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Additionally, on Pensapedia's own "about" page you say the following: "It is important to realize that in contributing to Pensapedia, users are expected to be civil and neutral, respecting all points of view, and only add verifiable and factual information rather than personal views and opinions." Kindly point out where I diverge from these guidelines. I was civil, neutral (presenting only the verifiable facts), and leaving out my own opinion. | Additionally, on Pensapedia's own "about" page you say the following: "It is important to realize that in contributing to Pensapedia, users are expected to be civil and neutral, respecting all points of view, and only add verifiable and factual information rather than personal views and opinions." Kindly point out where I diverge from these guidelines. I was civil, neutral (presenting only the verifiable facts), and leaving out my own opinion. | ||
− | The sort of thing that I intentionally left out of my entry was that Frank Patti would use the N-word behind closed doors to his management staff to refer to the demographic that he did not want to see hired in his establishment. But then that would be my word against his, wouldn't it? | + | The sort of thing that I intentionally left out of my entry was that Frank Patti would use the N-word behind closed doors to his management staff to refer to the demographic that he did not want to see hired in his establishment. But then that would be my word against his, wouldn't it? But the percentage of African-Americans he employs is not a matter of anyone's word. |
If you are going to censor information then perhaps you could make that clear on your home page. Otherwise it would be appropriate to restore the information as I had written it. Don't you think? {{unsigned|RMC}} | If you are going to censor information then perhaps you could make that clear on your home page. Otherwise it would be appropriate to restore the information as I had written it. Don't you think? {{unsigned|RMC}} | ||
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I appreciate the guidelines you've defined. I will adhere to your recommendations. | I appreciate the guidelines you've defined. I will adhere to your recommendations. | ||
− | Meanwhile, I will also try to find different avenues to present the verifiable facts regarding this man and his business. I disagree with your assessment that my primary goal is to "malign" Frank Patti. My only interest is to bring to light his actions and his policies and allow others to come to their own conclusions. He is, by | + | Meanwhile, I will also try to find different avenues to present the verifiable facts regarding this man and his business. I disagree with your assessment that my primary goal is to "malign" Frank Patti. My only interest is to bring to light his actions and his policies and allow others to come to their own conclusions. He is, by nature of his personality and past shenanigans, a public figure. As such, there is a very different set of rules that apply to someone like him. This is the essence of many journalistic decisions that you surely understand. |
− | + | Every day decent, hardworking human beings unknowingly come in to this man's business to fill out job applications hoping to earn a meager living. They're not even be considered simply because they came in with the wrong skin color. Patti's establishment, Pensacola's biggest seafood market and gourmet store, is seemingly in violation of federal Equal Employment Opportunity Laws and the Civil Rights Act on a nearly daily basis. There is nothing libelous about this; after all, libel requires that an accusation be false. | |
However, we will present that information to the media as you suggest and let them decide where the story lies. | However, we will present that information to the media as you suggest and let them decide where the story lies. |