The idiot
I have had to revert your recent edits in the geography section because it is a wholesale copy of the Encarta article on India found at [1]. You should try to rewrite the text so that it still conveys the message but does not match exactly word for word. Green Giant 19:07, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
- I apologise wholeheartedly if I seemed to be accusing you - quite the opposite I was pointing out that the edited text needed rewriting before it can be inserted into the article. Please don't hesitate to ask me if you require any assistance with rewriting or rules or anything in general. Green Giant 19:26, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
- It appears that my bot (an automated computer program that catches vandalism) had reverted an IP who was blanking the page not you so no worries, it wasn't you it was overriding -- Tawker 19:57, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
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editHi, Just noticed that nobody had welcomed you.
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I removed a passage that you added to hydrosphere, because it didn't seem well integrated into the article. Maybe you would like to have a look and expand? See Talk:Hydrosphere.
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editGreetings, the holi-hangover continues! --Bhadani 07:24, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
Just to let you know, I reverted your changes, as Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, and speculation is not one of the things included here. Please keep editing, but be sure to only include verifiable facts. Also, if possible, specify where you got the information. Again, thank you for contributing, and keep at it. -Runningonbrains 20:20, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
Only articles that have been successfully promoted at WP:FAC are meant to be added to that list. Thanks, Marskell 19:04, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
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editYour recent edits to Double Science consisted of you copying wholesale the BBC's own article on that subject. By doing so you've violated the BBC's copyright and contaminated the Wikipedia article with this illegal material. DO NOT CUT AND PASTE COPYRIGHT WEBSITES INTO WIKIPEDIA. This, and your numerous image-copyright violations listed above, seems to indicate you have no respect either for the copyright law we have to work with (whether we like it or not) or for Wikipedia's clear copyright policy, or for the rest of us who have to clean up your mess after you. Please at least try to contribute constructive and legal material. 87.114.169.230 (talk) 11:16, 22 June 2008 (UTC)
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editPlease do not replace Wikipedia pages with blank content, as you did to Imran Khan (singer). Blank pages are harmful to Wikipedia because they have a tendency to confuse readers. If it is a duplicate article, please redirect it to an appropriate existing page. If the page has been vandalized, please revert it to the last legitimate version. If you feel that the content of a page is inappropriate, please edit the page and replace it with appropriate content. If you believe there is no hope for the page, please see the deletion policy for how to proceed. Doniago (talk) 21:37, 10 August 2009 (UTC)
Invite to WikiConference India 2011
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| Hi The idiot,
The First WikiConference India is being organized in Mumbai and will take place on 18-20 November 2011. But the activities start now with the 100 day long WikiOutreach. As you are part of WikiProject India community we invite you to be there for conference and share your experience. Thank you for your contributions. We look forward to see you at Mumbai on 18-20 November 2011 |
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April 2012
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Please do not add inappropriate external links to Wikipedia, as you did to Calday Grange Grammar School. Wikipedia is not a collection of links, nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Inappropriate links include (but are not limited to) links to personal web sites, links to web sites with which you are affiliated, and links that attract visitors to a web site or promote a product. See the external links guideline and spam guideline for further explanations. Because Wikipedia uses the nofollow attribute value, its external links are disregarded by most search engines. If you feel the link should be added to the article, please discuss it on the article's talk page rather than re-adding it. Thank you. Scopecreep (talk) 05:08, 14 April 2012 (UTC)
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The idiot (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))
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I have contributed for the last five years to Wikipedia. It is blatantly obvious that despite Wikipedia's success in spreading and disseminating knowledge it has fallen short in its democratic aims; Administrators have overwhelming influence on what is said and published. Wikipedia's objectivity is undermined by this tyranny. I labour the administrators to unblock this account.
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I would like to take down what I have just said. And sincerely apologise for my actions. I shall not spam again. I would like to receive a second chance. Also would the administrator remove uncoveredinterests.com from the spam blacklist. Much of what I have to contribute to wikipedia is in economics; many of my thoughts are formed on that blog. Ofcoarse let me repeat I shall desist from further spamming with that website and use legitimate references in further edits to wikipedia. yours truly, Dhruv Sharma
Decline reason:
Even if we accept your assurance that you will "desist from further spamming with that website", there is the fact that that is not by any means the only promotional editing you have done, and also the quite blatant sockpuppeteering, with persistent attempts to hide what you were doing. There is nothing to suggest that you will suddenly transmute into a constructive and cooperative editor. JamesBWatson (talk) 13:56, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
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By all means, read and enjoy the blog. But there's no purpose served to posting links to the blog on Wikipedia, as it is by definition not a reliable source for use as a reference. No comment on the spam, though good on you for recognizing that it is a problem. UltraExactZZ Said ~ Did 12:30, 18 April 2012 (UTC)
Yes I agree, I have learnt my lesson. As a contributor to Wikipedia for six years I plead the administrator to take down uncoveredinterests.com from the proposed spam: blacklist: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_talk:Spam-blacklist#uncoveredinterests.com
If action is taken against the website it will have a detrimental effect on my contributions to wikipedia. As I have said before the thoughts I form on the website are reciprocated by referenced arguments on wikipedia articles. Blacklisting the site may be mirrored by other websites and maybe google search blocking it too; which would be disastrous. I plead with the administrators to reconsider.
Good article reassessment for Laura Robson
editLaura Robson has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 14:06, 19 August 2024 (UTC)