User talk:Cricketguru

Welcome!

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Mark Benson

Hi. I noticed your edits. Nice work! I've deleted one small line, as it seemed to have WP:NPOV issues. Perhaps you'd like to join WP:CRIC, the Cricket Wikiproject? --Dweller 09:33, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. I remember your exploits and it's great to have you here. Unfortunately, the way that Wikipedia works, you can't just add information that you "know to be true". (See some of the links in your welcome message) Statements of fact must all be verifiable from reputable sources. If you have access to a published survey of the opinions of teams, that's great, that'd be proof. But anecdotal evidence is insufficient. Does that explain better? --Dweller 11:57, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. Thanks for your message. I appreciate that this is one of the most perplexing aspects of Wikipedia for a newcomer. If everyone believes it to be the case, then someone, somewhere, must have said as much in a verifiable source. Please read WP:V and Wikipedia:Reliable_sources#Claims_of_consensus. I'll do a Google search for "best umpire in the world", but if Benson's not won the award, even if I find some verifiable sources claiming he is the best, we can do no more than state that "some people consider him..." --Dweller 12:12, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

To demonstrate the problem, our article on Simon Taufel already claims he is the best in the world... which I'll delete as well. --Dweller 12:14, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

hah you beat me to it. Google holds an out of date version. --Dweller 12:15, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome!

Hello, Cricketguru, 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 name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically produce your name and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and ask your question there. Again, welcome!

Mark Benson

Hello, I've reverted your edits to Mark Benson because the changes I made were explained in the summary.

1. The WP:MOS on section headings recommends capitalising only the first word in the heading.

2. The image I replaced (Image:Mark benson-heart.jpg) with the existing Benson image will be deleted today as having no source or licencing information.

3. The placement of the image was stylistically poor and so moving it to replace the one about to be deleted makes a lot of sense.

4. The citation required tag was added in order to provide some reliable source which says Benson is considered to be one of the best umpire's in the world. This is a subjective statement so it needs justification.

Don't hesitate to get in touch with me if you'd like to discuss this further. The Rambling Man 17:07, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Reverting articles

Please be aware that WP enforces a three revert rule on articles which is getting close for you with regard to the Mark Benton article. I will revert my changes because, as per above, they are all justified and I have attempted to communicate this to you. Breaking the three revert rule is considered vandalism which could ultimately result in you being blocked. Please don't hesitate to get in touch with me in order to discuss this further to prevent the situation spiralling out of control. All the best The Rambling Man 17:07, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It might not have been your intention, but your recent edit removed content from User talk:The Rambling Man. Please be careful not to remove content from Wikipedia without a valid reason, which you should specify in the edit summary or on the article's talk page. Take a look at our welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you. The Rambling Man 17:21, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Image licences

Hi. I notice you've changed the licence for Image:Mrb-cricket.JPG to PD, but it is the same image that appears here, can you explain this? Cheers! The Rambling Man 17:44, 5 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

License tagging for Image:Markbenson-heart.jpg

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Signing Your Name

When you write an article, make sure you sign your name with with 4~'s —The preceding unsigned comment was added by JFBurton (talk • contribs) 20:13, 5 February 2007 (UTC).[reply]

Blanking pages

Please do not remove content from Wikipedia, as you did to Talk:Mark Benson. It is considered vandalism. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. The Rambling Man 08:27, 6 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Reverting edits

Please stop reverting edits made by a number of users on Mark Benton's article. This is a wiki and everyone is entitled to contribute. The edits you continually revert are made in order to keep the article with a neutral point of view. For more information on this, please read the WP:NPOV policy. Continually reverting edits is considered vandalism. Also, please stop blanking the discussion on the talk page, it's there for a reason - for people to discuss the quality of the article. Blanking the page is considered vandalism. Don't hesitate to get in touch if you need further information. The Rambling Man 08:31, 6 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

3RR warning

Hello Cricketguru.

