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Removal of material based on objection to speculation and offensiveness and/or gruesome details

Transported from user talk pages by 2001:DA8:201:1067:250:56FF:FEB5:826A (talk) 17:08, 3 November 2012 (UTC). Edits in question, seen here.

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Michael Jackson Health and Appearance article contains some old source material with lots of speculation about plastic surgery. The only surgery he is known to have is on his nose and chin. The rest is not factually based. Other material sourced were taken out of context improperly. I noticed there is no health and appearance page for anyone else on Wiki, except for King Tut? I do feel accuracy is needed, a fresh factual rewrite actually. Also, is there any need to disclose private personal details about his autopsy (bald, tattoed, etc.)? I think not. He was defamed over and over in life. He was a man, not a science experiment. People just need to know the basic facts about his autopsy. Please keep article, respectful, accurate, and current if you are the author. Thank you very much. Melmerme (talk) 18:06, 17 October 2012 (UTC)

Melmerme, you don't understand. You are removing sourced material based on your WP:IDON'TLIKEIT and are inserting unsourced material. Misplaced Pages goes on WP:Verifiability, not what you personally believe or don't like. The Michael Jackson's health and appearance article is WP:GA for a reason. There is no article like this for anyone else because there is no WP:Notability, or not as much WP:Notability, for anyone else's health and appearance. I suggest you take this issue to the article's talk page. And if not enough people comment on it there to form WP:CONSENSUS for your removals, then you choose some form of WP:Dispute resolution. Engaging in a WP:Edit war will solve nothing unless you or the one who opposes you (me in this case so far) gives up, and it can get you temporarily blocked from editing this site.

I believe I added one unsourced comment that I was going to source, but you reverted my edits before I could add it. What in my changes do you personally object to? I would like to raise the issue that the public was pretty much brainwashed by the media concerning many things about Michael Jackson during his life. The only known surgery he definately had done on his face was his nose and chin clef. Other is just speculation and still is mentioned in the article. Tabarorelli's book contains much speculation, and that is not verifiable proof even if it has been read by many for years cementing certain ideas in people's heads. I left in that he may have had body dismorphic disorder, but that too is only speculation. Please let me know what you object to specifically and maybe we can come to agreement as I do not want to have a reversion war either. I deleted some gruesome/private details about his autopsy. I added some info about drugs from the exact source and page it was taken from. You can't pluck something from a book and not keep it in it's proper context. The changes I made, were to correct for accuracy. Other minor details, like deleting that he was tattooed and bald from his autopsy is just gross privacy invasion, and not important. I understand your arguments and the rules of Wiki, but I don't feel the changes I made are anything more than for accuracy and to rid the article of crude findings. Melmerme (talk) 03:16, 2 November 2012

Melmerme, it is your opinion that "the public was pretty much brainwashed by the media concerning many things about Michael Jackson during his life." And as for his surgeries, various plastic surgeons agree that he had a lot of work done on his face. Speculation or not, that is notable information to include in an article about Jackson's physical appearance. If this were a WP:BLP article, you woild have some justification for removing what you have. But Jackson is deceased, and therefore WP:BLP no longer applies to him. Again, you are removing sourced material based on your WP:IDON'TLIKEIT and are inserting unsourced material. Misplaced Pages goes on WP:Verifiability, not what you personally believe or don't like. Removing "gruesome/private details about his autopsy" is personal POV. Furthermore, Misplaced Pages is not censored. See WP:NOTCENSORED. And, again, "take this issue to the article's talk page. And if not enough people comment on it there to form WP:CONSENSUS for your removals, then you choose some form of WP:Dispute resolution. Engaging in a WP:Edit war will solve nothing unless you or the one who opposes you (me in this case so far) gives up, and it can get you temporarily blocked from editing this site." It's better to discuss this on the article's talk page so that there is a higher chance that others will weigh in, and because we are not going to agree. I don't/won't agree with the way you are going about removing material. Please read WP:IDON'TLIKEIT if you haven't and the policies I linked to above. And please keep this discussion in one place -- on the article's talk page. In fact, I'll go ahead and copy and paste our dicussion there. 2001:DA8:201:1067:250:56FF:FEB5:826A (talk) 16:49, 3 November 2012 (UTC)

I will also go ahead and ask editors of the Michael Jackson article to weigh in here about this. 2001:DA8:201:1067:250:56FF:FEB5:826A (talk) 17:08, 3 November 2012 (UTC)

Current discussion

I think we should be as respectful as possible and not add private details about his autopsy just to embarrass him, however I also don't think we should just be stenographers for his publicists reporting whatever a celebrity wants us to believe. If reliable sources dispute some of the claims he made about plastic surgery (like when he claimed that he only had two surgeries) we have an obligation to disclose that to our readers, otherwise we look like a gullible fan page and wont be taken seriously. It's essential that wikipedia maintains its credibility and in order to do so, all credible view points have to be represented. Moneytruthy (talk) 19:35, 3 November 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for weighing in, Moneytruthy. Although, since Jackson is dead, we can't embarrass him and I don't believe that the aforementioned details were added to harm his image. Further, they aren't private details. And like I stated, this article is different than a BLP issue. However, despite not agreeing with Melmerme on his or her removals, I do undestand his or her concerns. The recent edits by "new user" Janetrocks are a bit troubling, for example. Let's look at a few of Janetrocks's edits:] Janetrocks states that they are neutral edits, but they are more on the non-neutral side to me -- more about casting doubt on Jackson's claims. And speaking of claims, we are generally supposed to avoid that word ("claimed" or some variation of it) and those like it (such as "denied"), per WP:CLAIM, precisely because they do cast doubt. 2001:DA8:201:1067:250:56FF:FEB5:826A (talk) 23:00, 3 November 2012 (UTC)

