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Hi, Newslinger. Thanks for patrolling new pages – it's a very important task! I'm just letting you know, however, that
there is consensus that we shouldn't tag pages as lacking context (
CSD A1) and/or content (
CSD A3) moments after they are created, as you did at
Xoxzo. It's usually best to wait at least 10–15 minutes for more content to be added if the page is very short, and the articles should not be marked as
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drive away well-meaning contributors, which is not good for Wikipedia. Attack pages (
G10), blatant nonsense (
G1), copyright violations (
G12) and pure vandalism/blatant hoaxes (
G3) should of course still be tagged and deleted immediately. This also applies to A7(waiting to tag it).
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Thanks for cleaning these up, but in some cases, removing those sources leaves a section of text completely unsupported by a reference. You might consider tagging those cases with {{ citation needed}} so that the issue can be addressed by future editors. — AfroThundr ( u · t · c) 12:50, 11 July 2018 (UTC)
Yes, I came here to say the same thing. This edit [1] left behind an unsourced quote, which is not good. Also there was no edit summary, which made me hunt around in your contributions and talk page to figure out whether this was vandalism or not. Kendall-K1 ( talk) 13:50, 11 July 2018 (UTC)
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You have the COI here and are unfit to moderate and edit this page because personal dispute unjustified reasoning you have nothing contributed to the talk page of the ferrolens just issued you retarded delete tag.. . Three senior editors have passed this page and an administrator prior. I will report you for vandalism, harassment and COI. Also ask for Administrative Enforcement to make sure you get blocked from WP.
The next time... This WAS YOUR LAST WARNING!!...
I HAVE BETTER THINGS TO DO THAN KEEP UP ALL THE TIME WITH PEOPLE LIKE YOU!
Markoulw ( talk) 18:02, 2 August 2018 (UTC)
95.145.233.193 ( talk) 08:41, 4 August 2018 (UTC) I don't know how to do it but can you do it for me I don't know what to do 95.145.233.193 ( talk) 08:41, 4 August 2018 (UTC)
95.145.233.193 ( talk) 08:50, 4 August 2018 (UTC) The bits that say its not fully done at. 95.145.233.193 ( talk) 08:50, 4 August 2018 (UTC)
95.145.233.193 ( talk) 08:55, 4 August 2018 (UTC) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User talk:95,145.233.193 95.145.233.193 ( talk) 08:55, 4 August 2018 (UTC)
95.145.233.193 ( talk) 09:02, 4 August 2018 (UTC) Yes they were they were vandalised yesterday but had to get rid of it and ban then for 24 hours. 95.145.233.193 ( talk) 09:02, 4 August 2018 (UTC)
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Hi. Thank you for the welcome message you've left on my talkpage and the other helpful edits you've made recently. Catch you around. (signed) Dogs curiosity talk to me! 15:23, 4 August 2018 (UTC)
Thank you for taking the time to review Draft: Paraconsistent Mathematics. It is probably quite premature to accept it as a full article since my work on it is so preliminary. But I thought I would test the waters. Please read it carefully (especially the hidden REMarks to editors) because I believe I have made a good start.
Schiszm ( talk) 23:46, 5 August 2018 (UTC)
Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puruskar is awarded by India's topmost authority in Classical Music and Dance form - Sangeet Natak Akademi. It is a body created by Ministry of Culture, Governemnt of India.
Please advise why this award doesn't qualify. Yuva Puruskar is awarded to young artist and is highest award given to young musicians - classical art form in India.
http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/
I am researching and finding more details for Yashwant Vaishav. Please advise.
Jhureley1977 ( talk) 09:06, 7 August 2018 (UTC)
Good review of the draft! I repeated/extended what you said , and declined--tho I was very tempted to consider G11. Please watch for recreation--I'd appreciate being informed. DGG ( talk ) 20:39, 7 August 2018 (UTC)
Thanks for the note you left on my talk page. I'm doing my good faith best to keep up with WP guidelines as I make my assessments. I've tried to add some information that I think will help to the XTC page. If the community disagrees, I can always move on and work other places. Jessamyn ( talk) 16:07, 11 August 2018 (UTC)
Let me know whether you think it appropriate for me to edit with a declared COI. Naraht ( talk) 22:57, 12 August 2018 (UTC)
"Give much of the credit to McGregor in the thankless task of playing opposite his adorably furry co-stars, ably handling the comedy derived from the fact that he doesn't dare let others see them." https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/02/entertainment/christopher-robin-review/index.html
"He’s an actor who can roll with this movie’s punches, whether it requires him to be light on his feet or dragged down by existential despair, exhilarated by childlike play or exasperated by a house-wrecking creature who says things like,'People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day'." https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/christopher-robin-movie-review-704632/
"First and foremost is McGregor’s performance in the title role. The guy sells being the put-upon, overburdened office drone so well that it’s a treat to see him begin to rediscover his younger self and let himself play...McGregor is the glue that holds this whole movie together." https://www.eastidahonews.com/2018/08/christopher-robin-nearly-buries-best-qualities-under-blanket-of-nostalgia/
"But it’s doubtful the movie would work at all if not for McGregor: He turns Christopher’s anxiety into a haunting presence, the kind of storm cloud that we can all, now and then, feel hovering above us. Yet McGregor is also an actor capable of expressing unalloyed delight. And when, as Christopher Robin, he finally does, some of that delight rubs off on us too." http://time.com/5357651/christopher-robin-review/
That seems like enough for now. Thanks for the agreement to put this in, would love to see it where it deserves to be. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 100.8.168.91 ( talk • contribs) 03:00, 14 August 2018 (UTC)
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Hi, I have problems with your overly eager renaming of the renaming of carefully curated articles with clear focus. Please discuss before in future before pushing such steps, i will rename back now. Cheers Shaddim ( talk) 07:16, 27 August 2018 (UTC)
Hi! I see that you accepted 2016 Young Critics Circle Awards. It appears at first sight to be completely devoid of references, so I wondered, what (and how many) independent reliable sources did you find that persuaded you that the topic is notable by our standards; and also whether you had some good reason for not adding them to the article? Regards, Justlettersandnumbers ( talk) 12:17, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
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Mobile Marketing Group ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) Hi you have recently reviewed Mobile Marketing Group Page for submission and rejected based on not notable. Could I please ask you to reconsider. Mobile Marketing Group is one of the largest providers of SMS messaging services to business in the United Kingdom. The largest supplier to the UK Government and the longest verified supplier on the Governments Digital Marketplace. This is not a new company having been established since 2011, with verifiable information showing double digit growth year on year. In a world where security breaches make daily news, for Wikipedia not to include a company that is without doubt the most highly accredited in terms of security does not make sense. I ask you kindly to reconsider. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.244.78.141 ( talk • contribs) 15:50, 11 September 2018 (UTC)
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Hi Newslinger, Thank you for reviewing the my draft. I took note of the comment you made stating that the ‘Daily Mail’ is not considered a reliable source according to Wikipedia’s list of common sources. I can confirm the link I included was referring to the ‘Zambian Daily Mail’ and not the ‘British Daily Mail’ which the Wikipedia guidelines and link refers to instead. Would you advise that I remove the Zambian Daily Mail link to not cause further confusion? Your help would be appreciated.
