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Hi, Dave, this discussion is closed, but I'd like to point out you avoided the question; all you did was reiterate your argument without offering any grounds for it. I'll insert my responses and then ask the simple question again.
So, once again, Why does the next clause tell us to "refer the reader to more accepted ideas"? How do you interpret the whole sentence, not just the first clause? Thanks, YoPienso ( talk) 21:12, 22 January 2017 (UTC)
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didn't mean you, Dave NewsAndEventsGuy ( talk) 02:59, 2 February 2017 (UTC)
Thanks for quick responses, both on Kitzmiller and talk:ID. I'm gathering that ID proponents are motivated by a desire to promote belief in God.
So their attempts to distance themselves from "creation science" and present ID as purely a scientific challenge are - shall we say - "impure"? (That is, not an entirely disinterested pursuit of)truth.)
Still, I'd like to include in WP a few claims to the contrary - provided both we in the contributor community and THE READERS clearly understand that all such contrary views are in the minority - perhaps the extreme (and extremely biased?) minority. -- Uncle Ed ( talk) 19:35, 21 February 2017 (UTC)
Is it my fault if Scots (or Falkland Islanders or . . .) want to joint the club and add their names? Why not make a new category West Indies merchants from Scotland, a very few did actually operate from way up there, I think, or was it just for childhood and retirement? Pleased if you would share the knowledge. Best regards, Eddaido ( talk) 00:29, 24 February 2017 (UTC)
Well, the article says a German American businessman, so I'd go along with that. Would you say he was Prussian? Calling a Bavarian a Prussian is the equivalent of calling a Scot English – the shared identities are, respectively, German and British. As an added complication, the Irish are often not British, so from the UK is a better category description. . . dave souza, talk 12:12, 24 February 2017 (UTC)
See your watchlist, the heading line on the category means what it says: any further discussion should be on the article talk page. . dave souza, talk 17:05, 12 March 2017 (UTC)
Hi, Dave, you slipped into blogger mode here and disrespected distinguished scientists. Please strike your comment. Thanks, YoPienso ( talk) 18:05, 27 June 2017 (UTC)
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Maybe I'm misunderstanding you, but I'm having difficulty not reading a lot of snark and condescension in your comments. Can you please try your hardest to avoid that? -- Dr. Fleischman ( talk) 22:14, 24 October 2017 (UTC)
difficulty not reading a lot of snark and condescension" into Dave's comments seems like a personal problem of perspective, as I, for one, fail to see any such comments. It seems to me that Dave does have the better grasp of the matter (as well as being very patient), and your insinuation of "snark and condenscension" not only quite unfounded, but also rather uncivil. So I suggest backing away from that. ~ J. Johnson (JJ) ( talk) 04:35, 25 October 2017 (UTC)
Hello again! I hope you´ll allow me some further ramblings, if not, you know where the undo-button is. I think our discussion was getting partly off-topic for that talkpage.
I reluctantly agree that "non-press-group-blog" is the right call, but you have to admit they did a decent effort not to look like one, no "wordpress" in the url etc. I didn´t consider the misleading aspects of their name. That they were DI-folk had not escaped me. Actually, the "Evolution" makes me kneejerk the other way, like when I see a wp-username with "truth" or "fact" in it, I quickly get suspicious. A "proper" science-thing would probably use "Biology". The name, like "Discovery Institute" has an orwellian quality, though I think DI/ID is some sort of pun/injoke.
What hit me in my personal principle and made me grab my stick was the arguments that the articles didn´t fit "press" because they were not WP:RS, a DI-outlet, not mainstream science and obviously biased. All that is correct, but in this particular context, it doesn´t matter. WP gets yelled at and kicked on a lot, often wrongly, ignorantly and ideologically. It´s part of reality. This is sometimes noted or done in press/media, and when it is, we should/can note it in the media-template and/or the coverage pages, they´re not restricted to nicer stuff. When we can agree it´s "press" of course.
So, a hypothetical question: say the Casey Luskin piece got republished in The Washington Times (I don´t see WaPo doing it), and I add it to the ID-talkpage (with an ES that doesn´t literally say MUAHAHA PRESS YOU SUCKERS!!!), would you actively oppose it? If it was republished in WorldNetDaily I might discuss it first, but as you can imagine, that´s also "press" to me, and interesting enough add.
That said, I´m not displeased that the Bechly-article was removed, one of the named editors told me (after I had already added it at "coverage") he was "a little creeped out" by being noticed by the DI-thugs, so there´s a plus-side to that removal. Gråbergs Gråa Sång ( talk) 11:36, 2 November 2017 (UTC)
I stole it. Cheers Edaham ( talk) 09:06, 8 November 2017 (UTC)
Shalom Dave, I know that the most recent discussion on the Talk-Page of Intelligent Design has been closed, but do you think there's a chance that only the first sentence be amended in the opening paragraph, so that it reads: "Intelligent design (ID) is a philosophical/religious argument which seeks to establish, through deductive reasoning, the theorem that the universe and all life forms were created by an intelligent being."? I know that the other suggestions by me were rejected (which I accept, as it is the consensus), but this one change seemed to have garnered some support. What do you think? If you say that I should drop it and let the present edit stand, I shall not pursue the matter any further. Be well. Davidbena ( talk) 00:04, 9 November 2017 (UTC)
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Hi Dave, I've been reading through Talk:Intelligent_design, and stumbled upon a reference to Intelligent design and science. I found the original discussion where it was agreed the article would be created [2], and see that the current lead hasn't changed much since 2012 [3].
Nevertheless it seems to me that as some editors feared in 2012, Intelligent design and science does amount to a POV fork. Most importantly, the lead of the article treats ID and modern biology as intellectually equivalent. All of the strong statements in the lead of Intelligent design, making it abundantly clear that ID is psuedoscience, unsupported by fact, and rejected by the scientific community, do not appear in the lead of Intelligent design and science. I think this would be rectified if the split article [4] had as much attention as the original [5].
