User talk:Blake H. Rogers

June 2020
Hello. Your recent edit to Classical High School appears to have added the name of a non-notable entity to a list that normally includes only notable entries. In general, a person, organization or product added to a list should have a pre-existing article before being added to most lists. If you wish to create such an article, please first confirm that the subject qualifies for a separate, stand-alone article according to Wikipedia's notability guideline. Thank you. Meters (talk) 19:57, 19 June 2020 (UTC)

Hello, I'm Meters. I noticed that you made an edit concerning content related to a living (or recently deceased) person   on Classical High School, but you didn't support your changes with a citation to a reliable source, so I removed it. Wikipedia has a very strict policy concerning how we write about living people, so please help us keep such articles accurate and clear. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. More seriously than just being a non-notable alumnus, that was a BLP violation. Meters (talk) 19:58, 19 June 2020 (UTC)

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Cumberland, Rhode Island. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Repeated vandalism may result in the loss of editing privileges. ''Bump to level 2. Stop messing around'' Meters (talk) 20:00, 19 June 2020 (UTC)

June 2020
Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to add unsourced or poorly sourced content, as you did at La Salle Academy (Rhode Island), you may be blocked from editing. ''I've already warned you about adding people with no articles or refs to notable people lists. See WP:WTAF and WP:V'' Meters (talk) 22:21, 20 June 2020 (UTC)

The person I added is notable and a national champion. I am sorry I did not source it but it was unnecessary to delete. How is that not notable? I have made several beneficial changes without fault; yet you continue to get upset. I am new to this and made a mistake. Please be helpful. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ‎ Blake H. Rogers (talk • contribs) 01:09, June 21, 2020 (UTC)


 * I'm not upset. I'm tired of wasting my time. And exactly what do you suggest I do to be helpful? I've already told you twice to sign your talk page posts, and even showed you exactly how to sign, but you are still not doing it. I've explained to you twice that we don't add people to lists of notables unless they have articles. I've told you not to add unsourced content but you are still doing it. I've pointed you to WP:WTAF, WP:ILC, WP:V, WP:BLP and several other pages. I suggest that you read them and follow them.
 * As for the most recent alumnus entry, you didn't link to his article and I can't find one for him. You didn't provide any sources for your claims about him. He may indeed be notable, but you have to prove it. As it is a reader does not know who he is, or that he did what you claim, or that he attended the school, or even that he exists. I did some research on my own and I verified that there is such a runner, and that he did attend the school, but I'm certainly not going to add him as a presumed notable without an article. He was a very good high school runner (but he did not break the 4:00 mile as you claimed) and he seems to have fallen off after high school. If you think he's notable then WP:WTAF.
 * And when you start off your editing career with garbage edits such as, someone adds you to the list of notable school alumni , and you make fake claims your credibility is done. Meters (talk) 08:03, 21 June 2020 (UTC)

I said he ran 4:00 first of all. Second of all I will try to source it this time. Third of all thank you for your patience. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Blake H. Rogers (talk • contribs) 13:13, June 21, 2020 (UTC)


 * My patience is done. Read and follow the links. Sign your talk page posts. Don't add alumni who do not have articles. Follow WP:BRD and discuss contested material on article talk pages. Meters (talk) 20:46, 21 June 2020 (UTC)
 * And he didn't run 4:00 in high school either. Not even close. He was closer to 4:01. You do not round down by almost an entire second in running times. Meters (talk) 20:51, 21 June 2020 (UTC)

I'm sorry I wasted both of our times. My intension was not to end your patience. I understand I made several mistakes and I am sorry. I will not be using this anymore as I do not fully understand the rules and no longer what to break them. I also do not want to waste your time when you could continue to add and help expand Wikipedia for the better. I'm thankful for people like you as this is a thankless job. I would just want to say he ran 4:00.73 outdoors which is pretty close if you ask me. I should not have rounded down as you said but saying 'not even close' is not accurate. Good bye and good luck in all future endeavors. I hope you can forgive me.
 * You said he ran a 4:00 mile both indoors and outdoors.. He did not, in either. 4:00.73 is not close. It's almost 3/4 second over, and his indoor time was nearly 1 second over. And I just undid you removal of a maintenance tag I added. There is an unsourced claim that "Since 2013, the men's cross country team has won three consecutive New England Championship titles, and 5 in the last seven years" I asked "When?" because that's an eight -year span and I want to know which years they won. Don't remove maintenance tags unless you fix the problem. Meters (talk) 03:33, 22 June 2020 (UTC)

You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you disrupt Wikipedia, as you did at La Salle Academy (Rhode Island). ''Discuss this alumni entry on the article's talk page or leave it alone. You have not met the requirements for adding an alumnus with no article.'' Meters (talk) 20:49, 21 June 2020 (UTC)