Talk:Herman Wouk - Revision history

Pacman at 04:44, 28 May 2009

2009-05-28T04:44:54Z

Sixth Floor Jay: got it

2009-05-28T04:12:05Z

got it

Pacman at 01:03, 18 May 2009

2009-05-18T01:03:26Z

Sixth Floor Jay: verifiability/ living persons/ added ID

2009-05-17T18:33:56Z

verifiability/ living persons/ added ID

Sixth Floor Jay: verifiability/ living persons

2009-05-17T18:32:56Z

verifiability/ living persons

Pacman at 22:06, 15 July 2007

2007-07-15T22:06:59Z

Nonsensical: New page: Cool this article finally got created, since it's linked like 8 times. His paperweight really got sold? That's so nuts? Who sold it? How'd you hear about it? --~~~~

2007-07-15T22:02:03Z

New page: Cool this article finally got created, since it's linked like 8 times. His paperweight really got sold? That's so nuts? Who sold it? How'd you hear about it? --~~~~

New page

Cool this article finally got created, since it's linked like 8 times. His paperweight really got sold? That's so nuts? Who sold it? How'd you hear about it? --[[User:Nonsensical|Nonsensical]] 18:02, 15 July 2007 (EDT)

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	:Thanks for pointing this out, but we have standards that differ from Wikipedia. While we don't want to use inaccurate information, embellishment and good humor are encouraged on WikiCU. I made modifications to the original article that I think reflect both your concerns and our philosophy. [[User:Pacman\|Pacman]] 21:03, 17 May 2009 (EDT)		:Thanks for pointing this out, but we have standards that differ from Wikipedia. While we don't want to use inaccurate information, embellishment and good humor are encouraged on WikiCU. I made modifications to the original article that I think reflect both your concerns and our philosophy. [[User:Pacman\|Pacman]] 21:03, 17 May 2009 (EDT)
	Oh, I get it, Pacman. I read more of the WikiCU and got the idea. Sort of a cross between Wikipedia and a blog? When you made the humor broader I saw it was meant to be lighthearted. Yeah, I guess Wikipedia standards really won't work, since WikiCU is necessarily going to include a lot of "original research" that WP abhors. [[User:Sixth Floor Jay\|Sixth Floor Jay]] 00:12, 28 May 2009 (EDT)		Oh, I get it, Pacman. I read more of the WikiCU and got the idea. Sort of a cross between Wikipedia and a blog? When you made the humor broader I saw it was meant to be lighthearted. Yeah, I guess Wikipedia standards really won't work, since WikiCU is necessarily going to include a lot of "original research" that WP abhors. [[User:Sixth Floor Jay\|Sixth Floor Jay]] 00:12, 28 May 2009 (EDT)
		+	:Yeah, more or less Wikipedia with original research and the occasional joke tolerated by the "hive mind". [[User:Pacman\|Pacman]] 00:44, 28 May 2009 (EDT)

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	We must get the article right.[1] Be very firm about the use of high quality references. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced—whether the material is negative, positive, or just questionable—should be removed immediately and without waiting for discussion.[2]" [[User:Sixth Floor Jay\|Sixth Floor Jay]] 14:33, 17 May 2009 (EDT)		We must get the article right.[1] Be very firm about the use of high quality references. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced—whether the material is negative, positive, or just questionable—should be removed immediately and without waiting for discussion.[2]" [[User:Sixth Floor Jay\|Sixth Floor Jay]] 14:33, 17 May 2009 (EDT)
	:Thanks for pointing this out, but we have standards that differ from Wikipedia. While we don't want to use inaccurate information, embellishment and good humor are encouraged on WikiCU. I made modifications to the original article that I think reflect both your concerns and our philosophy. [[User:Pacman\|Pacman]] 21:03, 17 May 2009 (EDT)		:Thanks for pointing this out, but we have standards that differ from Wikipedia. While we don't want to use inaccurate information, embellishment and good humor are encouraged on WikiCU. I made modifications to the original article that I think reflect both your concerns and our philosophy. [[User:Pacman\|Pacman]] 21:03, 17 May 2009 (EDT)
		+	Oh, I get it, Pacman. I read more of the WikiCU and got the idea. Sort of a cross between Wikipedia and a blog? When you made the humor broader I saw it was meant to be lighthearted. Yeah, I guess Wikipedia standards really won't work, since WikiCU is necessarily going to include a lot of "original research" that WP abhors. [[User:Sixth Floor Jay\|Sixth Floor Jay]] 00:12, 28 May 2009 (EDT)

