Talk:Oswald LeWinter

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[edit] conman

LeWinter has confided under oath that he is a conman. There is absolutely no evidence that LeWinter was in the US Army or intelligence service. And please use only reliable sources, such as newspaper or magazine articles. The material added is not properly sourced, and POV. Intangible2.0 18:30, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

The article clearly says he was jailed for conning Mohammed al-Fayed. What other point are trying to make?Phase4 21:13, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

He confided that in the early 1990s! I cannot see how your changes are in accordance with WP policy, you even deleted info that LeWinter was used as source in various works dealing with the October surprise conspiracy. Intangible2.0 17:56, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

If there is evidence for your assertions, please let us have it: chapter and verse!Phase4 19:57, 5 June 2007 (UTC)

The references are already there. The problem here is with your additions that are referenced to sources in violation of WP:RS. Intangible2.0 17:05, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

I've revised the article and added further references including one from CNN which I trust you will agree is a reliable source.Phase4 15:06, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

Are you familiar with WP:NPOV? You cannot just rewrite this article into a conspiracist slant when reputable sources (those that were already present in the article) all assert that LeWinter is a hoaxer. LeWinter himself has also, under oath(!), confided that is a hoaxer. We can mention that LeWinter himself claims he is a CIA agent, but we cannot base an article upon this claim. That is what you are doing, and it is wrong. Intangible2.0 15:54, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

You will be blocked if you continue to remove reliably sourced edits (such as that from CNN). WP:NPOV is not relevant to CNN-sourced edits.Phase4 21:45, 8 June 2007 (UTC)

I've reverted back to a sane version. If you want to add something, first discuss this here. Intangible2.0 22:44, 9 June 2007 (UTC)