User talk:Runjonrun

NGOWatch
Please can you stop editing this again and again without explaining yourself. Corruptcopper (talk) 16:42, 23 October 2009 (UTC)

What is there to explain. It was riddled with factual errors. The prior posters had confused NGOWatch with another NGO Monitor, and put lots of links that had to do with the later. There is no affiliation with the two organizations. It was just sloppy editing. I've added only factual information. The criticisms of NGO Watch refer to a defunct organization. I helped found a new website using the old name. Its goal is to be ideologically neutral, with an edge. It does shine a very bright light on ALL NGOs, left, right and center, particularly ones that advocate clearly political/ideological positions. For example, in the past few weeks, it sharply criticized the conservative US Chamber of Commerce for its Luddite public statements denying global warming. NGO seeks to be an equal opportunity critique of organizations that traditionally have gotten a "free ride" in the media and by governments. If that puts some NGOs back on their heels, that's good. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Runjonrun (talk • contribs) 19:40, 23 October 2009
 * As I already said here, you are correct that some sentences in the previous version were incorrect because someone had confused NGOWatch and NGO Monitor. But that had already been fixed before your last series of edits, and the rest of you assertions in unconvincing.
 * Even if the relaunched NGOWatch were a completely unrelated organization, the "old" NGOWatch would still be relevant - there is no justification for deleting the historical information about it -, and you would be asked to create a separate article for the "new" one. But as it still seems to be backed by the same organizations, one can hardly claim that they are completely unrelated.
 * If you wish the article to describe the difference between the relaunched NGOWatch and the previous version more clearly, you are welcome to point out independent, reliable sources supporting such statements on the article talk page. In the meantime, I ask you again to respect the Conflict of Interest guidelines, i.e. to stop making controversial edits to the article itself and accept that Wikipedia is not for promotional activities.
 * Regards, HaeB (talk) 01:34, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

Look, the diatribes that you are writing are not supported by any evidence. I was not party to the creation of the other NGOWatch. I created the current one. I never wrote for the other one--no one did!! The atatcks against it were never factually based, as NOTHING was done with the website for 4 years after its launch...it just sat their, unused, and not updated. Give up your crusade. To quote a website such as PrivateEye that the old site was a Bush creation is absurd. I'm a registered Democrat, for god's sake, and found of the Democratic Party in my town, Indian Hill, in Cincinnati. You're attacking something that doesn't exist because of your ideology. You have done no research on this site...either it's history or its current content. You can't even get your spelling correct! In my comments, I wrote only descriptive information with links to events put on by NGOWatch so people can evaluate the site for themselves. If you don't agree with the descriptions on the site, then cite a reputable critic that has evaluated it and criticized it. None has. Save your propaganda for another. I've made No "controversial" edits...the gibberish you are putting in--highly inflammatory and unrelated to this website--is totally out of line. PLEASE follow Wikipedia guidelines, as I do. If you actually believe something I posted is "controversial" rather than just a straight statement of fact, then discuss it here, don't just continue to put up unsubstantiated trash.

Welcome / Conflict of interest in NGOWatch
Hi Runjonrun, welcome to Wikipedia! Thanks for identifying yourself, but please note our Conflict of interest guidelines. You are welcome to point out what you see as inaccuracies or others problems on the talk page of the article, but you should refrain from making edits to the article itself which could be considered controversial.

Encyclopedia articles about an organization might differ from a typical self-presentation of that organization in that they are less focused on the present and future, and place more emphasis on its history. Even if the revived NGOWatch differs from the previous incarnation, I see no reason to delete relevant and well-sourced historical information.

Regards, HaeB (talk) 17:00, 23 October 2009 (UTC)


 * Please note that the above editor has posted at the conflict of interest noticeboard, here regarding your edits. You are encouraged to comment in the discussion. Smartse (talk) 17:23, 24 October 2009 (UTC)

Please note that runjonrun--the person being criticized by the above user--has posted at the conflict of interest noticeboard, here regarding the above "editors" comments. I believe they are factually inaccurate and biased. Until I modified this web page, various people had entered information referring first to an organization that is not this one (one known as NGO Monitor, which has no affiliation in any way shape or form with NGOWatch, and has its own Wikipedia page) and then subsequently insisted on putting in repeated references from one lone web site---not one well known or with widespread credibility--criticizing an iteration of NGOWatch which went defunct in 2007. This was pointed out to the above person, but he continued on his crusade to post misinformation and out of context information. I believe if you read the website now it is as absolutely neutral as could be found. If credible organizations come forward to analyze the new NGOWatch (which was founded in May, 2009), citing evidence, positively or negatively that's great, it should be posted. But this crusade by this "editor" violates the very rules that has made Wikipedia a credible source.

