I noticed that an IP who contributed valid discussion on the Reference Desk has had their IP blocked and Reference Desk edits reverted (despite their answers not appearing to be vandalism). I just wanted to check if this was intentional. The user is Special:Contributions/92.19.168.253. The reason I'm interested is because the user provided a detailed answer to my reference desk question that I wanted to reply to, but since it got reverted, now I'm at an impasse. Thanks -- 81.219.4.25 ( talk) 17:16, 24 April 2018 (UTC)
ACTRIAL → ACREQ: Please see T192455 • Tthe ticket. This risks becoming the same fiasco as Bugzilla 2011. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง ( talk) 12:15, 25 April 2018 (UTC)
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Hello. I see that you're contributing some much needed improvement to CIR. I think your changes would be clearer if you reinstated the previous version of the text and then do a single edit with your new version. Either that or use the 'in use' tag. I'm concerned that it's going to be hard for editors who are less familiar with the previous version to understand what's been changed and to discuss it. SPECIFICO talk 12:47, 27 April 2018 (UTC)
Hello. I haven't been on Wikipedia for a few months. When I logged in I saw that I am still 'blocked' from editing, but as of my last discussion with you and another editor, I was cleared to edit. Is this an 'autoblock' or other? Can you please advise me what the current status is? The last entry between us indicated I was clear to start editing again. I would like to start a new article for Rabbi Steve Leder. Thank you for your assistance. EllenSheehy ( talk) 20:11, 30 April 2018 (UTC)
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I saw your comment about Medeis. I've had occasional emails with Medeis, the last one being a number of months ago [late February]. It's been two months since Medeis' last activity here. I sent a new email a week or so ago, and have heard nothing. Beyond that, there's no way to know, that I know of. ← Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 14:16, 2 May 2018 (UTC)
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probably could be a redirect to the page about the relevant election, but I don't know where it is.-- Dlohcierekim ( talk) 09:33, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
I just sent you an email message of some importance (nothing to do with ANI or any other editing topic, nor about Medeis or any other known user). ← Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 21:14, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
It's been a month since the discussion of the changes took place on the article's talk page. With the exception of user Mimudy24 and her sockpuppet ailsick21, the rest of the editors have agreed that the changes which I've proposed were valid. So therefore I'm making the request to unprotect the article. Fukenash ( talk) 15:11, 6 May 2018 (UTC)
Another one for you to block please. IP. DuncanHill ( talk) 18:53, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
Hi Jayron32. At ITN/C, you said that " The article needs some love to rewrite it into actual, natural English". Please could you expand on this, letting me know of any specific thinigs you think should be changed/improved. Thanks. Lugnuts Fire Walk with Me 06:51, 16 May 2018 (UTC)
Hello Jayron, I am here regarding your block on this ip range. I know the user was very disruptive, but due to this block 4 951 760 157 141 521 099 596 496 896 ips are affected and also caused this problem. It will be very helpful if you reconsider this block. Thanks. ‐‐ 1997kB ( talk) 14:35, 20 May 2018 (UTC)
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Hi Jayron32 As Llywrch has pointed out on the Dorothy Tarrant discussion RfC about Emeritus/Emerita (3 Apr 2018), consensus appears to have been reached. Can we please therefore make the changes required and unlock the page for editing. Best wishes Claire Claire 75 ( talk) 15:04, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
In regards to /info/en/?search=Wikipedia:In_the_news/Candidates#(Closed)_PC_Party_Wins_Ontario_Election , I'd have to say our interaction was most displeasurable. Your angry statement:
"You're expecting us to post an substandard article to the main page, with obvious and easily fixable errors? In the time it took you to argue with me, you could have already fixed the article and then you'd have had my support. Why are you so opposed to making Wikipedia articles better?"
That isn't at all true. The CBC isn't a 'substandard' source, and neither was that article. I do wish to make Wikipedia better, and wasn't sure why your tone is so disagreeable. You were not at all clear at what you were unclear about, so I really didn't understand what else to say.
User NorthernFalcon understood I just made the nomination in good faith. I'm not a very prominent Wikipedian, and your lack of compassion and understanding coupled with your personal attack is quite upsetting.
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Hi Jayron32. You protected 20th-century Western painting to prevent any further edit warring from happening. I'm not disputing that, but I'm wondering how it affects the implementation of Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2018 June 25#File:'Natura Morta', oil on canvas painting by Giorgio Morandi, 1956, private collection.jpg. One of the non-free uses of the file being discussed in that particular FFD was in that particular article. The FFD close by Jo-Jo Eumerus was to remove file from all articles other than Giorgio Morandi, but the file hasn't been removed from the 20th-century article yet, probably because of the page protection. The non-free use rationale for that particular use, however, has been removed from the file's page. This means that the file is likely to be flagged as WP:NFCC#10c violation for that use by a bot until either (1) a rationale for the non-free use is re-added to the file's page, or (2) the file is removed from the article. FWIW, the FFD was ongoing well before the recent spat of EW started and doesn't appear to be directly related, even though the editors involved in both might be the same. -- Marchjuly ( talk) 07:37, 4 July 2018 (UTC)
Saw a note at User talk:92.19.189.169 asking why they are blocked, and per your block message, figured I'd let you know. Home Lander ( talk) 18:31, 5 July 2018 (UTC)
I often read through the science reference desk during my downtime as I find a lot of interesting questions and answers. Occasionally I will ask a question or two, but mainly I just passively observe.
