So that just tells me you are an excellent and non biased editor.-- Mike - Μολὼν λαβέ 04:24, 3 October 2013 (UTC)
I know the nl.wp tends to be sans refs frequently. I was just looking at Edison Award which rightfully is topped with an unreferenced tag. BTW, can you find a better ref for the Edison Award in this article? I want it for my new stub, Craig Hella Johnson. I'll look tomorrow, but I've stayed up way too late already. Gotta be awake to face the public again in the morning. Ladyof Shalott 05:38, 3 October 2013 (UTC)
I have nothing to offer on the quality of the Dutch wiki. It's sad and bad. You can go around and tag 90% of their articles as woefully unreferenced and unencyclopedically written. Compare Mathijs Bouman on our and their wikis and see the difference (granted, I worked extra hard on that one, since he's an old school friend and I got him up at DYK, but still). Have a gorgeous day! Drmies ( talk) 14:29, 3 October 2013 (UTC)
Hello, Drmies!
Thanks for your Admin action in regards to
Garrejones44444777 (
talk ·
contribs) (Nb. All edits Tag: Mobile edit)
However I fear you have uncovered a nest of ducks! (or Bunnies & TweetyPies!)
Garrejones44444777 turns up on 2013-09-28, the day after
Tweety1962compostion is indeffed as a sock of TweetiePie1947.
Comment: These are all from the recent edit history of
Person to Bunny:
Looks like a duck to me
So, not only is 'Garrejones44444777' disruptive, they are a sockpuppet and edit warring on multiple pages under different usernames and IPs.
If I should take this list elsewhere like
Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations (WP:SPI) I'll do so. --
220
of
Borg 09:54, 3 October 2013 (UTC)
Another sock: BugsBunny1958oscarwinner ( talk · contribs) Trivialist ( talk) 23:15, 4 October 2013 (UTC)
User:Garrejones44444777 is back at Person to Bunny, making the same dubious unsourced edits. Trivialist ( talk) 00:27, 11 October 2013 (UTC)
You said in your article talk post that you were not sure if there was a word for your position. Anti-gun covers it somewhat I think;but a word coined by some in the gun world is Hoplophobia although the "fear" part is probably (intentionally) insulting by those that use it, so I think you would probably not self-apply it. Gaijin42 ( talk) 14:32, 3 October 2013 (UTC)
It's at WP:OUTCOMES#SCHOOLS - you can uncontentiously redirect such articles yourslef, no need to push them thru AfD. ;) Kudpung กุดผึ้ง ( talk) 22:54, 3 October 2013 (UTC)
Hi Drmies,
I just wanted to apologize for creating that infobox on W. B. Yeat's bio page! I'm obviously a new user to Wikipedia and am still trying to get the hang of properly editing existing articles and creating new ones, and I am also still learning the proper decorum for doing so. I thought it was odd that such a monumental writer would not have an infobox yet, and now I can see that there is an obvious reason for why that is! It was a newbie mistake, and in the future I will be certain to check the talk page of any article I consider making an addition or edit too, as well as endeavor to be more careful with editing articles in general (especially major ones). Thank you for catching my mistake and for fixing it before anyone became too upset over it!
Sincerely,
Yeah nice one geezer Basket Feudalist 14:42, 4 October 2013 (UTC)
When you get a spare moment, please would you take a glance at this and also this. I've placed {{ RPA}} on the former as I do not take kindly to being threatened on Wikipedia. In the latter the same user also threatens to have me "blocked". A line has to be draw somewhere and their comments are clear words of attack. Thank you. Wesley Mᴥuse 15:21, 4 October 2013 (UTC)
I don't disagree with you about moving it to a talk page. But Bbb23 asked me not to move it to his or her talk page. And Bbb23 has repeatedly sanctioned people for discussing it on the MRM talk page, so I can't put it there, either. Would you mind if I move it to yours? William Jockusch ( talk) 18:06, 4 October 2013 (UTC)
Is this one of the worst cases of fancruft ever seen on Wikipedia? (I've pruned ca. 50k of it since then, but much more to go). - Sitush ( talk) 06:52, 5 October 2013 (UTC)
Drmies, that will be $5. I'm not as expensive as you - must be the admin premium ;-) (inside joke) CorporateM ( Talk) 13:55, 5 October 2013 (UTC)
I noticed you unblocked this editor after Kww blocked him. [4] However, when I checked him, he shows up as Confirmed as Buddhakahika ( talk · contribs). Could you tell me why you think they aren't related? Thanks! Reaper Eternal ( talk) 12:43, 5 October 2013 (UTC)
Drmies, are you planning to come back to this review of Meles (genus), or should I call for a new reviewer? Please let me know (here or there is fine). Many thanks. BlueMoonset ( talk) 18:22, 6 October 2013 (UTC)
Hey Drmies, I went to Dianna earlier for help on a radio station article problem. She helped until she had to sign off for the night, she asked me to come to you for continued help, so I am. All the information you need to know is here on a post on her talk page. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 00:30, 7 October 2013 (UTC)
hi. I'm not new on Wikipedia. However, even though I've been making edits for several years now, I still am not at the level others are. Forgive me, I just don't have the time (to learn all the tricks, techniques, or to create a profile, etc).
I've been making good additions to the "Honda D engine" page, specifically three engines which I know very much about: the D15B7, D15B8, and D15Z1. In addition to being a walking book of knowledge on these engines, I own a number of original specimens. Original meaning they came in the car that I bought brand new from the Honda dealer in the mid-1990's. Read this paragraph a few times until it sinks in that I actually know and care about these motors.
Here's the problem: a stubborn Swede, Mr.choppers, who doesn't even own a car(!), keeps removing my additions. He doesn't know anything about the D15B7, D15B8, or D15Z1. He just takes pride in being annoying. Aside from being a d**k, he seems fixated on two things: 1, that I use an "anonymous" IP address and 2, that I don't have any book references. I understand that sometimes vandals use random IP addresses, but it's obvious by my edits that I am no vandal or punk kid. What self-righteous and callous Mr.choppers has a difficult time understanding is that MOST of the D series page is unreferenced. [heh! I wish I made my additions years ago! they'd be taken for truth today.] Well here we are in the 21st century, and unfortunately Mr.choppers has singled me out. He's picking on me. This is called bullying. He could focus his time on real vandals. (or better yet, turning off his computer and walking outside for a while). Instead, he removes my good and true edits. Have a look at his behavior! The guy has no concern for an increase in D series info. He sees himself as a Wiki cop. He's obsessed with the book rules, whereas I'm just concerned with helping the world gain more knowledge on Honda engines, such as the D15B8, for example. It's ironic that you (from NL) and Mr.choppers (from SE) are undoing my edits to an engine ONLY AVAILABLE IN USA. Does anyone see the irony here?
(I should book a flight to Schipol and start undoing additions to van Gogh made by Dutchmen, or additions to Scania made by Swedes!)
Citations? References? Do I look like a librarian?? If you two Europeans REALLY want that, then you must go ALL OUT. Put a [?] mark after every single sentence of each engine. (Won't that look pretty - a little blue question mark everywhere?)
The general populous already knows that Wikipedia may not be 100% correct. It's called the internet! People accept that some things could be inaccurate, but we still use it anyway. Right?
On to my questions: may I ask why you sent me a message reading "Please stop your disruptive editing, as you did at Honda D engine." ? How are my additions disruptive? And why isn't the spotlight focused on Mr.choppers? Is it because he has a [drum roll] Wiki profile? With a "Bhasa Indonesia" translation?? (pfff!). This Mr.choppers guy truly has too much time on his hands, and is damaging the Honda community's available information, that Honda experts like myself contribute to.
For the record, here's what the D15B8 entry looked like before my edits (and how "Mr.stoppers" prefers it):
Found in: 1992–1995 Honda Civic CX (U.S. model) Displacement : 1,493 cc (91.1 cu in) Bore and Stroke : 75 mm × 84.5 mm (3.0 in × 3.33 in) Compression : 9.1:1 Power : 70 hp (52.2 kW, 71.0 PS) at 4,500 rpm Torque : 83 lb·ft (11.5 kg/m, 113 Nm) at 2,800 rpm Limit : 5,800 rpm Valvetrain : SOHC eight-valve (two valves per cylinder) Fuel Control : OBD-1 MPFI
and here's what it looks like after my contributions:
Found in: 1992–1995 Honda Civic CX (U.S. model) Displacement : 1,493 cc (91.1 cu in) Bore and Stroke : 75 mm × 84.5 mm (3.0 in × 3.33 in) Compression : 9.1:1 Power : 70 hp (52.2 kW, 71.0 PS) at 4,500 rpm Torque : 83 lb·ft (11.5 kg/m, 113 Nm) at 2,800 rpm Limit : 5,800 rpm Valvetrain : 8-valve SOHC (two valves per cylinder) Fuel Control : OBD-1 MPFI ECU Code: P05 Cam Gear: 5-hole, 38-tooth Head codes: PM8-1, PM8-2
Which one looks better to you?
Take a day or two before you answer. Think. The spirit of Wikipedia is to help. And I care very much about adding info only when I know it to be true. Is it a crime for me to add a few details to three engines?
Thanks for your time. 24.136.28.106 ( talk) 03:54, 7 October 2013 (UTC)
PS. the IP address I'm currently using is shared by at least four working adults, so blocking this address would prohibit myself and those others from potentially helping Wikipedia.
What in the world is komstigheden? Google Translate is failing me, and I want a direct quote from this review of Njai Dasima. — Crisco 1492 ( talk) 06:46, 7 October 2013 (UTC)
There's an intelligent looking request for unblocking there. Letting you know as it was you that blocked the IP this time. Peridon ( talk) 17:24, 7 October 2013 (UTC)
It is clear from this edit that User:Zimmermanh1997 is back. The IP being used traces back to Walkersville, Maryland, which is where all Zimmermanh1997 edits come from. I believe it might be time for a ban discussion. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 21:32, 7 October 2013 (UTC)
I posted this message (which I thought was polite) on User:Nasnema's talk page concerning this revert made with HUGGLE. I got this response. I don't need to look up what "FO" means. While I did leave a snarky reply, it is clear that Nasnema is using HUGGLE waaay too quickly and not owning up to mistakes. Mistakes made while using HUGGLE (like TWINKLE) can cost the person their access to that program. I thought you might have a word with Nasnema about the HUGGLE use and the NPA violation. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 01:26, 8 October 2013 (UTC)
Eh, at least it's an English publication. Article, TOC. — Crisco 1492 ( talk) 10:00, 8 October 2013 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of Template:Did you know nominations/Rubberen Robbie at the Did You Know nominations page is not complete; see step 3 of the nomination procedure. If you do not want to continue with the nomination, tag the nomination page with {{ db-g7}}, or ask a DYK admin. Thank you. DYKHousekeepingBot ( talk) 12:17, 8 October 2013 (UTC)
Hey. So I also just undid a number of revisions on the Remington Arms page that removed links. I nominated the page for protection WP:RFPP. If you want to second the nomination it might help? Thanks! -- Zackmann08 ( talk) 16:31, 8 October 2013 (UTC)
Someone pointed on my talkpage to Synthesizers.com, whose creator's name is identical with the company owner, and which has no independent sources ... all I have found so far is this, and I don't know whether that's a reliable source, or where to look for any that might be more obviously reliable. Pretty article, got reviewed in 2011, my question is do I tag it as possibly non-notable, AfD it, or can some more knowledgeable person identify a couple of refs to add so we can keep it? Yngvadottir ( talk) 23:24, 8 October 2013 (UTC)
Yeah Eric, imagine being able to play this like this!♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:56, 11 October 2013 (UTC)
On 9 October 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Rubberen Robbie, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Dutch band Rubberen Robbie is known for a parodic compilation of old Dutch hit songs, and for their pronunciation of the Leiden dialect? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rubberen Robbie. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 09:23, 9 October 2013 (UTC)
Drmies, I have a lot of thoughts about the recent ANI obviously. For the sake of both our times and energies I'll leave it at:
I did re-read my posts. My biggest fear was that the 4 diffs would multiply & be lost in a wave of confusing/cross current diffs as I'm left hanging there at a dynamically updating Refdesk. If I was muddled in that concern my apologies but if you re-read that whole ANI thread I took a lot of your responses as compounding the GLing in an UNCIVIL manner. I understand that at ANI I'm just another number & most concerns are loose, jovial & informal but that kind of response to a concern like mine could be construed as cruel, & was inaccurate (the whole point of an OP that starts a GL). At the refdesk: "We should in all cases strive to exceed the minimum standard of civility", the OPs contributions were obviously causing me several concerns with this. My intent is not to bog down in this matter I felt justified in bringing this to ANI but you have taught me some relevant things I will keep in mind in the future. My sincere hope is that we both can revise that ANI in the spirit of: *Asking yourself "How would I feel if someone said that to me?" is often not enough, many people can just brush things off, and it's water off a duck's back. To get a better perspective, ask yourself:
Hello,
It was brought to our attention that an editor removed the entire history of the band Endpoint from it's page. The page was created by a well respected music journalist, Ryan Downey. It now reads like the band recorded a demo in 1987 and then vanished. However, it lists a number of releases after 1987, which looks very strange.
