User talk:Paintboxing

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Paintboxing, good luck, and have fun. Laser brain (talk) 00:15, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Pink Floyd

Yes, but be aware that a well-developed article is going to have genres according to authoritative sources. If you add or change genres with relatively weak sources such as Allmusic, you are likely to be reverted. Check out Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources and Wikipedia:Citing sources for more information. Feel free to ask me if you have any questions about the sources you are using. --Laser brain (talk) 00:48, 7 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

March 2017

Please refrain from changing genres, as you did to Pink Floyd, without providing a source or establishing a consensus on the article's talk page first. Genre changes to suit your own point of view are considered disruptive. Thank you. - Mlpearc (open channel) 19:15, 8 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Edit warring

Your recent editing history at Pink Floyd shows that you are currently engaged in an edit war. To resolve the content dispute, please do not revert or change the edits of others when you are reverted. Instead of reverting, please use the talk page to work toward making a version that represents consensus among editors. The best practice at this stage is to discuss, not edit-war. See BRD for how this is done. If discussions reach an impasse, you can then post a request for help at a relevant noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, you may wish to request temporary page protection.

Being involved in an edit war can result in your being blocked from editing—especially if you violate the three-revert rule, which states that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Undoing another editor's work—whether in whole or in part, whether involving the same or different material each time—counts as a revert. Also keep in mind that while violating the three-revert rule often leads to a block, you can still be blocked for edit warring—even if you don't violate the three-revert rule—should your behavior indicate that you intend to continue reverting repeatedly. - Mlpearc (open channel) 02:39, 9 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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. The thread is Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring#User:Paintboxing reported by User:Mlpearc (Result: ). Thank you. - Mlpearc (open channel) 02:52, 9 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Why did you report me? Sorry if the edition I made does not seem right but I just want to expand the article.

March 2017

You are suspected of sock puppetry, which means that someone suspects you of using multiple Wikipedia accounts for prohibited purposes. Please make yourself familiar with the notes for the suspect, then, if you wish to do so, respond to the evidence at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/User:Iloveartrock. Thank you. - Mlpearc (open channel) 14:40, 11 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]