User talk:Ben King

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1 STATEMENT
2 STATEMENT 2
3 I don't blame you for leaving
4 ADVICE
5 Break in the Sun
6 The Last Enemy
7 AfD nomination of The Last Enemy
8 Kings (TV series)
9 AfD nomination of Kings (TV series)
10 Orphaned non-free media (Image:GerardMaguire.jpg)
11 Orphaned non-free media (Image:FionaSpence.jpg)

[edit] STATEMENT

Any articles submitted by me were done so on good faith on the understanding that Wikipedia was a reputable resource. I do not agree with many of the backward policies on this site or with the insularity of its administrators. I request articles such as Howards' Way, Prisoner and the Secret Army episode guide be rewritten so my original text is no longer featured on the site. I do not endorse the reliability of Wikipedia in any way, and would not recommend it (either for reference or contributions) to anyone in the future. Ben King 12:50, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] STATEMENT 2

Administrator The JPS is an insular, officious little drone who is obviously on a power trip. An utterly sad, small-minded piece of shit.

[edit] I don't blame you for leaving

Of course I don't know your reasons for leaving the Wikipedia community, but if they have anything to do with the dispute over fair use regarding magazine covers, I don't blame you. You may or may not have noticed that all your TV Guide images have been removed. Sorry, man -- I do NOT support the current fair use policy regarding magazines and I feel it is unnecessarily restrictive (you should see the damage being done to articles on magazine models). That barnstar you received was well deserved as I personally feel Wikipedia is a poorer place because of the loss of these images. 23skidoo 11:47, 12 May 2006 (UTC)

- Thanks for your note of support.

I would second that. They were helpful and illustrative, and it seems over-zealous that they were removed, and in a rather abrupt manner too. Certainly the articles I am involved in look much poorer now. It seems a shame that the users so bothered about removing the magazine covers couldn't find images to replace them with first. Bob 20:44, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

- Thanks again. You're quite right - there are some very sad individuals on Wikipedia whose administrative "status" has clearly gone to their heads.

I would certainly agree that it's a shame you decided to leave Wikipedia - I saw many of your contributions and they were great - particularly with regard to articles such as Secret Army and Survivors. The current policy about magazine covers I have no hard opinion about, but the lack of (use of) such covers is surely only a minor thing and the information that Wikipedia contains (including the content you have added) is surely vastly more valuable. I'd like to thank you for that content, and hope that you don't continue to try removing it. Stephenb (Talk) 09:00, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

Administrative "status" is seriously the best way of putting it. I imagine these users are on a power trip with their admin "status" and don't realize they're deleting valuable things and chasing away great users like you. You are worth a million Carnildos and a thousand Mindspillages.

- Please rewrite the Secret Army episode guides. I do not wish to have my original text featured on Wikipedia. Thank you.

Unfortunately, I disagree with you here. When you press "Save page," you make the text property of WP. ^juppiter talk #c 18:25, 12 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] ADVICE

Hi, Ben King. You might be interested in viewing this site - Wikipedia Review - to discuss about the potential flaws of the Wikipedia system. Also, feel free to contact Johnny if you want to join him to break the bastard sysops (Curps and JPS alike). You can find Johnny mostly at Crass, usually from 20:00 UTC to 23:59 UTC. WR-Recruiter 13:34, 23 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Break in the Sun

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[edit] The Last Enemy

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[edit] AfD nomination of The Last Enemy

An editor has nominated The Last Enemy, an article on which you have worked or that you created, for deletion. We appreciate your contributions, but the nominator doesn't believe that the article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion and has explained why in his/her nomination (see also "What Wikipedia is not").

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[edit] Kings (TV series)

A proposed deletion template has been added to the article Kings (TV series), suggesting that it be deleted according to the proposed deletion process. All contributions are appreciated, but this article may not satisfy Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and the deletion notice should explain why (see also "What Wikipedia is not" and Wikipedia's deletion policy). You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{dated prod}} notice, but please explain why you disagree with the proposed deletion in your edit summary or on its talk page. Also, please consider improving the article to address the issues raised. Even though removing the deletion notice will prevent deletion through the proposed deletion process, the article may still be deleted if it matches any of the speedy deletion criteria or it can be sent to Articles for Deletion, where it may be deleted if consensus to delete is reached. If you agree with the deletion of the article, and you are the only person who has made substantial edits to the page, please add {{db-author}} to the top of Kings (TV series). B. Wolterding (talk) 14:21, 30 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] AfD nomination of Kings (TV series)

I have nominated Kings (TV series), an article you created, for deletion. I do not feel that this article satisfies Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, and have explained why at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kings (TV series). Your opinions on the matter are welcome at that same discussion page; also, you are welcome to edit the article to address these concerns. Thank you for your time. B. Wolterding (talk) 19:42, 2 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Orphaned non-free media (Image:GerardMaguire.jpg)

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[edit] Orphaned non-free media (Image:FionaSpence.jpg)

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