User talk:Piramidosta

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Thanks for your contributions to Bosnian pyramids! I've moved them to the talk page for the article Talk:Bosnian_pyramids because they do not meet a number of wikipedia policies. Additionally, you may want to read through WP:COI and WP:SPAM because they also appear relevant. --Ronz 18:08, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

Your explanation is vague. Many links that are on the Bosnian Pyramids page lead to personal pages, be it a blog or a web page, see Dr. Schoch's page for instance. Can you show (practically) how is it that the text I placed on Dr. Omerbashich's theory is inappropriate, while the link to Dr. Schoch's personal web site is? Next, how can what I posted be considered spam? There is this guy's blog, I found all the information there, he isn't hiding anything (I think), and you are telling me that his scientific views not only aren't good enough as those of another scientist (an American, is that it?) but they are also spam? That doesn't make sense. Piramidosta 19:38, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I think the main concern here is that the source you added is hosted on blogspot.com. Like a wiki, blogs can be edited by almost anyone, and so aren't usually considered reliable sources. I'm not exactly sure how your contributions are spam, but you might want to ask Ronz about that on his talk page, where he's sure to notice your question. But if you can find another, more reliable, source that backs up Dr. Omerbashich's theories, then you're more than welcome to add them. Happy editing! Hers fold  (t/a/c) 19:49, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for your input, I thought Ronz would respond here too. But I will message him on his talk page. Concerning the above comments you made, I can only say that a blog of a self-identified person is as reliable as a web site of a person who self-identifies himeslf/herself. There are servers that offer web sites for free too, so I don't get your point. Your "spam"-related comment seems like an understatement. Piramidosta 20:01, 21 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I've responded on both my talk page and in the article talk. --Ronz 23:37, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

WP:AGF
I recommend you read WP:AGF and consider changing your comment here:. If you are unhappy with the situation, there are many productive ways to resolve them detailed in WP:DR. --Ronz 20:27, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
 * From what I can see, WP:AGF is conerned with advising you, the oldtimers here, in dealing with us, the newcomers. So I don't see why you wanted me to read it. The same seems to apply for the other document you recommended. May I remind you that it is not me who is overseeing this page, and therefore obviously, having no power whatsoever in here, I am not the person to resolve any issues either. I can only point at some, which is what I did. By the way, the criteria you used in the past for justifying the exceptions you had made with listing some "sources", are not contained in the readings you recommended. Piramidosta 03:38, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
 * I suggest you reread them. AGF applies to all, though there is a section specific to newcomers.  WP:DR gives you guidelines on how to handle disputes.
 * "By the way, the criteria you used in the past for justifying the exceptions you had made with listing some "sources", are not contained in the readings you recommended." If you mean that the exceptions are not part of the policies and guidelines, then yes, I know. Did you look to see who put those links into the article and what discussions occurred concerning them?  My part with these links has been to point out the relevant policies/guidelines, as I did with you.  When we've made exceptions, I've tried to document the exceptions them for future reference. --Ronz 04:30, 28 August 2007 (UTC)
 * It all boils down to the (now established) fact that there are exceptions selectively applied, despite the fact that there are no Wikipedia regulations to support such exceptions. Since you or anyone else seems unwilling to level the ground here, I conclude I have done everything I was supposed to. Consequently, I re-posted the text as well as the link to Dr. Omerbashich's blog. I also posted this correspondence on the talk page for everyone to see. Piramidosta 18:23, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

Omerbashich's blog
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