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I would like to hire you to assist me in my wiki tasks. I found you because i am a wiki dum dum and touched 1 of your pages. Please contact me via email? freetrial@socialmediaposting.biz to discuss the creation of a few pages or edits or inserts of definitions.. thank for your consideration. 151.202.43.200 ( talk) 20:36, 16 March 2017 (UTC)
Masterlex123 ( talk) 20:57, 16 March 2017 (UTC) Why you remove my link
Re William Hesketh Lever - could you explain what's going on? Fairchristabelle ( talk) 21:02, 16 March 2017 (UTC)
Hi there. You recently reverted an anonymous user on Robbie Brady's article page. However you only reverted one edit and left the other edit intact (there were 2 edits). The page was completely screwed up as a result. No biggie but I would recommend in future that you give your full attention when reverting vandals and to preview your changes so as not to leave an article in a mess. Thank you.
Mórtas is Dóchas ( talk) 00:07, 19 March 2017 (UTC)
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actually am add the informational site link but wikipedia delete this information whats the matter is this ? 39.60.168.119 ( talk) 19:50, 20 March 2017 (UTC)
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Thanks for your hard work reverting vandalism. XboxGamer 22408talk to me 20:56, 20 March 2017 (UTC) |
Branson smith was the 2004 nfl defensive player of the year — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1004:b159:a74d:0:1a:abb7:b01 ( talk • contribs)
Hi. forgive me if I'm deleting bits from "Shemira" (The Guarding) page if I'm not meant to. One bit of info I receive says to update and remove the message. See below. "If you can address this concern by improving, copyediting, sourcing, renaming, or merging the page, please edit this page and do so. You may remove this message if you improve the article or otherwise object to deletion for any reason." Beyond providing the recent further substance to the background to this film (which is in pre-production) I'm not sure how else it's existence and interest to Wikipedia can be substantiated. Please advise. Regards. Adam.
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00:26, 22 March 2017 (UTC)Thanks for the advice. I'll message Buster7 on his user page. Wikipedia is overwhelming. I wish it was on audible so I could listen to it while I'm doing something even stupider than correcting the grammar of my loved ones: laundry. Dustmouse3 ( talk) 18:46, 28 March 2017 (UTC)Dustmouse3 Dustmouse3 ( talk) 18:46, 28 March 2017 (UTC)
Thanks for your earlier message about speedy deletion of 'Sam Oritsetimeyin Omatseye'. I have included reference now to the article. Please, how do I get the page back up? Thanks again Joe Agbro ( talk) 14:01, 24 March 2017 (UTC) Joe Agbro ( talk) 14:01, 24 March 2017 (UTC)
Hey. I must have a shared IP or whatever because I swear to god I didn't do this https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=User_talk:107.77.204.227&redirect=no 107.77.204.227 ( talk) 17:09, 26 March 2017 (UTC)
re: The link you removed on the Garage Door Opener page: In the paragraph about Garage Door safety, I referenced a block of content on My Garage Door safety page outlining how to do a safety check on your door. I think this was very relevant to the conversation, I linked to a purely informational page about safety, containing only relevant information to the topic and I was purposefully trying to avoid a spammy link by not linking to a home page or a page about products or service. I can see how the immediate assumption would be spam, since the website the page is on does belong to a large contractor, but I do think the information was not only relevant to the paragraph but added something of value to the conversation that was not there before. Could you possibly reconsider leaving the edit in place? Thanks, I understand you have a tough job monitoring this stuff, understand if you disagree with me. That said, the link would not be the only link to a commercial website on that page, there are several links to door opener manufacturer's websites done in a similar way...to content with value to the conversation on page.
Coleary35 ( talk) 16:53, 28 March 2017 (UTC)
198.11.246.196 ( talk) 18:57, 30 March 2017 (UTC) I made an edit to Media Life Magazine announcing they were shutting down. It was removed as not constructive. Feels to me like the announcement that an enterprise is shutting down feels pretty important.
News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2017).
Hi there,
I just wanted to leave a quick message for some context regarding the Education Noticeboard, since I noticed you've posted there several times recently (and thanks for that) and may be curious about the kinds of responses likely there. ENB/ENI are for the Education Program broadly, but the ones most likely to see/respond to messages there are Wiki Education Foundation (Wiki Ed) staff, which covers the Education Program in the United States and Canada (specifically, post-secondary institutions). High schools and institutions outside of those countries are still relevant TO ENB/ENI, of course, but fall under the WMF Global Education Program. So while we typically try to respond to most posts on the noticeboards regardless, for high schools and institutions outside US/CA, most of what we can offer is (a) trying to connect people outside the US with people in the Education Program in their country (see outreach:Education/Countries), (b) pinging a representative of the Global Education Program (who, while not typically watching, are usually prompt in their response when notified -- {{noping|TFlanagan-WMF} is a good person to ping, specifically), (c) trying to get the instructor to look at Education Program resources and follow those best practices. Anyone is welcome to use the resources we've developed (see this page of our website), and there are others gathered in places like the Outreach Wiki and various Commons categories. Wiki Ed has a Dashboard that instructors use as a course page of sortsThe Programs and Events Dashboard, which is a fork of the Wiki Ed Dashboard software, is also useful as it includes up-to-date interactive training and can be useful for tracking student work.
I say all this for context, since it's a little bit confusing and the projectspace pages on the subject are a bit out of date in places, and to simplify things if you're looking for help with a class. Perhaps this is all old news (I know at least some of it is), in which case apologies for wasting your time. :) -- Ryan (Wiki Ed) ( talk) 19:56, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
Two years ago...For comparison, in spring 2015 Wiki Ed supported 117 classes with 2319 students, which we thought was a huge number. Spring 2016 was 215 courses and 4193 students. This semester we're supporting 335 [so far] and 6263 students. Basically we hired paid staff to support instructors as well as students and built tools/training. But obviously most of the responsibility for making sure problems are avoided/fixed is with instructors, so we said "ok, we'll make this a lot easier for you and help your students, but you have to agree to follow these best practices." (Avoiding things like huge lecture classes, not using sandboxes, editing high-traffic or controversial subjects without being really careful, undergraduates editing medical/psychological topics too advanced for their level, grading based on what "sticks", etc.). If someone wants to go it alone, or if they're otherwise not part of Wiki Ed, we'll try to get them involved, but otherwise can't be in the business of helping them -- the model isn't sustainable otherwise because those best practices are just too important to ignore. Anecdotally, I'd say that although there are far more students active, the number of "incidents" with classes is probably about the same as two/three/four years ago, but most get resolved rather than escalate. -- Ryan (Wiki Ed) ( talk) 14:19, 4 April 2017 (UTC)
I wish to this info is something went to wrong. i am provide the essential info of that particular topic. but i have a condition.this page is copyright by me.anyone can not change my details. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.248.110.170 ( talk) 19:49, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
Can you please block this IP address? 70.59.47.82 I noticed you put several vandalism warning templates (up to level 4) on their talk page. This user was clever, though, and actually blanked the page. I was fooled and put a level 1 template on the then empty page. I noticed the page blank and reverted it, so all the old template messages should be back in place. Thanks! 1.6180339887 golden sqᴉɹʇuoɔ 20:25, 7 April 2017 (UTC)
Hi,
I added two scripts by josh to
User:Usernamekiran/vector.js but they seem to mess up with Lupin, and Twinkle both. If I keep only "new user patrol" script, Lupin and Twinkle works fine, but sript by Josh doesnt seem to be working. Lupin script is added here:
User:Usernamekiran/common.js
Am I doing anying wrong? Your guidance is requested. Thanks.
