Martinlh

Hi, why did you remove the referenced material I added about David Howell?--ZincBelief 10:16, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

Hi, yet again you removed the referenced material, no explanation given, why? Do you think it is in someway untrue, or do you just believe the David Howell shouldn't present a neutral picture of his character?--ZincBelief 12:17, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

November 2007

Please do not delete content from pages on Wikipedia, as you did to Talk:David Howell (chess player). Your edits do not appear to be constructive and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox for test edits. Thank you. delldot talk 21:58, 27 November 2007 (UTC)

Block explanation

I'm not the person who blocked this account, but I have been following what has been happening. The block was because the page blanking and page moving that you did are not the way content issues are handled on Wikipedia. At the moment, the contentious edit that you removed with your first contribution has been removed from the article and discussion is continuing on the talk page. If you would like to be unblocked to participate in that discussion, please reply here or use the {{unblock}} template. Thanks. Carcharoth (talk) 11:32, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

The temporary ban by the Irish Chess Union, the article in New In Chess and any associated internet speculation were not contested by David Howell because exposure of the full circumstances of the incident could have had a negative effect on the personal reputation of the Tournament Director in question. The NiC article and the internet references were inaccurate and were made without the full possession of the facts. The suggestion that David Howell knocked the TD unconscious is inaccurate, potentially libellous, and conflicts with the statements of witnesses to the incident. The ban by the ICU is due to expire in one month's time and any continuing references to the incident, which occurred when David Howell was 14 years old and therefore a minor, are likely to result in litigation. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Martinlh (talk • contribs)

Firstly, thank you for discussing this with us. Apologies for how this was handled, but blankings and page moves are common acts of vandalism around here, and it is sometimes hard to distinguish this from concerns like those you have raised. Currently, the reference to the incident in question has been removed from the article, and is being discussed on the talk page. I will copy what you have said to the talk page of the article, and I will state there that I agree with you that the incident should not be mentioned in the article. One more thing, and please don't take this the wrong way, but references to legal threats don't help in a collaborative editing environment. Please see our no legal threats policy. Legal concerns should be handled through this process or this one, rather than directed at editors. I am also going to notify the blocking admin and ask for you to be unblocked. Carcharoth (talk) 14:59, 28 November 2007 (UTC)

Michael Burniston is still directing Chess Tournaments http://corkchess.com/Congress/2006/. That said, I will take your word at face value, and ask the ICU and NIC for an explanation. --ZincBelief (talk) 18:56, 28 November 2007 (UTC)Note my response was made to an earlier version of Martinlh's reply)--ZincBelief 14:35, 30 November 2007 (UTC)

Unblocked. `'Míkka>t 16:19, 28 November 2007 (UTC)