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Chloe Nicholle (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

My name is chloe nicholle, and there are some slanderous and false statements made about me under the Chloe Nicholle search findings. I have tried to remove them, but they keep coming back up. One dangerous piece of info is the california license plate number and the make and model of the car i drive being available to all who see it. I have two previous stalker issues arising from this post. Also, the false information about std's, which is a misquote of an interview i did with martin amis in early 2000. I do not have herpes, did not contract that virus from co-workers in my industry, nor believe everyone has the herpes virus. The info reproduced here and posted is a grossly taken out of context misquote, and is slanderous and unjust, not to mention hurtful and misleading. I am hoping someone will respond to this email to tell me how i can take this information off the wikipedia page that bears my name. Please let me know how to fix this false info. Please. Chloe nicholle — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.47.97.211 (talk) 01:18, 20 December 2011 (UTC)

Well, yeah, that license-plate thing is beyond wrong. Besides that, no-one seems to have put the herpes story back either, it's still gone. Choyoołʼįįhí:Seb az86556 ^{> haneʼ} 01:49, 20 December 2011 (UTC)

If you feel that you are the subject of a libellous or untrue statement in a Wikipedia biography about you, please go to Wikipedia:Libel and follow the instructions there. Thanks. --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 02:43, 20 December 2011 (UTC)

I have temporarily protected the page from editing by anonymous and new users. Changes to the article must be requested on the article talk page. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 03:00, 20 December 2011 (UTC)

In general, any independent editor is allowed to remove any unsourced statement from a biography at the request of the subject of the biography without going through any formal process, which seems to be the case here. It's only if the alleged false statement is cited from an external source that a more complicated process via WP:Libel is needed. Deryck C. 18:28, 26 December 2011 (UTC)

Advice on handling my own potential COI in my first article

Resolved

 – Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 05:20, 30 December 2011 (UTC)

User:Inspeximus/Bourne_Society (edit | [[Talk:User:Inspeximus/Bourne_Society|talk]] | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

I published a page on the Bourne Society that was promptly deleted because of copyright infringement. This was unintended but I understand why the deletion was made so have now recreated the page afresh in my user space doing my utmost to avoid any copyright infringement and my best to adhere generally to other guidance on first article creation. I have received some feedback on styling of this new draft and make relevant corrections. I now realise that I have a potential COI on this topic so have put a "Declaration of Interest" statement on both my user page and on the talk page of the article itself. Should I now seek further independent review of the article via WP:Editor_assistance or just submit to WP:Articles_for_creation? Inspeximus (talk) 11:29, 23 December 2011 (UTC)

 Checking... --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 11:47, 23 December 2011 (UTC)

I have reviewed this article and examined the referenced sources. (I've placed an analysis of the sources on your talk page). It's never easy to establish notability for a local interest group, and while their work may be noble, it must nevertheless be sufficiently documented in order to assert notability for Wikipedia per our general notability guidelines, and criteria for organisations. In short, the problem here is not one of COI or COPYVIO, but one of notability, and unless articles in established media about the organsation can be sourced, I fear there is little chance at this time for the article to pass muster in mainspace. --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 12:09, 23 December 2011 (UTC)

Thanks for your very prompt and considered reply - I understand both the principle and (from your analysis) the detail of your points which I'm afraid cannot be challenged. Thanks also for the links to the WP: policies that you give. I've removed primary sources and the society's own publications but I'll leave the article resident in my user space for now - assuming that's OK - pending further independent sources materialising.Inspeximus (talk) 13:26, 23 December 2011 (UTC)

The Save The Children Fund Film

I believe that "The Save The Children Film Fund" is important to the integrity of our world. In 1971, this organization attempted to remove the documentary from our hands. It was released in 2011 by BFI and is now being "removed" from Wikipedia every time I try to add it. This is obviously a marketing tactic by Save the Children and has no place on this website. Please consider my edits as they are important to the integrity of information abroad. In order to create transparency, a "controversies" section of Save the Children's page must be allowed.

Sincerely, TWillisJr — Preceding unsigned comment added by Twillisjr (talk • contribs) 16:21, 23 December 2011 (UTC) — Twillisjr (talk • contribs) has made few or no other edits outside this topic.

Material making controversial claims such as this must be supported by information from neutral, reliable sources. Instead, your only "source" has been an IMDb listing. The IMDb, while it has its uses, is not considered a reliable source. If this information is true, you must back it up with references to press articles, articles in books, and the like; not to claims made by the makers of the film.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Orangemike (talk • contribs)

I am doing my best to locate sources and create a better page/article. This is why I have so far: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Save_the_Children_Fund_Film_%281971%29

The information I've accumulated is supported by Guardian.co.uk articles. Perhaps I can be assisted? I apologize in advance for my lack of know-how.

