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Hi, don't know if you saw it, I asked a question at one FFD you nominated, here [1]. Am I missing something there? Fut.Perf. ☼ 07:40, 9 October 2009 (UTC)
It is not correct to removed fully cited and vaild information from an article. There are tons of articles that have controversy sections- is Mr. Lauren above the others that do. There is countless more sourcing that I could of used- and there is news all over major networks and major newspapers about his last caper with firing Hamilton. The page before was cherry-picked to be a completely sanitized version. Catal uber ( talk) 18:20, 17 October 2009 (UTC)
I edited back the section a bit into what is essentially crucial: 1) the controversial book of Michael Gross and 2) the firing of Hamilton. These are substantial controversial points. To exclude that would be simply an attempt to santize the page into some idealized version. Those controversial points should be there. Catal uber ( talk) 18:41, 17 October 2009 (UTC)
It's a subscription service that I can access through my public library's website. Here is a link, but most readers won't be able to access that. Zagalejo ^^^ 02:28, 21 October 2009 (UTC)
I hope this isn't your admission of some sort of bias or agenda in the deletion of these individuals? Grsz 11 15:29, 23 October 2009 (UTC)
Couldn't you combine those AfDs into one entry? Frank | talk 15:35, 23 October 2009 (UTC)
I believe the other edits were fine. Adding any fact tags to a WP:BLP is highly problematic - but especially so when done on a wide scale. And yes, you're more than welcome to make improvements to the article, but please don't put the tags back. I totally agree that the article needs work, I'm slowly working on it, and would appreciate any help! Dreadstar ☥ 18:07, 23 October 2009 (UTC)
As for wikipedia policy WP:NOTREPOSITORY free images don't get deleted for simply being unused they get moved to commons, only un-free images get deleted but even then they get speedy deleted under CSD F5-- IngerAlHaosului ( talk) 07:44, 28 October 2009 (UTC)
Re: this, please review WP:BLP, Here's more information on that: "There seems to be a terrible bias among some editors that some sort of random speculative "I heard it somewhere" pseudo information is to be tagged with a "needs a cite" tag. Wrong. It should be removed, aggressively, unless it can be sourced." - Jimmy Wales. This goes for all tags related to unsourced or poorly sourced content. Dreadstar ☥ 03:12, 30 October 2009 (UTC)
A tag has been placed on Armando Gutierrez requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia, because it appears to be a repost of material that was previously deleted following a deletion process. If you can indicate how it is different from the previously posted material, place the template {{ hangon}} underneath the other template on the article and put a note on the page's discussion page saying why this article should stay. Administrators will look at your reasoning before deciding what to do with the page. If you believe the original discussion was unjustified, please contact the administrator who deleted the page or use deletion review instead of continuing to recreate the page. Thank you. SnottyWong talk 02:12, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
A tag has been placed on Armando Gutierrez, Jr. requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia, because it appears to be a repost of material that was previously deleted following a deletion process. If you can indicate how it is different from the previously posted material, place the template {{ hangon}} underneath the other template on the article and put a note on the page's discussion page saying why this article should stay. Administrators will look at your reasoning before deciding what to do with the page. If you believe the original discussion was unjustified, please contact the administrator who deleted the page or use deletion review instead of continuing to recreate the page. Thank you. SnottyWong talk 02:14, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
Damiens. I have had concerns about your editing on Ricardo Gonzalez Alfonso and on Black Spring (Cuba), and I see in the section above that the admin Dreadstar had concerns for which he gave you some excellent advice. You seem unwilling or unable in Ricardo Gonzalez Alfonso for example to support your position and edits with sources. I see also today that you are attacking the same admin who offered you advice. You might consider the advice given above and readjust your editing habits. Please find reliable sources for your edits or don't make the edits at all. On WP:BLP articles, edits made without reliable sources or poor sources must be removed immediately and all editors are not only within their rights to remove the edits but are negligent if they do not do so. A pattern of this kind of editing is a problem on Wikipedia. ( olive ( talk) 15:34, 6 November 2009 (UTC))
You messed it up with the Walter Benjamin image discussion. It links to the Lacan discussion. Evenfiel ( talk) 15:08, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
This picture is NOT an "unnecessary decorative picture of tough guys showing tenderness". This is a fight that has been engulfed in debate for almost fifteen years, and a major question was which fighter would have won had there not been time limits, or had there been judges in place. This picture illustrates the type of damage inflicted during the fight, a visual picture of damage that cannot be expressed merely through text. It is extremely necessary to the article in order to provide a world class encyclopedia. Nyquistx3 ( talk) 05:10, 3 December 2009 (UTC)
I somewhat understand your deletion of File:Richardhatfield.jpg from the page in question, as there are questions regarding its copyright status. However, I have trouble understanding why you deleted the picture of Frank McKenna, as the status of this photo is clearly defined, and it is used in a different article without any issue. Could you please explain the rationale behind the deletion of both photos?
I noticed the phrase at the top of your talk page, and I do not want to start a battle here. I hope that my concern is not misconstrued in a negative way. While I did not upload either photo to the site, I would greatly enjoy seeing them back on the page in question, and I thought I would discuss the situation further with you before making that decision on my own.
Bkissin ( talk) 17:18, 7 December 2009 (UTC)
The answer is no, just the owner of the photo taken. By the way, I realize that you are right about the "poster" image issue. Tony the Marine ( talk) 03:11, 9 December 2009 (UTC)
By now you probably noticed that I am not the only one reverting your edits. Be forewarned that I do not intend to continue doing so, one more revert and the issue goes to ANI. The fact that you are acting unilaterally is not a good sign, try establishing a consensus. Your constant "name calling" won't help you either. - Caribbean~H.Q. 10:22, 8 December 2009 (UTC)
Damiens, listen I took care of the "painter" image per what you pointed out. I have a request and that is that you please withdrawal the nomination of File:Gilormini,Mihiel.jpg. The cited source belongs to the Puerto Rico Air Guard which in fact is under the jurisdiction of the United States Air Force. Puerto Rico being a U.S. territory among many other things cannot have an Armed Force per Federal Law. The Federal Government of the United States rules here and the Commander in Chief of Puerto Rico's Guard is the President of the U.S., that is why there are troops of the guard right now in Iraq. The governor of Puerto Rico only has the authority to use the guard in national emergencies. A lot of people do not understand the political relationship between the U.S. and Puerto Rico and do not realize that the island has little to say when it comes to military and commercial aspects which are governed by the U.S. I posted an explanation in the deletion page. Thank you Tony the Marine ( talk) 15:39, 9 December 2009 (UTC)
Damn, I didn't notice the album thing, I feel ashamed . Even though after fully reviewing the album, it is obvious that album owner does not own the copyright to the majority of the photos which were taken while some of the subjects were in active military duty. However, it would be best just to delete it, which I will. Maybe, a less colorful replacement from the "Historia Militar de Puerto Rico" would do. Tony the Marine ( talk) 23:17, 9 December 2009 (UTC)
The book sites it as an Air Force image, but when I uploaded the picture under image from a "book" that format came-up and I thought that it was needed for where the image is going to be used. I do see your point as to the confussion created. I'll do what I hope to be the proper fix. Tony the Marine ( talk) 18:25, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
Your actions are being discussed here -- NeilN talk to me 21:40, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents#Uninvolved_Admin_Requested:_User:Damiens.rf_multiple_JPG_deletions_and_related_matters Mercy11 ( talk) 21:45, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
Dr.K. πraxis λogos 17:42, 11 December 2009 (UTC)
Dear Damiens.rf You appear to have nominated the above image for deletion. Please note that this image belongs to my family (I am the grandson of Jose Brocca, the person featured in the image, who ran the children's refuge, and who had the photo taken), and I am able therefore grant permission for the image to remain. It is important to me and my family that this image should be in the public domain. You say that OTRS should be used. This seems to involve emailing the copyright holder for permission. Since I am the copyright holder could you please regard this as done, and please remove the deletion banner from the image. Many thanks. Locospotter ( talk) 02:52, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
Thanks, Damiens.rf, for your help with this Locospotter ( talk) 12:32, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
Damiens, what a week. I would like for you to re-consider the nominations of File:Ponce Massacre.JPG since images published with notice but copyright was not renewed from 1923 through 1963 are public domain due to copyright expiration. "El Imparcial" which went out of service 35 years ago, could not have renewed it's copyright which expired, plus I have complied withyour request that the book sources be posted with a proper description in the article and File:Old Pr baseball game poster.gif due to due to lack of copyright notice, plus I added a description in the article as evidence to the importance that sports events such baseball has to the early Puerto Rican migrants to N.Y.. Take care, Tony the Marine ( talk) 00:22, 13 December 2009 (UTC)
Seems as if ICPR source isn't working, therefore added alternate source with thier public domain claim. Please help with the PD tag. Tony the Marine ( talk) 23:28, 14 December 2009 (UTC)
Hi there. I missed your original warning (my fault) about this pending deletion, but I believe I'm right to put it back. I got the photo from the City of Coquitlam itself. I wrote them and asked for the photo and specifically mentioned that it was for posting on Wikipedia, and they replied with the photo and the confirmation that I could post it there:
I did say this in the photo description as well. If there's something I neglected to put in the photo info when I posted it, please let me know so I don't run into the same problem again. Thanks! Greg Salter ( talk) 00:59, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
This image is public domain in the US. It may be kept even if orphaned. The discussion should be closed as a speedy Keep due to a procedural error, I believe. -- Avi ( talk) 19:20, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did to User:Yzak Jule. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. Yzak Jule ( talk) 22:18, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
Please don't make comments like this. It isn't helpful. Yes, other peoples' comments have been equally unhelpful. But I'm telling you this because experience tells me that you're more likely to be the subject of scrutiny. The large numbers of editors who think that Wikipedia is a free-as-in-beer encyclopedia before it's a free-as-in-speech one have worn down quite a few editors over the years. "Gegen der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens." Please don't be their next victim. I'll post a reply on the Colonels trial image at my talk page, probably tomorrow. Angus McLellan (Talk) 00:47, 23 December 2009 (UTC)
You're telling me this link is giving you a 404 error? I can see the article using that link. Morbidthoughts ( talk) 06:15, 27 December 2009 (UTC)
I have replied noting that the admin has done everything ok. let me know if there are any questions you have. MWOAP ( talk) 17:28, 28 December 2009 (UTC)
Hello, Damiens.rf. This message is being sent to inform you that there currently is a discussion at Wikipedia:Wikiquette alerts regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. Tony the Marine ( talk) 02:07, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
You have been temporarily blocked from editing Wikipedia as a result of your disruptive edits. You are free to make constructive edits after the block has expired, but please note that vandalism (including page blanking or addition of random text), spam, deliberate misinformation, privacy violations, personal attacks; and repeated, blatant violations of our policies concerning neutral point of view and biographies of living persons will not be tolerated.
As you continue to be rude, insulting, hound people, and be unresponsive to the communitie's concerns, take this one week break to think about the issues. Hopefully you'll realize what caused this to pass and won't do it again. Just a few recent examples: [5], WQ thread, and driving away a longtime productive user. Wiki is a consensus based environment and your behavior is highly counterproductive to that. — Rlevse • Talk • 18:09, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
Damien,
I hope you take this time to reflect upon why it has happened. You work is vital to the project, as vital as that of any active editor. But even the best work can be undone by not understanding the need for civility. Also, try to understand that ultimately all policies are irrelevant: there is only building an encyclopedia. Protecting the project from legal action in terms of copyright cannot be done at the expense of building relevant content, however uninteresting it is to you personally.-- 24.47.111.41 ( talk) 19:42, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
Damien, all you needed to do was just respond to the case that was open and behave, that's all i asked. But i got an update that you continued your rude behavior, so thats just to let you know, that you deserved to be blocked. Now like everyone else said, take these 7 days to think about what you did and how to react with other wikipedians. Cheers,-- General Cheese 21:04, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
Hi there. Basically I saw a source online (similar to this but not this actual one) that indicated its origin as stated on the image page. I considered the press angle but given that he was only a spec-4 and the shot's composition I didn't think that likely. I'll spend some time in the next days and find the online source with some provenance again - google images can be very frustrating. - Peripitus (Talk) 21:11, 7 January 2010 (UTC)
I just thought you should know I added the folloing comment to the talk page of the file deletion workspace page. I work primarily on US military biographical articles, especially Medal of Honor recipients and I have noticed a huge number of files coming up recommended for deletion by a single user User:Damiensrf. Upon further review it appears that nearly all of the files that this user is focusiing their attention on belong to one user, User:Marine 69-71. Due to the sheer volume of files that this user has submitted for deletion many of them are being automatically deleted because knowone argues them and given that he is submitting dozens a day I simply don't have the time to go through each and every one of them to argue points for or against. Although there are some that I agree should probably be deleted there are many that I do not. Since it appears to me that this Damiens user is using this file deletion process as a means to attack the Marine 69-71 user I refuse to vote either way on any of them and I recommend that Damiens be limited to files not uploaded by Marine 69-71. -- Kumioko ( talk) 21:44, 7 January 2010 (UTC)
Please do not delete the award citations from the articles, especially from the Medal of Honor recipient articles. Although I believe that your edits are well intentioned it is acceptable, appropriate and IMPORTANT to have the actual citation available on the article. I am going to go back through and revert any that I find but please stop doing it. Additionally, I noticed that you again are targetting only those articles that were relating to puerto rican recipients and have been worked on by User:Marine 69-71. Whatever problem you have with this user or with puerto ricans, I recommend you let it go or I will be forced to request that you be, at least temporarily, blocked from editing.-- Kumioko ( talk) 22:00, 7 January 2010 (UTC)
Note: Some comments on this section were edited after request.