Endpoint was a band that has a well documented political and musical history. There are several books published with chapters dedicated to the history of the band, magazine articles, and websites with information regarding the band's past.
Thank you in advance for your time and consideration in this matter. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 139.62.54.22 ( talk) 19:50, 9 October 2013 (UTC)
I thought of you.-- Bbb23 ( talk) 00:21, 10 October 2013 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of John P. Hermann at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! DoctorKubla ( talk) 19:56, 10 October 2013 (UTC)
Having trouble with a SPA (may be the subject or affiliated with the subject) with an attitude. The article, even before her edits, was a mess. A couple of years ago you removed some of the mess, but ... The article has few watchers, so it gets little attention. It's on my watchlist, I think, because I declined an A7 early this year (kind of a shame but you do what you have to).-- Bbb23 ( talk) 23:34, 10 October 2013 (UTC)
why did u delete my page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dante20000 ( talk • contribs) 02:59, 11 October 2013 (UTC)
Madame: (I believe you're a woman by your profile, I beg pardon if you are not).
You originally wrote
"You can't source biographical information to a book written by the subject herself, and "top of the class" and (unverified) "wrote columns for" is just resume-style fluff. In addition, you removed a review of one of her books--and such references are precisely what this article needs. Please click on some of the above links to learn what Wikipedia is, and what it isn't. Thank you. Drmies (talk) 04:07, 11 October 2013 (UTC)"
I do not believe your assertion that an autobiography is not a source. Can you please state the basis for this? I am unaware of any rules judging the quality of ANY cited source; one simply cites what one believes affirms the claim made. Whether one believes the source is credible is a subjective issue; but a written source is a written source.
As for what is and is not appropriate for Wikipedia, I disagree with your assertions. I do not see you going through the webpages of politicians and deleting statements about to whom they are married? Who are you to say her bibliography should do without, for example, the gentleman to whom she is married? I feel you are offering great subjectivity on what you feel is relevant for an article and what is not.
I did accidentally remove one of her book reviews; a pity. In my efforts to undo some of your works (which did not remotely explain themselves, either; your edits vaguely spoke of how trite you personally found things, which is not a basis for deletion).
Despite our initial and apparent disagreements, I hope we may productively move to consensus.
04:26, 11 October 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ballroom Dancer 001 ( talk • contribs)
You may not see where I go through politicians' articles (and those of artists, poets, writers, journalists, academics, musicians, etc), but they're there somewhere among the 140,000 edits I've made here. You may, of course, seek redress--one of the places where you can do so is WP:BLPN, for instance (click on it and you'll see). Now, my interest is to improve this article since the subject is clearly notable as an academic--but not as a ballroom dancer. And neutrality is an issue as well: Bbb (who is in fact an adult and a seasoned Wikipedia editor) signaled as much. We simply cannot allow those articles to become like resumes. Thank you. Drmies ( talk) 04:46, 11 October 2013 (UTC)
To begin with, you are using an ad hominem attack:
"Now, my interest is to improve this article since the subject is clearly notable as an academic--but not as a ballroom dancer."
My username is none of your concern. You know nothing about me; for all you know, I am your former Ph.D. advisor. Do not attack my interests as a sign that I am somehow mentally inferior.
The use of the URL was inappropriate, in retrospect, and that was a mistake. That should be removed. Statements about her family life, however, are not trivial. Is it trivial to know Lincoln's wife's name? There is nothing inappropriate about listing such things in a biographical page.
I would be happy to continue this discussion, but I think it would be more productive to move one point at a time, rather than write long paragraphs (hopefully move quicker to resolution of what is in there and what is not). Ballroom Dancer 001 ( talk) 04:53, 11 October 2013 (UTC)
Hi Drmies. User:Crisco 1492 asked me to get a second opinion here and I thought I might see if you would do the honors. I drafted the History section, which contains several controversies regarding trademark disputes (in a dedicated sub-section) and a controversial sponsorship of Candlestick park. Since he moved the content to article-space, he asked me to to get an opinion from someone else about removing the now-redundant controversy sections. I suppose the question is whether they should be part of the company's history or called out in separate sections, since I presume the current overlap isn't something we would want. CorporateM ( Talk) 15:52, 11 October 2013 (UTC)
Hey there. I've been taking a long-term (and possibly indefinite) break from Edward Snowden and related articles, but I stumbled onto an interesting article today that brought me back to it temporarily. While I was there I noticed the administrative dispute over Axxxion's conduct that led to a one-week full protection (unfortunately in my view). In any case, as that discussion is now closed, I want to pass my thoughts along for your future reference, take them or leave them. I was actively involved in editing the article back in June-July-early August. Although there were some heated discussions on the talk page, generally speaking there was relatively little edit warring -- until Axxxion gradually started making more and more edits against consensus, some of them massive in scale. By early August there was a critical mass of editors who were ignoring settled talk page discussions and running roughshod over the article. Axxxion wasn't the only one, but he was offender #1. At first I battled this development, but after a couple of weeks I gave up and decided to put the article (and Wikipedia) behind me. I eventually came back but decided to avoid the whole NSA mess.
I think Axxxion's (and other's, but most of all Axxxion's) WP:DE has driven away other editors. It drove me away, and based on the ANI thread it appears he/she doesn't seem to have any interest in editing in a collaborative manner. (E.g. "I appreciate your advice, Drmies, but there is no need for seeking consensus where the point is observing basic rules of this Resource.") It's unfortunate that his/her behavior has resulted in the collateral damage, damage that he/she actually supports (see here, here). I don't blame you for locking down the article but I don't think it gets to the root of the problem. Ultimately I think Axxxion deserves a temporary topic ban leading to indef if this behavior continues. -- Dr. Fleischman ( talk) 19:07, 11 October 2013 (UTC)
Bamischijf. Sounds yucky, and as you know I can't really read Dutch, I just fake it. Yngvadottir ( talk) 19:59, 11 October 2013 (UTC)
Nasnema is claiming (in a roundabout way) that he/she was hacked. Saying he was "on holiday" and was "greeted with all this" on his talk page when he got back.
If this is the case, and not an attempt to get out of trouble, I believe a temporary block needs to be put in place and a checkuser run on the account. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 20:01, 11 October 2013 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of Wim T. Schippers at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! BlueMoonset ( talk) 03:50, 12 October 2013 (UTC)
The Literary Barnstar | ||
For teaching this fictional bird how to fly you are hereby awarded The Literary Barnstar. I regret, but Prussian orders are out of stock. De728631 ( talk) 14:08, 12 October 2013 (UTC) |
Thank you for your level head. Per a suggestion at the drama page, note: [6]. You've also been immortalized here. Your comment made my day! Montanabw (talk) 17:41, 12 October 2013 (UTC)
Esteemed topnotch editor, I don't want to template you, how's this? - What do you think of a new red cat for me? - I was told that I was restricted because of my poor judgement (simplified a bit), - I think mentorship would be better than content restriction, which ultimately hurts the readers, not me. Would you be willing to mentor me in case I wanted to enter an infobox discussion (certainly not anytime soon)? -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 11:51, 14 October 2013 (UTC)
On 13 October 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lilis Suryani, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that though Lilis Suryani performed multiple patriotic songs, she also made veiled criticisms of President Sukarno? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lilis Suryani. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 08:46, 13 October 2013 (UTC)
Hi Drmies, I see you've had discussions with this editor in the past; I've lately reverted their edits here [7], and notice other recent, self-references [8]. Any thoughts from you or your talk page watchers will be welcome. JNW ( talk) 15:29, 13 October 2013 (UTC)
Like Montanabw (talk) 23:07, 14 October 2013 (UTC)
I'm not supposed to block editors who attack me. Then, of course, there's the WP:BLP violation at the Larry Klayman article (and the first attack in an edit summary), which actually bothers me more. I thought of semi-protecting the article, but that use of my tools is probably also ill-advised.-- Bbb23 ( talk) 20:42, 13 October 2013 (UTC)
Sorry to make another request, but could you or one of your many talk page stalkers evaluate this MfD for closure. I reverted the closure because it was so far out of bounds procedurally I couldn't stand it. Some editors are questioning my revert, but it would be helpful if it could be considered for early closure based on the recent history. Thanks.-- Bbb23 ( talk) 01:36, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
On 15 October 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Wim T. Schippers, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in 1967 Wim T. Schippers (pictured), with Gied Jaspars and Wim van der Linden, wrote and directed Hoepla, the first Dutch TV show to display full nudity, leading to questions in parliament and censure for the broadcaster? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Wim T. Schippers. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
— Crisco 1492 ( talk) 08:02, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
On 15 October 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Gied Jaspars, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in 1967 Wim T. Schippers (pictured), with Gied Jaspars and Wim van der Linden, wrote and directed Hoepla, the first Dutch TV show to display full nudity, leading to questions in parliament and censure for the broadcaster? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
— Crisco 1492 ( talk) 08:02, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
On 15 October 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Wim van der Linden, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in 1967 Wim T. Schippers (pictured), with Gied Jaspars and Wim van der Linden, wrote and directed Hoepla, the first Dutch TV show to display full nudity, leading to questions in parliament and censure for the broadcaster? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
— Crisco 1492 ( talk) 08:03, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
On 15 October 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hoepla, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in 1967 Wim T. Schippers (pictured), with Gied Jaspars and Wim van der Linden, wrote and directed Hoepla, the first Dutch TV show to display full nudity, leading to questions in parliament and censure for the broadcaster? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
— Crisco 1492 ( talk) 08:03, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
Perhaps, looking at this impressive quadruple, you should rather read (not the unanswered question mentioned above but) Patrice Chéreau, for Intimacy "which sparked a debate about unsimulated sex on screen" (for DYK, I chose something else) -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 18:26, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
[9] I was even thinking of dropping you a line about this, since notability seems a good bet, but the edits were just too self-serving. JNW ( talk) 18:45, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
... but I still want to know how big the riot will be when I publish this on my talk page. Or is it better to publish this later, when I have finished my series about Michelin restaurants.
Ow, intention of the text is to show that I decide everything and the other party only has a role as supplier of information. The Banner talk 19:36, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
As for the Dutch wiki, I may have mentioned before that they can... never mind. I don't understand the place or its readership. Or how it's run. That's oud zeer also, which you can see if you look at my (old) contributions there. Your story is fascinating: is there a summary somewhere, with diffs and names? Who was the evil admin?
Finally--my user page? wut? Drmies ( talk) 23:11, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for hatting this discussion from September. Unfortunately, I don't think this is a decision best arrived at by consensus (no "Penis Gallery" on the Talk Page). I think it would be best for a truly impartial and disinterested Editor to be Bold, pick an image, post it in the article and then discuss. As you looked over the discussion, did you see a good candidate for this task? (I'll pass!)
Liz
Read!
Talk! 19:55, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
P.S. How do you get that nice dog to appear on the Editing page? L.
Thanks for the heads-up, Drmies. I was just in the middle of moving the article when you left your edit/comment. Article is now back in main space. Did I move it right? That is to say, is there a more accepted way of re-creating an article?
Also, since I have your attention, could you look at the article and the talk page and tell me if I missed anything. For instance, I added a Wikilink to the article from the article it had been (temporarily) merged with, but should I do anything else with that article/section. Also, can I move or remove the notices at the top of the talk page? Anything else I'm overlooking?
-- Lightbreather ( talk) 20:03, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
No, the notices on the talk page should stay, but they don't do any harm. BTW, I saw GorillaWarfare mentioned on your talk page--she's great, and maybe you can in turn kick her in the rear so she'll do some more writing, not just vandal fighting. Drmies ( talk) 21:42, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
History merging is an admin job, since part of the process (the way I did it) is deletion before restoration, so to speak. It is done to preserve all edits made to the article and it can get complicated. That injunction to preserve history is one of the reasons that copying and pasting shouldn't be done in article creation; some smart talk page stalker I'm sure has all the links at hand, but you really don't have to worry about it too much. That's what we get paid the big bucks for. Drmies ( talk) 23:00, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
I was looking at Maria Goeppert-Mayer to do a GA review, requested in that drive (someone created the review page after I got done with a first run-through; I asked them if I could take it). That was one impressive career; I read a few lines from her biography to Mrs. Drmies, and all we could do was sigh. It reminded me of the biography of Helen Vendler ( "We don’t want any women here""--though our article on her is woefully underdeveloped and does her little justice. Drmies ( talk) 04:42, 16 October 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for your courteous note, please feel free to take this review. I hope our paths cross again! LT910001 ( talk) 07:27, 16 October 2013 (UTC)
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Gatoclass ( talk) 16:03, 16 October 2013 (UTC)
Hi there MIES, longtime no "see",
my last summary in this player's article will be self-explanatory. I think it's thus more appropriate to leave most of my last version.
Sorry for any inconvenience, keep up the great work and regards (if this is not the correct "order of feelings", we'll think of another one ;)) -- AL ( talk) 23:35, 16 October 2013 (UTC)
I have clearly asked at the corresponding talk page 10/11/2013 for the protection removal on PXE's page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Preboot_Execution_Environment
I have given the reasons explaining why I consider the protection on that page only really protects Widefox and his abuse of power already reported at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#User:Widefox_Abusive_editor_with_banning_power.
