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What's wrong with adding a VERIFIED reference?

I don't understand why you're saying I cannot add a verified Wikipedia reference to the external links section. It specifically links to the character database on MyAnimeList. Please explain why you think this is 'advertising' or 'spam' as you put it. Thanks. Ggyssler (talk) 16:52, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Typically Wikipedia avoids external links except to official sites. The guidelines to external linking are here: Wikipedia:External links. If you want to use the links as a reference/source I'd recommend reading Wikipedia:Citing sources. swaq 17:01, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

In particular, see #1 and #10 of Wikipedia:External links#Links normally to be avoided. The pages you linked to do not necessarily provide additional information beyond what the Wikipedia article could contain and it could be classified as a social networking and/or fan site. By the way, I don't think you intended the links as advertising or spam, but that was the closest warning template I could find. swaq 17:51, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

I should also note that you should avoid linking to your own websites, as it is a conflict of interest. From your user name I'm assuming you are Garrett Gyssler, the owner of MyAnimeList. swaq 18:03, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

You shouldn't assume things. We all know what happens when you do that. Thanks for the help though. Ggyssler (talk) 18:47, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

Hence why I stated my assumption, instead of just silently assuming. You're welcome! =) swaq 18:50, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

I agree with the comment belowabove why you're saying I cannot add a verified Wikipedia reference to the external links section. It specifically links to relevant content. Please ecplain why you see this as spamming or in fact advertising? —Preceding unsigned comment added by CAR Online (talk • contribs) 16:09, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

The links referred to above were removed for being a social networking site. I have replied to your comments on your talk page. In the future please add new comments to the bottom of a section to help readability. swaq 16:18, 29 April 2008 (UTC)

Preview

Sorry about clogging up the page history, I manage a wikispace and know it makes a huge difference if you use the preview button, rather than just clicking save and seeing what happens. NB. You know the concept car markup? How do I change the text/images in it? Hce95 (talk) 17:32, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

Are you talking about the concept_automobile template? I don't think you can make changes without modifying the template source which would change the way it is displayed for all pages (not a good idea). What were you wanting to add to the article? swaq 05:08, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

Just out of curiosity... Hce95 (talk) 12:01, 12 April 2008 (UTC)

Deleted Page

I understand your point about not adding promotional material to Wikipedia and my article, (VistaJet Holding), which was not meant to be promotional. I guess I used too much of the company's website text. VistaJet is a company similar to NetJets and I was trying to create an article similar to theirs. Please give me a copy of the source text so that I can rewrite it with content acceptable to Wikipedia. Also, I am the creator of the logo I uploaded, as well as the website text. If you look on the company's website under their press releases you will see I was appointed COO as of April 1st.

Thanks for your help,

2McDonnell (talk) 00:08, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

Articles need to be written with a neutral point of view. See also the five pillars of Wikipedia. Because you are affiliated with VistaJet you have a conflict of interest. It would be best if someone unaffiliated wrote the article. swaq 02:38, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

I understand your point of view, however that doesn't mean I can't (or shouldn't) initiate a neutral article. As such, can you please give me a copy of the source text so that I can rewrite it with content acceptable to Wikipedia. Thanks,

2McDonnell (talk) 03:37, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

I don't have a copy of the article. swaq 14:45, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

OK, how do I get a copy? Thanks, 2McDonnell (talk) 18:43, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

I do not know. You could try asking an admin. However, since all the information was more or less copied and pasted from the official website I don't see how this would be of much use anyway. I would highly recommend letting someone without a conflict of interest create the article. It would be much less likely to be deleted in that case, especially if it cites independent reliable sources. swaq 23:28, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

Some advice please...?

