Words fail me! Geoff Who, me? 23:24, 15 November 2013 (UTC)
Hey, Drmies, I like the dogs over here! (Men will use any pretext for flirtation. Just sayin' ! I asked an old Wikifriend once why I got hit on so often in email from guys who have never seen a picture of me and have no idea if I weigh 300 lbs or whatever ... he explained to me how guys' imaginations work ... something about it doesn't matter if I really weigh 300 lbs, and that not being the point ... anyway ... could you put up a chocolate lab, pls ??) SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 01:47, 16 November 2013 (UTC)
I couldn't remember if I had ever posted here before, so went looking ... and found this. I'm a genius. SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 01:57, 16 November 2013 (UTC)
Do you have an interest in Fucking Machines? I personally know Madarax does. If so, you can help out a good article nominee. To tired out, especially after your colon cleansing, you can watch a bunch of people Fuck in the comfort of your own home. After you are done watching, you can help out a featured article nominee. Bgwhite ( talk) 03:02, 16 November 2013 (UTC)
I have emailed the entire copy paste of my conversation with that user to Doc James, and Oversight, and I will not longer engage with that user or on that article, moving on, had this discussion with ^Darkwind^ as well, the user got my email on IRC, and I should have stopped somewhere in the e-mail, you will understand it better, once you get hold of it. Danger^Mouse ( talk) 12:18, 16 November 2013 (UTC)
I finally took the time to catch up on this, see that it wasn't funny at all, see that MastCell and Doc James cleaned up the article ... and was easily able to find the person's name, which has not been oversighted. Somebody isn't done cleaning up after themselves. SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 16:01, 16 November 2013 (UTC)
Over sight >> https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents&diff=prev&oldid=581787387 Thank you Danger^Mouse ( talk) 07:36, 23 November 2013 (UTC)
I was wondering if you'd like to alienate yourself from just about everybody and permanently sour your Wiki experience (and possibly all other aspects of your life) by being an arbitrator for a couple of years. -- Anthonyhcole ( talk · contribs · email) 17:29, 16 November 2013 (UTC)
I think you should consider it. Though I would prefer that you answered at least my questions :) -- Rs chen 7754 21:03, 16 November 2013 (UTC)
Am I too late for breakfast or too early for dessert? Geoff Who, me? 17:52, 16 November 2013 (UTC)
This article might be interesting to you:
Ealdgyth - Talk 18:11, 16 November 2013 (UTC)
Sheesh, will they leave my chocolate lab alone already ???? [1] SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 03:15, 17 November 2013 (UTC)
Enough with the flirting. Down, boy, down!
Are you in the mood to sort out a lead for William Beach Thomas and perhaps tighten up the prose a little? You know that I am crap at this but no worries if you'd rather not. I've got a few journals to re-read but there aren't likely to be any many additions/removals to the text now. - Sitush ( talk) 22:28, 16 November 2013 (UTC)
You're thinking of people like Muir and all that, and that's fine, but in Europe that kind of love of nature takes place in a very different political context: it is essentially reactionary. "Love of nature" doesn't become "progressive" in Europe until--I don't know, those naked boys doing gymnastics in Nazi Germany? Your note on national parks is instructive as well: I don't know how old the concept of national park is in Europe, but it's newer than and nothing like the Roosevelt idea in all its size and beauty and grandeur. "Love of the countryside" for someone like Beach Thomas is not necessarily love of the great wild Rocky Mountains--it's more likely to be love of an English countryside in which you could go hunt foxes while peons served you sherry. Correct me if I'm wrong, Sitush. Drmies ( talk) 04:12, 17 November 2013 (UTC)
Cullen, does the following quote help? It is from p. 21 of the cited Hemmings source:
The roots of the rural revival [movement] reach back to the end of [WW1]. The economy of the English countryside underwent a profound change between 1918 and 1928; one-quarter of English agricultural land changed ownership. Between the end of the war and 1920 alone, nearly 8 million acres were sold, signifying the largest-scale transfer of lands since the dissolution of the monasteries. While some attributed this loss of rural stability to the 'lost generation' of officers from the land-owning classes wiped out in the war, the less mythical but more likely cause involved the imposition of new and severe death duties combined with a depression in the agricultural economy. Within this economic climate, which fostered political debates about the merits of land nationalisation, rural revivalists mobilised their deeply nostalgic response. The English countryside could only be saved by the restoration of the village community. The socio-economic stability of this treasured social unit could be ensured by the revival of the great landlord estates or even the return of the peasantry, a virtuous group of imagined tenant-labourers who admired, without envying, their lords' wealth. While the pace of land exchange slowed in the 1930s and 1940s, the rural revival movement gathered strength with the threat and realisation of the renewal of modern war in 1939.
I'm wondering whether we have an article somewhere about this movement - it was pretty much a version of organicism. Their point was, in part, that the new landowners etc were speculators and not honour-bound custodians of the land. Beach Thomas even claimed that some land had become "prairie" because the new owners felt no duty to maintain it (someone, somewhere pointed out that he was being hyperbolic in his choice of adjective). - Sitush ( talk) 17:11, 17 November 2013 (UTC)
Did Afra got out of the prison? Oh, Mies that place is closed, Konditorei in Lund, across from the church but look at this. https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kvilleken Warrington ( talk) 14:36, 17 November 2013 (UTC)
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This made me laugh! Why, could it be such a Sheldon? Sam Sailor Sing 18:30, 17 November 2013 (UTC) |
I was all set to take credit for two conjectures that I clearly internalized from Casanova's article last time I read in 2008 or so. Luckily these aren't the point of my article, but you saved me from getting some egg on my face. davidiad { t } 13:34, 18 November 2013 (UTC)
...can you please take a look at these threads: [2], [3], [4]? Thanks. Beyond My Ken ( talk) 17:09, 18 November 2013 (UTC)
Incidentally, I never claimed that the editor was making bad edits, just that he was following me, as he clearly was. If every time you open a new door, the same person is in the room, it hardly matters that he's dusting off your books in the living room the first time, and vacuuming your office carpet the second time, and making what smells like a yummy lasagna in the kitchen the third time, it's the fact that they are there that's creepy. Every time I turned around he'd pop up on my watchlist, on a article I'd just edited. Beyond My Ken ( talk) 00:52, 19 November 2013 (UTC)
This has all been reported to Bwilkins, who blocked him, and EdJohnston, who protected his talk page after the self-vandalism. (Ed didn't know it was Epicgenius doing it to himself, of course), so there's nothing I'm asking you to do, I'm just here to apologize for not staying out of it when I said I would - but his wierd behavior sucked me back into it again, which I already regret. Beyond My Ken ( talk) 21:38, 19 November 2013 (UTC)
Hi Drmies. Thank you for your help with this this dispute. Unfortunately there's still a little remaining fallout. Prior to being blocked, one of this editor's socks engaged in a little extracurricular tit-for-tat with me over at Americans for Peace and Tolerance, an otherwise extremely quiet article. Now a brand-new editor has reverted me on the same page while attempting to out me in the edit comment. This might have been done in good faith in ignorance of WP:OUTING, or there might be a WP:SOCK/ WP:BE/ WP:HARASSMENT issue. Unfortunately it's impossible to know for sure, given the use of proxy servers. There is already some behavioral evidence for that, though it's not conclusive given the new account's brief editing history. In any case I have no appetite for confrontation and possibly false accusation. I'm just hoping you can help me erase the attempted outing. I read somewhere that's possible, though I've never dealt with this sort of issue before. Thanks in advance. -- Dr. Fleischman ( talk) 18:32, 18 November 2013 (UTC)
I just saw. It is indeed a mess. I did not realize it when I saw the AIV report. Thank you for fixing the article, but am unsure on what is next here. Neither the IP nor CanadianLinuxUser had been warned of 3RR so I am unsure what is the proper response other than a stern warning. Blocking LinuxUser now may not be fair as the EW has stopped. I considered now unblocking the IP and warning then saw they had already requested and been declined. I added a PageNotice to the article. Hopefully this will help in the future, or at least make a case for further blocking after they blatantly disregard it. What next? -- Alexf (talk) 23:30, 18 November 2013 (UTC)
MIES, could you please have a look at the PERSONAL section in Henk Timmer (footballer)? Just provide a translation for the first source (seems like the same verb of REF#2 in another tense, but i'm not going to bet on it of course) if you please.
If the dates on said sources are correct (2011, 2012), funny they only married then (and by the way, did they marry twice in one year? Must be really in love!), because that piece of information has been in his article since 2009 at least.
Thanks in advance with whatever you can provide (aquatic poetry is what i am seeing above as i write these words, majestic pose, or should i say "pawse"?), regards from Portugal -- AL ( talk) 00:46, 20 November 2013 (UTC)
Thank you kind sir/ma'am, whistle anytime you need anything wiki-wise! -- AL ( talk) 01:24, 20 November 2013 (UTC)
Nope, what is it? If it's a sweet i want to know about that one! -- AL ( talk) 04:40, 20 November 2013 (UTC)
Epic pail on my fart, i mean Fail on my Part... -- AL ( talk) 16:48, 20 November 2013 (UTC)
Thanks mate, this page sure is a "gas" most of the time, lots of good spirits flowing. -- AL ( talk) 00:00, 22 November 2013 (UTC)
Drmies, you have mail, and though I know it is your typical policy not to conduct wiki-business through email, this is somewhat of an extenuating circumstance. Thank you in advance for your assistance. Go Phightins ! 04:36, 20 November 2013 (UTC)
He hasn't misbehaved for almost a whole day now, presumably because of this. Cute. Mr.choppers | ✎ 04:33, 20 November 2013 (UTC)
This user is not an architect but a Landscape architect |
What now?
Hello, Drmies. Seems the article needs a full protection for a short period to avoid further warring. Regards.-- Jetstreamer Talk 22:11, 20 November 2013 (UTC)
Hi, I removed, then re-removed comments from the same anon who has been generally accusing this BLP of overlooking how much a pedophile this writer must be. Could you take a look? I'm not sure if it needs erasing or just removal or what. I also didn't know what message would be appropriate on the users' talk page. Any help appreciated. Sportfan5000 ( talk) 01:22, 21 November 2013 (UTC)
I removed an addition here to Patrick Califia. Someone’s using a source that says Califia supported the odious group NAMBLA ‘s free speech rights to say he was “an active supporter” while ignoring the fact that the same article says he doesn't agree with their cause. I think it’s the same kind of thing as Noam Chomsky “supporting” white supremacists and the like; conflating free speech advocacy with cause advocacy. The biggest BLP issue is that they outright flip the source’s stated non-support for changing age-of-consent laws in their source to “long advocated for the abolition of”.
Anyway, I thought I'd notify you so you can give your oversight if you felt like it, since it's been an ongoing BLP thing. I’ve reverted it, but I don’t want to get drawn into a back-and-forth over it. Maybe I'm wrong, but it seems like a claim like that needs to have the right weight in a bio. __ E L A Q U E A T E 08:19, 27 November 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for removing it. They seem to have forgotten to add a section to ANI. I wonder if they wanted me to do it? CambridgeBayWeather ( talk) 04:01, 21 November 2013 (UTC)
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this is the link .i did chat in this window about my creation of article.after one hour it shows that i was banned till now i am getting the same message.how can i use live chat option help.how much i will be banned. below is my ip address: ip.118.102.131.106. so please do the favor to do live chat to fix my problems in creation of my article.
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iam in the news of telug news papers.can i use this paper link for my natoability. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Maroofpeer ( talk • contribs) 05:33, 21 November 2013 (UTC)
I'm willing to let this one go, and offering to work in a more collaborative and kind effort. Of course, no indiscriminate undos and systematic deletes and hidden threats -- it was out of control. But, I do want to let this go and posted on their "talk" as well as on Sean Harris' talk. If they agree or not -- I don't want to prevent contributions or keep him to correcting grammar and stray marks -- I would like them to contribute without just removing everything in such a way. Edit, not undo entirely. Will you then lift any restrictions? Thank you.
