User:DGAAustin
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Hello,
I am DGAAustin.
I am Duane G. Albrecht and I live in Austin Texas.
I am a professor emeritus at The University of Texas at Austin.
I was born, raised, and educated in Berkeley, California. I spent my first 30 years in Berkeley and my next 40 years in Austin, Texas. My Ph.D. was obtained at The University of California at Berkeley.
I have contributed one and only one thing to Wikipedia: The Southgate-Lewis House entry.
I have tried to communicate all that I know about the Southgate-Lewis House – as accurately as possible. (I actually have a few more things to say.) I am the professor that found the condemned house that was scheduled for demolition, organized the historic preservation, lived there for some long time, and presented the Southgate-Lewis house (as a gift – free and clear) to the W.H. Passon Historical Society. All of these facts are well documented.
I read the Wikipedia entry for the Southgate-Lewis house in May. Given my age, I felt obligated to put on the record what I know about the Southgate-Lewis House. (The last few days have made me question the wisdom of this “feeling.”)
I hope that all interested parties will refer to the entry in May, prior to my contribution.
I have no financial ties with the house. I went to one or two W.H. Passon Historical Society meetings in the 1980s. I have not been to a single meeting since then. I certainly knew Ada Simond, when I was restoring the house and living in the house.
I presume it is perfectly clear that the house is no longer mine. Further there is absolutely no way the house could ever be mine again.
I am obviously not qualified to prepare a Wikipedia entry. The User:Qwirkle, who is apparently an expert Wikipedia Editor, (as well as an expert in the matters related to this topic) has removed about half of what I wrote. I trust that User:Qwirkle is confident that everything she or he has done has improved the quality and the accuracy of this entry for the Southgate-Lewis house. Posterity depends upon User:Qwirkle’s competence.
I am disturbed that User:Qwirkle has questioned the factual accuracy of what I think I know about The Southgate-Lewis House. User:Qwirkle may well be correct. I certainly do not feel competent enough within the framework of Wikipedia to engage in an academic discourse with a professional editor such as User:Qwirkle. If we could discuss the issues, I may well agree with User:Qwirkle. On the other hand, I might be able to convince User:Qwirkle that what I have described is factually accurate. For now I will simply defer to what I presume is a knowledgeable and competent Editor.
I presume it is obvious that I could present what I think would be a cogent argument for each of the topics that User:Qwirkle has deleted.
One of the banners at the top of the Southgate-Lewis House entry reads as follows:
“This article contains wording that promotes the subject in a subjective manner without imparting real information.”
It is undoubtedly true that I am talking about “the subject in a subjective manner.” However, I earnestly felt as though I was imparting “real information.” I most definitely do not feel as though I am trying to “promote” something.
I suppose one could call me an “Historic Preservationist” and in that sense I most certainly do want to promote the “Preservation” of this City, State, and National historic landmark. I want to promote the Preservation of all such historic landmarks. It seemed to me that describing all that I knew about the Southgate-Lewis House would help preserve the Southgate-Lewis House.
And, of course, as one might well presume, I have a dear fondness for this particular historic house, given my history with the house – several decades ago (circa 1980). I truly hope the house will be preserved.
Once again: The house is no longer mine. Further there is absolutely no way the house could ever be mine again.
One of the other banners at the top of the Southgate-Lewis House entry reads as follows:
“This article's tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia.”
I will simply accept this to be true. I ever so hope that someone can “fix” this problem. I doubt that I have the appropriate skills for this task.
One of the other banners at the top of the Southgate-Lewis House entry reads as follows:
“A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject.”
I have declared my connection to the Southgate-Lewis House. Again, it is not my house and it will never be my house again. I have had no connection to the house for decades. I hope that it will be preserved for posterity.
The fourth banner at the top of the Southgate-Lewis entry reads as follows:
“This article's factual accuracy is disputed."
I truly believe that all I have said is factually accurate. I think we would simply have to discuss each item individually. I really do not know how to address this matter. Again: I truly believe that all I have said is factually accurate.
If a knowledgeable Editor would like to provide me with well informed advice on how to proceed, I would be a grateful recipient.
{Multiple issues}} with 4 maintenance template(s): Peacock, Accuracy,
Tone,
It is my sincere hope that, with the assistance of knowledgeable Wikipedia Editors, we can resolve the problems described in the “4 maintenance templates” so that this Wikipedia article will live up to the high standards of Wikipedia. It is my earnest hope that this entry concerning the Southgate-Lewis House will soon be excellent – a paragon of excellence.
DGAAustin
DGAAustin (talk) 21:16, 3 July 2021 (UTC)
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