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John Vogel edit

Whoops! After I looked at the page, I didn't see any vandalism, but when I saw you calling a person a 'Mortal Kombat character' I thought you must be the vandal. I have to say that I do not see any vandalism and, in fact, perfer the other version. What do you disagree with? It seems to be clearer. Prodego talk 00:03, 22 August 2006 (UTC)Reply

Based on this edit, you may want to read WP:OWN. This other user's edits seem to be positive, making the article clearer, and there is no reason to believe the IPs are related. Removing the image could be seen as vandalism, but the page had two pictures in it already, and it does look a little crowded. Technicly, niether the Reiko image nor the Cage image should be on the page, because they are both Fair use images. Prodego talk 00:11, 22 August 2006 (UTC)Reply
If you disagree with an edit (s)he makes, just contact him/her (without reverting) on either his/her user talk page or on the article talk page. I am sure that (s)he will be willing discuss the changes, and modify then as you two agree. Good luck. Prodego talk 00:16, 22 August 2006 (UTC)Reply
Please stop reverting. If you continue, you will be in violation of the three revert rule. Discuss changes you disagree with, don't undo them without discussion. Prodego talk 00:20, 22 August 2006 (UTC)Reply

He/she did discuss the changes there and you blanked that discussion. I suggest using L T Dangerous's version, I think it is easier to read and looks better. What is it you dislike about it. Prodego talk 00:28, 22 August 2006 (UTC)Reply

Ok, good. (P.S., I just checked, L. T. is a he). Prodego talk 02:23, 22 August 2006 (UTC)Reply

Preview edit

Concerning your edits to John Vogel, it would be much more productive if you used the preview button when editing pages as extensively as you are - you are filling the edit history with dozens of edits that make the history unreadable and makes it difficult to compare your edits to other versions. Also, edit summaries would be much appreciated as well. Thanks. Cowman109Talk 04:41, 22 August 2006 (UTC)Reply

Blocked edit

I have blocked you for thirty minutes for restoring copyvio images on John Vogel - please stop re-adding those images, and once again I must plead with you to use the preview button. Your edits have made the edit history unreadable at this point so that it is very difficult to compare different versions of the articles. Thank you. Cowman109Talk 04:53, 22 August 2006 (UTC)Reply

Warning edit

Please refrain from removing content from Wikipedia, as you did to John Vogel. It is considered vandalism. If you want to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you.

You don't own the John Vogel article. Do not remove the {{sources}} flag from the article until you have addressed the problems the article has (as you have done before [1]), and do not blank out the comments of others (as you have also done [2]), especially if they are in disagreement with you; it makes it very hard for other editors to assume good faith about your edits.

You have a trouble history of Wikipedia editing, and if you continue making such single-minded edits, you will likely be banned again. Assuming you don't want that to happen, I would recommend you alter your behavior. EVula 19:31, 25 August 2006 (UTC)Reply

Changing other editor's talk page comments edit

Do not change other editor's comments to talk pages, as you did to Talk:John Vogel here. Such edits are vandalism, and if you continue, you will be blocked. Thank you. Cowman109Talk 16:58, 26 August 2006 (UTC)Reply

John Vogel edit

Hi. I noticed your commnent on the AFD debate for the John Vogel article.

On the one hand, you'll no doubt be pleased to learn that the article was kept; in fact, we decided that the article was nominated in bad faith, and the user in question (a repeat vandal) has been blocked indefinitely.

On the other hand, your statement "This is my article and you have no right to delete it" is inaccurate; I would like to suggest that you read WP:OWN, which is official Wikipedia policy.

You do not own the article. Wikipedia owns the article. You created the article, yes, and that's very good, but it's not yours in that sense.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask me. DS 17:23, 26 August 2006 (UTC)Reply

Anti-Vogel edit

Actually, I'm pretty sure that the person who nominated it for deletion did so because he was being a jerk. I read through his list of contributions, and just about everything he did was vandalism (even falsely adding "protected" tags to articles, to deter people from fixing them!). The one thing he did that wasn't vandalism was adding a "needs sources" tag to an article about Mortal Kombat... and, given what you've just told me, I'm going to check to see if he's the one who removed the sources in the first place.

So he's blocked, and if he shows up again with a new account, that one will be blocked too, and so on.

