Talk:Jeffrey Robinson

This article must adhere to the biographies of living persons (BLP) policy, even if it is not a biography, because it contains material about living persons. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libellous. If such material is repeatedly inserted, or if you have other concerns, please report the issue to this noticeboard.

If you are a subject of this article, or acting on behalf of one, and you need help, please see this help page.

Biography: Actors and Filmmakers

	Biography portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Biography, a collaborative effort to create, develop and organize Wikipedia's articles about people. All interested editors are invited to join the project and contribute to the discussion. For instructions on how to use this banner, please refer to the documentation.BiographyWikipedia:WikiProject BiographyTemplate:WikiProject Biographybiography articles
	This article is supported by WikiProject Actors and Filmmakers.

Journalism

	Journalism portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Journalism, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of journalism on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.JournalismWikipedia:WikiProject JournalismTemplate:WikiProject JournalismJournalism articles
???	This article has not yet received a rating on the project's importance scale.

The content of this article has been derived in whole or part from http://www.jeffreyrobinson.com. Permission has been received from the copyright holder to release this material . Evidence of this has been confirmed and stored by VRT volunteers, under ticket number 2010022210033525.
This template is used by approved volunteers dealing with the Wikimedia volunteer response team system (VRTS) after receipt of a clear statement of permission at permissions-enwikimedia.org. Do not use this template to claim permission.

Untitled

citations will continue to be added as time permits over the next 2-3 weeks.

possible copyright violation?

big chunks of the article appear to be identical to the text on this website, but which is copying which? Sssoul (talk) 09:24, 21 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

he is copying wikipedia, definitly lets sue him —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.33.115.77 (talk) 17:38, 20 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request

This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.

A change has been made to my entry on 26 June 2016.

To wit: (cur | prev) 13:41, 26 June 2016‎ 216.4.56.180 (talk)‎ . . (19,735 bytes) (+22)‎ . . (→‎Early life: Clarified military service during Vietnam War from his personal statements.) (undo) (Tags: Mobile edit, Mobile web edit)

Please note, these for words: "To avoid combat duty..."

This addition to the entry is not only blatantly false, but it is libelous, malicious and injurious. I served honorably as a commissioned officer in the United States Air Force from March 1967 to January 1971 and, at no time, did I ever try to avoid combat. Nor have I ever made a statement as described by the anonymous (and cowardly) source of those four words, to the effect that I worked in the media to avoid combat duty.

I have no idea who user 216.4.56.180 is. Nor does he supply a proper citation for his statement that this (completely false) information has been obtained "from his (my) personal statements." At no time did I ever make a statement to this effect.

I respectfully request that these four words be immediately deleted from my entry, and the user be banned from any further editing of that entry.

Thank you/ Jeffrey Robinson — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.205.52.90 (talk • contribs)

Done @31.205.52.90: I have reverted this edit for you. This user has only made one edit; there is no reason to block them. Instead, I have given them a warning on their talk page regarding this. You should also consider creating an account on Wikipedia to confirm your identity. --st170e^talk 15:25, 26 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi and thank you for that. I really appreciate it. Whoever made that edit is malicious. There's no reason to say what he did if it wasn't to somehow hurt my reputation. (What's more, his edit didn't make any sense.) How do I go about establishing an account? I'd be happy to. Again, thank you/ JR — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.205.52.90 (talk) 20:32, 26 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.

Hello, A change was made to my listing on 6 July. This is the third attack on the listing in as many weeks. This time the malicious attack was made by "Potatoptkaron". I suspect that all three are being perpetrated by the same person using different sign ins. I have no idea who or why, but I would be grateful if you could put an end to this. Thank you/ Jeffrey Robinson — Preceding unsigned comment added by SJR524 (talk • contribs) 20:42, 9 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The vandalism has been reverted, and the article is being monitored. One incident a week is not enough for page protection. —C.Fred (talk) 20:49, 9 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

From Jeffrey Robinson

Copied from my talk page. Theroadislong (talk) 14:55, 12 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, I'm concerned with certain edits you've made and questions of citations for my listing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Robinson By completely removing this paragraph: "When his military obligation was completed at the end of 1970, he moved to a small village in the south of France. Using that as his base, he vagabonded around the world, writing articles and short stories for leading North American and British periodicals." ...

... you are obliterating a very important 12 years of my career. The next graph makes no sense, nor does the subsequent mention of moving to London, unless it's mentioned that I spent those 12 years running around the world covering stories for various publications, but especially the International Herald Tribune in Paris, and managing to pull off the extremely difficult trick of becoming a very successful (and regarded) freelance writer. I'm not suggesting that the listing make sensational claims, but those years in France were absolutely essential to the rest of my career.

Also... you ask for certain citations, many of which I can supply and will happily do so. But some of them are difficult to manage without referencing newspaper articles that are not available on line. I'm happy to send you those references, and even make photocopies if you want to see them. But many of these were a long time before the Internet and are, for the most part, now long forgotten.