I've been watching your editing for some time. You've been given good advice above by two qualified editors, and you are stubbornly refusing to listen. I am now convinced that you are a disruptive force, a net harm to the encyclopedia, and therefore I am blocking your account indefinitely, that is, until you convince me or a consensus of administrators at WP:AN that you will edit properly, specifically:
{{
unblock|Your reason here}}
below, but you should read our
guide to appealing blocks first. Jehochman Brrr 14:35, 8 January 2010 (UTC), 19:55, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
Damiens, please take a little time to think about both the proximate issue, and the broader issues. If you can show an understanding of why you're having problems with other editors, and what you'd do differently, I will unblock you. After 24 hours I will come back and review matters and consider setting a definite block length in any case. Jehochman Brrr 16:30, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
“ | I am quite comfortable with my block. I don't block and then request a review. That's for the administrator who reviews your request to decide, not me. | ” |
— User:Jehochman, e-mail message |
Note: I am reviewing this block and will post a comment here shortly. Fut.Perf. ☼ 19:52, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
Your block is under review, but most everyone agrees that you need to change your problematic behavior. Would you be willing to return to editing with some restrictions in place? The situation with the Marine was unfortunate, and likely could have been avoided if you hadn't thrown all of those image deletions at him at one time. I think agree to limit the number of images you nominate for deletion at one time would go a long way in getting this block overturned. Also, if you pledged to engage users in a discussion before deleting large chunks of text or mass tagging would, this can all likely be finished. Would you be agreeable to those kinds of terms? AniMate 00:58, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
Is it why you blocked be indefinitely? -- Damiens.rf 20:14, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
Next time you mass tag images by a particular user for deletion, you will be blocked again. Such actions are effectively a form of hounding and harassment. A user cannot respond properly to dozens of image challenges at the same time. Instead, if you find that a user has been making bad uploads, you are invited to file a report at WP:ANI (or WT:NFC), and the community will decide what to do about it. Jehochman Brrr 10:08, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
From now on, on all my edits, I'll avoid commenting about other users when doing my job. Thanks for all who stepped in to help me with this issue (either by defending me or by pointing my problems). Please, I don't want to be blocked for actions I have already been blocked before (that would undermine the point of becoming a better editor after each block).
The editions at the Medal of Honors articles were not vandalism, but defensible editorial decisions, as shown by different opinions expressed about the matter when the topic was raised in a wider board: (favoring the use of large quotes: [22] [23]; against the use: [24] [25]).
I am not a racist.
I'll wait for the outcome of the discussions about "mass nominations". I do have some opinions, though. -- Damiens.rf 17:09, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
"From now on, on all my edits, I'll avoid commenting about other users when doing my job..."
>>> That's what you said just 10 days ago when you were blocked for 1 week [26], and didn't do it - or you wouldn't be blocked and back here again after just 2 days on the loose.
"The editions at the Medal of Honors articles were not vandalism, but defensible editorial decisions"
>>> Don't confuse defensible with argumentative. [27]
"I am not a racist."
>>> Well, but that's exactly a racist would say, isn't it?
"I'll wait for the outcome of the discussions about "mass nominations". I do have some opinions, though."
>>> "Sure" [28]
And for those missing the background info here are two good summaries: [29] and [30]. Elephants have better memories than zebras.
Regards, Mercy11 ( talk) 04:14, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
Perfect: Maybe I assumed too much before, which may have gotten you confused, so I will expand some this time.
You obviously you did not understand my post. In your haste to piggy-back on Damiens' baseless don't-accuse-me-of-racism reaction, you failed to properly process, digest, and understand what I was really saying.
I wasn't making an accussation of racism at all, and challenge you or anyone to revisit what I wrote "Well, but that's exactly [what] a racist would say, isn't it?" What I was stating is that "I am not a racist" will be said equally by those who are not as well as as those who are. Thus Damiens statement "I am not a racist" is useless - it is both unhelpful and unhurtful; namely, it is neutral. It adds nothing, and it takes away nothing. In effect it does nothing. That's what I was saying. Thus, I clarify that no one should had taken offense to my post as the post is not making an accussation of racism but debunking that Damiens' statement was one that was a fallacy.
With that said, as for your threat, if blocking me makes you happy, go ahead and relief yourself. But I think you are making a mistake, not only do you not have a basis for that (as I explained above) but, in addition, in your haste to produce quick results, you are using your authority to force your POV on me via your block threat.
I understand you may be looking to resolve an issue (which in my view has only one long overdue solution anyway). But for your own sake please don't be so overly sensitive to comments about race relations that you fail to see the difference between statements that are race-bearing and those that are race accusations per se.
In your position of authority you ought to know better than to go around overeacting with heavy-handed threats. The fact that you are isolated in your view, as demonstrated by the fact that yours is the one lone post taking offense to my posting, ought to have given you a clue that maybe you were misreading my post.
In your accussing me you went as far as twisting the meaning of wikihounding to fit your peculiar present needs, and now, according to you, I too am wikihounding. Boy slow down, don't be so quick at throwing the assume-good-faith principle out the window!
So no, Perfect, I am not guity at all of wiki-hounding, of making a false accusation, or of perpetuating a personal attack. Nor am I guilty of stubbornly re-stating old complaints/accusations either: the 2 links to old material were needed as background summaries so the reader could understand my post, and I stated that clearly. Please do everyone a favor and don't read between the lines for non-existing statements. You need to assume good faith and go by what I write, instead of going off by what you decide to put in your head at the moment.
Do not attempt to shift the focus of the discussion from Damiens to me. This talk is not about me, but about Damiens and what s/he has brought upon him/herself. If you want to elevate Damiens to become part of the holy trinity, please do not attempt to force that POV on me. You have a right to be wrong.
Regards, Mercy11 ( talk) 05:02, 11 January 2010 (UTC)
No, I wasn't rushing to nominate the Gillham sketch. It probably is PD but that may not be easy to determine. What about File:HenriLachambre 800.jpg? Surely this is public domain as Nadar died in 1910. Or am I missing something? Angus McLellan (Talk) 17:05, 11 January 2010 (UTC)
Please do not delete the award citations from the articles, especially from the Medal of Honor recipient articles. Although I believe that your edits are well intentioned it is acceptable, appropriate and IMPORTANT to have the actual citation available on the article. I am going to go back through and revert any that I find but please stop doing it. Additionally, I noticed that you again are targetting only those articles that were relating to puerto rican recipients and have been worked on by User:Marine 69-71. Whatever problem you have with this user or with puerto ricans, I recommend you let it go or I will be forced to request that you be, at least temporarily, blocked from editing.-- Kumioko ( talk) 22:00, 7 January 2010 (UTC)
Note: Some comments on this section were edited after request.
I've been watching your editing for some time. You've been given good advice above by two qualified editors, and you are stubbornly refusing to listen. I am now convinced that you are a disruptive force, a net harm to the encyclopedia, and therefore I am blocking your account indefinitely, that is, until you convince me or a consensus of administrators at WP:AN that you will edit properly, specifically:
{{
unblock|Your reason here}}
below, but you should read our
guide to appealing blocks first. Jehochman Brrr 14:35, 8 January 2010 (UTC), 19:55, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
Damiens, please take a little time to think about both the proximate issue, and the broader issues. If you can show an understanding of why you're having problems with other editors, and what you'd do differently, I will unblock you. After 24 hours I will come back and review matters and consider setting a definite block length in any case. Jehochman Brrr 16:30, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
“ | I am quite comfortable with my block. I don't block and then request a review. That's for the administrator who reviews your request to decide, not me. | ” |
— User:Jehochman, e-mail message |
Note: I am reviewing this block and will post a comment here shortly. Fut.Perf. ☼ 19:52, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
Your block is under review, but most everyone agrees that you need to change your problematic behavior. Would you be willing to return to editing with some restrictions in place? The situation with the Marine was unfortunate, and likely could have been avoided if you hadn't thrown all of those image deletions at him at one time. I think agree to limit the number of images you nominate for deletion at one time would go a long way in getting this block overturned. Also, if you pledged to engage users in a discussion before deleting large chunks of text or mass tagging would, this can all likely be finished. Would you be agreeable to those kinds of terms? AniMate 00:58, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
Is it why you blocked be indefinitely? -- Damiens.rf 20:14, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
Next time you mass tag images by a particular user for deletion, you will be blocked again. Such actions are effectively a form of hounding and harassment. A user cannot respond properly to dozens of image challenges at the same time. Instead, if you find that a user has been making bad uploads, you are invited to file a report at WP:ANI (or WT:NFC), and the community will decide what to do about it. Jehochman Brrr 10:08, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
From now on, on all my edits, I'll avoid commenting about other users when doing my job. Thanks for all who stepped in to help me with this issue (either by defending me or by pointing my problems). Please, I don't want to be blocked for actions I have already been blocked before (that would undermine the point of becoming a better editor after each block).
The editions at the Medal of Honors articles were not vandalism, but defensible editorial decisions, as shown by different opinions expressed about the matter when the topic was raised in a wider board: (favoring the use of large quotes: [44] [45]; against the use: [46] [47]).
I am not a racist.
I'll wait for the outcome of the discussions about "mass nominations". I do have some opinions, though. -- Damiens.rf 17:09, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
"From now on, on all my edits, I'll avoid commenting about other users when doing my job..."
>>> That's what you said just 10 days ago when you were blocked for 1 week [48], and didn't do it - or you wouldn't be blocked and back here again after just 2 days on the loose.
"The editions at the Medal of Honors articles were not vandalism, but defensible editorial decisions"
>>> Don't confuse defensible with argumentative. [49]
"I am not a racist."
>>> Well, but that's exactly a racist would say, isn't it?
"I'll wait for the outcome of the discussions about "mass nominations". I do have some opinions, though."
>>> "Sure" [50]
And for those missing the background info here are two good summaries: [51] and [52]. Elephants have better memories than zebras.
Regards, Mercy11 ( talk) 04:14, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
Perfect: Maybe I assumed too much before, which may have gotten you confused, so I will expand some this time.
You obviously you did not understand my post. In your haste to piggy-back on Damiens' baseless don't-accuse-me-of-racism reaction, you failed to properly process, digest, and understand what I was really saying.
I wasn't making an accussation of racism at all, and challenge you or anyone to revisit what I wrote "Well, but that's exactly [what] a racist would say, isn't it?" What I was stating is that "I am not a racist" will be said equally by those who are not as well as as those who are. Thus Damiens statement "I am not a racist" is useless - it is both unhelpful and unhurtful; namely, it is neutral. It adds nothing, and it takes away nothing. In effect it does nothing. That's what I was saying. Thus, I clarify that no one should had taken offense to my post as the post is not making an accussation of racism but debunking that Damiens' statement was one that was a fallacy.
With that said, as for your threat, if blocking me makes you happy, go ahead and relief yourself. But I think you are making a mistake, not only do you not have a basis for that (as I explained above) but, in addition, in your haste to produce quick results, you are using your authority to force your POV on me via your block threat.
I understand you may be looking to resolve an issue (which in my view has only one long overdue solution anyway). But for your own sake please don't be so overly sensitive to comments about race relations that you fail to see the difference between statements that are race-bearing and those that are race accusations per se.
In your position of authority you ought to know better than to go around overeacting with heavy-handed threats. The fact that you are isolated in your view, as demonstrated by the fact that yours is the one lone post taking offense to my posting, ought to have given you a clue that maybe you were misreading my post.
In your accussing me you went as far as twisting the meaning of wikihounding to fit your peculiar present needs, and now, according to you, I too am wikihounding. Boy slow down, don't be so quick at throwing the assume-good-faith principle out the window!
So no, Perfect, I am not guity at all of wiki-hounding, of making a false accusation, or of perpetuating a personal attack. Nor am I guilty of stubbornly re-stating old complaints/accusations either: the 2 links to old material were needed as background summaries so the reader could understand my post, and I stated that clearly. Please do everyone a favor and don't read between the lines for non-existing statements. You need to assume good faith and go by what I write, instead of going off by what you decide to put in your head at the moment.
Do not attempt to shift the focus of the discussion from Damiens to me. This talk is not about me, but about Damiens and what s/he has brought upon him/herself. If you want to elevate Damiens to become part of the holy trinity, please do not attempt to force that POV on me. You have a right to be wrong.
Regards, Mercy11 ( talk) 05:02, 11 January 2010 (UTC)
No, I wasn't rushing to nominate the Gillham sketch. It probably is PD but that may not be easy to determine. What about File:HenriLachambre 800.jpg? Surely this is public domain as Nadar died in 1910. Or am I missing something? Angus McLellan (Talk) 17:05, 11 January 2010 (UTC)
Hey Damiens. I fold some old photos here (two pages) [53] of some buildings including ones by architects whose articles I'm working on. How do I Determine if they are in the public domain? Is there someone here who's an expert that I can ask? ChildofMidnight ( talk) 17:18, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
Howdy. Just a note to let you know I've moved WikiProject:Puerto Rico/Images with problems to Wikipedia:WikiProject Puerto Rico/Images with problems - I beleive this was your intention. - TB ( talk) 21:37, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
Angus doesn't seem to be interested in mediation and in this case it may not be necesary after all. I thought about it and I decided that it is a matter of freedom as well as honour. I will not bother you with too many philosophical arguments but I think you are free to review any image you like on any grounds you like so I will not, and indeed I cannot, restrict your freedom. Targeting an individual editor on subjective grounds may not be the most honourable way of doing business, but those few willing to proceed auditing a single editor don't break written policy because unfortunately honour is not enshrined in policy. Therefore you are free to proceed. Please do not use my talkpage for any messages. Use User talk:Dr.K./Automated Bot Messages and Image Problems instead. Dr.K. λogos πraxis 04:25, 20 January 2010 (UTC)
Regarding your edits to the Kimberly McArthur article, please see WP:SURNAME. Thanks, Dismas| (talk) 20:57, 21 January 2010 (UTC)
Um, author died c. 1909. Picture made in 1871, and can reasonably assumed for this photographic author to be published during their lifetime given the vast number of published images by them from the same time, if not proximate to the creation date. We seem to have enough information to verify that this is PD. I can't see any way that it is not PD. Note that the local copy has gone as the image is on commons - see http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1871sujagi.jpg - Peripitus (Talk) 02:41, 22 January 2010 (UTC)
Hi (again) Damiens.rf. Re-evaluating your reaction (or lack of it) after my last message to you I was impressed that you did not jump at the chance to send me all kinds of deletion messages at the page I indicated to you. This is, in itself, an honourable reaction on your part. Looking even further back at our past communications, it has become evident to me that, after a rough start, your overall approach toward me has been civil and respectful. Of course, I respect that and I reciprocate. Therefore, now I invite you to review my images and send any deletion messages to my image problems page as I indicated in my earlier message above. Of course, if you think any are salvageable, please indicate what can be done to fix any FUR deficiencies. Take care. Dr.K. λogos πraxis 01:48, 25 January 2010 (UTC)
hi, I have put a great deal of work into the David Carradine article with the intent of having it elevated to GA status. I guess I took a chance in uncharted territory (for me) with the images. I won't make that mistake again. But when it comes to the actual writing, I have not intentionally "weaseled" or committed any other wiki-faux pas. If you feel that there is something that does not pass muster, could you please just communicate it to me? If it is something I can fix I would rather do that than to have you delete it. I check the article daily for messages and I am pretty good an immediate responses. Take Care-- DorothyBrousseau ( talk) 23:26, 27 January 2010 (UTC)
I would appreciate it if you could explain why you believe my comment on this IFD is "immaterial to the discussion" - I gave an explanation for why it is relevant, and if you still have any objections, please do leave a note on the IFD page so I can alleviate them. Prodego talk 03:27, 29 January 2010 (UTC)
Absolutely, it is the same. When I was 15 years old I visit my father in Puerto Rico. He in turn took me to meet my Grandfather (his dad) for the first time who so happened to reside in El Barrio Barstolo in the town of Lares which is close to where Manuel Rotas resided. I have always been a history nut and I always have the habit of taking a camera, even a cheap one where ever I go. Now, when I first uploaded the image I just about did everything wrong with it because of my lack of knowledge and at the end I just said the hell with it, but I have admit that despite our arguments in our interactions, I have learned a lot from you (who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks). I believe that I have it right now. Did you read my statement in regard to the Ramiro Colon image? Tony the Marine ( talk) 01:06, 30 January 2010 (UTC)
Thanks, that was during my college days (long time ago). I think that I have four or five drawings that survived. I can't draw worth a crap now (hands are not stable anymore) as you can see in my terrible Juan de Amezquita sketch: File:Amezquita.jpg. Tony the Marine ( talk) 21:53, 30 January 2010 (UTC)
I understand where you are coming from, but I suggest that you scale back your tone. The end result is likely already determined due to present opinion and the inking from OTRS, so there is no need to make your point anymore. ÷ seresin 08:09, 31 January 2010 (UTC)
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Hi. First of all, thanks and congratulations for your efforts in improving the article on Footvolley. You are doing what no one (including me, of course) was capable (or worried enough) to do in like four years.