As for a way to deter vandals... um. That'd be really nice. Short of chopping off their hands, well, put the article on your watchlist, and whenever it gets vandalized, just revert it. If it gets vandalized a LOT, you can request that an administrator protect it and/or block the idiots responsible. DS 18:01, 26 August 2006 (UTC)Reply

Image tagging for Image:Geraldo.png edit

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Fair use rationale for Image:Vogel2.jpg edit

 

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Test Page edit

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A tag has been placed on L Block, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done for the following reason:

It is a duplicate of the Tetris article

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Speedy deletion of L-BIock edit

 

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January 2008 edit

Thank you for experimenting with the page Deaths in 2008 on Wikipedia. Your test worked, and it has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you may want to do. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. tomasz. 07:54, 1 January 2008 (UTC)Reply

Please stop. If you continue to vandalize pages, as you did to Deaths in 2008, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. tomasz. 07:59, 1 January 2008 (UTC)Reply


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Hi, the recent edit you made to United States presidential election, 2008 has been reverted, as it appears to be unconstructive. Use the sandbox for testing; if you believe the edit was constructive, ensure that you provide an informative edit summary. You may also wish to read the introduction to editing. Thanks. Sam Korn (smoddy) 20:11, 30 January 2008 (UTC)Reply

Hi Sam. Gravel dropped out, actually.

Your recent edits edit

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About your question edit

You asked for protection "until edit war is over." I happened to protect the version you feel to be the wrong one. This will occur every time a page is protected, with at least one user saying that the other version is the right one. I cannot take any sides, thus I cannot go and change to a different version while it is protected. I would recommend stating your side on the talk page, and if no one replies after a little bit than add {{editprotected}} to the talk page, with your reasoning behind the needed edit and another admin will review it and will make the edit if they feel it is needed. Cheers!
Gonzo fan2007 talkcontribs 05:39, 31 January 2008 (UTC)Reply

I will reiterate what I said on the article talk page, comment on the content, not the contributor. What you said was very rude and close to a personal attack. You need to provide a reliable source that states your opinion. Something that everyone can verify and comes from a respectable news outlet. Just step away from the situation for a while and try and find a reliable source that says what you are saying. You are doing nothing but inflaming the situation. Also please sign your posts using ~~~~. Cheers!
Gonzo fan2007 talkcontribs 06:50, 31 January 2008 (UTC)Reply

Mike Gravel edit

He has not withdrawn, as has been pointed out to you by numerous editors on the article's tal page. You have also repeatedly been asked not to make this edit without adding a source. Do so again - and I add in advance that the out of date sources you provided on the talk page are not sufficient - and I will block you. Sarcasticidealist (talk) 00:17, 1 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

Blocked edit

 
You have been blocked from editing for a period of 72 hours in accordance with Wikipedia's blocking policy for Continuous addition of unsourced material after multiple warnings and edit warring. Please stop. You're welcome to make useful contributions after the block expires. If you believe this block is unjustified you may contest this block by adding the text {{unblock|your reason here}} below.


Gonzo fan2007 talkcontribs 00:22, 1 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

TigerManXL, your block goes for three days. If after this time you create anymore disruption, break WP:3RR, make a personal attack, or break any other blockable policy you will have your block extended to indefinite. Please try to make productive edits and avoid confrontations with other editors when you get back. If you have any questions, feel free to ask.
Gonzo fan2007 talkcontribs 00:40, 1 February 2008 (UTC)Reply

September 2008 edit

  Welcome to Wikipedia. The recent edit you made to Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!! has been reverted, as it appears to be unconstructive. Use the sandbox for testing; if you believe the edit was constructive, ensure that you provide an informative edit summary. You may also wish to read the introduction to editing. Thank you. Vandalism destroyer (talk) 04:08, 16 September 2008 (UTC)Reply

  The recent edit you made to Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!! constitutes vandalism, and has been reverted. Please do not continue to vandalize pages; use the sandbox for testing. Thank you. Superflewis (talk) 04:09, 16 September 2008 (UTC)Reply

  Please do not vandalize pages, as you did with this edit to Dragon Ball: Yo! Son Goku and His Friends Return!!. If you continue to do so, you will be blocked from editing. Superflewis (talk) 04:11, 16 September 2008 (UTC)Reply

August 2009 edit

  Please do not introduce incorrect information into articles, as you did to Castle Wolfenstein. Your edits appear to be vandalism and have been reverted. If you believe the information you added was correct, please cite references or sources or discuss the changes on the article's talk page before making them again. If you would like to experiment, use the sandbox. Thank you. Saddhiyama (talk) 00:28, 8 August 2009 (UTC)Reply

ArbCom elections are now open! edit

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