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Poker Babes

I don't think edit warring is the proper way to solve this. Poker-Babes is a self published source and is used in a massive number of articles as a reference and as an external link. This is clearly not warranted as this is not a PokerNews type authoritative poker website, it is the opinions of one person. Were it used sparingly I would not have a problem with it but it is clear somebody has been very aggressive about inserting this site into as many Misplaced Pages articles as possible and I don't think that is appropriate and it clearly meets my definition of 'spam' DegenFarang (talk) 02:29, 20 July 2011 (UTC)

You seem to have a long standing personal gripe. Obviously the site is not spam. It is owned by PokerStars now, which means it isn't self-published. TheTakeover (talk) 04:08, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

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External Link Spam

Look at the articles for very famous poker players. There is a reason you don't see 95 external links to every site that has ever done an interview or a profile on that player - because to allow that would invite massive amounts of spam. This standard must be applied to all of the articles. If these interviews or references provide useful information unavailable elsewhere it can be used as a reference and included in the article. External links are for official sites or completely objective data such as tournament or cash game results.

If you do not agree or you are unwilling to discuss this prior to reverting my edits, take this matter to dispute resolution or a noticeboard. Reverting my edits by flatly declaring I am wrong is not acceptable. You will be blocked if you continue this behavior. You have been warned. DegenFarang (talk) 12:54, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

Don't threaten me and say "You will be blocked" and "You have been warned." I am doing what I think is in the best interest of the Misplaced Pages poker articles and the rules that I must abide by. You obviously don't have a problem with external links, you have a problem with external links on Steve Badger and Shirley Rosario's page. I have looked at many, many poker player pages and there are so many edits that need to be done and so many that need sourcing yet you insist on wasting your time (and now my time) by editing the same two articles into the ground. And don't think it fooled me that you just "happened" to edit a few more poker players article this time. The ONLY people you edited yesterday are the people that I have worked on over the past week; Maria Ho, Jennifer Leigh, Allen Cunningham, Tiffany Michelle, Shirley Rosario, and Steve Badger.

As far as the external links on the said pages, they are valid links. I am not the only one who is reverting you. Since I have started editing the Misplaced Pages, I noticed that many editors have reverted you. Over the past few weeks, at least four editors have done so. I am not launching a personal attack on you, I just happen to think you are wrong which seems to be the concensus.TheTakeover (talk) 17:20, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

I don't have time to remove these links from all poker players right now but I will keep doing so over time. I assure you I want them off of all poker articles. They are just spam for various poker affiliate sites. DegenFarang (talk) 14:07, 4 August 2011 (UTC)

It's not up to you. Other editors don't have to do what you say even if you tell them, "You have been warned." And it is obvious from the history of the poker player articles that many editors believe these links are relevant. TheTakeover (talk) 02:32, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

lol try harder 2005 DegenFarang (talk) 13:40, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

Blocked???

Blocked? What have I been blocked for? I am not a sockpuppet of anybody. Please block the guy attacking me, DegenFarang. He was just blocked recently for abusive behavior and now you've allowed him to get away with it. It is obvious that I don't agree with many of his edits but that doesn't make me a sockpuppet of anybody. TheTakeover (talk) 02:45, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

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The problem really is with the editor DegenFarang. I started editing poker and saw how he was attacking some of the profiles with a vengeance. It was very easy for me to see especially recently with his personal attacks against me (take a note how he did it again today), that he has a beef with anybody that doesn't agree with him. From what I have read, he has been banned several times and is continually a problem.

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This is laughable. Just review the edit summaries of the other sockpuppet and you'll see they are identical. They used the exact same spelling and syntax multple times. DegenFarang (talk) 17:19, 5 August 2011 (UTC)

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