I'm glad that you participate in the manner in which you do. I find your answers to be great explanations. Thank you for doing so. 128.229.4.2 ( talk) 19:43, 6 July 2018 (UTC)
Hello. Um, this was quite unnerving to be pinged by, and I'm not sure why this user chose to tag me as we have never crossed paths. I suppose the user/sock is already blocked; could it be extended to talk pages? Thank you. Tdorante10 ( talk) 10:27, 25 July 2018 (UTC)
That was probably the quickest ANI I have seen. Thanks,. Meters ( talk) 02:27, 31 July 2018 (UTC)
Jay, is it acceptable to 'close' (hat) comments, such as this and this, simply because they include posts of mine? Sca ( talk) 13:46, 1 August 2018 (UTC)
Thank you for taking time on answering my July 2018 lunar eclipse question. SWP13 ( talk) 22:54, 2 August 2018 (UTC)
Hi, since you brought up VXFC's long term abuse at Template talk:Muhammad timeline in Mecca, would mind having a look again? It looks like the same person whose IP you blocked has moved to another. Thanks! -- HyperGaruda ( talk) 09:39, 4 August 2018 (UTC)
We seem to have moved into the realms of fantasy here. Do you consider use of the "talkquote" feature to be a "formatting idiosyncracy"? 146.199.251.221 ( talk) 09:34, 18 August 2018 (UTC)
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Hi Jayron, I had an editing dispute on the Infowars TP with Slatersteven. I see he has complained about me, and you have answered him. (I'm a new user.) I thought part of the Infowars page violated NPOV. I stated why I thought this. Slatersteven and I argued back and forth a few times on the TP which, as I understand, is not a violation. He then came over to my user TP and threatened that I was doing something wrong and should better stop. We went back and forth a little and he kept pulling previous things I wrote to try to discredit me. I NEVER intended to do anything politcal. I proposed to make the page a little more neutral, as per NPOV. He kept, however, accusing me of being "tendentious", which quite offends me. He obviously decided not to assume good faith. I can't help that. Please see my TP, as well as my discussion near the bottom of the Infowars TP. You will see that it didn't go so well for me, as very few people actually engaged my opinion. But, Slatersteven took it further. Not to complain. Just FYI. -- Intellectual Property Theft ( talk) 15:26, 10 August 2018 (UTC)
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Hello Jayron32. I just saw the rejection of the David Patrikarakos entry. I had a look at it myself and understand the referencing concerns. Another editor ColinFine gave me some feedback I will help him out and get it redrafted to wikipedia standards. Le Bijoux ( talk) 12:15, 16 August 2018 (UTC)
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Someone did a short biography of my father on Wikipedia which is entirely focused on his 4 yr. as the Kent State Univ. Head Football Coach ('64-'67). It makes no mention of his career prior to that. He was one of the nation's top high school football coaches. He won 3 state and 2 national HS football titles during his six years as the Massillon Washington HS (Ohio) head coach ('58-'63). He was hired at Massillon on the recommendation of former Massillon player and coach, Paul Brown. Prior to Massillon, he was head coach at E. Cleveland Shaw, Upper Sandusky, and Caldwell. He was a football innovator: first use of helmet decals (multicolored stars used at Shaw), first use of a team/school logo helmet decal (leaping Tiger at Massillon), and first use of helmet reward stickers (small stars on front of helmet used at Massillon), first use of colored football shoes (red at Shaw and white at Massillon), first use of a barefooted soccer style kicker (at Shaw), first use of a defensive analyzation system (handheld at Upper and Shaw then converted to an electronic circuit board at Massillon) to determine best play to call based on defense opponent used, use of instamatic camera during games to help determine opponent's defensive alignment to offensive formations (at Massillon), and others. Was the winning coach for the North in the 1960 North/South Ohio HS All Star, coaching Paul Warfield and against Roger Staubach, both of whom went on the become NFL Hall of Fame members. Overall HS record (all as head coach): 109 W, 26 L, and 1 tie.'59 Ohio HS Coach of the Year. I recently completed extensive research regarding my father's coaching career and would like to have it included in a revised biography of him. However, I am not able to do the edits myself and wondered it if was something you or someone else with Wikipedia might do if I sent you my father's updated resume (for which I have citations/links/authorities)? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hotshot11!! ( talk • contribs) 15:50, 23 August 2018 (UTC)
Yes. Would e-mailing his resume and source materials (such as the Helmet Hut website that had a few articles in which he was referenced) to you be the best way to do it? If so, how about if you reach out to me at carter.strang@tuckerellis.com and we can go from there? Much appreciated! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hotshot11!! ( talk • contribs) 14:05, 24 August 2018 (UTC)
This article uses many primary sources that are contradicted by high-quality secondary sources. You reverted all my edits and asserted that primary sources from certain journals ought not be removed. Please give me an example of a citation that I removed that is a high-quality secondary source and that has not been deprecated.