Hi there

You recently removed links to Facebook group links I had made to certain articles. can i ask, does myspace fall under the same removal rules? because i have found others adding myspace links and would like to know if i should revert these for the same reasons? Many thanks δ²_(Talk) 21:15, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

In general MySpace links should not be included either. In fact, MySpace is mentioned specifically on the external links guidelines page. swaq 21:20, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

Ok, so just to be clear, this is to do with the Lucy Pinder page. I maintain it at the moment and somone has added a link to her "official" page on myspace. shall i remove it? δ²_(Talk) 22:12, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

Since you already have a link to an official site which is not MySpace I would recommend deleting the MySpace link. If it were the only official site and it was confirmed that that was an official site, then it would be a harder decision. I would also recommend removing the unofficial fan site under the external links. If you need more guidance you could try asking on WikiProject Spam. swaq 22:20, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

I took a closer look at the link. I don't see any proof that it is an official page. In addition to that, it requires registration because the profile is set to private. This falls under #6 of "Links normally to be avoided" on the external links page. swaq 23:41, 23 April 2008 (UTC)

Thanks swaq, do you mind having a look at the page to see if this is acceptable? Regards δ²_(Talk) 01:55, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Welcome. Looks alright to me. swaq 03:58, 24 April 2008 (UTC)

Happy Holidays

Um, thanks? (I read the explanation on another talk page you posted this on but I still don't get why...) swaq 14:54, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

Koenigsegg external link

Hello,

I added a legitimate external link to a company and that link was removed by a user, which I found wrong. We conducted an interview with the company about it's products and employees and this article added useful and deeper information that was missing from the company profile. The company I'm referring to is called Koenigsegg and my magazine spent a day interviewing the owners of the company. Can anyone please explain how I may have violated the guidelines if I'm adding more information - legitimate information - abou the company? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bihac008 (talk • contribs) 12:15, 18 May 2008 (UTC)

Because you were involved with the company doing the interview you have a conflict of interest. This means the link addition could be considered advertising, especially since almost all your edits have been adding links. Also, the site you linked to required registration to view the content, which is against Wikipedia guidelines. See Wikipedia:External links for more information. swaq 16:21, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Dear Squaw,

I am user Bihac008. You sent me a warning about "spamming" which has surprised me. I find it difficult to understand how my links fall under that category given I'm adding valuable content. It is not my intention to "spam" I hate spammers. I would like you to contact me and tell me what it is I'm doing that is inappropriate. I cannot defend myself if I don't know what is upsetting you.

Please respond clearly, and coherently, and then please guide me as to how I may be a "responsible" content contributor.

Anxiously awaiting your response,

Bihac008 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bihac008 (talk • contribs) 18:26, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

Please read the guidelines for external links. The site you added falls under "Links normally to be avoided" #6 and possible #4 and #13. Also, since you said "We conducted an interview..." I'm assuming you are affiliated with the site to which you linked. This means you have a conflict of interest, which makes the links advertising suspects. If you want to be a helpful contributor to Wikipedia then I recommend starting by reading the five pillars of Wikipedia. swaq 18:33, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

I think I understand now. So, if I'm the editor of a publication, regardless of whether or not I believe the material is substansial, educational, or informative, I'm not allowed to add an external link? A reader may?

Well, then publications like the Guardian, Der Spiegel, Thelocal.se which all have super amounts of external links throughout Wikepedia seem to have "external" people plugging away their articles. Have you investigated these media?

No worries. I shall add no more links to Wikipedia nor shall I ever use it as a credible and unbiased source of information given it seems users have figured out a way around these rules. How do we know if the material we read are accurate? If it is possible to add English content to topics where lacking, unbiased, researched English information then one should be able to do so.

But...these are your rules. Rules are rules.

Bihac008 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bihac008 (talk • contribs) 18:42, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

I have not looked at those other sites, but it is possible they should be removed as well depending on if they meet the external linking guidelines. If you think there is a violation you could bring it up at Wikipedia_talk:Spam. I tend to watch the automobile articles. Sites used as references or sources in Wikipedia articles should meet the guidelines for reliable sources.

By the way, you should indent replies on talk pages with colons (:) and sign comments with four tildes (~~~~). swaq 18:55, 19 May 2008 (UTC)

AfD nomination of Audi R8 TDI Le Mans

An article that you have been involved in editing, Audi R8 TDI Le Mans, has been listed for deletion. If you are interested in the deletion discussion, please participate by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Audi R8 TDI Le Mans. Thank you. Do you want to opt out of receiving this notice? -- Teutonic_Tamer (talk to Teutonic_Tamer) 11:30, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

Xdelta and XDELTA

just so you know - Xdelta as referenced in Revision Control System is a different thing than the XDELTA debugger Tedickey (talk) 16:58, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

