User talk:ShawnM

Please try to write in a measured, nuanced, encyclopedic and factual way. Excessive and tendentious edits might disturb the work of other editors and be reverted. You might find reading WP:POV useful in this respect. Thank you.Yankees76 04:43, 14 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Edits to Mike Mentzer

ShawnM, I invite you to review the Wikipedia policy on Verifiability. Particularly the bolded statements that say:

1. Articles should contain only material that has been published by reputable sources.

2. Editors adding new material to an article should cite a reputable source, or it may be removed by any editor.

3. The obligation to provide a reputable source lies with the editors wishing to include the material, not on those seeking to remove it.

See point number three in particular.

To address some of your accusations. Mike Mentzer tied for 4th at the 1980 Mr. Olympia. Please see www.ifbb.com, FLEX Magazine August, 2002, Getbig.com, and Schwarzenegger.it to name just a few. IFBB.com [1] alone is enough to make this a verifiable statement.

Sure there are many there were a number of people in the bodybuilding community who took the views you noted (I'm friends with quite a few of them), however again, read the policy on Verifiability, particularly the section on Original research.

Regarding links, view the guideline on external links, particularly links to normally avoid.

Follow the rules, stick with the verifiable facts (be prepared to provide sources for your statements) and leave the drawing of conclusions to the reader.

Do so and you can edit all you like. It's good to remember that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and no other editors need to ask you permission to remove or alter any piece of information you provide. Other editors removing or altering your material are not personally attacking you or in this case Mike Mentzer, they're simply looking to improve the article to make it as factual and neutral as possible. If you want to blog your own views and feelings about Mentzer, there are plenty of other places for that. Thanks. Yankees76 21:09, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

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