What do you think about this issue? I'd propose a modest re-write of the lead for Intelligent design and science, incorporating some of the language from Intelligent design. - Darouet ( talk) 22:26, 19 December 2017 (UTC)
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Hello Dave. While mucking around for sources to answer questions at the WP:SHIPS talk page, I found this, which could substitute for the self-published source (which we did not use) on King Edward's career in the White Sea. The nrm.org source is a blog, but seems usable. It also affirms the self-published source. Any thoughts?
Best wishes. Kablammo ( talk) 13:39, 4 March 2018 (UTC)
Hi - you friend K. fingered you as an expert in this area. I recently did an article for MV Princess Victoria (1939) the predecessor to MV Princess Victoria (1947). I observe claims for the latter it was the first operational cross channel stern loading car ferry ... however the 1939 ship operated for the peak summer season of 1939 and there is a picture of it loading cars (might have been a publicity shot) and perhaps it did the season passenger only. Anyway if you have any information appreciated. (And I have nibbled at twin screw steamer but there is much dead ending in this area but I hope to get an essay or something about it because it is now bugging me greatly and there is an exception for nearly everything I want to say). Thanks! Djm-leighpark ( talk) 23:33, 5 March 2018 (UTC)
I want to create article in wikipedia about this person "Pavan Kumar NR" but the title is protected.... [refs trimmed] .... 2405:204:538E:FDA2:0:0:575:18A0 ( talk)
Could you look at the talk page for the green berets (film)? There is a dispute. -- 1.136.107.150 ( talk) 23:25, 2 August 2018 (UTC)
Clearly in going forward we should be thinking of requiring all volunteers to use hindsight in advance of any information on which to base that hindsight, or in advance of future publicity which inspires such hindsight
--You nailed it.Some people have weird reasoning skills.
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Hi Dave, this is my first attempt at trying to trace some text in a WP article and then communicating with the (probable) editor (hope I've got this right). The text in question is "[numbering added]" in small text in 'Climate change denial' article in the 'Taxonomy of climate change denial' section /info/en/?search=Climate_change_denial#Taxonomy_of_climate_change_denial . I was wondering if this was supposed to have gone into the Edit Summary. I think the edit was made on 21:37, 27 May 2015. I hope I have understood this 'difference' https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Climate_change_denial&diff=prev&oldid=664330992 correctly. FrankSier ( talk) 18:04, 12 October 2018 (UTC)
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Hi Dave,
If you are out and about in Scotland, some good photos of some Scotrail Turbostars would be helpful. We're missing good photos of these. We have photos, sure, but not good photos (photos of whole units, in sunshine, with the sun behind the camera). Though they're the most common type of Turbostar.
If you've to time, can you add that item to Mann's Wikipedia page, not just Tim Ball page? JohnMashey ( talk) 04:09, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
I see you did it, thanks! JohnMashey ( talk) 18:56, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
[8] Oops, I said "David's" rather than "Dave's" there too. BTW, thanks for working on ID related articles, — Paleo Neonate – 13:16, 27 June 2019 (UTC)
Hi Dave. All quiet on the Global Warming Talk page, so allow me to confirm or disprove with you a suspicion I have.
Yuo seem to favour using the concept "pre-industrial" even though the IPCC dropped the term as unhelpful in 2014. My suspicion is that you may not be a historian and are therefore unaware that historically, the industrial revolution started with James Watt's steam engine in Britain in 1769, and then industrialisation took 50-100 years to take hold in Europe and America. See Industrial Revolution#Industrialisation beyond the United Kingdom. Given this century-long transition from agricultural to industrial societies, it is not sensible to use the term "pre-industrial" as a temporal term, whether defined as the period 1720-1800, or 1750-1800, or 1850-1900. We should spare Wikipedia this pre-2014 confusion and simply say that recent Global Warming started in the mid-19th century. And that it correlates with an increased emission of anthropogenic greenhouse gases. 86.162.84.228 ( talk) 15:37, 29 July 2019 (UTC)
In the absence of a formal definition for preindustrial, the IPCC AR5 made a pragmatic choice to reference global temperature to the mean of 1850–1900 when assessing the time at which particular temperature levels would be crossed (Kirtman et al. 2013). In the final draft, 1850–1900 was referred to as preindustrial, but at the IPCC AR5 plenary approval session, “a contact group developed a proposal, in which reference to ‘pre-industrial’ is deleted, and this was adopted [by the governments]” (IISD 2013). However, the term preindustrial was used in AR5, often inconsistently, in other contexts—for example, when discussing atmospheric composition, radiative forcing (the year 1750 is used as a zero-forcing baseline), sea level rise, and paleoclimate information. These discussions highlight the importance of defining preindustrial consistently and more precisely.
