User talk:Colbert231

October 2008
Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to make constructive contributions to Wikipedia, at least one of your recent edits did not appear to be constructive and has been removed. Please use the sandbox for any test edits you would like to make, and read the welcome page to learn more about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. Geronimo20 (talk) 22:02, 30 October 2008 (UTC)

Endangered species
Hi Colbert231. While you are, of course, entirely welcome to your own opinions, Wikipedia is an encyclopaedia, and as such there are rules describing what is encyclopaediac and what is not. I have added the Welcome below, which refers you to some of the basic guidelines for Wikipedia. One important guideline is that all controversial statements must be properly sourced. The text you removed from endangered species was extensively sourced. It is not just some personal opinion off the top of the head of this editor or that editor, but the considered opinions of a number of scientists as presented in scholarly publications. If you have grounds for contesting this material, you should still not remove fully sourced material such as this, but either present the reasoned counter views, citing proper sources, or discuss the matter with other editors on the talk page.

Also, it is unacceptable that you engage in personal attacks, by calling other editors "morons". If you want to express your personal opinions and attack people, there are many forums and blogs which cater to this. However, Wikipedia is a different game, with different rules. Cheers. --Geronimo20 (talk) 01:27, 31 October 2008 (UTC)


 * For what it's worth Colbert, I personally agree with you that those sections are pompous and I also find them objectionable. If you really want to do something about it (which would be good), then raise it on the article's talk page. If you choose to do this, then read this guideline first and keep a civil tone. --Geronimo20 (talk) 04:54, 31 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Actually, looking more closely, I don't think the more pompous bits are sourced–so you have a good case. --Geronimo20 (talk) 05:10, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

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