David McGimpsey

March 2018

Hello, I'm Vermont. I wanted to let you know that I reverted one of your recent contributions —specifically this edit to David McGimpsey— because it did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. _{Vermont | reply here} 00:09, 8 March 2018 (UTC)

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did with this edit to David McGimpsey. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted or removed. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Repeated vandalism can result in the loss of editing privileges. Thank you. _{Vermont | reply here} 00:12, 8 March 2018 (UTC)

Managing a conflict of interest

Hello, David McGimpsey. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about on Wikipedia, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a COI may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:

• avoid editing or creating articles about yourself, your family, friends, company, organization or competitors;
• propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (see the {{request edit}} template);
• disclose your COI when discussing affected articles (see WP:DISCLOSE);
• avoid linking to your organization's website in other articles (see WP:SPAM);
• do your best to comply with Wikipedia's content policies.

In addition, you must disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation (see WP:PAID).

Also please note that editing for the purpose of advertising, publicising, or promoting anyone or anything is not permitted. Thank you. _{Vermont | reply here} 00:13, 8 March 2018 (UTC)

March 2018

You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you remove or blank page content or templates from Wikipedia. _{Vermont | reply here} 01:44, 8 March 2018 (UTC)

Your recent editing history at David McGimpsey shows that you are currently engaged in an edit war. To resolve the content dispute, please do not revert or change the edits of others when you are reverted. Instead of reverting, please use the talk page to work toward making a version that represents consensus among editors. The best practice at this stage is to discuss, not edit-war. See BRD for how this is done. If discussions reach an impasse, you can then post a request for help at a relevant noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, you may wish to request temporary page protection.

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. —C.Fred (talk) 01:50, 8 March 2018 (UTC)

• Please note that one of the sources cited in the text you removed is the CBC. That is a major, reputable news organization; they do not engage in "tabloid journalism". Accordingly, you do not qualify for an exemption to the three-revert rule related to a biography of a living person. —C.Fred (talk) 01:55, 8 March 2018 (UTC)

This account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because the username, David McGimpsey, matches the name of a well-known, living person.

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contentious content

I've reverted to remove the content till this can be sorted. Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons/Help probably has information to help you find your way forward. You should probably raise your concerns at WP:BLPN. Also, you could mention them in the email to the Foundation in which you establish your bona fides. Sorry for the aggravation.--Dlohcierekim (talk) 03:02, 8 March 2018 (UTC)