Yes, I'm quite aware of that. I'm still not sure why it needs a link when the article has been deleted. swaq 17:22, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

People put links to topics that they may write - as a rule, I'd only remove those redlinks after I investigated and found that the topic isn't likely to be notable. Xdelta (compression) probably is notable. So I restored the links you removed. Tedickey (talk) 17:26, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

Xdelta was deleted for not being notable: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Xdelta. swaq 17:28, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

I see (given the commenters, unsurprising). Tedickey (talk) 17:32, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

Regarding the other links you removed, Wikipedia guidelines state that See also sections should not contain links to articles which do not exist. swaq 17:34, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

Software and A7

Hmm, yeah, A7 never applies to software. My only thinking is that the deleting admin thought it was web content, as in a website, rather than a software program. Or they didn't understand the policy at all, which unfortunately applies to a few admins. For future reference, always AfD a software program. I'm not going to undelete the other one because it would've been deleted anyway, but the admin should have followed the rules there; otherwise what's the point in having them? You were right to query it. :) Thanks, PeterSymonds (talk) 18:07, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

Okay, thanks. I'll change my other A7 speedy to an AfD too then. swaq 18:09, 27 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the Asimo edits

Thanks for the nice link cleanup work on the Asimo article. :) RainbowOfLight ^Talk 05:02, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

No problem. I came across it rather randomly and decided it could use a little work. swaq 15:37, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

Removed comment about Lotus Cars new advertising campaign involving "faceless aliens"

You removed a point added to Lotus Cars' article about their new advertising campaign involving "faceless aliens" in prominent venues across London. You're not was that the point constituted vandalism. Exactly why? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.158.193.39 (talk) 10:32, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

Your addition was not sourced. Faceless aliens are typically not associated with car companies and your addition did not explain how they were connected, so I assumed vandalism. swaq 01:27, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

SAMBA disambiguation page

Please explain the rationale for your removal of my edit adding the Special Agents Mutual Benefit Association. You failed to leave an edit summary. Thanks. REL1870 (talk) 21:31, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

Red links are discouraged on disambiguation pages, as they are designed for navigation of Wikipedia, not as comprehensive lists. swaq 01:27, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vbuzzer

I added some references to Vbuzzer. You may want to revisit Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Vbuzzer. --Eastmain (talk) 19:13, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

Airline codes-A‎

Please do not delete links to valid future articles. Almost every airline is notable. The fact that an article may have been deleted does not mean that the airline is not notable and that a proper article will not be written. Vegaswikian (talk) 21:42, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

I was just following the red link guidelines. Both articles I unlinked were deleted for not asserting notability. I'm not saying that they aren't notable and won't have an article in the future, but in general articles that have been deleted should not have links. swaq 22:41, 14 August 2008 (UTC)

Why are you doing this to me ?

Hello, just wanted to ask one thing : the info I've added to the Lamborghini pages are perfectly correct, apparently there were some issues with a lambocars account that leads you to believe I'm not legit ?? I've been collecting all things about Lamborghini since childhood, browsed thousands of pages of the years and found lambocars.com to be a valuable source, I'm sure his info is verified with the factory. As for the production numbers on the GT, Valentino himself told me there were 83 cars built, the factory museum car is not numbered by the way as nr 80/80 was already sold when they built it.

I have responded to your accusations on the page, please read that reply too, I'm not referencing lambocars.com only, added several articles from other sites too. I'm feeling really bad about this personal attack on me, I wanted to contribute something useful to these pages, but get punished because of some issues with another member. Johan - WikiBull (talk) 18:40, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

Being "correct" does not necessarily mean something should be included in an article. See WP:NOT and WP:TRIVIA. As for the site itself, I'm skeptical that it is a reliable source (see also WP:V), but even if it is that doesn't mean it should be spammed as a reference. I will respond further in the sock puppet case. swaq 18:53, 8 September 2008 (UTC)

I can see your point in this, but why haven't you replied to my comments on the sock puppet case ? This really feels like you're just trying to hurt people with your actions, I've been losing sleep over your accusations, don't know if this is really worth all the hassle, just wanted to become an editor, but I guess I'll just keep away from these pages. The info and facts on the Lamborgini pages contain real errors you know, just wanted to correct them. WikiBull (talk) 07:27, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

