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I hope you don't mind, but I removed the offending material (just did a large revert of the talk page requests they mass posted). Dusti 05:24, 30 June 2013 (UTC)

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Shane Todd Death page

I'm confused about the source citation and why it violates wiki policy. The source is a Doctor who is respected and skilled in the art. Is it because the location of where the report is published that is the problem? I am aware it is also published elsewhere but cannot find it at present but believe it to be on a public news site. I just did'nt get what the complaining editor (Zhanzhao) was on about by saying that the reliable source needs to be on some news outlet site. As far as I was aware, this was not wikipedia policy. Can you assist with my understanding on this subject. Appreciate your input. I'm a noob by the way.Theinsidefacts (talk) 16:23, 22 July 2013 (UTC)

Hello there, the policy your document violates is this one. Your document seems to be a self-published source and the fact that its author may be a doctor or other reliable author cannot be independently verified. He or she may be what you say - the problem is that unless this can be verified by an impartial external agency such as a news organisation or academic journal, the document cannot be relied on. So as it stands the document cannot be used. If it is published and described by a reliable, independent third party then it may be acceptable - but it would be wise for you to check this on the talk page of the article first. Please do read the page on reliable sources fully and carefully; it will answer all your questions about why your source is not acceptable as it stands. And do ask here for more help, by all means. Kim Dent-Brown 16:43, 22 July 2013 (UTC)

Regarding...

...this, I don't recall being totally banned from the article talk page. I don't intend to edit it anytime soon, if ever, but I think the Margarine guy has overstepped a bit. ←Baseball Bugs carrots→ 01:12, 27 July 2013 (UTC)

I think it's entirely reasonable. You weren't banned, so you have the right to edit there if you wish. However you were behaving poorly and DrFleischmann (or anyone) has the right to re-raise the matter at AN/I should things flare up again. However as they are not going to that won't be an issue, will it? By the way, I had to Google "Fleischmann" and "margarine" to work out why it's cute to call him Yeast and Margarine. People outside the USA won't get it, although it is immediately obvious you're being disrespectful and needly. It would be good if you just called people by their chosen editing names. Kim Dent-Brown 06:53, 27 July 2013 (UTC)

Hey, you learned something new. That can't be a bad thing. In response to his "I reserve the right...", I must counter that I reserve the right to say "Told ya so" if and when the US and Russia work out a deal to send this "hero" back home to face justice. ←Baseball Bugs carrots→ 14:28, 27 July 2013 (UTC)

Regarding going to the dogs

If you find your trouts don't get respected, try something stronger like my stockfish-rack whacking template or the Shakespeare insultspout in case of personal attacks. HTH, darwinbish ☠ 10:56, 29 July 2013 (UTC).

Thanks a million, your Bishfulness! Whether or not these will have a better effect is neither here nor there - they made me smile! Kim Dent-Brown 11:01, 29 July 2013 (UTC)

LOL at "bishfulness". A bit like bashfulness, I suppose! Bishonen | talk 13:49, 29 July 2013 (UTC).

Off line harassment

I am simply not sure what to do as they are not stooping the harassment - I woke up to multiple taunting emails. How do I go about finding out the ones that are harassing me. Moxy (talk) 15:33, 29 July 2013 (UTC)

Now that is definitely not OK. If you would like, please forward the emails to me at kim@dent-brown.co.uk and I'll investigate. If you don't want to do this please keep in touch (via email if you don't want people to be able to follow your complaints via Misplaced Pages) and I will try to think of any other ways I might help. Most of all. please don't respond in kind and best of all don't respond at all. If you are being bullied it gives your persecutors more pleasure, the more you are seen to be affected by their actions. Kim Dent-Brown 16:28, 29 July 2013 (UTC)

Ok let me think about this - I have blocked the 2 emails for now. I am concerned that any action will lead to more trouble coming my way for these editors. I think I may want my edit history of my talk page hidden from public view (I mean the times I gave out my email). The people must have spent hours looking through my talk page history to find it. I plan not to come across these editors again I hope. -- Moxy (talk) 17:04, 29 July 2013 (UTC)

If you have enabled emails (via your preferences link at the very top of your screen)other editors can email you even if your address has not been published explicitly as I just did mine. You can see an 'email this user' link at the left of your screen which enables you to email others, just as they can email you. You can turn the email availability off if you wish. Kim Dent-Brown 18:31, 29 July 2013 (UTC)

• I saw this thread from Moxy because I was actually stopping by to thank you for closing the ANI thread. If Moxy has any email that he even remotely suspects is from me, he has my full permission and waving of copyright to publish it in full on Misplaced Pages. I can safely say this because I have never emailed him in any form or in any way.  Giano  18:57, 29 July 2013 (UTC)

• Thanks Giano, both for stopping by and for making that offer. Kim Dent-Brown 18:59, 29 July 2013 (UTC)

I actually dont believe it is Giano - as both email refer to him in the third person. They are simply threatening me to stay away for infoboexs and the WP:projects related to them - this is again not related to Giano per-say as our latest dispute is over images not a box - I dont edit infoboxes so it is even more puzzling.-- Moxy (talk) 20:22, 29 July 2013 (UTC)

Well you have cast aspersions Moxy, so just pretend that you think they are from me and publish them here anyway - or forward them in full to the Arbcom who will be instantly able to identify the sender. That way you won't be troubled again.  Giano  20:26, 29 July 2013 (UTC)

I've just noticed this. I can make the same offer as Giano: "If Moxy has any email that he even remotely suspects is from me, he has my full permission and waving of copyright to publish it in full on Misplaced Pages. I can safely say this because I have never emailed him in any form or in any way." --Folantin (talk) 20:35, 29 July 2013 (UTC)

I have raised the matter here . In my experience, bullies and liars, like Vampires, hate exposure to sunlight and will avoid it at any cost.  Giano  20:49, 29 July 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads up, Giano. I have just asked Moxy to forward those e-mails to me or to ArbCom. Hopefully, we'll be able to determine who sent them. Salvio 20:57, 29 July 2013 (UTC)