User talk:Derekgts

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Image copyright problem with Image:Chafee.jpg
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Infobox Public transit
Greetings. I fixed your edit at Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. In the future, if you're not sure about an edit, I recommend using the "Show preview" button, next to the "Save page" button, to make sure your edit worked right. I got the proper syntax, after noticing your edit wasn't showing up, by going to template:Infobox Public transit and seeing how the template included a website reference. You might want to do that next time. Thanks for your effort. - Denimadept (talk) 21:53, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

October 2014
Constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, but your recent edits, such as those to Cook Partisan Voting Index, appear to be intentional disruptions designed to illustrate a point. Edits designed for the deliberate purpose of drawing opposition, including making edits you do not agree with or enforcing a rule in a generally unpopular way, are highly disruptive and can lead to a block or ban. If you feel that a policy is problematic, the policy's talk page is the proper place to raise your concerns. If you simply disagree with someone's actions in an article, discuss it on the article talk page or, if direct discussion fails, through dispute resolution. If consensus strongly disagrees with you even after you have made proper efforts, then respect the consensus, rather than trying to sway it with disruptive tactics. Please also note that your are approaching editing behavior that could be considered edit warring. Thank you. --IJBall (talk) 22:52, 21 October 2014 (UTC)