User talk:HelixOne

Hello, HelixOne, and  welcome to Wikipedia! 
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 * I hope you like it here and decide to stay! Happy editing! LyrlTalk C 00:08, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

Edits to Stich 'n Bitch article
I apologize for arbitrarily removing much of what you had written at Stitch 'n Bitch last night. I started editing too close to my bedtime and ended up not providing the explanation you deserved. Which is a poor excuse, but please allow me to attempt a belated explanation.

Wikipedia articles are frequently copied onto other websites, and there are groups that publish Wikipedia articles on CD, for example. These copies and publications include only the articles, not the Talk pages or article history, so article content has to be able to stand alone. In this framework, references to authors of the articles within the article itself don't work. You might find WP:SELF explains this better.

Some of the other information that was in the boycott section was repeated elsewhere in the article. For example, that SFSE does not have a registered trademark to sell branded knitting supplies is explained in the "Products" subsection. I feel that repeating information within an article, especially one as small as this one, makes the article less readable.

Some information was opinion not cited to a reliable source (WP:RS has more information on reliable sources). I've read many convincing arguments against the legal position of SFSE, but unfortunately have not come across (yet!) these arguments coming from, say, a lawyer. Not someone with a blog saying they are a lawyer (blogs are not generally considered reliable sources), but perhaps a newspaper article where they interviewed a lawyer? Lacking such a source, I'm hesitant to just put into the article that SFSE's claims are outrageous, with no citation. My current tactic is to try to just present the facts, dates and actions, and hope they speak for themselves.

The anonymous editors inserting SFSE propaganda are annoying, but try not to get Wikistress in your first week on Wikipedia! Like with all bureaucracies, Wikipedia's is slow, but there are channels to go through to block disruptive editors. I really appreciate your help in maintaining the accuracy of the Stitch 'n Bitch article and hope you decide to stay around. LyrlTalk C 00:08, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

A tag has been placed on Open Solaris Network Virtualization and Research Control, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a redirect from an implausible typo. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.

Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself. If you plan to expand the article, you can request that administrators wait a while for you to add contextual material. To do this, affix the template   to the page and state your intention on the article's talk page. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. (Hi -- this is just a housekeeping process to remove the redirect that was left when you renamed the article to its appropriate untypo'ed name. I doubt that removing it will be considered controversial...)--NapoliRoma 20:10, 14 November 2007 (UTC)