—usernamekiran
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I got some warning from you about Andy cap fries. I did not write anything about it. I don't share this Ip with anyone. But now that you mention it those fries suck01:58, 3 May 2017 (UTC) 107.77.203.183 ( talk) 107.77.203.183 ( talk) 01:58, 3 May 2017 (UTC)
I've never heard of this guy:Josiah Gorgas and I did not edit your page.
2600:387:8:11:0:0:0:73 ( talk) 20:25, 27 May 2017 (UTC)
Hello!! Thanks for your help with my Lesbian Bars in SF page. I just had to make it live for a class, no worries about moving it back. I tried submitting this in Lesbian Bars in general but Wikipedia won't let me submit under this name (I think because it is automatically linked to gay bar) -- how do I disarticulate this? Thank you. Abiz84 ( talk) 19:49, 4 April 2017 (UTC)
Hello!! Thank you for your help. I think my sandbox should be good to go - and I attempted to ask for a deletion of that redirect, though not sure if I succeeded. Any thoughts? Thanks. Abiz84 ( talk) 00:33, 28 April 2017 (UTC)
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Hi Excirial-- My name is Blake Weber. I started my first wikipedia username (i think it was blakenathanweber) about 3 years ago and attempted to make a few edits to one page. They were immediately removed by an editor named Binksternet. I have not used my wiki account before or after that experience due to the fact it appeared truth was not given a place and this one editor had earned enough "weight" to just do as he wishes. I am contacting you about the wikipedia page called On Becoming Babywise. This is the name of a book. Some refer to this book as "Babywise." I noticed that you recently made a large edit and I wanted to ask you a few questions in hopes I can better understand what Wikipedia's hopes for true neutrality. A little bit of history on myself and my knowledge of Babywise. When Binksternet told me there might be a conflict of interest in my "placing true, sourced fact" on the wiki page, I asked where I can fully explain who I am and my knowlege/connection to Babywise. He sent me to a talk page. So I went to the provided talk page and gave the full history how I worked at Multnomah Publishers in the 1990s and was fully aware of this book and all of its history as I was one of the 148 employees at Multnoamh. In 2001, I started a publishing company and today I am the CEO of Hawksflight & Associates who is the sole publisher of On Becoming Babywise. Thus, I have been with Babywise since the beginning in the early 1990s and am still publishing this #1 best seller. I am the son of a preacher who is also a best selling author and have been in the publishing world now for 25 years. You can read all of this about myself on this wikipedia talk page that Binksternet set up for me about 3 years ago-- I typed it all in myself. What I am having trouble understanding is it appears that still today there are sourced edits that are made to Babywise wiki page that are simply removed immediately by Binksternet regardless of their sources, following the wiki guidelines, etc. One of the things that didn't pass the smell test several years ago was when Binksternet typed a message to me after pulling all my sourced edits of truth that said he thinks the Babywise author is a religious fanatic with no medical background who grabbed a young no-name pediatrician to rumerstamp his nonsense. Excirial-- your wiki page says you have 212,345 edits. Wow, you have been at this for a while. That tells me you have an incredible understanding of the Wiki system, rules, guidelines, and hopes for overall neutrality. It says you have protected 208 pages since 2010 and blocked over 4,800 users. Again, you have been very busy on this site and seem to have a fabulous grasp on how it works. I won't beat around the bush-- my desire is to understand from you how and why Binksternet should not be blocked from touching the Babywise page. Let me explain a bit further. When i saw your edit to the Babywise page (obviously you were trying to be fair and without making anything personal, you felt there was something fishy about that edit), I noticed Binksternet in the history portion also made a similar edit a few months ago. The day after Binksternet's edit in the history, I see today that Amazon's Babywise page was flooded with NASTY one star reviews on Babywise. Now you might say: that is or could be a coincidence. I would agree that it could be and might look like a coincidence. But part of being the publisher for Babywise for the last 25 years and 5 million copies sold is that I watch the Amazon site at least 3 times a day on the average day. So I know that over the last 5 years +, our Amazon Babywise page gets about 9 reviews that are 4 or 5 star for every 1 review that is one star. 10% across the board did not like the book. It is very rare to see two reviews on Amazon in a row that are ONE star. But moments after Binksternets' edit a few months ago, there were 8 terrible ONE star reviews posted (and they were not normal reviews that comment on the contents of the book, they were philosophical tear downs and character assassination style reviews. One more direct observation about Binksternet. It appears on the history page of Wiki Babywise that when Binksternet made his edit of restoring old copy a few months ago he decided to add one paragraph. When you read the paragraph that Binksternet added that day, it is a clear false statement and obvious lie without source. His claim in this edit was that the AAP has warned against Babywise. Excirial, the AAP has NEVER warned against Babywise. The AAP represents 62,000 Pediatricians and they have never mentioned Babywise. They have never made a formal statement about Babywise. You can look up on their website today and type in Babywise, you will find nothing. How does Binksternet get away with this type of personal opinion flinging? Neutral is my goal, but it is not the historical pursuit that Binksternet has proven to follow. About three years ago I asked Binksternet following his pulling my edits off the wiki page: why is it that he pulled my descriptive word for "Distinguished" in describing 28 year Pediatrician and co-author of the #1 selling baby sleep guide on earth while he leaves the descriptor "popular" in describing the competition William Sears down below on the Babywise Wikipedia page? Binksternet told me that William Sears had "earned" the adjective "popular". Babywise has sold 5 million copies and today is the #1 Best Seller on Amazon.com in Sleep Disorders, Breastfeeding, Single Parenting, Children's Health, Infants, Child Care, and Twins & Multiples. Babywise outsells and outranks all of William Sears books on Amazon and on every website. One of the edits of truth I had added several years ago that were not allowed by Binksternet was mentioning the incredible resume of 28 year Pediatrician Robert Bucknam, M.D. who co-wrote Babywise in the early 90s with Gary Ezzo, M.A. and has directed 5 full revisions over the last 25 years taking Babywise from 160 pages in its first edition to 279 pages in todays updated and revised edition. Binksternet decided several years ago to pull all mention of Dr. Bucknam, his resume, and his thriving practice in multiple hospitals with 37 other licensed Pediatricians. Instead, Binksternet reinstitute the multiple sections of the wikipedia Babywise page that speak about the lack of medical support, credentials, an backing. In fact, in this regard- Binksternet has reinstated several sentences onto the wiki page about how many medical professionals are alarmed and disagree with Babywise, but he does not cite the dozen Pediatricians that endorse Babywise in the book itself along with Professors of Pediatrics, R.N.C.L.E., Obstetricians, Pediatric Neurologist, Pediatric Cardiologist, and International Pediatricians. It seems as though Binksternet is excited about protecting all criticism (of which was voiced over 20 years ago with the first edition of Babywise) and making sure all medical support and credentials are removed from the wiki page. It doesn't really smell like "neutrality" to me. Binksternet called the author's website that serves hundreds of thousands of new mothers each year a questionable source and pulled it. I see that Wikipedia sources our competitions' website on their own page 4 times in the foot notes: What to Expect and Whattoexpect.com. So that doesn't seem real consistent