I come here to point what I perceive as localized problems in some of your edits in that articles, but in no way this criticism should be views as referring to the essence, rather than to the exception of your voluntary work there.
I believe your tendency for mass reverts is detrimental. I have been removing from the current article's version content that has been gone unsourced for more than one year. It's bad for our readers, as well as for our reputation to be publishing such material. Not to mention this goes against our polices. While working to find sources for material currently hiddeen in the article's history is a commendable action, reverting the removal of unsourced material from the current version is not a wise thing to do.
One can always use this history to save previously unsourced material one finds source for. There's no reason for us to be publishing usourced material this long.
I'm sure you understand the revert of removal of unsourced material may be seen as a bad decision under the eyes our policy. I hope you will be able to continue your great work without resorting to such acts.
Yours --Damiens.rf 19:38, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
I'm confused, why wouldn't this image be eligible under the fair use doctrine? -- Bea o 18:40, 4 February 2010 (UTC)
You previously nominated File:Melody maker-cover-april-8th-1995.jpg for deletion at WP:FFD. This image was deleted, but that deletion was challenged at a deletion review. The deletion review resulted in a consensus that the deletion be overturned and relisted. Accordingly the image has now been renominated at Wikipedia:Files for deletion/2010 March 2#File:Melody maker-cover-april-8th-1995.jpg where you may wish to comment. Thryduulf ( talk) 12:04, 2 March 2010 (UTC)
You won. Right now your minions are prodding every possible article to wipe them out. Well played. Dismas| (talk) 22:42, 7 March 2010 (UTC)
I have removed the Files for Deletion tag you put on File:Euler Diagram.JPG. This is because you didn't state why you want this image deleted, and didn't create a nomination at WP:FFD, If you still want the image deleted, feel free to re-add the tag, and add a nomination at today's Files for Deletion page. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 15:19, 22 March 2010 (UTC)
As I mentioned an edit of yours today here, I thought as a courtesy I should mention it to you. Best.-- Epeefleche ( talk) 23:42, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
You seriously need to check "what links here" before you nom images for deletion. This had simply been renamed-the image was still on three articles. Go back and check the links for your deletion noms.-- Kintetsubuffalo ( talk) 10:25, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
Your edits at File:E-tripartite-pact.jpg were helpful to me -- not that I understand yet, but because it helped to better focus the issues. I have an odd request. Can you compose a question which would have elicited these edits as a response? In other words, how could I draft a question in the future which asks for the kind of clarification your edit provides? -- Tenmei ( talk) 18:32, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
SchuminWeb ( Talk) 20:30, 10 January 2011 (UTC)
SchuminWeb ( Talk) 04:01, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
Hi Damiens -- I've proposed to close the AfD discussion at Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Mohamed_Bouazizi that you started -- I'd appreciate if you'd consider retracting the proposal in light of the strong consensus against it so the notice can be removed from the article as soon as possible. Joriki ( talk) 12:37, 16 January 2011 (UTC)
Please see Talk:Criticism of religion#Jonestown image. In my opinion, your recent edits attempting to remove the image have become disruptive. -- Tryptofish ( talk) 16:35, 24 January 2011 (UTC)
You currently appear to be engaged in an
edit war according to the reverts you have made on
Criticism of religion. Users who
edit disruptively or refuse to
collaborate with others may be blocked if they continue.
In particular the three-revert rule states that:
If you find yourself in an editing dispute, use the article's talk page to discuss controversial changes. Work towards wording, and content that represents consensus among editors. You can post a request for help at an appropriate noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases it may be appropriate to request temporary page protection. If edit warring continues, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. The Resident Anthropologist ( talk) 17:32, 24 January 2011 (UTC)
Hi- you removed thumb|Nudist couple in a nudist camp Baldarin, Punta Kriza from Naturism page. What was your logic? I regularly delete images from this page as it does become overloaded- but this seems innocuous. The license is OK. It is in the right section and does demonstrate the beauty of the Croatian sites- and clambering on rocks is a normal activity there- what have I missed? -- ClemRutter ( talk) 00:47, 29 January 2011 (UTC)
Your previous discussion has resurfaced anew in a new section on the same page. I thought you would want to know. Toddst1 ( talk) 22:15, 10 February 2011 (UTC)
Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there currently is a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. -- RussNelson ( talk) 03:03, 15 February 2011 (UTC)
I've reported you here for edit warring. Dreadstar ☥ 19:39, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
I see. It's happening again. A small group of article owners alternate themselves in reverting my edits without much discussion, pushing me into the 3RR trap. Counting down to be blocked. 3 months this time? -- Damiens.rf 20:02, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
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talk) 20:14, 22 March 2011 (UTC)This is your last warning; the next time you make personal attacks on other people, as you did at User talk:Damiens.rf, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. Comment on content, not on other contributors or people. Specifically, the above refers to this edit. Also, why did you nominate so many files I have been involved with in one day? — Jeff G. ツ 01:46, 27 March 2011 (UTC)
Hello Damiens,
It is good to see that you are back. I noticed that you were absent from Wiki for sometime, hope it wasn't because of anything bad. Right now I'm having trouble with my computer and therefore my time is limited to 15 minutes a day whenever I get a chance to use a community computer. Just wanted you to know that what went on with us in the past is water under the bridge and that I don't mind the article being deleted as long as everything has been done within Wikipedia policy. Take care. Tony the Marine ( talk) 22:02, 28 March 2011 (UTC)
Yesterday, you nominated for deletion four files which I had uploaded to en-Wiki. On two of them, part of your rationale was that the source was infringing on the holder's copyright by hosting the images. I fail to see what bearing that has on the files being hosted on en-Wiki, correctly identified as being in copyright and with valid NFURs. If another website is hosting photographs in breach of copyright, that is their business, and ultimately their problem should the copyright holder decide to take action. I do agree that one of the files can be deleted. If you close that discussion, I will delete the file. Mjroots ( talk) 06:12, 19 March 2011 (UTC)
I'm sorry, but I read somewhere that I could delete files that I had uploaded and for which I am copyright owner. Seems that this is not the case? I'd like to remove my photo because I no longer wish for it to be associated with the Wikipedia article about Francine Reed. I can't find the wikipedia article that said that, but I've been a loyal editor for several year and tried to observe all your rules. However, that said, I am up in arms that other editors persist in not allowing me to orphan my own photo and delete it from Wikipedia. Jazzilady ( talk) 21:24, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
I'm sorry, but I read somewhere that I could delete files that I had uploaded and for which I am copyright owner. Seems that this is not the case? I'd like to remove my photo because I no longer wish for it to be associated with the Wikipedia article about Francine Reed. I can't find the wikipedia article that said that, but I've been a loyal editor for several year and tried to observe all your rules. However, that said, I am up in arms that other editors persist in not allowing me to orphan my own photo and delete it from Wikipedia. Jazzilady ( talk) 21:24, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
Damiens, thanks for the clarification. What upset me was Facebook taking it from Wikipedia and using it to sell ads. I understand I can't do anything now, because at the time I had never even considered that possibility. I licensed it to Wikipedia because I wanted to help the artist, not to help Facebook generate advertising revenues. No good deed goes unpunished on the Internet. Jazzilady ( talk) —Preceding undated comment added 21:42, 30 March 2011 (UTC).
I've reverted your disruptive edits to Association of Naval Service Officers. Feel free to use the talk page to discuss your propose edits. Your changes and addition of maintenance tags tells me that you have a fundamental misunderstanding as to how we edit Wikipedia and use tags. I would like to be given the opportunity to correct your misunderstanding on the article talk page, so please feel free to discuss your proposed changes on that page. Viriditas ( talk) 17:59, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
As always, I find it curious that you have time to worry about single words in the wiki page about me, when there are whole pages which have no citations at all. See, for example, Phil Karn. Now, the reason I reverted Ganzopancho's edit is because he is not a disinterested party. He has criticized me on his blog; he should not be editing the wiki page about me. You also seem to have some kind of fascination with me, because you seem unable to leave my article alone. As I've asked in the past, please don't edit the wiki page about me anonymously. Otherwise we must assume that you are someone whom I have offended, and are editing anonymously to avoid being dinged for WP:COI. That's the risk of being a notable person; that people with a COI will edit your page. Please, go away and edit elsewhere. It's a big wikipedia; plenty of room for other people to edit the page about me. Thanks for your cooperation in advance. -- RussNelson ( talk) 18:45, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
Please can you explain why you have arbitrarily decided that my page (Malcolm Phipps) is not good enough for Wikipedia - if you are so concerned about standards perhaps constructive criticism would be the better path to take ie. tell me what you (and I stress the you, as it is only your opinion) think is wrong, rather than just deleting the whole page. Having looked at other pages of notable karate people, I don't see any difference between their pages and mine. Please explain yourself. Sfarrer ( talk) 11:34, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for the notice, or really the lack thereof. I think your concern should be focused on your disruption of the many articles you've reinstated your edit warring on after a lengthy time of uninvolvement once your versions were reverted with Consensus and per policy. I'm strongly considering a user conduct RFC to protect WP from further disruption by you. Dreadstar ☥ 17:24, 1 April 2011 (UTC)
Since you seem to be heavily involved with copyright issues, can you please link your qualifications for judging copyright and fair usage? I ask because from the few pieces of work I've looked at so far you seem to have a very exclusionary viewpoint that seems to be out of line with the community's viewpoint. Thanks Hasteur ( talk) 23:02, 1 April 2011 (UTC)
I've reported you here for edit warring. Dreadstar ☥ 01:24, 2 April 2011 (UTC)
I fixed this one too. Sorry, forgot to AGF for a moment... :) Dreadstar ☥ 16:41, 3 April 2011 (UTC)
I'll look closely at the text sourced to blogs later today but in general Sanchez is stating her experience and opinion and as long as that is attributed there is no concern with using a blog per Wikipedia. Self serving refers more to statements which might inflate a person beyond the ordinary which non of this text does in Sanchez's case. As well... I have you watch listed, and this statement which I found on Dreadstar's user talk page is troubling and indicates you have a bias and possibly Conflict of interest per this BLP. This statement is especially a concern. What she writes about herself and about her country is never uncontroversial. That's a political blog whose author takes money from an enemy country. In a country like U.S.A., she would hardly be free at this time. I suggest you take great care with what you edit into the article given this statement unless you wisely decide to not edit it at all on this article, and just use the talk page to voice your concerns and comments. There is no leewaay for POV editing, most especially in a BLP article. Something to think about.( olive ( talk) 18:51, 4 April 2011 (UTC))
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Request reason:
[Name suppressed by reviewer] is a porn star: See [link suppressed by reviewer](NSFW). She doesn't seem to have a problem with it, as seen on this interview [link suppressed by reviewer]. Damiens.rf 16:47, 7 April 2011 (UTC)
Decline reason:
For this reason, and considering your block log, I believe that the current time-limited block is not sufficient to prevent continued violation of WP:BLP by you. Considering that you have been previously warned about the sourcing requirements of WP:BLP ( [59]), in application and enforcement of WP:BLPBAN, I am hereby banning you from making edits about living persons for the duration of three months. That is, you may make no edits to articles about living persons, and you may make no edits that add, change or remove any information about a living person on any page (except as described at WP:BAN#Exceptions to limited bans). If you violate this ban you may be blocked or restricted further without warning. This ban can be appealed as described at WP:BLPBAN. Sandstein 19:08, 7 April 2011 (UTC)
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Hi, Dreadstar. When following my edits revert them, make sure to only revert the passages you plan to fix. It's not unusual for your reverts to re-add improper material, like unsourced original research that have been tagged for years.
