Vandalism on Kamma and Raju Article
Hello Mr./Ms. Administrator, this user User talk:Sharkslayer87 is vandalizing Kamma (caste) and the Raju Caste and essentially cyber-harassing me. This user has deliberately deleted the work that I have placed many times because he said it was my POV. However, I directly quoted almost all of the content I added, and I made sure to cite them properly. I also verified the credibility of those sources. If a source from the British Raj was already used in that caste article, used by modern college professors and authors to cite their work, and the source is derived from a reputable man, what harm is there to provide the Wikipedia audience with direct quotations, with no influence from me? These quotes also don't say anything that is outside the norm for the topic in terms of what is already present in the article. Sharkslayer87 already has a history of caste based editing, which got him banned until very recently. Other editors, like Sitush, have commented on his talk page about his lack of credible source and vandalism. It's clear he is unfortunately engaging in it again. Please see to this. Thanks and god bless all of you. NagarjunaSarma(talk)
- As so often, I saved myself trouble by sleeping through this, as I'm sure Sitush also did, and RexxS would have if he wasn't such a nightowl. Thanks for the CU block, Bbb23. What I'd like to know, preferably from Sitush, is if everything is A OK now that NagarjunaSarma has been blocked as a sock. In particular, does any shadow fall on Sharkslayer87 as regards this conflict? I don't mean that I'm impressed by NagarjunaSarma's insistence (here and on WP:ANEW) on Sharkslayer's previous caste topic ban; I'm not. Sharkslayer's ban was lifted with something like acclamation in December.[1] I don't myself see any problems in this instance (except that, trivially, Sharkslayer could do with reading up on the 3RR rule, which he mistakenly invokes). Bishonen | talk 05:46, 8 February 2019 (UTC).
- Seems ok to me. A topic ban lifted with acclamation? Elegantly put. - Sitush (talk) 14:14, 8 February 2019 (UTC)
- Everyone stood up and yelled bravo! bravissimo! (all those Italians in India).--Bbb23 (talk) 14:23, 8 February 2019 (UTC)
- Hm. I'm starting to have doubts about the acclamation - see this discussion. - Sitush (talk) 13:59, 14 February 2019 (UTC)
- Oh, man. "Wikipedia articles should reflect all the views of any subject matter." Apply that to caste articles, and they will all purvey the view that the caste is descended from kings, because that is certainly always a "view". Bishonen | talk 17:31, 14 February 2019 (UTC).
article Falooda and rum
hi,
my edits in the article 'Rum' which was backed by RS has been reverted, there is also an issue with article Falooda where persian users have reverted my RS there, and have imposed their persian blog source which is about faloodeh, a persian dessert and not indian falooda and its not an RS. your intervention is needed falooda and rum, regards. 175.137.72.188 (talk) 06:56, 15 February 2019 (UTC)
- No. And it's pathetic to assume that everybody who disagrees about a dessert is necessarily "Persian". Bishonen | talk 22:26, 15 February 2019 (UTC).
- I would expect Persians to know a lot about deserts. EEng 00:46, 16 February 2019 (UTC)
- Exactly, and that's why it easier to bake Persian desserts.--Bbb23 (talk) 01:22, 16 February 2019 (UTC)
- I would expect Persians to know a lot about deserts. EEng 00:46, 16 February 2019 (UTC)
Jfrb
Not that I myself have been exactly Christ-like in this, perhaps you could have a word before the phoenix immolates himself in flames. [2] EEng 00:44, 16 February 2019 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) It's roughly on the level of the Lilliputian wars, so I wouldn't recommend anybody getting worked up over it. I actually think the argument really went downhill when it got personal at this point.
- And FWIW, doesn't our own Manual of Style guide us to use a hyphen to "link related terms in compound modifiers" at MOS:HYPHEN? Just stirring gently --RexxS (talk) 01:45, 16 February 2019 (UTC)
- I didn't come here for an adjudication of when "the argument really went downhill", but rather to enccourage Bishonen to help Jfrb course-correct before the community's resources must be further squandered on another expensive Arbcom case about him. But since you bring it up, I'd say the argument really went downhill when Jfrb posted that he
didn't realize it was EEng, who has his own, admin-approved MoS; do forgive me
. As for the underlying typographic question, see (both already cited by me to Jfrb) MOS:SUFFIXDASH and CMOS's explanation thatThe en dash can be used in place of a hyphen in a compound adjective when one of its elements consists of an open compound or when both elements consist of hyphenated compounds
. (An open compound is a compound that contains a space.) EEng 03:49, 16 February 2019 (UTC)- Wouldn't that be "course–correct"? Joefromrandb (talk) 05:56, 16 February 2019 (UTC)
- No, a hyphen is used there (not an endash as you have it) because there's no open compound. Try reading the CMOS passage again. EEng 06:09, 16 February 2019 (UTC)
- You know goddamn well that was sarcasm, a means of illustrating how silly your edit looks. Joefromrandb (talk) 06:19, 16 February 2019 (UTC)
- If you still think my edit [3] looks "silly" then you still don't understand when to use hyphen vs. endash when forming compounds, and your sarcasm reflects that lack of understanding.
- I don't know whether, since you came off your Arbcom block, your behavior is better or worse overall, but you certainly continue to display, at least at times, the attitude that earned you that block. You just can't seem to say, "OK, thanks, I learned something today." This endash–hyphen point is admittedly an esoteric one, but you're the one insisting on pressing it, so you should be prepared to do the work of learning the nitty details. If not, then leave the matter to others who know such things. EEng 07:24, 16 February 2019 (UTC)
- I see you're still projecting. Nice! Joefromrandb (talk) 07:36, 16 February 2019 (UTC)
- QED. EEng 08:47, 16 February 2019 (UTC)
- QED, indeed! I was fairly sure you were aware that you were wrong. Acceptance is the first step! You're halfway there! Joefromrandb (talk) 10:09, 16 February 2019 (UTC)
- QED. EEng 08:47, 16 February 2019 (UTC)
- I see you're still projecting. Nice! Joefromrandb (talk) 07:36, 16 February 2019 (UTC)
- You know goddamn well that was sarcasm, a means of illustrating how silly your edit looks. Joefromrandb (talk) 06:19, 16 February 2019 (UTC)
- No, a hyphen is used there (not an endash as you have it) because there's no open compound. Try reading the CMOS passage again. EEng 06:09, 16 February 2019 (UTC)
- Wouldn't that be "course–correct"? Joefromrandb (talk) 05:56, 16 February 2019 (UTC)
- I didn't come here for an adjudication of when "the argument really went downhill", but rather to enccourage Bishonen to help Jfrb course-correct before the community's resources must be further squandered on another expensive Arbcom case about him. But since you bring it up, I'd say the argument really went downhill when Jfrb posted that he
- Longterm professional editor and proofreader here. EEng is correct about the en-dash. Perhaps an admin (Bish) should lock the page so that discussion could occur on the talkpage rather than via edit summaries on null/dummy edits. Softlavender (talk) 10:10, 16 February 2019 (UTC)
- No, he's not.Joefromrandb (talk) 11:33, 16 February 2019 (UTC)
Groan. Hyphen, and course-correcting? I'm busy. I'll take a look later, unless some kind tps has taken care of it, HINT HINT. Bishonen | talk 10:22, 16 February 2019 (UTC).