Suspected sock report on Kumarrao

Hello Swaq. I've just resubmitted this report, which had a formatting problem. It is now at Wikipedia:Suspected sock puppets/Kumarrao. Please add your own comment about how this matter came to your attention. I thought I would try to close this, because it is the report which has been open the longest at WP:SSP. But it is hard to see what the problem is. Maybe there is more evidence that has not yet been included. Please see my comment, and explain any remaining problem that you think needs to be addressed. If you are satisfied, perhaps the report can be closed with no further ado. The two editors named in the report had not been notified, and I've just done that. EdJohnston (talk) 01:45, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

Sorry for the mixup. It was Indianprithvi who actually submitted the report. He seems to have made a technical error. I fixed the records. There is nothing more you need to do here! EdJohnston (talk) 13:31, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

That's alright. I guess he must have copied and pasted from my report here. swaq 14:45, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

250 GTO

I don't understand what is meant by "'brakes' is an invalid infobox field" as the edit summary re. deletion of "Dunlop" from "Dunlop disc brakes"; would be grateful for enlightenment! Thanks — Writegeist (talk) 23:32, 26 September 2008 (UTC)

There is no 'brakes' field in Template:Infobox_Automobile. The edit summary was not referring to removing the word "Dunlop", but the line in the infobox. I was further reverting the additions by Bd64kcmo that added the bits on Dunlop brakes, since they were unsourced and possibly non-notable. swaq 02:31, 27 September 2008 (UTC)

Aha. Thank you. Writegeist (talk) 16:40, 28 September 2008 (UTC)

User:J.delanoy/chess‎

Yes it was a mistake on my part. I was tired and not really paying attention, sorry about that. The world can still win! Ollie Fury _Contribs 18:39, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

Don't worry about it, it isn't a big deal. It's easy to do if you haven't been following the game. World is significantly behind, so J.delanoy will have to make a mistake. swaq 18:45, 10 October 2008 (UTC)

Why does the box have to be at the very very top??

On Rossion Q1 Why? It takes up alot less space one line down. Sir Stig (talk) 20:47, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

Well it doesn't have to be at the very top, just that typically temporary tags are put at the very top. I'm not opposed to having it next to the infobox instead of above it. By the way, thanks for adding the pictures, they look great. Is that one of the press cars? (looks like chassis #2) swaq 20:52, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

No problem. I suppose its a press car, in a way. Its one of only so many pre-production Rossions they have available, so the car is used to take prospective buyers on drives and such. I had the pleasure of taking a riding in it, and it was wicked! As for Port Eliz, SA, that is word of mouth from Rossion employee, so I don't know a citation... Sir Stig (talk) 21:03, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

Okay, yeah that's probably the same one. I'm jealous, I'd love to go for a ride in a Rossion. I hope to buy one some day, but that's still a ways off in the future. I'm pretty sure Port Elizabeth is correct, I just want to follow Wikipedia's policy on verifiability. This is the best source I found from a quick search, so I think I'll put that in for now. swaq 21:15, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

Yes, that sounds right; cheers. Start saving your USD$90,000. Sir Stig (talk) 21:31, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

Bundesagentur für Arbeit, The German Federal Employment Office

You removed the entry "Bundesagentur für Arbeit, The German Federal Employment Office" on the disambiguation page BA with the comment "Removing entries without articles per manual of style". This is wrong, the manual says: "A link to a non-existent article (a "red link") should only be included on a disambiguation page when another article also includes that red link." Other pages do link to that non existent page. Kricke (talk) 09:54, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

Wow, that was over three months ago when I first starting trying to clean up some disambiguation pages. However I do not think I was wrong in removing it. The manual of style also states: Red links should not be the only link in a given entry; link also to an existing article, so that a reader (as opposed to a contributing editor) will have somewhere to navigate to for additional information. The entry in question did not have a blue link that provided more information. swaq 15:52, 31 October 2008 (UTC)

Wiki etiquette etc

Thanks for the supercar/archiving/peacock/etiquette advice etc --Redashhope< 18:12 CET 21st Nov 2008

Welcome. swaq 17:31, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

But I do think I have been penning within the terms of supercars as per Wiki's own present usage :) Redashhope< 18:43 CET 21st Nov 2008 —Preceding undated comment was added at 17:43, 21 November 2008 (UTC).

