User talk:Thevitogodfather

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[edit] May 2008

Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, adding content without citing a reliable source, as you did to Jonathan James (convicted cybercriminal), is not consistent with our policy of verifiability. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. If you are familiar with Wikipedia:Citing sources, please take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. --Bongwarrior (talk) 02:51, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

I'm a personal friend of his and my brother is his best friend. He committed suicide tonight and my brother found his body at his house. Thevitogodfather (talk) 02:56, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but information of this sort absolutely must be sourced. Wikipedia is not a news service, so it is perfectly acceptable to wait a few days for reliable sources to emerge. It's more important to get the information right, especially when dealing with biographical articles. Please stop adding it until it can be independently confirmed. --Bongwarrior (talk) 03:32, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

See the talk page for the article. Per WP:BLP we cannot allow such claims to be added to an article until reliable sources such as news organizations report it. The personal say-so of an editor is not sufficient. Edison (talk) 03:33, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Yeah, I'm sorry for your brother's loss, but I was just heading here to say the same thing as these two cats. Information like that--declaring a subject dead--really must have a source. Take a brief read through WP:BLP if you get the chance. Ford MF (talk) 04:21, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

I'd say look for an obit in a local paper perhaps? Even just a death notice would qualify. Ford MF (talk) 23:38, 19 May 2008 (UTC)