User talk:Richard McManus

August 2017

Welcome to Wikipedia. We welcome and appreciate your contributions, including your edits to The Path to 9/11, but we cannot accept original research. Original research refers to material—such as facts, allegations, ideas, and personal experiences—for which no reliable, published sources exist; it also encompasses combining published sources in a way to imply something that none of them explicitly say. Please be prepared to cite a reliable source for all of your contributions. Thank you. --Hunterm267^Talk 16:20, 9 August 2017 (UTC)

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The Arbitration Committee has authorised discretionary sanctions to be used for pages regarding the September 11 attacks, a topic which you have edited. The Committee's decision is here.

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How Wikipedia works

• "Truth" is not the only criteria for inclusion, verifiability is also required.
• We do not publish original thought nor original research. We're not a blog, we're not here to promote any ideology.
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• Reliable sources typically include: articles from mainstream magazines or newspapers (particularly scholarly journals), or books by recognized authors (basically, books by respected publishers). Online versions of these are usually accepted, provided they're held to the same standards. User generated sources (like Wikipedia) are to be avoided. Self-published sources should be avoided except for information by and about the subject that is not self-serving (for example, citing a company's website to establish something like year of establishment).
• Articles are to be written from a neutral point of view. Wikipedia is not concerned with facts or opinions, it just summarizes reliable sources. Real scholarship actually does not say what understanding of the world is "true," but only with what there is evidence for. In the case of science, this evidence must ultimately start with physical evidence. In the case of religion, this means only reporting what has been written and not taking any stance on doctrine.
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Wikipedia presents the reality-based consensus on the 9/11 attacks (what you mislabel as the "government version") as fact. We do not tolerate conspiracy theorism much to begin with but 9/11 conspiracy theories are especially unwelcome. You're free to edit other parts of the site but leave 9/11 related articles alone. Ian.thomson (talk) 17:14, 9 August 2017 (UTC)

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Thank you. --SineBot (talk) 18:19, 9 August 2017 (UTC)

Richard McManus, you are invited to the Teahouse!

Hi Richard McManus! Thanks for contributing to Wikipedia. Be our guest at the Teahouse! The Teahouse is a friendly space where new editors can ask questions about contributing to Wikipedia and get help from experienced editors like I JethroBT (talk). Visit the Teahouse We hope to see you there! Delivered by HostBot on behalf of the Teahouse hosts 20:04, 9 August 2017 (UTC)

Blocked

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing because it appears that you are not here to build an encyclopedia. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may request an unblock by first reading the guide to appealing blocks, then adding the following text to the bottom of your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.  Ian.thomson (talk) 22:58, 9 August 2017 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not a place for you to draw people into pissing contests you clearly want to start, nor is it a place for you to promote your paper on. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia based on professionally-published mainstream sources. Ian.thomson (talk) 22:58, 9 August 2017 (UTC)

Well, I am not arguing. I simply stated me and architects and engineers want a new Congressional investigation of 9/11 because there is irrefutable scientific evidence that the World Trade Center buildings did not collapse on 9/11 due to fire that used fuel from hydrocarbon materials for example, office furnishings. I also offered readers of Wikipedia to read my 100 paged research paper listing this scientific evidence and evidence what when it is presented in a court (like eye witness statements under oath or documents) adds up to probable cause that a crime was covered up by the 9/11 Commission and the main stream media.

Richard McManusRichard McManus (talk) 23:25, 9 August 2017 (UTC)

This blocked user is asking that their block be reviewed on the Unblock Ticket Request System:

Richard McManus (block log • active blocks • global blocks • autoblocks • contribs • deleted contribs • abuse filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

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UTRS appeal #18952 was submitted on Aug 10, 2017 00:19:11. This review is now closed.

--UTRSBot (talk) 00:19, 10 August 2017 (UTC)

Normally, your UTRS appeal would be rejected on the grounds that you could have appealed here. It was oddly prescient given that you continued on this page the same behavior that got you blocked to begin with. Ian.thomson (talk) 00:34, 10 August 2017 (UTC)