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How do I make my personal recollections into a Wikipedia article?

Hello,

I found a red link for Social Science History Association, so I wrote an article to fill in the gap. When I was going through the SSHA networks, I found the term "macro-historical dynamics", which is the way they refer to an important topic is social history. I wrote to the coordinator for that network group and asked him whether Historical dynamics would be a better term. He wrote back and said that would be better and asked me to redirect "macro-historical dynamics" to Historical dynamics, which I did. At that point Historical dynamics was red linked. Then I looked at the topic Historical dynamics to see if I could write something to fill in the red link. I spent four years at Georgetown University Center for Population Research doing demographic projections, building and testing country planning models. I spent the next three years at USAID's Programming and Policy Analysis, Economic and Social Database - gathering all the international databases from international organizations like the UN, FAO, WHO, IMF, World Bank, ILO, and others. I trained development economists on how to do long range economic and demographic planning and ran seminars on modeling and simulation techniques. I spent two and a half years setting up the Famine Early Warning System for the State Department and USAID to integrate data from all the relevant agencies to estimate the potential for famine in many affected countries. Then three years on alternative fuels, energy technology, and global climate change for an oil company. I have worked on many global issues, including the future of the internet.

  • My question is: How do I summarize decades of work on modeling and simulation into a neutral article on methods in historical dynamics? According to the note at the top of the page, it says I am writing from personal experience and opinion. I think I qualify as an "expert" in this field, and I am asking social historians and people in the field to look at the article. The coordinator for the SSHA network has already provided examples of real world studies in this area (second paragraph of article).
  • What can I do to improve the article and make it more neutral and effective? My plan was to contact experts in the field to review the article in its various stages. I really could use some help. Thanks RC711 (talk) 20:19, 25 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
@RC711: Sorry for the long delay in replying; I am way behind with my talkpage and other things that I'm supposed to be doing. I see you mostly stopped editing soon after posting this - I hope you're just having a break, not giving up. Your range of experience and insights are very valuable on Wikipedia.
I do have some thoughts on how to proceed with this, so if you're still around, please let me know and I will write them out. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 18:05, 1 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
@Demiurge1000: Another long delay in replying; been traveling and no email access. I would like to hear your thoughts. Thanks. RC711 (talk) 15:54, 8 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Good, will get back to you on this. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 17:37, 22 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
... timestamp to hopefully prevent archiving until I actually do so... --Demiurge1000 (talk) 18:06, 19 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

thank you :)

Thanks a lot for the help.:) i actually reached here when i searched for an internship opportunity.But the fact is not that i feel scared to do the edit.I hope you will guide me in the following steps of my Wikipedia editor life. :)

Sure, but who are you? --Demiurge1000 (talk) 17:37, 22 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Feet and metres?

Not actually 18 metres high, after all

I saw your edit and thought of this. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 07:50, 8 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

What's worrying is that I actually had to double-check that the towers aren't 2000 metres tall! (They do look rather impressive from ten or so miles away, it's hard to get a sense of scale at that distance.) --Demiurge1000 (talk) 17:37, 22 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

The Brilliant Idea Barnstar
... it is best not to regard the admin bit as a "promotion"; it is merely an indication that someone has certain technical rights to carry out certain dogsbody tasks as required and requested by the editing community. Thus of course, the removal of the bit would not be a "demotion", merely a period - indefinite or otherwise - of rest from such menial tasks.[1] — The most accurate description that I have seen regarding what being an administrator is, and is not. kelapstick(bainuu) 11:21, 8 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks! --Demiurge1000 (talk) 17:37, 22 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Problem

Perhaps you can help me. I am wanting to create an article about a teenage business owner and political commentator, Caiden Cowger, but Wikipedia says that the article was locked from creation. I looked into the reasons why, and to be honest, I think that some of the administrators may have been bias. Here is what I mean. The administrator who locked the page made the smart-aleck remark to the user who went by the name DailyConservatism. The administrator said that DailyConservatism was not going to be able to post any articles because of their political affiliation. In the articles of deletion, they went on to call Cowger stupid, provided a Google search of ("Caiden Cowger" radio) rather than Caiden Cowger, which caused the search engine to bring up nothing; (this I find funny) the administrator then said that Mr. Cowger did not even exist. They also said that Cowger self-published his books, which is deceiving, because Mr. Cowger owns a publishing house in West Virginia under Cowger Nation Media, which is a WV multimedia company. Here is the website: http//corporate.cowgernetwork.com.