Other than that, thanks for the almost pathological interest on my affairs. Together, we can fix Wikipedia. --Damiens.rf 02:57, 12 April 2011 (UTC)
I am amused by your huge picture stating "This talk page is not a battleground", yet you post provocative and condescending edit summaries such as this one. Please be more polite in your summaries. a_man_alone ( talk) 19:06, 15 April 2011 (UTC)
I've taken this to ANE. a_man_alone ( talk) 20:41, 15 April 2011 (UTC)
Edit war does not have to transgress 3rr - we both stopped short of that, however it was obvious that it was headed that way, boy. a_man_alone ( talk) 07:32, 18 April 2011 (UTC)
Hi Damiens,
I don't know if you've encountered this before, but when you run across something that might be verifiable, but isn't currently accompanied by an
WP:Inline citation, then the best thing to do is usually to add {{
fact}}
after it, not to delete whole swaths of articles.
Also—were you aware that the policy is named VerifiABILITY, rather than "VerifiED" for a reason? The goal is to include information for which a reliable source exists (anywhere in the world), not to include only information for which a reliable source has already been typed into the article.
If a reliable source exists, then the material cannot, by definition, violate the WP:No original research policy. I recommend that you carefully read the first four sentences of that policy. Much of what you've deleted recently as 'violating NOR' is perfectly acceptable under NOR, because reliable sources exist (even though they aren't already conveniently named for you).
There are only a couple of types of statements that are required by any policy to have inline citations. You can see the list at WP:MINREF. (Note that the failure to have a citation in these instances violates either WP:V or WP:BLP rather than WP:NOR.)
Let me encourage you to spend more time tagging material that you'd like to see provided with an inline citation, and less time deleting verifiABLE material simply because nobody had good enough mind-reading skills to know that you wanted to see citations. WhatamIdoing ( talk) 21:52, 12 April 2011 (UTC)
I am undoing your deletions from
Japanese war crimes for similar reasons. You removed several thousand characters, including verbatim quotes, that would have come up as the first hit on Google if you had simply tried a search. I agree with
User:WhatamIdoing - you need to us {{
fact}}
instead of deleting easily verifiable portions of articles. To your credit, your deletion has caused me to add references to the deleted sections, but it would have been much easier to look for them via {{
fact}}
instead of digging through the article history.
Jtwang (
talk) 15:54, 19 April 2011 (UTC)
Hi! In response, I found that we only have non-free photos of him (unless there's something I missed on the USGov websites, and I already site searched the Bureau of Indian Affairs)
There's nobody (that we know of) that we can ask for free photos, because the man's wife and daughter also died in the same plane crash. WhisperToMe ( talk) 23:25, 15 April 2011 (UTC)
Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Media_copyright_questions#Any_guidelines_on_mass_deletion_requests.3F regarding an issue with which you have been involved. Thank you. -- Hammersoft ( talk) 23:56, 18 April 2011 (UTC)
Although it shows his face, its stil, in my opinion, too small and blurry to have in the infobox. The quality and size of the action photo is much better.-- Yankees10 19:18, 19 April 2011 (UTC)
Please stop edit warring at eHow to try to get your own way. The matter is under discussion at Talk:EHow#Wikipedia_blacklisting and you will need to gain consensus there to make the changes you want to make. - Ahunt ( talk) 11:07, 22 April 2011 (UTC)
You currently appear to be engaged in an
edit war according to the reverts you have made on
eHow. Users are expected to
collaborate with others and avoid editing
disruptively.
In particular, the three-revert rule states that:
If you find yourself in an editing dispute, use the article's talk page to discuss controversial changes; work towards a version that represents consensus among editors. You can post a request for help at an appropriate noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases it may be appropriate to request temporary page protection. If you continue to edit war, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. - Ahunt ( talk) 18:30, 24 April 2011 (UTC)
Hi Damian - what do you think under the long term lack of availability of a commons compatible picture in regard to a recently expired subject and the opinions for a non free rationale for a low resolution portion of a copyrighted picture? Off2riorob ( talk) 17:24, 25 April 2011 (UTC)
Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, you are reminded not to attack other editors, as you did on Talk:eHow. Please comment on the contributions and not the contributors. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. You are welcome to rephrase your comment as a civil criticism of the article. Thank you. In particular your direct accusation here that I am sockpuppeting is a completely unfounded personal attack and I can prove that. The two IPs in question are 68.32.94.161 and 141.214.17.5. As I mentioned before, if you check the ARIN registry for North America you will see that those two IPs are a Comcast subscriber in New Jersy and the second is a direct assignment to the University of Michigan Medical Center. As I also previously mentioned I am in Canada and my ISP is National Capital FreeNet, which gets its DSL from Teksavvy in Chatham, Ontario. I'll save you the trouble of requesting a checkuser to back up your personal attack by signing my name here and then signing out and signing it a gain with my IP address so you can check that on ARIN. I then expect an apology from you for this baseless personal attack. - Ahunt ( talk) 14:29, 26 April 2011 (UTC) My IP signature: - 69.165.136.77 ( talk) 14:30, 26 April 2011 (UTC)
Staring a sockpuppet investigation against me is one one thing, we will deal with that over there, but you didn't even complete the process at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/SPI/Guidance which requires you to inform me that you had done that, Step VI says "Notify all the users you are accusing..." Instead an admin had to complete the job for you. So next time you file a sockpuppet report please do complete the process right to the end and inform the person of your accusations. - Ahunt ( talk) 11:58, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
This discussion came across my watchlist a little too late to participate. Hence, I'll offer my comments now. When I originally came across the article, I had the slight impression that it was geared too much towards the plane crash. There was a text comment left to the effect of "Don't add a birth date unless sourced," like it was going to be difficult or something. I suppose if you're 100% reliant upon Google to the point where it blinds you to the existence of other sources, there may be a problem. It should be obvious that with a Google search, the results are going to be skewed more towards corporate media sensationalism if the opportunity presents itself.
In a sense, it's a good thing to see the photo go away, and also to see effort put into finding a replacement. Now, addressing the rationale:
Several months back, I did send an e-mail to the BIA asking if an official photo was available. I never received a response. From my so-far-limited experience in making inquiries, people in positions of receiving such requests typically automatically turn their noses up at the first mention of "Wikipedia." Anyway, happy hunting. RadioKAOS ( talk) 05:23, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
Yes, I think it is better without the last quotation, although my feathers got ruffled by the use of the word parrot. Awkk! (On the Internet nobody knows what species you are.) Yours in birddom, GeorgeLouis ( talk) 20:30, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
This file File:Hopper Rider.jpg that you commented on at FfD has been re-listed at Wikipedia:Files for deletion/2011 April 28#File:Hopper Rider.jpg Please see the discussion to see why this is. Skier Dude ( talk) 01:34, 28 April 2011 (UTC)
I have been going through a large number of your nominations. A substantial number of them are for people who appear to be notable if you do a simple google search. However trying to check hundreds of AfD nominations is going to result in articles of notable people being deleted. Can you suggest a way to get an adaquate review of them all within the regular AfD listing period? Monty 845 03:47, 28 April 2011 (UTC)
I have similar concerns as Monty845, and have raised the matter at ANI here [63]. While I'm in general agreement with the argument you make, I believe that the sheer bulk of similar nominations overwhelms the process. I've been editing toward the same end, over the last month or so, focusing on redirecting stub article for marginally notable models rather than outright deletion, with little controversy. I fear that the large number of nominations will turn into an all-or-none which won't turn out favorably; and that the relatively small number of "false positives" (several clear cases of which I've already noted) will be taken as evidence that a general WP:BEFORE failure has occurred. I'm seriously concerned that this will backfire badly, and prevent us from solving the problem that we're both trying to handle. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz ( talk) 04:14, 28 April 2011 (UTC)
I'm in agreement, these could have all been nominated together if it really was that important to nominate them, and with literally about a hundred of these up already it makes it difficult for someone interested in improving the articles to get to all of them in a reasonable timeframe. I might recommend procedural closes for the AfDs and discussion brought up at the related WikiProject instead, then any that can't be improved can then be directed to AfD in turn, not en masse. CycloneGU ( talk) 18:35, 28 April 2011 (UTC)
Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. TREKphiler any time you're ready, Uhura 16:39, 2 May 2011 (UTC)
The source was given at the time of upload. I composed it from US government files, which are by law in the public domain. What more do you want? Why are you wasting time with such stuff? — Xiong 熊 talk * 23:29, 29 April 2011 (UTC)
As we appear to have no more contributions to the discussion at eHow I was asked to look at the comment and come to some conclusion, please refer to Talk:eHow. With regard to the sockpuppet investigation Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Ahunt/Archive which has been closed perhaps I can suggest some bridge building with User:Ahunt on the matter. Thanks. MilborneOne ( talk) 15:59, 30 April 2011 (UTC)
Hello Damiens, just got back from a double bypass operation. You are right in your observation. The copyright holder of the document is the U.S. Army. I will remove the error committed by me. Tony the Marine ( talk) 00:29, 3 May 2011 (UTC)
I find myself doing that only too often, very difficult to remember whether I've left the brain in gear! Opbeith ( talk) 19:00, 3 May 2011 (UTC)
Is there a reason why you when you did your mass deletions of Lost and South Park episodes that you singled out the ones uploaded by me? Or is that just a coincidence?-- CyberGhostface ( talk) 21:55, 5 May 2011 (UTC)
No. It's absurd to suggest that Peripitus' comment is consensus to delete. Nyttend ( talk) 11:20, 6 May 2011 (UTC)
Please can you explain why you didn't tell me you had nominated this image for deletion? Spartaz Humbug! 03:29, 7 May 2011 (UTC)
Hi Damiens.rf, just a courtesy note that after some discussion Talk:Avatar_(2009_film)#Deleted_images here I've relisted File:Avatarmotioncapture.jpg at Ffd for more discussion - see Wikipedia:Files_for_deletion/2011_May_9#File:Avatarmotioncapture.jpg - Peripitus (Talk) 10:03, 9 May 2011 (UTC)
My talk page is not a battleground, either. Keep you damn tags to yourself. I don't want to see them. I want you to work but if you won't, I don't want to know about that, either. — Xiong 熊 talk * 20:32, 9 May 2011 (UTC)
The next word out of my mouth is going to be an ugly one. Quit the assholery now. You are now randomly nominating everything you can find in my contribs. Fine. You do that. I don't much care.
Now pay careful attention:
— Xiong 熊 talk * 09:36, 10 May 2011 (UTC)
Howdy. This is just a suggestion, but in the future, you may want to comment regarding which of the criteria an image violated.-- Rockfang ( talk) 18:11, 10 May 2011 (UTC)
Damiens, you're currently under a three-month BLP topic ban, which started in April. [64] Did you appeal this, or is it still in force? If it is, you can't edit the Jessica Valenti article. SlimVirgin TALK| CONTRIBS 18:40, 12 May 2011 (UTC)
Damiens, the jargon used in sanctions can be confusing, so I wanted to clarify it. Itlooks to me that your BLP ban covers all pages which would include the talk page of BLP. Look at this page for exceptions for a better idea of what it means. FloNight ♥♥♥♥ 19:50, 12 May 2011 (UTC)
There is absolutely No copyright violation with this image. Hence it must not be nominated for deletion. This image is completely for free use by anyone and anywhere.
