User talk:Nicksmyth3

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February 2021

You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war; that means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be, when you have seen that other editors disagree. 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.

Points to note:

1. Edit warring is disruptive regardless of how many reverts you have made;
2. 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 and 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. --VViking_TalkEdits 14:49, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

@Viewmont Viking, you are the one who started the "edit war" - you deleted my carefully written contribution rather than editing .

Please do not remove content or templates from pages on Wikipedia, as you did to Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring, without giving a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary. Your content removal does not appear to be constructive and has been reverted. If you only meant to make a test edit, please use your sandbox for that. Thank you. — Czello 14:42, 5 February 2021 (UTC)

Notice of edit warring noticeboard discussion

Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion involving you at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring regarding a possible violation of Wikipedia's policy on edit warring. Thank you. VViking_TalkEdits 15:00, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

Warnings and Discretionary Sanctions Notifications

You are engaging in disruptive editing on Michael Barr (Treasury official) as reported here. This effort appears to be coordinated, so I have full-protected the page. Cease edit warring or you may be blocked.

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You have shown interest in articles about living or recently deceased people, and edits relating to the subject (living or recently deceased) of such biographical articles. Due to past disruption in this topic area, a more stringent set of rules called discretionary sanctions is in effect. Any administrator may impose sanctions on editors who do not strictly follow Wikipedia's policies, or the page-specific restrictions, when making edits related to the topic.

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You have shown interest in post-1992 politics of the United States and closely related people. Due to past disruption in this topic area, a more stringent set of rules called discretionary sanctions is in effect. Any administrator may impose sanctions on editors who do not strictly follow Wikipedia's policies, or the page-specific restrictions, when making edits related to the topic.

For additional information, please see the guidance on discretionary sanctions and the Arbitration Committee's decision here. If you have any questions, or any doubts regarding what edits are appropriate, you are welcome to discuss them with me or any other editor.

EvergreenFir (talk) 18:11, 4 February 2021 (UTC)

I disagree that any of this was "disruptive editing." VViking was the one who kept deleting my good-faith edits and refused to make any edits to my content other than just wholesale deletions. This conduct by "editors" and internet trolls hiding behind anonymous usernames is exactly why Wikipedia cannot be relied upon for objective content. People have tried to smear Michael by putting in falsehoods about his record, and I find it offensive. Nicksmyth3 (talk) 14:35, 5 February 2021 (UTC)nicksmyth3

Again, usernames != trolling just because they do not reveal a name. Negative content that is well-sourced and WP:DUE belongs in biographies. We do not write promo pieces or hagiographies. If something is false and that falseness can be substantiated, then of course it should be removed. But oftentimes if a politician denies something but multiple reliable sources report it as true, we go with the sources. EvergreenFir (talk) 07:13, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

Might I also suggest reading WP:COI as it appears you have a more personal connection to the subject EvergreenFir (talk) 07:14, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

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