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Vladimir Horowitz

I have, once again, reverted your edits to this page. No one has claimed, nor did the article state, that Horowitz sought electroshock therapy to alter his sexual orientation. His two rounds of electroshock (in the early 1960s and early 1970s), were for depression. However, both Janis and Plaskin (despite your low opinion of it as a resource) confirm that Horowitz's treatment in the 1940s (which was not electroshock, but analysis) was for his homosexuality. Schonberg also aknowledged Horowitz's homosexuality. Or do you find Schonberg's statement, "Horowitz preferred men" to be ambiguous? Multiple sources back this up, and no credible sources have refuted that. (No, Horowitz's denial of homosexuality is not a credible source, any more than Liberace's denial was.)THD3 (talk) 20:49, 1 February 2011 (UTC)

The only problem is that no one individual editor owns an article on Wikipedia. The history on the Vladimir Horowitz article demonstrates dozens, probably hundreds, of instances of you reverting the edits of others whose views don't happen to agree with yours. As someone with 5,000+ edits, you I'm sure know that this is against Wiki policy. Also: to quote a source with ref tags is not enough when said source is unfounded. Plaskin had no basis for his claims. Yet you immediately revert the edits of any Wiki contributor who points that out. You are not the owner of the Vladimir Horowitz article. I will repeat what many of us have been trying to tell you: Plaskin's comments are unfounded hearsay. You choose to staunchly believe the hearsay -- that is your feeling. But this feeling does not enhance this article or Wiki in general. LeonardoCiampa (talk) 02:10, 2 February 2011 (UTC)

What specifically is your issue with the paragraph in question? The assertion that Horowitz was a closeted homosexual, or that he sought psychoanalysis to change it? Do you consider Schonberg and Janis to be hearsay?THD3 (talk) 13:05, 2 February 2011 (UTC)

The question, instead, is: why are you so staunchly trying to hold up the hearsay? Plaskin prints a rumor, utterly unsubstantiated. Janis and Schonberg repeat the rumor, offering no proof of their own. And you not only vociferously insist that the rumor is true, but you revert the edits of anyone who dares contradict you. So the question remains: why such emotional editing on your part? Better Wiki policy is: if you have a fact to offer, give us the proof. Otherwise, it's not appropriate for a Wiki article. LeonardoCiampa (talk) 16:42, 2 February 2011 (UTC)

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Tamara Brooks

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See Talk:Tamara Brooks. LeonardoCiampa (talk) 02:35, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

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Note, however, that section A7, which is quoted as the reason for deletion, is the very reason why the article was deleted in error: It is irrelevant whether the claim of notability within the article is not sufficient for the notability guidelines. If the claim is credible, the A7 tag can not be applied. Often what seems non-notable to a new page patroller is shown to be notable in a deletion discussion. LeonardoCiampa (talk) 11:37, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

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Proposed deletion of Alfred Zappala

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