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Mutinus caninus
Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did with this edit to the page Mutinus caninus. Such edits constitute vandalism and are reverted. Please do not continue to make unconstructive edits to pages; use the sandbox for testing. Thank you. Ginsengbomb (talk) 00:41, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
 * This is not vandalism, but merely the correction of a wrong translation. Learn to read Latin and/or refer to my explanation on the bot page. --Cú Faoil (talk) 00:44, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

Please do not vandalize pages, as you did with this edit to Mutinus caninus. If you continue to do so, you will be blocked from editing. Ginsengbomb (talk) 00:45, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Do you ever read a page before you post? User:ClueBot/FalsePositives. --Cú Faoil (talk) 00:47, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Do I read your talk page before reverting your edits? Uh, no. Why would I do that? However, I read your post to my talk page, finally figured out what you were talking about with the Bot reference, and I have stopped reverting your edits. Mind your tone. Ginsengbomb (talk) 00:52, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Because it is basic courtesy to actually read a talk page thread before making a contribution on it? There is no need to mind my tone; however, there is quite a dire one for you to work more diligently. --Cú Faoil (talk) 00:58, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
 * You are incorrect, sir. Rollbackers revert apparent vandalism by pressing a button, not making a careful review of the user's talk page. I'm sorry, that's the way it is, and impugning my need to work more "diligently" is out of line. Come back when you've made over 2,000 vandalism reversions in the past month and we can talk about diligence. That said, again, I agree with you. Ginsengbomb (talk) 01:01, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
 * To make my above comment more constructive, I'll say this: nobody's going to review your talk page before reverting an introduction of the word "penis" into an article. However, if you post something to -their- talk page (giving them an alert that they have a message), the message will get through. That's the proper way to handle it. Ginsengbomb (talk) 01:02, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
 * I have quite a bit more wiki work than that (none of which automated, thankyouverymuch), it just happens to primarily be on another language version. And since you seem to agree that correcting the translation is not vandalism, I will now repeat the revert. --Cú Faoil (talk) 01:04, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Then surely you know that rollbackers don't read or see someone's talk page before reverting and automatically add a warning. I literally have no way of knowing that you posted something to your talk. This is the only way to keep up with the frantic pace of vandalism, and is basically standard operating procedure. You will note I stopped reverting immediately once you posted on -my- talk page. There is no need to cry "basic common courtesy" at me, or tell me there is a "dire" need for me to "work more diligently." I appreciate that you are apparently a positive contributor to Wikipedia. My only issue here is with your comments. Good day. Ginsengbomb (talk) 01:15, 4 November 2009 (UTC)


 * I disapprove of automatic rollbackers, primarily because the concept violates the presumption of innocence (or AGF, as wiki calls it). That said, my choice of words may have been too harsh, though fueled by frustration about being reverted (again below) without my arguments being considered. The note the bot left on my talk stated If your edit was not vandalism, please feel free to make your edit again after reporting it. I do just that, and get another automatic revert. Woohoo.
 * That said, I doubt further discussion will be productive. If I offended your personal feelings, consider this an apology. --Cú Faoil (talk) 01:26, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Completely understand, and actually agree with your thoughts on automatic rollbackers. I think of it as a necessary evil, but a bit of an evil, nonetheless. What happened here is a perfect example of the downside of it -- you came very close to getting reported to WP:AIV for making a perfectly valid (or at least obviously non-vandalism) edit! Hopefully, the admin reviewing the report would have noticed and not blocked you, but there's so much damn vandalism on here (particularly today -- sheesh) that you never know. Anyway, thanks for apologizing and for being the first in this little dispute of ours to pull back and be reasonable. I definitely overreacted to your words, so consider this a return apology, hehe. Have a good one! :) Ginsengbomb (talk) 01:33, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

This is your last warning. You will be blocked from editing the next time you vandalize a page, as you did with this edit to Mutinus caninus. December21st2012Freak Lord of the Vulcans 00:49, 4 November 2009 (UTC)


 * This is not vandalism, refer to User:ClueBot/FalsePositives --Cú Faoil (talk) 00:52, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
 * I agree with you, it doesn't to me appear to be vandalism. Ginsengbomb (talk) 00:54, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

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You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war&#32; according to the reverts you have made on Catmando. Users are expected to collaborate with others, to avoid editing disruptively, and to try to reach a consensus rather than repeatedly undoing other users' edits once it is known that there is a disagreement. Please be particularly aware that Wikipedia's policy on edit warring states: If you find yourself in an editing dispute, use the article's talk page to discuss controversial changes; work towards a version that represents consensus among editors. You can post a request for help at an appropriate noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases it may be appropriate to request temporary page protection. If you engage in an edit war, you may be blocked from editing. Andy Dingley (talk) 21:59, 12 June 2018 (UTC)
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