or fair by Binksternet. Several years ago, I had placed quotes from the best selling Babywise book itself on the page in one location and sourced it, and Binksternet said that is not a useable source. Our competition Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems sources a book (The Baby Sleep Book) on source #4 on its wiki page and that is allowed. Again, not super consistent and seems unfair. Binksternet has pulled the "external links" to the authors' website on the Babywise wiki page and I see all kinds of authors on wiki are allowed to have their websites shown at the bottom of their wiki pages under "external links" such as: Ann Coulter, What to Expect, Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh etc. Binksternet removed from the Babywise wiki page a listing of the authors other 9 books under "other titles" and I see wikipedia has a standard treatment of other like authors in showing all their other books at the end of their wiki pages under "other titles". Binksternet has allowed the criticism and negative narrative on Babywise to be in multiple sections of the Babywise wiki page whereas I see other authors (like Harvy Carp on Happiest Baby on the Block) have all their criticism plainly listed and confined to the "criticism" section. Excirial-- my biggest concern in observing Binksternet and his practices over several years is that his edit he just decided to add a few months ago about the AAP WARNING AGAINST BABYWISE is a clear attempt to show one side of the same story. I will explain: The Babywise wiki page cites a small abstract that is the personal opinion of one doctor named Aney in 1998 where a small magazine called the AAP News carried Aney's pesonal opinion. Again, this was a negative personal opinion shared by Dr. Aney in a small magazine called the AAP News after Aney didn't agree with the FIRST edition of Babywise in 1998. Binksternet confuses reality (it appears on purpose) for the reader because he does not cite the FOUR DOCTORS COMPLETE REBUTTALS also published in the AAP News in 1998 taking issue with Aney, debunking his claims, and asserting that they are finding tremendous success with Babywise in their private practices with clients. Binksternet does not mention or cite this same source the very next month. It appears in observing Binksternet's behavior over many, many years that he has an ax to grind with Babywise. Excirial- I really appreciated your talk page and your experience. You mentioned one does not need to fear retribution and that an administrator like yourself is just a user with a mop and a bucket. I have done all I know how to do to keep unpromotional truth at the forefront of my comments. I have kept sourced truth only on the tip of my tongue. Neutrality is of great interest to me. What must I do to take my case in search of truth being given its rightful platform and seeking to block all those who do not seek true neutrality? I have laid out some examples here today for you to review and discover if unpromotional truth that is fairly sourced and accepted by Wiki guidelines is allowed on the Babywise wiki page. It is my belief that Binksternet is and has shown a clear desire to slant the narrative, block fair truth that is sourced, and tell a story on Babywise that he wants to be read by all in an attempt to give Babywise a black eye. Would you mind emailing me at weber8993@aol.com as I am not super well versed on the wiki system and knowing how and where to find your response to me? I am grateful for all your hard work on Wikipedia and look forward to learning more about the quest for neutrality and how I can best serve its interests for Wiki's rules and guidelines. Thank you! Blake Weber, 8/8/17, wiki old user name: Blakenathanweber, my email: weber8993@aol.com 72.0.166.85 ( talk) 21:54, 8 April 2017 (UTC) |
72.0.166.85 ( talk) 21:45, 10 April 2017 (UTC) Thank you Excirial for responding to my questions about Babywise in the last 48 hours. Sorry that I don't know how to reply to your comment on your talk page, so I am just making a new comment to ya to follow up. Again, I am grateful for another pair of eyes to tell me what you see. Your wisdom was to contact Binksternet directly and I did that about 3 years ago. And here is what he told me directly: THE BOOK IS A TRAVESTY OF BAD ADVICE, WRITTEN BY A CHRISTIAN HUSBAND/WIFE TEAM WHO HAD WORN OUT THE PATIENCE OF THEIR CHURCH. THE BOOK WAS RUBBER-STAMPED BY A YOUNG PEDIATRICIAN WITH NO REPUTATION. Excirial- does that sound like the voice of neutrality as he makes edits of his own and removes other people's edits? It sounds and feels like a major personal bias and agenda against Babywise and its authors. His opinion is "travesty of bad advice." He singles out the author's faith though it is not brought up in the book. Binksternet says it was written by "wife" team and it was not. He talks about their church inaccurately (I was at Multnomah Publishers when CEO Donald C. Jacobson invited any of the churches that had supposedly kicked the Ezzos out to come and speak the truth and NOBODY came or spoke). He says Dr. Bucknam has no reputation (Bucknam in 28 years of private practice and authorship currently outsells all the 6 doctors that are on the wiki page that oppose Babywise). Binksternet says Bucknam "rubber-stamped" a book (Dr. Bucknam has overseen 5 complete revisions since the early edition of Babywise taking Babywise from 160 pages originally to 279 pages today). Binksternet is not informed and inaccurate in his personal bias and agenda against Babywise and its authors. A little bit of history on myself and my knowledge of Babywise. When Binksternet told me there might be a conflict of interest in my "placing true, sourced fact" on the wiki page several years ago, I asked where I can fully explain who I am and my knowlege/connection to Babywise. He sent me to a talk page. So I went to the provided talk page and gave the full history how I worked at Multnomah Publishers in the 1990s and was fully aware of this book and all of its history as I was one of the 148 employees at Multnoamh. In 2001, I started a publishing company and today I am the CEO of Hawksflight & Associates who is the sole publisher of On Becoming Babywise. Thus, I have been with Babywise since the beginning in the early 1990s and am still publishing this #1 best seller. I am the son of a preacher who is also a best selling author and have been in the publishing world now for 25 years. You can read all of this about myself on this wikipedia talk page that Binksternet set up for me about 3 years ago-- I typed it all in myself. What I am having trouble understanding is it appears that still today there are sourced edits that are made to Babywise wiki page that are simply removed immediately by Binksternet regardless of their sources, following the wiki guidelines, etc. I noticed Binksternet in the history portion also made an edit a few months ago. The day after Binksternet's edit in the history, I see today that Amazon's Babywise page was flooded with NASTY one star reviews on Babywise. Now you might say: that is or could be a coincidence. I would agree that it could be and might look like a coincidence. But part of being the publisher for Babywise for the last 25 years and 5 million copies sold is that I watch the Amazon site at least 3 times a day on the average day. So I know that over the last 5 years +, our Amazon Babywise page gets about 9 reviews that are 4 or 5 star for every 1 review that is one star. 10% across the board did not like the book. It is very rare to see two reviews on Amazon in a row that are ONE star. But moments after Binksternets' edit a few months ago, there were 8 terrible ONE star reviews posted (and they were not normal reviews that comment on the contents of the book, they were philosophical tear downs and character assassination style reviews. One more direct observation about Binksternet. It appears on the history page of Wiki Babywise that when Binksternet made his edit of restoring old copy a few months ago he decided to add one paragraph. When you read the paragraph that Binksternet added that day, it is a clear false statement and obvious lie without source. His claim in this edit was that the AAP has warned against Babywise. Excirial, the AAP has NEVER warned against Babywise. The AAP represents 62,000 Pediatricians and they have never mentioned Babywise. They have never made a formal statement about Babywise. You can look