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Welcome!

Welcome to Misplaced Pages, Bigweeboy! I am Gman124 and have been editing Misplaced Pages for quite some time. I just wanted to say hi and welcome you to Misplaced Pages! If you have any questions, feel free to leave me a message on my talk page or by typing {{helpme}} at the bottom of this page. I love to help new users, so don't be afraid to leave a message! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

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Gman124 15:49, 13 March 2009 (UTC)

Red links

Hello! Please do not needlessly remove red links as you did here. Red links should only be removed when an article cannot be created at the title the link leads to, and even then, it's better to fix them instead of removing them altogether. Please see WP:REDLINK for additional information and feel free to drop me a note if you have questions. Best,—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 18:24, March 18, 2009 (UTC)

As User:Ezhiki has already written please don't remove redlinks without reasons as you did on Sir Edmund Bacon, 6th Baronet - this could be regarded as vandalism. Please also don't add commas into the date format "11 December 3000" (see Misplaced Pages:Dates#Dates). ~~ Phoe _talk ~~ 22:08, 25 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for your reply. I have seen that you mainly add and remove wikilinks on articles, so you might find it interesting to read also Misplaced Pages:Linking#Overlinking_and_underlinking. If you have questions about Misplaced Pages or the editing generally, please feel free to drop me a note. Greetings ~~ Phoe _talk ~~ 17:02, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

Talkback

tedder (talk) 21:31, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

Talkback

tedder (talk) 16:41, 29 March 2009 (UTC)

Kalpa

Reference are not needed on disambig pages. Thank you for the edits though World (talk • contributions) 02:40, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

Indenting

Not sure if you noticed but when you add a comment add also : which will indent the comment. The first person on a section doesn't add anything the next person adds one : the next two : and so up until seven: or so then it all starts over again.... makes for easy reading :o). Looks like this:

first person

second

third

fourth

fifth

and so on

and on

and....

starts over (olive (talk) 23:18, 12 May 2009 (UTC))

Sockpuppets

If you are also User:Mrsjolly and/or User:68.238.26.31, you might want to stick with just one indentity. I occasionally forget to log in myself, resulting in posting as an IP address, but using multiple identities is considered bad form.Fladrif (talk) 16:27, 12 June 2009 (UTC)

Today I deleted the Wiki username "Mrsjolly". My wife set this account up in June when she thought she wanted to get involved in Wiki as an editor. This never happened. When you look at her usage record, you will she made no edits on Wiki, made no comments on any Wiki discussion pages, and did not participate in any way in Wiki. The only time her account appeared on Wiki was as a error message when I did some edits on the Transcendental Meditation article as Bigweeboy while, mistakenly Mrsjolly was logged in on the computer we use at home. This was a simple mistake and the Mrsjolly account has not been used again until today when I submitted it for deletion to the Wiki Administrators. --BwB (talk) 11 August 2009

Just to clarify in case the above comment is not clear - On 11 June 2009 at 15:59 (UTC) we created a new Wiki account for my wife with the username Mrsjolly on our home computer. Twelve minutes later, at 16:11 (UTC) I made an edit on the TM-Sidhi article discussion page while logged in as Mrsjolly, and signed the edit as Bigweeboy. My wife had forgotten to sign out from Wiki before I began to edit and I did not realize that she had not logged out. So when I say above that "she made no edits on Wiki", this is in fact true since my wife never used the account again, and the edit associated with this account was made by me (Bigweeboy) while logged in as Mrsjolly by mistake. The Mrsjolly account was deleted yesterday, 11 August, 2009. --BwB (talk) 12:09, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

The User:68.238.26.31 was created when I made some Wiki edits having forgotten to log in. I have requested this account to be deleted. --BwB (talk) 15:15, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

Einstein

To make a long story short I was in the process of making changes to an article that was an FAC and one of the project directors closed it and told me to come back in a few months. Theres a lot more too it than that but basically thats it.--Kumioko (talk) 01:33, 17 June 2009 (UTC)

To Clarify:

I just re-read some of my replies to you BB and in my usual manner i think they may have come across as "rude" this was not my intention and i just thought i would say - without trying to sound condescending - imo The7thdr (talk) 18:47, 30 July 2009 (UTC)your questions are well thought out and reasoned. I have not answered your questions about whether I think Otis would have passed peer review for the simple fact that this would be my opinion. As difficult as it maybe to believe, I try to keep to what is cited by others. My personal opinion or background means nothing in WIKI- and this is how it should be :)The7thdr (talk) 18:47, 30 July 2009 (UTC)

Your comment on my talk page:

One might be consider it anther personal attack from members of the TM faith - together with other members of your faith reminding me that I might somehow "be banned" I understand that faith is important to many people but still....

