User talk:Gb6491

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I disagree. The changes I made included a direct quote from an article that was incorrectly summarized in the article. Other changes reflected generally accepted/civil views of the person in question during the period cited in the article. I imagine birth certificates and marriage licensees would support the validity of the changes I made. GB6491

July 2011

Welcome to Wikipedia. At least one of your recent edits, such as the edits you made to Theresa Sparks, did not appear to be constructive and has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any test edits you would like to make. Although everyone is welcome to contribute to Wikipedia, please take some time to familiarise yourself with our policies and guidelines. You can find information about these at the welcome page which also provides further information about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. Thank you. SparsityProblem (talk) 20:14, 24 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I disagree. The changes I made included a direct quote from an article that was incorrectly summarized in the article. Other changes reflected generally accepted/civil views of the person in question during the period cited in the article. I imagine birth certificates and marriage licensees would support the validity of the changes I made. GB6491

Please familiarize yourself with Wikipedia editing guidelines. In particular, MOS:IDENTITY says:

"Any person whose gender might be questioned should be referred to using the gendered nouns, pronouns, and possessive adjectives that reflect that person's latest expressed gender self-identification. This applies when referring to any phase of that person's life." (bold emphasis added) Thanks, SparsityProblem (talk) 21:41, 27 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

OK, I stand corrected in regards to my edit of the gendered nouns, pronouns, and possessive adjectives during that phase of the person's life. Thank you.

However, my other edit involved a direct quote and as such would seem perfectly permissible under our guidelines; in particular, MOS:IDENTITY says: "As always in a direct quotation, use the original text, even if the quoted text is inconsistent with the preceding guidelines." (bold emphasis added) Thanks, GB6491

If you believe there's an error in one of the direct quotations, feel free to correct the error and use an informative edit summary. Of course, the source of the quotation should verifiably support your edit. SparsityProblem (talk) 06:22, 1 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]