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Dave Ramsey Article

On the subject of the Jack Russel link, I rewrote the entire Dave Ramsey article about a month ago after a very long revert war between an anonymous user claiming that anyone removing his slanderous comments about Dave Ramsey was a Dave Ramsey lover and should be banned from Wikipedia for doing so. It took an enormous effort on my part to bring in enough editors and finally admins to agree to the nature of the comments he was using. One legitimate concern through this however was that the article not be "pro-Dave Ramsey," only written in an encyclopediac fashion, and some believed (as seems to be fashion amongst wikipedia unfortunately) that any valid criticism should find its way into the page. My arguement was that unless you included blogs or Amazon.com reviews (which we agreed were not valid) there really wasn't any criticism besides what was documented through his books. Then I found a number of Realty websites pressing basically the same Jack Russel view, but I felt they were not legitimate because they included a link to a "the only way to get rich!" type of deal. Then I found the Jack Russel page, and as far as I could tell, it was simply a legitimate self published author with a section of his page reviewing other peoples "get out of debt" programs. I didn't see anything on the page pushing anything in particular, so I includeded it. Unfortunately, by removing that link you've invalided the point, and it is a valid one. It is the authors point of view of course, has nothing to do with pushing anything, just his opinion on Dave Ramsey. Which he admits he doesn't have a huge knowledge of anyway, but it is one of the few legitimate criticisms of him that you can find out there. I guess my point is, if you want to do anything with this, I highly recommend opening a dialog on the talk page about removing the point if you feel it represents a minority point of view. Under Biography of Living Persons guidelines, the point would have to be removed. But by putting it on the talk page, you'd give people a chance to find enough evidence to support it one way or the other. My own personal feeling is that there are a lot of cocky real estate agents out there who think this is the case. I think they're wrong, I agree more with Ramsey. But I feel the point is valid, and I'd like to see some discussion on whether it belongs, simply for protocol sake. (because after that huge revert war, you get tired of having to defend yourself, feeling like no one else out there is supporting you) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Arkcana (talk • contribs) 07:54, 27 December 2006 (UTC).

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Please do not remove warnings because they are there to keep track of users' records and can help improve the user's editing skills. I have reverted the warning. Eiyuu Kou 15:46, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

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PS Take a look at the detailed exchange I had with another editor at Talk:Anthony Minnuto. It was about this article's notability issues and how to quickly fix them.--A. B. ^(talk) 20:40, 1 April 2007 (UTC)

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Invitation to the Wikipedia Selangor Meetup 1

The 3rd Wikipedia Malaysia Meetup had now arrived on Selangor! Pack your bags and your laptop, and meet some fellow Malaysia Wikipedians in the meetup!

• Date: Sunday, 11 December 2016
• Time: 12:00 - 2:00 pm
• Venue: Sudo Brew, 7 Jalan SS 22/11, Damansara Jaya, Petaling Jaya, Selangor (3°7′54.1″N 101°37′16.4″E)
• Medium of communication:
  • English language - for the general overall meetup
  • Malay language - for a special session to discuss ms.wiki.x.io (subject to enough number of participants)

This meetup was initiated by Chongkian and the invitation was written and sent by NgYShung. For more information, see the meetup page. If there is any enquires, feel free to discuss at the talk page or at the Facebook event page. (Delivered: 07:27, 24 November 2016 (UTC))

Invitation to the Wikipedia Selangor Meetup 2

The 4th Wikipedia Malaysia Meetup will be held for the second time on Selangor, and you are invited!

• Date: Saturday, 25 February 2017
• Time: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm (Malaysia Standard Time, UTC+8:00)
• Venue: Menara Sunway (check page for venue/room update), Bandar Sunway, Petaling Jaya, Selangor (3°4′8.4″N 101°36′36.6″E)
• Medium of communication:
  • English language - for the general overall meetup
  • Malay language - for Malay Wikipedia section (subject to request)

→ To collaborate between Wikipedia Malaysia User Group and Sunway Group, a large corporation in Malaysia.
→ To create Wikipedia (and other Wikimedia projects)'s articles and edit/improve articles on the spot.

This meetup was initiated by Chongkian and the invitation was written and sent by NgYShung. For more information and updates, see the meetup page. If there is any enquires, feel free to discuss at the talk page. If you wish to opt-out of any future Malaysia meetup invitation, please add your name here. (Delivered: 11:46, 22 February 2017 (UTC))

Invitation to the Wikipedia Johor Meetup 2

The 5th Wikipedia Malaysia Meetup will be held for the second time in Johor. Since it is at holiday, check it out if you have time!

• Date: Saturday, 18 March 2017
• Time: 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. (Malaysia Standard Time, UTC+8:00)
• Venue: Al-Haji Grand Restaurant, Jalan Austin Heights 8/2, Taman Mount Austin, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia (1°33′43.2″N 103°46′34.6″E)
• Medium of communication:
  • English language - for the general overall meetup
  • Malay language - for Malay Wikipedia section (subject to request)

This meetup was initiated by Chongkian and the invitation was written and sent by NgYShung. For more information and updates, see the meetup page. If there is any enquirers, feel free to discuss at the talk page. If you wish to opt-out of any future Malaysia meetup invitation, please add your name here. (Delivered: 03:54, 17 March 2017 (UTC))

Invitation to the Wikipedia Kuala Lumpur Meetup 2

The 5th Wikipedia Malaysia Meetup will be held for the second time on Kuala Lumpur!

• Date: Saturday, 22 April 2017
• Time: 6:00 - 8:00pm (Malaysia Standard Time, UTC+8:00)
• Venue: FEEKA Coffee Roasters, Jalan Mesui, Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur (3.1487°N 101.7084°E / 3.1487; 101.7084)
• Medium of communication:
  • English language - for the general overall meetup
  • Malay language - for Malay Wikipedia section (subject to request)

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→ To talk about the past Wikimedia Conference 2017 in Germany, Creative Commons, Malay Wikipedia and the upcoming Wikipedia East, Southeast Asia & Pacific Conference 2018 in Indonesia.
→ Forming a Wikipedia Malaysia User Group, coordinating East Malaysia-related affairs and training newcomer Wikipedia editors.
→ And a lot more!

This meetup was initiated by Chongkian and the invitation was written and sent by QianCheng. For more information and updates, see the meetup page. If there is any enquires, feel free to discuss at the talk page. If you wish to opt-out of any future Malaysia meetup invitation, please remove your name here. (Delivered: 06:01, 14 April 2017 (UTC))