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The personal section was a mess, which is why it was removed. First, there were virtually no citations for any of the information, per the Wikipedia guideline WP:CITE. Second, it was full of trivial information that is irrelevant to an encyclopedia, like his fling with Julia Roberts or certain bands he likes; that is information better suited to fan websites than to Wikipedia (read WP:TRIVIA). The only sourced information was to his well-publicized battle with substances; since everything else in the 'personal' section was pointless, uncited information except for that, I moved it under the biography section. Please don't add trivial information, and if you can't find a mainstream newspaper or magazine talking about whatever it is you wish to include here, it should not go here because that means it is either 1) not true; or 2) unimportant (the policies and guidelines for this are WP:Verifiability and WP:Undue weight). -->DavidShankbone14:19, 24 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
This was a long time ago, but the content remains for people like me to still read it. That being the case, I would like to respond. First, this article now has a short Personal section. However, if someone believes an article is lacking specific content, then that person should do the research and add the content, being sure that content has reliable, reputable third-party sources. Anyone can come to a Talk page and complain about missing content, but if someone takes the time to start a topic to complain, then I submit that such time and effort is better used providing a solution rather than a complaint. We are all responsible for the content in Wikipedia and any editor has the authority to add content to a page. Why not do it yourself rather than complain and expect someone else to do it? I think that sometimes editors don't realize that they have that authority. Don't be afraid to add content. Jump in! You can do it! MarydaleEd (talk) 03:11, 29 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I am struggling to figure out how to edit on wikipedia. Maybe someone who is stronger at this stuff than I am could do it for me. I thought it would mean a lot to Matthew Perry if we said he was known for his work to help people who struggle with addictions before the bit about his role as Chandler. Kind of like a thank you letter for all he did and who he was to millions of people. @David Shankbone@Alistair Stevenson@Felipe-11@MarydaleEd Emmyswan (talk) 00:38, 1 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I am unsure as to what you are referring when you very angrily wrote "no need to write this," but the numerous angry emojis you added to your post reflect rude and uncivil writing. That type of angry posting is in violation of Wikipedia's Code of Conduct. Please see WP:UNCIVIL. While you need to familiarize yourself with that Code of Conduct, you still had a point of view that I would be happy to pursue with you. Even though it might not have been expressed properly, you still had a message you wanted to get across and your opinion is valuable. What is it that made you so angry and to what were you referring when you wrote "no need to write this"? I would be happy to respond to you if I could know what you meant. I am always here to help! Thanks. MarydaleEd (talk) 06:45, 23 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
I know there are some limitations on what photos we can use based on licensing, But typically once people die the recent photo is replaced by an image of the person at their prime.
Do we have a photo of Perry from the 1990s? It's the decade he's best to remember from. Alternatively, one from post-2004, when he said he started seeking treatment. 219.89.63.45 (talk) 10:30, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
It's the single most newsworthy aspect of Perry from the last year and will be indefinitely. My addition was removed by another editor. natemup (talk) 19:23, 15 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]