User talk:Dcosman

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March 2008
This is the only warning you will receive for your disruptive edits. If you vandalize Wikipedia again, you will be blocked from editing. Gwernol 21:18, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Struck, see below. Gwernol 14:44, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Berlin Wall
Hi. I picked up your post to User talk:Gwernol regarding the above. To name it specifically from the perspective of any "side" involved in its construction, maintenance and political significance is to overstep WP:NPOV. The article as titled now is the colloquial term which all races and countries will understand. A political slant is immediately introduced when any article purports an opinion in its title such as anti-fascist. Remember that, to West German folk, it was an anti-communist barricade. For neutrality's sake, it must remain Berlin Wall.

And I have no particular interest in the whole political issue being discussed, nor any politics of note at all really (I don't use my vote, for instance). I speak purely as one who can see what stance a Wikipedia article must take - that of neutrality and no particular propaganda, meant or otherwise.

I hope you can see my point. I actually believe that your edits are good faith, but misguided. I wish you good future editing. Best wishes. Ref (chew) (do) 22:28, 24 March 2008 (UTC)


 * Hello Dcosman, thank you for leaving a message on my talk page - which you did correctly. I'm sorry if the warning came across as harsh, but your edits looked a great deal like vandalism, even if they were well intentioned. Articles are generally named for the common English term for the subject. If you are going to make a significant change to an article like this, its a very good idea to propose it first on the article's talk page and make sure that you have consensus for your change before making it. Finally, you would need a proper independent, published source to justify the proposed change. I have struck out the vandalism wanring above, since your edit was made in good faith. Best, Gwernol 14:44, 25 March 2008 (UTC)