User talk:David G. SPIELMAN

David Spielman
I removed some of the information you added to the entry. For instance, the word "influential" is what is known as a peacock term. You could say "X refers to David Spielman as an influential photographer" if you can add a source for it, but you just can't call someone influential without that source. I also removed the anecdote about being given a camera in high school to start his career. This kind of information, especially about a living person, needs to be sourced. It may very well be factual but still needs the source to backup the claims. If you have questions about this, please ask and I will be happy to try to answer them. Thank you. Wperdue (talk) 14:01, 13 May 2009 (UTC)wperdue

David Spielman
David G. SPIELMAN (talk) 16:03, 13 May 2009 (UTC) There have been several newspaper articles that have described me as influential, but I agree with you on this, thanks.

Second, the anecdote about being given a camera was a personal and life changing event, I didn't shout out that I now have meaning to my life but it was an life altering event worth in my mind mentioning. It is a constant subject in my talks and interviews, so I'm at a loss as to how I would source something like this. Your thoughts please. David G. SPIELMAN (talk) 16:03, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

David SPIELMAN
 * My suggestion would be to find a television or radio interview or something published in either a newspaper, magazine, book. or website that mentions it. If it is a life changing event that has been discussed in interviews, you can reference one of those interviews. I understand that citing a radio or television interview might sound difficult in an online encyclopedia. You could just put in something such as "source: radio interview on X show or with X interviewer" and the date. That would be sufficient. No one is going to challenge a good-faith effort to source information.
 * Please keep in mind that it should be a third-party source of some kind. Self-published sources are not considered sufficient, especially when referencing a biography of a living person. I hope this information was helpful. Wperdue (talk) 18:27, 13 May 2009 (UTC)wperdue