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Not enough people voiced for a stand-alone article, but I said several times that Messiah Part II is about the structure of that piece, and not trivia around one movement, so I actually preferred that been taken out. I will watch. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 13:59, 5 June 2017 (UTC)
I am not related to the edits in the mentioned pages, but this user has a history of similar edits in Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Vilnius or other Lithuania-related pages where he tends to push pro-Polish POV without backing it up with reliable sources. In addition, he was already topic-banned in the past for similar behavior. – Sabbatino ( talk) 13:38, 28 May 2017 (UTC)
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You moved Bhumibol Adulyadej to Ineligible for "unsourced content" [2]. I'm sorry, but I'm not seeing what you're referring to. If that was an error, then let's move this guy in for the 70th anniversary. Thanks. — howcheng { chat} 18:48, 8 June 2017 (UTC)
What was the reason my blurb was ineligible? Adamthrasher ( talk) 11:29, 7 June 2017 (UTC)
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Thanks again. — David Levy 07:05, 9 June 2017 (UTC)
... left by סמאל הנוקם, and by my attempts - without deletion privileges - to tidy them up! Very glad you stepped in so swiftly and restored service for Wikipedia readers and editors alike. zazpot ( talk) 10:16, 9 June 2017 (UTC)
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Hi @Vanamonde93, I know that Wikipedia can't be used for promotion, but I believe that MyTutor is of wider interest. The company's involvement with university access schemes makes it interesting for a wide audience. Please consider revoking your deletion, or can you help me understand how to improve the page to fit the standards? Anna — Preceding unsigned comment added by Annatank ( talk • contribs)
OK i will gather sources - thank you! shall i put them in a list at the end of the article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Annatank ( talk • contribs) 13:55, 9 June 2017 (UTC)
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I was not aware that you were an admin at the time I made the comment. There are however several issues with the report that I feel need to be raised.
I've already commented that I consider two warnings months apart to be insufficient warning, but I recognise that many reports to WP:AIV can be mildly preemptive and that particular detail is not worth arguing at length about. You've mentioned twice now that they have removed a warning from their talk page. I'm not sure if you're implying that they are not allowed to do so. Please note that all three content additions since then have had a source.
I would like to understand why you said that creating a page does not exempt somebody from adding sources. Such a statement would seem to fly right in the face of the realms of advice New Page Patrollers are given. Except in cases involving content about living persons – in which case articles need to be BLPPRODed, trimmed back to a stub, AFDed or G10ed, depending on context – there is no requirement to cite content unless it is challenged.
In this instance, List of sledging incidents and fights in cricket does contain content about living persons, but you have not instigated any of these remedies, and have not edited the page to remove the offending content. Reporting an inexperienced editor for vandalism simply because they are in the good faith process of writing an article is a clear violation of WP:BITE. Blocking is not cleanup.