-TWillisJr — Preceding unsigned comment added by Twillisjr (talk • contribs) 17:49, 23 December 2011 (UTC)

Suggest that you start by readiing the links that have been placed on your talk page. Jezhotwells (talk) 18:13, 23 December 2011 (UTC)

Save the Children Controversies and Scandals

I will try to make this as concise as possible:

• I researched controversies and scandals pertaining to Save the Children
• Valid sources can be easily found to support the information provided in the article
• OrangeMike (administrator) assisted in the clarification of the information submitted
• Information was removed on the basis that 3 pieces of information pertained to their subsidiary (RBreen)
• Article sections were edited with "subsidiary title in beginning of section"
• Removed a 2nd time (RBreen) using the same argument

Question: Should this research be removed from Wikipedia on this basis? The quantity of subsidiaries is significant, USA, SWEDEN, ... , ..., and I thought it should remain where it is. Also, wouldn't a creation of a "Save the Children USA" page require this main page to be renamed to "Save the Children UK?"

-TWillisJr — Preceding unsigned comment added by Twillisjr (talk • contribs) 04:20, 26 December 2011 (UTC)

This is an ideal situation for a discussion on the article talk page which hasn't been touched for months. I see you have left a message on RBreen's talk page, but rather than start a conversation there, perhaps you should both discuss this openly on the article talk page where other contributors can add their comments. And please remember to sign your posts everywhere, and please post new messages at the bottom of all talk pages, otherwise they are all likely to be ignored. See WP:TPG for help on talk page use. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 08:16, 26 December 2011 (UTC)

Hedge fund systemic risk

Answered

 – Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 05:22, 30 December 2011 (UTC)

Hedge fund (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

I am have been trying to make Hedge fund#Systemic risk more NPOV. Another user, Bryant Park Fifth, is arguing on the talk page at Talk:Hedge fund#Systemic risk that I am exaggerating the risk that the hedge fund industry could bring about a major financial crisis sometime. This user admits freely to a possible conflict of interest, in having a connection to the Managed Funds Association, an advocacy etc outfit for the hedge funds etc industry. I am asking this person what exactly his/her status is, and whether he/she is a paid advocate. We are trying to resolve our differences in the talk page, and no intervention is necessary as yet – but I would just like to know if a person with a conflict of interest of this sort should be allowed to edit in what I think is a non-NPOV fashion? AWhiteC (talk) 00:45, 24 December 2011 (UTC)

I don't think there is a COI per se. The problem is: do hedge funds pose a systemic risk? What you do have is an editor who has a professional knowledge of the subject matter, and although that's not a bad thing, it could eventually lead to him/her making edits that express his/her own opinion. This therefore does not escape the fact that what anyone writes in the article must be sourced if it makes claims, and that the tone should be neutral - an encyclopedia article is not for discussing the merits of a topic, but accurately reporting what reliable sources have said about it. The conversation on the article talk page seems to be making progress, and I think you should wait for an answer to your latest post. --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 02:54, 24 December 2011 (UTC)

OK, thanks for that. I'll try and resolve it amicably. This person does disclose a potential COI in their user page (Bryant Park Fifth) though. Watch this space. AWhiteC (talk) 11:05, 24 December 2011 (UTC)

Glenn Beck#2011 Norway attacks

I am concerned that as an orginization that wants its readers to consider its content factual some of its content can be seen as bias and opinion based. Point in fact ; the segment titled: 2011 Norway Attacks in the article about Glenn Beck. Most of the article I believe was fact based but I detected a hint of bias against Mr. Beck and his views. Some editing should be done to remove said bias. Are the articles not read before they are posted ? I would not like to think that this is nothing more than a "Blog sight". T Hardesty — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.17.243.121 (talk) 19:30, 24 December 2011 (UTC)

• This should probably be dealt with at Talk:Glenn Beck. You can discuss your proposed changes to the article there, and if other people have suggestions or comments they should be taken into consideration. The Glenn Beck article is currently semi-protected which means that it can be edited only by logged-in users, and they must have been registered for at least four days and made at least 10 edits before. --Metropolitan90 (talk) 20:46, 24 December 2011 (UTC)

