User talk:SLCostello

Hello, SLCostello! Welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions to this free encyclopedia. If you decide that you need help, check out Getting Help below, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and ask your question there. Please remember to sign your name on talk pages by clicking or using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your username and the date. Finally, please do your best to always fill in the edit summary field. Below are some useful links to facilitate your involvement. Happy editing! Doc Tropics 17:50, 28 November 2009 (UTC) Getting started A tutorial • Our five pillars • Getting mentored How to: edit a page • upload and use images • create your first article Intuitive guide to Wikipedia • Article Creation Wizard Getting help Frequently asked questions • Tips Where to ask questions or make comments Request administrator attention Policies and guidelines Neutral point of view • No original research Verifiability • Reliable sources • Citing sources What Wikipedia is not • Biographies of living persons List of policies • Three-revert rule • Sock puppetry Copyrights • Policy for non-free content • Image use policy External links • Spam • Vandalism • List of guidelines Deletion policy • Conflict of interest • Notability The community Build consensus • Resolve disputes Assume good faith • Civility • Etiquette No personal attacks • No legal threats Community portal • Village pump Signpost • IRC channels • Mailing lists Writing articles Be bold in editing • Develop an article The perfect article • Manual of style Stubs • Categories • Disambiguation Pages needing attention • Peer review Miscellaneous User name • User pages • Talk pages Clean up: General • Spam • Vandalism Join a WikiProject • Translation Useful templates • Tools • User scripts

Hi, I laid out the "welcome mat" above because it is one of my favorites, with many useful links. I wanted to drop you a personal note because I can tell you are experiencing some frustration with your attempt to edit the Psychotherapy article. Since several other editors have objected to your changes and reverted them, it is very important to pursue discussions on the talkpage rather than repeating the same edit against consensus. While I lack the background to contribute to the article itself, I 'd like to offer a suggestion that might be helpful:

Pick one thing that you want to change to start with; something small, no more than one paragraph. Compose the change that you want to make, but post it to the article's talkpage rather than into the article itself. Explain your reasons for wanting to make the change, why you think it will improve the article, and invite comments from other editors.

I suspect that part of the reason you have been reverted so far is that you have added so much material, and some it it seems rather excessive in comparison to the existing text. By taking small steps and explaining them in advance, it will be easier for other editors to understand and reasonably discuss the changes you want to make. This may seem like a slow, even frustrating way to do things, but Wikipedia works by consensus and it is definitely necessary. I'll continue to keep an eye on the page and help if I can, but feel free to let me know if you have questions or problems. Good luck and happy editing, Doc Tropics 17:50, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

November 2009

You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war. Note that the three-revert rule prohibits making more than three reversions on a single page within a 24-hour period. Additionally, users who perform several reversions in content disputes may be blocked for edit warring even if they do not technically violate the three-revert rule. When in dispute with another editor you should first try to discuss controversial changes to work towards wording and content that gains a consensus among editors. Should that prove unsuccessful, you are encouraged to seek dispute resolution, and in some cases it may be appropriate to request page protection. Please stop the disruption, otherwise you may be blocked from editing. MrOllie (talk) 18:26, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

Edit warring isn't the solution. I agree with the other users, your edits shouldn't remain in the article as they are. They are too confused. I'd advise you learn more about editing before making a major addition to a page like this, e.g. you shouldn't sign your additions with the four tildes in the article. If you continue to revert, you will get blocked, and that isn't necessary. Talk on the talk page about your edits and the references you're using, and we'll be able to get somewhere. Fences&Windows 21:16, 28 November 2009 (UTC)