- As a tps - I'll say it's telling that the last edit to the talk page is from October 2018. (That's a hint that the dicussion needs to take place on the talk page, not here and not in edit summaries). Ealdgyth - Talk 13:16, 16 February 2019 (UTC)
- @Softlavender: I'm really surprised you say so. I'm with RexxS and Joe. But that doesn't matter; there's definitely not a vote about it, here on my page. I've full-protected for 3 days (I'll make it longer if necessary) in order to push the combatants away from their lame null-edit war and on to talk. Rather than keep shouting at each other there, I would suggest getting a third opinion. Unless you're embarrassed to invite guests to a dash/hyphen conflict? Bishonen | talk 15:02, 16 February 2019 (UTC).
- We're off point. I'm not worried about the underlying punctuation question (on which I'm sure you'll come to your senses should Jfrb resume disputing it, though I doubt that will happen). My hope was you'd counsel him about the lashing out. EEng 16:47, 16 February 2019 (UTC)
- While I'm always happy to hear the wisdom of the learned and perspicacious Bishonen, I feel I've perfected lashing out to the point where there's little room for improvement. Joefromrandb (talk) 17:04, 16 February 2019 (UTC)
- Your irony needs work, however. Please have the last word now. EEng 17:12, 16 February 2019 (UTC)
- I don't have the time to just now. Maybe later. Joefromrandb (talk) 19:32, 16 February 2019 (UTC)
- Dino spoils joke. --T-RexxS (rawr) 20:51, 16 February 2019 (UTC)
- I don't have the time to just now. Maybe later. Joefromrandb (talk) 19:32, 16 February 2019 (UTC)
- Your irony needs work, however. Please have the last word now. EEng 17:12, 16 February 2019 (UTC)
- While I'm always happy to hear the wisdom of the learned and perspicacious Bishonen, I feel I've perfected lashing out to the point where there's little room for improvement. Joefromrandb (talk) 17:04, 16 February 2019 (UTC)
- We're off point. I'm not worried about the underlying punctuation question (on which I'm sure you'll come to your senses should Jfrb resume disputing it, though I doubt that will happen). My hope was you'd counsel him about the lashing out. EEng 16:47, 16 February 2019 (UTC)
Apologies
I'm sorry that your talk page has been tainted with this trivial nonsense, Bish. You can unlock the MoS page if you're so inclined. I've no intention of making further edits, null or not-so-null; excuse me, not–so–null; oh, fuck it; not—so—null. I know the difference between a hyphen and a dash, and that's good enough for me. Joefromrandb (talk) 15:09, 16 February 2019 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) My advice is to do like me and install a font that has ndashes display as identical to hyphens. --T-RexxS (rawr) 15:54, 16 February 2019 (UTC)
- I've always liked Herostratus' suggestion:
Possibly the best solution would be a line at the beginning of each article containing a couple dozen commas, and also some semicolons, quotation marks, and so forth. The reader could then be instructed to mentally sprinkle them throughout the text in whatever manner she finds pleasing.
[4] EEng 16:56, 16 February 2019 (UTC)- LOL, both excellent suggestions, T-RexxS and EEng. It's fine, Joe, my talkpage gets tainted with worse on an almost daily basis. For your aim in coming here, EEng, I rarely find "counselling" has a good effect in cases like this. People counsel me sometimes, and it usually makes me behave worse, not better. Also I think the difference between Joe's edit summaries and yours was fairly subtle, even though I do agree with you that the descent started with this edit summary. Bishonen | talk 18:15, 16 February 2019 (UTC).
- "Faced with the choice between changing one’s mind and proving that there is no need to do so, almost everyone gets busy on the proof." - J K Galbraith, I think. I keep thinking I should stick it on my talk page somewhere. - Sitush (talk) 17:17, 17 February 2019 (UTC)
- LOL, both excellent suggestions, T-RexxS and EEng. It's fine, Joe, my talkpage gets tainted with worse on an almost daily basis. For your aim in coming here, EEng, I rarely find "counselling" has a good effect in cases like this. People counsel me sometimes, and it usually makes me behave worse, not better. Also I think the difference between Joe's edit summaries and yours was fairly subtle, even though I do agree with you that the descent started with this edit summary. Bishonen | talk 18:15, 16 February 2019 (UTC).
- I've always liked Herostratus' suggestion:
User report
- Sangitha rani111 (talk · contribs · count) Just a report on this user who has been disruptively removing and adding content for years with no good source and All edits are relating to castes and ethnic/social groups. Panda619 (talk) 05:56, 16 February 2019 (UTC)
- Really? They look like a good-faith editor to me. @Sitush:? Bishonen | talk 10:24, 16 February 2019 (UTC).
- Like me and everyone else, they sometimes get it wrong (you heard it here first, folks!). However, yes, they're definitely working in good faith from what I have seen and they do a lot of discussing when things become contentious, which is preferable to edit warring. They also definitely do a lot of sourcing for those discussions. Do you have any specific examples, Panda619? - Sitush (talk) 10:33, 16 February 2019 (UTC)
- Really? They look like a good-faith editor to me. @Sitush:? Bishonen | talk 10:24, 16 February 2019 (UTC).
Kindly review my edits carefully. I have made edits on topics of science, Regions and Comics as well. I have made many many edits on subjects like DNA, Suppandi, Cities like peddapuram , comics like tinkle, champak
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=DNA&action=history
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peddapuram&action=history
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tinkle&action=history
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champak
Also I do lot of discussion, put in academic sources and get concensus from other editors. Sangitha rani111 (talk) 23:00, 16 February 2019 (UTC)Sangitha rani111
- Yes, Sangitha rani111. Panda619 made a rather vague and sweeping accusation against you, but as you can see, neither Sitush nor I agreed. I consider you a good, constructive editor. And it's hard to take Panda619's opinion that you're disruptive and don't use good sources seriously, since they haven't given any diffs as examples of this. Sitush asked for examples, but got no reply so far. Bishonen | talk 01:01, 17 February 2019 (UTC).
This week's best rant
See here. I've left them a note. - Sitush (talk) 17:13, 17 February 2019 (UTC)
- Heheh.
"I'm aware that you're both Indians but please keep your feelings out of this ..."
Is there a word for projecting your own prejudices onto other people and getting it comically wrong? If not, we ought to invent one. I'm going with 'lumixosity'. --RexxS (talk) 18:50, 17 February 2019 (UTC) - It did wonders for Wikipedia rhetoric when it became possible to leave much longer edit summaries, didn't it? Sitush, you're not just Indian but frequently a Brahmin, I believe? Just like me. 😛 Bishonen | talk 19:46, 17 February 2019 (UTC).
- Umm......His editing privileges needs to be retired; at least temporarily.∯WBGconverse 07:26, 18 February 2019 (UTC)
- They rarely edit, so it would have no effect unless indef. - Sitush (talk) 07:32, 18 February 2019 (UTC)
- Oh, I see. They've cleared the notes from their talk page and have started warring. - Sitush (talk) 07:34, 18 February 2019 (UTC)
- Umm......His editing privileges needs to be retired; at least temporarily.∯WBGconverse 07:26, 18 February 2019 (UTC)
- Blocked now. - Sitush (talk) 08:02, 18 February 2019 (UTC)
Mockery of adminship?
See this at BN. Surely someone is making a mockery of adminship there? Can CIR be applied without evidence of current incompetence? That is, because someone who has been an admin for so long but with so little activity cannot reasonably be expected to be competent as an admin now due to the numerous changes to policies etc in the interval? I'm not suggesting that they should be blocked, of course, but they have no obvious use for the extra bits. - Sitush (talk) 13:48, 18 February 2019 (UTC)
- It's not unusual, Sitush. I mean, missing the one-year hiatus by 17 days is unusual, but there are quite a few heritage admins who make one or two edits once a year, just to keep the tools. I don't like it, no. I hope most of them take it very easy if they return to activity, and admin very cautiously or not at all at first, because they are to all intents and purposes newbie admins. But it has been known to happen that one of them, presumably after being contacted by e-mail, has jumped up and made a wildly inappropriate block or unblock — some admin action which might or might not have been acceptable in their day. And then there's an angry discussion of the rules, which runs into the sands. It'll be interesting to see if the 'crats refuse to restore the tools because of the 17 days. I think they should. On the other hand, I also think the requirement for hanging on to them, detailed in WP:INACTIVITY, should be tighter. Bishonen | talk 17:45, 18 February 2019 (UTC).