I'm not intending to be difficult, and I do not pretend to have your experience, but I have been around on #wikipedia-en-help connect for some time now and have seen some frankly beautiful examples of the implementation of WP:AGF and WP:BITE there – experienced editors, in some cases even ARBCOM members spending upwards of an hour working kindly with blocked users harassing the channel – and that has deeply affected my attitude towards new users and Wikipedia in general. I won't take this issue any further. My comments are here for your consideration. Have a wonderful day. TheDragonFire ( talk) 13:22, 10 June 2017 (UTC)
opposition at my RFA for assuming too much good faith in disruptive usersquite amusing, but those are the weird and wonderful ways of RFA I suppose. This is not the first time I've gotten into strife hanging around at AIV, so I should probably just get the message. I'm sorry for this to be our first interaction, and I wish you well. TheDragonFire ( talk) 13:28, 12 June 2017 (UTC)
Thanks for your comments at Template:Did you know nominations/Robert J. Cenker. Is this stalled as long as RadioFan does not reply? RobP ( talk) 18:05, 9 June 2017 (UTC)
I started an RM discussion at Talk:How I Met Your Music, where I invite you to comment. -- George Ho ( talk) 17:41, 14 June 2017 (UTC)
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Apologies for not getting back to the discussion yet - I have a number of things on my plate right now. I've started looking into the issues and I expect to have some proposals in shape by early next week. Cheers, Gatoclass ( talk) 12:30, 18 June 2017 (UTC)
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Hello Vanamonde i have been watching you and gone through your history. You are reverting other contribution on wikipedia on the excuse of "sources" when the sources are already present. The Sources you Like are only considered as "source" and source which don't suits your viewpoint are Not. Could you please let me know what kind of sources are reliable according to you, so i include in my edit.? And Please dont discourse new users/contributors in Wikipedia(Open source). Thank you -- WikiBodhiVamsa ( talk) 06:14, 12 June 2017 (UTC)
[3] --- He reverted again. Regards, Tyler Durden (talk) 17:56, 18 June 2017 (UTC)
Hi Vanamonde93, I noticed that you deleted the Wikipedia entry for Satuit Technologies. Please can you reinstate this page. We've been inundated with emails from people informing us of this deletion. Not sure why you chose to delete this page... There are about 20 other competitors with Wikipedia pages in our market space so why specifically target us. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.156.113.246 ( talk) 09:20, 19 June 2017 (UTC)
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Would you please look over what I did and confirm that it is correct? Check the version I published, please. Thanks. Blue Rasberry (talk) 13:50, 21 June 2017 (UTC) |
On 22 June 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Öget Öktem Tanör, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Öget Öktem Tanör, Turkey's first neuropsychologist, was charged with "terrorism propaganda" in 2017 for signing a petition? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Öget Öktem Tanör. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Öget Öktem Tanör), 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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Hi, thanks for helping out at ITN. It's usually a good idea to remove the oldest entry when you add one, so the ITN section length stays about the same. Thank you again! -- BorgQueen ( talk) 07:13, 22 June 2017 (UTC)
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Shenanigans continue on Hsiung Feng III immediately following semi-protection wearing off. You may or may not remember the mess of a discussion on the talk page over whether or not tabloids were reliable sources for the rocket being capable of hypersonic speeds. Anyway, it's clearly the same IP hopper. Lizard ( talk) 16:01, 25 June 2017 (UTC)
On 26 June 2017, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Cholera outbreaks and pandemics, which you nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Step hen 12:00, 26 June 2017 (UTC)
I realize you needed an additional item for Main Page balance, but three things: 1) Mir is already on a different day. Be sure you check the article talk page to see if the article is normally included elsewhere. 2) Please write blurbs in the past tense. 3) There were plenty of other eligible articles. In fact, because there were already two 21st century items (also not ideal, because WP:RECENT), probably the 1940 item would have been better (chosen over the 1910 one because that would make 3 US items). The other problem with Mir on this date is that June 25 is not one of the most important dates for the space station. I don't mean to be discouraging. It's just that there's a lot of nuance to OTD maintenance. WP:OTDRULES is where I codified most of it. I was out almost all day on Sunday, otherwise I would have informed you earlier about this. Thanks. — howcheng { chat} 06:50, 26 June 2017 (UTC)
Right, I have made this - happy if folks play with it/change colours/make more elegant/put in different place etc. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 11:17, 26 June 2017 (UTC)
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On 27 June 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Miriam Makeba, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that South African singer and anti-apartheid activist Miriam Makeba (pictured) was followed by the CIA and the FBI after she married Black Panther Stokely Carmichael? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Miriam Makeba. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Miriam Makeba), 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.
