User talk:Spikethedog

March 2009

Welcome to Wikipedia, and thank you for your contributions. One of the core policies of Wikipedia is that articles should always be written from a neutral point of view. A contribution you made to USS Constitution appears to carry a non-neutral point of view, and your edit may have been changed or reverted to correct the problem. Please remember to observe our core policies. Thank you. -MBK₀₀₄ 18:58, 4 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I prefer to keep conversations about editorial content on-wiki, so if you have something to say to me, you can do it here. As for your message, you must understand that there are some fundamental content policies that we must follow which makes your additions fail them on many levels. Please see our policies on verifiability, original research, reliable sources, and the already-mentioned neutral point of view. Also, notability and conflict of interest may also come into play. If you really wish to have something added to the article: USS Constitution, please propose it at the talk page: Talk:USS Constitution, where the editors who have been actively involved with the page can have a chance to comment and a consensus obtained. Thanks, -MBK₀₀₄ 21:34, 4 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Using "the" before a ship's name

Ships names do not require a "the" before them. However, here on Wikipedia, we have determined that using "the" is common practice and not wrong. See: Wikipedia:Naming_conventions_(ships)#Referring_to_ships before you spend too much more time doing this.

If you feel strongly about this, then I recommend discussing it on the talk page of that article. Thanks. Jinian (talk) 00:39, 17 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

August 2010

Please do not add or change content without citing verifiable and reliable sources, as you did to The Deep (film). Before making any potentially controversial edits, it is recommended that you discuss them first on the article's talk page. Please review the guidelines at Wikipedia:Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. -- Doniago (talk) 17:08, 31 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

December 2012

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did to Attack on Pearl Harbor. Your edits constitute vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. TREKphiler ^{any time you're ready, Uhura} 18:35, 11 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Feb 2015 edits on Steven Brill

Please do not introduce incorrect information into articles. Your edits appear to be vandalism and have been reverted. If you believe the information you added was correct, please cite references or sources or discuss the changes on the article's talk page before making them again. If you would like to experiment, use the sandbox. Thank you. --Wuerzele (talk) 04:41, 19 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I've been making minor correction on Wikipedia now for eight years and this will be my last. The idea that my small addition is "vandalism" is offensive and wrong. Deerfield was cited as awarding a B.A. degree to Brill, but Deerfield is a private high school and does not award B.A. degrees. Brill got his BA and JD degrees from Yale but if you think I've introduced "incorrect information into articles" then you can enjoy your work without my contributions.

spikethedogSpikethedog (talk) 05:08, 19 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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