User talk:Badpuppy99
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[edit] Your recent edits
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[edit] John B. Kimble
Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. You may not know that Wikipedia has a Manual of Style that should be followed to maintain a consistent, encyclopedic appearance. Using different styles throughout the encyclopedia, as you did to John B. Kimble, makes it harder to read. Please take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. --Tom (talk - email) 23:01, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
- Please do not assume ownership of articles. If you aren't willing to allow your contributions to be edited extensively or be redistributed by others, please do not submit them. Thank you. --Tom (talk - email) 23:06, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
- Please take the time to read through other articles and the policies of Wikipedia to understand how an article should look. You are continuing to add improperly formatted material to the article in question. Also, please see Wikipedia's policy regarding civility since you are not being constructive by calling my edits vandalism and accusing me of being in the camp of another candidate. If you continue to disregard policy, you risk being blocked from editing. --Tom (talk - email) 23:52, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
- I'm not sure where you draw the conclusion that the article has been reduced to a trivial level since the content between your version and mine is almost the same. However, some irrelevant material (i.e., the racial makeup of districts) has been removed, and the lengthy/unnecessary quotes section has been converted into prose, which is preferred. Also, Kimble is a relatively minor candidate, and Wikipedia does not give undue weight to minor candidates, so the article probably should not be much longer than it is now. This is the same reason the notability tag is at the top of the article, as not every political candidate warrants a Wikipedia article. --Tom (talk - email) 00:28, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
- He may have won primaries, but when it has come to the general elections, he has placed very distantly at best. This would be the definition of a perennial candidate, and isn't exactly an argument in favor of inclusion. --Tom (talk - email) 01:07, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
- I'm not sure where you draw the conclusion that the article has been reduced to a trivial level since the content between your version and mine is almost the same. However, some irrelevant material (i.e., the racial makeup of districts) has been removed, and the lengthy/unnecessary quotes section has been converted into prose, which is preferred. Also, Kimble is a relatively minor candidate, and Wikipedia does not give undue weight to minor candidates, so the article probably should not be much longer than it is now. This is the same reason the notability tag is at the top of the article, as not every political candidate warrants a Wikipedia article. --Tom (talk - email) 00:28, 20 January 2008 (UTC)
- Please take the time to read through other articles and the policies of Wikipedia to understand how an article should look. You are continuing to add improperly formatted material to the article in question. Also, please see Wikipedia's policy regarding civility since you are not being constructive by calling my edits vandalism and accusing me of being in the camp of another candidate. If you continue to disregard policy, you risk being blocked from editing. --Tom (talk - email) 23:52, 19 January 2008 (UTC)
