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Thank you. ClueBot NG (talk) 20:34, 11 February 2025 (UTC)

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at List of Honda automobiles. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use your sandbox. Repeated vandalism may result in the loss of editing privileges. Thank you. --Sable232 (talk) 14:02, 8 June 2025 (UTC)

I have done no such thing. Actually look at what I have contributed to the page instead of knee-jerk reverting everything on sight and accusing everyone of vandalism. I replaced an image of the Accord with one that was with better lighting and angle. GaryJAllen (talk) 17:43, 8 June 2025 (UTC)

If you think that this image, with its distracting reflections and bad background, is an improvement over this image, where the car is clearly visible and the background is more neutral, you have no business changing images on Wikipedia. This is clearly disruptive and if you keep it up, you will be blocked.

Oh, and quit with the casting aspersions against my editing and making baseless accusations of "reverting everything". I've reverted few of your edits, despite most of them being either unconstructive or mere change-for-the-sake-of-change with no real improvement. --Sable232 (talk) 17:53, 8 June 2025 (UTC)

You're accusing me of vandalism for simply making good-faith changes to images that you personally don't agree with. Fine, everyone has different tastes for what is and isn't a good image, but that is inherently not the definition of vandalism. If I was genuinely here to vandalise and wreak havoc, trust me I would not be so picky with which images i change and then painstakingly cropping and editing a new image to use in its place. If you dislike changes, actually review each of them (I clearly know you don't because you just go through my contribution history and indiscriminately revert ALL of my edits without looking at them). Another case in point, you've just reverted my image replacement of the Toyota Roomy with a clearer, less glary, white version with more pleasant lighting. I replaced an image that I previously put down. Are you seriously accusing me of vandalising MY OWN edits? It's like you have a personal vendetta against new editors. GaryJAllen (talk) 18:08, 8 June 2025 (UTC)

You have made 161 edits in total. I have reverted 8 of them (other editors have reverted 7), so your repeated accusation that I "indiscriminately revert ALL of (your) edits" and accusation of a vendetta borders on a personal attack. Images are not decorative; they are placed in articles to be illustrative of the subject, and replacing adequate ones with worse ones is disruptive, period.

Read the disclaimer that appears on the page every time you make an edit: By publishing changes, you agree to the Terms of Use, and you irrevocably agree to release your contribution under the CC BY-SA 4.0 License and the GFDL. They are not "your own" once published. --Sable232 (talk) 23:15, 8 June 2025 (UTC)

Accusing me of vandalism and being disruptive also borders on a personal attack, especially when i have done nothing that fits that definition. This has to the most barrel-scraping excuse to call someone a vandal. I still find it hilarious how you ignore the fact that a lot of images that i replace are ones that i put down myself. That Accord image that you insist on keeping - yes i chose that one too. So how does it make sense for me to vandalise my own work? I could just as easily accuse all your edits of being disruptive and that all your changes are non-constructive, and that all your edits are inferior and replace adequate versions. You seem to think you possess some sort of arbitrary authority just because you have a higher edit total. GaryJAllen (talk) 13:25, 9 June 2025 (UTC)

Just changing pictures back and forth is not particularly useful. I don't think there's a rule against black cars, for instance.  Mr.choppers | ✎  05:10, 6 July 2025 (UTC)

You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you disrupt Wikipedia, as you did at List of Honda automobiles. This is is beyond the pale and you surely know it. It's clear now that you are being deliberately disruptive. Keep it up and you will be blocked. --Sable232 (talk) 01:35, 7 October 2025 (UTC)

You are threatening me based on constructive edits, i have done no edit warring or vandalism. An edit you don't disagree with does not constitute disruptive editing and you know it. You have no administrator rights and you have no authority over me. Good luck building a case to try and get me blocked because there isn't one. Your intimidation tactics aren't working GaryJAllen (talk) 02:41, 7 October 2025 (UTC)

Hey mate, I noticed a lot of reversions you are making. I appreciate the work and contributions you are making, but a large number of reversions aren't within WP:CARPIX domain. I'm keen you want to make improvements, but a large number of the revisions are falling short of these standards. For example the Hyundai Kona the top infobox was super reflective and messy. For the Stonic the German car had a more distracting wall and reflections. Before reverting, kindly take a chance to read the guidelines. You don't have to follow it strictly to the book, but keep in mind the images have to be done a certain way. ~2026-12024-51 (talk) 17:13, 24 February 2026 (UTC)

Hi, thanks for the message. I'm not sure what relationship you have with LuvsMG481 on Commons but you seem over-eager to replace absolutely every existing car image with one taken by him. Perhaps you are LuvsMG481, which isn't inherently wrong or breaking any rules at this point, but it would probably be easier to make some allies here if you were to disclose this conflict of interest. Having said that, many of the images taken by MG481 are great and it is always welcome to have new authors with decent photographic skills contribute to car pages. Images of Australia/Asia Pacific market models have definitely been lacking recently given that the very best photographers on commons are based in Japan, Europe and North America, so many of these new images are welcome. HOWEVER, it does not mean that every image taken by LuvsMG481 is better than what others have already contributed. That will naturally be the case for ANY photographer. Your assessment that my revisions (and hence, the existing images) aren't within WP:CARPIX seems to be based in your opnion and personal tastes in photography, not fact. I am sure many others would also disagree with your assessment. Many of the existing images you have replaced are higher quality and shot better (lighting, angle etc) than LuvsMG481's. Again, that will naturally be the case for any car photographer.