Personally, I am moderate. I base my opinions upon facts, and am loyal to information, not a specific ideology, but what they did seemed extremely wrong to me. I have researched this teenager, and he very popular politically in his state. He has a radio show based in Buckhannon, West Virginia, has interviewed presidential/senatorial candidates, is a syndicated columnist, a syndicated radio host, owns a television network, and even a newspaper. He has also made national headlines. I do not understand what the problem is here, but if it would be possible, I would love to write a page about him and his work.

Regardless of his beliefs, I think it is extraordinary that a teenager is that involved in business and politics. WikiMaster1998 — Preceding undated comment added 04:05, 13 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

It is certainly extraordinary, but it is far from unique. Think of Malala Yousafzai.
Have many independent reliable sources written in detail about Cowger? --Demiurge1000 (talk) 04:13, 13 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the welcome cookies

Very tasty and much appreciated. Based no doubt in part on the sugar high, I dropped over and attempted to address your question from "Problem" above, but a filter and I seem to be having issues. I took the plunge with a false positive report, so I guess we'll see how that goes. Cheers, Ethan Raffishtenant (talk) 15:18, 13 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

WP:CLUEBOT seems to be finding rather too many false positives for my liking recently, too, and I didn't have much luck with a report for some reason. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 17:37, 22 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I undid an anon's edit as he did not explain the reason for the deletion: diff. "Removed Model." is not a reason nor does it suggest to see the talk page. Which is what my edit summary stated: diff. WP:DTR Cheers Jim1138 (talk) 07:24, 14 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

No, reverting someone (for being "an anon"?!?) by advising them to see the talk page, is irresponsible when you haven't seen the talk page. That's blind reverting. Don't do it, and especially not on a WP:BLP. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 07:27, 14 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Being an anon had nothing to do with my revert. If someone does something that does not make sense and does not leave a good reason, I will undo it as will numerous others. I am not going to search all over the place trying to figure out why an edit was made. That is the responsibility of the editor making the edit. BTW: you might want to 'fix' your revert. There is a formatting error. Jim1138 (talk) 07:36, 14 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
You mentioned the editor being an anon, which is why I asked you about it here.
The article's talk page is not "all over the place" when considering whether to re-add controversial material about a living person into the article, it is the first place you should look after the article history (which you appear not to have done either).
Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#Ansel Elgort is also relevant here.
If you, and indeed "numerous others", persist in re-adding unsourced or poorly sourced controversial material into this or any other biography of a living person, you and they will be blocked.
If you can't act responsibly on pages related to living persons, you may need to consider limiting your rollback-enabled recent change patrol to other pages.
I have not made any formatting errors in any reverts on that article. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 20:15, 14 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Request

Please ask someone else. I rarely rev/del anything, and I often think it's overused.--Bbb23 (talk) 00:44, 15 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Surprising, but not a problem. Thanks for your reply. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 20:01, 16 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Etiquette

