88.24.174.213

Bill Haywood

Sorry if I jumped to an incorrect conclusions. Your edit seemed fishy in a lot of ways, and I didn't give it due consideration until after I acted.

The content you removed was placed by a long-time editor, Plazak, and included a citation of a book that I could easily establish was real. Any of us can make errors or lean on the wrong source, so this doesn't mean his version is right, but I wouldn't want to assume the converse either. Perhaps neither account is entirely correct or Haywood did say both things. Unfortunately, the cited page of Big Trouble, 151, is not available in the preview. I have found the paragraph you cited in a searchable text on Google Books, but at this point, I'm not in a position to gauge the sources or compare the narratives.

In case it's helpful. I'll also mention two issues with your edit that caused me to assume (too hastily, I admit) that it was not a genuine attempt to add to Wikipedia:

1. Your edit did not make it clear that Bill Haywood's Book is the book's title (as opposed to a generic description) because you did not use proper formatting or provide the subtitle, "The Autobiography of William D. Haywood". The title, I hope you'll agree, is an odd one. (Also—and this is on me, not you—"International Publishers" sounded too generic to be real. Clearly I was wrong.)
2. Your edit did not include an edit summary. A clear edit summary is always a courtesy to your fellow editors, but it's even more important when you're significantly reversing the meaning of a sentence or paragraph.

I'm not making any immediate edits to either 1899 Coeur d'Alene labor confrontation or Bill Haywood. I'd be interested in your take on Lukas's book, and maybe Plazak can comment too. Best —jameslucas ^{▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄} 23:57, 25 March 2020 (UTC)

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