User talk:BruceSwanson

DYK for Inventing the AIDS Virus

On April 21, 2010, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Inventing the AIDS Virus, which you created or substantially expanded. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, quick check ) and add it to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.

Thanks for this one Victuallers (talk) 18:02, 21 April 2010 (UTC)

Edit warring

You seem to be edit warring to insert out of context trivia to the bio of Rajendra K. Pachauri. In addition to WP:3rr applying, this is a WP:BLP and higher standards apply: please discuss your proposals on the article talk page and get consensus from other editors before adding such content. . dave souza, talk 21:08, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

Userfied thread

I have moved the off-topic discussion not appropriate for article talk page here:

Yobol's Deleted and Reverted Comments

I tried, but got no response. Still not too late for anyone to articulate their concerns, if any. And if not, no problem. BruceSwanson (talk) 00:41, 12 March 2012 (UTC)

You have 4 times now edited comments of another editor (mine) on a talk page, against talk page guidelines. You do not have my permission to edit my comments, including striking them out or restoring any comments I have deleted. Please desist from this disruption. Yobol (talk) 01:12, 12 March 2012 (UTC)

But these talk page guidelines also say: It is best to avoid changing your own comments. Other users may have already quoted you with a diff or have otherwise responded to your statement. That is exactly the case here. You changed your comment by deleting it. Your comment was as follows:

“ If you can't see the difference between the opinion of one person in 1996 against the opinion of the medical community in 2012, there is nothing more to be said. We are not going to go down the road of re-hashing denialist theories here. I think re-application of WP:SHUN is in order. Yobol (talk) 16:59, 9 March 2012 (UTC) ”

I read it after you had deleted it. I then restored it and responded to it as follows:

“ Are you saying that Richard Horton is or was an AIDS denialist? BruceSwanson (talk) 02:01, 10 March 2012 (UTC) ”

Other than on your own user and talk pages, you have no right within article talk-pages to delete comments that you have made and that others choose to respond to, even if they respond after you delete them. Basically you can only expect to permanently delete comments that no one else cares about or will care about restoring and responding to. Your own comments on such pages aren't your property to hide as you choose. Once you post them, they are fair game. But what you can do is strike out your comments, which acts as an editorial comment regarding them. And you need not respond to others' comments (like mine) about them, whether you have struck them out or not.

Does all this make sense? So if you fail to respond to this posting after a reasonable period, I will repost your above comment and my reply. But feel free to ignore it. BruceSwanson (talk) 02:17, 12 March 2012 (UTC)

I do not read talk page guidelines as you read them, and I suggest, once again, you desist from this disruptive behavior. Yobol (talk) 02:29, 12 March 2012 (UTC)

Well I was going to userfy these comments, but it's already been done. Do not replace them on the ItAV talk page. If you have a problem with another user, bring it up at the appropriate venue.

Also, keep pushing AIDS denialism and I will request a page ban of all AIDS-related topics. WLU (t) (c) Wikipedia's rules:^simple/_complex

How am I pushing AIDS denialism? BruceSwanson (talk) 14:39, 12 March 2012 (UTC)

Anyway, I think Yobol is just your sockpuppet -- or vice versa. BruceSwanson (talk) 14:47, 12 March 2012 (UTC)

Topic ban discussion

Note. WLU (t) (c) Wikipedia's rules:^simple/_complex 16:39, 12 March 2012 (UTC)

The Arbitration Committee has permitted administrators to impose discretionary sanctions (information on which is at Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Discretionary sanctions) on any editor who is active on pages broadly related to pseudoscience, which includes the topic of AIDS denialism. Discretionary sanctions can be used against an editor who repeatedly or seriously fails to adhere to the purpose of Wikipedia, any expected standards of behavior, or any normal editorial process. If you engage in further inappropriate behavior in this area, you may be placed under sanctions, which can include blocks, a revert limitation, or an article ban. The Committee's full decision can be read in the Wikipedia:Requests for arbitration/Pseudoscience#Final decision section of the decision page. Please familiarise yourself with the information page at Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Discretionary sanctions, with the appropriate sections of Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Procedures, and with the case decision page. NW (Talk) 17:45, 12 March 2012 (UTC)