deletions williamje i wanted to let you know why i've modified some of your edits while you're to be commended for trying to pare down notable people lists the usual procedure for dealing with unsourced material is to tag it first this gives other editors notice of the issue and provides them with some time to find reliable sources if after some time has passed after a cn was placed and no one has provided a citation then the material can be deleted in several instances you were very quick to delete material that didn't yet have a source yet i was able to quite readily find a source for the deleted material deleting material without notice may mean that valid information is deleted from an article because other editors weren't given notice of the issue and time to rectify it so maybe you want to think about tagging unsourced material rather than just deleting it