In answer to your question, no, but it might influence what articles I look at. However, I at least have the good manners to put forward my personal views so there are no mistake - unlike many others :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by The7thdr (talk • contribs) 15:00, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

ME research

Cutting and pasting out of context quotes from DO-J's website defending this patent nonsense is not going to go a long way to convince me.Fladrif (talk) 18:01, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

The journal's editors did think it was voodoo science, and if you read the whole thing, instead of the out-of-context quotes that DO-J cites, you'll see that they published the article despite their opinion that it was voodoo science.Fladrif (talk) 21:03, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

The editors and reviewers wondered too, and were worried about reader reaction, which is why they went to such extraordinary lengths to explain how it was that this nonsense, which they most definitely did not endorse managed to make it to print. 21:35, 8 August 2009 (UTC)

Deletion without reason

I went through the deletion policies and found nothing on it where you could have found reason to propose deletion of the Grand Island Senior High page. A short article is no a reason for deletion, especially when the article is fairly new. Please read over this and please don't try to be a "wiki-hero" and hunt for things to edit in pages, especially in subjects and pages you don't know about. Tyb4 (talk) 15:37, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for you comment, Tyb4. As editors we are all learning to improve. With respect to your comment "..and please don't try to be a "wiki-hero" and hunt for things to edit in pages, especially in subjects and pages you don't know about.", you have no right to say this to me and its a wrong thing to say to another editor. I would remind you of 2 Wiki policies: WP:BOLD - be bold; and, WP:AGF - Assume good faith --BwB (talk) 17:29, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages articles needing copy edit from June 2009

When I have spare time, I am helping to edit the articles on this list. --BwB (talk) 19:20, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

Accounts

Hi BwB, as per your comments and requests accounts cannot be technically deleted here, but you can simply not use it anymore and not worry much else. :-) -- Menti fisto 15:49, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

OK. Thanks for the info, Ment. I will not use the account. --BwB (talk) 20:26, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

David Orme-Johnson

You wrote that you were "interested to see" that I'd written an article on David Orme-Johnson. Why so? Will Beback talk 00:07, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

Just wondered why you felt that DOJ warranted a Wiki page. --BwB (talk) 16:22, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

His name kept coming up. Will Beback talk 15:57, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

Talkback

A More Perfect Onion (talk) 17:37, 20 August 2009 (UTC)

Corrections

In your most recent post on TM talk page I think there are two mistakes you may want to correct. 1) the second quote from Beacon that you removed was in the Principles section, not the Origin section. 2. The Beacon was discussed on the WP:RSN page not the WP:COIN page.-- — Kbob • Talk • 19:36, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks Kbobb. I have noted this on the TM Talk Page. --BwB (talk) 15:19, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

Talk Back

Hello, Bigweeboy. You have new messages at Bigweeboy's talk page.
You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

BWB, Here's a handy tag. You can just place it on another editor's user talk page and it lets them know that you have responded to something that they have written on your User page. It automatically updates the Hello........... to the users name whose page you paste it on. You can paste it on my user talk page if you want to see how it works. This keeps the conversation all in one place instead of going back and forth. Its not required that you use it but I find it handy, so thought I'd share it with you. -- — Kbob • Talk • 18:11, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

Thanks, Kbob. --BwB (talk) 19:15, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

I got the tag on my page. It works!!-- — Kbob • Talk • 19:17, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

Category:Transcendental Meditation Researcher

I renamed the category you created from "Category:Transcendental Meditation Researcher" to "Category:Transcendental Meditation researchers". "Researcher" isn't a proper noun, so it isn't capitalized, and category names are always plural. However if there is only one entry it probably doesn't belong. Are there other articles we can add? Will Beback talk 18:39, 19 September 2009 (UTC)

Small changes

B., I often see you making small improvemtns to article, such as adding or moving punctuation. That's great, thanks for doing it. However you may not be aware that everytime we save a change to a page, the Wiki software stores an entire new copy of the page. So for the overall project's benefit, it's best to avoid saving every little edit individually. More space can always be purchased and if there's a good reason for saving the individual edits then they won't break the server. But they do have a cost, and I though you might not have been aware of it. Will Beback talk 21:37, 9 October 2009 (UTC)