I can see the very same day 10/11/2013 you have set a protection on that page preventing "vandalism".
Let me ask you:
Are you accusing me of vandalism at WP PXE's page??
Are you protecting Widefox interests?
Because of the mentioned PXE page I have been systematically erased/banned/abused by some people here; are you one of them?
Please let all of us know why you do not remove the vandalism protection on WP PXE's page. 213.37.84.214 ( talk) 12:02, 17 October 2013 (UTC)
I haven't asked for "sanctions" against
Widefox it is not my job to decide is he has to be sanctioned or not; I have just reported his actions and abuse against my person.
Unfortunately I cannot see if it was "archived" with criticism against me; I want to read it; where is it? is this the way WP admins protect each other? are you also protecting
Widefox here??
The thread I started on the talk page CLEARLY states what Widefox is doing on that page and CLEARLY states why there is not "vandalism" on that page; then I'm asking you: are you teaming up with Widefox when protecting that page and avoiding ME to edit adding the information I have clearly supported all this time?
I'm not asking ANYTHING but I just not to be HARASSED, BANNED, ERASED; I have added the necessary independent SUPPORT for editing that page; And you cannot call that DISRUPTIVE because it is not; What do you know about PXE in order to know if what I'm editing is or not disruptive? YOU ARE DEFINITELY THREATENING ME WITH MORE BLOCKING you are part of this game; you are definatelly protrecting Widefox 213.37.84.214 ( talk) 22:14, 17 October 2013 (UTC)
I am probably crazy, but I went on a new trip to Europe. Back again. Warrington ( talk) 14:52, 17 October 2013 (UTC)
Nasnema has begun editing again. He reverted a number of edits yesterday using Twinkle. I've not seen any problematic reverts (other than that he isn't issuing warnings), but I'm curious as to whether or not you think those reverts are acceptable. Should he be using Twinkle's revert capability so soon after having rollback removed? Ryan Vesey 15:17, 17 October 2013 (UTC)
Sigh, would you take a look at this ANI thread Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#User:Copy_Editor, and this article talk thread Talk:Trayvon_Martin#George_Zimmerman_was_told_not_to_follow_Trayvon_Martin , and trout (or whatever other action you feel appropriate) whoever you feel deserves it? The Involved (tm) are clearly talking in circles at this point. Gaijin42 ( talk) 19:56, 17 October 2013 (UTC)
There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you 213.37.84.214 ( talk) 22:11, 17 October 2013 (UTC)
Hi, You assisted last time we had some offensive comments left on the talkpage. Could you have a look at this? Thank you! Sportfan5000 ( talk) 23:44, 17 October 2013 (UTC)
I know this is slightly outside of the articles you edit, but would you mind doing a PR on WTCF? I took that article to GAN back in July and it got reviewed today (it didn't pass). I am told that I need to work on the prose and how everything flows on the page. I have asked Wehwalt for a PR as well, so I can get different opinions on how things should look. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 02:55, 18 October 2013 (UTC)
I made a few tweaks to one section, but there's something I don't understand: Alex buys the channel, then sells it, then operates it? These are probably radio matters that I just don't get, like that time brokerage agreement. Perhaps explain that in a sentence or two? Drmies ( talk) 04:10, 18 October 2013 (UTC)
I have been keeping an eye on his/her edits since they started editing again. They are back to reverting, this time with TWINKLE, and seem to be slowing down but are still making the same mistakes. He/She reverted this edit but a quick check of IMDb shows the anon was indeed correct. I'm not going to comment on Nasnema's page after their last little blow up at me, but I thought I'd bring it to your attention. My apologizes for the double post. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 00:12, 18 October 2013 (UTC)
So I'm stuck living out of a hotel in Little Rock for the next two to eight (or more) weeks bug testing the computer system meant to process the reformed Medicaid programs. Aside from being around some slightly professional people, the main benefit is that I'm near to the state's only decently stocked liquor stores. I've tracked down one that carries Gulden Draak and hope to hit it up tomorrow. Any other recommendations? I drink ales (pale or Belgian) and the more bitter lagers—stouts are only acceptable if more interesting than a chocolatey slurry. I hope all's well with everyone. davidiad { t } 04:30, 18 October 2013 (UTC)
Hey, good luck straightening all that out. It really matters to a lot of people. Drmies ( talk) 16:25, 18 October 2013 (UTC)
Warrington has given you some puppies! Puppies promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Your puppy must be fed three times a day and will be your faithful companion forever!
You recently welcomed user "Flin the flan warrior" (not linking him to avoid the ping). He showed up on my radar by editing the Michael.Haephrati talk page, which is on my watchlist and a known socker. Looking through the user contribs, its highly suspicious for a new user (though not necessarily haephrati, but such a random thing to hit?!) , with the first two edits on Jimbo's page, and then a series of weird edits, some labeled "test edit" where they delete some random bit of text, then revert themselves. (a few instances of that). I highly suspect that this user is doing some semi-innocuous edits to achieve autoconfirmed, and then is going to bust out the big guns. (also, the user appears to have some weird library of rare (and appropriate!) images they are adding to random articles. Obviously nothing actionable yet, and my sensors may be over-calibrated, but as you "touched em last" I thought I would ping you. I shall keep an eye on them. Gaijin42 ( talk) 19:36, 18 October 2013 (UTC)
I will, thanks. -- Dereck Camacho ( talk) 20:38, 18 October 2013 (UTC)
A S'more for you! | |
Sorry 'bout the test edits. Flin the flan warrior ( talk) 21:34, 18 October 2013 (UTC) |
It would have been nice for some advanced warning before you deleted all the information I added to Mr. Brown's page, which took hours to put up in the first place. You can clearly see that the page is in progress and I'm adding citations and improving sources all the time.
I deleted the paragraph from his Biography because it wasn't properly cited.
I deleted the sentence about his A/R work with Universal because he no longer does that.
I understand wiki is not the place for original research but I work for Mr. Brown so he tells me that certain information is no longer true or relevant, or is new so I add it and work on finding references to that information so it is verifiable. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Crayolascribblez ( talk • contribs) 04:48, 19 October 2013 (UTC)
One at a time: yes, I can see you're trying to improve the article, but I do not agree that all such edits are an improvement. For starters, what you tell me the previous editors could have told you: you deleted all the prose from the article with the exception of the opening sentence. Not just "a" paragraph, all of it. That he no longer works at this or that job is immaterial: we're not a resume site, we're an encyclopedia. If he worked for some outfit (and it was verified by Billboard, apparently!), then his departure is no reason for removal. I'm not interested in "original research"--it's still a terrible article by our standards, but the lack of verification I signaled in my edit summaries is directly relevant to the reason I removed it, as anyone who looks at the edits can see. Most importantly, we don't do resumes and that's what this article had become.
What I suggest you do, lest you wish the article be defaced by yet another tag (signaling a WP:COI) is that you find the sources that verify this or that notable production or song and write it into the article--write, not list. I don't see any reason why one would start with a list and then, maybe, come around to verifying it. An article should be started by an editor putting down legible prose and the references that back it up. One last thing, and this goes directly to your working for the man and what he tells you: "relevant" is not decided by the subject, which is what makes us an encyclopedia and not a glorified LinkedIn. What's relevant is decided by what the sources offer, in combination with editorial judgment. Thank you. Drmies ( talk) 05:05, 19 October 2013 (UTC)
Warrington has given you some small
horses! Ponies promote
WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Your pony must be fed three times a day and will be your faithful companion forever!
-- Bbb23 ( talk) 16:53, 19 October 2013 (UTC)
Hi
Could you do me a favour, and use your magic revdel tools on the location name here just in case some superstar somewhere decides to get precious about it. Cheers.
Hope things are well with you, by the way (he added, in an attempt not to totally neglect the social graces...) Begoon talk 05:17, 20 October 2013 (UTC)
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Do you remember this? That has been continuing for last 1 year. I tried to provide help few times, but that did not work.
Now what on earth is THIS? I am not avare of harrasing vandlas, whaterwer that means. Could that meant this one ? Or? Warrington ( talk) 18:46, 20 October 2013 (UTC)
I tend to stay clear of this beast. I wasn't one of its proponents and I have trouble with it. What did I do wrong at Lindsay Lohan? I followed all the instructions in rejecting the IP's changes, and you'd think my rejection would be automatically accepted, but now it's a mess, and I'm afraid to touch it.-- Bbb23 ( talk) 00:30, 21 October 2013 (UTC)
Hello there, I'm including as reference the website of the TV channel and programme used as reliable source for the Pan AM 103 entry. Regards. Celebritiess ( talk) 05:22, 21 October 2013 (UTC)
Do you remember this mess that was at AN and the COI Noticeboard about 5 days ago? I'm inclined to accept the AfC on the company; I think he's done a quite adequate job finding refs now. But I have an ulterior motive: as I've said at the AfD on what was the article on the ship before it got moved, I believe an article on the company is the best home for (brief) coverage of the brouhaha over the ship. And you may recall NATO-Legal, who has been asking me for advice on my talkpage in one of their IP guises, who is the other player in this mess. So I'm up to my armpits in this. Now that I have had time, as I suspected, there are at least the usual kinds of sources on the ship itself (which I found via an abandoned AfC draft on a sister ship, which has a pic I have nominated for deletion on Commons). But there's an AfD running, so no moving stuff back to its original title and gutting it and replacing it with boring nautical details like length, beam, call-sign ... Any opinion? I have an article I'd rather write, but I may have time for both this "weekend" if I don't run into another mess like Henry Adams Bellows / Henry Adams Bellows (businessman). Yngvadottir ( talk) 16:34, 21 October 2013 (UTC)
I've written an article on a ship that was seized by the Israelis, as part of some Palestinian aid flotilla (can't remember the name--something like Mary or Maryam?), and that could have been argued to be a BLP1E ("P" subbing for "ship", maybe), I suppose. But in accepting the AfC, the AfD should not be an impediment, IMO. Drmies ( talk) 18:07, 21 October 2013 (UTC)
Sagaciousphil needs some help. Beside of a lot of other home-stuff-problems she is upset because her GA didn't went well. Grammar boy, and Yngvadottir, you are the stars in this kind of thing... (not me). Or anyone else, stalkpagers, who wants to help... [10]Article needs an intensive copyedit (c/e) for basic style/formatting errors and to fix awkward syntax and sentence structures. I think these copyediting concerns are too substantial and require too exhaustive of a time and effort to rectify that it should be done outside of the GA process, and such preparations should be done before seeking another GA review. Hafspajen ( talk) 20:16, 21 October 2013 (UTC)
Hi I'm talkingfacts (yeh, I know, its not a very creative name, but its what the spirit moved me to write that late night when I created it). I'm a newbie on here, and my maiden voyage in the past week was rocky; I got involved in a fight, and I didn't know how to conduct myself with the vicious attacks, and I ended getting myself blocked. Well, the block is off now, and I've written a page of introduction, and someone recommended you as someone who might be a good mentor for me. I don't even know if this is the correct place to contact you and introduce myself, but its what I found; I will likely make many mistakes in the first weeks and months, hopefully no more of them will get me blocked. I'm actually a softie, and I'd like to help people be nicer to each other, and ultimately I'd like to have a role in helping to ensure decent and kind-spirited communication on wikipedia. Hello! write back! Talkingfacts ( talk) 20:24, 21 October 2013 (UTC)
I've got two editors who can't play nice with each other. One editor has agreed to stay away and the other editor refused. The "other" editor made some edits again, threw some nice words and the whole thing blew up again. What's the best to handle this? Bgwhite ( talk) 20:43, 21 October 2013 (UTC)
Re: Talk:Maria Goeppert-Mayer/GA1: is there a problem with the article that needs to be resolved? Hawkeye7 ( talk) 08:05, 22 October 2013 (UTC)
Hi Drmies. This user seems to have declared war on WP:ALUM, as I discovered when he undid some of my copyedits on articles I was improving in relation to my drive to help get Operation Crossroads to FA. He has accused me of vandalism, and this wasn't very nice either. Please examine the matter in as much detail as you can and make whatever comments you deem appropriate. I have always been impressed with your fair-mindedness and if there is any criticism for me then of course I shall take it like a man. Incidentally I was recently in the Netherlands for the first time in many years. It's still a great place. -- John ( talk) 18:01, 22 October 2013 (UTC)
Here's a plate full of cookies to share! | |
Hi Drmies/Archive 58, this is for your neutral handling of gun-related issues, and for putting Wikipedia in front of personal politics... Not an easy thing to do sometimes! -- Sue Rangell ✍ ✉ 20:26, 22 October 2013 (UTC) |
Anyway, thank you. Anyone is free to come by and grab one of these cookies, but check your guns at the door. It was good practice in the world of Beowulf to leave the spears and swords outside, and it's sad but necessary practice to do the same on my university's campus--signs were put up outside every door of every building a couple of weeks ago, suggesting what kind of state I live in. I will just have to be nicer to students and hope that a sign is enough to stop the mentally deranged and criminally insane, since we refuse to let the legislature stop them. Drmies ( talk) 22:51, 22 October 2013 (UTC)
Could you move WWHC to WWHQ? WWHQ is currently a redirect, so that will need to be deleted. This is all uncontroversial. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 02:31, 23 October 2013 (UTC)
Heh. Template:Fried-shit-stub. -- Anthonyhcole ( talk · contribs · email) 04:08, 23 October 2013 (UTC)
Per this past discussion, I thought you and Mandarax would be interested in learning the scientific term for the area and the art of electronic digital games. Science, you see? Please note that the previous name for this concept was not very scientific. - Thibbs ( talk) 10:53, 23 October 2013 (UTC)
But also (and for serious) note that this isn't a canvassing attempt. Just an aside I thought you'd appreciate. - Thibbs ( talk) 10:53, 23 October 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for pointing to the page to make the case for inclusion of video links (via a wiki page) and to saying I can make the argument on the talk page. I did however make the argument on the talk page and no-one bothered to check it out - simply reverting my edits. I will make my arguments at the suggested page but it would be nice if editors bothered to check talk pages before reverting. Thanks Robynthehode ( talk) 17:06, 23 October 2013 (UTC)
SKATER Speak. 18:21, 23 October 2013 (UTC)
... that this is a look that surely inspired respect in the classroom. Yngvadottir ( talk) 18:58, 23 October 2013 (UTC)
I don't think the article qualifies as an G10 or A7, although I saw inadequate (but some) evidence of notability in the few sentences which were not WP:BLP violations. I think it would have been OK to let the AfD run as blanked. I'm not going to restore the article, because that would just be making a WP:POINT, but I don't think it should have been deleted immediately. — Arthur Rubin (talk) 15:54, 24 October 2013 (UTC)
Category:Rape victims, which you created, has been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. Obi-Wan Kenobi ( talk) 03:19, 25 October 2013 (UTC)
There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.149.35.242 ( talk) 13:26, 25 October 2013 (UTC)
There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.88.168.1 ( talk) 19:11, 25 October 2013 (UTC)
Hi Drmies, if you've some free time to look at the article and its talk page I'd appreciate it. Someone who's done a lot of personal research on the subject (dived around the wreck and combed through the transcripts) and has formed their own conclusions has tried to take ownership for a while, using several IPs. I've gone light on the warnings because I think they've got a lot to bring to the party, but WP:OR is plainly an issue. Thanks for any help, and very best always, JNW ( talk) 19:47, 25 October 2013 (UTC)
How to survive | |
Special award for The Doctor who prescribed nyponsoppa against autumn leafs falling, cold, depression and laziness. Works very well! Hafspajen ( talk) 21:44, 25 October 2013 (UTC) |
Hello!