See Talk:Glenn_Beck/Archive_16#Comments_by_Glenn_Beck_about_the_Utoya_Island_massacre_in_Norway - this question was discussed, and sources noting the controversy over what Beck said were cited. The conclusion arrived at was that it was appropriate to refer to the matter. Beck said something offensive, which he and his supporters no doubt regret, but this regret is no justification for ignoring the issue. AndyTheGrump (talk) 15:02, 25 December 2011 (UTC)

Request to create a Wikipedia biography for Late Maulana Tahir Husain Jarwali, renowned Shia Scholar

Can you please create a Wikipedia Page for Late Maulana Tahir Husain Jarwali, renowned shia scholar, there is a page for his close friend Maulana Mirza Mohammad Athar but not for his late friend as he was and is one of the famous scholar of his time and till now he is remembered and missed by all. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 14.97.21.246 (talk) 14:28, 25 December 2011 (UTC)

A better place to ask for this would be, Wikipedia:Requested articles. You can also create the article yourself at Wikipedia:Articles for creation. The second one is probably the quicker option. GB fan 14:54, 25 December 2011 (UTC)

identical names/different authors

i want to post a bio of recently deceased african=american author henry van dyke. you already have a henry van dyke, an entirely different white author. can i/how do i do this? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fieldinski (talk • contribs) 22:19, 25 December 2011 (UTC)

The existing Henry van Dyke and your subject are both American writers so the article name is tricky. Per WP:QUALIFIER I would call the new article Henry Van Dyke (writer born 1928), and place hatnotes on both articles linking to the other. If you create the article and want help with the hatnotes then post again. PrimeHunter (talk) 01:19, 26 December 2011 (UTC)

Looking at Steve Smith (wide receiver, born 1979), it would be "writer, born 1928". Buggie111 (talk) 01:43, 26 December 2011 (UTC)

None of the guideline examples at WP:QUALIFIER have a comma. PrimeHunter (talk) 02:19, 26 December 2011 (UTC)

Cipriano Reyes (Spanish/English Results)

I've noticed the search results for Cipriano Reyes is not available.. yet when I search it on a search engine, a Wikipedia page comes up in a different language (Spanish). Is this a glitch of some kind?

-TWillisJr Twillisjr (talk) 17:30, 26 December 2011 (UTC)

No it's not a glitch, it's intentional. On the English Wikipedia you can only search for articles written in the English language. In this case, the article does not have an English edition, so it doesn't come up in the search results. For articles written in Spanish, you need to search the Spanish Wikipedia. Of course, you're always welcome to create an article on the English Wikipedia by translating the Spanish article into English! Deryck C. 18:20, 26 December 2011 (UTC)

Just to clarify the difference further, the English Wikipedia is at http://en.wikipedia.org while the Spanish Wikipedia is at http://es.wikipedia.org. There are more than 200 language editions and Wikipedia's own search function can only search the language you are currently at. PrimeHunter (talk) 20:23, 26 December 2011 (UTC)

Band of Brothers

Hello

I am trying to find out the name of the music that is being played in the movie, BAND OF BROTHERS, can you please help me out,

Thank You

Roy C. Carruth

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.217.176.198 (talk) 21:04, 26 December 2011 (UTC)

A google search threw up this page with a track listing of the Soundtrack CD. If that's not enough then I suggest you ask this question at the Entertainment reference desk, where it will be seen by some movie experts. (I have removed your email address to protect your privacy) -- John of Reading (talk) 22:07, 26 December 2011 (UTC)

Page keeps being reverted

Hello and thank you for your assistance.

Clearly I am making a mistake on the page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Carolina_Department_of_Natural_Resources

All the images have been cleared for use.

Yes, there are a lot of phone numbers and links to outside pages (all public domain government websites), but as a government agency we want to get information to folks looking for it.

This page has been repeatedly reverted to the intial page someone created. The initial page is chock full of incorrect info.

Any help on this matter would greatly be appreciated.

Scdnr (talk) 18:59, 29 December 2011 (UTC)

I've removed it yet again. None of this content is appropriate for an encyclopedia, it belongs on your website. Wikipedia is not a directory, we do not have lists of telephone numbers and webpages. Since you are obviously connected to the SC DNR, I suggest you read our conflict of interest guidelines--Jac16888 ^Talk 19:06, 29 December 2011 (UTC)

Need text that I used for article

Need my text description for the article titled Enchanted Fairytale Parties and Enchanted Fairytale Parties LLC. Both were created 12/27/11 and were deleted speedy deletion. How can I get access to the text? 04:54, 30 December 2011 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.228.234.137 (talk)

