Colourfully

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Racism isn't black nor white

My two cents...

Shouting racism as a political weapon is not only ugly, but often (rather) in and of itself racist. It also trivializes this harsh phenomenon, when it's thrown around as some kind of a sports game.Colourfully (talk) 04:12, 4 August 2010 (UTC)

New Black Panther Party

• I know you're a new editor, but I recommend you learn the difference between vandalism and edits you don't like. Please don't refer to an edit as vandalism just because you don't like it.
• Please read the edit summary I wrote when I undid your edit. I made reference to WP:UNDUE, a section of WP:Neutral point of view, one of Wikipedia's core policies. We shouldn't give undue weight to the rantings of an individual who, as far as anybody can tell, has not been an official of the New Black Panther Party, was not speaking on behalf of the Party, and was denounced by the Party's leadership.
• In my edit summary I also referred to the lengthy discussion on Talk:New Black Panther Party that discusses this very issue. It's a good idea to familiarize yourself with the topics that have already been discussed to avoid making the same mistakes other editors have made. — Malik Shabazz ^Talk/_Stalk 02:12, 4 August 2010 (UTC)

With all due respect, How does some rejection (true or false) by other members of NBPP, undue what Nation of Islam's Samir's call to kill white babies? What "point of view" are referring to, Samir's?Colourfully (talk) 04:05, 4 August 2010 (UTC)

Please read WP:Neutral point of view, one of Wikipedia's core policies. Who is Samir Shabazz, and what makes his statements important to the New Black Panther Party as a whole? Also, please read Talk:New Black Panther Party, particularly the section concerning the rant by Samir Shabazz. Thank you. — Malik Shabazz ^Talk/_Stalk 04:25, 4 August 2010 (UTC)

He was an active, outspoken member of New Black Panther Party, he did call in public (w/o interference at that time) to kill white babies, it says it all. So now, you/AzureCitizen change the edits, again and again to suit your POV?Colourfully (talk)

Samir Shabazz

I'm glad you realized that Samir Shabazz was merely a member, and not the chairman, of the New Black Panther Party. — Malik Shabazz ^Talk/_Stalk 04:53, 4 August 2010 (UTC)

You have been blocked from editing for a period of 24 hours for your disruption caused by edit warring and violation of the three-revert rule. During a dispute, you should first try to discuss controversial changes and seek consensus. If that proves unsuccessful you are encouraged to seek dispute resolution, and in some cases it may be appropriate to request page protection. If you would like to be unblocked, you may appeal this block by adding below this notice the text {{unblock|Your reason here}}, but you should read our guide to appealing blocks first. — Malik Shabazz ^Talk/_Stalk 23:06, 4 August 2010 (UTC)

Appealing Block

Note: I am contesting this block here.Wikiposter0123 (talk) 23:55, 4 August 2010 (UTC)

August 2010

Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, talk pages are meant to be a record of a discussion; deleting or editing legitimate comments, as you did at Talk:New Black Panther Party, is considered bad practice, even if you meant well. Even making spelling and grammatical corrections in others' comments is generally frowned upon, as it tends to irritate the users whose comments you are correcting. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. -- /DeltaQuad|Notify Me\ 14:12, 18 August 2010 (UTC)

• Welcome to Wikipedia. I see that you are new. So, perhaps you won't mind a word of friendly advice. During AFD's (Article for Deletion debates and on talk pages, some editors will try your patience. You will be tempted to argue with them, particularly when they are patently pushing a POV (Point of View) If you persist in doing this, you will be be disliked and possible blocked from editing. There even seem to be some editors who specialize in being provocative. I mean like a schoolyard bully, who pushes and taunts and pushes, but never actually violates a school rule. Such editors appear to be waiting for you to throw the first punch, so that you can be barred from editing. As I said, you are new. And it can take a little while to learn the ropes.AMuseo (talk) 14:58, 20 August 2010 (UTC)

Also, because I see that you were already blocked once, you should know that there are also permanent blockages. not just 24-hour ones. An editor who sees that you have been blocked before may thing that you are the temperamental type that can be provoked into doing something that will get you blocked again. Racism, the topic that I see that you edit about, is an important topic. If you want ot stay around, leave the AFD page after making your point. Don't hang around arguing.AMuseo (talk) 15:01, 20 August 2010 (UTC)