up on their website today and type in Babywise, you will find nothing. How does Binksternet get away with this type of personal opinion flinging? Neutral is my goal, but it is not the historical pursuit that Binksternet has proven to follow. About three years ago I asked Binksternet following his pulling my edits off the wiki page: why is it that he pulled my descriptive word for "Distinguished" in describing 28 year Pediatrician and co-author of the #1 selling baby sleep guide on earth while he leaves the descriptor "popular" in describing the competition William Sears down below on the Babywise Wikipedia page? Binksternet told me that William Sears had "earned" the adjective "popular". Babywise has sold 5 million copies and today is the #1 Best Seller on Amazon.com in Sleep Disorders, Breastfeeding, Single Parenting, Children's Health, Infants, Child Care, and Twins & Multiples. Babywise outsells and outranks all of William Sears books on Amazon and on every website. One of the edits of truth I had added several years ago that were not allowed by Binksternet was mentioning the incredible resume of 28 year Pediatrician Robert Bucknam, M.D. who co-wrote Babywise in the early 90s with Gary Ezzo, M.A. and has directed 5 full revisions over the last 25 years taking Babywise from 160 pages in its first edition to 279 pages in todays updated and revised edition. Binksternet decided several years ago to pull all mention of Dr. Bucknam, his resume, and his thriving practice in multiple hospitals with 37 other licensed Pediatricians. Instead, Binksternet reinstitute the multiple sections of the wikipedia Babywise page that speak about the lack of medical support, credentials, an backing. In fact, in this regard- Binksternet has reinstated several sentences onto the wiki page about how many medical professionals are alarmed and disagree with Babywise, but he does not cite the dozen Pediatricians that endorse Babywise in the book itself along with Professors of Pediatrics, R.N.C.L.E., Obstetricians, Pediatric Neurologist, Pediatric Cardiologist, and International Pediatricians. It seems as though Binksternet is excited about protecting all criticism (of which was voiced over 20 years ago with the first edition of Babywise) and making sure all medical support and credentials are removed from the wiki page. It doesn't really smell like "neutrality" to me. Binksternet called our author's website, that serves hundreds of thousands of new mothers each year, a questionable source and pulled it. I see that Wikipedia sources our competitions' website on their own page 4 times in the foot notes: What to Expect and Whattoexpect.com. So that doesn't seem real consistent or fair by Binksternet. Several years ago, I had placed quotes from the best selling Babywise book itself on the page in one location and sourced it, and Binksternet said that is not a useable source. Our competition Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems sources a book (The Baby Sleep Book) on source #4 on its wiki page and that is allowed. Again, not super consistent and seems unfair. Binksternet has pulled the "external links" to the authors' website on the Babywise wiki page and I see all kinds of authors on wiki are allowed to have their websites shown at the bottom of their wiki pages under "external links" such as: Ann Coulter, What to Expect, Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh etc. Binksternet removed from the Babywise wiki page a listing of the authors other 9 books under "other titles" and I see wikipedia has a standard treatment of other like authors in showing all their other books at the end of their wiki pages under "other titles". Binksternet has allowed the criticism and negative narrative on Babywise to be in multiple sections of the Babywise wiki page whereas I see other authors (like Harvy Carp on Happiest Baby on the Block) have all their criticism plainly listed and confined to the "criticism" section. Myy biggest concern in observing Binksternet and his practices over several years is that his edit he just decided to add a few months ago about the AAP WARNING AGAINST BABYWISE is a clear attempt to show one side of the same story. I will explain: The Babywise wiki page cites a small abstract that is the personal opinion of one doctor named Aney in 1998 where a small magazine called the AAP News carried Aney's pesonal opinion. Again, this was a negative personal opinion shared by Dr. Aney in a small magazine called the AAP News after Aney didn't agree with the FIRST edition of Babywise in 1998. Binksternet confuses reality (it appears on purpose) for the reader because he does not cite the FOUR DOCTORS COMPLETE REBUTTALS also published in the AAP News in 1998 taking issue with Aney, debunking his claims, and asserting that they are finding tremendous success with Babywise in their private practices with clients. Binksternet does not mention or cite this same source the very next month. It appears in observing Binksternet's behavior over many, many years that he has an ax to grind with Babywise. I have done all I know how to do to keep unpromotional truth at the forefront of my comments. I see many others doing the same over the years. I have kept sourced truth only on the tip of my tongue. Neutrality is of great interest to me. What must I do to take my case in search of truth being given its rightful platform and seeking to block all those who do not seek true neutrality? I have laid out some examples here today for you to review and discover if unpromotional truth that is fairly sourced and accepted by Wiki guidelines is allowed on the Babywise wiki page. It is my belief that Binksternet is and has shown a clear desire to slant the narrative, block fair truth that is sourced, and tell a story on Babywise that he wants to be read by all in an attempt to give Babywise a black eye. Excirial, I am grateful for your wisdom on how the wikipedia family and patrons best navigate such issues. You were very kind to tell me that over 120 new moms are on our wiki page about Babywise every day. That is over 1,000 new mothers a week that are looking to read the truth about Babywise. Currently, Babywise's page lists, describes, quotes, and gives resume to 6 doctors/authors that oppose Babywise. The Babywise wiki page cites NO doctors that support, endorse, and use successfully in their practice the Babywise book and principles. How can 6 opposition doctors and no supporting doctors be allowed on a neutral page about a book. Granted, this book Babywise outsells all 6 doctors/authors 5 to 1 currently. But why the listing of opposition and no listing of supportive medical fact or authors? Thank you for your time and for helping me understand the wikipedia guidelines of neutrality. 72.0.166.85 ( talk) 21:45, 10 April 2017 (UTC)Blake Weber, 8/10/17, wiki old user name: Blakenathanweber, my email: weber8993@aol.com 72.0.166.85 ( talk) 21:45, 10 April 2017 (UTC) |
Hi,
I received your message as I was trying to correct some information about my company, named above. We uploaded a Wikipedia page to clarify who we are and what we do. This was then "hijacked" by unknown users who modified the page to link derisory and inaccurate content. I have tried to correct this by my edits, but you sent an alert which stated you think I may be being paid to do this. Finders International was founded by me 20 years ago and I have 27 years industry experience. I noticed some companies have explanatory pages in Wikipedia about who they are. If I'm in breach of something could you kindly explain what and how and if I can protect this page from being "hijacked" again? If protection from inaccurate editing is not possible I would rather the whole page is removed, which would be a shame of course. I'd be grateful for your advice. Kind regards, Daniel Curran, MD, see www.findersinternational.co.uk thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by HeirHunters ( talk • contribs) 18:53, 10 April 2017 (UTC)
Excirial,
You just deleted the content which I created for LSI. I used these wiki pages for context when developing the content for LSI: /info/en/?search=HUGE_(digital_agency) /info/en/?search=Crispin_Porter_%2B_Bogusky /info/en/?search=Mother_(advertising_agency)
What specific content varied further than the above, to elicit "soapbox" and advertising? The LSI milestones in the history section are no different than the Notable Campaigns from Mother and Wieden+Kennedy.
