User talk:Serindipitous9

Josef W. Meri
This was an appalling page full of puffery (not sure who made it so) and we should see that it does not become one again. We must use third-party sources as often as we can and not populate the page with biographies that Meri has written himself for different institutions that he has worked at. I'd appreciate your help with that. Feel free to present on the talk page the changes you want to make, and I'll be glad to go through them with you. Best regards, George Custer&#39;s Sabre (talk) 09:23, 9 April 2022 (UTC)


 * All information is from official university profiles, not personal information. If there is incorrect information, then you are obligated to point it out. Perhaps, you are not familiar with university web pages. It seems as if you are targeting Prof Meri for personal reasons which is unacceptable. You can look at other profiles:
 * J. Edward Lumbard - Wikipedia
 * Fred Donner - Wikipedia
 * Jonathan A. C. Brown - Wikipedia
 * Kindly restore the changes. Serindipitous9 (talk) 09:30, 9 April 2022 (UTC)


 * Please read what I said. I am a university academic myself and know that we write our own bios. They are not third-party sources. And I don't have to fix every page with faults. Don't present them as examples. And I have no idea who this guy Josef Meri is beyond what is on Wikipedia. Never heard of him, never met him. So be careful about accusations of partiality. I might report that. George Custer&#39;s Sabre (talk) 09:51, 9 April 2022 (UTC)
 * A Wikipedia article should only contain facts about an academic as long as they are documented with official university websites. If we adopt your logic, then we had better take down the majority of academic profiles since they do not live up to your personal standards of who is notable! Serindipitous9 (talk) 09:54, 9 April 2022 (UTC)
 * Meri, like the other individuals I cite above are western academic who are known in western Academia. Serindipitous9 (talk) 09:56, 9 April 2022 (UTC)
 * You're not following my logic, and you seem to be connected emotionally with this page. Is there a connection you might like to declare? If so, there are guidelines on how to handle that. If not, let's assume good faith on each other's part. I am not obliged to edit every page that contains weaknesses. I came across this page and saw how full of sheer puffery it was and merely chose to watch it for a while to ensure it doesn't end up like that again. I'm sure you agree that puff pages serve no purposes. Best regards, George Custer&#39;s Sabre (talk) 09:59, 9 April 2022 (UTC)
 * I too will assume good faith on your part for helping to correct this page. Thank you. Serindipitous9 (talk) 10:00, 9 April 2022 (UTC)