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--VSimonian([talk]-[contribs]-[email]) 16:47, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
Donnie, I have reverted most of your contributions to the Lalor article, as you probably noticed. The reason is because they constitute original research. There is no need to repeat his issues from the candidate website, unless they are reported on in reliable second-party publications, e.g. newspapers (not blogs). This is an encyclopedia, the proper spot for that kind of stuff would be Source Watch. I'd be more then happy to work with you in turning this into a Good Article. You might want to create a sandbox where you can work on the your version of the article. MrPrada (talk) 21:05, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
Would be happy to work with you on this and other pages. Thank you for the message. I will create a sandbox and look forward to your suggestions and others'. I do have a bone to pick, however, which is about Lalor's military resume. A number of the statements are incorrect and unsourced. I corrected them but did not include a cite. I will try to find citations but under these circumstances, why would one unsourced statement be preferred over the other?