User talk:Mrdesoyza

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Help with revisions being made to Tamil Tigress[edit]

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There seems to be some kind of agenda going on by user Gettingthere with respect to Tamil Tigress by Niromi de Soyza. He (I assume it's Arun Ambalavanar, or at least an acquaintance/fan/lackey of his) is constantly citing minute, irrelevant details in the memoir to try and discredit the author. Anyone who has read the book, and read the detail of what is recounted, would have little doubt that the account is real. There are even pictures in the book of her best friend whom she ran away with, and (spoiler alert) was subsequently shot and killed; try telling her family (who are still very much alive) that this is a fake memoir!

Assuming it is Arun Ambalavanar, he's also citing as ‘proof’ articles which in turn cite Arun Ambalavanar himself.

Arun Ambalavanar also states in an article of his own "The author could well release her real identity, so her association with LTTE can be checked." Similarly, Michael Roberts (the other journalist cited by Gettingthere) states "There is no earthly reason why she cannot reveal her identity." See a theme emerging? I'd like to think this was so they could send fan mail. Sadly, I suspect it is much more sinister than that.

Allen and Unwin (the publishers) know of de Soyza's background, and there is no dispute regarding its authenticity.

Other than constantly monitoring and reverting the Wiki page (and I am not even a novice at this), what is the best course of action to take? Mrdesoyza (talk) 12:27, 25 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

This is a comment from an uninvolved person - nothing at all to do with your question;

Best advice? Just...forget it. We have 6,835,067 that need fixing. So, if one is 'wrong', so what? Chzz ► 03:00, 26 September 2011 (UTC) [reply]

This would seem to be a matter that you could take up at Wikipedia:Dispute resolution noticeboard in addition to keeping the page on your watchlist. Shearonink (talk) 03:53, 26 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Re. [1] - that's a very sensible, mature decision. Nice one.

(I was about to respond to the new 'helpme)

You can always get sympathetic help in the live help channel.

But, yes, my advice as above would've stood; often, it's best to just step away; that takes much more effort than responding. Thanks for removing that request, sincerely, Chzz ► 20:50, 18 October 2011 (UTC) (feel free to just remove this message, of course)[reply]

Yes, the other editor has a lot more (negative) energy to spend on the exercise than I. They've probably embarrassed themselves enough already. Many thanks for taking the time to respond anyway.