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It's just one post AR5-study but FYI see carbon brief article about it at Greenhouse gases began warming the world’s oceans in the early 1800s, decades earlier than previously thought, according to a new study NewsAndEventsGuy ( talk) 21:54, 29 July 2019 (UTC)
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Just a request for you to keep an eye on Michael E. Mann if you wouldn't mind, I'm going to be busy for a few days - and to anyone else who might be watching. The court case has brought out some non-RS stuff; see my last revert William M. Connolley ( talk) 20:27, 31 August 2019 (UTC)
Hi Dave. I've discussed this image with a friend, who has pointed out that there has been an update to the dataset and publication here. The changes are minimal in the 1000 years used, but still, it would be better to have an updated version. You seem to have moved the image to Commons - at least, you are the first to edit the page there. Do you still remember the original author? Thanks! -- Stephan Schulz ( talk) 22:43, 2 September 2019 (UTC)
I notice that you and I have been editing and re-editing the same page. The group does oppose the IPCC, however it is not a climate change denial group. It acknowledges climate change, and proposes alternative explanations for the causes and best course of future actions when compared to the IPCC. MikeRit ( talk) 02:20, 25 September 2019 (UTC)
Hi Dave, Thanks for your comment here; FYI, that thread was a preliminary discussion. There is a formal rename proposal farther down the talk page. To be sure your NotVote is seen by the closer you may want want to address the issue there, too. I think we're going to be really zooming in on the question "what is the PRIMARYTOPIC associated with the phrase 'climate change'", and that will be an interesting discussion! But as a matter of housekeeping, although we are in disagreement on this core question, I just wanted to call to your attention a possible oversight regarding the formal RM proposal thread. NewsAndEventsGuy ( talk) 11:27, 22 October 2019 (UTC)
First of all, thanks for your honest engagement in the discussion! You suggested post-industrial climate change as the title for an article about the ongoing climate change (which I believe matches the content under global warming). I liked it at first, and it hadn't been suggested before. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to have much support on Google, about 1,190 results. One very similar title is modern climate change, which has better Google support (160 000). Do you think we should include that in our prelimary list of titles for our human-cuased climate change article? Femke Nijsse ( talk) 21:34, 23 October 2019 (UTC)
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On global warming, I get the following error (using a script): Harv error: link from CITEREFArcherPierrehumbert2013 doesn't point to any citation. Could you provide the full reference. A google search made it not a 100% clear which edition and all this refers to. Femke Nijsse ( talk) 19:59, 20 November 2019 (UTC)
I didn't know about those resources, it's great to have them listed.-- HalMartin ( talk) 08:24, 8 December 2019 (UTC)
Hi Dave, Just curious if you have really read Darwin's wonderful book, On the Origin of Species, before contributing to its wiki page. Not even the whole book, maybe just 20-30% of it? Below is the original summary of the book you restored back, but with my thoughts added. I will look up wikipedia policy and revise the page later, but it is amazing how people 150 years ago had far better understanding and appropriate humbleness regarding nature, complexity of life, and evolution, than today's scientists and thinkers who have vastly more resources but gotten lost, clueless, and leading people to completely wrong direction. Please read below and let me know your thoughts.
Darwin's theory of evolution is based on key facts and the inferences drawn from them, which biologist Ernst Mayr summarised as follows: [1]
How did people not point out and remove above totally wrong "summary" so far? It is not even a summary, but kind of assumptions for a theory. I will be deleting the whole thing later, replacing it with a proper correct summary.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Adon3000 ( talk • contribs) 19:31, 25 February 2020 (UTC)
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I noted that you reverted my acceptance of an IP editor who changed "denialist" to "skeptic". The source that supports this sentence, a paper publish by Yale University, makes reference to skeptics on three occasions but never uses the word denialist. My personal view is the climate change deniers are risking the future of the planet for their own personal profitability or weird p0litical persuasion, but in Wikipedia I would prefer that the text reflected the source. Regards Velella Velella Talk 13:24, 21 May 2020 (UTC)
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Thanks for your work on the Guardian article. I hate it when people use quotes and give no context. There are few situations where context isn't key to understanding. Doug Weller talk 18:09, 3 July 2020 (UTC) |
Hello I made a request sometime ago to be allowed access to the AWB software here but it seems admins have not taken any look at that page for a while. Mind if you can process my request, I have met the criteria but it seems the bot has a lag. Regards Megan Barris (Lets talk📧) 10:37, 7 August 2020 (UTC)
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Dave, I saw you edited YAD06 last month. I doubt that this page reaches wikipedia's standards of notability for having a dedicated article. However as an infrequent editor I don't know the process for suggesting a deletion and, more importantly, I'm conflicted so I shouldn't be the one deleting it anyway. Hence asking you as a recent editor of the article. What do you think? Thanks. TimOsborn ( talk) 21:20, 10 September 2020 (UTC)
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Hi Dave souza! Glad to see some significant contributors of Second voyage of HMS Beagle! I thought I was the only one editing that abandoned vital article :3 Anyways, I am very aware that there is a lot going on for you; I can see that from your talk page. But just as a request, do you mind taking a look at the article talk page? I have addressed some important things that need attention. Whenever you have time, it would be highly appreciated. Cheers! Wretchskull ( talk) 20:20, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
Regarding the shoutout in your recent AE statement, I seriously doubt Trump is an expert political manipulator, or capable of effective dogwhistling. Old for a man, but a rookie in Washington. Reality TV is no substitute for the live promotional "warzone", even dumb teens on YouTube can draw big numbers when they're their own executive producers and can fire their camerapeople and editors. As for that edit summary, even I'm a bit unsure how truly I worded it, but it's not the important part, honestly. InedibleHulk ( talk) 12:55, 27 May 2021 (UTC)
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I've done my nine months, and ardently request to continue enhancing Wikipedia's, at the moment rather meager, knowledge on companies. Based on what I've seen, easily a decade of controversial incidents was never added or added in such a way that made it difficult for visitors to find.
I'm sorry things blew up on the pages of Moderna, Biogen, and Netflix. The antipathy, and block evasion, concerning Moderna's dubious tax practices and abrasive work culture, Netflix's Qwikster spinoff, and Biogen's failed Alzheimer's drug, were unwarranted.
https://www.politico.eu/article/moderna-vaccine-profits-tax-havens/ https://www.statnews.com/2016/09/13/moderna-therapeutics-biotech-mrna/ https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/netflixs-lost-year-the-inside-story-of-the-price-hike-train-wreck/ https://www.fiercepharma.com/pharma/biogen-s-aduhelm-could-be-linked-to-alzheimer-s-patient-s-death-analyst-says
I want to voice my sympathies regarding the toxic atmosphere on Wikipedia, that can't make things easy, and acknowledge the need for systematic enforcement in order to overpower that atmosphere.
