User talk:SamsDad99

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Hi. There's a lot of stuff to read in the welcome package above, but I suggest you read WP:BLP carefully before too long. You'll discover that this edit violates it, because we're not supposed to write "controversial" claims about people anywhere on Wikipedia without strong citing. (Usually that means negative statements, but it can also mean being too positive: "Joe Montana was the greatest NFL player ever", for example.)

As far as I can tell, the only source for that quote is firedoglake's liveblog of the court hearing, which brings us to another policy, WP:RS. Blogs like firedoglake are not regarded as what we call "Reliable Sources", at least not for things they say about their opponents. (The exact rules for when blogs can be cited are still a matter of debate.)

So I hope you understand why I've removed that text.

If you're uncertain about making an edit, usually it's best to make it anyhow and let anyone who sees a problem fix it. (We know that it takes a while to understand all the rules, because it took us a while. See WP:BITE.) However, that does not apply when adding negative stuff about living people; if you're not sure about something in that category, it's generally best to start a discussion on the talk page first. Thanks for finding and adding the link to that amicus brief. Please don't let this minor incident put you off editing here. Cheers, CWC 20:42, 22 June 2007 (UTC)