User talk:Ishmaelblues

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Hello, Ishmaelblues, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few good links for newcomers:

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[edit] (how to do) Vandalism warnings

Howdy and welcome to Wikipedia. Thanks for reverting vandalism! You may find the templates at Wikipedia:Template messages/User talk namespace handy for warnings about vandalism. In particular, usually the first vandalism gets {{subst:test1}} the second, {{subst:test2}} up to test4. After test4, go ahead and report the vandal to WP:AIV (instructions on the page) for blocking. There is a test5, but it is for admins, after the person is blocked.

If the vandal is blatent, you can use {{subst:bv}}, but it is usually best to give the person the benefit of every doubt. Remember to never atribute to malice what can be attributed to error, so in general, err on the side of more warnings whenever possible.

A few other things you might find helpful:

  • Check the vandal's other contributions (you can do this easily by clicking "my contributions" and replacing your name with the vandal's.
  • Spam (see WP:SPAM) has it's own set of warnings, {{subst:spam1}} through {{subst:spam3}}.
  • Using the "subst:" at the begining of the template saves the server time, see WP:SUBST.
  • It is sometimes necessary to look at the page history to see when the last unvandalized version was.

Thanks again for your work. Feel free to write a note on my talk page if I can help with anything. --Hansnesse 05:49, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] I like blues

At the beginning of |this song there's a short instrumental that I really like - can you recommend any music on this basis? Thanks! --Username132 (talk) 23:13, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Best revision policy: stick to the templates

The following refers to your contribution to User_talk:68.15.239.57: Please do not make personal attacks on other people. Wikipedia has a policy against personal attacks. In some cases, users who engage in personal attacks may be blocked from editing by admins or banned by the arbitration committee. Comment on content, not on other contributors or people. Please resolve disputes appropriately. Thank you. Antonrojo 19:58, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

Also, you might look into the polices over at Wikipedia:Recent_changes_patrol Antonrojo 20:03, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

Ishmael, please refrain from personal attacks. If you warn someone use the appropriate templates. Cheers -- Szvest 20:20, 19 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Popups

Hello, just a friendly reminder: don't use the Popups to do reversions on articles unless the edit being reverted is a clear case of vandalism. It equates to reverting someone's edits without providing a justification for your action. Disputes over content, such as with what's going on with the Led Zeppelin article right now, are simple content disputes that need to be worked out on the talk page. Thanks! -/- Warren 23:08, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Controversy over racial characteristics of Ancient Egyptians

Could you explain the reasons for your edits to Controversy over racial characteristics of Ancient Egyptians. Why do you keep reverting the article?Altarbo 21:13, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

i added some old info that is sourced, reliable and relevent, so it may look like i reverted to a very old copy but i actually took some of an old version and put it back in

[edit] Confucianism, List of founders of world religions

Ishmael, please read the list of caveats at the bottom of the article, one of which is that some people say that Confucianism is NOT a religion. It's arguable -- after all, Confucianism believes in a "Heaven" that requires the proper performance of religious rituals for the land and the family to prosper. However, that is argued in the article to which we link. I think that in a borderline case such as this, it's better to include the tradition (which is, after all, followed by millions) and make it clear that it's disputed. I don't think you can have read the whole article, because you removed the entry in the table without removing the explanation at the bottom.

This list has been extremely contentious, and the bottom is nothing but acknowledgements of all the disputes that have arisen. It's not all clear what founder, major, and religion mean! So we say that the list is just a suggestion for further reading. Zora 08:36, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

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