User talk:Coldnorthwind



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Battleground behavior
This is in reference to a couple of your recent comments at Talk:global warming:
 * 16 July 2011, 21:30: "At Wikipedia we have a policy called NPOV. This means Never Pretend there are Opposing Views..."
 * 16 July 2011, 22:42: "The Hockey Team strikes back!..."

It looks as if you're poisoning the well by smearing your fellow editors. This isn't the right way to discuss edits on Wikipedia. This is a shame. I also notice that you have been edit warring recently at Wind power in the United Kingdom.

You may have heard of the arbitration case last year, Arbitration/Requests/Case/Climate change. Many editors were excluded for the kind of engagement with other editors that I think you're in danger of embarking on at this point. It was termed "battleground behavior" by the Arbitration Committee. Please read the discretionary sanctions remedy which specifies the necessary conditions for editing in this topic.

I hope we can work together productively. This means that we must all assume good faith. --TS 17:36, 21 July 2011 (UTC)