User talk:Antipsych

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-- 05:17, Wednesday, May 17, 2017 (UTC)

Greetings
Hello, Antipsych,

Welcome to Wikipedia. I'm glad you're here and I hope you stay.

I am very sorry to hear about the maltreatment you describe on your user page. And I understand that having such experiences gives you a strong motivation to deal with the topic of psychiatry.

But I have to warn you that if you come on here with guns blazing, focused on advancing a certain point of view, people are going to look askance. You can imagine all the different topics which would be taken in different directions by people with axes to grind. So some defensiveness is understandable.

Admittedly the situation is unfair since for various reasons, biotechnology and medicine are given special status. Nevertheless that's the reality. And it might be more rewarding to ease your way into Wikipedia by working on articles in some of your other areas of interest.

I really hope things go well for you and I am very happy to consult with you (here—or you can always leave a message on my talk page, linked in my signature) as you find your way around this place.

Good luck, groupuscule (talk) 23:26, 17 May 2017 (UTC)

Thanks, Groupuscule.

Perhaps my reaction was more emotional than it should have been. I'm rather new here, so, please, a bit of leeway. I want to get along, and I will make every effort to do so. May you be blessed with good fortune as well.Antipsych (talk) 06:05, 19 May 2017 (UTC)


 * It's okay. It's apparent that you are passionate and have a lot to contribute. Let me know how I can assist you. groupuscule (talk) 12:04, 19 May 2017 (UTC)

Notice of Edit warring noticeboard discussion
Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion involving you at Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring regarding a possible violation of Wikipedia's policy on edit warring. Thank you. Kleuske (talk) 12:24, 20 May 2017 (UTC)

3RR warning
Your recent editing history shows that you are currently engaged in an edit war. To resolve the content dispute, please do not revert or change the edits of others when you are reverted. Instead of reverting, please use the talk page to work toward making a version that represents consensus among editors. The best practice at this stage is to discuss, not edit-war. See BRD for how this is done. If discussions reach an impasse, you can then post a request for help at a relevant noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, you may wish to request temporary page protection.

Being involved in an edit war can result in your being blocked from editing&mdash;especially if you violate the three-revert rule, which states that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Undoing another editor's work—whether in whole or in part, whether involving the same or different material each time—counts as a revert. Also keep in mind that while violating the three-revert rule often leads to a block, you can still be blocked for edit warring&mdash;even if you don't violate the three-revert rule&mdash;should your behavior indicate that you intend to continue reverting repeatedly. El_C 03:30, 21 May 2017 (UTC)

I didn't know about this rule before. I know about it now. I will not perform more than 3 reverts on a page within any 24 hour period. Sorry about any misunderstanding.Antipsych (talk) 04:24, 21 May 2017 (UTC)

A quick question
I apologize if this is inappropriate but are you by any chance a Scientologist? Morty C-137 (talk) 18:26, 20 May 2017 (UTC)

Absolutely not. No, I am not a member of the Church of Scientology. I am a psychiatric survivor.Antipsych (talk) 21:35, 20 May 2017 (UTC)


 * Curious. "psychiatric survivors" do not refer to psychiatry as a religion. Morty C-137 (talk) 21:39, 20 May 2017 (UTC

This psychiatric survivor, and atheist at that, can, did, and will refer to psychiatry as a religion. I'm not sure you can make a general statement about psychiatric survivors that would hold true. They are as different as different people can be. Some "consumer/users" call themselves "pe-ahs" and say they are part of a "pe-ah movement". I'm not one of those. I don't consider doing so surviving psychiatry. Surviving psychiatry, in my book, involves a cessation of "consumption/use" of mental health services, especially when that "consumption/use" was court ordered, completely involuntary, and a total violation of one's human and civil rights.Antipsych (talk) 21:49, 20 May 2017 (UTC)