Legaleze ( talk) 06:27, 21 November 2013 (UTC)
Legaleze ( talk) 15:27, 21 November 2013 (UTC)
For Mandarax's lovely enjoyment, because has literately become a preposition, because. On a side note, I hadn't seen the chocolate lab photo before. After seeing the photo, I have this insatiable desire to ask SandyGeorgia to marry me. Bgwhite ( talk) 08:25, 21 November 2013 (UTC)
This kindly sent to me by Kiefer.Wolfowitz. Do I have to rely on the Swedes to give me the college football news? No, fortunately it was reported in the paper this morning because in the south football is not like a religion at all--it's much more important. So, is AJ McCarron the best college player ever? I think that's pushing it, Tide rolls. Let's see him win the Iron Bowl first. Y'all can meet me on Bourbon Street and we'll watch together. I'm buying shots at the beginning of each quarter, Egan's-style. Drmies ( talk) 14:59, 21 November 2013 (UTC)
as, if you have time, with all your problems on. Poor kid... Hafspajen ( talk) 23:07, 21 November 2013 (UTC)
Wikipedians should be obliged to wear some outfit like this when walking around in the city. Well, just to recognise each other, I mean. Hafspajen ( talk) 14:13, 22 November 2013 (UTC) And also one wouln't expect such stubborn behavior from a chap like this. Just fells like arguing with someone in the good old time when nobody had an idea about ownership issues or using pictures or... well anything, really. I remember a long an heavy dicussion about on the subject of galleries where the end of it was that it is indeed legitimate and quite alright to use them. I mean some things one can not only talk about, it is just impossible. It would not work. How an I suppose to tell you about this picture? like a big open space where guys walk around wearing ... what? Orange dresses? I say, that some people are good att keeping their oppinion whatewer you may tell them, they are just like Moses stone - Tablets of canvas. Hafspajen ( talk) 14:31, 22 November 2013 (UTC)
Could you teach this user for how not to break WP:3RR. This is the second time in the past week he has done so, that I know of.— CKY2250 ταικ 01:12, 22 November 2013 (UTC)
I am working on a radio station article (when am I not? :)) and I having trouble with making this one sentence sound right. Here's what I have so far, feel free to change them as you see fit (and I'm hoping to take the article to GA).
Both have their problems, but it's the best I can do. Help? - Neutralhomer • Talk • 05:23, 22 November 2013 (UTC)
Would it be appropriate and/or the right move to delete the template on Jackson's user page asking for editors to give him feedback at an editor review? Wikipedia:Editor review/Jackson Peebles. I am not sure how this should be handled but thought you might be able to make a decision here for the community and with respect for his passing that we no longer comment on his contributions in this way after his death or continue to show this request. The last comment was on 30 October 2013. I am not sure myself so I will defer to your judgment. Thanks!-- Mark Miller ( talk) 09:32, 22 November 2013 (UTC)
Hi Drmies, would you mind taking a look at the discussion here? WilyD has been attempting to remove the demonym "American" from the page in spite of every major dictionary and stylebook consulted listing it as acceptable usage. Unable to establish a consensus for the change, the user has been adding other nonsense to the infobox, seemingly trying to make a WP:POINT. More troublesome, the user is making derogatory comments about anyone that don't conform to a narrow minded view on usage of the word, such as that those who use the word as sources define it are motivated by a "racist mindset" or that they "favour imperialism and colonialism". I've requested that the user drop the "racist" nonsense, but the response just repeats the attacks: "The use of American to mean "a person from the Americas" is racist/colonialist". The user admits that their opinions on the matter are "probably not sourcable", so they're really not relevant or helpful to building an encyclopedia. It's awfully hard to try to resolve a content dispute when someones keeps screaming "RACIST!" without justification. Would you mind talking to the user to try and get them to tone it down? Thanks! TDL ( talk) 19:35, 22 November 2013 (UTC)
As Drmies is such a big fan of Doctor Who, I thought I write here and spread the word of this joyous occasion. I started out as a Whovian as a kid in the 70s, my Doctor is the Fourth Doctor. I always wanted a scarf like his.
The 50th anniversary episode will be broadcast simultaneously in 76 countries at 2:50 ET. Sorry, Kelapstick, no Mongolia. It will also be shown at theaters in 3-D. I'll be watching in a sold-out theater.
For your enjoyment
Bgwhite ( talk) 10:24, 23 November 2013 (UTC)
What happened to Dennis Brown? Was just about to pick his picture dogwood bud to use it, and ... where is he? Hafspajen ( talk) 11:58, 23 November 2013 (UTC)
Hi Drmies,
Do you think my PROD was justified there? Esp. re: the two so-called 'refs'.
Thanks!
Fortuna
Imperatrix Mundi 15:08, 23 November 2013 (UTC)
Hello. Bish recommended that I in her absence should contact you when I needed some assistance, so here we go. I would appreciate if you would read four user talk page discussions, on the talk page of IP121.232.240.17, on my talk page, on the talk page of admin TigerShark and on the talk page of user Bonusballs. The background to all of this is that I two days ago reverted edits by a long term IP-hopping POV-pusher in Nanjing, China, on List of tallest buildings in the world, edits that systematically changed "Hong Kong" to "China" throughout the article, and equally systematically replaced the flag of Hong Kong with the flag of PRC. Which along with targeting articles related to Taiwan is typical of what that anonymous editor does. I also reported the anon to WP:AIV and requested page protection for the article that was being targeted. But instead of the usual and knowledgeable admins there, such as Materialscientist, ReaperEternal, Alexf, GedUK or Bbb23, the desk was staffed by admin TigerShark, who obviously knows absolutely nothing about vandalism. Because TigerShark refused any action, both at AIV and at ANEW, claiming that it was ordinary edit-warring, i.e. a simple content dispute, suggested that I should discuss the matter with the serial vandal and reach a consensus (as if the status of Hong Kong should be discussed and decided separately for every single article that relates to, or even mentions, Hong Kong...), swiftly posted a 3RR-warning on my talk page and topped it off by repeatedly threatening to block me. And in spite of repeated attempts by me to make him understand what the problems with that IP and those edits are he has refused to change his mind, apparently still not understanding what it's all about. And, as you can see from the discussion on Bonusball's talk page I'm not the only experienced vandalism fighter here on en-WP who has been warned and threatened with being blocked for doing what we've been doing for a long time now, without having any problems with the experienced admins at AIV and ANEW (like the ones I listed above). To TigerShark's credit should be said that he PC-protected the article today, after a new round of POV-edits from the guy in Nanking, but he clearly still sees it as an ordinary content dispute.
That's a lot of sentences beginning with "and", but I'm upset, and seriously consider quitting my "job" here if the abysmally low level of competence within the field of fighting vandalism that TigerShark is showing is what we'll have to live with from now on. Thomas.W talk to me 20:41, 23 November 2013 (UTC)
Anyway, I am inclined to agree with you, that this is an IP hopping POV pusher, and I probably would have blocked them (I still might). What it depends on, for instance, is whether their other edits are indicative of such a POV. Sorry, gotta go. I'll check back later. Drmies ( talk) 23:53, 23 November 2013 (UTC)
Can you perhaps have a look at Cees Krijnen? Corrections and suggestions for improvement are welcome. Thanks. -- GentleDjinn ( talk) 11:38, 24 November 2013 (UTC)
DYK ... that Caspar David Friedrich, the artist behind the painting at the top of this page, was an ethnic German yet a Swedish citizen by birth? He was born in Swedish Pomerania and kept his Swedish citizenship and passport all his life, in spite of never living in Sweden. Thomas.W talk to me 22:07, 24 November 2013 (UTC) (The section header did say "trivia"; his Swedish nationality and life-long fascination with Sweden is for some reason not mentioned at all on en-WP, while being prominently mentioned, in a separate section, on de-WP, where I read it...)
Hi Dr. Mies. How are you? I couldn't help but notice that you nominated some Transformers articles for deletion en masse. Good job. You do realize that that was my "thing" for a while, back in like 2010 and part of 2011, right? How did you even discover the Transformers articles? Well in any case, good job. Transformers Liquidator ( talk) 00:11, 25 November 2013 (UTC)
Given your home state, I'm surprised/disappointed that this talk page doesn't have more discussion of American football. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 02:48, 25 November 2013 (UTC)
can help this page Johor Darul Takzim F.C. good article? and i more can make soccer jersey.I hope you can help me.Sorry R.I.P English. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pakcikfarhan ( talk • contribs) 13:39, 26 November 2013 (UTC)
Most of all, though, the page is overloaded with things that are not text, and the history should come first. A table like "As Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C." is not OK, in my opinion, if only one of the sixteen cells has content. The logos are all different sizes--I suppose they are OK to use (see WP:NFC, especially WP:NFC#UUI) but it might well be that more discussion of the logos is required to warrant their use; perhaps Werieth can shed light on this. But there's plenty of copy editing (and reorganizing) to be done before those bigger issues are tackled. Thank you, and good luck, Drmies ( talk) 16:38, 26 November 2013 (UTC)
Hi Drmies. A blocked user has pointed out that you apparently have double-voted in an AfD. [7]. He seems to be correct. Anythingyouwant ( talk) 13:54, 26 November 2013 (UTC)
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If you please, at User:Collect's latest antics at the Daily Mail's talk page. This is, to my mind, a textbook WP:POINT violation as well as running afoul of the requirement that RfCs be neutrally worded. As always, I bow to your judgement. -- John ( talk) 16:37, 26 November 2013 (UTC)
(od) Your uncivil posts are apparent on the Daily Mail talk page and on your own talk page. That you now retract your "apology" does not impress me one whit -- I wash my hands of you as the nearly unanimous opinion of the new editors at the RfC is that my position is correct, and that your position is wrong. Read WP:CONSENSUS and kindly do not refer to me in such a disparaging manner again. I consider calling a person a "liar" who writes "bullshit" to be a personal attack. (You have a track record of lying appears to me to be a personal attack -- your mileage apparently varies greatly). On your own talk page you monologise "This does indeed make your statement a lie (if it's intentional, unless you're claiming insanity, possession by demons or the like)" which also appears an eensy bit less than civil. Cheers -- I am sure Drmies has seen sufficient evidence of your incivility and my moderate use of language to assess the situation. BTW, I also consider myself an "experienced editor" with more than three decades online experience. (I only just found this latest post -- one would also have thought that four days away from here would be quite sufficient -- see "verb sap.") Collect ( talk) 23:29, 5 December 2013 (UTC) |
Hello, Drmies. I was wondering if you can mediate between me and Beyond My Ken, or point me to an admin who can. Thanks. Epicgenius( give him tirade • check out damage) 18:13, 26 November 2013 (UTC)
I'm frequently accused of going off on tangents, but there's a method to the madness: you were blocked by Bwilkins -- hold on, the family is coming back and I have work to do. BBL. See where I'm going? Drmies ( talk) 18:36, 26 November 2013 (UTC)
I saw you wrote 'I'm not going to overturn this block, but if you wish to bring this up at AN for a review (if TigerShark does not wish to reconsider), you have my support.' over at Shark's talk page. Honestly, I think you should reconsider that decision. Shark's block has been questioned and now me(I just stepped into this today). Shark's behavior to me after I asked him questions, is incomprehensible and calls into serious question his judgment. Shark answered my questions, but not on Joe's talk page, but in a thread on his own talk page that had been inactive for two days and in which I had never taken part in. It wasn't an accident either. Over seven years of editing at WP, and I've never seen that done before. A discusses something with B at C but B replies at B's page rather than C. There is no reason to do that other than to lock Joe out of it. Shark's recent decisions and behavior are questionable to put it mildly. Can you end this? I am asking that respectfully but should Joe's block continue, I have to bring it to ANI. ...William 21:33, 26 November 2013 (UTC)
I have created a new report on the ANI noticeboard regarding the block of Joefromrandb. TigerShark ( talk) 23:17, 26 November 2013 (UTC)
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SarahStierch ( talk) 02:14, 28 November 2013 (UTC)
Please see Talk:Patrick_Califia#Discussion_of_Sources_for_the_.28alleged.29_Age_of_Consent_Controversy. Sportfan5000 ( talk) 04:52, 28 November 2013 (UTC) I think the first half has to be rev/del - those sources are particularly bad and the 'unexperienced' editor quotes them. The third reference is fine. Sportfan5000 ( talk) 05:08, 28 November 2013 (UTC)
But if the "bold claim" is made by way of the primary source, then synthesis is a necessary byproduct of interpretation. Quotes such as the one we're talking about always need context, and WorldNewsDaily can't provide that. Drmies ( talk) 20:08, 29 November 2013 (UTC)
... you are all missing the doggy topics on here! Could someone help me by having a quick look at Boxer (dog), please? I have just again reverted (someone quickly cover up Drmies' block button) what appears to me to be very close paraphrasing. I've left three messages on the editor's talk page, Sarbagyastha, that don't seem to be having any effect. A revert was also done by Bobrayner [13] after I tried to flag the problem on WP:DOGS earlier this month. Or am I just being paranoid/pedantic/a total pain? SagaciousPhil - Chat 10:59, 28 November 2013 (UTC)
I am not at all sure this is correct, and that is my oppinion. This is what AKC ( American breed standard says) : Color: The colors are fawn and brindle. Fawn shades vary from light tan to mahogany. The brindle ranges from sparse but clearly defined black stripes on a fawn background to such a heavy concentration of black striping that the essential fawn background color barely, although clearly, shows through (which may create the appearance of reverse brindling). White markings, if present, should be of such distribution as to enhance the dog's appearance, but may not exceed one-third of the entire coat. They are not desirable on the flanks or on the back of the torso proper. On the face, white may replace part of the otherwise essential black mask, and may extend in an upward path between the eyes, but it must not be excessive, so as to detract from true Boxer expression. The absence of white markings, the so-called "plain" fawn or brindle, is perfectly acceptable, and should not be penalized in any consideration of color. Disqualifications Boxers that are any color other than fawn or brindle. Boxers with a total of white markings exceeding one-third of the entire coat. Somebody put no more that 4 pictures with all white boxers in the article, and one in the lead. . Hafspajen ( talk) 17:45, 28 November 2013 (UTC)
Hello Drmies, you can call me 74. When I first started stalking your talkpage, I read back a few sections, and noticed a dispute between Mr.choppers and a good-faith editor of engine-data. I've recently become an incurable dispute busy-body, so I investigated the edit-history. I'm also trying to improve WP:RETENTION, and in particular, would like to see wikipedia attract folks from around the internet who have expertise that wikipedia needs: physicists, television trivia addicts, high school teachers, and engine experts. In this particular case, see User_talk:24.136.28.106. Their slow edit-war was mostly back when they were User_talk:98.193.61.234, and before that at their earlier dynamics they never had wiki-troubles as far as I know.
