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Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did to
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Pevernagie (
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14:54, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
Please do not add commentary or your own
personal analysis to Wikipedia articles, as you did to
Gino Vannelli. Doing so violates Wikipedia's
neutral point of view policy and breaches the formal tone expected in an encyclopedia. Thank you.
Dl2000 (
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04:32, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for your reply regarding this article, and explaining your edits. While the wording may have seemed awkward, adding "quite" seemed to introduce an additional level of opinion. There was also no edit summary to explain the change - a short statement such as "making this sentence sound less awkward" might have helped avoid misunderstanding.
For future reference, please have a look at Wikipedia's core policies: neutral point of view (NPOV), verifiability and no original research (NOR). These will help explain things when editors discuss "NPOV", "OR", etc.
It can be agreed that Vanelli's synth-based sound was quite progressive for its day. However, that fact needs to be supported by references (where the verifiability comes in). The Gino Vanelli article generally needs more citations (as indicated by the top banner there) - this could be reference to articles by rock critics, statements by other musicians, music histories, newspaper reports, etc - that is, such statements should be based on reliable sources.
You mentioned "I was around in those days, and remember well what synthesizers sounded like on other artists' recordings. The polyphonic synthesizers on the Vannelli records, in fact, sounded EXTREMELY progressive - the use of the word "quite" is actually an understatement." Fair enough, but statements in Wikipedia need to be supported by more than your own experiences - that's where the original research concerns can come into play. So the statement in question might be better as something like this (or whatever wording indicates the statement's origins):
That's admittedly plenty of wiki-policy to digest, but hope this explains the situation. A welcome message follows to help provide further background. Dl2000 ( talk) 01:57, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
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The Thing //
Talk //
Contribs
15:37, 14 May 2010 (UTC)
Please do not
attack other editors, as you did at
User talk:Pevernagie. Comment on content, not on contributors. Personal attacks damage the community and deter users. Please
stay cool and keep this in mind while editing. Thank you. No, I am not a lobbyist for the tobacco industry.
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talk)
14:33, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
Pevernagie ( talk) 14:33, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
Hello, I'm
Doniago. I wanted to let you know that I undid your recent edits to the
Total Recall (1990 film) plot summary because they added a significant amount of unneeded detail. Please avoid excessive detail and high word counts when editing plot summaries/synopses. You may read the
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16:03, 6 April 2015 (UTC)
Hello, I'm
Flyer22 Reborn. I wanted to let you know that one or more of
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Flyer22 Reborn (
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02:25, 13 April 2017 (UTC)
Hello, I'm
Darren-M. I noticed that you made a change to an article,
Platitude, but you didn't provide a source. I’ve removed it for now, but if you’d like to
include a citation to a reliable source and re-add it, please do so! If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on
my talk page. Thanks.
Darren-M
talk
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Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to make constructive contributions to Wikipedia, at least one of your recent edits, such as the one you made to
Billy Joel, did not appear to be constructive and has been reverted. 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.
Pevernagie (
talk)
14:53, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did to
Power trio. Your edits appear to constitute
vandalism and have been
reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use the
sandbox. Thank you.
Pevernagie (
talk)
14:54, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
Please do not add commentary or your own
personal analysis to Wikipedia articles, as you did to
Gino Vannelli. Doing so violates Wikipedia's
neutral point of view policy and breaches the formal tone expected in an encyclopedia. Thank you.
Dl2000 (
talk)
04:32, 30 May 2009 (UTC)
Thank you for your reply regarding this article, and explaining your edits. While the wording may have seemed awkward, adding "quite" seemed to introduce an additional level of opinion. There was also no edit summary to explain the change - a short statement such as "making this sentence sound less awkward" might have helped avoid misunderstanding.
For future reference, please have a look at Wikipedia's core policies: neutral point of view (NPOV), verifiability and no original research (NOR). These will help explain things when editors discuss "NPOV", "OR", etc.
