User talk:Wodge

Hello, World[edit]

You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on Mahmud az-Zahar. 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 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.

I've issued you a warning because you have reverted 3 times in 24 hours, and were close to violating 3RR. The other editor had not. In addition, the other editor is an established user, who is well aware of 3RR, whereas you , as a new user, might not be aware of it. I'm happy to see that you are discussing the article on the Talk page, but that is not a license to continue reverting. NoCal100 (talk) 15:39, 14 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome[edit]

Welcome!

Hello, Wodge, 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 on this page and then place {{helpme}} before the question. Again, welcome! Just wanted to say hi and let you know that if you ever have any questions, don't by shy to ask. If you are trying to improve an article related to Israel or Palestine and run into difficulties, there are three different projects where you can post for a request for assistance or advice: WP:IPCOLL, WP:PALESTINE or WP:ISRAEL, depending on your preference. Anyway, good luck and happy editing! Tiamut^talk 20:47, 15 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi... had you not edited Wikipedia before this account? For some reason, I thought you had. IronDuke 01:19, 16 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Al-Fakhura school incident[edit]

Hi, I responded to your message on the talk page of the article [1] --Falastine fee Qalby (talk) 05:07, 23 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Mahmud az-Zahar[edit]

Wodge, I believe you have violated WP:3RR on Mahmud az-Zahar. Can you self-revert, please? IronDuke 15:06, 25 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

NoCal reported you to the edit warring noticeboard here. As he did not leave you a notice, consider this a courtesy message. Nableezy (talk) 15:45, 25 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Nableezy, I don't think your link is working. Report appears to be here. IronDuke 15:49, 25 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

My bad, thanks, fixed it (left out the WP:Admin . . .) Nableezy (talk) 15:59, 25 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I hereby ban you from the article for 24h. If after that time you return and continue edit warring, and anyone complains, I'll probably block you William M. Connolley (talk) 21:20, 25 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Barnstar[edit]

It really isn't that hard; you just have to make the right sarcastic remark in the presence of Nableezy. In the mean time, you can always borrow mine if you'd like. --JGGardiner (talk) 20:02, 25 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I would suggest you dont. Nableezy (talk) 20:34, 25 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

suggestions[edit]

Hi Wodge,
Just want to leave you some suggestions to hopefully keep you around and editing. If you revert something and somebody reverts it back, do not force the issue. Go to the talk page and do not attempt to unilaterally insert your preferred version. Keep your arguments based on content policies like WP:OR, WP:NPOV and WP:RS. If the other editor can not show how his edit is in line with those policies and refuses to change it, you should not post messages to individual editors or selected groups of editors. Your best bet is to go to the noticeboards for each of the policies, WP:RS/N, WP:NPOV/N, WP:OR/N. Make sure you have a clear understanding of those policies and present the issue there, and post a message at the articles talk that you did so. When going to those noticeboards you should try to show each sides arguments and hopefully other uninvolved editors can examine the issue and provide some input. If somebody writes something in response that you feel is incorrect point that out, but avoid getting into arguments in those areas. Also, read up on the behavioral rules and guidelines, particularly WP:3RR, WP:NPA and WP:CIVIL. Honestly, I haven't always followed my own advice, and it is difficult when people put in nonsense to restrain oneself. But it really is the only way to make a difference; unless you can back up your points based on the policies that govern content on Wikipedia your changes will not last. Some people are just stubborn and refuse to let the facts stand in their way, with them you can only repeatedly show why they are incorrect based on the sources and bring it to the attention of the wider community if they refuse to budge. Best of luck and let me know if you have any questions. Nableezy (talk) 00:18, 26 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for that. Wodge (talk) 13:53, 26 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This doesn't apply to lunatic vandals though who make changes like "After Hamas' June victory" -> "After Hamas' terroristic June victory". You are free to edit war with them as much as you like as long as you're polite about it. Sean.hoyland - talk 02:22, 1 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

you really shouldn't be reverting people on their own talk pages, a lot of people would call that harassment. if he doesn't want the comment on hit talk page just leave it alone. Nableezy (talk) 18:12, 12 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

June 2009[edit]

Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, one or more of the external links you added to the page Wythenshawe do not comply with our guidelines for external links and have been removed. Wikipedia is not a collection of links; nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Since Wikipedia uses nofollow tags, external links do not alter search engine rankings. If you feel the link should be added to the article, please discuss it on the article's talk page before reinserting it. Please take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. Malleus Fatuorum 01:48, 29 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Asian 10,000 Challenge invite[edit]

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Women in Red World Contest[edit]

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