User talk:Isitwhatitis

Ricky Gervais
Please provide a source for this before accusing established editors of "serial vandalism"; your future here may well depend on it. -- Rodhull andemu  00:18, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

Ricky Gervais
I'm looking for the source now.

Saw it on two websites earlier today - both established comedy portals.

Cool name by the way.

Also, check out the user page for the guy who reverted the edit. Interesting ethos.

Isitwhatitis (talk) 00:22, 28 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Your very post itself raised the red flag; I could believe that sort of thing from Spike Milligan, but we've lost him, and I find it hard to believe Gervais is that creative. However, if you can supply a reliable source for it (looking at this), that's fine. "Carry on Ridiculous", as they should have said. -- Rodhull andemu  00:31, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

Your Edits to Marvin Rees
Hello, I'm Snowysusan. I wanted to let you know that I undid one or more of your recent contributions because it didn't appear constructive. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks!

To be more specific, for instance, you added that Rees is a "Jamaican-Welsh" candidate for Mayor but did not add a citation to support that fact. I researched this and found that while "This is Bristol" indicates that his "heritage" is Jamaican-Welsh, all other articles about his background indicate his mother was British and his father was Jamaican. Another example: you added a remark that the Bristol Legacy program was controversial, but didn't indicate according to whom and no source was provided for that qualifier. You also added a quote from him about why he was running for mayor, again from the "This is Bristol" article, but you did so in a misleading way by editing out part of what Rees actually said. If you are going to make major changes to existing articles please ensure that the facts you substitute are supported by independent, reliable sources and that the changes you make are accurate and fair. Best Regards, Snowysusan (talk) 07:13, 27 September 2012 (UTC)

Response
I have reviewed the article again. Although I don't agree with all the issues raised and wonder about the bias/lack of neutrality of the user raising them, I have done the following to resolve the issues:


 * I have removed the word "prominent"
 * I have removed the words "overwhelmingly popular choice"
 * There is nothing wrong with diverse - it simply means varied, different... and it is accurate.
 * You need to read the article more closely - it is the "Bristol Leadership Program" not the "Bristol Legacy Program" that will help a dozen people annually... If you check the history tab and compare my version and your revision, you will see that it was your own edit that created this confusion.  My version read as follows:


 * A prominent Bristolian, Rees is the Founder and Programme Lead at The Bristol Leadership Programme, a two week program which will help a dozen people annually from impoverished backgrounds to reach their aspirations .  He is a member of the Bristol Legacy  and a former Director of the Bristol Partnership whose goals are to make Bristol's prosperity sustainable, reduce health and wealth inequality, build stronger and safer communities, and raise the aspirations and achievements of young people and families.


 * You are right, the Bristol Legacy Commission was wrapped up in April 2012. The Bristol Leadership Program was founded in May 2012.  Your edits to try to fix what you had misread resulted in misleading the reader so I reverted them and, taking your point, made it clear that the Bristol Legacy Commission was no longer in operation.


 * And, if it is me you are calling a political stooge, please recall that there are policies here about courtesy. I try very hard to make a positive contribution to Wikipedia.  I am a Canadian and have no personal stake or interest in political life in Bristol.

I believe the issue of neutrality has now been addressed. Snowysusan (talk) 16:55, 28 September 2012 (UTC)