User talk:71.163.25.253

October 2020[edit]

Hello, I'm Elmer Clark. An edit that you recently made to Alex Cintrón seemed to be a test and has been removed. If you want to practice editing, please use the sandbox. If you think a mistake was made, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks! -Elmer Clark (talk) 07:49, 21 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi again and thanks for your follow-up message. Generally speaking it is not considered appropriate on Wikipedia to do things like watch a video and draw your own conclusions - our no original research policy page explains why. Instead, we go by the conclusions published reliable sources have drawn. That particular sentence cited two sources - this NYT article and this ESPN article - but the sources both actually agree with you; neither uses the word "hid," so it is not appropriate for us to describe it as "hiding" either. I have changed the sentence to "Cintrón remained behind several Astros players when Laureano charged the Astros dugout" because that reflects what the ESPN article actually says ("Laureano ran toward Cintron, who stayed behind Astros players as Laureano was tackled and the benches for both teams emptied").

So thank you for bringing up this concern, and I hope we can agree the new version is more accurate. In the future, however, if you believe information (especially cited information) in an article is inaccurate, the best first step is to discuss the matter with other users on the article's talk page (e.g. Talk:Alex Cintrón) before actually making the changes - this will prevent others from assuming, as I did, that the information was just deleted accidentally or as a test. (Edited to add: using edit summaries also helps with this.)

I know this can seem confusing and overwhelming, but please don't let worry about getting it all just right discourage you from continuing to contribute to Wikipedia! The Teahouse is a useful resource if you ever have questions about how things work here. Happy editing! -Elmer Clark (talk) 04:32, 22 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you very much Mr. Clark and your version is more accurate. If in case I raise a concern with the other user and he or she does not agree with my proposed change, what is the best course of action that you recommend? Thank you again!

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