User talk:JohnnyGerms
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Mushroom (Talk) 06:57, 20 January 2010 (UTC)
Roger Waters
[edit]I'm trying to prove that Roger Waters is an atheist. The link that I posted to prove it was deemed uncredible, so is a BETTER link. It's Roger Waters' interview (in its entirety) and is straight from the source.
http://blogs.rockymountainnews.com/rocky_mountain_music/2008/04/read_the_complete_roger_waters.html JohnnyGerms (talk) 23:28, 19 January 2010 (UTC)
Regarding Biographies of living people
[edit]I see you are working on a lot of biographies. It's great that you wish to improve these articles, but please make sure to review our policies regarding biographies of living people here. Basically, for controversial subjects, it's important the sources are impeccable. Also, it helps to have a source in the bio if you wish to add a person to a category, and make very sure the category is accurate. I reverted your addition of Eugenie Scott to the Atheists category as she identifies as a non-theist, not an atheist. So do take some time to be more careful in future. Religion can be a very sticky issue, so it's very important to get it right the first time. If you have any questions, feel free to ask here or on my talk page. Thanks, Auntie E. (talk) 03:38, 21 January 2010 (UTC)
- Hi Johnny, I was asked to take a look at some of your edits. They seem okay, in the sense that they're sourced, but you might want to reconsider adding to every BLP you can find sources for that the person is an atheist. It's a bit like creating an account to go around adding that they own blue shirts, or dislike cats. The belief should ideally be relevant to their lives in some stated way. I don't want to interfere with your editing, but perhaps you could just be extra careful that you're not regarded as on a campaign of any kind. Cheers, SlimVirgin TALK contribs 05:45, 21 January 2010 (UTC)
- You want to be a bit careful making "single-minded" additions to biographies of living persons (BLPs). Editors who focus on one narrow issue only are called "single-purpose accounts", and they're not invariably welcomed with open arms. In addition, we have very strict rules about biographies of living persons; see the policy at WP:BLP. Please be extremely careful in how you proceed. Make sure that what you add sticks very closely to what high-quality sources say, and also be sure that it's relevant to their lives, and not just a factoid that only you regard as important. Cheers, SlimVirgin TALK contribs 05:56, 21 January 2010 (UTC)
- I reverted your edit to Gene Wilder for just this reason. To call someone a "Godless Buddhist" is just wrong because it was not attributed to anyone and it wasn't part of his quote. As written it seemed to be a conclusion drawn by Wikipedia. It's also important to note that context is extremely important and although Wilder was quoted, there was nothing to place his comment into any context. The source cited could not be checked, which is not in itself a problem, but it's important to note that Wilder is a self-deprecating comedian who often plays to his own stereotype. He may have been kidding when he made the comment. In any case, to stay within the confines of our WP:BLP policy, sometimes it's better to err on the side of caution. I think this is a good example of such an occasion. Rossrs (talk) 14:10, 21 January 2010 (UTC)
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