User talk:FactEternal

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Thanks for your message. I do not have any conflict of interest. I am sorry if my comment was misleading. I was simply referring to my admiration for the accomplishments of the subject which are many. The Teahouse comments have been very helpful. I am trying to work through the advice given and amend accordingly as speedily as I can. It would be really helpful if there was some Wikipedia interested in helping me iron out even more. FactEternal (talk) 14:40, 18 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Iain Murray (sailor)

I am sorry, but most of the references you are adding are worthless. Over and over again, I click on the links in the references you are adding and they fail to verify the content you are adding. They either take me to a generic web page or they are dead links. This is simply not acceptable. If the article says "Iain Murray did such and such" then when I click on the link, I need to land on a reliable source webpage that verifies that Iain Murry actually did these things. Almost none of your references are functional and correctly formatted. This is a serious problem. Replace all generic URLs with specific URLs that take the reader to the actual specific web page that verifies the content in question. Do not expect other editors to take care of these problems for you. You are the one who presumably has easy access to the reliable sources. Please read and study and read and study Referencing for beginners, and please fix up this mess. Cullen328 (talk) 04:04, 19 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Cullen,

My sincere apologies. And thank you for your guidance. I am trying my hardest to research how to create specific URLS without success. Please would you advise me on how to create one. Also would you please advise me on my referencing so that I can give you what you need. I need to know how to make them functional and format them correctly. I have tried to find the guidance on this equally without success. FactEternal (talk) 05:34, 19 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Cullen 328,

I have now supplied specific URLs and worked on references. I would appreciate your advice on function and formatting FactEternal (talk) 14:37, 19 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi FactEternal! The thread you created at the Wikipedia:Teahouse, I feel I have addressed the issues regarding subjective matter on my piece on Iain Murray., has been archived because there was no discussion for a few days.

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