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Vivil, good luck, and have fun. – Aboutmovies (talk) 19:11, 25 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

September 2015

Please do not add unreferenced or poorly referenced information, especially if controversial, to articles or any other page on Wikipedia about living (or recently deceased) persons, as you did to Brianna Wu. (Redacted) EvergreenFir (talk) Please {{re}} 01:26, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@EvergreenFir: I can easily source it (Redacted). _{Please use {{reply to}}} Vivil 🗪 01:37, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Please don't do that. Unless the claim appears in a rock solid source (not the local rag, an Internet rumour mill, an archived copy of something that may or may not relate to this person, but a mainstream source with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy), it has no place on Wikipedia. I've already explained to you on my talk page why the claim is extremely problematic, but adding unsourced claims about living people is problematic in and of itself. I have redacted your comment above and will be suppressing the edit. If you restore it, or make that claim anywhere on Wikipedia ever again without a rock-solid source, you will be indefinitely blocked. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 14:54, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@HJ Mitchell: According to WP:RELIABLE it's reliable source: "The term "published" is most commonly associated with text materials, either in traditional printed format or online. However, audio, video, and multimedia materials that have been recorded then broadcast, distributed, or archived by a reputable party may also meet the necessary criteria to be considered reliable sources."

I agree that this information doesn't belong to the article but I don't agree with censoring the information on talk pages.

1st: There is no basis to remove it according to Wikipedia policies.

2nd: Censoring it removes the possibility for other editors to learn why such information doesn't belong to similar articles.

Can you restore my reply to original or cite policies why you won't.

I would also ask you to refrain for making threats (WP:HARASS) such as banning me for no obvious reasons. According to Banning policy you are not allowed to ban editors just because you disagree with them. _{Please use {{reply to}}} Vivil 🗪 15:56, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

There is every basis—as I've explained, the claim is potentially extremely damaging. An archive made by go-knows-who of something that purports to show that somebody by a certain name existed at a certain point is not even close to a reliable source; come back when you can cite a newspaper or a book or a magazine or some other "reliable, third-party, published sources with a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy". Finally, I'm not threatening, I'm warning; warnings by administrators are not harassment. I could have blocked you already; frankly, it would have been less effort, and there are three different ways (off the top of my head) I could have done so: as an oversight block, because the edits relating to the block have been oversighted, which would be reviewable only by oversighters and the Arbitration Committee; as an arbitration enforcement action under WP:NEWBLPBAN; or as an ordinary administrator action for violations of the biographies of living persons policy. I strongly suggest you find something to do that doesn't involve speculating about people's private lives. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 16:15, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@HJ Mitchell: Seems like you're missing my point. I've stated numerous time that said information doesn't belong on the article-space. But I disagree with censoring it on this talk page for example. On my user page I can claim that you're alien from Mars. Will this be as damaging as putting this on article about your person (if such article existed)?

I would like you to point me to a policy which doesn't allow such information on discussion page. Otherwise censoring my talk-page was without basis.

I'm assuming trying to assume WP:GOODFAITH but your "strong" suggestions are making this really hard. _{Please use {{reply to}}} Vivil 🗪 17:01, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

WP:BLPTALK is the policy you're looking for. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 17:12, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@HJ Mitchell: Thank you.

I see that talk pages should be treated similar to article pages in this regard. In case of this page it doesn't seem to be based on anything rational but I can see the reasoning behind it if I imagine few popular talk pages.

Source I provided was very reliable if you took the time to examine it. Just as reliable as this book is for checking french spelling in IXX century.

Original messages that were removed currently doesn't seem to be relevant to any content changes to the article so it's fair for it to be removed according to WP:BLPTALK.

Your goal was fair but your arguments were abysmal in this case. I hope both of us will learn something from this. I think we can call it a day. _{Please use {{reply to}}} Vivil 🗪 18:08, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Template:Z33 Gamaliel (talk) 15:46, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Your edits at Brianna Wu concern a subject who's been the target of significant online harassment and criticism. As such it's important their wikipedia page remain as positive as possible. Thank you. 107.107.62.196 (talk) 15:53, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@107.107.62.196: I can assure you I would love to remove any clearly false information from that page.

I disagree that said article should "remain as positive as possible"; instead it should be as close to the truth as possible. WP:TRUTH _{Please use {{reply to}}} Vivil 🗪 16:01, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It's not a question of either positivity or truth. The article should comply with Wikipedia policy -- especially in adhering closely and relying exclusively on reliable sources, and also ensuring a neutral point of view by taking care to avoid assigning WP:UNDUE weight to fringe beliefs. MarkBernstein (talk) 18:20, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@MarkBernstein: You're reiterating my answer which means that we mostly agree. At least it sounds like it.

Sadly this create a false view on some topics/people but in most cases it doesn't. No system is perfect. _{Please use {{reply to}}} Vivil 🗪 20:34, 28 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Sarah Beattie

Hi, you might want to nominate the above article for deletion if you believe it does not meet Wikipedia's criteria for notability? Regards JACKINTHEBOX • ^TALK 16:13, 23 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@JackintheBox: Will do. _{Please use {{Reply to}}} Vivil 🗪 16:16, 23 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Seriously: stop reinserting that content. I'm in the middle of telling that other editor I don't mind blocking them if they continue edit warring, but that goes for you too. Drmies (talk) 17:29, 25 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

@Drmies: This article should be just deleted according to Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Sarah_Beattie.

You should stop threatening me with blocking me for no good reason. It's just sad abuse of power. Check Wikipedia:Assume_good_faith. _{Please use {{Reply to}}} Vivil 🗪 17:34, 25 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]