I guess I'm back.

FWIW, I take my wiki name from "Nemo" (meaing "No Man") and Noman (meaning "No Man").

Odysseus tells the Cyclops his name is "No Man" -- so when the cyclops is blinded he calls to his brothers "No man has hurt me!", and his brothers call back -- SO WHAT'S THE PROBLEM??!


Nemo comes from Captain Nemo of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, not Finding Nemo.

Clarifications

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Neutral Point of View:

  • Wikipedia articles must be neutral in their point of view.
  • The sources cited in Wikipedia articles are not required to be neutral.

Reliable Sources

  • Sources cited in Wikipedia articles must be reliable.
  • However, "the threshold for inclusion in Wikipedia is verifiability, not truth, that is, whether readers are able to check that material added to Wikipedia has already been published by a reliable source, not whether we think it is true."

To summarize:

  1. Article content must be neutral, but not necessarily "true".
  2. Sources must be reliable and verifiable, but not necessarily "neutral".

As Casey Stengel used to say: You could look it up.

I am humbled to receive these honors.

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  The Good Heart Barnstar
For a good heart revealed under adverse circumstances. Hoverfish Talk 15:58, 3 October 2009 (UTC)
  The Barnstar of Good Humor
One of the highest compliments I could find on the awards page - and it is completely unacceptable that Nemonoman doesn't already have one. • Astynax talk 23:04, 4 July 2009 (UTC)
  The Barnstar of Diligence
For you Nemonoman, for your tireless effort toward reason, editorial scrutiny and anti-bias! Cheers, Donama (talk) 00:20, 19 June 2009 (UTC)
  The Barnstar of Peace
For courageously, boldly, but peacefully resolving conflicts Just-watch (talk) 02:57, 1 July 2008 (UTC)
  The Anti-Flame Barnstar
For a rare capacity to maintain an extraordinary calm attitude in front of a potential flame, and to actively contribute to cool it. Just-watch (talk) 02:57, 1 July 2008 (UTC)

The Nemo Manifesto!!!

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For the record

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It is true: I have an unpleasant personality.

 This user is
unpleasant.

Although there are no reliable sources to cite to validate this fact, it's all too true. And although there are no reliable sources, any editor can verify the statement quickly and easily: Just leave a message on my talk page.

From my talk page

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How can you proove that you are not spreading Christian/Western agenda here? --Holy Ganga 21:56, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

I can state, but not prove, that I am not Christian, at least not in a formal sense, and therefore not compelled to an agenda which is essentially meaningless to me.
My only conscious agenda is the pursuit of accuracy. Ifthat is a Western agenda, then our world is sorry place. I would hope that non-Westerners also embrace that agenda. In the articles I have edited, however, political agendae and emotion run so high that accuracy and neutrality is regarded as "unpleasant" and not "tolerant" .So maybe the world is a sorry place.User:nemonoman 12:56, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

Your approach here is truely reflecting your unpleasant personality!--Holy Ganga 21:56, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

For example: Apparently opinions are supposed to trump facts, right down to place of birth

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Yes, this is what it has come to. I can't stand it...

 This user believes Meher Baba was Indian.

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What is a conflict of interest?

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See WP:COI for more details, but I found this very helpful:

  • 3. A sure sign of a COI is an editor who edits only one topic area, especially if the same editor also says quite openly that they think Wikipedia and its policies are useless. --JN466 04:24, 24 July 2009 (UTC)

/newsandbox2

My own conflict of interest: Meher Baba

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I have been a follower of Meher Baba for many years, and I am certain that my affection for the man and his teachings affects my editing of that article and other articles associated with him. Have got myself 3RR blocked more than once trying to keep ugly shit out of articles associated with Meher Baba. And I would do it again

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I 'borrowed' these helpful links from User:Redtigerxyz

Pages that can be helpful:

    Introduction
 5    The five pillars of Wikipedia
    How to edit a page
    Help
    Tips
    How to write a great article
    Manual of Style
    Be Bold
    Assume Good faith
    Keep cool
    Share your knowledge
    Have an experenced editor adopt you
    Policy on neutral point of view

And here are several pages on what to avoid:

  How to avoid Copyright infringement
  How to not spam
  Make sure not to get blocked, which should be no problem after reading this
Other Useful Links
Getting Started
Getting Help
Policies and Guidelines

The Community
Things to do
Miscellaneous
 

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