User talk:M.linda67

September 2017
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Ricky Roberti
Please do not introduce incorrect information into articles, as you did to Joey Merlino. Your edits could be interpreted as vandalism and have been reverted. If you believe the information you added was correct, please cite references or sources or discuss the changes on the article's talk page before making them again. If you would like to experiment, use the sandbox. Thank you. Ted87 (talk) 05:43, 27 January 2018 (UTC)

General Comments and Roberti Response
Sir: Your edits since 2016 -- excluding the Disney movies, which I know little of -- generally grasp the "spirit" of the topics but are often misleading in the underlying details to the detriment of the facade you refer to as the "mob.". In my judgment, they are written as a beat writer who has government informants feeding him information that gets published unchecked. Just going through the Philadelphia section I see four glaring mistakes. If the purpose of Wikipedia is to educate the public, we should do so.

By definition, a true silent consigliere would not be identified. Granted, the Philadelphia Family has a unique way of running things. However, Joe Merlino -- lover and user of media and all -- is not an idiot, although his love of fame may have led to actions early-on that would lead some to conclude that. Indeed, I noticed on YouTube a series by a few so-called journalists called "Mob Talk" which hypes up nearly anything and often incorrectly based on possibly your sources. What many forget is like many of us, they have loved ones that are torn apart by false accusations that most generally are not put in context and rarely corrected when proven to be false. My goal is to summarize in a balanced manner.

Regarding Roberti, I continue to be amazed at your interest in removing him. You speak of "Uncle Joe" -- ask an insider. Getting jumpy about a silent post in LCN gives me pause as to who you report to.

Lastly, I am happy to discuss changes beforehand if there are a variety of knowledgeable people partaking in the discussion. Would this be at Discussioni utente:M.linda67?

Thank you for your input and consideration. --LR

Nothing you've just said addresses the issue at hand. Wikipedia needs reliable sources for information to be put in articles. Simply saying he is silent and therefore not covered doesn't cut it. What is to prevent anyone from adding any claim with such a justification. So let's start from the beginning: can you list any reliable third party sources that show Roberti is a real person and that he holds some position in the Philly mob? -Ted87 (talk) 03:20, 21 February 2018 (UTC) Ted87