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	We must get the article right.[1] Be very firm about the use of high quality references. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced—whether the material is negative, positive, or just questionable—should be removed immediately and without waiting for discussion.[2]" [[User:Sixth Floor Jay\|Sixth Floor Jay]] 14:33, 17 May 2009 (EDT)		We must get the article right.[1] Be very firm about the use of high quality references. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced—whether the material is negative, positive, or just questionable—should be removed immediately and without waiting for discussion.[2]" [[User:Sixth Floor Jay\|Sixth Floor Jay]] 14:33, 17 May 2009 (EDT)
		+	:Thanks for pointing this out, but we have standards that differ from Wikipedia. While we don't want to use inaccurate information, embellishment and good humor are encouraged on WikiCU. I made modifications to the original article that I think reflect both your concerns and our philosophy. [[User:Pacman\|Pacman]] 21:03, 17 May 2009 (EDT)

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 "Editors must take particular care adding biographical material about a living person to any Wikipedia page. Such material requires a high degree of sensitivity, and must adhere strictly to all applicable laws in the United States and to all of our content policies, especially:
 Verifiability
-We must get the article right.[1] Be very firm about the use of high quality references. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced—whether the material is negative, positive, or just questionable—should be removed immediately and without waiting for discussion.[2]"
+We must get the article right.[1] Be very firm about the use of high quality references. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced—whether the material is negative, positive, or just questionable—should be removed immediately and without waiting for discussion.[2]" [[User:Sixth Floor Jay|Sixth Floor Jay]] 14:33, 17 May 2009 (EDT)

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	Cool this article finally got created, since it's linked like 8 times. His paperweight really got sold? That's so nuts? Who sold it? How'd you hear about it? --[[User:Nonsensical\|Nonsensical]] 18:02, 15 July 2007 (EDT)		Cool this article finally got created, since it's linked like 8 times. His paperweight really got sold? That's so nuts? Who sold it? How'd you hear about it? --[[User:Nonsensical\|Nonsensical]] 18:02, 15 July 2007 (EDT)
	:Tao found it (he's an expert on antique Columbia eBay items); I just copied the link that had been sitting around on the [[Alexander Hamilton Medal]] page. [[User:Pacman\|Pacman]] 18:06, 15 July 2007 (EDT)		:Tao found it (he's an expert on antique Columbia eBay items); I just copied the link that had been sitting around on the [[Alexander Hamilton Medal]] page. [[User:Pacman\|Pacman]] 18:06, 15 July 2007 (EDT)
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		+	There's no link there and the article violates the very strict guidelines for verifiability:
		+	"Editors must take particular care adding biographical material about a living person to any Wikipedia page. Such material requires a high degree of sensitivity, and must adhere strictly to all applicable laws in the United States and to all of our content policies, especially:
		+	Verifiability
		+	We must get the article right.[1] Be very firm about the use of high quality references. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced—whether the material is negative, positive, or just questionable—should be removed immediately and without waiting for discussion.[2]"

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	Cool this article finally got created, since it's linked like 8 times. His paperweight really got sold? That's so nuts? Who sold it? How'd you hear about it? --[[User:Nonsensical\|Nonsensical]] 18:02, 15 July 2007 (EDT)		Cool this article finally got created, since it's linked like 8 times. His paperweight really got sold? That's so nuts? Who sold it? How'd you hear about it? --[[User:Nonsensical\|Nonsensical]] 18:02, 15 July 2007 (EDT)
		+	:Tao found it (he's an expert on antique Columbia eBay items); I just copied the link that had been sitting around on the [[Alexander Hamilton Medal]] page. [[User:Pacman\|Pacman]] 18:06, 15 July 2007 (EDT)