User talk:JoshuaBranch

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Sorry to give you the generic welcome message, but I'm a little tired.

I'm afraid I've had to revert most of the text you contributed to the Branch Davidian and Amo Bishop Roden articles. Although Wikipedia is open for "anyone to edit," it is a community effort that has policies that your edits overstepped. Some of these policies are in the Five Pillars link above. For instance, we strive to write according to a neutral point of view. It is not Wikipedia's purpose to determine who the "true" Branch Davidians are, but to present all sides fairly so that readers can decide for themselves. Also, the number of external links directed to Pace's site were excessive, and will surely be regarded as spamming if you persist. Yes, the Branch Davidian article should contain a link to his site in the "External links" section-- but not in-text, multiple times. Also, it's a good thing for new users to read WP:NOT, WP:V, WP:NOR, and WP:CIVIL as soon as possible.

Many new users do not immediately grasp that Wikipedia is a consensus-driven community, not a Wild West shootout where the last person on the edit trigger gets his way. Doug Mitchell has also edited the Branch Davidian article, for example, so you can imagine the chaos that would result from that approach.

That does not mean that your contributions are unwelcome here. I actually would like the Branch Davidian article to say more about the pre-Koresh and non-Koresh Branches, and their theology. You could help with that. Just do so in a neutral rather than apologetic manner. Also, be careful of conflict of interest. --WacoKid 08:07, 7 December 2006 (UTC)