User talk:Honestyisbestpolicy
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[edit]Hello, I am known Gears of War, I am a part of Wikipedia and I would like to welcome you to Wikipedia, here is some stuff you should know and some links to follow.
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I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Oh yeah, I almost forgot, when you post on talk pages you should sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); that should automatically produce your username and the date after your post. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and ask your question there. Again, welcome! Gears Of War
June 2008
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Welcome to Wikipedia, and thank you for your contributions. One of the core policies of Wikipedia is that articles should always be written from a neutral point of view. A contribution you made to Sukyo Mahikari appears to carry a non-neutral point of view, and your edit may have been changed or reverted to correct the problem. Please remember to observe our core policies. Thank you. Doug Weller (talk) 19:02, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
- Thank you for your message on my talk page. Doug Weller and I are among the editors who do want to the Sukyo Mahikari page to be balanced. In the past I have removed a great deal of content that overpraised Sukyo Mahikari. All relevant points of view can appear in the article, but they need to be referred to reliable sources. Both of us know policy very well and will be pleased to help you. Itsmejudith (talk) 19:34, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
With all due respect, I have great suspicions regarding DougWeller's and Itsmejudith's neutrality on this topic. One of the aspects of Wikipedia is to allow links to other sources of information. The link that I posted has plenty of well researched and SOURCED information. What you are trying to do is censor this page on Sukyo Mahikari and make it seem more unassuming than it is. In the past you have deleted all the anti-Semetic references within Sukyo Mahikari, so I should not be suprised if you delete my posts exposing their other controversial and bigoted beliefs. Honestyisbestpolicy (talk) 20:16, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
- I see no respect, just attacks on editors. Comments like "When did "god" start charging a fee to become one of His Children?" are personal observations and have no place in Wikipedia articles. As for links, I see that http://www.letusreason.org seems to appear in a number of articles -- I can't think that it is a reliable source for all of them. Or for this. Wikipedia isn't a platform for preaching. Doug Weller (talk) 21:01, 17 June 2008 (UTC)
- Regretfully, I have reverted your edits again. You will find that experienced Wikipedia editors like Doug and myself go out of our way to help newcomers, even when we are attacked. If you want to improve this article, then we are pleased. There is much to be done and it is not acceptable for the article to promote the views of Sukyo Mahikari. Neither Doug nor myself have any interest in that organisation. We just understand and wish to adhere to the rules about WP:NPOV in the encyclopedia. Your best way forward is to propose suggested improvements on the talk page. Alternatively you could join the Intensive Care Unit, where you will find helpful advice about improving this and other articles. Itsmejudith (talk) 09:33, 18 June 2008 (UTC)
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[edit]See here [1]--Doug Weller (talk) 09:05, 20 June 2008 (UTC)