Gatoclass ( talk) 00:02, 27 June 2017 (UTC)
hi, the original was- A record liner stated that Makeba's "multifaceted" music "knocks down walls, bridges, barriers, and transforms a dozen different languages into a universal tongue." Her music does not knock down bridges, her music bridges barriers. At least that is my reading. Some kind of powerful comma.```` billb — Preceding unsigned comment added by Billb ( talk • contribs) 22:36, 27 June 2017 (UTC)
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Can you point me to where there was previous discussion establishing consensus to "balance" the main page with old DYK hooks? I understand the aesthetic appeal, but it seems to run afoul of the principle that DYKs can only show up once, and the recent discussion of this issue at WT:DYK showed that a fair number of people (including myself) were questioning this. IronGargoyle ( talk) 13:25, 22 June 2017 (UTC)
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Hello, The page "Soothe" was once deleted by you due to issues with notability. I have been editing and making changes to the page and it is ready to be published. It is currently saved as 'Darft:Soothe'. Please let me know if there is any other issue. Thank you. Echoasis ( talk) 22:25, 5 July 2017 (UTC)
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Xx236 ( talk) 06:27, 2 June 2017 (UTC)
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Not enough people voiced for a stand-alone article, but I said several times that Messiah Part II is about the structure of that piece, and not trivia around one movement, so I actually preferred that been taken out. I will watch. -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 13:59, 5 June 2017 (UTC)
I am not related to the edits in the mentioned pages, but this user has a history of similar edits in Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Vilnius or other Lithuania-related pages where he tends to push pro-Polish POV without backing it up with reliable sources. In addition, he was already topic-banned in the past for similar behavior. – Sabbatino ( talk) 13:38, 28 May 2017 (UTC)
Xx236 ( talk) 07:02, 6 June 2017 (UTC)
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Please read this notification carefully, it contains important information about an administrative situation on Wikipedia. It does not imply any misconduct regarding your own contributions to date.
A community decision has authorised the use of general sanctions for pages related to the Syrian Civil War and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, such as 2017 Tehran attacks, which you have recently edited. The details of these sanctions are described here. All pages that are broadly related to these topics are subject to a one revert per twenty-four hours restriction, as described here.
General sanctions is a system of conduct regulation designed to minimise disruption in controversial topic areas. This means uninvolved administrators can impose sanctions for edits relating to these topics that do not adhere to the purpose of Wikipedia, our standards of behaviour, or relevant policies. Administrators may impose sanctions such as editing restrictions, bans, or blocks. An editor can only be sanctioned after he or she has been made aware that general sanctions are in effect. This notification is meant to inform you that sanctions are authorised in these topic areas, which you have been editing. It is only effective if it is logged here. Before continuing to edit pages in these topic areas, please familiarise yourself with the general sanctions system. Don't hesitate to contact me or another editor if you have any questions. GreyShark ( dibra) 07:55, 8 June 2017 (UTC)
You moved Bhumibol Adulyadej to Ineligible for "unsourced content" [2]. I'm sorry, but I'm not seeing what you're referring to. If that was an error, then let's move this guy in for the 70th anniversary. Thanks. — howcheng { chat} 18:48, 8 June 2017 (UTC)
What was the reason my blurb was ineligible? Adamthrasher ( talk) 11:29, 7 June 2017 (UTC)
Hello. Thanks for addressing the error report regarding the ITN image, but please remember to either upload a local copy of a file or list it at WP:CMP (and wait for KrinkleBot to transclude it at Commons:Auto-protected files/wikipedia/en) before placing it on the main page. Otherwise, it will remain vulnerable to replacement by a vandal until the aforementioned bot detects its use and triggers the protection. (In this instance, it took about nine minutes. The duration varies and the bot sometimes experiences outages lasting a day or more.)
Thanks again. — David Levy 07:05, 9 June 2017 (UTC)
... left by סמאל הנוקם, and by my attempts - without deletion privileges - to tidy them up! Very glad you stepped in so swiftly and restored service for Wikipedia readers and editors alike. zazpot ( talk) 10:16, 9 June 2017 (UTC)
Ugog Nizdast ( talk) 06:49, 9 June 2017 (UTC)
Hi @Vanamonde93, I know that Wikipedia can't be used for promotion, but I believe that MyTutor is of wider interest. The company's involvement with university access schemes makes it interesting for a wide audience. Please consider revoking your deletion, or can you help me understand how to improve the page to fit the standards? Anna — Preceding unsigned comment added by Annatank ( talk • contribs)
OK i will gather sources - thank you! shall i put them in a list at the end of the article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Annatank ( talk • contribs) 13:55, 9 June 2017 (UTC)
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I was not aware that you were an admin at the time I made the comment. There are however several issues with the report that I feel need to be raised.
