D.Jay.Canfield.1
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Hi - responding to your post at my talk page. First, can I say that it is inappropriate to write "your editors" as there is no 'your', you are an editor just as much as I am, you're simply a new one and I'm a much more experienced editor. The same goes for "your readers", it's "our readers". You write "The article included opposing positions, because they are common and documented views, but no solution nor conclusions." That's appropriate because we present all significant points of view made by reliable sources. You'll have to read WP:VERIFY and WP:RS to understand what sorts of sources we consider reliable. And WP:NPOV to understand why our articles such as this one don't reach a solution or conclusion. We don't take sides over such disputed. There's a lot to read there but you are likely to be continually reverted if you don't follow our policies and guidelines. It's hard for a lot of new editors to understand how different we are from other styles of writing such as essays or journal articles. Dougweller (talk) 22:01, 10 March 2013 (UTC)