User talk:Erik bjohnson

Please do not remove content from pages on Wikipedia, as you did to German American, without giving a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. Your content removal does not appear constructive and has been reverted. Please make use of the sandbox if you'd like to experiment with test edits. In addition if you are the same person as user:Earthbondfan89 you are at risk of being permanently blocked for violating a blocking punishment. Thank you for your attention. Rjensen (talk) 14:51, 19 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I've been teased and picked on by being german due to what the germans did in the civil war and was wondering if the civil war part can be edited out if that was ok? I would greatly appreciate it. thanks Erik bjohnson (talk) 14:30, 21 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

No, it's not. The section is reliably sourced, and Wikipedia is not censored. —C.Fred (talk) 17:39, 23 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

cyberbullying is against the law and I would like to link this to that. Can I ask for some other opinions on this? thanks Erik bjohnson (talk) 09:03, 30 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

due to what the germans did in the civil war well that's certainly a new one. Do you mean the world wars? Rjensen (talk) 10:12, 30 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Have you been in the south, man? They're obsessed with the civil war. I just want that small part edited out because I think it can cause future harm to other people. If possible I would greatly appreciate it. I was bullied because of it. Is there anyone I can take this up with? Higher ups that run the site? Thank you, Rjensen. Erik bjohnson (talk) 01:21, 2 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, the South is obsessed with the Civil War; I concede that. However, I've never heard anything made of anybody's point of origin within Europe over the Civil War. Correct procedure in this case is to discuss the matter at the article's talk page. The next appeal up would be WP:Requests for comments, which will bring in more editors to discuss the matter. There are no "higher ups" to appeal this kind of editorial decision to. —C.Fred (talk) 01:36, 2 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for replying c.fred. What is the easiest way to go about getting the civil war part taken out? I really feel strongly about this. Thanks Erik bjohnson (talk) 01:45, 2 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

first of all the statement that years ago you were bullied by kids about something or other that had zero to do with Wikipedia is not grounds for changing this encyclopedia. Secondly Wikipedia treats German Americans fairly as a whole and in the Confederacy, so we want to keep that standard and not bend to some long-ago bullies. Rjensen (talk) 02:14, 2 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Let's try this again. What text specifically do you want removed, for what reason do you want it removed, and what reliable sources support your claims (and removal of the text)? Remember that reliable sources must be published secondary sources. —C.Fred (talk) 03:56, 2 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I would just like that civil war part edited out. Southerners obsess over the civil war and I just want the civil war part edited because I was picked on because I was of german ancestry (althought my last name was anglo-fied after ww1) and they said that the wikipedia said that by and large germans fought against their ancestors. I just really want the civil war part edited out. I know this isn't prboably a good enough reason. I just don't want any hostility. I'd rather be looked at as just "American."

Sorry, but that doesn't sound like anything that can be addressed on Wikipedia. The involvement of Germans in the Civil War is documented, and there's no reason to exclude it any more than we'd exclude participation by English-, Scottish-, French-, or Native Americans. —C.Fred (talk) 20:52, 5 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]