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My entries on /info/en/?search=Comparison_of_OLAP_servers were removed (on September 12) as there was no associated article. The article has been created. Please undo the deletion or let me know if I can do it. Thanks Nidhibhandari21 ( talk) 09:10, 25 September 2018 (UTC)Nidhibhandari21
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Hi, I'm Sam Sailor. I wanted to let you know that I saw the page you reviewed, List of Costa Rican models, and have un-reviewed it again. If you have any questions, please ask them on my talk page. Thank you.
Sam Sailor 17:59, 5 October 2018 (UTC)
You removed my changes because the source is unreliable - well its a blog post. If i just dont use the reference would the text stand (its much better than what was before) and all i did was add a blog if people want to dig deeper. Happy to do this differently if it makes sense - still new to Wiki editing to make it better in area of expertise. Any guidance appreciated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mircohering ( talk • contribs) 14:26, 8 October 2018 (UTC)
Hello, Newslinger. You closed a RfC on sugar information yesterday. Would you have any objections to letting it run for another month to see if consensus develops? My original phrasing was clearly bad, but the discussion seems to me to be sharpening up the questions, which may mean we can get some agreement out of it. HLHJ ( talk) 23:28, 9 October 2018 (UTC)
Thank you, for correct guidance. Parth0810 ( talk) 11:38, 11 October 2018 (UTC)
Multiple times you have removed content I have added to the wiki page of G-Eazy. You claim that I did not provide reliable sources but I did. I can't help but think that you are simply trying to protect this person from having their full story told and that you are bias. I would appreciate it if you restored the information I added to this person's page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jgfrank1593 ( talk • contribs) 20:51, 13 October 2018 (UTC)
i hope i become so big and and so white that G-Eazy will say “damn, this nigga is white” and everyone will agree and nod.
G-Eazy's controversial use of the n-word is mentioned
Newslinger,
At the top of your talk page, there is guidance that users should:
- Be polite, and welcoming to new users - Assume good faith - Avoid personal attacks - For disputes, seek dispute resolution
Your message accusing me of being a paid contributor (I know that the "weasel words" of "give the impression" keep your message from being a direct accusation, nonetheless, the accusation is implied) violates at least the first two, and probably the first three, of Wikipedia's guidelines for discussion.
I am not a paid contributor, and have no financial interest in any Wikipedia site, nor in the organization about which I have written.
Please adhere to Wikipedia's discussion standards in future communications with me.
An appropriate apology on your part would include your reasons for making such an accusation--this would also make your comment useful instead of merely abusive. As a new user, if I choose to write anything here again, I will thus be able to avoid confusing other editors.
Cordially, Howardcp6 ( talk) 06:06, 17 October 2018 (UTC)
Newslinger,
Thank you for your thorough reply--I was unaware of the FAQs for organizations, and will review them carefully before making further edits.
And I do not recall including my affiliation with ReGroup on my user page, because, as a new user, I was unaware that such information was of use or interest to anybody. I appreciate the efforts of whomever did that for me, and I'm guessing it was you. That was very kind.
I apologize for the confrontational tone of my earlier note, and thank you for the information you've provided and the work you are doing to keep Wikipedia clean.
Respectfully, Howardcp6 ( talk) 11:43, 17 October 2018 (UTC)
Howardcp6 ( talk) 12:01, 17 October 2018 (UTC)
Newslinger,
Thank you for reviewing my new submission. Since the article was rejected based on the use of academic references which "only offer passing mentions of" the topic, would inclusion of more such references be sufficient to meet notability guidelines? This is a commonly used source of reagents for research, so it wouldn't be difficult to find dozens of published research papers citing the topic, including from "high impact" journals. To me, this seems to make it very notable, but I confess I fail to fully understand the notability criteria.
