December 2008 edit

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  The recent edit you made to User talk:Unpopular Opinion constitutes vandalism, and has been reverted. Please do not continue to vandalize pages; use the sandbox for testing. Thank you. Mygerardromance (talk) 17:17, 24 December 2008 (UTC)Reply

  Please do not attack other contributors, as you did with this edit to User talk:Mygerardromance. If you continue to do so, you will be blocked from editing. tutterMouse (talk) 17:21, 24 December 2008 (UTC)Reply

  This is the last warning you will receive for your disruptive comments.
If you continue to make personal attacks on other people, you will be blocked for disruption. Comment on content, not on other contributors or people. --Unpopular Opinion (talk) 17:44, 24 December 2008 (UTC)Reply

  You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on Windows 7. Note that the three-revert rule prohibits making more than three reversions on a single page within a 24 hour period. Additionally, users who perform a large number of reversions in content disputes may be blocked for edit warring, even if they do not technically violate the three-revert rule. If you continue, you may be blocked from editing. Please do not repeatedly revert edits, but use the talk page to work towards wording and content that gains a consensus among editors. If necessary, pursue dispute resolution. --Unpopular Opinion (talk) 16:28, 25 December 2008 (UTC)Reply

 
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Aitias // discussion 17:02, 25 December 2008 (UTC)Reply

You were blocked because you broke the three revert rule. They aren't going to unblock you merely because your edits were rejected. I suggest you remove that unblock request before it wastes an administrator's time.
Your edits were rejected because they restored blog-like material, not because you didn't cite valid sources. - Josh (talk | contribs) 17:23, 25 December 2008 (UTC)Reply
At least that's what YOU say.--EmpMac (talk) 17:24, 25 December 2008 (UTC)Reply
At least that's why I was reverting it. - Josh (talk | contribs) 17:32, 25 December 2008 (UTC)Reply
Well, now that there are only valid sources, why don't you add them to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Features_new_to_Windows_7 , since I can't for now? —Preceding unsigned comment added by EmpMac (talkcontribs) 11:52, 25 December 2008
What part of that article needs to cite those sources? - Josh (talk | contribs) 17:57, 25 December 2008 (UTC)Reply
@EmpMac: There is no reason for removing your unblock request. You are completely free to request a review of my block. Regards, — Aitias // discussion 18:10, 25 December 2008 (UTC)Reply
@Josh: the Taskbar part, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Features_new_to_Windows_7#Taskbar , copy the part "Many people, including CNET, find the changes to the taskbar make it more similar to Mac OS X's Dock.[20][21][22][23][24][25]"--EmpMac (talk) 18:17, 25 December 2008 (UTC)Reply
Okay, I'm working on bringing Windows 7 and Features new to Windows 7 up to date with each other, so this should happen then. - Josh (talk | contribs) 18:58, 25 December 2008 (UTC)Reply
They obviously should be up-to date with each other, otherwise there's no sense in having two different articles for the same topic.--EmpMac (talk) 19:03, 25 December 2008 (UTC)Reply

@Aitias: Alright.--EmpMac (talk) 18:17, 25 December 2008 (UTC)Reply

Image permission problem with Image:Iantivirus.png edit

 
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Black people edit

Do you really think this userbox: "This user doesn't enjoy dealing with black people" is appropriate? Nil Einne (talk) 16:43, 13 January 2009 (UTC)Reply

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Comments edit

Please don't make this [1] sort of comment in the future. It is inflammatory (see WP:Civil), a violation of our WP:NPA policy, and has nothing to do with improving the article Nil Einne (talk) 19:01, 20 January 2009 (UTC)Reply

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Toggle box edit

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Flash CS4 Image edit

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