User talk:Lazydork
June 2008
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Welcome to Wikipedia. The recent edit you made to Richard Stern has been reverted, as it appears to be unconstructive. Use the sandbox for testing; if you believe the edit was constructive, ensure that you provide an informative edit summary. You may also wish to read the introduction to editing. Thanks. ukexpat (talk) 14:01, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
Deleting a page
[edit]Hi, I saw your comments about wanting to have the Richard Stern article deleted - the channels to go through to request deletion of an article are outlined here. Blanking a page will not cause the article to be deleted. Thanks! --Bonadea (talk) 14:12, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
Your recent edits
[edit]Hi there. In case you didn't know, when you add content to talk pages and Wikipedia pages that have open discussion, you should sign your posts by typing four tildes ( ~~~~ ) at the end of your comment. If you can't type the tilde character, you should click on the signature button 
located above the edit window. This will automatically insert a signature with your name and the time you posted the comment. This information is useful because other editors will be able to tell who said what, and when. Thank you! --SineBot (talk) 14:59, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
Richard Stern
[edit]Please follow the procedure you've been pointed to previously today. It really is the best way to address the situation. Jasynnash2 (talk) 15:31, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
Reply
[edit]What you don't know, and don't need to know, is that there's a long history of our community trying to resolve what to do with cases like yours, and it remains a controversial issue. The most notorious example of an article deleted per subject request was Daniel Brandt, who had 14 AFDs, a handful of DRVs, an RFD and another DRV on that, etc. etc. You don't want to know how much time my colleagues and I wasted on that mess. (See, for example, Wikipedia:Deletion review/Daniel Brandt 2.)
I hope we can make the right decision for you with a little less drama. If our community processes don't work, you can appeal to the Wikimedia Foundation, which is what Brandt tried to do. There's a link somewhere in the "Contact Wikipedia" page on the left sidebar. Shalom (Hello • Peace) 17:49, 3 June 2008 (UTC)
Wikipedia's Law of Unintended Consequences
If you write in Wikipedia about yourself, your group, your company, or your pet idea, once the article is created, you have no right to control its content, and no right to delete it outside our normal channels. Content is not deleted just because somebody doesn't like it. Any editor may add material to or remove material from the article within the terms of our content policies. If there is anything publicly available on a topic that you would not want included in an article, it will probably find its way there eventually. More than one user has created an article only to find himself presented in a poor light long-term by other editors. If you engage in an edit war in attempt to obtain a version of your liking you may have your editing access removed, perhaps permanently.Therefore, don't create promotional or other articles lightly, especially on subjects you care about.