Please be specific so that I may expedite getting LSI's page completed.
Thanks, Tyler LSIElgin ( talk) 19:43, 12 April 2017 (UTC)
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I would like to hire you to assist me in my wiki tasks. I found you because i am a wiki dum dum and touched 1 of your pages. Please contact me via email? freetrial@socialmediaposting.biz to discuss the creation of a few pages or edits or inserts of definitions.. thank for your consideration. 151.202.43.200 ( talk) 20:36, 16 March 2017 (UTC)
Masterlex123 ( talk) 20:57, 16 March 2017 (UTC) Why you remove my link
Re William Hesketh Lever - could you explain what's going on? Fairchristabelle ( talk) 21:02, 16 March 2017 (UTC)
Hi there. You recently reverted an anonymous user on Robbie Brady's article page. However you only reverted one edit and left the other edit intact (there were 2 edits). The page was completely screwed up as a result. No biggie but I would recommend in future that you give your full attention when reverting vandals and to preview your changes so as not to leave an article in a mess. Thank you.
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actually am add the informational site link but wikipedia delete this information whats the matter is this ? 39.60.168.119 ( talk) 19:50, 20 March 2017 (UTC)
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Branson smith was the 2004 nfl defensive player of the year — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:1004:b159:a74d:0:1a:abb7:b01 ( talk • contribs)
Hi. forgive me if I'm deleting bits from "Shemira" (The Guarding) page if I'm not meant to. One bit of info I receive says to update and remove the message. See below. "If you can address this concern by improving, copyediting, sourcing, renaming, or merging the page, please edit this page and do so. You may remove this message if you improve the article or otherwise object to deletion for any reason." Beyond providing the recent further substance to the background to this film (which is in pre-production) I'm not sure how else it's existence and interest to Wikipedia can be substantiated. Please advise. Regards. Adam.
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00:26, 22 March 2017 (UTC)Thanks for the advice. I'll message Buster7 on his user page. Wikipedia is overwhelming. I wish it was on audible so I could listen to it while I'm doing something even stupider than correcting the grammar of my loved ones: laundry. Dustmouse3 ( talk) 18:46, 28 March 2017 (UTC)Dustmouse3 Dustmouse3 ( talk) 18:46, 28 March 2017 (UTC)
Thanks for your earlier message about speedy deletion of 'Sam Oritsetimeyin Omatseye'. I have included reference now to the article. Please, how do I get the page back up? Thanks again Joe Agbro ( talk) 14:01, 24 March 2017 (UTC) Joe Agbro ( talk) 14:01, 24 March 2017 (UTC)
Hey. I must have a shared IP or whatever because I swear to god I didn't do this https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=User_talk:107.77.204.227&redirect=no 107.77.204.227 ( talk) 17:09, 26 March 2017 (UTC)
re: The link you removed on the Garage Door Opener page: In the paragraph about Garage Door safety, I referenced a block of content on My Garage Door safety page outlining how to do a safety check on your door. I think this was very relevant to the conversation, I linked to a purely informational page about safety, containing only relevant information to the topic and I was purposefully trying to avoid a spammy link by not linking to a home page or a page about products or service. I can see how the immediate assumption would be spam, since the website the page is on does belong to a large contractor, but I do think the information was not only relevant to the paragraph but added something of value to the conversation that was not there before. Could you possibly reconsider leaving the edit in place? Thanks, I understand you have a tough job monitoring this stuff, understand if you disagree with me. That said, the link would not be the only link to a commercial website on that page, there are several links to door opener manufacturer's websites done in a similar way...to content with value to the conversation on page.
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198.11.246.196 ( talk) 18:57, 30 March 2017 (UTC) I made an edit to Media Life Magazine announcing they were shutting down. It was removed as not constructive. Feels to me like the announcement that an enterprise is shutting down feels pretty important.
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I just wanted to leave a quick message for some context regarding the Education Noticeboard, since I noticed you've posted there several times recently (and thanks for that) and may be curious about the kinds of responses likely there. ENB/ENI are for the Education Program broadly, but the ones most likely to see/respond to messages there are Wiki Education Foundation (Wiki Ed) staff, which covers the Education Program in the United States and Canada (specifically, post-secondary institutions). High schools and institutions outside of those countries are still relevant TO ENB/ENI, of course, but fall under the WMF Global Education Program. So while we typically try to respond to most posts on the noticeboards regardless, for high schools and institutions outside US/CA, most of what we can offer is (a) trying to connect people outside the US with people in the Education Program in their country (see outreach:Education/Countries), (b) pinging a representative of the Global Education Program (who, while not typically watching, are usually prompt in their response when notified -- {{noping|TFlanagan-WMF} is a good person to ping, specifically), (c) trying to get the instructor to look at Education Program resources and follow those best practices. Anyone is welcome to use the resources we've developed (see this page of our website), and there are others gathered in places like the Outreach Wiki and various Commons categories. Wiki Ed has a Dashboard that instructors use as a course page of sortsThe Programs and Events Dashboard, which is a fork of the Wiki Ed Dashboard software, is also useful as it includes up-to-date interactive training and can be useful for tracking student work.
I say all this for context, since it's a little bit confusing and the projectspace pages on the subject are a bit out of date in places, and to simplify things if you're looking for help with a class. Perhaps this is all old news (I know at least some of it is), in which case apologies for wasting your time. :) -- Ryan (Wiki Ed) ( talk) 19:56, 31 March 2017 (UTC)
Two years ago...For comparison, in spring 2015 Wiki Ed supported 117 classes with 2319 students, which we thought was a huge number. Spring 2016 was 215 courses and 4193 students. This semester we're supporting 335 [so far] and 6263 students. Basically we hired paid staff to support instructors as well as students and built tools/training. But obviously most of the responsibility for making sure problems are avoided/fixed is with instructors, so we said "ok, we'll make this a lot easier for you and help your students, but you have to agree to follow these best practices." (Avoiding things like huge lecture classes, not using sandboxes, editing high-traffic or controversial subjects without being really careful, undergraduates editing medical/psychological topics too advanced for their level, grading based on what "sticks", etc.). If someone wants to go it alone, or if they're otherwise not part of Wiki Ed, we'll try to get them involved, but otherwise can't be in the business of helping them -- the model isn't sustainable otherwise because those best practices are just too important to ignore. Anecdotally, I'd say that although there are far more students active, the number of "incidents" with classes is probably about the same as two/three/four years ago, but most get resolved rather than escalate. -- Ryan (Wiki Ed) ( talk) 14:19, 4 April 2017 (UTC)
I wish to this info is something went to wrong. i am provide the essential info of that particular topic. but i have a condition.this page is copyright by me.anyone can not change my details. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 115.248.110.170 ( talk) 19:49, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
Can you please block this IP address? 70.59.47.82 I noticed you put several vandalism warning templates (up to level 4) on their talk page. This user was clever, though, and actually blanked the page. I was fooled and put a level 1 template on the then empty page. I noticed the page blank and reverted it, so all the old template messages should be back in place. Thanks! 1.6180339887 golden sqᴉɹʇuoɔ 20:25, 7 April 2017 (UTC)
Hi,
I added two scripts by josh to
User:Usernamekiran/vector.js but they seem to mess up with Lupin, and Twinkle both. If I keep only "new user patrol" script, Lupin and Twinkle works fine, but sript by Josh doesnt seem to be working. Lupin script is added here:
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Am I doing anying wrong? Your guidance is requested. Thanks.
