User talk:Diamondeers

June 2010[edit]

Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute to Wikipedia, at least one of your recent edits, such as the one you made to Black Diamond Bay, did not appear to be constructive and has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any test edits you would like to make, and read the welcome page to learn more about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. Thank you. Harry the Dog WOOF 10:32, 8 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, your addition of one or more external links to the page Black Diamond Bay has been reverted.
Your edit here was reverted by an automated bot that attempts to remove links which are discouraged per our external links guideline from Wikipedia. The external link you added or changed is on my list of links to remove and probably shouldn't be included in Wikipedia. I removed the following link(s): http://www.facebook.com/blackdiamondbayuk.
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Re Black Diamond Bay -- you need to start a new page (such as Black Diamond Bay (UK band)), rather than usurping the existing page of the Canadian band by the same name. Thanks, NawlinWiki (talk) 13:44, 8 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It is completely unfair that this Canadian Rock band should take precedence over us in this entry. The name Black Diamond Bay is actually a Bob Dylan song title so to say they have control over it is a farce. I changed the entry to make a point. They do not own this name. They have sent us threatening emails in the past promising legal action. Action that wasn't pursued because they don't have a controlling interest in the name. If we have to put Black Diamond Bay (UK Band) then they should put Black Diamond Bay (Canadian Band). That is fair and just. I'm just asking for parity here. I changed the page to make a point. I think the point is sound. For you to favour one band over another here flies in the face of the concepts the original song tries to develop. Concepts about human empathy and understanding. The Canadian rock band have already shown a complete disregard for the essence of Bob Dylan's lyrics in threatening to sue us, I hope you don't do the same. Diamondeers (talk) 14:03, 8 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia is not the place to pursue these disputes. As NawlinWiki says, you can create a page for the UK band (assuming it meets the notability requirements). Then there can be a discussion on if and how pages should be renamed, and disambiguation pages created. There are plenty of examples of organisations and people with the same name, and there are policies and procedures on Wikipedia for differentiating them. But vandalising existing pages is not the way to go about it. Harry the Dog WOOF 14:13, 8 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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You have been blocked from editing, for a period of 48 hours, for abuse of editing privileges. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make constructive contributions. If you would like to be unblocked, you may appeal the block by adding the text {{unblock|Your reason here}} below, but you should read our guide to appealing blocks first. PhilKnight (talk) 14:49, 8 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]