User talk:Triviajunkie

Triviajunkie 23:37, 18 August 2006 (UTC)==Jim Hawkins== The changes you made to introduce the informal "Jim" was reverted 3 times (by two different editors) prior to your inclusion. As a good wiki-habit, it is wise to review an articles history before making changes to see if such changes are appropriate or not. Per WP:MOS, we are to strive to maintain a formal (and encyclopedic) tone in writing our articles. This is especially pertinent in biographies about living people since it can be considered disrespectful to the subject to assume a first name basis with them. In particular with Jim Hawkins, Wikipedia has a history of interacting with this subject and he has shown his displeasure with the upkeep of his article. This calls us to an even higher standard that we must strive to maintain which doesn't have a place for informal usage in the article. I recommend you join the discussion on the article's talk page and build consensus towards your desire change before making the change again. It maybe considered vandalism. Agne 21:55, 18 August 2006 (UTC)

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Thank you for your comments - it is precisely that I had checked the history quite thoroughly and deduced that it was the subject himself (from his British Broadcasting Committee IP address) who had recently changed his name to the more informal christian name used on the program, that I made the changes to what he apparently wishes - but I take your point and will build consensus to help him with his changes. Triviajunkie 23:37, 18 August 2006 (UTC)


 * There is no evidence to conclusively show that it is Jim Hawkins making the changes. Essentially anyone at the BBC from interns on, could be making the changes. Even so, the subject wished for the article to be deleted. In the best interest of the common good, consenus determined that the article should stay. In the same manner, consenus may not decide to deviate from a formal encyclopedic tone just to suit the subject's wishes. Agne 03:51, 19 August 2006 (UTC)