Sourav Mohanty ( talk) 20:36, 12 May 2011 (UTC)
Responding to another editor who has treated you civilly by saying "What you say is a big fat lie. It's nauseating to interact with you." -Damiens.rf6:14 am, 11 May 2011, last Wednesday (3 days ago) (UTC−7) [65] is very disrespectful and not at all in keeping with WP:CIVIL, is it? You should probably watch that. Shirtwaist ( talk) 00:29, 15 May 2011 (UTC)
Hi. I just noticed several FfD nominated that had all been uploaded by the same user. That does make it more difficult for them to deal with the issues presented - I'm not sure if doing that will give the best chances of quality, calm discussion and therefore the best outcomes for Wikipedia (whichever way the decisions go). To be clear, I'm 100% certain you had totally good faith in your nominations (all were very well grounded) but if I was Chesdovi, I'd feel under siege. Might be worth thinking about on a future occasion? Cheers -- Dweller ( talk) 16:18, 17 May 2011 (UTC)
This seems to be a totally uncalled for uncivil personal attack edit summary, please be more judicuous in your comments in the future. Dreadstar ☥ 19:08, 17 May 2011 (UTC)
When an editor scans through your edits, addressing problems and notifying you of them, you should look at it in the same way as when you scan through another editor's image uploads, addressing problems and notifying them. Do you consider your actions stalking? I'm sure not. You check image edits, addressing issues and making notifications; I check edits, addressing issues and making notifications. Same difference. And at least I don't spam your talk page with dozens if not hundreds of automated notifications like you do, [66] [67], while making insulting comments [68]; and instead of just making mass deletions of article content, [69] [70] I take the time and effort to find resources and add content. [71] [72], all the while dealing with your edit warring while I'm in process of improving the article. [73] [74] Look to your own actions before making inflammatory accusations against others; like false accusations of vandalism and other personal attacks. Dreadstar ☥ 23:09, 17 May 2011 (UTC)
Okay, please, both of you, avoid each other. Damiens, I highly recommend leaving any further images of Dreadstar alone; Dreadstar, the particular warning which opened this thread was petty and useless and shows that your "monitoring" of Damiens is not really constructive either. Fut.Perf. ☼ 05:57, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
Interesting pseudonym namesake you have in Robert-François Damiens. I did not know his story before. I wonder what parallels you derive in Wikipedia :) It's inspirational really; his torture and execution had far more negative effect on the French royalty than it did on him, and in the end while his attempts at assassination proved ineffective, his legacy really is the downfall of the French royalty. On such unexpected results does history turn. -- Hammersoft ( talk) 13:59, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
Try talking to me first or use the image talk page first. If I can't resolve your problems, I'll be happy to nominate the image(s) myself. — BQZip01 — talk 22:03, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
Wait a minute! Did you just changed Wikipedia:Glossary to make it support your point #2 above? -- Damiens.rf 15:40, 19 May 2011 (UTC)
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Hi, don't know if you saw it, I asked a question at one FFD you nominated, here [1]. Am I missing something there? Fut.Perf. ☼ 07:40, 9 October 2009 (UTC)
It is not correct to removed fully cited and vaild information from an article. There are tons of articles that have controversy sections- is Mr. Lauren above the others that do. There is countless more sourcing that I could of used- and there is news all over major networks and major newspapers about his last caper with firing Hamilton. The page before was cherry-picked to be a completely sanitized version. Catal uber ( talk) 18:20, 17 October 2009 (UTC)
I edited back the section a bit into what is essentially crucial: 1) the controversial book of Michael Gross and 2) the firing of Hamilton. These are substantial controversial points. To exclude that would be simply an attempt to santize the page into some idealized version. Those controversial points should be there. Catal uber ( talk) 18:41, 17 October 2009 (UTC)
It's a subscription service that I can access through my public library's website. Here is a link, but most readers won't be able to access that. Zagalejo ^^^ 02:28, 21 October 2009 (UTC)
I hope this isn't your admission of some sort of bias or agenda in the deletion of these individuals? Grsz 11 15:29, 23 October 2009 (UTC)
Couldn't you combine those AfDs into one entry? Frank | talk 15:35, 23 October 2009 (UTC)
I believe the other edits were fine. Adding any fact tags to a WP:BLP is highly problematic - but especially so when done on a wide scale. And yes, you're more than welcome to make improvements to the article, but please don't put the tags back. I totally agree that the article needs work, I'm slowly working on it, and would appreciate any help! Dreadstar ☥ 18:07, 23 October 2009 (UTC)
As for wikipedia policy WP:NOTREPOSITORY free images don't get deleted for simply being unused they get moved to commons, only un-free images get deleted but even then they get speedy deleted under CSD F5-- IngerAlHaosului ( talk) 07:44, 28 October 2009 (UTC)
Re: this, please review WP:BLP, Here's more information on that: "There seems to be a terrible bias among some editors that some sort of random speculative "I heard it somewhere" pseudo information is to be tagged with a "needs a cite" tag. Wrong. It should be removed, aggressively, unless it can be sourced." - Jimmy Wales. This goes for all tags related to unsourced or poorly sourced content. Dreadstar ☥ 03:12, 30 October 2009 (UTC)
A tag has been placed on Armando Gutierrez requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia, because it appears to be a repost of material that was previously deleted following a deletion process. If you can indicate how it is different from the previously posted material, place the template {{ hangon}} underneath the other template on the article and put a note on the page's discussion page saying why this article should stay. Administrators will look at your reasoning before deciding what to do with the page. If you believe the original discussion was unjustified, please contact the administrator who deleted the page or use deletion review instead of continuing to recreate the page. Thank you. SnottyWong talk 02:12, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
A tag has been placed on Armando Gutierrez, Jr. requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia, because it appears to be a repost of material that was previously deleted following a deletion process. If you can indicate how it is different from the previously posted material, place the template {{ hangon}} underneath the other template on the article and put a note on the page's discussion page saying why this article should stay. Administrators will look at your reasoning before deciding what to do with the page. If you believe the original discussion was unjustified, please contact the administrator who deleted the page or use deletion review instead of continuing to recreate the page. Thank you. SnottyWong talk 02:14, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
Damiens. I have had concerns about your editing on Ricardo Gonzalez Alfonso and on Black Spring (Cuba), and I see in the section above that the admin Dreadstar had concerns for which he gave you some excellent advice. You seem unwilling or unable in Ricardo Gonzalez Alfonso for example to support your position and edits with sources. I see also today that you are attacking the same admin who offered you advice. You might consider the advice given above and readjust your editing habits. Please find reliable sources for your edits or don't make the edits at all. On WP:BLP articles, edits made without reliable sources or poor sources must be removed immediately and all editors are not only within their rights to remove the edits but are negligent if they do not do so. A pattern of this kind of editing is a problem on Wikipedia. ( olive ( talk) 15:34, 6 November 2009 (UTC))
You messed it up with the Walter Benjamin image discussion. It links to the Lacan discussion. Evenfiel ( talk) 15:08, 18 November 2009 (UTC)
This picture is NOT an "unnecessary decorative picture of tough guys showing tenderness". This is a fight that has been engulfed in debate for almost fifteen years, and a major question was which fighter would have won had there not been time limits, or had there been judges in place. This picture illustrates the type of damage inflicted during the fight, a visual picture of damage that cannot be expressed merely through text. It is extremely necessary to the article in order to provide a world class encyclopedia. Nyquistx3 ( talk) 05:10, 3 December 2009 (UTC)
I somewhat understand your deletion of File:Richardhatfield.jpg from the page in question, as there are questions regarding its copyright status. However, I have trouble understanding why you deleted the picture of Frank McKenna, as the status of this photo is clearly defined, and it is used in a different article without any issue. Could you please explain the rationale behind the deletion of both photos?
I noticed the phrase at the top of your talk page, and I do not want to start a battle here. I hope that my concern is not misconstrued in a negative way. While I did not upload either photo to the site, I would greatly enjoy seeing them back on the page in question, and I thought I would discuss the situation further with you before making that decision on my own.
Bkissin ( talk) 17:18, 7 December 2009 (UTC)
The answer is no, just the owner of the photo taken. By the way, I realize that you are right about the "poster" image issue. Tony the Marine ( talk) 03:11, 9 December 2009 (UTC)
By now you probably noticed that I am not the only one reverting your edits. Be forewarned that I do not intend to continue doing so, one more revert and the issue goes to ANI. The fact that you are acting unilaterally is not a good sign, try establishing a consensus. Your constant "name calling" won't help you either. - Caribbean~H.Q. 10:22, 8 December 2009 (UTC)
Damiens, listen I took care of the "painter" image per what you pointed out. I have a request and that is that you please withdrawal the nomination of File:Gilormini,Mihiel.jpg. The cited source belongs to the Puerto Rico Air Guard which in fact is under the jurisdiction of the United States Air Force. Puerto Rico being a U.S. territory among many other things cannot have an Armed Force per Federal Law. The Federal Government of the United States rules here and the Commander in Chief of Puerto Rico's Guard is the President of the U.S., that is why there are troops of the guard right now in Iraq. The governor of Puerto Rico only has the authority to use the guard in national emergencies. A lot of people do not understand the political relationship between the U.S. and Puerto Rico and do not realize that the island has little to say when it comes to military and commercial aspects which are governed by the U.S. I posted an explanation in the deletion page. Thank you Tony the Marine ( talk) 15:39, 9 December 2009 (UTC)
Damn, I didn't notice the album thing, I feel ashamed . Even though after fully reviewing the album, it is obvious that album owner does not own the copyright to the majority of the photos which were taken while some of the subjects were in active military duty. However, it would be best just to delete it, which I will. Maybe, a less colorful replacement from the "Historia Militar de Puerto Rico" would do. Tony the Marine ( talk) 23:17, 9 December 2009 (UTC)
The book sites it as an Air Force image, but when I uploaded the picture under image from a "book" that format came-up and I thought that it was needed for where the image is going to be used. I do see your point as to the confussion created. I'll do what I hope to be the proper fix. Tony the Marine ( talk) 18:25, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
Your actions are being discussed here -- NeilN talk to me 21:40, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents#Uninvolved_Admin_Requested:_User:Damiens.rf_multiple_JPG_deletions_and_related_matters Mercy11 ( talk) 21:45, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
Dr.K. πraxis λogos 17:42, 11 December 2009 (UTC)
Dear Damiens.rf You appear to have nominated the above image for deletion. Please note that this image belongs to my family (I am the grandson of Jose Brocca, the person featured in the image, who ran the children's refuge, and who had the photo taken), and I am able therefore grant permission for the image to remain. It is important to me and my family that this image should be in the public domain. You say that OTRS should be used. This seems to involve emailing the copyright holder for permission. Since I am the copyright holder could you please regard this as done, and please remove the deletion banner from the image. Many thanks. Locospotter ( talk) 02:52, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
Thanks, Damiens.rf, for your help with this Locospotter ( talk) 12:32, 18 December 2009 (UTC)
Damiens, what a week. I would like for you to re-consider the nominations of File:Ponce Massacre.JPG since images published with notice but copyright was not renewed from 1923 through 1963 are public domain due to copyright expiration. "El Imparcial" which went out of service 35 years ago, could not have renewed it's copyright which expired, plus I have complied withyour request that the book sources be posted with a proper description in the article and File:Old Pr baseball game poster.gif due to due to lack of copyright notice, plus I added a description in the article as evidence to the importance that sports events such baseball has to the early Puerto Rican migrants to N.Y.. Take care, Tony the Marine ( talk) 00:22, 13 December 2009 (UTC)
Seems as if ICPR source isn't working, therefore added alternate source with thier public domain claim. Please help with the PD tag. Tony the Marine ( talk) 23:28, 14 December 2009 (UTC)
Hi there. I missed your original warning (my fault) about this pending deletion, but I believe I'm right to put it back. I got the photo from the City of Coquitlam itself. I wrote them and asked for the photo and specifically mentioned that it was for posting on Wikipedia, and they replied with the photo and the confirmation that I could post it there:
I did say this in the photo description as well. If there's something I neglected to put in the photo info when I posted it, please let me know so I don't run into the same problem again. Thanks! Greg Salter ( talk) 00:59, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
This image is public domain in the US. It may be kept even if orphaned. The discussion should be closed as a speedy Keep due to a procedural error, I believe. -- Avi ( talk) 19:20, 16 December 2009 (UTC)
Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did to User:Yzak Jule. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. Yzak Jule ( talk) 22:18, 19 December 2009 (UTC)
Please don't make comments like this. It isn't helpful. Yes, other peoples' comments have been equally unhelpful. But I'm telling you this because experience tells me that you're more likely to be the subject of scrutiny. The large numbers of editors who think that Wikipedia is a free-as-in-beer encyclopedia before it's a free-as-in-speech one have worn down quite a few editors over the years. "Gegen der Dummheit kämpfen Götter selbst vergebens." Please don't be their next victim. I'll post a reply on the Colonels trial image at my talk page, probably tomorrow. Angus McLellan (Talk) 00:47, 23 December 2009 (UTC)
You're telling me this link is giving you a 404 error? I can see the article using that link. Morbidthoughts ( talk) 06:15, 27 December 2009 (UTC)
I have replied noting that the admin has done everything ok. let me know if there are any questions you have. MWOAP ( talk) 17:28, 28 December 2009 (UTC)
Hello, Damiens.rf. This message is being sent to inform you that there currently is a discussion at Wikipedia:Wikiquette alerts regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. Tony the Marine ( talk) 02:07, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
You have been temporarily blocked from editing Wikipedia as a result of your disruptive edits. You are free to make constructive edits after the block has expired, but please note that vandalism (including page blanking or addition of random text), spam, deliberate misinformation, privacy violations, personal attacks; and repeated, blatant violations of our policies concerning neutral point of view and biographies of living persons will not be tolerated.
As you continue to be rude, insulting, hound people, and be unresponsive to the communitie's concerns, take this one week break to think about the issues. Hopefully you'll realize what caused this to pass and won't do it again. Just a few recent examples: [5], WQ thread, and driving away a longtime productive user. Wiki is a consensus based environment and your behavior is highly counterproductive to that. — Rlevse • Talk • 18:09, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
Damien,
I hope you take this time to reflect upon why it has happened. You work is vital to the project, as vital as that of any active editor. But even the best work can be undone by not understanding the need for civility. Also, try to understand that ultimately all policies are irrelevant: there is only building an encyclopedia. Protecting the project from legal action in terms of copyright cannot be done at the expense of building relevant content, however uninteresting it is to you personally.-- 24.47.111.41 ( talk) 19:42, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
Damien, all you needed to do was just respond to the case that was open and behave, that's all i asked. But i got an update that you continued your rude behavior, so thats just to let you know, that you deserved to be blocked. Now like everyone else said, take these 7 days to think about what you did and how to react with other wikipedians. Cheers,-- General Cheese 21:04, 31 December 2009 (UTC)
Hi there. Basically I saw a source online (similar to this but not this actual one) that indicated its origin as stated on the image page. I considered the press angle but given that he was only a spec-4 and the shot's composition I didn't think that likely. I'll spend some time in the next days and find the online source with some provenance again - google images can be very frustrating. - Peripitus (Talk) 21:11, 7 January 2010 (UTC)
I just thought you should know I added the folloing comment to the talk page of the file deletion workspace page. I work primarily on US military biographical articles, especially Medal of Honor recipients and I have noticed a huge number of files coming up recommended for deletion by a single user User:Damiensrf. Upon further review it appears that nearly all of the files that this user is focusiing their attention on belong to one user, User:Marine 69-71. Due to the sheer volume of files that this user has submitted for deletion many of them are being automatically deleted because knowone argues them and given that he is submitting dozens a day I simply don't have the time to go through each and every one of them to argue points for or against. Although there are some that I agree should probably be deleted there are many that I do not. Since it appears to me that this Damiens user is using this file deletion process as a means to attack the Marine 69-71 user I refuse to vote either way on any of them and I recommend that Damiens be limited to files not uploaded by Marine 69-71. -- Kumioko ( talk) 21:44, 7 January 2010 (UTC)
Please do not delete the award citations from the articles, especially from the Medal of Honor recipient articles. Although I believe that your edits are well intentioned it is acceptable, appropriate and IMPORTANT to have the actual citation available on the article. I am going to go back through and revert any that I find but please stop doing it. Additionally, I noticed that you again are targetting only those articles that were relating to puerto rican recipients and have been worked on by User:Marine 69-71. Whatever problem you have with this user or with puerto ricans, I recommend you let it go or I will be forced to request that you be, at least temporarily, blocked from editing.-- Kumioko ( talk) 22:00, 7 January 2010 (UTC)
Note: Some comments on this section were edited after request.