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I got some warning from you about Andy cap fries. I did not write anything about it. I don't share this Ip with anyone. But now that you mention it those fries suck01:58, 3 May 2017 (UTC) 107.77.203.183 ( talk) 107.77.203.183 ( talk) 01:58, 3 May 2017 (UTC)
I've never heard of this guy:Josiah Gorgas and I did not edit your page.
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Hello!! Thanks for your help with my Lesbian Bars in SF page. I just had to make it live for a class, no worries about moving it back. I tried submitting this in Lesbian Bars in general but Wikipedia won't let me submit under this name (I think because it is automatically linked to gay bar) -- how do I disarticulate this? Thank you. Abiz84 ( talk) 19:49, 4 April 2017 (UTC)
Hello!! Thank you for your help. I think my sandbox should be good to go - and I attempted to ask for a deletion of that redirect, though not sure if I succeeded. Any thoughts? Thanks. Abiz84 ( talk) 00:33, 28 April 2017 (UTC)
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Hi Excirial-- My name is Blake Weber. I started my first wikipedia username (i think it was blakenathanweber) about 3 years ago and attempted to make a few edits to one page. They were immediately removed by an editor named Binksternet. I have not used my wiki account before or after that experience due to the fact it appeared truth was not given a place and this one editor had earned enough "weight" to just do as he wishes. I am contacting you about the wikipedia page called On Becoming Babywise. This is the name of a book. Some refer to this book as "Babywise." I noticed that you recently made a large edit and I wanted to ask you a few questions in hopes I can better understand what Wikipedia's hopes for true neutrality. A little bit of history on myself and my knowledge of Babywise. When Binksternet told me there might be a conflict of interest in my "placing true, sourced fact" on the wiki page, I asked where I can fully explain who I am and my knowlege/connection to Babywise. He sent me to a talk page. So I went to the provided talk page and gave the full history how I worked at Multnomah Publishers in the 1990s and was fully aware of this book and all of its history as I was one of the 148 employees at Multnoamh. In 2001, I started a publishing company and today I am the CEO of Hawksflight & Associates who is the sole publisher of On Becoming Babywise. Thus, I have been with Babywise since the beginning in the early 1990s and am still publishing this #1 best seller. I am the son of a preacher who is also a best selling author and have been in the publishing world now for 25 years. You can read all of this about myself on this wikipedia talk page that Binksternet set up for me about 3 years ago-- I typed it all in myself. What I am having trouble understanding is it appears that still today there are sourced edits that are made to Babywise wiki page that are simply removed immediately by Binksternet regardless of their sources, following the wiki guidelines, etc. One of the things that didn't pass the smell test several years ago was when Binksternet typed a message to me after pulling all my sourced edits of truth that said he thinks the Babywise author is a religious fanatic with no medical background who grabbed a young no-name pediatrician to rumerstamp his nonsense. Excirial-- your wiki page says you have 212,345 edits. Wow, you have been at this for a while. That tells me you have an incredible understanding of the Wiki system, rules, guidelines, and hopes for overall neutrality. It says you have protected 208 pages since 2010 and blocked over 4,800 users. Again, you have been very busy on this site and seem to have a fabulous grasp on how it works. I won't beat around the bush-- my desire is to understand from you how and why Binksternet should not be blocked from touching the Babywise page. Let me explain a bit further. When i saw your edit to the Babywise page (obviously you were trying to be fair and without making anything personal, you felt there was something fishy about that edit), I noticed Binksternet in the history portion also made a similar edit a few months ago. The day after Binksternet's edit in the history, I see today that Amazon's Babywise page was flooded with NASTY one star reviews on Babywise. Now you might say: that is or could be a coincidence. I would agree that it could be and might look like a coincidence. But part of being the publisher for Babywise for the last 25 years and 5 million copies sold is that I watch the Amazon site at least 3 times a day on the average day. So I know that over the last 5 years +, our Amazon Babywise page gets about 9 reviews that are 4 or 5 star for every 1 review that is one star. 10% across the board did not like the book. It is very rare to see two reviews on Amazon in a row that are ONE star. But moments after Binksternets' edit a few months ago, there were 8 terrible ONE star reviews posted (and they were not normal reviews that comment on the contents of the book, they were philosophical tear downs and character assassination style reviews. One more direct observation about Binksternet. It appears on the history page of Wiki Babywise that when Binksternet made his edit of restoring old copy a few months ago he decided to add one paragraph. When you read the paragraph that Binksternet added that day, it is a clear false statement and obvious lie without source. His claim in this edit was that the AAP has warned against Babywise. Excirial, the AAP has NEVER warned against Babywise. The AAP represents 62,000 Pediatricians and they have never mentioned Babywise. They have never made a formal statement about Babywise. You can look up on their website today and type in Babywise, you will find nothing. How does Binksternet get away with this type of personal opinion flinging? Neutral is my goal, but it is not the historical pursuit that Binksternet has proven to follow. About three years ago I asked Binksternet following his pulling my edits off the wiki page: why is it that he pulled my descriptive word for "Distinguished" in describing 28 year Pediatrician and co-author of the #1 selling baby sleep guide on earth while he leaves the descriptor "popular" in describing the competition William Sears down below on the Babywise Wikipedia page? Binksternet told me that William Sears had "earned" the adjective "popular". Babywise has sold 5 million copies and today is the #1 Best Seller on Amazon.com in Sleep Disorders, Breastfeeding, Single Parenting, Children's Health, Infants, Child Care, and Twins & Multiples. Babywise outsells and outranks all of William Sears books on Amazon and on every website. One of the edits of truth I had added several years ago that were not allowed by Binksternet was mentioning the incredible resume of 28 year Pediatrician Robert Bucknam, M.D. who co-wrote Babywise in the early 90s with Gary Ezzo, M.A. and has directed 5 full revisions over the last 25 years taking Babywise from 160 pages in its first edition to 279 pages in todays updated and revised edition. Binksternet decided several years ago to pull all mention of Dr. Bucknam, his resume, and his thriving practice in multiple hospitals with 37 other licensed Pediatricians. Instead, Binksternet reinstitute the multiple sections of the wikipedia Babywise page that speak about the lack of medical support, credentials, an backing. In fact, in this regard- Binksternet has reinstated several sentences onto the wiki page about how many medical professionals are alarmed and disagree with Babywise, but he does not cite the dozen Pediatricians that endorse Babywise in the book itself along with Professors of Pediatrics, R.N.C.L.E., Obstetricians, Pediatric Neurologist, Pediatric Cardiologist, and International Pediatricians. It seems as though Binksternet is excited about protecting all criticism (of which was voiced over 20 years ago with the first edition of Babywise) and making sure all medical support and credentials are removed from the wiki page. It doesn't really smell like "neutrality" to me. Binksternet called the author's website that serves hundreds of thousands of new mothers each year a questionable source and pulled it. I see that Wikipedia sources our competitions' website on their own page 4 times in the foot notes: What to Expect and Whattoexpect.com. So that doesn't seem real consistent or fair by Binksternet. Several years ago, I had placed quotes from the