Good points. I corrected Janetrocks' use of the term "claimed" and "denied" as per WP:CLAIM. I agree it's very disturbing and offensive to me personally to call Jackson's vitiligo into question, but on the other hand, there are credible sources who dispute many of the claims he made about skin bleaching and surgeries, and so in order to be balanced, we have to call both sides into question; no one sided narrative should ever monopolize any wikipedia article when credible alternatives exist. Moneytruthy (talk) 00:30, 4 November 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for moving this discussion to this talk page for me since I am new here and a bit overwhelmed. I wasn't sure how to do that and hadn't gotten back here to tackle it. I did read the Wiki rules, and I understand your concerns. I also understand that MJ is deceased and so some of these items can be publicly disclosed now. However, I think it's gruesome and unecessary to include certain autopsy details. He does have living family and children. Remember, besides MJ, only King Tut has such a page outlining his health and appearance. While it can be done, it's crude to do so in my opinion. There is no speculation about MJ having rhinoplasties and a chin clef added, only other work done. This is so noteworthy why? ...only because it's Michael Jackson. I don't feel the article is balanced when in the opening paragraph you have that speculative quote from Deepak Chopra. Since this article does contain some real facts, it should remain, but be updated and salicious speculative statements removed at a minimum. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Melmerme (talk • contribs) 03:31, 4 November 2012 (UTC)

I haven't had time to review everything, but what it boils down to is that since he is no longer living, discretion used for biographies of living persons no longer applies, even if he has living relatives (I'm sure every person who is deceased has living relatives, The Jacksons are not exempt simply because they are in the public eye). While I don't particularly care for this sort of tabloid drivel, the fact that is about Michael Jackson factors into why its notable in the first place - too many people in every profession have weighed in their two cents which makes it unavoidable. That being said, any revisions or additions at this point should be done taking into the consideration of the source and if the source itself is actually notable or reliable. Remember: exceptional claims require exceptional sources. The Bookkeeper (of the Occult) 04:43, 4 November 2012 (UTC)

Thank you Bookeeper and all for your thoughts. I don't think autopsy details of a gruesome or private nature are appropriate to list for anyone who has died recently, as relatives can be hurt for one reason. Just because it's legal and within Wiki's guidelines, does not make it ethical. If it's here just for other's morbid curiosity, then I say it's not necessary and wrong. I would still very much like to delete the last sentence in the "death" section. You don't want this article reading as "tabloid drivel" as Bookkeeper noted. Just so you know, there is photographic evidence that Michael began with vitiligo at around age 13. This is also confirmed by his father. It's really wrong to have this info incorrect and still speculated about on this page based on Taraborrelli's book. Mind you, he was NOT a close confident of Michael's. He knew him as a friend for a short period of time in his younger days and only interviewed him after that. You could say I'm an expert on MJ. Please, this article needs to be updated and corrected on this subject. Supporting ancient and false media speculation is not good practice for Wiki. I don't know what to say to anyone who at this point in time doesn't recognize how the media and certain authors wrote about "anything" Michael to make lots of money. Article truly needs updating. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Melmerme (talk • contribs) 03:34, 16 November 2012 (UTC)

There's pretty strong evidence that Jackson did not have vitiligo, at least not at the time he and his entourage claimed it started. Note this photograph of Jackson coming out of a pool. Black people with vitiligo look like they have white paint splashed all over them. Trust me I know. I have relatives with the condition. Jackson's skin just got lighter and lighter. That's not the way it works, and you can't claim he hid it with makeup because makeup, especially in the 1980s fades especially when you sweat as much as Jackson did at concerts. He was probably the most photographed man in the world. If he had vitiligo, I'm sure we would have known LONG before 1993 when he finally claimed to have it after years of silence over speculation that he was bleaching. Now it's possible he developed vitiligo from all the damage bleach does to your skin. Those treatments simulate vitiligo in a lot of ways. Janetrocks (talk) 20:08, 18 November 2012 (UTC)

What is going on??

Seriously, what is going on with this "article"?? Michael had vitiligo, it's a proven fact, right there in the autopsy and I'm sorry to whoever is editing it to add this nonsense but you can not get vitiligo through bleaching. It's an inherited disease.

Misplaced Pages is supposed to be a trusted source of information, NOT a gossip site for rumors and speculation. This is absolutely shameful, the "contributors" adding all of this junk shouldn't be allowed on here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.11.242.59 (talk) 08:02, 16 November 2012 (UTC)

You're suggesting entry removal? Hindustanilanguage (talk) 08:04, 16 November 2012 (UTC).

Yes, Hinustan, she is. Wiki, on this topic of vitiligo is not reliable anymore. It's ridiculous to site sources from someone's speculation who didn't know or ever examine Michael. He had vitiligo, it's common knowledge and has been for a long time. People have fallen prey to years of old tabloid rubbish. You do not get vitiligo from skin bleaching. Michael had vitilgo in the 1970s. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Melmerme (talk • contribs) 20:57, 16 November 2012 (UTC)

Here's an article that can be cited and included about Michael having vitiligo. It is from Deepok Chopra, someone who actually knew Michael. http://www.twirlit.com/2009/07/09/deepak-chopra-confirms-michael-jackson-had-lupus-and-vitiligo/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Melmerme (talk • contribs) 21:11, 16 November 2012 (UTC)

