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Happy editing! Herostratus (talk) 10:15, 13 February 2019 (UTC)Reply
Hello 84.46.52.2. I look forward to your contributions. You're obviously intelligent and good at this, so I hope you stick around. I have, and I've found it to be a great hobby. So... As I said elsewhere, in no way shape or form to I wish to disparage your talent, dedication, and good faith.
For most all contributions, the edits of a new anon editor ("anon" means you don't have an account and just your IP address shows for your signature) are valued and welcomed as much as the edits of a long-time editor. However, in a few cases, it's not necessarily so.
You have to understand that since anyone can edit, we get all sorts of people, as you might imagine. So I mean, let me give you an instance. When I see 1) a subtle numeric change -- e.g. changing a birthdate by one day -- by 2) an anon editor 3) with his first edit, with 4) no edit summary or explanation and 5) no ref added, I revert it on sight. I do this because experience has taught me that this is most often vandalism. The same edit by an editor of many years standing, I will treat differently. Sorry, but that's how it works.
So my usual recommendation is that people get an account, and maybe not jump into contentious areas right off. There're lots of ways to get a little editing experience under your belt first, and if you like I can guide you to some. My personal experience is that when new anon editors jump into contentious areas right off, it is often enough turns into a complicated situstion that it's not something where I'm willing to not consider all the factors of all the involved editors.
Anyway, all this is why I said that I am leery of accepting your word regarding off-line refs for contentious material in a WP:BLP (I definitely recommend that you read that page, or at least skim it, if you haven't yet.) I just don't have a handle on who you are, yet. Sorry, but it is what it is. Maybe you're Michael Quatro of the Lord Mayor of London or whomever, and if so sorry if I've insulted you. But I'm still sticking to my guns.
Anyway, again, welcome, and happy wiki'ing! If you have any questions about anything, message me if you wish. I am looking forward to working with you as an esteemed colleague. Herostratus (talk) 10:37, 13 February 2019 (UTC)Reply
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