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Rushyo ^Talk 10:31, 27 March 2013 (UTC)

March 2013

Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to Wikipedia. However, please know that editors do not own articles and should respect the work of their fellow contributors on Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain ‎. If you create or edit an article, know that others are free to change its content. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. Your assertion on your userpage of being the "exclusive editor" is a statement of ownership. We do not allow such activity on Wikipedia; anyone can edit. ViperSnake151  Talk  21:02, 27 March 2013 (UTC)

Did you want to change my username or something? -MGZ editor (talk) 21:04, 27 March 2013 (UTC)

No, he is suggesting you read Wikipedia policy on the ownership of articles. I was actually going to come in here and express the same concern.

Your user page claims that you are the "executive editor" of the Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes (and, I'm assuming, The Phantom Pain) article. This implies that you are the one who is responsible for overseeing all content, and that any changes that get made have to be approved by you first. After all, that is what an executive editor does in real life.

This is a problem because it assumes that you own the article; it is your article, written to your preferences, and at the end of the day, you are responsible for it. However, Wikipedia's policy on article ownership states the following:

All Wikipedia content is edited collaboratively. No one, no matter how skilled, or of how high standing in the community, has the right to act as though he or she is the owner of a particular article.

By announcing yourself as the "executive editor" of the article, you have broken the rule because you are implying that you have the final say over everything that happens on the page.

For instance, if a conflict over content arises, how do you intend on dealing with it? On Wikipedia, conflicts are resolved through consensus, an agreement between editors designed to seek out the best outcome for the page. If a consensus for an issue is reached and it is not to your liking, what will you do? Being the self-proclaimed "executive editor" does not give you any more influence over the article than anyone else. If the community makes a decision that you disagree with, you don't have the right or the responsibility to overrule them.

In short, you need to give up on the claim that you are "executive editor". The position never existed to begin with, and allowing it creates all kinds of problems that violate some of the most fundamental rules that run Wikipedia. You do not have any extraordinary powers or responsibilities over the article in question. You do not have the right to claim that the article must be edited as you see fit. I'm sorry for being blunt, but when it comes to editing this page, you are no different to the millions of other Wikipedia editors out there. To claim otherwise is misleading, mistaken, and potentially disruptive.

I suggest that you give up on this claim to being "executive editor" of the page - because you aren't. You never were, and you will not be at any point in the future, because the position doesn't exist on Wikipedia. Likewise, please stop acting as if you are, because all you are going to do is create disruptions if you continue to do so, and will probably get yourself blocked from editing by an adminsitrator. In the meantime, I suggest you go over to RENAME and change your username to remove all doubt. Prisonermonkeys (talk) 02:30, 28 March 2013 (UTC)

Sure. Not. I never claimed to have ownership of the article, nor have I acted like I have. You're pulling this from thin air. I merely said that I exclusively edit for the "Ground Zeroes" article, which is now renamed anyway. To be honest I think you're overreacting with this useless six paragraph rant. You went ahead and explained something that was the contrary of what I was doing.

Leave me alone.

Come back to my talk page when you have a real complaint. Like an edit you don't agree with, or an image dispute. Thanks. -MGZ editor (talk) 08:28, 28 March 2013 (UTC)

Edit summaries

Hi, I just wanted to request that you please use edit summaries when you are editing Wikipedia in order to make it easier for other editors to see what you changed with each revision. This is especially important when moving pages because it requires solid reasoning before making such a change. You recently moved Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain to Metal Gear Solid: The Phantom Pain without providing a reason and then subsequently duplicated the contents of that page back at the previous title. During this time, there is a lot of unknown information surrounding the official title of the game so it would probably be best to stop for now until the exact divisions and relations between Ground Zeroes, The Phantom Pain, and MGS5 are clear. Axem Titanium (talk) 22:41, 29 March 2013 (UTC)

Sorry, it was an accident. -MGZ editor (talk) 22:54, 29 March 2013 (UTC)

3RR Warning

Your recent editing history at Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes shows that you are currently engaged in an edit war. Being involved in an edit war can result in your being blocked from editing—especially if you violate the three-revert rule, which states that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Undoing another editor's work—whether in whole or in part, whether involving the same or different material each time—counts as a revert. Also keep in mind that while violating the three-revert rule often leads to a block, you can still be blocked for edit warring—even if you don't violate the three-revert rule—should your behavior indicate that you intend to continue reverting repeatedly.

To avoid being blocked, instead of reverting please consider using the article's talk page to work toward making a version that represents consensus among editors. See BRD for how this is done. You can post a request for help at a relevant noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, you may wish to request temporary page protection. Transcendence (talk) 00:07, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

Edit-warring

You need a consensus. "Consensus is leaning that way" is not a consensus itself. There are plenty of examples on Wikipedia where subjects that would normally be kept separate are instead merged into a single article for the sake of clarity because there are so inherently intertwined. MGSV is potentially one of these cases.

These isses need to be discussed on the article talk page. By constantly reverting the page to your preferred version, you are refusing to allow people the opportunity to discuss the subject. Prisonermonkeys (talk) 00:08, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

You have been blocked from editing for a period of 1 week for edit warring, sock puppetry, WP:COI, and WP:ISU. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may appeal this block by adding below this notice the text {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first.  Bbb23 (talk) 02:02, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for blocking me and not the offending user. -MGZ editor (talk) 20:39, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

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