It's great that you're such a loyal fan that you believe everything that Michael Jackson, and his loyal friends and media people told the public, but wikipedia has to take a neutral point of view. We have to look to reliable sources, and not just repeat everything that celebrities and their entourage and fans expect the gullible public to swallow. Remember the job of a celebrity is to enhance his public image, and it's better for one's image to tell the public they were the victim of a disease than to admit that they were skin bleaching (which is offensive to a lot of fans, especially African Americans). And vitiligo is a vaguely defined poorly understood condition with multiple causes. Janetrocks (talk) 19:25, 18 November 2012 (UTC)

Have the editors here noticed that this article has less than 50% approval in it's ratings? I think it's up for question as to whether it should still be considered a "good article". When old unreliable sources are referenced, I have to question this page's integrity. Making assumptions based from those who did not examine him or even know him, is not presenting trusted and verifiable facts. Janetrocks edits are not neutral, but are based in her personal belief that Michael bleached his skin and only got vitilgo later when it's clearly visable on him in the 70s. I'm stunned that such ignorance on this subject still exists 3 years after his death. I could also find information that people still think Michael had an alien landing pad at Neverland. Does that make it true? Of course not. I think the public's rating of this article is important. Janetrocks seems to be pushing her personal opinion and spreading it throughout this article. I thought that was discouraged on Wiki? Melmerme (talk) 23:21, 18 November 2012 (UTC)

You are pushing YOUR personal opinion that MJ had vitiligo, that he had it since the 1970s and did not cause it by bleaching, so who are you to accuse other editors of not being neutral? Every editor has a personal opinion, but the difference is I'm citing excellent sources such as a prominent cosmetic doctor interviewed by ABC News, a biographer and Jackson historian who devoted his whole career to chronicling Michael Jackson, and superstar music producer Quincy Jones who launched Jackson's career into the stratosphere and worked with him intimately on the best selling album of all time. These three people bring an enormous level of expertise to the table. Janetrocks (talk) 04:35, 19 November 2012 (UTC)

These people are not experts, I'm sorry but your edits are absolute nonsense. A doctor interviewed by ABC who did not once examine Michael personally, a biographer who is not a medical professional and a music producer. They are not great sources. Michael was being treated for his vitiligo in the early 80's, proven fact, Michael is not the first Jackson family member to have it, you can not bleach your skin until you are almost translucent. It turns you ashy and dry looking, almost like you have patches of rash all over. Numerous doctor's over the years who actually had contact with and treated Michael have gone on record about his skin disease, it is in his autopsy report, again examined by more than one coroner. Misplaced Pages is supposed to be a factual place, not somewhere you can interject your own claims and "sources" which, yes you are doing, there is nothing neutral about your edits, it's embarrassing and shameful that people will use your claims as supposed facts. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.11.242.59 (talk) 13:24, 19 November 2012 (UTC)

The numerous doctors who treated Jackson over the years were not always the most ethical or competent people in the world we have learned since his death at the hands of a doctor. I don't believe a word they have to say. These doctors just tell the media and gullible fans whatever talking points Jackson's PR machine wants to feed them. And saying Jackson had vitiligo proves nothing. The question is how did he get it. And yes you most certainly can bleach yourself to the point of being translucent if you have doctors in your pocket the way Jackson did and have access to the most potent bleaching creams denied to people who can't get a prescription. You're entitled to uncritically accept all the Jackson spin and propaganda you want to but you're not entitled to turn wikipedia into yet another fan page. We have to be objective here. Janetrocks (talk) 18:07, 19 November 2012 (UTC)

I am sorry, but as a "contributor" you are absolutely terrible. It's ok for you to put forth ridiculous "sources" like Quincy Jones and a doctor who never treated Michael, but doctors who actually did treat him are unreliable liars to you? Misplaced Pages should be embarrassed to have such a biased person editing for them. You are doing nothing more than taking stories from the tabloids are trying to claim them as facts. As someone who is supposed the post factual information and unbiased information it is extremely clear you have an agenda. You and the other contributors who are letting you get away with such nonsense should be ashamed, you are ruining a once decent site. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.11.242.59 (talk) 19:41, 19 November 2012 (UTC)

Honestly, if you think wanting this page to be factual and not use nonsense "sources" such as the ones you are using means we want a fan page, then you have zero idea of what a contributor on here is supposed to be. You are biased, using rumors and tabloid interviews, the most ridiculous "sources" possible and dismissing actual ones as part of Michael's propaganda/PR machine. You should never be allowed to edit another page on here. It's pretty clear what your agenda is, you can keep your nonsense views all you want but when you try to push them as fact on a place that is supposed to be based on actual, authorized information then you you are supposed to put your own beliefs aside, something you clearly can not do. You should be banned, your behavior and edits are disgraceful. Misplaced Pages's reputation was already questionable to a lot of people, it will be even more so now. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.11.242.59 (talk) 20:08, 19 November 2012 (UTC)

Does the user "Janetrocks" have some other agenda at play here? What is the purpose of including sources like Taraborrelli's from his 1991 book before the confirmation of Michael's vitiligo became public? Why use Taraborrelli as a source for this skin bleaching cream he and LaToya supposedly used, when in his book he does not use a named source himself? So why is that deemed credible information? Why is the diagnosis of vitiligo and lupus attributed to Taraborrelli, as though he were an unbiased factual source, and not a better source like one of Michael's doctors or doctors who have had access to his medical files?

Why are doctors who never met Michael or looked at his medical records considered credible? Why are they less unbiased than his own doctors and doctors appointed by the DA?

Why is Quincy cited when he never even says Michael bleached his skin?

Why is nothing about Michael's lupus specific lung damage, pleurisy, mentioned?