I would like to advise you that should you revert the Mark Benson article one more time, you will be reported for violation of the WP:3RR policy. I have attempted to reason with you about this, but unfortunately your continued reversions and use of other accounts has left me with no other option. All the best. The Rambling Man 08:53, 6 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Trying to help

Hi there.

You're new here and need to calm down a little. Like any newcomer in any environment, you don't understand the rules - and you're becoming frustrated by them.

Because Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a fan site, we have over time established rules and procedures that govern what material can be included and how users should interact.

I'm concerned that you're breaking so many of our rules in rapid succession that pretty soon an administrator will lose patience with you and block your account.

Most seriously, you've been creating what we call "sock puppets". There is a policy about these at WP:SOCK. It's usually a pretty transparent matter and if the admins are in doubt, they have access to a tool called "checkuser" that uses wizzy techy trickery to prove that two different accounts are actually one person. I strongly advise you not to do that again.

Please chill a little, have some WP:TEA and take good advice from myself and The Rambling Man (who's a good guy, by the way). Don't edit war, don't blank material, don't break the WP:3RR and don't insert POV material.

It's a shame I'm having to post this, because in your short time here, you've done a lot of positive stuff and this is taking the gloss off your otherwise excellent contributions.

I really hope you take this advice. Cheers, --Dweller 09:06, 6 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Please calm down

Please see my most recent edit to my talk page. --Dweller 09:42, 6 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

3RR warning

Hi Cricketguru, you've been reported for a 3RR violation on Mark Benson. Normally, you'd be blocked for 24 hours for this violation, but because you're a newbie, I'm leaving this warning instead. Please review the 3RR policy carefully. This says that we may not undo another editor's work, in whole or in part, more than three times in 24 hours, and that any undoing counts as a revert, sometimes as little as one word. See WP:3RR for more details. Now that you've been told about the policy, you're likely to be blocked for the next violation without further warning, so try to hammer out compromises on talk with the other editors instead of reverting. Cheers, SlimVirgin ^(talk) 18:37, 6 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright problems with Image:Mrb-cricket.JPG

An image that you uploaded, Image:Mrb-cricket.JPG, has been listed at Wikipedia:Copyright problems because it is a suspected copyright violation. Please look there if you know that the image is legally usable on Wikipedia (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), and then provide the necessary information there and on its page, if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. The Rambling Man 08:04, 7 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The Rambling Man 08:04, 7 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright problems with Image:Markbenson-heart.jpg

An image that you uploaded, Image:Markbenson-heart.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Copyright problems because it is a suspected copyright violation. Please look there if you know that the image is legally usable on Wikipedia (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry), and then provide the necessary information there and on its page, if you are interested in it not being deleted. Thank you. The Rambling Man 13:19, 7 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Reverting Mark Benson

Hi. Using fake edit summaries to revert this article back to the one with original research and incorrect wikilinks should be avoided if at all possible. Thanks. The Rambling Man 20:41, 14 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Civility

Please remain civil. Comments like the one you just posted to User:The Rambling Man are not acceptable. In particular, calling someone a "smart ass" is a breach of WP:CIVIL. We're trying to build an encyclopedia here. It's not a Mark Benson fan site. It's also not a blog or bulletin board, where you can speak freely and without civility. Thank you. --Dweller 11:10, 15 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Calm down

I'm afraid you're heading for being blocked from editing Wikipedia, and that'd be a shame. Neither I, nor Rambling Man nor you for that matter can unilaterally ignore the rules here. --Dweller 14:00, 15 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

WP:3RR

Please do not revert the Mark Benson article again today. You will be in violation of Wikipedia's three-revert rule which will lead to your account being blocked. You have been warned off this behaviour once already by a generous admin who gave you the benefit of the doubt. My edits to this article are in-line with Wikipedia's policies on original research, reliable sources, verifiability and neutral point of view. Before removing my edits, please familiarise yourself with these policies. If you'd like to discuss this further then don't hesitate to get in touch. But, once again, if you revert the article, I will report you to WP:AN/3RR again. The Rambling Man 14:44, 15 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Image without license

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