User talk:Massivefranklin

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November 2015

Hello, I'm TheMesquito. I noticed that you recently removed some content from Private equity with this edit, without explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry, the removed content has been restored. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. TheMesquito^buzz 05:33, 10 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

October 2018

Your recent editing history at Elizabeth Warren shows that you are currently engaged in an edit war. To resolve the content dispute, please do not revert or change the edits of others when you are reverted. Instead of reverting, please use the talk page to work toward making a version that represents consensus among editors. The best practice at this stage is to discuss, not edit-war. See BRD for how this is done. If discussions reach an impasse, you can then post a request for help at a relevant noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, you may wish to request temporary page protection.

Being involved in an edit war can result in your being blocked from editing—especially if you violate the three-revert rule, which states that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Undoing another editor's work—whether in whole or in part, whether involving the same or different material each time—counts as a revert. Also keep in mind that while violating the three-revert rule often leads to a block, you can still be blocked for edit warring—even if you don't violate the three-revert rule—should your behavior indicate that you intend to continue reverting repeatedly.
You performed three reverts [1] [2] [3]. You removed the fractions three times [4] [5] [6]. That's a total of six reverts over 24 hours, which is considered edit warring. Please consider abstaining from reverts at the article, to avoid being blocked for edit warring. wumbolo ^^^ 17:11, 16 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I see that you had engaged in a talk page discussion. That's very good and in the spirit of the Bold-Revert-Discuss cycle. Thank you! wumbolo ^^^ 17:14, 16 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

- @Wumbolo: I'm glad that I'm following at least some of Wikipedia's guidelines. I also want to note that I eventually left the fractions in, but in a sentence that was worded to accurately reflect what the results actually mean. A different user removed the fractions after that. I am a researcher in genetic anthropology, and only a few days ago performed a similar analysis to the one commissioned by Warren, so I think I trust myself to be accurate here. Thanks for providing me more knowledge about Wikipedia policy. Massivefranklin (talk) 17:22, 16 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

- - @Wumbolo: Just to clarify -- should I indeed refrain from making edits to the fractions sentence? Massivefranklin (talk) 17:24, 16 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

- - - I suggest relaxing with the reverting (i.e. removing content added by other editors, or re-adding content which was removed by someone else). You're completely free to add and modify content as much as you wish :) Also, biographies of living people and American politics are sensitive areas here on Wikipedia, so it's best to stick to the relevant policies. wumbolo ^^^ 17:44, 16 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

- - - - @Wumbolo:Your suggestion is eminently sensible. Thank you for being so warm and helpful. I appreciate it. Massivefranklin (talk) 17:59, 16 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

- - - Thank you very much for giving your expert knowledge – that's really appreciated here. Obviously, that doesn't preclude you from citing reliable sources (medical reviews have to be cited for articles about medicine, per WP:MEDRS) and from remembering that you don't "own" any article. wumbolo ^^^ 17:48, 16 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Please help keep the Elizabeth Warren page neutral

You have made good edits so far and it would mean a lot for continued support which an unregistered user like me can't provide. Thanks.2601:447:4101:41F9:76:3C05:FB9D:7DCA (talk) 16:10, 17 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]