User talk:Gams&eggs

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Your edits on GWTW

Thank you so much for your input on GWTW. Many people such as yourself have spent countless hours working to build the page though it may not be obvious to you. Some sections of the article need to be expanded. The color symbolism section is one, for instance. Would you be so kind to please put it back in the article so other editors can continue to work on it. We have strived to keep personal opinion out of the article. Frequently new editors want to add their own thoughts and opinions rather than sourced material from books and articles. Unsourced material must be removed to keep the integrity of the article. I do hope you understand and again, thanks for your valuable input.Prairiegrl (talk) 23:55, 9 September 2013 (UTC)

From Jennifer: Thank you for writing to me as a human being and not just assuming that I haven't spent countless hours reading and thinking about this book as well. I am new to editing on Wikipedia, and I appreciate your guidance and kindness, and not just writing "vandalism" (I understand that it's an internet word) without explaining your rationale.

Your color symbolism IS opinion. So even if you strived to keep your opinions out, you were not successful. The entire book is about black vs. white. So whether or not Mitchell was conscious of the fact that she gave so many characters names that reference color, it seems clear that color was on her mind. If you want to quote another article (I found a well-written one in a cursory search) that would make sense and give this section more legitimacy, but to list two colors in a symbolism chart is goofy and nonsensical and bespeaks opinion. Also the earth of Tara was red. Scarlett is of the land. Scarlett is also green because she's Irish, jealous, and wears green curtains. All of this should be acknowledged at once. Putting only some of it and saying it's a work-in-progress, and then not letting anyone else contribute (which really isn't the idea behind Wikipedia), is also nonsensical.

I think the section should be presented as opinion or widened to include a variety of interpretations, because we can't go ask Margaret.

Gams&eggs (talk) 00:23, 10 September 2013 (UTC)

This seems to be something you are interested in doing. I will let you take the lead on writing the color symbolism section. Just be sure to source everything. Can't wait to read it. Prairiegrl (talk) 22:02, 10 September 2013 (UTC)

Dear Prairiegrl: Thank you for asking me to take the lead on this section. I am happy to do that, and I am big on sourcing everything. I have just returned to China where I will start teaching in a week, so life is a little wacky right now, but I think this section is extremely important because humans cull by color, and the need to separate black from white is ancient. Even the Bible demonstrates this with the story of Laban where he separates the black sheep from the white (I am not religious, I just read creation myths for the clues they give us to previous cultures as well as to cultural universals). I am also very new at Wikipedia. though I am not new at the computer. I will appreciate your help when I am ready with my section. Thank you!Gams&eggs (talk) 17:55, 13 September 2013 (UTC)

Stupid coon. 61.68.126.219 (talk) 14:12, 30 November 2019 (UTC)

May 2015

Hello, I'm RolandR. An edit that you recently made to Alan Dershowitz seemed to be a test and has been removed. If you want more practice editing, please use the sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks! RolandR (talk) 15:35, 26 May 2015 (UTC)

It wasn't a test. I'm new at this, but I think that this is a legitimate controversy that should be included on Alan Dershowitz' page. It looked fine when I saved it. Please put it back. Thank you. Gams&eggs (talk) 16:09, 26 May 2015 (UTC)gams&eggs

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Alan Dershowitz. Your edits appear to be disruptive and have been reverted or removed.

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Please ensure you are familiar with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, and please do not continue to make edits that appear disruptive, until the dispute is resolved through consensus. Continuing to edit disruptively could result in loss of editing privileges. The material you have repeatedly added is badly formatted; it is copied and pasted from another Wikipedia article, and it is of little significance here.

If you think this material should be included, please rewrite it in your own words, with relevant links to reliable sources, and show how it is relevant to this article. RolandR (talk) 16:45, 26 May 2015 (UTC)