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I appreciate your recent additions to the LucasArts games articles. I was wondering if you can provide sources for your information and edits. Otherwise, many of your additions are considered original research, and may be deleted by a patrolling deleter on wikipedia. Please note that you cannot be your own source unless there is some sort of third party reference or published work (of which you can be the writer). Fcsuper 06:11, 23 April 2007 (UTC)

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My sources are my direct experience and the recollections of my colleagues in creating those games. My name is David Wessman and I was a key member of the development team for the entire series. My responsibilities were primarily game design and story writing, but I also contributed in areas such as tools development, art, audio, QA, PR and marketing. I was a co-author of the official strategy guides for X-Wing and TIE Fighter. My game industry bio and credits can be viewed at MobyGames, or you could check my profile at LinkedIn. Please let me know if you need any further verification.

I'm a little puzzled about your warning regarding patrolling deleters and not being my own source. Why would anyone delete primary source information unless there was incontrovertible proof that it was in error? As for someone being their own source, what do you do if there isn't a third party source or published reference? If you have questions regarding specific edits, I am happy to answer. Wessmaniac 22:39, 2 June 2007 (UTC)