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Hi, Kile!  Forgive me for butting in, but I wanted to add an outside perspective...  You and Marc have been discussing some issues that are very tough to deal with in the context of an encyclopedia - and more so in the context of an open encyclopedia that anyone can edit.  You, as the director of the opening ceremonies (among other roles) are probably the best source there is for information on the subject.  But on the other hand, you're only one person, and you're not verifiable - by which I mean, that information is in your head and it isn't possible for anyone else to look it up and corroborate it.  Someone could ask you, but there again, you're only one person.  You can see the difficulties here )

There are a couple references I wanted to point you to that might help clarify the situation.  The first is Wikipedia's policy on Autobiographies - a similar area where the best source of information is the individual themselves.  And to point out how Wikipedia recognizes the issue at the topmost level, the second is the speech at Wikimania 2006 made by Jimmy Wales, the founder of the Wikimedia Foundation.

So those are my outsider's comments - I hope you continue to be a part of Wikipedia, and I hope you'll take a look at Wikisource - putting the speeches you mentioned on that site would be a great asset!

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