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Again, welcome! John from Idegon (talk) 18:12, 6 May 2015 (UTC) John from Idegon (talk) 18:12, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
Hi. Everyone is encouraged to make bold additions to Wikipedia articles. However, if someone removes your addition, you are required to go to the article talk page, start a discussion and form a consensus for what should be included on the subject. You do not just put it back. Thanks. John from Idegon (talk) 18:20, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
John, I appreciate your taking the time to help me out. I've had the issue up on the talk page for almost two weeks with no comments. How long should I wait? Also, I came across this and wondered if the addition shouldn't be reposted until there is consensus:
It is preferable that good-faith additions remain in the article pending consensus unless:
The article is a biography of a living person, and the material is potentially harmful The neutrality of the material may be in question The copyright status of the material is in question One or more external links are in question Material clearly not added in good faith should be removed pending consensus.
Tomsmith69 (talk) 21:05, 18 May 2015 (UTC)Tomsmith69
- I honestly do not recall what article you ate referring to. Please provide a Wikilink. Thanks. John from Idegon (talk) 22:10, 18 May 2015 (UTC)
- Sorry--it's Las Cruces, New Mexico Las_Cruces,_New_Mexico. Tomsmith69 (talk) 22:22, 18 May 2015 (UTC)Tomsmith69