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Procedure? Procedure says that if you can't show why a subject is notable for inclusion, it shouldn't remain an article, especially when it's obviously a subject with an EXTREMELY narrow reach - barely out of Super Mario Sunshine. - A Link to the Past (talk) 06:49, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
Hi Bobby... I read your Wikiquette alert report and then looked at the situation you described. While I recognize that it's frustrating to see those things changed that you don't agree about, I don't see any clear examples of incivil behavior from User:A Link to the Past. I do see that he moves very fast and writes only terse edit summaries, so I understand how you might want more discussion with him about some of those things.
I don't think that Wikiquette alerts is the right place for you to get help with this though. I'm not saying you're wrong, just that you need a different aproach.
For one thing, you've only been editing for a half year or so, with under 500 edits. He's been doing this for 3 years and has more than 10,000 edits. So while it's possible he's off track, it's also possible that he's just going fast and you don't yet have the skills to confront him on the items that you don't agree about. I haven't studied your interactions enough to know for sure, but that's my first impression.
If you don't agree with his changes, you don't have to just accept them. You can change them back, and then discuss them. Since he's got a long history and knows what he's doing, your best bet for getting the results you feel are right is do get other editors to agree with you also, the process known as creating consensus. It's true that there is a guideline about being "bold" in edits, but there's also a process of how to respond to bold edits you don't agree about.
So, here are my suggestions:
First, don't take any of it personally - just concentrate on the articles, finding references for the points you want to make, getting to know other editors and having productive discussions on the talk pages. If something makes you feel angry or frustrated, just let the emotional part go and focus on the process.
Second, I'll put some links on this page about ways you can respond when you run into an editor that you feel is being difficult. It's not so much about formal procedures or complaints - those are all really complicated and boring, they take a lot of work, and you never know how it's going to turn out. So it works better to just get good at editing and creating consensus. If you don't get your way sometimes, don't worry about it. The information will still be there, you can always go back to it later after you have more skills or more friendly editors who agree with you about the topics you're working on.
Then finally, if you need more help after reading those articles, you could check out this page: Wikipedia:Editor assistance. That page is not a place to report incidents, it's a place you can find experienced editors who like to help out and can advise you on the challenges you're facing.
Well, that's the best I can offer for this situation, I hope you find it helpful. Here are the links I mentioned:
If you have questions you're welcome to leave me a message. Good luck! -- Parzival418 Hello 08:05, 29 April 2007 (UTC)
It was said by Sega that it was in the main series. It was identified numerous times by Wikipedia as a game in the main series. So why did you put Sonic and the Secret Rings under spin-offs? There was a section on its talk page that asked this but you didn't respond to it so I decided to ask you on your talk page. Unknownlight 04:33, 22 June 2007 (UTC)
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