User talk:Capricornwitch

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I've been removing the link that you placed and re-placed in the article on Wicca. While I am sure it's a wonderful website, you need to demonstrate that it adds encyclopedic content. Thanks. Jkelly 04:19, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

If you wish to debate the issue, you should do so in the talk page instead of the main article. Until then the link will probably continue being removed for not aiding the article. --Cylik 20:05, 18 October 2005 (UTC)

A note on edit wars: Edit wars are a part of wikis, and they're to be avoided when possible. Currently you're in one right now with Jkelly over Wicca, and there's a few things you should know. An edit war should be stopped before it flares up, and that can be done by somply discussing the matter. You could do that on your talk page, on Jkelly's talk page, or on the article's talk page. It's better if you two can come to an agreement than to bring someone else into it. If you don't resolve the issue, you could formally request a dispute resolution. There a sysop will listen to your arguments and decide who's version should stay. More or less you'd be doing exactly what Jkelly said above; you need to prove that the site adds an encyclopedic value to wikipedia, and fits in with those five pillars. Do that, and you're in the clear. If you don't do things the formal way, it becomes an ugly edit war. From there people start getting blocked by the three reverts rule, and the article may be locked to enforce a cooldown period. Most likely it would also be reverted to the consensus version, which would currently be the version prior to the edit war. None of that's any fun, so I encourage you to resolve the dispute on your own. We don't bite, because we all make edits that the majority of people don't feel fit in. Sometimes it happens and you just have to let go.--Cylik 22:24, 18 October 2005 (UTC)