Talk:Paul Salamunovich

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There needs to be some kind of definitive resolution to this dispute regarding the quote in the December 14, 1994 article written by Timothy Mangan in the Los Angeles Times ("The Panache is Back : Paul Salamunovich has restored the L.A. Master Chorale's to its former glory . . .") which states clearly: "'When I took over the Chorale,' Salamunovich says, 'the first thing Wagner told me was, 'Paul, get rid of half the sopranos and hire basses'--to get back to the old sound.'"

This line has repeatedly been deleted, most recently on 15:05, 16 April 2011, by user 76.91.58.230 who states: "This statement is inaccurate as Salamunovich neither heard nor entertained such an order from Wagner. I am Paul Salamunovich's son and he's has directly refuted this information to me."

While I have no reason to doubt user 76.91.58.230 is in fact the younger Mr. Salamunovich, and also that both he and his father disagree with the quote, the facts remain that:
 * 1) The quote mentioned above is a valid quote from  an established source.  While Wikipedia rules on Biographies of Living Persons states that, "Although Wikipedia discourages people from writing about themselves, removal of unsourced or poorly sourced material is acceptable," this is clearly not the case in this instance.
 * 2) The repeated deletion of the quote and the stated reasons for this deletion seems to violate all three Wikipedia core content policies, specifically:
 * Neutral point of view
 * Verifiability
 * No original research

I hold no ill-will towards either the older or younger Mr. Salamunovich, and the fact that I was the one to create his Wikipedia page back in 2008 should indicate that I hold the esteemed chorale director in very high regards; however, I strongly believe the article should reflect the existing unbiased third-party record accurately. If either older or younger Mr. Salamunovich has a dispute on the accuracy of the quote or does not remember this quote, it seems that they should take it up with the Los Angeles Times and not with Wikipedia.

I invite others to share their opinion on this. Westofpch (talk) 16:07, 17 April 2011 (UTC)

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