Thanks Will. I was not aware of it. I will change my editing habits accordingly. --BwB (talk) 14:02, 10 October 2009 (UTC)

You've been changing date formats in articles from Month-Day-Year to Day-Month-Year. While either is an acceptable format, you're not supposed to be changing date formats except for (i) maintaining internal consistency in the article or (ii) a reason to change it based on "strong national ties to the topic'. See WP:MOSNUM#Full_date_formatting Your change , or example, is (i) inconsistent with the other date formats in the article and (ii) contrary to common usage in the US, where Chopra's entire professional career has been conducted.Fladrif (talk) 15:59, 12 October 2009 (UTC)

In the Chopra instance, I though it read better with the revised format. Sorry if it is the wrong thing to do. Please revert as you like. --BwB (talk) 16:05, 12 October 2009 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for the clean up on the School Programs section. I shouldn't have left those errors behind. I appreciate your eye for detail!-- — Kbob • Talk • 20:31, 23 October 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the "Thanks", Kbobb. --BwB (talk) 21:04, 23 October 2009 (UTC)

Service Awards

This editor is a Journeyman Editor and is entitled to display this Service Badge.

Woo Hoo! I hereby bestow this award on BigWeeBoy! Actually this is one of several service awards that you may be eligble for and may (or may not) want to post on your user page. They come in different types and styles and you can check them out here. Cheers! -- — Kbob • Talk • 16:09, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

FYI

The Provisional Irish Republican Army article along with numerous other article relating to The Troubles are currently subject to Misplaced Pages:Requests_for_arbitration/The_Troubles#Final_remedies_for_AE_case, as laid out during a previous WP:AE case that closed October 05, 2008. If you are a new editor, or an editor unfamiliar with the situation, please follow the guidelines laid out in the above link. If you are unsure if your edit is appropriate, discuss it on this talk page first.

BigDunc 21:35, 16 November 2009 (UTC)

Talkback

BigDunc 22:24, 16 November 2009 (UTC)

another reply on my page. BigDunc 21:12, 18 November 2009 (UTC)

TM in schools

Hi BWB, I have put the sentence that you deleted on TM/schools/legal back into the article. Although it mentions the TMM it is still appropriate for the TM technique article and adds balance to the previous sentence. Also that text is cited to an article in Newsweek which is entirely about TM in the schools and TMM is mentioned as the entity that implements TM into the schools. The TMM is also referenced in other parts of the TM article as well so I feel its appropriate. But if you disagree we can discuss more here or on the TM talk page, as you wish. Thanks for your help. -- — Kbob • Talk • 18:15, 20 November 2009 (UTC)

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Just Wondering

Hi, just wondering........ is that your unsigned comment on the Vedic City talk page? Also you wrote TTM. Did you mean TMM or Trans Med Movement? If its not your comment and thread, please disregard this message.Thanks, -- — Kbob • Talk • 18:21, 1 December 2009 (UTC)

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Sinn Féin

I think we've been at cross-purposes all along. You thought that the debate on the lead was ongoing, and couldn't understand why we didn't just get on with it, while I thought it was dealt with, and couldn't understand why you were still pursuing it. Hopefully it's settled for the moment at least. Thanks for your continuing interest. Scolaire (talk) 17:26, 13 December 2009 (UTC)

While I'm here, can I just remind you about indenting? I know it sounds like a trivial thing but people can get quite annoyed when you don't. Scolaire (talk) 17:31, 13 December 2009 (UTC)

BwB, something strange has happened with this edit of yours, which appears not to be visible on the talk page. Mooretwin (talk) 11:08, 15 December 2009 (UTC)

I can see it fine. Maybe you need to need to clear your cache (I don't know what that means but I see that advice being given all the time).

But, BwB, you need to make up your mind. You say my wording is "great", you say Mooretwin's wording is "great", but the one is in opposition to the other! Either one of them is great and the other is poor, or they're both just okay. If you can't tell the difference maybe you just need to stop posting to that particular section. Scolaire (talk) 15:51, 15 December 2009 (UTC)

Very strange, how come I can see all the other posts? How do I clear the cache - do you know? Mooretwin (talk) 23:43, 15 December 2009 (UTC)

Not sure what this is all about. --BwB (talk) 20:48, 17 December 2009 (UTC)

BwB, don't be bullied by Scolaire on this article. Keep asking questions. Ask why no-one can provide sources to contradict the 1970 formation and ask why editors are wilfully ignoring the sources that clearly state that the party was formed in 1970? Mooretwin (talk) 21:18, 3 January 2010 (UTC)