That this user has chosen to disbelieve numerous medical accounts:

Michael Jackson suffered from vitiligo, as confirmed by: his autopsy report, Dr Klein, Dr Strick, Dr Dan Wallace, Dr James Nordlund, Dr Len Horovitz, Nurse Debbie Rowe, Cicely Tyson, LaToya, Jermaine, Janet, Tito, Joe, Katherine, Paris and Prince Jackson, Gino Brando, David Nordahl, Karen Faye, Deepak Chopra, Gotham Chopra. Prince Jackson also suffers from it.

Michael suffered from lupus, as confirmed by: Dr Klein, Debbie Rowe, Dr Richard Strick, Dr Wallace, Dr Deepak Chopra, LaToya and Jermaine Jackson, Michael told author Taraborrelli he had it, Michael attended and gave speech at Lupus fund raiser in 2003 with his lupus specialist rheumatologist, Dr Alan Metzger.

Those two skin diseases were also testified to in 1994 on the witness stand during the Grand juries.

Also, they reveal poor medical knowledge in discussion of his lupus and vitiligo, by claiming Michael wasn't found to be suffering from lupus in his autopsy report, this is untrue, they did not perform an ANA test, discoid lupus does not always reveal itself in ANA tests, many tests are involved to determine the disorder. Also, the fact that Michael had reduced melanocytes in his skin is absolutely consistent with a vitiligo sufferer and to say otherwise is absurd and reveals very poor medical insight; the skin cells continually renew and destroy the pigment as it is created, there have been studies which show there are reduced amounts of these cells still present in vitiligo sufferers. I've now cited a study which reflects this about vitiligo sufferers, if the user was acting in good faith they should read that and try to gather an understanding about the medical knowledge they seemed to want to present as facts. If you note above, this article is supposed to be edited and discussed in "good faith", and the article at the moment has been sorely lacking all of that and seems strangely unbalanced and agendered. Is there some other issue at play here?

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Please use the talk page as a place to engage in construction civil discussion on how to improve the article. This is not the place to try to convince people Michael Jackson had vitiligo and it's certainly not the place to accuse other users of having an agenda. We're here to improve the article, and that's it. Moneytruthy (talk) 22:06, 19 November 2012 (UTC)

What about the users here attempting to convince others Michael did not have vitiligo and using unproven sources to do so? The article was vandalized from its original form where it had substantiated articles to back up its assertions, now it's just tabloid gossip.

It's interesting seeing your edits MoneyTruthy, including repeated citations to an anti-Michael Jackson blog. What is that about?

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.4.136.82 (talk) 22:19, 19 November 2012 (UTC)

I think you'll find we have been trying to improve the article, however Janetrocks clearly does have an agenda and has been vandalizing a once truthful, fact based page. See we don't need to convince anyone of anything, because unlike Janetrocks we actually have proper sources and not just tabloid interviews. Although it is interesting that you, Moneytruthy have chosen to comment here, seeing as you too have an obvious dislike for Michael. This article is a disgrace and we aren't going to let this go. Your "sources" and your own interjections of what you believe are not fact, never will be fact and will not be left on a supposed factual, informative website. Things could be made very simple, revert the article back to before Janetrocks got her hands on it and that's it, but as long as it keeps being changed to fit her own beliefs, we'll stay here to stop her nonsense. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.11.242.59 (talk) 00:06, 20 November 2012 (UTC)

Information regarding Michael's vitiligo and lupus had to be posted on this page, because it seems there's been a focused attempt to try to erase that information from this site. So it would seem as though it's necessary to post basic information back on this page again, in confusion as to how it was not here to begin with.

There's no neutrality involved when sources who go in depth into Michael's medical conditions such as his doctors, nurses, friends, family are not included and instead tabloids are. I'm confused as to how a doctor who never treated Michael is given such precedence that every other doctor and statement has been erased, the person who did that claimed neutrality, and yet that is patently not a neutral objective thing to do. Or why a celebrity biographer is apparently an expert on Michael's medical conditions without any sources for these claims, but other doctors are not.

Would it be possible to have this page looked over by someone from Misplaced Pages? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Suntanapixies (talk • contribs) 01:17, 20 November 2012 (UTC)

I reported this article at the Misplaced Pages:Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring, where I also mentioned that you are a very likely WP:SOCKPUPPET of Melmerme. Having mostly Jackson's family and friends cover the disputed material? Inappropriate. 220.255.2.106 (talk) 01:49, 20 November 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for reporting it. No, I'm not a sock puppet, seems strange you'd need to believe I am. Like I said, there's some odd agenda here and there's no neutrality.

Jackson's doctors, family, friends are sources of info about his medical conditions; tabloids are not.

Unless you can prove they have lied about his vitiligo or lupus, or that the information concerning melanocytes is incorrect, or information concerning his Prednisone is incorrect, it seems as though you are being entirely one sided, and that is very curious considering you insist I must be a sock puppet of some kind, as though I am an invalid source of info, instead of the other people here seeking to edit out swathes of relevant information because they disagree with it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Suntanapixies (talk • contribs) 02:03, 20 November 2012 (UTC)

The article has been destabilized intentionally a long time ago. It seems some concerted effort in order to remove all information regarding his vitiligo/lupus has been maintained here, to the point that even suggesting he had it riles people up.

The idea Michael's doctors and friends and family are involved in a conspiracy over this is absurd, as is the idea that they need to all be dismissed for being linked to Michael.

Also, I am not another user, I don't know who that user is; I am someone who saw this page and decided to properly add citations that were solely missing. I was shocked in fact that this page was allowed to progress to this state.

http://en.wikipedia.org/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Edit_warring

It seems the policies and guidelines only apply to the people who seek to maintain this page with the info they want, everyone else is accused of being biased, posting biased sources because they state he had vitiligo, regardless of who they are, and even misinformation about the very nature of vitiligo or lupus is allowed, or they are accused of being a sock puppet and people attempt to have them banned. That seems odd to me. I don't feel any of this is being done in good faith. Especially these strange ad hominem attacks.

