User talk:Matthew Laffert

This page is not a sandbox. It is Matthew's page. So please tell me how my editing is pleasing you, only! Thanks much..........

Mattew Laffert is back on Wikipedia
The avid wikipedian is back by popular demand.

Matthew Laffert (talk) 09:51, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Febraury 2008
Your recent edit to Ilchi Lee (diff) was reverted by an automated bot. The edit was identified as adding vandalism, or link spam to the page or having an inappropriate edit summary. If you want to experiment, please use the preview button while editing or consider using the sandbox. If this revert was in error, please contact the bot operator. If you made an edit that removed a large amount of content, try doing smaller edits instead. Thanks! // VoABot II (talk) 10:06, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

February 2008
Please do not delete content from pages on Wikipedia without explaining the reason for the removal in the edit summary. Unexplained removal of content does not appear constructive, and your edit has been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox for test edits. --Bongwarrior (talk) 10:17, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Quality and Civility of your recent edits
Hello Matthew, your recent edits to the Dahn yoga and Ilchi Lee articles are appreciated, but overzealous. You clearly are a strong supporter of both the practice and its founder, but when contributing on Wikipedia you need to follow the rules in order for your contributions to be respected. Blindly deleting material that you don't like is not kosher, and the suspicion it creates in other editors can impair your ability to make legitimate edits. I would suggest that it's in your best interest to make reasonable edits and respect existing material that is validly sourced. In particular, while the critical information in these articles certainly needs to be properly sourced and written in a neutral tone, some of it is mentioned in reliable sources and thus is perfectly admissible in Wikipedia. I am working with TimelyHeart now to reach a consensus on what material is verifiable and what is not. If you have any questions about anything I've said, please leave me a note, either here or on my talk page so we can discuss. Thanks! Forestgarden (talk) 18:12, 1 February 2008 (UTC)


 * FYI, I just posted a reply on my talk page to the comment you left for me yesterday. Forestgarden (talk) 07:10, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

Note you left on the Ilchi Lee talk page
The thread you started on the Ilchi Lee talk page was deleted because it was not relevant to a discussion of the article itself (the purpose of article talk pages). I am posting my reply to you here, in case you didn't see it there before it was deleted:
 * Matthew, you are certainly entitled to have and share any opinions, but this isn't really the venue for your comment above. This page is meant for discussion about the article, not the subject or his books. If you have any questions about why I say this, leave me a note and we can discuss further :)
 * Forestgarden (talk) 17:37, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

Note for Nicola Cola
Hi, Mattew! In regard to your comment on my talk page, the fact that you were reverted probably has to do with the fact that you are a new user making fairly drastic edits. I would recommend being very judicious in your editing and to be careful that anything you add or subtract is fully justifiable. Nicola Cola (talk) 06:45, 2 February 2008 (UTC)

Your recent edits
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I've been away
My wireless router has been slowly dying for a couple of weeks now, but I think that I may be back online for good now. I have been in contact with Forestgarden about the Dahn Yoga articles, but will look in again this weekend. --Bradeos Graphon Βραδέως Γράφων (talk) 00:51, 23 February 2008 (UTC)