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 If you have any questions, check out [[Wikipedia:Where to ask a question]], ask me on {{#if:{{{1|}}}|[[user talk:{{{1}}}|my talk page]]|my Talk page}}, or type '''<nowiki> {{helpme}} </nowiki>''' on this talk page and a user will help you as soon as possible. I will answer your questions as far as I can.  Again, welcome, and I hope you enjoy editing here and being a [[Wikipedia:Wikipedians|Wikipedian]].<!-- Template:welcome-anon --> Thanks for merging the Steven Avery stuff, and good job, too! -- [[User:Dhartung|Dhartung]] | [[User talk:Dhartung|Talk]] 03:38, 20 March 2007 (UTC)
-== [[Photoshop tennis]], [[Photoshop contest]], [[Photoshopping]] ==
-Since you are reverting my changes and claiming that I am doing something wrong, please explain to me what I have done wrong - all of the topics are relevant as present under [[Photoshopping]], which is referenced there as being an accepted term. If you feel that one or more of the topics is not notable, feel free to [[WP:AFD|nominate it for deletion]], and a discussion will take place to determine whether that is the case. [[User:Nihiltres|Nihiltres]] 16:54, 24 March 2007 (UTC)
-:You don't really understand how Wikipedia works at all. Nominations for deletion are only for those topics that should not be included at all, either as an article or a redirect. Redirecting a word or phrase to an already existing article that more appopriately and educationally covers the topic in question is strongly encouraged by Wikipedia policy. What is not encouraged is making duplicate articles about the same topics under inappropriate names. This is called [[WP:Fork]] files and they should be redirected on sight. [[User:216.165.158.7|216.165.158.7]] 05:46, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
-::Please refrain from questioning my competency regarding Wikipedia: you undermine your respectability by attempting to insult me. As for my reference to the possible use of AfD: it is not uncommon for an article for which there is a general consensus that that article should not be deleted to be listed for deletion as a method of examining consensus on the status of the article - in particular, whether it should be moved, ''redirected'', or merged/split to other articles or article names, or whether particular sections should be removed, altered, et cetera. That is why I suggested that you take that course of action, which would be conducive to your goals: if there is a consensus under AfD that an article should be redirected or not as you wish, it will then be carried out. As for your reference to [[WP:FORK]] - that does not apply here, where the movement which I have seen is a merge of the topics involved to [[Photoshopping]], a more general article. That article is reasoned to concern a notably generic term, and the majority of editors concerned (those who have commented, including me) feel that it is a valid article. If you examine what has happened, you should find that the ''opposite'' of the forking policy has taken place: articles have been merged to create a larger and more informational article. ''Merges '''should not''' be redirected on sight''. Your redirecting actions are currently regarded as disruptive, and may reasonably be regarded as vandalism in the future should you repeatedly attempt to undermine a situation against consensus through unilateral action. I quote [[Wikipedia:Vandalism]]: "Removing all or significant parts of pages or replacing entire established pages with one's own version without first gaining consensus both constitute vandalism." Please act towards consensus through cogent argument - it is in your interest to do so. [[User:Nihiltres|Nihiltres]] 15:27, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
-:::You ask me not to question your competency but then right away say all sorts of nonsense that proves why I should. Please go educate yourself before you try to lecture me. Or, better yet, don't lecture me at all and get out of the way of the people who want to improve this site instead of putting fluffy nonsense crap articles up that violate Wikipedia policies. 04:09, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
-::::Nihiltres's advice was good.  Stick to the content issues and stop the name calling.  Assume good faith.  Respect the work of others.  Then maybe we can make progress. [[User:Dicklyon|Dicklyon]] 04:14, 26 March 2007 (UTC)