User talk:DanielVovak

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 * I just emailed the AP, asking them about what you have discussed. If they comply to those rules, do you then want to email Marcia? [Daniel Vovak]

The Blue Dress
Wikipedia is not a platform to promote our projects. Once 'The Blue Dress' is "in the can" and a distributor has been found, then it may be time to start adding references to it. But since it is a low-budget film that has only just started casting it is premature to mention it now. ·:· Will Beback ·:· 21:28, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Tomorrow there will be articles in The Washington Post and in The Baltimore Sun. There is definitely a difference between self-promotion and between valid news. This story is definitely the latter. By contrast, should Wiki mention nothing about a movie that is all over Washington, especially the only one to ever appear about a popular U.S. President? DanielVovak (talk) 22:18, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
 * The movie doesn't exist yet. Discussions of plans for the movie are covered in great depth in Daniel Vovak. A brief mention is also in Lewinsky scandal. Until the movie actually gets made, that's probably enough. Since it appears that you are Daniel Vovak, the writer and producer, then promoting the project is essentially self-promotion. Please read WP:COI, which also concerns editing your biography. ·:· Will Beback  ·:· 22:41, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
 * As long as it appears on the Lewinsky scandal page, then that's fair. I will read the page your reference later. My point is that there will be several items in the news about this soon and to not include it anywhere will seem like bias. Since I have been on Wikipedia for years, I am careful to only include articles that are referenced, which is why I've been working on the movie for over a year now and only linked it today. DanielVovak (talk) 22:47, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
 * Yes, we do have a bias against promoting future projects. WP:CRYSTAL. No offense, but I live in Southern California and I know how many great-sounding film projects never get finished. I wish you the best of luck!   ·:· Will Beback  ·:· 22:56, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

December 2009
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For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. Omarcheeseboro (talk) 18:41, 23 December 2009 (UTC)

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Your recent edits
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Citations on Daniel Vovak
Hi, there are some problems identified with citations 16 and 17 on that article, can you take a look? --AW (talk) 08:23, 4 January 2010 (UTC)
 * 9, 10, and 11 also -- there needs to be a source that says you are the youngest ever. --AW (talk) 08:28, 4 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm working on it now. Sadly, other users have deleted many credible sources.DanielVovak (talk) 15:46, 4 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Do take a look at Reliable sources too, just because it's written somewhere, it doesn't necessarily mean the source is reliable. --AW (talk) 17:38, 4 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I will review the page you suggested. However, deleted links include Washington Post, Politico, Sioux City Journal, NBC Washington, Paste Magazine, etc. Are those credible?DanielVovak (talk) 17:54, 4 January 2010 (UTC)
 * In your opinion, is this link in the Washington Post credible? They list me after President Obama and Governor Palin. I am also humbly listed before President Reagan and Ross Perot: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/23/AR2009062302343.htmlDanielVovak (talk) 18:14, 4 January 2010 (UTC)
 * It may not be the links in that case, it may be the content. Let's continue this on the article's talk page. --AW (talk) 17:11, 5 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Another example of this is that you cited DC Film Society and Greenwich Creations as things that back up certain facts about you. Since both of those are run by you, they are not reliable sources in most cases. Again, please read Reliable sources. I'm trying to help you out. --AW (talk) 17:23, 7 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Why don't you read the websites you mock (and try to discredit) before you purposely post false information. DC Film Society has a board of directors: http://www.dcfilmsociety.org/credits.htm DanielVovak (talk) 17:30, 7 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Is Billy related to Ann? --Omarcheeseboro (talk) 17:34, 7 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Honestly Daniel, I'm trying to help you here. I'm not mocking you and I'm not trying to discredit you or anything, please Assume Good Faith. A website of an organization that you are involved with (as you noted here ), however it is organized, is not a reliable source for information about you. It says so on Reliable sources, which a few of us have suggested you read. Please take a look. --AW (talk) 22:25, 7 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Point taken. DanielVovak (talk) 22:32, 7 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks --AW (talk) 22:39, 7 January 2010 (UTC)

January 2010
Please do not remove maintenance templates from pages on Wikipedia, as you did to Daniel Vovak, without resolving the problem that the template refers to, or giving a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. Your removal of this template does not appear constructive, and has been reverted. Thank you. Omarcheeseboro (talk) 14:18, 5 January 2010 (UTC)

An article about yourself is nothing to be proud of
Here's an article you may find helpful. An article about yourself is nothing to be proud of --Omarcheeseboro (talk) 14:29, 5 January 2010 (UTC)


 * This is an article in The Washington Post, not an editorial. Being listed in a long, ideological article about political candidates after Obama and Palin and before Reagan and Perot is newsworthy and deserving of mention in a Wikipedia biography.


 * I didn't remove it. --Omarcheeseboro (talk) 14:51, 5 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Well, can you please put it back? As you can see, I'm not fighting you on your love for "goof," so let's be fair.DanielVovak (talk) 14:53, 5 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I suggest bringing up the matter on the article's talk page. I believe it should be in there, but trimmed (remove the "other" comparisons"). See how the user who removed it feels about it. I'll state my opinion there. --Omarcheeseboro (talk) 14:58, 5 January 2010 (UTC)