KarenDerby-Lovell

December 2014

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Good luck and happy editing. John from Idegon (talk) 18:31, 16 December 2014 (UTC)

More personally, welcome

Hi. I hope you saw my note on Talk:Bay High School (Bay Village, Ohio). I again reverted your edit there. I want you to understand that I am not doing this to be either mean or difficult. You are new here and I, for one am glad to see any new editor. It takes a while for new editors to learn what Wikipedia is about and how to edit successfully. I've been a very active editor for almost three years now, and I still get edits reverted. It isn't a big deal and is just part of how things work here. The links above will help to explain what Wikipedia is, and what it isn't. Although Wikipedia is the encyclopedia anyone can edit, it is not the encyclopedia anyone can add whatever they want to. There are policies, guidelines, and consensuses that dictate how and what can be added to Wikipedia articles. For school articles, there is a guideline for content at WP:SCH/AG. One of the things it says not to include is scheduling information, as that kind of info is primarily of interest to the local school community. Any Wikipedia article is to be written with a target audience of the entire English-speaking world. This version of Wikipedia (en.wikipedia) is used in every English-speaking country around the globe; including Great Britain, Australia, Canada, India and the US. Also, anytime, in any kind of an article, you add what I call a Wow-point (something that says the subject of the article is better than some other thing of the same type), you need to have a reference from a reliable, independent source. If you think about it, this only makes sense. Any organization, whether it be a business, a school, or a civic organization, wants to portray itself in the best light. Wikipedia is supposed to be written in neutral, verifiable manner, so independent citation is required for achievements. When you get to the point where you want to try to write an article, there is another concept related to having independent citations called notability, which is what we call the standard for inclusion for articles.

Sorry to be so long winded, but it is important that you understand that for the most part other editors are here to help you and revision is just part of how things work. Please read some of the stuff I've linked above, and if you have questions, I am happy to try to help. In addition, you can always ask questions at the teahouse, a Q&A forum just for new editors. I will leave you an invitation to there below. Again, welcome, and Happy Editing! John from Idegon (talk) 18:53, 16 December 2014 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia: check out the Teahouse!

Hello! KarenDerby-Lovell, you are invited to the Teahouse, a forum on Wikipedia for new editors to ask questions about editing Wikipedia, and get support from peers and experienced editors. Please join us! John from Idegon (talk) 18:54, 16 December 2014 (UTC)