Aecooper1

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July 2011

Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to vandalize Wikipedia, as you did at Andy Coulson, you may be blocked from editing. The additions of false death claims will get you indefinitely blocked. Off2riorob (talk) 00:29, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

Response

I sincerely apologize for my mistake. I misread the news article to think that Andy Coulson himself was dead. It was Sean Hoare, a reporter who worked with Andy Coulson that was found dead. This was not an intentional attempt at misinformation or humor. I apologize. Aecooper1 (talk) 01:06, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

I struggle to see how anybody could possibly make such a mistake. Your edits were in exceptionally poor taste. Rangoon11 (talk) 00:40, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

I understand your frustration. I simply read too quickly. It was Andy Coulson's picture that was attached to the article about Sean Hoare's death. The caption below his picture reads, "A former News of the World reporter who alleged Andy Coulson 'encouraged' him to hack phones has been found dead" In reading it way to fast, I took it to mean, "A former News of the World reporter Andy Coulson, who alleged he was 'encouraged' to hack phones, has been found dead." Obviously, I have not been following this story close enough to even scratch the tip of the iceberg of the details on this case. I clearly should not have been trying to edit the details on a subject about which I knew so little. I am extremely embarrassed and deeply sorry for any hurt that I have caused. I will exercise extreme caution before editing anything on Wikipedia again. Aecooper1 (talk) 01:06, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

No worries it was soon reverted. Moving forward, feel free to ask me for assistance if you are unsure about anything. Your apology is accepted and appreciated. Off2riorob (talk) 08:04, 21 July 2011 (UTC)