Others were once on line and have since been eliminated, for whatever reason. There was, for example, a long biographical sketch of me published in Temple University's alumni magazine which had been on line but is no longer. Again, I have those references, which will look like a periodical references in a term paper, and can even send copies, if that will suffice.

On the other hand, references to my IHT experience are, for example, found here: http://www.cjr.org/feature/the_back_page.php

As you can see, the CJR fact checks everything.

Please know that I'm more than happy, and even anxious, to work with you to clean up the listing, that is if you're willing and kind enough to do that with me.

In advance, thank you/ JR SJR524 (talk) 10:53, 7 October 2016 (UTC)SJR524 (talk) 11:01, 7 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The content I removed was unreferenced, unless there are references in reliable sources Wikipedia is not interested in what you have done. The sources do not have to be online but they do need to have been published. Theroadislong (talk) 11:50, 7 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Theroadislong, I understand your point about published references, but my point has to do (equally) with accuracy. This isn’t a question about what I’ve done, it’s a question of eliminating a vital 12 years of the story. So, let’s take that particular paragraph. What is it, exactly, that you want me to reference? That I worked out of the south of France for 12 years, used that as my base and wrote from around the world?

How's this: http://www.cjr.org/feature/the_back_page.php

Or this verified listing On Muckrack: http://muckrack.com/JeffreyRobinson/bio

Or any of these:

Nice Matin, French Newspaper May 7, 1974: “Retired Depuis Trois Ans a St. Laurent – l’Ecrivain American Jeffrey Robinson Prepare Assidument Son Prochain Roman.”

Temple (University) Review, Spring 2005: “Jeffrey Robinson – Two Sides of a Story” (Confirms KYW-Tv, Mike Douglas Show, USAF, South of France, London, books and drama for television.

International Who’s Who of Authors and Writers (2004), page 274

International Who’s Who of Authors and Writers (2008), page 622, including Tv, radio screenplays

Writers’ Net: http://www.writers.net/writers/22524

Philadelphia Inquirer: http://articles.philly.com/1989-10-12/entertainment/26117099_1_monaco-princess-caroline-intimate-portrait

“A native of Long Beach, N.Y., Robinson moved to the south of France after graduating from Temple University in 1967 with a bachelor's degree in journalism.”

History Wire: http://www.historywire.com/2015/06/focus-a-little-of-this-a-little-of-that-faxed-leon-trotsky-grace-of-monaco.html

“Author Jeffrey Robinson lived in the South of France for a dozen years....”

Then there is a question about the British Bankers’ Association quote. It is a direct quote taken from the brochure of the BBA’s Annual Financial Crime Conference, held on 8 December 2003, at the Congress Centre, London. I was the keynote speaker. The original link showed the quote clearly. Unfortunately, that link is no longer available on their site, or through Wayback Machine.

However, here is the quote referenced several times by reliable sources:

Transcript, “Quest Means Business” CNN Barclays Fined For Cutting Corners On Money Laundering Checks. Aired 4-5pm ET 6910 words 26 November 2015

QUEST: “Jeffrey Robinson, the British Banker's Association has called in (him) the world's most important financial crime author.”

The Daily Express (UK) PAPERBACKS REVIEW 244 words 27 August 2004

“THE SINK by Jeffrey Robinson (Constable and Robinson, £9.99) The world's leading financial crime journalist reveals that money laundering - worth an estimated £450 billion - is now the world's third biggest business. Only the oil industry and foreign exchange dealing are bigger. This fascinating analysis reveals how off-shore tax avoidance schemes ultimately fund the drugs trade and Al Qaeda terrorists. Reads like a thriller, but it's true.”

Gibraltar Chronicle TOP CRIME EXPERTS TO ADDRESS GIB COMPLIANCE SEMINA 372 words 15 May 2010 “The international bestselling author of 25 books, Mr Robinson is a recognised expert on organised crime, fraud and money laundering and has been labelled by the British Bankers' Association as "the world's most important financial crime journalist.”

THE BBC Antigua hosts money-laundering conference 221 words 3 April 2013 c) 2013 The British Broadcasting Corporation. All Rights Reserved. No material may be reproduced except with the express permission of The British Broadcasting Corporation. Text of report by Caribbean Media Corporation news agency

“The 3-4 April meeting will be addressed by Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer and Jeffrey Robinson, described by the British Bankers' Association as the world's leading financial crime author. Robinson is a recognized expert and speaker on organized crime and money laundering. His seminal work, The Laundrymen published in 1995, showed the extent of global money laundering. It is considered as the definitive book on the subject and is used as a text in universities and law schools."

I appreciate your concerns and will gladly supply any and all other citations you need. While I don’t mean to make any additional work for you, I do hope this goes some way to restoring your faith. Kind regards/ JR SJR524 (talk) 12:50, 12 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

This source [1] is a primary source written by you and is of no use. This source [2] is user edited so is not considered reliable for Wikipedia.Theroadislong (talk) 20:11, 18 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hi and thank you for yours. If you won't accept those two sources, what about these? I simply don't understand why this is a problem. It's the restoration of the paragraph you removed, the facts of which are substantiated here. The second is the citation about the BBA. Thank you/ JR