The above comment was undoubtedly added by Runjonrun. He removed his own signature. He has shown that he has zero regard for the rules of the community. HOW CAN WE EVICT HIMMasonpew (talk) 05:17, 28 March 2016 (UTC)

Deleting other users' comments
Please do not delete or edit legitimate talk page comments. Such edits are disruptive and appear to be vandalism. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Regards, HaeB (talk) 19:51, 23 October 2009 (UTC)

Those references referred to a prior organization that no longer exists. It creates a false impression that it applies to this website. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Runjonrun (talk • contribs) 19:57, 23 October 2009
 * Users are not allowed to refactor other user's discussion comments at all. Netalarm   talk  03:38, 25 October 2009 (UTC)

COI at Jon Entine
As you use the same username, Runjonrun, as Jon Entine uses on other internet sites, it appears that you at least have a close connection to the subject. Please read Autobiography for the guideline on someone writing about themselves. Fences &amp;  Windows  17:12, 4 October 2011 (UTC)

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Jon Entine. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted or removed. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Administrators have the ability to block users from editing if they repeatedly engage in vandalism. Thank you. -- Orange Mike &#x007C;  Talk  02:11, 14 November 2013 (UTC)

Seralini affair
Please stop vandalising this article. It is disruptive, anti-social, and anti-scientific behavior. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dusha100 (talk • contribs) 19:15, 18 May 2013 (UTC) You have been blocked from editing for a period of 48 hours for abuse of editing privileges, as you did at Jon Entine. 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 appeal this block by adding the following text below this notice:. However, you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. Orange Mike &#x007C;  Talk  17:48, 25 November 2013 (UTC)

ArbCom elections are now open!
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Hello sir
I just want to remind you that editing a biographical page about yourself in violation of NPOV is disallowed on wikipedia and it is my belief that you have repeatedly violated the spirit of this rule by editing your own page once-weekly and removing properly sourced information. I would ask you to reconsider what you are trying to accomplish and to please adhere to the guidelines as you edit. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.170.76.168 (talk) 04:45, 25 March 2016 (UTC)

Notice of Conflict of interest noticeboard discussion
There is currently a discussion at Conflict of interest/Noticeboard regarding a possible conflict of interest incident with which you may be involved. Thank you. Orange Mike &#124;  Talk  16:01, 3 July 2022 (UTC)