I've been watching your editing for some time. You've been given good advice above by two qualified editors, and you are stubbornly refusing to listen. I am now convinced that you are a disruptive force, a net harm to the encyclopedia, and therefore I am blocking your account indefinitely, that is, until you convince me or a consensus of administrators at WP:AN that you will edit properly, specifically:
{{
unblock|Your reason here}}
below, but you should read our
guide to appealing blocks first. Jehochman Brrr 14:35, 8 January 2010 (UTC), 19:55, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
Damiens, please take a little time to think about both the proximate issue, and the broader issues. If you can show an understanding of why you're having problems with other editors, and what you'd do differently, I will unblock you. After 24 hours I will come back and review matters and consider setting a definite block length in any case. Jehochman Brrr 16:30, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
“ | I am quite comfortable with my block. I don't block and then request a review. That's for the administrator who reviews your request to decide, not me. | ” |
— User:Jehochman, e-mail message |
Note: I am reviewing this block and will post a comment here shortly. Fut.Perf. ☼ 19:52, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
Your block is under review, but most everyone agrees that you need to change your problematic behavior. Would you be willing to return to editing with some restrictions in place? The situation with the Marine was unfortunate, and likely could have been avoided if you hadn't thrown all of those image deletions at him at one time. I think agree to limit the number of images you nominate for deletion at one time would go a long way in getting this block overturned. Also, if you pledged to engage users in a discussion before deleting large chunks of text or mass tagging would, this can all likely be finished. Would you be agreeable to those kinds of terms? AniMate 00:58, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
Is it why you blocked be indefinitely? -- Damiens.rf 20:14, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
Next time you mass tag images by a particular user for deletion, you will be blocked again. Such actions are effectively a form of hounding and harassment. A user cannot respond properly to dozens of image challenges at the same time. Instead, if you find that a user has been making bad uploads, you are invited to file a report at WP:ANI (or WT:NFC), and the community will decide what to do about it. Jehochman Brrr 10:08, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
From now on, on all my edits, I'll avoid commenting about other users when doing my job. Thanks for all who stepped in to help me with this issue (either by defending me or by pointing my problems). Please, I don't want to be blocked for actions I have already been blocked before (that would undermine the point of becoming a better editor after each block).
The editions at the Medal of Honors articles were not vandalism, but defensible editorial decisions, as shown by different opinions expressed about the matter when the topic was raised in a wider board: (favoring the use of large quotes: [22] [23]; against the use: [24] [25]).
I am not a racist.
I'll wait for the outcome of the discussions about "mass nominations". I do have some opinions, though. -- Damiens.rf 17:09, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
"From now on, on all my edits, I'll avoid commenting about other users when doing my job..."
>>> That's what you said just 10 days ago when you were blocked for 1 week [26], and didn't do it - or you wouldn't be blocked and back here again after just 2 days on the loose.
"The editions at the Medal of Honors articles were not vandalism, but defensible editorial decisions"
>>> Don't confuse defensible with argumentative. [27]
"I am not a racist."
>>> Well, but that's exactly a racist would say, isn't it?
"I'll wait for the outcome of the discussions about "mass nominations". I do have some opinions, though."
>>> "Sure" [28]
And for those missing the background info here are two good summaries: [29] and [30]. Elephants have better memories than zebras.
Regards, Mercy11 ( talk) 04:14, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
Perfect: Maybe I assumed too much before, which may have gotten you confused, so I will expand some this time.
You obviously you did not understand my post. In your haste to piggy-back on Damiens' baseless don't-accuse-me-of-racism reaction, you failed to properly process, digest, and understand what I was really saying.
I wasn't making an accussation of racism at all, and challenge you or anyone to revisit what I wrote "Well, but that's exactly [what] a racist would say, isn't it?" What I was stating is that "I am not a racist" will be said equally by those who are not as well as as those who are. Thus Damiens statement "I am not a racist" is useless - it is both unhelpful and unhurtful; namely, it is neutral. It adds nothing, and it takes away nothing. In effect it does nothing. That's what I was saying. Thus, I clarify that no one should had taken offense to my post as the post is not making an accussation of racism but debunking that Damiens' statement was one that was a fallacy.
With that said, as for your threat, if blocking me makes you happy, go ahead and relief yourself. But I think you are making a mistake, not only do you not have a basis for that (as I explained above) but, in addition, in your haste to produce quick results, you are using your authority to force your POV on me via your block threat.
I understand you may be looking to resolve an issue (which in my view has only one long overdue solution anyway). But for your own sake please don't be so overly sensitive to comments about race relations that you fail to see the difference between statements that are race-bearing and those that are race accusations per se.
In your position of authority you ought to know better than to go around overeacting with heavy-handed threats. The fact that you are isolated in your view, as demonstrated by the fact that yours is the one lone post taking offense to my posting, ought to have given you a clue that maybe you were misreading my post.
In your accussing me you went as far as twisting the meaning of wikihounding to fit your peculiar present needs, and now, according to you, I too am wikihounding. Boy slow down, don't be so quick at throwing the assume-good-faith principle out the window!
So no, Perfect, I am not guity at all of wiki-hounding, of making a false accusation, or of perpetuating a personal attack. Nor am I guilty of stubbornly re-stating old complaints/accusations either: the 2 links to old material were needed as background summaries so the reader could understand my post, and I stated that clearly. Please do everyone a favor and don't read between the lines for non-existing statements. You need to assume good faith and go by what I write, instead of going off by what you decide to put in your head at the moment.
Do not attempt to shift the focus of the discussion from Damiens to me. This talk is not about me, but about Damiens and what s/he has brought upon him/herself. If you want to elevate Damiens to become part of the holy trinity, please do not attempt to force that POV on me. You have a right to be wrong.
Regards, Mercy11 ( talk) 05:02, 11 January 2010 (UTC)
No, I wasn't rushing to nominate the Gillham sketch. It probably is PD but that may not be easy to determine. What about File:HenriLachambre 800.jpg? Surely this is public domain as Nadar died in 1910. Or am I missing something? Angus McLellan (Talk) 17:05, 11 January 2010 (UTC)
Please do not delete the award citations from the articles, especially from the Medal of Honor recipient articles. Although I believe that your edits are well intentioned it is acceptable, appropriate and IMPORTANT to have the actual citation available on the article. I am going to go back through and revert any that I find but please stop doing it. Additionally, I noticed that you again are targetting only those articles that were relating to puerto rican recipients and have been worked on by User:Marine 69-71. Whatever problem you have with this user or with puerto ricans, I recommend you let it go or I will be forced to request that you be, at least temporarily, blocked from editing.-- Kumioko ( talk) 22:00, 7 January 2010 (UTC)
Note: Some comments on this section were edited after request.
I've been watching your editing for some time. You've been given good advice above by two qualified editors, and you are stubbornly refusing to listen. I am now convinced that you are a disruptive force, a net harm to the encyclopedia, and therefore I am blocking your account indefinitely, that is, until you convince me or a consensus of administrators at WP:AN that you will edit properly, specifically:
{{
unblock|Your reason here}}
below, but you should read our
guide to appealing blocks first. Jehochman Brrr 14:35, 8 January 2010 (UTC), 19:55, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
Damiens, please take a little time to think about both the proximate issue, and the broader issues. If you can show an understanding of why you're having problems with other editors, and what you'd do differently, I will unblock you. After 24 hours I will come back and review matters and consider setting a definite block length in any case. Jehochman Brrr 16:30, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
“ | I am quite comfortable with my block. I don't block and then request a review. That's for the administrator who reviews your request to decide, not me. | ” |
— User:Jehochman, e-mail message |
Note: I am reviewing this block and will post a comment here shortly. Fut.Perf. ☼ 19:52, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
Your block is under review, but most everyone agrees that you need to change your problematic behavior. Would you be willing to return to editing with some restrictions in place? The situation with the Marine was unfortunate, and likely could have been avoided if you hadn't thrown all of those image deletions at him at one time. I think agree to limit the number of images you nominate for deletion at one time would go a long way in getting this block overturned. Also, if you pledged to engage users in a discussion before deleting large chunks of text or mass tagging would, this can all likely be finished. Would you be agreeable to those kinds of terms? AniMate 00:58, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
Is it why you blocked be indefinitely? -- Damiens.rf 20:14, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
Next time you mass tag images by a particular user for deletion, you will be blocked again. Such actions are effectively a form of hounding and harassment. A user cannot respond properly to dozens of image challenges at the same time. Instead, if you find that a user has been making bad uploads, you are invited to file a report at WP:ANI (or WT:NFC), and the community will decide what to do about it. Jehochman Brrr 10:08, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
From now on, on all my edits, I'll avoid commenting about other users when doing my job. Thanks for all who stepped in to help me with this issue (either by defending me or by pointing my problems). Please, I don't want to be blocked for actions I have already been blocked before (that would undermine the point of becoming a better editor after each block).
The editions at the Medal of Honors articles were not vandalism, but defensible editorial decisions, as shown by different opinions expressed about the matter when the topic was raised in a wider board: (favoring the use of large quotes: [44] [45]; against the use: [46] [47]).
I am not a racist.
I'll wait for the outcome of the discussions about "mass nominations". I do have some opinions, though. -- Damiens.rf 17:09, 9 January 2010 (UTC)
"From now on, on all my edits, I'll avoid commenting about other users when doing my job..."
>>> That's what you said just 10 days ago when you were blocked for 1 week [48], and didn't do it - or you wouldn't be blocked and back here again after just 2 days on the loose.
"The editions at the Medal of Honors articles were not vandalism, but defensible editorial decisions"
>>> Don't confuse defensible with argumentative. [49]
"I am not a racist."
>>> Well, but that's exactly a racist would say, isn't it?
"I'll wait for the outcome of the discussions about "mass nominations". I do have some opinions, though."
>>> "Sure" [50]
And for those missing the background info here are two good summaries: [51] and [52]. Elephants have better memories than zebras.
Regards, Mercy11 ( talk) 04:14, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
Perfect: Maybe I assumed too much before, which may have gotten you confused, so I will expand some this time.
You obviously you did not understand my post. In your haste to piggy-back on Damiens' baseless don't-accuse-me-of-racism reaction, you failed to properly process, digest, and understand what I was really saying.
I wasn't making an accussation of racism at all, and challenge you or anyone to revisit what I wrote "Well, but that's exactly [what] a racist would say, isn't it?" What I was stating is that "I am not a racist" will be said equally by those who are not as well as as those who are. Thus Damiens statement "I am not a racist" is useless - it is both unhelpful and unhurtful; namely, it is neutral. It adds nothing, and it takes away nothing. In effect it does nothing. That's what I was saying. Thus, I clarify that no one should had taken offense to my post as the post is not making an accussation of racism but debunking that Damiens' statement was one that was a fallacy.
With that said, as for your threat, if blocking me makes you happy, go ahead and relief yourself. But I think you are making a mistake, not only do you not have a basis for that (as I explained above) but, in addition, in your haste to produce quick results, you are using your authority to force your POV on me via your block threat.
I understand you may be looking to resolve an issue (which in my view has only one long overdue solution anyway). But for your own sake please don't be so overly sensitive to comments about race relations that you fail to see the difference between statements that are race-bearing and those that are race accusations per se.
In your position of authority you ought to know better than to go around overeacting with heavy-handed threats. The fact that you are isolated in your view, as demonstrated by the fact that yours is the one lone post taking offense to my posting, ought to have given you a clue that maybe you were misreading my post.
In your accussing me you went as far as twisting the meaning of wikihounding to fit your peculiar present needs, and now, according to you, I too am wikihounding. Boy slow down, don't be so quick at throwing the assume-good-faith principle out the window!
So no, Perfect, I am not guity at all of wiki-hounding, of making a false accusation, or of perpetuating a personal attack. Nor am I guilty of stubbornly re-stating old complaints/accusations either: the 2 links to old material were needed as background summaries so the reader could understand my post, and I stated that clearly. Please do everyone a favor and don't read between the lines for non-existing statements. You need to assume good faith and go by what I write, instead of going off by what you decide to put in your head at the moment.
Do not attempt to shift the focus of the discussion from Damiens to me. This talk is not about me, but about Damiens and what s/he has brought upon him/herself. If you want to elevate Damiens to become part of the holy trinity, please do not attempt to force that POV on me. You have a right to be wrong.
Regards, Mercy11 ( talk) 05:02, 11 January 2010 (UTC)
No, I wasn't rushing to nominate the Gillham sketch. It probably is PD but that may not be easy to determine. What about File:HenriLachambre 800.jpg? Surely this is public domain as Nadar died in 1910. Or am I missing something? Angus McLellan (Talk) 17:05, 11 January 2010 (UTC)
Hey Damiens. I fold some old photos here (two pages) [53] of some buildings including ones by architects whose articles I'm working on. How do I Determine if they are in the public domain? Is there someone here who's an expert that I can ask? ChildofMidnight ( talk) 17:18, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
Howdy. Just a note to let you know I've moved WikiProject:Puerto Rico/Images with problems to Wikipedia:WikiProject Puerto Rico/Images with problems - I beleive this was your intention. - TB ( talk) 21:37, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
Angus doesn't seem to be interested in mediation and in this case it may not be necesary after all. I thought about it and I decided that it is a matter of freedom as well as honour. I will not bother you with too many philosophical arguments but I think you are free to review any image you like on any grounds you like so I will not, and indeed I cannot, restrict your freedom. Targeting an individual editor on subjective grounds may not be the most honourable way of doing business, but those few willing to proceed auditing a single editor don't break written policy because unfortunately honour is not enshrined in policy. Therefore you are free to proceed. Please do not use my talkpage for any messages. Use User talk:Dr.K./Automated Bot Messages and Image Problems instead. Dr.K. λogos πraxis 04:25, 20 January 2010 (UTC)
Regarding your edits to the Kimberly McArthur article, please see WP:SURNAME. Thanks, Dismas| (talk) 20:57, 21 January 2010 (UTC)
Um, author died c. 1909. Picture made in 1871, and can reasonably assumed for this photographic author to be published during their lifetime given the vast number of published images by them from the same time, if not proximate to the creation date. We seem to have enough information to verify that this is PD. I can't see any way that it is not PD. Note that the local copy has gone as the image is on commons - see http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1871sujagi.jpg - Peripitus (Talk) 02:41, 22 January 2010 (UTC)
Hi (again) Damiens.rf. Re-evaluating your reaction (or lack of it) after my last message to you I was impressed that you did not jump at the chance to send me all kinds of deletion messages at the page I indicated to you. This is, in itself, an honourable reaction on your part. Looking even further back at our past communications, it has become evident to me that, after a rough start, your overall approach toward me has been civil and respectful. Of course, I respect that and I reciprocate. Therefore, now I invite you to review my images and send any deletion messages to my image problems page as I indicated in my earlier message above. Of course, if you think any are salvageable, please indicate what can be done to fix any FUR deficiencies. Take care. Dr.K. λogos πraxis 01:48, 25 January 2010 (UTC)
hi, I have put a great deal of work into the David Carradine article with the intent of having it elevated to GA status. I guess I took a chance in uncharted territory (for me) with the images. I won't make that mistake again. But when it comes to the actual writing, I have not intentionally "weaseled" or committed any other wiki-faux pas. If you feel that there is something that does not pass muster, could you please just communicate it to me? If it is something I can fix I would rather do that than to have you delete it. I check the article daily for messages and I am pretty good an immediate responses. Take Care-- DorothyBrousseau ( talk) 23:26, 27 January 2010 (UTC)
I would appreciate it if you could explain why you believe my comment on this IFD is "immaterial to the discussion" - I gave an explanation for why it is relevant, and if you still have any objections, please do leave a note on the IFD page so I can alleviate them. Prodego talk 03:27, 29 January 2010 (UTC)
Absolutely, it is the same. When I was 15 years old I visit my father in Puerto Rico. He in turn took me to meet my Grandfather (his dad) for the first time who so happened to reside in El Barrio Barstolo in the town of Lares which is close to where Manuel Rotas resided. I have always been a history nut and I always have the habit of taking a camera, even a cheap one where ever I go. Now, when I first uploaded the image I just about did everything wrong with it because of my lack of knowledge and at the end I just said the hell with it, but I have admit that despite our arguments in our interactions, I have learned a lot from you (who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks). I believe that I have it right now. Did you read my statement in regard to the Ramiro Colon image? Tony the Marine ( talk) 01:06, 30 January 2010 (UTC)
Thanks, that was during my college days (long time ago). I think that I have four or five drawings that survived. I can't draw worth a crap now (hands are not stable anymore) as you can see in my terrible Juan de Amezquita sketch: File:Amezquita.jpg. Tony the Marine ( talk) 21:53, 30 January 2010 (UTC)
I understand where you are coming from, but I suggest that you scale back your tone. The end result is likely already determined due to present opinion and the inking from OTRS, so there is no need to make your point anymore. ÷ seresin 08:09, 31 January 2010 (UTC)
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Hi. First of all, thanks and congratulations for your efforts in improving the article on Footvolley. You are doing what no one (including me, of course) was capable (or worried enough) to do in like four years.
