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April 2010
Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Utahraptor. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted or removed. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Please do not change cited information, as this is dishonest. J. Spencer (talk) 02:47, 23 April 2010 (UTC)
- Hi Troodon,
- When you enlarge the size of a dinosaur on Wikipedia, you are simply causing more work for other editors, who have to remove what you've done. The size information in blocked. Best, Firsfron of Ronchester 04:42, 23 April 2010 (UTC)]
May 2010
Please don't remove material, as you did here at Achillobator. The text discusses the fact that Achillobator may be chimeric, composed of material from more than one animal, and includes a source for the claim. That's a valid reason to include the word "probably" when discussing where it lies on the dinosaur evolutionary tree. When you remove content like this, you create internal inconsistencies in the article. Firsfron of Ronchester 13:49, 1 May 2010 (UTC)
Edit summaries
I have noticed that you often edit without an edit summary. Please do your best to always fill in the summary field. This is considered an important guideline in Wikipedia. Even a short summary is better than no summary. An edit summary is even more important if you delete any text; otherwise, people may think you're being sneaky. Also, mentioning one change but not another one can be misleading to someone who finds the other one more important; add "and misc." to cover the other change(s). Thanks! mgiganteus1 (talk) 22:50, 31 May 2010 (UTC)
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Thanks for catching my error regarding Saurornithoides and Saurornitholestes at Aguja Formation. If not for your sharp eye, that could have gone unfixed for years. Abyssal (talk) 01:12, 15 June 2010 (UTC) |
August 2010
The talkpages are not for expressing your personal opinions of the article subjects: they are for discussion of improving the articles. So, unless you can demonstrate how your being angry over Thylacosmilus' extinction, and how you're blaming Smilodon for lousing everything up will somehow improve the article, please stop it, or I will report you for vandalism.--Mr Fink (talk) 23:58, 10 August 2010 (UTC)
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Elaphrosaurus
Can you please find a source for your addition stating that it was initially mistaken for an ornithomimmosaur? Thanks. Abyssal (talk) 00:43, 14 September 2010 (UTC)
Taxobox
Hi Troodon58, please discuss major changes to the taxobox before implementing them, as you did on Archaeopteryx and Iberomesornis. Placing either in the "Class Reptilia" is patently ridiculous. "Clade Reptilia", sure, but that's not what it says. MMartyniuk (talk) 01:02, 15 September 2010 (UTC)
Reminder about edit summaries
I have noticed that you often edit without an edit summary. Please do your best to always fill in the summary field. This is considered an important guideline in Wikipedia. Even a short summary is better than no summary. An edit summary is even more important if you delete any text; otherwise, people may think you're being sneaky. Also, mentioning one change but not another one can be misleading to someone who finds the other one more important; add "and misc." to cover the other change(s). Thanks! mgiganteus1 (talk) 03:44, 15 September 2010 (UTC)
recent page moves
Please don't move your user page into article space, it doesn't belong there. I have moved it back to where it does belong. Thanks --Versageek 00:21, 16 September 2010 (UTC)
- Again, your user page does NOT belong in article space. If you move it there again, I will block you. If you wish to change your user name, please visit ]
- If you would like your userpage back and you don't have the text saved, we can bring it back, because I don't believe anyone ever said it was an inappropriate userpage. But you must promise to not ever try to push it back into article space, or to create any other page about yourself in article space. —Soap— 15:46, 28 September 2010 (UTC)
September 2010
Please do not add or change content without citing verifiable and reliable sources, as you did to Velociraptor. Before making any potentially controversial edits, it is recommended that you discuss them first on the article's talk page. Please review the guidelines at Wikipedia:Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. The information you added ("bobcat") seems completely out of place. Please discuss on Talk page before replacing this page. — UncleBubba ( T @ C ) 18:34, 26 September 2010 (UTC)
Hi Troodon, please stop adding and changing categories without discussing them first. Re-organizing or adding to the well-established category structure listed on the WP:Dino home page without discussing this or seeking input from the group can be considered rude. Thanks. MMartyniuk (talk) 02:12, 28 September 2010 (UTC)
- You have the potential to be a good editor, but it looks to me you're making a lot of impulsive edits. You should think about whehter a particular edit is really helpful or not before you press Submit. For example, the bobcat thing may be true, but it isn't really relevant to an article about Velociraptors. There are lots of other animals that are also about that size, and most likely, anyone reading the article will be able to make sense of the measurement "49 pounds" without an example of another animal that's about the same size. With regards to humans originating in North America, it isn't true unless all primates are considered humans, which they're not. So even though you were making a claim based on a true statement, the claim itself isn't true. —Soap— 16:13, 28 September 2010 (UTC)
Troodon in Asia
Hi Troodon58, just wanted to explain about the Troodon in Asia thing. Greg Paul, a notorious lumper, at one time considered Troodon and Saurornithoides to be the same animal. As far as I know he was pretty much alone in this opinion and nobody else ever accepted it. But some popular books which used his as a source didn't quite understand the situation and listed Troodon as an Asian species. Troodon only lived in Asia if you believe Saurornithoides is not a real dinosaur. You can see a complete list of Troodon fossil remains here: [1]. None are from Asia. The only possible exceptions are some isolated teeth similar to Troodon from Siberia, which may have been Troodon because it lived in Alaska, and the two were connected at the time. But they have not been formally referred to Troodon or compared to Saurornithoides, so they could be anything. Even the Alaskan "troodonts" haven't been properly described or named yet, and they might end up being a new genus anyway. MMartyniuk (talk) 00:35, 29 September 2010 (UTC)
I think you need some help and advice, and I've started a discussion at the talk page above.