User talk:Clyde97

Your warning to User:Someguy0830

Hello. Regarding the warning you left on Someguy0830's talk page ([1]): you need to be aware that warning notices are not valid ways to deal with content disputes. If you disagree about an article's content, the best thing to do is to discuss it in a civil manner; the warning template you used is intended to deal with actual vandalism, not reasoned edits.

Moreover, as per user talk page guidelines, Someguy0830 is entitled to remove warnings from his talk page. Edit warring with him over its presence on the page is not good practice. Please be more considered in your actions in future. Thank you. --Mark H Wilkinson ^{(t, c)} 17:35, 5 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Someguy0830 is an experienced and capable editor. Have you considered he might actually be in the right? As far as I can see, he's been trying to bring that page up to encyclopaedic standards. --Mark H Wilkinson ^{(t, c)} 18:24, 5 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not convinced some of the editors involved were entirely familiar with relevant policies and guidelines. For starters, it seems the page was being used in part as an electronic programme guide[2], which is explicitly forbidden by WP:NOT#DIR ("Wikipedia is not a directory"). A mixture of wasteful formatting and overdetailing (again, contra to WP:NOT#DIR) had led to a ridiculously long page which was difficult to navigate. There was an entirely speculative section about series that might turn up,[3] which is contra to WP:CRYSTAL ("Wikipedia is not a crystal ball"), plus a section on Toonami related series that weren't in any danger of being aired on Toonami,[4] which goes right outside the article's original brief. And so on. It was, quite frankly, a bit of a mess.

I'm not suggesting the editors involved weren't acting in good faith or trying to improve the article. But I am dubious as to the encyclopaedic value of what was being done. In all honesty, the newer version conforms more closely to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines on article content.

(Incidentally, when leaving a comment on a discussion page, don't forget to sign it with four tildes (~~~~), as per these guidelines. Signatures enable easier navigation of discussions, properly identifying the user as well as dating the comment.) --Mark H Wilkinson ^{(t, c)} 19:11, 5 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome

Welcome!

Hello, Clyde97, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

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(This is by way of a welcome package for newer users. It provides links to articles useful for learning the ropes etc.) --Mark H Wilkinson ^{(t, c)} 19:19, 5 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]