Here you explicitly called the NSX a supercar and here you implied the NSX is in the supercar market. Also, here and here you implied being a supercar and "hyper car" respectively. Any attempt to classify a car as a supercar is purely opinion. The best we can do is say a car has been referred to as a supercar by a reputable source. However I recommend avoiding even mentioning this unless it is particularly notable or there are a lot of mentions by different sources. The reason being that a lot of media throw around the term "supercar" very lightly. It took me less than a minute to find a source that called a new Fiat 500 a supercar. swaq 18:07, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the ref's back to my postings on NSX, MClaren F1 and Maserati MC12. I was in the motor industry/motor racing business for nearly 30 years and never heard the term supercar applied to a Fiat 500 although Iam sure its happy owners thinks it is indeed a super car - as opposed to a supercar - but I think the subject/classification is unavoidably more organic and evolutionary (oil and R&D) than subjective, but it was clearly once based in simple fact when only a handful of high performance cars existed. Now there are many we simply cannot uninvent the wheel for the sake of clarity or convenience. My advice as a former race car driver is to enjoy the debate not inhibit it and citing the use of such vocabulary as somehow misleading (or an example of how not to write/refer to these cars) is the first step towards consorship - as is suggesting "avoiding even mentioning" the terms. Lets agree to disagree on this one (i hope over the next 10 years to see many revisions on Wiki's supercars page (not by me I must add!) but unless Iam wrong the terms sports car, supercar and hypercar will all remain in popular use by car enthusiasts and owners for a long time to come. As a footnote I do defer to your previous experience/expertise on Wiki etiquette of course and Iam genuinely very grateful for your previous inputs/advice on page management issues;no doubt the first of many tips I will need! --Redashhope< 20:50 CET 21st Nov 2008 —Preceding undated comment was added at 19:53, 21 November 2008 (UTC).

The Fiat 500 supercar reference is from The Daily Telegraph which was founded in 1820 and is one of the top 100 circulated newspapers worldwide. I certainly wouldn't call the Fiat 500 a supercar myself, but it just goes to show that a trusted source can be found to call almost any car a supercar. It's not about censorship and I'm not denying that the term supercar isn't regularly used, it's about being encyclopedic. There is no universally accepted definition for a supercar, it depends on personal point of view. We can't come up with a definition for Wikipedia either because original research is against policy. You are welcome to bring up the subject again at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Automobiles but I'd be very surprised to see consensus change. swaq 21:19, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

The only consensus here is there is no consensus. Thats my only point (and its not a negative one). But I can forgive your reference to the Fiat 500 supercar article as being an example of the poor/common or over use of the term. In fact you are probably far too young to know anyway (that is not intended to be condescending but factual by the way), but having now read the Abarth article you link back to I can tell you a French friend of mine who was a racing instructor in the mid 1960's in France (He eventually became the President of Le Mans race circuit) was racing a very early version of the same Abarth on a daily basis. The Abarth is very well qualified to be called a supercar based on its racing heritage and I for one would not have a problem with that....if only we knew what those qualifications where! Of course there are many words for which there is no universally accepted definition but we still choose to use them, like love and beautiful to name but two. My wife believes her dog is beautiful and she loves her...glad someone does.

On a practical point I have noted in your editing of my and other previous authors work in supercars (NSX in particular) you justify your actions (which I take really as splitting hairs and largely pedantic if not a straightforward waste of time) in removing text as editing peacock language. Please do remember that like supermodels, supercar buyers/enthusiasts/watchers/authors/readers do have their own dialect if not language and often the very reason behind owning a supercar (or expensive/sports car if that is a term you are more comfortable with) is not practical but willingly and openly narcissitic. Please do not convert every Wiki article you edit into your own form of dull window dressing without solid justification especially a catergory many peacocks happily frequent and understand. Have a good day and I took your advice and added an entry at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Automobiles .Redashhope 13:55, 22 November 2008 (CET)

