User talk:Larbabe

Most of the Standells history is inaccurate and written by those who know very little about the Standells. Who would know more this subject than Larry Tamblyn, the group's founder and legal owner of the name? It takes a great deal of gall to incorrectly edit the present membership of the group. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Larbabe (talk • contribs) 23:12, 30 July 2011

The Standells
Hello Larbabe. If you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article The Standells, you may have a conflict of interest or close connection to the subject.

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For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. My comments, as a complete outsider to the editing conflicts on that article, are as follows. Firstly, Wikipedia is based on verifiability rather than truth - that is, all statements should be referenced and verifiable from published sources. Secondly, some of the references you are using - such as Facebook - are not regarded as reliable sources. Thirdly, some of your wording seems to use "peacock terms", which are strongly discouraged. I'm afraid that your statement that the article is "written and edited in coordination with Larry Tamblyn, the legal owner of the Standells name" carries little weight here; although clearly Wikipedia articles should be accurate, particularly where there are contentious issues in relation to living people (and I don't know, in this case, whether they are particularly contentious or not), they also need to be neutral and summarise what outside sources say. These comments aren't meant to be critical, but I think you may, from some of your edits, have a slight misunderstanding over how Wikipedia works, and I strongly advise you to read WP:COI carefully. (Loved "Dirty Water" by the way....) Regards, Ghmyrtle (talk) 22:04, 31 July 2011 (UTC)


 * Thank you for your reply. I will take another look at the page in due course, and "wikify" it in accordance with Wikipedia guidelines, while trying to maintain its factual accuracy.  Ghmyrtle (talk) 08:57, 1 August 2011 (UTC)


 * The article has now been protected for a week. Can I suggest that, during that time, all interested editors raise any concerns they have about the current wording here on the article talk page, so that a way forward can be agreed through consensus.  Ghmyrtle (talk) 08:54, 15 August 2011 (UTC)

Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. Ghmyrtle (talk) 10:13, 3 September 2011 (UTC)

September 2011
You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for making legal threats or taking legal action regarding The Standells. If you would like to be unblocked, you may appeal this block by adding the text, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. You are not allowed to edit Wikipedia while the threats stand or the legal action is unresolved. Elen of the Roads (talk) 13:41, 3 September 2011 (UTC)