User talk:Mikestead

September 2010

Please do not add unsourced or original content, as you did to 2010 Canterbury earthquake. Doing so violates Wikipedia's verifiability policy. If you continue to do so, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia. Bidgee (talk) 09:27, 4 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on 2010 Canterbury earthquake. Note that the three-revert rule prohibits making more than three reversions on a single page within a 24-hour period. Additionally, users who perform several reversions in content disputes may be blocked for edit warring even if they do not technically violate the three-revert rule. When in dispute with another editor you should first try to discuss controversial changes to work towards wording and content that gains a consensus among editors. Should that prove unsuccessful, you are encouraged to seek dispute resolution, and in some cases it may be appropriate to request page protection. If the edit warring continues, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. Bidgee (talk) 09:27, 4 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free media (File:Screenshot of Google cache of original BikeRadar article.png)

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Suggestions to fix the misrepresentation of the results of Wang et al. on Talk: Bicycle_helmets_in_New_Zealand

Please let us know your views about the misrepresentation of the results of Wang et al. and the suggestions about fixing the problem. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Bicycle_helmets_in_New_Zealand — Preceding unsigned comment added by 180.181.224.3 (talk) 02:32, 27 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Replaceable fair use File:New Zealand 5yo+ cycling participation and injury discharges from public hospitals per 100,000 cyclists 1988-2011.jpg

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