Short answer is: you can't. You are not the creator of the article, and if you were, (User:Enchantedfp) as a blocked user, you might find your IP address also being shortly blocked for block evasion. If Enchantedfp wishes to continue editing, they should please consider making an unblock request per the instructions at User talk:Enchantedfp. FYI, both articles were deleted as blatant advertising - I have reviewed the deleted material and the deletions and the subsequent user block were procedurally correct. --Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 05:08, 30 December 2011 (UTC)

List of books in a series versus separate articles for each one

I have a question that I've posted regarding Walt Disney's Fun-to-Read Library. I've posted the question in its talk page. Basically, I'm torn between providing separate articles for each book in the series, or whether a Template:Book list is sufficient. Any advice? -- φ OnePt618^Talk φ 19:49, 30 December 2011 (UTC)

THe individual books clearly lack any notability, they fail WP:NBOOK. It is likely that that appklies to the series as well. I see nothing in the list to assert any sort of notability. Jezhotwells (talk) 21:10, 30 December 2011 (UTC)

False accusation

User talk:76.204.148.47 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search [edit] January 2009

Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to make constructive contributions to Wikipedia, at least one of your recent edits, such as the one you made to Raphael Lemkin, did not appear to be constructive and has been reverted. Please use the sandbox for any test edits you would like to make, and read the welcome page to learn more about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. Thank you. FaceVC3 (talk) 22:49, 16 January 2009 (UTC)
The recent edit you made to Raphael Lemkin constitutes vandalism, and has been reverted. Please do not continue to vandalize pages; use the sandbox for testing. Thank you. Catgut (talk) 22:55, 16 January 2009 (UTC)

________________________________________ I just started receiving a message above Wikipedia articles that I consult. This message is dated January 2009. It states that this writer (self or husband) posted an edit which constituted vandalism. I looked up the subject in question and found that part (or all) of the edit included the use of the word "f*cking". Neither of us use this type of language, nor have we posted any edits to any of your articles. It disturbs me to wonder where this information came from, and whether something worse may occur in the future. By the way, my husband recently made a donation to your fund drive. Could there be a connection? Also, no one else ever has access to our computers, and we don't use AOL. I have the impression that anyone could hit me with this sort of accusation, perhaps someone who doesn't like me in my personal life? Sorry I don't have hours right now to go through all the relevant material. Further, I can't engage in a dispute with some unknown person! I think we deserve an explanation for this case of mistaken identity. Our reputations are valuable, and we don't appreciate being accused of this kind of behavior! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.204.148.47 (talk) 22:41, 30 December 2011 (UTC)

The edit in question was indeed made by your IP in 2009, but as you say, it probably wasn't done by you, so don't worry about it. If you have only just received the notification (I admit I don't really know how IP message notification works) then you may have just been the first people to use that IP since then. You should keep in mind that IP addresses don't usually belong to users but the ISPs they use or the institutions they access the internet from. It's likely you're on a dynamic IP internet connection so you are [regularity] reassigned addresses. It's just in this case the IP had previously been used for vandalism - that message was meant for them rather than you. Яehevkor ✉ 22:58, 30 December 2011 (UTC)

Additionally, the best way to avoid messages like this is the future is to create an account, even if you don't plan to edit. When you're signed on, you won't receive messages intended for other people who have used your IP address. Danger ^{High voltage!} 23:20, 30 December 2011 (UTC)

Is this what editors are supposed to say about new users?

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• Donnabalancia (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) - Troll --—Ryulong (竜龙) 06:57, 31 December 2011 (UTC)

I began the conversation by sending a nice, random note to an intelligent person. As you can see via the history, I said "You have an interesting background and I am learning patience from you." My daughter is interested in science and I saw the impressive credentials of this editor.

The immediate retort was to speedily delete request all my pages. Weird!!

I am thoroughly depressed and will not use Wikipedia again. It was a terrible experience and I am very sad about this person.

Goodbye— Preceding unsigned comment added by Donnabalancia (talk • contribs)

Donnabalancia has been a member of this site since mid 2008. She is most definitely not a "new user". She came unannounced to my talk page with this cryptic message and then for some odd reason gave me a New Years message. When I investigated her edits, I discovered that she created several articles that are not worthy for inclusion on this project, and I went out and took care of them as I see fit.—Ryulong (竜龙) 08:05, 31 December 2011 (UTC)

Is this what editors are supposed to say about new users?

Please read my previous posting. sorry about no signature and I am not a "troll" as called by Rylong -- I am someone who is going to disconnect from Wikipedia permanently. Thanks

Donnabalancia (talk) 08:09, 31 December 2011 (UTC)