Christina2506

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If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me on my talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 18:34, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

Greenhouse effect

Hi. I reverted your additions to the greenhouse effect article for a few reason:

1. You copied the information verbatim from the source. Since it was a NASA source, which isn't subject to copyright, it's not a copyright infringement, but you still need to clearly mark it as having been copied, otherwise there are problems with plagiarism.
2. The section on greenhouse gases is just a summary of what's covered in more depth in the greenhouse gas article. In a case like this, the goal is to provide readers with enough information to contextualise things in this article without duplicating what's in the main article.
3. Wikipedia articles are supposed to summarise what reliable sources say about a topic, they aren't supposed to speak directly to the reader. When you say "By increasing the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, we’re amplifying the planet’s natural greenhouse effect and turning up the dial on global warming" you're writing in a tone that's not appropriate for an encyclopaedia article. In general, if you find yourself writing in the first or second person, or if you find yourself using "one" to avoid "I" or "you", you're probably getting the tone wrong. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 18:04, 31 March 2022 (UTC)