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of education" – [[Marshall University]], Huntington WV: Honorary degree (1958) – Pikeville College ([[University of Pikeville]], Pikeville KY: Honorary degree (1959)

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Paul G. Blazer article and inline citations

Hi PGBHS, a few notes: 1) You are probably not aware that your user name violates one or more aspects of Wikipedia's username policy. Users are not allowed to edit on behalf of an organization, and I think it's pretty clear that PGBHS is a group along the lines of Paul G Blazer Historical Society or Paul G Blazer High School. 2) As PGBHS, you likely have access to a great deal of information on the subject, as well as a lot of oral history, (stories, tales, etc), but you likely also have a conflict of interest. We need to make sure that we stick to documented information, and that we present the subject from a neutral point of view. This leads me to point 3) References. Please see Referencing for Beginners. While I can see that you've been providing references, Wikipedia requires inline citations, (citations that appear at the end of a sentence,) and the current Reference section is a mess. I'm happy to help, though, so please feel free to ask if you have any questions.

Here's a simple explanation for how to cite a book (for example). In the edit window while you are composing your contribution, you'll notice a few icons indicating Bold, Italic, Signature, Link, etc. At the far right is the pull-down menu "Cite". Select this, then pull down the Template menu to choose Book. A window will pop open, and this will allow you to enter crucial bits of information into fields. When you are done, your edit will look something like:

Blazer was the first businessman to note the positive effect of red neckties in the workplace.<ref name=RedTies>{{cite book|last=Doe|first=Johannes|title=Red Ties Make The Man|year=1976|publisher=James T. White Publishers}}</ref>

This formatting will render a proper citation in the References section of the article. And if you wish to re-use the reference in another part of the article, you can simply append the reference name to the end of your next statement without having to type in all that stuff again. Like this:

Blazer stopped wearing red neckties after discovering the healing power of blue neckties.<ref name=RedTies />

Anyhow, hope that helps. If I can be of further help, please let me know. Still though, you should consider changing your username lest it wind up blocked. To do that, go to WP:CHU/SIMPLE. Regards, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 18:25, 20 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]