I've already commented that I consider two warnings months apart to be insufficient warning, but I recognise that many reports to WP:AIV can be mildly preemptive and that particular detail is not worth arguing at length about. You've mentioned twice now that they have removed a warning from their talk page. I'm not sure if you're implying that they are not allowed to do so. Please note that all three content additions since then have had a source.
I would like to understand why you said that creating a page does not exempt somebody from adding sources. Such a statement would seem to fly right in the face of the realms of advice New Page Patrollers are given. Except in cases involving content about living persons – in which case articles need to be BLPPRODed, trimmed back to a stub, AFDed or G10ed, depending on context – there is no requirement to cite content unless it is challenged.
In this instance, List of sledging incidents and fights in cricket does contain content about living persons, but you have not instigated any of these remedies, and have not edited the page to remove the offending content. Reporting an inexperienced editor for vandalism simply because they are in the good faith process of writing an article is a clear violation of WP:BITE. Blocking is not cleanup.
I'm not intending to be difficult, and I do not pretend to have your experience, but I have been around on #wikipedia-en-help connect for some time now and have seen some frankly beautiful examples of the implementation of WP:AGF and WP:BITE there – experienced editors, in some cases even ARBCOM members spending upwards of an hour working kindly with blocked users harassing the channel – and that has deeply affected my attitude towards new users and Wikipedia in general. I won't take this issue any further. My comments are here for your consideration. Have a wonderful day. TheDragonFire ( talk) 13:22, 10 June 2017 (UTC)
opposition at my RFA for assuming too much good faith in disruptive usersquite amusing, but those are the weird and wonderful ways of RFA I suppose. This is not the first time I've gotten into strife hanging around at AIV, so I should probably just get the message. I'm sorry for this to be our first interaction, and I wish you well. TheDragonFire ( talk) 13:28, 12 June 2017 (UTC)
Thanks for your comments at Template:Did you know nominations/Robert J. Cenker. Is this stalled as long as RadioFan does not reply? RobP ( talk) 18:05, 9 June 2017 (UTC)
I started an RM discussion at Talk:How I Met Your Music, where I invite you to comment. -- George Ho ( talk) 17:41, 14 June 2017 (UTC)
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Apologies for not getting back to the discussion yet - I have a number of things on my plate right now. I've started looking into the issues and I expect to have some proposals in shape by early next week. Cheers, Gatoclass ( talk) 12:30, 18 June 2017 (UTC)
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Hello Vanamonde i have been watching you and gone through your history. You are reverting other contribution on wikipedia on the excuse of "sources" when the sources are already present. The Sources you Like are only considered as "source" and source which don't suits your viewpoint are Not. Could you please let me know what kind of sources are reliable according to you, so i include in my edit.? And Please dont discourse new users/contributors in Wikipedia(Open source). Thank you -- WikiBodhiVamsa ( talk) 06:14, 12 June 2017 (UTC)
[3] --- He reverted again. Regards, Tyler Durden (talk) 17:56, 18 June 2017 (UTC)
Hi Vanamonde93, I noticed that you deleted the Wikipedia entry for Satuit Technologies. Please can you reinstate this page. We've been inundated with emails from people informing us of this deletion. Not sure why you chose to delete this page... There are about 20 other competitors with Wikipedia pages in our market space so why specifically target us. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.156.113.246 ( talk) 09:20, 19 June 2017 (UTC)
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Thanks for showing me the RfC at
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Would you please look over what I did and confirm that it is correct? Check the version I published, please. Thanks. Blue Rasberry (talk) 13:50, 21 June 2017 (UTC) |
On 22 June 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Öget Öktem Tanör, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Öget Öktem Tanör, Turkey's first neuropsychologist, was charged with "terrorism propaganda" in 2017 for signing a petition? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Öget Öktem Tanör. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Öget Öktem Tanör), 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.
