Billb4420

February 2024

Hello. Thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. I noticed that your recent edit to Discovery Institute did not have an edit summary. You can use the edit summary field to explain your reasoning for an edit, or to provide a description of what the edit changes. Summaries save time for other editors and reduce the chances that your edit will be misunderstood. For some edits, an adequate summary may be quite brief.

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Please provide an edit summary for every edit you make. With a Wikipedia account you can give yourself a reminder to add an edit summary by setting Preferences → Editing → Prompt me when entering a blank edit summary, and then click the "Save" button. Thanks! Endersslay (talk) 16:53, 22 February 2024 (UTC)

Got it - thanks for the info. New to this. Billb4420 (talk) 16:56, 22 February 2024 (UTC)

Your recent editing history shows that you are currently 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. 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; read about 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 you 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 do not violate the three-revert rule—should your behavior indicate that you intend to continue reverting repeatedly. McSly (talk) 17:34, 22 February 2024 (UTC)

You have been blocked from editing for a period of 1 week for edit warring--see also the edit filter log. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions.

During a dispute, you should first try to discuss controversial changes and seek consensus. If that proves unsuccessful, you are encouraged to seek dispute resolution, and in some cases it may be appropriate to request page protection.

If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please review Wikipedia's guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text to the bottom of your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.  Drmies (talk) 17:54, 22 February 2024 (UTC)

March 2024

Hello, I'm Novo Tape. Wikipedia is written by people who have a wide diversity of opinions, but we try hard to make sure articles have a neutral point of view. Your recent edit to Intelligent design seemed less than neutral and has been removed. If you think this was a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Sincerely, Novo Tape^{My Talk Page} 22:52, 4 March 2024 (UTC)

No facts were changed in the article, but syntax was changed to communicate that ID is regarded by the sources as pseudoscientific, rather than proclaiming its pseudoscientific quality as fact. I don't see how this makes the article less neutral. Billb4420 (talk) 22:56, 4 March 2024 (UTC)

As the note says at the top, consensus is required on the talk page to change the lead sentence due to the contentious nature of it. If you would like to change it, start a discussion on Talk:Intelligent Design and it will ultimately be decided either in favor of or against changing the lead. See, for example, this conversation for an example of how one would go about changing the lead.Sincerely, Novo Tape^{My Talk Page} 23:00, 4 March 2024 (UTC)

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March 2024

You have been blocked indefinitely from editing because it appears that you are not here to build an encyclopedia.

If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please review Wikipedia's guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text to the bottom of your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.  HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 23:09, 4 March 2024 (UTC)