User talk:Spirittruth

Copyright problem: Michael Harner
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April 2014
Hello, I'm Newwikiprofile001. I noticed that you recently removed some content from Michael Harner without explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an accurate edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry; I restored the removed content. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks! -G.A.WILMBROKE [ USER / ALT / TALK / CONTRIBS ] 01:22, 2 April 2014 (UTC)

Hi, I did not understand that I needed to do an edit summary. I am new to this. I have replaced Michael Harner as President of the Foundation for Shamanic Studies and am in touch with him. We wish to set the record straight about his career, so the two paragraphs under Career were removed as they are outdated and an unknown party has altered some cites in the paragraph with inadequately cited material that shows no specific page references, simply citing a series of pages, some which are not from the original publication. According to Wikipedia rules: "All quotations, and any material whose verifiability has been challenged or is likely to be challenged, must include an inline citation that directly supports the material. Any material that needs a source but does not have one may be removed."

The last paragraph under Bringing Shamanism and Shamanic Healing to the West was edited for accuracy -- Michael Harner is no longer president of the FSS; he is Vice President and Director of the Shamanic Knowledge Conservatory. I will make the changes again with an edit summary, as you suggest. Susan Mokelke Spirittruth 18:20, 4 April 2014 (UTC)

Managing a conflict of interest
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Note to other admins: Conflict of interest declared by here: "I have replaced Michael Harner as President of the Foundation for Shamanic Studies and am in touch with him. We wish to set the record straight about his career"  -  Co rb ie V    ☊ ☼ 00:04, 17 June 2016 (UTC)