User talk:Johnpaul87

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Hello, Johnpaul87, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions, such as the one you made in Ted Cruz. I greatly appreciate your efforts to fight vandalism on Wikipedia. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages you might like to see:


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JoeSperrazza (talk) 19:25, 23 February 2015 (UTC)

Regarding your deletion of my contribution to the Ted Cruz page: Thanks for trying to improve Wikipedia. However, whether you liked my edit or not, it was not vandalism. "Vandalism" is not a subjective term, it is clearly defined. To learn the definition of vandalism on Wikipedia and how to fix and respond to vandalism here, please see WP:VAND

Please do not falsely claim edits to be vandalism; if you dispute the inclusion, content, or removal of some of the article, post on the talk page. I don't see any evidence that you meant to be abusive, but falsely claiming vandalism is technically an abuse of the Wikipedia policy. Thanks. Seanjsavage (talk) 00:31, 18 August 2015 (UTC)

question from a journalist
Hi! My name is Jeremy Merrill; I’m a journalist with The New York Times. I’m writing a story about the role Wikipedia plays in U.S. politics, particularly the presidential race. I’d like to talk to a couple of folks who primarily edit pages related to the candidates and the election -- and you seem to fit that description. I’d want to ask you about what motivates you to edit Wikipedia, how you see Wikipedia’s role in the election and how you balance your own political views (if any) with ensuring Wikipedia stays fair. Thanks! If you’d be willing to help, please let me know. I’m jeremy.merrill@nytimes.com on email and gchat/XMPP, jeremybmerrill on Skype and +1-212-556-1262. Jeremybmerrill (talk) 18:58, 14 January 2016 (UTC)