See my note here: User_talk:SkaterLife#Your_editing Let's put this matter to bed, please. Deb (talk) 09:58, 16 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your communication. Please rest assured that an insult monkey will be despatched to the problem location momentarily. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 20:00, 16 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Deb:@Demiurge1000:Hello, and pardon me for talk page stalking. I just wonder if there are any rules about the age of a user in certain positions? I can't help but notice that both of you have had some run-ins with above mentioned user, and that he have some tendency to get into trouble. I try to help, and guide him the best I can when he asks, but it seems like he could do with some more guidance. He is just so young and he want's to try everything. How is this usually dealt with? All the best w.carter-Talk 19:33, 16 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Usually by means of WP:ADOPT or WP:MENTOR ... you're very welcome to give it a try! See also WP:Guidance for younger editors, which is aimed at an age slightly younger than the one mentioned, but it and its linked essays might still have relevance. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 20:00, 16 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
From what I know he already is adopted by Matty.007, but it seems like that did not take, he's still very much a wild card. Me, still a newbie myself, so not so much into adoptions. So we'll just let him run wild for now? Best, w.carter-Talk 20:11, 16 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, probably best. User:Matty.007, did you have a structured adoption program? I find that often works best (it can help to focus attention away from problem areas...)
Incidentally, W, just for future guidance, it's generally best not to repeat or speculate on things that self-identified minors state about themselves, just in case their original stating of it (or some interpretation of it) is a problem in some way. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 20:15, 16 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, of course you are right. And this is why I brought the matter in a low key fashion to an experienced Wikipedian such as you, rather than take some action myself. I still live by the newbie-code: When in doubt: ask! And I did it since I'm a "softie" who'd rather be very wrong, than letting someone get into more trouble just by being inexperienced. Thank you for your kind advice and guidance. Best, w.carter-Talk 20:24, 16 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
No problem, it just isn't totally low key around here with two or three hundred people (supposedly) watching :) Not all of them share your good intentions, in my experience. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 20:35, 16 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I know that, (Hello to the audience!) I mean how do you think I found you in the first place...:) but it's the best one can do right now. :) Life is a play on a theatre stage with the whole world watching. The trick is not to mind it too much. w.carter-Talk 20:46, 16 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
No solid structure, I start with basics (format, requests, 5 pillars) and go from there. Would you advise something in particular to cover? Thanks, Matty.007 08:19, 17 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
And I requested SL remove that info, which he has. W.carter and Demiurge: do you think W.carter should remove the reference to age here as well? Thanks, Matty.007 14:26, 17 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Hello Matty.007, already done. :) Please remove more if you think that is for the best. We should all help our young. Best w.carter-Talk 15:15, 17 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Looks good. Thanks again, Matty.007 16:47, 17 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks to all. Just a note that if material mistakenly posted on-wiki has serious privacy implications, the only appropriate route for dealing with it is by email (or other private communication) to WP:RFO. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 21:08, 17 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Matty.007: regarding structure, I have almost always used User:Worm That Turned/Adopt/Lessons. Although it's difficult to make a course that's comprehensive enough for a wide-ranging and eager beginner, this course has the advantage that there is plenty to go at, and thus is useful for keeping people busy. :) --Demiurge1000 (talk) 17:37, 22 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Did you just copy them, or re-write them/use them as a basis? Thanks, Matty.007 17:39, 22 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I think WTT copied them from Hersfold (who is credited), who in turn copied them from someone else (credited I imagine), and all of us have updated and added to them along the way. Then again, there's lots more to be done... --Demiurge1000 (talk) 17:44, 22 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

The Civility Barnstar
Thanks for sticking up for me on my talk page. I don't know where the problem started, or when I had been rude. I appreciate people like you! ☯SkaterLife☯ talk 13:55, 17 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, I appreciate people like you too :)
Ever been to Versailles? It has some delightful architecture. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 17:37, 22 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

BNA Access

Hey Dimeurge1000, I sent you an email about access to WP:BNA about 10 days ago, with instructions on how to register for acces. Please follow the instructions in the email, Sadads (talk) 16:14, 18 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@Sadads: Thank you very much, I have just now completed what I think is the last step of the registration process. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 20:48, 19 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Ronn Torossian

You reverted my reversion of an unexplained deletion at Ronn Torossian and asked in the edit summary for me to explain my reversion on the talk page. I did so here. Please respond. Cheers. Jojalozzo 15:33, 20 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I've replied there, rather belatedly. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 17:37, 22 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Copy

I may have added and forgot to edit in my own words, now everything I find is being corrected, in future I promise that won't be repeated. I don't know where to have my opinion, so I used the talk page, do I have to comment on the notice page?--Vin09 (talk) 04:20, 22 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for assisting on the case filed. I'll follow the investigation guidelines and support whenever necessary.--Vin09 (talk) 17:06, 22 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for your prompt and helpful response. Replying on the notice page is correct, I've restored your reply and moved it up slightly into the correct section. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 17:37, 22 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Response to edit on my user-page

