User talk:Perpetual808

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Excuse the typo. I meant "balanced". It was a balanced view. Another party's point of view which was extreme criticism to the point of calling the man a fraud does not belong in the first 2 sections of his page. Also show me another page where a quote repeats in the first 2 sections other than that page. People are abusing their editing privileges. Perpetual808 (talk) 02:40, 10 December 2016 (UTC)

December 2016
Your recent editing history at Gary Null shows that you are currently engaged in an edit war. To resolve the content dispute, please do not revert or change the edits of others when you are reverted. Instead of reverting, please use the talk page to work toward making a version that represents consensus among editors. The best practice at this stage is to discuss, not edit-war. See BRD for how this is done. If discussions reach an impasse, you can then post a request for help at a relevant noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, you may wish to request temporary page protection.

Being involved in an edit war can result in your being blocked from editing&mdash;especially if you violate the three-revert rule, which states that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Undoing another editor's work—whether in whole or in part, whether involving the same or different material each time—counts as a revert. Also keep in mind that while violating the three-revert rule often leads to a block, you can still be blocked for edit warring&mdash;even if you don't violate the three-revert rule&mdash;should your behavior indicate that you intend to continue reverting repeatedly. Paste Let’s have a chat. 16:05, 8 December 2016 (UTC)

Your recent editing history at Gary Null shows that you are currently engaged in an edit war. To resolve the content dispute, please do not revert or change the edits of others when you are reverted. Instead of reverting, please use the talk page to work toward making a version that represents consensus among editors. The best practice at this stage is to discuss, not edit-war. See BRD for how this is done. If discussions reach an impasse, you can then post a request for help at a relevant noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, you may wish to request temporary page protection.

Being involved in an edit war can result in your being blocked from editing&mdash;especially if you violate the three-revert rule, which states that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Undoing another editor's work—whether in whole or in part, whether involving the same or different material each time—counts as a revert. Also keep in mind that while violating the three-revert rule often leads to a block, you can still be blocked for edit warring&mdash;even if you don't violate the three-revert rule&mdash;should your behavior indicate that you intend to continue reverting repeatedly. Roxy the dog. bark 16:06, 8 December 2016 (UTC)

Third warning
Your recent editing history at Gary Null shows that you are currently engaged in an edit war. To resolve the content dispute, please do not revert or change the edits of others when you are reverted. Instead of reverting, please use the talk page to work toward making a version that represents consensus among editors. The best practice at this stage is to discuss, not edit-war. See BRD for how this is done. If discussions reach an impasse, you can then post a request for help at a relevant noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, you may wish to request temporary page protection.

Being involved in an edit war can result in your being blocked from editing&mdash;especially if you violate the three-revert rule, which states that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Undoing another editor's work—whether in whole or in part, whether involving the same or different material each time—counts as a revert. Also keep in mind that while violating the three-revert rule often leads to a block, you can still be blocked for edit warring&mdash;even if you don't violate the three-revert rule&mdash;should your behavior indicate that you intend to continue reverting repeatedly. -- BullRangifer (talk) 16:25, 8 December 2016 (UTC)

December 2016
You have been blocked from editing for a period of 24 hours for edit warring. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may request an unblock by first reading the guide to appealing blocks, then adding the following text to the bottom of your talk page:. During a dispute, you should first try to discuss controversial changes and seek consensus. If that proves unsuccessful, you are encouraged to seek dispute resolution, and in some cases it may be appropriate to request page protection. Fences &amp;  Windows  17:53, 8 December 2016 (UTC)

Some facts....
Edit summary: "It falls under p.o.v. Barrett is de-licenced. He is a said to be a quack himself. http://raysahelian.com/quackwatch.html)"


 * 1) Properly sourced POV is allowed here. Without it we'd have far less content and fail in our goal to document the sum total of human knowledge, which happens to include opinions. Barrett's POV is the mainstream one, backed by good science and evidence.
 * 2) Barrett has never been "de-licenced" or disciplined. He is retired. There is a difference. That claim originated with the paid defender of a real quack, Hulda Clark.
 * 3) Sahelian is the quack. When Barrett called him out on his unethical practices, that page was Sahelian's retaliation. You are believing a quack's word against a quackbuster.

