User talk:GoodFaithMan
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Sincerely, PrairieKid (talk) 18:14, 8 February 2020 (UTC) (Leave me a message)
February 2020
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Hello, I'm SolarFlash. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, Triumph (band), but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so. You can have a look at the tutorial on citing sources, or if you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. SolarFlashLet's talk about it 19:22, 8 February 2020 (UTC)
Please do not introduce incorrect information into articles, as you did to Mötley Crüe. Your edits could be interpreted as vandalism and have been reverted. If you believe the information you added was correct, please cite references or sources or discuss the changes on the article's talk page before making them again. If you would like to experiment, use the sandbox. Thank you. SolarFlashLet's talk about it 19:28, 8 February 2020 (UTC)
You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on Nine (Blink-182 album); that means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be, when you have seen that other editors disagree. Users are expected to collaborate with others, to avoid editing disruptively, and to try to reach a consensus, rather than repeatedly undoing other users' edits once it is known that there is a disagreement.
Points to note:
- Edit warring is disruptive regardless of how many reverts you have made;
- Do not edit war even if you believe you are right.
If you find yourself in an editing dispute, use the article's talk page to discuss controversial changes and work towards a version that represents consensus among editors. You can post a request for help at an appropriate noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, it may be appropriate to request temporary page protection. If you engage in an edit war, you may be blocked from editing. SolarFlashLet's talk about it 19:36, 8 February 2020 (UTC)
You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you disrupt Wikipedia, as you did at Blink-182 (album). SolarFlashLet's talk about it 19:48, 8 February 2020 (UTC)
You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you make disruptive edits to Wikipedia contrary to the Manual of Style, as you did at Vince Neil.
Caps - FlightTime (open channel) 22:41, 17 February 2020 (UTC)
Hello, I'm FlightTime. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to Van Halen have been undone because they did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the help desk. Seemingly WP:CIR disruption, disregard for warnings - FlightTime (open channel) 23:07, 17 February 2020 (UTC)
You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you disrupt Wikipedia, as you did at Dio (band). - FlightTime (open channel) 23:11, 17 February 2020 (UTC)
You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on Nine (Blink-182 album); that means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be, when you have seen that other editors disagree. Users are expected to collaborate with others, to avoid editing disruptively, and to try to reach a consensus, rather than repeatedly undoing other users' edits once it is known that there is a disagreement.
Points to note:
- Edit warring is disruptive regardless of how many reverts you have made;
- Do not edit war even if you believe you are right.
If you find yourself in an editing dispute, use the article's talk page to discuss controversial changes and work towards a version that represents consensus among editors. You can post a request for help at an appropriate noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, it may be appropriate to request temporary page protection. If you engage in an edit war, you may be blocked from editing. JAH2k (talk) 14:57, 22 February 2020 (UTC)
You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you add unsourced material to Wikipedia, as you did at The Voidz. Robvanvee 06:39, 23 February 2020 (UTC)
Hello. I'm here about your repeated addition of "and most recent" to Nine (Blink-182 album). Over the past couple of weeks you have done this six times—[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]—with increasingly insistent edit summaries. Your edits have been reverted by five other editors (myself, Wtmitchell, Issan Sumisu, SolarFlash, and Robvanvee), and as can be seen above you have been issued two warnings about this, in addition to several other warnings about similar edits to other articles, but you seem to be ignoring them. As evidence by this exchange, it's clear that you know how to read others' edit summaries, yet you ignored my request to discuss the issue on the article's talk page.
I realize that you are new to Wikipedia, but this behavior shows that you are off to a bad start, and in contrast to your username it does not demonstrate good faith to engage in edit wars. If you continue to do so, and refuse to discuss your disagreements with other editors, you are likely to be blocked from editing. When Wmitchell reverted you the first time, he pointed you toward MOS:DATED; I highly recommend that you click on that link and read that part of the Manual of Style. If you still feel strongly that it must be mentioned that this is the band's most recent album, go to the article's talk page, state your case, and wait for other editors to respond. That is how we work toward reaching a consensus when there are disputes about article content. Note that leaving a comment on the talk page does not entitle you to go right back to the article and make your preferred change. To be clear, if you add "and most recent" to Nine (Blink-182 album) again, regardless of the reason, I will report you to the Administrator's Noticeboard and there is a very good chance you will be blocked. I strongly recommend that you click on some of the links in the welcome message at the top of your talk page in order to get a better idea of how to contribute constructively to this encyclopedia. Thank you. --IllaZilla (talk) 06:48, 23 February 2020 (UTC)
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There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Robvanvee 12:46, 23 February 2020 (UTC)
A word of advice
[edit]Hi - I'm Girth Summit, an administrator here. I'm not going to give you a templated warning, since you have had a lot of them already, and they don't seem to be having much effect. You have been given a lot of links already, but here are some you really need to read and understand: edit warring, consensus, the bold, revert, discuss cycle. Your edit at Nine (Blink-182 album) has been reverted by multiple editors, who gave reasons for their reverts. If is your responsibility now to discuss it if you want to reinstate that. Edit warring is a bad idea, even if you think you are right, and even if you don't go over WP:3RR. I'm going to ask that you self-revert your last edit to that page, and that you start a talk page discussion on the subject to try to convince other editors that the edit should be reinstated. If someone else reverts that edit, and you reinstate it again without gaining consensus to do so, I will block your account from editing. This is intended as friendly advice to a new user, but please also understand that it constitutes a final warning. GirthSummit (blether) 14:32, 23 February 2020 (UTC)
- I am concerned to see that you have continued editing without responding to my message above, and that in the time since I left it you have been reinstating changes after being reverted without discussing them (here). This really is your last warning - stop this mode of editing, start engaging in discussion with other editors, or your account will be blocked. GirthSummit (blether) 14:52, 23 February 2020 (UTC)
- You have been patient Girth Summit, as have all those involved but I don't think they are here to contribute in any meaningful way. Robvanvee 14:56, 23 February 2020 (UTC)
- Robvanvee they've been CU blocked as a sock of a blocked user now, so we're done here. GirthSummit (blether) 15:34, 23 February 2020 (UTC)
- You have been patient Girth Summit, as have all those involved but I don't think they are here to contribute in any meaningful way. Robvanvee 14:56, 23 February 2020 (UTC)
February 2020
[edit] You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you disrupt Wikipedia, as you did at The Strokes. - FlightTime Phone (open channel) 14:53, 23 February 2020 (UTC)
This is a last warning...
[edit]Please stop messing about with capitalisation of album titles. I have just reverted some of those (and a number of other non-useful edits which you've made today) and if you continue to make them, there will be no other option than to block you. Black Kite (talk) 14:54, 23 February 2020 (UTC)
- @Black Kite: This user needs to be blocked, see ANI discussion also. - FlightTime Phone (open channel) 14:57, 23 February 2020 (UTC)