User talk:Cornishresources

August 2014
Your recent editing history at Jim Barnes shows that you are currently engaged in an edit war. Being involved in an edit war can result in your being blocked from editing&mdash;especially if you violate the three-revert rule, which states that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Undoing another editor's work—whether in whole or in part, whether involving the same or different material each time—counts as a revert. Also keep in mind that while violating the three-revert rule often leads to a block, you can still be blocked for edit warring&mdash;even if you don't violate the three-revert rule&mdash;should your behavior indicate that you intend to continue reverting repeatedly.

To avoid being blocked, instead of reverting please consider using the article's talk page to work toward making a version that represents consensus among editors. See BRD for how this is done. If discussions reach an impasse, you can then post a request for help at a relevant noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, you may wish to request temporary page protection. —C.Fred (talk) 17:49, 18 August 2014 (UTC)


 * One thing to bear in mind, especially with historic figures: the place names mentioned in Wikipedia are based on the name at the time of the event, not on current usage. For example, there are many ice hockey players born in what is now Russia, Belarus, or Ukraine; however, at the times of their births, the territory was part of the Soviet Union, so their birth place is listed as the USSR. That will apply generally if Cornwall has devolved into its own country: historic events on Wikipedia pre-devolution will still refer to it as part of England.


 * There's a further complication with the UK and sports: athletes are listed under the country they competed for as it's styled in their sport. I would expect that, depending on the the sport, contemporary Cornish athletes compete for England (if the sport recognizes the home countries, like rugby and football) or Great Britain (typically Olympic sports). Unless Cornwall gets a membership into FIFA, expect its athletes to still be properly classified as English sportspeople. —C.Fred (talk) 17:55, 18 August 2014 (UTC)

Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to vandalize Wikipedia, you may be blocked from editing. Mean as custard (talk) 18:32, 18 August 2014 (UTC)

You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you disrupt Wikipedia, as you did at Jim Barnes. You're welcome to discuss the change at the article's talk page, but do not change Barnes' nationality again. —C.Fred (talk) 18:41, 18 August 2014 (UTC)

You have been blocked from editing for a period of 31 hours for edit warring and violating the three-revert rule. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may appeal this block by adding the following text below this notice:. However, you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. During a dispute, you should first try to discuss controversial changes and seek consensus. If that proves unsuccessful, you are encouraged to seek dispute resolution, and in some cases it may be appropriate to request page protection. —C.Fred (talk) 19:09, 18 August 2014 (UTC)