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I'm curious as to why you reverted my recent change to the External links section of ]. The edit summary says "External links style", but that isn't particularly descriptive, and I couldn't find any relevant content in ]. I think it works better with ''real'' headings there, but at the same time, I think the whole section should be pared back severely. ] <span style="color: #999;">// ] // ] //</span> 21:56, 18 April 2007 (UTC) I'm curious as to why you reverted my recent change to the External links section of ]. The edit summary says "External links style", but that isn't particularly descriptive, and I couldn't find any relevant content in ]. I think it works better with ''real'' headings there, but at the same time, I think the whole section should be pared back severely. ] <span style="color: #999;">// ] // ] //</span> 21:56, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

== Editing pattern ==

{{{icon|] }}}] to Misplaced Pages, and thank you for your contributions. As a member of the Misplaced Pages community, I would like to remind you to adhere to the ] and ] policies for editors, which it appears you have not followed in your edits to ]. Thanks, ] 12:12, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

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OK. Lets review the facts:
  1. It does not matter what Wales' opinion or Sanger's opinion is.
  2. Undue weight does not apply in this case when facts must be written from a neutral point of view.
  3. What is th definition of founder. A person who established Misplaced Pages.
  4. Two people worked togther to establish and build Misplaced Pages from the beginning.
  5. When two people work together and start a project from the very beginning they will be both called co-founders.
  6. There was never a dispute when Larry Sanger was still part of this project.
  7. Mr. Jimmy Wales has never given any documented evidence for his new version (since 2004) of reality (revisionism).
  8. At the risk of repeating myself, Wales never disputed his co-founder position before 2004.
  9. I have provided strong evidence (references) to color the picture.
  10. Here are some references for Wikipedians to get to up to speed on the facts and the history of Misplaced Pages.
  11. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/24/technology/24online.ready.html?#ex=1293080400&en=431aff478b00239e&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss Early Media Coverage
  12. http://www.larrysanger.org/roleinwp.html Links and more links
  13. http://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=Misplaced Pages&dir=prev&offset=20040119212409&limit=500&action=history Early versions of Misplaced Pages pages
  14. http://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=History_of_Wikipedia&dir=prev&limit=500&action=history Early versions of Misplaced Pages pages
  15. http://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=Larry_Sanger&dir=prev&limit=500&action=history Early versions of Misplaced Pages pages
  16. http://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=Jimmy_Wales&offset=20040909053247&limit=500&action=history Early versions of Misplaced Pages pages
  17. http://en.wikipedia.org/Wikipedia:Press_releases/January_2002 Official Misplaced Pages Press Release of 2002
  18. http://en.wikipedia.org/Wikipedia:Press_releases/January_2003 Official Misplaced Pages Press Release of 2003
  19. http://en.wikipedia.org/Wikipedia:Press_releases/February_2004 Official Misplaced Pages Press Release of 2004
  20. http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=2980046
  21. http://features.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/04/18/164213&tid=95&tid=149&tid=9
  22. http://features.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/04/19/1746205&tid=95
  23. http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2006/02/12/bias_sabotage_haunt_wikipedias_free_world/?page=4
  24. http://news.com.com/Wikipedia+co-founder+plans+expert+rival/2100-1038_3-6126469
  25. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,222922,00.html
  26. http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200609/wikipedia/

Wales and Sanger created the first Nupedia wiki on January 10, 2001. The initial purpose was to get the public to add entries that would then be “fed into the Nupedia process” of authorization. Most of Nupedia’s expert volunteers, however, wanted nothing to do with this, so Sanger decided to launch a separate site called “Misplaced Pages.” Neither Sanger nor Wales looked on Misplaced Pages as anything more than a lark. This is evident in Sanger’s flip announcement of Misplaced Pages to the Nupedia discussion list. “Humor me,” he wrote. “Go there and add a little article. It will take all of five or ten minutes.” And, to Sanger’s surprise, go they did. Within a few days, Misplaced Pages outstripped Nupedia in terms of quantity, if not quality, and a small community developed. In late January, Sanger created a Misplaced Pages discussion list (Misplaced Pages-L) to facilitate discussion of the project. At the end of January, Misplaced Pages had seventeen “real” articles (entries with more than 200 characters). By the end of February, it had 150; March, 572; April, 835; May, 1,300; June, 1,700; July, 2,400; August, 3,700. At the end of the year, the site boasted approximately 15,000 articles and about 350 “Wikipedians.”

Yours Cordially, :) - Mr.Gurü (/contribs) 00:09, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

References

I am not editing a protected page to add unrelated references that are involved in a content dispute. I don't think anyone disputes Sanger's role as a founder of Misplaced Pages. Prodego 03:27, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

Well, we have a dispute resolution process which can be used no matter who you are in dispute with. BTW it would be a policy violation for an admin to add disputed content to a protected page, which is why I won't do it. I do understand your point, but I don't think it is that big a deal. What does it matter? Prodego 03:44, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
Nothing personal, but I just filed an arbcom case, and based on my experience (I am not on the arbcom, and can't decide) your case would be rejected. The committee wants to see the rest of the process carried out, arbitration is a last resort. You are far better staying at step 1, Talk to the other parties involved. Prodego 04:11, 9 April 2007 (UTC)
Why don't you try contacting them on their personal talk pages. This might be more likely to elicit a response. Prodego 19:38, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
Thanks for your suggestion. :) - Mr.Gurü (/contribs) 19:16, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

Why?

I'm curious as to why you reverted my recent change to the External links section of Jimmy Wales. The edit summary says "External links style", but that isn't particularly descriptive, and I couldn't find any relevant content in WP:EL. I think it works better with real headings there, but at the same time, I think the whole section should be pared back severely. EVula // talk // ☯ // 21:56, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

Editing pattern

Welcome to Misplaced Pages, and thank you for your contributions. As a member of the Misplaced Pages community, I would like to remind you to adhere to the neutral point of view and disruptive editing policies for editors, which it appears you have not followed in your edits to Larry Sanger. Thanks, Addhoc 12:12, 21 April 2007 (UTC)