New users

Anything's possible. By comparison, I see that user:Littleolive oil's first contribution was to Maharishi Sthapatya Veda and her fourth was to Talk:Transcendental Meditation, while user:TimidGuy's eighth edit was to that talk page. I'm not aware of any user who has been banned as a result of editing the topic, so it's not a problem if it's a returning user with a new name. He does not appear to be similar to any active editors, so I don't see a sock puppet issue either. Let's just assume good faith and see how that works. Will Beback talk 21:42, 31 December 2009 (UTC)

Sadly, Will takes a legitimate request concerning a possible sock and reframes it to imply some concern about other editors. When I first came on Misplaced Pages I was so obviously not a sock or a knowledgeable editor and I clearly stated very early on my interests and where I was from. Its editors who attack on and off Misplaced Pages who have led me to remove all of that information in efforts to protect myself and who I am. If you have some concerns address me about them. 7th Dr was banned for using multiple socks on these articles, for returning to the article as a sock even as he was being banned. Thanks BWB. You had a legitimate concern. (olive (talk) 22:40, 31 December 2009 (UTC))

I just meant that there's nothing inherently suspicious about editing Talk:Transcendental Meditation early in one's editing career. I hadn't realized or remembered that User:The7thdr had been banned, but now that I look they don't appear similar. Will Beback talk 00:22, 1 January 2010 (UTC)

Yes Will is correct that there is nothing inherently wrong with editing a particular topic early on in ones Wiki history but why he chose to use TG and Olive as examples is pretty strange. If an editor has a concern that a banned user has returned under a new user name that is a valid concern and should be given due consideration.-- — Kbob • Talk • 21:13, 3 January 2010 (UTC)

True believers

That's not a term I'd have used. But Kala is not the first editor to express the same concern. In fact, there have been five separate threads at WP:COIN over the years about the involvement of members of the TM movement in editing the articles. Unfortunately, all of those complaints have been ignored. Since you've asked me about it, I'd advise you or an any editor with a significant commitment to the TMM (or to anti-TMM groups) to avoid editing those topics directly. Misplaced Pages does not exist to provide a platform for advocacy. Will Beback talk 21:05, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

"Teacher, teacher - Johnny insulted me! He said I'm dirty."

"Well, Peter, you are covered in mud."

Are you complaining about the content of the statement or just about the way it was expressed? Will Beback talk 23:08, 16 January 2010 (UTC)

Conflicts of interest

Misplaced Pages's short history is littered with cases where editors with conflicts of interest brought disrepute to themselves and their causes. For example, in 2007 a programmer created a tool, Wikiscanner, which revealed that many articles on organizations had been edited by IPs belonging to those organizations, and the editing had been decidedly non-neutral. Editing to Diebold, the ATM and electronic voting company, came in for special attention, which made the national news. In 2008, The Register revealed that the article on a spiritual leader from India, Prem Rawat, was controlled by an employee of the guru, user:Jossi. "Misplaced Pages ruled by 'Lord of the Universe': When is a cult not a cult?" Jossi refused to acknowledge any problem with his editing, went through two ArbCom cases, and was eventually banned from the site. It doesn't take a programmer to see that you have edited using an IP that geolocates to Fairfield, Iowa, the small town that is home to the U.S. headquarters of the Transcendental Meditation movement and to most of the researchers we cite in related articles. If you care about your own reputation and the reputation of the movement, then it might be best for you and other editors based in Fairfield to avoid editing TM-related articles. To quote the Misplaced Pages guideline: " Editors who disguise their COIs are often exposed, creating a perception that they, and perhaps their employer, are trying to distort Misplaced Pages." That would be a bad thing for the TM-movement, and I don't think anyone wants that outcome. Will Beback talk 21:36, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

Will a major concern I have is that you have an unfounded idea that editors editing here are comparable to those who were for example on Scientology. You assume you can make such parallels, indeed that you have the right to do so, and in doing so you, Fladrif and Kala seem to have little compunction about revealing information that could be personal. I realize it is beyond comprehension here that editors who may or may not meditate and who may or may not support the TM movement could possibly edit in ways that are as neutral as any other editor on Misplaced Pages. Editors attacked day in and day out on these pages attempt to edit neutrally and while obviously attempting to retain emotional control. I suggest you look at the edits, and the attempts of editors to be neutral ... at the numerous times when the so called TM editors do not even agree, at the sock puppets that appear out of thin air in discussions, at the attacks and mischaracterizations and ask who is non neutral here, who has an agenda. I was close to leaving Misplaced Pages because of you, and Fladrif, and Kala , and the attacks, rudeness, mischaracterizations but probably won't now because I can only assume that is what you want. I suggest you take this to Arbitration and let the arbs look at the edits. Do you really think some of the behaviours here can stand their scrutiny. (olive (talk) 22:59, 20 January 2010 (UTC))

