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March 2015

Hello, I'm Joseph2302. I noticed that you made a change to an article, Jim Badra, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so! If you need guidance on referencing, please see the referencing for beginners tutorial, or if you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Joseph2302 (talk) 22:04, 31 March 2015 (UTC)

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The thread is at WP:COIN#Jim Badra, and basically I've asked for more people to look at the article, because I feel it's beneficial. Joseph2302 (talk) 11:11, 1 April 2015 (UTC)

Response

We are glad this has settled. I learned much. I apologize for coming across upset @Joseph2302, it was never our desire to eliminate what he written, but instead to revise and build upon what was already put in place. I wasn't sure when I was supposed to cite him during the formulation of the addition and was putting that off to the end to go back and input it last. Furthermore, I intended to provide facts only. Am i barred from editing the Jim Badra Wikipedia page?

Posted below is the third paragraph of what is currently there and I feel that it doesn't follow the same standards that the author put in place on me: "At the end of an interview covered and published in 1986, Jim Badra was quoted saying that when he decides to finally leave competitive bodybuilding he wants to help kids. This decision is continued through a company he co-founded called LHT Revolution; where continues that focus of helping kids and adults through nutrition and exercise program."

An interview published in 86 by who/whom?? help kids do what? And the company he cofounded, LHT Revolution Weight Loss Center, does focus on those things but didn't open its first center til March 26th 2015.. Some of the sentences are lazy..and yet Badra appreciates that someone took the time to write about him.

May I Please continue to edit the Jim Badra weki so long as I cite sources and follow rules?

great that you are talking with us now, and thanks for apologizing to Joseph. (it will be for him to accept or not, of course) As i wrote to you on the Badra talk page, you should not directly edit the article. instead you should post suggestions on the article Talk page. We'll work with you there. Thanks. Jytdog (talk) 00:43, 2 April 2015 (UTC)