I have made a few attempts to clean up List of new religious movements, which is a list article with a long history of contention, topic bans, puppetry, even at least one major contributor who was de-sysoped. Unfortunately, I haven't been successful in the attempt at cleanup. I'm asking you to take a look at the recent activity on the article and the talk page. Although I have my own thoughts on what some of the issues are, I would rather get yours without my frustration bleeding through too heavily.
I am dropping this note for the most recently active admins I saw, and I am hopeful that those extra eyes will make a difference.
Thanks for considering it, cheers! -- Tgeairn ( talk) 21:59, 25 October 2013 (UTC)
I'm late for bed and as you know I don't really read Dutch ... Hyperion Lyceum. Thanks. Yngvadottir ( talk) 21:28, 26 October 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for your time, I can see from looking at the ANI logs that you guys have more fish to fry than worrying about a probably one-time vandalism.
"So it is entirely possible that Rolf_h_nelson should have taken a break from editing last month; let's hope that they did."
To clarify, did you mean to write that perhaps Podiaebba should have taken a break, or do you in fact mean that perhaps I should have taken a break as well, in addition to or instead of Podiaebba? Rolf H Nelson ( talk) 00:22, 27 October 2013 (UTC)
Drmies, this nomination has been sitting for over two weeks, so I'm giving you a ping. Something needs to be done soon, or it's going to be closed by someone as abandoned. Hope you can do something soon! Thanks. BlueMoonset ( talk) 01:49, 27 October 2013 (UTC)
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On 28 October 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ruud van Hemert, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in Dutch director Ruud van Hemert's Schatjes (1984), one of the most successful Dutch movies ever, parents and their children engage in guerrilla warfare? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ruud van Hemert. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
— Crisco 1492 ( talk) 08:05, 28 October 2013 (UTC)
Hi, can you do something about the major deletion of content [12] from the MV Seaman Guard Ohio page by a user called TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom. This was done with total disregard to the comments left by several users including yourself on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/MV Seaman Guard Ohio incident. Thanks. 109.128.150.134 ( talk) 12:34, 28 October 2013 (UTC)
We would need a semi-protection on this page where editors have trouble with an Ip-adress, someone who regularly removes almost all of the added Olde English Bulldogge pictures [13] with the motivation that they do not belong to this breed. But of course they are, File:OEB Pup.JPG, File:OldeEnglischBulldogge Jung.JPG, File:Renascence Bulldogge Welpe.JPG (text=Old English Bulldog Welpe). Silly. There are not many picture of this race, and now they go and remove allmost all of them. Why should the authors lie about the pictures? Hafspajen ( talk) 21:44, 28 October 2013 (UTC)
On 29 October 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article John P. Hermann, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that John P. Hermann, retired from the University of Alabama, was an Old English professor and lifelong critic of the university's Greek system? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/John P. Hermann. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 00:03, 29 October 2013 (UTC)
[14]. Wish I would have thought of it. — Ched ZILLA 01:26, 30 October 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for appreciating my comment on Eric's talk page. I appreciate it! I really do think some people need to think more carefully about these matters, and not use some semi-robotized mechanism for blocking, etc. If that was what was needed, we needn't have administrators at all, just some expert system software that searches for a list a "bad words" and then administers automatic blocks. Of course, we do need administrators, but they should use carefully-considered judgments and critical thinking to improve their decisions. We all fail, but I hope I don't appear to fail in this matter as often as some of my fellow admins! At the moment, I think that some of them might fail the Turing Test for carefully-considered and thoughtful actions over blocking. DDStretch (talk) 05:03, 30 October 2013 (UTC)
This stuff about Eric automatically getting a break because his content edits, that's nothing unique: after all, we have "vandalism-only" blocks, where we are supposed to measure the ratio of vandalism versus other edits, and often enough an editor may have a couple of edits that are not vandalism which are completely snowed under by clear vandalistic edits. Judgment is involved there as well, and we do that all the time. And perhaps it should be considered that his article edits and arguments which some claim as exhibiting ownership are typically supported by a host of other editors, and that this might mean that they're right. The problem with this clamor about an Eric cabal is that it denies good faith on the part of his supporters, and I for one don't ascribe bad faith to Worm, though I strongly disagree with their actions. If the other camp wants to be taken seriously, they have to accept that such is a two-way street...see, now I'm talking "camps" and I don't want to. I don't agree with his wording or his responses, but I'm not him, and no one has ever proven that anyone left because of them. OK, much too long. I appreciated your measured comment, and I hope this will have a moderately happy ending. Thanks, Drmies ( talk) 14:11, 30 October 2013 (UTC)
I hate this bad-pupil situations, but I owe you one thanks-for-not-blocking-me. Simply, I didn't take him as serious editor so I assumed 3rr don't count in such cases. -- HistorNE ( talk) 18:47, 30 October 2013 (UTC)
Anyone interested? Page stalkers? Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of unusual deaths (7th nomination)... Hafspajen ( talk) 19:30, 30 October 2013 (UTC)
So it's okay as long RE also supports making furniture out of white people? Biofurniture is a redlink perhaps I'll go write ... nah, never mind. NE Ent 02:07, 31 October 2013 (UTC)
On 31 October 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Troll cat, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Scandinavian witches reputedly created troll cats from wood shavings and blood, and brought them to life with an invocation to Satan? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Troll cat. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 08:03, 31 October 2013 (UTC)
I recently sent a friendly warning/notice to an editor that I know has a COI on a gun related article, warning them about some of the policy/consensus changes that have happened re wikiexperts etc, and offered to assist them in their editing. They have replied to me, but indicated that they would prefer to communicate by email. I am trying to guide them to do as much as possible on wiki, but could use some guidance. I know about WP:MEAT obviously, and in relation to WP:CANVASS there is mention of off-wiki communication, but are there any other policies specifically addressing this type of scenario?. In particular I gave them guidance about not using personal knowledge or internal sources since those would fail WP:RS and WP:V and they have offered to email me sources. I will of course evaluate those sources against those policies to see if they are within policy for our use, but it seems like this might be necessary, because publicly posting the documents may run into copyright or other issues. Is it acceptable to collaborate (unpaid etc) off wiki and then have me make the edits that I personally think are within policy without running into WP:COI? What if I disclose the collaboration? Gaijin42 ( talk) 18:32, 31 October 2013 (UTC)
I exhumed your modified version of Floquenbeam's proposal at AN: WP:AN#Revisiting Drmies' proposal for a general rule on civility enforcement. Yngvadottir ( talk) 18:53, 31 October 2013 (UTC)
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Trick or Treat! Happy
Halloween Drmies! I hope you have a great day and remember to be safe if you go
trick-or-treating tonight with friends, family or loved ones. Happy Halloween! --
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Louisa Venable Kyle wrote a children's book on The Witch of Pungo ;) -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 10:32, 1 November 2013 (UTC)
My grandma was Italian.
If I ever so much as hear about you flinging that stuff at any kind of edifice supporting buttress again, there'll be trouble.
No, I mean it. Big, scary kind of "wish I hadn't done that" kind of trouble.
You are told. Begoon talk 01:36, 1 November 2013 (UTC)
I followed your advice so I renamed title of section [15]. Calling someone "Israeli" isn't an insult, and I already cooperated with few Israeli users regarding sources. Still, there are many users who see this project as tool for spreading own political agenda, it includes any nationality. For example, I edited this page and replaced various issues with reliable sources [16], I also left explanation on talkpage, and I consulted two authors regarding more sources [17] [18]. Then, User:Greyshark09 come and simply revert everything wihtout any discussion [19], even with insults in summaries like "disruptive editing" [20]. This is not his first time. So sorry, but with all WP:AGF I don't see he anything more then political activism in such edits. -- HistorNE ( talk) 17:24, 1 November 2013 (UTC)
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"Zeugma"... Now I have to learn a new word too? ;) Have a good one, Tgeairn ( talk) 04:41, 2 November 2013 (UTC)
WP:HOUNDING Dogmaticeclectic ( talk) 16:38, 2 November 2013 (UTC)
Shock horror... Dogmaticelectic has been blocked indefinitely now. I get the feeling that this is actually what they wanted, but there we go, that's one more disruptive user out of the way for now... Lukeno94 (tell Luke off here) 17:55, 2 November 2013 (UTC)
What would you suggest be done vis-a-vis these mass deletions? I left the indicated message, on the editor's talkpage. No response from the editor. And the editor is clearly back to editing. There are too many for me to revert without tools to do so easily. And then, there is the problem of the behavior, which is unacknowledged as being inappropriate. Thanks.-- Epeefleche ( talk) 19:12, 2 November 2013 (UTC)
I light of Movember, I bring to you User:Kelapstick/Senhor Testiculo, a large pair of balls that is the mascot for a Brazilian testicular cancer society. Should the title be in Portuguese? Anyone care to make it bigger (That's what she said)? -- kelapstick( bainuu) 19:46, 2 November 2013 (UTC)
Hello Drmies, if I may ask about this. Essentially, we have a user trying to whitewash a more controversial episode in Mircea Eliade's past. The impulse is perhaps understandable - admirers of, say, Ezra Pound or Gertrude Stein or Paul Robeson or Picasso prefer not to dwell on their accommodation with totalitarian regimes - but nonetheless to be avoided. All mainstream scholars agree that the Iron Guard was fascist and anti-Semitic, and these were its salient features at the time of Eliade's involvement (ca. 1937). Once Romania became communist (starting in 1944-47), what survived of the Guard, either underground or in exile, was anti-communist, but this is not really relevant to his biography.
Since the user prefers to edit-war, I thought you might have a look. Now, what also caught my attention is that Pgarret and Major Torp have similar editing patterns. Given they've both done reverts here, that could be significant. Thanks for any help you can provide. - Biruitorul Talk 02:22, 3 November 2013 (UTC)
The article Humour is vandalized a lot. Oh please some nice admins, give us ... a solution? : Hafspajen ( talk) 17:10, 3 November 2013 (UTC)
So that just tells me you are an excellent and non biased editor.-- Mike - Μολὼν λαβέ 04:24, 3 October 2013 (UTC)
I know the nl.wp tends to be sans refs frequently. I was just looking at Edison Award which rightfully is topped with an unreferenced tag. BTW, can you find a better ref for the Edison Award in this article? I want it for my new stub, Craig Hella Johnson. I'll look tomorrow, but I've stayed up way too late already. Gotta be awake to face the public again in the morning. Ladyof Shalott 05:38, 3 October 2013 (UTC)
I have nothing to offer on the quality of the Dutch wiki. It's sad and bad. You can go around and tag 90% of their articles as woefully unreferenced and unencyclopedically written. Compare Mathijs Bouman on our and their wikis and see the difference (granted, I worked extra hard on that one, since he's an old school friend and I got him up at DYK, but still). Have a gorgeous day! Drmies ( talk) 14:29, 3 October 2013 (UTC)
Hello, Drmies!
