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I don't know what should be wrong with this article. The members of the Memphis Mafia themselves confirm most details on their own website: Onefortyone 01:03, 8 August 2005 (UTC)

I've cleaned it up. Avoid inserting needless inuendo and it should be ok. Cited references are welcome, but may be chracterized as to provenance and source. Wyss 16:03, 11 August 2005 (UTC)

I do not understand why this important link was deleted:

• THE MEMPHIS MAFIA: Interviews with just about every member of the infamous Memphis Mafia

To: User:Onefortyone:

• Do not 1) insert personal opinions (Misplaced Pages:No original research), 2) Misplaced Pages:Avoid weasel terms, and Misplaced Pages:Cite sources. Thank you. Ted Wilkes 22:47, August 25, 2005 (UTC)

Some reviews of Alanna Nash's book, Elvis Aaron Presley: Revelations from the Memphis Mafia:

• This book details the decline of Elvis in the latter part of his life writen by 3 ex members of his entourage. The authors of this book conveniently overlook the fact that Elvis provided them with the "good life" for over 20 years supplying them with cash, alcohol, illicit drugs, women, free prostitutes, holidays and cars. The authors show how they were basically 'Yes Men" to Elvis' every whim and desire. They all stood idly by and watched as he slowly killed himself with Prescription Drugs and did NOTHING to save him. Then Vernon Presley "pulled the plug" on the free rollercoaster ride that they had all enjoyed for so many years then they decided to write this trash and mooch off Elvis' Fame for as long as this book sold well. Elvis gave these losers a life they could only ever dream about and they repaid him by betraying him and writing this garbage. As the old saying goes "It is lonely at the top" and it seems like Elvis did not have a real friend in this world just a lot of "hangers on" who took advantage of his Fame, Success and Fortune.
• Why any author would take the time to commit the moronic insights of these men about the most complex of people onto paper, is beyond me. Hey guess what everyone, Elvis abused drugs. I have now encapsulated this novel in one sentence. Why did it take Nash nearly 1000 pages? Every story is as boring as it could be and then it ends in Elvis using drugs. For those of you who have never walked past a checkout stand in the last 25 years I guess this is sensational. It is some kind of endless diary more than a novel. *Elvis went to the movies, ate a whole pizza then went home and did drugs.* Elvis lost his temper because the lowlifes around him were stealing everything they could get their hands on.* Elvis cheated on his wife with every foxy star and starlet that could get their hands on him . . . Other than Bily Smith, who should've never associated himself with this book considering how good Elvis was to him and his whole dirt scratching family, the contributors of this book were the people Elvis abused the most. Marty Lacker was the class bafoon at Humes and Lamar was Elvis' human toilet for 20 years. They never miss an opportunity to pay "The Boss" back with tales from the toilet. Without Elvis these guys are a bunch of dung shovelers and this book is nothing but road kill. Onefortyone 19:53, 26 August 2005 (UTC)

Protected

I've protected this article, as there's lots of reverting going on but no discussion. Try discussing your changes and if you can't convince each other, take it to RfC. Once you've agreed, let me know or post a request for unprotection. --fvw* 23:42, August 25, 2005 (UTC)

RfC may be the only way. Wyss 23:56, 25 August 2005 (UTC)

No discussion for yonks. Unprotecting. --Tony Sidaway 19:40, 17 September 2005 (UTC)

The whole thing's in arbitration now, I think the page should remain protected. Wyss 20:04, 17 September 2005 (UTC)

If there is a serious problem, you can petition the arbitration committee for an injunction against the involved parties. No need to protect the page. --Tony Sidaway 20:06, 17 September 2005 (UTC)

Nobody requested unprotection and I think there's a need for continued protection. As I said, it's all in arbitration now anyway. Wyss 20:13, 17 September 2005 (UTC)

I do not think that the page should remain protected. Signifantly, Wyss and Ted Wilkes have not discussed the quotes above which prove that there are several critical voices concerning the guys around Elvis. Even Elvis's platonic girlfriend, Judy Spreckels stated that she did not belong to the "Yes Men" around the singer: "I had nothing to do with being a yes man for him and obviously he trusted me." Onefortyone 20:27, 17 September 2005 (UTC)

Like I said... (sigh). Wyss 20:49, 17 September 2005 (UTC)

I warn all involved in this case that it is probably not in your interests to make edits to this article that may be interpreted as hostile or defiant acts. --Tony Sidaway 21:17, 17 September 2005 (UTC)

I don't understand. Is this directed at me? Have I been hostile or defiant? Wyss 21:25, 17 September 2005 (UTC)

Your reverting, deleting and denigrating tactics may well support this view. Onefortyone 22:14, 17 September 2005 (UTC)

Deleting tactics?

I do not understand why User:Ted Wilkes has now deleted a perfectly well hyperlink to a website by the Memphis Mafia members from the article. See . The same user also removed a passage which stated that Elvis Presley "reportedly supplied the Memphis Mafia members with alcohol, illicit drugs, and prostitutes". See . Onefortyone 20:25, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

Hmm, yes. Of most interest to me is that the following two links were removed:

• Website of five former members of the Memphis Mafia
• THE MEMPHIS MAFIA: Interviews with just about every member of the infamous Memphis Mafia

Was there any good reason for this? --Tony Sidaway 20:54, 8 November 2005 (UTC)