User talk:Calapone

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Croatian coat of arms

In a 2007 arbitration case, administrators were given the power to impose discretionary sanctions on any user working on articles concerning the Balkans. Before any such sanctions are imposed, editors are to be put on notice of the decision. This notice is issued in view of your edits to Coat of arms of Croatia. It is not to be taken as implying any inappropriate behaviour on your part, merely to warn you of the Arbitration Committee's decision. Thank you.

The red vs. white first field issue is contentious, please don't change these without references. --Joy [shallot] (talk) 13:04, 10 November 2011 (UTC)

Well, the simple answer is - no, because random anonymously posted Youtube videos are not reliable sources, so a sole reference to these cannot really support any contentious claim. The comments below the video say it's something made in 2001, but it doesn't even say if it was legal to post to Youtube. Did it ever air to a wide audience and was it reviewed by anyone? If so, you could cite those secondary sources. --Joy [shallot] (talk) 10:54, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

And, perhaps more to the point, if this was footage of an official event, then there's probably both official and widespread mainstream media record of it that can be referenced instead of a Youtube video. --Joy [shallot] (talk) 10:57, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

OK, that's much better, I guess you can format that with {{cite video}} and link Croatian Radiotelevision. --Joy [shallot] (talk) 12:29, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

Have a look at Wikipedia:Citing sources/Example edits for different methods#Citation templates aligned. That example uses {{cite book}}, but {{cite video}} is very similar. --Joy [shallot] (talk) 13:07, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

It's much better, thanks. --Joy [shallot] (talk) 13:47, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

Edit-warring

I will repeat myself for the third time: YouTube is not a reliable source (per WP:RSEX). I'll even provide you with a link. Another thing you should look at is WP:BRD, which basically says you should not edit-war after having been reverted while introducing a new edit, and that you should discuss instead (as opposed to making empty threats). You were already warned for your edit-warring, and were put on notice with regard to WP:ARBMAC for exactly this kind of WP:POV PUSHING. I will revert your edits only once more. You should start a discussion thread. Should you continue edit-warring I will write-up a report. --DIREKTOR ^(TALK) 18:37, 13 December 2011 (UTC)