User talk:Another-sailor

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[edit] Speedy deletion of National Network to End Domestic Violence

A tag has been placed on National Network to End Domestic Violence requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a person or group of people, but it does not indicate how or why the subject is notable: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, articles that do not indicate the subject's importance or significance may be deleted at any time. Please see the guidelines for what is generally accepted as notable, as well as our subject-specific notability guideline for biographies.

If you think that this notice was placed here in error, you may contest the deletion by adding {{hangon}} to the top of the page (just below the existing speedy deletion or "db" tag), coupled with adding a note on the article's talk page explaining your position, but be aware that once tagged for speedy deletion, if the article meets the criterion it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the article that would would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Moosato Cowabata (talk) 18:26, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] No personal attacks

Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, we would like to remind you not to attack other editors, as you did on Talk:National Network to End Domestic Violence. Please comment on the contributions and not the contributors. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Your comment that another user is "argumentative to the point where I wonder if it wasn’t just an attempt to stir up trouble" speculates about another user's intention thereby, also, failing to assume good faith.
Stick to the topic. Thanks.[1] --69.225.10.208 (talk) 22:47, 18 February 2008 (UTC)

It was not a personal attack. I said, “The anonymous user’s comments are argumentative...”
Specifically, when “Sbowers” wrote, “It is more to request and encourage editors to go find good sources” and you responded with, “Feel free to find them yourself…” and ended with, “In fact, just delete it” that that was argumentative. Starting your comments with, “I consider myself ‘warned’ then.” did not help either; especially since you are writing anonymously and your comment followed another comment that had been directed at my previous comment. Your more recent comment on that page was more helpful as had been your previous addition to the article.
Since we seem to agree on the usefulness of the article itself and that the tag in question is not appropriate, it’s unfortunate that we are here in disagreement. I too am aggravated by some of the seeming “insider attitude” displayed by some editors, but I think that you might be in need of re-thinking your own level of “assuming good faith”.


Your comments here are in fact a personal attack. --Another-sailor (talk) 09:05, 19 February 2008 (UTC)