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A simple question

Hello

I am new to Wikipedia, so I have a simple question which I'd appreciate if you help me find its answer. Here it is: Am I right to understand that I am not allowed to comment on the contributor and must only comment on the contribution itself?

Thanks in advance.

Best regards,
Codename Lisa (talk) 06:31, 20 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It's true that editors should comment on contributions, not contributors. But the problem with labeling a good faith edit as vandalism, is that it implies that the editor is a vandal. Even if you strongly disapprove of an edit, unless an edit is obviously vandalism, it's best to avoid the term. It's not conducive to resolving content disputes. As Wikipedia's policy on civility states, "referring to a user's good-faith edits as vandalism may lead to their feeling unfairly attacked," so remember to be cautious.--SGCM (talk) 13:57, 20 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, SGCM

You said this once in your 3O, I heard it and it is done and over. If I wanted an appeal on your 3O, I would have said so or would have employed other venues of appeal. My question was about the recent activities in my user page (not talk page) but if you are not comfortable with me, I will not bother you any further.

Best regards,

Codename Lisa (talk) 16:14, 20 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Oh! I sincerely apologize. It was an honest misunderstanding (my only encounter with you had been via 3O, so I thought you were asking about the 3O request). I'll be more than happy to offer advice. What specifically on your user page are you referring to? If it's about the the vandalism by anon IPs on your userpage, just revert it and ignore it. If they repeatedly pester you after they've been warned, report it to Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism. An administrator has recently protected your userpage, so it shouldn't be a problem anymore.--SGCM (talk) 16:28, 20 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, again. That was very sweet of you. Thanks. Don't worry, I assumed good faith in you. (Actually, to be accurate, I assumed you saw that another revert has occurred in the disputed article and so I thought your comment is natural.) Now, since my last reply I took action on asking my questions elsewhere. So, no worries on that either. Best regards, Codename Lisa (talk) 17:32, 20 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]