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24 has been editing several years now, from various IPs -- their work involves travel methinks, or maybe they just upgrade their domicile regularly. Back in the day, they learned enough wikitext to edit mainspace, and stopped there; not due to any lack of intelligence, English, or other WP:COMPETENCE... they seem very competent to me. Rather, time was the issue: they are not interested in wasting time on being a librarian, formatting, talkpage colons, userpage tweaking, or even username creation. They want to be part of the encyclopedia, that anyone can edit, by editing it, the end. Having become interested in DIY vehicle upgrades about three years ago, I can tell you flat-out that wikipedia badly needs folks like 24. We are useless when it comes to detailed comprehensive automotive data. People use forums, instead. WP:OMG, are *those* places cesspits of despair, plenty of folks pumping internet-iron to show off their internet-muscles, talking like big internet-bikers in some internet-bar. Although I never posted at such automotive forums, I was forced to read through plenty of internet-tough-guy flamewars, mostly about who knew the most about engines, drivetrains, electric motors, or somesuch. Background out of the way. Unfortunately, due to his customer-friendly smile (talkpage stalking *does* sometimes teach me interesting tidbits! ;-) and subsequent choice of seemingly-biker-related-username, plus his diligent wikiCop patrols in the automotive articles here on wikipedia, 24 has mistaken Mr.Choppers as an internet-tough-guy, and responded in kind. On the other side, due to the wikiStress of constantly reverting subtle vandalism, Mr.Choppers has mistaken all anons for vandals. |
So, there are a few goals I'd like to get worked out here. First, where is the border at which encyclopedic-slash-almanac-data crosses over into wikiversity-howto-stuff, and from there to external-wiki-and-forum-fancruft. Second, what to do about Reliable Sources for automotive data, given that the manufacturers purposely keep service-manual-data secret, as a means to customer-lock-in. Third, as part of working out the earlier two questions, broker a peace treaty betwixt 24 and Mr.choppers, so that they can work together productively, each doing what they like, mutually improving wikipedia. You can reply here if you like, but for faster turnaround, it might help if you make a section on my talkpage so I get the orange-bar-alerts. Danke. 74.192.84.101 ( talk) 22:47, 29 November 2013 (UTC)
I wouldn't want to start drawing that kind of line: it's not my expertise. I would not disregard Honda manuals because they're primary material--part numbers and all that are not really contentious. The other IP should understand that disruptive editing of various kinds is liable to lead an observant non-expert to side with the opposing side, especially in ongoing edit wars. (I'll wipe off-wiki forums whoever put them in: it's not what we should be linking.) If the other IP wants to engage in discussion, that's great: I'd rather have them on board as an editor since they have helpful expertise, but they should play by the rules.
As for Mrs. Drmies's Hondyssey, I trust that the dealer doesn't rely on Wikipedia for their information, and the local shop that worked on my old Camry probably doesn't either (for the record, it's John Aehnlich's shop on Cloverdale, and they're fantastic). But my new set of wheels gets 40 MPG and is a bit newer, and will probably be serviced by the Toyota dealer. 74, thanks for stopping by. Call me again if you need a ride--the six-cylinder needs a brake job first. Drmies ( talk) 04:17, 3 December 2013 (UTC)
Perhaps 74 doesn't want a label?
A name is just a label that attracts one's attention when someone yells it. Fiddle Faddle 17:11, 3 December 2013 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Long-term abuse/Ananny, it is here [15] an Ip who tries to fix this again. Hafspajen ( talk) 00:04, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
Yowza. Just wow. davidiad { t } 03:28, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
Seeking your guidance (and action?) please...
You will probably recall that four weeks ago, as part of the resolution of a mess at AN/I, and many other places, there was put in place an interaction ban between Pete and me. I have fastidiously avoided posting where he has posted, even when I thought he was clearly pushing a POV. That was my understanding of the ban.
Today he has decided to join a thread I began on the Talk page of an Australian political article, even to the extent of changing the name of the thread that I created. The thread is Talk:Operation Sovereign Borders#Opinion in the Outcomes section. If that's not interacting, I don't know what is.
There is no way I would have ever commented in a thread begun by him. I am amazed by what he has done. I cannot see that his behaviour is acceptable in any way at all. I feel now that I can no longer comment in a thread I began. What happens now? Is it possible for him to now experience far more than the usual pointless warning for this, to me, blatant breach of our interaction ban?
If all he experiences is yet another warning, my thoughts on our justice systems will be even further reinforced. HiLo48 ( talk) 10:04, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
On 1 December 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Rumskulla oak, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that sex scenes in the controversial 1967 film I Am Curious (Yellow) were shot inside the Rumskulla oak, an oak tree that is more than 1,000 years old? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rumskulla oak. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 16:03, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
What is this? Urban shamanism? never heard of it. [16] Hafspajen ( talk) 16:39, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
This is just crazy. Somebody emptied a whole article of [[]] brackets. Is this vandalism or just somebody who doesn't have a clue? And what am I suppose to do? The person said that it was the Bracket bot who raised the issue? Or is this a missunderstanding? https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=History_of_silk&curid=10783723&diff=584088108&oldid=581438147 Hafspajen ( talk) 18:40, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
Well, yes that is my problem, I don't know what to write to him. I could have reverted it myself, but what if he goes on like this? Hafspajen ( talk) 19:22, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
Don't know if you'll remember this, you blocked this use last year after an ANI discussion about their competence, especially their ability to coherently write in English. They have appealed the block, claiming to have learned some English now. I have declined for now with a {{ 2nd chance}}, asking them to prove it first. Hopefully they will follow those directions and show us something coherent. Thought you might want to at least be watching as blocking admin. Beeblebrox ( talk) 22:15, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
Not only does Amazon plan to send drones to deliver packages to customers in 4–5 years; in Australia Zookal is already doing it with books through a start-up called Flirtey. Octocopter redirects to Multirotor; plenty of space for at least one new article. Yngvadottir ( talk) 20:52, 2 December 2013 (UTC)
Your final editorial determination/edits have been ignored twice by user Technopat on this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Allegro_Development_Corporation&action=history
Please urge him to refrain from future edits.
Thanks 96.226.197.55 ( talk) 21:36, 2 December 2013 (UTC)
Can you (or someone else) have a look at List of ethnic group names used as insults, I have trimmed the ones that were not specifically ethnic groups (you can look at the history rather than me mentioning them here), but there are a couple I am unsure of. Were the Thuggee an "ethnic" group, or just a group that enjoyed the Thug Life™? Also I am unsure if Gringo belongs on there, I don't think it is really an ethnic group, but rather someone who doesn't speak Spanish/Portuguese (I often referred to myself as a gringo when I was in Mongolia, but the reference went over like a lead balloon). -- kelapstick( bainuu) 23:22, 2 December 2013 (UTC)
Congrats on deleting all of my edits. You have made Wikipedia a better place by putting me in my place. Perhaps you should take a look at all of the important information I provided and that you deleted on Wikipedia. It is a shame that the idiots are running the asylum here. You deserve what you get I guess. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tnspro ( talk • contribs) 00:56, 3 December 2013 (UTC)
One last point on Punk Berryman, JWiess11 took out the link I put to Berryman's page on OldestLivingProFootball, but kept the "new" death date I listed. Ok, fine. But here is the kicker, there is STILL a link to Pro-Football-Ref and College Football Data Warehouse in the External Link section that add absolutely nothing to the article. Heck, PF-ref still has his death date at 1988! Can you see how ridiculous that is? The place where the information came from was deleted, but two other sites that add nothing to the conversation still remain. And you wonder why my contributions to Wikipedia are done.
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This user wants to be your friend. |
Hafspajen ( talk) 12:38, 3 December 2013 (UTC)
PhD | This user has a Doctor of Philosophy degree. |
This user want's you to have a hat. What is a doctor without a hat?
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Yeah, right. Now I am blocked again, same thing like before. Can't edit your talk page with the Warrington account. Or wait. Has any of your friends made some trouble blocking me for something I don't know about or is just the same stuff happening all over again? Or it was something temporary?
Hafspajen ( talk) 15:37, 3 December 2013 (UTC) Drmies, listen here, this is something fishy. I was actually counting my edits today, because I am close to 12000, (new veteran star, and all that) so was around 11645. I got around 11754, ie but now I am back att 11648, what happened. I am telling you that something happened with the Warrington account - but what? Godverdomme! Hafspajen ( talk) 17:23, 3 December 2013 (UTC)
Drmies,
Seeing as Moscow Connection ( talk · contribs) didn't have the decency to contact you himself to say that he's dragged your name into a dispute, I though I would come over and let you know. It was around 18 months ago when you first advised the editor about using YouTube links for the sole purpose of "making the article look pretty". Anyhow, they're at it again and they've dragged you into it again, by name. I'll leave it to you. Hope you're having a good day, by the way. As for me, I'm trying to find a venue to hold a wedding reception on 3 May 2014. Oh the joys! Wes Mᴥuse 15:38, 3 December 2013 (UTC)
Hi Dr.--I hope you had a marvelous Thanksgiving. Came across this article today, and eviscerated it because it was just awful. Mentioning it here in the hopes that it will make it to your and others' watchlists. Very best regards, JNW ( talk) 01:47, 4 December 2013 (UTC)
Recently, User:Oriole85 ( contribs) has been sporadically popping up on my watchlist for category-related changes. A lot of new users do that, so it wasn't a particularly noteworthy thing for me. But then he kept showing up with a higher frequency, oftentimes making (what I thought to be) completely unnecessary over-categorizations to articles. I've been on Wikipedia long enough to know that User:Levineps ( contribs) is one of the most notorious over-categorizers we've ever seen (and has the community sanctions, block records, and bans to show for it). So, I did about two minutes' worth of research and discovered that Oriole85's account was created / his edits began on November 5, 2013. When was the last edit by Levineps? November 4, 2013. That is not a coincidence IMO. I don't have (a) the time right now, nor (b) the motivation to formally open an SPI, but I'm hoping that one of the many people I'm notifying about this does. If you're wondering why you're being pinged about this, it's because I saw where you were one of the people who has left messages on Levineps' talk page at some point regarding his inappropriate editing. So now, in addition to all of the aforementioned issues with Levineps, it looks like a probably sockpuppet to throw into the mix. Jrcla2 ( talk) 05:26, 5 December 2013 (UTC)
Hey there MIES, AL "here",
sorry for the misunderstanding. However, this guy still busts my wikiballs as he continues to do strange things (i.e. replacing ENGLISH links with their PORTUGUESE version), maybe my summaries sometimes transpire that.
