User talk:Thom Gantt

July 2018
Hello, I'm Theroadislong. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to List of ministers of the Universal Life Church have been undone because they did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you have any questions, you can ask for assistance at the Help Desk. Thanks. Theroadislong (talk) 07:03, 7 July 2018 (UTC)

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at List of ministers of the Universal Life Church. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Repeated vandalism may result in the loss of editing privileges. Thank you. Theroadislong (talk) 07:30, 7 July 2018 (UTC)

== I worked very hard to add my name to the list of ministers. I admit I had some difficulty but I finally got it set up perfectly only to find that you deleted it. While I do not wish to complain, this is very frustrating and I wish you would restore my add because I am a recently ordained minister and as such should be entitled to add myself to the list.Please explain why you deleted my addition?! ==

Hello, I'm Theroadislong. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to List of ministers of the Universal Life Church have been undone because they did not appear constructive. I Thom Gantt (talk) 07:42, 7 July 2018 (UTC)

Vandalism
I can assure you vandalism was the furthest thing from my intention. Please explain why you think I was “vandalizing.

While recognizing that I am not famous like the late George Harrison, Steve Colbert, Glen Beck, or Kathy Griffin, this was a legitimate and honorable attempt to establish myself.

Being deleted was very disheartening and, in my opinion disrespectful. Thom Gantt (talk) 07:48, 7 July 2018 (UTC)

Unconstrctive?
How on earth was it unconstrctive for me to update the list to include myself. I am now and awaiting my papers to arrive. Thom Gantt (talk) 07:52, 7 July 2018 (UTC)
 * You may be one of the many thousands of legally ordained Universal Life Church ministers but the article only mentions the notable sourced ones ie. ones that have Wikipedia articles. Sorry to disappoint but Wikipedia is not the place to promote yourself. Theroadislong (talk) 08:07, 7 July 2018 (UTC)

Frustrating
I cannot emphasize enough how disheartening that was in light of the level of enthusiasm I had for this new endeavor. It feels very unfair to say the least! I don’t understand!

I am a very experienced writer/ editor and have great skills even though my coding is very rusty but I would quickly overcome that! Thom Gantt (talk) 07:59, 7 July 2018 (UTC)

Unworthy
Well I apologize for not being “worthy” I can accept that I am not “ good enough.” However, to use terms to describe my good intentions like vandalism, etc was extremely rude. So was everything about the way you handled the situation.

Everyone has to start somewhere. You might simply have explained my logic fallacies without the rudeness. Thom Gantt (talk) 08:24, 7 July 2018 (UTC)