User talk:Dgans

Welcome

Greetings, Dgans. Welcome to Wikipedia. Thank you for your recent contributions to articles about the Bay Area music scene.

I'd like to mention some guidelines for editing Wikipedia that you will probably want to keep in mind. Wikipedia articles should have a neutral, encyclopedic tone. Also, writing about oneself should be done very carefully, if at all. It's generally felt that when people write about themselves, or about their own artistic or commercial projects, it's hard for them to be completely neutral and objective. Another important guideline is that it's strongly preferred for articles to have references to reliable published sources. Articles should avoid what's called "original research", meaning knowledge that an editor has because of their own expertise or personal history. Here are some pages that explain all this in great detail:

That having been said, I personally tend to take a pretty relaxed approach to these guidelines. Frankly, some of the articles can use all the help they can get. It's just something for you to be aware of. I would encourage you to continue to edit articles that interest you and that you have a lot of knowledge about.

If you reply here, I will see what you say. Also, if you have any questions or you need any help, feel free to ask me, either here or on my user talk page. I'm often away from Wikipedia, but I would most likely be able to reply within a few days or less. — Mudwater^(Talk) 20:06, 29 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]