User talk:Chrotm

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Hello, I'm Orangemike. I noticed that you made a change to an article, Maine gubernatorial election, 2018, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so! If you need guidance on referencing, please see the referencing for beginners tutorial, or if you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. --Orange Mike | Talk 23:07, 13 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I am a volunteer for this campaign. Further, what is the deal? I see plenty of other examples on this page alone that provide job titles without "news" sourcing. Also, the news is not a reliable source for verifiable information... so what makes it so esteemed in your opinion? The Job of Richard Light is as a "child and Family Therapist and he is a Veteran of the US Army" do you need a tax return?

Lastly, why are you so contentious about this information being shared? Do you have a relationship with someone in this election or in the Parties of the candidates?

I have no relationship with any candidate or party. If you are a campaign volunteer, you need to review the conflict of interest policy before further edits. My only interest is in proper sources, please see what reliable sources are. 331dot (talk) 14:49, 3 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

If you don't like the news, that's your business, but the news is generally considered a reliable source here. I would expect some brief blurb to be written about him at some point that mentions his career. 331dot (talk) 15:08, 3 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

May 2017

You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on Maine gubernatorial election, 2018. Users are expected to collaborate with others, to avoid editing disruptively, and to try to reach a consensus rather than repeatedly undoing other users' edits once it is known that there is a disagreement.

Please be particularly aware that Wikipedia's policy on edit warring states:

Edit warring is disruptive regardless of how many reverts you have made.
Do not edit war even if you believe you are right.

If you find yourself in an editing dispute, use the article's talk page to discuss controversial changes; work towards a version that represents consensus among editors. You can post a request for help at an appropriate noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases it may be appropriate to request temporary page protection. If you engage in an edit war, you may be blocked from editing. 331dot (talk) 14:54, 2 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I am sure I don't know how to properly write a message here. I do know that I am not pleased with the misrepresentation of this post. www.light4me.org provides a long history.

Why would a job title be removed? And then, Why would a vteran's status be removed? These are real and verifiable and the attempts to remove them are deceptive and undermining.

What is needed are independent reliable sources that support the information. Light's website is not such a source. I would ask if you are associated with his campaign. 331dot (talk) 17:33, 2 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I would add that, even if you were correct, continually readding the information after it has been removed is not the proper way to disagree with the removal(see bold, revert, discuss). Please use the article talk page to make your case as to why you edit should be included(click the "Talk" tab at the top of the article, then edit normally). 331dot (talk) 19:33, 2 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]