us.

Play in your user area. For example, create User:Epic Poem/test. If you feel nervous, feel free to talk to us.

When you're ready, start your first article using the Article Wizard. You don't HAVE to use it, but for your first article it really helps. It should be about something well-known, and it will need references. If you'd like more guidance, you guessed it, talk to us.

Good luck with editing; please drop me a line some time on my own talk page.

There's lots of information below. Once again, welcome to the fantastic world of Wikipedia!

--JoeSmack ^Talk 04:44, 10 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

P.S. If you just feel like poking around, Wikipedia:Help is a good place to start. :)

James Arthur Ray

I removed your additions to this article because anything so negative about a living person needs to be sourced carefully. If you can find a reputable published source for this material, you should add it back and give the reference. Even then, it would probably be better to say something like, "An eyewitness (or, "several eywwitnesses") reported that..." Brianyoumans (talk) 06:07, 10 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]