Talk:Thomas A. Watson

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Apparently the previous picture was of Thomas Edison, not Watson. It has now been corrected. Tommytocker 19:36, 27 March 2007 (UTC)

Removal of devotee-published sources
I have removed the reference to Kalchuri, Meher Prabhu. For discussion, see RS/N and this Talk page. Simon Kidd (talk) 13:34, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

There is nothing in the RSN page you link to that gives you the right to remove referenced text. You are removing valid information from articles acting against consensus. Hoverfish Talk 20:31, 7 April 2012 (UTC)


 * I linked to two pages. Fifelfoo said on his Talk page: "I'd suggest editing out OR and inappropriately sourced content, citing policy and appropriate discussions, and discussing at length on the talk page." The relevant policy/guideline says that an article "must be based upon reliable third-party sources, and meets this requirement if [among other things, it] is independent and unaffiliated with the subject, thus excluding sources such as self-published material by the subject, autobiographies, and promotional materials". Kalchuri fails this test, since he is published by an organisation affiliated with the subject. Simon Kidd (talk) 23:02, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

You can't unilaterally decide that Lord Meher is not a reliable source. You can't unilaterally decide that it is devotional and not a reliable biography. What is "Devotional"? and who decides. Not You, Mr Kidd. Hoverfish Talk 16:25, 8 April 2012 (UTC)

Biography timeline
The phrases "He is, with Alexander Graham Bell, known for the invention of the telephone. He was then a professor at Boston University." do not fit at this point of the biography timeline. First of all that Bell and Watson are "known for the invention of the telephone" is a lead type statement. Second, that Watson was then hired by Bell should not be removed, as it is useful information in the timeline. Third, it was Bell who was the professor, not Watson, as the change implies. I therefore reverted it. Hoverfish Talk 20:43, 17 December 2012 (UTC)

Second time around
While making the first transatlantic phone call, Bell repeated the same line, forty years on: "Come here, Watson. I want you." Valetude (talk) 15:37, 1 October 2019 (UTC)