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re: edit to [[Benet Academy]]
Helllooooo Basket!
I just reverted one of the edits that you made at this article, and wanted to explain why I did.
Per wikipedia's policies on reliable sources and verifiability, information must be referenced (and preferably cited) in the article. Moreso, wikipedia cannot self reference. Just because one article claims that a person is an alum of school "X", that does not make it so, and does not fulfill the requirements of these policies. There needs to be a neutral, outside, third party source that confirms that these people are alumni.
I did go back and check those articles, and neither had a reference supporting that they were alumni. I went ahead and restored the fact tags. If you can find a reference that supports them being alumni, please add them to the article.
I didn't want to delete without an explanation, and explain why I did what I did. Happy editing! LonelyBeacon (talk) 20:03, 2 January 2009 (UTC)
:My concern was that Ryan had no footnote tying him to Benet (more precisely a Benet class though that was given) despite having had a footnote request for just that since July 2008. IMO, requests for cites on (to be honest) less than cataclysmic articles should get a pass for maybe three months. IMO (and Wikipedia's) the WP:BURDEN is on the entering editor. We shouldn't have to do the work. Just letting it go by for three months is pushing their luck IMO.
:I pretty much agreed with your philosophy on notables. I thought it was mine and I invented it! If I have deviated from that, my apologies! Student7 (talk) 20:06, 8 April 2009 (UTC)
::Well, it is in his bio which sounds credible, so no great rush since you are working on it. No footnote in bio of course. I suppose in one of the general references. Thanks for handling this. Student7 (talk) 00:40, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
Manhattan
Apparently the citations claim manhattan is the "cultural" center of the world, not the financial center. Next time, please be careful when editing. Willydick (talk) 06:35, 20 January 2009 (UTC)
Nope, claims that Manhattan is both cultural and financial center. Additionally, the article uses even softer language, claiming that Manhattan is a center, not the center. The qualifier 'to some extent' is completely unnecessary. Basket548 (talk) 07:59, 20 January 2009 (UTC)