Avoiding peacock terms is a style guideline on Wikipedia which I try to follow in order to stay neutral. Having a neutral point of view is an official policy, so it's not "my" own dull window dressing. I read the discussion you started on the Automobile WikiProject. You can see that I am not alone and that there is not a lack of consensus. I don't really have much else to say on this that hasn't been said already. Thanks for having a civil discussion. swaq 16:09, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

November 2008

The info added is now sourced Bagbesh (talk) 07:48, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

We have added content about a new Fedora coLinux distribution on colinux page

We were surprised you saw fit to remove it - this is a bone fide non commercial project. Some people may be interested in getting hold of it and using it hence the additions. Also use of coLinux to leverage PC hardware (e.g. creating virtual clusters) is in our opinion valid content here: it seems idiotic to go create another page duplicating most of the (excellent) stuff on that page. cocytius 19:37, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

Sure, it is a real project, but the coLinux article shouldn't give the Fedora distribution more weight than other distributions. swaq 21:17, 5 January 2009 (UTC)

Make more constructive edits

Try making a valuable contribution beyond removing and reverting edits. This form of editing focuses more on destruction of the work of other editors. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mr. jones999 (talk • contribs) 22:55, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

I do make other contributions occasionally, but usually I don't have the time. If there wasn't so much vandalism I might have more time to work on articles... swaq 16:53, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

The SLR section

links are easily found using google. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mr. jones999 (talk • contribs) 23:01, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Then they should be included when the content is added. swaq 16:53, 26 January 2009 (UTC)

Talk:Subaru Alcyone SVX

Hi - I've added a comment here after I removed some external links. I'd welcome your thoughts - not least because I've removed two apparently legitimate external links!

Cheers, This flag once was red^propaganda_deeds 09:42, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

Re: "Am I missing something?" - nope, you're not - I've never used the DMOZ template before ;-) Thanks for fixing it up. Cheers, This flag once was red^propaganda_deeds 17:05, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

No problem. I hadn't really used it before either, so I had to look at the documentation to figure it out. swaq 17:07, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

Why are you being a Wikifascist?

I made a correct edit to RX7 page, with valid links, and you threaten to block me from Wikipedia. So who do I have to pay to join this "club" of people allowed to edit Wikipedia. This is from Wikipedia's 'About' page: "Wikipedia is written collaboratively by volunteers from all around the world; anyone can edit it." So when you did you decide who can and who cannot make a contribution to Wiki? Hmm? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Theadrock13 (talk • contribs) 21:14, 9 April 2009 (UTC)

Your edit to the RX-7 page did not include any references. It is Wikipedia policy that edits must be sourced. You are free to edit Wikipedia if you follow the policies, no payment required. Also note that personal attacks are forbidden. swaq 21:39, 9 April 2009 (UTC)

GTO123

I see you have repeatedly warned User:GTO123 about vandalism. He's been at it again, repeatedly adding the same few lines to the Ford Mondeo page - unreferenced, inaccurate, and with poor spelling and grammar. Claidheamhmor (talk) 07:11, 14 June 2009 (UTC)

Hey I’m GTO123, I’m not sure if this is the right section, so sorry if I’m making a big mistake. I have just seen the comments and am sorry for all problems caused through me, I should have looked at them earlier. But to be honest with all these comments, I don't think I should bother updating anything ever again, and I don't think I will, because it's either taken off or believed to be incorrect. Now if it was incorrect I wouldn’t have spent time putting it on the site, but at the end of the day it's your choice so I’m sorry. Luckily for you, you won’t be hearing from me again, and I respect your comments. But not once did I vandalise any pages, I just wrote down the information I had collected from other sources like design magazines and notes from the past. I'm also sorry for my spelling, and a page I created more than a year ago for one of my cartoons I made, but that has since been deleted. Sorry to all people I have caused distress too especially the person who looks after the Mondeo page, I will leave my information for myself, sorry.

