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Speedy deletion nomination of New Zealand Defence Force Military Police


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June 2015
Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Royal New Zealand Air Force. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted or removed. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Repeated vandalism can result in the loss of editing privileges. Thank you. DerbyCountyinNZ (Talk Contribs) 04:06, 16 June 2015 (UTC)

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Central Flying School RNZAF
Hi, I've reverted your edits to this article as the unit is still listed as being active on the RNZAF website,. Could you please provide a reference which says its been disbanded? Thanks, Nick-D (talk) 22:57, 11 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Hello, This unit still appears active, with a news story reporting on it earlier this year. As such, I've reverted your changes stating that it was disbanded, and added that reference to the CFS article. Nick-D (talk) 23:34, 23 July 2016 (UTC)

Three things
Hi, I'd like to raise three things with you: I appreciate that the learning curve for Wikipedia can be a bit steep, and I'd be happy to answer any questions you might have on the above. Regards, Nick-D (talk) 10:57, 14 July 2015 (UTC)
 * First, and most importantly, I've noticed that on a few occasions you've repeatedly reverted the changes other people have made to your editing (for instance in the No. 41 Squadron RNZAF article and the RNZAF article). This is considered to be edit warring, and is impolite given that Wikipedia is based around consensus-based editing. When it is sustained it can lead to you being blocked from editing. Please start discussions on article talk pages when changes you made are reverted and you want to advocate for them.
 * Secondly, it's also considered good form to use edit summaries, especially when making lots of changes, though they're not compulsory. This helps other editors understand your changes.
 * Thirdly, please take the time to read the instructions for the military unit infobox at Template:Infobox military unit. The purpose of the allegiance field is "to indicate the allegiance of units which are not part of the regular armed forces of a sovereign state", and not to list the ceremonial links between British Commonwealth military units and the Queen. The use of non-essential images such as flags and ensigns in infoboxes is also discouraged (as this leads to visual clutter for no gain), and there's no need to say that the size of squadron-sized units is/was a squadron as this is obvious.

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Royal New Zealand Air Force
Please do not add additional images to the Royal New Zealand Air Force article, as this leads to crowding the page. While the effort is appreciated we ask you to refrain from overloading the segments per WP:IMAGEMOS and try to keep the layout clean –Thank you FOX 52 (talk) 06:49, 17 July 2015 (UTC)

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August 2015
You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war&#32; according to the reverts you have made on Royal New Zealand Air Force. Users are expected to collaborate with others, to avoid editing disruptively, and to try to reach a consensus rather than repeatedly undoing other users' edits once it is known that there is a disagreement. Please be particularly aware that Wikipedia's policy on edit warring states: If you find yourself in an editing dispute, use the article's talk page to discuss controversial changes; work towards a version that represents consensus among editors. You can post a request for help at an appropriate noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases it may be appropriate to request temporary page protection. If you engage in an edit war, you may be blocked from editing. - FOX 52 (talk) 06:41, 14 August 2015 (UTC)
 * 1) Edit warring is disruptive regardless of how many reverts you have made.
 * 2) Do not edit war even if you believe you are right.

Also, stop edit warring obviously incorrect uses of the Military unit infobox into articles. You will be reported, and be blocked, if this continues. I'd also encourage you to make use of article talk pages and edit summaries. Nick-D (talk) 08:42, 14 August 2015 (UTC)
 * For your reference, the documentation for the template is at Template:Infobox military unit. If you would like to suggest broadening the guidance, please start a discussion at Template talk:Infobox military unit or WT:MILHIST rather than your endless edit warring. Nick-D (talk) 08:46, 14 August 2015 (UTC)

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Please take the time to read WP:CONSENSUS - Wikipedia works through consensus-based editing, and edit warring and the use of multiple accounts isn't going to get you anywhere. Please start discussions about your proposed changes when the block expires. Nick-D (talk) 00:06, 16 August 2015 (UTC)

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NZDF colours
Hi, Could you please provide references establishing that the various units of the NZDF have official colours? I can't find anything on Google confirming this. Also, in case you have been conducting this editing using IP accounts and this account, please note that such conduct is strongly discouraged. Nick-D (talk) 10:58, 6 September 2016 (UTC)
 * Please stop edit warring this in without reference. As noted on my talk page, if RNAF units have official colours, please provide sources to support this. You have been blocked for this kind of edit warring previously, and please don't go down the same path. Nick-D (talk) 11:31, 7 September 2016 (UTC)

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