Suntanapixies (talk) 02:27, 20 November 2012 (UTC)

It's not strange at all that I would think that you are a sockpuppet. And it's not a "need" either. Like I stated at the noticeboard, this article is not a high-traffic article and Melmerme was previously the only recent editor making such arguments/making such edits. The IP (and other IP above, 86.11.242.59, commenting with the same rationale as Melmerme) showed up when Melmerme didn't get his or her way. Then you, someone with very few edits under your Suntanapixies account, shows up to make the same revert the IP was making. WP:DUCK definitely applies here. It's highly suspicious that all these "new" editors would suddenly pop up at this article. 220.255.2.98 (talk) 02:39, 20 November 2012 (UTC)

I'm not this other user, sorry to disappoint you. Insisting I am is reflective I feel of the issues going on with this page.

Being a sock puppet just for having "rationale" that includes posting relevant information that has been systematically wiped off this site to the point that anyone who counters it is now being put up for a banning in order that this information can not be seen. Why is that?

I find it interesting that the edits of these other users who you seem to have no concerns about their neutrality with, seem to have linked to an anti-Michael Jackson fansite too, as well as why it appears you are posting from a Proxy IP address. Also that none of those other users ideas about vitiligo/lupus or his doctors, family, friends seem to have been checked, as apparently the idea there's some great conspiracy among all of them, including court documents and autopsy reports, is deemed valid and neutral because Michael turned out to have had more than 2 nose jobs.

I have no concern about your suspicions, they can check my history if they want. I am concerned with why this page is allowed to deteriorate to this point and nothing is being done about it besides accusations of sock puppetry because you disagree with my edits.

Suntanapixies (talk) 02:53, 20 November 2012 (UTC)

Just read about sock puppet on Wiki. I'm not using 2 accounts to access Wiki? I barely have time to even post here, much less find my way around. I think this article is being almost vandalized at this point in time, and it's not being done by me. I was told to go to the talk page to discuss some issues for a concensus, and that is what I had done. Janetrocks has made some inappropriate edits to this article, and another poster/editor agreed with me. So now I'm being told I'm a sock puppet for someone else? I think there are some editors here that have an intent to not post accurate information and disguise it under the rules of Wiki however they can. Even though Wiki allows you to write this stuff about a deceased individual, there is no page for anyone else like it except King Tut. I think it's disrespectful and just tabloid garbage if it's not factual. If done right, it could at least be educational. I thought Wiki was a more trusted source that it appears. How can this be rated a "good" article anymore? Can that rating be changed? Thank you. Melmerme (talk) 05:03, 20 November 2012 (UTC)

You have to understand that not all of our readers are Michael Jackson fans, so what is factual to you is not factual to them. The article you want would have credibility with the Michael Jackson fan club, but we need an article that has credibility with the general public, so we have to present both sides. Our readers are very smart, so if we just repeat everything said by Michael's family and doctors (both of whom got money from him) as the gospel truth, people will think this is a fan page and no take us seriously. Michael's appearance is something historians will debate for decades, so as an encyclopedia we have to report on that debate accurately. We can't just say one side is factual and the other side is tabloid coverage. That would be very biased and unprofessional. We have to be fair. Historyhorror (talk) 05:40, 20 November 2012 (UTC)

What does correct information on Michael Jackson have to do with being a fan? HistoryHorror says "Michael's appearance is something historians will debate for decades, so as an encyclopedia we have to report on that debate accurately." Well, you are not debating, you are just accepting garbage on the page. There is nothing to debate on this issue. He had vitiligo in the 70s. Period. I'm getting the feeling there are many editors here that have an subtle agenda beyond correct information. That is what's biased and unprofessional. You are harming Wiki's credibilty. Melmerme (talk) 15:58, 20 November 2012 (UTC)

Stating that all of Michael's doctors and family members are involved in a lupus/vitiligo conspiracy cover up is absurd and reflects incredibly badly on Misplaced Pages. The information being deliberately ignored, avoided, omitted out because it seems people here have a personal agenda against these doctors, nurses, family, friends, is ludicrous. That to me is indicative of the real problem with this Misplaced Pages page, not the fans but people like yourself who have linked to anti-Michael Jackson websites as non partial sources of information.

Not only that but intentional misinformation about the very basic medical facts about vitiligo and lupus have been intentionally misstated, in an apparent attempt to try and downplay the idea Michael could suffer from them. Lupus is not a simple thing to diagnose, and there was no ANA attempt performed on him at death; he was on the drug Prednisone, which is widely regarded as a "life saver" with regards to lupus treatment. Melanacoytes being present in Jackson's skin in reduced amounts is consistent with real vitiligo sufferers. These are medical facts. Except, bizarrely, ideas found in non-Michael Jackson websites which have been linked by some of the users here are now being entered here as facts over that. Is this now an anti-Michael Jackson fan page? An anti-Michael Jackson's doctors fanpage? Is that a neutral objective perspective? It's certainly not a mature one, and it's a suspect one.

Oh and this "Found excellent source on his skin changes, vanity fair, known for being the best fact checkers in media", an article from a tabloid which slates Michael by quoting someone who had been found to have lied about him in court and stolen property from him is now regarded above his own doctors, nurses, etc, and this is considered unbiased? It's laughable.

