Frank Russian
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Again, welcome! --Irpen 19:14, 24 June 2008 (UTC)
please edit productively edit
Frank, please understand that wikipedia articles are not blogs, they are intended to provide coherent readable style, there we have clearly separate facts and opinions. Facts should be reference to WP:RS reliable sources and opinions should be attributed to notable individuals (for those purposes wikipedia editors are not notable). User signatures does not belong to the articles. For the discussions we have talk pages (article's and user's) please use them from those purposes, not articles themselves. So far almost every single mainspace edit of yours violate those simple rules. Thanks for understanding Alex Bakharev (talk) 12:06, 27 June 2008 (UTC)
Hello, Frank. On the same spirit of Alex's comment, please keep in mind that Wikipedia is not a soapbox, a forum or a blog to air personal opinions. — Following that principle, and as our talk page guidelines indicate, the purpose of a Wikipedia talk page is to provide space for editors to discuss changes to its associated article. Article talk pages should not be used by editors as platforms for their personal views.
On those grounds I have removed your comments at the talk page for the article on Estonia. — Please, do take the time to read carefully Wikipedia's core principles and what Wikipedia is not. - Best regards, Ev (talk) 13:27, 27 August 2008 (UTC)