User talk:PencilSticks0823

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July 2023
Hello. This is a message to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions, such as the edit(s) you made to Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, did not appear to be constructive and have been reverted. Please take some time to familiarise yourself with our policies and guidelines. You can find information about these at our welcome page which also provides further information about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. If you only meant to make test edits, please use your sandbox for that. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you may leave a message on my talk page. Thank you. soetermans. ↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK 19:58, 31 July 2023 (UTC)

August 2023
Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. Your edits appear to be disruptive and have been or will be reverted. Please ensure you are familiar with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, and please do not continue to make edits that appear disruptive. Continued disruptive editing may result in loss of editing privileges. Thank you. soetermans. ↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK 03:49, 1 August 2023 (UTC)
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Edit Revisions
In what way is it up to me to show that my edit is necessary? As I said, Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, meaning that detail is not only important but crucial. That is all you need to know. Removing good faith edits contributes nothing to the quality of an article, and may actually harm it. There will be no further communication on my end. If you wish to edit war, I am more than happy to participate if it means protecting an article. Get the article locked if you are so determined. PencilSticks0823 (talk) 20:49, 31 July 2023 (UTC)


 * Hi PencilSticks0823,


 * First thing, please keep discussions in one place. Since I already issued an earlier warning, it doesn't make to start another discussion on my talk page. Keep it one place, easier for everyone involved (and for possible outsiders to follow the discussion as well).


 * Second, I've pointed you to WP:BURDEN. It is up to you to that these edits are necessary and not the other way around. It's how Wikipedia works. The article was fine before, you added some material, I disagree, you can show that it is necessary.


 * Third, you shouldn't forget what Wikipedia is WP:NOT. Unnecessary details will and shall be removed, like in your case. I'll go over your edits further.


 * Fourth, and this is why you should tread lightly: you are saying you will no longer communicate and are willing to edit war. You've been here almost one year and have 223 edits to your name. I think by now you should be aware that that is inappropriate, basic WP:CIVIL behaviour is required from editors. You don't have to talk, but you will have to listen. I am saying your edits are not necessary. Don't agree? Fine, just go do something else. If you are going to revert again and again without discussing - and again, the WP:BURDEN is on you, not me - that is guaranteed way to get yourself blocked.


 * Fifth, to go over your edits, a plot description should be concise and unambiguous. Any unnecessary details are to be left out. So to understand the plot of the video game Black Ops Cold War, the reader doesn't have to see links to:
 * Amsterdam (my place of birth!)
 * the Netherlands (where I live!)
 * Trabzon Airport, etc.
 * A sentence like "where the three witness him executing everyone in the vehicle he arrived in for unknown reasons" (is your addition) is unnecessarily vague and unclear: don't bring ambiguity into a plot description
 * Footnotes that describe what happens canonically is likewise unnecessary, but adding one like "Based on the fact that Adler is present in multiplayer, which occurs after the events of the campaign, it can be assumed that Bell was killed. is WP:ORIGINALRESEARCH, you are just assuming that a character is killed, because of a multiplayer mode? C'mon.


 * To summarize: it is up to you to show that these are necessary edits. And please do not start an edit war and don't threaten with one either. Hope this helps. Hope you have a great day. soetermans . ↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK 04:30, 1 August 2023 (UTC)

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 * Replying to the bot just for clarification. In the game, the cyber attack is staged against all Chinese stock exchanges rather than a single, specific one, which is why I used the link for the latter. PencilSticks0823 (talk) 13:31, 2 August 2023 (UTC)

August 2023
You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you use talk pages for inappropriate discussions, as you did at Talk:Platypus. Mr Fink (talk) 01:18, 6 August 2023 (UTC)

Overlinking
Hi PencilSticks0823,

I'm not sure I'm getting through to you. Your edit on World War Z is unnecessary overlinking, in your edit summary you say: "These are bad faith edits. Wikipedia standards require proper nouns to be hyperlinked. If you disagree, the burden of proof is on you to explain why your edits are necessary. If you continue to edit war, there will likely be administrative consequences."


