August 2008
editWelcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to make constructive contributions to Wikipedia, at least one of your recent edits, such as the one you made to Raven-Symoné, did not appear to be constructive and has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any test edits you would like to make, and take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. --Bongwarrior (talk) 06:05, 5 August 2008 (UTC)
Please stop your disruptive editing, such as the edit you made to Raven-Symoné. If your vandalism continues, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. Kww (talk) 18:31, 5 August 2008 (UTC)
I apologize but do not understand why you consider this "disruptive" or "vandalism." Raven-Symoné is a very famous celebrity and entertainer who openly discusses her recent problems with her weight. The addition of her name and a brief description of her best work to the "Plus-Sized Entertainers" page (to me at least) does not seem inappropriate. She is a very successful young woman who has embraced her self-image, serving as a role model to young females that may struggle with such issues. Is this not the epitome of a plus-sized entertainer? If someone has struggled with but overcome problems like she has, I don't see why that doesn't belong. Her main page also has some discussion others have had about this. A fact is a fact.
- Well, let's see: Your latest edit was made to appear as if it had a reference, but the reference is to a dead website that cannot be verified. Describing her character as gigantic certainly isn't respectful language, and she isn't a model. Only one of your edits even approaches being acceptable, and it seems a little odd that discussions of her weight is the only thing you have been interested in adding to Wikipedia.
Kww (talk) 21:09, 5 August 2008 (UTC)
- I see your point. I am new to Wikipedia, which is why my history is limited so far. But as a person who studies Gender Roles, Perceptions, and Self-Image, and one who has overcome personal struggles with weight, the issue is important to me. But if you feel my edits are not constructive, I will refrain from making any more changes. I did not realize the Wikipedia is heavily censored, but it is good to know that now; I will keep that in mind when consulting pages in the future. I apologize for your inconvenience. Oh, and I know she is not a "model," but she was included (tastefully, in my opinion) under the heading "celebrity/entertainer," which is more fitting. Just FYI. Sorry again for your troubles - I will no longer make any edits to the Wikipedia.
- Did you think that undoing that signature from when you were logged out would make it less obvious that you were responsible for the similar vandalism perpetrated by
Kww (talk) 22:09, 5 August 2008 (UTC) ? Slim chance of that.
- Did you think that undoing that signature from when you were logged out would make it less obvious that you were responsible for the similar vandalism perpetrated by
- I see your point. I am new to Wikipedia, which is why my history is limited so far. But as a person who studies Gender Roles, Perceptions, and Self-Image, and one who has overcome personal struggles with weight, the issue is important to me. But if you feel my edits are not constructive, I will refrain from making any more changes. I did not realize the Wikipedia is heavily censored, but it is good to know that now; I will keep that in mind when consulting pages in the future. I apologize for your inconvenience. Oh, and I know she is not a "model," but she was included (tastefully, in my opinion) under the heading "celebrity/entertainer," which is more fitting. Just FYI. Sorry again for your troubles - I will no longer make any edits to the Wikipedia.
- You got me!
This entire discussion is an absolute travesty. I am sickened by the state of Wikipedia that this sort of tripe should be given place on a public website. To think what more positive uses this bandwidth could have served. Spuh's obsession with Raven's weight is embarrassing, but Kww's obsession with defending her in such a juvenile and overzealous way is even more so. You should both be ashamed of yourselves. StreaksOnTheChina (talk) 23:34, 5 August 2008 (UTC)
- It seems I have been banned from commenting on anything but this page due to allegations of "sock-puppetry." Can someone explain what that is? I am not StreaksOnTheChina, if that is what this is about. And by the way, FYI everyone, I am female.
- It's using two accounts inappropriately. In your case, 72.218.42.26 and Spuh.
Kww (talk) 10:23, 6 August 2008 (UTC)- Thank you for the clarification, Mr. Williams.
- It's using two accounts inappropriately. In your case, 72.218.42.26 and Spuh.
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editYou should be aware that there is an ongoing discussion about your edits. Toddst1 (talk) 00:56, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
Please stop adding unreferenced controversial biographical content to articles or any other Wikipedia page. Content of this nature could be regarded as defamatory and is in violation of Wikipedia policy. If you continue, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. —Travistalk 01:10, 6 August 2008 (UTC)