- Well, Xaosflux has been chatting with me on my talk page, pointing out that there is an open RfC regarding the inactivity requirements. I've read it and the thing is mind-boggling: admins I know well, trust and respect are circling the wagons to stop change. I'm paraphrasing but if someone says "increase by ten", they reply "just as easy to game as if we leave it as it is"; if someone says "increase by 100", they say "woah, this is a volunteer thing and we can't expect people to put in the time like that". I'm sorry, but if someone thinks they have a need for the bits then I'd like to imagine they're reasonably active. I can understand breaks lasting several months but not twelve, and if it does get to twelve then they're out of touch. - Sitush (talk) 18:01, 18 February 2019 (UTC)
- Yeah, I didn't know about the RfC; I should have checked out your page before I replied here. Bishonen | talk 18:09, 18 February 2019 (UTC).
- Hardly your fault. Had there been a discussion at my page when I posted the initial message here, I would have told you: I prefer to treat you like a sunflower, not a mushroom :) - Sitush (talk) 18:13, 18 February 2019 (UTC)
- You may be alone in that; I have a coworker who once told me that she wished the local pizza place offered bishonen as a topping. ᛗᛁᛟᛚᚾᛁᚱPants Tell me all about it. 18:19, 18 February 2019 (UTC)
- I feel weird now. -Roxy, the dog. wooF 18:54, 18 February 2019 (UTC)
- You may be alone in that; I have a coworker who once told me that she wished the local pizza place offered bishonen as a topping. ᛗᛁᛟᛚᚾᛁᚱPants Tell me all about it. 18:19, 18 February 2019 (UTC)
- Ha!. - Sitush (talk) 18:55, 18 February 2019 (UTC)
- Shame he left. Anyway, this particular request seems to have hit a dead end, sense might have reigned. Doug Weller talk 19:29, 18 February 2019 (UTC)
- Hardly your fault. Had there been a discussion at my page when I posted the initial message here, I would have told you: I prefer to treat you like a sunflower, not a mushroom :) - Sitush (talk) 18:13, 18 February 2019 (UTC)
- Yeah, I didn't know about the RfC; I should have checked out your page before I replied here. Bishonen | talk 18:09, 18 February 2019 (UTC).
- Well, Xaosflux has been chatting with me on my talk page, pointing out that there is an open RfC regarding the inactivity requirements. I've read it and the thing is mind-boggling: admins I know well, trust and respect are circling the wagons to stop change. I'm paraphrasing but if someone says "increase by ten", they reply "just as easy to game as if we leave it as it is"; if someone says "increase by 100", they say "woah, this is a volunteer thing and we can't expect people to put in the time like that". I'm sorry, but if someone thinks they have a need for the bits then I'd like to imagine they're reasonably active. I can understand breaks lasting several months but not twelve, and if it does get to twelve then they're out of touch. - Sitush (talk) 18:01, 18 February 2019 (UTC)
The problem we're encountering is that the admin group has become much more like an American college fraternity than anything else. It started off as easy to get into, and the difficulty has steadily increased over the years until we now require the inductees to go through a hazing process during 'pledge week' and overcome multiple bars and obstacles, which will vary at the whim of the gatekeepers. Once accepted, of course, the member is there for life, barring some egregious action. It's hardly surprising, therefore, that most members don't want to run any greater risk of having to go through the pledging process again. And who could blame them?
As for asking for the tools back after a period of inactivity, my view is "why not"? We trusted them with powerful tools before, surely we are going to trust them to use them carefully once those tools are returned? --RexxS (talk) 22:48, 18 February 2019 (UTC)
- ^(+1) to this comment. Sorry, I'm all out of dirty jokes at the moment, so let the fact that I'm agreeing with Rexx on something be funny enough. ᛗᛁᛟᛚᚾᛁᚱPants Tell me all about it. 22:52, 18 February 2019 (UTC)
- (edit conflict) The person in question has barely edited. They got the tools back in 2006 with 3600 edits and haven't even doubled that number since, mostly in the period to 2008-ish. In 10 years since, they've almost not been here so, sure, they haven't abused the tools but they haven't done so because of their absence. And the two times when they have used them in that period, they messed up. - Sitush (talk) 22:53, 18 February 2019 (UTC)
- Ah, so Sitush, what you're saying is that you don't trust them to use the tools, hence they should not have had the tools in the first place. Well, there may be some mileage in that, but you can't use the inactivity mechanism as a proxy for de-sysop on grounds of loss of trust; it simply wasn't designed for that purpose. --RexxS (talk) 23:49, 18 February 2019 (UTC)
- No, I am saying they are making a mockery of the system and should be ashamed of themselves. - Sitush (talk) 07:28, 19 February 2019 (UTC)
- Ah, so Sitush, what you're saying is that you don't trust them to use the tools, hence they should not have had the tools in the first place. Well, there may be some mileage in that, but you can't use the inactivity mechanism as a proxy for de-sysop on grounds of loss of trust; it simply wasn't designed for that purpose. --RexxS (talk) 23:49, 18 February 2019 (UTC)
Notice of appeal
AP2 t-ban. Atsme✍🏻📧 20:08, 20 February 2019 (UTC)
(comment moved to Admin Noticeboard) Sotuman (talk) 05:19, 21 February 2019 (UTC)
- (edit conflict) Oh, for... I had just typed up an answer. Very well, never mind, answered on ANI. Please consider yourself warned: any further ban violations will lead to blocks. Bishonen | talk 05:26, 21 February 2019 (UTC).
Luciusfoxx (talk · contribs)
Hi, an editor you blocked has made a new account (Luciusfoxxx (talk · contribs)), and I believe may be editing from an IP as well 124.171.23.173 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log). I'm heading out, but they appear singularly interested in my edits. :/ —Locke Cole • t • c 19:32, 21 February 2019 (UTC)
- Right, Locke Cole. Already blocked by Favonian. The IP looks extremely dynamic. Well, you took them to AN3, so of course they're interested in harassing you. That's how these charmers roll. 🙁 I can semi your talk against new socks if you like, but I don't think it'll make much difference, sorry. Bishonen | talk 19:43, 21 February 2019 (UTC).
- Sure, can you do it for 3 months? =) Thank you! —Locke Cole • t • c 19:47, 21 February 2019 (UTC)
- Three months, really? That's a little unusual. Don't you think he'll get bored sooner than that? Look, I've semi'd for one month, but you only have to drop another note here if you want it extended. Bishonen | talk 20:27, 21 February 2019 (UTC).
- The new accounts are Nsmutte, a long-term vandal who imitates recently blocked users. Pay them no mind. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 20:29, 21 February 2019 (UTC)
- Well, block them, but pay them no additional mind. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 20:30, 21 February 2019 (UTC)
- Oh, right, even more charming. Thanks, Ivanvector. Bishonen | talk 20:35, 21 February 2019 (UTC).
- FTR, Luciusfoxxxx has also come and gone; awaiting Luciusfoxxxxx. ―Mandruss ☎ 20:38, 21 February 2019 (UTC)
- Oh, right, even more charming. Thanks, Ivanvector. Bishonen | talk 20:35, 21 February 2019 (UTC).
