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It is time to be straight with us now. Tell me how someone who knows the intrigues of advanced mark-up, can at the same time appear to not realize much smaller issues that others have been bringing to your attention. I think an RFC/U is in order, per concerns with possible trolling. CalmerWaters23:04, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
You are really going to make me shift through five plus hours of research and diff to provide the answer. You very well have the competency of clicking on the blue link I provided above to find out. This is clearly either a competency or even worse a trolling type of behavior, either of which is not progressing adequately in a positive direction. Assuming good faith only goes so far. You removing this conversation is regarded as dismissing the severity of the issue. CalmerWaters23:15, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
I shall continue this at the appropriate discussion board, where it will stay open without being removed by you until the discussion is complete and concerns rectified as it is obvious escalation and community sanctioned steps are the only means forward. CalmerWaters23:23, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
Since 10.28.2010, I personally do not think you have been trolling, but I do think there are significant problems with your editing that have also become a significant time drain on the community. A certain level of competence is required in order to edit Misplaced Pages without causing disruption and damage. I have suggested to you previously that you should stop posting at the help desk. I did this before, and ask again now, not because I wish to be mean but because over and over your posts have been a problem there both on a competence level and on an interaction level, in that you do not appear to be able to interact without being nasty, or possibly because you do not understand how to convey certain things you want to say with tact (the end result is little different). I do not think the help desk should be your testing ground to get better. The problems, though, are not just confined to the help desk. I am afraid that if you do not at least seek mentorship, or restrict yourself to certain types of tasks that do not require a more in depth understanding of policy and guideline, you will not remain on Misplaced Pages for very long.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 23:42, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
I think, given the discussion of the past day, that you have come to a point where you are almost required to seek mentorship. Without seeking mentorship, you will be indefinitely blocked as it seems like you cannot constructively interact with the community. I would highly suggest going through an adoption program with User:Worm That Turned if he will take you. I believe a program such as this is the only way that these problems can be resolved. RyanVeseycontribs23:49, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
(e/c x 2) I am not saying you must do anything. I am saying that though I don't know what calmer waters is doing, possibly putting together a request for comment on your conduct, with the fairly constant problems in your editing, it was inevitable that some sort of escalation would happen if you didn't do something to help yourself. I think that time is now. Mentorship, if someone is willing to take on the role, is one of the only paths I can see that may help you avoid the problems with your editing.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 23:58, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
(e/c x 2)Then please offer some explanations. Why do you not want to go through a mentorship process? Why is it that you prefer deletion over archiving? Do you understand that there can be serious consequences if you cannot begin cooperating and conceding some of your ideas once this is brought to RFC/U? RyanVeseycontribs00:00, 19 July 2011 (UTC)
Such as this one (and every discussion that has ever appeared on your page). Since it has started you have removed information and reformatted the discussion. You have reorganized comments in a way that people are no longer replying to the person they intended to reply to. You remove discussions within minutes of certain posts, stop. RyanVeseycontribs00:57, 19 July 2011 (UTC)
Your sig is a little bit on the long, bold and eyestrainy-yellow side of things. Would you mind making it less conspicuous please? It's rather distracting, particularly the colour. It might be worth prowling community pages to see what sort of length and colour is generally considered appropriate. Brammers (talk/c) 07:21, 18 July 2011 (UTC)
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