User talk:Waltzingmatilda57

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July 2008

Welcome to Wikipedia. The recent edit you made to John Dundee has been reverted, as it appears to be unconstructive. Use the sandbox for testing; if you believe the edit was constructive, ensure that you provide an informative edit summary. You may also wish to read the introduction to editing. Thanks. Fieldday-sunday (talk) 17:18, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Regarding John Dundee

I do not see why family wishes should dictate Wikipedia's policies. Wikipedia has guidelines on how to format biographies (yes this is a biography, as it is an article about a person), which should be followed on all biography articles. In addition, you might want to read the policy on article ownership. Near-blanking the article with a message about the 'article being withdrawn' does not help the situation, and constitutes vandalism. I would suggest that you discuss your concerns on the article's talk page, so that your opinion can be clearly stated.

--Lusantian (talk) 17:23, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

The recent edit you made to John Dundee constitutes vandalism, and has been reverted. Please do not continue to remove content. Thanks. Mattie^TK 17:43, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

I haven't checked specific items, but "family wishes" are not a reliable source and are not sufficiently verifiable to influence a Wikipedia article. Please ensure that the biographical policies are being observed. If they are not, then the article can be adjusted accordingly. If you know the family, potentially the conflict of interest policy applies, and you should refrain from editing the article. However, you are welcome to suggest changes on the talk page. —EncMstr (talk) 18:25, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on John Dundee. Note that the three-revert rule prohibits making more than three reversions on a single page within a 24 hour period. Additionally, users who perform a large number of reversions in content disputes may be blocked for edit warring, even if they do not technically violate the three-revert rule. If you continue, you may be blocked from editing. Please do not repeatedly revert edits, but use the talk page to work towards wording and content that gains a consensus among editors. If necessary, pursue dispute resolution. —EncMstr (talk) 19:14, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

What makes you think the article will be deleted? Is someone pursuing that?

Just because U.S. spellings are sometimes used hardly makes the article inaccurate. What are the inaccuracies you mention? Let's correct them instead of corrupting the article. Note that you are way over the WP:3RR limit; policy is to block you, but I sympathize with your situation. —EncMstr (talk) 19:26, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Just how well did you know this man and what gives you the right to edit this article.? Waltzingmatilda57 (talk) 20:01, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

I've already pointed you at what gives the right authorizing me—and everyone else—to edit. For clarity, they are WP:V, WP:RS, and WP:BIO. There are several others such as Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines.

Please list inaccuracies and truths on the talk:John Dundee talk page. I've made several attempts to find sources for the information in the article, but have found little to be online, which isn't surprising considering his time. —EncMstr (talk) 20:09, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

After about 30 minutes of searching, I found references which support most of the major claims. There are several incidental alleged facts which will be very difficult to find references (like sports and music), which I have tagged with "citation needed". Given how much I was able to source, it seems likely the rest of the article will stand. It would greatly help if you would explain what is not true. —EncMstr (talk) 20:53, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

I have his certificates, diplomas, publications etc and can back all the facts in my version of this article. You are merely searching the internet (obviously you have too much time on your hands) hoping to find reference to him. As previously stated his family did not start this entry, they do not want his details published on Wikipedia, we have emailed Wikipedia asking them to remove the complete article if they will not allow my (approved by family) article. One major issue is the use of the word Anaesthesiology (an American word) - he was an Anaesthetist (British). I don't care whether or not I am 'way over the 3RR policy' I believe in doing the right thing - you obviously don't and have no respect for the feelings of his family, perhaps now is the time to learn some. Waltzingmatilda57 (talk) 22:35, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Your father is clearly a notable person, and therefore this entry will most likely remain. If you wish to help improve the article, you can suggest improvements at Talk:John Dundee. Lashing out at the people preventing you from trying to blanking an article you do not own is unhelpful. –xeno (talk) 22:43, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Your recent edits

Hi there. In case you didn't know, when you add content to talk pages and Wikipedia pages that have open discussion, you should sign your posts by typing four tildes ( ~~~~ ) at the end of your comment. If you can't type the tilde character, you should click on the signature button located above the edit window. This will automatically insert a signature with your name and the time you posted the comment. This information is useful because other editors will be able to tell who said what, and when. Thank you! --SineBot (talk) 18:17, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but your recent edit removed content from John Dundee. When removing text, please specify a reason in the edit summary and discuss edits that are likely to be controversial on the article's talk page. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the text has been restored, as you can see from the page history. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia, and if you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. Washburnmav (talk) 19:18, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Please do not vandalize pages, as you did with this edit to John Dundee. If you continue to do so, you will be blocked from editing. Sephiroth BCR ^(Converse) 19:25, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

You have been blocked from editing for a short time in accordance with Wikipedia's blocking policy for violating the three-revert rule. Please be more careful to discuss controversial changes or seek dispute resolution rather than engaging in an edit war. If you believe this block is unjustified, you may contest the block by adding the text {{unblock|your reason here}} below. –xeno (talk) 19:26, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

John Dundee

If you have concerns about the factuality of an article, you can improve it, or make your concerns known on the article talk page which is found here: Talk:John Dundee. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, and articles cannot be "withdrawn" by someone's family. Also, you have violated three-revert rule policy. Please review it. –xeno (talk) 19:28, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

Your recent edits

Please be aware that until you receive a positive response from Wikipedia your edits are counting as vandalism and you are breaking established reverting rules that could lead to your expulsion from the project. This would not stand well with your request. I suggest you accept your current situation and do not attempt to find methods around the block that currently stands. Mattie^TK 19:31, 16 July 2008 (UTC)

I am his daughter, I have his certificates, diplomas, publications, etc. & even his OBE. This are facts, what you are contributing is speculative. I therefore think I am more than qualified to edit this article Waltzingmatilda57 (talk) 22:43, 16 July 2008 (UTC)