User talk:Thelostthing

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Re: Shaun Tan
Hi, thanks for your message. The key point is not only Wikipedia's autobiography policy. You may claim that you just made a joke and are actually not the subject of this article. Or, as you noted, you may ask your friend or use IP address to edit it and easily avoid the autobiography difficulty. But your edit on Shaun Tan also potentially violated Wikipedia's verifiability policy and no-original-research policy. If you think that certain information is incorrect, especially when it has citations, you are highly suggested replacing it with reliable source, not just simply removing it. I agree that the quality of many Wikipedia's articles is low. That's why we are trying to improve it and take Wikipedia's policies seriously. And thanks for your understanding that the photos cannot be removed just because of the subject's own preference. Thank you. Best wishes. --Neo-Jay (talk) 18:36, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

Hi, Thelostthing, if you are the subject of the article Shaun Tan, please understand that the purpose of these Wikipedia's policies is just to guarantee the correctness of information. Otherwise everyone can claim that he is the subject of this article and edit it arbitrarily. I am sorry that these policies may also cause some information lag. But they are generally good for you. By the way, please don't forget to sign your name after you leave a message. Adding "~" will automatically create a signature for you. Thank you. --Neo-Jay (talk) 06:06, 13 April 2008 (UTC)