User talk:Jcmcc450

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Kirk Fogg

I'm pretty upset that Kirk Fogg has been deemed unworthy of a Wikipedia page. Last I checked, this was The Free Encyclopedia and not the United Encyclopedia of Soviet Republics. I don't know how to sign this stuff, but this is Pacojoe731 if you didn't know. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pacojoe731 (talk • contribs) 02:00, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

I understand you're upset, but Wikipedia is not an anarchy. It is a free encyclopedia, but we don't just make pages "because we can". It would rapidly devolve into bloat-i-pedia if that was allowed. The general consensus by the community (not me). was that Kirk Fogg was not notable enough by himself to be his own page. Jcmcc (Talk) 16:55, 19 September 2015 (UTC)

Belarus

I have a request to approve the following edits of the national language in Belarus. I already explained why there is only 1 national language (Belarusian), even though there are 2 official languages. Official languages changed several times in history (Ruthenian, Polish, Russian, Belarusian), but the national language (Belarusian) was always the same, being the heritage of the nation. Polish and Russian languages are national for Poland and Russia respectively, but not for Belarus. 178.121.203.30 (talk) 19:39, 22 May 2015 (UTC)

Thanks for pointing that out. I changed the article to reflect the national language. In the future, if you make a change, describe your changes in the edit summary. Especially in a contentious article like Belarus which is undergoing a culture war. Jcmcc (Talk) 04:48, 23 May 2015 (UTC)

Lumbee

After doing some research, I believe we need to tie the history of the Lumbee people to the efforts of the Virginia bureau of vital statistics of the 1920's. The work of Dr. Walter Ashby Plecker, and the newly founded Anglo-Saxon Club of America in had a direct impact on the racial identity of not only the Indians of the tidewater VA area, but some of the ancestors of the Lumbee people who are also from the tidewater VA area. . Racial Integrity Act of 1924. one of the therory is that the Lumbee area decendants from migrating slaves from the Virginia area. The racial act and its implementation clearly shows how the Indians of that area and time were mis-categorized as blacks. Mulatto identity or theory of origin researched by prominent Genealogists Dr.Paul Heinegg and Dr.Virginia E. Demarce have published research on the Lumbee ancestral origins using historic documents,Primary source records, published state records and many types of civil records, proposing that the Lumbee are an politically invented tribe and descend mainly from the mixed race unions of African males and European females referred to as Mulatto. In their book Free African Americans, Heinegg and Demarce have traced the migration of some of the ancestors of the people now calling themselves Lumbee to Robeson County from the Tidewater area of Virginia as individual colonist. Tying these together sheds light no the subject. clearly, I need to include more citations for this line of thought. rick barton 6/5/15 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rbarton59 (talk • contribs) 20:48, 2 June 2015 (UTC)

@Rbarton59: I understand that you want to draw connections and show how things tie together, but wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a blog. Making conclusions such as tying things together is considered Original Research and is not allowed on Wikipedia. What you can do is find supporting articles, books, and other Reliable Sources and cite them heavily only restating what they say. If you can't find any reliable sources, then it doesn't belong on Wikipedia. No matter what the outcome, thank you for your efforts. You put a lot of time into it. Side note: Make sure you understand how to use references, putting a [10] doesn't actually cite anything, it just messes up the reference table. Jcmcc (Talk) 21:10, 2 June 2015 (UTC)

73.29.184.78

In response to your WP:AIV filing, I have blocked:

• User:73.29.184.78 (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)

I did not look through most of his edits to know if they need to be undone. Could you please check and clean up his mess, or let me know if you need further admin assistance? DMacks (talk) 13:48, 27 July 2015 (UTC)

Certainly, ill get right on it Jcmcc (Talk) 15:01, 27 July 2015 (UTC)

Major League Lacrosse

Hi,

I have been an avid major league lacrosse fan for years and know that the edits I made were accurate. The league is indeed a professional league and to have it listed as 'semi-pro' is a slap in the face to not just the league but the athletes that play in it and the fans that support it. Also, the salaries are not publicly released like they are in other professional sport leagues so there is no way of verifying those salaries therefore I believe it should be taken out because it is not proven fact.

List of Shudra Hindu saints

Just an FYI, it's a creation by a long term banned (in violation of that) user whose articles are a mix of fact and fiction, so I've deleted it. Letting you know since you suggested a split. cheers. —SpacemanSpiff 04:09, 25 August 2015 (UTC)

New Page...

It's Dnoose123, I would like to inform you that I have recently created a new wiki page about Drumnahavil. This place does actually exist and I am writing to inform you that it is real, encase that after my previous test edit, you think that it is made up. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dnoose123 (talk • contribs) 19:32, 10 November 2015 (UTC)

If you want to make test edits on Wikipedia, please use this page Jcmcc (Talk) 15:01, 11 November 2015 (UTC)

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Leopard Society

I would like to personally thank you for reverting the “Leopard Society” page and also improving its quality overall. Another user seems bent on removing all negative history associated with the Society from the page in favor of their own views, which they cite as coming from a class taught at the Rhode Island School of Design. I appreciate your editing the page not only back to a more historically accurate viewpoint, but also to one that doesn’t sacrifice said accuracy for political correctness. As someone versed in the fields of both psychology and criminology (specifically psychology of the criminal mind and abnormal psychology), I have researched the Leopard Society as an example of a group known to have committed serial murder at times. I regularly research the causes and history of the phenomenon of serial killing and believe the glossing over of this group as an example of this is both misleading and biased. I know this is only one page focusing on one group, but it has an undeniable connection to more well researched killers, and when learning how the mind of a serial offender works, the smallest piece of information still has value to researchers like myself and others, even if only to make a small connection between past and present.

So again, thanks for the effort on your part and sorry for such a long post. We cannot simply ignore historical accounts and facts for the sake of “not appearing racist,” nor should we rewrite entire pages (especially using very unprofessional language littered with opinion) to suit what fits our own sensibilities. You have avoided that with your edits to this page, so you have my gratitude. Hopefully the page will retain its truly helpful (and widely accepted) historical information. SimplyEbinMene (talk) 08:17, 25 April 2018 (UTC)

Carbon County Courthouse

Thanks for your thanks on the Carbon County Courthouse -- I want to add pics including the pictures of the 3 court houses -- I am not use to formats on here at all so ANY input would be greatly appreciated -- added the DImmick MEM Library -- Mauch Chunk Lake -- Mauch Chunk Opera House to new -- stubs -- please feel free to help with added texts- pics or documentations to any of them -- thanks again Mikey41 (talk) 21:35, 26 April 2018 (UTC) |}

Kenyatalk

I understand as mods you have to keep Wikipedia free from advertisement's or promotions but that was not my aim when creating that page. It's a site I love to use and the owners have their own target market which Wikipedia is not part of.That was my first wikipedia article and I had copied the format of other similar sites like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nairaland and this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JamiiForums which is currently shut down by the government of that country which made the members join Kenyatalk . It was my first article and if I broke any rules I apologised for that and will still do so today but locking the page without giving me the chance to improve on it to conform with Wikipedia standards was way overboard of you. I tried contesting and explaining myself but none of you responded or even bothered to contact me. I request for you to unlock it and allow me write it afresh in a way that complies with the standards of the site. You can read through the new article before it's approved and advise where necessary.