Thanks for your Admin action in regards to
Garrejones44444777 (
talk ·
contribs) (Nb. All edits Tag: Mobile edit)
However I fear you have uncovered a nest of ducks! (or Bunnies & TweetyPies!)
Garrejones44444777 turns up on 2013-09-28, the day after
Tweety1962compostion is indeffed as a sock of TweetiePie1947.
Comment: These are all from the recent edit history of
Person to Bunny:
Looks like a duck to me
So, not only is 'Garrejones44444777' disruptive, they are a sockpuppet and edit warring on multiple pages under different usernames and IPs.
If I should take this list elsewhere like
Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations (WP:SPI) I'll do so. --
220
of
Borg 09:54, 3 October 2013 (UTC)
Another sock: BugsBunny1958oscarwinner ( talk · contribs) Trivialist ( talk) 23:15, 4 October 2013 (UTC)
User:Garrejones44444777 is back at Person to Bunny, making the same dubious unsourced edits. Trivialist ( talk) 00:27, 11 October 2013 (UTC)
You said in your article talk post that you were not sure if there was a word for your position. Anti-gun covers it somewhat I think;but a word coined by some in the gun world is Hoplophobia although the "fear" part is probably (intentionally) insulting by those that use it, so I think you would probably not self-apply it. Gaijin42 ( talk) 14:32, 3 October 2013 (UTC)
It's at WP:OUTCOMES#SCHOOLS - you can uncontentiously redirect such articles yourslef, no need to push them thru AfD. ;) Kudpung กุดผึ้ง ( talk) 22:54, 3 October 2013 (UTC)
Hi Drmies,
I just wanted to apologize for creating that infobox on W. B. Yeat's bio page! I'm obviously a new user to Wikipedia and am still trying to get the hang of properly editing existing articles and creating new ones, and I am also still learning the proper decorum for doing so. I thought it was odd that such a monumental writer would not have an infobox yet, and now I can see that there is an obvious reason for why that is! It was a newbie mistake, and in the future I will be certain to check the talk page of any article I consider making an addition or edit too, as well as endeavor to be more careful with editing articles in general (especially major ones). Thank you for catching my mistake and for fixing it before anyone became too upset over it!
Sincerely,
Yeah nice one geezer Basket Feudalist 14:42, 4 October 2013 (UTC)
When you get a spare moment, please would you take a glance at this and also this. I've placed {{ RPA}} on the former as I do not take kindly to being threatened on Wikipedia. In the latter the same user also threatens to have me "blocked". A line has to be draw somewhere and their comments are clear words of attack. Thank you. Wesley Mᴥuse 15:21, 4 October 2013 (UTC)
I don't disagree with you about moving it to a talk page. But Bbb23 asked me not to move it to his or her talk page. And Bbb23 has repeatedly sanctioned people for discussing it on the MRM talk page, so I can't put it there, either. Would you mind if I move it to yours? William Jockusch ( talk) 18:06, 4 October 2013 (UTC)
Is this one of the worst cases of fancruft ever seen on Wikipedia? (I've pruned ca. 50k of it since then, but much more to go). - Sitush ( talk) 06:52, 5 October 2013 (UTC)
Drmies, that will be $5. I'm not as expensive as you - must be the admin premium ;-) (inside joke) CorporateM ( Talk) 13:55, 5 October 2013 (UTC)
I noticed you unblocked this editor after Kww blocked him. [4] However, when I checked him, he shows up as Confirmed as Buddhakahika ( talk · contribs). Could you tell me why you think they aren't related? Thanks! Reaper Eternal ( talk) 12:43, 5 October 2013 (UTC)
Drmies, are you planning to come back to this review of Meles (genus), or should I call for a new reviewer? Please let me know (here or there is fine). Many thanks. BlueMoonset ( talk) 18:22, 6 October 2013 (UTC)
Hey Drmies, I went to Dianna earlier for help on a radio station article problem. She helped until she had to sign off for the night, she asked me to come to you for continued help, so I am. All the information you need to know is here on a post on her talk page. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 00:30, 7 October 2013 (UTC)
hi. I'm not new on Wikipedia. However, even though I've been making edits for several years now, I still am not at the level others are. Forgive me, I just don't have the time (to learn all the tricks, techniques, or to create a profile, etc).
I've been making good additions to the "Honda D engine" page, specifically three engines which I know very much about: the D15B7, D15B8, and D15Z1. In addition to being a walking book of knowledge on these engines, I own a number of original specimens. Original meaning they came in the car that I bought brand new from the Honda dealer in the mid-1990's. Read this paragraph a few times until it sinks in that I actually know and care about these motors.
Here's the problem: a stubborn Swede, Mr.choppers, who doesn't even own a car(!), keeps removing my additions. He doesn't know anything about the D15B7, D15B8, or D15Z1. He just takes pride in being annoying. Aside from being a d**k, he seems fixated on two things: 1, that I use an "anonymous" IP address and 2, that I don't have any book references. I understand that sometimes vandals use random IP addresses, but it's obvious by my edits that I am no vandal or punk kid. What self-righteous and callous Mr.choppers has a difficult time understanding is that MOST of the D series page is unreferenced. [heh! I wish I made my additions years ago! they'd be taken for truth today.] Well here we are in the 21st century, and unfortunately Mr.choppers has singled me out. He's picking on me. This is called bullying. He could focus his time on real vandals. (or better yet, turning off his computer and walking outside for a while). Instead, he removes my good and true edits. Have a look at his behavior! The guy has no concern for an increase in D series info. He sees himself as a Wiki cop. He's obsessed with the book rules, whereas I'm just concerned with helping the world gain more knowledge on Honda engines, such as the D15B8, for example. It's ironic that you (from NL) and Mr.choppers (from SE) are undoing my edits to an engine ONLY AVAILABLE IN USA. Does anyone see the irony here?
(I should book a flight to Schipol and start undoing additions to van Gogh made by Dutchmen, or additions to Scania made by Swedes!)
Citations? References? Do I look like a librarian?? If you two Europeans REALLY want that, then you must go ALL OUT. Put a [?] mark after every single sentence of each engine. (Won't that look pretty - a little blue question mark everywhere?)
The general populous already knows that Wikipedia may not be 100% correct. It's called the internet! People accept that some things could be inaccurate, but we still use it anyway. Right?
On to my questions: may I ask why you sent me a message reading "Please stop your disruptive editing, as you did at Honda D engine." ? How are my additions disruptive? And why isn't the spotlight focused on Mr.choppers? Is it because he has a [drum roll] Wiki profile? With a "Bhasa Indonesia" translation?? (pfff!). This Mr.choppers guy truly has too much time on his hands, and is damaging the Honda community's available information, that Honda experts like myself contribute to.
For the record, here's what the D15B8 entry looked like before my edits (and how "Mr.stoppers" prefers it):
Found in: 1992–1995 Honda Civic CX (U.S. model) Displacement : 1,493 cc (91.1 cu in) Bore and Stroke : 75 mm × 84.5 mm (3.0 in × 3.33 in) Compression : 9.1:1 Power : 70 hp (52.2 kW, 71.0 PS) at 4,500 rpm Torque : 83 lb·ft (11.5 kg/m, 113 Nm) at 2,800 rpm Limit : 5,800 rpm Valvetrain : SOHC eight-valve (two valves per cylinder) Fuel Control : OBD-1 MPFI
and here's what it looks like after my contributions:
Found in: 1992–1995 Honda Civic CX (U.S. model) Displacement : 1,493 cc (91.1 cu in) Bore and Stroke : 75 mm × 84.5 mm (3.0 in × 3.33 in) Compression : 9.1:1 Power : 70 hp (52.2 kW, 71.0 PS) at 4,500 rpm Torque : 83 lb·ft (11.5 kg/m, 113 Nm) at 2,800 rpm Limit : 5,800 rpm Valvetrain : 8-valve SOHC (two valves per cylinder) Fuel Control : OBD-1 MPFI ECU Code: P05 Cam Gear: 5-hole, 38-tooth Head codes: PM8-1, PM8-2
Which one looks better to you?
Take a day or two before you answer. Think. The spirit of Wikipedia is to help. And I care very much about adding info only when I know it to be true. Is it a crime for me to add a few details to three engines?
Thanks for your time. 24.136.28.106 ( talk) 03:54, 7 October 2013 (UTC)
PS. the IP address I'm currently using is shared by at least four working adults, so blocking this address would prohibit myself and those others from potentially helping Wikipedia.
What in the world is komstigheden? Google Translate is failing me, and I want a direct quote from this review of Njai Dasima. — Crisco 1492 ( talk) 06:46, 7 October 2013 (UTC)
There's an intelligent looking request for unblocking there. Letting you know as it was you that blocked the IP this time. Peridon ( talk) 17:24, 7 October 2013 (UTC)
It is clear from this edit that User:Zimmermanh1997 is back. The IP being used traces back to Walkersville, Maryland, which is where all Zimmermanh1997 edits come from. I believe it might be time for a ban discussion. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 21:32, 7 October 2013 (UTC)
I posted this message (which I thought was polite) on User:Nasnema's talk page concerning this revert made with HUGGLE. I got this response. I don't need to look up what "FO" means. While I did leave a snarky reply, it is clear that Nasnema is using HUGGLE waaay too quickly and not owning up to mistakes. Mistakes made while using HUGGLE (like TWINKLE) can cost the person their access to that program. I thought you might have a word with Nasnema about the HUGGLE use and the NPA violation. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 01:26, 8 October 2013 (UTC)
Eh, at least it's an English publication. Article, TOC. — Crisco 1492 ( talk) 10:00, 8 October 2013 (UTC)
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Hey. So I also just undid a number of revisions on the Remington Arms page that removed links. I nominated the page for protection WP:RFPP. If you want to second the nomination it might help? Thanks! -- Zackmann08 ( talk) 16:31, 8 October 2013 (UTC)
Someone pointed on my talkpage to Synthesizers.com, whose creator's name is identical with the company owner, and which has no independent sources ... all I have found so far is this, and I don't know whether that's a reliable source, or where to look for any that might be more obviously reliable. Pretty article, got reviewed in 2011, my question is do I tag it as possibly non-notable, AfD it, or can some more knowledgeable person identify a couple of refs to add so we can keep it? Yngvadottir ( talk) 23:24, 8 October 2013 (UTC)
Yeah Eric, imagine being able to play this like this!♦ Dr. Blofeld 21:56, 11 October 2013 (UTC)
On 9 October 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Rubberen Robbie, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that the Dutch band Rubberen Robbie is known for a parodic compilation of old Dutch hit songs, and for their pronunciation of the Leiden dialect? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Rubberen Robbie. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 09:23, 9 October 2013 (UTC)
Drmies, I have a lot of thoughts about the recent ANI obviously. For the sake of both our times and energies I'll leave it at:
I did re-read my posts. My biggest fear was that the 4 diffs would multiply & be lost in a wave of confusing/cross current diffs as I'm left hanging there at a dynamically updating Refdesk. If I was muddled in that concern my apologies but if you re-read that whole ANI thread I took a lot of your responses as compounding the GLing in an UNCIVIL manner. I understand that at ANI I'm just another number & most concerns are loose, jovial & informal but that kind of response to a concern like mine could be construed as cruel, & was inaccurate (the whole point of an OP that starts a GL). At the refdesk: "We should in all cases strive to exceed the minimum standard of civility", the OPs contributions were obviously causing me several concerns with this. My intent is not to bog down in this matter I felt justified in bringing this to ANI but you have taught me some relevant things I will keep in mind in the future. My sincere hope is that we both can revise that ANI in the spirit of: *Asking yourself "How would I feel if someone said that to me?" is often not enough, many people can just brush things off, and it's water off a duck's back. To get a better perspective, ask yourself:
Hello,
It was brought to our attention that an editor removed the entire history of the band Endpoint from it's page. The page was created by a well respected music journalist, Ryan Downey. It now reads like the band recorded a demo in 1987 and then vanished. However, it lists a number of releases after 1987, which looks very strange.
Endpoint was a band that has a well documented political and musical history. There are several books published with chapters dedicated to the history of the band, magazine articles, and websites with information regarding the band's past.
Thank you in advance for your time and consideration in this matter. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 139.62.54.22 ( talk) 19:50, 9 October 2013 (UTC)
I thought of you.-- Bbb23 ( talk) 00:21, 10 October 2013 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of John P. Hermann at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! DoctorKubla ( talk) 19:56, 10 October 2013 (UTC)
Having trouble with a SPA (may be the subject or affiliated with the subject) with an attitude. The article, even before her edits, was a mess. A couple of years ago you removed some of the mess, but ... The article has few watchers, so it gets little attention. It's on my watchlist, I think, because I declined an A7 early this year (kind of a shame but you do what you have to).-- Bbb23 ( talk) 23:34, 10 October 2013 (UTC)
why did u delete my page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dante20000 ( talk • contribs) 02:59, 11 October 2013 (UTC)
Madame: (I believe you're a woman by your profile, I beg pardon if you are not).
