User talk:PowerCoder

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Hello, PowerCoder, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. 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! Please sign your messages on discussion pages using four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place  before the question. Again, welcome! Five Years 08:40, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
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Keep discussions about the subject at hand, not the contributor. Thanks. Five Years 14:52, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

76 paragraphs of blatant lies are the subject at hand. Have you bothered to read them? PowerCoder (talk) 15:49, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Talking again about "76 Paragraphs" made by one contributor. Pleas keep to the content of the article, not the content of various random pages. Thanks. Five Years 16:16, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

There are 76 paragraphs of lies referenced on one (1) page. Not various random pages as you erroneously allege. Once again, have you bothered to even read them? PowerCoder (talk) 16:26, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

There are no lies posted by the user in question on any mainspace page. Can you please stick to the content of the article in question, not at another users comments about a company/product. Thanks. Five Years 16:29, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

You should actually read the articles and history before you place your reputation at stake. PowerCoder (talk) 16:34, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Do you not understand what mainspace is? thats article pages FYI. Please comment on the PowerBASIC issues, not the reputation of other editors. Thanks. Five Years 16:36, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

What in the world is it that you do not understand? That's what I quoted. I presumed that you simply neglected to read what he did. Perhaps not. Regardless, discussion pages are expected to follow the same general rules as article pages. You should know that. PowerCoder (talk) 16:40, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

It would be good for you to actually read Wikipedia policy:

Maintain Wikipedia policy

''The policies that apply to articles also apply (if not to the same extent) to talk pages, including Wikipedia's verification, neutral point of view and no original research policies. There is of course some reasonable allowance for speculation, suggestion and personal knowledge on talk pages, with a view to prompting further investigation, but it is usually a misuse of a talk page to continue to argue any point that has not met policy requirements...''

''...Editors should remove any negative material about living persons that is either unsourced, relies upon sources that do not meet standards specified in Wikipedia:Reliable sources, or is a conjectural interpretation of a source. ''

I'm fairly certain that the Employees of PowerBASIC qualify as living persons. Repeated slanderous attacks on them is unforgivable. PowerCoder (talk) 20:01, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

The only thing that he has done to violate policy is to post material that was not inline with the no original research policy. He made claims, which many belive to be from his personal experiences with the company, and he was told he cannot do that, and he has refrained from adding that material back to the article page. You are verging on biting a newbie. Five Years 03:07, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Edit Summary
Hello. Please don't forget to provide an edit summary. Five Years 16:22, 27 April 2008 (UTC)
 * Can you please remember to use an edit summary. I dont want to have to keep posting this message to you. Thanks. Five Years 16:28, 27 April 2008 (UTC)

Hello. Please don't forget to provide an edit summary. Five Years 16:43, 27 April 2008 (UTC)