User talk:AfadsBad

Retired

This user is no longer active on Wikipedia.

The usual reasons--no common sense, no interest in making Wikipedia a place where editors are really valued, too much bad bad bad science, like a plant family article sitting on Wikipedia for years with a misspelled name, being revert warred over a comment that C4 photosynthesis includes stomata opening at night, threats by admins who SCREAM and then another threatens to block you for reverting when you are not in a revert war, false accusations. Shit, how could I have stayed this long, especially when I started with the User:Dennis Brown welcome of getting blocked for being a sock of a user who had no article contributions like mine whatsover?

Take your bad science and shove it!

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I'm very sorry to see how you've changed this talk page since I looked at your last reply. I really hope that my comments weren't part of the reason you decided to leave — I was confused and asking for your help, and I wasn't saying that you were causing any problems; I'm sorry if I made it sound as if I was. Please read my reply anyway!

Checking the copyvio template, I see that you followed its instructions. It looks like work will need to be done on the instructions: this template is not supposed to be used that way, and the Duplicate Detector really needs to have the questionable text on the page (even if it's not visible) in order to work properly, so I'll see if I can improve the template instructions. Nyttend (talk) 21:59, 9 October 2013 (UTC)

Goodbye

Sorry to see that you were frustrated with Wikipedia and decided to retire, AfadsBad. Being a collaborative process means that sometimes you get your way, often you don't. I find it helpful to choose the battles I think are important to put my effort behind and don't sweat it if I'm reverted or if some article I support gets deleted. No one "wins" every debate here.
Even though, above all, Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, every time you have thousands of people working on a project, it develops a social culture of its own. It helps if you try to navigate through the culture and not try to fight it because, short of a scandal, organizational evolution is a slow process. It's easier though if you find allies along the way to support you.
But you don't need a lecture. Just know that if you choose to come back, you will be welcomed by many people who met you while you were here. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 18:26, 11 October 2013 (UTC)

Sorry to see you go. The anti-science personalities are difficult to stomach. Should you decide to edit again, (if I'm still editing) you'll have a supporter in me. Take care, Hamamelis (talk) 20:57, 14 October 2013 (UTC)

• Hey, don't let the door hit you on the way out. I'd love to say that Wikipedia will be the worse for your departure, but I can't. You're replaceable just like I am, just like all of us are. Sorry, I'm not the type to hold your hand and say it'll be o.k. I don't think it needs to be sugarcoated, or that we have to be sensitive to your feelings. You were rather pompous, bloviating, and contumacious. I found your presumptuousness appalling. I am surprised by how many times you couldn't play well with others. Have fun in real life. Don't worry, Wikipedia will be just fine.--ColonelHenry (talk) 04:26, 16 October 2013 (UTC)