User talk:Markallenmacphail

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Troy Anthony Davis
Some of the material you added to Troy Anthony Davis might be OK, but you need to provide a reliable source and integrate this into the original matierial better. -- Kendrick7talk 01:08, 2 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Your reversion of the article is in violation of Wikipedia policy. Your edits eliminate valid information, replacing it with non-neutral language. This is an online encyclopaedia, not a blog. If you wish to make valid edits, add text, without removing validly-sourced material, and if you intend to make claims regarding evidence, provide valid citations. Do not use the article page to argue Mr. Davis's guilt; that is a matter for the court system, not Wikipedia. If you wish to debate the overall tone of the article, do so on its talk page. Otherwise, your edits will probably be regarded as vandalism. Sacxpert (talk) 03:40, 2 October 2008 (UTC)

Given the name you used, I'm assuming you are related to the slain officer. My sympathies for your loss; based on the appeals cases I've read through, I believe Davis is guilty, and I believe the death penalty is appropriate. That said, like the others above, I'd appreciate it if you would refrain from wiping out everything to present one side -- I feel that it is more persuasive to those who are trying to learn about the case to present both sides of the case in a neutral manner. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.126.87.196 (talk) 15:42, 2 October 2008 (UTC)