If reinstated my work would cover histories like:
Ting river pollution (Zijin Mining)
In July 2010, two toxic copper mine waste spills contaminated the Ting River in Fujian Province, China. Zijin Mining was found guilty of negligence and fined close to $4.4M. People developed lesions from contact with the water as much as a year after the spills. The area displayed elevated cancer rates and high concentrations of toxic cadmium have been found in the drinking water.
https://www.sfgate.com/green/article/Toxic-leak-taints-mining-firm-with-global-plans-3179105.php
Tailings dam collapse (Zijin Mining)
On September 21 2010, a tailings dam collapsed, destroying 523 homes and killing 22 people near the city of Xinyi, Guangdong Province, China. Though the dam was hit by a typhoon, responsibility for its collapse was placed firmly on the shoulders of Xinyi Zijin, an arm of Zijin Mining, which had violated construction procedures. Zijin Mining has expressed "deep sorrow and regret" and donated $7.5M to Xinyi City. By 2011, Xinyi Zijin was up against 800 lawsuits related to the destruction.
https://www.reuters.com/article/china-mining-zijin-idUSTOE71G05L20110217
Pollution in Chad (Glencore)
In January 2021, the UK accepted a human rights complaint alleging that Glencore's toxic wastewater leaks had injured at least fifty villagers in 2018 in Chad. They had been afflicted with severe burns, skin lesions, and illness. Burns left by crude oil waste had prevented a boy from moving for a whole year.
Heavy Metals Poisoning Pueblo Viejo (Barrick Gold Corp)
Since 2013, the communities surrounding Barrick's Pueblo Viejo mine have petitioned the government of the Dominican Republic with relocation demands. Residents spoke of respiratory problems, heavy metal poisoning, livestock dying, as well as skin lesions caused by tainted water. Their cacao production has been reduced by 60% and their rates of cancer, asthma, other illnesses, and miscarriages exceed those of Dominicans living outside the Pueblo Viejo region.
https://nowtoronto.com/barrick-gold-rules-horror-stories-from-the-frontline
North Mara pollution (Acacia Mining)
In May 2019, Acacia Mining was fined $2.4 million for alleged pollution near its North Mara mine in Tanzania. Authorities issued an environmental protection order concerning pollution from the mine's tailings dam. Reports include skin lesions, high rates of cervical cancer, and inhabitants eating poisoned fish.
Natural gas blowout (Sempra Energy)
On September 27 2021, Southern California Gas Co. along with its parent company Sempra Energy, agreed to a $1.8B settlement affecting 35,000 people. Thousands of families had been exposed to carcinogens and toxic substances by the Alison Canyon, LA, natural gas blowout, which lasted from October 23 2015 to February 18 2015. Residents had to be relocated and reported headaches, nausea, and nosebleeds, as well as cancer, heart palpitations, and varied long-term health problems. Attorneys attributed the disaster to well case corrosion, a problem known to the company. An independent analysis firm commissioned by two state agencies concluded that SoCalGas did not exercise due diligence and failed to seal the leak several times by underestimating the flow of gas. The company had previously agreed to a $120M settlement with the state attorney and a $4M settlement with L.A. prosecutors after being convicted for not reporting the leak in a timely manner.
https://www.npr.org/2021/09/27/1041037624/gas-leak-los-angeles-aliso-canyon-settlement?
Sexual assault charges (Uber)
In 2021, Uber agreed to pay $9M to settle allegations that it had withheld information concerning sexual assault claims from California regulators.
On July 13 2022, a law firm representing five hundred and fifty women claimed that passengers were kidnapped, sexually assaulted, sexually battered, raped, falsely imprisoned, stalked, harassed, or otherwise attacked by Uber drivers. In a 2022 US Safety Report, the company claimed to have received 3,824 reports of five categories of sexual assault between 2019 and 2020.
Human rights violations in Papua New Guinea (Barrick Gold Corp)
For years, security forces under the employ of Barrick Gold Corp have been accused of killing, battering, torturing, raping locals, and burning homes in the area surrounding its Porgera gold mine. The men did so in the context of deterring illegal miners, a minority of which stages violent raids on the mine. Papa New Guinea is notorious for the rapes and abuses by its police forces. Nonetheless, the company has been accused of negligence and being responsible for attracting crime and gang warfare to the area through its business activities. Barrick Gold has since made attempts to improve officer conduct, but failed to stop it. In 2015, Barrick confessed to having settled eleven claims involving the rape, beating, and torture of women. Later that same year, one-hundred-nineteen other women announced that they had waived the right to sue the company for far worse terms. Two years later, another eighty victims came forward claiming to have never been offered compensation. In 2020, the government of Papua New Guinea refused to renew the mine's lease. In 2021, the government negotiated a 51% stake in Barrick Niugini, the arm controlling the mine.
https://www.hrw.org/report/2011/02/01/golds-costly-dividend/human-rights-impacts-papua-new-guineas-porgera-gold-minend/human-rights-impacts-papua-new-guineas-porgera-gold-mine Passionate Dynamo ( talk) 12:05, 2 December 2022 (UTC)
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Hi, Dave, this discussion is closed, but I'd like to point out you avoided the question; all you did was reiterate your argument without offering any grounds for it. I'll insert my responses and then ask the simple question again.
So, once again, Why does the next clause tell us to "refer the reader to more accepted ideas"? How do you interpret the whole sentence, not just the first clause? Thanks, YoPienso ( talk) 21:12, 22 January 2017 (UTC)
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didn't mean you, Dave NewsAndEventsGuy ( talk) 02:59, 2 February 2017 (UTC)
Thanks for quick responses, both on Kitzmiller and talk:ID. I'm gathering that ID proponents are motivated by a desire to promote belief in God.
So their attempts to distance themselves from "creation science" and present ID as purely a scientific challenge are - shall we say - "impure"? (That is, not an entirely disinterested pursuit of)truth.)