I addressed these comments to Bigweeboy, but obviously they apply to any editors in Fairfield or connected to TM organizations who are active on the TM-related articles. Hidden COIs are particularly problematic, and if editing a topic involves personal details that shouldn't be made public then that's another good reason to avoid it. These conflicts have a way of coming out regardless of efforts to conceal them and, as I wrote above, the consequences have sometimes been unhappy for the concerned parties. I'm not suggesting that anyone leave Misplaced Pages altogether - this is just about TM-related articles. As for my own editing, I hope I've never been rude or made a personal attack on another editor. If I have then I regret it and would like it to be brought to my attention on my talk page. I certainly don't want to start an Arbitration request, and I'm making this request here as another effort to avoid that outcome. Will Beback talk 23:27, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

By personal information I mean that information that belongs to a person in real life and is no one's business here. Is there a rule that says out yourself or go edit somewhere else. No there isn't. On the contrary.

"Any editors living in Fairfield"? Do you have any idea of what you've just said?. And you are suggesting that if editors leave these articles you will not go to arbitration, implying that despite efforts in the past to implicate editors in COI on the COIN which came to nothing you are now warning editors to leave the articles or you'll go to arbitration. On the contrary, perhaps you should go to arbitration. Your position is revealing, and your lack of understanding of the editors here, and under which understanding you are making these suggestions, misguided in the extreme.(olive (talk) 00:56, 21 January 2010 (UTC))

I don't know what personal information might be involved, and I don't really care to know if it isn't relevant. But if the information concerns connections to the topics we're writing about then the best thing would be for editors to either disclose their connections or refrain from editing the articles about topics with which they have close real-life connections. That's based on experience and observations of many other topics and editors.

Other dispute resolution methods don't seem to have resolved the problem of non-neutral editing and tag-teaming on the TM-related articles. If you can suggest another method short of Arbitration then that'd be welcome. If there's something that I don't understand about these editors that I should, please help me understand. If it's something better expressed in private my email is active. Will Beback talk 01:30, 21 January 2010 (UTC)

So lets see, allegations being freely tossed around are .... tag teaming, meat puppetry, COI, non neutral editing, and, editors should not live in Fairfield, Iowa, have some connection to TM, have some connection the topics of the articles, whatever that means. However, it is neutral apparently to attack other editors, to accuse of COI despite CION results which did not find fault, to threaten arbitration unless editors leave an article. Apparently its fine to accuse without evidence, too. Its OK to suggest one knows where editors live, what their jobs are with out evidence. Meanwhile on the Fringe Notice Board possibly the ugliest place I've seen on Misplaced Pages, a disgrace to what collaboration and civility means, and a disgrace to Misplaced Pages, an environment where human beings can be at their worst spewing out allegations of things they seem to know little about, name calling, well comments given there assuming you can dig them out from the other muck that has been tossed around and before the discussion has even ended, well those comments supersede discussion here, and are considered law. Will there are some big problems on these articles, but I suspect the finger is pointing in the wrong place. You've done lot of work on these articles and you generally are very civil.....I would suggest that if editors behaved as if everyone on the article has something to give, to add, and no matter what, believed it was in their best interest and the interest of the articles to treat other editors with respect and civility there would be no problems at all....

I don't have information about how other editors here edit .... if you want information ask them and if they don't answer they are with in their rights as you know.

And as I said above, take this to arbitration.(olive (talk) 14:16, 21 January 2010 (UTC))

Believe it or not, I came here to discuss this with Bigweeboy. Will Beback talk 03:47, 21 January 2010 (UTC)

Yeah well...I only expected to make a short comment and to leave you to it.(olive (talk) 03:50, 21 January 2010 (UTC))

Thanks Will. I am glad to see that you are concerned that the TM related articles are being edited in a neutral, NPOV, fair, non-biased way, adhering to all the best Wiki principles and guidelines. This is what one would expect from a respectable Wiki administrator. So I am grateful to you for that.

