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[[User:Sam Spade|Sam Spade Wants you to vote!]] 11:17, 18 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Munich Massacre
Hi ThinkPink, and welcome to Wikipedia.

It's probably best not to keep on removing referenced material from the Munich article. It's an issue that a lot of people feel strongly about, and the version you see on the page evolved after much discussion and compromise, so if you keep on reverting, you're likely to spark a request for page protection. If a piece of information is referenced to a reputable publisher or news organization, and if it is relevant to the subject, then it should be allowed to stay, because in removing it, you could be accused of censorship, or of expressing your POV by trying to delete other people's work. If you find something you feel is worded badly, the best thing to do is to reword it rather than deleting it. But again be careful with this, because if it's (a) referenced, (b) relevant and (c) faithfully reflects the reference (the source), then it shouldn't be re-worded. In a case like that, if you still think the overall balance is POV, you should look for another source of your own and insert that information to provide a balance. The exception to all of the above is if someone inserts something that is downright offensive, then you can remove it even if it's well referenced, but the chances are, if it is referenced to a reputable publisher, it's likely to be the kind of information that Wikipedia allows.

Providing good references is one of the keys to being a good editor, in my view, because good references prevent a lot of disputes. You might want to take a look at Verifiability and Cite sources.

Anyway, I hope this has been of some help. As I say, welcome to Wikipedia. Good user name, by the way. Slim 18:36, Dec 19, 2004 (UTC)