User talk:Mcdowb01

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Sunday Night at 10

No problems with that. I have been using the press releases as a guideline, and am interested in getting the facts as accurate as possible - and ultimately writing a balanced article. I was just concerned that people were deleting information without giving a valid reason (as happens often on Wikipedia), and that particular IP address has been involved in several instances of what is considered not to be good editing. Anyway, hopefully the BBC will issue some sort of press release on this subject which we can add to the article. Thanks TheRetroGuy (talk) 11:16, 19 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Possible conflict of interest

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Sunday Night at 10

I've had a quick look at the material you removed from the above article, and there seems to be no reason why it should not be there, as it is attributed to reliable sources. Just because something is on a different page, doesn't mean it is also relevent to another one. In this case, the coverage is definitely about the programme as well as the presenter, so there does not seem to be any reason to remove. If you feel strongly about this, I suggest you discuss on the talkpage of the article. Please also note that you should not edit war to keep your preferred version. It appears that you are the same person as the IP who has been editing the page (purely judging by the contributions of both of you, and that you have immediately carried on editing in the same vein), and have so far reverted the page 4 times. This could lead to you getting blocked for edit warring. Please do not make further reverts, otherwise I will have to report the issue to the edit warring noticeboard. Sorry if this appears heavy handed, but editors reverting each other almost always raises tensions, and never ends well. Quantpole (talk) 20:11, 12 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with the above comments. If you're unhappy with something in the article then you should discuss it rather than simply removing referenced information - and you should at least provide an edit summary. I have taken care to write the article using a neutral point of view and using reliable third party sources so there shouldn't be anything offensive about it. TheRetroGuy (talk) 20:17, 12 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I'm working on it. Perhaps what you need to do is discuss this on the article's talk page. As you removed the information that said Teal was standing in until a permenant presenter could be found then I assumed she had been confirmed as Laycock's replacement. That can always been reverted though. And I've also kept the link to the programme. See you on the talk page. TheRetroGuy (talk) 20:34, 12 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

lesson of the day - don't make assumptions!Bob McDowall (talk) 21:03, 12 September 2009 (UTC)mcdowb01[reply]

Fair enough, but please try to stay calm. I know it's frustrating, but with your assistance we'll hopefully get this sorted out. TheRetroGuy (talk) 21:27, 12 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Further to my comments yesterday you appear to be involved in some kind of dispute/disagreement with Malcolm Laycock regarding this programme, so it's probably best you don't edit the articles Sunday Night at 10 and Malcolm Laycock from this account or anonymously. You are welcome, however, to air your feelings on the talk page. Please don't think I am taking sides in this - I would say the same thing to Malcolm Laycock if he were to start making edits here. As for the articles, if the information they're giving is wrong then you should take it up with the organisations concerned. If the information is found to be wrong then I'm happy to look at the articles again. Thank you. TheRetroGuy (talk) 11:14, 13 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]