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When you created Wikimedia Commons categories such as Category:Blade and his cast, Category:Hulk and his cast, Category:Iron Man and his cast, and so on, what did the phrase "and his cast" mean? — O'Dea (talk) 16:59, 3 January 2013 (UTC)
I wish that I'd taken that picture, but it came from a photographer I've been in contact with for several years now. He's provided hundreds of photos to Wikipedia, and they seem to improve in quality each year. I have a DLSR and highly recommend it. I'm just never in situations where I'd get to photograph celebrities... --Happy editing! Nehrams2020 (talk • contrib) 17:30, 6 January 2013 (UTC)
I'm hoping to get this article up to GA or better quality, and any help or suggestions you could give would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! Argento Surfer (talk) 21:39, 15 January 2013 (UTC)
Sorry, what's the problem here? Brown's book is listed on Amazon, with a release date of May 2013. Why are you challenging something so basic? Sources of course need to be provided for information that is challenged, but this seems an odd thing to issue an "Original Research" warning for. --Elonka 06:09, 17 January 2013 (UTC)
Thank you for your instructions on sourcing and citations, I found them to be most helpful, and will do my best to follow them in the future.
The quotation that you removed from the Fight of the Century page was not taken from an Ali-Frazier I Film, but rather a documentary entitled Thriller in Manila which documented the entirety of the Ali-Frazier saga. The quotation cited was read by the narrator, Liev Schreiber, and takes place in the first 45 seconds of the clip that can be found at the following link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IbTi9ZUPbE Thank you again for your help. LawrenceJayM 06:52, 17 January 2013 (UTC)06:52, 17 January 2013 (UTC)06:52, 17 January 2013 (UTC)~ — Preceding unsigned comment added by LawrenceJayM (talk • contribs)
I see that you recently worked on Ira Flatow. I was listening to Science Friday, which took me to his article. I decided to source all of the information in it. I removed some early life stuff because it was in none of the sources in the article and I could find nothing on the Internet to verify it. I rewrote a number of the sentences because they were copy and pasted from sources. I think now, at least, all of the information in it is verified by reliable sources.--I am One of Many (talk) 10:37, 19 January 2013 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Noticeboard#BASC:_Asgardian_appeal. As you were involved in edit wars with Asgardian you may be interested in commenting. SilkTork ✔Tea time 00:27, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
After being away for about a week, I've responded to your followup on the footnote location issue on my talk page. I'm not going to revert you on the article right now...but it seems to me that the guideline you yourself cited seems to support my version. Let me know what you think. Qwyrxian (talk) 23:58, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
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Thanks for the head's up. Man, I had a typo in every one of those three cites! Hoping you're well and shutterbugging away! --Tenebrae (talk) 02:26, 26 January 2013 (UTC)
Hey Nightscream, have you noticed that the episode list for Ultimate Spider-Man is on view source mode due to an edit war. This prevents me from correcting the link to Rhino. I have enjoyed the Season Two premiere episodes which featured Lizard and Electro (who was revealed in the credits to be voiced by Christopher Daniel Barnes). The episode debuting that show's version of Rhino is going to be tomorrow. If you have seen the two episodes this past Monday, what do you think of them? Rtkat3 (talk) 4:00, January 26 2013 (UTC)
Hi, Night. You or another admin might want to stop by Star Trek into Darkness. Though every mainstream periodical from Time to The New York Times, plus the filmmakers themselves, spells it in non-standard form with a capital I ("Star Trek Into Darkness"), editors on the talk page reached a compromise that opens the article with "Star Trek into Darkness" (styled as "Star Trek Into Darkness)."
Virtually every editor on the talk page was willing to go with that compromise solution in order to reach stability and peace. Exactly one editor disagrees, and against consensus doesn't want to allow the compromise. I wouldn't ask for help during the debate over lowercase/uppercase "into," but now that a consensus compromise has been reached and one editor is trying to wreck it, I thought it'd be good to get an admin's opinion. --Tenebrae (talk) 00:38, 29 January 2013 (UTC)
hey m8 can you plz tell that stupid lovewaffle guy to stop removing my info as vandalism and unsourced stuff when they clearly are sourced and not vandalism's if you can plz do it coz it will be a big help. i've been putting info to that page since s01 and never had to deal with a jerk like this guy :( 175.157.1.119 (talk) 04:13, 31 January 2013 (UTC)
I appreciate that you thought that you were doing the right thing when you refactored my titled thread but, as an admin, you are aware of the inherently problematic issues surrounding refactoring the posts of others. You claimed that you did so to make it less uncivil. However, your altered title did not reflect the frustration inherent in the post that I felt with an overly stupid stalemate as to grammar and spelling use. I have been here in Wikipedia a while and know what I am doing. My post was designed to accomplish three very specific tasks. First among them was to embarrass and shame the crap out of a small group of editors engaged in a protracted and utterly WP:LAME edit-war over whether a single word in the title should be capitalized or not. The second purpose of the admittedly provocative title and post was to dislodge the loggerhead of polarized views and bring about a solution. Thirdly was to discover where the sources of polarity where originating. I think there is little doubt as to who those agents of polarity are now. I actually knew who one of them was before I even posted, as I had dealt with their behavior before. Shining a light on their behavior was just a bonus.
I do not appreciate any refactoring of my posts; at least, not without contacting me first, so I can address the matter or at least explain via email my intent. I know you had the best intentions in refactoring my subject title, but I would ask you to make more of an effort to talk to me before you do so, in the future. - Jack Sebastian (talk) 17:43, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
You were nice enough to let me know in a straightforward, constructive way ... and hey, you are a buddy!
I'm amazed the IPs appear to originate in different states since the first two numbers and the edit were identical; makes me wonder if it's some computer whiz (this is the King of the Nerds article, after all) who used proxies or packets or whatever they call those things to prevent IP addresses from being easily traced.
I'll try the level-1 image next time there's a similar situation. Thanks, NS! With regards,-- Tenebrae (talk) 15:20, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
There seem to be problems with The Courtier's Reply, see also Talk:The Courtier's Reply In sorting these problems I think I need help from Wikipedians who are more familiar with the very complex rules and guidelines here than I am. Proxima Centauri (talk) 18:40, 4 February 2013 (UTC)
Given that the Courtier's reply is itself a controversial subject, I do not believe I acted wrongly in giving an objection to it. JHobson2 (talk) 14:34, 7 May 2013 (UTC)
I think we are at an impasse here. I raised an objection to the Courtier's Reply, you shriek "Original Research!" and immediately revert my objection. You flatly refuse to consider the objection on its merits. No, ideological purity must supercede any comment. My statement was not found in the detailed discourses of Count Roderigo of Seville on the Courtier's Reply, so it must be cast into outer darkness, without thought about whether it is a reasonable objection or not. Fine, I bow to your desire that Wikipedia be unsullied by inexpert opinion. JHobson2 (talk) 12:33, 16 May 2013 (UTC)
I have just read Terry Eagleton's review of Dawkins' The God Delusion in the London Review of Books at http://www.lrb.co.uk/v28/n20/terry-eagleton/lunging-flailing-mispunching He raises the same objection that I raised: Dawkins' ignorance of theology is inexcusable, and Dawkins would not accept similar ignorance in any other field. Thus, EAGLETON agrees with my objection to the Courtier's Reply. Is that expert enough for you? JHobson2 (talk) 13:45, 28 May 2013 (UTC)
Hi. I just noticed this was taken off the article on Mr. Frid. Any reason on why? I put a lot of heart into what I do on here. http://www.hamiltonnews.com/news/remembering-jonathan-frid/ Hired Ghoul (talk) 00:33, 5 February 2013 (UTC)
Hi, thanks for the advice on the edit I had made, I've re-made it, and have used a source, I used the template to make it, and I'm not entirely sure what some of the fields mean, such as the "first name" field; could you please explain them if you have time? Thanks, Meeeeeeee39 (talk) 07:20, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
As a veteran WikiProject Comics editor, you're invited to a discussion at Talk:Marvel ReEvolution#Merger proposal. --Tenebrae (talk) 10:28, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
I don't know where you got the idea that short films are quoted rather than italicized, but this is not the case. Per Wikipedia:Naming conventions (films), "film titles, like the titles of books and other works of art, are always italicized." Please do not change these again. MikeWazowski (talk) 19:19, 9 February 2013 (UTC)
A tag has been placed on Itzkoff, Dave, requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a redirect to a nonexistent page.
If you can fix this redirect to point to an existing Wikipedia page, please do so and remove the speedy deletion tag. However, please do not remove the speedy deletion tag unless you also fix the redirect. Feel free to leave a note on my talk page if you have any questions about this. Michaelm55 (talk) 17:05, 12 February 2013 (UTC)
I am sorry that I am still amking mistakes. All the info I listed is confirmed in the attaced source.. I dont understand. I guess if you are a novice a wikipidia, then you have nothing of importance to add? Just a little help here? Weinhack (talk) 16:54, 13 February 2013 (UTC)]]
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I'm not sure how that part of the BLP policy applies to Colan, since he is deceased? 129.33.19.254 (talk) 20:34, 22 February 2013 (UTC)
Can someone explain this aversion to crediting the AUTHORS of sources? Or why the access date is indicated but not the publication date, which is far more important
I don't have an aversion at all, just making mistakes that a new contributor / editor / WikiGnome novice should be
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While I appreciate your concern for vandalism, you have mistaken my edit for vandalism. But Urban Fantasy is a genre, and I believe that it's a genre the Saga comics fit in very well and would be a better way to describe them in the article besides the generic term of just Fantasy. 98.236.11.198 (talk) 04:47, 27 February 2013 (UTC)
I saw your edit summary on Ray Comfort, and I'm wondering why you think that accessdate is only needed when there's no publication date? Date of access is required in both MLA and APA citation format; why wouldn't you think we should use it here? I do agree that we should add publication date when available, but I think that accessdate should always be used for internet sources. The point is that you're declaring to the reader (here or in an academic paper), "I'm citing what I read on the page as of such and such a date, but due to the ability for stuff on the internet to change, it's possible the page was different either before or after I accessed it." Qwyrxian (talk) 15:27, 1 March 2013 (UTC)
First, I want to thank you for your expertise in the Wikipedia style, and your will to contribute so much of your time into improving Wikipedia articles. You can probably tell that I'm an inexperienced Wikipedia editor, so excuse my naivety. Second, I was wondering about an edit summary note you posted, "spaces go before cite, not after." I'm not quite sure what you meant by that so if you could show me, that would be great. Thanks. Kyudan2 (talk) 19:29, 2 March 2013 (UTC)
An edit I made to this page was reversed due to "not providing sources". And that "personal knowledge" is not an accepted source. My question then becomes, I can't edit my own page with my own knowledge? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.17.178.219 (talk) 22:58, 23 July 2013 (UTC)
I agree with you that the image first provided by Scott Allie was not an improvement, even if he preferred it. I requested that he provide a better image, which he has done. I hope you agree. See more at Talk:Scott_Allie#Image_choice.--SPhilbrick(Talk) 16:58, 4 March 2013 (UTC)
This is my last warning about your deletes without discussion. If you have a problem with material I have added, talk first. If you do not stop, I will report you for edit warring. Crtew (talk) 14:48, 5 March 2013 (UTC)
Nightscream,
Go ahead and clean it up and I'll be fine with your edits. It's good that we both care about the article and about raising its quality! That's what's most important. More people should know about Biggart and what he accomplished. Good luck, Crtew (talk) 09:43, 20 March 2013 (UTC)
Hello there, there must have been a mistake in here, but I don't remember ever talking to you, or ever editing Bill Biggart or its talk page (or else you removed my edits from the log), and yes, if I have warned you, in fact you probably engaged into a edit war and I'm well aware of its policy, when two, three or more editors engage into edit war it is customary to notify the relevant parts and proceed to 3RR noticeboard. And wikipedia is based on consensus, if someone edits something, a resolution must be followed, so if there is ever a problem with anything I do, please tell me or talk to me. I'm going to appreciate your feedback. Eduemoni↑talk↓ 16:56, 5 March 2013 (UTC)
Hey there, lol, you really scared me, I could put that on village stocks tho, anyway, that made me lol. Regards Eduemoni↑talk↓ 17:16, 5 March 2013 (UTC)
I weighed in, but these things keep growing more awkward for me. I organized a Comic-Con panel with Scott. I'd have stayed out of it rather than dropping names (because that could get old), but the photo I'd have picked for a stranger just doesn't look as much like him. Doczilla @SUPERHEROLOGIST 09:27, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
Just curious, doesn't your user quote contradict your vehement protection of pages for "internet famous" people you happen to like? 24.114.252.242 (talk) 17:30, 7 March 2013 (UTC)
Nightscream, If you can agree to get rid of any reference of the word ONLY in Bill Biggart or any appearance that he was the single media-related death, then I think I'm willing to come to a consensus. I just can't stand to think of the word ONLY there or the appearance of it while 7 other people are forgotten. That's my only motive here. But if you can see to it to agree to change the language as other people (cool, less passionate minds) are telling us, then I'm willing to let go of this (I'm persistent as hell ;-) as you are)! I'm also willing to let bygones be bygones. In fact, I'll buy you a beer at a Wikipedia-sponsored event (This is no way meant as a bribe.), or if you don't imbibe than a tea or coffee. One more favor -- Please don't give me a long-winded answer with colors, bolds or italics :-), hahaha.Crtew (talk) 22:57, 7 March 2013 (UTC)
Didn't want you think I was referring to you in my edit summary at Valerie Harper, where I say, "It's not 'according to ABC,' it's per Harper herself." I know that came from an editor before you. Hope things are well and there's less snow tonight that they're suggesting. With regards, --Tenebrae (talk) 00:05, 8 March 2013 (UTC)
Hi Nightscream. You reverted quite a lot of things with your last edit, so I'll go through them one at a time.
