Refulgir

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Removing entries

I noticed you've been removing quite a few French entries arbitrarily. Please stop doing this. Many of the entries you are removing would get consensus from the community to stay. It looks like the noun a is alright, for instance, because lots of similar entries exist for other languages. There are two outlets you can use to get consensus for an entry's deletion: Wiktionary:Requests for verification is where we verify entries with questionable real-world existence. Wiktionary:Requests for deletion is for entries that might not comply with Wiktionary:Criteria for inclusion for other reasons than that they exist in the real world, such as if a phrase is a sum of its own parts and nothing more. Speedy deletion without community discussion is generally only for entries that are obviously vandalism.

Please try to reach consensus before removing entries. It is unconstructive to remove so much content, and we're having to clean up after the mess you've made. If you continue to remove entries in this manner, unfortunately you may be blocked from editing at the English Wiktionary. If you have any questions, feel free to ping me or message me at my talk page. PseudoSkull (talk) 19:15, 8 July 2018 (UTC)

Ok, I will follow the suggested procedure. May I, by the way, suggest keeping some deference and not make commentaries like "we're having to clean up after the mess you've made"? Such words are not welcoming or friendly, but instead deterring for a beginner that made a mistake. Thank you. --Refulgir (talk) 13:21, 10 July 2018 (UTC)

I apologize for the harsh wording; I didn't mean to make it sound that way. Thank you for complying, however. Happy editing! PseudoSkull (talk) 20:48, 11 July 2018 (UTC)