Overthrow
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Happy editing! — ßottesiηi (talk) 14:13, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
And while I'm at it...
editThis is the standard Wikipedia text on civility: It is important to keep a cool head, especially when responding to comments against you or your edits. Personal attacks and disruptive comments only escalate a situation; please keep calm and remember that action can be taken against other parties if necessary. Attacking another user back can only satisfy trolls or anger contributors and leads to general bad feeling. Please try to remain civil with your comments. Thanks! — ßottesiηi (talk) 14:13, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
Not impressed. Are you posing as a Wiki authority too? You have called these children @&$^! up, allowed people to suggest the little girls smoke crack cocaine, and you have the audacity (or stupidity?) to send me a message about civility? Overthrow 14:27, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
- I'm certainly not posing as any type of authority here. I am familiar with Wikipedia, and know what actions to take at the proper time. I do not follow the Prussian Blue page, and you're right that I should not have made the comment I did (although I did not call the girls "@&$^! up"). I usually keep my personal opinions off of Wikipedia, and I recommend that you do the same. I did not allow anyone to suggest that the girls smoke crack (the comment was added by an IP) as I am not a regular editor of the page. I stand by my message of civility, and strongly suggest that you follow it. I am away from home right now, and since I am on vacation I will not have an opportunity to check messages or anything for a while. — ßottesiηi (talk) 14:46, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
Hopefully, while on vacation, you will come to realize why it is so inappropriate to obsess about other people's children, especially when you disagree with them so vehemently. Do not try to play the cool objective intellectual with me, your just not good enough.Overthrow 15:53, 14 June 2006 (UTC)