I can say wholeheartedly that my intentions are to abide by these Wiki ideals with every edit I make to any article on Wiki. I consider myself still a relative novice in Wiki and may make mistakes and am happy to be corrected when I do by more experienced and seasoned editors and administrators. This is the beauty of Wiki - the ability to participate as a novice and to learn from others in the process.

Once can see from my participation in Wiki that I have edited in a neutral manner. If I have doubts about edits, I bring them to the talk pages of the article first to get input from others (Beatles section of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi as an example) and have participated on the talk pages, both to give my opinion and to learn how and when certain Wiki policies could/should be applied. I have been a strong advocate for keeping the focus of attention on the content (message) of the discussion, and away from the editor (messenger), and have expressed this directly on several occasions. This is not always how other editors behave, unfortunately.

Recently, when I brought some comments by another editor to your attention on your talk page, rather that address the specific situation, you instead began to advise me on COIN editing and implying some wrongdoing on my behalf. (You comments have been posted on your talk page) My request was a direct and genuine request for you, as an administrator, to address the growing tendency of Kala, a fairly new editor, to indulge in name calling and using an aggressive and dismissive tone in his approach to other editors. No doubt Kala has raised valid concerns that need to be addresses, but, in my opinion, the tone of the discussion has deteriorated since his arrival. You were not at all sympathetic to my request to do something about the name-calling, and in fact you trivialized by request to you and insulted me by implying I was acting like a child. This was a disappoint to me as I felt you were a mature and experienced administrator, from whom I had learned a great deal over the past 8-10 months.

Again, I reiterate that I have acted honorably in my editing of all Wiki articles and have done my best to adhere to Wiki policies for NPOV, neutrality, etc. Where I have made mistakes I have address the errors quickly and responsibly. I have engaged in the talk pages and sought advice from editors and administrators, and participated on the talk pages in a civil and respectful way. My editing record bares this out, I believe. Thanks. --BwB (talk) 14:27, 21 January 2010 (UTC)

Thank you for your thoughtful response. One of the reasons why editing with a conflict of interest is a problem is that when we're too close to a subject it's hard for us to realize when we are not being neutral. I think you're acting in good faith, but good faith alone isn't sufficient. As I wrote above, there is a history of people editing topics with which they were closely who have ended up bringing disrepute to the very cause they were promoting. The COI guidelines exist as much to protect the involved editors as the project. Will Beback talk 05:16, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

Sockpuppetry case

You have been accused of sockpuppetry. Please refer to Misplaced Pages:Sockpuppet investigations/TM editors for evidence. Please make sure you make yourself familiar with notes for the suspect before editing the evidence page. Will Beback talk 21:04, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

Thanks, Will for your concerns. I am a neutral editor and am not a Sockpuppet. I make my edits when logged in as BigweeBoy. On one occasion earlier in my Wiki career, June 2009, my wife was considering editing on Wiki and we set up an account for her. By mistake I made edits while logged in as her, but signed it as BwB. This was discussed on my personal talk page at http://en.wikipedia.org/User_talk:Bigweeboy#Sockpuppets and the 2nd account removed from Wiki. --BwB (talk) 14:50, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

If I understand correctly, there is some indication that you and other current editors may be sharing the same computer or connection. If you could explain that on the SPI page then it'd help clear up this matter. Will Beback talk 23:49, 27 January 2010 (UTC)

External links

I just wanted to let you know that many external links are completely acceptable. Any social network link like Twitter or MySpace or Facebook, which are official pages of the subject are permissable, as are offical pages at publisher's, universities and the like. Also permitted are interviews from newspapers and magazines. I learned this the hard way and wanted to let you know. Wildhartlivie (talk) 11:18, 13 February 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for your message, Wild. I was just concerned with the number of EL's, not the quality. --BwB (talk) 11:20, 13 February 2010 (UTC)

I wouldn't worry too much about the number of external links. You'll find some articles that have scores of them. As long as they meet the criteria in one way or another, they are fine. For an example, take a look at Abraham Lincoln#External links or other high profile persons. Sometimes they are well-organized, sometimes not. Also none of my business but out of stark curiosity, did you get the sock issues all sorted out that are noted above? Wildhartlivie (talk) 11:40, 13 February 2010 (UTC)

Why is it a concern to you?

If one editor provides a link to another editor concerning an article both are editing? Fladrif (talk) 17:32, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

Ok, no problem. Thanks for the response. --BwB (talk) 19:16, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

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