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Suggestion

Announce that you are going to take a week off from all politics articles and discussions and work on something creative or different. Create new articles, help out with maintenance tasks, or just browse and read. If you don't do this, I'm afraid that things will get worse. Think of a it as a vacation of sorts. Viriditas (talk) 10:10, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

Concur with this excellent advice, and suggest you add to your reading list User:Heimstern/Ignoring incivility and WP:TIGERS. KillerChihuahua 15:55, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

WP:BEAR is also germane.  little green rosetta(talk)
central scrutinizer  19:00, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

I've done some interesting reading, thanks. StillStanding (24/7) (talk) 19:12, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

Another suggestion. I think your new name might not be the best choice, since the metaphor "still standing" carries the implication "despite adversity," and could be seen as a reference to "people who are causing" said adversity.

Also, if you're interested in editing more philosophical articles for a while, a few of the pages on my watchlist that I haven't finished (or started) editing are Duhem-Quine thesis, Demarcation problem, Hypothesis, Idealization, Philosophy of science, History of science, History of scientific method. Of course, I don't expect your interests to completely overlap with mine, but take them as suggestions to potentially distract you for a while. :-) Arc de Ciel (talk) 22:40, 18 August 2012 (UTC)

The user name is fine. I like it, myself. Nobody Ent 01:38, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

Arc, I saw your work on Duhem-Quine but didn't have any improvements to offer. I'll take a look at the others, though. StillStanding (24/7) (talk) 01:43, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

A few more points

Did you read WP:BEAR? If so, why did you post to Arzels talk page? Its clear he doesn't want you posting there. One cant help but think you are doing it to antagonize him.

Now let's talk about policy. Please try and refrain from instructing or opining about policies and guidelines. Sea lawyering is disruptive and annoys others. If you have questions about policy, ask. Many of the editors you have been interacting with have been here for years and they know the policies and customs well enough. Many people bring up policy arguments, but you seem to do it quite often. It's not a collegial trait.

Contrary to what you might think, I'm not out to get you. My best piece of advice I can give you is to think twice before hitting save. Ask yourself what sort of reaction you think your diff will make.  little green rosetta(talk)
central scrutinizer  03:05, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

I've had to post notices when he's violated policy, particularly by edit-warring. I am obligated to do so if I am to report him, and I certainly want to keep that option open. Likewise, when Cwobeel approaches him about the very same issues, I'm there to back them up.

Arzel has been here for much longer than me, yet that doesn't seem to endow him with any special understanding of the rules. He violates them frequently, so I drop notices when he does. StillStanding (24/7) (talk) 03:10, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

And this one? Ask yourself this question. Are you here to build an encyclopedia?   little green rosetta(talk)
central scrutinizer  03:18, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

I addressed this already: "Likewise, when Cwobeel approaches him about the very same issues, I'm there to back them up."

I'm here to fix some articles. This includes talking to people who have a pattern of harming articles and reminding them that what they're doing is harmful. StillStanding (24/7) (talk) 03:22, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

Thanks... and BRD

Thanks for the barnstar! I still always appreciate them. In the same spirit, I have a favorite guideline to use as a reference when ending up in a contentious conversation due to edits I may have made or reverted. There are some tips which you might find helpful, in order to avoid any undue unpleasantness with editors who may not have read it. I have always found this guide useful, especially since it is documented on WP. Forgive me if you have already read this previously. WP:BRD OliverTwisted(Stuff) 05:11, 19 August 2012 (UTC)