User talk:Weniky

September 2010
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 Jim Strangeland, 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. Thank you. Prestonmag (talk) 20:44, 25 September 2010 (UTC)

Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to vandalize Wikipedia, as you did at Long Beach State 49ers football, you may be blocked from editing. Matt Deres (talk) 20:45, 25 September 2010 (UTC)

This is the final warning that you will receive regarding your disruptive edits, such as this edit you made to Jim Strangeland. If you vandalize Wikipedia again, you will be blocked from editing without  further notice. 1exec1 (talk) 20:46, 25 September 2010 (UTC)

Jim Strangeland
Please stop changing this article, unless you can provide a reliable source to support your changes. You're heading for a block at this rate - please reconsider. If you can provide a citation to show the article's title is incorrect, it's relatively easy to change it, but this is not the way to do it. Ka renjc 21:19, 25 September 2010 (UTC)

This edit was an attempt at a spelling correction to a last name. Why is this minor change of removing and "r" from a name being challenged. Sorry, I don't know much about Wikipedia protocol but I do know how to spell Jim Stangeland's name. Do I need a citation to fix a spelling error? Thanks.Weniky (talk)


 * Yes, in this case you do. The article is called "Jim Strangeland", not "Jim Stangeland".  Another user has cited this link to confirm the spelling.  If it's wrong then yes, it absolutely does need correcting, but you need to be able to show that it (and the above link) are wrong. Can you find a reliable source online, or preferably more than one, that supports your version of his name?   Ka renjc 21:46, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
 * I notice that the name is spelled twice in the link - once your way, and once with the "r". Looks like the link is unreliable. But we still need a source to support a move.  Ka renjc 21:49, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I do have several sources.  I'll just have to figure out how to add them now.  Appreciate the helpWeniky (talk)
 * User:JohnCD's moved the page to the corrected spelling, and other mentions of him have been corrected too. Thank you for the correction, and sorry it turned into such a performance to get it to stick.  Wikipedia relies on reliable sources, and uncited changes can be regarded with suspicion, which is not really in the spirit of things - see WP:AGF.  Please don't be discouraged from contributing again if you find other errors or have further info to add.  Your help to improve the encyclopaedia is appreciated.  Regards,  Ka renjc 22:02, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Apologies that we treated you as a vandal - unfortunately changing names like that is just the sort of things vandals do. I thought I had left you an apologetic message ten minutes ago, but I must have omitted to press "Save page" after checking with "Show preview" that I have got it right. Anyway, I found a couple of references to confirm that you were right, and have altered the articles accordingly. For future reference - because I hope this hasn't put you off contributing here - the way we work is summed up as WP:BOLD, revert, discuss cycle - if you see a change that would improve the encyclopedia, be BOLD and make it; but if someone then reverts it, don't make it again, but discuss it on the article talk page and try to reach a WP:Consensus about it. More useful links in a belated "Welcome" paragraph which I will leave below. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 22:12, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks to both of you. I'm a WP virgin and a bit naïve in the way it works.

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