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Contents 1 Welcome 2 Trivia tags 3 Jared Fogel 4 Re: Targets of the WBC 5 An Invite to join WikiProject Genetics

[edit] Welcome

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[edit] Trivia tags

Hi. I noted that you tagged the Sylvia Likens article for trivia in the section entitled "In popular culture." I'd refer you to WP:Trivia regarding what trivia is, and what it is not. This says that "the term "trivia section" refers to a section's content, not its name. A trivia section is one that contains a disorganized and unselective list." If you would note, the popular culture section in the Likens article is a referenced list of publications and one film about or based on this case. It's not disorganized or unselective. I changed the title of the section to "In media" and removed the tag. In a similar vein, on the An American Crime article, although the section was actually titled "Trivia," it was not trivia, and a change in title was more appropriate. I changed the section title and removed that tag as well. I encourage you to tag trivia when you find it, but make the appropriate changes necessary when a section doesn't meet the definition. Thanks. Wildhartlivie (talk) 21:47, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

No need to worry, sometimes it's hard to know what the right thing to do is on Wikipedia. The trivia issue has been hotly debated at times. It's more important to learn than not do anything. Being a Hoosier who knew about the Sylvia Likens story WAY to close to when it happened, I'm pleased to see interest in her story from Canada. :) Wildhartlivie (talk) 22:04, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Jared Fogel

Hello,

I reverted your good faith edits to Talk:Jared Fogle. While you are correct that it is considered bad form to remove other peoples comments from talk pages, the exception is from WP:BLP

"We must get the article right.[1] Be very firm about the use of high quality references. Unsourced or poorly sourced contentious material — whether negative, positive, or just questionable — about living persons should be removed immediately and without discussion from Wikipedia articles,[2] talk pages, user pages, and project space."

Leaving poorly sourced allegations in the talk pages gives credence to unproven facts. Cordially,Seaphoto^Talk 00:38, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for your comment on my talk page. I could tell you had good intentions, and editing Wikipedia is a constant learning process (as a look at my own talk page clearly indicates).Seaphoto^Talk 23:46, 19 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Targets of the WBC

First I would like to thank you for pointing out that GodHatesGoths.com was satire. Still I can't help but feel the part about mentally disabled people was plagarized from the WBC website. If there is any website that deserves to be plagarized and violated, it is the WBC website. Its a shame more hackers haven't attacked the WBC website, or their other domain names or squatted possibled domain names to redirect to the Red Cross like LowTax of SomethingAwful.com did with GodHatesNewOrleans.com.

Secondly, thanks for removing the part about the 2008 floods in the Missouri. The flood only happened about two weeks ago and already the WBC has pounced on my home town like vultures circling an injured animal. Perhaps that was really posted by some WBC member or a supporter living in the St. Louis area. At any rate, we are ready to stop them from making their threats (see my comments on why they are domestic terrorists). These domestic terrorists are not welcome. The First Ammendments allows them to express their opinions but it does not permit them the right to disrespect fallen soliders or to cause misfortune for a fallen solider's family or by advertising their innate beliefs before any musical performance, after any school shooting, or during a solider's funeral.

I'm just concerned that their actions are a precursor to something far more malevolent than websites and protests. --Bushido Hacks (talk) 17:19, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] An Invite to join WikiProject Genetics

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