--Monkeynutbar (talk) 11:33, 10 March 2013 (UTC)
Hi, can you ce my recent edit on Multiverse (DC Comics) again? Thanks.--NeoBatfreak (talk) 05:39, 11 March 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for updating the Counting Cars page Python1564 (talk) 00:23, 15 March 2013 (UTC) |
I appreciate your helpful advice. However, there are two difficulties:
Donfbreed2 (talk) 06:06, 21 March 2013 (UTC)
"Regarding your edit to Judd Winick, inline citations are not needed for the plot or credits information of a narrative work, such as books, films or TV shows, because those works are presumed to be their own primary sources for that information"
However, I have the comic in question in hand and Winick has no work in this issue. This is confirmed by cbdb and gcd. He did have a story in issue #3,9 & 10 but not #4. 76.190.235.140 (talk) 00:12, March 22, 2013
Hi, Night. At Watchmen, an editor has gone into the article, which is on hold due to an RfC, and removed archival links, for some reason calling them "duplicate." Since an article is supposed to be stable during an RfC, and since I and another user, indopug, don't want to violate 3RR, might you take a look and advise, or restore the article to its RfC state? With thanks, --Tenebrae (talk) 20:46, 24 March 2013 (UTC)
Hi Nightscream. I don't really understand why you reformatted my comments in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Grio: I responded to one comment and then made my own point. If I choose to put "keep" in bold print somewhere other than at the beginning of the sentence, that should be my choice, and I got confused since now it looks like I made three edits, not two. But that's water under the bridge, I suppose. I am sure there's a link to "AfD is not for article improvement", though I will grant you that it can be frustrating to not see things added to the article if they're mentioned in the deletion discussion. I like to add such sources, in general, when I participate in that discussion, but sometimes my inborn laziness gets the better of me. Thanks, Drmies (talk) 19:29, 26 March 2013 (UTC)
I got to the discussion so late that it seemed already pretty well decided. But I didn't want you to think I hadn't taken a stroll over there.
So look at us: We've become elder statesmen! : ) --Tenebrae (talk) 14:02, 28 March 2013 (UTC)
Hello Nightscream, Eduemoni has given you a shining smiling star! You see, these things promote WikiLove and hopefully this has made your day better. Spread the Shining Smiling Star whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or someone putting up with some stick at this time. Enjoy! Eduemoni↑talk↓ 04:18, 29 March 2013 (UTC) | |
Hi. Can you offer your opinion at this RfC and the various sections that followed it, the latest being "This discussion". Since there are four sections so far, very spread out, I am clarifying that the topics are whether we open with Publication history, and whether citation format should be consistent. --Tenebrae (talk) 14:18, 30 March 2013 (UTC)
Hi, I've had a very good rapport with you from a few months back. I never forgot that. I can only say, you are wise with how you handle yourself on here. I like that! I had an incident a few days ago about the article on 1929's Bulldog Drummond. I consistently do research on Wiki for myself. Consider it a hobby. I found a misplaced photo in a wrongly dated article, so I placed it where it belonged. Unfortunately, I had a few issues with trying to fit it in the article where it belong. I am asking you, can you help with dealing with it.
I don't want to bother you weekly either with this sort of thing either. I know you are well liked on WIKIPEDIA. I find this to be great. This is why I know about you. I thank you in advance. Hired Ghoul (talk) 00:35, 2 April 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for your diligence in getting all of the details related to Mr. Infantino accurate! Your kind comments about my additions are much appreciated. Please see my reply to your specific question over on the Talk page. DoctorSivana (talk) 03:38, 7 April 2013 (UTC)
Why can't I put the cast members of Carrie in the article. All of the cast members I put on the Carrie 2013 page is factual. Just look at IMDB for Carrie 2013 and you'll see I'm not putting unsourced material. Nutball5000 (talk) 21:18, 8 April 2013 (UTC) |
Hi. I was wondering if you would like to join the discussion about tie-ins at this link since Friginator removed the tie-ins even though most of the past Marvel Comics storylines have them (like the Fear Itself storyline where you helped detail the Iron Man tie-ins). Rtkat3 (talk) 6:57, April 8 2013 (UTC)
Hi Nightscream! You're invited to our next meeting for Wikipedia Meetup NYC on Sunday April 14 -this weekend- at Symposium Greek Restaurant @ 544 W 113th St (in the back room), on the Upper West Side in the Columbia University area.
Please sign up, and add your ideas to the agenda for Sunday. Thanks!
Delivered on behalf of User:Pharos, 18:03, 10 April 2013 (UTC)
Hi Nightscream, from what I've been told by other users, and from what I've seen, it is usually not appropriate to simply put a list of the subject of a biographical article's filmography and published works. This is especially true of the filmography considering it has no reference associated with it at all and I've seen other articles lose the list of publications section due to it being considered excessive but perhaps mention can be given to the fact that he has conducted scientific research with a reference to a pubmed search showing his papers. That would probably be considered acceptable and not giving undue weight to it. Considering that it is two papers (one of which is from 1991 and that's fairly old in terms of medical literature), unless they were seminal, ground-breaking papers, they probably do not merit the dedication of an entire section. I'm discussing this with more experienced editors than myself but I have a feeling they will agree. I am interested to hear your thoughts about this though and we can try to figure this thing out. Sincerely, TylerDurden8823 (talk) 03:27, 11 April 2013 (UTC)
Hey Nightscream, on the contrary, I posted that edit on the talk page in full two weeks ago. Since there was no opposition to it after a couple weeks, I went ahead with it. I think your changes were WP:NPOV violations, but would be happy to discuss on the talk page. Waiting for more people to chime in to see what the consensus is. Fnordware (talk) 00:19, 12 April 2013 (UTC)
I thought you might like to know that I've opened a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#User:Frgewhqwth and unsourced material—hate to poke my nose in, but I thought the situation merited it. —Ignatzmicetalkcontribs 23:32, 13 April 2013 (UTC)
Hi. I was wondering why you changed the referencing format for the Reception and Analysis sections in Hoodwinked! I've seen several other articles follow the format that I had been using in this article and I am unaware of any policy against it. Personally, I like the format that I had used, since it is less cluttered than others, but if there is a good reason for changing it, than I won't oppose your decision. If we are going to use this format though, you should change the other sections as well, so that the article is consistent. --Jpcase (talk) 17:23, 15 April 2013 (UTC)
Hello, would please review the proposal at Talk:Iron Man's armor#Merger proposal, determine a consensus and close the discussion. Thank you.--TriiipleThreat (talk) 14:22, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
Can you write out the entire outline for 8213: Gacy House and Anneliese: The Exorcist Tapes on its pages. I'm so sick of seeing its overall synopsis. Nutball5000 (talk) 04:49, 17 April 2013 (UTC)
I can't add a synopsis to those articles because you'll just delete them for not "citing any references". I don't know how to cite references; I don't even know what that means. Frankly, I don't know how you guys do it all day. I'm a writer, but I don't know how to add a reference after every sentence. Nutball5000 (talk) 04:21, 18 April 2013 (UTC)
While I could have done without the offensive "are you kidding me?" in your reasons for your edits of my work, there, I nevertheless agree with them. You did a fine job tightening it up. Please remember, though, that everyone -- especially someone who has skin in the game about which s/he's writing, as I do with Ebert since I kinda' knew him -- needs an editor; and professional editors don't ridicule those whom they're editing. Nevertheless, thank you for your good work. Gregg L. DesElms (Username: Deselms) (talk) 17:43, 17 April 2013 (UTC)
Oh, hello. I was referring to this edit here . I had made this edit . Someone else made this edit . I actually performed the edit with this program . I usually fill in references with that program. =) AmericanDad86 (talk) 02:47, 19 April 2013 (UTC)
Good work on monitoring that article, as well as your work in monitoring The Real World article and related articles. I notice how you've outdone yourself in this regard. Thank you! AmericanDad86 (talk) 03:40, 19 April 2013 (UTC)
Hello Nightscream, I was wondering if I could get an explanation of you reversion of my cleanup of the Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold article. Thanks! Technical 13 (talk) 20:25, 26 April 2013 (UTC)
Hi Nightscream,
I'm curious why you felt my edit was not constructive and how I can make it better? I feel the zombie page would be improved with more visual aids.
Many thanks.
Hi. You blocked this one back in 2010 for five years - how come it's added rubbish since ? - User talk:206.213.157.4. Acabashi (talk) 23:12, 26 April 2013 (UTC)
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I've noticed you have a strange habit of altering biographical section structures for no reason. Recently, you did this on Amanda Filipacchi and Sandra Fluke, but I could find a few more examples if I had the time. Your rationale for doing this appears odd. Are you trying to provoke people into edit warring? I ask because if you are not an active editor or contributor on these pages, you really shouldn't be messing with their section structures, and there doesn't seem to be a rhyme or reason for your edits. In the same way that we don't alter the original choice of citation styles implemented by previous editors, you really shouldn't be altering the biographical section structures. Of course, it's one thing if you are involved in editing these articles, but quite another if you only show up to disrupt them. Viriditas (talk) 22:27, 2 May 2013 (UTC)
Your reason (namely similarity to "Romainia" (!)) for reverting yourself and making Tomainia the spelling of the article is not correct as the spelling of the Eastern European country you're probably referring to is Romania. Another reason to prefer Tomania would be that it evokes mania. Admittedly, sources of equal standing are found using either spelling and since Chaplin is dead there's no one to ask. But the situation is not as desperate as it sounds: in the movie itself during one speech Adenoid Hynkel pronounces the word Tomania in the Tomanian language and he pronounces it To-mah-nee-ah which suggests that in Chaplin's mind the spelling in Tomanian would have been Tomania, not Tomainia which would presumably have had to be pronounced To-mah-ee-nee-ah in the "continental" interpretation of the Latin alphabet. I would say that watching the movie and using the data directly available from it should not be considered "original research" any more than "simple counting". Signed: Basemetal (write to me here) 16:33, 4 May 2013 (UTC)
So much for "original" research. DanielC46 (talk) 07:14, 5 May 2013 (UTC)
I tried to edit a Wikipedia page from a University library computer station, and got a funny notice up:
Editing from 129.215.149.99 has been blocked (disabled) by Nightscream for the following reason(s): Vandalism: ingoring over five years of repeated warnings and 7 past blocks
I just thought I'd let you know I find this rather funny. Apparently students at the University of Edinburgh for the past decade have spent their time vandalising Wikipedia. Doing work and reading - what's that? :-) So the reason this IP address has been blocked is not that one person is insanely active vandalising stuff - it's that the IP belongs to a university of 30,000 students.