BullRangifer (talk) 03:28, 9 December 2016 (UTC)


 * I've removed the latest edit again. It was contested, and I agree that it does not belong in the article. Per WP:BRD it stays out unless there is talk page consensus that it should go in. I doubt very much such consensus can be reached. Returning from an edit warring block to make the same type of material on the same article is a very bad idea. Meters (talk) 21:45, 9 December 2016 (UTC)

You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war&#32; according to the reverts you have made on Gary Null. Users are expected to collaborate with others, to avoid editing disruptively, and to try to reach a consensus rather than repeatedly undoing other users' edits once it is known that there is a disagreement. Please be particularly aware that Wikipedia's policy on edit warring states: If you find yourself in an editing dispute, use the article's talk page to discuss controversial changes; work towards a version that represents consensus among editors. You can post a request for help at an appropriate noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases it may be appropriate to request temporary page protection. If you engage in an edit war, you may be blocked from editing. Meters (talk) 21:56, 9 December 2016 (UTC)
 * 1) Edit warring is disruptive regardless of how many reverts you have made.
 * 2) Do not edit war even if you believe you are right.

Arbitration Committee discretionary sanctions notification
Nick (talk) 22:10, 9 December 2016 (UTC)

This doesn't apply to this situation. If nutrition is pseudoscience then why is it licensed by the state? Steven Barrett calls Gary Null and Dr. Oz quacks yet Dr. Oz is an M.D and Barrett is not. Barrett could be called a quack by his own definition according to a medical doctor.

On the Quackwatch website, Stephen Barrett, says this about quackery: "Dictionaries define quack as "a pretender to medical skill; a charlatan" and "one who talks pretentiously without sound knowledge of the subject discussed." Taken from a February 10, 2106 article by Ray Sahelian, M.D. Perpetual808 (talk) 23:47, 11 December 2016 (UTC)

Stephen Barrett
I've reverted your edits to Stephen Barrett as more of the same types of problems that you've been notified and blocked for already. If you have questions, I'm happy to explain. If you feel the material or something similar should be added to the article, please bring it up on the article talk page where others can review your proposal. --Ronz (talk) 23:35, 9 December 2016 (UTC)

In no way does Stephen Barrett's opinion of Gary Null belong in his introduction in his biography. I don't feel it even belongs at the bottom of his page. It seems there is a group people dedicated to making Gary Null's page about Stephen Barrett's opinion. Null's page is not written from a neutral view. Perpetual808 (talk) 23:58, 11 December 2016 (UTC)

December 2016
You have been blocked from editing for a period of 1 week for edit warring. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may request an unblock by first reading the guide to appealing blocks, then adding the following text to the bottom of your talk page:. During a dispute, you should first try to discuss controversial changes and seek consensus. If that proves unsuccessful, you are encouraged to seek dispute resolution, and in some cases it may be appropriate to request page protection. Fences &amp;  Windows  01:04, 10 December 2016 (UTC)
 * You just came off a 24-hr block for edit warring - and you promptly did four reverts. I'm blocking you for a week this time to stem your disruption to Gary Null. This behaviour is not acceptable, do this again straight off this block and I will block you indefinitely. Fences  &amp;  Windows  01:07, 10 December 2016 (UTC)

Stephen Barrett and some advice
Copied from here to make sure you see it. The context is on that page.

A few facts:


 * 1) Key items used in the lead section MUST be duplicates of content already in the body of the article. That's the way it's supposed to be.
 * 2) Barrett has never claimed to have a "degree in nutrition," so that attack is a straw man logical fallacy. Neither does he claim to have the same knowledge as an RD. His specialty is still as one who recognizes false claims, in this case about nutrition. Interestingly, he is so knowledgeable on the subject, and especially in recognizing when false claims are being made about nutrition, that he received an honorary membership in the ADA. Here is some content from the article relevant to him and nutrition: "In 1984, he received an FDA Commissioner's Special Citation Award for Public Service in fighting nutrition quackery.[13] ... In 1986, he was awarded honorary membership in the American Dietetic Association.[13]"

This is advice. When you meet resistance here at Wikipedia, stop and take stock of the situation. Regardless of how right you think you are, you must cooperate with other editors. We edit collaboratively here. You must also assume that other editors have more experience than you and that you need to learn from them. Instead of attacking or accusing them, ask them to explain what's wrong. That approach is much more likely to ensure smoother sailing. FYI, I have been here since about 2003, first as an occasional IP editor, and since 2005 as a registered editor.

