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SEE MY USER PAGE FOR MY ANNOUNCEMENT OF MY SABBATICAL FROM EDITING HERE (March 2007)

Talk Page Archive 1 - February 2007
Talk Page Archive 2 - March 2007
Talk Page Archive 3 - early April 2007

The image

DavidYork, could you explain the image here on your talk page. It seems like it could well be objectionable. You really should explain it for the community, and how it relates to improvement of the wikipedia project. You've already had an administrator ask you to remove it: [1] Merbabu 13:16, 4 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It's an image that is part of wikipedia. Something for people to select, access, and learn about a subject. A means of deepening awareness. Readers are benefited by informing themselves about someone's research and inspired to think and reflect on it, learn from it and apply it to their world.DavidYork71 13:30, 4 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Stop playing games - tells us nothing. Please explain it clearly, not cryptically, for the dummy's amongst us. Ie, what does it mean. What subject? Awareness of what? What research? How specifically do you suggest we apply. Assume for a moment we are all stupid and need to be spoon fed. Merbabu 13:34, 4 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Please provide a reference. What does the horizontal axis represent? Merbabu 13:44, 4 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

That axis represents a numerical scale.DavidYork71 04:35, 5 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Please explain what the numbers mean, or remove it. please stop your disruptions to wikipedia Merbabu 04:40, 5 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hindu-Arabic numeral scale inclusive of the range from about three-score to seven-scoreDavidYork71 04:46, 5 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Rubbish Merbabu 04:48, 5 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I've removed it - explanation in edit summary [2]. Merbabu 05:03, 5 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

David, I've removed the graph. Your talk page is assigned to you to help you contribute to the project, but it still belongs to the community. I cannot see any valid reason for you to place an image like that on your talk page. How does it benefit the community? How does it help you contribute to the project? It looks to me like pretty blatant trolling and disruption and I would strongly encourage you to think very carefully about what you do from here on out. I note that you have previously been blocked for disruptive behaviour (3RR and edit warring, disruption, block evasion and creation of sockpuppets). Another administrator has already informed you that using this graph in this is manner is inappropriate and asked you to remove it. You may consider this is your final administrative warning. If you continue with this disruptive behaviour, you will be blocked and the next block will be considerably longer than the previous ones since it is quite apparent that they have not made any impression on you. Sarah 07:43, 5 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Continued disruption regarding Yoga

Your continued unsubstantiated claim that sodomy is a form of Yoga is disruptive. Please stop. Buddhipriya 16:35, 4 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks and Happy Easter :); I'll supply only referenced content to that end.DavidYork71 04:44, 5 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Blocked

David, following my removal of the racial grouping IQ graph from your talk page, I reviewed your contribution to the project, particularly since your last block expired. What I see is a person engaging in very trollish and disruptive behaviour, wasting good people's valuable time, rather than a person who is sincere and genuine about helping build an encyclopedia. You note at the top of your talk page that you are going on a "sabbatical". I think that might be a good idea and I've helped you along with a disruption block. Sarah 08:42, 5 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This user is asking that their block be reviewed:

DavidYork71 (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Request reason:

This is a seven day block citing 'disruptive contributions since last block', and to do with a decorative image supplied on my talk page. The block-imposer claims things in the image that aren't there, namely IQ, where it should be considered that the image is informative of the presence of the straight-hair gene or the presence of blood groups or blood factors or any number of things. I have politely responded to queries about the image on my current talk and in archived talk. If wiki policy requires it, I'll undertake to supply images only to my user page or even reduce it to thumb size as a compromise. The presence of the image inhibits no editors from employing my Talk Page for its purpose.
In putting the block without seeking my comment, the block-imposer has traduced her own comment framed as a warning a short time earlier (0743hrs on 5 April 2007.

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As to the allegation of disruption since last block my contributions history tells the story that I've defended image content on Islam and slavery where the same was a praised aspect of recent GA-review. Otherwise I've edited that article pursuant to the suggestions of that GA-review.
The length of the block, being what I'd get for making 7 3RR violations, lacks due proportion.
My contributions since last block include some on the subject of Hatha Yoga, including image content. That is referenced content, in a relevant place, with care taken to ensure it is well-written.
Since last block I've participated in editing and discussion related to exposing the circumstances of slavery (past and present), on the subject of the rights of the child. Talk and edit histories in the relevant places will show that I've not been alone in defending content on that subject matter. Sanity-checking from someone other than the block-imposer is requested. Both the justification for and the length of the block are contested.
See my userpage for the summarisation of some of my contributions to the project which includes at least 15 current pages initiated.
Happy Easter Regards,DavidYork71 01:48, 6 April 2007 (UTC)}}[reply]

"The block-imposer claims things in the image that aren't there, namely IQ, where it should be considered that the image is informative of the presence of the straight-hair gene or the presence of blood groups or blood factors or any number of things."

DavidYork71, as you are well aware, the source given for the removed graphic is a pdf entitled "Social Consequences of Group Differences in Cognitive Ability."[3]Proabivouac 02:34, 6 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It's a decorative artwork of labelled intersecting statistical bell curves and not to be judged in light of any supplied commentaries outside the context of its placement.DavidYork71 02:39, 6 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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 :"The block-imposer claims things in the image that aren't there, namely [[IQ]], where it should be considered that the image is informative of the presence of the straight-hair gene or the presence of [[blood groups]] or blood factors or any number of things."
 :DavidYork71, as you are well aware, the source given for the removed graphic is a pdf entitled "Social Consequences of Group Differences in Cognitive Ability."[http://www.udel.edu/educ/gottfredson/reprints/2004socialconsequences.pdf][[User:Proabivouac|Proabivouac]] 02:34, 6 April 2007 (UTC)
+::It's a decorative artwork of labelled intersecting statistical bell curves and not to be judged in light of any supplied commentaries outside the context of its placement.[[User:DavidYork71|DavidYork71]] 02:39, 6 April 2007 (UTC)