User talk:Mwhs

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I have noted that you often edit without an

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Thank you for contributing to the article

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Please stop. If you continue to vandalize pages, as you did to Voodoo, you will be blocked from editing Wikipedia. --Hetar 21:06, 6 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

while not exactly vandalism, your edits are copyright violations (copy-paste from various webpages and google-books), the images added will be deleted due to copyright; continuing to edit in spite of several warnings is considered

WP:MOS. Moved article edits to your userpage User:Mwhs/sandbox. Qyd^(talk)21:55, 6 June 2006 (UTC)[reply

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Thanks for uploading

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And reverting Brians revert without commenting here ensures that your edits will not succeed. Please answer his concerns, either here or on the talk page of the article.

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I see that you have inserted your text again. I removed it. Wikipedia has policies and guidelines, and if you continue to ignore them, your contributions to articles will also be ignored. Also see

our Manual of Style. Thanks, — BrianSmithson 16:18, 8 June 2006 (UTC)[reply

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Hi, Mwhs. I noticed your edits to Vodou, and I wanted to give you some pointers on Wiki formatting (it's not completely use friendly). It appears you may be doing your writing in a word processor and then copying and pasting the text into the Wikipedia window. What you might want to do is to save the text as plain text with no line breaks before pasting it. This might help with some of the strange line breaks you are getting. (Essentially, the Wiki software makes the line breaks automatically based on the size of the reader's internet browser window.) — BrianSmithson 17:20, 15 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for uploading Image:Vodou_dance2.jpg. The image has been identified as not specifying the source and creator of the image, which is required by Wikipedia's policy on images. If you don't indicate the source and creator of the image on the image's description page, it may be deleted some time in the next seven days. If you have uploaded other images, please verify that you have provided source information for them as well.

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Hi, Mwhs. You have not added your references and sources to the article

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I have posted a summary of our dispute at Talk:Mami Wata. Please review this summary and make sure that I have not mischaracterized your position. Keep in mind that the summary is not supposed to hold any identifying information so that outsiders will not be able to tell who wrote it (so don't sign your name to the summary itself, only to the "Comments" section below it). I hope that we can resolve this dispute soon. — BrianSmithson 15:11, 11 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Are you really asserting that you are the photographer who took this photo? Jkelly 18:25, 11 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, so someone named "Mama Zogbe" is the copyright holder? How do we verify that she has released this image under the

GFDL? Jkelly 22:52, 11 July 2006 (UTC)[reply

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Thanks for uploading

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Thanks for uploading Image:Image3502.png. I notice the file's description page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you have not created this file yourself, then there needs to be a justification explaining why we have the right to use it on Wikipedia (see copyright tagging below). If you did not create the file yourself, then you need to specify where it was found, i.e., in most cases link to the website where it was taken from, and the terms of use for content from that page.

If the file also doesn't have a copyright tag, then one should be added. If you created/took the picture, audio, or video then the {{

If you have uploaded other files, consider checking that you have specified their source and tagged them, too. You can find a list of files you have uploaded by following this link. Unsourced and untagged images may be deleted one week after they have been uploaded, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you. BrownCow • (how now?) 18:08, 1 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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This user seems to be a

At that page, the only <name> used by this account has been "Anagossii". Stacey Peterson did use a similar form of signing "<name>, IP address, timestamp" when editing as an IP editor, but has recently switched to

GRBerry 21:06, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply

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Look at the

WP:SPAM, too. - ∅ (∅), 23:26, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply

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I'm sorry, I've advised you of how you might go about having that article deletion overturned and asked you not to recreate the content. You've done it numerous times. Please consider trying to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. Syrthiss 14:05, 9 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Continuing to post re-created content instead of following the proper Wikipedia procedures is considered

disruption. Posting the content again will result in a block. -- Merope 14:18, 9 January 2007 (UTC)[reply

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Hello, I have recently reviewed and corrected your submission for Mami Wata MedCab Case. If you are interested in proceeding with this informal mediation with me as your mediator please edit the discussion section, state you wish to proceed with User:Alan.ca as your mediator and sign your name. Alan.ca 20:49, 14 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

• After receiving your consent to proceed the discussion has begun. The respondent agreed to a compromise I had proposed, but I have not read a response from you. Please respond in the discussion section of the mediation page. I will be closing the case in 5 days if there is no response from you. Thanks. Alan.ca 15:54, 20 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I've listed 300px-Vodou dancer4.jpg for speedy deletion as a redundant and lower quality copy of Vodou dancer4.jpg. This isn't the first time I'm listing a redundant image you've uploaded. I think I recall listing copies of this particular image at least two times before. Please don't upload redundant copies of the same image, especially not if they're lower quality and especially not if you're not going to use them in an article. See your upload log. - ∅ (∅), 17:59, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Ditto for

GRBerry 19:00, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply

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I really wish you would stop assuming that I am actively working against you on Wikipedia (I am presumably the admin who "spearheaded [the effort to get your society's article deleted] . . . in retaliation for us contributing heavily to an article he has written" that you mention here? If you will review the deletion debate, you will see that I actually provided several third-party sources that mention MWHS or its website, at least one of which discusses your organization independently. In other words, I was trying to make sure the case for or against deletion would be as fair as possible.

