User talk:Lupe12x

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Gun violence

Hi! I have a quick note about the article. This article is under sanctions, which essentially means that the article is subject to closer scrutiny than other articles because of its edit history. In other words, people have disagreed over what to add, how to write it, and what to use as a source to the point where it's watched closer than others. What this means for you is that anything you add to the article must be very carefully phrased and sourced with the strongest possible sources. If the content is removed, you must discuss the edits rather than immediately re-add them.

I've removed the specific things that you added to the article for a few reasons. The first is that the sentences needed to be tweaked some to fit Wikipedia's writing and grammatical style. The second is that one of the sources, specifically the NYT source, is a letter to the editor. These types of pieces aren't given any sort of editorial oversight or verification by the paper. It's also a single, average person's opinion so there's question here as to why this one person's input is important enough to highlight in the article. Letters to the editor in this situation just aren't seen as major enough to justify inclusion in an article. If she were a major, well-known person or academic it may be different, however. ReaderofthePack(formerly Tokyogirl79) (｡◕‿◕｡) 21:53, 5 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]