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Also, well done at being so quick off the mark with the City of Brimbank statutory meeting info! Orderinchaos78 16:06, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

The Andrew Theophanous article really needs to reflect the reality of the crimes with which he was convicted. The audio of him discussing bribe-taking in sex and cash is very damning. Many people I know locally think Dr Andrew was a good man who made a very big mistake. I hope we can agree on that and leave the article reflecting the seriousness of his crimes while also noting that the NCA and authorities acted unfairly and beyond their powers. If you keep white-washing the article, I'll just change it back and draw the attention of senior Wikipedians to what's going on here, which is that subject of an article or a close family member is attempting to strip out anything remotely negative from an article on a guy who even his supporters say acted so shamelessly and horribly that it took our collective breaths away. 121.44.227.244 12:15, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

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Please participate in the discussion on the Andrew Theophanous article. You have written version 1 which clearly has many problems, including but not limited to it making many unverified claims, poor English and style, incredible claims against law enforcement agencies and a complete avoidance of discussing the criminal conduct in which Theophanous was involved. Version 2 seems much better and might at least contain some ideas worth considering, particularly the explanation of how Theophanous made arrangements to receive sex and money for assisting desperate immigrants in obtaining visas. I'll concede my bias on this subject, I think anyone behaving as he did - whether entrapped or not - should be punished. This is hardly a radical view. It might not be the view I would have if I was married to him and I have sympathy for those close to him. However, an encyclopedia article on the subject should fair to him by telling the truth not fair to him by deleting all reference to his crimes. Please respond on the article talk page or to me directly. Visasforsale 09:25, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

Please respond to the above at my new Talk page. Thanks. Looking forward to working with you to improve the content and style of the Andrew Theophanous article. We have different perspectives but I'm sure we can work it out together. Politicocrimina 12:19, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Can I point you to the Talk page of the Andrew Theophanous article. We will need to hammer out the differences between us on the contents of the article. Please acknowledge you will do this so we can get started. Politicocrimina 12:41, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Re: Andrew Theophanous
Another editor asked me to bring the current discussion on the talk page of Andrew Theophanous to your attention. They are trying to build consensus regarding the tone and language of the article. If you have any questions, please feel free to send me a message. Cheers, Caknuck 16:23, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Andrew Theophanous
My user name has changed to hopefully a more appropriate one. As above, I would like to resolve the differences in content between version 1 and version 2 of the article, which Wikipedia editors have told us should be resolved on the Talk page. I know it's probably all sensitive ground and I hope you don't mind me coming on a bit strong, I'd just like to get on with it without further delay. If you don't respond at all, and participate in the process we've been encouraged to, I will reinstate the version 2 tomorrow, which while far from perfect is a considerable improvement on the current one. Thanks Johnreginaldsmith 12:15, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

Please do not remove information from articles. Wikipedia is not censored, and content is not removed even if some believe it to be contentious. Johnreginaldsmith 14:05, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

Please stop assuming ownership of articles. Doing so may lead to disruptive behavior such as edit wars and is a violation of policy, which may lead to a block from editing. Johnreginaldsmith 14:09, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

Please stop. If you continue to blank out (or delete portions of) page content, templates or other materials from Wikipedia, you will be blocked from editing. Wholesale deletion of text, especially when it includes cited material, will not be tolerated. Let me know if you have any questions. Caknuck 19:32, 17 August 2007 (UTC)