Today's chuckle.
Greetings from a longtime Wikipedian in Edinburgh:-) Keep up your good work! Nimloth250 (talk) 11:05, 5 May 2013 (UTC)Nimloth250
If anything's come of the cite template, it's news to me. Apparently the {{Citation/core}} templates are all being updated to use the Lua programmming language, which speeds things up and allows for more flexibility. It was said that {{cite comic}} could be based on the new version once it goes live. It appears that some of the templates based on {{Citation/core}}
have gone live, but I don't think they all have (I don't think {{cite book}} has).
I don't think anyone showed any support for my version of the template; I think at least a couple of editors were opposed to it (I don't know where the discussion's been archived). I don't know who is intending to do anything about it, if anyone at all. You might want to bring it up at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Comics again. Curly Turkey (gobble) 01:00, 6 May 2013 (UTC)
Hi there - I've noticed all the character work you have been doing. I have been having the hardest time keeping up with the Mandarin article, especially the "Films" section, since the film's European release. Could you help me keep an eye on it? 129.33.19.254 (talk) 15:13, 6 May 2013 (UTC)
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Thanks for writing about your edit. I appreciate you taking the time to explain your reasoning. I contend that by the standards given relying on MTV's bio, which lacks journalistic credibility and is based solely on Malik's self report, also fails to meet the standard of reliable or verifiable sourced material. So, how can we remedy this? I can provide numerous photographs of Malik and his childhood friends. I can also provide verifiable evidence that his friends not only attended college, but graduated. The friends seen in the season are his high school friends. This can also be verified. I hope you are willing to instruct me as to how to best go about making my edit match the standards you have cited. Thank you. Bertissimo (talk) 01:27, 12 May 2013 (UTC)
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I hope you didn't mind me merging Equus. I just didn't see him as a notable character. The structure was good but it mostly was secondary sources primary sources. Jhenderson 777 20:47, 17 May 2013 (UTC)
I'm guessing you didn't mean to revert over 100k off the ANI page, including other people's comments, so I reverted you. I've had odd stuff like that happen from time to time as well. If I'm wrong, just revert back. Dennis Brown - 2¢ - © - @ - Join WER 15:54, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
Nightscream, you can't sweep your blatant abuse of something under the rug with edits such as this. Nothing escapes us, you know. Odd, by the way, how trimming ANI by a quarter seems to make no difference whatsoever. Happy days, Drmies (talk) 15:55, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at WP:ANI. Your edits appear to be disruptive and have been reverted or removed.
Please ensure you are familiar with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, and please do not continue to make edits that appear disruptive, until the dispute is resolved through consensus. Continuing to edit disruptively could result in loss of editing privileges. Removing a large number of other people's comments with an edit summary saying you were doing something else, twice in one day, is hard to accept as an accident. Dricherby (talk) 16:54, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
The deletions were indeed accidental; I don't know how I managed to do this accidentally (and more than once, it seems), as I merely wanted to copyedit a previous message of mine that looked unclear. I think I managed to finally do this, and restore the accidentally deleted material. For those of you who had the calmness of mind to realize that an admin of five and a half years was likely not trying to be intentionally disruptive, and were able to restrain yourselves from jumping to conclusions, I thank you. Nightscream (talk) 20:12, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
I have responded to the issues you raised at WP:ANI and raised some issues of my own that you may want to address. I have offered a reasonable suggestion for resolving the underlying issues that I hope you will respond to favorably. The ball is in your court. Alansohn (talk) 15:55, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
A source for the bit about the taxi driver Darkness Shines (talk) 21:32, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
I am surprised at the sourcing in the article, all seem to be newspapers. Perhaps Watching the World Change: The Stories Behind the Images of 9/11 p17 onwards may be of use to you, as well as Running toward danger: stories behind the breaking news of 9/11 pXIV onwards. Darkness Shines (talk) 21:38, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
What exactly is a reliable source? The situation here with the taxicab anecdote about Biggart stands in stark contrast to the position you staked at the article for Red Bank, where you stated at this edit you insisted that "A press release by Tiffany for advertising purposes on WebWire is not an RS". Not only is the source reliable per the definitions provided ar WP:RS, WP:SELFPUB and elsewhere, the statement is used in an article about a place where Tiffany stated that it was opening a store. For the Biggart article, the only source in the article is from a web site created by his estate that states that "It was a beautiful day in New York. The morning calm was broken by a passing taxi driver who yelled out that a plane had hit the World Trade Center." The site has an inherent conflict in describing events that took place on September 11, 2001, the day that Biggart died, as it is defined to promote Biggart and his legacy. Who exactly told the site that a passing taxi gave him that information? It seems rather funny / ironic / hypocritical to claim that a company press release is not reliable in an article not about the company, while simultaneously arguing here that "The official website of Bill Biggart is not 'promotional', nor does it fit any of the other examples offered at Questionable Sources. Nor is the information in question contentious." Per WP:SELFPUB it might well be self-serving, even if might perhaps not be "unduly self-serving", but there is "reasonable doubt as to its authenticity" based on the fact that neither the taxi driver nor any third party provides a source for this part of the story and it is clear that the claim is contentious. It's not necessary as part of the story and the other factual details about his taking the photos are what is truly relevant. Independent reliable sources may well exist to support the claim, but they are not in the article. It is disturbing to me that WP:RS can be so flexibly used and abused by a Wikipedia administrator to delete material that is reliably sourced from Red Bank while simultaneously arguing at Biggart that tagging the claim as "dubious" is unjustified based on a questionable source. Alansohn (talk) 23:06, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
It still amazes me that you're an admin. Crtew (talk) 23:37, 20 May 2013 (UTC)
You said all these kind of things ad nauseum to me when I told you not to paraphrase so closely and before other editors backed my point up and you never acknowledged that what you had said previously was wrong. So I really can't take this kind of talk from you seriously. It seems to me you think there's your way and the wrong way but you just call your way policy. It's not. It's your opinion. Crtew (talk) 06:57, 21 May 2013 (UTC)
Nightscream, Are you going to strike your comments about me? I have nothing to do with you and your combatant but I have plenty to say about you. 20:44, 27 May 2013 (UTC)
I've been copyediting Indigo Tribe but when I got to the Indigo Tribe#The New 52 section, I've been bogged down by plot details that are not explained very well. Was wondering if you could take a look? The paragraph is marked up with clarify tags. Thanks! Also feel free to fix up any of the plot sections I've already combed through. -AngusWOOF (talk) 23:41, 21 May 2013 (UTC)
, I think that you meant to put it on User_talk:JzG. Cheers, meshach (talk) 05:51, 25 May 2013 (UTC)
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I kind of rushed those synopses on the RW: Portland article before I had to run to work. I think there was also a resolution to the conflict between Jessica and Averey from the previous episode ("Pantsfall") when Jessica felt excluded (by Averey and Anastasia). The episode "Heartbreak Hotel" won't return to MTV.com until June 24 (I find it annoying when MTV does that — making an episode unavailable for one month), but that's all that I could remember in the time that I added those summaries. I had the feeling that you would make some text tweaks and "trim some fat." DPH1110 (talk) 05:50, 4 June 2013 (UTC)DPH1110
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Heya, just wanted to say thanks for cleaning up after my edit to Michael Golden (comics). It belatedly occurred to me that Golden might have since changed his policy on conventions, and it was really nice to visit the article and find that another editor had already resolved the problem. If you're wondering why I didn't take note of the fact that the infobox pic shows Golden at a convention, my only excuse (aside from sheer absentmindedness) is that I'm not a regular editor on the article, so it wasn't on my mind. Anyways, thanks again for fixing up my oversight; I really appreciate it.--NukeofEarl (talk) 17:20, 11 June 2013 (UTC)
So you posted on my page that I am violating some rule regarding adding the fact Chumlee has a knowledge of shoes on his page. This is a fact that is stated on the show (Pawn Stars) itself. So I am not sure how I am supposed to reference something that is said on the show on several occasions. It is stated in multiple episodes that he has an extensive shoe collection and knowledge of the subject, as is stated on his page about pinball machines and such. I wouldn't think such a minuscule fact would garner such a warning. This isn't some fact that is degrading in nature. But I have posted a link below to a source stating this. Zdawg1029 (talk) 23:08, 16 June 2013 (UTC)
http://tblakeraps.com/2012/05/30/chumlees-sneaker-collection-from-pawn-stars-photos/
If you have ever watched Pawn Stars, you would know Chumlee has a extensive shoe collection and knowledge of shoes in general. I am not sure why you are being so adamant about such a tiny fact on his Wiki page. We are talking about two words, "and sneakers". It just boggles my mind you are being like this over something so little, it leads me to believe this is something personal you have against me rather than the information. The fact I added isn't some kind of personal attack like, "he is an alcoholic" or "he has four kids with three women", it is a simple fact stating he knows about shoes, which is a well known fact among fans of his and the show. We are talking about shoes, so who cares. You don't want this tiny, accurate fact on there, then fine, but it is kind of ridiculous.Zdawg1029 (talk) 23:45, 16 June 2013 (UTC)
Okay so what do we know after watching the show? After watching almost every episode of Pawn Stars, we know Chumlee has an extensive shoe collection and vast knowledge of shoes. Is this verifiable? Yes, hence it is on the show. So what can we conclude from this? We can conclude that Chumlee has an extensive shoe collection and vast knowledge of sneakers. So can we add the word "sneakers" in the brief list of things he has a good amount of knowledge on? Yes. Why? Because it is on the show. I'm not sure why exactly this is being made such a big deal of and scrutinized so deeply. Chumlee has an expertise in shoes, there, end of story. Edit. Submit. Done. Don't take out your frustrations with other new editors out on me. Zdawg1029 (talk) 01:38, 17 June 2013 (UTC)
Does Chumlee have an extensive shoe collection and vast knowledge about shoes? Yes.Zdawg1029 (talk) 12:01, 17 June 2013 (UTC)
It appears that you have failed to create a second AfD debate. Cullen328 Let's discuss it 01:00, 17 June 2013 (UTC)
Yo, Nightscream, there has been an ANI thread started by User:Alansohn about your talk page protection, which can be found here; I'm placing a notification here for him, as Alansohn is unable to do themselves. Writ Keeper ⚇♔ 15:55, 17 June 2013 (UTC)
Hi Nightscream. I replied to your most recent comment in this thread on the Richard Benjamin Harrison talk page. Thanks for your assistance in this matter. --76.189.109.155 (talk) 22:38, 17 June 2013 (UTC)
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I was over at the Killer Dwarfs article and noticed, they do need some external links added for information on the group.
I am afraid, I may or may not of ran into one problem on adding two of them.
I always appreciate your time and effort.Hired Ghoul (talk) 23:52, 18 June 2013 (UTC)
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Since you have over 100 edits at Stephen King, you might want to participate in the discussion at Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Novels#Derivative_works_and_cultural_references_templates regarding including navigation boxes for adaptations of and related subjects to an authors works on the author's bio page.--TonyTheTiger (T/C/BIO/WP:CHICAGO/WP:FOUR) 16:09, 25 June 2013 (UTC)
Hi, Nightscream. I will be happy to participate in the RfC you have requested there, and will address your questions in that discussion. I have never participated in a RfC, so I want to ask you some questions about the procedure. Please if you would, reply on my talk page so I will have your reply handy for reference, as my questions are procedural and do not bear on the actual discussion.
Thanks. I look forward to this as an opportunity to expand my experience with a new (for me) Wikipedia procedure. Although we are on opposite sides of the table here, I know you and I are both interested in the same thing: making Wikipedia a better and more helpful resource for those who use it. I look forward to your reply. Gtwfan52 (talk) 18:34, 25 June 2013 (UTC)
From your recent edit on Union Hill, the situation is much more clear to me. Emerson High School and Union Hill High School merged to form Union City High School, correct?