- One month will suffice, thank you very much! =) —Locke Cole • t • c 08:04, 22 February 2019 (UTC)
- Three months, really? That's a little unusual. Don't you think he'll get bored sooner than that? Look, I've semi'd for one month, but you only have to drop another note here if you want it extended. Bishonen | talk 20:27, 21 February 2019 (UTC).
- Sure, can you do it for 3 months? =) Thank you! —Locke Cole • t • c 19:47, 21 February 2019 (UTC)
I was certainly not
trolling and I would remind you, as a very senior editor, that we are all supposed to assume good faith. Having watched for an hour with mounting astonishment at the behaviour of all contributors edit warring over a blocked editor's TP, I said what I felt was needed. In fact, I didn't even realise that you had edited through full protection to interject with humour which some people might regard as grave dancing. Whatever it was, it wasn't appropriate in the middle of that dispute at that time. I suggest we go our own way. Should you wish to reflect and apologise, you know where I am :) Rgds. Leaky caldron (talk) 22:08, 21 February 2019 (UTC)
- Gravedancing??? Me dancing on MjolnirPants' grave? He's a friend of mine, I'm very sorry he's gone. Humour, what fucking humour? Don't answer, just get lost. Bishonen | talk 22:23, 21 February 2019 (UTC).
- I ran away after my last post on TrouserTalk. Haven't been back yet. -Roxy, the dog. wooF 22:43, 21 February 2019 (UTC)
- No more grave dancing than an Irish wake. Your interpretation is awry. O3000 (talk) 22:52, 21 February 2019 (UTC)
- Bishzilla will get the next person who edit conflicts me. You're a good dog, Roxy. Sorry, Leaky caldron, I shouldn't have got quite that angry with you. Of course you're not obliged to know whether a couple of unknowns are friends or not. I do think, though, that when you don't understand something (=my post to MP), it shows a good deal of ABF, and a low opinion of humanity (or just of me), to interpret it as intending to tease or humiliate a user — any user, even if I disliked them — who had just crashed out of Wikipedia like some hard Brexit. I had recently blocked MP at his own request for three months, and talked quite a bit with him off line in that context. I was concerned he might easily lose it in that kind of situation, and was sad when he did. I'm not at all worried he'll misunderstand my post as anything less than friendly. But I'm sorry I shouted at you. Bishonen | talk 22:56, 21 February 2019 (UTC).
- I am grateful for that. I fully appreciate that some people form special / supportive / working relationships. I think if the half a dozen people involved in edit warring on the TP of your friend (who could not intervene) reflect on their actions they might agree that many actions were sub-optimal. My edit was a failed attempt to provoke a halt and definitely not to inflame or invite conflict - which was already present. Best. Leaky caldron (talk) 23:15, 21 February 2019 (UTC)
- As one of those half dozen, I want to say that I agree strongly that there should be more AGF. That includes more AGF for what I was trying unsuccessfully to do, and of course it includes even more AGF for MPants. --Tryptofish (talk) 19:05, 22 February 2019 (UTC)
- I'd also suggest a lot more AGF for all the oversighters/admins who were doing their best with the page, but unfortunately tripped repeatedly over both each other and you, Tryptofish. That's how this interface works when many people are simultaneously interested in a page. Bishonen | talk 19:49, 22 February 2019 (UTC).
- As a sort of meta observation, I've noticed over and over that whenever there is an incident involving oversight of something, or discussion of the outing policy, there is an immediate outbreak of hyper-emotional over-reaction among lots and lots of users. It's like lots of people's hair suddenly catch on fire (not Zilla's fault either) and editors immediately go into fight-or-flight, and it takes a couple of days before enough people calm down. Even when there actually isn't an emergency. --Tryptofish (talk) 20:23, 22 February 2019 (UTC)
- Trypto, I feel you should try to develop your more cynical side. -Roxy, the dog. wooF 20:49, 22 February 2019 (UTC)
- Hah! You prompted me to look at Wikiquote:Cynicism, and it's actually quite funny if one looks at it the right way. --Tryptofish (talk) 20:55, 22 February 2019 (UTC)
- Trypto, I feel you should try to develop your more cynical side. -Roxy, the dog. wooF 20:49, 22 February 2019 (UTC)
- As a sort of meta observation, I've noticed over and over that whenever there is an incident involving oversight of something, or discussion of the outing policy, there is an immediate outbreak of hyper-emotional over-reaction among lots and lots of users. It's like lots of people's hair suddenly catch on fire (not Zilla's fault either) and editors immediately go into fight-or-flight, and it takes a couple of days before enough people calm down. Even when there actually isn't an emergency. --Tryptofish (talk) 20:23, 22 February 2019 (UTC)
- I'd also suggest a lot more AGF for all the oversighters/admins who were doing their best with the page, but unfortunately tripped repeatedly over both each other and you, Tryptofish. That's how this interface works when many people are simultaneously interested in a page. Bishonen | talk 19:49, 22 February 2019 (UTC).
- As one of those half dozen, I want to say that I agree strongly that there should be more AGF. That includes more AGF for what I was trying unsuccessfully to do, and of course it includes even more AGF for MPants. --Tryptofish (talk) 19:05, 22 February 2019 (UTC)
I wrote a longish edit to be placed on MPants’ page titled “For fuck’s sake” asking him to grow up, explaining exactly how he is of great value to this project, adding that some of us have enabled his dark side (which Tryptofish has more than touched on) , reminding him that he knows full well how to respond to an unblock request, suggesting that he understand that the average human IQ is only 100, and suggesting he shut up and wait six months, mellow with age, and respond the way he knows how to respond. Then, the Chardonnay faded and I deleted the intended edit. As I said before; what is best for him is best for him. If participation here causes him problems – let us wait and not try to force him to participate. (And yeah, I saw the oversighted stuff and a not surprised folks tripped over themselves deleting it. Also in his favor.) (And yeah. Quotes about cynicism are hilarious.) O3000 (talk) 01:42, 23 February 2019 (UTC)
- The odd thing is MPants does good work, and I thought the project would suffer when he took the self-imposed three-month block, but it didn't. Wikipedia went on fine without him, plenty of other people were watching and curating the exact same articles he did, except in a mature, civil, adult, and much more effective way. Which just goes to show that no one is irreplaceable, and if we feel it is our mission in life to guard the door and right great wrongs, we are not irreplaceable, especially if the way we are doing it is counter-productive. Softlavender (talk) 12:52, 23 February 2019 (UTC)
- Word. Many of us, including no doubt you, didn't need MPants to teach us that lesson. Many of us will never learn it. ―Mandruss ☎ 12:57, 23 February 2019 (UTC)
- It's true that everyone is replaceable. But I think it's tacky to point it out when someone has just been shown the door and may be weighing an appeal. --Tryptofish (talk) 00:53, 28 February 2019 (UTC)
- He should not appeal for six months, IMHO. And, by then he should have realized the meaning of several posts here. I hope he does come back after a long vacation as I enjoyed his presence and contributions. And frank language (which he uses himself) is not tacky. But, an early return would just result in the same ending. O3000 (talk) 01:30, 28 February 2019 (UTC)
- You seem to misunderstand what I said, but I'm getting used to that happening to me. --Tryptofish (talk) 21:26, 28 February 2019 (UTC)
- He should not appeal for six months, IMHO. And, by then he should have realized the meaning of several posts here. I hope he does come back after a long vacation as I enjoyed his presence and contributions. And frank language (which he uses himself) is not tacky. But, an early return would just result in the same ending. O3000 (talk) 01:30, 28 February 2019 (UTC)
- It's true that everyone is replaceable. But I think it's tacky to point it out when someone has just been shown the door and may be weighing an appeal. --Tryptofish (talk) 00:53, 28 February 2019 (UTC)
- Word. Many of us, including no doubt you, didn't need MPants to teach us that lesson. Many of us will never learn it. ―Mandruss ☎ 12:57, 23 February 2019 (UTC)
Sir Joseph
Hello. Is there a CIR problem with this user? On my talk page and at the ANI thread about VM on the AE thread his commentary seemed totally disconnected from what was actually happening. I see this now on his talk page regarding the current AE thread. Cheers, Dlohcierekim (talk) 05:47, 23 February 2019 (UTC)
- I've removed my original answer to you, Dlohc, because I don't think I'd better say anything about Sir J at all. I don't want him to come to my page, for some very good reasons of my own, so I'd better not talk about him here. Bishonen | talk 18:11, 23 February 2019 (UTC).