IronGargoyle ( talk) 01:55, 22 June 2017 (UTC)
Hi, thanks for helping out at ITN. It's usually a good idea to remove the oldest entry when you add one, so the ITN section length stays about the same. Thank you again! -- BorgQueen ( talk) 07:13, 22 June 2017 (UTC)
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Shenanigans continue on Hsiung Feng III immediately following semi-protection wearing off. You may or may not remember the mess of a discussion on the talk page over whether or not tabloids were reliable sources for the rocket being capable of hypersonic speeds. Anyway, it's clearly the same IP hopper. Lizard ( talk) 16:01, 25 June 2017 (UTC)
On 26 June 2017, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Cholera outbreaks and pandemics, which you nominated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Step hen 12:00, 26 June 2017 (UTC)
I realize you needed an additional item for Main Page balance, but three things: 1) Mir is already on a different day. Be sure you check the article talk page to see if the article is normally included elsewhere. 2) Please write blurbs in the past tense. 3) There were plenty of other eligible articles. In fact, because there were already two 21st century items (also not ideal, because WP:RECENT), probably the 1940 item would have been better (chosen over the 1910 one because that would make 3 US items). The other problem with Mir on this date is that June 25 is not one of the most important dates for the space station. I don't mean to be discouraging. It's just that there's a lot of nuance to OTD maintenance. WP:OTDRULES is where I codified most of it. I was out almost all day on Sunday, otherwise I would have informed you earlier about this. Thanks. — howcheng { chat} 06:50, 26 June 2017 (UTC)
Right, I have made this - happy if folks play with it/change colours/make more elegant/put in different place etc. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 11:17, 26 June 2017 (UTC)
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On 27 June 2017, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Miriam Makeba, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that South African singer and anti-apartheid activist Miriam Makeba (pictured) was followed by the CIA and the FBI after she married Black Panther Stokely Carmichael? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Miriam Makeba. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, Miriam Makeba), 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.
Gatoclass ( talk) 00:02, 27 June 2017 (UTC)
hi, the original was- A record liner stated that Makeba's "multifaceted" music "knocks down walls, bridges, barriers, and transforms a dozen different languages into a universal tongue." Her music does not knock down bridges, her music bridges barriers. At least that is my reading. Some kind of powerful comma.```` billb — Preceding unsigned comment added by Billb ( talk • contribs) 22:36, 27 June 2017 (UTC)
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The third round of the competition has finished in a flurry of last minute activity, with 288 points being required to qualify for round 4. It was a hotly competitive round with all but four of the contestants exceeding the 106 points that was necessary to proceed to round 4 last year. Coemgenus and Freikorp tied on 288, and both have been allowed to proceed, so round 4 now has one pool of eight competitors and one of nine.
Round 3 saw the achievement of a 26-topic Featured topic by MPJ-DK as well as 5 featured lists and 13 featured articles. PanagiotisZois and SounderBruce achieved their first ever featured articles. Carbrera led the GA score with 10, Tachs achieved 17 DYKs and MBlaze Lightning 10 In the news items. There were 167 DYKs, 93 GARs and 82 GAs overall, this last figure being higher than the number of GAs in round 2, when twice as many people were taking part. Even though contestants performed more GARs than they achieved GAs, there was still some frustration at the length of time taken to get articles reviewed.
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Can you point me to where there was previous discussion establishing consensus to "balance" the main page with old DYK hooks? I understand the aesthetic appeal, but it seems to run afoul of the principle that DYKs can only show up once, and the recent discussion of this issue at WT:DYK showed that a fair number of people (including myself) were questioning this. IronGargoyle ( talk) 13:25, 22 June 2017 (UTC)
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Hello, The page "Soothe" was once deleted by you due to issues with notability. I have been editing and making changes to the page and it is ready to be published. It is currently saved as 'Darft:Soothe'. Please let me know if there is any other issue. Thank you. Echoasis ( talk) 22:25, 5 July 2017 (UTC)