User talk:Tochariana

Don Schrader and BLP
A "BLP concern" refers to concerns under Wikipedia's biographies of living persons policy, usually shortened to BLP. This policy dictates that, when writing an article on a living person, we must be especially careful to ensure that it is balanced and accurate, and that all information in the article is verified from reliable sources. You can recreate the article, but it will end up being deleted again unless it cites reliable, third-party published sources, which meet our guidelines on sources, to verify all the information about Mr. Schrader. You may also wish to check our inclusion standards for biographical articles. I know it's irritating when your work gets deleted, but we have to be very careful about our coverage of living people, for reasons that should be obvious. Read up on the relevant policies, therefore, before you recreate the article. WaltonOne 13:46, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
 * As to a "higher power", you can take it to deletion review to challenge my decision, but it is extremely unlikely that the deletion will be overturned unless you can cite appropriate published sources. WaltonOne 13:48, 18 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia is not, in fact, a "democratic, libertarian entity" in itself (except in the fact that it isn't censored by government). Please see What Wikipedia is not, which includes Wikipedia is not a democracy. Wikipedia is, first and foremost, an encyclopedia, and we only accept articles which have clear evidence of encyclopedic relevance. All articles must meet our notability guidelines, and articles on living people must always meet our guidelines for reliable sources. Like I said, take the article to deletion review if you want to - you are entitled to do that - but it is unlikely my deletion will be overturned. WaltonOne 14:01, 18 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Fair enough. As it happens, though, I had nothing to do with the creation or editing of the Don Schrader article. I just needed it one day and it was no longer there. Like I said on the delete discussion page, I will try to go to University of New Mexico library sometime soon and recreate the article with the requisite sourcing. Thanks for your feedback. I truly appreciate the effort you guys put into making this such a useful resource. Tochariana 15:27, 18 August 2007 (UTC)