You originally wrote
"You can't source biographical information to a book written by the subject herself, and "top of the class" and (unverified) "wrote columns for" is just resume-style fluff. In addition, you removed a review of one of her books--and such references are precisely what this article needs. Please click on some of the above links to learn what Wikipedia is, and what it isn't. Thank you. Drmies (talk) 04:07, 11 October 2013 (UTC)"
I do not believe your assertion that an autobiography is not a source. Can you please state the basis for this? I am unaware of any rules judging the quality of ANY cited source; one simply cites what one believes affirms the claim made. Whether one believes the source is credible is a subjective issue; but a written source is a written source.
As for what is and is not appropriate for Wikipedia, I disagree with your assertions. I do not see you going through the webpages of politicians and deleting statements about to whom they are married? Who are you to say her bibliography should do without, for example, the gentleman to whom she is married? I feel you are offering great subjectivity on what you feel is relevant for an article and what is not.
I did accidentally remove one of her book reviews; a pity. In my efforts to undo some of your works (which did not remotely explain themselves, either; your edits vaguely spoke of how trite you personally found things, which is not a basis for deletion).
Despite our initial and apparent disagreements, I hope we may productively move to consensus.
04:26, 11 October 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ballroom Dancer 001 ( talk • contribs)
You may not see where I go through politicians' articles (and those of artists, poets, writers, journalists, academics, musicians, etc), but they're there somewhere among the 140,000 edits I've made here. You may, of course, seek redress--one of the places where you can do so is WP:BLPN, for instance (click on it and you'll see). Now, my interest is to improve this article since the subject is clearly notable as an academic--but not as a ballroom dancer. And neutrality is an issue as well: Bbb (who is in fact an adult and a seasoned Wikipedia editor) signaled as much. We simply cannot allow those articles to become like resumes. Thank you. Drmies ( talk) 04:46, 11 October 2013 (UTC)
To begin with, you are using an ad hominem attack:
"Now, my interest is to improve this article since the subject is clearly notable as an academic--but not as a ballroom dancer."
My username is none of your concern. You know nothing about me; for all you know, I am your former Ph.D. advisor. Do not attack my interests as a sign that I am somehow mentally inferior.
The use of the URL was inappropriate, in retrospect, and that was a mistake. That should be removed. Statements about her family life, however, are not trivial. Is it trivial to know Lincoln's wife's name? There is nothing inappropriate about listing such things in a biographical page.
I would be happy to continue this discussion, but I think it would be more productive to move one point at a time, rather than write long paragraphs (hopefully move quicker to resolution of what is in there and what is not). Ballroom Dancer 001 ( talk) 04:53, 11 October 2013 (UTC)
Hi Drmies. User:Crisco 1492 asked me to get a second opinion here and I thought I might see if you would do the honors. I drafted the History section, which contains several controversies regarding trademark disputes (in a dedicated sub-section) and a controversial sponsorship of Candlestick park. Since he moved the content to article-space, he asked me to to get an opinion from someone else about removing the now-redundant controversy sections. I suppose the question is whether they should be part of the company's history or called out in separate sections, since I presume the current overlap isn't something we would want. CorporateM ( Talk) 15:52, 11 October 2013 (UTC)
Hey there. I've been taking a long-term (and possibly indefinite) break from Edward Snowden and related articles, but I stumbled onto an interesting article today that brought me back to it temporarily. While I was there I noticed the administrative dispute over Axxxion's conduct that led to a one-week full protection (unfortunately in my view). In any case, as that discussion is now closed, I want to pass my thoughts along for your future reference, take them or leave them. I was actively involved in editing the article back in June-July-early August. Although there were some heated discussions on the talk page, generally speaking there was relatively little edit warring -- until Axxxion gradually started making more and more edits against consensus, some of them massive in scale. By early August there was a critical mass of editors who were ignoring settled talk page discussions and running roughshod over the article. Axxxion wasn't the only one, but he was offender #1. At first I battled this development, but after a couple of weeks I gave up and decided to put the article (and Wikipedia) behind me. I eventually came back but decided to avoid the whole NSA mess.
I think Axxxion's (and other's, but most of all Axxxion's) WP:DE has driven away other editors. It drove me away, and based on the ANI thread it appears he/she doesn't seem to have any interest in editing in a collaborative manner. (E.g. "I appreciate your advice, Drmies, but there is no need for seeking consensus where the point is observing basic rules of this Resource.") It's unfortunate that his/her behavior has resulted in the collateral damage, damage that he/she actually supports (see here, here). I don't blame you for locking down the article but I don't think it gets to the root of the problem. Ultimately I think Axxxion deserves a temporary topic ban leading to indef if this behavior continues. -- Dr. Fleischman ( talk) 19:07, 11 October 2013 (UTC)
Bamischijf. Sounds yucky, and as you know I can't really read Dutch, I just fake it. Yngvadottir ( talk) 19:59, 11 October 2013 (UTC)
Nasnema is claiming (in a roundabout way) that he/she was hacked. Saying he was "on holiday" and was "greeted with all this" on his talk page when he got back.
If this is the case, and not an attempt to get out of trouble, I believe a temporary block needs to be put in place and a checkuser run on the account. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 20:01, 11 October 2013 (UTC)
Hello! Your submission of Wim T. Schippers at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! BlueMoonset ( talk) 03:50, 12 October 2013 (UTC)
The Literary Barnstar | ||
For teaching this fictional bird how to fly you are hereby awarded The Literary Barnstar. I regret, but Prussian orders are out of stock. De728631 ( talk) 14:08, 12 October 2013 (UTC) |
Thank you for your level head. Per a suggestion at the drama page, note: [6]. You've also been immortalized here. Your comment made my day! Montanabw (talk) 17:41, 12 October 2013 (UTC)
Esteemed topnotch editor, I don't want to template you, how's this? - What do you think of a new red cat for me? - I was told that I was restricted because of my poor judgement (simplified a bit), - I think mentorship would be better than content restriction, which ultimately hurts the readers, not me. Would you be willing to mentor me in case I wanted to enter an infobox discussion (certainly not anytime soon)? -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 11:51, 14 October 2013 (UTC)
On 13 October 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Lilis Suryani, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that though Lilis Suryani performed multiple patriotic songs, she also made veiled criticisms of President Sukarno? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Lilis Suryani. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 08:46, 13 October 2013 (UTC)
Hi Drmies, I see you've had discussions with this editor in the past; I've lately reverted their edits here [7], and notice other recent, self-references [8]. Any thoughts from you or your talk page watchers will be welcome. JNW ( talk) 15:29, 13 October 2013 (UTC)
Like Montanabw (talk) 23:07, 14 October 2013 (UTC)
I'm not supposed to block editors who attack me. Then, of course, there's the WP:BLP violation at the Larry Klayman article (and the first attack in an edit summary), which actually bothers me more. I thought of semi-protecting the article, but that use of my tools is probably also ill-advised.-- Bbb23 ( talk) 20:42, 13 October 2013 (UTC)
Sorry to make another request, but could you or one of your many talk page stalkers evaluate this MfD for closure. I reverted the closure because it was so far out of bounds procedurally I couldn't stand it. Some editors are questioning my revert, but it would be helpful if it could be considered for early closure based on the recent history. Thanks.-- Bbb23 ( talk) 01:36, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
On 15 October 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Wim T. Schippers, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in 1967 Wim T. Schippers (pictured), with Gied Jaspars and Wim van der Linden, wrote and directed Hoepla, the first Dutch TV show to display full nudity, leading to questions in parliament and censure for the broadcaster? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Wim T. Schippers. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
— Crisco 1492 ( talk) 08:02, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
On 15 October 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Gied Jaspars, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in 1967 Wim T. Schippers (pictured), with Gied Jaspars and Wim van der Linden, wrote and directed Hoepla, the first Dutch TV show to display full nudity, leading to questions in parliament and censure for the broadcaster? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
— Crisco 1492 ( talk) 08:02, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
On 15 October 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Wim van der Linden, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in 1967 Wim T. Schippers (pictured), with Gied Jaspars and Wim van der Linden, wrote and directed Hoepla, the first Dutch TV show to display full nudity, leading to questions in parliament and censure for the broadcaster? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
— Crisco 1492 ( talk) 08:03, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
On 15 October 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Hoepla, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in 1967 Wim T. Schippers (pictured), with Gied Jaspars and Wim van der Linden, wrote and directed Hoepla, the first Dutch TV show to display full nudity, leading to questions in parliament and censure for the broadcaster? You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
— Crisco 1492 ( talk) 08:03, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
Perhaps, looking at this impressive quadruple, you should rather read (not the unanswered question mentioned above but) Patrice Chéreau, for Intimacy "which sparked a debate about unsimulated sex on screen" (for DYK, I chose something else) -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 18:26, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
[9] I was even thinking of dropping you a line about this, since notability seems a good bet, but the edits were just too self-serving. JNW ( talk) 18:45, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
... but I still want to know how big the riot will be when I publish this on my talk page. Or is it better to publish this later, when I have finished my series about Michelin restaurants.
Ow, intention of the text is to show that I decide everything and the other party only has a role as supplier of information. The Banner talk 19:36, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
As for the Dutch wiki, I may have mentioned before that they can... never mind. I don't understand the place or its readership. Or how it's run. That's oud zeer also, which you can see if you look at my (old) contributions there. Your story is fascinating: is there a summary somewhere, with diffs and names? Who was the evil admin?
Finally--my user page? wut? Drmies ( talk) 23:11, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for hatting this discussion from September. Unfortunately, I don't think this is a decision best arrived at by consensus (no "Penis Gallery" on the Talk Page). I think it would be best for a truly impartial and disinterested Editor to be Bold, pick an image, post it in the article and then discuss. As you looked over the discussion, did you see a good candidate for this task? (I'll pass!)
Liz
Read!
Talk! 19:55, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
P.S. How do you get that nice dog to appear on the Editing page? L.
Thanks for the heads-up, Drmies. I was just in the middle of moving the article when you left your edit/comment. Article is now back in main space. Did I move it right? That is to say, is there a more accepted way of re-creating an article?
Also, since I have your attention, could you look at the article and the talk page and tell me if I missed anything. For instance, I added a Wikilink to the article from the article it had been (temporarily) merged with, but should I do anything else with that article/section. Also, can I move or remove the notices at the top of the talk page? Anything else I'm overlooking?
-- Lightbreather ( talk) 20:03, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
No, the notices on the talk page should stay, but they don't do any harm. BTW, I saw GorillaWarfare mentioned on your talk page--she's great, and maybe you can in turn kick her in the rear so she'll do some more writing, not just vandal fighting. Drmies ( talk) 21:42, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
History merging is an admin job, since part of the process (the way I did it) is deletion before restoration, so to speak. It is done to preserve all edits made to the article and it can get complicated. That injunction to preserve history is one of the reasons that copying and pasting shouldn't be done in article creation; some smart talk page stalker I'm sure has all the links at hand, but you really don't have to worry about it too much. That's what we get paid the big bucks for. Drmies ( talk) 23:00, 15 October 2013 (UTC)
I was looking at Maria Goeppert-Mayer to do a GA review, requested in that drive (someone created the review page after I got done with a first run-through; I asked them if I could take it). That was one impressive career; I read a few lines from her biography to Mrs. Drmies, and all we could do was sigh. It reminded me of the biography of Helen Vendler ( "We don’t want any women here""--though our article on her is woefully underdeveloped and does her little justice. Drmies ( talk) 04:42, 16 October 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for your courteous note, please feel free to take this review. I hope our paths cross again! LT910001 ( talk) 07:27, 16 October 2013 (UTC)
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On 16 October 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article TopNotch, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Dutch record label TopNotch is credited with putting Dutch hip-hop on the map? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/TopNotch. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
Gatoclass ( talk) 16:03, 16 October 2013 (UTC)
Hi there MIES, longtime no "see",
my last summary in this player's article will be self-explanatory. I think it's thus more appropriate to leave most of my last version.
Sorry for any inconvenience, keep up the great work and regards (if this is not the correct "order of feelings", we'll think of another one ;)) -- AL ( talk) 23:35, 16 October 2013 (UTC)
I have clearly asked at the corresponding talk page 10/11/2013 for the protection removal on PXE's page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Preboot_Execution_Environment
I have given the reasons explaining why I consider the protection on that page only really protects Widefox and his abuse of power already reported at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#User:Widefox_Abusive_editor_with_banning_power.
I can see the very same day 10/11/2013 you have set a protection on that page preventing "vandalism".
Let me ask you:
Are you accusing me of vandalism at WP PXE's page??
Are you protecting Widefox interests?
Because of the mentioned PXE page I have been systematically erased/banned/abused by some people here; are you one of them?
