Mike0001

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February 2008

Welcome to Wikipedia, and thank you for your contributions. One of the core policies of Wikipedia is that articles should always be written from a neutral point of view. A contribution you made to Rough Collie appears to carry a non-neutral point of view, and your edit may have been changed or reverted to correct the problem. Please remember to observe our core policies. Thank you. Collectonian (talk) 15:04, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for your message. I have reinserted the image as it illustrates a point in the text.

I am surprised that you feel that Rough Collies are good working dogs, because they have a reputation for being lazy, and in fact as far as I am aware are never used as working dogs in the UK! They were superceded long ago by Border Collies for sheep herding. Maybe things are different in the USA, in which case perhaps this distinction could be made. Mike0001 (talk) 12:01, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

Then provide a source for it. You can't just claim "they are lazy" based on your personal assertion. I've also removed the image, again. The text barely discusses rough collie appearance at all, much less giving detailed discussion of the head shape, so no, it doesn't illustrate a point in the text. Collectonian (talk) 15:05, 6 February 2008 (UTC)

Please do not add original research or novel syntheses of previously published material to our articles as you apparently did to Creationism. Please cite a reliable source for all of your information. Thank you. Hrafn^Talk_Stalk 09:39, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

ANI

Hello, Mike0001. This message is being sent to inform you that there currently is a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Collectonian (talk) 17:25, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

So what is unjustified and wrong about any of these other contributions? If you read the citations you would see that the same facts appear elsewhere on WP!

If you want to see LGS' pedigree I can provide it! Mike0001 (talk) 17:48, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

Notes re edits and dispute

Hi there. I know you're engaged in a dispute with Collectonian, but editing other users' personal pages as you did with regards to the above edit is not a constructive method of discussion. Please try to remain civil. If you'd like a suggestion on moving forward in dealing with the dispute, I'd highly recommend seeking out a third opinion or starting an article request for comment to gauge further consensus on the points of contention. Thanks. Tony Fox (arf!) 22:49, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

Hi again, Mike. I'm going to try and sort out the dispute on the Rough Collie page; if you could go to the talk page of the article and provide a brief summary of what you feel should be in the article and why, I'd appreciate it.

I'd also highly recommend that you stop making edits accusing Collectonian of vandalism and ownership of articles, such as those that have generated the above warnings. I know you're frustrated, but taking it out in those manners is counterproductive. Take a deep breath and try to remain civil when dealing with this kind of thing. I'll be asking Collectonian to take a step back as well. Thanks. Tony Fox (arf!) 16:43, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

This is not a reliable source for historical details: http://www.crystalinks.com/ Hardyplants (talk) 16:49, 11 February 2008 (UTC)

Hi,

Which user do you mean? If it’s “Collectatonian” (excuse the spelling) I’d most certainly support on a block.Edito*Magica (talk) 11:37, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

I have responded there. Mike0001 (talk) 12:00, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

FYI I can't edit properly at the moment, so won't be able to answer your query until later in the day. Tony Fox (arf!) 18:53, 14 February 2008 (UTC)

Angel and 3rr

You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war. Note that the three-revert rule prohibits making more than three reversions in a content dispute within a 24 hour period. Additionally, users who perform a large number of reversions in content disputes may be blocked for edit warring, even if they do not technically violate the three-revert rule. If you continue, you may be blocked from editing. Please do not repeatedly revert edits, but use the talk page to work towards wording and content that gains a consensus among editors. If necessary, pursue dispute resolution.

Personally, I would suggest you revert yourself as a show of good faith, and start discussion on the talk page before you edit war. AniMate 00:12, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Hi, Mike. Sorry I couldn't comment earlier, but my computer was doing strange things. Got it sorted now. As to your comments about the issues you're having editing, I agree with AniMate here: your best bet is, when someone reverts you on any page, go to the talk page and discuss what you want to enter in a calm, clear manner. Wikipedia's about consensus, and finding that consensus through discussion is the right way to go. Do give that some thought, and discuss before making lots of changes. Thanks! Tony Fox (arf!) 01:23, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the good advice and I have taken it. It does not answer the actions of some editors who immediately revert edits and mark them as vandalism though. This is how edit wars start I guess? To see one other editor's attempts at improvement marked as vandalism makes my blood boil!!! Mike0001 (talk) 10:38, 15 February 2008 (UTC)

Final warning

If you continue to edit in a manner that ignores consensus and is disruptive, you are going to be blocked. Addhoc (talk) 16:07, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

But all I am trying to do is to bring some NPOV here. I also described religious belief as psychotic. Which is the problem? Mike0001 (talk) 16:36, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Have a look at WP:SOAP. Addhoc (talk) 19:26, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

OK, but then religion is one big soap box, so why promote it on WP? Every article about it serves to promote its POV. Mike0001 (talk) 21:56, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Editing RFC templates

You do not need to edit a template in order to add it to a page. Each template contains instructions on how to add them to pages, usually by putting {{template_name}} in it somewhere. Please stop editing templates and adding duplicate content to them. --GoodDamon 19:18, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Do you mean the RfC template? The instructions said to edit the template.

{{templatename| section=section name !! reason=a short summary of the discussion !! time= ~~~~~ }}

You mean I don't need to edit this? Mike0001 (talk) 21:59, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

Block

You have been blocked from editing for a period of 24 hours in accordance with Wikipedia's blocking policy for disruptive editing and soap boxing. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make constructive contributions. If you believe this block is unjustified, you may contest the block by adding the text {{unblock|your reason here}} below. Addhoc (talk) 22:38, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

{{unblock|Why was an IP address blocked that wasn't mine?}} {{unblock|your reason here}}

You don't appear to be directly blocked at this time; are you perhaps autoblocked, or blocked by IP address? – Luna Santin (talk) 08:53, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

You aren't blocked. Stifle (talk) 11:06, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Fiction template

Hi, Please stop adding the {{fiction}} template to articles on religious subjects. You are clearly an atheist, but religious adherents do not regard tenets of their religions as fiction. So they should not be so categorized. Also, placement of such a cleanup template is usually accompanied by some discussion on the talkpage of the article, to discourage "drive-by tagging". Cheers, Silly rabbit (talk) 12:14, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

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"Si dificile" listed at Redirects for discussion

An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect Si dificile and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 September 21#Si dificile until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. Plantdrew (talk) 16:31, 21 September 2022 (UTC)