User talk:Ablations

January 2020
Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. You appear to be repeatedly reverting or undoing other editors' contributions at Kambo cleanse. Although this may seem necessary to protect your preferred version of a page, on Wikipedia this is known as "edit warring" and is usually seen as obstructing the normal editing process, as it often creates animosity between editors. Instead of reverting, please discuss the situation with the editor(s) involved and try to reach a consensus on the talk page.

If editors continue to revert to their preferred version they are likely to lose their editing privileges. This isn't done to punish an editor, but to prevent the disruption caused by edit warring. In particular, editors should be aware of the three-revert rule, which says that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Edit warring on Wikipedia is not acceptable in any amount, and violating the three-revert rule is very likely to result in loss of your editing privileges. Thank you. MrBill3 (talk) 07:56, 9 January 2020 (UTC)


 * Hi there - I only reverted an edit once. Please see the article history for proof of this.
 * Greeings, Ablations. You performed the same edit twice within 24 hours, here and here. Please take some time to review the policies and guidelines, particularly WP:EW. Discussion on talk is the appropriate venue for proposing a change that you made boldly but were reverted on (see WP:BRD. Best. MrBill3 (talk) 09:59, 9 January 2020 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia!
Thank you, Ablations (and thanks for the link, I expect the article list there will grow and become more useful in future). I'm glad our crazy wikiworld makes a bit more sense now; a lot of the rules haven't initially made sense to me; only when I see them in action a bit to I start to really understand them. You did make a difference; news articles were being cited not only for facts like the presence of yoga mats and incense (which is fine) but for biomedical information that they should not have been cited for. Thanks to SpicyMilkBoy, who did the hard work trying to get the best medical sources available, the sourcing is much improved, and the content more accurate and reliable. If you come across news sources being used for biomedical information again, a " " inserted directly after the source will alert editors in the area to fix it. Your thoughtful attitude and constructive approach to conflict has impressed me; you listen, and try to figure things out. These are very valuable skills for a Wikipedia editor. I wish you the best of luck in your future editing, and I'm very glad we haven't scared you off. I don't know what your interests are, but finding a less-fraught topic area will not be difficult! If you live in a large city, you may have a local meetup, and there are subject-specific Wikiprojects. Please feel free to post on my talk page, or ping me with " HLHJ " from yours, if I can be helpful. Cross-posting this from Talk:Kambo cleanse, as it's about you as well as about the article. HLHJ (talk) 02:58, 12 February 2020 (UTC)


 * I hope we haven't scared you away, Ablations . If you are looking around, the WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors could really use more editors who can even just write good, clear English prose, let alone actually offer thoughtful comments on article content. Since everyone edits only the articles they think are interesting, it can be pleasantly engrossing. HLHJ (talk) 01:48, 22 February 2020 (UTC)


 * Haha, I wouldn't say 'scared off', but perhaps thought it seems like a lot more work than I imagined :) WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors actually does sound right up my alley though! I am pretty passionate about good and clear communication especially in writing. That's something I'd both enjoy and wouldn't require effort in sourcing medical papers and all that...much easier :) Thanks for the recommendation, I will join up.Ablations (talk) 02:24, 22 February 2020 (UTC)


 * You are welcome to ignore the stuff that looks like work, and just do stuff that looks like fun. Other editors have different tastes and abilities, so everyone's the happier for it. It took me a while to believe that some people love to do exactly the tasks I most hate; it's an antidote to perfectionism in the face of an infinite number of undone tasks/potential improvements. For instance, many editors request copyedits because they are still learning English; or they may want expert reviews of the article content, or feel the article needs gnomifying. It's standard for these tasks to be done by different editors, even on the same article, or for an editor to only make one edit to an article. HLHJ (talk) 04:03, 24 February 2020 (UTC)

Welcome to the GOCE!
Hello Ablations and welcome to the Guild of Copy Editors (GOCE)! We are glad that you have decided to help us in our mission to improve the quality of writing on the English Wikipedia! Here are some links that you might find helpful to get started on your copy-editing journey!


 * A how-to guide to Wikipeda copyediting
 * Wikipedia's Manual of Style (MOS), a helpful guide to refer to while copy editing
 * A simplified version of the above
 * A quick guide to writing on Wikipedia

You can help with copy-editing requests if you already have familiarity with the MOS and considerable English copy-editing skills, or start with articles tagged for copy editing to gain experience.

Thank you so much for joining the GOCE, we appreciate it!

For the GOCE, Puddleglum  2.0  16:05, 22 February 2020 (UTC) Puddleglum 2.0  16:05, 22 February 2020 (UTC)

FTN
Hi, I mentioned you here Fringe theories/Noticeboard Nil Einne (talk) 07:38, 18 May 2022 (UTC)