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Dear Newslinger, thank you very much for your guidance. I have fleshed out the article with more details and added references into it. More importantly, I've re-written the whole thing with my own language. Hope this time it won't get copyrights issues. I published it under my personal page : User:Hongkongneteyes/Li Pei . If it's OK after your review, please kindly advise how to move it out as a normal article. Many thanks, HKN — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hongkongneteyes ( talk • contribs) 22:09, 27 October 2018 (UTC)
St. Teresa's School is a very prestigious school in Bhagalpur. U can search and get many results about it on Google. Just enter 'Saint Teresa's School Bhagalpur' and results will show. But as it wasn't present on Bhagalpur Wikipedia page, I tried to edit that. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pr1997 ( talk • contribs) 17:45, 31 October 2018 (UTC)
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The user that created the article Nisroch copied most of the text over from the article Ninurta, which I wrote earlier this year. That article uses sfn citations that link to a bibliography with full entries for each of the sources. The reason why the sources were not in the article Nisroch was because the person who created that article apparently forgot to copy the sources out of the bibliography for the article Ninurta. If you restore the page, I can copy the sources over from the bibliography at Ninurta and the article will be fully sourced. That is what I was planning to do, as soon as I had a chance, but I was unable to do it at the time that the article was first created and now the article seems to have been moved to draft space. -- Katolophyromai ( talk) 21:35, 25 November 2018 (UTC)
Hi,
I asked a question regarding a Draft ( Draft:Zenkit) in the Teahouse. Normally I get emails if someone mentions my Name but this time I missed your comment. I can see it through my Notifications but can't find it in the Teahouse to respond to you.
Your answers were pretty positive but you suggested some changes to the article. Because I have a conflict of interest I can't change it myself. Could you suggest a way I can find someone to do this? I read about a Tag to include but I can't find it anymore. And I'm wondering if it's really the right way to get this done? I appreciate your help and advice. Thanks! -- Jessica Lu. ( talk) 16:31, 28 November 2018 (UTC)
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Hi, I edited the article as you suggested but now it's declined because it seems like advertising. So I may need more help with editing. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks! --
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That's a lot of RfC closes you've been doing at WP:ANRFC - good work! Galobtter ( pingó mió) 16:38, 7 December 2018 (UTC) |
Hi! You seem quite active on the RS noticeboard. I'm trying to find a policy that describes the different levels of classification/filter and what they mean/do. Is there one? Thanks! Chris vLS ( talk) 04:36, 7 December 2018 (UTC)
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Hi, First of all I want to thank you for the updates and suggestions you made on the page I created. The query I had was regarding the emails I keep getting which have the subject 'A page you created was linked on Wikipedia....'. I wanted to understand how these links are made and should I also be creating these links to other pages with similar topics.Thanks Manoj Nair ( talk) 01:06, 23 December 2018 (UTC)
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Hi, Will update the article with more reliable independent sources, don't make it as sub topic. Thanks. -- Dineshkumar Ponnusamy ( talk) 17:51, 27 December 2018 (UTC)
I've commented at Talk:DXL_(disambiguation)#Requested_move_29_December_2018, so this is just a courtesy pingback... as it stands, the hatnote at DXL proposes it be moved to DXL (disambiguation) which I doubt was your intention. I've suggested Domino XML which is used in the WP:FIRSTSENTENCE (as two adjacent links) but have no strong feelings.
I imagine as nominator you are in the best position to change the hatnote. Any change I made would be arbitrary. 178.164.139.37 ( talk) 10:32, 30 December 2018 (UTC)
Hi Newslinger. Is there some reason why you added this back in? I removed it because it broke the templates that I added to the WP:RSP and that I explained on the talk page Wikipedia talk:Identifying reliable sources/Perennial sources/Uses. Also, hardcoding CSS into a template in this way is not really a good idea anyway.- Mr X 🖋 02:36, 3 January 2019 (UTC)
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Thanks for all your efforts on the perennial sources list. It's a useful page, and great to see your sustained, careful engagement with it. — Rhododendrites talk \\ 21:09, 6 January 2019 (UTC) |
Hi Newslinger, I left a source for Boogie2988's divorce details. It was on articlebio.com which states that his divorce with Desiree Williams was finalized on February 13, 2018. -- Techoliver298 ( talk) 21:01, 1 December 2018 (UTC)
There is another redirect discussion at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2019 January 11#Wikipedia:DAILYMAIL. -- Guy Macon ( talk) 14:34, 11 January 2019 (UTC)
@ Newslinger: what sources on the Everipedia page do you think are unreliable and reference self-published sources? If you tell me, I could remove them and improve the article. 344917661X ( talk 18:28, 12 January 2019 (UTC)
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Hello, I noticed you were an editor in the "free and open-source software task force.", I don't know where or who to ask about this issue, but the Blackbox article, lists an unofficial repository as the repository for the project. The problem is, the unofficial repository is recognized by Arch Linux as the official Blackbox package. I don't know the ruling on what is considered the official version in situations like this, however according to the FSF directory, it still only recognizes the original maintainership which ended in 2005.
The problem with the unofficial repository is that I can't find any reliable sources for calling it a continuation or fork besides itself and to some loose extent the recognition of it as the official Blackbox package provided by Arch, which raises questions of notability of it being mentioned at all. ShimonChai ( talk) 02:25, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
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I wanted to let you know that I just tagged Facebook Research for deletion, because it seems to be promotional, rather than an encyclopedia article.
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Hi,
Thank you for your feedback. Here's a link which explains the origin and a little background history of the Karita clan, which was rather one of the smaller clans back in the Heian / Kamakura period. "Major daimyo of Miyagi prefecture" on Historical warehouse</ref> Made it easier for you to upload a screenshot with an explanation.
If you have questions, feel free to ask. Thanks.
Greetings,
Zaagmans
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Zaagmans! ( talk • contribs) 09:03, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
Hi,
I updated the draft and deleted the 2 links you were concerned about. I added new links which look - to me - more reliable. I understand little Japanese, but my knowledge is very limited. There's one English link of the castle mentioning something about this clan, but it appears to be self-published. This is all I could find.
If you have questions, just ask. Thank you.
Zaagmans. — Preceding
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"The manager loves history. I hope to introduce the knowledge I gained so far in an easy-to-understand manner so that the charm of history can be conveyed. Through this site, history is interesting, I would be happy if you think that I knew such a thing for the first time.")
"I have travelled throughout Japan in order to capture and publish a range of photographs depicting castle ruins and the sites of prominent castles. Although some of these pictures may be considered somewhat amateurish, I hope that they can at least provide you with a glimpse of the beauty and magnificence of Japanese castles.")
