User talk:Screamingtrees

September 2007
You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war&#32; according to the reverts you have made on Bobby Bowden. Note that the three-revert rule prohibits making more than three reversions in a content dispute 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. - Philippe &#124; Talk 23:36, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

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Paterno and Bowden
Hi. I would like to encourage you in the strongest way possible to join the discussion at Talk:Bobby Bowden about the proper way to describe Paterno's wins and Bowden's wins, rather than simply reverting anything you don't like. Disruptive single purpose accounts are not tolerated. -- B 15:16, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

You have been blocked from editing for a period of 24 hours in accordance with Wikipedia's blocking policy for violating the three-revert rule at Joe Paterno and Bobby Bowden. Please be more careful to discuss controversial changes or seek dispute resolution rather than engaging in an edit war. If you believe this block is unjustified, you may contest the block by adding the text below. B 17:35, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

Reply to your email
When blocked, you can still edit your talk page, so you can reply here. I have your talk page in my "watchlist" so I will notice if you edit it ... as I rarely check email, I will notice it far more rapidly than if you email me.

You were not blocked for "telling the truth" or for anything having to do with the substance of your edits. You were blocked for violating Wikipedia's three-revert rule, which allows for those who create a disruption by repeatedly edit warring can be blocked. You have refused to discuss the issue that you have on the relevant talk pages, opting instead to simply implement your desired changes in the articles. Both I and another administrator asked you to stop and discuss. You did not. When your block expires, you are welcome to visit Talk:Bobby Bowden and Talk:Joe Paterno to join the conversation.

What you seem to not understand, both in your edits and in your email to me, is that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a message board. The purpose of Wikipedia is not to provide a forum for PSU fans and FSU fans to argue about their coaches. You are welcome to edit if you are willing to work with other editors.

Please take some of your time off to look at some of Wikipedia's policies and procedures, like What Wikipedia is not, No original research, and Neutral point of view.

When your block expires, please discuss the issue on the relevant talk pages, rather than merely resuming the fight. -- B 23:45, 18 September 2007 (UTC)


 * As a fellow Penn State fan, I ask that you be more reasonable regarding this issue. It doesn't really matter what you or I think. The rules and statistics are set by the NCAA, not wikipedia editors. I do agree that Bowden's wins at Samford should not carry the same weight as his wins at West Va. and Florida State, but it is not up to us to make that decision. Respectfully and We Are Penn State. Dincher 21:09, 20 September 2007 (UTC)