User talk:Fritzsmith20

Managing a conflict of interest[edit]

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Also, editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 18:30, 29 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

June 2020[edit]

Please do not remove information from articles, as you did to Robert E. Lee Academy. Wikipedia is not censored, and content is not removed on the sole grounds of perceived offensiveness. Please discuss this issue on the article's talk page to reach consensus rather than continuing to remove the disputed material. If the content in question involves images, you also have the option to configure Wikipedia to hide the images that you may find offensive. Thank you. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 19:34, 29 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

My name is Fritz Smith and I have been a part of Lee Academy for years. I believe the racial implications need to be removed from the Wikipedia page because they are not a valid representation of what the school has stood for for well over 30 years.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Fritzsmith20 (talk • contribs) 19:56, June 29, 2020 (UTC)

We do not rewrite history.Jacona (talk) 20:03, 29 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

While you say the "racist implications" are not a valid representation of the school....yet it is still virtually all-white. It is named for a man who was a traitor to the U.S. because he wanted to retain his right to keep African-Americans in his "plantations" (a better name would be "forced labor camps") in which he tortured prisoners. An example from the wikipedia page: "not satisfied with simply lacerating our naked flesh, Gen. Lee then ordered the overseer to thoroughly wash our backs with brine, which was done." The school claims to be "Christian", and yet it stands as a monument to a man who tortured prisoners and betrayed his country. When we ask "what would Jesus do?" would any of us imagine the answer would be "enslave people, torture them, split up husbands and wives and families"? But, just in case you buy in to the story of the noble, troubled man on his great white steed, the school is still almost 100% white. So Fritz, if you want the racial implications to leave the Wikipedia page, why not try to end the outright racism being practiced by your school, starting with the name and the segregated student body, instead of trying to make it up. Jacona (talk) 00:57, 30 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@HickoryOughtShirt?4: We are new to editing on Wikipedia and based on what I can find, you actually perform alot of edits to ensure the quality of Wikipedia. While my original edits appear to not be within Wikipedia standards, we are simply trying to give the world correct and up to date information. Since my original edits, 2 other people have removed everything I think and posted additional slurs against the school. I looked at the profiles of those 2 users and it appears they are targeting private schools. Anyway I can simply get some advice on how to add information to the school page without causing further problems. 2 of the cites showing how "racial" the school is do not even have information regarding the school in them. I just feel it is an injustice for a school to be judged so unfairly when they other editors have never visited the school or community. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fritzsmith20 (talk • contribs) 16:44, June 30, 2020 (UTC)

Welcome![edit]

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June 2020[edit]

Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to vandalize Wikipedia, as you did at Robert E. Lee Academy, you may be blocked from editing. — BillHPike (talk, contribs) 21:14, 29 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. You appear to be repeatedly reverting or undoing other editors' contributions at Robert E. Lee Academy. 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.

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I am not sure why my recent edits were removed? I did not remove any information that was previously on the page. I only added current information. Fritz Smith

Most importantly, they were a copyright violation. Jacona (talk) 21:27, 29 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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16:04, 30 June 2020 (UTC)

Continuing whitewashing / pov editing[edit]

Your behavior is not acceptable or welcome. I strongly suggest you re-read the COI notice and linked information that was left on this page in June; otherwise, you are likely to be blocked if you continue in this way. You should also read WP:CANVASS. --JBL (talk) 20:29, 11 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

User_talk:JayBeeEll, my apologies. I thought that information on Wikipedia needed to be cited and could not be someone's personal opinion. Who's opinion is that and how can it be verified if we do not have a cite? Should I have put a note on the talk page asking if other editors had the proper cite and waited a few days before removing it? Also, why was the information about the number of schools the association represents removed? I am a new editor and do not understand all the intricacies of Wikipedia but and trying to bring a NPOV to the article. I am certainly not trying to cause trouble. There is always 3 sides to every story. I am simply trying to make sure the information on Wikipedia is true and accurate. Fritzsmith20 (talk) 21:58, 11 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I added some additional cites to the SCISA page. Have a read. As far as your discussion above, the cite is on the page, but it's behind a paywall, which I also don't have access to. That doesn't mean it doesn't have a cite. In any case, I found the same information and added to the page, thought you might want to give it a look. here is another source you might find interesting.Jacona (talk) 23:18, 11 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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