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Hi. I've always been worndering about how to edit pages on Wikipedia. There have been instances when I created a page and it got deleted immediately. I wonder how to prevent that from happening. Thanks in anticipation atkuriakose ( talk) 11:48, 11 September 2018 (UTC)
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Have a look at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Packers sweep/archive1 as gridiron is not my area of expertise by any means..... Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 21:52, 5 October 2018 (UTC)
Hi, Jayron32! I see that RefDesks are protected so I'll ask here what i wanted to ask there: Is gallium miscible with mercury, sodium, lithium, potassium and NaK? Are these alloys liquid around room temperature? Thanks!-- 82.137.12.135 ( talk) 23:46, 10 October 2018 (UTC)
PS: I have also posted another question but re math on user talk:RDBury#Combinatorial (non)-additivity due to the same reason. Could you please copy it to Math Refdesk?-- 82.137.14.99 ( talk) 23:52, 10 October 2018 (UTC)
Hi Jayron32,
I was going to ask a question at the Languages Reference Desk but you have edit protected it. Would it be possible for you to paste my question there please (I can't as an IP rather than an account user)? My question was as follows:
'Hi all!
I have a quick question on Latin translation that I am struggling with. I found the phrase "cultu fastuque pene regio procedentes" in a work by William of Newburgh, but since the work is a medieval text and my Latin is severely limited I was unable to understand it: I would be grateful for a translation.
Thank you! Best wishes, 2A02:C7F:4684:A300:3535:EDC1:C610:A028 ( talk) 11:27, 15 October 2018 (UTC)'
Thanks for your help!
2A02:C7F:4684:A300:3535:EDC1:C610:A028 ( talk) 11:27, 15 October 2018 (UTC)
Just FYI there's a typo in there. I assume "unconversial" is meant to be "uncontroversial". Matt Deres ( talk) 18:24, 15 October 2018 (UTC)
Hi Jayron, new question: would you consider editing the RD headers to make them more user-friendly during the extended protection - currently, people who don't meet the threshold cannot ask questions, but I don't think that's well signposted.
Currently, the bright blue "Ready? Ask a new question!" button still makes it seem that they can ask their question. But this is only true for veteran accounts. If a non-veteran clicks it, they get a info page that offers them no option to ask their question ( [2]).
The protection notice also offers people the option to submit an edit request, but that link, (to [3]) takes them to a wall of jargon whose most prominent point essentially says "you are in the wrong place". (I think possibly this happens because the Ref Desk talk page had to be protected too?)
Anyway, just wondering if there is a way to make this more user friendly.
Thanks for considering, 70.67.193.176 ( talk) 22:17, 15 October 2018 (UTC)
Thanks for the protection on my talk page. Whether Einstein said it or not this is a textbook example of it. Best regards. MarnetteD| Talk 17:24, 16 October 2018 (UTC)
I was on my way here to say the same thing. :) Thanks! Of all the things for people to waste their time on... Matt Deres ( talk) 17:47, 16 October 2018 (UTC)
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I swear that the person vandalizing the Ref Desks over the past few days is not me but somebody else. I have absolutely nothing to do with it. I don't know the personal identities of any of the Refdesk regulars. I also don't know how to use bots. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.239.128.183 ( talk) 19:20, 19 October 2018 (UTC)
Just an FYI, going by this post 68.192.236.111, who you blocked for a year, is now editing as 130.156.22.250 -- AussieLegend ( ✉) 14:01, 23 October 2018 (UTC)
To let you know - I made a proposal at the ITN talk page based on principles/observations which were, in part, derived from ideas that I have witnessed you expressing on recent nominations. You seem quite approachable in that sense, so I'd love to hear your thoughts with regards to that - even if those thoughts are letting me know that I've made the suggestion on the wrong talk page, or if my proposal is redundant altogether for x, y, or z reason(s). :)
Best, Flip and Flopped ツ 04:34, 26 October 2018 (UTC)
Hi, just wanted to give a heads up that Special:Contributions/68.192.236.111, who you blocked previously for a year for making legal threats, is now editing as Special:Contributions/67.86.56.85. It appears that the user is making the same edits to the same articles, see, for example, this vs this. Much thanks, Aoi (青い) ( talk) 22:36, 27 October 2018 (UTC)
I'm working on the article and I can't add reliable sources when someone is reverting my work. He's dead. It's been on CNN, NBC and other news channels. Missvain ( talk) 17:02, 30 October 2018 (UTC)
Hi again. I was a bit puzzled by your edit summary here. When you say the spelling of "travelling" with one 'l' on a British English article was a "nonerror", does this mean you are unaware of different spelling variants in English? Amakuru and Dank will be as surprised as I am if that is the case. Please clarify; ignorance can be cured but stupidity cannot, and I'd be sad to think it was the latter you were suffering from. Thanks. -- MarchOrDie ( talk) 19:53, 30 October 2018 (UTC)
—dat guy think he's the President or somethin'?!" ;) —— SerialNumber 54129 17:47, 31 October 2018 (UTC)
Hello, I as hoping you could pass a note along to a certain user. One of the golf pages that we edit keeps getting (soft) vandalism from an IP user. We have warned them, but it continues. Please see if you can do something, if you have a minute. Here is the link to their account. Thank you. ... /info/en/?search=Special:Contributions/66.57.241.242 Johnsmith2116 ( talk) 16:47, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