It can be agreed that Vanelli's synth-based sound was quite progressive for its day. However, that fact needs to be supported by references (where the verifiability comes in). The Gino Vanelli article generally needs more citations (as indicated by the top banner there) - this could be reference to articles by rock critics, statements by other musicians, music histories, newspaper reports, etc - that is, such statements should be based on reliable sources.
You mentioned "I was around in those days, and remember well what synthesizers sounded like on other artists' recordings. The polyphonic synthesizers on the Vannelli records, in fact, sounded EXTREMELY progressive - the use of the word "quite" is actually an understatement." Fair enough, but statements in Wikipedia need to be supported by more than your own experiences - that's where the original research concerns can come into play. So the statement in question might be better as something like this (or whatever wording indicates the statement's origins):
That's admittedly plenty of wiki-policy to digest, but hope this explains the situation. A welcome message follows to help provide further background. Dl2000 ( talk) 01:57, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:
Here are some other hints and tips:
If you have any questions, check out Wikipedia:Where to ask a question, ask me on my Talk page, or type {{helpme}} on this talk page and a user will help you as soon as possible. I will answer your questions as far as I can. Again, welcome, and I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian. Dl2000 ( talk) 01:57, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
Pevernagie ( talk) 09:07, 31 May 2009 (UTC)
Welcome to Wikipedia. The
recent edit that you made to the page
Ayn Rand has been reverted, as it appears to be unconstructive. Please use the
sandbox for testing any edits; if you believe the edit was constructive, please ensure that you provide an informative
edit summary. You may also wish to read the
introduction to editing for further information. Thank you.
The Thing //
Talk //
Contribs
15:37, 14 May 2010 (UTC)
Please do not
attack other editors, as you did at
User talk:Pevernagie. Comment on content, not on contributors. Personal attacks damage the community and deter users. Please
stay cool and keep this in mind while editing. Thank you. No, I am not a lobbyist for the tobacco industry.
Pevernagie (
talk)
14:33, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
Pevernagie ( talk) 14:33, 15 May 2010 (UTC)
Hello, I'm
Doniago. I wanted to let you know that I undid your recent edits to the
Total Recall (1990 film) plot summary because they added a significant amount of unneeded detail. Please avoid excessive detail and high word counts when editing plot summaries/synopses. You may read the
plot summary
edit guides to learn more about contributing constructively to plot summaries/synopses. There are also specific guidelines for
films,
musicals,
television episodes,
anime/manga,
novels and
non-fiction books. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on
my talk page. Thank you. --
DonIago (
talk)
16:03, 6 April 2015 (UTC)
Hello, I'm
Flyer22 Reborn. I wanted to let you know that one or more of
your recent contributions to
Corb Lund have been undone because they did not appear constructive. If you would like to experiment, please use the
sandbox. If you think a mistake was made, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on
my talk page.
Flyer22 Reborn (
talk)
02:25, 13 April 2017 (UTC)
Hello, I'm
Darren-M. I noticed that you made a change to an article,
Platitude, but you didn't provide a source. I’ve removed it for now, but if you’d like to
include a citation to a reliable source and re-add it, please do so! If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on
my talk page. Thanks.
Darren-M
talk
20:59, 17 January 2021 (UTC)
208.80.97.117 ( block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser ( log))
Request reason:
Caught by a colocation web host block but this host or IP is not a web host. My IP address is 208.80.97.117. Place any further information here. I'm just an ordinary home internet user using a commercial IP provider, not a web host or colocation provider. When I tried to edit a mistake on a page I was told that "Editing from 2.57.169.0/24 has been blocked (disabled) by Stwalkerster". 2.57.169.0/24 isn't even my IP address!
Decline reason:
There is no block on this IP address directly. The fact that you are getting a different IP address' message is a strong indication that a VPN is in operation. You will need to turn this off and clear your browser cache before editing. 331dot ( talk) 06:53, 25 April 2021 (UTC)
If you want to make any further unblock requests, please read the guide to appealing blocks first, then use the {{ unblock}} template again. If you make too many unconvincing or disruptive unblock requests, you may be prevented from editing this page until your block has expired. Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.
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