I come here to point what I perceive as localized problems in some of your edits in that articles, but in no way this criticism should be views as referring to the essence, rather than to the exception of your voluntary work there.
I believe your tendency for mass reverts is detrimental. I have been removing from the current article's version content that has been gone unsourced for more than one year. It's bad for our readers, as well as for our reputation to be publishing such material. Not to mention this goes against our polices. While working to find sources for material currently hiddeen in the article's history is a commendable action, reverting the removal of unsourced material from the current version is not a wise thing to do.
One can always use this history to save previously unsourced material one finds source for. There's no reason for us to be publishing usourced material this long.
I'm sure you understand the revert of removal of unsourced material may be seen as a bad decision under the eyes our policy. I hope you will be able to continue your great work without resorting to such acts.
Yours --Damiens.rf 19:38, 2 February 2010 (UTC)
I'm confused, why wouldn't this image be eligible under the fair use doctrine? -- Bea o 18:40, 4 February 2010 (UTC)
You previously nominated File:Melody maker-cover-april-8th-1995.jpg for deletion at WP:FFD. This image was deleted, but that deletion was challenged at a deletion review. The deletion review resulted in a consensus that the deletion be overturned and relisted. Accordingly the image has now been renominated at Wikipedia:Files for deletion/2010 March 2#File:Melody maker-cover-april-8th-1995.jpg where you may wish to comment. Thryduulf ( talk) 12:04, 2 March 2010 (UTC)
You won. Right now your minions are prodding every possible article to wipe them out. Well played. Dismas| (talk) 22:42, 7 March 2010 (UTC)
I have removed the Files for Deletion tag you put on File:Euler Diagram.JPG. This is because you didn't state why you want this image deleted, and didn't create a nomination at WP:FFD, If you still want the image deleted, feel free to re-add the tag, and add a nomination at today's Files for Deletion page. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 15:19, 22 March 2010 (UTC)
As I mentioned an edit of yours today here, I thought as a courtesy I should mention it to you. Best.-- Epeefleche ( talk) 23:42, 22 June 2010 (UTC)
You seriously need to check "what links here" before you nom images for deletion. This had simply been renamed-the image was still on three articles. Go back and check the links for your deletion noms.-- Kintetsubuffalo ( talk) 10:25, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
Your edits at File:E-tripartite-pact.jpg were helpful to me -- not that I understand yet, but because it helped to better focus the issues. I have an odd request. Can you compose a question which would have elicited these edits as a response? In other words, how could I draft a question in the future which asks for the kind of clarification your edit provides? -- Tenmei ( talk) 18:32, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
SchuminWeb ( Talk) 20:30, 10 January 2011 (UTC)
SchuminWeb ( Talk) 04:01, 11 January 2011 (UTC)
Hi Damiens -- I've proposed to close the AfD discussion at Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Mohamed_Bouazizi that you started -- I'd appreciate if you'd consider retracting the proposal in light of the strong consensus against it so the notice can be removed from the article as soon as possible. Joriki ( talk) 12:37, 16 January 2011 (UTC)
Please see Talk:Criticism of religion#Jonestown image. In my opinion, your recent edits attempting to remove the image have become disruptive. -- Tryptofish ( talk) 16:35, 24 January 2011 (UTC)
You currently appear to be engaged in an
edit war according to the reverts you have made on
Criticism of religion. Users who
edit disruptively or refuse to
collaborate with others may be blocked if they continue.
In particular the three-revert rule states that:
If you find yourself in an editing dispute, use the article's talk page to discuss controversial changes. Work towards wording, and content that represents consensus among editors. You can post a request for help at an appropriate noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases it may be appropriate to request temporary page protection. If edit warring continues, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. The Resident Anthropologist ( talk) 17:32, 24 January 2011 (UTC)
Hi- you removed thumb|Nudist couple in a nudist camp Baldarin, Punta Kriza from Naturism page. What was your logic? I regularly delete images from this page as it does become overloaded- but this seems innocuous. The license is OK. It is in the right section and does demonstrate the beauty of the Croatian sites- and clambering on rocks is a normal activity there- what have I missed? -- ClemRutter ( talk) 00:47, 29 January 2011 (UTC)
Your previous discussion has resurfaced anew in a new section on the same page. I thought you would want to know. Toddst1 ( talk) 22:15, 10 February 2011 (UTC)
Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there currently is a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. -- RussNelson ( talk) 03:03, 15 February 2011 (UTC)
I've reported you here for edit warring. Dreadstar ☥ 19:39, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
I see. It's happening again. A small group of article owners alternate themselves in reverting my edits without much discussion, pushing me into the 3RR trap. Counting down to be blocked. 3 months this time? -- Damiens.rf 20:02, 22 March 2011 (UTC)
{{
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below this notice, but you should read the
guide to appealing blocks first.
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talk) 20:14, 22 March 2011 (UTC)This is your last warning; the next time you make personal attacks on other people, as you did at User talk:Damiens.rf, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. Comment on content, not on other contributors or people. Specifically, the above refers to this edit. Also, why did you nominate so many files I have been involved with in one day? — Jeff G. ツ 01:46, 27 March 2011 (UTC)
Hello Damiens,
It is good to see that you are back. I noticed that you were absent from Wiki for sometime, hope it wasn't because of anything bad. Right now I'm having trouble with my computer and therefore my time is limited to 15 minutes a day whenever I get a chance to use a community computer. Just wanted you to know that what went on with us in the past is water under the bridge and that I don't mind the article being deleted as long as everything has been done within Wikipedia policy. Take care. Tony the Marine ( talk) 22:02, 28 March 2011 (UTC)
Yesterday, you nominated for deletion four files which I had uploaded to en-Wiki. On two of them, part of your rationale was that the source was infringing on the holder's copyright by hosting the images. I fail to see what bearing that has on the files being hosted on en-Wiki, correctly identified as being in copyright and with valid NFURs. If another website is hosting photographs in breach of copyright, that is their business, and ultimately their problem should the copyright holder decide to take action. I do agree that one of the files can be deleted. If you close that discussion, I will delete the file. Mjroots ( talk) 06:12, 19 March 2011 (UTC)
I'm sorry, but I read somewhere that I could delete files that I had uploaded and for which I am copyright owner. Seems that this is not the case? I'd like to remove my photo because I no longer wish for it to be associated with the Wikipedia article about Francine Reed. I can't find the wikipedia article that said that, but I've been a loyal editor for several year and tried to observe all your rules. However, that said, I am up in arms that other editors persist in not allowing me to orphan my own photo and delete it from Wikipedia. Jazzilady ( talk) 21:24, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
I'm sorry, but I read somewhere that I could delete files that I had uploaded and for which I am copyright owner. Seems that this is not the case? I'd like to remove my photo because I no longer wish for it to be associated with the Wikipedia article about Francine Reed. I can't find the wikipedia article that said that, but I've been a loyal editor for several year and tried to observe all your rules. However, that said, I am up in arms that other editors persist in not allowing me to orphan my own photo and delete it from Wikipedia. Jazzilady ( talk) 21:24, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
Damiens, thanks for the clarification. What upset me was Facebook taking it from Wikipedia and using it to sell ads. I understand I can't do anything now, because at the time I had never even considered that possibility. I licensed it to Wikipedia because I wanted to help the artist, not to help Facebook generate advertising revenues. No good deed goes unpunished on the Internet. Jazzilady ( talk) —Preceding undated comment added 21:42, 30 March 2011 (UTC).
I've reverted your disruptive edits to Association of Naval Service Officers. Feel free to use the talk page to discuss your propose edits. Your changes and addition of maintenance tags tells me that you have a fundamental misunderstanding as to how we edit Wikipedia and use tags. I would like to be given the opportunity to correct your misunderstanding on the article talk page, so please feel free to discuss your proposed changes on that page. Viriditas ( talk) 17:59, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
As always, I find it curious that you have time to worry about single words in the wiki page about me, when there are whole pages which have no citations at all. See, for example, Phil Karn. Now, the reason I reverted Ganzopancho's edit is because he is not a disinterested party. He has criticized me on his blog; he should not be editing the wiki page about me. You also seem to have some kind of fascination with me, because you seem unable to leave my article alone. As I've asked in the past, please don't edit the wiki page about me anonymously. Otherwise we must assume that you are someone whom I have offended, and are editing anonymously to avoid being dinged for WP:COI. That's the risk of being a notable person; that people with a COI will edit your page. Please, go away and edit elsewhere. It's a big wikipedia; plenty of room for other people to edit the page about me. Thanks for your cooperation in advance. -- RussNelson ( talk) 18:45, 30 March 2011 (UTC)
Please can you explain why you have arbitrarily decided that my page (Malcolm Phipps) is not good enough for Wikipedia - if you are so concerned about standards perhaps constructive criticism would be the better path to take ie. tell me what you (and I stress the you, as it is only your opinion) think is wrong, rather than just deleting the whole page. Having looked at other pages of notable karate people, I don't see any difference between their pages and mine. Please explain yourself. Sfarrer ( talk) 11:34, 31 March 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for the notice, or really the lack thereof. I think your concern should be focused on your disruption of the many articles you've reinstated your edit warring on after a lengthy time of uninvolvement once your versions were reverted with Consensus and per policy. I'm strongly considering a user conduct RFC to protect WP from further disruption by you. Dreadstar ☥ 17:24, 1 April 2011 (UTC)
Since you seem to be heavily involved with copyright issues, can you please link your qualifications for judging copyright and fair usage? I ask because from the few pieces of work I've looked at so far you seem to have a very exclusionary viewpoint that seems to be out of line with the community's viewpoint. Thanks Hasteur ( talk) 23:02, 1 April 2011 (UTC)
I've reported you here for edit warring. Dreadstar ☥ 01:24, 2 April 2011 (UTC)
I fixed this one too. Sorry, forgot to AGF for a moment... :) Dreadstar ☥ 16:41, 3 April 2011 (UTC)
I'll look closely at the text sourced to blogs later today but in general Sanchez is stating her experience and opinion and as long as that is attributed there is no concern with using a blog per Wikipedia. Self serving refers more to statements which might inflate a person beyond the ordinary which non of this text does in Sanchez's case. As well... I have you watch listed, and this statement which I found on Dreadstar's user talk page is troubling and indicates you have a bias and possibly Conflict of interest per this BLP. This statement is especially a concern. What she writes about herself and about her country is never uncontroversial. That's a political blog whose author takes money from an enemy country. In a country like U.S.A., she would hardly be free at this time. I suggest you take great care with what you edit into the article given this statement unless you wisely decide to not edit it at all on this article, and just use the talk page to voice your concerns and comments. There is no leewaay for POV editing, most especially in a BLP article. Something to think about.( olive ( talk) 18:51, 4 April 2011 (UTC))
{{
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Request reason:
[Name suppressed by reviewer] is a porn star: See [link suppressed by reviewer](NSFW). She doesn't seem to have a problem with it, as seen on this interview [link suppressed by reviewer]. Damiens.rf 16:47, 7 April 2011 (UTC)
Decline reason:
For this reason, and considering your block log, I believe that the current time-limited block is not sufficient to prevent continued violation of WP:BLP by you. Considering that you have been previously warned about the sourcing requirements of WP:BLP ( [59]), in application and enforcement of WP:BLPBAN, I am hereby banning you from making edits about living persons for the duration of three months. That is, you may make no edits to articles about living persons, and you may make no edits that add, change or remove any information about a living person on any page (except as described at WP:BAN#Exceptions to limited bans). If you violate this ban you may be blocked or restricted further without warning. This ban can be appealed as described at WP:BLPBAN. Sandstein 19:08, 7 April 2011 (UTC)
If you want to make any further unblock requests, please read the guide to appealing blocks first, then use the {{ unblock}} template again. If you make too many unconvincing or disruptive unblock requests, you may be prevented from editing this page until your block has expired. Do not remove this unblock review while you are blocked.
