User talk:E Henry Schoenberger

September 2016
Hello, I'm Soetermans. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to User: E Henry Schoenberger have been undone because they appeared to be promotional. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. soetermans. ↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK 09:31, 2 September 2016 (UTC)


 * Your userpage is not intended as a self-promotional page. Also, an edit like this is not appropriate. soetermans . ↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK 09:33, 2 September 2016 (UTC)

Facebook message
E Henry Schoenberger sent me a message through Facebook. I've copy-pasted it here.

"If you are the 'soetermans' from wikipedia that sent me a message about my edit of the concentrated power of the media... and concluded it was advertising...you could not be more wrong. Perhaps as you are not an American, and 74 and never took any courses in Public Opinion in government courses in college, or are like most Americans and do not know about The Fourth Estate and the role the Founding Fathers of America recognized as the responsibilty of a 'Free Press' which is to objectively create informed public opinion... and in this regard as mass communications increased the FCC establised 'The Rule Against Cross Ownship' to prevent the concentration of the power to influence and shape public opinion in lieu of objectively creating it. AND THE ROLE OF THE FOURTH ESTATE AND THE FCC RULE THAT WAS QUASHED IN THE MID 80S IS MISSING FROM THE ARTICLE...SO I ADDED WHAT IS NECESSARY TO MAKE THE INFORMATION OBJECTIVE AND CITE EXAMPLES AND CITED RELIABLE SOURCES TO BACK UP WHAT I WROTE. HOW YOU REACHED YOUR CONCLUSION SEEMS FAR LESS THAN OBJECTIVE OR BASED ON FACT... BUT SEEMS SOME OF THE OTHER SOURCES THAT ARE FOR THE CONCENTRATION OF POWER OBJECTED, BECAUSE THIS KIND OF KNOWEDGE IS NOT SOMETHING YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO EDIT FROM YOUR BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE! IT is difficult for me to contact you from Wikipedia.. There was nothing in my add that could possible be about me as a real estate and financial consultant. check my bio and blog --- which is not   monitized!!! So If Wiki wants to objectively inform... the fact that The Fourth Estate...the press/media is supposed to serve as part of the checks and balances of our Republic has been left out... and the reason for the concentrated power as well... which is to sway public opinion to serve the personal slants of the ultra riche owners... and this is fact. not advertising. www.the5thestate.net"

"so if Wiki is interested in objectively informing... the fundamental problem with the media/press today... especially cable and network 'news' is missing."

My reply:

"Hi E Henry, yes, that was me. I'm not an American, I'm not 74, but I have been editing Wikipedia for a decade. Your edit on the article was highly opinionated and crosses a clear Wikipedia guideline: that there cannot be a conflict of interest. Your own user page was written like an ad, which is also not okay by Wikipedia's standards. I also urge you to use your talk page to communicate, and not use Facebook. Thanks. P.S. I'll copy-paste your message and my reply there."

soetermans. ↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK 15:24, 5 September 2016 (UTC)