 * There are numerous mentions on the site of "citations needed", specifically about the Entine bio, such as major in college, what was studied, credits for a documentary, etc., etc. Whoever teamed to write this it was sloppily written (as well as biased). I'm not addressing the bias right now--just the sloppiness/careless. These citations marked as "citations needed" are ALL EASY TO FIND and I inserted them with the hope that a Wikipedia person could insert them according to style. Please, someone with authority put in this citations. There are also at least a half dozen factual errors on the site, such as claiming an opinion piece is a review or claiming World News Tonight did a report on The Body Shop when it was NPR. Again, these are factual efforts. I'm happy to send a list of the correct citations if someone can give me a way to enter them. I followed the guidelines, which just sent to enter them on the piece==but apparently this "Orange Mike" person removed them--rather than clicking on the link, finding that they were the citation asked for, an appropriately enter it into the piece. Runjonrun (talk) 16:38, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
 * None of this addresses the problem of your massive COI and promotional editing. PRAXIDICAE🌈 16:55, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
 * That's an inappropriate response to a banal and helpful note that provided Wikipedia with the correct information to correct missing citation/links. In contrast to the inappropriate attack from PRAXIDICAE, as anyone can read, my note above did note include any "promotional editing" and was not a conflict of interest...rather, I provided links to actual and accurate citations to correct missing citations, nothing else. That is not a COI in any way, shape or form.
 * So, Here again are accurate links, with multiple examples when available. I could have included dozens more.
 * There are also NUMEROUS factual errors, which I have not addressed...except in a case in which it is tied to a claimed missing citation.
 * I hope there is an adult at Wikipedia who can just do his/her job and spare the ideological attacks.
 * HERE ARE PLACE WHERE IT SAYS CITATION NEEDED...PLEASE INSERT ONE OR MORE
 * BA in Philosophy. It's on dozens of websites. It's in Trinity College's file system. Here are others:
 * --- https://www.nndb.com/people/672/000266871/
 * --- LA Times: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-mar-23-sp-11806-story.html
 * --- https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1226&context=tripod
 * --- https://edurank.org/uni/trinity-college/alumni/
 * --- https://www.npc.org.au/speaker/2015/279-jon-entine/
 * --- https://2018.synbiobeta.com/jon-entine/
 * --- https://www.npc.org.au/speaker/2015/279-jon-entine/
 * --- https://infofamouspeople.com/famous/jon-entine.htm
 * --- MuckRack: https://muckrack.com/jon-entine-1/bio
 * --- https://www.detailedpedia.com/wiki-Jon_Entine
 * --- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15453304
 * University of Michigan under a National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship in journalism.[citation needed]
 * First, wording is incorrect.. It should her National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowships for Journalists...here is a link showing the correct wording and capitalization: https://securegrants.neh.gov/publicquery/main.aspx?f=1&gn=FP-*1376-79 . It was also called the Michigan Journalism Fellows AFTER 1984...I was there in 1981-2, when it was run by the NEH. Here is more background: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knight-Wallace_Fellowship As for a citation of my time there, see here: https://www.npc.org.au/speaker/2015/279-jon-entine/ This lists Entine as a 1981-1982 Fellow when it was still called the NEH Fellowship for Journalists (all caps): https://wallacehouse.umich.edu/knight-wallace/our-fellows/1981-1982/
 * "Miss America: Beyond the Crown" for NBC Entertainment.[citation needed]
 * Listed here in Credits as "Producer" as I was the sole producer of the project: https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/473399/miss-america-beyond-the-crown#credits
 * Entine has written three books on genetics and two on chemicals. Let Them Eat Precaution: How Politics is Undermining the Genetic Revolution examines the controversy over genetic modification in agriculture.[citation needed]
 * Actually this is totally wrong/misleading. Entine has written 7 books: https://www.amazon.com/Jon-Entine/e/B001IGO9RK/ref=dp_byline_cont_pop_book_1 If you use that phrase--Entine has written three books on genetics and two on chemicals--it is correct, but not as a standalone. As for the citation, it's easily findable on ANY book website:
 * --- https://www.amazon.com/Let-Them-Eat-Precaution-Undermining/dp/B01A0BOFAY
 * --- https://www.aei.org/research-products/book/let-them-eat-precaution/
 * --- The article caused an international controversy and led to articles in The New York Times[citation needed] and a report on ABC World News Tonight.[citation needed]
 * --- The NY Times article was from September 2, 1994. The citations is easily findable in a search: https://www.nytimes.com/1994/09/02/business/market-place-body-shop-s-green-image-is-attacked.html
 * --- The reference to ABC World News Tonight, while accurate, cannot be verified. I believe whoever put it was probably referring to an interview I did with National Public Radio on Morning Edition, September 7, 1994 http://archives.jonentine.com/articles/NPR.htm Nina Teicholz's reporting was extremely favorable. The article won a National Press Club Award in Consumer Journalism in 1995--which was inexplicably left out of this summary. PLEASE ADD THAT AS IT IS FACTUAL INFORMATION and goes to the credibility of the reporting. I can send a copy of the award to confirm its authenticity.
 * --- https://www.liquisearch.com/jon_entine/the_body_shop_controversy
 * --- http://www.kotoba.ne.jp/word/11/Jon%20Entine
 * --- it's even cited on The Body Shop's Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Body_Shop
 * ___________
 * Entine joined the conservative American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research as an adjunct scholar in 2002 and was subsequently a visiting scholar.[citation needed]
 * --- Entine was subsequently "visiting fellow" not a visiting scholar": https://www.aei.org/profile/jon-entine/
 * As of 2016, Entine was a senior fellow at the Institute Food and Agricultural Literacy at University of California Davis.
 * This is sloppily written and wrong....and why would Wikipedia linked to any statement from kook anti-GMO activist/site when this information is easily confirmable or not.
 * Actually, as this article in the very, very reputable Washington University publication noted, in 2016, Entine was "Senior Fellow at the World Food Center Institute for Food and Agricultural Literacy, University of California-Davis: https://commonreader.wustl.edu/authors/jon-entine/
 * This interview from Corporate Crime Reporter also explains my UC-Davis connection at the time: https://www.corporatecrimereporter.com/news/200/gary-ruskin-and-jon-entine-tangle-over-the-gmo-corporate-connection/ Runjonrun (talk) 19:05, 3 July 2022 (UTC)
 * --- Entine was subsequently "visiting fellow" not a visiting scholar": https://www.aei.org/profile/jon-entine/
 * As of 2016, Entine was a senior fellow at the Institute Food and Agricultural Literacy at University of California Davis.
 * This is sloppily written and wrong....and why would Wikipedia linked to any statement from kook anti-GMO activist/site when this information is easily confirmable or not.
 * Actually, as this article in the very, very reputable Washington University publication noted, in 2016, Entine was "Senior Fellow at the World Food Center Institute for Food and Agricultural Literacy, University of California-Davis: https://commonreader.wustl.edu/authors/jon-entine/
 * This interview from Corporate Crime Reporter also explains my UC-Davis connection at the time: https://www.corporatecrimereporter.com/news/200/gary-ruskin-and-jon-entine-tangle-over-the-gmo-corporate-connection/ Runjonrun (talk) 19:05, 3 July 2022 (UTC)