Caoimhin ceallach
Welcome Caoimhin ceallach!
I'm Mathglot, one of the other editors here, and I hope you decide to stay and help contribute to this amazing repository of knowledge. Mathglot (talk) 07:51, 14 February 2019 (UTC)
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Grammatical gender and Icelandic
editThanks for your cn-tag addition at Grammatical gender. Do you know Icelandic? That whole section lacks citations, and if you feel confident that the information there is incorrect, you can be bold and just delete it. If you do, be sure to add an Edit summary explaining what you are doing. I realize you're a new user, so if you don't feel confident deleting stuff yet, I'd understand.
Another approach, other than removing something, would to add a section to the Talk page (Talk:Grammatical gender) there, and just lay out your thoughts about it and invite discussion. For example, you could create a new section called, let's say, "Gender in Icelandic" (click here to create one) and in the "Subject" box type "Gender in Iceland" (or the section name you want), and in the lower box, You can say what material you think should be removed, and why. It's always good to include policy-based arguments for the "why" part, and one of the core principles of Wikipedia is Verifiability. Have a look at Wikipedia:Verifiability, what it says about reliable sources, and about using citations to back up what we add to articles. The first three paragraphs on that page are key. As far as removing content, WP:V says this: Any material that needs a source but does not have one may be removed., so that could be your reason.
You've "challenged" some of the material on that page, by adding the {{cn}} tag; bravo. A good next step would be to add a section on the Talk page. Give it some time, for other people to respond. (You can also "advertise" for feedback and other opinions, by adding a brief, neutral invitation with a link to the Talk page at relevant WikiProjects; in this case, WT:LANG seems like a good place to ask for feedback. See, for example, this invitation on that page.)
Hope this isn't too much, too soon, and we're all volunteers here, so it's all optional anyway. You can have fun editing whatever articles you like. If you ever have any questions, feel free to ask me on my Talk page. (If you reply here, please {{ping}} me, to get my attention.) Thanks, and happy ediing! Mathglot (talk) 08:20, 14 February 2019 (UTC)