So Union City now shares the historic background of both Emerson and Union Hill. My perspective, and I don't think it is an unusual one, is that the articles are about the schools, not the building they are in. There are numerous examples all over Wikipedia of schools that have changed buildings one or more times. These schools are still covered in an article on the school, not a separate article on each building. I don't have the time or inclination to search out examples of these but my alma mater, Hobart High School (Indiana) is an example.
Emerson and Union Hill are now a part of Union City. Far and away the majority of the editorial content in both middle school articles is about the former high schools.
Middle schools just don't get an article. Historic AfD's show that. (Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Common outcomes#Education). The guidelines address it. (WP:WPSCHOOLS/AG#N "Articles on elementary/primary and middle schools should normally be merged into the school district article or the appropriate locality article if this is not available.")
So, my proposal is this:
This seems like the most accurate way to handle this somewhat unusual situation. You would have to agree on the weight of the content in the middle school articles in question being primarily about the historic high schools I think. Either of my proposals seem like a fair compromise. Gtwfan52 (talk) 21:06, 25 June 2013 (UTC)
An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Chris Butcher. Since you had some involvement with the Chris Butcher redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion (if you have not already done so). noq (talk) 08:35, 26 June 2013 (UTC)
...but just in case...
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Awarded to Nightscream because he's awesome when it comes to comics related articles. Hiding T 22:25, 26 June 2013 (UTC) |
Not especially, I just happened to see your edits at John Byrne tonight and it made me realise that whenever a comics article pops up on my watchlist it's because you're beavering away on it, and that should be recognised!. I saw you take the Isabella quote out of John Byrne, I'll trust your judgement there, thought the edit summary was good though, very clear as to why you did it. Keep it all up. Hiding T 23:25, 26 June 2013 (UTC)
Sure. TBH, I kinda know the person who made that Edit on Ultimate Spider-Man (TV series). I Posted Not only on it, but it's Unconfirmed & False. You do a Great Job Keeping an Eye for the Page of the Show.T-Nuggett (talk) 00:24, 27 June 2013 (UTC)
Wow, thanks! LawrenceJayM (talk) 22:00, 27 June 2013 (UTC)
Hi Nightscream,
You protected Angels & Demons in 2010 for persistent vandalism. The page is slow now (movie is four years old now), I would request that you unprotect it or at least reduce it to pending-changes (since it falls far below that threshold). Regards, Crazynas t 19:46, 29 June 2013 (UTC)
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Hi, sorry to bother you. It's just that I've seen you commenting on the Gus Fring page during a dispute and was wondering if you could help again. I keep trying to add that Gus is the main antagonist of seasons three and four. I provided sources, and if you do a general google search you find reviews and other sources calling him the antagonist. Yet when I and Television fan have tried to add these, Hearfourmewesique has removed the additions and called me a terrorist. Further, when I went to his talk page to talk to him about this, I noticed that he called another user a "little bitch" on a talk page, and that he is being threatened with a block for another dispute. If you could please way in on my dispute and maybe tell him to stop flying off the handle, I would appreciate it greatly. Thank you for your time 108.76.231.204 (talk) 15:09, 8 July 2013
It is an accident, let it go. You can even look on here I have accidently not signed. It is nothing personal. Stop making attacks. This not an I did not hear. I keep finding multiple sources referring to him as the antagonist, but even when I provide them, you ignore them. You keep falling on the "Vince Gillian says he is turning Walt into the antagonist". Fine, great, however, when did he says that this is to happen? He hasn't. Further, multiple sources call Gus the antagonist. I have provided, probably around ten of them by now. You automatically say they are unrelatiable when, according to wikis policies they can be used. You blamed me for you not being able to log in, you have called me a terrorist, and make comments about me not signing. Accidents happen. Nightscream, you seem to have experience with him, hence why I have come to you. No matter how many reliable sources I find saying he is the antagonist, they are ignored and I have to hear insult after insult. Please help.99.155.80.40 (talk) 20:45, 9 July 2013 (UTC)
Are you able to help me please (per the above request)? Please reply. Hearfourmewesique (talk) 00:58, 10 July 2013 (UTC)
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Hey Nightscream, your summary accompanying this edit was a bit harsh. The IP has made only three edits to Wiki, and in this case, he actually followed other entries in the paragraph. He wasn't referring to a person as "that kidnap victim" but added info preceded by the words "Among her claims were:"'. Moriori (talk) 00:30, 11 July 2013 (UTC)
You have misunderstood the meaning of "That kidnap victim", but I won't revert as you have worded it better anyway. In the sentence, the word that is used to say she "stated that...(rest of claim)". The editor was not referring to the victim as "that kidnap victim". --Dmol (talk) 00:52, 11 July 2013 (UTC)
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I see you have removed some items from Michael Gothard's entry. Some edits I understand and some I do not. I always thought the reference to Jill Bennett was a bit irrelevant, and made it seem as if there was some connection between her suicide and Michael's, so I added the fact that Michael's director in Herostratus also killed himself, as I thought this at least as relevant as JB's. However, I see you have removed both references, which I understand. What I don't understand is why you deleted the fact that Michael killed himself; this is well documented, elsewhere online, in an obituary in The Stage. I have his death certificate, which also states that he hanged himself. I know this is unpleasant, but I don't think anyone questions the fact. I think it's a shame you removed the bit about his memorial tree. The tree was definitely planted in his memory, (I was there) as the Forester at Woodchester will attest, and it might give comfort to people, to know he has been remembered. What criteria would have to be fulfilled for this information to be included? valtrepkosValtrepkos (talk) 18:29, 15 July 2013 (UTC)
I found this edit summary interesting, because while it seems to be a convention that a named reference be fully defined in the first instance and invoked with the shortcut in the following instances, it does not seem to create an error to do otherwise. I cannot find anything in the guidelines, other than some examples, which suggest that the first reference needs to be the defining one. Could you explain to me what the technical reasons are, or point me to some discussion which establishes this as consensus? Thanks. Elizium23 (talk) 03:26, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
Hi, Night. Wow, no idea. I see it happened at this edit, and you're right, it doesn't seem to be anything I did. Must be some odd computer thing. No worries — I'll go fix the coding. Hope everything's well. Are you at SDCC? I haven't been for more years than I'd want to say! --Tenebrae (talk) 20:26, 18 July 2013 (UTC)
This is a neutral request for comments regarding the use of cosplay images at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Comics#cosplay pics.--TriiipleThreat (talk) 13:55, 19 July 2013 (UTC)
Kudos to you for contributing so much time, energy (and patience) to that page and that discussion. I have added my part to the discussion.Dustin184 (talk) 23:29, 22 July 2013 (UTC)
I'm not sure if this is the right forum for this request, so I apologize if this request seems out of place. I did consider the appeals process, but honestly, I don't think that the block should be lifted altogether. Anyway, at least one of my co-workers has been making a habit of vandalizing Wikipedia. Quite understandably, this has led to a series of editing blocks, most recently the 3-year block that you put in place on July 20. Ordinarily, this would not bother me -- my work IP deserves to be blocked from editing Wikipedia. However, this most recent block is affecting both registered and anonymous users -- and this is what is troubling me. I have almost 19,000 edits and have never been warned, let alone blocked, for my edits. But I am blocked from editing at my workplace as well.
I like editing at work in my spare time. The vast majority of my edits are spelling corrections, but they are useful contributions all the time. I am not asking for the block to be lifted, but if there's any way it can be softened so that registered users (or even JUST me -- I do have a proven track record) can edit from work, it would be greatly appreciated. If not, I do understand, and I will continue to make edits from home.
Thanks for your time. Drpickem (talk) 04:01, 23 July 2013 (UTC)
The fact that you persistently chicken out of responding to that, and pretend instead that your "perception" of the word trumps its actual meaning, just so that you can misuse a guideline in order to get your way, says volumes of about your undisguised dishonesty.
"Your quote above is a uncivil personal attack." Wrong. It's a criticism, and a valid one that describes your behavior. You don't get to censor other editors pointing out your behavior just because you jolly well don't like it. I asked you on your talk page, point blank, what definition of "self-serving" you were using, and how the material in question conforms to that phrase, and like Earl King and Arthur Rubin, you stonewalled on the question by simply repeating the original claim, essentially sticking your fingers in your ears and saying, "La-la-la, I can't hear you...!" This behavior is transparently dishonest, and not in the spirit of honest discussion, and you have zero entitlement to any apology (particularly in light of the fact that you raised no objection to Earl King making false accusation of sockpuppetry/meatpuppetry without providing any evidence or argumentation for it), much less a retraction. Nightscream (talk) 02:35, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
"A valid criticsm would be on the order of: "You are not responsive to my point about X." You don't get to dictate how I point out your inexcusable behavior, and I'm not using vague, Orwellian euphemisms to hide the truth about it. If you don't like me pointing out your behavior, the solution is simple: Stop exhibiting it. When someone makes a counterargument, then respond to it, either by falsifying it, or acknowledging that it has falsified your position. If someone asks you questions about your own position, then answer them. Sticking your fingers in your ears and pretending you can't hear them is indeed chickening out of an honest discussion, whether you like it or not.
"Your "criticism" is personal. You accuse me of cowardice (being chicken), you accuse me of dishonesty. These are not criticisms, they are attacks." They are descriptions of your behavior. You have been asked repeatedly to respond to specific counterarguments with which I have responded to your statements, and you have repeatedly stonewalled, employing the intellectually dishonest tactic of instead simply repeating the initial statement, pretending not to have read the counterargument, and refusing to even acknowledge it. That's dishonest, and it goes directly to WP:STONEWALL and WP:NOTHERE.
If you're not going to respond to my counterarguments because you know that have indeed falsified your statements, and you don't possess the character to admit it, then stop whining to me, and stop leaving these hypocritical little messages on my talk page. They will not be responded to. Nightscream (talk) 04:06, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
self′-serv′ing
habitually seeking one's own advantage, esp at the expense of others
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003
self′-serv′ing
adj. 1. preoccupied with one's own interests and often disregarding the truth or the interests, well-being, etc., of others. 2. serving to further one's own selfish interests.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc.
Capitalismojo: "I thought my responses spoke for themselves. I didn't look up a definition to support my sense of what "self-serving" means. I know what it means." That isn't what you said on the article talk page. There, you insisted that your "perception" of the word's meaning was what mattered, and claimed that "the others" in the discussion agreed with you, when about three others shared your opinion, versus seven at the time who didn't.
Capitalismojo: "I believe that these definitions (and yours for that matter) fit quite well with Mr. Joseph's statement. He has a personal interest in his film being perceived as an honest documentary and not one that parts of he personally doesn't take seriously. It hurts him to be seen that he included material for dishonest dramatic effect."
One more time: We're not talking about the content of the film, or how he wants it perceived.
The issue in question is that the two citations claim that he had distanced himself or moved away from some of the film's ideas, and his statement that he said no such thing. That has nothing to do with whether the documentary is an honest one. Pointing out that you've been misquoted has nothing to do with acting "at the expense of others" or "disregarding the truth or the interests, well-being" or "selfishness". If you wanted to argue that the arguments made in film itself were not made with a regard for the truth in mind, then I'd agree with you. The problem is, you don't seem to be able to comprehend (or refuse to acknowledge) that the discussion isn't about that. The issue of his statement that he was misquoted is entirely separate from the issue of the film's content or its promulgation, but you, Earl, Tom and Arthur either don't get this, or don't care, and are pushing for the exclusion of his statement about his position based on your view of the film, rather than on the wisdom of a completely separate matter. That shows a complete inability to reason with any modicum of objectivity.
If I'm wrong, then answer me this: Should we remove all links to the website of the creationist Discovery Institute from the Wikipedia article on that organization, even for pieces of information that do not go to their mission, like the date of their founding or the name of their president, because doing so has the effect of promoting their ideas and their agenda? That is essentially what you're arguing with Joseph and Zeitgeist, isn't it? Should we remove all links to the websites of organizations whose ideas are pseudoscientific from their Wikipedia articles for the same reason? I asked this on the article talk page, but (big shocker!), none of you responded to it. Can you respond to it now, please?
Capitalismojo: "His response is to accuse the reporter of taking "extreme liberty with" his words, saying his remarks were distorted, then accusing the interviewer of not having a good grasp of english, and lastly suggesting a bad telephone connection might be to blame." Which is irrelevant to the discussion, since the last version of material that was in the article did not include these remarks, and merely related that Joseph stated that he had not distanced himself from the film's ideas, as had been stated in The Marker and New York Times stories.
