User talk:A H BALONE

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David Wynn Miller

Thanks for your contribution at David Wynn Miller. While you are certainly correct in what you wrote, Wikipedia has strict policies on biographies of living persons. We cannot include original research, which comprised much of what you added. If someone has noted in a book, newspaper, or magazine facts that you feel we should include, we can add those with a footnote. We can't make statements based on summarizing primary sources like PACER. Please review the policies linked in this note if you have any questions. I am also available to answer any questions you have after that. Thanks! Jokestress (talk) 06:08, 7 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I am sorry you feel crestfallen. It was not my intent to discourage you. I hope you can find some sources that are not considered primary sources like PACER. We can't use primary sources for the most part, especially for biographies of living people. I also understand your wanting to get the word out to people who may be considering spending money on one of these courses or other materials. However, we have a lot of rules we enforce about what we can and can't say. Again, if you find something in a book, newspaper, or magazine (not a blog, court document, or self-published source) we can definitely add it. I am happy to help you if you have a reliable source. Unfortunately, if it's not in a secondary source like that, we probably can't use it. I know this can be frustrating, especially when you are starting out, but we have agreed on this project that these rules allow for controversial biographies to be covered fairly. Jokestress (talk) 09:27, 7 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]