Hi,
Thank you for your reply. And you are right. In that case, since there is hardly information about this clan to be found on the net, I'll leave it for now. Thank you very much for your time.
Greetings.
Zaagmans — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zaagmans! ( talk • contribs) 09:32, 3 February 2019 (UTC)
Hi, I feel that your closure here does not take into account my serious concerns regarding the "location" parameter. In addition, I'm surprised this got closed anyway, as the discussion seemed to be still ongoing. -- Randykitty ( talk) 10:58, 3 February 2019 (UTC)
location
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Hi Newslinger. Thank you for your prolific excellent closes at WP:ANRFC. I enjoy reading your detailed closing rationales. Thank you for being responsive to editors' queries about your closes like at the Help talk:Citation Style 1#RFC on publisher and location in cite journal discussion. Cunard ( talk) 01:37, 10 February 2019 (UTC)
You are invited to join the discussion at
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Please disregard, I found the correct area to ask this question. Thanks again. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.84.100.141 ( talk • contribs) 21:34, 15 March 2019 (UTC)
Hi, I've taken a pass at this article ( Draft:Wampler Pedals) and updated the content considerably to expand on the brand's history, relevance, and reach in their industry. I was hoping you could see if it has improved enough to warrant removing your flagging of the piece. Thank you! Potatowrite ( talk) 17:35, 8 March 2019 (UTC)
Design and fabrication process.
Thank you,
Newslinger! I've gone through the text and tried to update the formatting to remove lists and corrected the section case. I've also found an independent source that cites the FB group as a relevant source of guitar pedal expertise. In addition, I've found additional sourcing for the distributor that was self-cited. Finally, I've taken a pass at the text and attempted to remove any puffery and promotional language that snuck in when I was summarizing the sources. I hope the current revision is a bit closer to what you would consider objective. If you see any other major issues, I would be happy to hear about them and see if I can eliminate them and improve the piece.
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Thank you again, Newslinger! I've gone through gone through and updated the placement of all citations and located an additional local news source that was able to corroborate the information from interviews. I removed the source you mentioned and also updated the wording further. I added one additional section on the company's issues with name changes (they've had a string of products they've been forced to change the name of over the past several years). Hopefully the current draft is an improvement over the last. Potatowrite ( talk) 16:51, 15 March 2019 (UTC)
Newslinger, I really appreciate your help on this. If it helps, the sources seem to be more or less around the same as comparable pages that exist for boutique pedal manufacturer such as JHS Pedals and Keeley Electronics, if I'm viewing those right. Wampler operates nationally and internationally, but as far as I can tell their footprint is just such that most of their coverage is of the founder or other issues related to him and their products. (I'm guessing their not employing folks directly in the area doesn't help them in the local press, since their stuff is made elsewhere in the country). If there are any particular types of sources that would help let me know and I can look for them. Potatowrite ( talk) 06:04, 17 March 2019 (UTC)
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Spacetoon 1 Hari Space Anak Untuk HG 3 Pui -- Guoyodu ( talk) 16:45, 19 March 2019 (UTC)
You removed: https://www.response-technologies.com/news/entry/how-portable-alarms-impact-private-security
But it was informative in the sense that it gave a bit of history on the VARDA device:
In 1968, the voice-activated radio dispatched alarm (VARDA), was invented. It is a portable device that, when activated, will broadcast a message to the dispatch channel, allowing officers to immediately respond to the scene for further investigation. Although the VARDA was originally designed for law enforcement applications such as repeat break-ins, domestic violence issues and metal/equipment theft, its concept has been adapted over time to address a variety of needs in the private sector."
I added the link for the sake of attribution, not for promotional purposes, please fix
I did a preliminary Google search on the subject matter and the information is scant at best.
67.80.29.78 ( talk) 16:34, 20 March 2019 (UTC)
I am sorry I think we accessed "the critical section" the same time, I placed it as a footnote, if I did it incorrectly please feel free to correct.
I turned the footnote into a non-promo link
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Thanks for reviewing my submission. When I began my topic I had in mind that I would post a contrasting view to the Post-tribulation rapture wiki. It seemed clearly to be arguing for a post-tribulation point of view. I thought I would present a contrasting view. I have read through it a couple of times and fail to see how the article I submitted is any less neutral than this seems. It actually seemed quite slanted to its own point of view. I made a number of wording edits to minimize the sound of partiality. It is not easy to present a point of view and sound 100% nueutral. I know the Post-trib article is not completely neutral. Could you give me an example from my article, whether general or specific, of how I might approach presenting it with more neutrality. I'd like to give it one more go.- Thanks, E.Enberg Eenberg1 ( talk) 21:00, 9 May 2019 (UTC)
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Hi Newslinger, hope you're well. I wanted your advice on CoinDesk as a source. I see the discussion here, but no strong consensus. I bring this up now because an editor is going about removing all references to CoinDesk from articles. This has left a big void in coverage of articles. None of these articles rely on CoinDesk to establish notability (e.g. CryptoKitties, Vitalik Buterin, Andreessen Horowitz, etc.) but many claims are now left without a source. It goes without saying that extreme care should be taken to make sure the CoinDesk articles are not opinion or puff pieces, but I do not think a blanket removal of all CoinDesk sources is warranted, especially because it feels a lot of content is now 'orphaned' for no good reason. What is your best suggestion here? -- Molochmeditates ( talk) 17:53, 28 May 2019 (UTC)
{{
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I have resubmitted with new disclosure that the artist's son Roger Ehrich (retired professor) has provided funds in the interest of the time needed to get this article about his father's history and oral history as an important regional artist in several museums and archives posted on Wikipedia. Sorry for such a late resubmission I have been busy. Thank you, Jsc222 ( talk) 00:27, 6 June 2019 (UTC)
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Please realize that the statue is a direct artwork of Libertas ("The Statue of Liberty is a figure of Libertas, a robed Roman liberty goddess".) The American coins represent Libertas (see the Libertas page). Many other direct representations shouldn't be removed or changed, and your page closing took into account number of editors for each position which is not used in closings (if you closed using the editors count as a criteria maybe another look would be warranted), thanks. Randy Kryn ( talk) 23:06, 24 June 2019 (UTC)
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Hi, Newslinger. Thanks for patrolling new pages – it's a very important task! I'm just letting you know, however, that
there is consensus that we shouldn't tag pages as lacking context (
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Thanks for cleaning these up, but in some cases, removing those sources leaves a section of text completely unsupported by a reference. You might consider tagging those cases with {{ citation needed}} so that the issue can be addressed by future editors. — AfroThundr ( u · t · c) 12:50, 11 July 2018 (UTC)
Yes, I came here to say the same thing. This edit [1] left behind an unsourced quote, which is not good. Also there was no edit summary, which made me hunt around in your contributions and talk page to figure out whether this was vandalism or not. Kendall-K1 ( talk) 13:50, 11 July 2018 (UTC)
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You have the COI here and are unfit to moderate and edit this page because personal dispute unjustified reasoning you have nothing contributed to the talk page of the ferrolens just issued you retarded delete tag.. . Three senior editors have passed this page and an administrator prior. I will report you for vandalism, harassment and COI. Also ask for Administrative Enforcement to make sure you get blocked from WP.
