User talk:Hobbes901

Poorly-sourced biographical edits
Please stop adding unreferenced or poorly referenced biographical content, especially if controversial, to articles or any other Wikipedia page, as you did at Jacy Reese Anthis. Content of this nature could be regarded as defamatory and is in violation of Wikipedia policy. If you continue, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia. OhNo itsJamie Talk 16:41, 30 June 2023 (UTC)


 * A link to a letter published by the subject himself in a student newspaper is not poorly referenced biographical content. See, e.g., the Wiki reliable source guidelines ("Reputable student media outlets, such as The Harvard Crimson, are considered generally reliable sources for news on their school and local community”). Hobbes901 (talk) 16:44, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
 * You are blocked from editing that page. Further WP:BLP violations will result in a full indefinite block. A letter to the editor purportedly written by the subject more than 10 years ago is not what WP:BLPSELF is intended to cover, not to mention the WP:UNDUE here. OhNo itsJamie Talk 16:49, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
 * This strikes me as a classic case of Wikipedia whitewashing. Someone getting expelled from their university for sexual misconduct is a significant and noteworthy life event. This has nothing to do with undue weight, nor do I see what the relevance of this letter having been written ten years ago is. The page is supposed to be biographical, not "biographical within the last ten years and only when it's content that reflects favorably on the subject." Your impartial edits are worrisome given prior allegations of COI/promotional editing for this page. Hobbes901 (talk) 16:57, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
 * We err on the side of WP:BLP. Serious allegations like that require strong sourcing from multiple third-party reliable sources, not essays or letters to a student newspaper. You are very close to being blocked indefinitely. OhNo itsJamie Talk 17:00, 30 June 2023 (UTC)