User talk:Scalga/Archive 1

Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but your recent edit removed content from State Defense Forces. When removing text, please specify a reason in the edit summary and discuss edits that are likely to be controversial on the article's talk page. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the text has been restored, as you can see from the page history. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia, and if you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. Newguy34 (talk) 15:48, 20 January 2009 (UTC)

January 2009

Re: reverting my edits at State Defense Forces, please do not do so again when they are properly sourced. It does not matter to Wiki whether the DoD or Captain Kangaroo is involved with something. Wiki is about reliable sources, not necessarily truth. The personal opinion you expressed re: SGAUS violates Wiki's NPOV rule. Thank you. Newguy34 (talk) 15:18, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

I am sorry that you fail to understand what a state defense force is. Under 32 USC 109, Congress created these military units so that we would have a reserve force in case National Guards were federalized and deployed overseas. Colorado disbanded its SDF and today there is an illegal group that claims to be an SDF. Just because Hillbilly Bob and his buddies claim to be an SDF, or a Marine unit, or an Army unit, does not make them so. This is Colorado website for the TAG: http://www.dmva.state.co.us/ . Show me where the SDF is. Nowhere, because it does not exist. If you continue to use the SGAUS as a source, where even it states that it is a "provisional" SDF, I will continue to re-edit. I am sorry you fail to comprehend that "provisional" in this case means illegal. Todd Gallagher (talk) 19:38, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

It doesn't matter what you think. It doesn't matter what I think. Wiki is about what reliable sources think. It is an encyclopedia, remember, not your personal opinion? I will caution you on two matters: 1) Wiki's rules on civility and 2) not engaging in edit warring over properly cited edits from reliable sources, both of which are subject to blocking. Newguy34 (talk) 19:44, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

The SGAUS website lists Texas, California, Tennesee, etc. as SDF's. Does that make their website any less of a reliable source related to Colorado? No. Let's go to dispute resolution if you want to be dense about this. Remember, your opinion or the DoD's views on this are not what Wiki is about. SGAUS qualifies as a reliable source and the information should be included in the article. And, you might want to lighten up on the personal attacks or you will probably find yourself blocked again. Newguy34 (talk) 19:55, 21 January 2009 (UTC)