The next time... This WAS YOUR LAST WARNING!!...
I HAVE BETTER THINGS TO DO THAN KEEP UP ALL THE TIME WITH PEOPLE LIKE YOU!
Markoulw ( talk) 18:02, 2 August 2018 (UTC)
95.145.233.193 ( talk) 08:41, 4 August 2018 (UTC) I don't know how to do it but can you do it for me I don't know what to do 95.145.233.193 ( talk) 08:41, 4 August 2018 (UTC)
95.145.233.193 ( talk) 08:50, 4 August 2018 (UTC) The bits that say its not fully done at. 95.145.233.193 ( talk) 08:50, 4 August 2018 (UTC)
95.145.233.193 ( talk) 08:55, 4 August 2018 (UTC) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User talk:95,145.233.193 95.145.233.193 ( talk) 08:55, 4 August 2018 (UTC)
95.145.233.193 ( talk) 09:02, 4 August 2018 (UTC) Yes they were they were vandalised yesterday but had to get rid of it and ban then for 24 hours. 95.145.233.193 ( talk) 09:02, 4 August 2018 (UTC)
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Thank you for taking the time to review Draft: Paraconsistent Mathematics. It is probably quite premature to accept it as a full article since my work on it is so preliminary. But I thought I would test the waters. Please read it carefully (especially the hidden REMarks to editors) because I believe I have made a good start.
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Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puruskar is awarded by India's topmost authority in Classical Music and Dance form - Sangeet Natak Akademi. It is a body created by Ministry of Culture, Governemnt of India.
Please advise why this award doesn't qualify. Yuva Puruskar is awarded to young artist and is highest award given to young musicians - classical art form in India.
http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/
I am researching and finding more details for Yashwant Vaishav. Please advise.
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Good review of the draft! I repeated/extended what you said , and declined--tho I was very tempted to consider G11. Please watch for recreation--I'd appreciate being informed. DGG ( talk ) 20:39, 7 August 2018 (UTC)
Thanks for the note you left on my talk page. I'm doing my good faith best to keep up with WP guidelines as I make my assessments. I've tried to add some information that I think will help to the XTC page. If the community disagrees, I can always move on and work other places. Jessamyn ( talk) 16:07, 11 August 2018 (UTC)
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Mobile Marketing Group ( | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) Hi you have recently reviewed Mobile Marketing Group Page for submission and rejected based on not notable. Could I please ask you to reconsider. Mobile Marketing Group is one of the largest providers of SMS messaging services to business in the United Kingdom. The largest supplier to the UK Government and the longest verified supplier on the Governments Digital Marketplace. This is not a new company having been established since 2011, with verifiable information showing double digit growth year on year. In a world where security breaches make daily news, for Wikipedia not to include a company that is without doubt the most highly accredited in terms of security does not make sense. I ask you kindly to reconsider. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.244.78.141 ( talk • contribs) 15:50, 11 September 2018 (UTC)
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Hi Newslinger, Thank you for reviewing the my draft. I took note of the comment you made stating that the ‘Daily Mail’ is not considered a reliable source according to Wikipedia’s list of common sources. I can confirm the link I included was referring to the ‘Zambian Daily Mail’ and not the ‘British Daily Mail’ which the Wikipedia guidelines and link refers to instead. Would you advise that I remove the Zambian Daily Mail link to not cause further confusion? Your help would be appreciated.
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My entries on /info/en/?search=Comparison_of_OLAP_servers were removed (on September 12) as there was no associated article. The article has been created. Please undo the deletion or let me know if I can do it. Thanks Nidhibhandari21 ( talk) 09:10, 25 September 2018 (UTC)Nidhibhandari21
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Hi, I'm Sam Sailor. I wanted to let you know that I saw the page you reviewed, List of Costa Rican models, and have un-reviewed it again. If you have any questions, please ask them on my talk page. Thank you.
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You removed my changes because the source is unreliable - well its a blog post. If i just dont use the reference would the text stand (its much better than what was before) and all i did was add a blog if people want to dig deeper. Happy to do this differently if it makes sense - still new to Wiki editing to make it better in area of expertise. Any guidance appreciated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mircohering ( talk • contribs) 14:26, 8 October 2018 (UTC)
Hello, Newslinger. You closed a RfC on sugar information yesterday. Would you have any objections to letting it run for another month to see if consensus develops? My original phrasing was clearly bad, but the discussion seems to me to be sharpening up the questions, which may mean we can get some agreement out of it. HLHJ ( talk) 23:28, 9 October 2018 (UTC)
Thank you, for correct guidance. Parth0810 ( talk) 11:38, 11 October 2018 (UTC)
Multiple times you have removed content I have added to the wiki page of G-Eazy. You claim that I did not provide reliable sources but I did. I can't help but think that you are simply trying to protect this person from having their full story told and that you are bias. I would appreciate it if you restored the information I added to this person's page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jgfrank1593 ( talk • contribs) 20:51, 13 October 2018 (UTC)
i hope i become so big and and so white that G-Eazy will say “damn, this nigga is white” and everyone will agree and nod.