 * When someone removes unnecessary links, it is not WP:BADFAITH. Further, you should assume good faith in any case. Removing links? That is not clearly disruptive behaviour
 * "Wikipedia standards require proper nouns to be hyperlinked"? No, links are based upon context of the article. In linguistics, you could link to the word "the". In geography, you can link to world regions, such as Eurasia, Middle East, etc. In a specific article, you can point to heart failure. But none of these links are necessary when describing the plot of World War Z. That is standard WP:OVERLINKing.
 * I pointed you to WP:BURDEN, but you are misinterpreting its meaning. You are restoring those links, burden is on you, not the other way around
 * You really shouldn't jump to "administrative consequences". has been here since July 2005 and has a quarter of a million edits to their name. Anybody can make a mistake, but maybe take some time to check the guidelines and get to know your fellow editors before you're threatening with "administrative consequences" over an issue of WP:OVERLINKING.

Now, I see you've been already issued a final warning. I hope I'm getting through to you. Wikipedia is not the easiest place, perhaps it's not something for you. Hopefully you'll take some time to check out the guidelines. Hope you have a great day. soetermans. ↑↑↓↓←→←→ B A TALK 07:13, 7 August 2023 (UTC)

September 2023
Hello, I'm AquilaFasciata. Wikipedia is written by people who have a wide diversity of opinions, but we try hard to make sure articles have a neutral point of view. Your recent edit to September 11 attacks seemed less than neutral and has been removed. If you think this was a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. - AquilaFasciata (talk &#124; contribs) 17:10, 20 September 2023 (UTC)


 * Understood. “Godless” may be too opinionated. Perhaps “atheist” is better? PencilSticks0823 (talk) 17:19, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Perhaps, I would probably change the structure a bit though so atheist and invaders aren't directly next to each other. That comes off a little strong. Something along the lines of "...invaders, seen as godless on account of Marxist-Leninist atheism"
 * Not that exactly, as the wording is quite chunky, but something in that direction. - AquilaFasciata (talk &#124; contribs) 17:27, 20 September 2023 (UTC)

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March 2024
Please do not post fake articles or imaginary "alternate history" content anywhere on Wikipedia. Cullen328 (talk) 07:56, 28 March 2024 (UTC)

June 2024
Good afternoon,

I have deleted your sandbox as it was seriously in breach of Wikipedia policies. Wikipedia is not to be used as a personal repository of fanfiction/alternate history, in this case more egregious as it breaches Wikipedia policy on living persons as well.

Please do not recreate this or use Wikipedia for such a purpose. Rambling Rambler (talk) 11:05, 11 June 2024 (UTC)


 * That’s very disappointing. This was for my own private use, and it wasn’t hurting anyone. PencilSticks0823 (talk) 12:06, 11 June 2024 (UTC)

July 2024
Once again, I have deleted your sandbox for engaging in the use of it for posting fake "alternative history". This is your third warning, consider it your final one.

Rambling Rambler (talk) 12:56, 17 July 2024 (UTC)


 * I’m not hurting anyone. I don’t know why this is such a problem for you. PencilSticks0823 (talk) 18:20, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Because it's not an acceptable use of the site. Doesn't matter if you believe it "doesn't hurt anyone". It's not within policy. Rambling Rambler (talk) 21:07, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
 * And what do you mean third warning? This is the second time we’ve spoken about this. PencilSticks0823 (talk) 21:09, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
 * You have quite clearly been warned about this exact same behaviour by Cullen in March, as shown directly above. Don't try and pretend otherwise. Rambling Rambler (talk) 21:20, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
 * I don’t understand how you even found my sandbox. You would have to deliberately go looking for it to find it—it’s not just something you would stumble upon. PencilSticks0823 (talk) 21:21, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
 * It's not that hard to discover, and that is still irrelevant to the matter at hand which is the inappropriate usage of Wikipedia. Rambling Rambler (talk) 21:32, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
 * This does not affect you. This does not affect anyone. This does not affect Wikipedia. You are creating a problem where one does not exist. You are going out of your way, going through a lot of trouble, to mess with someone by enforcing an arbitrary rule that was only intended for real, public articles. My sandbox is my sandbox. I’m not policing yours, so please don’t police mine. PencilSticks0823 (talk) 21:36, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
 * "Your" sandbox as you erroneously call it is still on Wikipedia. Wikipedia policy therefore does apply to it. Sandboxes are not there for the creation of "writings, information, discussions, and/or activities not closely related to Wikipedia's goals" as per Misuse of the sandbox.
 * If you want to engage in the creation of alternative history timelines go and find a different site where that's within its rules. Rambling Rambler (talk) 21:41, 17 July 2024 (UTC)