User talk:Lord Valfar

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Every edit you have made in Wikipedia has been related to Mark Dice, and every edit has argued for the changes that Dice has called for.

I just want to make sure you are aware that editing Wikipedia is privilege, not a right. Along with the privilege comes the obligation to follow WIkipedia's policies and guidelines

Every Wikipedian (and every time you edit Wikipedia, you are a Wikipedian) is obligated to not advocate for any one, or anything. This is policy - see WP:PROMO and WP:YESPOV. Sometimes people do what you are doing (please see WP:SPA and WP:ADVOCACY) and they end up leaving in frustration or getting indefinitely blocked for being what we call not here to build an encyclopedia.

Again, just want to make sure you are aware of this. People sometimes treat Wikipedia like some blog, and it is nothing like that. Jytdog (talk) 20:13, 16 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hi

Thanks for your comments at the Mark Dice talk page. I think that Mark Dice himself is probably posting there - and as he's not trying to hide it, that's fine. I'm intrigued by your comments about me. Flattering but a bit unbelievable. It did make me wonder if you were just - not sure what - having a laugh? But then maybe not. Don't worry about Jytdog's notice above, just take it at face value. We have a lot of trolls, accounts trying to promote something, etc, and there are quite a few on that talk page who were recruited by Dice. Hopefully you aren't one of them. Doug Weller talk 17:12, 17 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Doug! I found out that Mark Dice was using Twitter and Facebook to send people to his Wikipedia article when I looked up his article (and the talk page) just out of curiosity. I noticed that all hell had broken loose, and that even Jimbo Wales had gotten involved, plus the Arbitration Committee. I've watched all of Mark's YouTube videos for a few months now, but he has never told fans in any video to edit his Wikipedia article.

My comments about you are not a consequence of my own personal experiences with you. A very seasoned Wikipedian sort of introduced me to Wikipedia long ago, showing me very interesting debates, especially debates in which he was involved. I learned a lot about how Wikipedia works, and it was fun to examine Wikipedia code. My friend told me that you're a Wikipedia legend, so I was very sincere, even though it was not from my own direct personal experiences. Anyway, I guess it's best not to call you that again, or anything similar, and I'm definitely here to be constructive and to improve Wikipedia, at least sporadically. Thanks again for your kind help. Lord Valfar (talk) 17:25, 18 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I'm flattered. Wikipedia can be fun and interesting, and you can learn a lot about various subjects. On the other than, it can be pretty unpleasant at times too. You need a thick skin, sadly. Doug Weller talk 16:22, 24 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]