Hello Demiurge1000,

Is the new link you added on my user-page to you? Right now some of this is still a jumble to me. My photographic memory can't swear exactly what was there before.  :-) Rjc1 (talk) 21:31, 25 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

No, the link on your user page is to your sandbox. The links on your talk page go to where they say they go. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 21:33, 25 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Question & Help

This young man may or may not be a scientist. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 23:25, 25 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Questions

I reckon,
--Demiurge1000 (talk) 23:25, 25 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
thank you soo much sir. I asked the above question because I was totally lost when [2] removed “Taofeek Olakunle Ajiboye” (Nigerian biochemist) from the List of biochemists. Perharps he felt am just an ordinary “autoconfirm user” or simply because the scientist is a Nigerian. Kindly verify the scientist notability, using the search engine or any other tools. Am a Dr. Of philosophy (Ph.D) in my field. But since I had not met the notability criteria, I can't violate the WP:COI policy, because that is not my mission here. In my WP:NPOV “Taofeek Olakunle Ajiboye” ought not to be removed from the List of biochemists. Pls. sir, kindly verify his notability. See this as well [[3] (Wikicology (talk) 00:12, 26 July 2014 (UTC))[reply]
Please explain why you feel that someone being Nigerian (or any other nationality) would be a reason for them to be removed from a List of biochemists. Thank you in advance. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 00:20, 26 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
thank you sir. I don't have any significant explation for that sir. He gave a reason, that such scienstist must have a page here. He his an admin. Who am I to fault his edit? Thank you sir. Please kindly put me in a better position in your heart as a friend.(Wikicology (talk) 00:40, 26 July 2014 (UTC))[reply]

Re: Quake (video game)

That ("Removing several key sections") was not my intention. However, I would like to add sources after this copyedit is done, then I possibly could send this article to WP:PR. Sorry for the late response. I'm glad with the grammar and prose improved. }IMr*|(60nna)I{ 01:30, 26 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Fangs for the reminder!

Sorry to pester you over this, Demiurge, but the request is still in the list and an update would be appreciated. Thanks, Baffle gab1978 (talk) 11:13, 27 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]


No problem! Fangs for the reminder! --Demiurge1000 (talk) 00:07, 29 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Sir

File:Taofeek Olakunle Ajiboye.jpg
This is, apparently, about this guy.

Goo day sir! We are celebrating an ed-el fitril season here. Its all fun. I wish you are here in Nigeria with me. Sir I awfully suprised that you proposed this [4]. But I can't fault your edit and ideology sir. If its eventually deleted,it all good sir. But I expected you to put me throughn I Its really painful when a selfless effort is wasteful. Above all, am greateful to you sir.(Wikicology (talk) 00:44, 29 July 2014 (UTC))[reply]

Goo day to you too! I am very grateful for your thoughts also. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 01:02, 29 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I need a hand if you don't mind ...?

File:Terminator's face.JPG
Let me try mine?

