User talk:Jas392

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Lumbee

As you noticed, I protected the Lumbee article from editing because of the edit war you started. You can discuss what you think should be done but if you want to be heard you will have to refrain from your belligerent behavior - your edit warring was highly uncalled for, as were your disparaging comments about other users, such as those in your edit summaries and on my talk page. And that's besides your stalking me off Wikipedia. You'll note I never added anything - I just reverted your unilateral, unsourced changes to the prior version when you refused to discuss. Hopefully you'll take this opportunity to air your grievances in a civilized manner and we'll get a superior article as a result. If not, you're likely to be blocked from editing.--Cúchullain ^t/c 12:52, 30 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I noticed how you reverted the page back to a dominantly slanted POV of the minority notion that the Lumbee are not Indian then you proceeded to protect the page from editing in order to keep the page this way. However, you will not succeed in keeping this page in its current innaccurate state for long and your diparaging notions will no longer be the dominant theme of this page. As you may have noticed, I am heavily engaged in the discussion here. Feel free to correct my cites anywhere that they are as misleading as the ones you proffer. And with the help of reasonable people, your POV will be reduced to its proper place. Good luck trying to block a meaningful contributor from the discussion. But thanks for tip, I'll look into how to block disparaging contributors and notify the proper powers that be. Jas392 (talk) 15:35, 30 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Look dude, I have added nothing to the page and I don't have any negative opinions about the Lumbee. I have never disparaged them in any way, despite what you seem to think. None of what you have a problem with - the citations, the language implying the Lumbee are not really Indians - is the result of my edits. I really don't know where you get the idea that it is, though frankly I resent it, as I've always been sensitive to Native American issues. All I did was see a brand new account changing an established article 180% - without discussion - and restore the page to the pre-dispute version, which had been arrived at through frequent discussion.

I don't even really have a problem with your changes. However, Wikipedia works by consensus, not by unilateral editing (and certainly not by attacking other well-meaning editors for some perceived slight). I'm glad to see that discussion is getting somewhere, though I regret it had to come to protecting the page.--Cúchullain ^t/c 16:01, 30 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]