Happy(est of) weekend(s) -- AL ( talk) 19:30, 5 December 2013 (UTC)
Oh, there's that lovely chocolate lab again. Drmies, I was out all day and didn't see what happened at Jim Eisenreich (who is a public figure with Tourette syndrome). Bencherlite and I have discussed several times the kinds of issues that might occur when TS runs on the mainpage; were the revdel'd edits related to Eisenriech's tics/TS? If so, are you able to email me the gist of what was revdel'd there, in the event it is relevant to what kinds of vandalism might occur at TS when it runs TFA? Best, SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 22:57, 5 December 2013 (UTC)
Is this series of edits constructive to the articles, or is it a kind of spamming, in that the content is all coming from the same recently published source [25]? Further opinions much appreciated, JNW ( talk) 00:44, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
I undid the revision mainly for sake of those who are browsing the wiki just for basic information and don't want be hit by spoilers. This wiki page is also generally based on the anime so any major future "out of context events" shouldn't be added until accompanied episode has aired. I have no problem anyone adding info, but I think a bit courtesy should observed, especially when there is no separate pages, spoiler tags or warnings on this wiki page. I prefer to minimize confusion as much as possible. -- Dullblade2.0 ( talk) 08:31, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
Any person who knows the answer, is welcome to answer. We had a long disscusion on Yngvadottir's talk page ( talk) on the topic images (Art) section. Because a wide range of screen widths and settings readers have images ang gallerirs (Don't want to debate if galleries are usefull or not, YES, they have encyclopedic value, that was a huge consensus on the topic way back like in 2009), display either balanced or unbalanced depending on whether people use desktop (modern wide-format monitor), or laptop (old-style screen width), or a cellphone or ... there is a wide range of screen widths and settings. And it looks like while text works, the images differ. Probably something to do with the programing, we guessed. Why? + Can this be fixed? And is there something that can be done that works reasonably well for all screens? Hafspajen ( talk) 12:48, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
... in Sweden. I am having a bad time over there on the swiki. Some feminists are putting hard work into change the he (han) and the she (hon) into just one pronome - hen. From now one you should or may - mostly should - call everybody not she or he, but hen. Because it is more equall. equality [26] Hafspajen ( talk) 14:34, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
Drmies, is it not true that you have persisted in coming to the defense of Eric on a fairly regular basis? Is it also not true that Eric has a loyal band of friends who always defend him and seek to cast the blame on others (isn't Eric responsible for his own actions)? Also, the fact that you closed down the thread, given your connections with Eric, raises some eyebrows (whether or not you like it). You can call it painting with a broad brush, but I think it was just observing what is quite plain to see. Automatic Strikeout ( ₵) 15:31, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
There he goes again, this is the third time I am raising a report against User:No such user. He never tries to talk to me, he just [ back] and is abusing the tool. I have never ever made an edit that can look like vandalism. You banned me once, you warned me so I am not banned again. But I am finding it hard in this climate, any edit I do to any page is wrong whether it is sourced or not. If he want to undo edits, let him do it the old-fashioned conventional way. I believe this to amount to stalking, he just follows my edits and rollbacks. -- Cognoscerapo ( talk) 15:57, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
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You are invited to edit the new article Gingerbread house. We hope for a Christmas DYK, and wish you were there to explain about the secrets of the Dutch gingerbread house making. Hafspajen ( talk) 12:15, 7 December 2013 (UTC)Everybody is invited, but don't mess with the galleries, please.
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Hello, I just wanted to congratulate on a great job you did on your recent Transformers AFDs. You were right on literally all of them. It seems like many people in niche sections of Wikipedia are quite inclusionistic and tend to support articles that do not meet the general notability guidelines. Would you mind taking a look at this new one, Chess.com which was posted a few days ago? The article on Chess.com has been deleted four times previously as non-notable. While the article in its current state may seem properly referenced, upon scrutiny you can see that it is not.
The main reference that covers Chess.com is “TechCrunch.” TechCrunch is not a reliable source, however. You can check the WP:RSN (reliable sources noticeboard) for countless discussions about TechCrunch, which consensus here has held to be a blog and not a reliable peer-reviewed source. Furthermore, you can see from this NY Times article [30] that the TechCrunch site had misled its readers into thinking it was a peer-reviewed reliable source when in fact it was nothing more than the personal blog of its founder, who disguised his own personal financial interests as unbiased peer-reviewed coverage. The founder and three of his associates were forced to resign from TechCrunch. Keep in mind that the Chess.com coverage in TechCrunch was from the period that TechCrunch was operating unethically and not a reliable source.
Besides the TechCrunch references, the rest of the references for the Chess.com article are obviously non-reliable sources such as blogs, the site itself, or fleeting mentions in articles concerning other things. If you take a few minutes to look into this, it is obvious that while the new article appears to meet “Reliable Sources” and “Notability” it in fact does not. I cannot nominate this article for deletion, as I am a new account (and the “Wiki Project Chess” here is very political), but I was wondering if you would be interested in doing so, or if you knew anyone that could take a look at this situation. Thank you. Fzldheim ( talk) 21:25, 7 December 2013 (UTC)
Hi Drmies. If I may intrude, I think Rauzaruku has a good history of edits in other subjects and can be a productive member. He just seems to have difficulty handling those two particular subjects that he is passionate on, Corinthians and Politics. Thanks! Legionarius ( talk) 10:24, 8 December 2013 (UTC)
Hello - Thank you for the note. The more pressing issue is an edit in the first paragraph of the lead (lede) by an editor on 12/8/13. It introduced unsupported statements w/o RS citations, and merely substituted a subjective opinion, which deleted several whole sentences - (1/4) of of the paragraph's content, or more - of material facts supported with RS citations that several editors - over an eight month period - created by consensus. This is disruptive to be sure. Now, the first paragraph of the lede, past the "Nov '32 elections", is an utter mess that is disjointed nonsense up to the portion that begins, "A prolonged Church struggle ....", The first paragraph should be restored to what it was on 12/7/13 simply on the merits of the efforts of these editors good work the past eight months - if for no other reason.
As for Nazi Empire of the last paragraph? Not an important issue. This too was part of the eight month process to establish the lede with several editors. It's an attempt to give a broader sense of events. Yes, agreed, the Article specifically addresses 'Nazi Germany'. At the same time? Nazi Germany controlled large portions of Western and Eastern Europe by 1942; therefore, this control leads back to Germany and its leadership during this Era. How this is communicated, or addressed? Well, that's what the Talk page is about. Integrityandhonesty ( talk) 15:51, 8 December 2013 (UTC)
Hello. I sent you an email via the "email" feature. I don't know how that works so I thought I'd drop you a line here as well. Thank you. Fzldmann ( talk) 21:00, 8 December 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for your recent objectivity. Sincere, Ihardlythinkso ( talk) 11:37, 9 December 2013 (UTC)
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- Neutralhomer • Talk • 20:28, 9 December 2013 (UTC)
drmies i am presently blocked from wiki editing for apparently trying to correct a grave error in your "encyclopediac" website and that was the error of identity - the picture on my page Amir Mir - a journalist who is an idol for me, who is a journalist par excellence and you are still trying to carry a picture of some Iranian guy who is some student in the UK. at least you could have the courtesy to search the web and look for the pakistani journalist named Amir Mir before trying to block me. his TV appearances on local channels and foreign have made his face known quite well. keep me blocked, no probs, but you have slashed my page drastically omitting mnay interesting details about the guy. incomplete article = incomplete info. also i wanted to add to this page the bit of info that the award of best journalist which he had refused to receive by a military dictator General Musharraf in 2003 has finally been given to him by the democratically elected government in 2013 after a lapse of 10 years. Sunny tidda ( talk) 06:39, 10 December 2013 (UTC) sunny tidda
This can wait till you and yours are over the dreaded lurgy, but I stumbled on this and it appears reminiscent of this chap and numerical descendants. I would have PRODed it but it's userspace. I don't have the heart to speedy it without someone who's seen the fantasy stuff before opining on whether it is in fact fantasy; for all I know some tv channel somewhere is actually showing this and it could be fitted into an article. 2nd opinion therefore requested when you have time, and wishing you all a speedy recovery anyway. Yngvadottir ( talk) 17:45, 10 December 2013 (UTC)
- Neutralhomer • Talk • 21:32, 10 December 2013 (UTC)
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Yes, the good old days of advertless shirts, but why be rich when you can be filthy rich (Barcelona, however, has even stepped up a notch before the current status, when they PAID UNICEF for carrying their name on their shirts!)?
Ajax is a very very young team, one of its youngest i remember in the last decades, they could not beat the old foxes A.C. Milan with one fox less, with even this guy helping in defense yesterday. Good luck in the UEFA Europa League, hopefully they'll oust the "Portuguese" F.C. Porto and/or S.L. Benfica...
Now, for the bracket (title of message) stuff: how smartie-pants can you be like this guy? He tought he had no chance of winning the FIFA Golden Ball, "I won't attend the ceremony, FIFA has no respect for me". The organization extends the voting deadline, he scores a lot of goals during that timeframe, thus increasing his chances of winning the accolade, "I'll attend the ceremony".
All this in the follow-up of that incident with Joseph Blatter (you won't imagine the level of hysteria it reached in my country, petitions created for his dismissal as president, calling him a Nazi pig amongst other "charmers". It also happened after the Swedish Pepsi created an add which consisted of a Ronaldo voodoo doll tied to the tracks, petitions asking for the boycott of the brand here; this in a country in which a former PRIME MINISTER, Pedro Santana Lopes, was interrupted in his interview because the SIC TV channel had to go live to the airport to cover José Mourinho coming out of his airplane, footage here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SFwLNA8Ceo, only in Portuguese, sorry man - ah, he walked out of the interview, first real attitude i've ever seen a politican take, Lopes is a bit of a camera-whore that's a given, but that attitude was top-notch). And if you, as a Portuguese, say you don't like these two individuals (meaning CR and JM), the nicest thing they'll tell you is "You have no pride in being Portuguese". Go figure...
Kind regards as always, and don't forget when you stare down at the abyss, the abyss stares back at you -- AL ( talk) 19:09, 12 December 2013 (UTC)
Hello D. Recently this editor 94.9.124.82 ( talk · contribs) popped up making the same kind of edits that our long term problem did. I gave some AGF since it didn't locate directly to B-o-T. However, the city it does locate to is not that far away. Also, several of the articles did overlap but the clincher, for me, is this [31] as replacing the capital letters is a hallmark the B-o-T editor habits. If you feel that we need more evidence that is okay but I did want to let you know about this. Thanks for your time. MarnetteD | Talk 22:12, 12 December 2013 (UTC)
I don't remember anything but one of the editors who commented in the thread that is now in your archive said "it was decided there that a full-range block was not feasible since there were also constructive edits made by some of the addresses" Now that was some time ago so it is possible that things have changed. The thing that I can say is that the person in question now has a pattern of editing for a day or two and then disappearing for a few weeks or months. I know nothing about range blocking but I would guess that this pattern makes that difficult if not impossible. As other have said we just have to play whack-a-IP and hope for the best. Happy editing whenever possible. MarnetteD | Talk 05:12, 13 December 2013 (UTC)
Schmidt hammer lassen is a good Danish architect firm. Why should they delete the images? Those images should be on commons, if licence is OK. Hafspajen ( talk) 04:02, 13 December 2013 (UTC).
That banned user G-Zay ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is back again, this time as TylerJamesHere ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log). Isn't it time to give him an indef block? Lord Sjones23 ( talk - contributions) 06:07, 13 December 2013 (UTC)
Hello Drmies, thank you for your opinion on my article. I don't want to be impolite, but I disagree with it. Emmanuel Séjourné is an important figure in the international world of percussion music, as much as his peers and colleagues Bogdan Bacanu, or Robert Van Sice are, to name just the two of them. How comes his equals deserve a wikipedia article, which is refused to him? How comes the same article was accepted in the French wikipedia with an acclamation from the reviewers, but is refused in the English-speaking one? Are the rules different? I do not have the access to the foreign language books in which he might appear (the article being published, though, I'm sure you'd quickly see other wikipedians' conributions to it), but there's at least one published book in French who lists him among the important figures of the mallet percussions, and of the contemporary percussion music. It's listed in my references. There have been over a hundred press articles about him worlwide, the internet browsers show hundreds of links concerning his worldwide activity, he sits in the juries of the most important international percussion competitions, his compositions are frequently played by well-known musicians and commissioned by renowned institutions. How can you say he is not important enough to deserve an article? How come people less active worldwide than he is, have got one?... I agree that it all might be the fault of my writing style: if it is so, I'd appreciate your advice on how to change it and which parts to change. I referenced a good deal of the article, what else should I change? Should I take out some of his compositions, making it a selective list rather than a complete one? I am a professionnal percussionist myself, and I do know that almost all of his works are popular and frequently played all over the world, you can find them in many concert or competition programs... Waiting for your advice, with regards,-- Escrivendi ( talk) 14:16, 13 December 2013 (UTC)
Somebody started a page called Warrington to mess arround with Cardinal Newman Catholic High School (Warrington) [32] Hafspajen ( talk) 19:44, 13 December 2013 (UTC)
[33]. I am a catholic shool, uhhh. But I think Bizantz realized probably, that is not me. The only thing, why should be that thing redirected to MY talkpage? I never did anything of those edits. It should be deleted, no? Hafspajen ( talk) 20:16, 13 December 2013 (UTC) [34] [35]
File:Freedom From Want.jpg had an oversized upload and has since been re-uploaded to meet NFCC, but I need an admin to remove the oversized upload from history to comply with minimal use. Thanks you. Hope you don't mind.-- Mark Miller ( talk) 08:02, 14 December 2013 (UTC)
Words fail me! Geoff Who, me? 23:24, 15 November 2013 (UTC)
Hey, Drmies, I like the dogs over here! (Men will use any pretext for flirtation. Just sayin' ! I asked an old Wikifriend once why I got hit on so often in email from guys who have never seen a picture of me and have no idea if I weigh 300 lbs or whatever ... he explained to me how guys' imaginations work ... something about it doesn't matter if I really weigh 300 lbs, and that not being the point ... anyway ... could you put up a chocolate lab, pls ??) SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 01:47, 16 November 2013 (UTC)
I couldn't remember if I had ever posted here before, so went looking ... and found this. I'm a genius. SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 01:57, 16 November 2013 (UTC)
Do you have an interest in Fucking Machines? I personally know Madarax does. If so, you can help out a good article nominee. To tired out, especially after your colon cleansing, you can watch a bunch of people Fuck in the comfort of your own home. After you are done watching, you can help out a featured article nominee. Bgwhite ( talk) 03:02, 16 November 2013 (UTC)
I have emailed the entire copy paste of my conversation with that user to Doc James, and Oversight, and I will not longer engage with that user or on that article, moving on, had this discussion with ^Darkwind^ as well, the user got my email on IRC, and I should have stopped somewhere in the e-mail, you will understand it better, once you get hold of it. Danger^Mouse ( talk) 12:18, 16 November 2013 (UTC)
I finally took the time to catch up on this, see that it wasn't funny at all, see that MastCell and Doc James cleaned up the article ... and was easily able to find the person's name, which has not been oversighted. Somebody isn't done cleaning up after themselves. SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 16:01, 16 November 2013 (UTC)
Over sight >> https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents&diff=prev&oldid=581787387 Thank you Danger^Mouse ( talk) 07:36, 23 November 2013 (UTC)
I was wondering if you'd like to alienate yourself from just about everybody and permanently sour your Wiki experience (and possibly all other aspects of your life) by being an arbitrator for a couple of years. -- Anthonyhcole ( talk · contribs · email) 17:29, 16 November 2013 (UTC)
I think you should consider it. Though I would prefer that you answered at least my questions :) -- Rs chen 7754 21:03, 16 November 2013 (UTC)
Am I too late for breakfast or too early for dessert? Geoff Who, me? 17:52, 16 November 2013 (UTC)
This article might be interesting to you:
Ealdgyth - Talk 18:11, 16 November 2013 (UTC)
Sheesh, will they leave my chocolate lab alone already ???? [1] SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 03:15, 17 November 2013 (UTC)
Enough with the flirting. Down, boy, down!