Capitalismojo: "So we have a film-maker rubbishing the honesty, competence, and reputation of a reporter in order to bolster his own reputation." Stating that you did not say what others claim you did has nothing to do with "bolstering" your reputation.
Capitalismojo: "Do you disagree that he is serving his own interests.." Serving your own interests is not what the phrase "self-serving" means, as you yourself just acknowledged the actual meaning of that phrase, which is not to merely "serve one's own interests". Again, if I take someone to court and successfully sue them for libel or slander, I am serving my own interests. But no one would claim that such an act is "self-serving". Do you disagree?
Capitalismojo: "...or that he is disparaging another to do so?" His remarks about the interviewer don't matter, because the salient content of the material in question is his statement that he has not moved away from the positions given in the film, as was reported, which is the only content that was related in the article.
Capitalismojo: "Either way it is not "dishonest" for me to disagree with you about applying policy." And I never said it was. You know perfectly well what I pointed out was dishonest about your conduct, and had nothing to do with "disagreement". It is refusing to acknowledge or respond to your opponents' counterarguments, and stonewalling repeating your initial arguments ad nauseum that is dishonest, and you know it. Keep in mind that stonewalling during discussions is not only dishonest as a matter of truth, but it's also mentioned at WP:STONEWALL, as is dishonesty in general at WP:NOTHERE, neither of which mention mere "disagreement". This remark by you is just a Straw Man Argument, which is indeed dishonest on your part.
Capitalismojo: "It is not "cowardice" to fail to address your arguments to your complete satisfaction." And I never said it was. In fact, you did not address my arguments at all, at least until now. Instead, you stuck your fingers in your ears and kept pretending not to have read my statements. This is not some esoteric standard or vanity: It goes directly to how discussions are either constructive or not. If you make a statement, and someone else makes a counterstatement, how are you fulfilling the role of discussion in working out the conflict if you don't respond to it. Repeating the same thing over and over, without acknowledging what others are saying, is a pointless endeavor that does nothing to resolve the conflict, or even effect discussion. At least now you're actually talking to me, instead of just sticking your fingers in your ears. Had you, Earl, Tom and Arthur done son on the article talk page, and consistently, a far greater spirit of straightforwardness would've been exhibited. But not only did you not do so, but you continue to employ propaganda-like spin in your remarks, as you have by pretending with this remark that your problem was a habit of not addressing my arguments to a perceived level of completion. This is a lie, plain and simple, and it is for this reason that I correctly point it out. It's amazing to me that you distort others' words and arguments without batting an eye while simultaneously impugning Joseph for his own dishonesty. How do you justify this behavior to yourself? Do you compartmentalize it? Nightscream (talk) 13:59, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
First of all, please do not insert your messages in the middle of mine. I prefer for my messages to remain contiguous and unmutilated, as it makes it easier to discern each person's messages at a glance, which is necessary when composing responses to them. If you want to reference a specific quote by me, I ask that you use another method.
Capitalismojo: "Well according to the Random House definition above "serving you own interests" is "self-serving". No it doesn't. The definition in question specifies a preoccupation with one's own interests that manifests itself at the expense of the truth, interests or well-being of others. Successfully suing someone for libel/slander by presenting evidence and adhering to rules of decency and honesty, is a valid way to approach "serving your own interests". Deciding to commit perjury or introduce falsified evidence because you think the infraction committed against you justifies it, is self-serving. The latter refers to the manner in which one uses their own interests to justify ethically questionable behavior. The former does not. The definition you provided above makes this distinction clear, yet you continue to persistent in deceit by selectively editing the definition the definition you yourself provided? Just who do you think you're fooling by doing that? Did you think I wouldn't notice that? Or that I wouldn't call you on it?
Capitalismojo: "I think they do matter because It clarifies that the statement is, in fact, unduly self-serving." The statements he made on the website regarding the reporter and Joseph's speculations over the cause for the misquote are arguably self-serving. The mere statement that he has not changed his position expressed in the film, as has been reported, is not. Because we are only interested in including the latter, and not the former, your argument is false. Again, do you think the date of the Discovery Institute's founding or the name of its president is "self-serving", simply because they employ self-serving arguments in favor of their creationist agenda elsewhere on the same website?
Capitalismojo: "Well, what you consider dishonest stonewalling is a tremendous lack of interest in that particular article and my belief that the issue was obvious and shouldn't be contentious, coupled with summer vacation with my family." Non sequitur. A lack of interest in the article and family obligations would explain not participating in the discussion. It does not explain what you say when you choose to participate in it. Again, if those you disagree with provide counterarguments or ask you questions that challenge your position, responding to them in a direct and straightforward manner are necessary parts of open, honest discussion. You can choose to honor such principles, or you can choose to mindlessly repeat the same fallacies over and over ad nauseum and pretend to have not read what they have said to you. Disinterest and outside obligations should not affect whether you choose to participate honestly or dishonestly.
Capitalismojo: "What you consider propaganda-like spin is my true belief about the source." No. The propaganda comment referred to your habit of distorting my words, and employing Straw Man arguments and other intellectually dishonest discussion tactics. It had nothing to do with your position on the source, as you well know, and this is just another example of it.
Capitalismojo: "I feel extremely badly used as a result." Oh please. You're not a victim. You're just another unprincipled Net Narcissist who doesn't flinch at distorting others' words or engaging in whatever form of deceit you think is needed when in conflict with others, and then displays a profound talent for self-justification and false victimhood when someone calls you on it. The manner in which you can persistently go silent when people ask you questions or ask you to comment on their counterarguments (which is the more broad meaning of stonewalling), and justify this behavior with fallacious excuses ("I have a family!"), only to then insist that I answer your questions by saying, "Really, I'd like to know", is truly awe-inspiring.
Capitalismojo: "You are an admin and veteran editor. Clearly you must have insight that would help me improve if there were such improper activities or aberrant editing practices. If you want insight, then learn what falsifiability is, and it should be used in matters of empirical fact and reason-based discussions. If you want to "improve", then stop using intellectually dishonest discussion tactics like distorting other people's words, committing lies of omission, refusing to acknowledge counterarguments and questions, and other logical fallacies that you employ to justify these behaviors.
Capitalismojo: "If one were to assume good faith about the lack of immediate response in an article, perhaps there would be more collegiality." I never said anything about the "immediacy" of responses. I focused my reactions on the dishonesty in them. Nightscream (talk) 02:56, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
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Hi Nightscream, I felt like I probably added that photo incorrectly, so I appreciate you changing it. I'm actually a friend of Rick's and he wanted a more recent photo on his article. Is there anyway for me to update the photo to something more current while still operating within Wikipedia's guidelines. I've made very few Wikipedia edits, so this is uncharted territory. Thanks! - Utizzle — Preceding unsigned comment added by Utizzle (talk • contribs) 20:07, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
I'm so sorry about that. Everything was going smoothly until I showed up. :( Anna Frodesiak (talk) 01:55, 30 July 2013 (UTC)
Nightscream,
Hmmm ... do takr into account that, as the note on top of my talk page says, I'm on vacation and it's been difficult to do much editing (although with Wikimania starting tomorrow, that may well be changing).
I'm not going to do anything regarding this until I've at least walked up to the auditorium at HKPU, checked in and picked up my badge. That should take an hour at least.
This is a complicated situation. I do agree that Canoe1967 is not acting with consensus behind him, but I think any sanctions would be more legitimate if they had ... consensus behind them. Others may see this situation differently, as so far you've been the only one complaining about this.
Are you here in Hong Kong by any chance? Please let me know if you are and maybe we can discuss this personally. Given where she lives, Anna may well be here too, so we could include her too. Daniel Case (talk) 07:25, 8 August 2013 (UTC)
Sigh.
You do not need consensus to block an editor who is edit-warring.
Why are you confusing the two? There is nothing "complicated" about that.
I was going to write a longer point-by-point response to the sceond part of your comment, but I see Lexein agreed with you and preserved the revert, and Canoe has apologized for his misunderstanding, something which wouldn't have happened if I'd blocked him. So it looks like the result you wanted has been achieved.
But just think of it from my end. Someone whose last interaction with me was (sorry, I can't find the diff right now) extremely insulting and hostile suddenly comes to me with a demand that I block someone I don't know, doing so in a way that seems to have either missed or disregarded the vacation notice I placed on my talk page over a week ago, before I went to China, in a tone that sounds practically like an order, and then does it again, in the middle of a complicated dispute that takes at least ten minutes to get the contours of. How am I supposed to feel?
Gotta go to lunch now. Daniel Case (talk) 05:21, 9 August 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for the invitation to contribute to this discussion, which arrived while I was on holiday. I don't have anything to contribute beyond what's already been said, so I'll sit this one out. R Cornwell (talk) 09:25, 11 August 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for the Complements on the Page, but I was in a Rush. No Worries.T-Nuggett (talk) 03:29, 26 July 2013 (UTC)
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Theres a similar discussion at Talk:Guardians of the Galaxy (film)#Cast picture, where your opinion would be welcomed.--TriiipleThreat (talk) 19:40, 28 July 2013 (UTC)
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The original video link (Challenge Dailies) no longer exists. The link actually still exists, but the video screen is black. I was originally intending to go through the podcast and find out if Jasmine & Jonna mentioned anything about a possible hookup between Johnny & Camila (about five minutes within) on the original Rivals challenge. I was intending to add this as a source on the Battle of the Exes article, when I stumbled upon Jonna mentioning her passport issue that prevented her from participating in the Fresh Meat II challenge. Therefore, I decided to replace the non-functioning Challenge Dailies video link with the still-active podcast link. DPH1110 (talk) 06:16, 1 August 2013 (UTC)DPH1110
Your recent edit to the article for West New York, New Jersey seems to have inadvertently combined parts of two different references into one. Alansohn (talk) 19:15, 12 August 2013 (UTC)
why do you keep adding removing the punctuation from the sentence "On returning to London and civilian life, he joined the Metropolitan Police Service" ?
I don't understand what you mean. I have not added or removed amy punctuation to that sentence !