Deletion review
I opened a DRV as you suggested. Would you be willing to temporarily undelete User:Dlthewave/Whitewashing of firearms articles or should I make that request through the DRV page instead? –dlthewave ☎ 21:56, 24 February 2019 (UTC)
- Ha, I just did, because I saw your note at AE. No problem. Bishonen | talk 22:02, 24 February 2019 (UTC).
little help
Hello Bishonen! User:Cinadon36 keeps folowing my edits in English in various articles of EN:Wikipedia and reverting them without any explanation. Please i need your help, i think that i followed your instructions and i never insulted him again, from your last warning.
Now my alert button is full of notices of reverts of my edits.
Please check that in many articles he didn't wrote anything. He just follows me and revert me. 1 2 3.
What i can do? Αντικαθεστωτικός (talk) 14:38, 25 February 2019 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker)
I can't really see where they attack you: This is about it, and sayingAnd the rest of your discussion on that page consists of equally polite, but informative, destruction of your argument that someone is an anarchist when reliable sources would indicate otherwise.Further, regarding their reverts of your assertions on other pages, per WP:FOLLOWING,Cairn info is a RS while that bunch of links you presented is not
is in no way a personal attack.Correct use of an editor's history includes (but is not limited to) fixing unambiguous errors or violations of Wikipedia policy, or correcting related problems on multiple articles. In fact, such practices are recommended
. ——SerialNumber54129 14:48, 25 February 2019 (UTC)
- 1st i didn't mention at all personal attacks. 2nd the topic about Cairn is irrelevant 3rd He is following me and keep reverting my edits without explanation. If it is ok, then i have no place here. Αντικαθεστωτικός (talk) 14:57, 25 February 2019 (UTC)
- Apologies, I misread what you said about attacks (I see you meant that you have a history of attacking them—apologies for misrepresenting you) and have struck that portion of my remark. I'm afraid the rest still stands though. Take care! ——SerialNumber54129 15:02, 25 February 2019 (UTC)
- 1st i didn't mention at all personal attacks. 2nd the topic about Cairn is irrelevant 3rd He is following me and keep reverting my edits without explanation. If it is ok, then i have no place here. Αντικαθεστωτικός (talk) 14:57, 25 February 2019 (UTC)
- I have noticed that Αντικαθεστωτικός deletes unsourced text from articles. Wikipedia's policy is that we shouldn't delete unsourced text, it is better to add a template {{citation needed}} or mention it in the talk page and re-address the issue after a month or two. (per WP:USI). Αντικαθεστωτικος provided 3 diffs of mine. I explained the reason at two such diffs. At the third one, I have not explained but it is because I have told him so elsewhere. (ie here (today's diff). He could have asked me at my Talk Page or at article's Talk Page. Nevertheless, from now on, I will keep repeating in every edit summary my doings. Cinadon36 (talk) 15:14, 25 February 2019 (UTC)
The user follows me, and keep reverting at once my contribution. p.e Christos Tsoutsouvis in the content of the article he is not described as an anarchist. But someone have put him in anarchists category. So i removed him from this category with the proper explanation (not an anarchist. Left terrorists group during 1980 was socialist and nationalistic like Revolutionary Organization 17 November, and he reverted me 2times with this the 2nd time as an explanation Tsoutsouvis is linked to anarchism by some,! Is it possible to write by some? Who are they? It is not my problem to justify that he wasn't an anarchist, but it his problem to justify that he was a one. (Just for the record the previous organisations of this anarchist Revolutionary People's Struggle). Αντικαθεστωτικός (talk) 15:35, 25 February 2019 (UTC)
- That is simply not true. Your contribution that is in line with WP policies stays untouched. ie: [5], [6], [7]. I will not comment on your remarks regarding the content. If you had any questions, why did n't you use the talk page in neither of those articles? Cinadon36 (talk) 15:53, 25 February 2019 (UTC)
- As i said before: It is only your problem to support that X was something. Not my problem. I won't write anywhere. Tsoutsouvis is linked to anarchism by some is just original research from you, and nothing relevant exists in his article. I think your aim is to revert my contribution, but you did it only to 50% of my contributions. Αντικαθεστωτικός (talk) 16:40, 25 February 2019 (UTC)
- Hi, Αντικαθεστωτικός. There is nothing wrong in itself with following a user's contributions — the link on every userpage to that user's contribs exists for a reason. Cinadon36 has seen some problematic editing by you, and so he looks at the rest of your contribs. Administrators do that every day, when they notice problems — it's normal. What is wrong, on the other hand, is to "hound" an editor: to follow them around "to repeatedly confront or inhibit their work ... with an apparent aim of creating irritation, annoyance or distress to the other editor", as it says at WP:HOUND. But I can't see that Cinadon has been doing that. Are you saying he has? Bishonen | talk 17:03, 28 February 2019 (UTC).
- again and again.1. He prohibit my presence here. please do something.Αντικαθεστωτικός (talk) 07:51, 7 March 2019 (UTC)
- I don't much like that, Cinadon36. Why would you ask a pertinent question of Αντικαθεστωτικός but then remove the exchange an hour later, without giving them much chance to reply? I don't see that it was a WP:NOTFORUM matter, exactly. Bishonen | talk 09:48, 7 March 2019 (UTC).
- again and again.1. He prohibit my presence here. please do something.Αντικαθεστωτικός (talk) 07:51, 7 March 2019 (UTC)
I did answer at the first time, asking for citations, but then I was thinking, "if someone goes to a Talk Page and state his opinion, isn't that a forum?" per: "Do not use the talk page as a forum or soapbox for discussing the topic: the talk page is for discussing how to improve the article, not vent your feelings about it." (WP:TPNO- it 's circular to WP FORUM) I have seen it many times, users going to articles like atheism, trying to explain the fallacies of atheism, how atheists get it wrong, and their edits are deleted due Wikipedia is not a forum. Lets break down Αντικαθεστωτικός comment (3 sentences)
- "i[sic] think they are 1 or 2 greek persons in Syria." Clearly his opinion on RUIS
- "Its[sic] a common way to present as it is something bigger." Nothing backed by evidence or RS, his opinion on the users who created the article (violates AGF, note: I didn't contribute)
- "its a funny thing i[sic] guess". Can't see why it relates to the article.
