User talk:Fdixon

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Madeleine McCann
Please do not add content without citing reliable sources, as you did to Disappearance of Madeleine McCann. Before making potentially controversial edits, it is recommended that you discuss them first on the article's talk page. If you are familiar with Citing sources please take this opportunity to add your original reference to the article. Contact me if you need assistance adding references. Harry was a white dog with black spots 10:30, 24 September 2007 (UTC)


 * Hello. Unfortunately you are up against it when trying to edit the article about Madeleine McCann. You've presumably realised by now that the article is "owned" by a small number of enthusiasts who dicatate all policy concerning it, and some other related aricles (see Praia da Luz). One of the enthusiasts called TerriersFan is also an admin and abuses his position by semi-protecting the articles for long periods, thereby excluding anon IP editors, like me. He and the others try as far as possible to reserve the article to themselves. They are flying in the face of a whole host of Wikipedia polices and guidelines but I'm not sure what can be done about it. I did try and get the article unprotected but to do so you have to ask another admin, and they seem to stick together. I'm particularly concerned about semi-protection, but I guess you are more annoyed about their constant reversions of your work. Check their edit history and you'll see that they really are dictating policy on this article and people like you and me are just an irritation to them. You might like to try and report their conduct elsewhere, but my experience of Wikipedia is that you won't get very far. However, if you do feel like objecting to their methods I wish you good luck. I'll continue to monitor their actions. 86.31.101.59 22:08, 25 September 2007 (UTC)


 * Please don't wage edit war. Put your reasons on the discussion page instead.  It's good to talk!  Rothorpe 22:15, 25 September 2007 (UTC)