User talk:Afactchecker

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Hello, Afactchecker, 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 Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place  before the question. Again, welcome! Alanraywiki (talk) 17:42, 19 October 2010 (UTC)
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Valencia Community College
A question for you: Why do you keep adding and deleting the word Apopka to the Valencia Community College article? Thanks, Alanraywiki (talk) 17:42, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

I am a librarian at Valencia. I use our page to demonstrate to students in library instruction classes how easily Wikipedia can be edited - and that is one reason why it is not an acceptable source for college level research assignments (useful perhaps for day-to-day information - but NOT on a Works Cited page for a research paper.) Most college students believe that Wikipedia and Google are the only research tools they will ever need. This demonstration helps show them why they need to utilize true research tools.

I would like to continue my demonstrations - they help drive home the point. Therefore, I am requesting that the block be removed. I edit and replace content within a short time frame only using the page for the community college at which I am employed. I can understand why this might be questioned, but I hope the explanation is sufficient to unblock me.

Thank you.

Afactchecker (talk) 14:16, 2 November 2010 (UTC)afactchecker


 * You added and deleted Apopka again today. Why are you doing that? Alanraywiki (talk) 17:44, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents
Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there currently is a discussion at Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. Alanraywiki (talk) 03:29, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for abuse of editing privileges. If you would like to be unblocked, you may appeal this block by adding below this notice the text, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first.

I have blocked this account from editing, because your edits don't make any sense. You are simply filling up the article history with edits that accomplish nothing whatsoever. If you wish to continue editing with this account, I'm afraid you'll have to give some indication that you intend to use it for something worthwhile. Looie496 (talk) 04:57, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Unblocked
I have unblocked your account. Your explanation makes perfect sense, but I wonder if you could find a better article to use for your demonstrations. Two possibilities: (1) use WP:SANDBOX, which is designed specifically for testing. (2) Create a test article in your own user space, i.e. something like User:Afactchecker/Test Article, or even a copy of the college article. Regards, Looie496 (talk) 16:30, 2 November 2010 (UTC)