Which of those 3 sentences is about the article?. He is not discussing how to improve the article. He is projecting his own opinion on RUIS. On the other hand, Αντικαθεστωτικός keeps complaining of censorship, (he is continuing the censorship campaign I told you Bishonen before[8]). Noone should have a free pass or not have his edits checked by various other users. That wouldn't not right. Instead of asking me what the problem is, he is trying to initiate a battle.Cinadon36 (talk) 10:08, 7 March 2019 (UTC)
- he is making fun of my bad English. he also explains my intentions. Ok i can do it also about him.Αντικαθεστωτικός (talk) 10:38, 7 March 2019 (UTC)
ARCA
Please note that I have opened a request for clarification from the arbitration committee that involves you. I would be grateful if you would give your views at WP:ARCA#Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Clarification_and_Amendment#Clarification_request:_Gun_control. GoldenRing (talk) 15:40, 25 February 2019 (UTC)
'zilla request
Hi Bish! Please take a look at everything that's transpired since your last block here: User talk:VwM.Mwv/Archive 2. Some highlights:
- Userbox "This user hates Islam not Muslims" leading to an argument with several editors (at Archive 2 linked above)
- The userbox was then changed to: "Fun fact: Islam's 'prophet' Muhammad raped a 9-year-old girl."
- The userbox was then changed to: "Fun fact: According to Islamic Hadith, Muhammad had sex with a 9-year-old girl."
- The userbox was then removed. (Progress!)
Bish, that was just part one.
- Edit warring at Nazi gun control argument (diff, diff, diff, diff, diff, diff, diff, diff, diff) – it's one of those "is it a hoax or is it a legitimate unproven theory" edit wars, the diffs aren't super-clear, but you can see the weasel words, removal of references, and tagging (and restoration when other editors have removed it).
- Inappropriate edit warring template on an editor who reverted him diff
- Similar POV stuff at Disarmament of the German Jews (diff, diff, diff, diff)
That's just the last few days. If you look at the user talk page and archives, you'll see that a number of our fellow editors (you're one of them) have very generously spent an inordinate amount of time trying to help this editor contribute constructively. Unfortunately, this editor doesn't seem to listen to any of them. I'm concerned about how many different editors have been disrupted by this one user. I was preparing an ANEW report and realized that the other non-EW-related diffs didn't really fit; so I thought ANI; then I saw your name as the last blocking admin, so I thought I'd dump this in your lap. :-) I'm not sure what the best way forward is, but I look for your advice as to whether I should "take this somewhere" or "leave it alone" or what. Thank you! Leviv ich 23:28, 27 February 2019 (UTC)
- Well, Levivich, I've given VwM.Mwv a warning about adding the NPOV template over and over, and about placing retaliatory warnings on others. His mentor, Icewhiz, is taking a lot of trouble with him, and he seems at least somewhat responsive (though I notice he hasn't created the desired User:VwM.Mwv/EditPlan page yet, but perhaps it's on its way). Bishonen | talk 17:06, 28 February 2019 (UTC).
- He has confirmed he will be backing off - in the archive (he's still archiving at a fast clip - I'll get him off that eventually (it's a bad habit - but he started doing that after an admin suggested it, and it is archived) - he has however started indenting his talk page post). He hasn't edited since we last discussed the editing plan - so it's OK that he hasn't created the sub-page yet (it is still on his user page). VwM.Mwv is a challenge, and perhaps a bit young, but he does have some capacity to listen. I want to get him editing less contentious articles - e.g. Israeli political parties or ventures such as SpaceIL. I'm not sure he realized (and many outside of the US do not) just how much of a big deal gun control is in the US (and by extension on Wikipedia) - much of world is quite bewildered by the complexity and heat of this issue. Icewhiz (talk) 17:17, 28 February 2019 (UTC)
- Thank you, Bishonen! I left a note on VwM's talk page. I'll move along now with thanks to you and Icewhiz for donating your time to VwM.
- On an unrelated and happier note, I love the picture of a lion at the top of your talk page. Did you know that... Lev means "lion"? Leviv ich 22:16, 28 February 2019 (UTC)
- I'm working on the edit plan (it's gonna take a while). And I intend to bring any & all potentially controversial edits up there before making them, as Icewhiz suggested. M . M 17:24, 28 February 2019 (UTC)
- And you immediately blanked my warning without reply, falsely claiming in the edit summary that I had told you you needn't respond. You're technically allowed to do that, but obviously it's not polite or collaborative, and as Icewhiz says, it's a bad habit. Bishonen | talk 17:35, 28 February 2019 (UTC).
- Yeah, that was just before I saw Icewhiz's comment on the issue. But you literally did tell me that I "needn't bother tell" you in this case. [9] M . M 17:48, 28 February 2019 (UTC)
- You think quoting three words out of context shows I "literally" told you you needn't reply? I did not. I was in fact hoping you'd explain why you first said repeatedly that you were done at the article, and then a few hours later edited it again. But I don't care any more, so feel free to stop lawyering. You're lucky Icewhiz has more patience with you than I can muster. Bishonen | talk 17:56, 28 February 2019 (UTC).
- Yeah, that was just before I saw Icewhiz's comment on the issue. But you literally did tell me that I "needn't bother tell" you in this case. [9] M . M 17:48, 28 February 2019 (UTC)
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Optimist's guide to Wikipedia
I added something to this essay. If you'd prefer me to write my own essay, feel free to revert. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 14:36, 1 March 2019 (UTC)
- (tps drop-by) -- have I just now seen that page for the first time? It's marvelous! :) Antandrus (talk) 14:44, 1 March 2019 (UTC)
- 13. This guide is entirely sincere? :) Abecedare (talk) 15:17, 1 March 2019 (UTC)
- Yes it is. Completely. Just as sincere as I am. Simple as that. User:Bishonen/Optimist's guide to Wikipedia #11. --RexxS (talk) 17:30, 1 March 2019 (UTC)
- 13. This guide is entirely sincere? :) Abecedare (talk) 15:17, 1 March 2019 (UTC)
- Thank you all, and special thanks to Ritchie333 for contributing. Er, Ritchie, your added item 12 is very attractive in itself, but I'm frankly not sure it's optimistic enough. I mean, the theme of the page is quite narrow. But we may well need more guides. Maybe your #12 could be the start of a "Deletionist's guide to Wikipedia"? Abecedare's suggestion for a #13 is lovely, and very optimistic! But probably not strictly needed, do you think? I mean, of course it's sincere, as RexxS says. It comes from my heart, and is intended as a kind of polemic against MastCell's rather horrible Cynic's guide to Wikipedia — I'm trying to show Wikipedia in a better light. Bishonen | talk 19:12, 1 March 2019 (UTC).
- Hi Bishonen, I've copied the rewritten version off to my own space now. I deleted the links to Corbett's trials, the Jimbo blocks, and to Cirt howling about hounds and retitled it Guide to the WP-plexed & WP-plussed. If there need to be any modifs to the TP for crediting autoriteh / writership, don't hesitate to let me know! Thanks too for the inspiration. SashiRolls t · c 13:15, 2 March 2019 (UTC)
- Excellent idea, Sashi. As you know, my own guide was inspired by MastCell's Cynic's guide — if you check it out, you'll see that quite a few of my points are in direct reply to, or tension with, some of his. (I'm still trying to come up with a sunny and optimistic response to his point 6, "Jimbo's talk page is the last refuge of a scoundrel". Difficult! But it'll come to me! I've only been waiting since 2012!) And now you're kind of responding to mine. Let's see who comes next. The guides go marching on! 🙌 Bishonen | talk 13:57, 2 March 2019 (UTC).
- Surely 'Shonen know? "Jimbo talk page first stop on Wikipedia comedy tour bus." --T-RexxS (rawr) 16:16, 2 March 2019 (UTC)
- Excellent idea, Sashi. As you know, my own guide was inspired by MastCell's Cynic's guide — if you check it out, you'll see that quite a few of my points are in direct reply to, or tension with, some of his. (I'm still trying to come up with a sunny and optimistic response to his point 6, "Jimbo's talk page is the last refuge of a scoundrel". Difficult! But it'll come to me! I've only been waiting since 2012!) And now you're kind of responding to mine. Let's see who comes next. The guides go marching on! 🙌 Bishonen | talk 13:57, 2 March 2019 (UTC).
