Talk:My Opposition

Copyright statement
My grandfather, Friedrich Kellner, gave his diary to me in 1968, two years before he died. I sent a copy of the diary and the appropriate forms to the United States Copyright Office, and the official copyright is in my name. I do not mind making public those entries I have placed on Wikiquote, but I will not be placing the entire diary there. The diary is not yet published, but it is being prepared for publication at the Justus Liebig University (referred to as the University of Giessen) in Giessen, Germany. Rskellner 18:17, 26 April 2007 (UTC)

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the book and original research
So, the book is unpublished? What exactly is being referenced when we have references to page numbers from the diary? Is this not original research? --jbmurray (talk • contribs) 00:42, 17 November 2008 (UTC)


 * Thank you for your input. This matter has previously been resolved.  This historical document, which was recently on exhibit at the United Nations, is not in the category of "original research," which Wikipedia defines this way:
 * "Wikipedia does not publish original research or original thought. This includes unpublished facts, arguments, speculation, and ideas; and any unpublished analysis or synthesis of published material that serves to advance a position. This means that Wikipedia is not the place to publish your own opinions, experiences, or arguments."
 * For current verification purposes, the Friedrich Kellner diary is at the Justus Liebig University in Giessen, Germany, and is being published by the Kellner Projekt there. --Rskellner (talk) 02:14, 12 December 2008 (UTC)

Verification of the diary
The Kellner diary article, which is about a prime source historical document, does not come under the category of "original research." For Wikipedia purposes of verification, the diary is in the same unique category with documents such as the Barack Obama presidential acceptance speech. One day the Obama speech will appear in a published book, but until then it is verified only by newspaper stories and online videos. Such temporary verification is also available for the Friedrich Kellner diary.

But the diary has something even more substantial. For reference and verification purposes, we can use the Canadian documentary, "My Opposition: the Diaries of Friedrich Kellner." Throughout the documentary, which recounts the dramatic story of Friedrich Kellner, an actor reads diary entries while the camera scans pages of the diary. This film is available at CCI Entertainment in Toronto. The documentary was shown recently at United Nations Headquarters in New York, and they have copies of the documentary available in the United Nations Department of Public Information.

Regarding the diary's publication as a book, the professors at the Kellner Project at Justus Liebig University in Giessen, Germany, are close to finishing their major task of digitizing the entire ten volumes. They are even digitizing the hundreds of newspaper clippings that are pasted into the diary. The diary should soon find its way into print.

In the meantime, numerous excerpts from the diary, both in German and English, are available at this website, and this is given as a link on the Wikipedia articles about Friedrich Kellner.

Until the diary is published, it probably would be best to follow the example of the Wikipedia article about the Obama acceptance speech, and use the Reference section in place of a Notes section.--Rskellner (talk) 00:21, 13 December 2008 (UTC)

File:Kellner Diary 25_Apr 1943_Atlantic_Wall.jpg nominated for deletion
See commons:commons:Deletion_requests/File:Kellner Diary_25 Apr_1943 Atlantic Wall.jpg.

Teofilo talk  08:30, 2 August 2009 (UTC)

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COI
Thanks for your recent edits on this article. However, from your username I am wondering if you might have a conflict of interest regarding this article. If that is the case, I suggest that you disclose your conflict Edit: It looks like you disclosed your COI above, but you might consider disclosing on your user page as well. Wikipedia conflict of interest policy has evolved since you started editing and it might be a good idea to review the current standards. Catrìona (talk) 01:00, 4 August 2018 (UTC)


 * Thank you for the advice, which I have followed; you will note that I have posted an explanatory paragraph on my user page. When I first began (many years ago) to write about Friedrich Kellner on Wikipedia, the matter of my being a relative (grandson) was quickly resolved with other Wikipedia editors. They agreed that my position as a university professor made me aware of the potential for subjectivity in my writing, and I remained very attentive to it. I was grateful that Wikipedia editors realized the importance of the diary as a historically significant primary source document about the Third Reich, and allowed me to create the pages. Again, thank you for your suggestion about adding a COI statement to my user page. Rskellner (talk) 20:58, 4 August 2018 (UTC)