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Hello Jayron32. I 'd like to invite you to the talk page of EOKA where a new text, proposed by me, re-written from the scratch is proposed. I am sure @ Dr.K.: would agree to the invitation. If you have some time available, your help will be really valuable. Thanks. Cinadon36 ( talk) 08:53, 4 November 2018 (UTC)
In what you added to the help desk talk page in this edit, part of the wording refers to the Help Desk and part to the Teahouse. Presumably something equivalent but slightly differently worded is appropriate for each? -- David Biddulph ( talk) 19:34, 5 November 2018 (UTC)
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I'm quite confident I already know the answer, but wouldn't forgive myself if I didn't at least ask the question. -- Floquenbeam ( talk) 17:14, 9 November 2018 (UTC)
Much as this is "maybe" interesting to you, please just say no. We have very few capable admins left who get actual work done around here, losing you to that bunch would be a huge loss to Wikipedia. The Rambling Man ( talk) 17:49, 9 November 2018 (UTC)
Think 50.79.202.105 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) is another proxy if you want to block it. Thanks. Home Lander ( talk) 05:01, 10 November 2018 (UTC)
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Hi Jayron. Please could you explain this a bit further? I don't really understand your hat note. If your admin opinion is that the discussion had run its course and should be boxed up, then I would agree. But I was hoping for a bit more admin input than that, on whether BB's deletion was justified. Thanks, -- Viennese Waltz 06:31, 18 November 2018 (UTC)
Since you closed this discussion as a clear SNOW no, could you also take a look at this one, which is where the second RfC branched off and is also a pretty clear "we really don't need this"? Thanks, Nathan2055 talk - contribs 08:09, 19 November 2018 (UTC)
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Could you take a look at this. I removed it per WP:BLP, not sure about rev/del. I warned the user as well. Thanks. Isaidnoway (talk) 18:32, 23 November 2018 (UTC)
Just WTF is your problem with me? Andy Dingley ( talk) 16:45, 28 November 2018 (UTC)
Hey, just a friendly tip: think you meant, cachet ("prestige") here. Compare caché (hidden). Plain ol, cache, no accent, of course, is just a storage place for stuff, but it does come from the "hidden place" sense of the French word. Cheers, Mathglot ( talk) 07:07, 1 December 2018 (UTC)
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Hey Jayron32,
I wanted to tell inform you that a guy is going around and saying cuss words in different articles and I even fixed some myself. This person is from Illinois I found but I never know if that is a proxy location(fake location). I am a hacker myself and I only use it to help people with other hackers hacking into peoples things and I have just made this account to help the admin with finding people who are ruining the point of my favorite site "Wikipedia" which I have been reading for the past 3 years. I want to tell you that I will do anything you request to help the site. I even donate monthly over $150 dollars to keep this site running. If you have any questions email me at <email redacted> and I can talk to you from there. Thank you for your time and I hope we can cooperate.
Sincerely, Slenderman4962 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Slenderman4962 ( talk • contribs) 15:39, 6 December 2018 (UTC)
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Hello,
Why did you delete my notable person addition from the North Adams, MA page? I am trying to create a biography for this person if that helps. Could you help me set that up?
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Hello Jayron32, Early in A Child's Christmas in Wales the young Dylan and his friend Jim Prothero witness smoke pouring from Jim's home. After the conflagration has been extinguished Dylan writes that My thanks to you for your efforts to keep the 'pedia readable in case the firemen chose one of our articles :-) Best wishes to you and yours and happy editing in 2019. MarnetteD| Talk 09:01, 18 December 2018 (UTC) |
Thanks for your comment on the ANI notice for reporting User talk:Ronz. I am not contending the decision on the issue, but I would certainly like to respond to your comments. Yes, your assessment is accurate that the issue was started only because I (and many others) have been frustrated in spending time on editing the page, only to find their contributions reverted. If you would look at my contribution history, you will find that I made no promotional edits but still found my revisions reverted (PS: I was editing without an account previously). I would also like to your point about one user writing most of the content on the page is actually supporting my argument since others have had their edits reverted and not allowed to contribute. You can see many other editors leave notes about such incidents on the articles talk page here. User talk:Ronz has also made rather unsavory claims about taking money for editing the page. This would be the first time that I have spent so much time editing Wikipedia. Not sure if my edits will stay this time, but atleast this has made me look more into editing Wikipedia. Thanks anyways for looking into the issue. NewlyHookedToWiki ( talk) 16:13, 18 December 2018 (UTC)
I am wondering if it might not be a good idea to post an RfC to expand participation beyond the ones who keep showing up for this discussion. Thoughts? - Ad Orientem ( talk) 21:08, 21 December 2018 (UTC)
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I noticed that an IP who contributed valid discussion on the Reference Desk has had their IP blocked and Reference Desk edits reverted (despite their answers not appearing to be vandalism). I just wanted to check if this was intentional. The user is Special:Contributions/92.19.168.253. The reason I'm interested is because the user provided a detailed answer to my reference desk question that I wanted to reply to, but since it got reverted, now I'm at an impasse. Thanks -- 81.219.4.25 ( talk) 17:16, 24 April 2018 (UTC)
