User talk:Matt Deres
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[edit] Donitz
The reason I called the sentence "weasel language" is because it sought to convey an impression which the facts do not, in fact, support. The reason for this mis-impression lies in the structure and contents of the paragraph rather than the sentences themselves.
The paragraph opens with "Ideologically, Dönitz was antisemitic", an introductory sentence, and the rest of the paragraph, including the impugned sentences, deal with the subject of "Donitz and antisemitism". There are two problems with the impugned sentences.
First, they do not fit with the introductory sentence to the paragraph. That he was at an event also attended by an anti-semite does not show that he is "ideologically anti-semitic."
Secondly, it does fit in with the next sentence about his denial of knowledge of the holocaust, because it tends to show that he should have been aware of it. However, that's all it does - it "tends to show". The way the sentenceds are currently arranged implies that there is some direct relation between this event and his denial of knowledge - for example, that he had actual knowledge. This is either Original Research, or it is misleading. To play devil's advocate for a moment, it is by no means a trivial deduction that Donitz was aware of the Nazi Jewish policy, or supported it, simply because he gave a speech just before Himmler did. If I attend a conference, where the next speaker advocates for the abolition of banks, and that turned out to be government policy, it doe snot mean that I necessarily knew of the policy or supported it.
If you feel the sentence deserves to be preserved, then I believe the two paragraphs need to be re-arranged, and it should be made clear what this content shows, instead of implying something that it does not necessarily show. For example, we could say "[new paragraph]Donitz denied all knowledge of the Nazi Jewish policy at Nuremberg. However, it is known that he was at least present - and gave a speech[ref] - at a conference also attended by Himmler who spoke about the need to "exterminate" the Jews.[ref]" --PalaceGuard008 (Talk) 00:05, 10 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Valued Pictures Proposal
Hi Matt. Have made some developments on this project. There is a trial version at User:Jjron/VP Trial. I have put up a discussion at PPR talk - Wikipedia_talk:Picture_peer_review#Valued_Pictures_Proposal for comments. Drop by and give your thoughts. --jjron (talk) 16:54, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Hello again
Hi Matt, thank you so much for getting back to me, see my detailed reply on my talk page. Cheers, -- Slaunger (talk) 20:16, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Yellowlegs FPC
Hey Matt. Can you see Yellowlegs - natures pics. I have tried to remove the stone. Muhammad(talk) 18:43, 25 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Thanks
Thanks for your careful delineation of my Lamarck-evolution-blurred query at the hum desk, Matt. I found it really clear, : ) Julia Rossi (talk) 01:25, 1 June 2008 (UTC)