Please let all of us know why you do not remove the vandalism protection on WP PXE's page. 213.37.84.214 ( talk) 12:02, 17 October 2013 (UTC)
I haven't asked for "sanctions" against
Widefox it is not my job to decide is he has to be sanctioned or not; I have just reported his actions and abuse against my person.
Unfortunately I cannot see if it was "archived" with criticism against me; I want to read it; where is it? is this the way WP admins protect each other? are you also protecting
Widefox here??
The thread I started on the talk page CLEARLY states what Widefox is doing on that page and CLEARLY states why there is not "vandalism" on that page; then I'm asking you: are you teaming up with Widefox when protecting that page and avoiding ME to edit adding the information I have clearly supported all this time?
I'm not asking ANYTHING but I just not to be HARASSED, BANNED, ERASED; I have added the necessary independent SUPPORT for editing that page; And you cannot call that DISRUPTIVE because it is not; What do you know about PXE in order to know if what I'm editing is or not disruptive? YOU ARE DEFINITELY THREATENING ME WITH MORE BLOCKING you are part of this game; you are definatelly protrecting Widefox 213.37.84.214 ( talk) 22:14, 17 October 2013 (UTC)
I am probably crazy, but I went on a new trip to Europe. Back again. Warrington ( talk) 14:52, 17 October 2013 (UTC)
Nasnema has begun editing again. He reverted a number of edits yesterday using Twinkle. I've not seen any problematic reverts (other than that he isn't issuing warnings), but I'm curious as to whether or not you think those reverts are acceptable. Should he be using Twinkle's revert capability so soon after having rollback removed? Ryan Vesey 15:17, 17 October 2013 (UTC)
Sigh, would you take a look at this ANI thread Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#User:Copy_Editor, and this article talk thread Talk:Trayvon_Martin#George_Zimmerman_was_told_not_to_follow_Trayvon_Martin , and trout (or whatever other action you feel appropriate) whoever you feel deserves it? The Involved (tm) are clearly talking in circles at this point. Gaijin42 ( talk) 19:56, 17 October 2013 (UTC)
There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you 213.37.84.214 ( talk) 22:11, 17 October 2013 (UTC)
Hi, You assisted last time we had some offensive comments left on the talkpage. Could you have a look at this? Thank you! Sportfan5000 ( talk) 23:44, 17 October 2013 (UTC)
I know this is slightly outside of the articles you edit, but would you mind doing a PR on WTCF? I took that article to GAN back in July and it got reviewed today (it didn't pass). I am told that I need to work on the prose and how everything flows on the page. I have asked Wehwalt for a PR as well, so I can get different opinions on how things should look. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 02:55, 18 October 2013 (UTC)
I made a few tweaks to one section, but there's something I don't understand: Alex buys the channel, then sells it, then operates it? These are probably radio matters that I just don't get, like that time brokerage agreement. Perhaps explain that in a sentence or two? Drmies ( talk) 04:10, 18 October 2013 (UTC)
I have been keeping an eye on his/her edits since they started editing again. They are back to reverting, this time with TWINKLE, and seem to be slowing down but are still making the same mistakes. He/She reverted this edit but a quick check of IMDb shows the anon was indeed correct. I'm not going to comment on Nasnema's page after their last little blow up at me, but I thought I'd bring it to your attention. My apologizes for the double post. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 00:12, 18 October 2013 (UTC)
So I'm stuck living out of a hotel in Little Rock for the next two to eight (or more) weeks bug testing the computer system meant to process the reformed Medicaid programs. Aside from being around some slightly professional people, the main benefit is that I'm near to the state's only decently stocked liquor stores. I've tracked down one that carries Gulden Draak and hope to hit it up tomorrow. Any other recommendations? I drink ales (pale or Belgian) and the more bitter lagers—stouts are only acceptable if more interesting than a chocolatey slurry. I hope all's well with everyone. davidiad { t } 04:30, 18 October 2013 (UTC)
Hey, good luck straightening all that out. It really matters to a lot of people. Drmies ( talk) 16:25, 18 October 2013 (UTC)
Warrington has given you some puppies! Puppies promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Your puppy must be fed three times a day and will be your faithful companion forever!
You recently welcomed user "Flin the flan warrior" (not linking him to avoid the ping). He showed up on my radar by editing the Michael.Haephrati talk page, which is on my watchlist and a known socker. Looking through the user contribs, its highly suspicious for a new user (though not necessarily haephrati, but such a random thing to hit?!) , with the first two edits on Jimbo's page, and then a series of weird edits, some labeled "test edit" where they delete some random bit of text, then revert themselves. (a few instances of that). I highly suspect that this user is doing some semi-innocuous edits to achieve autoconfirmed, and then is going to bust out the big guns. (also, the user appears to have some weird library of rare (and appropriate!) images they are adding to random articles. Obviously nothing actionable yet, and my sensors may be over-calibrated, but as you "touched em last" I thought I would ping you. I shall keep an eye on them. Gaijin42 ( talk) 19:36, 18 October 2013 (UTC)
I will, thanks. -- Dereck Camacho ( talk) 20:38, 18 October 2013 (UTC)
A S'more for you! | |
Sorry 'bout the test edits. Flin the flan warrior ( talk) 21:34, 18 October 2013 (UTC) |
It would have been nice for some advanced warning before you deleted all the information I added to Mr. Brown's page, which took hours to put up in the first place. You can clearly see that the page is in progress and I'm adding citations and improving sources all the time.
I deleted the paragraph from his Biography because it wasn't properly cited.
I deleted the sentence about his A/R work with Universal because he no longer does that.
I understand wiki is not the place for original research but I work for Mr. Brown so he tells me that certain information is no longer true or relevant, or is new so I add it and work on finding references to that information so it is verifiable. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Crayolascribblez ( talk • contribs) 04:48, 19 October 2013 (UTC)
One at a time: yes, I can see you're trying to improve the article, but I do not agree that all such edits are an improvement. For starters, what you tell me the previous editors could have told you: you deleted all the prose from the article with the exception of the opening sentence. Not just "a" paragraph, all of it. That he no longer works at this or that job is immaterial: we're not a resume site, we're an encyclopedia. If he worked for some outfit (and it was verified by Billboard, apparently!), then his departure is no reason for removal. I'm not interested in "original research"--it's still a terrible article by our standards, but the lack of verification I signaled in my edit summaries is directly relevant to the reason I removed it, as anyone who looks at the edits can see. Most importantly, we don't do resumes and that's what this article had become.
What I suggest you do, lest you wish the article be defaced by yet another tag (signaling a WP:COI) is that you find the sources that verify this or that notable production or song and write it into the article--write, not list. I don't see any reason why one would start with a list and then, maybe, come around to verifying it. An article should be started by an editor putting down legible prose and the references that back it up. One last thing, and this goes directly to your working for the man and what he tells you: "relevant" is not decided by the subject, which is what makes us an encyclopedia and not a glorified LinkedIn. What's relevant is decided by what the sources offer, in combination with editorial judgment. Thank you. Drmies ( talk) 05:05, 19 October 2013 (UTC)
Warrington has given you some small
horses! Ponies promote
WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better. Your pony must be fed three times a day and will be your faithful companion forever!
-- Bbb23 ( talk) 16:53, 19 October 2013 (UTC)
Hi
Could you do me a favour, and use your magic revdel tools on the location name here just in case some superstar somewhere decides to get precious about it. Cheers.
Hope things are well with you, by the way (he added, in an attempt not to totally neglect the social graces...) Begoon talk 05:17, 20 October 2013 (UTC)
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Do you remember this? That has been continuing for last 1 year. I tried to provide help few times, but that did not work.
Now what on earth is THIS? I am not avare of harrasing vandlas, whaterwer that means. Could that meant this one ? Or? Warrington ( talk) 18:46, 20 October 2013 (UTC)
I tend to stay clear of this beast. I wasn't one of its proponents and I have trouble with it. What did I do wrong at Lindsay Lohan? I followed all the instructions in rejecting the IP's changes, and you'd think my rejection would be automatically accepted, but now it's a mess, and I'm afraid to touch it.-- Bbb23 ( talk) 00:30, 21 October 2013 (UTC)
Hello there, I'm including as reference the website of the TV channel and programme used as reliable source for the Pan AM 103 entry. Regards. Celebritiess ( talk) 05:22, 21 October 2013 (UTC)
Do you remember this mess that was at AN and the COI Noticeboard about 5 days ago? I'm inclined to accept the AfC on the company; I think he's done a quite adequate job finding refs now. But I have an ulterior motive: as I've said at the AfD on what was the article on the ship before it got moved, I believe an article on the company is the best home for (brief) coverage of the brouhaha over the ship. And you may recall NATO-Legal, who has been asking me for advice on my talkpage in one of their IP guises, who is the other player in this mess. So I'm up to my armpits in this. Now that I have had time, as I suspected, there are at least the usual kinds of sources on the ship itself (which I found via an abandoned AfC draft on a sister ship, which has a pic I have nominated for deletion on Commons). But there's an AfD running, so no moving stuff back to its original title and gutting it and replacing it with boring nautical details like length, beam, call-sign ... Any opinion? I have an article I'd rather write, but I may have time for both this "weekend" if I don't run into another mess like Henry Adams Bellows / Henry Adams Bellows (businessman). Yngvadottir ( talk) 16:34, 21 October 2013 (UTC)
I've written an article on a ship that was seized by the Israelis, as part of some Palestinian aid flotilla (can't remember the name--something like Mary or Maryam?), and that could have been argued to be a BLP1E ("P" subbing for "ship", maybe), I suppose. But in accepting the AfC, the AfD should not be an impediment, IMO. Drmies ( talk) 18:07, 21 October 2013 (UTC)
Sagaciousphil needs some help. Beside of a lot of other home-stuff-problems she is upset because her GA didn't went well. Grammar boy, and Yngvadottir, you are the stars in this kind of thing... (not me). Or anyone else, stalkpagers, who wants to help... [10]Article needs an intensive copyedit (c/e) for basic style/formatting errors and to fix awkward syntax and sentence structures. I think these copyediting concerns are too substantial and require too exhaustive of a time and effort to rectify that it should be done outside of the GA process, and such preparations should be done before seeking another GA review. Hafspajen ( talk) 20:16, 21 October 2013 (UTC)
Hi I'm talkingfacts (yeh, I know, its not a very creative name, but its what the spirit moved me to write that late night when I created it). I'm a newbie on here, and my maiden voyage in the past week was rocky; I got involved in a fight, and I didn't know how to conduct myself with the vicious attacks, and I ended getting myself blocked. Well, the block is off now, and I've written a page of introduction, and someone recommended you as someone who might be a good mentor for me. I don't even know if this is the correct place to contact you and introduce myself, but its what I found; I will likely make many mistakes in the first weeks and months, hopefully no more of them will get me blocked. I'm actually a softie, and I'd like to help people be nicer to each other, and ultimately I'd like to have a role in helping to ensure decent and kind-spirited communication on wikipedia. Hello! write back! Talkingfacts ( talk) 20:24, 21 October 2013 (UTC)
I've got two editors who can't play nice with each other. One editor has agreed to stay away and the other editor refused. The "other" editor made some edits again, threw some nice words and the whole thing blew up again. What's the best to handle this? Bgwhite ( talk) 20:43, 21 October 2013 (UTC)
Re: Talk:Maria Goeppert-Mayer/GA1: is there a problem with the article that needs to be resolved? Hawkeye7 ( talk) 08:05, 22 October 2013 (UTC)
Hi Drmies. This user seems to have declared war on WP:ALUM, as I discovered when he undid some of my copyedits on articles I was improving in relation to my drive to help get Operation Crossroads to FA. He has accused me of vandalism, and this wasn't very nice either. Please examine the matter in as much detail as you can and make whatever comments you deem appropriate. I have always been impressed with your fair-mindedness and if there is any criticism for me then of course I shall take it like a man. Incidentally I was recently in the Netherlands for the first time in many years. It's still a great place. -- John ( talk) 18:01, 22 October 2013 (UTC)
Here's a plate full of cookies to share! | |
Hi Drmies/Archive 58, this is for your neutral handling of gun-related issues, and for putting Wikipedia in front of personal politics... Not an easy thing to do sometimes! -- Sue Rangell ✍ ✉ 20:26, 22 October 2013 (UTC) |
Anyway, thank you. Anyone is free to come by and grab one of these cookies, but check your guns at the door. It was good practice in the world of Beowulf to leave the spears and swords outside, and it's sad but necessary practice to do the same on my university's campus--signs were put up outside every door of every building a couple of weeks ago, suggesting what kind of state I live in. I will just have to be nicer to students and hope that a sign is enough to stop the mentally deranged and criminally insane, since we refuse to let the legislature stop them. Drmies ( talk) 22:51, 22 October 2013 (UTC)
Could you move WWHC to WWHQ? WWHQ is currently a redirect, so that will need to be deleted. This is all uncontroversial. - Neutralhomer • Talk • 02:31, 23 October 2013 (UTC)
Heh. Template:Fried-shit-stub. -- Anthonyhcole ( talk · contribs · email) 04:08, 23 October 2013 (UTC)
Per this past discussion, I thought you and Mandarax would be interested in learning the scientific term for the area and the art of electronic digital games. Science, you see? Please note that the previous name for this concept was not very scientific. - Thibbs ( talk) 10:53, 23 October 2013 (UTC)
But also (and for serious) note that this isn't a canvassing attempt. Just an aside I thought you'd appreciate. - Thibbs ( talk) 10:53, 23 October 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for pointing to the page to make the case for inclusion of video links (via a wiki page) and to saying I can make the argument on the talk page. I did however make the argument on the talk page and no-one bothered to check it out - simply reverting my edits. I will make my arguments at the suggested page but it would be nice if editors bothered to check talk pages before reverting. Thanks Robynthehode ( talk) 17:06, 23 October 2013 (UTC)
SKATER Speak. 18:21, 23 October 2013 (UTC)
... that this is a look that surely inspired respect in the classroom. Yngvadottir ( talk) 18:58, 23 October 2013 (UTC)
I don't think the article qualifies as an G10 or A7, although I saw inadequate (but some) evidence of notability in the few sentences which were not WP:BLP violations. I think it would have been OK to let the AfD run as blanked. I'm not going to restore the article, because that would just be making a WP:POINT, but I don't think it should have been deleted immediately. — Arthur Rubin (talk) 15:54, 24 October 2013 (UTC)
Category:Rape victims, which you created, has been nominated for possible deletion, merging, or renaming. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. Obi-Wan Kenobi ( talk) 03:19, 25 October 2013 (UTC)
There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.149.35.242 ( talk) 13:26, 25 October 2013 (UTC)
There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.88.168.1 ( talk) 19:11, 25 October 2013 (UTC)
Hi Drmies, if you've some free time to look at the article and its talk page I'd appreciate it. Someone who's done a lot of personal research on the subject (dived around the wreck and combed through the transcripts) and has formed their own conclusions has tried to take ownership for a while, using several IPs. I've gone light on the warnings because I think they've got a lot to bring to the party, but WP:OR is plainly an issue. Thanks for any help, and very best always, JNW ( talk) 19:47, 25 October 2013 (UTC)
How to survive | |
Special award for The Doctor who prescribed nyponsoppa against autumn leafs falling, cold, depression and laziness. Works very well! Hafspajen ( talk) 21:44, 25 October 2013 (UTC) |
Hello!
