User talk:Hunsmire

Now... how about adding to the history of Chateaugay itself! Stepp-Wulf 01:01, 22 December 2006 (UTC).

Bellmont, New York

I did not delete the piece you entered, I copied it to the article's Talk page, here, with the comment that, although it was good material, it needs work to turn it into an encyclopedic entry. An encyclopedia is not just a collection of source materials-- it is edited, to make a coherent, concise account. I would invite you to do that, to help make Wikipedia the best encyclopedia that it can be. Imagine what our articles would look like if we encouraged folk to just copy their favorite essays, speeches, magazine articles, etc. into relevant Wikipedia articles-- I don't think the result would be a lot of fun to read, do you?

As for Wikipedia's reputation, it appears to me that it gets better and better-- the occasional attacks one sees in the press originate mostly from over-credentialled academicians who are worried about their turf. Last I looked, Wikipedia was among the top 10 websites worldwide. Cheers! -- Mwanner | Talk 02:40, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

Unhappiness with Wikipedia

Yes, I had hoped that your knowledge of the area would allow a nice expansion of the articles in question. I am sorry that you have had a bad experience on Wikipedia. Vandalism is a constant problem, and everyone needs to fight it and revert the damage. As far as materials being removed for other reasons, a few hotshots think they have the right to delete material because they know every damned thing in the world. There is also a movement to make Wikipedia more reliable by citing sources. Too bad that some sources are peoples' personal knowledge. Thanks for trying. Stepp-Wulf (talk) 02:56, 30 November 2007 (UTC).