BullRangifer (talk) 17:27, 11 December 2016 (UTC)


 * Except this repeated "key item" is another's negative point of view of Gary Null. What if Barrett put his opinion of everyone in their biography and his gang of supporters came and defended it? What would Wikipedia become? Barrett also thinks Dr. Oz, a licensed M.D., is a quack. Should his opinion be on his page in he key sections? No. Perpetual808 (talk) 00:23, 12 December 2016 (UTC)


 * You don't understand Wikipedia. Anything related to the subject which is mentioned in a RS is fair game for inclusion as content. It won't always happen, but it can, especially negative commentary because censorship and whitewashing are not allowed. We do not write sales brochures here. NPOV requires we tell all sides of a story and include both positive and negative content about the subject. -- BullRangifer (talk) 03:56, 13 December 2016 (UTC)


 * Please give me another example where a notable person has another's criticism about them on their page in their opening section. Barrett is not involved with or related to Null in any way Perpetual808 (talk) 04:55, 12 December 2016 (UTC)


 * I'm not going to look them up, but there are literally thousands of other articles with negative commentary which is also mentioned in the lead of the article. This is not at all unusual. Just look for controversial persons. -- BullRangifer (talk) 03:56, 13 December 2016 (UTC)


 * With all due respect, those are irrelevant and not facts to qualify him to speak on the subject. Stephen Barrett is neither a MD or an RD. He has not held a license in psychiatry since 1993. You don't need a degree in nutrition to give nutritional advice in the United States but you do need a degree as a Medical Doctors (MDs) or a Registered Dietitians (RDs) is to provide medical nutritional therapy such prescribe nutritional changes specifically to treat disease. By his own definition, he could be called a quack. Barrett is retired and his license has now lapsed since 1993, he is unable to perform peer reviews or clinical reviews
 * Perpetual808 (talk) 23:36, 11 December 2016 (UTC)


 * His qualifications aren't really at issue here. He's a notable person who commented about Null, and that's enough, but for good measure he's a subject expert on quackery and health fraud, so Null is on his radar, as well as the radar of numerous others who consider him a quack. Barrett isn't the only one. Dietitians also find fault with Null, whose education is dubious and substandard.


 * Stephen Barrett is an MD and will always be an MD. That's how it works. His licensing status doesn't affect the fact that he has an education as an MD. "His medical license is now listed as "Active-Retired" in good standing: "No disciplinary actions were found for this license."2" His license number is MD005361E -- BullRangifer (talk) 03:56, 13 December 2016 (UTC)


 * I'm sure it is obvious that Barrett getting an honorary ADA membership while a licensed M.D. is not the same as having a degree in Nutrition or a dietician license. Since he received that membership, the name of ADA was changed to Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The name change and removing "American" is relevant. "The Academy has faced controversy regarding corporate influence related to its relationship with the food industry and funding from corporate groups such as McDonald’s, Coca-Cola,[5] Mars, and others."


 * The ADA is not the subject here. -- BullRangifer (talk) 03:56, 13 December 2016 (UTC)


 * Where is a credible source for this quote? "In 1984, he received an FDA Commissioner's Special Citation Award for Public Service in fighting nutrition quackery." The link just repeats this information with no source nor is the website still active. Why not add Barrett's other irrelevant "credential" since he also is "a Fellow of the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP)".
 * Perpetual808 (talk) 00:16, 12 December 2016 (UTC)


 * The reference satisfies our requirements, and adding mention of more credentials is not necessary, although the CSICOP one is quite a notable honor.


 * So far you have not succeeded in getting any agreement with your attempts to denigrate Barrett or whitewash Null. Further attempts will likely get you blocked indefinitely. You need to get a few years experience here so you at least understand how things work here, because you obviously don't understand our policies very well. -- BullRangifer (talk) 03:56, 13 December 2016 (UTC)

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