User talk:Gartners

September 2014[edit]

Hello, I'm Evad37. I noticed that you recently removed some content from Perth without explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an accurate edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry; I restored the removed content. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks! Evad37 [talk] 02:26, 2 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Evad37, thanks for your note. I'm green to editing on Wikipedia, so appreciate the helpful advice about the best way to edit. Can you please consider the edit to remove the note regarding Rolf Harris. Given recent events with legal issues, I feel that his name should not be linked to the Perth page - the City of Perth has psychically removed his plaque from St Georges Tce, so it would be a logically edit to remove his name from the Perth Wikipedia page - http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-07-16/rolf-harris-plaque-removed-from-perth-cbd/5600176

Thank you Evad37 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.74.162.6 (talk) 03:47, 4 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Gartners. (note that you should really always login when editing, using the link at the top-right of the screen, so that comments and actions can be attributed to you rather than an IP address, and because Wikipedia has a policy against the misuse of multiple accounts/IP addresses)

First off, thanks for taking an interest in Wikipedia and the improvement to articles. I'll come back to the Rolf Harris issue in a moment, but here are some helpful links that will help get you started with editing:

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Now, regarding Rolf Harris in the Perth article: He is given a brief mention in the "Arts and entertainment" section of the article as a performer/artist from Perth who had international fame, and was given the nickname "The Boy From Bassendean". This was true when it was added in 2009, 2 years ago, 1 year ago, and now. To say otherwise would be historical revisionism. I'll admit that this isn't the whole story – there is of course the allegations, trial, conviction, and sentencing of Harris. However, the great thing about Wikipedia being an online encyclopaedia is that we can, and have, linked the text "Rolf Harris" in the Perth article to our article on Rolf Harris, which has those relevant details. This linking to give the whole (or at least, most of) the story is one critical difference between the Perth Wikipedia article and the sidewalk in Perth. Another major difference is the purpose: Wikipedia includes relevant, factual information for the purpose of building an encyclopedia, while the primary purpose of plaques and displays of artwork were to honour a man (who a lot of people do not think should be honoured). - Evad37 [talk] 07:59, 4 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Just a side note: What Rolf Harris did seems to pale in comparison to what the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse is uncovering. The logical extension of what you you want re Rolf Harris would be the mass removal of mentions of the Scouts, YMCA, Catholic Church, etc from Wikipedia articles – which doesn't seem sensible, does it? - Evad37 [talk] 07:59, 4 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Speedy deletion nomination of File:Moodle 2.7 Application Screenshot.png[edit]

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Talkback[edit]

Hello, Gartners. You have new messages at Stefan2's talk page.
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Stefan2 (talk) 12:52, 12 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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