User talk:Dave7777777
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before the question. Again, welcome! Ian.thomson (talk) 02:16, 29 December 2011 (UTC)
December 2011
[edit] You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on Lockheed Martin RQ-170 Sentinel. 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. McSly (talk) 14:09, 20 December 2011 (UTC)
Your recent edits
[edit]Hello. In case you didn't know, when you add content to talk pages and Wikipedia pages that have open discussion, you should sign your posts by typing four tildes ( ~~~~ ) at the end of your comment. You could also click on the signature button or located above the edit window. This will automatically insert a signature with your username or IP address and the time you posted the comment. This information is useful because other editors will be able to tell who said what, and when they said it. Thank you. --SineBot (talk) 17:17, 22 December 2011 (UTC)
Edit warring report
[edit]Hello, I have reported you for sustained edit warring at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring#User:Dave7777777 reported by User:Nick-D (Result: ) Nick-D (talk) 23:35, 28 December 2011 (UTC)
A summary of some guidelines you may find useful
[edit]- "Truth" is not the criteria for inclusion, verifiability is.
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Ian.thomson (talk) 02:16, 29 December 2011 (UTC)
Please see this result which contains a warning for you not to continue reverting at Lockheed Martin RQ-170 Sentinel. EdJohnston (talk) 02:01, 30 December 2011 (UTC)
If you see a mistake, I suggest you be bold and fix it.
Buggie111 (talk) 04:34, 31 December 2011 (UTC)
- To further that comment, if someone reverts your bold edit then the bold, revert, discuss cycle comes into play, try not to engage in futile edit warring. Remember that Wikipedia must remain neutral, it is possible to discuss any problem edits at the neutral point of view noticeboard. If you think that a source is reliable, try to gain consensus for it at the reliable sources noticboard. Mattg82 (talk) 19:12, 1 January 2012 (UTC)