I have made a few attempts to clean up List of new religious movements, which is a list article with a long history of contention, topic bans, puppetry, even at least one major contributor who was de-sysoped. Unfortunately, I haven't been successful in the attempt at cleanup. I'm asking you to take a look at the recent activity on the article and the talk page. Although I have my own thoughts on what some of the issues are, I would rather get yours without my frustration bleeding through too heavily.
I am dropping this note for the most recently active admins I saw, and I am hopeful that those extra eyes will make a difference.
Thanks for considering it, cheers! -- Tgeairn ( talk) 21:59, 25 October 2013 (UTC)
I'm late for bed and as you know I don't really read Dutch ... Hyperion Lyceum. Thanks. Yngvadottir ( talk) 21:28, 26 October 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for your time, I can see from looking at the ANI logs that you guys have more fish to fry than worrying about a probably one-time vandalism.
"So it is entirely possible that Rolf_h_nelson should have taken a break from editing last month; let's hope that they did."
To clarify, did you mean to write that perhaps Podiaebba should have taken a break, or do you in fact mean that perhaps I should have taken a break as well, in addition to or instead of Podiaebba? Rolf H Nelson ( talk) 00:22, 27 October 2013 (UTC)
Drmies, this nomination has been sitting for over two weeks, so I'm giving you a ping. Something needs to be done soon, or it's going to be closed by someone as abandoned. Hope you can do something soon! Thanks. BlueMoonset ( talk) 01:49, 27 October 2013 (UTC)
Volume 1, Issue 1, October 2013
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On 28 October 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Ruud van Hemert, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that in Dutch director Ruud van Hemert's Schatjes (1984), one of the most successful Dutch movies ever, parents and their children engage in guerrilla warfare? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Ruud van Hemert. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
— Crisco 1492 ( talk) 08:05, 28 October 2013 (UTC)
Hi, can you do something about the major deletion of content [12] from the MV Seaman Guard Ohio page by a user called TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom. This was done with total disregard to the comments left by several users including yourself on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/MV Seaman Guard Ohio incident. Thanks. 109.128.150.134 ( talk) 12:34, 28 October 2013 (UTC)
We would need a semi-protection on this page where editors have trouble with an Ip-adress, someone who regularly removes almost all of the added Olde English Bulldogge pictures [13] with the motivation that they do not belong to this breed. But of course they are, File:OEB Pup.JPG, File:OldeEnglischBulldogge Jung.JPG, File:Renascence Bulldogge Welpe.JPG (text=Old English Bulldog Welpe). Silly. There are not many picture of this race, and now they go and remove allmost all of them. Why should the authors lie about the pictures? Hafspajen ( talk) 21:44, 28 October 2013 (UTC)
On 29 October 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article John P. Hermann, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that John P. Hermann, retired from the University of Alabama, was an Old English professor and lifelong critic of the university's Greek system? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/John P. Hermann. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 00:03, 29 October 2013 (UTC)
[14]. Wish I would have thought of it. — Ched ZILLA 01:26, 30 October 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for appreciating my comment on Eric's talk page. I appreciate it! I really do think some people need to think more carefully about these matters, and not use some semi-robotized mechanism for blocking, etc. If that was what was needed, we needn't have administrators at all, just some expert system software that searches for a list a "bad words" and then administers automatic blocks. Of course, we do need administrators, but they should use carefully-considered judgments and critical thinking to improve their decisions. We all fail, but I hope I don't appear to fail in this matter as often as some of my fellow admins! At the moment, I think that some of them might fail the Turing Test for carefully-considered and thoughtful actions over blocking. DDStretch (talk) 05:03, 30 October 2013 (UTC)
This stuff about Eric automatically getting a break because his content edits, that's nothing unique: after all, we have "vandalism-only" blocks, where we are supposed to measure the ratio of vandalism versus other edits, and often enough an editor may have a couple of edits that are not vandalism which are completely snowed under by clear vandalistic edits. Judgment is involved there as well, and we do that all the time. And perhaps it should be considered that his article edits and arguments which some claim as exhibiting ownership are typically supported by a host of other editors, and that this might mean that they're right. The problem with this clamor about an Eric cabal is that it denies good faith on the part of his supporters, and I for one don't ascribe bad faith to Worm, though I strongly disagree with their actions. If the other camp wants to be taken seriously, they have to accept that such is a two-way street...see, now I'm talking "camps" and I don't want to. I don't agree with his wording or his responses, but I'm not him, and no one has ever proven that anyone left because of them. OK, much too long. I appreciated your measured comment, and I hope this will have a moderately happy ending. Thanks, Drmies ( talk) 14:11, 30 October 2013 (UTC)
I hate this bad-pupil situations, but I owe you one thanks-for-not-blocking-me. Simply, I didn't take him as serious editor so I assumed 3rr don't count in such cases. -- HistorNE ( talk) 18:47, 30 October 2013 (UTC)
Anyone interested? Page stalkers? Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of unusual deaths (7th nomination)... Hafspajen ( talk) 19:30, 30 October 2013 (UTC)
So it's okay as long RE also supports making furniture out of white people? Biofurniture is a redlink perhaps I'll go write ... nah, never mind. NE Ent 02:07, 31 October 2013 (UTC)
On 31 October 2013, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Troll cat, which you created or substantially expanded. The fact was ... that Scandinavian witches reputedly created troll cats from wood shavings and blood, and brought them to life with an invocation to Satan? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Troll cat. You are welcome to check how many hits the article got while on the front page ( here's how, quick check) and it will be added to DYKSTATS if it got over 5,000. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page. |
The DYK project ( nominate) 08:03, 31 October 2013 (UTC)
I recently sent a friendly warning/notice to an editor that I know has a COI on a gun related article, warning them about some of the policy/consensus changes that have happened re wikiexperts etc, and offered to assist them in their editing. They have replied to me, but indicated that they would prefer to communicate by email. I am trying to guide them to do as much as possible on wiki, but could use some guidance. I know about WP:MEAT obviously, and in relation to WP:CANVASS there is mention of off-wiki communication, but are there any other policies specifically addressing this type of scenario?. In particular I gave them guidance about not using personal knowledge or internal sources since those would fail WP:RS and WP:V and they have offered to email me sources. I will of course evaluate those sources against those policies to see if they are within policy for our use, but it seems like this might be necessary, because publicly posting the documents may run into copyright or other issues. Is it acceptable to collaborate (unpaid etc) off wiki and then have me make the edits that I personally think are within policy without running into WP:COI? What if I disclose the collaboration? Gaijin42 ( talk) 18:32, 31 October 2013 (UTC)
I exhumed your modified version of Floquenbeam's proposal at AN: WP:AN#Revisiting Drmies' proposal for a general rule on civility enforcement. Yngvadottir ( talk) 18:53, 31 October 2013 (UTC)
Hello Drmies, Mark Miller has given you an lovely bat, to wish you a Happy Halloween! You see, these things promote WikiLove and hopefully this has made your day better. Spread the WikiLove by giving someone else a lovely bat! Enjoy! | |
Spread the goodness of a lovely bat by adding {{ subst: User:Miss Bono/Halloween}} to their talk page with a friendly message. |
Trick or Treat! Happy
Halloween Drmies! I hope you have a great day and remember to be safe if you go
trick-or-treating tonight with friends, family or loved ones. Happy Halloween! --
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contribs 02:39, 1 November 2013 (UTC) Help spread Wikilove by adding {{subst:User:Dainomite/HappyHalloween}} to other users' talk pages whether they be friends, acquaintances or random folks. |
Louisa Venable Kyle wrote a children's book on The Witch of Pungo ;) -- Gerda Arendt ( talk) 10:32, 1 November 2013 (UTC)
My grandma was Italian.
If I ever so much as hear about you flinging that stuff at any kind of edifice supporting buttress again, there'll be trouble.
No, I mean it. Big, scary kind of "wish I hadn't done that" kind of trouble.
You are told. Begoon talk 01:36, 1 November 2013 (UTC)
I followed your advice so I renamed title of section [15]. Calling someone "Israeli" isn't an insult, and I already cooperated with few Israeli users regarding sources. Still, there are many users who see this project as tool for spreading own political agenda, it includes any nationality. For example, I edited this page and replaced various issues with reliable sources [16], I also left explanation on talkpage, and I consulted two authors regarding more sources [17] [18]. Then, User:Greyshark09 come and simply revert everything wihtout any discussion [19], even with insults in summaries like "disruptive editing" [20]. This is not his first time. So sorry, but with all WP:AGF I don't see he anything more then political activism in such edits. -- HistorNE ( talk) 17:24, 1 November 2013 (UTC)
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"Zeugma"... Now I have to learn a new word too? ;) Have a good one, Tgeairn ( talk) 04:41, 2 November 2013 (UTC)
WP:HOUNDING Dogmaticeclectic ( talk) 16:38, 2 November 2013 (UTC)
Shock horror... Dogmaticelectic has been blocked indefinitely now. I get the feeling that this is actually what they wanted, but there we go, that's one more disruptive user out of the way for now... Lukeno94 (tell Luke off here) 17:55, 2 November 2013 (UTC)
What would you suggest be done vis-a-vis these mass deletions? I left the indicated message, on the editor's talkpage. No response from the editor. And the editor is clearly back to editing. There are too many for me to revert without tools to do so easily. And then, there is the problem of the behavior, which is unacknowledged as being inappropriate. Thanks.-- Epeefleche ( talk) 19:12, 2 November 2013 (UTC)
I light of Movember, I bring to you User:Kelapstick/Senhor Testiculo, a large pair of balls that is the mascot for a Brazilian testicular cancer society. Should the title be in Portuguese? Anyone care to make it bigger (That's what she said)? -- kelapstick( bainuu) 19:46, 2 November 2013 (UTC)
Hello Drmies, if I may ask about this. Essentially, we have a user trying to whitewash a more controversial episode in Mircea Eliade's past. The impulse is perhaps understandable - admirers of, say, Ezra Pound or Gertrude Stein or Paul Robeson or Picasso prefer not to dwell on their accommodation with totalitarian regimes - but nonetheless to be avoided. All mainstream scholars agree that the Iron Guard was fascist and anti-Semitic, and these were its salient features at the time of Eliade's involvement (ca. 1937). Once Romania became communist (starting in 1944-47), what survived of the Guard, either underground or in exile, was anti-communist, but this is not really relevant to his biography.
Since the user prefers to edit-war, I thought you might have a look. Now, what also caught my attention is that Pgarret and Major Torp have similar editing patterns. Given they've both done reverts here, that could be significant. Thanks for any help you can provide. - Biruitorul Talk 02:22, 3 November 2013 (UTC)
The article Humour is vandalized a lot. Oh please some nice admins, give us ... a solution? : Hafspajen ( talk) 17:10, 3 November 2013 (UTC)