User talk:Thetimeofthepresent

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Hello, Thetimeofthepresent, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful: I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on discussion pages using four tildes ( ~ ); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place  before the question. Again, welcome! Another Type of Zombie talk  12:47, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
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Warnings question
can the warning signs be removed from the page I was (once) attempting to expand ('be bold') - despite the appearance of initial unfriendly hostile reaction to a first-time user's earnest endeavour (a reflection perhaps of a crumbling of one of the pillars of the community) - since they no longer seem to apply?
 * I'm guessing you mean Peter Osborne (writer and academic) - based on your edits.
 * The two tags at the top of that, currently, are about "Cleanup" and "need for inline references" - both are totally valid; the article needs lots of work.
 * They're not "warnings" - just tags, to let editors know that things need fixing.
 * The main problem seems to be, that it has external links within the body of the article - which is not generally permitted. They need to be formatted as 'inline references' - see help below. Cheers,  Chzz  ► 09:58, 4 June 2011 (UTC)
 * P.S. This might be useful too: WP:CHEATSHEET  Chzz  ►  09:59, 4 June 2011 (UTC)

Simple references
These require two parts;


 * a)

Chzz is 98 years old.

He likes tea.


 * b) A section called "References" with the special code " ";

Named references
Chzz was born in 1837.

Chzz lives in Footown.

Note that the second usage has a / (and no closing ref tag). This needs a reference section as above; please see user:chzz/demo/namedref to see the result.

Citation templates
You can put anything you like between, but using citation templates makes for a neat, consistent look;

Chzz has 37 Olympic medals.

Please see user:chzz/demo/citeref to see the result.

For more help and tips on that subject, see user:chzz/help/refs.  Chzz  ► 09:59, 4 June 2011 (UTC)

June 2011
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 Peter Osborne (writer and academic), 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. The reverted edit can be found here. Thank you. A520 &#124;   Talk me away! / sign it! 10:02, 4 June 2011 (UTC)

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Peter Osborne (writer and academic). Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted or removed. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. The reverted edit can be found here. Thank you. A520 &#124;   Talk me away! / sign it! 10:02, 4 June 2011 (UTC)

Thank you so much. I think I have solved it now.

Please could you just revert the page back to how it was before I added anything. Now I am being charged with vandalism for attempting to correct my mistakes and ensure that I will not be prosecuted for libel. Is it too late not to go to jail? I realise now that you need citations for every single sentence-idea-concept attributed to someone, and not only this, but you also need to use the right kind of citation format when you do this. I do not wish in any way to make contributions that might impair the reputation of the subject of the page I was actually attempting to add to. I am not sure if it is fair to charge me with vandalism of my own work - especially if it has lots of problems. Isn't it quite a hostile thing to do to revert the page to a previous state so that the user who attempted to expand the page at that point is placed into a precarious legal position?

Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to vandalize Wikipedia, as you did at Peter Osborne (writer and academic), you may be blocked from editing. The reverted edit can be found here. Thank you. A520 &#124;   Talk me away! / sign it! 10:34, 4 June 2011 (UTC)

but that version is libellous! can't you just revert the page to a non-libel one? the one previous to my changes? i'm taking out the citations that do not meet your guidelines and i am removing sentences that i am not backing up with citations in order to meet the quality standards of wikipedia


 * Maybe if you complete rewrite the whole article, then you should do this in your userspace, for example here: User:Thetimeofthepresent/Peter Osborne. Before transfering your complete new article, start a discussion on the talkpage! mabdul 10:55, 4 June 2011 (UTC)
 * PS: one helpme-template on the same page is enough!
 * PS2: Don't forget to sign your comments!

Thanks for the suggestion

The warnings have changed over time - it is easy to dismiss my remarks on the basis of the current ones.

Sorry I don't know how to sign my name - the dizzying experience my criminalisation, of the warnings and the series of different charges (committing libel, vandalism etc) - has smashed my initial earnest enthusiasm and made me less receptive to taking on new information and has led to a deep dread and steadily increasing psychological fear of this site and the administrators.

Could you please consider reverting the page back to before I attempted to make any changes before this contributes towards another breakdown
 * I gave you a link for explaining how to sign! WP:SIGN: It's rather easy, use: ~
 * You get never in touch (until now) with an administrator, and you also don't have to fear them! mabdul 11:34, 4 June 2011 (UTC)