ACTRIAL → ACREQ: Please see T192455 • Tthe ticket. This risks becoming the same fiasco as Bugzilla 2011. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง ( talk) 12:15, 25 April 2018 (UTC)
There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. RickinBaltimore ( talk) 16:05, 26 April 2018 (UTC)
Hello. I see that you're contributing some much needed improvement to CIR. I think your changes would be clearer if you reinstated the previous version of the text and then do a single edit with your new version. Either that or use the 'in use' tag. I'm concerned that it's going to be hard for editors who are less familiar with the previous version to understand what's been changed and to discuss it. SPECIFICO talk 12:47, 27 April 2018 (UTC)
Hello. I haven't been on Wikipedia for a few months. When I logged in I saw that I am still 'blocked' from editing, but as of my last discussion with you and another editor, I was cleared to edit. Is this an 'autoblock' or other? Can you please advise me what the current status is? The last entry between us indicated I was clear to start editing again. I would like to start a new article for Rabbi Steve Leder. Thank you for your assistance. EllenSheehy ( talk) 20:11, 30 April 2018 (UTC)
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I saw your comment about Medeis. I've had occasional emails with Medeis, the last one being a number of months ago [late February]. It's been two months since Medeis' last activity here. I sent a new email a week or so ago, and have heard nothing. Beyond that, there's no way to know, that I know of. ← Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 14:16, 2 May 2018 (UTC)
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probably could be a redirect to the page about the relevant election, but I don't know where it is.-- Dlohcierekim ( talk) 09:33, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
I just sent you an email message of some importance (nothing to do with ANI or any other editing topic, nor about Medeis or any other known user). ← Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 21:14, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
It's been a month since the discussion of the changes took place on the article's talk page. With the exception of user Mimudy24 and her sockpuppet ailsick21, the rest of the editors have agreed that the changes which I've proposed were valid. So therefore I'm making the request to unprotect the article. Fukenash ( talk) 15:11, 6 May 2018 (UTC)
Another one for you to block please. IP. DuncanHill ( talk) 18:53, 9 May 2018 (UTC)
Hi Jayron32. At ITN/C, you said that " The article needs some love to rewrite it into actual, natural English". Please could you expand on this, letting me know of any specific thinigs you think should be changed/improved. Thanks. Lugnuts Fire Walk with Me 06:51, 16 May 2018 (UTC)
Hello Jayron, I am here regarding your block on this ip range. I know the user was very disruptive, but due to this block 4 951 760 157 141 521 099 596 496 896 ips are affected and also caused this problem. It will be very helpful if you reconsider this block. Thanks. ‐‐ 1997kB ( talk) 14:35, 20 May 2018 (UTC)
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Hi Jayron32 As Llywrch has pointed out on the Dorothy Tarrant discussion RfC about Emeritus/Emerita (3 Apr 2018), consensus appears to have been reached. Can we please therefore make the changes required and unlock the page for editing. Best wishes Claire Claire 75 ( talk) 15:04, 4 June 2018 (UTC)
In regards to /info/en/?search=Wikipedia:In_the_news/Candidates#(Closed)_PC_Party_Wins_Ontario_Election , I'd have to say our interaction was most displeasurable. Your angry statement:
"You're expecting us to post an substandard article to the main page, with obvious and easily fixable errors? In the time it took you to argue with me, you could have already fixed the article and then you'd have had my support. Why are you so opposed to making Wikipedia articles better?"
That isn't at all true. The CBC isn't a 'substandard' source, and neither was that article. I do wish to make Wikipedia better, and wasn't sure why your tone is so disagreeable. You were not at all clear at what you were unclear about, so I really didn't understand what else to say.
User NorthernFalcon understood I just made the nomination in good faith. I'm not a very prominent Wikipedian, and your lack of compassion and understanding coupled with your personal attack is quite upsetting.
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Hi Jayron32. You protected 20th-century Western painting to prevent any further edit warring from happening. I'm not disputing that, but I'm wondering how it affects the implementation of Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2018 June 25#File:'Natura Morta', oil on canvas painting by Giorgio Morandi, 1956, private collection.jpg. One of the non-free uses of the file being discussed in that particular FFD was in that particular article. The FFD close by Jo-Jo Eumerus was to remove file from all articles other than Giorgio Morandi, but the file hasn't been removed from the 20th-century article yet, probably because of the page protection. The non-free use rationale for that particular use, however, has been removed from the file's page. This means that the file is likely to be flagged as WP:NFCC#10c violation for that use by a bot until either (1) a rationale for the non-free use is re-added to the file's page, or (2) the file is removed from the article. FWIW, the FFD was ongoing well before the recent spat of EW started and doesn't appear to be directly related, even though the editors involved in both might be the same. -- Marchjuly ( talk) 07:37, 4 July 2018 (UTC)
Saw a note at User talk:92.19.189.169 asking why they are blocked, and per your block message, figured I'd let you know. Home Lander ( talk) 18:31, 5 July 2018 (UTC)
I often read through the science reference desk during my downtime as I find a lot of interesting questions and answers. Occasionally I will ask a question or two, but mainly I just passively observe.
