User talk:AlexanderWendtFanboy

Hi, I just wanted to call to everyone's attention an error in the biography section of Alexander Wendt, someone of whom I am a big fan. Famously, Wendt is a listener of Carly Rae Jepsen; however, the biography section claims that he is a fan of the musical genre "metal," which he does not listen to. Likely, the source of this confusion is that Wendt is a fan of the substance metal. When I tried to fix this error, I was silenced by the higher-ups at Wikipedia. I am simply concerned about the libel risk of reporting that Alexander Wendt is a listener of the musical genre of metal when, in fact, he is not.

October 2019[edit]

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing because your account is being used only for vandalism.

If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}. Drmies (talk) 02:27, 28 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

This user's unblock request has been reviewed by an administrator, who accepted the request.

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Hi, the edits I made to Alexander Wendt's page were based on personal communications, which I was unsure how to cite. The edits were accurate, and I have no intention of vandalism. AlexanderWendtFanboy (talk) 02:50, 28 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Accept reason:

I am unblocking you on the condition that you have agreed to- avoiding the Wendt article. I would urge you to be more collaborative in the future. 331dot (talk) 21:34, 28 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

You cannot cite personal communications; Wikipedia is only interested in what publicly available independent reliable sources state about article subjects. Drmies I'm wondering what the reason for an indef block is, though. 331dot (talk) 07:34, 28 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

331dot, I saw this, their first edit, as a continuation of a series of BS edits made to the Wendt article. I don't believe that Jepsen/personal communication story for a moment. Or that "Wendt is a fan of the substance metal", though I'll admit that the claim that they were "silenced by the higher-ups at Wikipedia", a typical VOA claim, first caught my attention, as well as the ridiculous claim that libel might be relevant here. If you'd like to unblock, be my guest--but I think this editor should steer clear of that article, because I have no faith. Thanks, Drmies (talk) 16:36, 28 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
AlexanderWendtFanboy, what do you want to edit about if unblocked? I agree that it would be a good idea for you to stay away from the article about Wendt. 331dot (talk) 18:06, 28 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

My main area of interest is constructivist thinkers. However, I'm happy to avoid the Wendt article in the future.