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I should add... You stated in your edit summary for the revert: "rv. 3RR coming into play next time - mccready attempted dispute resolution/compromise on the talk page, but you choose to ignore it and continue edit warring.)" I understand you've just familiarised yourself with this article today, but it's important to note that there is no compromising on WP:RS and WP:V. An "edit war," in my mind, requires that I might take a position on the "edits" that are being disputed... I don't. I take issue with those edits being added without being reliably and verifiably sourced. Certainly User:Mccready has added his thoughts to the Talk:Chiropractic page, but nobody, to date, has found reason for adding content to the article that cannot be verified. These statements are important to the subject of the article, but Wikipedia requires the statements be verifiable and reliable. So far, you, nor User:Mccready, nor anybody else (for that matter), have offered a source for the statements you're trying to add into the article. I have searched, and cannot find any to support the statements myself. That means the edits need to come out of the article until someone (preferably whoever added the statements) can source it. Justen Deal00:26, 30 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
For the record, I'm not trying to add any statements to the text. I'm simply resetting a clumsy revert and hoping somebody (you for instance) makes a more surgical edit. Preferably, although not necessarily, after discussion of the 'offending' material. To be honest I couldn't care any less about the subject. If you cannot find the sources for the statements then edit them out manually, seeing as other edits were made in the interim. Reverting, especially when it includes valid and unrelated edits, just stunts the growth of the article in question. I'm amazed at the number of editors who don't check what they're editing before they hit the save page button. That's the very reason I was there on that page in the first place today, because Drdr1989 totally changed the meaning of a sentence by butchering it and not reading the result (or just lacking the faculty to notice the difference when they did). People are wondering why simple spelling errors they've already corrected are creeping back into the article, and it's because of the kind of ham-fisted reverts you've just pulled. ◄ИΞШSΜΛЯΞ►01:30, 30 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you Justen for those kind words. I am not sure which statement you were originally talking about, but I think it has been removed. You, too, are doing a great job of editing and have a very good grasp of the guidelines of WP, more than I have. I just remove the anti-chiropractic hate bilge and return things to a more NPOV. For some reason, there are those who have never even been to a chiropractor like Mccready who has it in for chiropractic. Go figure. He was sent to the naughty corner, but doesn't seem to have learned anything from his time-out. For good measure, he even started bad-mouthing an admin. Not the best way to endear onself to the authorities, now was it? LOL So keep up the good work, I think we work together well, eh? Steth04:07, 30 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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I noticed recently that Chirotalk has started its own self-promoting article on WP. I nominated it for deletion. As someone who has recently edited the chiropractic article and discussion pages, I thought you might want to chime in with your thoughts here.
I wanted to let you know that 4H is not a camping or scouting organization. Although some clubs support camp outings, it is not common. The page has been categorized as a Category:Non-aligned Scouting organizations but this is dubious and I will probably discuss removal. The camping section needs to be edited as well. Have you considered other pages for the Native American section?
Hi Justen, I was wondering why you downcased PerotSystems.com in the company infobox? Personally I think the camel case domain name is somewhat more readable, and just as valid as the lower case version. MarkBrooks04:04, 7 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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I have reviewed your RfC against administrator Yamla. It is always useful when editors take the time to outline their concerns. However, as outlined in Yamla's response, several of the blocks that you are concerned about were not blocked by Yamla. Rather, Yamla reviewed blocks placed by other administrators and reversed or shortened them, either because he thought the blocks were inappropriate to begin with, or because the issue with the blocked user had been resolved. Please see Yamla's response and my comment on the RfC and consider withdrawing or updating it. Thanks, Newyorkbrad17:37, 30 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
No it's not final. What came about was that someone had added even communist youth orgs the that cat and we decided to go in and purge it. Since the 4-H article didn't even mention Scouting, it was one I purged. If you could add some lines to the 4-H article about how/why it's could be considered a Scouting org, I'll add it back in. Showing 4-H uses the Scout method and/or is tied to Baden-Powell or BSA would be even better. Lv answer on my talk page.Rlevse17:51, 4 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Just to clear something up regarding 71Demon. He was told by multiple admins, both here and on unblock-en-l, that his characterising his block as a "spite block" was a personal attack and would not be tolerated. Note that it is not just my block that he is characterising as such. He was specifically told by another admin, "Please, never do that again. Ever." It is because he chose to continue the same personal attacks he was specifically warned about that resulted in my warning to him. Provided he refrains from any further personal attacks, I welcome his contributions to the Wikipedia generally and to the RfC specifically. --Yamla23:47, 7 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
You said: "I recognize your concern regarding the two edits (one, two) 71Demon made, which seem to be the most immediate reasons for your warning. I believe that, in effect, the warning only served to potentially provoke the user and further escalate the situation. Please consider not biting and not feeding. Given the user's animosity relating to your conduct specifically, please also consider refraining from further engaing the user directly, and, instead, please consider asking other administrators to intervene should you believe further administrative action regarding the user is necessary."
