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Frank Niro
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 * Well, yes User:SummerPhD, I understand that I shouldn't post about myself. I believe that the changes i made were in the permitted spirit of: you should feel free to remove obviously mistaken facts about yourself, such as marital status, current employer, place of birth, and so on. In fact, here is what I previously posted on my user page User:Frank Niro:

''I feel awkward about expanding it myself, not to mention that it would violate the CIO policy... but let me know if you would like to take a shot at it and I will point you to reliable sources. There is a delete prod notice set for April 6 if it is not expanded before then. Note, that I did not create the article about me in the first place and I understand that it is not for me to argue whether any of this is notable. My intent is to be compliant with the WP:AP policy which states, in part: It is difficult to write neutrally and objectively about oneself (see above about unconscious biases). You should generally let others do the writing. Contributing material or making suggestions on the article's talk page is considered proper—let independent editors write it into the article itself or approve it if you still want to make the changes yourself. In clear-cut cases, it is permissible to edit pages connected to yourself. So, you can revert vandalism; but of course it has to be simple, obvious vandalism and not a content dispute. Similarly, you should feel free to remove obviously mistaken facts about yourself, such as marital status, current employer, place of birth, and so on. (Note it on the talk page.) If the fact has different interpretations, others will edit it.''

Anyway, I have no intention of making any more changes to the page myself and, at the suggestion of user:Randykitty have added information to the talk:Frank Niro page to assist anyone else who may like to do so..

Respectfully, Frank Niro (talk) 17:41, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Frank, as far as I can see, your edits were not improper or a violation of WP:COI. I think SummerPhD's warning was just pre-emptive. We do get a lot of POV/COI editing at WP, so people are sometimes a bit "trigger happy". I'm a bit busy right now, I'll look at the sources that you posted by Thursday evening. --Randykitty (talk) 20:41, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks Randy, I'm trying to learn and play by the rules. And I understand about busy. I am heading to NYC this evening to cover the Final Four of College Chess, scheduled for this coming weekend. Once again, I appreciate your advice. Frank Niro (talk) 21:05, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Rk is correct: my notice was preemptive. It makes perfect sense to watch a page about you and remove any errors. - Sum mer PhD  (talk) 21:41, 1 April 2014 (UTC)

Ok, so you can add, "In later life, he was easily confused..." with apologies, Frank Niro (talk)
 * No problem User:SummerPhD, I understand. I'll probably be posting some of those message on other User pages before long. All advice is accepted (and welcome) in the spirit it is given. Sincerely, Frank Niro (talk) 22:59, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Frank, the article has been userfied in my user space (User:Randykitty/Frank Niro) as I hadn't had the time to look at the sources that you had posted. I'll try to have a look soonest. --Randykitty (talk) 18:02, 8 April 2014 (UTC)
 * No problem, Randyk, I respect your judgment and understand the demands of keeping a college schedule. The wiki page about me is irrelevant to my purposes for contributing here. In any case. once my memoir is released (or I die first trying to finish it), somebody probably will dust it off. Best wishes, Frank Niro (talk) 19:00, 8 April 2014 (UTC)
 * College! Yes, I remember going there, but it is many years since I kept a college schedule... :-)) --Randykitty (talk) 19:58, 8 April 2014 (UTC)

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I haven't lived in New England since college (early 1970's). (But I played in the 1980 Boston Futurity.) Did we know each other then? Wow, I had forgotten. I am now in Pittsburgh. Best wishes. Bruce leverett (talk) 06:23, 17 November 2018 (UTC)