User talk:Melodyb

Meredith Kopit Levien
Do you have a source for your edit on Meredith Kopit Levien? We will have to revert unless you provide a citation.Patapsco913 (talk) 04:02, 6 January 2018 (UTC) Yes. What documents do you require? You can call either party to verify the new marital status.
 * Wikipedia works on verifiable sources. If we let just anyone edit without any evidence other than their assertion then we would not have articles that are reliable. Just think if I have a grudge against someone and state that they are divorced from their spouse and it is untrue. That is why all edits need to be verified especially when it comes to items such as divorces (which seems to be the case here). That is why we left things as in xxxx, they married xxx. Is their an interview, news article, or update that indicates that they have divorced? Otherwise I would suggest contacting Contact OTRS at info-en-q@wikimedia.org (which is a back channel way to remove information) and explain your situation. I added some more neutral language to each profile and put in a citation needed. CheersPatapsco913 (talk) 04:40, 6 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Several editors have reverted back to the old version. One thing about Wikipedia is that it does not always represent the truth but rather what can be demonstrated by reliable sources. We need Levien or Kopit to state that they are divorced in a reliable source. Sometimes in a bio they will say "Levien is divorced with one child" https://www.dcunited.com/club/ownership If you know them, have them state something publically somewhere that is recorded on the web in a reliable source (not a blog) and then we can adjust.Patapsco913 (talk) 17:22, 7 January 2018 (UTC)