I'm glad that you participate in the manner in which you do. I find your answers to be great explanations. Thank you for doing so. 128.229.4.2 ( talk) 19:43, 6 July 2018 (UTC)
Hello. Um, this was quite unnerving to be pinged by, and I'm not sure why this user chose to tag me as we have never crossed paths. I suppose the user/sock is already blocked; could it be extended to talk pages? Thank you. Tdorante10 ( talk) 10:27, 25 July 2018 (UTC)
That was probably the quickest ANI I have seen. Thanks,. Meters ( talk) 02:27, 31 July 2018 (UTC)
Jay, is it acceptable to 'close' (hat) comments, such as this and this, simply because they include posts of mine? Sca ( talk) 13:46, 1 August 2018 (UTC)
Thank you for taking time on answering my July 2018 lunar eclipse question. SWP13 ( talk) 22:54, 2 August 2018 (UTC)
Hi, since you brought up VXFC's long term abuse at Template talk:Muhammad timeline in Mecca, would mind having a look again? It looks like the same person whose IP you blocked has moved to another. Thanks! -- HyperGaruda ( talk) 09:39, 4 August 2018 (UTC)
We seem to have moved into the realms of fantasy here. Do you consider use of the "talkquote" feature to be a "formatting idiosyncracy"? 146.199.251.221 ( talk) 09:34, 18 August 2018 (UTC)
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Hi Jayron, I had an editing dispute on the Infowars TP with Slatersteven. I see he has complained about me, and you have answered him. (I'm a new user.) I thought part of the Infowars page violated NPOV. I stated why I thought this. Slatersteven and I argued back and forth a few times on the TP which, as I understand, is not a violation. He then came over to my user TP and threatened that I was doing something wrong and should better stop. We went back and forth a little and he kept pulling previous things I wrote to try to discredit me. I NEVER intended to do anything politcal. I proposed to make the page a little more neutral, as per NPOV. He kept, however, accusing me of being "tendentious", which quite offends me. He obviously decided not to assume good faith. I can't help that. Please see my TP, as well as my discussion near the bottom of the Infowars TP. You will see that it didn't go so well for me, as very few people actually engaged my opinion. But, Slatersteven took it further. Not to complain. Just FYI. -- Intellectual Property Theft ( talk) 15:26, 10 August 2018 (UTC)
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Hello Jayron32. I just saw the rejection of the David Patrikarakos entry. I had a look at it myself and understand the referencing concerns. Another editor ColinFine gave me some feedback I will help him out and get it redrafted to wikipedia standards. Le Bijoux ( talk) 12:15, 16 August 2018 (UTC)
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Someone did a short biography of my father on Wikipedia which is entirely focused on his 4 yr. as the Kent State Univ. Head Football Coach ('64-'67). It makes no mention of his career prior to that. He was one of the nation's top high school football coaches. He won 3 state and 2 national HS football titles during his six years as the Massillon Washington HS (Ohio) head coach ('58-'63). He was hired at Massillon on the recommendation of former Massillon player and coach, Paul Brown. Prior to Massillon, he was head coach at E. Cleveland Shaw, Upper Sandusky, and Caldwell. He was a football innovator: first use of helmet decals (multicolored stars used at Shaw), first use of a team/school logo helmet decal (leaping Tiger at Massillon), and first use of helmet reward stickers (small stars on front of helmet used at Massillon), first use of colored football shoes (red at Shaw and white at Massillon), first use of a barefooted soccer style kicker (at Shaw), first use of a defensive analyzation system (handheld at Upper and Shaw then converted to an electronic circuit board at Massillon) to determine best play to call based on defense opponent used, use of instamatic camera during games to help determine opponent's defensive alignment to offensive formations (at Massillon), and others. Was the winning coach for the North in the 1960 North/South Ohio HS All Star, coaching Paul Warfield and against Roger Staubach, both of whom went on the become NFL Hall of Fame members. Overall HS record (all as head coach): 109 W, 26 L, and 1 tie.'59 Ohio HS Coach of the Year. I recently completed extensive research regarding my father's coaching career and would like to have it included in a revised biography of him. However, I am not able to do the edits myself and wondered it if was something you or someone else with Wikipedia might do if I sent you my father's updated resume (for which I have citations/links/authorities)? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hotshot11!! ( talk • contribs) 15:50, 23 August 2018 (UTC)
Yes. Would e-mailing his resume and source materials (such as the Helmet Hut website that had a few articles in which he was referenced) to you be the best way to do it? If so, how about if you reach out to me at carter.strang@tuckerellis.com and we can go from there? Much appreciated! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hotshot11!! ( talk • contribs) 14:05, 24 August 2018 (UTC)
This article uses many primary sources that are contradicted by high-quality secondary sources. You reverted all my edits and asserted that primary sources from certain journals ought not be removed. Please give me an example of a citation that I removed that is a high-quality secondary source and that has not been deprecated.