Still, I'd like to include in WP a few claims to the contrary - provided both we in the contributor community and THE READERS clearly understand that all such contrary views are in the minority - perhaps the extreme (and extremely biased?) minority. -- Uncle Ed ( talk) 19:35, 21 February 2017 (UTC)
Is it my fault if Scots (or Falkland Islanders or . . .) want to joint the club and add their names? Why not make a new category West Indies merchants from Scotland, a very few did actually operate from way up there, I think, or was it just for childhood and retirement? Pleased if you would share the knowledge. Best regards, Eddaido ( talk) 00:29, 24 February 2017 (UTC)
Well, the article says a German American businessman, so I'd go along with that. Would you say he was Prussian? Calling a Bavarian a Prussian is the equivalent of calling a Scot English – the shared identities are, respectively, German and British. As an added complication, the Irish are often not British, so from the UK is a better category description. . . dave souza, talk 12:12, 24 February 2017 (UTC)
See your watchlist, the heading line on the category means what it says: any further discussion should be on the article talk page. . dave souza, talk 17:05, 12 March 2017 (UTC)
Hi, Dave, you slipped into blogger mode here and disrespected distinguished scientists. Please strike your comment. Thanks, YoPienso ( talk) 18:05, 27 June 2017 (UTC)
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Maybe I'm misunderstanding you, but I'm having difficulty not reading a lot of snark and condescension in your comments. Can you please try your hardest to avoid that? -- Dr. Fleischman ( talk) 22:14, 24 October 2017 (UTC)
difficulty not reading a lot of snark and condescension" into Dave's comments seems like a personal problem of perspective, as I, for one, fail to see any such comments. It seems to me that Dave does have the better grasp of the matter (as well as being very patient), and your insinuation of "snark and condenscension" not only quite unfounded, but also rather uncivil. So I suggest backing away from that. ~ J. Johnson (JJ) ( talk) 04:35, 25 October 2017 (UTC)
Hello again! I hope you´ll allow me some further ramblings, if not, you know where the undo-button is. I think our discussion was getting partly off-topic for that talkpage.
I reluctantly agree that "non-press-group-blog" is the right call, but you have to admit they did a decent effort not to look like one, no "wordpress" in the url etc. I didn´t consider the misleading aspects of their name. That they were DI-folk had not escaped me. Actually, the "Evolution" makes me kneejerk the other way, like when I see a wp-username with "truth" or "fact" in it, I quickly get suspicious. A "proper" science-thing would probably use "Biology". The name, like "Discovery Institute" has an orwellian quality, though I think DI/ID is some sort of pun/injoke.
What hit me in my personal principle and made me grab my stick was the arguments that the articles didn´t fit "press" because they were not WP:RS, a DI-outlet, not mainstream science and obviously biased. All that is correct, but in this particular context, it doesn´t matter. WP gets yelled at and kicked on a lot, often wrongly, ignorantly and ideologically. It´s part of reality. This is sometimes noted or done in press/media, and when it is, we should/can note it in the media-template and/or the coverage pages, they´re not restricted to nicer stuff. When we can agree it´s "press" of course.
So, a hypothetical question: say the Casey Luskin piece got republished in The Washington Times (I don´t see WaPo doing it), and I add it to the ID-talkpage (with an ES that doesn´t literally say MUAHAHA PRESS YOU SUCKERS!!!), would you actively oppose it? If it was republished in WorldNetDaily I might discuss it first, but as you can imagine, that´s also "press" to me, and interesting enough add.
That said, I´m not displeased that the Bechly-article was removed, one of the named editors told me (after I had already added it at "coverage") he was "a little creeped out" by being noticed by the DI-thugs, so there´s a plus-side to that removal. Gråbergs Gråa Sång ( talk) 11:36, 2 November 2017 (UTC)
I stole it. Cheers Edaham ( talk) 09:06, 8 November 2017 (UTC)
Shalom Dave, I know that the most recent discussion on the Talk-Page of Intelligent Design has been closed, but do you think there's a chance that only the first sentence be amended in the opening paragraph, so that it reads: "Intelligent design (ID) is a philosophical/religious argument which seeks to establish, through deductive reasoning, the theorem that the universe and all life forms were created by an intelligent being."? I know that the other suggestions by me were rejected (which I accept, as it is the consensus), but this one change seemed to have garnered some support. What do you think? If you say that I should drop it and let the present edit stand, I shall not pursue the matter any further. Be well. Davidbena ( talk) 00:04, 9 November 2017 (UTC)
Hi! I've been unable to find the place to ask if being a Rhodes Scholar confers the notability required for a BLP. This page was very confusing. Do you know either the answer or where I can find it? Thanks! YoPienso ( talk) 15:25, 22 November 2017 (UTC)
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Hi Dave, I've been reading through Talk:Intelligent_design, and stumbled upon a reference to Intelligent design and science. I found the original discussion where it was agreed the article would be created [2], and see that the current lead hasn't changed much since 2012 [3].
Nevertheless it seems to me that as some editors feared in 2012, Intelligent design and science does amount to a POV fork. Most importantly, the lead of the article treats ID and modern biology as intellectually equivalent. All of the strong statements in the lead of Intelligent design, making it abundantly clear that ID is psuedoscience, unsupported by fact, and rejected by the scientific community, do not appear in the lead of Intelligent design and science. I think this would be rectified if the split article [4] had as much attention as the original [5].
What do you think about this issue? I'd propose a modest re-write of the lead for Intelligent design and science, incorporating some of the language from Intelligent design. - Darouet ( talk) 22:26, 19 December 2017 (UTC)
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I'm not sure if it's still on your watchlist, but recent edits have restored some material which appeared contentious according to previous talk page discussions (and these turned out to be added by a sock of AshforkAZ); in case you would like to review them... Thanks, — Paleo Neonate – 06:13, 12 January 2018 (UTC)
Hello Dave. While mucking around for sources to answer questions at the WP:SHIPS talk page, I found this, which could substitute for the self-published source (which we did not use) on King Edward's career in the White Sea. The nrm.org source is a blog, but seems usable. It also affirms the self-published source. Any thoughts?
