Sadman64

Howdy and welcome to Wikipedia! A shortcut to sign oyur posts (which is strongly encouraged) is to type four tildes (~~~~) and when you save/preview a name and date stamp appear. Feel free to contact me on my talk page (just add a note to the bottom) if I can help with anything. Thanks for the work on Wikipedia. --Hansnesse 16:49, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

October 2009

Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to make constructive contributions to Wikipedia, at least one of your recent edits, such as the one you made to Colorado balloon incident, did not appear to be constructive and has been reverted. Please use the sandbox for any test edits you would like to make, and read the welcome page to learn more about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. Thank you. Cosmic Latte (talk) 01:54, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

Please refrain from making nonconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did to Colorado balloon incident. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. Cosmic Latte (talk) 02:00, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

P.S. WP:3RR also applies. Cosmic Latte (talk) 02:00, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

3RR

YOU HAVE VIOLATED THE THREE-REVERT RULE. Stop immediately or you will be blocked. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 02:03, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

Twitter is not a reliable source, please quit your edits on Colorado balloon boy that use Twitter as a ref.--TParis00ap (talk) 02:14, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

Stop trying to censor a valid opinion. My contribution has several sources. I believe I have a valid point, and should not be censored. H1N1 is a serious viral infection, and should not be taken lightly. Just because you think that the news is a hoax, does not changed the fact that there is serious public concern over the spread of this virus. The child vomiting is indicative of the H1N1 virus. My edits are not vandalism. There are several possible explanations for the child vomiting, he may have been upset, or seriously ill. I believe all opinions should be fairly expressed. Just because you disagree, does not mean my contribution is vandalism. Sadman64 (talk) 02:17, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

Yes, it's an "opinion" by someone with no connection to the family, and hence it has no business being in the article. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 02:20, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

You have been blocked from editing for a period of 48 hours to prevent further disruption caused by your engagement in an edit war at Colorado balloon incident. 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 believe this block is unjustified, you may contest the block by adding the text {{unblock|your reason here}} below. Closedmouth (talk) 02:20, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

The only source you have that meets WP:RS is the Huffington Post which mentions nothing of swine flu. You are not being censored, you simply do not have credible sources. There are many reasons for his throwing up including incredible pressure from the media on a small child. Your twitter and gossip edits are not acceptable in a WP:BLP. If you continue to edit them, I will request at WP:ANI that you be blocked from editting that article. I realize your edits are in good faith but they violate Wikipedia policies.--TParis00ap (talk) 02:21, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

Everyone I've talked to assumes the kid is throwing up because he's conflicted, because his parents asked him to lie and he knows he shouldn't lie. That's just an opinion, of course - and every bit as valid as anyone else's who has no connection to the family. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 02:23, 20 October 2009 (UTC)

Sadman64: I've responded to you on my talk page (and moved the section to the bottom, which is where new posts are supposed to go on talk pages). I no longer consider your edits vandalism, but I find them quite misguided nonetheless. I hope that the feedback you've received on both of our talk pages proves to be of use to you. And please, be careful. Violating WP:3RR is one of the easiest ways to get yourself in hot water here. Cosmic Latte (talk) 02:33, 20 October 2009 (UTC)