Are you in the mood to sort out a lead for William Beach Thomas and perhaps tighten up the prose a little? You know that I am crap at this but no worries if you'd rather not. I've got a few journals to re-read but there aren't likely to be any many additions/removals to the text now. - Sitush ( talk) 22:28, 16 November 2013 (UTC)
You're thinking of people like Muir and all that, and that's fine, but in Europe that kind of love of nature takes place in a very different political context: it is essentially reactionary. "Love of nature" doesn't become "progressive" in Europe until--I don't know, those naked boys doing gymnastics in Nazi Germany? Your note on national parks is instructive as well: I don't know how old the concept of national park is in Europe, but it's newer than and nothing like the Roosevelt idea in all its size and beauty and grandeur. "Love of the countryside" for someone like Beach Thomas is not necessarily love of the great wild Rocky Mountains--it's more likely to be love of an English countryside in which you could go hunt foxes while peons served you sherry. Correct me if I'm wrong, Sitush. Drmies ( talk) 04:12, 17 November 2013 (UTC)
Cullen, does the following quote help? It is from p. 21 of the cited Hemmings source:
The roots of the rural revival [movement] reach back to the end of [WW1]. The economy of the English countryside underwent a profound change between 1918 and 1928; one-quarter of English agricultural land changed ownership. Between the end of the war and 1920 alone, nearly 8 million acres were sold, signifying the largest-scale transfer of lands since the dissolution of the monasteries. While some attributed this loss of rural stability to the 'lost generation' of officers from the land-owning classes wiped out in the war, the less mythical but more likely cause involved the imposition of new and severe death duties combined with a depression in the agricultural economy. Within this economic climate, which fostered political debates about the merits of land nationalisation, rural revivalists mobilised their deeply nostalgic response. The English countryside could only be saved by the restoration of the village community. The socio-economic stability of this treasured social unit could be ensured by the revival of the great landlord estates or even the return of the peasantry, a virtuous group of imagined tenant-labourers who admired, without envying, their lords' wealth. While the pace of land exchange slowed in the 1930s and 1940s, the rural revival movement gathered strength with the threat and realisation of the renewal of modern war in 1939.
I'm wondering whether we have an article somewhere about this movement - it was pretty much a version of organicism. Their point was, in part, that the new landowners etc were speculators and not honour-bound custodians of the land. Beach Thomas even claimed that some land had become "prairie" because the new owners felt no duty to maintain it (someone, somewhere pointed out that he was being hyperbolic in his choice of adjective). - Sitush ( talk) 17:11, 17 November 2013 (UTC)
Did Afra got out of the prison? Oh, Mies that place is closed, Konditorei in Lund, across from the church but look at this. https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kvilleken Warrington ( talk) 14:36, 17 November 2013 (UTC)
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This made me laugh! Why, could it be such a Sheldon? Sam Sailor Sing 18:30, 17 November 2013 (UTC) |
I was all set to take credit for two conjectures that I clearly internalized from Casanova's article last time I read in 2008 or so. Luckily these aren't the point of my article, but you saved me from getting some egg on my face. davidiad { t } 13:34, 18 November 2013 (UTC)
...can you please take a look at these threads: [2], [3], [4]? Thanks. Beyond My Ken ( talk) 17:09, 18 November 2013 (UTC)
Incidentally, I never claimed that the editor was making bad edits, just that he was following me, as he clearly was. If every time you open a new door, the same person is in the room, it hardly matters that he's dusting off your books in the living room the first time, and vacuuming your office carpet the second time, and making what smells like a yummy lasagna in the kitchen the third time, it's the fact that they are there that's creepy. Every time I turned around he'd pop up on my watchlist, on a article I'd just edited. Beyond My Ken ( talk) 00:52, 19 November 2013 (UTC)
This has all been reported to Bwilkins, who blocked him, and EdJohnston, who protected his talk page after the self-vandalism. (Ed didn't know it was Epicgenius doing it to himself, of course), so there's nothing I'm asking you to do, I'm just here to apologize for not staying out of it when I said I would - but his wierd behavior sucked me back into it again, which I already regret. Beyond My Ken ( talk) 21:38, 19 November 2013 (UTC)
Hi Drmies. Thank you for your help with this this dispute. Unfortunately there's still a little remaining fallout. Prior to being blocked, one of this editor's socks engaged in a little extracurricular tit-for-tat with me over at Americans for Peace and Tolerance, an otherwise extremely quiet article. Now a brand-new editor has reverted me on the same page while attempting to out me in the edit comment. This might have been done in good faith in ignorance of WP:OUTING, or there might be a WP:SOCK/ WP:BE/ WP:HARASSMENT issue. Unfortunately it's impossible to know for sure, given the use of proxy servers. There is already some behavioral evidence for that, though it's not conclusive given the new account's brief editing history. In any case I have no appetite for confrontation and possibly false accusation. I'm just hoping you can help me erase the attempted outing. I read somewhere that's possible, though I've never dealt with this sort of issue before. Thanks in advance. -- Dr. Fleischman ( talk) 18:32, 18 November 2013 (UTC)
I just saw. It is indeed a mess. I did not realize it when I saw the AIV report. Thank you for fixing the article, but am unsure on what is next here. Neither the IP nor CanadianLinuxUser had been warned of 3RR so I am unsure what is the proper response other than a stern warning. Blocking LinuxUser now may not be fair as the EW has stopped. I considered now unblocking the IP and warning then saw they had already requested and been declined. I added a PageNotice to the article. Hopefully this will help in the future, or at least make a case for further blocking after they blatantly disregard it. What next? -- Alexf (talk) 23:30, 18 November 2013 (UTC)
MIES, could you please have a look at the PERSONAL section in Henk Timmer (footballer)? Just provide a translation for the first source (seems like the same verb of REF#2 in another tense, but i'm not going to bet on it of course) if you please.
If the dates on said sources are correct (2011, 2012), funny they only married then (and by the way, did they marry twice in one year? Must be really in love!), because that piece of information has been in his article since 2009 at least.
Thanks in advance with whatever you can provide (aquatic poetry is what i am seeing above as i write these words, majestic pose, or should i say "pawse"?), regards from Portugal -- AL ( talk) 00:46, 20 November 2013 (UTC)
Thank you kind sir/ma'am, whistle anytime you need anything wiki-wise! -- AL ( talk) 01:24, 20 November 2013 (UTC)
Nope, what is it? If it's a sweet i want to know about that one! -- AL ( talk) 04:40, 20 November 2013 (UTC)
Epic pail on my fart, i mean Fail on my Part... -- AL ( talk) 16:48, 20 November 2013 (UTC)
Thanks mate, this page sure is a "gas" most of the time, lots of good spirits flowing. -- AL ( talk) 00:00, 22 November 2013 (UTC)
Drmies, you have mail, and though I know it is your typical policy not to conduct wiki-business through email, this is somewhat of an extenuating circumstance. Thank you in advance for your assistance. Go Phightins ! 04:36, 20 November 2013 (UTC)
He hasn't misbehaved for almost a whole day now, presumably because of this. Cute. Mr.choppers | ✎ 04:33, 20 November 2013 (UTC)
This user is not an architect but a Landscape architect |
What now?
Hello, Drmies. Seems the article needs a full protection for a short period to avoid further warring. Regards.-- Jetstreamer Talk 22:11, 20 November 2013 (UTC)
Hi, I removed, then re-removed comments from the same anon who has been generally accusing this BLP of overlooking how much a pedophile this writer must be. Could you take a look? I'm not sure if it needs erasing or just removal or what. I also didn't know what message would be appropriate on the users' talk page. Any help appreciated. Sportfan5000 ( talk) 01:22, 21 November 2013 (UTC)
I removed an addition here to Patrick Califia. Someone’s using a source that says Califia supported the odious group NAMBLA ‘s free speech rights to say he was “an active supporter” while ignoring the fact that the same article says he doesn't agree with their cause. I think it’s the same kind of thing as Noam Chomsky “supporting” white supremacists and the like; conflating free speech advocacy with cause advocacy. The biggest BLP issue is that they outright flip the source’s stated non-support for changing age-of-consent laws in their source to “long advocated for the abolition of”.
Anyway, I thought I'd notify you so you can give your oversight if you felt like it, since it's been an ongoing BLP thing. I’ve reverted it, but I don’t want to get drawn into a back-and-forth over it. Maybe I'm wrong, but it seems like a claim like that needs to have the right weight in a bio. __ E L A Q U E A T E 08:19, 27 November 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for removing it. They seem to have forgotten to add a section to ANI. I wonder if they wanted me to do it? CambridgeBayWeather ( talk) 04:01, 21 November 2013 (UTC)
http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=wikipedia-en-help&uio=MTE9MTg1ff
this is the link .i did chat in this window about my creation of article.after one hour it shows that i was banned till now i am getting the same message.how can i use live chat option help.how much i will be banned. below is my ip address: ip.118.102.131.106. so please do the favor to do live chat to fix my problems in creation of my article.
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iam in the news of telug news papers.can i use this paper link for my natoability. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Maroofpeer ( talk • contribs) 05:33, 21 November 2013 (UTC)
I'm willing to let this one go, and offering to work in a more collaborative and kind effort. Of course, no indiscriminate undos and systematic deletes and hidden threats -- it was out of control. But, I do want to let this go and posted on their "talk" as well as on Sean Harris' talk. If they agree or not -- I don't want to prevent contributions or keep him to correcting grammar and stray marks -- I would like them to contribute without just removing everything in such a way. Edit, not undo entirely. Will you then lift any restrictions? Thank you.
