User talk:S.Thomas111

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Posted automatically via sandbox guided tour. S.Thomas111 (talk) 14:31, 26 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome!

Hello, S.Thomas111, and welcome to Wikipedia! My name is Ian and I work with the Wiki Education Foundation; I help support students who are editing as part of a class assignment.

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If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me on my talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 14:25, 10 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome but be careful

I saw your note on F430. Wikipedia Chem has a lot of experience with student contributions, and some of that experience is not really so wonderful. Here is some advice to help you have a smoother experience: 1) Rely on WP:SECONDARY sources. Books and reviews are the main sources we want. Inexperienced editors often think that citing primary citations establishes their credentials, when it does the opposite. The goal of referencing is to guide readers to digested sources of information that offer broad perspectives. Wikipedia is not a technical review journal, so dont load us up with a lot of specialized references. Otherwise one risks having the material being deleted. 2) Wikipedia is not for homework and students have no ownership rights. Editors will delete or enhance based on their understanding of the mission of Wikipedia. 3) Ask if you seek advice, plenty of people here to help you. Dont worry about formatting or beautification, others including robotic editing processes deal with that aspect. --Smokefoot (talk) 21:23, 29 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]