Hello Demiurge 1000, we had a deletion of the Article "Herzog Martin V. Zoransky" in German Wikipedia and after three days of discussion deleted it because it was considered a fake biography. I would like to start a discussion about deleting the English version of this article, but honestly: starting that appears to be far more complicated than in the German Wikipedia. I read on of your own contributions to the deletion discussions and would like to ask for your help with this. Thank you very much in advance, best wishes, LagondaDK (talk) 14:15, 29 July 2014 (UTC) EDIT: I guess somebody else did it by now. Soo its all right I guess. LagondaDK (talk) 18:52, 29 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Heh, this talk page is not the place to come if something needs doing quickly :)
I'm not sure the CSD by an unregistered editor will be actioned. But, I've watchlisted it now, so if that gets declined then it will be a sign for, to quote a certain Cyberdyne Systems Model 101, "let me try mine". --Demiurge1000 (talk) 19:04, 29 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Well ... seems so ... that sticker for deletion was deleted itself so I guess it wasn't working with an IP and no reason given. Thing is: I hardly start deletion discussions on German Wikipedia, but for sure I ain't got a clue to get it started here! That article has to go! The whole biography has completely been made up! For details see my user-page. LagondaDK (talk) 21:12, 29 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
I have asked for help from someone wiser than I. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 21:36, 29 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
It's clearly a hoax, and one created with some effort, too. Most of those books referenced were created with CreateSpace and dummied up with fake publishing dates. They appear in Google Books as published by "Bender Books USA"; this title appears to be an effort to create a similar fake genealogy for the Rinaldi family. See also here. And...oh wow, we have a serious snake pit going here. This will need an SPI, I think. Choess (talk) 22:26, 29 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Now at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Herzog Martin V. Zoransky. Choess, please would you do the SPI if not already done? --Demiurge1000 (talk) 23:20, 29 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Done: Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/AustralianThreston. This is really bizarre. There are three spoof accounts set up on Open Library to push various books, and when I've tried to look into some of the contemporary figures...they all seem to trace back either to social media or to web sites that accept user submissions; press releases and the like. For all of his apparently rich social media presence, I'm not sure the late Mr. Fitzgerald nor his sometime friends exist. This has reached Stefan Roberts levels of odd, and I don't think I'm all the way down the rabbit hole yet. Choess (talk) 03:01, 30 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
THX4th@! Things are rolling now! I must admit, checking that Zoransky articles when they came out on German Wikipedia was quite an enjoyable detective work! Its even more enjoyable when success stands at the end of the effort! THX again for your help! (^_^) LagondaDK (talk) 09:29, 30 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Thanks for your kind words to Rjc1. I appreciate you keeping an eye on things there. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 21:14, 29 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you sir

Thank you very much for your kindness sir. I had apologized to Darreg (talk · contribs) sir. He had accepted my apology. Thanks sirWikicology (talk) 23:14, 30 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. I have struck my comment here, and I apologise for its inaccuracy. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 23:19, 30 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
you are wellcome sir. Please sir I want you to put me through in sourcing for this [5]. Now that it has been included in the article for rescue list, I reali need your assistant as what to do? Thank you sir Wikicology (talk) 23:40, 30 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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See

Prince Charles and Prince William went to Cambridge with mediocre qualifications in 1967 and 2014. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.210.234.24 (talk) 07:48, 2 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

At the other end of the political spectrum, Polly Toynbee was at Oxford with mediocre qualifications. Admittedly, she was not an Old Etonian. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.210.234.24 (talk) 07:53, 2 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Maybe you should look for independent reliable sources that have significant coverage of the Sporting Third, which is a slightly similar topic, so that you could create an article about it. The practice didn't survive into the 21st century, though.
For what it's worth, according to our article Prince Charles, he also left Cambridge with mediocre qualifications, never mind arriving with them. What we call a "Desmond", for reasons you can probably work out. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 16:34, 2 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

July GOCE drive

The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar
Thanks for copyediting a total of 11,841 words during the Guild of Copy Editors July 2014 drive! All the best, Miniapolis 19:04, 4 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Interesting exchange

The exchange between you and Eric on Jimbo's page was interesting. Like you, when I first read Monty post, I thought the point was that he had never seen instances of the first case. The construction of Eric's answer using the phrase "[p]erhaps you've not seen it" sounds like a response to that assertion. I agree with you that it was imperfect wording, which could be misinterpreted. You believed you were providing a service by pointing out the potential for misunderstanding. In addition, and I applaud this, rather than assume that Eric misread, you write it as a conditional.

So far, so good.

Eric's answer is interesting. He gives an examples of an unwanted sexual advance on Wikipedia. He doesn't say whether there were swift and severe sanctions; can we presume not? If he is simply giving an example of the first case, and silent on the sanctions (or lack thereof) it might be read as a response to the misreading, but it could be read as an example of the first case (and not necessary to explain there were no sanctions, because the example wouldn't make sense to bring up if there were). So it could be read as responding to the complete point. However, when you suggested he might be mistaken, he stated, quite politely, that he was not. No over-reaction to being false accused, just a simple statement.

