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Welcome, hope to see you around. ⊂| Mr.choppers |⊃ ( talk) 17:05, 2 January 2012 (UTC)
The Ford Contour has NO successor in the United States. Neither the Focus nor the Fusion were designed to replace the Contour. The Focus was designed to replace the Escort and ONLY the Escort. Any claims that the Focus replaced the Contour is considered original research, since Ford NEVER stated that the Focus replaced the Contour. ANDROS1337 TALK 16:55, 21 February 2012 (UTC)
The rule Wikipedia uses -- the entire site, not just the autos section -- is that a photo needs to be "free" in most cases. That is to say, you took it yourself, you can demonstrate that the photographer has given permission to use it, it was taken by the U.S. government, and other various conditions.
A photo taken by an automaker, as I believe this case is, would fall under "fair use" guidelines, which Wikipedia accepts only when there is no free alternative and there's a great need for the photo. So this particular photo wouldn't meet those requirements. IFCAR ( talk) 02:45, 15 March 2012 (UTC)
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I just wanted to invite you to a second discussion regarding whether the Subaru Outback deserves a standalone article or if it ought to be merged into the relevant generational articles of Subaru Legacy (and Impreza). Thank you, ⊂| Mr.choppers |⊃ ( talk) 08:31, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
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Hello Bookster, and welcome. This is not a bot message, I actually mean that you are welcome here. If you have any concerns or questions on best practices for editing, please feel free to visit me at at my talkpage - I see that you already know how to do so. For layout of references and overall formatting question, and editing in general, my best advice is to find an existing article which you like, and then copy the methods used on that page. There are various cryptical codes like <br> and nsbp; which are very helpful, most appear in the "wiki markup" box on the bottom of your editing page. Oh, and "preview" is an awesome method for avoiding mistakes - I try to use it every time before I save a page.
Welcome, hope to see you around. ⊂| Mr.choppers |⊃ ( talk) 17:05, 2 January 2012 (UTC)
The Ford Contour has NO successor in the United States. Neither the Focus nor the Fusion were designed to replace the Contour. The Focus was designed to replace the Escort and ONLY the Escort. Any claims that the Focus replaced the Contour is considered original research, since Ford NEVER stated that the Focus replaced the Contour. ANDROS1337 TALK 16:55, 21 February 2012 (UTC)
The rule Wikipedia uses -- the entire site, not just the autos section -- is that a photo needs to be "free" in most cases. That is to say, you took it yourself, you can demonstrate that the photographer has given permission to use it, it was taken by the U.S. government, and other various conditions.
A photo taken by an automaker, as I believe this case is, would fall under "fair use" guidelines, which Wikipedia accepts only when there is no free alternative and there's a great need for the photo. So this particular photo wouldn't meet those requirements. IFCAR ( talk) 02:45, 15 March 2012 (UTC)
Hello, and 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
Subaru Outback with
this edit, did not appear to be constructive, and has been
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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.
Calabe
1992 00:51, 6 April 2012 (UTC)
I just wanted to invite you to a second discussion regarding whether the Subaru Outback deserves a standalone article or if it ought to be merged into the relevant generational articles of Subaru Legacy (and Impreza). Thank you, ⊂| Mr.choppers |⊃ ( talk) 08:31, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
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I was recently blocked for multiple account abuse. Yes, Wikimann1234 was my old account. I had engaged in an edit war with an editor whose name will remain silent, and when I was blocked I tried several times to be unblocked. A few days later I created a new account trying to evade the block. I left the message because I was steamed at the user mentioned, who was also an admin. He/she was correcting ym mistakes, but said they were in "bad faith", which none of them actually were. Although, after reading a bit about how wikipedia works, I realized he/she wasn't a model administrator. I realized what I had done to Wikipedia was wrong, but still wanted to be a part of it. The other day I logged back in because I wanted to delete my old account, but found out I couldn't. In hindsight, it would've been a better idea to try another unblock request on my old account. If the block is lifted, I promise to leave the old account alone, and continue the style of editing I've used under bookster451. Thank you for your time. Bookster451 ( talk) 21:53, 2 June 2012 (UTC)
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You were blatantly lying just a few hours ago, which does not convince me of your honesty in general - not to mention your using your unblock request to criticize another editor -- Boing! said Zebedee ( talk) 22:06, 2 June 2012 (UTC)
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I'm taking a break for a while. Last time I rushed into this it got me into where I am now.
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I have learned that sock puppetry is wrong, and my last account was a mistake. However, since I have created my new account, I've made many edits in good faith, and completely changed my style of editing. If I've noticed someone disagrees with my edits, I get to the bottom of it on their talk page. My main reason for coming back to Wikipedia was to make up for my previous account. I strive to make Wikipedia better, and while I was a bit destructive in the past, I am sorry for what I have done. I'll state on my talk page that my last account was wikimann1234, and that I've been destructive in the past. I still want to take an active roll in Wikipedia, and I'd be very happy if given that opportunity.
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In a recent edit to the page Rolls-Royce Ghost, you changed one or more words or styles from one national variety of English to another. Because Wikipedia has readers from all over the world, our policy is to respect national varieties of English in Wikipedia articles.
For a subject exclusively related to the United Kingdom (for example, a famous British person), use British English. For something related to the United States in the same way, use American English. For something related to another English-speaking country, such as Canada, Australia, or New Zealand, use the variety of English used there. For an international topic, use the form of English that the original author used.
In view of that, please don't change articles from one version of English to another, even if you don't normally use the version in which the article is written. Respect other people's versions of English. They, in turn, should respect yours. Other general guidelines on how Wikipedia articles are written can be found in the Manual of Style. If you have any questions about this, you can ask me on my talk page or visit the help desk. Thank you. Biker Biker ( talk) 05:54, 3 October 2012 (UTC)
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