Well, he responded fairly poorly (abusively) to my removing copyvio material from his user pages, and my (I thought fairly polite) explanation of why it isn't allowed on Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3APieter_Rubeus&diff...
Anyway, he seems to be requesting that his account be deleted, and that would probably be for the best, given his apparent unwillingness to abide by any of the community's standards.
On 12 May 2013 22:22, David Richfield davidrichfield@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks for picking that one up, Kieran! I'll definitely proceed with caution.
On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 12:51 AM, Kieran O'Neill oneillkza@gmail.com wrote:
Googling his name suggests that he may have a recent (2010) conviction
for
fraud. It could of course be another Petrus Salomo Rubeus, but given his insistence on the uniqueness of this name, that seems unlikely. That news article could have been fabricated as well, but regardless, I think we should exercise caution.
http://152.111.11.6/argief/berigte/volksblad/2010/11/11/VB/4/MITAKS.html
Also, Googling chunks of text from both his talk page and another user
page
he has created suggests that large chunks is outright copyvio material (which I have since deleted).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Pieter_Rubeus/Rubeus_Heraldry
I agree with David -- I don't think it is likely that he has any
interest in
Wikipedia beyond self-promotion.
On 12 May 2013 02:07, Douglas Scott douglas.i.scott@gmail.com wrote:
I had a look at the talk page. What on Earth is all that stuff about
the
meaning of Rubeus in User: Pieter Rubeus's reply? Looks very airy
fairy to
me.
On 11 May 2013 23:42, David Richfield davidrichfield@gmail.com wrote:
I've put a bit of a reply on the talk page as well:
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Pieter_Rubeus&diff=5...
I seriously doubt that this editor has a primary interest in improving Wikipedia beyond promoting his winery, though.
On Sat, May 11, 2013 at 12:18 PM, Lourie Pieterse louriepieterse@yahoo.com wrote:
Hello Pieter
Sorry for only replying to your message now, I have been away for the long weekend and got surprised with quite a backlog of emails. I see that there have been responses on your talk page regarding the matter. Do you still need support from my side? The links posted there are very good starting points and I would have suggested the same.
I also copied the Wikimedia ZA general mailing list. I am sure that
we
will also get responses from some of the members there, whom are most probably more active contributors than me.
Kind regards Lourie
From: Pieter Rubeus master@impireholdings.com To: LouriePieterse louriepieterse@yahoo.com Sent: Friday, May 3, 2013 9:05 PM Subject: page Pieter Rubeus mark for speedy deletion
Hi Laurie
Can you possibly assist me in creating the following page correctly
to
get it to be listed as it has many issues on it.
The user talk page has the details in it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Pieter_Rubeus
It seems that the edited pages was deleted and I added the correct
one
now for Jim Bleak, but I would like to have some expert advice on how to conform the article in a manner that it is understandable and usable and conforms to international standards.
It need to reference to the NAME USAGE OF RUBEUS including the interpreting of the name as well as the explanation of the name itself and not to
me
or the family of rubeus.
I will appreciate your response to it.
Regards Pieter Rubeus www.rubeus.co.za pieter@rubeus.co.za 0736527925
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