You indeed added that second period in your last edit/revert. I wasn't sure if this was done deliberately or what, and I'm not trying to make a huge issue out of it, but because you kept reverting it, along with the sectioning matter, even after I pointed it out to you in my edit summaries, I didn't know if you were being deliberately spiteful, or if you were generally unaware of this, and I didn't want to fix it if you were going to revert it again. Can I assume you're not going to revert my removal of the second period? Corbynz (talk 04:27, August 23, 2013
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Any suggestions on dealing with User:Richard apple, who has been chronically adding entries as notables to articles for places in New Jersey and elsewhere, without required sources. I've reviewed the requirements of WP:LISTPEOPLE several times on his talk page, but the response is edits like this one to the article for List of people from Jersey City, New Jersey, where he adds an unsourced entry with an edit summary stating that the material is "referenced on target page". He knows how to add sources, he just seems to be passively-aggressively refusing to do so. Any ideas? Alansohn (talk) 21:12, 27 August 2013 (UTC)
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Please provide a more explanatory edit summary than "Coherent wording" in connection with your edits to this article. While I have no doubts your edit was on the level, I must admit there is nothing in the diff which makes it self-explainatory as compared to the previous version. So please take the time to explain the fundamentals of your edit to slower minds like me, so we can get on with more important issues. Thank you. --Saddhiyama (talk) 23:34, 7 September 2013 (UTC)
Hi! You uploaded this file http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Witzend_MrA_ByDitko.jpg Very very good, but it happens that it's not from 1967, as you noted, but from a 1968 comic book, Witzend #4, Mr. A's second adventure, as you can see here http://www.comics.org/issue/371402/ I fixed it in the article but the file still features the mistaken info. Thanks. :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thiago CA Leal (talk • contribs) 00:20, 11 September 2013 (UTC)
Hello. In my defense, the article's infobox listed Bridgeville, PA (which is in Allegheny County) as Henderson's birthplace when I made the edit, so by that criterion it seemed logical. The category might still fit him if he lived there for a substantial amount of time. For now I'll leave that hanging. Best wishes. Bjones (talk) 23:29, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
Hi. Would the official Star Trek website be considered a valid source for information on new books in the Titan series? Transphasic (talk) 23:05, 15 September 2013 (UTC)
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I don't think that "production" is a good replacement (on Kirk Cameron) because it's not talking about the production of the movie, but the upcoming airing. Maybe I was thinking of imminence instead of emergence. I've been trying hard to think of something else. "Upcoming" doesn't quite work because it sounds too much like it's talking about now. Any ideas/solutions? --Musdan77 (talk) 04:47, 21 September 2013 (UTC)
I think it's much better. I wasn't sure we wanted be that detailed about it, but that's fine with me. There is one word that I would change (if you don't mind). The first "prior" to "previous" -- instead of having two "priors" within a few words. Thanks. --Musdan77 (talk) 21:44, 21 September 2013 (UTC)
This was neither a group job nor a free to pursue interests. ON THE SHOW, Joi says she left because none of the 3 jobs SET UP BY THE SHOW fit her interests. There is a CLEAR implication that she HAD to take part in one of these three jobs and that she left because even though Portland has other things, she could not FREELY pursue them as part of the cast. There is a CLEAR understanding that the interview opportunities, where the ENTIRE CAST interviewed, were opportunities given by production. This was not like DC where it was totally on the cast to find things and nothing was handed to them in terms of interviews. It's similar to Chicago: Chicago was parks & rec and the cast split into different parks jobs. Portland was eateries. The cast had a choice ONLY between the three after the thre venues' bosses interviewed them. This is not Nightscream presents Wikipedia. --Wefjkwsjkls (talk) 23:10, 21 September 2013 (UTC)
Hello and thank you for putting the time in reasoning your edits against mine. Not much I could find, but this review calls them Chinese and this one acknowledges that they are racist stereotypes – and Trey Parker has done this voice plenty times in past episodes. Maybe it was a bit of a leap in logic on my end to assume that it was a wink at the part of Snowden's story that involved China (albeit a sensible one), but we can agree that at least "Asian" would be acceptable. By the way, they never actually say they're Jehovah's witnesses, isn't that original research too? Chunk5Darth (talk) 05:45, 28 September 2013 (UTC)
Hey, so the punctuation thing I can fix no problem, and the college info was gotten from a few of Danielle Mackey's videos. She's mentioned several times (including on King of the Nerds) that she went to Utica college, for the dual major, and left because the stress of having a full time job along with college was too much, so she decided to leave school. I did not think something like that needed an explicit citation and even if it did, I would have to go through the hundreds of her videos I've watched and hunt down the timestamp, and just, overall, it wouldn't be a very professional looking citation, even if I were able to make it happen. This isn't hearsay, this is a fact she's stated several times both in her videos and on TV. In addition, the removal of the other content was just in an overall attempt to clean up the article and make it more accurate. For example, the line 2 changes (as seen here - https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Danielle_Mackey&diff=574774357&oldid=574708217) were to improve the accuracy of the article. While she does host the Wow Insider show, she hosts more of them now, so I thought it would be more accurate to say she works full time through her channel, as opposed to before, where it made it seem as if she only hosted the WoW show. Also she's started heavily using her Etsy shop, for a variety of gaming related trinkets and signed memorabilia, and this is a facet of what she does as well, which is why I included it in the section that focused on her career. And her subscriber numbers have increased, obviously, so that's why I included that. And further down, the "Gaming and Modeling" heading was changed to "Gaming" as before, despite its title, there was NO mention of any modeling she does (of which she does little to none, beyond taking professional photos to sell and/or give to fans) and to this day, she does no modeling, so I thought the "and modeling" was unnecessary. I also went into detail about some of the games she enjoys, knowing this from a video she did in which she detailed some of her favorite video games of all time (as of that video's air date) She herself has also stated she's played hundreds of console games over the years. Also, I did forget to do the edit summary for these, which was completely my bad, and the lack of citation is because a lot of the information can't be cited. I've gleaned it from being a fan of hers for over a year and a half and watching hundreds of her videos. There's tons more stuff I didn't include here, I only included things I saw as important or relevant to what someone would have on a wikipedia page, especially someone who isn't quite as famous. So could the changes be reverted? I worked hard fiddling and citing and making it look nice, and I think my rationale for 99 percent of my changes is pretty sound. Lemme know if there's anything else you'd need (or Wikipedia would need, I guess) for me to get these changes reverted. You could even message Danielle Mackey directly, and she could confirm most, if not all, of my changes. Anyway, thanks in advance for the assistance!
Edit: The surrender@20 link looks fine to me, even when i clicked the one in your talk message, it went directly to that part of the site. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kishoto (talk • contribs) 03:03, 30 September 2013 (UTC)
Well, citation number 2, the CNYhomepage one, is dead. Also, I was in the middle of cleaning up a lot of my past stuff, when u reverted my revert :P I'd reverted it, because I planned to clean it up and fiz the errors you mentioned. I'd removed the citations that could be construed as self promotional, and I placed them in the secondary source area. Check my most recent edit (after I reverted it to my changes, but before this most recent revert to before I changed anything) and u should be able to see my process. Kishoto (talk) 03:34, 30 September 2013 (UTC)
Found out one of the cited sources had the info I'd included about college so I put it back in and cited it. Also, if the information I want to add was revealed in a Youtube video, how would I cite that? Since directly referencing Youtube channels is seen as promotional. Kishoto (talk) 03:50, 30 September 2013 (UTC)
Well, I'm tired now, so I'm prob not gonna bother doing too much, but there IS a video where she talks about her top 5 favorite video games, and that's where I'd gotten the info about what console video games she plays (or used to play) So I would've cited that, to add in the info about her liking Halo and Pokemon. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kishoto (talk • contribs) 04:29, 30 September 2013 (UTC)
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First off, I just realized you were an administrator, and I find that really funny for some reason, but lucky you :). Second you might want to comment at Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2013 October 5, since I actually nominated the IMDb template that is used on BLPs for deletion, since it seems like just asking for WP:BLP violations to me. I could use some support, since all the fanboys are "strong keeping" it, you know since, because they put strong in front of it that makes their opionion madder so much more.</sarcasm> STATic message me! 22:29, 5 October 2013 (UTC)
Hey, you should have gave me a heads up you were talking about references, I thought more experienced editors also did not like using IMDb, as I had only seen IPs add it to a few film articles I watchlist. I would have rather avoided all the bad faith accusations in the TfD discussion, when I was just trying to uphold WP:BLP. I guess I am more used to users with common sense, oh well though. I think the TfD message needs be adjusted too, rather than imply it is a discussion about deletion, it should say there is a discussion about the template going on, I think that is one of the reason it was bombarded with "strong keeps". I honestly see no point in keeping the discussion going, because when it comes down to it, it'll just be a straw poll, and the BLP issues will be ignored. I am thinking about taking it to WP:EL, or something, but after all the uncivilness from some of the commentators at the TfD, I do not know. So as an administrator you can close it as a withdraw, but the early voters showed a support of deleting the unused Template:IMDb bio, so I think that would be uncontroversal to do so.STATic message me! 02:38, 6 October 2013 (UTC)
Hi there, I know you do a lot of editing on cities and would like to ask your advice. The wiki article for Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, has two lists of notable people. One list is on the main article page, while another list is on a "list of people from Hamilton, Ontario" page. I've seen this used before with larger cities, and I'm concerned about how arbitrary the names are placed onto each list. A while back I wrote a note on the Hamilton talk-page asking why a rock star was on the 'main page', while a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner was on the 'list page'. Someone responded that "it's really about how well- or widely-known the individual is." I looked in Wikipedia:WikiProject Cities/US Guideline for some guidance but no luck. Would it be appropriate to seek consensus to move ALL the names off the main page and onto the list page? Any advice you have would be appreciated. Thanks. Richard Apple (talk) 15:06, 10 October 2013 (UTC)
I had to check with WT:Citing sources, but you are right; it used to be required that a cite needed to immediately follow the sentence even if that mean you had cites every sentence, but the language has been changed about 2 years ago purposely to remove that requirement, as long as the next cite in prose is connected and from the same source, so that there is no possible confusion about where the quote may have come from. So my apologizes on that. :) --MASEM (t) 22:20, 11 October 2013 (UTC)
This is a neutral notice to all registered editors who have edited Jack Kirby in 2013 that there is a discussion on its talk page regarding the article's infobox image: Talk:Jack Kirby#Photo update.--Tenebrae (talk) 22:41, 11 October 2013 (UTC)
FYI, you are mentioned at Wikipedia:Help desk#Speedy Deletion Flag. -- John of Reading (talk) 07:04, 16 October 2013 (UTC)
I don't usually comment on non-pertinent topics or make personal discussions, but I have to say, your photography work is amazing! I am truly impressed and grateful to come across such a unique, real-world contributor! DarthBotto talk•cont 17:56, 17 October 2013 (UTC)
A file that you uploaded or altered, File:ThrillaInManilaPoster.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why it has been listed (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry). Feel free to add your opinion on the matter below the nomination. Thank you. -- ТимофейЛееСуда. 22:11, 17 October 2013 (UTC)
Thankz 4 da corrections mate.. Moving it to the film section seems okay 2 me. Please don't use harsh words in your advice..Rameshnta909 (talk) 09:44, 18 October 2013 (UTC)Rameshnta909
@Nightscream: You don't seem to like the RT template being used in Carrie (2013 film). I have checked multiple times to make sure I don't make a fool of myself. I really don't understand what you mean by saying that the template deletes the consensus. If you look at both versions, mine and yours, it is exactly the same, except for the wording. This is my version with the template added, and this is your version without the template. Both versions still have the consensus.
My version, with the template:
Your version, without the template:
I am inviting you to take part in a deletion discussion revolving around some of the Marvel Comics prisons taking place here, here, and here so that you can list your say in this. Rtkat3 (talk) 1:43, October 24 2013 (UTC)
A file that you uploaded or altered, File:HistoryChannelThanksgiving.png, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why it has been listed (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry). Feel free to add your opinion on the matter below the nomination. Thank you. Taylor Trescott - my talk + my edits 23:30, 26 October 2013 (UTC)
I just removed spoilers from the talk page on The Real World: San Francisco (2014) that was posted last month. Vevmo gives no indication about any replacement cast members. Without reading the spoiler threads, it is unknown as to how long filming lasted. DPH1110 (talk) 03:42, 29 October 2013 (UTC)DPH1110
Thank you for your message. I understand there was a problem in quoting a non totally reliable source. Let me try again, by citing a very reliable source, that is the article published by Dennis J. Starr in The Italian American Experience: An Encyclopedia / eds. Salvatore J. LaGumina, and others (New York: Garland Pub., 2000), p.70. which is one of the most authoritative publications on the Italian Americans. When I have done it, please let me know if everything is OK now. Thanks again.--Ghinozzi-nissim (talk) 21:02, 30 October 2013 (UTC)
Thanks for all recommendations. The article is much better now. There is an interesting article online, which contains further information, including the fact the house was in fact built on 1908, at []. Is this considered a reliable source? It gives more details about the house and the events of the strike. It also says that the strike ended in July, not in June as claimed in the Encyclopedia, which it is correct (see the Wikipedia article on the Paterson Silk Strike)--Ghinozzi-nissim (talk) 22:41, 30 October 2013 (UTC)
I understand. But I have now found a much better source, that is, a biography of "Maria Botto" in a book published by Syracuse University Press--a very reliable scholarly source. I made new additions following - I believe - all your instructions.--Ghinozzi-nissim (talk) 23:59, 30 October 2013 (UTC)
Yes. I think you may check it online at Google Books. It is a very nice biography of "Maria Botto".--Ghinozzi-nissim (talk) 00:28, 31 October 2013 (UTC)
Hey fool, the NHL link does not mention either Krasne or Bailey. It's irrelevant. The fact that you're digging in to retain it, irrelevant as it is, suggests to me that you like to bicker just to bicker. The link you refer to as reporting by "CBS News" is just a local story by a CBS TV affiliate in LA.