best selling Babywise book itself on the page in one location and sourced it, and Binksternet said that is not a useable source. Our competition Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems sources a book (The Baby Sleep Book) on source #4 on its wiki page and that is allowed. Again, not super consistent and seems unfair. Binksternet has pulled the "external links" to the authors' website on the Babywise wiki page and I see all kinds of authors on wiki are allowed to have their websites shown at the bottom of their wiki pages under "external links" such as: Ann Coulter, What to Expect, Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh etc. Binksternet removed from the Babywise wiki page a listing of the authors other 9 books under "other titles" and I see wikipedia has a standard treatment of other like authors in showing all their other books at the end of their wiki pages under "other titles". Binksternet has allowed the criticism and negative narrative on Babywise to be in multiple sections of the Babywise wiki page whereas I see other authors (like Harvy Carp on Happiest Baby on the Block) have all their criticism plainly listed and confined to the "criticism" section. Excirial-- my biggest concern in observing Binksternet and his practices over several years is that his edit he just decided to add a few months ago about the AAP WARNING AGAINST BABYWISE is a clear attempt to show one side of the same story. I will explain: The Babywise wiki page cites a small abstract that is the personal opinion of one doctor named Aney in 1998 where a small magazine called the AAP News carried Aney's pesonal opinion. Again, this was a negative personal opinion shared by Dr. Aney in a small magazine called the AAP News after Aney didn't agree with the FIRST edition of Babywise in 1998. Binksternet confuses reality (it appears on purpose) for the reader because he does not cite the FOUR DOCTORS COMPLETE REBUTTALS also published in the AAP News in 1998 taking issue with Aney, debunking his claims, and asserting that they are finding tremendous success with Babywise in their private practices with clients. Binksternet does not mention or cite this same source the very next month. It appears in observing Binksternet's behavior over many, many years that he has an ax to grind with Babywise. Excirial- I really appreciated your talk page and your experience. You mentioned one does not need to fear retribution and that an administrator like yourself is just a user with a mop and a bucket. I have done all I know how to do to keep unpromotional truth at the forefront of my comments. I have kept sourced truth only on the tip of my tongue. Neutrality is of great interest to me. What must I do to take my case in search of truth being given its rightful platform and seeking to block all those who do not seek true neutrality? I have laid out some examples here today for you to review and discover if unpromotional truth that is fairly sourced and accepted by Wiki guidelines is allowed on the Babywise wiki page. It is my belief that Binksternet is and has shown a clear desire to slant the narrative, block fair truth that is sourced, and tell a story on Babywise that he wants to be read by all in an attempt to give Babywise a black eye. Would you mind emailing me at weber8993@aol.com as I am not super well versed on the wiki system and knowing how and where to find your response to me? I am grateful for all your hard work on Wikipedia and look forward to learning more about the quest for neutrality and how I can best serve its interests for Wiki's rules and guidelines. Thank you! Blake Weber, 8/8/17, wiki old user name: Blakenathanweber, my email: weber8993@aol.com 72.0.166.85 ( talk) 21:54, 8 April 2017 (UTC) |
72.0.166.85 ( talk) 21:45, 10 April 2017 (UTC) Thank you Excirial for responding to my questions about Babywise in the last 48 hours. Sorry that I don't know how to reply to your comment on your talk page, so I am just making a new comment to ya to follow up. Again, I am grateful for another pair of eyes to tell me what you see. Your wisdom was to contact Binksternet directly and I did that about 3 years ago. And here is what he told me directly: THE BOOK IS A TRAVESTY OF BAD ADVICE, WRITTEN BY A CHRISTIAN HUSBAND/WIFE TEAM WHO HAD WORN OUT THE PATIENCE OF THEIR CHURCH. THE BOOK WAS RUBBER-STAMPED BY A YOUNG PEDIATRICIAN WITH NO REPUTATION. Excirial- does that sound like the voice of neutrality as he makes edits of his own and removes other people's edits? It sounds and feels like a major personal bias and agenda against Babywise and its authors. His opinion is "travesty of bad advice." He singles out the author's faith though it is not brought up in the book. Binksternet says it was written by "wife" team and it was not. He talks about their church inaccurately (I was at Multnomah Publishers when CEO Donald C. Jacobson invited any of the churches that had supposedly kicked the Ezzos out to come and speak the truth and NOBODY came or spoke). He says Dr. Bucknam has no reputation (Bucknam in 28 years of private practice and authorship currently outsells all the 6 doctors that are on the wiki page that oppose Babywise). Binksternet says Bucknam "rubber-stamped" a book (Dr. Bucknam has overseen 5 complete revisions since the early edition of Babywise taking Babywise from 160 pages originally to 279 pages today). Binksternet is not informed and inaccurate in his personal bias and agenda against Babywise and its authors. A little bit of history on myself and my knowledge of Babywise. When Binksternet told me there might be a conflict of interest in my "placing true, sourced fact" on the wiki page several years ago, I asked where I can fully explain who I am and my knowlege/connection to Babywise. He sent me to a talk page. So I went to the provided talk page and gave the full history how I worked at Multnomah Publishers in the 1990s and was fully aware of this book and all of its history as I was one of the 148 employees at Multnoamh. In 2001, I started a publishing company and today I am the CEO of Hawksflight & Associates who is the sole publisher of On Becoming Babywise. Thus, I have been with Babywise since the beginning in the early 1990s and am still publishing this #1 best seller. I am the son of a preacher who is also a best selling author and have been in the publishing world now for 25 years. You can read all of this about myself on this wikipedia talk page that Binksternet set up for me about 3 years ago-- I typed it all in myself. What I am having trouble understanding is it appears that still today there are sourced edits that are made to Babywise wiki page that are simply removed immediately by Binksternet regardless of their sources, following the wiki guidelines, etc. I noticed Binksternet in the history portion also made an edit a few months ago. The day after Binksternet's edit in the history, I see today that Amazon's Babywise page was flooded with NASTY one star reviews on Babywise. Now you might say: that is or could be a coincidence. I would agree that it could be and might look like a coincidence. But part of being the publisher for Babywise for the last 25 years and 5 million copies sold is that I watch the Amazon site at least 3 times a day on the average day. So I know that over the last 5 years +, our Amazon Babywise page gets about 9 reviews that are 4 or 5 star for every 1 review that is one star. 10% across the board did not like the book. It is very rare to see two reviews on Amazon in a row that are ONE star. But moments after Binksternets' edit a few months ago, there were 8 terrible ONE star reviews posted (and they were not normal reviews that comment on the contents of the book, they were philosophical tear downs and character assassination style reviews. One more direct observation about Binksternet. It appears on the history page of Wiki Babywise that when Binksternet made his edit of restoring old copy a few months ago he decided to add one paragraph. When you read the paragraph that Binksternet added that day, it is a clear false statement and obvious lie without source. His claim in this edit was that the AAP has warned against Babywise. Excirial, the AAP has NEVER warned against Babywise. The AAP represents 62,000 Pediatricians and they have never mentioned Babywise. They have never made a formal statement about Babywise. You can look up on their website today and type in Babywise, you will find nothing. How does Binksternet get away with this type of personal