User talk:Jerekson

26 over 44
Hello, welcome to wikibooks!

I just wanted to inform you that your book, 26 over 44 has been nominated for deletion on the grounds that it is in violiation of the Neutral point of view, and original research policies here at wikibooks. I have put the npov template at the top of the title page of this book to alert you (and any other contributors) about the potential problem.

If it is your intention to develop a new system of spelling or writing, perhaps Wikiversity is a more appropriate place: they allow collaborative research to happen on a variety of subjects. However, if your intention is to discuss the history and etymology of the english language, as well as discuss some proven methods for learning to read and write, your book will likely be welcome to stay here at wikibooks.

Regardless of where you decide to continue your work (and we all hope that you do continue), it is important that you maintain a neutral point of view, and not use wikibooks as a soapbox to discuss your political agenda (you make several references to the "no child left behind" act, which is definately a political topic).

Thank you, and happy editing. --Whiteknight (talk) (projects) 19:09, 23 October 2006 (UTC)


 * I got your comment, thank you for the quick reply! Let me try and respond to some of your points specifically, at first:
 * The "No child left behind" act is a very political topic, and saying that the act itself is a failure for any reason (even if you are yourself a republican, and you personally like the act) can seem to have a non-neutral point of view to people who support it politically. If you reference any peice of politics in a negative way, people from the other side of the political aisle will throw a fit: it's probably not they way they should respond, but experiance says that is the way they will respond. You can take that advice however you see fit.
 * I dont think you need to worry too much about the allegations of your book constituting "original research". That's a lable that frequently tends to be added when an NPOV violation is alleged. It is good that you are planning to cite your resources, but nothing that you have said in your text (and I have read all of it so far) strikes me as being particularly original.
 * Your Q&A style of writing is not typical, but I will be the first to tell you that not all books have to be "typical" here. In fact, I would like to encourage new types of projects like this, because I think diversity will be a key factor in the future success of the wikibooks project. Typical or not, It still qualifies as a "textbook" in my eyes.
 * You did not need to lurk beforehand, you did a good thing by being bold and starting your project here. We like new projects, and we like to see projects succeed. The user who nominated your book for deletion assumed that your book would grow in a direction that is not acceptable (NPOV and OR violiations) based on what little is currently available. You have claimed that this is not the case, and I am inclined to believe you. You do have time to finish your project: You have all the time in the world. Wikibooks doesn't impose any sort of deadline on you or your work, so don't worry about that.
 * I'll see what I can do to close that nomination for deletion. Good luck in your project, and please don't hesitate to ask me if you have any questions. --Whiteknight (talk) (projects) 20:47, 23 October 2006 (UTC)


 * By the way, you are more then welcome to cast your own 'Keep vote on The nominations page. --Whiteknight (talk) (projects) 20:55, 23 October 2006 (UTC)

Book Kept
I just wanted to let you know that the discussion to delete your book is over, and that the decision has been to keep your book. Many users seem to think that your book is a violation of the NPOV policy here, although many users here (including myself) do not think it is a big problem, and can be corrected. I would recommend for you to go over the deletion discussion, find the relevant objections, and work to correct them in the future. --Whiteknight (talk) (projects) 17:00, 30 October 2006 (UTC)