User talk:71.229.57.17

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[edit] September 2007

Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, adding content without citing a reliable source, as you did to Baptism, is not consistent with our policy of verifiability. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. If you are already familiar with Wikipedia:Citing sources please take this opportunity to add your original reference to the article. Thank you. ~Eliz81(C) 23:49, 13 September 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Response

I answered on my talk page as well. If you notice the summary of your edits here, you included a segment that is in all capital letters, which is a strong indicator that an edit is non-encyclopedic. Also, you had previously been reverted as personal opinion by User:Lima, which smacked to me of an emerging edit war since you were reverting back to your claims (please see the three revert rule for more information). Please read the policies about verifiable and reliable sources, and no original research. While the Bible itself is a source that can be quoted directly, its content is still subject to many interpretations that would constitute opinion and/or original research. Any claims interpreting the content of the Bible need to be backed up by verifiable third party sources. I know you made these edits in good faith to improve the article, they just don't conform to Wikipedia policy. In the future, if you find that your well-intentioned edits are getting reverted, instead of re-sticking them into the article, start a discussion on the article's talk page. This is the place to resolve disputes about the content of an article: it's a matter of consensus what is appropriate for inclusion. If you have any more questions about this, feel free to contact me again (or to start a discussion on the article's talk page). And thanks for volunteering your efforts here, we appreciate your contributions! Hereis another great place to get started. All the best, ~Eliz81(C) 00:23, 25 September 2007 (UTC)