i was not engaged in an edit war but was trying to prevent an editor from using original research to justify his reversion of my edits wikipedia states wikipedia does not publish original research or or original thought this includes unpublished facts arguments speculation and ideas and any unpublished analysis or synthesis of published material that serves to advance a position this means that wikipedia is not the place to publish your own opinions or experiences one night in hackney states sources get things wrong and make mistakes good editors are capable of noticing when sources have made a mistake and compensate accordingly bad editors are not and make a mess of articles by blindingly adding incorrect information and adds later i even proved bell contradicted himself clearly one night in hackney is conducting original research as what he describes is original thought he provided no citation to a source indicating that bell was mistaken only his own proof who is he or i or you to unilateral make such an assessment he might be right but it's original research the wikipedia pages also state it is important to realize that in contributing to wikipedia users are expected to be civil and neutral respecting all points of view and only add verifiable and factual information rather than personal views and opinions one night in hackney has not been civil or neutral on this talk page or in responding to my edits i have added factual information direct quotations only to have them deleted when i attempted in my last edits to merge his point of view and mine those edits were also deleted if there is to be only contributor to wikipedia articles on items related to irish republicanism and that contributor is one night in hackney supported by onih's friends then wikipedia should advertise that and be done with it i am now blocked from editing even though he used the f word and called me ignorant talk about blaming the victim wh