User talk:Tearfree

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I've noticed your interest and avid editing on Fête nationale du Québec. I do not know if you're aware of the three revert rule, but it is this: no Wikipedian (not even administrators) is allowed to revert a page more than three times in 24 hours. You already have four reverts on this page today, which means that you are technically in breach of this rule -- that can, unfortunately, get you temporarily blocked. I've no intentions of reporting you to an admin, but some editors might not be so forgiving. We're all glad you have an interest in Wikipedia, but make sure you're careful to follow the rules!

If you have any questions or problems, no matter what they are, leave me a message on my talk page. Or, please come to the New contributors' help page, where experienced Wikipedians can answer any queries you have! Or, you can just type   on your user page, and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions.

Let me or another Wikipedian know if you need anything.

Good luck! - Che Nuevara: Join the Revolution 01:03, 25 June 2006 (UTC)

controversy over Quebec article
Thank you for your message. I had no idea about the four-revert rule, but will respect it from now on. Could you please tell me what symbol I must type to sign my name? Thank you, Tearfree

To JF, I don't mind my link being dropped if it's a policy not to link to blogs however I do object it to it being dropped because you think it stereotypes people. first of all, I've never heard the stereotype that Quebecers are rude and seconcly, there's a difference between racist and rude, and there was zero discussion of race in my post.

I will respect others' decisions on whether my post should remain, however if the traffic to my blog is any indication, people do indeed want to read this post.


 * Thanks for your understanding. It is indeed Wikipedia policy that personal information cannot be placed in articles, mainly because it is unverifiable. However, assuming that your edits were made in good faith, no harm was done. The link will, of course, be removed, and I hope you understand why. If you have further questions about it, let me know.


 * The character you type (four times) to sign your posts on talk pages (signing isn't done on articles) is the ~ (tilde), which, if you're on a desktop computer with a standard Qwerty keyboard, ought to be to the left of your 1 key. On a laptop, it's likely somewhere else, possibly next to the spacebar. If your client has a reasonably current Java driver (which it most likely does), you can automatically insert the text by clicking where it says '''Sign your name: -~ below the edit box/buttons.


 * On another note, leaving messages to other users on my talk page is not likely to reach them. TheJF has his/her own talk page at User talk:TheJF, where your messages are more likely to reach them. Assuming you actually want your messages to be read by the person they're addressed to, that's the place to put them.


 * Thanks for your understanding, and don't let this little hiccup discourage you. Please continue to be bold and contribute. If you have any more questions or concerns, feel free to ask! - Che Nuevara: Join the Revolution 01:34, 25 June 2006 (UTC)

Please stop. If you continue to use Wikipedia for advertising, you will be blocked from editing. -- GraemeL (talk) 14:22, 28 June 2006 (UTC)