User talk:Vancity2016

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Regarding the information you are attempting to remove, it was published in an independent reliable source. If it had been derived in an inappropriate manner, that would be one thing, but it was published openly and I presume with his permission as he was interviewed. I would suggest you discuss your concerns on the article talk page. 331dot (talk) 14:11, 13 December 2016 (UTC)

I am Lewis' father and while he did give that interview at no point did we agree to have the school and our address printed in the paper. I now formally withdraw any permissions implied or otherwise. It did not really matter before because he did not have a Wikipedia page then. But now he has this and you are providing information on his whereabouts daily movement and thereby putting him at risk as he goes to school on his own. He could now easily be approached by a stranger. Please bear in mind that he is still only a child and from a child protection point of view I am extremely concerned that this information is being continually input. I will be approaching the Evening News to have the article edited to an appropriate form.
 * Please see below for a link to a page where you can email volunteers to confirm your identity and explain your concerns; though as I indicate, if the information is publicly available, I'm not sure what can be done. If he is an actor, this sort of thing is going to happen. 331dot (talk) 19:31, 13 December 2016 (UTC)

I see that the information has reappeared and I am very disappointed in your system that you are persisting with this. You are putting this child at risk but you appear unconcerned. You could at least take out our address. I note the comments on Edit warring and will work within these.
 * Certainly things like a mailing address, phone numbers, personal email, etc. should not be in the page which is per our policies on biographies, but I don't see any such information in the page as of right now. As far as I know, general information that is in published, public reliable sources is fair game for inclusion in a Wikipedia article. You can't put the genie back in the bottle once the information is out there; it's the price of being a public figure like an actor or politician.
 * That said, I get what you are saying as far as the school is concerned so I removed the school's name- however, I can't guarantee it will stay that way since the information is out there. I do encourage you to email the address listed on this page if you have further concerns; the volunteers there likely will know more. 331dot (talk) 21:15, 13 December 2016 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry that I gave the impression I am not concerned; I take these matters seriously. There are, however, certain responsibilities and circumstances that come with certain careers like acting, and Wikipedia can only do so much about those sorts of things. Someone posting his personal phone number would be chastised by the community and the number removed; general information published by reliable sources is different, however.  I wish you nothing but the best; and I encourage you to use the talk page of the article to express further concerns(click "Talk" when viewing the article, then edit) while or after you send an email.  331dot (talk) 21:19, 13 December 2016 (UTC)

December 2016
Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. You appear to be repeatedly reverting or undoing other editors' contributions at Lewis MacDougall. Although this may seem necessary to protect your preferred version of a page, on Wikipedia this is known as "edit warring" and is usually seen as obstructing the normal editing process, as it often creates animosity between editors. Instead of reverting, please discuss the situation with the editor(s) involved and try to reach a consensus on the talk page.

If editors continue to revert to their preferred version they are likely to lose editing privileges. This isn't done to punish an editor, but to prevent the disruption caused by edit warring. In particular, editors should be aware of the three-revert rule, which says that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Edit warring on Wikipedia is not acceptable in any amount, and violating the three-revert rule is very likely to lead to a loss of editing privileges. Thank you. 331dot (talk) 18:05, 13 December 2016 (UTC)

I'm not sure how it threatens Lewis to post where he goes to school; however, you may wish to visit this page for contact information to contact volunteers who can confirm your identity and discuss the issue with you. Or, I urge you to post on the article talk page; click "Talk" when viewing the page. 331dot (talk) 19:24, 13 December 2016 (UTC)