User talk:Rwmmiller
Welcome!
[edit]Hello, Rwmmiller, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few links to pages you might find helpful:
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Re:Acceptable sources
[edit]It would depend on what type of argument you were making, but in many cases, making up your own arguments using other people's sources could be a violation of Wikipedia's original research policy. Basically, we reprint (or should only reprint) arguments advanced by reliable sources without commenting on whether we (as an encyclopedia) believe them to be correct. Make sure you note the section on "Synthesis of published material".
Additionally, you should direct future questions to Wikipedia:Help Desk. You'll get a faster response, and comments left on talk pages that did not previously exist are likely to be unnoticed. Altamel (talk) 03:49, 13 October 2014 (UTC)