User talk:OliverLangford

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 Sincerely, Ghmyrtle (talk) 15:38, 13 December 2012 (UTC)  [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Ghmyrtle&action=edit&section=new&preload=Template:Welcome_to_Wikipedia/user-talk_preload (Leave me a message)]

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I suggest you start discussing and stop reverting. By WP:BRD you should've done so after my first revert of your bold edit to the Canada section. -- Ħ   MIESIANIACAL  20:55, 9 April 2013 (UTC)


 * You are the only one who has been consistently reverting even minor edits (I noticed you doing it elsewhere as well). Moreover, you have often done so without any explanation or justification. That's a violation of the spirit of the editing rules, at least. I suggest taking your own advice. OliverLangford (talk) 00:07, 11 April 2013 (UTC) OliverLangford (talk) 00:21, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
 * There is nothing inherently wrong with reverting. When I reverted your edits, I expressed as best as can be done in an edit summary my reasoning for doing so; your disagreement with or misunderstanding of what I wrote does not equate with my offering no explanation or justification. I further outlined my concerns at the talk page, where you never responded. -- Ħ   MIESIANIACAL  00:24, 11 April 2013 (UTC)


 * You were the one who implied that reverting was wrong (see your first comment). Generalities such as "none were helpful" are unexplained opinions, not explanations, in which there is nothing to disagree with or misunderstand. If you have written something on the talk page, it is helpful to say so in your edit summary. Your goal should be to improve articles, regardless of which users are editing it. Remember that the goal is to have an accurate, informative article in clear, understandable, and concise English with proper grammar and formatting. OliverLangford (talk) 03:10, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
 * I said reverting in itself is not wrong; it is the 'R' in 'BRD'. What's starts to move into the realm of wrong is reverting the revert of your bold edit; reverting any revert of that revert is then approaching edit warring, which, if it goes on past three reverts in 24 hours is definitely an edit war, which is wrong, and usually ends in one editor or both editors involved getting a block.
 * I also said I summarised my reason for reverting as best as possible in an edit summary; there isn't much room to give explanations there. Hence, the talk page is where things are expanded on. You should be checking there, at least, starting a discussion yourself, at best, if your edit is reverted, especially if it's reverted a couple of times. -- Ħ   MIESIANIACAL  16:31, 11 April 2013 (UTC)