Talk:Roy DeCarava

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I have protected this page from editing because there is a dispute about the contents of the "Biography" section of the article. Those that are involved and also uninvolved editors are encouraged to discuss here potential content of the article. Once consensus is reached, the article can be unprotected and edited accordingly. -- Ed (Edgar181) 17:57, 7 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know that there's a dispute, a single account has repeatedly blanked the article, despite attempts to communicate with them. And the account in question is now blocked. §FreeRangeFrog^croak 18:00, 7 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I've protected the page because the recent edits are apparently the result of a "real-world" dispute related to the biography of the subject of this article. -- Ed (Edgar181) 18:13, 7 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I am a representative of the the artists Estate and am requesting that the page be unlocked. I am unaware of a dispute, there have been erronious posting regarding cause of death and surviving family which I have repeatedly corrected. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.44.54.118 (talk) 00:42, 12 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Please explain what it is you are trying to correct. This page has been repeatedly vandalized by blanking, and our attempts to contact the user(s) involved have been unsuccessful. We can't fix it if we don't know what's broken. You can also send a request via email here: Wikipedia:Contact us §FreeRangeFrog^croak 00:57, 12 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

When you say 'blanking what does that mean? does that refer to deleting text? There was one individual who was adding incorrect facts and removing true statements so is that what triggered the lock? Sdbkny (talk) 01:01, 12 March 2013 (UTC) Susan DeCarava[reply]

No, the article was cleared of all biographical content several times and left empty. And at least one of the accounts had the same family name as the subject (and you?). I attempted to reason with them assuming there was a serious problem with the content, but I never received a reply. So I ask again, what exactly is the problem? §FreeRangeFrog^croak 01:19, 12 March 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for responding. The problem is LRD is an estranged relative who harassed the artist while he was alive and continues to harass our family to this day. He has a history of mental illness and is the subject of an open nypd investigation into his behavior. I would like to return the Roy DeCarava page to the last sdbkny edit if possible. Sdbkny (talk) 17:35, 12 March 2013 (UTC) Susan DeCarava[reply]