User talk:HunleyFinder

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== H.L. Hunley edits ==

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[edit] Neutrality

I recently created a page on Dr. Mark M. Newell who was the official Director of the combined SCIAA NUMA Hunley Search Project that is widely credited with the discovery of the H.L. Hunley in 1995. Dr. Newell is not a business partner, personal friend or even someone I have ever socialized with. I created the page solely because I thought it was important that people understand who Newell is because of the important role he played in that expedition.

As you know, Wikipedia is supposed to be neutral. But, being neutral should not mean one has to ignore facts that help one side more than the other just so that both sides get equal play or equal credit. Equal play and credit may sound neutral but it is just the opposite when it means ignoring facts.

Imagine reporting the recent pet market bombings in Iraq. Some might think to make the coverage neutral one should go into great detail about the religious, historic and political motivation behind the attacks and why the attackers feel they were justified. To stay neutral the reporter might be tempted to leave out the atrocious facts regarding the cruel use and resulting deaths of the two retarded women who were used as walking bombs. But leaving out those facts, might make it look like both sides are equally right or equally wrong, it would not be neutral. Neutrality can be a difficult tightrope to walk and the facts can sometimes make it seem that the writer favors one side over the other, even though it is the facts that favor and not the writer. I think the facts are on my side and I don't mind presenting all in favor and all against.

Please understand, I have tried to be absolutely neutral and I have always been careful to add conflicting claims, even though I don't agree with them. This is a policy I follow even on my own websites, articles and books, where it is certainly not required. Another way that I try to stay neutral is by carefully documenting everything.--HunleyFinder (talk) 17:40, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Lee Spence and Mensa

Hi there. I don't dispute that Spence is a member of Mensa, but the reference provided doesn't satisfy WP:RS unfortunately. I've referted his including for now, but if you have a source that satisfies the reliable sources policy, please re-add him. The link to the policy is provided above, please have a look. Nobody of Consequence (talk) 20:25, 2 June 2008 (UTC)