User talk:David Ian Walker

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Hello, David Ian Walker, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on discussion pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question and then place {{helpme}} before the question on your talk page. Again, welcome! Λua∫Wi se ^(talk) 20:47, 9 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

January 2008

Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but your recent edit removed content from Criticism of the Bible. When removing text, please specify a reason in the edit summary and discuss edits that are likely to be controversial on the article's talk page. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the text has been restored, as you can see from the page history. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia, and if you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. Vassyana (talk) 17:15, 15 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I saw you blanked the Islamic view on the Second Coming article. As seen above, if you delete sourced, longstanding content without explaining why on the talk page (or even in an edit summary) it can be seen as vandalism. Blanking the Islamic view was not appropriate because on wikipedia we have the WP:NPOV policy that says we shouldn't take sides, and that we should present all notable views (even minority ones). Since Islam is one of the worlds largest religions, and because Jesus is an important figure in that religion, and there are views on Jesus' return, I see why we shouldn't explain their views in the second coming article. In fact, NPOV says that we should include all notable views. If you have questions about any of this, I'd gladly help. Please avoid blanking sourced content in the future, and consider using the talk pages of articles to discuss problems you see with articles, and propose ways to improve them. Thanks.-Andrew c ^[talk] 17:37, 15 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Please do not delete content from pages on Wikipedia, as you did to Armageddon, without explaining the reason for the removal in the edit summary. Unexplained removal of content does not appear constructive, and your edit has been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox for test edits. Thank you. Vassyana (talk) 17:49, 15 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

As stated in the notices above, the lack of edit summaries and discussion is problematic. Additionally, on the article in question, the entire section is in bad shape. Selectively removing information is not helpful towards improving the article. It is notably suspicion-raising when it is part of an overall editing pattern. You could try finding reliable sources appropriate to the topic and reporting what they state about the issue. If you're unsure about how to appropriately reference the material, you could post on the talk page and ask for assistance. You could also tag the section as original research or as needing citations to allow other editors a change to seek references and rewrite the section accordingly. A full list of article tags can be found at Wikipedia:Template messages/Cleanup. Below is a welcome message with a bunch of useful links to review. If you have any further questions or concerns, please let me know. Be well! Vassyana (talk) 21:09, 16 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello, David Ian Walker! Welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions to this free encyclopedia. If you decide that you need help, check out Getting Help below, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and ask your question there. Please remember to sign your name on talk pages by clicking

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Speedy deletion of The mana world

A tag has been placed on The mana world requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a very short article providing little or no context to the reader. Please see Wikipedia:Stub for our minimum information standards for short articles. Also please note that articles must be on notable subjects and should provide references to reliable sources that verify their content.

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Orphaned non-free image File:MakeHuman with tetrawidget.jpg

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Thanks for uploading File:MakeHuman with tetrawidget.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently orphaned, meaning that it is not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

If you have uploaded other unlicensed media, please check whether they're used in any articles or not. You can find a list of "file" pages you have edited by clicking on the "my contributions" link (it is located at the very top of any Wikipedia page when you are logged in), and then selecting "File" from the dropdown box. Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. —Bkell (talk) 12:42, 13 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

File copyright problem with File:MakeHuman occhi.jpg

Thank you for uploading File:MakeHuman occhi.jpg. However, it currently is missing information on its copyright status. Wikipedia takes copyright very seriously. It may be deleted soon, unless we can determine the license and the source of the file. If you know this information, then you can add a copyright tag to the image description page.

If you have uploaded other files, consider checking that you have specified their license and tagged them, too. You can find a list of files you have created in your upload log.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them at the media copyright questions page. Thanks again for your cooperation. —Bkell (talk) 12:43, 13 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]