User talk:BostonCasinoKid

There is currently a discussion at Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. The discussion is here:. -- MelanieN (talk) 19:18, 12 July 2021 (UTC)

July 2021
 You have been blocked indefinitely from editing certain pages (Sheldon Adelson) for avoiding an IP page block on Sheldon Adelson by creating an account and continuing the same editing. If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page:. Floquenbeam (talk) 19:31, 12 July 2021 (UTC) Hello BostonCasinoKid,I've blocked this account from editing the specific page Sheldon Adelson, because you were blocked from the page while editing without an account, and the block can't be avoided just by creating an account.

I'm afraid we cannot publish this information unless you can show us a reliable, secondary source that mentions it. We can't take your word for it, even if you are the son, so there is no need to call or email you. This policy doesn't make sense to some people, but it a core principle here. You're free to use the article talk page, but keep in mind that no discussion is going to lead to including this info if there is no secondary reliable source. --Floquenbeam (talk) 19:37, 12 July 2021 (UTC)

Hello, I am the son of Sheldon Adelson and can provide a signed birth certificate
 * Hi BCK, as people have been trying to tell you, that is not how Wikipedia works. I am not questioning the truth of what you're saying.  But we require independent secondary reliable sources.  This needs to have been mentioned in secondary sources to be included in WP.  That's basically our raison d'etre.  Just because something is true doesn't mean we include it. -Floquenbeam (talk) 00:56, 13 July 2021 (UTC)
 * And just to clarify further: Wikipedia requires PUBLISHED reports, from regular sources like newspapers, to verify anything we put in an article. We can't use people's own accounts of their own experiences. We can't take birth certificates or high school records or anything like that. Only published, fact-checked, publicly available material from what we evaluate as reliable sources. That kind of verifiability is essential to us; it's what makes us an encyclopedia. -- MelanieN (talk) 03:44, 13 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, I noticed your comment at ANI. First off, please accept my condolences on the loss of your mother. You suggested looking up her obituary, but I'm afraid that obituaries provided by the family (such as Anna's at Legacy.com) are not reliable sources for the purpose of Wikipedia articles. Schazjmd   (talk)  20:42, 4 August 2021 (UTC)