Legaleze ( talk) 06:27, 21 November 2013 (UTC)
Legaleze ( talk) 15:27, 21 November 2013 (UTC)
For Mandarax's lovely enjoyment, because has literately become a preposition, because. On a side note, I hadn't seen the chocolate lab photo before. After seeing the photo, I have this insatiable desire to ask SandyGeorgia to marry me. Bgwhite ( talk) 08:25, 21 November 2013 (UTC)
This kindly sent to me by Kiefer.Wolfowitz. Do I have to rely on the Swedes to give me the college football news? No, fortunately it was reported in the paper this morning because in the south football is not like a religion at all--it's much more important. So, is AJ McCarron the best college player ever? I think that's pushing it, Tide rolls. Let's see him win the Iron Bowl first. Y'all can meet me on Bourbon Street and we'll watch together. I'm buying shots at the beginning of each quarter, Egan's-style. Drmies ( talk) 14:59, 21 November 2013 (UTC)
as, if you have time, with all your problems on. Poor kid... Hafspajen ( talk) 23:07, 21 November 2013 (UTC)
Wikipedians should be obliged to wear some outfit like this when walking around in the city. Well, just to recognise each other, I mean. Hafspajen ( talk) 14:13, 22 November 2013 (UTC) And also one wouln't expect such stubborn behavior from a chap like this. Just fells like arguing with someone in the good old time when nobody had an idea about ownership issues or using pictures or... well anything, really. I remember a long an heavy dicussion about on the subject of galleries where the end of it was that it is indeed legitimate and quite alright to use them. I mean some things one can not only talk about, it is just impossible. It would not work. How an I suppose to tell you about this picture? like a big open space where guys walk around wearing ... what? Orange dresses? I say, that some people are good att keeping their oppinion whatewer you may tell them, they are just like Moses stone - Tablets of canvas. Hafspajen ( talk) 14:31, 22 November 2013 (UTC)
Could you teach this user for how not to break WP:3RR. This is the second time in the past week he has done so, that I know of.— CKY2250 ταικ 01:12, 22 November 2013 (UTC)
I am working on a radio station article (when am I not? :)) and I having trouble with making this one sentence sound right. Here's what I have so far, feel free to change them as you see fit (and I'm hoping to take the article to GA).
Both have their problems, but it's the best I can do. Help? - Neutralhomer • Talk • 05:23, 22 November 2013 (UTC)
Would it be appropriate and/or the right move to delete the template on Jackson's user page asking for editors to give him feedback at an editor review? Wikipedia:Editor review/Jackson Peebles. I am not sure how this should be handled but thought you might be able to make a decision here for the community and with respect for his passing that we no longer comment on his contributions in this way after his death or continue to show this request. The last comment was on 30 October 2013. I am not sure myself so I will defer to your judgment. Thanks!-- Mark Miller ( talk) 09:32, 22 November 2013 (UTC)
Hi Drmies, would you mind taking a look at the discussion here? WilyD has been attempting to remove the demonym "American" from the page in spite of every major dictionary and stylebook consulted listing it as acceptable usage. Unable to establish a consensus for the change, the user has been adding other nonsense to the infobox, seemingly trying to make a WP:POINT. More troublesome, the user is making derogatory comments about anyone that don't conform to a narrow minded view on usage of the word, such as that those who use the word as sources define it are motivated by a "racist mindset" or that they "favour imperialism and colonialism". I've requested that the user drop the "racist" nonsense, but the response just repeats the attacks: "The use of American to mean "a person from the Americas" is racist/colonialist". The user admits that their opinions on the matter are "probably not sourcable", so they're really not relevant or helpful to building an encyclopedia. It's awfully hard to try to resolve a content dispute when someones keeps screaming "RACIST!" without justification. Would you mind talking to the user to try and get them to tone it down? Thanks! TDL ( talk) 19:35, 22 November 2013 (UTC)
As Drmies is such a big fan of Doctor Who, I thought I write here and spread the word of this joyous occasion. I started out as a Whovian as a kid in the 70s, my Doctor is the Fourth Doctor. I always wanted a scarf like his.
The 50th anniversary episode will be broadcast simultaneously in 76 countries at 2:50 ET. Sorry, Kelapstick, no Mongolia. It will also be shown at theaters in 3-D. I'll be watching in a sold-out theater.
For your enjoyment
Bgwhite ( talk) 10:24, 23 November 2013 (UTC)
What happened to Dennis Brown? Was just about to pick his picture dogwood bud to use it, and ... where is he? Hafspajen ( talk) 11:58, 23 November 2013 (UTC)
Hi Drmies,
Do you think my PROD was justified there? Esp. re: the two so-called 'refs'.
Thanks!
Fortuna
Imperatrix Mundi 15:08, 23 November 2013 (UTC)
Hello. Bish recommended that I in her absence should contact you when I needed some assistance, so here we go. I would appreciate if you would read four user talk page discussions, on the talk page of IP121.232.240.17, on my talk page, on the talk page of admin TigerShark and on the talk page of user Bonusballs. The background to all of this is that I two days ago reverted edits by a long term IP-hopping POV-pusher in Nanjing, China, on List of tallest buildings in the world, edits that systematically changed "Hong Kong" to "China" throughout the article, and equally systematically replaced the flag of Hong Kong with the flag of PRC. Which along with targeting articles related to Taiwan is typical of what that anonymous editor does. I also reported the anon to WP:AIV and requested page protection for the article that was being targeted. But instead of the usual and knowledgeable admins there, such as Materialscientist, ReaperEternal, Alexf, GedUK or Bbb23, the desk was staffed by admin TigerShark, who obviously knows absolutely nothing about vandalism. Because TigerShark refused any action, both at AIV and at ANEW, claiming that it was ordinary edit-warring, i.e. a simple content dispute, suggested that I should discuss the matter with the serial vandal and reach a consensus (as if the status of Hong Kong should be discussed and decided separately for every single article that relates to, or even mentions, Hong Kong...), swiftly posted a 3RR-warning on my talk page and topped it off by repeatedly threatening to block me. And in spite of repeated attempts by me to make him understand what the problems with that IP and those edits are he has refused to change his mind, apparently still not understanding what it's all about. And, as you can see from the discussion on Bonusball's talk page I'm not the only experienced vandalism fighter here on en-WP who has been warned and threatened with being blocked for doing what we've been doing for a long time now, without having any problems with the experienced admins at AIV and ANEW (like the ones I listed above). To TigerShark's credit should be said that he PC-protected the article today, after a new round of POV-edits from the guy in Nanking, but he clearly still sees it as an ordinary content dispute.
That's a lot of sentences beginning with "and", but I'm upset, and seriously consider quitting my "job" here if the abysmally low level of competence within the field of fighting vandalism that TigerShark is showing is what we'll have to live with from now on. Thomas.W talk to me 20:41, 23 November 2013 (UTC)
Anyway, I am inclined to agree with you, that this is an IP hopping POV pusher, and I probably would have blocked them (I still might). What it depends on, for instance, is whether their other edits are indicative of such a POV. Sorry, gotta go. I'll check back later. Drmies ( talk) 23:53, 23 November 2013 (UTC)
Can you perhaps have a look at Cees Krijnen? Corrections and suggestions for improvement are welcome. Thanks. -- GentleDjinn ( talk) 11:38, 24 November 2013 (UTC)
DYK ... that Caspar David Friedrich, the artist behind the painting at the top of this page, was an ethnic German yet a Swedish citizen by birth? He was born in Swedish Pomerania and kept his Swedish citizenship and passport all his life, in spite of never living in Sweden. Thomas.W talk to me 22:07, 24 November 2013 (UTC) (The section header did say "trivia"; his Swedish nationality and life-long fascination with Sweden is for some reason not mentioned at all on en-WP, while being prominently mentioned, in a separate section, on de-WP, where I read it...)
Hi Dr. Mies. How are you? I couldn't help but notice that you nominated some Transformers articles for deletion en masse. Good job. You do realize that that was my "thing" for a while, back in like 2010 and part of 2011, right? How did you even discover the Transformers articles? Well in any case, good job. Transformers Liquidator ( talk) 00:11, 25 November 2013 (UTC)
Given your home state, I'm surprised/disappointed that this talk page doesn't have more discussion of American football. Ed [talk] [majestic titan] 02:48, 25 November 2013 (UTC)
can help this page Johor Darul Takzim F.C. good article? and i more can make soccer jersey.I hope you can help me.Sorry R.I.P English. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pakcikfarhan ( talk • contribs) 13:39, 26 November 2013 (UTC)
Most of all, though, the page is overloaded with things that are not text, and the history should come first. A table like "As Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C." is not OK, in my opinion, if only one of the sixteen cells has content. The logos are all different sizes--I suppose they are OK to use (see WP:NFC, especially WP:NFC#UUI) but it might well be that more discussion of the logos is required to warrant their use; perhaps Werieth can shed light on this. But there's plenty of copy editing (and reorganizing) to be done before those bigger issues are tackled. Thank you, and good luck, Drmies ( talk) 16:38, 26 November 2013 (UTC)
Hi Drmies. A blocked user has pointed out that you apparently have double-voted in an AfD. [7]. He seems to be correct. Anythingyouwant ( talk) 13:54, 26 November 2013 (UTC)
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If you please, at User:Collect's latest antics at the Daily Mail's talk page. This is, to my mind, a textbook WP:POINT violation as well as running afoul of the requirement that RfCs be neutrally worded. As always, I bow to your judgement. -- John ( talk) 16:37, 26 November 2013 (UTC)
(od) Your uncivil posts are apparent on the Daily Mail talk page and on your own talk page. That you now retract your "apology" does not impress me one whit -- I wash my hands of you as the nearly unanimous opinion of the new editors at the RfC is that my position is correct, and that your position is wrong. Read WP:CONSENSUS and kindly do not refer to me in such a disparaging manner again. I consider calling a person a "liar" who writes "bullshit" to be a personal attack. (You have a track record of lying appears to me to be a personal attack -- your mileage apparently varies greatly). On your own talk page you monologise "This does indeed make your statement a lie (if it's intentional, unless you're claiming insanity, possession by demons or the like)" which also appears an eensy bit less than civil. Cheers -- I am sure Drmies has seen sufficient evidence of your incivility and my moderate use of language to assess the situation. BTW, I also consider myself an "experienced editor" with more than three decades online experience. (I only just found this latest post -- one would also have thought that four days away from here would be quite sufficient -- see "verb sap.") Collect ( talk) 23:29, 5 December 2013 (UTC) |
Hello, Drmies. I was wondering if you can mediate between me and Beyond My Ken, or point me to an admin who can. Thanks. Epicgenius( give him tirade • check out damage) 18:13, 26 November 2013 (UTC)
I'm frequently accused of going off on tangents, but there's a method to the madness: you were blocked by Bwilkins -- hold on, the family is coming back and I have work to do. BBL. See where I'm going? Drmies ( talk) 18:36, 26 November 2013 (UTC)
I saw you wrote 'I'm not going to overturn this block, but if you wish to bring this up at AN for a review (if TigerShark does not wish to reconsider), you have my support.' over at Shark's talk page. Honestly, I think you should reconsider that decision. Shark's block has been questioned and now me(I just stepped into this today). Shark's behavior to me after I asked him questions, is incomprehensible and calls into serious question his judgment. Shark answered my questions, but not on Joe's talk page, but in a thread on his own talk page that had been inactive for two days and in which I had never taken part in. It wasn't an accident either. Over seven years of editing at WP, and I've never seen that done before. A discusses something with B at C but B replies at B's page rather than C. There is no reason to do that other than to lock Joe out of it. Shark's recent decisions and behavior are questionable to put it mildly. Can you end this? I am asking that respectfully but should Joe's block continue, I have to bring it to ANI. ...William 21:33, 26 November 2013 (UTC)
I have created a new report on the ANI noticeboard regarding the block of Joefromrandb. TigerShark ( talk) 23:17, 26 November 2013 (UTC)
Hello Drmies/Archive 60! Thank you for your contributions to articles related to Women artists. I'd like to invite you to become a part of WikiProject Women artists, a WikiProject aimed at improving the quality of articles about women artists on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the WikiProject Women artists page for more information. Feel free to sign your name under "Members". I look forward to your involvement! |
SarahStierch ( talk) 02:14, 28 November 2013 (UTC)
Please see Talk:Patrick_Califia#Discussion_of_Sources_for_the_.28alleged.29_Age_of_Consent_Controversy. Sportfan5000 ( talk) 04:52, 28 November 2013 (UTC) I think the first half has to be rev/del - those sources are particularly bad and the 'unexperienced' editor quotes them. The third reference is fine. Sportfan5000 ( talk) 05:08, 28 November 2013 (UTC)
But if the "bold claim" is made by way of the primary source, then synthesis is a necessary byproduct of interpretation. Quotes such as the one we're talking about always need context, and WorldNewsDaily can't provide that. Drmies ( talk) 20:08, 29 November 2013 (UTC)
... you are all missing the doggy topics on here! Could someone help me by having a quick look at Boxer (dog), please? I have just again reverted (someone quickly cover up Drmies' block button) what appears to me to be very close paraphrasing. I've left three messages on the editor's talk page, Sarbagyastha, that don't seem to be having any effect. A revert was also done by Bobrayner [13] after I tried to flag the problem on WP:DOGS earlier this month. Or am I just being paranoid/pedantic/a total pain? SagaciousPhil - Chat 10:59, 28 November 2013 (UTC)
I am not at all sure this is correct, and that is my oppinion. This is what AKC ( American breed standard says) : Color: The colors are fawn and brindle. Fawn shades vary from light tan to mahogany. The brindle ranges from sparse but clearly defined black stripes on a fawn background to such a heavy concentration of black striping that the essential fawn background color barely, although clearly, shows through (which may create the appearance of reverse brindling). White markings, if present, should be of such distribution as to enhance the dog's appearance, but may not exceed one-third of the entire coat. They are not desirable on the flanks or on the back of the torso proper. On the face, white may replace part of the otherwise essential black mask, and may extend in an upward path between the eyes, but it must not be excessive, so as to detract from true Boxer expression. The absence of white markings, the so-called "plain" fawn or brindle, is perfectly acceptable, and should not be penalized in any consideration of color. Disqualifications Boxers that are any color other than fawn or brindle. Boxers with a total of white markings exceeding one-third of the entire coat. Somebody put no more that 4 pictures with all white boxers in the article, and one in the lead. . Hafspajen ( talk) 17:45, 28 November 2013 (UTC)
Hello Drmies, you can call me 74. When I first started stalking your talkpage, I read back a few sections, and noticed a dispute between Mr.choppers and a good-faith editor of engine-data. I've recently become an incurable dispute busy-body, so I investigated the edit-history. I'm also trying to improve WP:RETENTION, and in particular, would like to see wikipedia attract folks from around the internet who have expertise that wikipedia needs: physicists, television trivia addicts, high school teachers, and engine experts. In this particular case, see User_talk:24.136.28.106. Their slow edit-war was mostly back when they were User_talk:98.193.61.234, and before that at their earlier dynamics they never had wiki-troubles as far as I know.
