Bogacwen

Hello Bogacwen! Welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. If you decide that you need help, check out Getting Help below, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Please remember to sign your name on talk pages by clicking or using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. Finally, please do your best to always fill in the edit summary field. Below are some useful links to facilitate your involvement. Happy editing! DeCausa (talk) 08:44, 30 October 2023 (UTC) Getting Started Wikipedia Tutorial • The five pillars of Wikipedia How to: edit a page • upload an image Getting Help Frequently Asked Questions Where to ask questions or make comments Request administrator attention Policies and Guidelines Neutral point of view • Reliable sources Verifiability • Citing sources • No original research What Wikipedia is not • Biographies of living persons Manual of Style • Three-revert rule • Sock puppetry Copyrights • Fair use • Image use policy External links • Spam • Vandalism Deletion policy • Conflict of interest • Notability The Community Build consensus • Resolving disputes Assume good faith • Civility • Etiquette No personal attacks • No legal threats Community Portal • Village pump Signpost • IRC channels • Mailing lists Things to do Be bold in editing • Help develop an article Pages needing attention • Peer review Join a WikiProject • Translating articles Cleaning up: General • Spam • Vandalism Miscellaneous Useful templates • Categories • Stubs User pages • Talk pages Tools • User scripts

DeCausa (talk) 08:44, 30 October 2023 (UTC)

Thank you for your welcome. I have to say that 90% of what is offered as help I cannot understand. I did not grow up with computers, and I have reached the limit of my ability to cope - and my aged brain cannot remember things either. The various pages you direct me to for help might as well be Klingon. As a long time archery historian/writer I would love to contribute - especially by editing some of the weird statements.

Many years ago I tried to create a page, but ran foul of the need to cite sources. It seems that saying "I was there and I know what happened and who said what" or " I was their Secretary for 25 years and kept all their minutes" are not acceptable as sources.

I am also busily working on three books, with others waiting. I suppose citing my own book would not be allowed either :-( Bogacwen (talk) 18:28, 30 October 2023 (UTC)

Ok, well citing reliable sources is very important. We can't just take everyone's word that they speak with expertise because of the adage On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog. If you still want to contribute perhaps the easiest thing to do is post suggestions to the article talk page and let others work out how Wikipedia's rules would apply to your suggestions. DeCausa (talk) 22:33, 30 October 2023 (UTC)