User talk:Luke-Jr

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Yandere?

Regarding your edits to Mafia - is this a common variant? I've not encountered it before, and can't find any obvious sources that back it up, apart from one IRC channel. --McGeddon (talk) 00:38, 19 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not too common, I suppose. There's about 4 IRC channels on FreeNode with it. --Luke-Jr (talk) 01:30, 19 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

If it's a "not too common" name that's only used on four IRC channels, then it isn't really appropriate to list it as an "alternate name" in the lead of the article. If only four groups of people in the world refer to something by a particular obscure name, we don't need to document that in an encyclopaedia entry. (If you want to read some relevant policy that explains why, take a look at WP:V.) Let me know if you have any questions. --McGeddon (talk) 12:32, 20 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Bitcoin abbreviation

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October 2012

You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on Bitcoin. 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.

Please be particularly aware, Wikipedia's policy on edit warring states:

Edit warring is disruptive regardless of how many reverts you have made; that is to say, editors are not automatically "entitled" to three reverts.
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; 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. Jprg1966 ^(talk) 21:41, 3 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

You should also refresh yourself on what vandalism is and is not. --Jprg1966 ^(talk) 21:47, 3 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Notice of Edit warring noticeboard discussion

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Discussion about Bitcoin at my user talk

Please see Howard's response at User talk:EdJohnston#ANI/ANEW results around Bitcoin. Please clarify for us what (if anything) is still in dispute. EdJohnston (talk) 13:05, 5 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Conflict of Interest Report

Notice of Conflict of interest noticeboard discussion

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Please stop attacking other editors, as you did on Wikipedia talk:Article Incubator/Litecoin. If you continue, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia. Sudo Ghost 21:45, 27 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I guess Wikipedia blocks people for stating facts while ignoring the repeated vandalism he does... Although I notice I was wrong about HS creating that article initially. --Luke-Jr (talk) 22:33, 27 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

No, Wikipedia blocks editors for attacking others, for calling others "trolls" and accusing them of "repeated vandalism" when there is no evidence of such behavior. See WP:NOTVAND, if it doesn't fit a specific criteria, it isn't vandalism by Wikipedia's definition of the term. Comment on content, not on the contributor. - Sudo Ghost 22:40, 27 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

If you think the editor's behavior needs to be addressed, discuss it at WP:DRN if it is article specific, but resorting to name-calling isn't going to solve anything. - Sudo Ghost 22:41, 27 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

There is plenty of evidence of his trolling and vandalism. Nitpicking semantics over Wikipedia definitions not consistent with the ordinary English language doesn't change his harmful actions themselves. It was already brought up on DRN, and basically went unresolved. --Luke-Jr (talk) 22:47, 27 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

If you want to be "right" and unable to edit Wikipedia because you were unable to be civil then be my guest. Otherwise, please stop with the ad hominem attacks. It may seem like you're doing Wikipedia a favor by pointing out your opinion, but that's not the case. It makes you look like the bad guy, and makes the person you're attacking look like the victim. Nobody is going to see your comments and go "oh, he's a troll! I had no idea! I'd better completely agree with the person who called him a troll!" instead they are going to look at your comment and think "Luke-Jr called him a troll? Guess Luke-Jr has no valid comment and is trying to attack the editor instead, I guess the other editor is in the right here." You can either contribute to Wikipedia by improving the content and commenting on the content and stop calling anyone you disagree with a "troll" and accusing them of "vandalism" when nothing of the sort has happened, or you can continue to attack other editors and find yourself unable to edit Wikipedia. Either way, it's completely up to you. - Sudo Ghost 23:06, 27 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

SudoGhost, you may find some context helpful here: The view that Atlas is a troll is widely— if only just shy of universally— held one in Bitcoin communities he frequents. He's also been quite open about his unfortunate mental illness and the obsessive behavior it creates and the huge amounts of disruption, sockpuppetry, etc. elsewhere are well established. Someone from the Bitcoin community calling Atlas a troll is pretty similar to someone from the Wikipedia community calling Andrew Morrow a troll, or someone from the Linux community calling Jeff Merkey a troll— it's intented as a simple statement of fact and not as a personal attack in any case. It may be acceptable to make the decision to ignore an editors unlawful, unethical, and abusive behavior external to Wikipedia as a matter of policy but the people they've harmed don't suddenly stop being people, and don't suddenly have a surplus of tolerance for someone they know beyond all doubt is unable to work with anyone in an honest and professional manner. As it stands Atlas is basically excerting complete control of the Bitcoin article with agressive and frequent edits imposing his fringe politics and incorrect technical understanding and driving other thoughtful people away from editing it and the article is suffering for it, and I say this as a well established authority on the subject. So please cut Luke a little slack— he's at least trying to do something about it, which is more than I can say about myself as I won't even bother to try editing against Atlas... I'll come help out with the article again after he inevitably gets himself banned. --Gmaxwell (talk) 23:49, 27 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I understand that someone may be considered a troll on a forum unrelated to Wikipedia, but that doesn't mean an editor can make personal attacks on Wikipedia. If the editor is truly a troll, they will get themselves blocked all on their own, but ad hominem attacks towards that editor doesn't do a bit of good. "Troll" is a subjective, opinionated, negative label that doesn't serve any useful purpose in this situation. - Sudo Ghost 00:11, 28 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Just wanted to let you know that as I said, if the editor truly is a troll, they will get themselves blocked all on their own, and that's exactly what happened. - Sudo Ghost 02:49, 11 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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April 2013

Your recent editing history at Litecoin shows that you are currently engaged in an edit war. Being involved in an edit war can result in you being blocked from editing—especially if you violate the three-revert rule, which states that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Undoing another editor's work—whether in whole or in part, whether involving the same or different material each time—counts as a revert. Also keep in mind that while violating the three-revert rule often leads to a block, you can still be blocked for edit warring—even if you don't violate the three-revert rule—should your behavior indicate that you intend to continue reverting repeatedly.

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