User talk:Robbie.Smit

Courtesy copy of note on Talk:Nair
I think that perhaps I should point out to Robbie.Smit the policies regarding the issue of sockpuppetting. For a new user, who has only contributed to this article (and has done that only twice), he appears to know a lot about the personalities involved and the article history. Obviously, this is just a friendly reminder but I am prepared to escalate it if things turn out to require it. - Sitush (talk) 16:35, 22 May 2011 (UTC)

Close paraphrase
Please do not closely paraphrase a source, as you have recently done at Nair. This is a serious breach of Wikipedia policy and repeated occurrences can result in you being blocked from editing here. Thanks. - Sitush (talk) 14:54, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

May 2011
Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, you are reminded not to attack other editors, as you did on User_talk:CarTick. Please comment on the contributions and not the contributors. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. You are welcome to rephrase your comment as a civil criticism of the article. Thank you. ''Commenting on someone's caste in the manner which you did is both unnecessary and has the potential to escalate problems. Please do not indulge in this. It has previously been raised on the talk page for Nair, the article from which your comment spilled over.'' Sitush (talk) 15:13, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

Request
Can you please send me the links removed by Sitush. I would like to have a look. Thank you.Rajkris (talk) 16:00, 25 May 2011 (UTC)


 * They are in the diffs. You can see from my edit summaries where I remove them, and they are all click-able from there. - Sitush (talk) 16:10, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

Nair: the Fuller JSTOR article
I have got the article now - the one you introduced, I modified, CarTick removed and you (rightly) reverted. I'm ploughing through it but, wow, what a good find it is.Loads of stuff in there and it is of course reliable. Well done. - Sitush (talk) 16:39, 25 May 2011 (UTC)

June 2011
You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war&#32; according to the reverts you have made on Nair. Users are expected to collaborate with others and avoid editing disruptively. In particular, the three-revert rule states that: If you find yourself in an editing dispute, use the article's talk page to discuss controversial changes; work towards a version that represents consensus among editors. You can post a request for help at an appropriate noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases it may be appropriate to request temporary page protection. If you continue to edit war, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. ''You are persisting in adding original research on the point in question. The point is analysed in the article, in context and with a quotation. Warring over this, even over an extended period, is still disruptive and you may be blocked for doing so.'' Sitush (talk) 13:51, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
 * 1) Making more than three reversions on a single page within a 24-hour period is almost always grounds for an immediate block.
 * 2) Do not edit war even if you believe you are right.

Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, we would like to remind you not to attack other editors, as you did on Nair. Please comment on the contributions and not the contributors. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. You are welcome to rephrase your comment as a civil criticism of the article. Thank you. Sitush (talk) 16:59, 1 June 2011 (UTC)


 * You have commented about me, assuming that I know nothing about the subject and claiming that therefore I cannot make any contribution to this particular issue. This is a personal attack: it is a criticism of the contributor and not the contribution. I specifically answered the questions that were asked of me, and I did so politely. There was no need for your response. - Sitush (talk) 17:08, 1 June 2011 (UTC)

Personal attacks
This is your only warning; if you vandalize Wikipedia again, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. OhNo itsJamie Talk 16:44, 6 June 2011 (UTC)

You have been blocked from editing for a period of 24 hours for attempting to harass other users, as you did at Nair. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions. If you would like to be unblocked, you may appeal this block by adding the text, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. Calmer  Waters  17:33, 6 June 2011 (UTC)

Getting heated up about how an article is reflected is bound to happen from time to time; however, taking to attacks via edit summary are not the way to go about it. Calmer  Waters  17:39, 6 June 2011 (UTC)

Nair
Several editors have been trying very hard to improve the Nair article of late, and while it is perfectly valid to criticise what they are producing, Wikipedia policies require that you assume good faith, act in accordance with the project's civility guidelines, and do not issue any personal attacks or threats.

If you feel that material added to the article is incorrect, please find reliable sources to back up your arguments, and present and discuss them in a civil manner. And when editors point to the sources they have actually used, please discuss them calmly and civilly - the way to dispute sources is by finding alternative sources which contradict them, not by simply insulting the Wikipedia editor or the source's author. If you believe an author is biased or otherwise incorrect, you need to find an alternative source to contradict them.

Also, please note that nobody editing the article is insulting Nair people, or calling them dogs, or anything of the sort - even the disputed "dog" reference isn't actually calling any people "dogs". Accusations that editors are calling Nairs "dogs" are unacceptable.

A number of comments made in edit summaries and on the Talk page recently have been unacceptable, including your edit summary, "Call you mother a dog, racist asshole".

If you make any further comments in a similar tone after your current block expires, there is a very strong chance you will be blocked from editing for a longer time - but I hope it does not come to that, and that you will instead make constructive contributions.

Please have a look over Wikipedia's reliable sourcing and verifiability policies, and try to keep your contributions in line with them

Best regards -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 20:10, 6 June 2011 (UTC)

Nair
Please do not remove material that is sourced in the article. If you disagree with the existence of some of the content, such as the categories, please discuss it on the Talk page and try to gain consensus based on verifiability and sourcing. If you edit-war without discussing changes, you will be blocked again -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 11:50, 11 June 2011 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute to Wikipedia, at least one of your recent edits, such as the one you made to User talk:Boing! said Zebedee with this edit, did not appear to be constructive and has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any test edits you would like to make, and read the welcome page to learn more about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. Thank you. Reaper Eternal (talk) 16:30, 11 June 2011 (UTC)

You have been blocked temporarily from editing for making personal attacks. You do not seem to have learnt from your earlier block. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions. If you would like to be unblocked, you may appeal this block by adding the text, but you should read the guide to appealing blocks first. JamesBWatson (talk) 20:45, 11 June 2011 (UTC)


 * Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved.   Thank you. -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 20:49, 16 June 2011 (UTC)
 * I realise you cannot comment at WP:ANI while you are blocked - but if you wish to make any comments, please do so here and I or someone else will copy them across for you -- Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 21:11, 16 June 2011 (UTC)