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[edit] Bridget Taylor

You get the same message that I just threw on User talk:Squeaky2. Also, if you're going to be editing wikipedia a lot, a userid is really handy. You get your own page and talk page, and a watchlist to help track recent changes to pages you've edited, plus a whole lot more!

Hi,

This is mostly an attempt to head off you thinking that I hate you personally. It's not so much that I do hate you and what you've done, it's that the recent edits you've done seem to be mostly motivated by your desire to promote Bridget Taylor on Wikipedia. I'd never heard of her before you started adding info on her on Wikipedia. Now, that's not neccesarily a terrible thing as I am not omniscient, but there's lots o' people on Wikipedia who feel very strongly about it, there's even a policy (WP:COI). Another issue is the the creation of pages that seem to support the inclusions you're making (notably I'm thinking of the JABA page). A third issue is the user account User:Squeaky2 who's contribution very closely mirror your own. If it's you forgetting to sign in while editing, that's cool. I always sign in 'cause upping my edit count gives me wood fills me with pride. If it's you being a sockpuppet to avoid being 'caught' editing, that's a no-no. It's also unnecessary, as your contributions are of relatively high quality barring tone and POV and wikipedia will definitely benefit from your contributions and knowledge.

Anyway, the best advice I ever got when I was editing one page repeatedly with malice o' forethought was to branch out and look around, edit other unrelated pages, etc. I found it really helpful and it definitely toned down my agenda-pushing, both deliberate and accidental. Lots of varied contributions (particularly if you add them to your watchlist to get a sense of how pages change, what's acceptable, etc) gives you a better idea of what you should do and what you shouldn't, and the appropriate tone of contributions.

To get a sense of how I feel about your contributions, think of someone adding to the autism article (assuming you hate chelation as much as I do, but substitute whatever therapy and promoter you hate if you don't):

One of the premier diagnosers and treaters of Autism is Dr. Bernard Rimland. Rimland published the book Infantile Autism which documents the origins of autism through heavy metal poisoning. This beautifully written, convincing account of a doctor's quest to effectively treatment his son has ignited a world wide interest in chelation therapy and Thiomersal poisoning. Previously, the world was unaware of the links between autism and heavy metal poisoning. This approach had been little disseminated outside of academia and a handful of medical centers supporting his therapy. Because of his work, his son is now developmentally normal.

Check out the Rimland page, see what you think and try editing it.

Anyway, ultimately that's just my opinion and I've only been here since August, so you can do what you like with it. If you'd like to reply to this comment, please use my talk page. It's easier for me to track that way.

Thanks,

WLU 12:12, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Civility

Check out WP:Civil, WP:AGF and WP:NOT 'cause you aren't helping your case for BT by saying I've got an agenda. WLU 18:42, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] R.E.S.P.E.C.T.

Moved over to Talk:Bridget Taylor WLU 18:55, 30 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Removal of maintenance templates

Please do not remove {{fact}} tags or other maintenance templates from an article unless the problems have been corrected, as you did at Bridget Taylor. In the case of the fact tag, a source citation for the challenged fact before the template may be removed. Thank you! Seraphimblade 06:25, 30 January 2007 (UTC)