Thanks for reading GTO —Preceding unsigned comment added by GTO123 (talk • contribs) 22:52, 14 June 2009 (UTC)

Hi GTO123. There's isn't a person who "looks after" the Mondeo page, but there are many people who have pages on watchlists and keep an eye on them for changes. I can't speak for any other pages you've edited, but with respect to the Mondeo page, the additions you made regarding the date the Mondeo was released disagree with any sources I've seen. Specifically, sources I've seen say that only pictures of the Mondeo were released in 1992, and the car was seen in the flesh only in 1993. If you have dates that differ from accepted sources, you will need to link to those references. Your enthusiasm is commendable, but Wikipedia is all about having referenceable sources. - Claidheamhmor (talk) 07:26, 15 June 2009 (UTC)

It's nice of you to reply and I thank you for taking your time up to write to me, I see your view point and I respect it completely. Thank you very much, I see now why this has happened, you've been a great help. Thanks, sorry if it sounded harsh, reading it back now, it looks as if I am shouting. —Preceding unsigned comment added by GTO123 (talk • contribs) 17:28, 15 June 2009 (UTC)

Talkback

User:swaq/Chess

I may copy this... decltype (talk) 16:48, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

Feel free. I copied it from J.delanoy (see here) and just modified it for bigger pieces. swaq 18:13, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, I saw. He hasn't moved in months, though. decltype (talk) 18:48, 23 June 2009 (UTC)

Hi again Swaq! Is it okay if I keep moving, or do you want to wait for someone else? I think the latter will probably lead to a quick victory for you :) decltype (talk) 18:43, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, you can keep moving. Otherwise I might be waiting quite a while. swaq 20:18, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

Hey, please add the "+" to my move when you are updating. I'd do it myself, but I don't want to clutter the edit history. Regards, decltype (talk) 23:54, 10 July 2009 (UTC)

Done. swaq 01:25, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

Hi Swaq. The current position is a draw. Unless you disagree, we might as well end the game. Well played. decltype (talk) 17:34, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

The Endgame Database agrees, it is a draw assuming correct play. I'd rather not go into an extended knight and rook endgame in the hopes that you'll mess up, so we can call it a draw. I'll update the board shortly. Good game! swaq 17:44, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

Well, considering my dubious rook "sacrifice" earlier on, it may have been worth your while. But yeah, good game! decltype (talk) 17:52, 13 July 2009 (UTC)

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What if I don't care either way? swaq 15:52, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

Re your AIV report

It might be best to take that to WP:ANI; while the editor seems to have some difficulties with English, the content changes being made don't appear to be obvious vandalism, and I think it might need more in-depth examination than we typically have time for at AIV. EyeSerene^talk 15:37, 23 November 2009 (UTC)

Okay, will do. swaq 15:40, 23 November 2009 (UTC)

ANI Notification

Hi, Swaq! I just wanted to drop you a kind note and let you know that you forgot to inform Nagara373 that you opened an WP:ANI thread about him. Don't worry! I've has take care of it. Just wanted to gently remind you to make sure to do so when and if you open a new ANI thread in the future. Thanks! Basket of Puppies 16:03, 23 November 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, I saw that. It just slipped my mind. Thanks! swaq 16:05, 23 November 2009 (UTC)

Re Nagara373

Did this get resolved at ANI? EyeSerene^talk 11:41, 26 November 2009 (UTC)

No it did not... swaq 15:56, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

I just thought I'd check back with you, so I'm sorry to hear that. Although anything that takes more than about 30 seconds to verify should be reported somewhere else, I do normally look into reports like yours even at AIV, but as I was pushed for time I thought ANI would be better. Anyway, I've found it in the archive; unfortunately some things do get overlooked, and it was plain bad luck that you were shunted around and then ignored. Again apologies. I'll have a look at Nagara373's editing maybe we can resolve this. EyeSerene^talk 18:19, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. Because not all his edits are obvious vandalism I should have included diffs with the AIV report. Here are a few of the more obvious vandalism edits: 1, 2, and 3. swaq 18:49, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

Even those aren't obvious vandalism to me (but then I know nothing about the motor industry). However, I agree that they may come under the "change of content made in a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of Wikipedia" part of WP:VAND... if they're deliberate and not just misinformed. Given their history, which I've been trawling through, I'm inclined to show them the door per WP:COMPETENCE, but as they've made many edits that seem to be ok I've asked for further input at ANI (again). Thread here; please feel free to comment. EyeSerene^talk 18:59, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

In fact, your input re the edits would be very helpful, as we seem to be in need of expert opinion :) EyeSerene^talk 19:25, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

Thanks for the link, I added a comment. swaq 19:56, 30 November 2009 (UTC)

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