User talk:Brboyle

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May 2013

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Help needed

Your help is needed here. Read the edit summary. We need the full references. -- BullRangifer (talk) PingMe 20:30, 25 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Seriously, please reply so we can fix it. Without proper sources it will be removed. -- BullRangifer (talk) PingMe 17:33, 26 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The content you added has been removed as unsourced. -- BullRangifer (talk) PingMe 16:43, 29 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Making sure you are aware. Neutrality^talk 17:27, 5 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Let me make myself really clear: "perhaps you shouldn't be on Wikipedia" and "triggered, much? lol" is not engaging respectfully. If you read Wikipedia:Civility, that will become apparent to you. Let me also point you to bold, revert, discuss — you made a "bold" edit, other editors objected on policy-based grounds, and now you need to obtain consensus, rather than run roughshod over others. You are also at 3RR at the article. Neutrality^talk 17:51, 5 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Tear gas

If you want to discuss the use of that term in the lead, may I suggest using the talk page. Arguing through edit summaries is rarely productive - trust me, I've been down that road and I've learned. You should too. JimKaatFan (talk) 17:39, 5 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Brboyle. You clearly edit war on this page against consensus. The discussion about the tear gas did happen already on the talk page. If you want to discuss something else, please start such discussion instead of revering. Please self-revert, or you can be reported to WP:AE or otherwise sanctioned. My very best wishes (talk) 17:45, 5 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I am not edit warring against consensus. I am not denying that tear gas was used, I am simply trying to make it clear that it makes no sense that tear gas be mentioned in the lead instead of "riot control tactics." The lead is a summary that should try and be as all inclusive as possible. As tear gas wasn't the only tactic used why should it be singled out instead of using a more inclusive phrasing? Why don't you take it to the talk page if you feel so strongly about it. Brboyle (talk) 17:48, 5 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Unlike you, I did took it on talk page. Also note that you violated WP:3RR rule on this page today. My very best wishes (talk) 17:50, 5 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Brboyle (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Request reason:

I was not aware of the 3RR and will not do it again. Though I have been a user for a while, I only fairly recently began engaging in extensive editing on Wikipedia. I understand why I was blocked and will be sure to not do it again. The topic on which I abused the 3RR is now being discussed with civility by me and others on the talk page of the article in question. Also, due to the fact that the incident occurred over a NPOV issue I believe it should be given some leniency. Brboyle (talk) 18:39, 5 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Brboyle, I don't think that you can really say that you are discussing the issue "with civility" at article talk when, just a short while ago, you told a different user (My very best wishes) that "Your reply here just shows you are not interested in NPOV." Do you think that constitutes civil discussion? Neutrality^talk 18:46, 5 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

So now I can't have opinions? I didn't feel that his comments were really showing that he wanted to follow the NPOV and I thoroughly explained why i felt that way. I do feel that constitutes a civil discussion because having a civil discussion doesn't mean that everyone agrees with the majority opinion and you, an administrator on Wikipedia should understand that. But then again maybe you don't because going to someone's talk page and harassing them/giving them attitude about their Wikipedia-granted right to dispute a 24 hour block doesn't seem very civil, either. Brboyle (talk) 18:51, 5 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]