Talk:Peter Schumann

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[edit] Questions regarding Schumann's Childhood

Obviously, since I am named in this article, it would be inappropriate for me to contribute directly, but I should note that there appears to be a major factual error regarding Schumann's childhood:

"Schumann denied any such accusations, pointing to how his family escaped from Nazi rule when he was 10,"

Could someone please show me where Peter Schumann has ever claimed that his family fled from Nazi Germany? As near as I can tell, the author of the cited article, Ken Picard, was in error (Picard never puts the words in Schumann's mouth, unlike the author of the above quote.) I raised the issue in a letter to the editor of Seven Days. The few autobiographical sources I have read indicate that Schumann and his family fled deeper into Nazi Germany as Allied bombers began to fly over targets in Silesia and the Soviet army advanced. There are a number of sources online and in print.

The points being, 1.) It appears to be an error; and 2.) my understanding of wiki ethics requires that I not touch the article, 3.) somebody else needs to fix it.IanThal (talk) 22:26, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Since, as I have said before, my understanding of Wikipedia ethics requires I refrain from editing this article, I have made observations of some of the above mentioned inaccuracies, politically motivated edits, and assembled links to relevant sources at http://ianthal.blogspot.com/2008/05/when-wikipedia-renders-one-un-person.html I will allow others to judge what needs to be included and what needs to be excluded. The current article cannot stand as writtenIanThal (talk) 20:49, 1 May 2008 (UTC)