User talk:VelociraptorBlade

Welcome[edit]

Welcome!

Hello, VelociraptorBlade, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions, especially what you did for Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

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Reply to your "Iron Thunder" comment on my talk page[edit]

I don't log into Wikipedia very often, so I apologize for the delay in responding to your comment on my Talk page.

The authorized biography of Iron Thunderhorse is available at http://www.buybooksontheweb.com/Product.aspx?ISBN=0-7414-3977-8 or by mail as explained at http://acqtc.org/Store/HomePage. I have not read the biography, so I do not know if it explains the charges against him.

You may view the charges of which he has been convicted at http://offender.tdcj.state.tx.us/POSdb2/offenderDetail.action?sid=02408848

I only posted on Wikipedia (re: Iron Thunderhorse, ACQTC, and Quinnipiac) information I was authorized to post by Iron Thunderhorse, so it's objectivity is questionable. I am no longer the Webmaster for ACQTC.org nor in communication with Iron Thunderhorse. However, I have just edited his wikipedia article to remove irrelevant and dead links, and to add a Controversy section.

Why are you interested in him?

Awcolley (talk) 15:37, 18 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I'm just curious. When I saw his page, it was lacking in sources and info, despite making some pretty serious claims. I looked up more information on the guy, and that introduced me to a whole world of questions. There are people who claim to know what happened to him, but all of it's hearsay and rumor; nothing substantiated. That plus the fact that I pride myself on being able to find information means I'm pretty much devoted to finding the truth here.

If what the hearsayers is correct, then there's some pretty serious stuff happening in the judicial system. If it isn't then I can at least try to put this issue to rest for once and for all. I understand if you think that seems a bit weird, but it's a hobby, like your interest in meteorology.

I have a few more questions: What do you mean that you only posted information that you were authorized to post? Who set down those rules and why? Also, what is your view on the circumstances of his arrest and charges?

I will try to contact you again if I have more questions

VelociraptorBlade (talk) 00:48, 20 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I apologize for taking nearly three years to respond. I only checked my User page a couple of times in 2012 and either missed your reply or was focused on something else. This is the first I've been back here since late 2012.

To answer one of your questions: everything I posted on Wikipedia relating to Iron Thunderhorse, ACQTC, the Quinnipiac people, and the Quirripi language, was based on copy provided directly by Iron Thunderhorse or through my mother. I did not add any information. I did try to reword what he wrote to conform to Wikipedia standards (e.g. NPOV, proper grammar and spelling). My mother then printed out the articles and mailed them to Iron for final review (he did not have internet access).

I have grave concerns about the truthfulness of any claims made by Iron Thunderhorse; whether about Native American history and linguistics, his own past as he related it to my mother (his latest jailhouse bride), or events and treatment during his incarceration in Texas. Are there abuses within the TDCJ? Probably. Did everything happen as Iron claims? Probably not.

I believe the most revealing incident concerning the character of Iron Thunderhorse is that, according to the Houston Chronicle (http://www.chron.com/houston/article/Legally-blind-man-leaves-halfway-house-5581808.php), after being paroled nearly ten years earlier than anticipated, on June 19 he cut off his ankle monitor and walked away from his assigned halfway house. As far as I know, he hasn't had any contact with the authorities (e.g. his parole officer) since then.

Awcolley (talk) 06:04, 3 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed deletion of The Acro-Brats[edit]

The article The Acro-Brats has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Unreferenced article about non-notable band that fails WP:GNG and WP:BAND.

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