Maggieholly
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editHello, Maggieholly, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few links to pages you might find helpful:
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February 2014
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Hello, I'm Spellcast. I noticed that you made a change to an article, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed 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. Spellcast (talk) 03:36, 7 February 2014 (UTC)
Re: Neil deGrasse Tyson
editHi Dr. Rich, sorry for taking long to reply. The last thing anyone wants is factual errors or misleading information. By all means, feel free to correct any misinformation by adding references. If the existing information is wrong or doesn't correspond with what the source says, it should be corrected or removed outright. I'll be reviewing the article's contents and sources periodically. Spellcast (talk) 03:44, 12 February 2014 (UTC)
- I assure you I'm not trying to insert any point of view. I want the article to be as factually correct as you do. It's important that any information is verifiable, otherwise it doesn't belong there even if it's true because it would be original research. I've done a bit of research and yes, you're right about Tyson leaving UT because of issues with his thesis. I came across this article, which I think can be used as a source. It talks about Tyson's time at UT and it says the following about his thesis work:
After Tyson finished his master’s thesis, his advisors dissolved his dissertation committee—essentially flunking him. "I still don’t talk about it much," he says, "because it was a failed experiment, and I’ve moved on from that chapter of my life."