User talk:Richarddavismarketer

August 2015
Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to use talk pages for inappropriate discussion, as you did at Talk:Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting conspiracy theories, you may be blocked from editing.  Acroterion   (talk)   11:48, 21 August 2015 (UTC)

I was replying to what I believed to be a Wikipedia-member discussion. As a member of Wikipedia, why is my contribution seen as "disruptive editing"?


 * Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a forum for general discussions of your views on conspiracies or the role of the government. Article pages are for discussions of specific improvements to articles using reliable sources in accordance with Wikipedia policy. If you want to discuss conspiracies, there are much better places on the Internet to do that. Wikipedia is not your soapbox, and is not a platform for the promotion of fringe theories or for attacks on victims of crimes - see WP: BLP. Wikipedia documents such theories in accordance with their treatment in mainstream media, and is not a forum for advocacy. Such posts are considered disruptive.  Acroterion   (talk)   16:15, 21 August 2015 (UTC)

I am not here to discuss the conspiracy. I am here to argue that excluding theories that do not line up with mainstream media is a mistake. It's an academic mistake. Please forgive me if I've written my piece in the wrong place or in the wrong way, I find this interface very confusing, I am doing my best.

My post was an argument against Wikipedia being an echo chamber for mainstream thought. Just because the majority accept an idea does not mean the majority is right. Therefore, categorizing one person's view as "fringe" is ipso facto a logical error.

I ask for your guidance, is this an acceptable addition to the talk where I added my piece, and therefore may I make this point more clear and put it back? Richarddavismarketer (talk) 19:10, 21 August 2015 (UTC)


 * The talkpage is for specific proposals for article improvement. It is not a place to argue that a given article should be a singular exception to broad Wikipedia policy, nor is a place for you to make speeches about public and private perfidy. Wikipedia uses mainstream scholarship and media as its basis in all cases. The Sandy Hook articles are no exception, and they will describe the topics as they are seen, covered and documented by the mainstream press in accordance with policy. Wikipedia is not a good place to advocate for fringe theories, and editors take a dim view of those who attempt to promote such ideas as fact, or those who use talkpages for fringe theory advocacy. This is an encyclopedia.  Acroterion   (talk)   00:29, 22 August 2015 (UTC)