User talk:Leveque

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Welcome!

Hello, Leveque, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question and then place {{helpme}} before the question on your talk page. Again, welcome!  Davewild 17:21, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

Contents

[edit] History of Rodrigues

Sorry Mr Leveque but you can't do it again.
Your sayings are respectable but on a political position. Each contribution on Wikipedia must be exposed neutrally and with historical published references. You can't say we in an encyclopedic article ! There are other places and websites for politics and peoples' defence. That's why your contribution has to be reverted, though the interest of it.Channer 08:05, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

OK, I agree with you. But, what has replaced my piece is a tall tale. Referencing to an article in Mauritian news (an online gazette printed in the UK by Mauritian expats) is not exactly historical fact, nor does it turn fiction into fact. Leveque 01:43, 11 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Mauritius

Welcome to Wikipedia. It might not have been your intention, but your recent contribution removed content from an article. Please be more careful when editing articles and do not remove content from Wikipedia without a good reason, which should be specified in the edit summary. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. If you would like to experiment again, please use the sandbox. Thank you.

I've changed half a sentence! Because it alluded to Rodrigues island being a district of Mauritius. This is simply not true. The island of Rodrigues is no more a district of Mauritius, than Botswana is a district of India.

You are right only to some extent Mr Leveque. I agree that the island of Rodrigues is no more a district of Mauritius. But you just removed the information concerning the status of Rodrigues before it achieved its autonomy. It is just part of the history of Rodrigues and Mauritius, just as British colonial rule on India is part of the history of India. You must have noticed that your edits were neither removed nor reverted, but just added to. Also, please strive to write from a neutral point of view, which is one of Wikipedia's fundamental principles Aeons | Talk 15:02, 22 June 2007 (UTC)

Once, Mauritius may have dubbed Rodrigues a district, but that didn't make it so. Similarly, (Sources 10 and 11) citing two Mauritian versions of Rodrigues by Mauritians, to prove that Rodrigues was a district, is like citing Donald Duck's version of Donald Duck, to prove that what Donald Duck says - is true. Leveque 00:41, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

Welcome to Wikipedia. We invite everyone to contribute constructively to our encyclopedia. However, please do not add promotional material to articles. Advertising, and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox", is strongly discouraged. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. (Also applies for the Rodrigues article) Aeons | Talk 07:17, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

Wow! 'we' 'our', well, thank you - for inviting me - Aeons. You pontificate and condescend on matters, to which you know little about. Now, let me welcome you to our encyclopedia, however, kindly be constructive - not petty. I opened this account because I forgot the password to Loulou50. See, something else, you think you know, but do not. Enjoy your stay with us Aeons. Leveque 05:29, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Give reasons for changes

When you edit an article, please give a reason for the change by putting descriptive text in the Edit summary. If the reason is long, add "see discussion" in the Edit summary and add text to the article's discussion page. That way, others know what you have changed and why you changed it. This avoids edit wars caused, in part, by others not understanding why an edit is made. This might have avoided some of the recent edits and re-edits in the Mauritius article. You might want to take a look at Wikipedia:Edit war. Truthanado 11:47, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] About external links

Mr Leveque, please don't add external links to the main body of articles, per WP:EL, specifically:

2. External links should not be used in the body of an article. Instead, include them in an "External links" section at the end.

Also, if you want to add further information, along with the usual reference you add, please add other 3rd party sources. Because it seems you are using Wikipedia specifically to promote your article.

As for the warning messages, they are standard. They have welcome in them because they are level 1, which is: Level 1 - Assumes good faith.

Aeons | Talk 07:37, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Removing content from your user talk page

Please stop. If you continue to blank out (or delete portions of) page content, templates or other materials from Wikipedia, you will be blocked from editing. Carl.bunderson 20:19, 2 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Original Research

Welcome to Wikipedia. We invite everyone to contribute constructively to our encyclopedia. However, please do not add promotional material to articles. Advertising, and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox", is strongly discouraged. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. Carl.bunderson 15:39, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

How is adding a link (about MR, and 2006 election) to a published article (about MR, and 2006 election) in Mauritius' largest broadsheet newspaper, promotional? How? We invite you to contribute constructively to our encyclopedia, but please do not discourage or dissuade those of us, wanting to contribute, from doing so. Remember, we give up our time, willingly, and add to wikipedia, for free. The day may come, (because of people like you) when we wonder, why we bother? Leveque 03:45, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

You have written the articles to which you link. They are journalistic columns in what is, as far as I can tell (my French is very poor), an online newspaper. They are not suitable external links. "Wikipedia should not offer first-hand news reports on breaking stories." Linking to pieces of journalism reduces WP to this. Your pieces, while interesting and well written, are like glorified blogs. They're essentially opinion pieces. And furthermore, even if these were papers written for scholarly journals, I frown on anyone (ie even Stephen Hawking, were it to happen) linking to things they have themselves written. I prefer to stay as far away from conflict of interest as possible. And sorry about using the 'promotional' template; they're certainly not linkspam, and I don't mean to make it seem like I think that way. It was simply the closest template I could find. And I, and I'm sure the rest of the Wikipedians, appreciate you giving up your time to contribute. Only by airing our mutual concerns can we come to a concensus and really really improve WP. Please don't let my sometimes over-vigilance discourage you from trying to improve the encyclopedia. Carl.bunderson 04:33, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

The article I linked to (MR 2006 election) was published in Mauritius' leading broadsheet newspaper, Lexpress - an institution, hardly an online newspaper. The column took 3 weeks to research, and 1 week to write - again for free. A gift to the people of Rodrigues, and now, free to the readers of wikipedia too. Admittedly, I may have posted other pieces to promote Rodrigues' Independence, which may not have conformed with WP standards, but not this one. Warm regards Leveque 11:11, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

Ok, that works for me. Thanks for your bringing this up in your talk page, and enjoy your day. Carl.bunderson 15:30, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Rodriguan Creole

Hi Leveque,

I have recently created a page on Rodriguan Creole. I was wondering- since there are very little sources of information available on this language, would you be interested in contributing to it?

Regards,

--Maurice45 (talk) 11:16, 7 April 2008 (UTC)

Hi Maurice,

I'm not a linguist, n do not have much info on its history, n perhaps, would not do it justice by guessing willy nilly. But, it is a great initiative of yours to put it up for discussion. And, in the future, if i have something concrete to contribute, i'll certainly do so. Port twa bien, salam. Leveque (talk) 00:19, 9 April 2008 (UTC)