I also thought only changes could be made when a "consensus" had been made? Apparently not for user Historyhorrors and Moneytruthy (odd you both have linked to anti-MJ fansites) who can edit and include biased sources of information, and delete everything else and attempt to report them for sock puppetry, whenever they see fit.

Suntanapixies (talk) 19:14, 20 November 2012 (UTC)

The behavior of the supposed contributors on here is despicable. Protecting the page and leaving up utter lies like Michael saying he didn't want to be black, whilst plainly ignoring actual facts then claiming there is no agenda, it's disgusting. This is supposed to be a factual website, not a place for tabloid nonsense which is what this article is. You're ruining a decent site with your antics. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.11.242.59 (talk) 22:13, 20 November 2012 (UTC)

Here's some facts regarding this which seem to be intentionally omitted from this page.

Dr Richard Strick, who was appointed and paid for by the DA (Tom Sneddon) performed the court ordered examination of him in December 1993 and had viewed his medical records:

“Michael had a disease vitiligo in which the pigment is lost and attempts had been made to bring that pigment back which had been unsuccessful so he tried to bleach it out so it would be one colour. Lupus is also an autoimmune disease and he also had skin involvement, which had destroyed part of the skin of his nose and his nasal surgeries and all were really reconstructive, to try and look normal."

Interviewer: "So all these nose reconstructions you’re saying was as a result of him treating his lupus?"

Strick: “The first one was to try and reconstruct from some scar tissue and obstruction that had happened with the skin there. It didn’t work out very well and all subsequent attempts were to make it right. I think he was trying to look like a normal guy as best as that he could.” Jackson suffered from pleurisy, also known as "blisters in lungs", a remark which has oddly been edited out of Quincy Jone's included comments here:

Michael Jackson Okay After Lung Collapse, Jet, Aug 25, 1977

''Michael Jackson is feeling his old energetic self again after suffering a lung collapse recently that forced a month’s cancellation of The Jackson family concerts. Explaining his son’s uncomfortable condition, Joseph W. Jackson, president of Ivory Tower Records, explained to Jet, “Michael’s lung collapse came as a result of overwork from the family’s television series and other projects. Essentially what happened is that over a period of time a bubble appears on the lung and eventually bursts. Each time it does, a fraction of the lung is destroyed. People don’t realize how the grind of television can affect you, even during just a 30- minute show.” Restricted to total rest for a month, Michael bounced back on his feet to begin filming his role as the Scarecrow in the upcoming movie version of The Wiz in New York City.

Said his father, “He’s feeling all right now. If he weren’t I certainly wouldn’t have let him go to New York.”

“The Wiz,” by Mark Bego published in 1983

However, before principal filming began, Michael had a real physical health scare. As he tells it, “I had a lung attack on the beach on the Fourth of July. I couldn’t breathe. They had to rush me to the emergency hospital. The doctor said it was pneumothorax; bubbles on the lungs, and the bubbles burst and you can’t breathe. Mostly slim people have it, the doctor said. He said there was a little bit of pleurisy there too. It reminded me that Buddy Ebsen was supposed to be the Tin Man in the original Wizard of Oz and he broke down sick before the thing.”

" is the most common pulmonary manifestation of lupus."

His autopsy report confirmed the problems with his lungs, which were reported as being chronically inflamed with a reduced capacity:

Marked respiratory bronchiolitis, histiocytic desquamation, and multifocal chronic interstitial pneumonitis, and Suggestive focal desquamation of respiratory lining with squamous metaplasia

In Dr Conrad Murray’s medical notes for Michael entered into his 2011 trial he makes note of the pleurisy and says that MJ was coughing up blood in March 2007.

If Taraborrelli is going to be used as a source, here is an interview from him in 1995: On June 16th, 1995 author Randy Taraborrelli claims Michael wanted to bring up his Lupus and Vitiligo in a discussion with Diane Sawyer and specifically the drug “Hydroxychloroquine”

Michael Jackson biographer J. Randy Taraborrelli claims the performer wanted to talk more about the color of his skin during his “PrimeTime Live” interview with Diane Sawyer.

The writer says Jackson told him he now has discoid lupus, a nonfatal form of the disease, which requires him to take a medication called hydroxychloroquine. And, according to Jackson, the drug causes vitiligo loss of pigmentation. N.Y. skin expert Dr. Howard Sobel tells us, “It is possible for chloroquine to cause hypopigmentation, but whether it’s the cause of his problem is hard to tell you. The chloroquine binds to melanin, which is responsible for the pigment of our skin. If that happens, it’s possible to have a whitish area of skin.”'

In his autopsy report it was stated that they found the drug Prednisone in his house.

   Drug: Prednisone
   Prescribed: 4/25/2009, Dr Klein
   No. of pills: 10
   Pills remaining: 0
   Directions: 6 now, 4 tomorrow

Prednisone is one of the most common drugs used in the treatment of lupus. Lupus Canada says of the drug,, "it is usually effective in bringing lupus under control and it saves lives."

Jackson would donate to lupus charities and would attempt to hold a symposium on Vitiligo at his home in Neverland, but these plans fell through.

There's misinformation currently in the article about melanocytes present in the skin of vitiligo sufferers. This is normal.

"Recent reports suggest that vitiligo lesions are not totally devoid of melanocytes. We report an interesting observation made in the vitiliginous skin of an Indian patient being treated for pemphigus vulgaris with dexamethasone cyclophosphamide pulse therapy. Our observations indicate that melanocytes are never completely absent in the depigmented epidermis and that these melanocytes can recover their functionality in vivo and in vitro under an appropriate stimulus."

