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Citing references

Hi - when you add references, an url isn't sufficient. You can read WP:CITE but if your setup is like mine, above this edit window where I'm typing is first a menu that has a large B, and italic I, etc and at the end has a dropdown menu 'Cite'. When you drop that down, and the next line there is a dropdown menu for templates which you can use. For books you need title, author, publisher, year published, ISBN and vitally page numbers. You always need titles, dates where relevant, authors when available, journal title if it's a journal (and the page numbers of the article, you don't normally need individual page numbers as you do for books). Thanks. Dougweller (talk) 09:18, 2 March 2014 (UTC)

Please read the article in question

It says "A number of lifestyle factors are known to be important to the development of type 2 diabetes, including obesity (defined by a body mass index of greater than thirty), lack of physical activity, poor diet, stress, and urbanization. Excess body fat is associated with 30% of cases in those of Chinese and Japanese descent, 60-80% of cases in those of European and African descent, and 100% of cases in Pima Indians and Pacific Islanders. Those who are not obese often have a high waist–hip ratio." Doc James (talk · contribs · email) (if I write on your page reply on mine) 16:57, 5 March 2014 (UTC)

MH370

Hi, a request that we keep all speculation and politically motivated statements out unless consensus is there to include them. Please bring it to the talk page. Thank you. --Rsrikanth05 (talk) 14:38, 16 March 2014 (UTC)

1RR at List of Israeli assassinations

That article is subject to a one revert rule WP:1RR per this ArbCom decision. You've violated it and you should revert yourself soonest.— alf laylah wa laylah (talk) 00:08, 27 March 2014 (UTC)

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— alf laylah wa laylah (talk) 00:13, 27 March 2014 (UTC)

As Alf.laylah.wa.laylah says, you violated 1RR.

It doesn't matter if New York Times calls it a "kidnapping" because it is still not acceptable to call it that here at Misplaced Pages. The article Gilad Shalit is not perfect but in the lead, it's stated that he is a former MIA soldier, that he was abducted and captured. This is consistent with WP:NPOV. --IRISZOOM (talk) 00:42, 27 March 2014 (UTC)

Adding sources

You need to be careful about the material you add and the sources you base your additions on. You've recently added information to a series of articles based on URL-only sources linked to (very) recently published theories and claims. That one paper suggests something does not mean that we can use the source to completely change the premise of whole sections of articles. There's a reason that we require ideas to have been covered in multiple reliable sources. Adding article-changing content on the basis of one badly-cited source is never a good idea. Have a look at WP:WEIGHT if you need more details.

You also need to be careful about adding original research. Just because you have experienced something does not make it suitable for inclusion. Cheers, Stalwart111 00:06, 12 April 2014 (UTC)