User talk:T.Whetsell

Glad to see you have begun this project. For the AF&S site, note there is another ARP by Chris Brady that uses AF&S articles. So, add it to the list. You can also include the list of editor-in- Chiefs

Morris Janowitz, David Segal, Claude Welch, Jay Stanley, James Burk, Mark Eitelberg

Departments they are affiliated with Janowitz = Sociology Segal - Sociology Welch - Political Science Stanley - Sociology Burk - Sociology Eitelberg - Public Policy/public Administration - he is at the Naval Postgraduate School Shields - Political Science

May 2011
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Response to Crusio
I deleted wikilinks that were irrelevant to the article; for example, I deleted a link to "sex" in "Co-author sex." I don't see the point of linking every possible word to other articles, but if this is something you just have to do to promote wikipedia, ok. Also, I thought that a bit of biography about, now deceased, Janowitz would be important since his scholarship informed the philosophy and direction of the journal. Please identify which statements are too promotional so I will know which things to change. Generally, just be more specific with your criticism because I really don't see, at this point, how it is controversial at all, or how it demonstrated any bias.

Again- please specify exactly what you think is wrong with my edits, that is, if you are not going to just change them yourself.T.Whetsell (talk) 05:25, 12 May 2011 (UTC)

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Hello T.Whetsell. If you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest. In keeping with Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy, edits where there is a conflict of interest, or where such a conflict might reasonably be inferred, are strongly discouraged. If you have a conflict of interest, you should avoid or exercise great caution when:
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 * First, I'd just like to express my emerging frustration with anonymous users, who do not disclose potential conflicts of interest among themselves, and their willingness to point out potential conflicts of interest among users who do identify themselves.
 * That being said, I'm not sure what the purpose of your post is. Do you mean to state your opposition to the possibility that I might create a page about Shields, or are you attempting to assist me in doing a quality job? --T.Whetsell (talk) 20:24, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
 * I'm unclear about your first paragraph. Are you asserting I have a conflict of interest with something? To the second paragraph, it is not at all uncommon that we have editors who come here at the behest of or on behalf of a person or organization they are closely affiliated with. Conflict of interest is something that such editors should be aware of. My intent was solely to make you are of this issue. I've taken the liberty of refactoring your response into this section, and signing your comment for you. You can sign future comments with --~, and it will add the signature for you. --Hammersoft (talk) 21:02, 18 May 2011 (UTC)

Right, well if you note other comments made in this page, you will see that Crusio has already posted the COI template above. I am aware of the COI policies. Next, it is pretty clear what I meant with my first comment: it is ironic for anonymous users to point out potential COIs among users who choose to voluntarily disclose their identities. No, I did not assert that you have a COI, but that it would be impossible to determine even if you actually did, given that you have not disclosed your identity along with any potential COIs.

Setting aside irony, anonymity, and conflicts of interest, why don't we just work together to make these articles good ones instead of hinting at the use of a voluntary disclosure of identity as a weapon? For example, I need help with the license of the picture on the Armed Forces & Society entry. I am not sure if what I used there is sufficient. Can you help me with that? Also, I am trying to make an entry, which I am working on in my user drafts, here where I have had the same problem.T.Whetsell (talk) 21:41, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Nobody is compelled to reveal their identities here except for members of ArbCom. As to the rest, I was attempting to be helpful. I'm sorry you're interpreting it as hostile. Goodbye. --Hammersoft (talk) 02:24, 19 May 2011 (UTC)

Ok, so does that mean you are not going to help me with the license issue I am having on those two pages? T.Whetsell (talk) 02:27, 19 May 2011 (UTC) Sorry for over-reacting though.T.Whetsell (talk) 03:05, 19 May 2011 (UTC)

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That issue had already been dealt with
I believe that issue had already been dealt with, under the guidelines for the wiki project for academic journals.T.Whetsell (talk) 01:50, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

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Direct quote
The bot is probably just confused that I block quoted the mission statement of the organizationT.Whetsell (talk) 20:27, 26 December 2013 (UTC)

Ways to improve American Academy of Periodontology Foundation
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