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Essentially what I tried to say, but better! -- Stephan Schulz ( talk) 15:11, 7 September 2018 (UTC)
Hi. I've always been worndering about how to edit pages on Wikipedia. There have been instances when I created a page and it got deleted immediately. I wonder how to prevent that from happening. Thanks in anticipation atkuriakose ( talk) 11:48, 11 September 2018 (UTC)
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Thanks so much for your advice; I remembered my log in name and so was able to reset my password! Wonderful help. Hope you are having a great day!-- SarahBradyStrange ( talk) 17:45, 24 September 2018 (UTC)
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Have a look at Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/Packers sweep/archive1 as gridiron is not my area of expertise by any means..... Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 21:52, 5 October 2018 (UTC)
Hi, Jayron32! I see that RefDesks are protected so I'll ask here what i wanted to ask there: Is gallium miscible with mercury, sodium, lithium, potassium and NaK? Are these alloys liquid around room temperature? Thanks!-- 82.137.12.135 ( talk) 23:46, 10 October 2018 (UTC)
PS: I have also posted another question but re math on user talk:RDBury#Combinatorial (non)-additivity due to the same reason. Could you please copy it to Math Refdesk?-- 82.137.14.99 ( talk) 23:52, 10 October 2018 (UTC)
Hi Jayron32,
I was going to ask a question at the Languages Reference Desk but you have edit protected it. Would it be possible for you to paste my question there please (I can't as an IP rather than an account user)? My question was as follows:
'Hi all!
I have a quick question on Latin translation that I am struggling with. I found the phrase "cultu fastuque pene regio procedentes" in a work by William of Newburgh, but since the work is a medieval text and my Latin is severely limited I was unable to understand it: I would be grateful for a translation.
Thank you! Best wishes, 2A02:C7F:4684:A300:3535:EDC1:C610:A028 ( talk) 11:27, 15 October 2018 (UTC)'
Thanks for your help!
2A02:C7F:4684:A300:3535:EDC1:C610:A028 ( talk) 11:27, 15 October 2018 (UTC)
Just FYI there's a typo in there. I assume "unconversial" is meant to be "uncontroversial". Matt Deres ( talk) 18:24, 15 October 2018 (UTC)
Hi Jayron, new question: would you consider editing the RD headers to make them more user-friendly during the extended protection - currently, people who don't meet the threshold cannot ask questions, but I don't think that's well signposted.
Currently, the bright blue "Ready? Ask a new question!" button still makes it seem that they can ask their question. But this is only true for veteran accounts. If a non-veteran clicks it, they get a info page that offers them no option to ask their question ( [2]).
The protection notice also offers people the option to submit an edit request, but that link, (to [3]) takes them to a wall of jargon whose most prominent point essentially says "you are in the wrong place". (I think possibly this happens because the Ref Desk talk page had to be protected too?)
Anyway, just wondering if there is a way to make this more user friendly.
Thanks for considering, 70.67.193.176 ( talk) 22:17, 15 October 2018 (UTC)
Thanks for the protection on my talk page. Whether Einstein said it or not this is a textbook example of it. Best regards. MarnetteD| Talk 17:24, 16 October 2018 (UTC)
I was on my way here to say the same thing. :) Thanks! Of all the things for people to waste their time on... Matt Deres ( talk) 17:47, 16 October 2018 (UTC)
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I swear that the person vandalizing the Ref Desks over the past few days is not me but somebody else. I have absolutely nothing to do with it. I don't know the personal identities of any of the Refdesk regulars. I also don't know how to use bots. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.239.128.183 ( talk) 19:20, 19 October 2018 (UTC)
Just an FYI, going by this post 68.192.236.111, who you blocked for a year, is now editing as 130.156.22.250 -- AussieLegend ( ✉) 14:01, 23 October 2018 (UTC)
To let you know - I made a proposal at the ITN talk page based on principles/observations which were, in part, derived from ideas that I have witnessed you expressing on recent nominations. You seem quite approachable in that sense, so I'd love to hear your thoughts with regards to that - even if those thoughts are letting me know that I've made the suggestion on the wrong talk page, or if my proposal is redundant altogether for x, y, or z reason(s). :)
Best, Flip and Flopped ツ 04:34, 26 October 2018 (UTC)
Hi, just wanted to give a heads up that Special:Contributions/68.192.236.111, who you blocked previously for a year for making legal threats, is now editing as Special:Contributions/67.86.56.85. It appears that the user is making the same edits to the same articles, see, for example, this vs this. Much thanks, Aoi (青い) ( talk) 22:36, 27 October 2018 (UTC)
I'm working on the article and I can't add reliable sources when someone is reverting my work. He's dead. It's been on CNN, NBC and other news channels. Missvain ( talk) 17:02, 30 October 2018 (UTC)
Hi again. I was a bit puzzled by your edit summary here. When you say the spelling of "travelling" with one 'l' on a British English article was a "nonerror", does this mean you are unaware of different spelling variants in English? Amakuru and Dank will be as surprised as I am if that is the case. Please clarify; ignorance can be cured but stupidity cannot, and I'd be sad to think it was the latter you were suffering from. Thanks. -- MarchOrDie ( talk) 19:53, 30 October 2018 (UTC)
—dat guy think he's the President or somethin'?!" ;) —— SerialNumber 54129 17:47, 31 October 2018 (UTC)
Hello, I as hoping you could pass a note along to a certain user. One of the golf pages that we edit keeps getting (soft) vandalism from an IP user. We have warned them, but it continues. Please see if you can do something, if you have a minute. Here is the link to their account. Thank you. ... /info/en/?search=Special:Contributions/66.57.241.242 Johnsmith2116 ( talk) 16:47, 2 November 2018 (UTC)