Suntanapixies (talk) 06:12, 22 November 2012 (UTC)

Thank you very much for all your research. I think your last source is both excellent and relevant so I have added it to the article. Historyhorror (talk) 15:22, 22 November 2012 (UTC)

Vitiligo is not albinism, the skin constantly regenerates and produces more melanocytes, these are then killed off by the body, as they are regarded as outsiders. But the skin is an organ which regenerates and will continue to produce these. It's autoimmune in nature, which is why the people who have such trouble accepting his vitiligo also work vigilantly to come up with new theories to explain and deny his lupus, including referencing an autopsy report which does not reference any ANA tests. Dr Wallace who worked with him at UCLA did state after the autopsy that though Jackson's death had not been caused by lupus, Jackson did suffer from the disorder, and that it was skin specific.

It is not possible to stimulate this response in a person, you cannot induce vitiligo in a person. Excessive use of depimgentation creams can strip isolated areas of skin of pigment, and can thusly be called "vitiligo" patches, but they cannot induce the innate body's response to melanocytes, nor can they induce lupus.

The theories on this page belong on the fringe fanatic circle of conspiracy forums, and not on a page claiming to be interested in non partisan facts and medical information. Suntanapixies (talk) 23:19, 22 November 2012 (UTC)

I would like to commend the user Historyhorror for further illustrating the problems with the issues on this page:

1) Information regarding the drug Prednisone, which is prescribed according to all medical textbooks as a drug in the treatment of Lupus, is being edited out because "Lupus websites aren't credible sources of information." That's correct, charities designed to aid in the treatment and cure of Lupus are biased sources of information, should I seek a tabloid source to confirm it first?

2) Blanca Francia's quote was added as "Vanity Fair is a very reliable source"; except information regarding the credibility of that source has been deliberately deleted in order that people aren't allowed to make objective decisions as to the veracity of this "credible source" as the user has deemed it credible (Vanity Fair is a tabloid, of course), therefore it must be conceded that it is credible.

3) Information about the cream "Porcelana" which an unnamed source according to a biographer claims Jackson used to bleach his skin has been deleted, because it's a link to the actual website of the makers themselves, which reflects that it is not an actual bleaching cream but one used to smoothen out uneven pigmentation such as that involved with acne, etc. The actual description and link to the source was removed as for some reason the manufacturer themselves cannot be relied upon to give an accurate summation of their own cream, but an unknown source according to a celebrity biographer about a cream which is being deliberately misconstrued must be kept in.

To quote this user, "and so in order to be balanced, we have to call both sides into question; no one sided narrative should ever monopolize any wikipedia article when credible alternatives exist"; just felt that was worth stating again.

Suntanapixies (talk) 16:44, 23 November 2012 (UTC)

Hi, Suntanpixies. Thank you for your feedback on my recent edits. I removed your prednisone info because not only was the source self-published, it was original research. If you have a reliable source saying Jackson took prednisone for lupus, then that would be a great addition to the article, however synthesizing a link between Jackson's drug and a disease some claim he had, is imposing a POV into the article. For example, I could just as easily claim the prednisone was for prostate problems by citing the autopsy claim of an enlarged prostrate with research showing prednisone fights prostate problems. That's why original research is discouraged in wikipedia.

Your porcelana info was also original research. If you have a reliable source (not a web page designed to sell a product) that actually says that Jackson used porcelana to even his skin, then that would be useful here, but just general information about porcelana unrelated to Jackson's specific use of it is counterproductive and belongs in the porcelana article.

Now with respect to Blanca Francia, if you have a reliable source where someone specifically claimed she lied about his skin, that belongs in this article, but just a general attempt to discredit her gets the article off topic. And then some other editor who believes Blanca will add all kinds of facts that build up her credibility like that she once saved a puppy from drowning, and pretty soon it's the Blanca Francia article not the Jackson health and appearance article. The key to writing a good article is to stay focused.

I know you think your sources are being deliberately deleted to hide the truth, but I assure we are simply trying to create a focused balanced article. Please assume good faith Historyhorror (talk) 00:16, 24 November 2012 (UTC)

Historyhorror, if you claim you're attempting to make a balanced article with a Neutral Point of View you are doing a terrible job. Your edits have led to a very biased article. A source isn't credible merely because it's published. Any old joe can write a book or an article and publish dubious claims about a celebrity - and many do. This doesn't mean that the source is a credible one. Furthermore, loading a wikipedia article on Michael Jackson's health with sources claiming he bleached his skin and had countless surgeries isn't exactly reflecting the Neutral Point of View that we're supposed to be reflecting here. This article should be based on hard facts like those from the autopsies. The way the article is currently written it seems to be slanted towards the notion that a) Michael never really had any illness and b) "hated being black". You have also removed vital information cited directly from the autopsy report showing that Michael was in possession of prednisone, a drug used for treating lupus. It isn't required that the source say he "took it for lupus per se, but the article should note that he was taking it as the autopsy report confirms. To remove prednisone from the article completely reflects intellectual dishonesty on your part. This is vital information, and it is actually from a credible source - the autopsy report - unlike a range of sources that are nowhere near credible, such as the maid claiming Michael was racist. The article needs to mention Michael was a user of prednisone as found in the autopsy report, and that among other conditions, it is used to treat lupus. These are facts and to omit them is simply letting a bias creep into the article.

