User talk:Superspokesperson



Feel free to leave a message for me on this page. However, when you are considering making any alterations to this page, be strongly mindful of Talk page guidelines and Help:Talk page, adhering to all of their proposed concepts.

Of particular note are the following sections;

"Behavior that is unacceptable" from Talk page guidelines
Please note that the following are of sufficient importance to be official Wikipedia policy. Violations (and especially repeated violations) may lead to the offender being banned from Wikipedia.


 * No personal attacks A personal attack is saying something negative about another person. This mainly means:
 * No insults: Don't make ad hominem attacks, such as calling someone an idiot or a fascist. Instead, explain what is wrong with an edit and how to fix it.
 * Don't threaten people: For example, threatening people with "admins you know" or having them banned for disagreeing with you.
 * Don't make legal threats: Threatening a lawsuit is highly disruptive to Wikipedia, for reasons gone into at the linked page.
 * Never post personal details: Users who post what they believe are the personal details of other users without their consent may be blocked for any length of time, including indefinitely.
 * Don't misrepresent other people: The record should accurately show significant exchanges that took place, and in the right context. This usually means:
 * Don't edit others' comments: Refrain from editing others' comments without their permission (with the exception of prohibited material such as libel and personal details). It is not necessary to bring talk pages to publishing standards, so there is no need to correct typing errors, grammar, etc. It tends to irritate the users whose comments you are correcting. Never edit someone's words to change their meaning.
 * Don't change your text: Obviously you can edit or delete your own words, while you are still composing the initial text, but afterwards, you should not do so, as this will put others' comments in a different context. Even if no one has replied, someone may still have read what you have written &mdash; so think before you speak! If you wish to amend your statement, use strike-through or a place holder to show it is a retrospective alteration. Strike-through looks like this and ends up like this.
 * An apologetic exception: If you wish to retract a negative comment in the interests of harmony, insert a placeholder in the text such as, "[Thoughtless and stupid comment removed by the author.]", so your fellow editors' irritated responses still make sense. In turn, they may then wish to replace their reply with something like, "[Irritated response to deleted comment removed. Apology accepted.]"

Excerpt from "User talk page ettiquette" from Help:Talk page

 * Actively erasing non-harassing personal messages without replying (if a reply would be appropriate or polite) will probably be interpreted as hostile. In the past, this kind of behavior has been viewed as uncivil, and this can become an issue in arbitration or other formal proceedings.

So what's the bottom line? Don't add hostile statements or remove or change things that others have written.

Now, feel free to leave me a comment!

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