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factual error

"...he served as a radar mechanic during World War II"

No, he served AFTER the war. 1945-1927 = 18. Highly unlikely. Brainhell 03:15, 14 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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*TiA Part 1 4,700 people E-Mailed him prior to the making of this video, The relisation of his popularity sets in. born in 1927 young life spent when world II was happening. At the age of 11 "they" decided to ithor further educate you or throw you out at the age of 14, he went on to learn things like latin. He loves motercycles. Tears up at the end. Skeeve KAM 05:26, 20 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

*TiA Part 2 Peter explains how he left school and looked for a job. His mother bought him an expensive new suit with 'a year's worth' of ration vouchers, and got a job in a local government office in the public health department. During this time he underwent training, and was unhappy that he had to return to a nightschool. Peter explains about not being able to use his motorcycle as much as he would like, because petrol was very highly rationed, and when he did get any petrol vouchers (admitting it was 'probably dodgy'), all the signs had been removed. He was conscripted to the army soon after, and explains that it was a gruelling experience, where 'your brain is scrambled' and you are changed 'from a boy to a man in six weeks'. He explains that he wasn't a soldier on the front lines, but (worked with?) radars, still in the country. Old m 16:32, 20 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

*TiA Part 3 He travelled around the coast durring WWII, and glad that he didn't have to face the horror of the front. Met his wife in a college in Leicester (wife worked in art/design). Because of going to college, he got qualification. Competed in bike trials/competitions. Eventually got a job in Lester (public health inspector). Managed to get a business selling motorbikes after working in the industry. Ben 20:21, 15 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

*TiA Part 4 His motorbike business was a good success, and married his wife six months after his business was set up. Frist child (daughter) year after marriage, second (son) 1 1/2 years after that. One of his friends sold him his (profitable) business, which allowed him to move into a town with good facilities. 10 years on Peter and his wife fostered a disabled four year old. He developed a liver problem, and sold his less profitable business and left the managment to someone he trusted. Peter's wife died in '97. Ben 20:40, 15 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Old M; could you add details for TiA part 1 & 2 and we can decide what to add to the wiki


And he says quite clearly in one of his videos that he is 79. My guess is the profile is out of date. Perhaps we should just include the discrepancy in the article at this point? --Siradia 18:40, 17 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah I reckon the profile is out of date. I figure it is best to state his age as 79 for the moment because he stated he was 79 quite clearly in one video. --Haplo7 19:37, 17 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Im brand new to actualy adding content to Wikipedia, I have used it for a while but want to give back... tell me if there is some etiquite I should know about and if im doing something wrong... Id like to help build this up and coming page considering i know it wont get deleated. Skeeve KAM 05:26, 20 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Telling it all subpage

What about some like this as a subarticle? --24.91.83.121 04:12, 9 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Official Website Discussion

User:172.200.37.178 22:25, 15th October 2006 (BST) Peter clearly states in a few of his youtube videos that he does not own a website and that any websites set up in his name are not authorised by him. Therefore I have removed the link untill his ownership of the website has been cofirmed.

He has said numerous times in his more recent videos that it is official. Also, now that he has a Director account, which allows a link, he links to it on the side of all of his videos. Here is the video where he first mentions it. Siradia 22:33, 15 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Argent009 08:20, 18 September 2006 (UTC)Whoever is editing the entry for askgeriatric.com to say he has no control over the site, stop it now, you are a bold faced liar. That is Peter's official website and he has complete control over it. I am Michael, his friend who set it up for him, none of you have any knowledge of this situation so quit your nonsense. If it's edited again I will report it.[reply]

Reply:First off, please sign your comments with ~~~~, so that we know who you are. Secondly, we can not use Wikipedia talk pages as a reliable source for such a claim. Thirdly, you cant report someone removing unsourced information, because Wikipedia policy clearly shows that you can do such a thing. It would be worth reading up on the main policies of Wikipedia (WP:V, WP:NPOV, WP:NOR) before threatening someone on here again. Remy B 03:09, 17 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Argent009 08:20, 18 September 2006 (UTC)1. I do not do wikipedia that much so I don't know all the commands and formatting conventions. 2. You can verify who I am simply by GOING to the website or viewing any of Geriatric1927's latest videos, #REDIRECT[[1]] #REDIRECT[[2]] he mentions me plenty. 3. I am Argent009, view me on YouTube, what other proof could anyone need? Peter himself tells you who I am and that this is his official website. I think any more proof would be redundant, how can their be a more reliable source than the man himself? So, again I state, do not change that entry or I will report the violation to Wikipedia, simple as that.[reply]

State it all you like, there is no such thing as "reporting" a "violation" on Wikipedia (other than banning users who do silly things like threatening people like you have). Everyone here edits this site, and if the consensus disagrees with you then you need to argue your case better. As for the issue at hand, all that needs to be stated is that it is the official page. Please do not mess up the links section with notices such as "DO NOT EDIT" and links to YouTube videos. BTW the #REDIRECT command has nothing to do with making links to external websites, it is for redirecting one Wikipedia article to another. Cheers. Remy B 10:53, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
See Point #1, wasn't I clear enough there for you? I don't do a lot of Wiki editing. As for arguing my case better. Sorry, I wasn't aware that having the person that this Wiki article is about say "THIS IS MY OFFICIAL WEBSITE AND THIS IS MY FRIEND WHO IS DOING IT FOR ME" wasn't a valid enough arguement. Next time I'll have him write it out in triplicate, have it notorized and delivered to the homes of everyone who uses Wikipedia for you. Adding the links (redirects, what the heck ever) was an attempt to show you the PROOF of what was said. As for "threats", reporting someone for messing with a wiki article, you're just plain wrong. Users have been blocked from even accessing Wikipedia for abusing it in the past and if you continue to abuse it you can be blocked. Do I need to show verifiable proof of this too? http://www.civicactions.com/node/405 <-go here. Persons no less well known than Stephen Colbert have been banned from Wikipedia for doing just this kind of thing. http://prezkennedy.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=276 <-congressional networks banned from wikipedia. I could go on but I've proven my point as far as it needs to be. Anything you may say from here on out is worthless blithering and you should just save your breath. —The precedingunsigned comment was added by Argent009 (talk • contribs) .

WHOOOA WHOOOOA WHOOOOOOOOOOOOA

This soon to be pile of maggots is related to internets culture but no GNAA or Encyclopedia Dramatica? What kind of farse is this? --Eppigy

  • Those articles were only deleted because the voters have a chip on their shoulders about those groups because we occasionally hurt their precious little wiki or say bad things about people on the internet. Yet everyone loves a story about old people using new fangled technology. There is no way a YouTube member of like 3 months is worth having an article --Einsidler 16:25, 30 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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