User talk:Thumper10

Welcome!

Hello, Thumper10, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on discussion pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place {{helpme}} before the question. Again, welcome! --Ronz (talk) 18:55, 2 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Concerning your recent edits[edit]

Please read WP:VAND. Vandalism is a term used for patently bad-faith edits. It is not used where users dispute what is appropriate for content and sourcing. Here we assume good faith. If you have objections to the actions of other uses, use the talk page of the article and calmly discuss the merits until a consensus is reached. Do not threaten to edit war and replace without discussion, or you are likely to be blocked.--Scott MacDonald (talk) 14:58, 1 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I am referring to patently bad-faith edits. Certain users whose IPs I could identify in many cases, have alterior motives with regard to this site. There is some frustration with regard to some genuine edits being packaged with some of this scurrilous and sometimes defamatory and unbalanced info. The philosophical problem with Wikipedia is that its editors pretent that information not available on the internet simply is unverifiable, when a little legwork would reveal that such is completely verifiable. A simple "undo" is often merited, even in cases of some minor changes, as the basic substance of the article remains unchanged. Perhaps vandalism is not an appropriate word, but it fits your definition if it is applied with a term like "bad faith edits." This article is often besiged by those with agendas that are rancorous, anti-religious, or by those in direct legal conflict with the subject. Also, by "busy-bodies" who choose to delete pertinent info under the banner of "following guidelines of Wikipedia" when such guidelines are open to interpretation.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Thumper10 (talk • contribs)

Insulting uninvolved regular editors of this project isn't going to help your cause. Calm down.--Scott MacDonald (talk) 21:36, 1 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Previous notice written with a very calm, level-headed approach. We're all human, as is the point of Wikipedia. Feeling personally insulted by this statement is evidence of that. Particularly when no personal insult was intended. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thumper10 (talk • contribs)

Recent change removing matter of divorce and custody is highly approved. Nicely done. This statement was left over from an ongoing edit battle because certain parties were inclined to include considerably more personal material with regard to subject's divorce.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Thumper10 (talk • contribs)

Edit warring[edit]

You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on Chris Heimerdinger. Note that the three-revert rule prohibits making more than three reversions on a single page 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. Ryan Postlethwaite^{See the mess I've created or let's have banter} 22:36, 1 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

(edit conflict) I'm particularly baffled by your string of edits. The resulting text, when you omit the mention of his mother, implies that Chris Heimerdinger is female! —C.Fred (talk) 22:38, 1 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It was a sloppy edit. The reference here was clearly marked long ago. It is http://passagetozarahemla.blogspot.com/. But efforts to find this reference were insufficient and material was unnecessarily deleted.

Your recent edits[edit]

Hi there. In case you didn't know, when you add content to talk pages and Wikipedia pages that have open discussion, you should sign your posts by typing four tildes ( ~~~~ ) at the end of your comment. If you can't type the tilde character, you should click on the signature button located above the edit window. This will automatically insert a signature with your name and the time you posted the comment. This information is useful because other editors will be able to tell who said what, and when. Thank you! --SineBot (talk) 23:48, 1 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Final warning[edit]

I warned you up above for a three revert violation. You've have reverted far more times than three in a 24 hour period. The next revert you make to the page will lead to an immediate removal of editing rights. Ryan Postlethwaite^{See the mess I've created or let's have banter} 17:46, 2 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I did not revert or "undo". I edit. If you remove me I will lodge a complaint. But even so, if you attempt to remove my editing rights I will simply come on with a different IP. Your extreme reaction is unnecessary. The article as it currently stands is just fine and suits purposes. It is balanced and does not defame subject. If you wish to be neutral, just keep it that way.

October 2008[edit]

You have been blocked from editing for a period of 24 hours in accordance with Wikipedia's blocking policy for violating the three-revert rule. Please be more careful to discuss controversial changes or seek dispute resolution rather than engaging in an edit war. If you believe this block is unjustified, you may contest the block by adding the text {{unblock|your reason here}} below. Ioeth _{(talk contribs friendly)} 18:51, 2 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Getting started with Wikipedia[edit]

The welcome message I've added at the top gives a number of useful links for new editors. In addition I recommend reading User:WLU/Generic_sandbox. --Ronz (talk) 18:57, 2 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]