User talk:Gregory T. Glading

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Hello, your comments here verge on the border of incivility. I urge you to read the notice at the bottom of every page every time you hit "Save Page":


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 * If you don't want your writing to be edited mercilessly or redistributed for profit by others, do not submit it.

As for your personal qualifications to write and submit an article for Wikipedia, (and for mine) - they are essentially meaningless. What matters is that the content in the article follows Wikipedia's core content policies: I have edited the article to bring it more into compliance with these policies. If you are able to address the concerns that I had in my editing of the material and are able to do so within Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, please feel free to continue to improve the article. However, keep in mind that it is an encyclopedia article and not an homage to a talented individual. We present the facts and let the facts speak for themselves. Thank you for your interest in Wikipedia. -- The Red Pen of Doom  18:56, 15 January 2009 (UTC)
 * WP:V - verifiability: content must have been previously published in a reliable source
 * WP:OR - no original research - closely tied to the above: what you think or I think or what we can put together or assume from other points of data, we cannot include unless someone else has already made and published that analysis
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 * re: - Wikipedia is essentially a volunteer effort and there is no "staff" who have more rights than others to edit articles. There are some volunteers who have additional "tools" that give them ability to do things not possible for general users (such as block users or see "deleted" items) - these people are called Admins and recieve access to the tools based on support of the Wikipedia editing community.
 * Your personal experience as a "professional" writer, or my "lack" of experience as a professional, your use of your real name and my use of a handle - none of these have any bearing at all within the world of Wikipedia. A professional writer writing under his own name but not complying with Wikipedia processes will be reverted. A "non-professional" writer contributing within Wikipedia's guidelines and process will be supported by the community. Wikipedia is the encyclopedia that anyone can edit.
 * You may also wish to read our consensus policy.


 * specifically re: "self evident" - such claims are contrary to our WP:V policy. -- The Red Pen of Doom  19:41, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

Please do not remove maintainance tags without fixing issues
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3RR
Please revert your edit here. You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war. Note that the three-revert rule prohibits making more than three reversions on a single page within a 24 hour period. Additionally, users who perform a large number of reversions in content disputes may be blocked for edit warring, even if they do not technically violate the three-revert rule. If you continue, you may be blocked from editing. Please do not repeatedly revert edits, but use the talk page to work towards wording and content that gains a consensus among editors. If necessary, pursue dispute resolution. -- The Red Pen of Doom  20:41, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

Um...what?
Could you please explain your cryptic message on my talk page?

Also, in the future, such messages should be left at the bottom of talk pages rather than at the top. Thanks! -Dewelar (talk) 20:46, 15 January 2009 (UTC)

ArbCom elections are now open!
Hi, You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:57, 24 November 2015 (UTC)