Talk:W. David Marx

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Reads excessively promotional

Article should be toned down, per WP:WTW and WP:NPOV. The Education and studying in Japan section is excessively story-like. Examples: "discovered", "still in their infancy", "found himself". These terms are all unnecessarily flowery and should be substituted for drier terms.

Side note that there is a paid editor disclaimer on User:Theobrad's profile; see WP:CONFLICTOFINTEREST for relevant Wikipedia policy. I'm not alleging at present that there is an explicit COI link between Theobrad and the article's subject, but it's possible. 104.232.119.107 (talk) 19:00, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. I was paid by UoV to work on the articles on Smart City and Computer security. Every other article I have edited on is not paid. I'm happy to change the tone of the W David Marx article. Theobrad (talk) 20:21, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

If you think it's promotional in it's present state you should see what I removed from the personal life section yesterday. It's a doozy...

"During the pandemic, Marx rekindled his love for making music.^[1] He is particularly interested in the use of synthesizers, name-checking niche synth companies in Europe during interviews, such as SOMA Laboratory from Poland,^[2] Twisted Electrons from France,^[3] and Herbs and Stones from Italy.^[4]^[1] In 2017 under the alias "dj david," Marx released a "mega-mix of Japanese indie club-pop" titled The Best of Shibuya-kei Volume One."

Has anyone bothered to tell this guy that WP links are no follow. I'm litrally rolling around on the floor right now. Blanes tree (talk) 20:42, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This comment is a bit much. The para is a little fluffy but it's nothing we should mock; the message has already been communicated and Theobrad has already agreed to work on the article. 104.232.119.107 (talk) 21:04, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. Blanes tree has already been reported for Hounding editors and yet he continues to do it 🤷 Theobrad (talk) 21:09, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You should have taken my you know what to the you know where when you had the chanceBlanes tree (talk) 21:23, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I told you I couldn't be trusted to behave. Why are you so reluctant to esculate your greivances? Blanes tree (talk) 21:24, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I guess now we've move evidence 😘 Theobrad (talk) 21:27, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WP:ANI let's go. Blanes tree (talk) 21:29, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The recipe for disaster. Likisa (talk) 12:53, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference :8 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "SOMA Laboratory — Romantic Engineering". SOMA Laboratory. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
^ "Synthesizers". Twisted-Electrons. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
^ "Herbs and Stones". Herbs and Stones. Retrieved 2024-06-27.

[:8-1] Cite error: The named reference :8 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[2] "SOMA Laboratory — Romantic Engineering". SOMA Laboratory. Retrieved 2024-06-27.

[3] "Synthesizers". Twisted-Electrons. Retrieved 2024-06-27.

[4] "Herbs and Stones". Herbs and Stones. Retrieved 2024-06-27.

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