Mark LaRochelle

Alger Hiss article

Hi -- Please ignore my edit summary comment in this edit. When I looked at the dif, I misunderstood the nature of your edit and where you were putting it. I still don't think the article you added should be included in the list of references for footnote #2, however. The author isn't very notable, and the article is very strongly opinionated, stating some things that are a bit over the top (like saying that Navasky is "now virtually alone in his rejection of the case against Hiss." Also, I think there are enough references in the footnote. Note also that the article you linked is included in the "External links" section. RedSpruce 11:17, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

		The Society Barnstar
		This barnstar is awarded for your diligent efforts in improving articles on the Cold War and Soviet espionage

User Page

Hi Mark. Simply put, user page content is generally a hot topic on Wikipedia. Often more leniency is given to "established" editors, which of course is not really a good thing, but is reality. As a new user by basically putting up what is a CV, including an e-mail address the user page simply looked like you were "touting for business". Please bear in mind that Wikipedia is not an advertising service, and I'm sure you can therefore understand why a detailed description of what you do, who you are and how to contact you falls foul of WP:CSD#G11. Of course you are more than welcome to add whatever general information you feel fit to your user page, but it really should be relevant to how you can help Wikipedia. Feel free to re-create your user page (though without the e-mail address - thats a bad idea for SPAM reasons alone) and I'd like to take this chance to welcome you to Wikipedia. Enjoy editing here and if I can help please feel free to ask. Pedro :  Chat  21:09, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

Hi -- I happen to remember the history around this issue, since I have a "watch" on your Talk page. One of the problems was that your email address and other information was added to your user page by someone who wasn't logged in under your username. This raised the significant possibility that your personal information was being publicized without your permission. RedSpruce (talk) 11:49, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

ArbCom elections are now open!

Hi,
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Hello Sir

As a student, I am amazed by your impressive demonstrated knowledge. How may I contact you outside Wikipedia? Vacuous singularity (talk) 00:05, 29 August 2022 (UTC)