- Hi Bishonen, I've copied the rewritten version off to my own space now. I deleted the links to Corbett's trials, the Jimbo blocks, and to Cirt howling about hounds and retitled it Guide to the WP-plexed & WP-plussed. If there need to be any modifs to the TP for crediting autoriteh / writership, don't hesitate to let me know! Thanks too for the inspiration. SashiRolls t · c 13:15, 2 March 2019 (UTC)
FIFA World Cup
Hey, I think I'm having a little difficulty. I will have this content in bold and I hope you agree with me that it's not needed when it comes to specific countries at the FIFA World Cup.
The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II.
The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final.
For a specific country (e.g. Germany) this content is unnecessary. I feel like I have been treated poorly. This even led to me losing rollback rights after I reverted someone's reversion of my edits. I was honestly not misusing rollback, I just wanted to revert to a correct version because they act like they don't give a four-letter word if the bolded irrelevant content is there. So Ivan incorrectly removed my rollback rights. I wonder when I can get them back. It even led me to a useless 31-hour block just for removing unnecessary content. I have been in general a good faith editor because I have taken down vandalism a lot.
See Spain for example. I don't know why users are reverting my removal if countries like Spain don't have the content. And I also wonder if I can get my rollback rights soon.
Any comments?
Thanks, Dolfinz1972 (talk) 02:27, 3 March 2019 (UTC)
- Not sure why you've come to me, Dolfinz1972? You'd better apply to an admin who isn't sports illiterate. Bishonen | talk 02:35, 3 March 2019 (UTC).
- (talk page watcher) They've posted this same message on a few other admins' pages, although I think this is the first version I've seen which calls my rollback removal inappropriate. I mean, I don't work in userrights much, but using rollback to perpetuate a pure content dispute across multiple pages is grounds for pulling the bit, right? Honestly, someone tell me if I've got it wrong. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 17:24, 3 March 2019 (UTC)
- (talk page watcher) If they'd still had the rollback bit, they wouldn't have had the opportunity to use charming custom edit summaries for their reverts like this. ‑ Iridescent 17:28, 3 March 2019 (UTC)
- Bruh. TonyBallioni (talk) 17:34, 3 March 2019 (UTC)
- I'd say there was a bigger issue here than just the "difference between Spain's and England's FIFA wikipage", tbh. ——SerialNumber54129 17:38, 3 March 2019 (UTC)
- Bruh. TonyBallioni (talk) 17:34, 3 March 2019 (UTC)
- (talk page watcher) If they'd still had the rollback bit, they wouldn't have had the opportunity to use charming custom edit summaries for their reverts like this. ‑ Iridescent 17:28, 3 March 2019 (UTC)
- (talk page watcher) They've posted this same message on a few other admins' pages, although I think this is the first version I've seen which calls my rollback removal inappropriate. I mean, I don't work in userrights much, but using rollback to perpetuate a pure content dispute across multiple pages is grounds for pulling the bit, right? Honestly, someone tell me if I've got it wrong. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 17:24, 3 March 2019 (UTC)
Hi, if they change their username are you OK with an unblock? Just Chilling (talk) 14:44, 4 March 2019 (UTC)
- Who is this, Just Chilling? I used to have access to UTRS, but found the interface so baffling that I gave it up in frustration. If the name is a secret, you'd better e-mail me. Bishonen | talk 21:29, 4 March 2019 (UTC).
- PS, did you really post this some seven hours before I replied? Because I've been editing a good deal in the meantime, but I only got your "new messages" alert just now. Something wrong with the alerts, or with the timestamps? Because I have definitely not been deliberately ignoring you. Bishonen | talk 21:41, 4 March 2019 (UTC).
- (talk page stalker) UTRS is easy now - just click the link, select the English Wikipedia, and then "Allow". Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 06:07, 5 March 2019 (UTC)
- I see it. Thanks, young Boing!. Bishonen | talk 09:02, 5 March 2019 (UTC).
- (talk page stalker) UTRS is easy now - just click the link, select the English Wikipedia, and then "Allow". Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 06:07, 5 March 2019 (UTC)
Administrators' newsletter – March 2019
News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2019).
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- The RfC on administrator activity requirements failed to reach consensus for any proposal.
- Following discussions at the Bureaucrats' noticeboard and Wikipedia talk:Administrators, an earlier change to the restoration of adminship policy was reverted. If requested, bureaucrats will not restore administrator permissions removed due to inactivity if there have been five years without a logged administrator action; this "five year rule" does not apply to permissions removed voluntarily.
- A new tool is available to help determine if a given IP is an open proxy/VPN/webhost/compromised host.
- The Arbitration Committee announced two new OTRS queues. Both are meant solely for cases involving private information; other cases will continue to be handled at the appropriate venues (e.g., WP:COIN or WP:SPI).
- paid-en-wpwikipedia.org has been set up to receive private evidence related to abusive paid editing.
- checkuser-en-wpwikipedia.org has been set up to receive private requests for CheckUser. For instance, requests for IP block exemption for anonymous proxy editing should now be sent to this address instead of the functionaries-en list.
- The Arbitration Committee announced two new OTRS queues. Both are meant solely for cases involving private information; other cases will continue to be handled at the appropriate venues (e.g., WP:COIN or WP:SPI).
- Following the 2019 Steward Elections, the following editors have been appointed as stewards: Base, Einsbor, Jon Kolbert, Schniggendiller, and Wim b.
Requesting selfblock
Hey, can you block me for three months? I tried using wikibreak, didn't work. Thanks. —Sarvatra (talk, contribs) 06:55, 7 March 2019 (UTC)
Could you have a quiet word?
Hi Bish, could you add a word of wisdom here? An allegedly new editor, who's first edit, interestingly, was to report a vandal sockpuppet [10]. Has gone on from there to editwarring (five reverts) on Richard Wagner, an FA. Example of his "improvement" there. Continues to add his personal opinions [11] to other articles and stuff he found at Reddit, e.g. [12]. Talk page messages to him from three editors (including me) seem to be having no effect, e.g. [13]. Perhaps he might listen to you. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 16:56, 7 March 2019 (UTC)
- Nevermind. Another admin just had a very loud word with the miscreant. Best, Voceditenore (talk) 17:21, 7 March 2019 (UTC)
- Ah yes. I have declined their unblock request. Bishonen | talk 17:56, 7 March 2019 (UTC).
Qwirkle
I am writing to you since according to User talk:Qwirkle you have taken action against a personal attack of his. I have myself been the object of recent statements by him that are at best rude and unhelpful. See
- User talk:Qwirkle#would you please read the article? it's completely redone
- Talk:Lynching of Shedrick Thompson
The issue is his putting accuracy and then POV templates on an article I wrote (Lynching of Shedrick Thompson). I have posted this to Wikipedia:Dispute resolution noticeboard#Talk:Lynching of Shedrick Thompson, where he has made another unhelpful comment. Perhaps you could be of some assistance. Thank you. deisenbe (talk) 17:09, 7 March 2019 (UTC)
- Hello, deisenbe. I think Qwirkle should be made aware of this discussion on my page, so I have now pinged them. I don't think their comments have been rude, with the exception of this unnecessary sarcasm ("Congratulations"). There was no need for that, surely, Qwirkle, when an editor has done their best. But I think your other comments have been perfectly reasonable. Deisenbe, it was a good idea on your part to take the disagreement to dispute resolution, and I suggest both of you now wait for a volunteer there to open a discussion. I can understand that you're disappointed, Deisenbe, but you also have some reason to be grateful to Qwirkle for responding at all (and to the point, too) at DRN. They're not obliged to, and if they hadn't, the DRN volunteers would simply have closed your request. As it is now, the discussion there will hopefully be helpful. Bishonen | talk 18:15, 7 March 2019 (UTC).
