User talk:Thomasinventions

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[edit] November 2007

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did to EBay. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. Please stop adding your personal grievances to Wikipedia articles - wikipedia is not a soapbox. You have apparently attempted to add this various times under various accounts and IPs. If you persist, you risk being blocked from editing. Thanks. ZimZalaBim talk 20:44, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

Regarding your message on my talk page, please note, first and foremost, that personal attacks are forbidden and users are asked to remain civil. More to the point, please note that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not an news service, announcement board, or other space to publish current events, grievenences, or what you view as unfair business practices. Anything added to articles needs to adhere to our policy on neutral point of view and be cited by reliable sources (ie, no original research. I hope this helps explain why your contribution is not acceptable in its current form. --ZimZalaBim talk 22:04, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
Welcome to Wikipedia. Everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia. However, we remind you not to attack other editors. Please comment on the contributions and not the contributors. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you.--ZimZalaBim talk 19:16, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Welcome

Welcome!

Hello, Thomasinventions, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are some pages that you might find helpful:

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on discussion pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question and then place {{helpme}} before the question on your talk page. Again, welcome! --ZimZalaBim talk 22:00, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Blocked

Hello Thomasinventions. I am sorry, I have had to block you from editing Wikipedia. While we appreciate your desire to help us, our core policies require that all material be independently verifiable, attributed to reliable sources and stated in a neutral way. Your edits violated our original research policy, and although ZimZalaBim tried to help you, you responded with abuse. This is unacceptable. You also tried to add the same material without signing in, which did not help. So, while your campaign may well have merit, Wikipedia is not the place to publicise or pursue it. Once the mainstream press pick it up and publish some analysis I am confident we will cover the facts of the case. Your complaint that we do not cover "current events" probably identifies the problem, the clue here is in the word "encyclopaedia" - encyclopaedias are tertiary sources, drawn from analysis of other sources. As an encyclopaedia we cannot be in the forefront of campaigning; I think you might need a blog or webhost instead. Guy (Help!) 20:24, 7 November 2007 (UTC)