Hello, I'm [[User:{{subst:REVISIONUSER}}|{{subst:REVISIONUSER}}]]. An edit that you recently made seemed to be a test and has been reverted. If you want to practice editing, please use the sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on [[User talk:{{subst:REVISIONUSER}}|my talk page]]. Thanks! -- The Anome 13:50, Mar 23, 2005 (UTC)
Please stop vandalising wikipedia.--Silversmith 11:02, 3 May 2005 (UTC)
Please refrain from making test edits in Wikipedia pages, even if you intend to fix them later. Your edits have been reverted. If you would like to experiment again, please use the sandbox. Thank you. --Firien 12:38, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)
- A talk page is primarily for others to be able to get in contact with a user, to discuss edits; this includes asking the user to stop vandalising pages. A such, it acts as a repository of previous requests, so that if further vandalism occurs it's possible to gauge how destructive the user is being. As you might expect, if someone is a known vandal, the admins will be less lenient when considering a temporary block.
- Emptying this talk page wipes the slate clean; however, your history does not justify this, so I'm putting it back. The community here would happily welcome you if you made positive contributions rather than negative and rubbish contributions; you might find this easier if you created a username and logged in, which would give you a clean history and a clean talk page; I believe admins can still read your IP and compare to this page, so further negative contributions under different pseudonyms (called "sockpuppetry") would take this IP's contribution history into account, though there's complications on shared computers etc etc.
- In summary: your negative contributions so far have caused the responses above, and will continue to cause similar responses if you continue to make negative contributions. However if you intend to make useful edits to Wikipedia, adding useful content where possible and expanding the depth and breadth of information supplied, then we happily welcome you! I'm attaching the standard {{welcome}} boilerplate below, which contains useful things like guidelines on how to write clear and informative articles. --Firien 09:49, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Welcome!
Hi 62.171.198.36! I noticed your contributions and wanted to welcome you to the Wikipedia community. I hope you like it here and decide to stay.
As you get started, you may find this short tutorial helpful:
Alternatively, the contributing to Wikipedia page covers the same topics.
If you have any questions, we have a friendly space where experienced editors can help you here:
If you are not sure where to help out, you can find a task here:
Happy editing! --Firien 09:49, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)
User: the problem with wikipedia is that both everything has a history, and unless you're an admin you can't close a page. While you have made positive contributions in your history, you have also made negative ones, and until those negative ones are mitigated by positive contributions I will not stand by and allow you to hide the warnings that have been made to you. If you want a clean sheet, create a user account; then only the admins know who you are. I've tried to welcome you to Wikipedia, and would like to believe it's not a wasted welcome; I realise that the way wikipedia is set up means it is a place you can have random conversations with your mates, and make up spurious articles, but step back for a second and think about it. This is a community effort to help build something useful, and you're standing in the crowd kicking things around. There's plenty of places to joke around on the net; why do you have to do it to something that's trying to be useful? --Firien 10:58, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Ok Thank you this is a public computer and therefore we delete old messages. Thank You. --
- There are many public computers contributing to wikipedia. The point is that the users of the public computers have still been vandals; I've got several other public (in this case, a school) IPs on my watchlist; these IPs are known for their wasteful contributions, and as a result are watched more closely. Just because there's multiple users doesn't justify hiding the computers' history; the negative edits from this IP in question have been made at several different times, and so as a result either:
- There is one user who returns and makes these contributions, in which case the IP history is fully relevant
- There are multiple users who make these contributions, in which case the IP history is less relevant but the IP should continue to be known as a vandal IP due to the actions of a significant proportion of its users.
- My third revert on this article recently, so will invite comment from others if this page is cleared again. --Firien 11:54, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)
Please refrain from making test edits in Wikipedia pages, even if you intend to fix them later. Your edits have been reverted. If you would like to experiment again, please use the sandbox. Thank you. — Asbestos | Talk (RFC) 11:34, 16 September 2005 (UTC)
Please refrain from making test edits in Wikipedia pages, even if you intend to fix them later. Your edits have been reverted. If you would like to experiment again, please use the sandbox. Thank you. McPhail 17:29, 20 September 2005 (UTC)
Please stop making test edits to Wikipedia. It is considered vandalism, which, under Wikipedia policy, can lead to being blocked from editing. If you would like to experiment again, please use the sandbox. --Ashenai 09:20, 3 October 2005 (UTC)
Warns
Welcome to Wikipedia. We invite everyone to contribute constructively to our encyclopaedia. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing. However, unconstructive edits, such as those you made to Tin, are considered vandalism. If you continue in this manner you may be blocked from editing without further warning. Please stop, and consider improving rather than damaging the hard work of others. Thanks. -- (drini's page|☎) 08:55, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
You have been temporarily blocked from editing for vandalism of Wikipedia. If you wish to make useful contributions, you are welcome to come back after the block expires. Lectonar 13:28, 13 October 2005 (UTC)
13:09, 21 October 2005 (UTC)
You have been temporarily blocked from editing for vandalism of Wikipedia. If you wish to make useful contributions, you are welcome to come back after the block expires. --Pjacobi 13:09, 21 October 2005 (UTC)
November 2
Please stop. If you continue to vandalize pages, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. andy 12:48, 2 November 2005 (UTC)
You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you vandalize Wikipedia. CambridgeBayWeather (talk) 12:51, 2 November 2005 (UTC)
12:55 02 November 2005
You have been temporarily blocked from editing for vandalism of Wikipedia. If you wish to make useful contributions, you are welcome to come back after the block expires. As this is not your first time I have blocked you for 48 hours. CambridgeBayWeather (talk) 12:56, 2 November 2005 (UTC)
Nov. 10, 2005
Please refrain from making test edits in Wikipedia pages, such as those you made to Mccann, even if you intend to fix them later. Your edits have been reverted. If you would like to experiment again, please use the sandbox. Thank you. PJM 13:34, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
Please stop. If you continue to vandalize pages, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. Canderson7 13:58, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
This is your last warning. The next time you vandalize a page, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. Sjakkalle (Check!) 14:20, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
Blocked for 5 days. Sjakkalle (Check!) 14:26, 10 November 2005 (UTC)
Nov 18
You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you vandalize Wikipedia. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 04:42, 19 November 2005 (UTC)
Dec 2, 2005
Please stop. If you continue to vandalize pages, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. --OpenToppedBus - Talk to the driver 10:44, 2 December 2005 (UTC)
December 7, 2005
This message is regarding the Felix article. Please stop adding nonsense to Wikipedia. It is considered vandalism. If you would like to experiment, use the sandbox. Thank you. - Akamad 09:13, 7 December 2005 (UTC)
December 8 2005
Thanks for experimenting with Wikipedia. Your test worked, and has been reverted or removed. Please use the sandbox for any other tests you want to do. Take a look at the welcome page if you would like to learn more about contributing to our encyclopedia. Thanks. Johnleemk | Talk 13:28, 8 December 2005 (UTC)
Vandalise anything again and you will be blocked. Johnleemk | Talk 13:30, 8 December 2005 (UTC)
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