User talk:Codenameflowerboy

November 2018

Hello, I'm Longhair. I noticed that you recently removed content without adequately explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an accurate edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the removed content has been restored. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. Longhair\^talk 11:09, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

To be more specific, Codenameflowerboy, you've been removing images of Islamic origin. This is not allowed. If you cannot edit productively, then you need to leave Wikipedia. Chris Troutman (talk) 13:25, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Not only that, but this edit summary was a lie. Removing a picture is not fixing a grammatical error.

You say here that your "edits are always unbiased", and yet most of your edits remove information about Shia Islam, or their perspective on matters, or (in the case of removing pictures) assumes that all Muslims are Sunni. In short, you are treating your own biases as empirical facts that anyone should recognize -- that is the opposite of unbiased.

Wikipedia's neutrality policies is not rooted in what one person decides must be true but simply reporting in a dispassionate tone what the majority of reliable sources say on the matter. "Reliable sources" usually means secular academic works, which usually give an overview of both Sunni and Shia views where relevant. Ian.thomson (talk) 14:30, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of Draft:Sometimes The Good Kill

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A tag has been placed on Draft:Sometimes The Good Kill requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section G12 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the page appears to be an unambiguous copyright infringement. This page appears to be a direct copy from https://vimeo.com/206268678. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images taken from other web sites or printed material, and as a consequence, your addition will most likely be deleted. You may use external websites or other printed material as a source of information, but not as a source of sentences. This part is crucial: say it in your own words. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously and persistent violators will be blocked from editing.

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Discretionary sanctions notification

This is a standard message to notify contributors about an administrative ruling in effect. It does not imply that there are any issues with your contributions to date.

You have recently shown interest in the Arab–Israeli conflict. Due to past disruption in this topic area, a more stringent set of rules called discretionary sanctions is in effect: any administrator may impose sanctions on editors who do not strictly follow Wikipedia's policies, or any page-specific restrictions, when making edits related to the topic.

For additional information, please see the guidance on discretionary sanctions and the Arbitration Committee's decision here. If you have any questions, or any doubts regarding what edits are appropriate, you are welcome to discuss them with me or any other editor.

Ian.thomson (talk) 14:30, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

It does not matter if the main article topic is normally not connected, edits like this one do fall under the area of discretionary sanctions. Ian.thomson (talk) 14:30, 4 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]