Talk:Benson, Vermont
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[edit] citations?
With a quick bit of research I could find no reference to these men, either as individuals or as people notable for these reasons. Please include citations if you'd like to put them back in the Benson article. Thanks. Jessamyn (talk) 09:54, 2 May 2006 (UTC)
- John Trutor, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army; inventor of the Flitch-Arie and the Fork-O.
- Kenyon King, notorious Swordsmith.
Jessamyn: I don't mean to be impolite but you obviously are not from Benson and you haven't done your homework. To eliminate these people and the hundred more we intend on adding to Notables will likely further demonstrate my two points above. For example, please view the newly erected Veterans of War monument in front of the Town Offices to find the already mentioned Notables. More to follow. Babybazzer
Dear Jessamyn: I have to side with Babybazzer. You are clearly not a Bensonite. If you were a member of the community you would know these figures in the same way a native of Massachusetts would know the Kennedys. Sincerely, Bensonite
- I don't mean to be impolite either. Is there some sort of reference either in print or online that indicates who these men are? I am sure you have the best of intentions, but information need to be in some way verifiable so that we can separate solid information from vandalism and jokes. If you want to take a photo of the monument, please do so. Jessamyn (talk) 20:01, 5 May 2006 (UTC)
We? Who is we? You are certainly not we. Quit taking yourself so seriously with your pretenses of Jimbo Wales above-the-fray objectivity. Who says we "need" to do anything; this is wiki-fucking-pedia not the Talmud. Sincerely, Bensonite
- Citing sources is official policy. You're welcome to add information without citation, but it may be challenged and/or removed. It's got nothing to do with me one way or the other, I've just been helping maintain most of the Vermont town pages; trying to make sure that information is sourced and cited is one of the things I do. Jessamyn (talk) 03:26, 6 May 2006 (UTC)
Jessamyn, you are doing nothing to maintain this site. Your Buchenwald-style objectivity is a menace. Wikipedia sucks because of people like you. Wikipedia is purported to be a democratic institution. The self-appointed Guardian Class which has come to rule this website has turned it into a Junior Varsity Encyclopedia Britannica. Sincerely, Bensonite
[edit] Notable People
Hi guys - I've reverted a couple of edits, and it's time for me chime in. I added the sections on "notable residents" for all of the VT towns, and it's been really interesting to find out that a cartoonist or a musician comes from my town, not to mention listing all of the interesting people that have passed through Burlington. I'm glad that you want to add more people from Benson, but until you have sources, or explanation, your contributions will keep being deleted, so come on! Add someone interesting - better yet, add someone real :-) H0n0r 21:08, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
You are typical out-of-stater, a Redfield Proctor or a Richard Snelling, who comes to the Green Mountain State and tries to enforce his cosmopolitan will, his sense of fairness and objectivity upon the communities of Vermont. Every real Vermonter detests the arrogance of people like you. You do not own Vermont and you do not own Wikipedia. I am going to keep putting these people back in as long as you keep taking them out. Sincerely, Bensonite.
[edit] Vermont Historical Society
We have no Wiki account, but here at the Vermont Historical Society we were laughing at the inaccuracies of this page. We've deleted the entire article in hopes someone will rebuild it with cited sources.
