User talk:Leon Trotsky

Welcome!

Hello, Leon Trotsky, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Where to ask a question, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Again, welcome! 172 | Talk 23:20, 21 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

You might want to consider changing your user name. Taking the name of controversial or recent political figures is frowned upon. Everyking 20:37, 28 August 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the advice, but I intend to keep it. P.S. I'm not trying to sound sarcastic. User:Leon Trotsky 20:57 2 August 2005

Leon: what do you think about the leon_trotsky article...? The criticism's section is extremely POV... some people think that since someone determined that all articles are allowed to have a criticisms seciton (which is ridiculous) that this section is a freepass for writing the most assine attacks with *whatever* sources from *anywhere* or just simply what the author simply thinks to be true...----

I think you right that the criticism of Trotsky on the Leon Trotsky article is POV and I am glad that it got amended. User:Leon Trotsky 9:49 22 September 2005

yeah i'm, going to remove the section if nobody objects to it. I woudn't mind *real* criticms of Trotsky though, but that section of very poor quality, the Talk:Leon_Trotsky page is where to discuss it, so if u object to me removing it say so.

There is similar slander on the vladimir_lenin article. User:Leon Trotsky 22:34 26 September 2005

Yes, I see the similarities: the criticism sections is unusually high on the ToC, it is written by various wikipedians righting their own prose, and not actual critics... This section should be broght to a higher quality. First of all, the article is about Lenin, if criticism section is in there it must be about the subject of the article (Lenin), not "Lenin's Regime". Second of all, it is incredidbly ridiculous to let wikipedians right their own prose and use it as criticisms... all criticisms must come from critics, not wikipedians and ofcourse not Lenin himself! There are tons of past and contemporary critics of Lenin so they should have no problem finding sources... I would like to start an initiative in correcting that "criticisms" section sometime. I'm sure you could write a nice critisms section, judging from your user profile. I would like to write a good one for Trotsky and Lenin but the research would take too much of my time.--So Hungry 03:10, 28 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Critics of Leninism[edit]

Criticism of Leninism are included in:

1905 - Written by Leon Trotsky before he was a supporter of Lenin
Organanizational Question on Russian Social Democracy - Written by Rosa Luxembourg
The National Question - also by Rosa Luxembourg
The Russian Revolution - again by Rosa Luxembourg
My Dissillusionment in Russia - Written by Emma Goldman
The Dictatorship of the Proletariet - Written by Karl Kautsky
Terrorism and Communism - Written by Karl Kautsky
Social Democracy versus Communism - Written by Karl Kautsky

User:Leon Trotsky 10:15 29 September 2005

Problematic Username[edit]

I would like to encourage you to use a different username -- use of a username that's meant to resemble realworld historical figures is discouraged by policy. --Improv 21:34, 3 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I also feel that you should follow this advice. --Duncan 12:16, 21 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

How does one change their username?

See WP:RENAME. Also, please do not fill your user space with external links. Wikipedia is not a link farm. Thanks, Guy (Help!) 08:08, 29 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

AfD nomination of Trotskyist League of Canada[edit]

An editor has nominated one or more articles which you have created or worked on, for deletion. The nominated article is Trotskyist League of Canada. We appreciate your contributions, but the nominator doesn't believe that the article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion and has explained why in his/her nomination (see also Wikipedia:Notability and "What Wikipedia is not").

Your opinions on whether the article meets inclusion criteria and what should be done with the article are welcome; please participate in the discussion(s) by adding your comments to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Trotskyist League of Canada. Please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~).

You may also edit the article during the discussion to improve it but should not remove the articles for deletion template from the top of the article; such removal will not end the deletion debate.

Please note: This is an automatic notification by a bot. I have nothing to do with this article or the deletion nomination, and can't do anything about it. --Erwin85Bot (talk) 01:17, 2 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

BLP warning[edit]

Welcome to Wikipedia, and thank you for your contributions, including your edits to Robert Latimer‎. However, please be aware of Wikipedia's policy that biographical information about living persons must not be libelous. Any controversial statements about a living person added to an article, or any other Wikipedia page, must include proper sources. Thank you. --IP69.226.103.13 | Talk about me. 02:08, 6 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Why are you people removing links from my OWN page now? User:Leon Trotsky 18:36, 22 January 2005

"Any controversial statements about a living person added to an article, or any other Wikipedia page, must include proper sources." It's not really your OWN page, anyhow. It's your wikipedia user page, and here are some guidelines. In fact, reading them, I see another one of your links that should be deleted. However, please know that there is no place on wikipedia where you are allowed to post a disparaging comment about a living person or link to a source with that intention. I've pointed out the BLP box to you twice now, please read it to find out more about the policy. --IP69.226.103.13 | Talk about me. 02:40, 6 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

IP69.226.103.13 has been removing the links. And I would agree once again the the Latimer one is inappropriate on your userpage. With the others I am not so sure I understand the reasoning. I suggest you read the talkpage guidelines that IP69 has linked to above, and see if you can understand why the links might contravene the guidelines. If you cannot, try going to his talkpage and ask him... or you could probably ask the question here. If you are not convinced by his answers you could ask for a third opinion.--Slp1 (talk) 02:56, 6 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

How do I go about deleting my user page. I have no intention of making any more contributions to this website. I do not want to lend any credibility to it. User:Leon Trotsky 19:12, 22 January 2005

There is no problem deleting your user page. Wikipedia policy is that users can request for the deletion of their user pages and subpages (but not your user talk page). Simply blank the text on your user page and replace it with this: {{db-u1}}. Slp1 is an administrator and can then delete the page for you. --IP69.226.103.13 | Talk about me. 03:17, 6 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Also, although you can't delete your talk page, you can simply blank it. --IP69.226.103.13 | Talk about me. 03:19, 6 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Appealing a Wikipedia Rule[edit]

How does one go about appealing or challenging a Wikipedia rule? What I mean is if I think a rule of Wikipedia is wrong or unjust is there any way to voice my opinion and lobby to try and have it changed? Leon Trotsky 9:20, August 8, 2011

Sock Puppets[edit]

Are sock puppets against the rules of Wikipedia or just frowned upon? Leon Trotsky 9:22, August 8, 2011

MfD nomination of Wikipedia:Article Incubator/Trotskyist League of Canada[edit]

Wikipedia:Article Incubator/Trotskyist League of Canada, a page you substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:Article Incubator/Trotskyist League of Canada and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of Wikipedia:Article Incubator/Trotskyist League of Canada during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Illia Connell (talk) 03:36, 27 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom elections are now open![edit]

Hi,
You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 12:56, 23 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]