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24 has been editing several years now, from various IPs -- their work involves travel methinks, or maybe they just upgrade their domicile regularly. Back in the day, they learned enough wikitext to edit mainspace, and stopped there; not due to any lack of intelligence, English, or other WP:COMPETENCE... they seem very competent to me. Rather, time was the issue: they are not interested in wasting time on being a librarian, formatting, talkpage colons, userpage tweaking, or even username creation. They want to be part of the encyclopedia, that anyone can edit, by editing it, the end. Having become interested in DIY vehicle upgrades about three years ago, I can tell you flat-out that wikipedia badly needs folks like 24. We are useless when it comes to detailed comprehensive automotive data. People use forums, instead. WP:OMG, are *those* places cesspits of despair, plenty of folks pumping internet-iron to show off their internet-muscles, talking like big internet-bikers in some internet-bar. Although I never posted at such automotive forums, I was forced to read through plenty of internet-tough-guy flamewars, mostly about who knew the most about engines, drivetrains, electric motors, or somesuch. Background out of the way. Unfortunately, due to his customer-friendly smile (talkpage stalking *does* sometimes teach me interesting tidbits! ;-) and subsequent choice of seemingly-biker-related-username, plus his diligent wikiCop patrols in the automotive articles here on wikipedia, 24 has mistaken Mr.Choppers as an internet-tough-guy, and responded in kind. On the other side, due to the wikiStress of constantly reverting subtle vandalism, Mr.Choppers has mistaken all anons for vandals. |
So, there are a few goals I'd like to get worked out here. First, where is the border at which encyclopedic-slash-almanac-data crosses over into wikiversity-howto-stuff, and from there to external-wiki-and-forum-fancruft. Second, what to do about Reliable Sources for automotive data, given that the manufacturers purposely keep service-manual-data secret, as a means to customer-lock-in. Third, as part of working out the earlier two questions, broker a peace treaty betwixt 24 and Mr.choppers, so that they can work together productively, each doing what they like, mutually improving wikipedia. You can reply here if you like, but for faster turnaround, it might help if you make a section on my talkpage so I get the orange-bar-alerts. Danke. 74.192.84.101 ( talk) 22:47, 29 November 2013 (UTC)
I wouldn't want to start drawing that kind of line: it's not my expertise. I would not disregard Honda manuals because they're primary material--part numbers and all that are not really contentious. The other IP should understand that disruptive editing of various kinds is liable to lead an observant non-expert to side with the opposing side, especially in ongoing edit wars. (I'll wipe off-wiki forums whoever put them in: it's not what we should be linking.) If the other IP wants to engage in discussion, that's great: I'd rather have them on board as an editor since they have helpful expertise, but they should play by the rules.
As for Mrs. Drmies's Hondyssey, I trust that the dealer doesn't rely on Wikipedia for their information, and the local shop that worked on my old Camry probably doesn't either (for the record, it's John Aehnlich's shop on Cloverdale, and they're fantastic). But my new set of wheels gets 40 MPG and is a bit newer, and will probably be serviced by the Toyota dealer. 74, thanks for stopping by. Call me again if you need a ride--the six-cylinder needs a brake job first. Drmies ( talk) 04:17, 3 December 2013 (UTC)
Perhaps 74 doesn't want a label?
A name is just a label that attracts one's attention when someone yells it. Fiddle Faddle 17:11, 3 December 2013 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Long-term abuse/Ananny, it is here [15] an Ip who tries to fix this again. Hafspajen ( talk) 00:04, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
Yowza. Just wow. davidiad { t } 03:28, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
Seeking your guidance (and action?) please...
You will probably recall that four weeks ago, as part of the resolution of a mess at AN/I, and many other places, there was put in place an interaction ban between Pete and me. I have fastidiously avoided posting where he has posted, even when I thought he was clearly pushing a POV. That was my understanding of the ban.
Today he has decided to join a thread I began on the Talk page of an Australian political article, even to the extent of changing the name of the thread that I created. The thread is Talk:Operation Sovereign Borders#Opinion in the Outcomes section. If that's not interacting, I don't know what is.
There is no way I would have ever commented in a thread begun by him. I am amazed by what he has done. I cannot see that his behaviour is acceptable in any way at all. I feel now that I can no longer comment in a thread I began. What happens now? Is it possible for him to now experience far more than the usual pointless warning for this, to me, blatant breach of our interaction ban?
If all he experiences is yet another warning, my thoughts on our justice systems will be even further reinforced. HiLo48 ( talk) 10:04, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
On 1 December 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Rumskulla oak, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that sex scenes in the controversial 1967 film I Am Curious (Yellow) were shot inside the Rumskulla oak, an oak tree that is more than 1,000 years old? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rumskulla oak. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 16:03, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
What is this? Urban shamanism? never heard of it. [16] Hafspajen ( talk) 16:39, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
This is just crazy. Somebody emptied a whole article of [[]] brackets. Is this vandalism or just somebody who doesn't have a clue? And what am I suppose to do? The person said that it was the Bracket bot who raised the issue? Or is this a missunderstanding? https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=History_of_silk&curid=10783723&diff=584088108&oldid=581438147 Hafspajen ( talk) 18:40, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
Well, yes that is my problem, I don't know what to write to him. I could have reverted it myself, but what if he goes on like this? Hafspajen ( talk) 19:22, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
Don't know if you'll remember this, you blocked this use last year after an ANI discussion about their competence, especially their ability to coherently write in English. They have appealed the block, claiming to have learned some English now. I have declined for now with a {{ 2nd chance}}, asking them to prove it first. Hopefully they will follow those directions and show us something coherent. Thought you might want to at least be watching as blocking admin. Beeblebrox ( talk) 22:15, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
Not only does Amazon plan to send drones to deliver packages to customers in 4–5 years; in Australia Zookal is already doing it with books through a start-up called Flirtey. Octocopter redirects to Multirotor; plenty of space for at least one new article. Yngvadottir ( talk) 20:52, 2 December 2013 (UTC)
Your final editorial determination/edits have been ignored twice by user Technopat on this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Allegro_Development_Corporation&action=history
Please urge him to refrain from future edits.
Thanks 96.226.197.55 ( talk) 21:36, 2 December 2013 (UTC)
Can you (or someone else) have a look at List of ethnic group names used as insults, I have trimmed the ones that were not specifically ethnic groups (you can look at the history rather than me mentioning them here), but there are a couple I am unsure of. Were the Thuggee an "ethnic" group, or just a group that enjoyed the Thug Life™? Also I am unsure if Gringo belongs on there, I don't think it is really an ethnic group, but rather someone who doesn't speak Spanish/Portuguese (I often referred to myself as a gringo when I was in Mongolia, but the reference went over like a lead balloon). -- kelapstick( bainuu) 23:22, 2 December 2013 (UTC)
Congrats on deleting all of my edits. You have made Wikipedia a better place by putting me in my place. Perhaps you should take a look at all of the important information I provided and that you deleted on Wikipedia. It is a shame that the idiots are running the asylum here. You deserve what you get I guess. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tnspro ( talk • contribs) 00:56, 3 December 2013 (UTC)
One last point on Punk Berryman, JWiess11 took out the link I put to Berryman's page on OldestLivingProFootball, but kept the "new" death date I listed. Ok, fine. But here is the kicker, there is STILL a link to Pro-Football-Ref and College Football Data Warehouse in the External Link section that add absolutely nothing to the article. Heck, PF-ref still has his death date at 1988! Can you see how ridiculous that is? The place where the information came from was deleted, but two other sites that add nothing to the conversation still remain. And you wonder why my contributions to Wikipedia are done.
the tale of the editor who righteously insisted on citing their sources, but to my shame never learned how
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This user wants to be your friend. |
Hafspajen ( talk) 12:38, 3 December 2013 (UTC)
PhD | This user has a Doctor of Philosophy degree. |
This user want's you to have a hat. What is a doctor without a hat?
Drmies has an academic degree — specialist degree. |
Yeah, right. Now I am blocked again, same thing like before. Can't edit your talk page with the Warrington account. Or wait. Has any of your friends made some trouble blocking me for something I don't know about or is just the same stuff happening all over again? Or it was something temporary?
Hafspajen ( talk) 15:37, 3 December 2013 (UTC) Drmies, listen here, this is something fishy. I was actually counting my edits today, because I am close to 12000, (new veteran star, and all that) so was around 11645. I got around 11754, ie but now I am back att 11648, what happened. I am telling you that something happened with the Warrington account - but what? Godverdomme! Hafspajen ( talk) 17:23, 3 December 2013 (UTC)
Drmies,
Seeing as Moscow Connection ( talk · contribs) didn't have the decency to contact you himself to say that he's dragged your name into a dispute, I though I would come over and let you know. It was around 18 months ago when you first advised the editor about using YouTube links for the sole purpose of "making the article look pretty". Anyhow, they're at it again and they've dragged you into it again, by name. I'll leave it to you. Hope you're having a good day, by the way. As for me, I'm trying to find a venue to hold a wedding reception on 3 May 2014. Oh the joys! Wes Mᴥuse 15:38, 3 December 2013 (UTC)
Hi Dr.--I hope you had a marvelous Thanksgiving. Came across this article today, and eviscerated it because it was just awful. Mentioning it here in the hopes that it will make it to your and others' watchlists. Very best regards, JNW ( talk) 01:47, 4 December 2013 (UTC)
Recently, User:Oriole85 ( contribs) has been sporadically popping up on my watchlist for category-related changes. A lot of new users do that, so it wasn't a particularly noteworthy thing for me. But then he kept showing up with a higher frequency, oftentimes making (what I thought to be) completely unnecessary over-categorizations to articles. I've been on Wikipedia long enough to know that User:Levineps ( contribs) is one of the most notorious over-categorizers we've ever seen (and has the community sanctions, block records, and bans to show for it). So, I did about two minutes' worth of research and discovered that Oriole85's account was created / his edits began on November 5, 2013. When was the last edit by Levineps? November 4, 2013. That is not a coincidence IMO. I don't have (a) the time right now, nor (b) the motivation to formally open an SPI, but I'm hoping that one of the many people I'm notifying about this does. If you're wondering why you're being pinged about this, it's because I saw where you were one of the people who has left messages on Levineps' talk page at some point regarding his inappropriate editing. So now, in addition to all of the aforementioned issues with Levineps, it looks like a probably sockpuppet to throw into the mix. Jrcla2 ( talk) 05:26, 5 December 2013 (UTC)
Hey there MIES, AL "here",
sorry for the misunderstanding. However, this guy still busts my wikiballs as he continues to do strange things (i.e. replacing ENGLISH links with their PORTUGUESE version), maybe my summaries sometimes transpire that.