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Hi - you friend K. fingered you as an expert in this area. I recently did an article for MV Princess Victoria (1939) the predecessor to MV Princess Victoria (1947). I observe claims for the latter it was the first operational cross channel stern loading car ferry ... however the 1939 ship operated for the peak summer season of 1939 and there is a picture of it loading cars (might have been a publicity shot) and perhaps it did the season passenger only. Anyway if you have any information appreciated. (And I have nibbled at twin screw steamer but there is much dead ending in this area but I hope to get an essay or something about it because it is now bugging me greatly and there is an exception for nearly everything I want to say). Thanks! Djm-leighpark ( talk) 23:33, 5 March 2018 (UTC)
I want to create article in wikipedia about this person "Pavan Kumar NR" but the title is protected.... [refs trimmed] .... 2405:204:538E:FDA2:0:0:575:18A0 ( talk)
Could you look at the talk page for the green berets (film)? There is a dispute. -- 1.136.107.150 ( talk) 23:25, 2 August 2018 (UTC)
Clearly in going forward we should be thinking of requiring all volunteers to use hindsight in advance of any information on which to base that hindsight, or in advance of future publicity which inspires such hindsight
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Hi Dave, this is my first attempt at trying to trace some text in a WP article and then communicating with the (probable) editor (hope I've got this right). The text in question is "[numbering added]" in small text in 'Climate change denial' article in the 'Taxonomy of climate change denial' section /info/en/?search=Climate_change_denial#Taxonomy_of_climate_change_denial . I was wondering if this was supposed to have gone into the Edit Summary. I think the edit was made on 21:37, 27 May 2015. I hope I have understood this 'difference' https://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Climate_change_denial&diff=prev&oldid=664330992 correctly. FrankSier ( talk) 18:04, 12 October 2018 (UTC)
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Hi Dave,
If you are out and about in Scotland, some good photos of some Scotrail Turbostars would be helpful. We're missing good photos of these. We have photos, sure, but not good photos (photos of whole units, in sunshine, with the sun behind the camera). Though they're the most common type of Turbostar.
If you've to time, can you add that item to Mann's Wikipedia page, not just Tim Ball page? JohnMashey ( talk) 04:09, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
I see you did it, thanks! JohnMashey ( talk) 18:56, 13 June 2019 (UTC)
[8] Oops, I said "David's" rather than "Dave's" there too. BTW, thanks for working on ID related articles, — Paleo Neonate – 13:16, 27 June 2019 (UTC)
Hi Dave. All quiet on the Global Warming Talk page, so allow me to confirm or disprove with you a suspicion I have.
Yuo seem to favour using the concept "pre-industrial" even though the IPCC dropped the term as unhelpful in 2014. My suspicion is that you may not be a historian and are therefore unaware that historically, the industrial revolution started with James Watt's steam engine in Britain in 1769, and then industrialisation took 50-100 years to take hold in Europe and America. See Industrial Revolution#Industrialisation beyond the United Kingdom. Given this century-long transition from agricultural to industrial societies, it is not sensible to use the term "pre-industrial" as a temporal term, whether defined as the period 1720-1800, or 1750-1800, or 1850-1900. We should spare Wikipedia this pre-2014 confusion and simply say that recent Global Warming started in the mid-19th century. And that it correlates with an increased emission of anthropogenic greenhouse gases. 86.162.84.228 ( talk) 15:37, 29 July 2019 (UTC)
In the absence of a formal definition for preindustrial, the IPCC AR5 made a pragmatic choice to reference global temperature to the mean of 1850–1900 when assessing the time at which particular temperature levels would be crossed (Kirtman et al. 2013). In the final draft, 1850–1900 was referred to as preindustrial, but at the IPCC AR5 plenary approval session, “a contact group developed a proposal, in which reference to ‘pre-industrial’ is deleted, and this was adopted [by the governments]” (IISD 2013). However, the term preindustrial was used in AR5, often inconsistently, in other contexts—for example, when discussing atmospheric composition, radiative forcing (the year 1750 is used as a zero-forcing baseline), sea level rise, and paleoclimate information. These discussions highlight the importance of defining preindustrial consistently and more precisely.
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It's just one post AR5-study but FYI see carbon brief article about it at Greenhouse gases began warming the world’s oceans in the early 1800s, decades earlier than previously thought, according to a new study NewsAndEventsGuy ( talk) 21:54, 29 July 2019 (UTC)
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Just a request for you to keep an eye on Michael E. Mann if you wouldn't mind, I'm going to be busy for a few days - and to anyone else who might be watching. The court case has brought out some non-RS stuff; see my last revert William M. Connolley ( talk) 20:27, 31 August 2019 (UTC)
Hi Dave. I've discussed this image with a friend, who has pointed out that there has been an update to the dataset and publication here. The changes are minimal in the 1000 years used, but still, it would be better to have an updated version. You seem to have moved the image to Commons - at least, you are the first to edit the page there. Do you still remember the original author? Thanks! -- Stephan Schulz ( talk) 22:43, 2 September 2019 (UTC)
I notice that you and I have been editing and re-editing the same page. The group does oppose the IPCC, however it is not a climate change denial group. It acknowledges climate change, and proposes alternative explanations for the causes and best course of future actions when compared to the IPCC. MikeRit ( talk) 02:20, 25 September 2019 (UTC)
Hi Dave, Thanks for your comment here; FYI, that thread was a preliminary discussion. There is a formal rename proposal farther down the talk page. To be sure your NotVote is seen by the closer you may want want to address the issue there, too. I think we're going to be really zooming in on the question "what is the PRIMARYTOPIC associated with the phrase 'climate change'", and that will be an interesting discussion! But as a matter of housekeeping, although we are in disagreement on this core question, I just wanted to call to your attention a possible oversight regarding the formal RM proposal thread. NewsAndEventsGuy ( talk) 11:27, 22 October 2019 (UTC)
First of all, thanks for your honest engagement in the discussion! You suggested post-industrial climate change as the title for an article about the ongoing climate change (which I believe matches the content under global warming). I liked it at first, and it hadn't been suggested before. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to have much support on Google, about 1,190 results. One very similar title is modern climate change, which has better Google support (160 000). Do you think we should include that in our prelimary list of titles for our human-cuased climate change article? Femke Nijsse ( talk) 21:34, 23 October 2019 (UTC)
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On global warming, I get the following error (using a script): Harv error: link from CITEREFArcherPierrehumbert2013 doesn't point to any citation. Could you provide the full reference. A google search made it not a 100% clear which edition and all this refers to. Femke Nijsse ( talk) 19:59, 20 November 2019 (UTC)
I didn't know about those resources, it's great to have them listed.-- HalMartin ( talk) 08:24, 8 December 2019 (UTC)
Hi Dave, Just curious if you have really read Darwin's wonderful book, On the Origin of Species, before contributing to its wiki page. Not even the whole book, maybe just 20-30% of it? Below is the original summary of the book you restored back, but with my thoughts added. I will look up wikipedia policy and revise the page later, but it is amazing how people 150 years ago had far better understanding and appropriate humbleness regarding nature, complexity of life, and evolution, than today's scientists and thinkers who have vastly more resources but gotten lost, clueless, and leading people to completely wrong direction. Please read below and let me know your thoughts.
