User talk:Alexlinsker@gmail.com

The information you keep re-adding violates Wikipedia's policies. If you do not stop re-adding the information, I will block you for vandalism. &middot; Katefan0(scribble) 03:25, 22 September 2005 (UTC)

How does what I am trying to do violate policies? It is factual and it is relevant. Can you actually contradict what I am writing? Call me at 646-269-4915 or provide an email so we can talk about this. I am trying to do whatever possible to get the word out. If you can tell me that thousands of people are NOT choosing to stay, and that my details which I am posting are not factual, then I will listen. If only parts of my posting are in what you think is violation, then delete those and leave the rest. Thanks you. -Alex Linsker


 * It may be factual and relevant, but that does not necessarily make it encyclopedic. I appreciate your concern for others, but we are an encyclopedia, not a community message board.  &mdash; Laura Scudder | Talk 05:07, 22 September 2005 (UTC)

Dear Laura,

What is "encyclopedic"?

"1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of an encyclopedia. 2. Embracing many subjects; comprehensive: “an ignorance almost as encyclopedic as his erudition” (William James)." -American Heritage Dictionary.

Indeed, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encyclopedia says that encyclopedias are "The idea of collecting all of the world's knowledge within arm's reach under a single roof..." and show an ad for Encyclopaedia Britannica: "The Sum of Human Knowledge."

What I posted was not speculation; was not forecasting; was not rubbish. It was knowledge about the situation of several thousand people on an island, and some reasons why they chose to stay.

As this encyclopedia reports on unfolding events, e.g., Hurricane Rita, then it is appropriate to include such information. There is historical precedent for this, for example Thomas Jefferson edited an encyclopedic article about America, early in our history as a country.

Please explain why my information does not fit within an encyclopedia such as Wikipedia. If you have staked out several articles as "yours" then I will back off and create a new article; however, that seems contrary to wiki principles. If you take issue with the form of what I posted, then please make suggestions for revisions or leave whatever is in an appropriate form. If you take issue with the facts, then I will provide references, however some of these references may be dead tomorrow.

P.S. As for the part of my posting which suggested several ways that people might be encouraged to leave the island, this is also knowledge. It is tactical knowledge. If there is a more appropriate place to post it, then I will value learning where such a place on Wikipedia is, and will post a hyperlink to that new location. If there is no other appropriate place to post it, then since an encyclopedia is dedicated to all knowledge, it is better to have the information somewhere on the site, than nowhere.

I look forward to learning from your knowledgable response.

Sincerely,

Alex Linsker (646) 269-4915 alexlinsker@gmail.com


 * Just as knowledge is not wisdom, so information is not knowledge. Past that I'm not going to debate you on this.  &mdash; Laura Scudder | Talk 22:44, 23 September 2005 (UTC)

Dear Laura,

It's too bad that you're disinterested but involved.

-Alex

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