G-Eazy's controversial use of the n-word is mentioned
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At the top of your talk page, there is guidance that users should:
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Your message accusing me of being a paid contributor (I know that the "weasel words" of "give the impression" keep your message from being a direct accusation, nonetheless, the accusation is implied) violates at least the first two, and probably the first three, of Wikipedia's guidelines for discussion.
I am not a paid contributor, and have no financial interest in any Wikipedia site, nor in the organization about which I have written.
Please adhere to Wikipedia's discussion standards in future communications with me.
An appropriate apology on your part would include your reasons for making such an accusation--this would also make your comment useful instead of merely abusive. As a new user, if I choose to write anything here again, I will thus be able to avoid confusing other editors.
Cordially, Howardcp6 ( talk) 06:06, 17 October 2018 (UTC)
Newslinger,
Thank you for your thorough reply--I was unaware of the FAQs for organizations, and will review them carefully before making further edits.
And I do not recall including my affiliation with ReGroup on my user page, because, as a new user, I was unaware that such information was of use or interest to anybody. I appreciate the efforts of whomever did that for me, and I'm guessing it was you. That was very kind.
I apologize for the confrontational tone of my earlier note, and thank you for the information you've provided and the work you are doing to keep Wikipedia clean.
Respectfully, Howardcp6 ( talk) 11:43, 17 October 2018 (UTC)
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Newslinger,
Thank you for reviewing my new submission. Since the article was rejected based on the use of academic references which "only offer passing mentions of" the topic, would inclusion of more such references be sufficient to meet notability guidelines? This is a commonly used source of reagents for research, so it wouldn't be difficult to find dozens of published research papers citing the topic, including from "high impact" journals. To me, this seems to make it very notable, but I confess I fail to fully understand the notability criteria.
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Dear Newslinger, thank you very much for your guidance. I have fleshed out the article with more details and added references into it. More importantly, I've re-written the whole thing with my own language. Hope this time it won't get copyrights issues. I published it under my personal page : User:Hongkongneteyes/Li Pei . If it's OK after your review, please kindly advise how to move it out as a normal article. Many thanks, HKN — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hongkongneteyes ( talk • contribs) 22:09, 27 October 2018 (UTC)
St. Teresa's School is a very prestigious school in Bhagalpur. U can search and get many results about it on Google. Just enter 'Saint Teresa's School Bhagalpur' and results will show. But as it wasn't present on Bhagalpur Wikipedia page, I tried to edit that. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pr1997 ( talk • contribs) 17:45, 31 October 2018 (UTC)
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The user that created the article Nisroch copied most of the text over from the article Ninurta, which I wrote earlier this year. That article uses sfn citations that link to a bibliography with full entries for each of the sources. The reason why the sources were not in the article Nisroch was because the person who created that article apparently forgot to copy the sources out of the bibliography for the article Ninurta. If you restore the page, I can copy the sources over from the bibliography at Ninurta and the article will be fully sourced. That is what I was planning to do, as soon as I had a chance, but I was unable to do it at the time that the article was first created and now the article seems to have been moved to draft space. -- Katolophyromai ( talk) 21:35, 25 November 2018 (UTC)
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I asked a question regarding a Draft ( Draft:Zenkit) in the Teahouse. Normally I get emails if someone mentions my Name but this time I missed your comment. I can see it through my Notifications but can't find it in the Teahouse to respond to you.
Your answers were pretty positive but you suggested some changes to the article. Because I have a conflict of interest I can't change it myself. Could you suggest a way I can find someone to do this? I read about a Tag to include but I can't find it anymore. And I'm wondering if it's really the right way to get this done? I appreciate your help and advice. Thanks! -- Jessica Lu. ( talk) 16:31, 28 November 2018 (UTC)
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Hi, Will update the article with more reliable independent sources, don't make it as sub topic. Thanks. -- Dineshkumar Ponnusamy ( talk) 17:51, 27 December 2018 (UTC)
I've commented at Talk:DXL_(disambiguation)#Requested_move_29_December_2018, so this is just a courtesy pingback... as it stands, the hatnote at DXL proposes it be moved to DXL (disambiguation) which I doubt was your intention. I've suggested Domino XML which is used in the WP:FIRSTSENTENCE (as two adjacent links) but have no strong feelings.
I imagine as nominator you are in the best position to change the hatnote. Any change I made would be arbitrary. 178.164.139.37 ( talk) 10:32, 30 December 2018 (UTC)
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Hi Newslinger, I left a source for Boogie2988's divorce details. It was on articlebio.com which states that his divorce with Desiree Williams was finalized on February 13, 2018. -- Techoliver298 ( talk) 21:01, 1 December 2018 (UTC)
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@ Newslinger: what sources on the Everipedia page do you think are unreliable and reference self-published sources? If you tell me, I could remove them and improve the article. 344917661X ( talk 18:28, 12 January 2019 (UTC)
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Hello, I noticed you were an editor in the "free and open-source software task force.", I don't know where or who to ask about this issue, but the Blackbox article, lists an unofficial repository as the repository for the project. The problem is, the unofficial repository is recognized by Arch Linux as the official Blackbox package. I don't know the ruling on what is considered the official version in situations like this, however according to the FSF directory, it still only recognizes the original maintainership which ended in 2005.
