User talk:Skitzouk/Archives/2007/July

Please be civil/Leicester City
Please see Wikipedia's no personal attacks policy. Comment on content, not on contributors. Personal attacks damage the community and deter users. Note that continued personal attacks will lead to blocks for disruption. Please stay cool and keep this in mind while editing. It is not acceptable to refer to an editor as a "muppet" as you did here: John Hayestalk 15:25, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
 * It's not major problem, just stick to discussing the subject. About the section he was commenting on, everything on Wikipedia has to be verifiable, you can't just include opinion, regardless of whether it's common sense (it has to be obvious to someone who doesn't know anything about the subject, not just fans). It's not a fansite, but an encylopedia. He wasn't being picky or throwing his weight around, but advising you on how to improve the article, it's what Wikipedia is all about. It shouldn't be too hard too find reliable sources on who Leicesters rivals are, just google "Leicester Derby football rivals" or something. Just remember you can't use user generated sources such as blogs, fansites, forums, it has to be sites such as the club's sites, news sites etc. Good luck with that. John Hayestalk 19:20, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Because those are the rules of wikipedia, you and I might not agree with them, but those are the standards that are worked by. The point is that you might know that Leicester and Derby are close, and therefore are rivals, but that is original research, you know this yourself, it's not something everyone in the world can know. When writing an article you always have to assume that the reader knows nothing about the subject. For example "derbies" was changed to "local matches ... (known colloquially as "derbies")" because someone who doesn't know anything about football wouldn't know what a derby is. As I said above it can't be hard to find a reference for those derbies, and if it is, it isn't notable enough to be mentioned in the article. John Hayestalk 20:03, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
 * That's great. Good work!. John Hayestalk 21:09, 2 July 2007 (UTC)

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Thank you for your interest in VandalProof, Skitzouk. As you may know, VP is a very powerful program, and in fact the just released 1.3 version has even more power. Because of this we must uphold strict protocols before approving a new applicant. Regretfully, I have chosen to decline your application at this time. The reason for this is that I do not believe you have enough experience and knowledge about Wikipedia to use this tool effectively.

Please note it is nothing personal by any means, and we certainly welcome you to apply again soon. Thank again for your interest in VandalProof.  Daniel  04:45, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

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Thank you for your interest in VandalProof, Skitzouk! You have now been added to the list of authorized users, so if you haven't already, simply download and install VandalProof from our main page. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me or any other moderator, or you can post a message on the discussion page.  Daniel  04:14, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

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how do i create 1?
 * You can sign your comments on talk pages by typing ~&#126;, which will insert a default signature. If you want a customized signature, read Signatures and How to fix your signature. --ais523 17:20, 2 July 2007 (UTC)