Will do, with the exception of commenting on it on my RfC if he does the same thing again, and blanking attacks from my user talk page. If you believe this to be half-hearted or otherwise insufficient, please let me know and we'll discuss further. --Yamla00:14, 8 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Re-assess as neccesary and as often as needed. Those aren't set in stone, but moreso a part of an ongoing conversation about imrpoving WV-related articles. Thanks for taking an interest.
Thank you for your message. I searched for Mount Saint Mary's College, and got redirected to Mount St. Mary's College which wasn't the one I was looking for. So I changed Mount Saint Mary's College from a redirect into a disambiguation page.
If you would prefer not to have the extra layer of disambiguaton, you are welcome to replace it with a redirect to Mount St. Mary's. But that isn't the same as reverting my edits.
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I noticed you removed valid links for Sprint Nextel. Every single one of them is valid and they do not violate any of the rules. They have been here for 2 years. It is not right to delete links they are helpful to others. Seeing as this is a place for useful into on Sprint Nextel, then links are helpful to both new and current customers. If you delete them again, I will report you. Feel free to come discuss this on the profile. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 74.241.162.122 (talk • contribs) 23:36, 17 April 2007 (PST).
I restored Sprint Nextel links yet again. Read the rules before you delete valid content! Those links have been there for years now! So stop deleting them!! 74.241.162.12207:36, 18 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I believe that you also left the following as a comment on my personal blog. Adding here so that there is a complete record of your efforts to preserve those nineteen links. Justen07:58, 19 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
You are like 5 years old! Stop deleting the links on the Sprint Nextel Wiki profile! You have had 1 wireless phone with a bunch of different carriers. I have had 50+ phones, for more then ten years. I know more about the subject, so stop deleting the links! You are just a child, so read the rules, then came play like an adult! If you think the links are too much, then you are only 1 person who does. Evey other mod has left the links their for years. Go get a girlfriend and leave that profile alone! Posted to my blog by adsl-156-1-228.bna.bellsouth.net (70.156.1.228)
This edit summary you left when readding the links to the Spring Nextel article is also worth retaining here: 17:33, 18 April 2007 70.156.1.228 (Talk) (Yes this place is! Wiki is info! Why does every newbie want to delete content that has been here for years?) (Emphasis mine.) Justen08:07, 19 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
If you want to add to the Sprint NExtel profile, then feel free to. But coming here and deleting the hard work of users is not the way to go about it. If you have a bias for another carrier, then that is your problem. But I have been updating this profile for going on 3 years now. You have not done anything but deleting content that is help, and that has been here for years. I am sick of newbies coming in after years of hard work, and causing problems, when NO ONE else has complained about the links.
LEt's figure this out, but you can not delete everyone of those links. That is the work of many people over years.
Please read WP:NOT#LINK. If you have invested a lot of work in compiling a list of nineteen external links, I apologize, but that work is not in line with what Wikipedia is intended to be. Wikipedia is not intended to be a directory of links. The article is not a "profile." There are websites that exist solely to collect links about a company or category. DMOZ is one such site. In instances where there is a need or desire for a large amount of external links, Wikipedia can and does link to the appropriate DMOZ category. I'd suggest you look into pursuing including the nineteen links in an appropriate DMOZ category.
But, please understand, WP:AGF and WP:CIV are fairly clear that calling your fellow editors newbies is quite inappropriate (and distracting from any other legitimate argument you might make). Additionally, my personal choice of mobile phone service has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that including nineteen external links on the Sprint Nextel article is a violation of WP:NOT#LINK. You will note, for example, that the Cingular and Verizon Wireless articles each have three or fewer external links. Justen01:33, 20 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I believe you just left this comment on my blog. I understand that people like yourself, basically geeks, find a source of power hiding behind your computer. But by deleting links that others have worked so hard to add, is disrespectful. I have worked on the Sprint Nextel profile for going on 3 years. Most of the new content has been added by me. When I first came across the profile, it had 2 articles and 1 link. It has grown to include all kinds of info. If you want to add to the profile, then that is great. We need all the help we can get. But deleting imporant info, just because you have a bias for another carrier, is wrong. And after seeing your profile, and the fact that you have been with differnt carriers, for a number of years, but only a few phones here and there. You understanding is limited. If you want to work with me on finding what links should stay and go, then let's do it. We can talk about it on the discussion page. If not, I will figure it by myself and keep changing it for years to come. But being an *** hole and disrespecting people from the safety of your computer, is petty.q Left by adsl-156-1-228.bna.bellsouth.net (70.156.1.228).
I opened it in Illustrator, used Live Paint to change the color, then opened and resaved in Inkscape to make it a standard SVG. I did not (knowingly) alter the color. --Keeleysam13:50, 24 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I think I might have found the fix... I opened up mine, used an RGB to Hex convertor, and replaced all instances of the color. your new svg--Keeleysam18:55, 25 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
original png
See? It's still not coming out right. I'm wondering if it has something to do with the way the Wiki software interprets the SVG and makes a smaller image out of it on demand? Justen20:04, 25 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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