The problem with the unofficial repository is that I can't find any reliable sources for calling it a continuation or fork besides itself and to some loose extent the recognition of it as the official Blackbox package provided by Arch, which raises questions of notability of it being mentioned at all. ShimonChai ( talk) 02:25, 16 January 2019 (UTC)
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Hi,
Thank you for your feedback. Here's a link which explains the origin and a little background history of the Karita clan, which was rather one of the smaller clans back in the Heian / Kamakura period. "Major daimyo of Miyagi prefecture" on Historical warehouse</ref> Made it easier for you to upload a screenshot with an explanation.
If you have questions, feel free to ask. Thanks.
Greetings,
Zaagmans
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Zaagmans! ( talk • contribs) 09:03, 19 January 2019 (UTC)
Hi,
I updated the draft and deleted the 2 links you were concerned about. I added new links which look - to me - more reliable. I understand little Japanese, but my knowledge is very limited. There's one English link of the castle mentioning something about this clan, but it appears to be self-published. This is all I could find.
If you have questions, just ask. Thank you.
Zaagmans. — Preceding
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"The manager loves history. I hope to introduce the knowledge I gained so far in an easy-to-understand manner so that the charm of history can be conveyed. Through this site, history is interesting, I would be happy if you think that I knew such a thing for the first time.")
"I have travelled throughout Japan in order to capture and publish a range of photographs depicting castle ruins and the sites of prominent castles. Although some of these pictures may be considered somewhat amateurish, I hope that they can at least provide you with a glimpse of the beauty and magnificence of Japanese castles.")
Hi,
Thank you for your reply. And you are right. In that case, since there is hardly information about this clan to be found on the net, I'll leave it for now. Thank you very much for your time.
Greetings.
Zaagmans — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zaagmans! ( talk • contribs) 09:32, 3 February 2019 (UTC)
Hi, I feel that your closure here does not take into account my serious concerns regarding the "location" parameter. In addition, I'm surprised this got closed anyway, as the discussion seemed to be still ongoing. -- Randykitty ( talk) 10:58, 3 February 2019 (UTC)
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Hi Newslinger. Thank you for your prolific excellent closes at WP:ANRFC. I enjoy reading your detailed closing rationales. Thank you for being responsive to editors' queries about your closes like at the Help talk:Citation Style 1#RFC on publisher and location in cite journal discussion. Cunard ( talk) 01:37, 10 February 2019 (UTC)
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Please disregard, I found the correct area to ask this question. Thanks again. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.84.100.141 ( talk • contribs) 21:34, 15 March 2019 (UTC)
Hi, I've taken a pass at this article ( Draft:Wampler Pedals) and updated the content considerably to expand on the brand's history, relevance, and reach in their industry. I was hoping you could see if it has improved enough to warrant removing your flagging of the piece. Thank you! Potatowrite ( talk) 17:35, 8 March 2019 (UTC)
Design and fabrication process.
Thank you,
Newslinger! I've gone through the text and tried to update the formatting to remove lists and corrected the section case. I've also found an independent source that cites the FB group as a relevant source of guitar pedal expertise. In addition, I've found additional sourcing for the distributor that was self-cited. Finally, I've taken a pass at the text and attempted to remove any puffery and promotional language that snuck in when I was summarizing the sources. I hope the current revision is a bit closer to what you would consider objective. If you see any other major issues, I would be happy to hear about them and see if I can eliminate them and improve the piece.
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Thank you again, Newslinger! I've gone through gone through and updated the placement of all citations and located an additional local news source that was able to corroborate the information from interviews. I removed the source you mentioned and also updated the wording further. I added one additional section on the company's issues with name changes (they've had a string of products they've been forced to change the name of over the past several years). Hopefully the current draft is an improvement over the last. Potatowrite ( talk) 16:51, 15 March 2019 (UTC)
Newslinger, I really appreciate your help on this. If it helps, the sources seem to be more or less around the same as comparable pages that exist for boutique pedal manufacturer such as JHS Pedals and Keeley Electronics, if I'm viewing those right. Wampler operates nationally and internationally, but as far as I can tell their footprint is just such that most of their coverage is of the founder or other issues related to him and their products. (I'm guessing their not employing folks directly in the area doesn't help them in the local press, since their stuff is made elsewhere in the country). If there are any particular types of sources that would help let me know and I can look for them. Potatowrite ( talk) 06:04, 17 March 2019 (UTC)
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Spacetoon 1 Hari Space Anak Untuk HG 3 Pui -- Guoyodu ( talk) 16:45, 19 March 2019 (UTC)
You removed: https://www.response-technologies.com/news/entry/how-portable-alarms-impact-private-security
But it was informative in the sense that it gave a bit of history on the VARDA device:
In 1968, the voice-activated radio dispatched alarm (VARDA), was invented. It is a portable device that, when activated, will broadcast a message to the dispatch channel, allowing officers to immediately respond to the scene for further investigation. Although the VARDA was originally designed for law enforcement applications such as repeat break-ins, domestic violence issues and metal/equipment theft, its concept has been adapted over time to address a variety of needs in the private sector."
I added the link for the sake of attribution, not for promotional purposes, please fix
I did a preliminary Google search on the subject matter and the information is scant at best.
67.80.29.78 ( talk) 16:34, 20 March 2019 (UTC)
I am sorry I think we accessed "the critical section" the same time, I placed it as a footnote, if I did it incorrectly please feel free to correct.
