User talk:Richlab

Questions
You wouldn't happen to know Richard Labunski's birthday, by any chance?--Tomwsulcer (talk) 13:10, 3 October 2009 (UTC)

Any idea why Richard Labunski would call for a Second Constitutional Convention, but when asked to be a delegate to a proposed Second Constitutional Convention, wouldn't respond? Why did Dana D. Nelson agree but Richard Labunski doesn't reply? Any ideas about this?--Tomwsulcer (talk) 13:10, 3 October 2009 (UTC)

The Richard Labunski article needs a picture. If you happen to know how to get in touch with him, please inform him to upload a picture to "Wikimedia Commons" (click upload file on the left, and follow instructions). It's easy if (1) you're the photographer (or say you are) (2) release it as "public domain" so anybody can copy it. Remember the exact file name for the picture; if you list the file name here, I'll try to put the picture-pointer-filename into the RL article. Or perhaps you can do this too. Thanx in advance.--Tomwsulcer (talk) 13:10, 3 October 2009 (UTC)

October 2009
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 * I created the Richard Labunski article. I am not affiliated with him; I don't work for him; I don't work for any organization that employs us both; I don't know him; we're not friends or acquaintances. I am a handyman in NJ who reads a lot, and am a Wikipedia volunteer who strives for neutrality, getting the facts right, presenting balanced viewpoints, and so forth. I'm non-partisan politically, meaning, I hate both Democrats and Republicans (my bias) but I keep this out of my Wikipedia stuff, and I have no idea where Labunski is along this dimension anyway, and I don't care. I read Labunski's book (2CC) and think he's right about many of his conclusions (my bias), so there is some consonance between my views and his. So I think he's notable and worthy of inclusion into Wikipedia. In my articles I'll include criticism as well as praise, and strive for balance; check out my David Sirota article -- I revamped it substantially, with both pluses and minuses, praise and criticism, even though I personally think DS is cool. That said, I've noticed somebody with the user handle "Richlab" has been editing the Richard Labunski article; this user changed things like putting in the LEDE that the book about James Madison was notable; I don't think the James Madison book was that notable (I didn't come across much in my research about it -- there was more about the 2CC book). If this other user is, in fact, Richard Labunski, as the handle suggests, then I agree there is a definite WP:COI and I totally discourage people from working on articles about themselves; is that the point you (Wuhwuzdat) were trying to make? There are some changes to the article that I will review in keeping with WP's policies of WP:NPOV and WP:BALANCE. If it is YOUR opinion User:Wuhwuzdat that I'm too biased to contribute here, I'll respect that, and refrain from editing the Richard Labunski article. By the way, what a great handle you got Wuhwuzdat -- wished I had thought of that.--Tomwsulcer (talk) 20:08, 9 October 2009 (UTC)