User talk:Fourviz

Welcome!

Hello, Fourviz, 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:

• The five pillars of Wikipedia
• Tutorial
• How to edit a page and How to develop articles
• How to create your first article (using the Article Wizard if you wish)
• Manual of Style

I hope you enjoy editing here and being a Wikipedian! Please sign your messages on discussion pages using four tildes (~~~~); this will automatically insert your username and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or ask your question on this page and then place {{helpme}} before the question. Again, welcome! J Milburn (talk) 14:27, 4 April 2010 (UTC)

Erroneous threatening message

Hello, I recently checked Wikipeda to find you'd left me a message saying: "Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did with Lacey Chabert. The next time you disrupt Wikipedia, you may be blocked from editing without further notice".

I can assure you that I have never viewed let alone edited that page. It may be worth noting in future that an IP address is not a reliable way to identify someone online as many users will have dynamic IP addresses and you risk harassing anyone who happens to share their internet service provider. Threatening to block random Wikipedia users from contributing to the site is detrimental to Wikipedia's goals and ethos. Were you to do this to a new Wikipedia user or a computer user with less knowledge about or confidence in using the internet you would be likely to cause a great of distress and alarm. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.185.172.222 (talk) 12:14, 25 October 2012 (UTC)

Bridgit Mendler

Thank you for trying to improve the accuracy of the Bridgit Mendler article by adding a birthdate. However, all information reported on Wikipedia websites must come from a reliable sources. In general, a source is deemed reliable if demonstrates editorial control or is cited by known reliable sources with editorial control. For this reason, fansites are not accepted as references. Thank you, liquidluck✽talk 03:21, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

February 2011

Hello. Regarding the recent revert you made to John Roberts (journalist): you may already know about them, but you might find Wikipedia:Template messages/User talk namespace useful. After a revert, these can be placed on the user's talk page to let them know you considered their edit was inappropriate, and also direct new users towards the sandbox. They can also be used to give a stern warning to a vandal when they've been previously warned. Thank you.

Thank you for the template. It is very nice to know. Fourviz (talk) 12:02, 22 February 2011 (UTC)

ArbCom elections are now open!

Hi,
You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:15, 24 November 2015 (UTC)