User talk:83.248.199.19

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Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did to Mating. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. A link to the edit I have reverted can be found here: link. If you believe this edit should not have been reverted, please contact me. docboat 08:14, 28 September 2007 (UTC)

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I thought that the line I removed from the article on mating was unconstructive (it was, as you can tell from the diff "IT FEELS REALLY GOOD IF YOU IMATATE THE ANIMALS. LOL!"). As much as I appreciate that different people have different standards for what is constructive, I admit I thought it was more or less obvius that that line was added there as a prank. I therefore thought I was in fact helping out by removing it, rather than committing an act of vandalism. If my assumption was wrong, rather than just challenged by, you know, some guy reverting changes without even evaluating them first, I apologise.

No, you are absolutely correct, that was an error on my part. It is good that you had reverted the original contribution (and it happens that the software I use may lag a bit behind a sudden reversion, but usually vandals destroy and then move on) and I do hope you continue to contribute to Wikipedia. If I may give some advice to you though? Firstly, it is better to sign up for a name - it is good to have a name to put to an edit ... and remember to use the ~~~~ to sign your edits. Secondly, do take the time to play around in the sandbox, and then jump in to contribute to the encyclopaedia. It is a worthy cause! Be happy :) docboat 00:10, 29 September 2007 (UTC)