I turned the footnote into a non-promo link
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03:48, 23 March 2019 (UTC)ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! GIVE REGULAR SHOW BACK OR DIE!! -- 190.247.31.32 ( talk) 14:40, 19 March 2019 (UTC)
Yeah, Because Cartoon Network don't have Regular Show or Adventure Time, i told you the series finales of Regular Show and Adventure Time 👎🏻? -- 190.247.31.32 ( talk) 14:56, 19 March 2019 (UTC)
OK, Also i'm gonna make a campaign called "Save Gumball" is a campaign to the creator of Gumball to stop ending his show like MrBeast uses the billboard to promote PewDiePie againt T-Series. -- 190.247.31.32 ( talk) 15:05, 19 March 2019 (UTC)
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Hi, thanks for your note at
WP:Articles for deletion/FullReader. I'm still developing my understanding of the notability guidelines, so I haven't come here to tell you you're wrong - I'm just looking to find out how you arrived at the conclusion that software is covered by GNG rather than NCORP. The first sentence of NCORP explains that it covers whether an organization (commercial or otherwise), or any of its products and services, is a valid subject for a separate Wikipedia article dedicated solely to that organization, product, or service
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Fullreader is an article dedicated solely to a product - the company that produced it is mentioned in passing - it seems to me that NCORP applies. Is this one of the unwritten rules that you pick up as you go along? Thanks
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Hi. Saw that you're adding short descriptions to articles. Thanks for doing that. But I wanted to point out that they should be brief, 40 or less characters, as per Wikipedia:Short description, "The short description should be as brief as possible. A target of 40 characters has been suggested, but this can be exceeded when necessary." Take care, and keep up the good work. Onel5969 TT me 11:34, 10 April 2019 (UTC)
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As the editor who originally requested to blacklist The Points Guy and a participant at the RfC regarding this website, can you take a look at MediaWiki talk:Spam-whitelist#"News" and "Reviews" sections of The Points Guy (thepointsguy.com/news, thepointsguy.com/reviews), please? (Warning: large wall of text.) I'm tired. Thanks, feminist ( talk) 08:30, 21 April 2019 (UTC)
I recently updated the Avast Secure Browser page with some mundane changes. However, I have more edits here that have more to do with tone and neutrality and didn’t seem appropriate for me to make with a COI. I shared these changes on the Talk page two months ago, but haven’t gotten anyone to review.
Since you responded to my other post in the Reliable Sources Noticeboard, I was hoping you might also be willing to take a look at the proposed changes in the link above. Empey at Avast ( talk) 16:19, 24 April 2019 (UTC)
On 7 May 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article I Admit (R. Kelly song), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that R. Kelly's 19-minute song " I Admit", which contains no criminal admissions, was described as an act of trolling and compared to O. J. Simpson's book If I Did It? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/I Admit (R. Kelly song). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, I Admit (R. Kelly song)), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.
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Thanks for reviewing my submission. When I began my topic I had in mind that I would post a contrasting view to the Post-tribulation rapture wiki. It seemed clearly to be arguing for a post-tribulation point of view. I thought I would present a contrasting view. I have read through it a couple of times and fail to see how the article I submitted is any less neutral than this seems. It actually seemed quite slanted to its own point of view. I made a number of wording edits to minimize the sound of partiality. It is not easy to present a point of view and sound 100% nueutral. I know the Post-trib article is not completely neutral. Could you give me an example from my article, whether general or specific, of how I might approach presenting it with more neutrality. I'd like to give it one more go.- Thanks, E.Enberg Eenberg1 ( talk) 21:00, 9 May 2019 (UTC)
@ Newslinger: Hello, I am curious if you could review the following page for me and see if you can help me to figure out the appropriate next steps to get this page to be ready for another review and hopefully approval. I have been working on it and believe that it has some good content and has several sources. However, it appears that the reviewers do not agree. I feel like I am stuck and would appreciate any help that you can provide. Thanks in advance. Asclsmo ( talk) 06:41, 10 May 2019 (UTC)
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Hi Newslinger, hope you're well. I wanted your advice on CoinDesk as a source. I see the discussion here, but no strong consensus. I bring this up now because an editor is going about removing all references to CoinDesk from articles. This has left a big void in coverage of articles. None of these articles rely on CoinDesk to establish notability (e.g. CryptoKitties, Vitalik Buterin, Andreessen Horowitz, etc.) but many claims are now left without a source. It goes without saying that extreme care should be taken to make sure the CoinDesk articles are not opinion or puff pieces, but I do not think a blanket removal of all CoinDesk sources is warranted, especially because it feels a lot of content is now 'orphaned' for no good reason. What is your best suggestion here? -- Molochmeditates ( talk) 17:53, 28 May 2019 (UTC)
{{
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RfC category. You'll also want to shorten your initial comment into a
brief and neutral RfC statement. Arguments and extended content belong in a "Survey" or "Discussion" section below the RfC statement.Hi I may have committed some heinous wikicrime on the Axios RFC because I boldly edited the section in question by adding 2 extra sources that weren't mentioned. I don't know if I should have made a counter proposition first. If this was the case please don't hesitate to revert my edit on the page but if this is done I would like to add an option 4 which I added to the discussion below the survey. I will change my !vote to Option 4 to make this clearer. My apologies. -- Dom from Paris ( talk) 13:05, 5 June 2019 (UTC)
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I have resubmitted with new disclosure that the artist's son Roger Ehrich (retired professor) has provided funds in the interest of the time needed to get this article about his father's history and oral history as an important regional artist in several museums and archives posted on Wikipedia. Sorry for such a late resubmission I have been busy. Thank you, Jsc222 ( talk) 00:27, 6 June 2019 (UTC)
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Regarding this RfC: a week since the last comment, consensus fairly clear - would you like to close it? François Robere ( talk) 10:43, 17 June 2019 (UTC)
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Please realize that the statue is a direct artwork of Libertas ("The Statue of Liberty is a figure of Libertas, a robed Roman liberty goddess".) The American coins represent Libertas (see the Libertas page). Many other direct representations shouldn't be removed or changed, and your page closing took into account number of editors for each position which is not used in closings (if you closed using the editors count as a criteria maybe another look would be warranted), thanks. Randy Kryn ( talk) 23:06, 24 June 2019 (UTC)
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On 5 July 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Facebook Portal, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that a five-star Amazon review of Facebook Portal by a writer, who claimed not to be a "big" Facebook user before buying the device, was traced to a Facebook employee? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Facebook Portal. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Facebook Portal), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.