User talk:DSmurf/Archive 1

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Redirects
Please stop creating an excessive number of redirects to the same article. The search function will pick up on variations of Wanna cry, etc... CHRISSY MAD ❯❯❯  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯  10:50, 15 May 2017 (UTC)

There is currently a discussion at Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is Editor obsessed with changing links to redirects into piped direct link.

Unnecessary piping
Many of your edits consist of bypassing a redirect. Please read WP:NOTBROKE, and revert those of your edits which are unnecessary. — Arthur Rubin (talk) 08:38, 13 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Indeed. I would like to let you know that our Arbitration Committee has previously blocked editors do a lot of unnecessary changes. That said, we have a lot of empty positions, if you'd like to channel your potentials into something more positive. —Codename Lisa (talk) 04:49, 14 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks. DSmurf (talk) 04:58, 14 May 2017 (UTC)
 * I hate to be a pest, but you are doing it again. e.g. in or.
 * You seem like a good editor with a lot of other good changes. I hate to be losing you over changing Windows to Windows or changing United States v. Microsoft to United States v. Microsoft.
 * Best regards, Codename Lisa (talk) 07:02, 16 May 2017 (UTC)
 * You don't seem to like to listen, do you? You did series of edits in Windows Vista, which was exclusively this kind of change. —Codename Lisa (talk) 07:26, 21 May 2017 (UTC)

May 2017
Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, talk pages are meant to be a record of a discussion; deleting or editing legitimate comments, as you did at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents, is considered bad practice, even if you meant well. Even making spelling and grammatical corrections in others' comments is generally frowned upon, as it tends to irritate the users whose comments you are correcting. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. ''I'm reasonably certain that change was made in good faith, but it's still something that's strongly discouraged. If it's of significant concern to you, please ask Lisa if she would be willing to change it.'' Murph 9000  (talk) 08:03, 21 May 2017 (UTC)

Discussion at Talk:Timeline of computer security hacker history
You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Timeline of computer security hacker history. 198.98.51.57 (talk) 04:41, 5 June 2017 (UTC)

June 2017
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July 2017
Please don't change the format of dates, as you did to Windows Vista. As a general rule, if an article has evolved using predominantly one format, the dates should be left in the format they were originally written in, unless there are reasons for changing it based on strong national ties to the topic. Please also note that Wikipedia does not use ordinal suffixes (e.g., st, nd, th), articles, or leading zeros on dates.

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The rumors
Hello

It appears you have heard the rumor about "Autumn Creators Update" but have not heard Microsoft's denial.

Anyway, the deal is: The next Windows 10 update will be called "Fall Creators Update" across the entire world. No "Autumn".

Best regards, Codename Lisa (talk) 05:03, 26 July 2017 (UTC)

Please get into the habit of leaving edit summaries
Hi!
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 * This helps other editors tell at a glance what you have done. Sometimes, without an edit summary, your work may be considered thoughtless or belligerent, and be undone.

Whatever you choose, happy editing!   00:56, 30 July 2017 (UTC)

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