I have largely been trying to avoid addressing you directly, because you seem to assume that everything I say is an attack on you, your organization, or your founder. But I am not your enemy, and it would benefit everyone if you would stop considering me to be such. Consider this my attempt to bury the hatchet. Thanks for your time, — BrianSmithson 22:35, 18 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Brain, we have no problem working with you or anyone else who is interested in contributing to the article. We will honor your attempts at reconciliation and look forward to editing and contributiing to the article. Anagossii--MWHS 19:38, 30 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, and good to hear. I'll see you around the Wiki. — BrianSmithson 22:46, 30 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for uploading Image:Image3501.png. I noticed that the file's description page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you did not create this file yourself, then you will need to specify the owner of the copyright. If you obtained it from a website, then a link to the website from which it was taken, together with a restatement of that website's terms of use of its content, is usually sufficient information. However, if the copyright holder is different from the website's publisher, then their copyright should also be acknowledged.

As well as adding the source, please add a proper copyright licensing tag if the file doesn't have one already. If you created/took the picture, audio, or video then the {{

If you have uploaded other files, consider checking that you have specified their source and tagged them, too. You can find a list of files you have uploaded by following this link. Unsourced and untagged images may be deleted one week after they have been tagged, as described on

I have listed one of your subpages,

Thanks for uploading Image:Priestess.png. I noticed that the file's description page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you did not create this file yourself, you will need to specify the owner of the copyright. If you obtained it from a website, then a link to the website from which it was taken, together with a restatement of that website's terms of use of its content, is usually sufficient information. However, if the copyright holder is different from the website's publisher, their copyright should also be acknowledged.

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Notify the uploader with: 

Thanks for uploading Image:Shrine 1.png. I noticed that the file's description page currently doesn't specify who created the content, so the copyright status is unclear. If you did not create this file yourself, you will need to specify the owner of the copyright. If you obtained it from a website, then a link to the website from which it was taken, together with a restatement of that website's terms of use of its content, is usually sufficient information. However, if the copyright holder is different from the website's publisher, their copyright should also be acknowledged.

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Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to vandalize Wikipedia, as you did at Mami Wata‎ , you will be blocked from editing. - Rklawton (talk) 14:22, 28 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

We have not "vandalized" this article. We have removed our contribution since you claimed it to be SPAM. You cannot remove our links and allow our contributions to enhance this article. Now that you have reverted this article we have everyright to dispute its accuracy, which we have done. We will also continue to remove our "SPAM" that has contributed to this article almost since its inception.--MWHS (talk) 17:24, 28 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

This is the final warning you will receive regarding your disruptive edits. If you vandalize Wikipedia again, as you did at Mami Wata, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. - Rklawton (talk) 18:23, 28 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there currently is a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. Rklawton (talk) 19:19, 28 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Your account has been blocked indefinitely from editing Wikipedia because it appears to be mainly intended or used for publicity and/or promotional purposes. Please read the following carefully.

Why can't I edit Wikipedia?

Your account's edits and/or username indicate that it is being used on behalf of a company, group, or organization for purposes of promotion and/or publicity. The edits may have violated one or more of our rules on

username policy

.

Am I allowed to make these edits if I change my username?

Probably not. See

Wikipedia:FAQ/Organization for a helpful list of frequently asked questions by people in your position. Also, review the conflict of interest guidance to see the kinds of limitations you would have to obey if you did want to continue editing about your company, group, or organization. If this does not fit in with your goals, then you will not be allowed to edit again. Consider using one of the many websites

that allow this instead.

What can I do now?

You are still welcome to write about something other than your company or organization. If you do intend to make useful contributions on some other topic, you must convince a

Wikipedia administrator

that you mean it. To that end, please do the following:

• Add the text {{unblock-spamun|Your proposed new username|Your reason here}} below this message box.
• Replace the text "Your proposed new username" with a new username you are willing to use. See
  username policy
  .
• Replace the text "Your reason here" with your reason to be unblocked. In this reason, you must:

• Convince us that you understand the reason for your block and that you will not repeat the edits for which you were blocked.
• Describe in general terms the contributions that you intend to make if you are unblocked.

If you believe this block was made in error, please see how to appeal a block. TNXMan 19:28, 28 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

For the record, MWHS has the right to dispute the accuracy and the exploitative, self-serving manner in which this information is being abused to misrepresent our contribution. That is our right, and we have done so. MWHS’ rejection of this blatant editorial abuse does not constitute vandalism. We are displaying before the world the inherent racism, selective censorship and the belligerent and hostile environment which is indicative of what African-Americans and other ethnic groups are dealt at Wikipedia. The racist, hostile, disrespectful and degrading spirit in which you respond speaks for itself. This rebuttal serves for the historical record, adding to the implosion of complaints against "editors" of Wiki; and has tragically undermined its legitimacy as a credible reference resource. --MWHS (talk) 19:32, 28 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Something you publish yourself - without academic credentials or academic review - lacks legitimacy as a credible reference resource. By removing links to such sources we improve the reliability of our publication. Rklawton (talk) 20:20, 28 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]