Hi, Dreadstar. When following my edits revert them, make sure to only revert the passages you plan to fix. It's not unusual for your reverts to re-add improper material, like unsourced original research that have been tagged for years.
Other than that, thanks for the almost pathological interest on my affairs. Together, we can fix Wikipedia. --Damiens.rf 02:57, 12 April 2011 (UTC)
I am amused by your huge picture stating "This talk page is not a battleground", yet you post provocative and condescending edit summaries such as this one. Please be more polite in your summaries. a_man_alone ( talk) 19:06, 15 April 2011 (UTC)
I've taken this to ANE. a_man_alone ( talk) 20:41, 15 April 2011 (UTC)
Edit war does not have to transgress 3rr - we both stopped short of that, however it was obvious that it was headed that way, boy. a_man_alone ( talk) 07:32, 18 April 2011 (UTC)
Hi Damiens,
I don't know if you've encountered this before, but when you run across something that might be verifiable, but isn't currently accompanied by an
WP:Inline citation, then the best thing to do is usually to add {{
fact}}
after it, not to delete whole swaths of articles.
Also—were you aware that the policy is named VerifiABILITY, rather than "VerifiED" for a reason? The goal is to include information for which a reliable source exists (anywhere in the world), not to include only information for which a reliable source has already been typed into the article.
If a reliable source exists, then the material cannot, by definition, violate the WP:No original research policy. I recommend that you carefully read the first four sentences of that policy. Much of what you've deleted recently as 'violating NOR' is perfectly acceptable under NOR, because reliable sources exist (even though they aren't already conveniently named for you).
There are only a couple of types of statements that are required by any policy to have inline citations. You can see the list at WP:MINREF. (Note that the failure to have a citation in these instances violates either WP:V or WP:BLP rather than WP:NOR.)
Let me encourage you to spend more time tagging material that you'd like to see provided with an inline citation, and less time deleting verifiABLE material simply because nobody had good enough mind-reading skills to know that you wanted to see citations. WhatamIdoing ( talk) 21:52, 12 April 2011 (UTC)
I am undoing your deletions from
Japanese war crimes for similar reasons. You removed several thousand characters, including verbatim quotes, that would have come up as the first hit on Google if you had simply tried a search. I agree with
User:WhatamIdoing - you need to us {{
fact}}
instead of deleting easily verifiable portions of articles. To your credit, your deletion has caused me to add references to the deleted sections, but it would have been much easier to look for them via {{
fact}}
instead of digging through the article history.
Jtwang (
talk) 15:54, 19 April 2011 (UTC)
Hi! In response, I found that we only have non-free photos of him (unless there's something I missed on the USGov websites, and I already site searched the Bureau of Indian Affairs)
There's nobody (that we know of) that we can ask for free photos, because the man's wife and daughter also died in the same plane crash. WhisperToMe ( talk) 23:25, 15 April 2011 (UTC)
Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Media_copyright_questions#Any_guidelines_on_mass_deletion_requests.3F regarding an issue with which you have been involved. Thank you. -- Hammersoft ( talk) 23:56, 18 April 2011 (UTC)
Although it shows his face, its stil, in my opinion, too small and blurry to have in the infobox. The quality and size of the action photo is much better.-- Yankees10 19:18, 19 April 2011 (UTC)
Please stop edit warring at eHow to try to get your own way. The matter is under discussion at Talk:EHow#Wikipedia_blacklisting and you will need to gain consensus there to make the changes you want to make. - Ahunt ( talk) 11:07, 22 April 2011 (UTC)
You currently appear to be engaged in an
edit war according to the reverts you have made on
eHow. Users are expected to
collaborate with others and avoid editing
disruptively.
In particular, the three-revert rule states that:
If you find yourself in an editing dispute, use the article's talk page to discuss controversial changes; work towards a version that represents consensus among editors. You can post a request for help at an appropriate noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases it may be appropriate to request temporary page protection. If you continue to edit war, you may be blocked from editing without further notice. - Ahunt ( talk) 18:30, 24 April 2011 (UTC)
Hi Damian - what do you think under the long term lack of availability of a commons compatible picture in regard to a recently expired subject and the opinions for a non free rationale for a low resolution portion of a copyrighted picture? Off2riorob ( talk) 17:24, 25 April 2011 (UTC)
Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, you are reminded not to attack other editors, as you did on Talk:eHow. Please comment on the contributions and not the contributors. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. You are welcome to rephrase your comment as a civil criticism of the article. Thank you. In particular your direct accusation here that I am sockpuppeting is a completely unfounded personal attack and I can prove that. The two IPs in question are 68.32.94.161 and 141.214.17.5. As I mentioned before, if you check the ARIN registry for North America you will see that those two IPs are a Comcast subscriber in New Jersy and the second is a direct assignment to the University of Michigan Medical Center. As I also previously mentioned I am in Canada and my ISP is National Capital FreeNet, which gets its DSL from Teksavvy in Chatham, Ontario. I'll save you the trouble of requesting a checkuser to back up your personal attack by signing my name here and then signing out and signing it a gain with my IP address so you can check that on ARIN. I then expect an apology from you for this baseless personal attack. - Ahunt ( talk) 14:29, 26 April 2011 (UTC) My IP signature: - 69.165.136.77 ( talk) 14:30, 26 April 2011 (UTC)
Staring a sockpuppet investigation against me is one one thing, we will deal with that over there, but you didn't even complete the process at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/SPI/Guidance which requires you to inform me that you had done that, Step VI says "Notify all the users you are accusing..." Instead an admin had to complete the job for you. So next time you file a sockpuppet report please do complete the process right to the end and inform the person of your accusations. - Ahunt ( talk) 11:58, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
This discussion came across my watchlist a little too late to participate. Hence, I'll offer my comments now. When I originally came across the article, I had the slight impression that it was geared too much towards the plane crash. There was a text comment left to the effect of "Don't add a birth date unless sourced," like it was going to be difficult or something. I suppose if you're 100% reliant upon Google to the point where it blinds you to the existence of other sources, there may be a problem. It should be obvious that with a Google search, the results are going to be skewed more towards corporate media sensationalism if the opportunity presents itself.
In a sense, it's a good thing to see the photo go away, and also to see effort put into finding a replacement. Now, addressing the rationale:
Several months back, I did send an e-mail to the BIA asking if an official photo was available. I never received a response. From my so-far-limited experience in making inquiries, people in positions of receiving such requests typically automatically turn their noses up at the first mention of "Wikipedia." Anyway, happy hunting. RadioKAOS ( talk) 05:23, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
Yes, I think it is better without the last quotation, although my feathers got ruffled by the use of the word parrot. Awkk! (On the Internet nobody knows what species you are.) Yours in birddom, GeorgeLouis ( talk) 20:30, 27 April 2011 (UTC)
This file File:Hopper Rider.jpg that you commented on at FfD has been re-listed at Wikipedia:Files for deletion/2011 April 28#File:Hopper Rider.jpg Please see the discussion to see why this is. Skier Dude ( talk) 01:34, 28 April 2011 (UTC)
I have been going through a large number of your nominations. A substantial number of them are for people who appear to be notable if you do a simple google search. However trying to check hundreds of AfD nominations is going to result in articles of notable people being deleted. Can you suggest a way to get an adaquate review of them all within the regular AfD listing period? Monty 845 03:47, 28 April 2011 (UTC)
I have similar concerns as Monty845, and have raised the matter at ANI here [63]. While I'm in general agreement with the argument you make, I believe that the sheer bulk of similar nominations overwhelms the process. I've been editing toward the same end, over the last month or so, focusing on redirecting stub article for marginally notable models rather than outright deletion, with little controversy. I fear that the large number of nominations will turn into an all-or-none which won't turn out favorably; and that the relatively small number of "false positives" (several clear cases of which I've already noted) will be taken as evidence that a general WP:BEFORE failure has occurred. I'm seriously concerned that this will backfire badly, and prevent us from solving the problem that we're both trying to handle. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz ( talk) 04:14, 28 April 2011 (UTC)
I'm in agreement, these could have all been nominated together if it really was that important to nominate them, and with literally about a hundred of these up already it makes it difficult for someone interested in improving the articles to get to all of them in a reasonable timeframe. I might recommend procedural closes for the AfDs and discussion brought up at the related WikiProject instead, then any that can't be improved can then be directed to AfD in turn, not en masse. CycloneGU ( talk) 18:35, 28 April 2011 (UTC)
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The source was given at the time of upload. I composed it from US government files, which are by law in the public domain. What more do you want? Why are you wasting time with such stuff? — Xiong 熊 talk * 23:29, 29 April 2011 (UTC)
As we appear to have no more contributions to the discussion at eHow I was asked to look at the comment and come to some conclusion, please refer to Talk:eHow. With regard to the sockpuppet investigation Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Ahunt/Archive which has been closed perhaps I can suggest some bridge building with User:Ahunt on the matter. Thanks. MilborneOne ( talk) 15:59, 30 April 2011 (UTC)
Hello Damiens, just got back from a double bypass operation. You are right in your observation. The copyright holder of the document is the U.S. Army. I will remove the error committed by me. Tony the Marine ( talk) 00:29, 3 May 2011 (UTC)
I find myself doing that only too often, very difficult to remember whether I've left the brain in gear! Opbeith ( talk) 19:00, 3 May 2011 (UTC)
Is there a reason why you when you did your mass deletions of Lost and South Park episodes that you singled out the ones uploaded by me? Or is that just a coincidence?-- CyberGhostface ( talk) 21:55, 5 May 2011 (UTC)
No. It's absurd to suggest that Peripitus' comment is consensus to delete. Nyttend ( talk) 11:20, 6 May 2011 (UTC)
Please can you explain why you didn't tell me you had nominated this image for deletion? Spartaz Humbug! 03:29, 7 May 2011 (UTC)
Hi Damiens.rf, just a courtesy note that after some discussion Talk:Avatar_(2009_film)#Deleted_images here I've relisted File:Avatarmotioncapture.jpg at Ffd for more discussion - see Wikipedia:Files_for_deletion/2011_May_9#File:Avatarmotioncapture.jpg - Peripitus (Talk) 10:03, 9 May 2011 (UTC)
My talk page is not a battleground, either. Keep you damn tags to yourself. I don't want to see them. I want you to work but if you won't, I don't want to know about that, either. — Xiong 熊 talk * 20:32, 9 May 2011 (UTC)
The next word out of my mouth is going to be an ugly one. Quit the assholery now. You are now randomly nominating everything you can find in my contribs. Fine. You do that. I don't much care.
Now pay careful attention:
— Xiong 熊 talk * 09:36, 10 May 2011 (UTC)
Howdy. This is just a suggestion, but in the future, you may want to comment regarding which of the criteria an image violated.-- Rockfang ( talk) 18:11, 10 May 2011 (UTC)
Damiens, you're currently under a three-month BLP topic ban, which started in April. [64] Did you appeal this, or is it still in force? If it is, you can't edit the Jessica Valenti article. SlimVirgin TALK| CONTRIBS 18:40, 12 May 2011 (UTC)
Damiens, the jargon used in sanctions can be confusing, so I wanted to clarify it. Itlooks to me that your BLP ban covers all pages which would include the talk page of BLP. Look at this page for exceptions for a better idea of what it means. FloNight ♥♥♥♥ 19:50, 12 May 2011 (UTC)
There is absolutely No copyright violation with this image. Hence it must not be nominated for deletion. This image is completely for free use by anyone and anywhere.
Sourav Mohanty ( talk) 20:36, 12 May 2011 (UTC)
Responding to another editor who has treated you civilly by saying "What you say is a big fat lie. It's nauseating to interact with you." -Damiens.rf6:14 am, 11 May 2011, last Wednesday (3 days ago) (UTC−7) [65] is very disrespectful and not at all in keeping with WP:CIVIL, is it? You should probably watch that. Shirtwaist ( talk) 00:29, 15 May 2011 (UTC)
Hi. I just noticed several FfD nominated that had all been uploaded by the same user. That does make it more difficult for them to deal with the issues presented - I'm not sure if doing that will give the best chances of quality, calm discussion and therefore the best outcomes for Wikipedia (whichever way the decisions go). To be clear, I'm 100% certain you had totally good faith in your nominations (all were very well grounded) but if I was Chesdovi, I'd feel under siege. Might be worth thinking about on a future occasion? Cheers -- Dweller ( talk) 16:18, 17 May 2011 (UTC)
This seems to be a totally uncalled for uncivil personal attack edit summary, please be more judicuous in your comments in the future. Dreadstar ☥ 19:08, 17 May 2011 (UTC)
When an editor scans through your edits, addressing problems and notifying you of them, you should look at it in the same way as when you scan through another editor's image uploads, addressing problems and notifying them. Do you consider your actions stalking? I'm sure not. You check image edits, addressing issues and making notifications; I check edits, addressing issues and making notifications. Same difference. And at least I don't spam your talk page with dozens if not hundreds of automated notifications like you do, [66] [67], while making insulting comments [68]; and instead of just making mass deletions of article content, [69] [70] I take the time and effort to find resources and add content. [71] [72], all the while dealing with your edit warring while I'm in process of improving the article. [73] [74] Look to your own actions before making inflammatory accusations against others; like false accusations of vandalism and other personal attacks. Dreadstar ☥ 23:09, 17 May 2011 (UTC)
Okay, please, both of you, avoid each other. Damiens, I highly recommend leaving any further images of Dreadstar alone; Dreadstar, the particular warning which opened this thread was petty and useless and shows that your "monitoring" of Damiens is not really constructive either. Fut.Perf. ☼ 05:57, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
Interesting pseudonym namesake you have in Robert-François Damiens. I did not know his story before. I wonder what parallels you derive in Wikipedia :) It's inspirational really; his torture and execution had far more negative effect on the French royalty than it did on him, and in the end while his attempts at assassination proved ineffective, his legacy really is the downfall of the French royalty. On such unexpected results does history turn. -- Hammersoft ( talk) 13:59, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
Try talking to me first or use the image talk page first. If I can't resolve your problems, I'll be happy to nominate the image(s) myself. — BQZip01 — talk 22:03, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
Wait a minute! Did you just changed Wikipedia:Glossary to make it support your point #2 above? -- Damiens.rf 15:40, 19 May 2011 (UTC)