User talk:KelsieBenz

Manning petition
Hi, I saw that you started a petition. From your user history, it seems that you're new to wikipedia - but just so you know, outside petitions are *not* a good way to influence things at wikipedia. We operate on a consensus model, and the wikimedia foundation is loathe to involve themselves in content issues except in very specific cases.

That said, I do think a petition is a good idea, but not for wikipedia; rather, for the sources we follow. Here you can see a list of sources that are still as far as we know referring to Manning as "Bradley". A better use of your time would be to petition those newspapers to change how they refer to Manning, then wikipedia will dutifully follow along. If 80% of major newspapers call her Chelsea, I can guarantee you the article will be moved.--Obi-Wan Kenobi (talk) 02:12, 3 September 2013 (UTC)