I also checked out the talk page, and if I didn't know the author was an expert, I would also have assumed he was a crank. He approached editing Wikipedia on a

I also checked out the talk page, and if I didn't know the author was an expert, I would also have assumed he was a crank. He approached editing Wikipedia on a lark and failed to offer sources in an acceptable format. No wonder he got smacked down. He cited a blog post for a historical event!