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Latest comment: 8 November 2023 by Elros in topic Edits without references

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Edits without references[edit source]

I noticed that you made edits to the Adunaic and Númenor pages, which were not supported by any references. I recommend to have a look at the Help:References page. If you do not add references that support the content that you edit, you risk that the content that you added will be reverted/deleted by other users. --Akhôrahil (talk) 08:55, 7 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Thank you. I am in the process of adding references to the Adûnaic page. As regards the Númenor page, my only change was adding Ondosto to the list of cities, which had no reference to begin with. Elros (talk) 11:44, 7 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
Almost 24 hours have passed since your announcement that you are "in the process of adding references to the Adûnaic page". In this time you have created or edited two other pages without adding references to the Adûnaic page. References are the cornerstone of a high quality wiki. The are not some "nice to have", they are essential. The fact that somebody else was negligent to add references to a page before is no justification for not adding a reference for content added to that page. Helge Fauskanger has provided information with references to works written by J.R.R. Tolkien on his page about Adûnaic on ardalambion.net. It is best to only edit when having works by J.R.R. Tolkien in a second window or near the screen and to include references with the edit. --Akhôrahil (talk) 09:01, 8 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]
This is strange – when I look at the Adûnaic page, it appears that there are references to Tolkien's works for just about everything that I have added. I am afraid I fail to see where references are missing. If you could point out an example or two where they are lacking, I will be certain to add references to those sections as soon as possible.
I confess that I have not added a reference for the addition of Ondosto on the Númenor page. I will do so now – in fact, I will add a reference for the whole paragraph, since the pre-existing information comes from the same source. Elros (talk) 09:14, 8 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]