Then you responded, "Indeed. That would be unthinkable." Five ordinary words, none of which could possibly make it onto a List_Of_Prohibited_Words, nor do they qualify, in my opinion, as a personal attack, but, again IMO, they cross a boundary into incivility. I'll bet a beer he wouldn't want sanctions for such small beer, but it does illustrate a point he has made, and many miss - it is possible to be incivil without using a certain subset of words.

For what it is worth, I'm not looking for you to do anything. However, I had just read, minutes before, Jytdog's interesting point about how hard civility enforcement is, and it was interesting to see a clear example soon thereafter. Eric didn't take offense, but had he, it might had gone pear-shaped, and I suggest it would be difficult for readers to figure out who started it.

There are positives to be taken from this exchange. As I mentioned, I like that you didn't simply assume that Eric was wrong and coached your response carefully. I like that he didn't fly off the handle and accuse you of accusing him of misreading (an error that would not be a big deal for many, but I'll wager is a bigger deal for Eric.) I like how he responded in a jocular way, suggesting that you were violating civility rules without being a jerk about it. I'm happy that two editors managed to walk away without it blowing up. Yet there is still the interesting example illustrating the Sisyphean challenge any group asked to police incivility would face. (I'm deliberately not pinging the other parties mentioned because I'm not approaching this as a dispute needing resolution, I think it is settled, but I found it fascinating, and I wanted to share my thoughts with you.)--S Philbrick(Talk) 20:37, 5 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Vin09 (talk) 17:25, 13 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Please do proper research before accusing others. Thank you.

File:Eldar Guardian.jpg
Something to do with this kind of thing, apparently --Demiurge1000 (talk) 17:58, 19 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

http://thegoodthebadtheinsulting.blogspot.com/2014/08/matthew-ward-departs-from-games-workshop.html

http://www.lounge.belloflostsouls.net/showthread.php?48099-Matt-Ward-departed-GW-in-May-of-2014

https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=295203299&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=MP-b&locale=en_US&srchid=1400185011407776925055&srchindex=1&srchtotal=1&trk=vsrp_people_res_name&trkInfo=VSRPsearchId%3A1400185011407776925055%2CVSRPtargetId%3A295203299%2CVSRPcmpt%3Aprimary

http://thegoodthebadtheinsulting.blogspot.com/2014/08/matthew-ward-departs-from-games-workshop.html

Oathed (talk) 04:45, 14 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Forums and random people's blogs are not considered reliable sources for Wikipedia, especially when adding controversial claims about a living person. Further, if someone's LinkedIn lists their current occupation as "Writer at Games Workshop", that is certainly not a source suitable for justifying a claim that the person no longer works for Games Workshop. --Demiurge1000 (talk) 17:58, 19 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Salvage the sinking ship - Halo Business Intelligence

Demiurge1000, I hope you're having a good Tuesday. Something unfortunate has been brought to my attention. I created the Halo Business Intelligence page without having a personal connection with the company. And now, other users have made changes without my knowing and now it is now being considered for deletion. C:Fred had helped me create Halo BI's page and he approved my initial unbias creation. Can I revert the changes that other users have made and salvage this mess? I still have the basic layout saved in my sandbox.

Daniel Bachar (talk) 17:34, 19 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure User:C.Fred has approved any specific version of that article, nor commented on the notability of the company. He may well choose to comment at the articles for deletion discussion. As may you, of course.
I am also not sure that reverting to a previous version of the article would help? --Demiurge1000 (talk) 17:48, 19 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

John Dewey Academy

What sources would be appropriate? If a respected newspaper is not sufficient, how would I obtain a citable source that confirms his criminal record and that of a child being born between a therapist of the school and her patient? This is a small thing to some, but to others this is an important topic that needs to be addressed or we find ourselves enabling history to be re-written. I look forward to solving this problem and thank you for your help! Troutbum898 (talk) 21:06, 21 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]