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File:Mildred Jeter and Richard Loving.jpg edit

Hello. Thank you for your note. The issue, as I understand it, isn't whether the image is "significant", but whether its use in Interracial marriage satisfies Wikipedia's rules concerning the use of non-"free" media. While the Lovings were very important figures in American history with respect to interracial marriage, I'm not sure that their picture "significantly increases readers' understanding of the topic" of interracial marriage, and that's the relevant standard. — Malik Shabazz (talk · contribs) 04:30, 4 July 2009 (UTC)Reply

A little clique controls the Technocracy articles to very very bad effect edit

The same group of scum bag tandem editors that have controlled and now want to misrepresent any and all articles connected with Technocracy issues ... even to the point of trying to delete the article now. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Johnfos#The_Signpost:_17_October_2011 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Epipelagic http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Beagel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Lawrencekhoo

Mostly they collude to give bad information.

The same group of tandem editors from several years ago still try and control this article. They want to eliminate an article about one of the major social movements ... the group that started it. Wikipedia is known for special interest control and buddy editing. Its a pity and the reason a serious article on an important American group is being tried to be done away with by tandem editors that obviously object for some reason to the content. The past clearly shows the same team of tandem editors here. Beagle and Johnphos are tandem editors as is Lawrencekhoo and Epipelagic... One of the most significant groups in American history and they want to get rid of the article. Its pathetic and shows the weakness of en. Wikipedia. Lawrencekhoo is a mainstream economist who ax grinds economic articles Google his name for his economic 'beliefs' Gino — Preceding unsigned comment added by 111.67.106.113 (talk) 11:16, 22 October 2011 (UTC)Reply

Notice of Biographies of living persons noticeboard discussion edit

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File permission problem with File:Olivier Martinez and Halle Berry.jpg edit

 

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Tone it down edit

Just a heads-up, screaming right-wing and white supremacy about other editors on here will in all probablity get you indef blocked. WP:NPA should help you a bit. Remember to log in when you edit. Also pushing a view on articles, like you have done on McCann, will also likely lead to a block. Take these as friendly advice more than a warning, but understand after this point you will not have the excuse of not knowing about these things. If you have any questions add here I have added your page on my watchlist. Murry1975 (talk) 13:36, 30 March 2014 (UTC)Reply

Please refrain from making attempts at harrassment, and specifically implied threats of wikihounding, when approaching fellow Wikipedia editors. The latter in particular is considered a very serious matter by Wikipedia guidelines. As a reminder, the ongoing attempts to remove sourced content from, or add unsourced slander to, the Michael Fassbender article are not a trivial issue: They are deemed vandalism and have led to administrator-led lockdowns of this article in the past. If there are reasonable grounds to assume this behavior has its origins with far-right sentiment, then this will be mentioned as well as discussed where appropriate. Lastly, you may find that editors who boast a record of opting to use the talk page to settle disputes or to achieve consensus are difficult to effectively label as "pushing a view" on articles, as such editors inherently do not rely on unilateral actions. Malik047 (talk) 09:39, 31 March 2014 (UTC)Reply
Current consensus is to not make reference to MWWS on the McCann article. Please get new consensus before adding it. And please assume good faith and do not make accusations against other editors who are mainly attempting to keep the tone of the discussion civil and give good advice. Thank you. Harry the Dog WOOF 10:46, 8 April 2014 (UTC)Reply
I will gladly refer you to the talk page of the Madelleine McCann article. Also, please re-examine the vandalism guidelines, and verify for yourself how the disputed edits on the Michael Fassbender article were deemed to be disruptive in nature on each occassion. If you are in need of additional information on this specific topic, then you can always contact Favonian, the administrator who placed the Michael Fassbender article under protection for us at the time. Best regards. Malik047 (talk) 01:45, 11 April 2014 (UTC)Reply

Rollo Please do not revert referenced edits to this page by an historian attempting a clean-up and up-date. Genie (talk) 16:28, 24 August 2016 (UTC)Reply

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