User talk:Icarus4

Welcome![edit]

Hello, Icarus4, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few links to pages you might find helpful:

Please remember to sign your messages on talk pages by typing four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place {{help me}} before the question. Again, welcome! Drmies (talk) 21:44, 22 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Word to the wise from a longtime Wikipedia editor (and former English composition teacher): shorter is often better. You'll have seen that many editors don't respond positively to so much (too much) text. Happy editing, Drmies (talk) 21:48, 22 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Drmies. Happy editing to you also. Icarus4 (talk) 00:31, 23 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Assassination of John F. Kennedy[edit]

I have closed the neutron activation section on the talkpage, as it has not produced a consensus in favor of your proposals and appear to serve chiefly as a forum for your views on the matter. Furthermore, it is devolving into another discussion in which you make accusations against other editors after encountering opposition to your very lengthy presentations. This can quickly become disruptive to the normal activity of the talkpage. Please confine your use of talkpages to concise discussions of content, and please do not mistake opposition to your suggestions as personal attacks or criticisms.

Another note: user space is not an appropriate place to post your views on material unrelated to your activities on Wikipedia. Your userpage is at the moment being used to host excessive unrelated material. Please remember that userspace isn't a free soapbox for your views. I'd gently suggest that you use the space is it is meant to be used, as a place to post, if you wish, a short description of your interests as they relate to your editing on Wikipedia, and not as a soapbox. Acroterion (talk) 12:45, 2 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Acroterion, thank you for the explanation. Why do you think I previously used my userpage as a soapbox? From what I read in the definition of soapbox and userpage guidelines relating soapboxing, it means to promote a POV, particularly concerning current affairs and politics. Originally I aimed to be a neutral as possible in my text, only citing the sources. I changed my userpage now after I read that some personal/autobiographic content is allowed, although I find that confusing when considering the paragraph What may I have in my user pages? where is said, "There is no fixed use for user pages [...], notes related to your Wikipedia work and activities, Drafts, Useful links, essays and perspectives, personal philosophy". Please help me see the problem. I hope my userpage is now aligned to the guidelines. Icarus4 (talk) 21:38, 2 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

In general, userspace isn't an appropriate place to host dissertations or exposés on subjects of interest to the user, but not really suitable for the encyclopedia. Examples might include political manifestos, extensive analysis or alternate forks of subjects covered in Wikipedia articles that reflect a personal POV on the subject, reviews, documentation of personal projects, that sort of thing. Your userpage looked like an example of the second sort. It's better now, but please be aware that userspace isn't meant to be an alternate host for speculative essays or for material not eligible for inclusion in the encyclopedia. Acroterion (talk) 16:41, 3 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Re: this edit [1]. Don't do that. You appear to have had second thoughts about it and retracted the personal attack, which is commendable, so it's best ignored. Acroterion (talk) 19:53, 26 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Atomic Energy Commission investigation of John F. Kennedy assassination evidence for deletion[edit]

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Atomic Energy Commission investigation of John F. Kennedy assassination evidence is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Atomic Energy Commission investigation of John F. Kennedy assassination evidence until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. VQuakr (talk) 04:44, 28 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]