The new image contributions are generally welcome, but they might not be for very long if you keep insisting on changing/replacing every image with one taken by you/LuvsMG481. GaryJAllen (talk) 10:29, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

You're real funny aren't you? I am certainly NOT this user in question (I am also not replacing based on own preferences as well). If I was, I would have globalised my account and in regards to your comment, I am NOT replacing based on my preferences. I have a funny feeling, you are User:Democfest and you were blocked for sockpuppetry. You need to stop showing WP:OWN or WP:POV. If say Stepho-wrs or TKOIII or another user disagreed with the revert i made. I prefer editing anonymously as a preference, and quite frankly it's none of your business what I do with my edits. You are reverting them based on your preferences. I don't care about the reverts too much, I do care however if say the user who inserted the edits reverts me based on their preferences. I'm sorry, i am adopting a neutral approach to my edits, and largely edits come from either Vauxford or M93 as these two are good. You do realise your block evading and its a shame no one has caught you on this. Have a nice day --~2026-12024-51 (talk) 11:08, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

You're using exclusively LuvsMG481 images in every single one of your revisions. That just screams a conflict of interest or sockpuppetry. Hence, your arbitrary accusations of sockpuppetry against me just sound like a load of projection.

Have you noticed the theme here? I'm not the one reverting back to my edits, so it's neither WP:OWN nor WP:POV. I'm simply reverting back to the status quo before you came along and decided to change everything.

I don't understand your aggression here. You - a fairly new user, come to MY talk page with a condescending tone trying to lecture me on Wikipedia policy and editing for simply reverting at most a dozen of your hundreds of edits that you've made in the very short timeframe that you've started editing. I then actually welcome your contributions and the new images but warn that mass reversions aren't going to make you any friends, to which that seems to have struck a nerve in you. GaryJAllen (talk) 11:28, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

Also mate I think this supports my point. You are User:Democfest and i'm seriously disappointed you are acting this way. I am not anyone else, I am a neutral user and I am certainly not doing anything against Wiki policies, I prefer editing as an IP and I do not represent anyone. Stop accusing me of stuff like replacing own work. I only replace when required and there are a lot of amazing images from other users so am trying to keep things fair and humble. --~2026-12024-51 (talk) 11:24, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

You can keep parroting that sockpuppetry claim and slinging dirt. It just sounds like a load of projection coming from a very aggressive and suspiciously competent new IP user who seems intent on only using one certain user's images and who doesn't seem to be able to explain why he just likes to simply edit anonymously for "personal reasons". The only things in common with that user and me is: based in Australia and interest in cars. If you want to play this game, the red flags against your account are abundant in comparison GaryJAllen (talk) 11:34, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

For the last time mate, I am NOT that user, and how do you know I'm based in Australia and the other user is based in Australia? I could be from overseas? You are just wasting your time reverting because there are millions of files that others can upload and i think being fair is important. You are basing your own points. In fact I replaced this and none of them (except one rear image) was the Australian. Majority were from the UK chap which indeed were extremely high quality and no one to argue besides your points replacing poor quality files. You need to stop WP:OWN behaviours. Thanks and if you want to like say change to new images, i'm definitely down, but to revert work which has more style, based on other user's preferences thats fine. With the Corolla, I admit i was wrong, but i diversified it and changed it to be much neater, but i was going with what others prefer. its not all about you and i'm certainly not MGluver481. --~2026-12024-51 (talk) 11:41, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

Re: friends... I honestly don't really care. I'm here to edit, friends are people who we meet in real life, not over the internet. And i'm 'new' but before i edited, least i took time to read. And if I hear any mention of replacing images based on personal preferences, it is clearly a lie. --~2026-12024-51 (talk) 11:43, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

No, "technically" you're not LuvsMG481, because really, and quite clearly, LuvsMG481 is already a sock of EurovisonNim. Surely you could've made it less obvious. Topic-banned, perma-banned, WA-based, admirer of Vauxford, same style of photography, constant image changes that got you topic-banned in the first place, weird obssession and spamming of WP:CARPIX, you even talk like him (naturally). Sorry, I had to do a bit of digging.GaryJAllen (talk) 15:37, 2 March 2026 (UTC)

I just recognized this discussion after checking some of the IP's edits. It seems to be the same person as EuroVisionNim. Calling my images spam is the opposite of being constructive, replacing them mostly with the images of LuvsMG481 even more. Maybe we should bring that to WP:ANI.--Alexander-93 (talk) 20:46, 16 March 2026 (UTC)

You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you disrupt Wikipedia. Enough with the image warring. You've been repeatedly warned about this by multiple users. If you keep this up, I will be forced to take this to WP:ANI. Cutlass^Ciera 12:43, 5 March 2026 (UTC)

This is disruptive. Please cut it out. Cutlass^Ciera 12:50, 5 March 2026 (UTC)