User talk:Tobyvictory

Vandalisim - The Etymolgy Dictionary - A formidable (1508, from M.Fr. formidable, from L. formidabilis, from formidare "to fear," from formido "terror, dread.") opponent. ... http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=vandalism&searchmode=none

vandal 1663, "willful destroyer of what is beautiful or venerable," from Vandals, name of Gmc. tribe that sacked Rome, 455, under Genseric, from L. Vandalus (pl. Vandali), from the tribe's name for itself (O.E. Wendlas), from P.Gmc. *Wandal- "Wanderer."

"There does not seem to be in the story of the capture of Rome by the Vandals any justification for the charge of willful and objectless destruction of public buildings which is implied in the word 'vandalism.' It is probable that this charge grew out of the fierce persecution which was carried on by [the Vandal king] Gaiseric and his son against the Catholic Christians, and which is the darkest stain on their characters." ["Encyclopedia Britannica," 13th ed., 1926]

Vandalism is attested from 1798, from Fr. vandalisme, first used by Henri Grégoire, Bishop of Blois, c.1793. The verb vandalize is first recorded 1845.

The only vandalism here at this wiki is closed minded induviduals who believe only what they know. And worse, the individuals who do not fact check at all. And EVEN worse... close minded, non fact checking children who censor fact based on morals.

—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Tobyvictory (talk • contribs) 1 May 2006 (UTC)

Warnings
Welcome to Wikipedia! We could really use your help to create new content, but your recent additions do not assert the notability of their subjects and have been reverted or removed. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. -- Dakota ~   °  04:50, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

Please do not add nonsense to Wikipedia. It is considered vandalism. If you would like to experiment, use the sandbox. Thank you.  Sango  123    (e)  23:01, 29 April 2006 (UTC)

Please do not remove warnings from your talk page or replace them with offensive content. Blanking your talk page will not remove the warnings from the page history. If you continue to blank your talk page, you will lose your privilege of editing your talk page. Thanks.

Also, I suggest that you take a look at Wikipedia policy on vandalism. We go by that, rather than the Etymology Dictionary definition. You should also take a look at WP:CIVIL, given your comment on DakotaKahn's talk page. Thanks.

Hbackman 03:44, 2 May 2006 (UTC)