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J. August Richards edit

Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. As a member of the Wikipedia community, I would like to remind you of Wikipedia's neutral-point-of-view policy for editors. In the meantime, please be bold and continue contributing to Wikipedia. Thank you! Michael 19:00, 24 September 2006 (UTC)Reply

talk -> request -> grammar cleanup edit

Hi Neutralaccounting, and welcome to Wikipedia. I saw your good work at 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict, and I just wanted to point you to the Wikipedia:Manual of Style, so that all of your future editing can be in line with it. Keep up the good work, TewfikTalk 01:26, 27 September 2006 (UTC)Reply

Thank you Tewfik. Absolutely no worries at all. Neutralaccounting 01:30, 27 September 2006 (UTC)Reply

July 2008 edit

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I added a link to a poll showing that %41 of Americans believe Saddam Hussein is behin the 9/11 attacks. The formatting was flawed and I clicked on the revert link as the code got all wonky in my web browser. There is no vandalism in this. Neutralaccounting (talk) 19:30, 23 July 2008 (UTC)Reply

Test of paragraph for Iraq War edit

At the start of the war in 2003 a majority of people in the U.S. believed that Saddam Hussein was behind the 9/11 attacks launched by al-Qaeda. [1] [2] . U.S. officials by 2004 emphathized that Iraq had in its possession weapons of mass destruction that posed a imminent threat to the security and interests of the United States, Europe and the other nations of the Middle East.[3][4] The intelligence was supported by British intelligence [5]. A year after the invasion the American President went on the record stating that there was a link between Saddam and al Qaeda [6]

  This is the last warning you will receive for your disruptive edits.
The next time you delete or blank page content or templates from Wikipedia, as you did to Iraq War, you will be blocked from editing. -MBK004 19:43, 23 July 2008 (UTC)Reply

You should assume good faith. I've posted edits using Opera 6.0, the content of them is in the Talk page. It is my intention to post edits, not to blank the page. I was unaware that Opera 6 would blank the page. I've never heard of it happening before. Neutralaccounting (talk) 20:31, 23 July 2008 (UTC)Reply

  Welcome to Wikipedia. The recent edit you made to Christopher Columbus has been reverted, as it appears to be unconstructive. Use the sandbox for testing; if you believe the edit was constructive, ensure that you provide an informative edit summary. You may also wish to read the introduction to editing. Thanks. Washburnmav (talk) 18:49, 28 July 2008 (UTC)Reply

I'll do more edit summary *and* add notes next time. Neutralaccounting (talk) 18:51, 28 July 2008 (UTC)Reply


<-- Test !-->

  Please do not violate Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy, as you did with this edit to Christopher Columbus. Thanks. Washburnmav (talk) 19:30, 28 July 2008 (UTC)Reply

A controversial subject of history was responsible for torture and mass rape and infantcide on a grand scale. However, you try to keep that out of the article. That's not neutral POV- it's just white washing. Neutralaccounting (talk) 19:47, 28 July 2008 (UTC)Reply

Fair use rationale for File:Channel4-d.jpg edit

 

Thanks for uploading or contributing to File:Channel4-d.jpg. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in Wikipedia articles constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use. Suggestions on how to do so can be found here.

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The news anchor in question is a woman who was the news anchor for the national television program from the now destroyed country of Tamil Elaam. As neither the country, nor the news program, nor the company that produced the news program, nor the anchor woman now exists all that remains is digital copies of their physical presence. As such there can be no claim of copyright restrictions on the use of this image as its copy by Channel4 does not grant them Copyright to this image. Neutralaccounting (talk) 01:43, 16 June 2011 (UTC)Reply

Talk:Alleged war crimes during the Sri Lankan Civil War edit

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[[1]] Please refrain from deleting my contributions on the talk page without my permission. Thank you. Neutralaccounting (talk) 01:36, 16 June 2011 (UTC)Reply
You cannot display non-free files on talk pages. that is non-debatable. they will be removed. ΔT The only constant 02:04, 16 June 2011 (UTC)Reply
You can link to them. See [[2]] rule 9 and I quote "To prevent an image category from displaying thumbnails, add __NOGALLERY__ to it; images are linked, not inlined, from talk pages when they are a topic of discussion." So images can be linked to even if they are not displayed. Additionally In general, the rule for editing or deleting a comment that you or another editor has posted to an article talk page is simple: Don't. Neutralaccounting (talk) 02:10, 16 June 2011 (UTC)Reply
Correct, __NOGALLERY__ doesnt work on talk pages, only categories. Feel free to link to the file, just do not display it. ΔT The only constant 02:14, 16 June 2011 (UTC)Reply
Delta has it right. This is a long-standing rule. If you want to refer to a non-free image on a talk page, you can do it by placing the usual link, adding a colon just after the leading square brackets. That will provide a link to the photo without displaying it. It may seem tedious, but that's the rule. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 02:15, 16 June 2011 (UTC)Reply
Like this: File:Channel4-d.jpgBaseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 02:18, 16 June 2011 (UTC)  :::I altered the link as per [[3]] by changing the name from Image to Media which now displays the link and not the image. I encourage participation on the talk page and discussion of the addition of this media to reach group consensus over time over verifiable information rather then editing my posts. Neutralaccounting (talk) 02:19, 16 June 2011 (UTC)Reply

June 2011 edit

 

You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on Talk:Alleged war crimes during the Sri Lankan Civil War. Users are expected to collaborate with others and avoid editing disruptively.

In particular, the three-revert rule states that:

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I encourage reaching common consensus on both the article and talk pages. However editing my posts rather then engaging in my invitation to discuss my change to the article page is not what is happening. I encourage you to read 'Wikipedia: The Missing Manual Collaborating_with_Other_Editors Communicating with Your Fellow Editors and in particular 'In general, the rule for editing or deleting a comment that you or another editor has posted to an article talk page is simple: Don't. That goes for fixing spelling errors, typos, run-on sentences, or any other minor wording changes, no matter how trivial. At Wikipedia, a talk page is essentially a transcript; no matter how well-intentioned you are in your editing, other editors aren't going to see it that way.' Neutralaccounting (talk) 02:20, 16 June 2011 (UTC)Reply

Your submission at Articles for creation edit

 
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Your submission at Articles for creation edit

 
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ArbCom elections are now open! edit

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  1. ^ Poll: 70% believe Saddam, 9-11 Link (September 6, 2003) "70% believe Saddam, 9-11 Link" usatoday.com
  2. ^ Hussein Link to 9/11 Lingers in Many Minds (September 6, 2003) "Hussein Link to 9/11" washingtonpost.com
  3. ^ Center for American Progress (January 29, 2004) "In Their Own Words: Iraq's 'Imminent' Threat" americanprogress.org
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference nelson was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "Britain Releases Pre-Iraq War Dossier Used by Tony Blair". Associated Press via Foxnews.com. 2008-02-18. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ Bush stands by Al Qaeda, Saddam Link (June 15, 2004) "Bush stands by Al Qaeda, Saddam Link" cnn.com