Furthermore, you are not a warden of this article nor are you an administrator, so I suggest you should quit pretending like you get the final say on everything and drop the condescending attitude towards other users such as Suntanapixies.Yazman (talk) 14:57, 27 November 2012 (UTC)

Hi Yazman. Thank you so much for your great feedback. As I explained above, the prednisone information was removed because it violates wikipidea's ban on original research. I understand the Jackson fan community is committed to proving to the world that Jackson had lupus, and I sympathize with those concerns, but the autopsy does not say the prednisone was used for lupus, so implying that it was is original research. Now we can have a separate section where we list all the drugs Jackson had in a neutral way, but we're not allowed to imply what he was using the drug for unless we have a reliable source confirming his purpose. Following wikipedia policy is not intellectually dishonest. Please assume good faith. If you feel the article is unbalanced, please help us improve it by finding additional sources to balance it, but please stick to what the sources actually say. Historyhorror (talk) 11:55, 28 November 2012 (UTC)

There is no need to convince anyone of anything, the fact that he had vitiligo and lupus are both matters of medical and court records. It would require "original research" to disprove this idea. In reality, stating that melanacytes are entirely absent in sufferers of vitiligo is original research, it is not something medically stated. Stating that Jackson was not diagnosed with lupus in his autopsy report is also original research as there were no lupus diagnostic tests performed on him at death. Claiming vitiligo can be induced is original research as there is no evidence anyone can achieve universal vitiligo through Porcelana; yet here on Misplaced Pages according to you, and not any actual document evidence, it is something which is possible.

I'd hope people observing this page would consider that when they listen to you attempt to prove you are neutral, because it shows you are not.

This is not "original research"; using cited medical evidence - that lupus is treated with Prednisone, is not original or new on my end, and to say as such reveals once again the huge agenda at play here, as well as letting this page once again reject any actual medically cited information, like that from lupus activist groups, which are according to you, a slanted source of information about Jackson. You removed the citation using those websites claiming they are not credible as they are lupus groups, as though they held some secret agenda reflecting the use of Prednisone for that illness. Now I see you're trying to find new ways to keep that info away, by claiming it's original research, though it is not. Prednisone was something Jackson had been prescribed just 2 months before his death, it is a factually medically cited drug used in the treatment of Lupus, a condition all his doctors and those doctors who merely looked at his records, have confirmed he suffered from. These are facts. It's obvious as I stated that because lupus would confirm he suffered autoimmune diseases without his choosing, you need to suppress that information as it contradicts all your induced vitiligo claims from bleaching you've insisted are factual, from anyone who sold stories to National Enquirer.

Using Porcelana as evidence of Jackson's bleaching (from an unnamed source no less), but then ensuring nobody actually knows what that cream is according to the manufacturer's themselves, once again reveals your agenda. Actually doing any research at all on an issue you seem to be invested in, seems to be "original research" to you. Please, don't disrespect the users here as there is no "good faith" as you have completely removed it, nobody here finds you neutral or credible, just incredibly invested in suppressing information regarding Jackson, as the history of your account reveals.

Here's some further confirmation about his discoid lupus, according to medical records from 1984 released on Auction today, read the noting in the papers:

https://www.pristineauction.com/auctions/index/details/id/72650

It also shows he was on the medications, Atabrine and Plaquenil, again drugs used to treat lupus, which the medical documents confirm that he suffered from.

I'm not posting this here for your benefit, I understand you hate Jackson and his fans, and are engaged in a strange campaign off this site to discredit him (you have linked to the anti-Jackson fansites that you are a member of which also seek to pursue these bizarre medically unsound ideas you have about the two disorders), I'm posting this information for any real neutral outsiders who are curious as to what has been happening with this page.

Suntanapixies (talk) 22:36, 28 November 2012 (UTC)

Hi Suntanpixies. Thank you so much for even more excellent feedback! Once you find a reliable source (i.e. book published by a major publisher, a major newspaper or magazine) that says Jackson used prednisone for lupus, then wikipedia policy permits us to add the prednisone info to the lupus discussion. Until then, it's just your opinion that he was using it for lupus instead of one of the many other applications prednisone has. Please no original research. I see no evidence that anyone here owns any Jackson hate blogs and there are no links here to any Hate blogs. Please assume good faith! I'm not seeing a lot of hate for Jackson. Just mostly an outpouring of love for an incredibly talented and philanthropic superstar. However sometimes we can love him so much, that we falsely accuse those who are just being objective of being haters with an agenda. Please assume good faith and maintain a neutral point of view. I think you're a wonderful editor who has much knowledge and passion to invest in wikipedia. Now just take the time to acquaint yourself with wikipedia policy and you'll be on your way.Historyhorror (talk) 03:06, 29 November 2012 (UTC)

This is not a fan page

As much as we all love Michael Jackson, we have to remember this is an encyclopedia not a fan page. Since the new year I noticed a lot of fans removing referenced material because it wasn't flattering enough to MJ. Although I agree with the fans that MJ had vitiligo, we have to present both sides of the debate to keep wikipedia credible. 208.87.23.188 (talk) 21:22, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

Just a note: When I cleaned up this article on January 10, 2013‎, I returned and added neutrality to this article and removed crap. Your edit undid that. Flyer22 (talk) 18:17, 13 April 2013 (UTC)

Cause of death

According to the medical examiner, Michael Jackson's cause of death was "acute propofol intoxication", administered by the hand of another. In other words, a homicide. Conrad Murray was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to four years in prison. Citing "cardiac arrest" as the cause of death is inaccurate.71.201.66.107 (talk) 04:37, 19 February 2013 (UTC)

Prescription Drug Usage

Michael Jackson's usage of painkillers should be put into context. He suffered severe and painful burns during the filming of a commercial for Pepsi, and he also injured his back when a stage bridge he was standing on collapsed in Germany. He used pain medications to treat severe pain from these mishaps, and developed a dependency on them, which he later overcame. Without this information, the article implies that the drug use was recreational.71.201.66.107 (talk) 04:54, 19 February 2013 (UTC)

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