User talk:Forastero

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I decided to leave this place. Good luck everyone.

• "Wikipedia wants to be "the sum of human knowledge". They want us to throw out all of our books, stop using search engines, and blindly follow their version of the truth. Someone needs to keep watch."

[edit] Welcome

I suspect from your user page that you are already a bit familiar with Wikipedia, but see the stuff further down to get started. A few hints:

• Remember to use ~~~~ to sign comments on talk pages; it will automatically add a date and link to your user page.
• As a new spam combatter, make sure that you use edit summaries. People who are watching pages might be suspicious if you delete content without explanation.

Han-Kwang 22:02, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Thank you very much for the welcoming Han.

Hello Forastero! Welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. If you decide that you need help, check out Wikipedia:Where to ask a question, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Please remember to sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. Finally, please do your best to always fill in the edit summary field. Below are some recommended guidelines to facilitate your involvement. Happy Editing! -- Han-Kwang 22:02, 1 September 2006 (UTC) Getting Started Wikipedia Tutorial How to edit a page The five pillars of Wikipedia Manual of Style Be bold in editing How to write a great article WikiProjects Getting your info out there Cite your sources Neutral Point of View Point of View Verifiability Uploading images Image use policy Getting more Wikipedia rules Policy Library Getting Help New contributors' help page Where to ask a question Help Desk Frequently Asked Questions Getting along Wikiquette Civility Sign your posts Wikipedians Conflict resolution Getting technical Pages needing attention Peer review Utilities Village pump

[edit] Plagiarism

Please don't lift the code from people's user pages. It's a little flattering, but to me it's still theft. ~Inkiиgton 12:52, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

Haha, worst thief ever - [1] —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 83.70.218.149 (talk)

[edit] Mihd

Hello, Forastero, and welcome to Wikipedia. An article you recently created, Mihd, has been tagged for speedy deletion because its content is clearly written to promote a company, product, or service. This article may have been deleted by the time you see this message. Please keep in mind that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not an advertising service. Thank you. NawlinWiki 15:59, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

You have recently re-created the article Mihd, which was deleted in accordance with Wikipedia's deletion policies. Please do not re-create the article. If you disagree with the article's deletion, you may ask for a deletion review. --ZimZalaBim (talk) 16:50, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Answer

There are just over 1000 admins on the English Wikipedia - you can see the full list from here. There is relatively little conflict as we follow Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Speaking of which I have deleted your article Mihd yet again because is does not assert notability, in particular it does not meet the criteria outlined in WP:WEB. Please do not recreate this article unless you can cite reliable sources that show how it meets the criteria outlined in WP:WEB. I will also ask you to remain civil in your comments to other editors. Your message to User:NawlinWiki was completely inappropriate. Thanks, Gwernol 16:54, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Erasing your account

There isn't a simple way to completely erase your account. You can delete the contents of the user page and talk page (I'd recommend leaving a short message in their place explaining why you are doing this) and then abandon the account. However all edits are recorded in the account history and there is no easy way to have these removed. This is partly a technical issue and partly one of the GFDL. Even if your contributions were truly erased from here they would likely remain in search engine caches and Wikipedia mirrors over which we have no control. Good luck, Gwernol 18:51, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Please supply a summary when editing

When editing an article on Wikipedia there is a small field labeled "Edit summary" under the main edit-box. It looks like this:

The text written here will appear on the Recent changes page, in the page revision history, on the diff page, and in the watchlists of users who are watching that article. See m:Help:Edit summary for full information on this feature.

Filling in the edit summary field greatly helps your fellow contributors in understanding what you changed, so please always fill in the edit summary field, especially for big edits or when you are making subtle but important changes, like changing dates or numbers. Thank you. Will (Talk - contribs) 19:53, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Farewell message

You left this on my talk page:

I must say I'm sorry, I'm thinking about leaving this place. I've noticed some animosity in this place. It's like you can feel the negative vibe. It must be hard to have 1000 people administering this place (+ a great deal more with some authority credentials).

Maybe you will not read this, but anyway. I'm sorry to hear that you are disappointed. I usually try to stay out of controversial articles. Instead, I prefer to add undisputed (scientific) facts to articles. OTOH I do try to remove linkspam from pages, and this does occasionally generate very unpleasant discussions. Han-Kwang 23:03, 14 November 2006 (UTC)