Jhoehn

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So about this.

This is "the encyclopedia that anyone can edit". Key word there is "can" -- editing is privilege, and it comes with responsibilities, like all privileges do.

In this case, you are obligated to follow community policies and guidelines.

This is not optional. (Every time you edit Wikipedia and click 'save', you have agreed to the Terms of Use of this website. What those ToU say, is that you agree to follow the policies and guidelines. The ToU also make it clear, that the community can restrict or remove your editing privileges if you won't follow the policies and guidelines.)

You are clearly passionate about the Discovery Institute.

We generally recommend to folks who come in "hot", like you have, to edit some stuff that you are not passionate about, to figure out how this place works, and come back to the thing you care about, when you understand enough to be effective.

I am writing this here instead of the DI talk page, since this isn't about article content. (article talk pages, are strictly for discussing article content, based on reliable sources and the policies and guidelines. This is explained (of course) in the talk page guideline.)

I am also leaving you a note below about what we call "discretionary sanctions" on the topic of pseudoscience.

Happy to discuss if anything isn't clear in what I wrote, or if you have other questions about how Wikipedia works. Jytdog (talk) 04:31, 1 September 2017 (UTC)

Your next remark was more of the same. This is not what article talk pages are for. Jytdog (talk) 15:21, 1 September 2017 (UTC)

DS

This message contains important information about an administrative situation on Wikipedia. It does not imply any misconduct regarding your own contributions to date.

Please carefully read this information:

The Arbitration Committee has authorised discretionary sanctions to be used for pages regarding pseudoscience and fringe science, a topic which you have edited. The Committee's decision is here.

Discretionary sanctions is a system of conduct regulation designed to minimize disruption to controversial topics. This means uninvolved administrators can impose sanctions for edits relating to the topic that do not adhere to the purpose of Wikipedia, our standards of behavior, or relevant policies. Administrators may impose sanctions such as editing restrictions, bans, or blocks. This message is to notify you that sanctions are authorised for the topic you are editing. Before continuing to edit this topic, please familiarise yourself with the discretionary sanctions system. Don't hesitate to contact me or another editor if you have any questions.

Jytdog (talk) 04:32, 1 September 2017 (UTC)