User talk:BryanAJones

May 2022

Hello, I'm Writ Keeper. I noticed that you removed topically-relevant content from RTFM. However, Wikipedia is not censored. Please do not remove or censor information that directly relates to the subject of the article. If the content in question involves images, you have the option to configure Wikipedia to hide images that you may find offensive. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you may leave a message on my talk page. Thank you. Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 15:01, 10 May 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for getting in touch. Your use of profanity is incorrect in this circumstance. The choice of ‘f’ word is a personal choice. While the article in general is correct it is incorrect to say that the ‘f’ word must be a profanity. As Wikipedia is an educational platform I cannot see the value in forcing children to learn swear words. RTFM can be used as a humorous response by everyone when used correctly. My intention is purely to make the article and this little part of the internet more inclusive for everyone. My intention is not to offend and I hope you understand and welcome all ages to be able to read this article. BryanAJones (talk) 07:17, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

I understand where you're coming from, but that's not what Wikipedia is about. There are any number of articles on Wikipedia that might be considered challenging or inappropriate for children, but we would do them, and everyone else, a disservice to censor those articles like this. RTFM stands for "read the fucking manual" to a vast majority of people, and if our article misrepresents that, then that might lead a child (or anyone else, really) to use it in a situation where profanity might be inappropriate, which might get them into trouble, since the people around them will most likely interpret it as profanity even if that's not what the speaker intended. The mission of Wikipedia is to spread knowledge, and how "offensive" that knowledge might be doesn't enter into it. Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 13:46, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

Please do not remove information from articles, as you did to RTFM. Wikipedia is not censored, and content is not removed on the sole grounds of perceived offensiveness. Please discuss this issue on the article's talk page to reach consensus rather than continuing to remove the disputed material. If the content in question involves images, you also have the option to configure Wikipedia to hide the images that you may find offensive. Thank you. ~~ lol1VNIO (I made a mistake? talk to me • contribs) 18:21, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

Your recent editing history at RTFM shows that you are currently engaged in an edit war; that means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be, when you have seen that other editors disagree. To resolve the content dispute, please do not revert or change the edits of others when you are reverted. Instead of reverting, please use the talk page to work toward making a version that represents consensus among editors. The best practice at this stage is to discuss, not edit-war. See the bold, revert, discuss cycle for how this is done. If discussions reach an impasse, you can then post a request for help at a relevant noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, you may wish to request temporary page protection.

Being involved in an edit war can result in you being blocked from editing—especially if you violate the three-revert rule, which states that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Undoing another editor's work—whether in whole or in part, whether involving the same or different material each time—counts as a revert. Also keep in mind that while violating the three-revert rule often leads to a block, you can still be blocked for edit warring—even if you do not violate the three-revert rule—should your behavior indicate that you intend to continue reverting repeatedly. PAVLOV (talk) 18:24, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you remove or blank page content or templates from Wikipedia without giving a valid reason for the removal in the edit summary, as you did at RTFM. PRAXIDICAE💕 18:29, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

Notice of edit warring noticeboard discussion

Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion involving you at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring regarding a possible violation of Wikipedia's policy on edit warring. The thread is Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring#User:BryanAJones reported by User:PAVLOV (Result: ). Thank you. PAVLOV (talk) 18:27, 26 May 2022 (UTC)

May 2022

You have been blocked from editing from certain pages (RTFM) for a period of 60 hours for RTFM. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions.

During a dispute, you should first try to discuss controversial changes and seek consensus. If that proves unsuccessful, you are encouraged to seek dispute resolution, and in some cases it may be appropriate to request page protection.

If you think there are good reasons for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.  Primefac (talk) 18:30, 26 May 2022 (UTC)