Talk:Tom Walkinshaw

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[edit] Holden cheater award etc

Hi. I think I need to explain at greater length why it is that your recent additions to this page are not suitable for Wikipedia. This does not have anything in particular to do with your views on Tom Walkinshaw, whether they be right or wrong - I don't follow Aussie V8 racing. For the record I'm not a particular fan of Mr Walkinshaw.

The first few times this text was added it was done with no indication of its source and therefore appeared to stand as encyclopedic content in its own right. It therefore did not meet several Wikipedia guidelines - WP:V, WP:NPOV and WP:LIVING being the most obvious (click on the blue links to see what these say). The little that did not immediately fall foul of those guidelines was eventually left and I have started to reference the article, which gave no sources for any of its content, to give a more consistent approach.

You have now specified that the words you are adding are from a motorsports forum. This puts things in a slightly different light, the presumed intention being to quote what others are saying, not to push the information as encyclopedic content in itself. Nonetheless, generally forums are not acceptable sources for Wikipedia. See Wikipedia:Reliable_sources#Bulletin_boards.2C_wikis_and_posts_to_Usenet. I would also question whether someone's post, no matter how amusing or accurate you may find it, is notable enough to be included in an encyclopedia (See WP:NOTABLE).

As you are on a changing IP address I can't reliably contact you to open a discussion. I hope that you will feel able to discuss why you think the material should be included on this talk page.

Cheers. 4u1e 15:01, 13 December 2006 (UTC)