Happy(est of) weekend(s) -- AL ( talk) 19:30, 5 December 2013 (UTC)
Oh, there's that lovely chocolate lab again. Drmies, I was out all day and didn't see what happened at Jim Eisenreich (who is a public figure with Tourette syndrome). Bencherlite and I have discussed several times the kinds of issues that might occur when TS runs on the mainpage; were the revdel'd edits related to Eisenriech's tics/TS? If so, are you able to email me the gist of what was revdel'd there, in the event it is relevant to what kinds of vandalism might occur at TS when it runs TFA? Best, SandyGeorgia ( Talk) 22:57, 5 December 2013 (UTC)
Is this series of edits constructive to the articles, or is it a kind of spamming, in that the content is all coming from the same recently published source [25]? Further opinions much appreciated, JNW ( talk) 00:44, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
I undid the revision mainly for sake of those who are browsing the wiki just for basic information and don't want be hit by spoilers. This wiki page is also generally based on the anime so any major future "out of context events" shouldn't be added until accompanied episode has aired. I have no problem anyone adding info, but I think a bit courtesy should observed, especially when there is no separate pages, spoiler tags or warnings on this wiki page. I prefer to minimize confusion as much as possible. -- Dullblade2.0 ( talk) 08:31, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
Any person who knows the answer, is welcome to answer. We had a long disscusion on Yngvadottir's talk page ( talk) on the topic images (Art) section. Because a wide range of screen widths and settings readers have images ang gallerirs (Don't want to debate if galleries are usefull or not, YES, they have encyclopedic value, that was a huge consensus on the topic way back like in 2009), display either balanced or unbalanced depending on whether people use desktop (modern wide-format monitor), or laptop (old-style screen width), or a cellphone or ... there is a wide range of screen widths and settings. And it looks like while text works, the images differ. Probably something to do with the programing, we guessed. Why? + Can this be fixed? And is there something that can be done that works reasonably well for all screens? Hafspajen ( talk) 12:48, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
... in Sweden. I am having a bad time over there on the swiki. Some feminists are putting hard work into change the he (han) and the she (hon) into just one pronome - hen. From now one you should or may - mostly should - call everybody not she or he, but hen. Because it is more equall. equality [26] Hafspajen ( talk) 14:34, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
Drmies, is it not true that you have persisted in coming to the defense of Eric on a fairly regular basis? Is it also not true that Eric has a loyal band of friends who always defend him and seek to cast the blame on others (isn't Eric responsible for his own actions)? Also, the fact that you closed down the thread, given your connections with Eric, raises some eyebrows (whether or not you like it). You can call it painting with a broad brush, but I think it was just observing what is quite plain to see. Automatic Strikeout ( ₵) 15:31, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
There he goes again, this is the third time I am raising a report against User:No such user. He never tries to talk to me, he just [ back] and is abusing the tool. I have never ever made an edit that can look like vandalism. You banned me once, you warned me so I am not banned again. But I am finding it hard in this climate, any edit I do to any page is wrong whether it is sourced or not. If he want to undo edits, let him do it the old-fashioned conventional way. I believe this to amount to stalking, he just follows my edits and rollbacks. -- Cognoscerapo ( talk) 15:57, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
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You are invited to edit the new article Gingerbread house. We hope for a Christmas DYK, and wish you were there to explain about the secrets of the Dutch gingerbread house making. Hafspajen ( talk) 12:15, 7 December 2013 (UTC)Everybody is invited, but don't mess with the galleries, please.
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Hello, I just wanted to congratulate on a great job you did on your recent Transformers AFDs. You were right on literally all of them. It seems like many people in niche sections of Wikipedia are quite inclusionistic and tend to support articles that do not meet the general notability guidelines. Would you mind taking a look at this new one, Chess.com which was posted a few days ago? The article on Chess.com has been deleted four times previously as non-notable. While the article in its current state may seem properly referenced, upon scrutiny you can see that it is not.
The main reference that covers Chess.com is “TechCrunch.” TechCrunch is not a reliable source, however. You can check the WP:RSN (reliable sources noticeboard) for countless discussions about TechCrunch, which consensus here has held to be a blog and not a reliable peer-reviewed source. Furthermore, you can see from this NY Times article [30] that the TechCrunch site had misled its readers into thinking it was a peer-reviewed reliable source when in fact it was nothing more than the personal blog of its founder, who disguised his own personal financial interests as unbiased peer-reviewed coverage. The founder and three of his associates were forced to resign from TechCrunch. Keep in mind that the Chess.com coverage in TechCrunch was from the period that TechCrunch was operating unethically and not a reliable source.
Besides the TechCrunch references, the rest of the references for the Chess.com article are obviously non-reliable sources such as blogs, the site itself, or fleeting mentions in articles concerning other things. If you take a few minutes to look into this, it is obvious that while the new article appears to meet “Reliable Sources” and “Notability” it in fact does not. I cannot nominate this article for deletion, as I am a new account (and the “Wiki Project Chess” here is very political), but I was wondering if you would be interested in doing so, or if you knew anyone that could take a look at this situation. Thank you. Fzldheim ( talk) 21:25, 7 December 2013 (UTC)
Hi Drmies. If I may intrude, I think Rauzaruku has a good history of edits in other subjects and can be a productive member. He just seems to have difficulty handling those two particular subjects that he is passionate on, Corinthians and Politics. Thanks! Legionarius ( talk) 10:24, 8 December 2013 (UTC)
Hello - Thank you for the note. The more pressing issue is an edit in the first paragraph of the lead (lede) by an editor on 12/8/13. It introduced unsupported statements w/o RS citations, and merely substituted a subjective opinion, which deleted several whole sentences - (1/4) of of the paragraph's content, or more - of material facts supported with RS citations that several editors - over an eight month period - created by consensus. This is disruptive to be sure. Now, the first paragraph of the lede, past the "Nov '32 elections", is an utter mess that is disjointed nonsense up to the portion that begins, "A prolonged Church struggle ....", The first paragraph should be restored to what it was on 12/7/13 simply on the merits of the efforts of these editors good work the past eight months - if for no other reason.
As for Nazi Empire of the last paragraph? Not an important issue. This too was part of the eight month process to establish the lede with several editors. It's an attempt to give a broader sense of events. Yes, agreed, the Article specifically addresses 'Nazi Germany'. At the same time? Nazi Germany controlled large portions of Western and Eastern Europe by 1942; therefore, this control leads back to Germany and its leadership during this Era. How this is communicated, or addressed? Well, that's what the Talk page is about. Integrityandhonesty ( talk) 15:51, 8 December 2013 (UTC)
Hello. I sent you an email via the "email" feature. I don't know how that works so I thought I'd drop you a line here as well. Thank you. Fzldmann ( talk) 21:00, 8 December 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for your recent objectivity. Sincere, Ihardlythinkso ( talk) 11:37, 9 December 2013 (UTC)
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- Neutralhomer • Talk • 20:28, 9 December 2013 (UTC)
drmies i am presently blocked from wiki editing for apparently trying to correct a grave error in your "encyclopediac" website and that was the error of identity - the picture on my page Amir Mir - a journalist who is an idol for me, who is a journalist par excellence and you are still trying to carry a picture of some Iranian guy who is some student in the UK. at least you could have the courtesy to search the web and look for the pakistani journalist named Amir Mir before trying to block me. his TV appearances on local channels and foreign have made his face known quite well. keep me blocked, no probs, but you have slashed my page drastically omitting mnay interesting details about the guy. incomplete article = incomplete info. also i wanted to add to this page the bit of info that the award of best journalist which he had refused to receive by a military dictator General Musharraf in 2003 has finally been given to him by the democratically elected government in 2013 after a lapse of 10 years. Sunny tidda ( talk) 06:39, 10 December 2013 (UTC) sunny tidda
This can wait till you and yours are over the dreaded lurgy, but I stumbled on this and it appears reminiscent of this chap and numerical descendants. I would have PRODed it but it's userspace. I don't have the heart to speedy it without someone who's seen the fantasy stuff before opining on whether it is in fact fantasy; for all I know some tv channel somewhere is actually showing this and it could be fitted into an article. 2nd opinion therefore requested when you have time, and wishing you all a speedy recovery anyway. Yngvadottir ( talk) 17:45, 10 December 2013 (UTC)
- Neutralhomer • Talk • 21:32, 10 December 2013 (UTC)
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Yes, the good old days of advertless shirts, but why be rich when you can be filthy rich (Barcelona, however, has even stepped up a notch before the current status, when they PAID UNICEF for carrying their name on their shirts!)?
Ajax is a very very young team, one of its youngest i remember in the last decades, they could not beat the old foxes A.C. Milan with one fox less, with even this guy helping in defense yesterday. Good luck in the UEFA Europa League, hopefully they'll oust the "Portuguese" F.C. Porto and/or S.L. Benfica...
Now, for the bracket (title of message) stuff: how smartie-pants can you be like this guy? He tought he had no chance of winning the FIFA Golden Ball, "I won't attend the ceremony, FIFA has no respect for me". The organization extends the voting deadline, he scores a lot of goals during that timeframe, thus increasing his chances of winning the accolade, "I'll attend the ceremony".
All this in the follow-up of that incident with Joseph Blatter (you won't imagine the level of hysteria it reached in my country, petitions created for his dismissal as president, calling him a Nazi pig amongst other "charmers". It also happened after the Swedish Pepsi created an add which consisted of a Ronaldo voodoo doll tied to the tracks, petitions asking for the boycott of the brand here; this in a country in which a former PRIME MINISTER, Pedro Santana Lopes, was interrupted in his interview because the SIC TV channel had to go live to the airport to cover José Mourinho coming out of his airplane, footage here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SFwLNA8Ceo, only in Portuguese, sorry man - ah, he walked out of the interview, first real attitude i've ever seen a politican take, Lopes is a bit of a camera-whore that's a given, but that attitude was top-notch). And if you, as a Portuguese, say you don't like these two individuals (meaning CR and JM), the nicest thing they'll tell you is "You have no pride in being Portuguese". Go figure...
Kind regards as always, and don't forget when you stare down at the abyss, the abyss stares back at you -- AL ( talk) 19:09, 12 December 2013 (UTC)
Hello D. Recently this editor 94.9.124.82 ( talk · contribs) popped up making the same kind of edits that our long term problem did. I gave some AGF since it didn't locate directly to B-o-T. However, the city it does locate to is not that far away. Also, several of the articles did overlap but the clincher, for me, is this [31] as replacing the capital letters is a hallmark the B-o-T editor habits. If you feel that we need more evidence that is okay but I did want to let you know about this. Thanks for your time. MarnetteD | Talk 22:12, 12 December 2013 (UTC)
I don't remember anything but one of the editors who commented in the thread that is now in your archive said "it was decided there that a full-range block was not feasible since there were also constructive edits made by some of the addresses" Now that was some time ago so it is possible that things have changed. The thing that I can say is that the person in question now has a pattern of editing for a day or two and then disappearing for a few weeks or months. I know nothing about range blocking but I would guess that this pattern makes that difficult if not impossible. As other have said we just have to play whack-a-IP and hope for the best. Happy editing whenever possible. MarnetteD | Talk 05:12, 13 December 2013 (UTC)
Schmidt hammer lassen is a good Danish architect firm. Why should they delete the images? Those images should be on commons, if licence is OK. Hafspajen ( talk) 04:02, 13 December 2013 (UTC).
That banned user G-Zay ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) is back again, this time as TylerJamesHere ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log). Isn't it time to give him an indef block? Lord Sjones23 ( talk - contributions) 06:07, 13 December 2013 (UTC)
Hello Drmies, thank you for your opinion on my article. I don't want to be impolite, but I disagree with it. Emmanuel Séjourné is an important figure in the international world of percussion music, as much as his peers and colleagues Bogdan Bacanu, or Robert Van Sice are, to name just the two of them. How comes his equals deserve a wikipedia article, which is refused to him? How comes the same article was accepted in the French wikipedia with an acclamation from the reviewers, but is refused in the English-speaking one? Are the rules different? I do not have the access to the foreign language books in which he might appear (the article being published, though, I'm sure you'd quickly see other wikipedians' conributions to it), but there's at least one published book in French who lists him among the important figures of the mallet percussions, and of the contemporary percussion music. It's listed in my references. There have been over a hundred press articles about him worlwide, the internet browsers show hundreds of links concerning his worldwide activity, he sits in the juries of the most important international percussion competitions, his compositions are frequently played by well-known musicians and commissioned by renowned institutions. How can you say he is not important enough to deserve an article? How come people less active worldwide than he is, have got one?... I agree that it all might be the fault of my writing style: if it is so, I'd appreciate your advice on how to change it and which parts to change. I referenced a good deal of the article, what else should I change? Should I take out some of his compositions, making it a selective list rather than a complete one? I am a professionnal percussionist myself, and I do know that almost all of his works are popular and frequently played all over the world, you can find them in many concert or competition programs... Waiting for your advice, with regards,-- Escrivendi ( talk) 14:16, 13 December 2013 (UTC)
Somebody started a page called Warrington to mess arround with Cardinal Newman Catholic High School (Warrington) [32] Hafspajen ( talk) 19:44, 13 December 2013 (UTC)
[33]. I am a catholic shool, uhhh. But I think Bizantz realized probably, that is not me. The only thing, why should be that thing redirected to MY talkpage? I never did anything of those edits. It should be deleted, no? Hafspajen ( talk) 20:16, 13 December 2013 (UTC) [34] [35]
File:Freedom From Want.jpg had an oversized upload and has since been re-uploaded to meet NFCC, but I need an admin to remove the oversized upload from history to comply with minimal use. Thanks you. Hope you don't mind.-- Mark Miller ( talk) 08:02, 14 December 2013 (UTC)