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Hello Jayron32. I 'd like to invite you to the talk page of EOKA where a new text, proposed by me, re-written from the scratch is proposed. I am sure @ Dr.K.: would agree to the invitation. If you have some time available, your help will be really valuable. Thanks. Cinadon36 ( talk) 08:53, 4 November 2018 (UTC)
In what you added to the help desk talk page in this edit, part of the wording refers to the Help Desk and part to the Teahouse. Presumably something equivalent but slightly differently worded is appropriate for each? -- David Biddulph ( talk) 19:34, 5 November 2018 (UTC)
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I'm quite confident I already know the answer, but wouldn't forgive myself if I didn't at least ask the question. -- Floquenbeam ( talk) 17:14, 9 November 2018 (UTC)
Much as this is "maybe" interesting to you, please just say no. We have very few capable admins left who get actual work done around here, losing you to that bunch would be a huge loss to Wikipedia. The Rambling Man ( talk) 17:49, 9 November 2018 (UTC)
Think 50.79.202.105 ( talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) is another proxy if you want to block it. Thanks. Home Lander ( talk) 05:01, 10 November 2018 (UTC)
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Hi Jayron. Please could you explain this a bit further? I don't really understand your hat note. If your admin opinion is that the discussion had run its course and should be boxed up, then I would agree. But I was hoping for a bit more admin input than that, on whether BB's deletion was justified. Thanks, -- Viennese Waltz 06:31, 18 November 2018 (UTC)
Since you closed this discussion as a clear SNOW no, could you also take a look at this one, which is where the second RfC branched off and is also a pretty clear "we really don't need this"? Thanks, Nathan2055 talk - contribs 08:09, 19 November 2018 (UTC)
Hello, Jayron32. Voting in the 2018 Arbitration Committee elections is now open until 23.59 on Sunday, 3 December. All users who registered an account before Sunday, 28 October 2018, made at least 150 mainspace edits before Thursday, 1 November 2018 and are not currently blocked are eligible to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once.
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Could you take a look at this. I removed it per WP:BLP, not sure about rev/del. I warned the user as well. Thanks. Isaidnoway (talk) 18:32, 23 November 2018 (UTC)
Just WTF is your problem with me? Andy Dingley ( talk) 16:45, 28 November 2018 (UTC)
Hey, just a friendly tip: think you meant, cachet ("prestige") here. Compare caché (hidden). Plain ol, cache, no accent, of course, is just a storage place for stuff, but it does come from the "hidden place" sense of the French word. Cheers, Mathglot ( talk) 07:07, 1 December 2018 (UTC)
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It seemed a bit extreme to remove Osaka's place of residence per BLP. Yes, it should have been referenced, but it was not in the least "contentious" so that you had to remove it, and it was so easily sourced you should have done it yourself rather than a removal. Goodness. Fyunck(click) ( talk) 01:33, 6 December 2018 (UTC)
Hey Jayron32,
I wanted to tell inform you that a guy is going around and saying cuss words in different articles and I even fixed some myself. This person is from Illinois I found but I never know if that is a proxy location(fake location). I am a hacker myself and I only use it to help people with other hackers hacking into peoples things and I have just made this account to help the admin with finding people who are ruining the point of my favorite site "Wikipedia" which I have been reading for the past 3 years. I want to tell you that I will do anything you request to help the site. I even donate monthly over $150 dollars to keep this site running. If you have any questions email me at <email redacted> and I can talk to you from there. Thank you for your time and I hope we can cooperate.
Sincerely, Slenderman4962 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Slenderman4962 ( talk • contribs) 15:39, 6 December 2018 (UTC)
ohhh, that's a lovely cuppa... Hamster Sandwich ( talk) 00:08, 14 December 2018 (UTC) |
Hello,
Why did you delete my notable person addition from the North Adams, MA page? I am trying to create a biography for this person if that helps. Could you help me set that up?
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Hello Jayron32, Early in A Child's Christmas in Wales the young Dylan and his friend Jim Prothero witness smoke pouring from Jim's home. After the conflagration has been extinguished Dylan writes that My thanks to you for your efforts to keep the 'pedia readable in case the firemen chose one of our articles :-) Best wishes to you and yours and happy editing in 2019. MarnetteD| Talk 09:01, 18 December 2018 (UTC) |
Thanks for your comment on the ANI notice for reporting User talk:Ronz. I am not contending the decision on the issue, but I would certainly like to respond to your comments. Yes, your assessment is accurate that the issue was started only because I (and many others) have been frustrated in spending time on editing the page, only to find their contributions reverted. If you would look at my contribution history, you will find that I made no promotional edits but still found my revisions reverted (PS: I was editing without an account previously). I would also like to your point about one user writing most of the content on the page is actually supporting my argument since others have had their edits reverted and not allowed to contribute. You can see many other editors leave notes about such incidents on the articles talk page here. User talk:Ronz has also made rather unsavory claims about taking money for editing the page. This would be the first time that I have spent so much time editing Wikipedia. Not sure if my edits will stay this time, but atleast this has made me look more into editing Wikipedia. Thanks anyways for looking into the issue. NewlyHookedToWiki ( talk) 16:13, 18 December 2018 (UTC)
I am wondering if it might not be a good idea to post an RfC to expand participation beyond the ones who keep showing up for this discussion. Thoughts? - Ad Orientem ( talk) 21:08, 21 December 2018 (UTC)
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