User talk:R. Nozick

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Unsourced religion categories

On Wikipedia a person must self-identify with a particular denomination before being categorized; and the only way to know if they self-identify is a source indicating that the person identified himself as Catholic (or Baptist, or atheist, or whatever) as an adult. That standard is frequently violated because many people think they can put anything about a person's religous beliefs in an article without reliable sourcing. If someone grows up an atheist but is now a Christian (see William J. Murray), do we put that person in the "Atheists" category?" MANY people grow up in a particular denomination (or lack thereof in Murray's case) but do not end up claiming that perspective when they are adults. This is a simple matter of following one of the very cornerstones of Wikipedia: "The threshold for inclusion in Wikipedia is verifiability, not truth." Thomas Anthony Dooley III may very well have been a Catholic, but the article doesn't state that, and we don't add that category simply because you say so. If you want to restore the category, please find a sourced statement to that effect. And remember, the responsibility for sourcing is on the person who adds or restores information. Cresix (talk) 14:29, 20 August 2012 (UTC)

James T. Fisher's biography "Dr. America..." clearly reveals that he regarded himself as a Roman Catholic right up to the time of his death. As for the rest of your remarks....if you want to edit, first learn to read.R. Nozick (talk) 15:10, 27 August 2012 (UTC)

Why not check the verifications for each item identified? Because then you would be required to be consistent and thorough, and that is too much to ask of wiki editors. There is also the burden of proof problem--when abundant reference is made to his affiliations, the burden is on those who would deny these.R. Nozick (talk) 17:44, 27 August 2012 (UTC)