Darwin's theory of evolution is based on key facts and the inferences drawn from them, which biologist Ernst Mayr summarised as follows: [1]
How did people not point out and remove above totally wrong "summary" so far? It is not even a summary, but kind of assumptions for a theory. I will be deleting the whole thing later, replacing it with a proper correct summary.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Adon3000 ( talk • contribs) 19:31, 25 February 2020 (UTC)
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I noted that you reverted my acceptance of an IP editor who changed "denialist" to "skeptic". The source that supports this sentence, a paper publish by Yale University, makes reference to skeptics on three occasions but never uses the word denialist. My personal view is the climate change deniers are risking the future of the planet for their own personal profitability or weird p0litical persuasion, but in Wikipedia I would prefer that the text reflected the source. Regards Velella Velella Talk 13:24, 21 May 2020 (UTC)
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Thanks for your work on the Guardian article. I hate it when people use quotes and give no context. There are few situations where context isn't key to understanding. Doug Weller talk 18:09, 3 July 2020 (UTC) |
Hello I made a request sometime ago to be allowed access to the AWB software here but it seems admins have not taken any look at that page for a while. Mind if you can process my request, I have met the criteria but it seems the bot has a lag. Regards Megan Barris (Lets talk📧) 10:37, 7 August 2020 (UTC)
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I have a rarely-attended list of people to award and why. You were on my backlog for a while and I thank you for your contributions in relation to evolution, creation science, intelligent design and pseudoscience that cross with biology. You've already received a bio-star, so here's a starfish one. — Paleo Neonate – 04:18, 5 September 2020 (UTC) |
Dave, I saw you edited YAD06 last month. I doubt that this page reaches wikipedia's standards of notability for having a dedicated article. However as an infrequent editor I don't know the process for suggesting a deletion and, more importantly, I'm conflicted so I shouldn't be the one deleting it anyway. Hence asking you as a recent editor of the article. What do you think? Thanks. TimOsborn ( talk) 21:20, 10 September 2020 (UTC)
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Hi Dave souza! Glad to see some significant contributors of Second voyage of HMS Beagle! I thought I was the only one editing that abandoned vital article :3 Anyways, I am very aware that there is a lot going on for you; I can see that from your talk page. But just as a request, do you mind taking a look at the article talk page? I have addressed some important things that need attention. Whenever you have time, it would be highly appreciated. Cheers! Wretchskull ( talk) 20:20, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
Regarding the shoutout in your recent AE statement, I seriously doubt Trump is an expert political manipulator, or capable of effective dogwhistling. Old for a man, but a rookie in Washington. Reality TV is no substitute for the live promotional "warzone", even dumb teens on YouTube can draw big numbers when they're their own executive producers and can fire their camerapeople and editors. As for that edit summary, even I'm a bit unsure how truly I worded it, but it's not the important part, honestly. InedibleHulk ( talk) 12:55, 27 May 2021 (UTC)
... for what you said on User talk:SlimVirgin - missing pictured on my talk, with music full of hope and reformation -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 17:19, 29 June 2021 (UTC)
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I am sorry, this is the only place where she gave that information. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.202.236.82 ( talk) 19:44, 30 December 2021 (UTC)
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Hi, I note that you noted user:184.71.97.170 appears to be trolling. Well, they're also not letting up, reverting everyone's changes and explaining themselves in an extremely annoying and verbose manner. Can you look into it? Thanks! -- Rockstone Send me a message! 21:49, 1 August 2022 (UTC)
Hello, I see you undid my without explanation. Hoping you can give one. Thanks. Subuey ( talk)
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Hello, I'm looking for a willing administrator or experienced editor to consider my standard offer, set to be eligible from 30/11/2022 onward. Please email me at Surge_Of_Reason@mail.com, rather than commenting on my talk page.
I've done my nine months, and ardently request to continue enhancing Wikipedia's, at the moment rather meager, knowledge on companies. Based on what I've seen, easily a decade of controversial incidents was never added or added in such a way that made it difficult for visitors to find.
