User talk:74.143.86.18

November 2009[edit]

Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to make constructive contributions to Wikipedia, at least one of your recent edits, such as the one you made to Carl Sagan, did not appear to be constructive and has been reverted. Please use the sandbox for any test edits you would like to make, and read the welcome page to learn more about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. Thank you. Viriditas (talk) 09:08, 10 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for your introduction. I appreciate that as I am new to contributing to Wikipedia. The entry I made to the Carl Sagan article is intended to be constructive. It is a previously unshared viewpoint, you see I was there, I worked at Apple on that project and was privy to the true motivation of certain key people. Due to the litigation I have not had the opportunity to share that viewpoint. Remove it if you must. 74.143.86.18 (talk) 12:06, 10 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. Eyewitness testimony holds zero weight here. If you are the only source on this subject, then I'm afraid the secret will end with you unless you publish your ideas in a reliable source before you and I shuffle off this mortal coil. Viriditas (talk) 12:46, 10 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Tired cliche. I have more to say, but I will reserve my words. Good Day, sir. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.145.64.64 (talk) 12:59, 10 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Do tell! You have a willing and captive audience that lends you an ear. Take two... Viriditas (talk) 13:01, 10 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Well played. I have concluded that this will remain our little secret. I would ask that you that you change the "Apple Engineers" to "Apple Management". These two terms are not synonymous, neither are cited in the present edition yet it is management who conducted the litigation which is cited. Also, I do resent the "vandalism" tag. Anonymity was required (see above: litigation) and wikipedia's own vandalism page notes: "Any good-faith effort to improve the encyclopedia, even if misguided or ill-considered, is not vandalism." I stand by this representation. You seem like a good sort. Under different circumstances we should talk. --74.143.86.18 (talk) 01:56, 11 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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