It's very unseemly to devote that large a proportion of a short article to nearly meaningless gesture by a self-aggrandizing fan 10 years after Bailey's death. I note that it took more than a year for anybody even to add this trivial info to Bailey's article. Bailey's career matters to hockey fans. Krasne doesn't. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.86.145.77 (talk) 05:11, 3 November 2013 (UTC)
Ha ha, you make snide comments to others but heaven forefend that anybody respond in kind. You're a classic Wiki admin troll. You clowns dig in on a topic and refuse to permit obviously needed changes just to make yourselves feel important. Hilarious reviewing your previous edits of the Bailey page. Somebody adds the RELEVANT info that Bailey scored a game-winning goal in the '72 Stanley Cup Finals, and you immediately delete it. Why? Because the editor didn't supply a citation for this EASILY VERIFIED FACT. You who had just reprimanded a different user for deleting the obviously inaccurate original version of the fluffing of Krasne, insisting that the thing to do is fix errors rather than delete something factual. Like a said, a self-serving troll is what you are.
As to the topic, get a clue. Krasne is a nobody. His gesture is all but meaningless and certainly inconsequential in the extreme. If the subject of honoring Bailey after the SC win matters, then the fact that the Kings organization honored his relatives ought to be the focus...not some self-aggrandizing fan. There's a story about that at NHL.com. Unlike the pointless link that you insist on retaining, which does not even mention Bailey. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.86.138.10 (talk) 20:51, 3 November 2013 (UTC)
Could you provide your opinion at this discussion at the talk page for Scarlett Johansson? Thanks, Dismas|(talk) 05:10, 4 November 2013 (UTC)
Ah, man, sorry, Night. I swear, I never got an "Edit Conflict" screen; when that happens, I normally copy-paste my changes to Word, leave the editing mode and then come back in. So odd — more computer weirdness.
It's nice that Nick lived such a long and fruitful life. I should probably buy the book biography. --Tenebrae (talk) 19:58, 4 November 2013 (UTC)
hey i noticed you made this edit https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_suicides&diff=580509916&oldid=580427001 but i wanna ask something, if thats the case then is Bartlomiej Palosz's suicide allowed on the page too since he doesn't have a article either? Same goes for Olivia Penpraze (both of them are listed in the 'P' section), I just figured if Matt's suicide isn't allowed on there why are their's allowed? just wondering ya know. --Second Skin (talk) 23:45, November 6, 2013
i'll sign my posts for now on, I recently joined under the name Synthetically Revived but changed my name to fit my favorite Dying Fetus song. I read a lot about the rules, but a few things still puzzle me. Hope I'm not a disruption. Thanks again. Second Skin (talk) 06:10, 7 November 2013 (UTC)
Hi, Night. Just a neutral notice to a fellow Comics Project member that you might want to keep an eye on the Steve Ditko article. With regards, Tenebrae (talk) 23:41, 7 November 2013 (UTC)
I removed it cause it shouldn't be in that section, and it doesn't really make sense. Koala15 (talk) 05:06, 8 November 2013 (UTC)
First off, I am the one who did that revision you warned me about due to having no citations for a character's supposed death/mere injurings. HOWEVER, I noticed that similar, albeit wordier edits were placed on the synopsis. So either that person was able to cite stuff that I didn't, or you're picking and choosing based on word count, and I have no idea which it is. MRattas (talk) 05:52, 9 November 2013 (UTC)
I cannot really pinpoint anything anymore. The synopsis has been edited heavily since my message was posted. It does say that Tommy was killed by the bucket to the head (at the time of this message), and it shortens the whole Chris/Billy deal to merely having Carrie kill them with no detail. MRattas (talk) 23:06, 9 November 2013 (UTC)
I've left a message for you on the Ginger Cow talk page. By the way, I just love the condescending tone you used. I also love how you went out of your way to complain about my errors rather than fixing them. What a friendly contributer you are. --Sage94 (talk) 08:37, 12 November 2013 (UTC)
A year after his death, editing has died down. "Pending changes" or full unprotection? --George Ho (talk) 21:01, 12 November 2013 (UTC)
Hello Nightscream, Remember me? We met at one of the NYC WP conferences. I wanted to ask you about comic book stores in Manhattan. Could you drop me an email if you have the time?? if not, maybe you can say so on my talk page. Thanks so much Invertzoo (talk) 15:57, 14 November 2013 (UTC)
Hi, had a very eager family member wanting to update my page, sorry for that. Take out whatever doesnt work , fit or Is not within guidelines. JIMMY PALMIOTTI (talk) 21:50, 14 November 2013 (UTC)
I removed an incorrect punctuation and forgot to add the period back. Oh man, my command of the English language is so bad, I must never ever contribute to an encyclopedia! By the way, "...removed via to digital compositing." isn't correct, and that was YOUR edit. Maybe you shouldn't edit on an encyclopedia. 65.129.120.184 (talk) 23:51, 14 November 2013 (UTC)
I was wondering if you could give your opinion on an image I am questioning adding. Could you let me know which image you feel represents the Batman: Arkham page better: the one currently on the page, or this one at the top of the article? The one on the page now is more neutral, thus applying generally, but the one in the article, I feel, is a better representation of the main games, as it incorporates the design used by each. Thanks. - Favre1fan93 (talk) 23:39, 16 November 2013 (UTC)
The underscores in the background field are required to set the color of the infobox header. Thanks for asking! Bonnie (talk) 04:27, 18 November 2013 (UTC)
AJ lee met Lita in stead of deleting it you could have helped me here is the source. WWE has video of AJ lee meeting Lita she then signs a copy of Lita it just feels right and gave her the sharpie she used How was this not included in her Bio its amazing to see AJ meet Lita and now she's in WWE. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alX4vwZNhH8 96.254.36.127 (talk) 15:13, November 20, 2013
Take a look at WP:CITEVAR, which states rather clearly that "Editors should not attempt to change an article's established citation style merely on the grounds of personal preference" and that " If the article you are editing is already using a particular citation style, you should follow it." I'm not sure what you think you have accomplished or what you're trying to prove, but this is far from the first time you've made similar useless changes to impose your arbitrary preferences, without ever discussing the issue or demonstrating that there is some greater purpose in imposing your preferred standard. Your persistent disruptive actions are exactly what WP:CITEVAR is designed to prevent. The changes you made to the article for Secaucus, New Jersey added absolutely zero to the article and the one dead link you "fixed" and replaced with this link is a copyright violation / Linkspam of a real-estate agency that has improperly copied the legitimate content from the original website. Your changes have been reverted, your one LINKSPAM / COPYVIO source has been corrected and you are free to make the case that there is some reason why this article is better with your changes. Alansohn (talk) 21:45, 20 November 2013 (UTC)
Thank you for your notice here. A reference shall be found to support that claim. 14.200.68.118 (talk) 03:47, 21 November 2013 (UTC)
Hi Nightscream, I was wondering if you could assist me with a quarrel I've been having with an editor on the Gus Fring page. I'm not sure this constitutes vandalism according to Wikipedia's guidelines, therefore I am asking for your expert opinion and possibly intervention. Thank you. Chunk5Darth (talk) 05:47, 21 November 2013 (UTC)
Hi Nightscream, I just wanted to say "thanks" for all of the photographs which you have contributed to Wikipedia over the years. As I've worked on various comics creators articles, I've noticed that you provided most of the photos on them. Thanks for sharing your time and talent and have a great Thanksgiving! Mtminchi08 (talk) 05:28, 26 November 2013 (UTC)
Hi Night scream. I've reverted your removal of references at Hinduism diff. Your removal makes perfect sense, yet the reason for this 'overkill' is that there are frequent disputes at this page. All except one reference were given for quotations, to make it very clear that they were sourced, and what source exactly. I hope this makes sense too. Greetings, Joshua Jonathan -Let's talk! 20:03, 1 December 2013 (UTC)
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That was an accidental revert on my part, thanks for re-adding the information. John Reaves 02:24, 3 December 2013 (UTC)
I have undone this appallingly bad block. Blocking someone for edits they made almost a month previously is needlessly punitive and you were clearly WP:INVOLVED. Beeblebrox (talk) 18:50, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
Regarding your apology and revert Do it ASAP because it's an article that's "7035 in traffic on en.wikipedia.org" and you inflicted a lot of damage to it and to my hard work. --Niemti (talk) 02:28, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard#Nightscream_VS_Jessica_Nigri_.28and_Facebook_and_what_not.29 --Niemti (talk) 03:33, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
Nightscream (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))
Request reason:
There was no perpetuation of an edit war on my part. My edits were to uphold various policies and guidelines, including WP:USERG, WP:SELFPUB, WP:NOTADVERT, and WP:PSTS, by removing personal Facebook fan pages, YouTube videos, personal blogs and other clearly non-reliable sources being used as citations in the article, in addition to the various other improvements I made to the article, such as copyediting, formatting, added missing citation publication info, etc. It was the serial policy violator Niemti who engaged in edit-warring by doing blind, knee-jerk mass-reverts of these edits, and now Salvidrim! who has perpetuated it. All of these policy violations (and others) are detailed in this discussion on Niemti's talk page and in this ANI discussion in which Niemti tried unsuccessfully to take action against me by falsely accusing me of "indiscriminate" editing. Now if Salvidrim! or anyone else wants to have a discussion that the YouTube videos of anonymous nobodies and fan blogs are reliable sources (note that I retained the videos by Kassem G, IGN and others who appeared to be notable--something that required me to painstaking go through all the citations to check their reliabiity, mind you), then they should begin a discussion and argue why they feel this way. But no one has done so, because no one is challenging the notion that such sources are unreliable, and that the material in question should have been fact-tagged. The only discussion currently ongoing on the article's talk page is whether to include the cosplay/modeling appearances at all, and not about the source reliability issue. So there is no "edit warring" on my part, only on Niemti, and now Salvidrim!, neither of whom have bothered to offer any discussion on the matter of the reliability of anonymous YouTube videos and other user-generated material. (Niemti has argued that Nigri's own Facebook page, which is self-published, should be allowed, but that's a violation of WP:SELFPUB, which is another matter. You can't lock down a page or prevent reverts unless the matter is being discussed, so unless Salvidrim! or another editor have some line of argument or reasoning with which to challenge the reliability issue, as well all the other edits I made that Niemti blindly reverted without explaining what was wrong with them, then my removal of that material, and the other various edits I made to the article (which Salvidrim! apparently did not examine) should be judged to be valid. Since there was no discussion of this, there was no "edit warring", as Niemti was already warned by several other admins on his talk page and at ANI that he was the one who was in the wrong. There was no intent to edit war on my part, and blocking me, when Niemti himself suffered no such sanctions, is backwards.
Decline reason:
"I was right" isn't an exemption to 3RR. Neither is "the other person was wrong", "the other person was edit warring too", "nobody was discussing on the talk page", or for that matter "the blocking admin is not debating content with me". BLP-related edits can be exempt from 3RR if the information is so incorrect or poorly sourced as to be potentially damaging to the person, but the discussions you cite in your unblock request indicate that you knew perfectly well that your interpretation of these guidelines was being questioned and that this was not an uncontroversial matter. Even so, you could quite probably write a successful unblock request based on controversial-but-defensible BLP choices if you weren't also using this unblock request to say that you feel your behavior was perfectly right, that everyone else was out to get you, and that you intend to continue edit warring as much as you feel like it until the other people meet your requirements of them. Even if you initial reverts were a defensible BLP choice, getting into a knock-down-drag-out edit war, rather than seeking help on BLPN, ANI, or AN3, was an extremely poor choice and I would not be inclined to unblock you as long as your argument is that you will continue a disruptive edit war as much you like if you're unblocked. A fluffernutter is a sandwich! (talk) 18:22, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
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Even if we consider your first first removal not to technically be a revert, you still proceded to revert again once, twice, thrice and again a fourth time in the span of about 18 hours; the last revert came after after the article was FPP'ed due to the ongoing dispute and you were specifically notified not to continue warring through the protection just because you're technically an admin. That is a clear violation of WP:3RR. As mentioned above, I'm not saying anything about the content dispute itself, but the way you are warring is entirely inappropriate. ☺ · Salvidrim! · ✉ 18:05, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
Niemti reverted three times and then stopped reverting and instead started discussing on the talk page, which is what should be done. You can blame him for sometimes having an abrasive attitude but he knows where the limits stand on edit wars and generally tries to work within the policy in resolving the disputes he's involved in. ☺ · Salvidrim! · ✉ 18:07, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
No one "specifically notified" me of anything. The link you point to is of the ANI discussion, which I stopped reading after my last post there, and I didn't read that message until after you blocked me.