I'm sorry things blew up on the pages of Moderna, Biogen, and Netflix. The antipathy, and block evasion, concerning Moderna's dubious tax practices and abrasive work culture, Netflix's Qwikster spinoff, and Biogen's failed Alzheimer's drug, were unwarranted.
https://www.politico.eu/article/moderna-vaccine-profits-tax-havens/ https://www.statnews.com/2016/09/13/moderna-therapeutics-biotech-mrna/ https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/netflixs-lost-year-the-inside-story-of-the-price-hike-train-wreck/ https://www.fiercepharma.com/pharma/biogen-s-aduhelm-could-be-linked-to-alzheimer-s-patient-s-death-analyst-says
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If reinstated my work would cover histories like:
Ting river pollution (Zijin Mining)
In July 2010, two toxic copper mine waste spills contaminated the Ting River in Fujian Province, China. Zijin Mining was found guilty of negligence and fined close to $4.4M. People developed lesions from contact with the water as much as a year after the spills. The area displayed elevated cancer rates and high concentrations of toxic cadmium have been found in the drinking water.
https://www.sfgate.com/green/article/Toxic-leak-taints-mining-firm-with-global-plans-3179105.php
Tailings dam collapse (Zijin Mining)
On September 21 2010, a tailings dam collapsed, destroying 523 homes and killing 22 people near the city of Xinyi, Guangdong Province, China. Though the dam was hit by a typhoon, responsibility for its collapse was placed firmly on the shoulders of Xinyi Zijin, an arm of Zijin Mining, which had violated construction procedures. Zijin Mining has expressed "deep sorrow and regret" and donated $7.5M to Xinyi City. By 2011, Xinyi Zijin was up against 800 lawsuits related to the destruction.
https://www.reuters.com/article/china-mining-zijin-idUSTOE71G05L20110217
Pollution in Chad (Glencore)
In January 2021, the UK accepted a human rights complaint alleging that Glencore's toxic wastewater leaks had injured at least fifty villagers in 2018 in Chad. They had been afflicted with severe burns, skin lesions, and illness. Burns left by crude oil waste had prevented a boy from moving for a whole year.
Heavy Metals Poisoning Pueblo Viejo (Barrick Gold Corp)
Since 2013, the communities surrounding Barrick's Pueblo Viejo mine have petitioned the government of the Dominican Republic with relocation demands. Residents spoke of respiratory problems, heavy metal poisoning, livestock dying, as well as skin lesions caused by tainted water. Their cacao production has been reduced by 60% and their rates of cancer, asthma, other illnesses, and miscarriages exceed those of Dominicans living outside the Pueblo Viejo region.
https://nowtoronto.com/barrick-gold-rules-horror-stories-from-the-frontline
North Mara pollution (Acacia Mining)
In May 2019, Acacia Mining was fined $2.4 million for alleged pollution near its North Mara mine in Tanzania. Authorities issued an environmental protection order concerning pollution from the mine's tailings dam. Reports include skin lesions, high rates of cervical cancer, and inhabitants eating poisoned fish.
Natural gas blowout (Sempra Energy)
On September 27 2021, Southern California Gas Co. along with its parent company Sempra Energy, agreed to a $1.8B settlement affecting 35,000 people. Thousands of families had been exposed to carcinogens and toxic substances by the Alison Canyon, LA, natural gas blowout, which lasted from October 23 2015 to February 18 2015. Residents had to be relocated and reported headaches, nausea, and nosebleeds, as well as cancer, heart palpitations, and varied long-term health problems. Attorneys attributed the disaster to well case corrosion, a problem known to the company. An independent analysis firm commissioned by two state agencies concluded that SoCalGas did not exercise due diligence and failed to seal the leak several times by underestimating the flow of gas. The company had previously agreed to a $120M settlement with the state attorney and a $4M settlement with L.A. prosecutors after being convicted for not reporting the leak in a timely manner.
https://www.npr.org/2021/09/27/1041037624/gas-leak-los-angeles-aliso-canyon-settlement?
Sexual assault charges (Uber)
In 2021, Uber agreed to pay $9M to settle allegations that it had withheld information concerning sexual assault claims from California regulators.
On July 13 2022, a law firm representing five hundred and fifty women claimed that passengers were kidnapped, sexually assaulted, sexually battered, raped, falsely imprisoned, stalked, harassed, or otherwise attacked by Uber drivers. In a 2022 US Safety Report, the company claimed to have received 3,824 reports of five categories of sexual assault between 2019 and 2020.
Human rights violations in Papua New Guinea (Barrick Gold Corp)
For years, security forces under the employ of Barrick Gold Corp have been accused of killing, battering, torturing, raping locals, and burning homes in the area surrounding its Porgera gold mine. The men did so in the context of deterring illegal miners, a minority of which stages violent raids on the mine. Papa New Guinea is notorious for the rapes and abuses by its police forces. Nonetheless, the company has been accused of negligence and being responsible for attracting crime and gang warfare to the area through its business activities. Barrick Gold has since made attempts to improve officer conduct, but failed to stop it. In 2015, Barrick confessed to having settled eleven claims involving the rape, beating, and torture of women. Later that same year, one-hundred-nineteen other women announced that they had waived the right to sue the company for far worse terms. Two years later, another eighty victims came forward claiming to have never been offered compensation. In 2020, the government of Papua New Guinea refused to renew the mine's lease. In 2021, the government negotiated a 51% stake in Barrick Niugini, the arm controlling the mine.
https://www.hrw.org/report/2011/02/01/golds-costly-dividend/human-rights-impacts-papua-new-guineas-porgera-gold-minend/human-rights-impacts-papua-new-guineas-porgera-gold-mine Passionate Dynamo ( talk) 12:05, 2 December 2022 (UTC)
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Hi,
could I trouble you to take a fresh look at the wikisource refs in Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District that you edited here, in the article's early days? They point to subpages of s:Kitzmiller_v._Dover_Area_School_District, like s:Kitzmiller_v._Dover_Area_School_District/1:Introduction, that disappear after this rev. The current version doesn't have section titles that directly match those subpage titles, and I'm not seeing page numbers, so I'm at a bit of a loss how to go about fixing this, but am hoping that you are not. Cheers!
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There is a discussion at Talk:Prehistoric Scotland#Article issues that may be of interest to you. -- Otr500 ( talk) 17:34, 20 March 2024 (UTC)