User talk:Duffy1953

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Joe Mihevc
Greetings! Noticed your comments to Makemi. Wikipedia has particularly strict standards with regard to political advocacy and statements that may be seen as critical, both because of the appeal of Wikipedia as a potential platform for advocacy and because of the potential damage that untrue or misleading statements may cause to living subjects. One of Wikipedia's fundamental policies is the neutral point of view, which states that information should be objective and not biased, and another is no original research, stating that we seek only to publish information already published elsewhere rather than original reporting. Another important policy is that on biographies of living persons; because of Wikipedia's visibility and thus its potential to harm the subjects we enforce a stricter standard on these articles than others, particularly on controversial figures. I've reverted your edits for now; please consider these pages to understand why and I hope to see you continue to contribute. Cheers, Kat Walsh (spill your mind?) 05:45, 15 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Let me reiterate what Kat said. Criticisms of politicians are certainly allowed, but any accusations have to be referenced to reliable sources. For instance your edit to Joe Mihevc has phrases like "local ward critics point out" and "Mihevc is accused." Our articles need to be more specific, with references to exactly who is accusing and which critics are pointing out. - SimonP 13:47, 15 April 2007 (UTC)