Pnguyen4087
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editHello, Pnguyen4087, and welcome to Wikipedia! My name is Ian and I work with the Wiki Education Foundation; I help support students who are editing as part of a class assignment.
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If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me on my talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 00:52, 17 October 2016 (UTC)
A note about messages here
editIf you remove a message left on the talk page, you are deemed to have read and acknowledged it. —C.Fred (talk) 00:40, 13 November 2016 (UTC)
Two big problems with your edits
editYour edits to Chester M. Southam are causing two sets of problems. First is the mechanical errors: you are improperly capitalizing headers, you are using incorrect punctuation (such as a hyphen instead of an en-dash between the date of birth and date of death), and making other such errors.
The bigger issue is the change to the tone and addition of uncited material. You changed the intro to refer to a "scandal" involving him, for instance. Wikipedia articles must maintain neutral point of view: that doesn't mean we gloss over the negatives, but it means we don't oversensationalize or distort an article. We also have to make sure that we back statements up with reliable sources, especially if the statements are controversial. Your edits meet those criteria. Not only did you not add any sources, but you removed all sources from the article.
Please respond to this message. You can put your message right below mine, right here. We know you're working on a class project and aren't familiar with Wikipedia. We'd like to work with you. However, if you continue to distort articles and strip them of references, then your actions may lead to your account being blocked from further editing—or the article may be protected, which will prevent you and your classmates from editing the article. —C.Fred (talk) 02:20, 13 November 2016 (UTC)