User talk:Michaelh613
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Sarah Ewart (Talk) 04:30, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
Talk:Binghamton Review
[edit]Michael, I have gone through the talk page for Binghamton Review and removed all references to editor's alleged real names. Wikipedia operates on the principle that every contributor has a right to remain completely anonymous. Wikipedia policy on that issue is strictly enforced. Posting private information about a user, specifically their (alleged) name and/or personal details, is strictly prohibited as harassment, and users who do that are often immediately blocked from editing Wikipedia.
Such posting can cause offence or embarrassment to the victim of the posting, not least because it means that their name, and any personal criticism or allegations made against them can then appear on web searches. Please do not post other editor's personal information, including what you believe to be their real names. If you continue adding this information, you may be blocked from editing this site. Sarah Ewart (Talk) 07:24, 4 August 2006 (UTC)
I didn't know who (name removed) was herself until she identified herself as (name removed). Obviously you have a bias or a personal relationship with (name removed) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.8.3.68 (talk • contribs)
- names removed by Tyrenius 10:01, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
Re:Censorship of Binghamton Review
[edit]Michael, I removed each editors name from the page. Yours AND hers. I did not "censor" any other comments; I only removed names per Wikipedia policy. I am only biased in the sense that I believe you are behaving inappropriately and against policy. Please reconsider your actions. Sarah Ewart (Talk) 02:55, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
| Binghamton Review You have posted without consent what you claim to be a user's personal details on this article's talk page. This is considered an extremely serious violation on Wikipedia, and if you repeat it you will be blocked indefinitely from editing. You have also included a potentially defamatory statement that a living named individual is "anti Semitic", without any verifiable reliable source. Any repetition will result in you being blocked. |
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Claimed details of your personal identity have also been stated on the Binghamton Review talk page. If you wish, your current user identity can be deleted and you will be able to edit with a different user name. Tyrenius 23:25, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
As a courtesy for other editors, kindly observe Wikipedia guidelines and sign your talk page and user talk page posts. To do so simply add four tildes (~~~~) at the end of your comments and your user name or IP address and the date will be automatically added. For further info see: Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines. Thanks.
I will respond to your query re. Binghamton Review on that article's talk page. Tyrenius 23:44, 6 August 2006 (UTC)
Ron Paul
[edit]Please do not insert commentary into articles. I see that you have done this on many other articles as well; it's not useful to Wikipedia, please do not do this anymore.--Gloriamarie 18:35, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
I love how people who admit to being Ron Paul supporters edit articles to support him and remove facts they don't like
- Hello and thank you for contributing to the Ron Paul article. I wanted to let you know I blanked the section you added on racism from the article since it is redundant with the last section which has been in the article for several months now. Please see the Talk page of the article if you have questions or would like to discuss. Best regards. Jogurney 16:27, 29 June 2007 (UTC)
Signing comments on talk pages
[edit]Hi Michaelh613. I notice you manually typed in your signature for a comment you made on Talk:Results of the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries. I thought I'd let you know that you can automatically add your signature by simply typing four tildes (~~~~) after your comment. Another way to accomplish the same thing is to click on the signature button 
in the edit toolbar just above the edit window. When add your signature using either method and then click on the "Save page" or "Show preview" buttons, the Wikipedia software will automatically add your signature (including a timestamp). It took me a long time to figure out this feature, so I thought I'd save you some trouble by telling you about it. --Bryan H Bell (talk) 00:54, 25 April 2008 (UTC)