opinion flinging? Neutral is my goal, but it is not the historical pursuit that Binksternet has proven to follow. About three years ago I asked Binksternet following his pulling my edits off the wiki page: why is it that he pulled my descriptive word for "Distinguished" in describing 28 year Pediatrician and co-author of the #1 selling baby sleep guide on earth while he leaves the descriptor "popular" in describing the competition William Sears down below on the Babywise Wikipedia page? Binksternet told me that William Sears had "earned" the adjective "popular". Babywise has sold 5 million copies and today is the #1 Best Seller on Amazon.com in Sleep Disorders, Breastfeeding, Single Parenting, Children's Health, Infants, Child Care, and Twins & Multiples. Babywise outsells and outranks all of William Sears books on Amazon and on every website. One of the edits of truth I had added several years ago that were not allowed by Binksternet was mentioning the incredible resume of 28 year Pediatrician Robert Bucknam, M.D. who co-wrote Babywise in the early 90s with Gary Ezzo, M.A. and has directed 5 full revisions over the last 25 years taking Babywise from 160 pages in its first edition to 279 pages in todays updated and revised edition. Binksternet decided several years ago to pull all mention of Dr. Bucknam, his resume, and his thriving practice in multiple hospitals with 37 other licensed Pediatricians. Instead, Binksternet reinstitute the multiple sections of the wikipedia Babywise page that speak about the lack of medical support, credentials, an backing. In fact, in this regard- Binksternet has reinstated several sentences onto the wiki page about how many medical professionals are alarmed and disagree with Babywise, but he does not cite the dozen Pediatricians that endorse Babywise in the book itself along with Professors of Pediatrics, R.N.C.L.E., Obstetricians, Pediatric Neurologist, Pediatric Cardiologist, and International Pediatricians. It seems as though Binksternet is excited about protecting all criticism (of which was voiced over 20 years ago with the first edition of Babywise) and making sure all medical support and credentials are removed from the wiki page. It doesn't really smell like "neutrality" to me. Binksternet called our author's website, that serves hundreds of thousands of new mothers each year, a questionable source and pulled it. I see that Wikipedia sources our competitions' website on their own page 4 times in the foot notes: What to Expect and Whattoexpect.com. So that doesn't seem real consistent or fair by Binksternet. Several years ago, I had placed quotes from the best selling Babywise book itself on the page in one location and sourced it, and Binksternet said that is not a useable source. Our competition Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems sources a book (The Baby Sleep Book) on source #4 on its wiki page and that is allowed. Again, not super consistent and seems unfair. Binksternet has pulled the "external links" to the authors' website on the Babywise wiki page and I see all kinds of authors on wiki are allowed to have their websites shown at the bottom of their wiki pages under "external links" such as: Ann Coulter, What to Expect, Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh etc. Binksternet removed from the Babywise wiki page a listing of the authors other 9 books under "other titles" and I see wikipedia has a standard treatment of other like authors in showing all their other books at the end of their wiki pages under "other titles". Binksternet has allowed the criticism and negative narrative on Babywise to be in multiple sections of the Babywise wiki page whereas I see other authors (like Harvy Carp on Happiest Baby on the Block) have all their criticism plainly listed and confined to the "criticism" section. Myy biggest concern in observing Binksternet and his practices over several years is that his edit he just decided to add a few months ago about the AAP WARNING AGAINST BABYWISE is a clear attempt to show one side of the same story. I will explain: The Babywise wiki page cites a small abstract that is the personal opinion of one doctor named Aney in 1998 where a small magazine called the AAP News carried Aney's pesonal opinion. Again, this was a negative personal opinion shared by Dr. Aney in a small magazine called the AAP News after Aney didn't agree with the FIRST edition of Babywise in 1998. Binksternet confuses reality (it appears on purpose) for the reader because he does not cite the FOUR DOCTORS COMPLETE REBUTTALS also published in the AAP News in 1998 taking issue with Aney, debunking his claims, and asserting that they are finding tremendous success with Babywise in their private practices with clients. Binksternet does not mention or cite this same source the very next month. It appears in observing Binksternet's behavior over many, many years that he has an ax to grind with Babywise. I have done all I know how to do to keep unpromotional truth at the forefront of my comments. I see many others doing the same over the years. I have kept sourced truth only on the tip of my tongue. Neutrality is of great interest to me. What must I do to take my case in search of truth being given its rightful platform and seeking to block all those who do not seek true neutrality? I have laid out some examples here today for you to review and discover if unpromotional truth that is fairly sourced and accepted by Wiki guidelines is allowed on the Babywise wiki page. It is my belief that Binksternet is and has shown a clear desire to slant the narrative, block fair truth that is sourced, and tell a story on Babywise that he wants to be read by all in an attempt to give Babywise a black eye. Excirial, I am grateful for your wisdom on how the wikipedia family and patrons best navigate such issues. You were very kind to tell me that over 120 new moms are on our wiki page about Babywise every day. That is over 1,000 new mothers a week that are looking to read the truth about Babywise. Currently, Babywise's page lists, describes, quotes, and gives resume to 6 doctors/authors that oppose Babywise. The Babywise wiki page cites NO doctors that support, endorse, and use successfully in their practice the Babywise book and principles. How can 6 opposition doctors and no supporting doctors be allowed on a neutral page about a book. Granted, this book Babywise outsells all 6 doctors/authors 5 to 1 currently. But why the listing of opposition and no listing of supportive medical fact or authors? Thank you for your time and for helping me understand the wikipedia guidelines of neutrality. 72.0.166.85 ( talk) 21:45, 10 April 2017 (UTC)Blake Weber, 8/10/17, wiki old user name: Blakenathanweber, my email: weber8993@aol.com 72.0.166.85 ( talk) 21:45, 10 April 2017 (UTC) |
Hi,
I received your message as I was trying to correct some information about my company, named above. We uploaded a Wikipedia page to clarify who we are and what we do. This was then "hijacked" by unknown users who modified the page to link derisory and inaccurate content. I have tried to correct this by my edits, but you sent an alert which stated you think I may be being paid to do this. Finders International was founded by me 20 years ago and I have 27 years industry experience. I noticed some companies have explanatory pages in Wikipedia about who they are. If I'm in breach of something could you kindly explain what and how and if I can protect this page from being "hijacked" again? If protection from inaccurate editing is not possible I would rather the whole page is removed, which would be a shame of course. I'd be grateful for your advice. Kind regards, Daniel Curran, MD, see www.findersinternational.co.uk thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by HeirHunters ( talk • contribs) 18:53, 10 April 2017 (UTC)
Excirial,
You just deleted the content which I created for LSI. I used these wiki pages for context when developing the content for LSI: /info/en/?search=HUGE_(digital_agency) /info/en/?search=Crispin_Porter_%2B_Bogusky /info/en/?search=Mother_(advertising_agency)
What specific content varied further than the above, to elicit "soapbox" and advertising? The LSI milestones in the history section are no different than the Notable Campaigns from Mother and Wieden+Kennedy.
Please be specific so that I may expedite getting LSI's page completed.
Thanks, Tyler LSIElgin ( talk) 19:43, 12 April 2017 (UTC)
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