User talk:John974

Your "repeated sentences" were the ones that I had moved to the criticisms area. Attacks on Eckankar by Akatha members are unseemly and belong under Criticisms. Please allow readers to see the facts about Eckankar beliefs and to read the criticisms as criticisms. I will be moving the Akatha stuff back where it belongs. --Sarunfeldt (talk) 18:58, 12 November 2012 (UTC)

The article is about Eckankar, not Akatha. Akatha criticisms belong in the section on criticisms not in the sections on Eckankar beliefs. People come to this page looking for information on what Eckists believe and that content should be presented as is.

Why don't you create an Akatha Wikipedia page and put all of your Eckankar attacks there? In the meantime, I have put all of your attacks on Eckankar under the appropriate Criticisms section. --Sarunfeldt (talk) 21:23, 12 November 2012 (UTC)

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I notice that you are a comparatively new editor. There are a few basic rules of conduct and content around here which have been summarized by others, generally better at that sort of thing than me, in the following template:

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I believe it would very likely be in your own best interests to review the material in the template, and the links (in blue) to some of our guidelines here. New religious movements in general tend to be among the more controversial material we have around here, and material regarding which emotions can override logic and reason. From what I've seen, there has been a rather contentious dispute regarding content in the Eckankar article. I am one of the old hands around here (and have the greying hair to prove it) and I would be more than willing to help resolve disputes regarding content and other matters regarding this and related articles. I think it would be in the best interests of everyone if instead of making changes in the article itself, those involved in the dispute started talking to each other on the talk page and indicating what changes they would like to make. That sort of activity is most likely to also bring in input from others, who might be a bit more knowledgable about policies and guidelines, and might help prevent the dispute from escalating to a point few if any involved would like it to rise to.

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Notice of Edit warring noticeboard discussion

Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion involving you at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring regarding a possible violation of Wikipedia's policy on edit warring. Thank you. MatthewVanitas (talk) 05:07, 13 November 2012 (UTC)

Your recent editing history at Eckankar shows that you are currently engaged in an edit war. Being involved in an edit war can result in your being blocked from editing—especially if you violate the three-revert rule, which states that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Undoing another editor's work—whether in whole or in part, whether involving the same or different material each time—counts as a revert. Also keep in mind that while violating the three-revert rule often leads to a block, you can still be blocked for edit warring—even if you don't violate the three-revert rule—should your behavior indicate that you intend to continue reverting repeatedly.

To avoid being blocked, instead of reverting please consider using the article's talk page to work toward making a version that represents consensus among editors. See BRD for how this is done. You can post a request for help at a relevant noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, you may wish to request temporary page protection. MatthewVanitas (talk) 05:08, 13 November 2012 (UTC)