Niemti's attitude has not been "abrasive". He has flat-out violated WP:CIV, WP:AGF and WP:NPA with his disgusting insults directed at me, for which you did absolutely nothing. "Abrasive" is just another euphemism employed by editors here who don't know how to call a spade a spade. He stopped reverting and instead started discussing? Yeah, after I warned 'him that he'd be blocked if he did it again. Your comment that "he knows where the limits stand" ignores all of this.
The fact remains that upholding policy is not "edit warring", and the idea that removing YouTube videos or Facebook fan pages as sources, or undoing his blind, mass reverts is "edit warring" is inane. If Nietmi or anyone else had a legitimate, good faith line of argument or reasoning as to why these edits were wrong, then he should've begun a discussion on the matter. But he didn't. His rambling, incoherent behavior on his own talk page regarding this matter was met with three or four admins who all told him that he was wrong, and after that, he did not pursue the matter. The only discussion taking place now is whether the Cosplay/Modeling table should remain, and not whether the sources I removed and replaced with fact tags were valid. If you he or you or anyone else thought those sources should be kept, then he or you should've begun a discussion on the matter. After I and others pointed out to him that WP:SELFPUB, WP:USERG and WP:PSTS precludes using fan pages, one's own website or other anonymous user-generated, primary or self-published sources for material that goes directly to the subject's notability, the matter was dropped, as Niemti did not pursue that point. In addition, blindly reverting all one's edits (including all my copyediting, formatting, addition of missing cite publication info, etc.), instead of carefully reverting only the specific portions you dispute, is a form of disruptive editing. So when you reverted that article, it was you who were engaging in disruptive editing, and not I. The emerging consensus in the ongoing discussion about whether to retain the Cosplay/Modeling is that it should not remain, and yet, I did not remove it, even though I could've cited WP:BOLD in doing so, arguing that a consensus emerged. Instead, all I did revert your blind restoration of Niemti's utterly inane policy-violations, which is not "editing warring". Your block is bogus, as is the rationale behind it, as indicated by at least two other admins here, and yet all you can do is dismiss everything they say, much as Niemti did during my attempt at polite discussion with him. Nightscream (talk) 18:40, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
"When protecting a page because of a content dispute, administrators normally protect the current version, except where the current version contains content that clearly violates content policies..."
And indeed, Niemti's version violated WP:SELFPUB, WP:USERG and WP:PSTS, and was also a disruptive edit because of all the other beneficial edits that no one has disputed that he reverted blindly.
In addition, I have observed that protected pages can be edited if the edit is not designed to further one of the positions argued in the talk page discussion. Again, no one on the talk page was disputing that the sources in question are unreliable, since they obviously are. The issue is whether to 'keep the table. Not the reliability of the sources cited in it.
The fact remain that Niemti has conducted himself/herself in an atrocious manner, violating a number of policies, blindly revert with obnoxious insults, which continued in his talk page discussion, and in the ANI thread, false accusations, and an utterly abysmal WP:OWN-like attitude. Your actions ignore this, they ignore the actual nature of the ongoing discussion, and come across like an endorsement of Niemti's action. By blocking an admin upholding policy instead of a person you yourself allude to being a serial policy violator, and dismissing the fact that other admins are now telling you that you're wrong, you're seriously calling your own judgment into question. Nightscream (talk) 18:40, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
Again, there was no "edit warring", because the issue of source reliability, as far as I knew, was no longer being disputed, and you have not falsified that fact. I also do not see where you previously made the above "offer".
Irrespective of this, however, the bottom line for me is, if I see that the community seems to agree on a particular course of action or resolution, I follow it, regardless of my personal feelings, as has always been the case, so if you don't want me to revert the article during the current discussion, then I won't.
But this still presents a problem: Once the current discussion is concluded: Can I revert the article then? I ask, because again, no one is discussing the issue of whether the sources in question violate WP:PSTS, WP:SELFPUB or WP:USERG, and this includes citations in the article's body text, and not just the Cosplay/Modeling table, so even if the table is removed entirely, those sources are will still remain elsewhere in the article, and neither Niemti nor anyone else is arguing that they're reliable. Let me know. Nightscream (talk) 19:07, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
I've unblocked you per your agreement to the requested condition, which is simply to not edit Jessica Nigri through the current FPP in order to allow discussions to continue; I am glad that you seek to continue trying to resolve the dispute on the article's talk page and hope that some sort of agreement will come out of it to ensure the article is properly balanced between "respect for our content policies" and "sufficient coverage of Nigri's work as a cosplayer". ☺ · Salvidrim! · ✉ 21:32, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
If source reliability is not disputed, then... good ? If everyone agrees on the article's talk page to remove some sources...
Again, no one is talking about this matter on the talk page. No one is talking about removing some sources. The matter is not being disputed. You blocked an admin for no reason, and you just can't bring yourself to admit, can you? Nightscream (talk) 23:16, 6 December 2013 (UTC)
The issue was indeed disputed until Niemti dropped the matter. At the time I restored the proper version, no one was disputing that issue any longer, which I've made clear repeatedly. Persisting in the pretense that you don't understand this only makes things worse, and observing this is not an "insult".
Serge, thank you for your words. Happy Holidays. Nightscream (talk) 04:11, 7 December 2013 (UTC)
I am very sorry that your actions have come back to bite you. But then you did do things in a manner not within out policy or guidelines...even though in spirit I understand the reaction and agree the article is a promotional mess about a subject of dubious notability in my opinion and sourced to many non RS. Ride it out and see you back in the trenches.--Mark Miller (talk) 04:15, 7 December 2013 (UTC)
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In light of yesterday's incident, you are right about having to add references to the first appearances of the different known locations to Gotham City. If you'd like to help out, you can get a head start with some of the locations. Also, I have noticed that TTN had been doing a merge overhaul of some of the locations into one page. One of them was the Microverse (which was the main setting of the Micronauts). Most of the prisons in Marvel Comics had to be redirected to the Marvel Comics section of List of correctional facilities in comics. What do you think of the location merge overhall done by TTN? Rtkat3 (talk) 10:31, December 7 2013 (UTC)
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For your untiring efforts to prevent insertion of YouTube and blog links to articles about popular culture I present you with this well-armored barnstar. Perhaps this helm of defense will insulate you somewhat from astounding, unexpected and arguable blocks better utilized against those who edit against policy, guideline and pillar. Know that even the purest knights get their armor dented from time to time. BusterD (talk) 01:40, 9 December 2013 (UTC) |
Due to what I believe is a long-term pattern of misuse of administrative tools and failure to abide by other behavioral policies I have filed a request for arbitration with an eye towards removing your administrator status. Beeblebrox (talk) 23:07, 9 December 2013 (UTC)
WP:ADMINACCT "Administrators are expected to respond promptly and civilly to queries about their Wikipedia-related conduct and administrator actions and to justify them when needed." Your priority is to give an adequate statement at . Your contributions: indicate that you are not taking that responsibility seriously. If you feel somewhat daunted by the situation, you do have the option of voluntarily resigning the tools - though that would be considered as "under a cloud", and you would need to go through a RfA to get them back. However, that would avoid the need for you to explain yourself, or have your actions examined in public. SilkTork ✔Tea time 14:51, 11 December 2013 (UTC)
You were recently listed as a party to a request for arbitration. The Arbitration Committee has accepted that request for arbitration and an arbitration case has been opened at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Nightscream. Evidence that you wish the arbitrators to consider should be added to the evidence subpage, at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Nightscream/Evidence. Please add your evidence by December 29, 2013, which is when the evidence phase closes. You can also contribute to the case workshop subpage, Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Nightscream/Workshop. For a guide to the arbitration process, see Wikipedia:Arbitration/Guide to arbitration. For the Arbitration Committee, Rschen7754 10:57, 15 December 2013 (UTC)
A file that you uploaded or altered, File:ReverseCowgirl.png, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for deletion. Please see the discussion to see why it has been listed (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry). Feel free to add your opinion on the matter below the nomination. Thank you. Taylor Trescott - my talk + my edits 20:57, 10 December 2013 (UTC)
Hi Nightscream, I want to ask if you could spare some time to help translate this excellent tool ;) toollabs:wikiviewstats into italian language.
both versions should almost literally be the same. Maybe you could just read/correct the italian version and delete all the lines marked with ---xxx--- (btw it's german ;) ). I would appreciate that very much.
hey nightscream, yes i can understand why you had to revert the biehn marriage edits, im unable to provide a reliable source other than the fact that I am directly related to Biehn's 2nd wife, Gina. They have definitely separated but i can absolutely guarantee they are still married, however your edit is fair enough with regards to wikipedia's rules. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.239.42.150 (talk) 23:41, 12 December 2013 (UTC)
you linked to the wrong site! silkroad.com is nothing to do with Silk Road Market Place (the subject of the article), as should be obvious to anyone who takes the briefest look at it -- therefore i presumed you were spamming -- it didn't occur to me that someone would add a primary link without bothering to check it out - Oniscoid 22:29, 21 December 2013 (UTC)
I am requesting copy-editing on this article I just made linked on the section header. Mostly because I will be gone for quite a while. More information about it can be found here which you can be a part of. Jhenderson 777 02:39, 22 December 2013 (UTC)
Happy holidays. | ||
Best wishes for joy and happiness. I hope you have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Mtminchi08 (talk) 20:16, 22 December 2013 (UTC) |
Hi, I'd like to add this as a reference point to the article. Ron Haddrick
http://www.mjsimpson.co.uk/reviews/christmascarol1969.html Can you help? Thank you!!! Hired Ghoul (talk) 22:45, 22 December 2013 (UTC)
Hi, I am very sorry on that. Lots on my mind nowadays. Very sorry!
I just type far-too-fast!
I want to say thank you for all you do on Wiki. The Best!
I did make an error on the name.
Happy Christmas! Hired Ghoul (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 23:13, 22 December 2013 (UTC)
Hi, I know NS is busy. Could you add this to the article. I tried to figure it out to the actors page. Difficult for myself for some reason or another? Strange. http://www.mjsimpson.co.uk/reviews/christmascarol1969.html Hired Ghoul (talk)
Hi, did you not notice what I had wrote to you?
I hope all is well with you.
Hired Ghoul (talk)
Hey Nightscream,
I know you did you best to save this article back in the day to no avail. Draft:Beth Sotelo is available to all editors to work on, so you have all the time you need (in theory). :) BOZ (talk) 20:10, 24 December 2013 (UTC)
BOZ (talk) is wishing you a Merry Christmas! This greeting (and season) promotes WikiLove and hopefully this note has made your day a little better. Spread the WikiLove by wishing another user a Merry Christmas, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past, a good friend, or just some random person. Don't eat yellow snow!
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I'm wishing you a Merry Christmas, because that is what I celebrate. If you don't like Christmas or just don't celebrate it in any of its forms, then please accept a generic "Happy Holidays". If you celebrate no holidays at this time of year, then hopefully you will be satisfied with an even more generic "Season's Greetings". :)
Hi, Night. I'm sorry to see what you're going through and I hope you come through it OK. You're a good and conscientious editor, and you do a lot of free photography fro Wikipedia as well. As for the Marsters photos, honestly, I'm afraid I prefer the one on the right, mostly since it's uncluttered and a more neutral expression. But out of respect for a good colleague, I'll stay out of the discussion there, which I wouldn't even have been aware of without your notification. Happy Holidays, amigo! --Tenebrae (talk) 23:54, 26 December 2013 (UTC)
I am not that technical on knowing much about pages like that and am not a administrator but what is going on if you don't mind me asking? Jhenderson 777 00:49, 27 December 2013 (UTC)
Category:People from Ocean Shores, Washington, 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. ...William 14:22, 30 December 2013 (UTC)
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