User talk:Dana4

Welcome!

Hello, Dana4, 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:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on discussion pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question and then place {{helpme}} before the question on your talk page. Again, welcome! PouponOnToast (talk) 17:39, 1 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You seem surprisingly well versed in wiki syntax and policies for a new user. Did you edit under a previous username or did you just do a lot of research? Additionally, you should be aware that Homeopathy and related articles are under probation - Editors making disruptive edits to these pages may be banned by an administrator from homeopathy and related articles or project pages. Editors of such articles should be especially mindful of content policies, such as WP:NPOV, and interaction policies, such as WP:CIVIL, WP:NPA, WP:3RR, and WP:POINT. Editors must be individually notified of article probation before being banned. All resulting blocks and bans shall be logged at Talk:Homeopathy/Article probation#Log of blocks and bans, and may be appealed to the Administrators' noticeboard. Happy editing PouponOnToast (talk) 17:39, 1 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Not a very friendly message though.--Dana4 (talk) 17:42, 1 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I thought it was very friendly! I commented that you were surprisingly well versed for a new user, and asked if you had prior editing experience or did a lot of research. Where did you find our article on Homeopathy, anyway? PouponOnToast (talk) 17:47, 1 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Don't let them scare you away Dana4. Excellent application of WP:NOR and WP:SYNTH, btw. I think PouponOnToast is just impressed with your editing skills. Welcome aboard.Anthon01 (talk) 21:25, 1 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

PouponOnToast: When you are welcoming someone, it's better not to ask so many probing questions, lest you make new editors uncomfortable. Dana4: We don't usually greet new editors with such fanfare, but homeopathy is in the middle of a heated debate, as it usually is. You've been greeted by editors involved in that debate. Anthon01 (talk) 21:52, 1 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

POT merely asked how he gained such close familiarity with Wikipedia syntax and policies, entertaining the likelihood that Dana4 had done "a lot of research" beforehand. If Dana4 has an approach for his admirably rapid ascent of Wikipedia's learning curve, sharing such knowledge would be helpful to other new editors. POT also had the courtesy to let this brand-new editor know that he was walking into a contentious article, lest he inadvertently run afoul of the article probation and such. I don't think it's helpful for us to insist that knowledge of the article's disputatious nature be withheld from new editors, but of course I respect your disagreement with that sentiment. Raymond Arritt (talk) 22:10, 1 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

User:Danaullman?[edit]

Is this an alternate account of User:Danaullman? Lawrence § t/e 17:42, 1 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

What do you think? --Dana4 (talk) 17:43, 1 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Based on your name and interests, I'd say yes. Why would you want to now use a seperate username when the other remains active? Lawrence § t/e 17:43, 1 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Checkuser has confirmed that this account is not connected to Dana Ullman. Lara❤Love 17:45, 1 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Where was the CU request? Lawrence § t/e 17:46, 1 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Does this account not fall foul of the WP naming rules? --DrEightyEight (talk) 17:56, 1 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

why?--Dana4 (talk) 17:57, 1 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not anymore than someone making User:Lawrence4 would. But if User:Lawrence4 began editing all the same articles I did, with similar stances, it would be highly, highly dubious. Pending Lara saying where this Checkuser was ran and specifically by whom so that they can confirm on-Wiki, this appears to be a sockpuppet. Lawrence § t/e 17:58, 1 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thatcher ran the request. The user is connected to User:Moon22, not Danaullman. Lara❤Love 18:06, 1 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I can confirm Lara's statement, being the requester of the CU. Lara agreed to handle it as a more neutral admin. Adam Cuerden ^talk 18:10, 1 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Right on, thanks guys, I just wanted to be sure since this looked dubious on the surface. Lawrence § t/e 18:13, 1 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

There is no technical evidence tying user:Dana4 to user:Danaullman. They appear to be quite distinct geographically. Thatcher 18:26, 1 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

As a comment, it's trivially easy to set up a second account that would not be detected by checkuser. RFCU only catches the dumb ones. Raymond Arritt (talk) 20:40, 1 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I wonder if it's our old friend Davkal? Shot info (talk) 23:37, 1 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Should we shut down the User:Moon22 account then? ScienceApologist (talk) 18:45, 1 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Moon22 edited only three times, approx. three weeks ago. At this time, it's not a violation of policy. I can tag the two pages as alternate accounts. The other account, however, appears to be a throwaway account. Lara❤Love 19:29, 1 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sounds great. ScienceApologist (talk) 20:55, 1 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Just so you're aware[edit]

Your edit summary here has language that seems a bit harsh. You might want to familiarize yourself with WP:OWN. --Infophile ^{(Talk) (Contribs)} 19:44, 15 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

February 2008[edit]

Please do not add copyrighted material to Wikipedia without permission from the copyright holder, as you did to File:Ajpe07tbl1-1-.jpg. For legal reasons, we cannot accept copyrighted text or images borrowed from other web sites or printed material; such additions will be deleted. You may use external websites as a source of information, but not as a source of images. Wikipedia takes copyright violations very seriously, and persistent violators will be blocked from editing. Tim Vickers (talk) 19:56, 15 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on Homeopathy. Note that the three-revert rule prohibits making more than three reversions in a content dispute 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. Tim Vickers (talk) 20:00, 15 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

ANI notice[edit]

Hello, Dana4. This message is being sent to inform you that there currently is a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding your edits to Homeopathy.. The discussion can be found under the topic User:Dana4. --Tim Vickers (talk) 20:26, 15 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]