Talk:William E. Johnson (prohibitionist)

A fact from William E. Johnson (prohibitionist) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 31 October 2006. The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that temperance leader William E. "Pussyfoot" Johnson lost his right eye after he was captured by a mob of medical students and paraded through the streets of London?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2006/October.

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lying (Barry)?

wtf? Deleting 'Barry' as this probably makes no sense to the rest of the world. -- Chris 00:36, 31 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Clarification

The source of the original page on Pussyfoot Johnson (William E. Johnson) that I began (but subsequently erroneously deleted for alleged copyright violation of myself) was Temperance Movement Groups and Leaders in the U.S.

A recently deleted statement in the current article about "Pussyfoot" Johnson, “There ‘he developed some of the tactics that would later be widely used in the Anti-Saloon League. For example, he wrote to wet leaders falsely claiming to be a brewer and asked for advice on how to defeat temperance activists. He then published the letters he received to embarrass and discredit his opposition’” was referenced with two sources. The link to one is now dead. However the link to the other supporting reference Temperance Movement Groups and Leaders in the U.S.is not.

The deleted material is also supported by Kobler in Ardent Spirits (pp. 186-187), by Behr in Prohibition (P. 56), by Cashman in Prohibition (p. 145), by Burns in The Spirits of America (p.p. 170-171), and by virtually every other historian who has ever written about William E. Johnson. David Justin 20:40, 7 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Sources

Hi Wham- The source of this article on Pussyfoot Johnson (William E. Johnson) was *Temperance Movement Groups and Leaders in the U.S.. Therefore it is not spam. Thanks.David Justin 18:50, 8 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Source information

Hi Wham- The source of this article on Pussyfoot Johnson (William E. Johnson) was *Temperance Movement Groups and Leaders in the U.S.. Therefore it is not spam. Thanks.David Justin 16:45, 9 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

As a primary contributor of the current article text, I can assure you that the potsdam web page was not used as a source. Instead the New York Times obituary and the 2005 article from Johnson's hometown newspaper shown in the references section were the primary sources used for the article. --Allen3 ^talk 17:34, 4 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Allen- Although I earlier reported (please see above): The source of the original page on Pussyfoot Johnson (William E. Johnson) that I began (but subsequently erroneously deleted for alleged copyright violation of myself) was Temperance Movement Groups and Leaders in the U.S., (a) the origins of this entry are clouded in an obscure past and (b) you didn't use my page as a source for the current version. Therefore, I will move it to the linked pages section. Thanks for your clarification.David Justin 18:11, 4 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The issue with the deletion was due to the fact that the web page in question makes clear copyright claims at the bottom of the page with no indication that the material has been released under a GFDL compatible license. Due to the possibility of false claims, it is not enough to claim ownership with your writing with your Wikipedia account. Instead one of two things must be done to allow Wikipedia to use the webpage text. You must either update the copyright notice on the webpage to show that the material may be used under a GFDL license, or else send a release notice to the Wikimedia Communications committee (information on how to do this is available at Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission#When permission is confirmed). --Allen3 ^talk 18:45, 4 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Allen- Thanks for the information and explanation, which I appreciate.David Justin 02:52, 6 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]