User talk:Riverbender

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Hello, Riverbender, 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! Dgf32 (talk) 15:49, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
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May 2008
Welcome to Wikipedia! Constructive contributions to Wikipedia are appreciated, but a recent edit of yours to Pope Benedict XVI has an edit summary that appears to be misleading. Your edit summary stated that you added a reference, but instead you added an external link that might be considered spam. Please use edit summaries that accurately tell other editors what you did. Also, please review the guidelines for external links before adding additional links to Wikipedia articles, and keep in mind that Wikipedia articles must maintain neutral point of view. Again, welcome, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia. Dgf32 (talk) 15:49, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Please do not add inappropriate external links to Wikipedia. Wikipedia is not a collection of links, nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Inappropriate links include (but are not limited to) links to personal web sites, links to web sites with which you are affiliated, and links that attract visitors to a web site or promote a product. See the external links guideline and spam guideline for further explanations. Since Wikipedia uses nofollow tags, external links do not alter search engine rankings. If you feel the link should be added to the article, please discuss it on the article's talk page rather than re-adding it. Dgf32 (talk) 15:54, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Please stop adding inappropriate external links to Wikipedia. It is considered spamming and Wikipedia is not a vehicle for advertising or promotion. Since Wikipedia uses nofollow tags, additions of links to Wikipedia will not alter search engine rankings. If you continue spamming, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. Dgf32 (talk) 16:04, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Marcial Maciel
Hello, and thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. References are used to support specific information given in an article. You can learn more about references at WP:Citing sources. Adding an external link to a promotional website to a film is not considered a reference. Please also read about the three revert rule at WP:3RR. Wikipedia works by consensus. Please discuss disagreements on the talk page instead of simply reverting another editor. Three or more reverts on a given article in any 24 hour period will result in you being blocked from editing Wikipedia. Again, thank you for your contributions, and please discuss the matter before repeatedly reverting other editors. Dgf32 (talk) 18:59, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Three-Revert Rule
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. Dgf32 (talk) 19:09, 14 May 2008 (UTC)

Marcial Maciel
Thanks for your message. I went ahead and added the material you suggested into the article. However, I didn't include the quotation, as quotations are generally not appropriate for encyclopedia articles. Also all of the information is contained in the National Catholic Reporter article, so I added that as the only citation. A citation of the film isn't necessary. Information that's documented in written sources doesn't need a citation to a film. Again, thanks for the message. Dgf32 (talk) 01:31, 26 February 2009 (UTC)