User talk:2601:285:300:F1A0:519F:C155:EC67:7FE5

July 2020

Please do not add unreferenced or poorly referenced information, especially if controversial, to articles or any other page on Wikipedia about living (or recently deceased) persons, as you did to Tom Short. Thank you. Wham2001 (talk) 17:18, 1 July 2020 (UTC)

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Please stop adding unreferenced or poorly referenced biographical content, especially if controversial, to articles or any other Wikipedia page, as you did at Tom Short. Content of this nature could be regarded as defamatory and is in violation of Wikipedia policy. If you continue, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia. You are entitled to your own opinion of this man, but if you wish to criticise him in a Wikipedia article you must provide references to reliable sources that support the points that you are making. Please also see the Wikipedia policy on the neutral point of view which any edits you make must follow. Thank-you. Wham2001 (talk) 17:24, 1 July 2020 (UTC)

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You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on Tom Short; that means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be, when you have seen that other editors disagree. Users are expected to collaborate with others, to avoid editing disruptively, and to try to reach a consensus, rather than repeatedly undoing other users' edits once it is known that there is a disagreement.

Points to note:

1. Edit warring is disruptive regardless of how many reverts you have made;
2. Do not edit war even if you believe you are right.

If you find yourself in an editing dispute, use the article's talk page to discuss controversial changes and work towards a version that represents consensus among editors. You can post a request for help at an appropriate noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, it may be appropriate to request temporary page protection. If you engage in an edit war, you may be blocked from editing. SuperGoose007 ^(Honk!) 17:32, 1 July 2020 (UTC)

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2601, I have given Tom Short a vigorous haircut, removing all the self-sourced promotion and cutting it down to a neutral summary of what the independent sources say about Short. Next time you see a Wikipedia article that irritates you because of its bias, may I suggest doing something similar? It's both more constructive and more effective than vandalising it to make a point. Thanks, Wham2001 (talk) 18:14, 1 July 2020 (UTC)

I see that you have edited the article's talk page suggesting deletion. I think you may be correct that Short is not notable, but I am uninclined to do the officially-mandated hour's work searching for references before starting a deletion discussion. If you want to do that heavy lifting, please read and follow the instructions here. Best, Wham2001 (talk) 18:20, 1 July 2020 (UTC)

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