User talk:NoVA-101010

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Fredericksburg, Virginia

Hi NoVA101010! I noticed your edits to the Fredericksburg article. Well done! I edited a couple of things, though, and wanted to let you know. First, you mention that Fredericksburg is one of the most liberal cities in Northern Virginia. One might assume that based on election results, but unless there's a reliable, third-party source that says that specifically, it is considered original research. In other words, you looked at the results and came to that conclusion and included it in the article. That's against Wikipedia's policies.

You also said that Obama 'won' Fredericksburg. Strictly speaking, candidates win elections, not cities, so I made that minor change. I think the inclusion of the election results is good, though, and you have a great source for those results! Welcome! Wikipelli ^Talk 10:01, 7 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]