User talk:Marc Spector

Welcome!
Welcome to Wikipedia, Marc Spector! I have been editing Wikipedia for quite some time. I just wanted to say hi and welcome you to Wikipedia! If you have any questions, feel free to leave me a message on or by typing helpme at the bottom of this page. I love to help new users, so don't be afraid to leave a message! I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful: I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Oh yeah, I almost forgot, when you post on talk pages you should sign your name on talk pages using four tildes ( ~ ); that should automatically produce your username and the date after your post. If you need help, check out Questions, ask me on, or place helpme on your talk page and ask your question there. Again, welcome!  brew crewer  (yada, yada) 23:42, 18 October 2008 (UTC)
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Welcome to Wikipedia, and thank you for your contributions. One of the core policies of Wikipedia is that articles should always be written from a neutral point of view. Please remember to observe our core policies. —Wknight94 (talk) 00:31, 19 October 2008 (UTC)
 * I've brought this up at WP:ANI so you'll likely be getting some more attention. You may want to comment there.  —Wknight94 (talk) 03:33, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

October 2008
The recent edit you made to Gary Ackerman constitutes vandalism, and has been reverted. Please do not continue to vandalize pages; use the sandbox for testing. Thank you. · AndonicO  Engage. 03:26, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

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. Elonka 04:19, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

Response to your e-mail
Hi Marc -- I'm going to respond to your e-mail on your talk page rather than privately, since clearly other people are involved in removing your paragraph about the Western Sahara, which you added to articles on numerous U.S. politicians. Our core principle here is neutral point of view, which I suggest you read in full, paying particular attention to the undue weight clause. That's the problem here. You have tried to add a paragraph about this congressional letter to the articles on dozens of politicians -- would you please consider for a moment how this unbalances the articles? Suppose we treated everything they supported, opposed, signed, wrote, said with a paragraph such as the one you added. Why don't you write about the congressional letter in the article that covers the Western Sahara and any autonomy plans? Thank you, Antandrus (talk) 14:01, 19 October 2008 (UTC)
 * ...and don't include a list of every individual legislator who signed the letter. Include a link, if you must, to a reliable source which gives a list in a neutral fashion - and the Moroccan American Community Events Board unlikely qualifies as neutral.  I note that your "opposing self-determination and independence for a territory considered by the United Nations to be pending decolonization" is not sourced at all.  —Wknight94 (talk) 14:52, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

Regarding edit warring - As the above editors are trying to influence you and inform you of our policies here I shall not block you for edit warring. But please be aware that edit warring is not productive, instead, read and use talk pages instead. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me. Scarian Call me Pat!  20:08, 19 October 2008 (UTC)