Our Lady of America listed at Redirects for discussion
An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Our Lady of America. Since you had some involvement with the Our Lady of America redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion if you wish to do so. Mangoe (talk) 19:54, 13 March 2019 (UTC)
PROD - Sanctuary Lakes Resort
Hi Bishonen.
I refer to your PROD of Sanctuary Lakes Resort. I have added some raw references to the article. I think they counter most of your points in the PROD, but I am not convinced the subject is notable and have not DePRODed yet. However, you may wish to reword your PROD? Others may think the PROD is now unsafe though?
Regards. Aoziwe (talk) 13:53, 14 March 2019 (UTC)
- Hi, Aoziwe. I very much appreciate your coming to me, instead of just removing the PROD, as many people would do. I'll comment on your links from 1 to 6:
- 1 and 4 are both about the estate's push in 2014 to be recognized as a suburb in its own right. I'll assume the Herald Sun and News.com.au are reliable sources, but as far as I can see, these efforts didn't succeed, so they hardly establish notability, IMO.
- 2, The Age, seems reasonably independent to me, but the text is about aspects of the community that aren't mentioned in the article (social concerns about this gated community), so hardly proper as a reference. And you have indeed not put any of your links in as inline reference (footnotes); they're not "references" unless they source something in the text. Possibly you could add a sentence or two to the article based on link 2?
- 3, Medialaunch, is an outlet for press releases. Not a reliable source.
- 5, Wyndham.vic.gov.au, oh no, seriously. A "gov" in the URL means nothing when the content is so obviously user-generated. It's a blatant advertisement.
- 6, Trove, a library entry, also useless as a source.
- To sum up, I think your number 2 could be a real reference, if you added some content based on it. I'm still quite uncertain about the notability, just like you, but if you'd like to expand the article with 2 as a reference, I think you would be justified in removing the PROD. I'd then probably take it to WP:AfD for a community discussion, which it might or might not survive. Regards, Bishonen | talk 15:41, 14 March 2019 (UTC).
- I am inclined to let it sit out the seven days. Cheers. Aoziwe (talk) 22:02, 14 March 2019 (UTC)
Unwarranted 3RR warning
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I have only made 2 edits to that page in the last 24 hours, the most recent of which was over 3 hours ago. I'm not even on the brink of violating 3RR, and would never re-instate a challenged edit when it is disputed by more than one other editor. Even before you issued that warning I had opened discussions concerning the disputed edit, on both User:Johnuniq's talk page and on the talk page of the project page in question, in order to properly and peacefully resolve the matter. In future please think and properly investigate the problem before issuing completely unnecessary and overly-aggressive warnings. Thanks. Citizen Canine (talk) 12:32, 16 March 2019 (UTC)
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So I accept I was warring, and I apologise. I only pushed the edit because the rationale that a new shortcut shouldn't be used as it was unused seemed so ridiculously circular. I'm not a habitual edit warrior or anything.
I didn't need a warning to stop me re-reverting as it wasn't even a thought in my head. But my actions probably didn't make that clear, so it was justified.
I'm sorry I act like a bratty teenager sometimes. It's sorta because that's what I am. Due to some past experiences I never let people walk all over me. But regrettably, that sometimes means I can be too assertive. This was one of them. Citizen Canine (talk) 15:46, 18 March 2019 (UTC)
Did you mean to block this user indefinitely? Or did you actually mean to block this account for 31 hours? I just wanted to message you and let you know / ask... :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 21:27, 19 March 2019 (UTC)
- Hi, Oshwah, mind the dragons. I actually meant 31 hours, but now you mention it, it is of course a vandalism-only account. Please change it if you like; I suspect it's an ephemeral account in any case, so it may not make much difference. Bishonen | talk 21:32, 19 March 2019 (UTC).
- Haha... Nah, it's not an urgent matter... definitely not enough to warrant overriding the block you already placed. Worst case scenario: The user account continues their shenanigans after the block expires and we just indef it then... no big deal. ;-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 21:36, 19 March 2019 (UTC)
- ...and what dragons?!! Where?!! Komodo dragons are definitely not amimals that you should mess with... lol ;-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 21:37, 19 March 2019 (UTC)
- See User:Komodobish if you want an example of a user you shouldn't mess with. --T-RexxS (rawr) 22:54, 19 March 2019 (UTC)
- ...and what dragons?!! Where?!! Komodo dragons are definitely not amimals that you should mess with... lol ;-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 21:37, 19 March 2019 (UTC)
- Haha... Nah, it's not an urgent matter... definitely not enough to warrant overriding the block you already placed. Worst case scenario: The user account continues their shenanigans after the block expires and we just indef it then... no big deal. ;-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 21:36, 19 March 2019 (UTC)
Blocking 185.7.216.130
Hi, in January you posted the only warning for BLP vandalism, would you mind blocking the IP user, now that he has done it again? Based on the type of edits, it seems it is the same user, not a shared IP. Thanks, WikiHannibal (talk) 12:17, 21 March 2019 (UTC)
- Thank you, WikiHannibal. Blocked for a month. Bishonen | talk 12:22, 21 March 2019 (UTC).
As an uninvolved administrator
... would you be willing to look at my request at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement #Infobox RfC on Fermat's Last Theorem. I've been trying my damnedest to keep discussion at Talk:Fermat's Last Theorem #Request for comment (RfC) on inclusion of Infobox mathematical statement on the topic of whether to have an infobox on that article, but I'm now sick of having personal attacks thrown at me, as well as multiple attempts to derail the RfC by strawman and tangential arguments. And it's not just me: it's got the stage where one of the other participants has felt the need to file at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents #Repeated personal attacks by Purgy Purgatorio over personal attacks on him.
Even after filing the enforcement request, I've been called "dishonest" by an administrator on the RfC page. Sooner or later, I'm going to give in to the baiting and lose my temper with them. It needs to have somebody wiling to impose sanctions on those who have no regard for ArbCom's requirements of decorum, civility and not turning the discussion about a single article's infobox into a discussion about infoboxes in general. Hope you can help. --RexxS (talk) 16:30, 23 March 2019 (UTC)
- Very reasonable request, Dino, but I don't think I'm the best admin to take care of it. I've answered more at length at AE, since I want to make a separate point about applying DS to the article itself, too. Bishonen | talk 20:19, 23 March 2019 (UTC).
- Thank you, Chère, and I understand completely. Perhaps one of your talk page stalkers or somebody at AE will find a little time to try to get that RfC back on track. 'Zilla would, of course, have been more than capable of enforcing, but I know how partial she is to my own pet T-Rexx. --RexxS (talk) 21:22, 23 March 2019 (UTC)
File:Bishzilla Lucia Looking Right.gif listed for discussion
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Whitaker
Dude, what I literally added facts to whitaker AND changed it to a MUCH more neutral version of the wording. "Policy issues" inherently implies that there are "issues" with his policies. That is the DEFINITION of bias And that soros stuff is real shit man, I don't know what to tell you. You have a section JUST FOR conspiracy theories... I joined WIKI because this place is biased AF and if you want it to be neutral, you need a huge overhaul of your languange. You've spent a lot of time here on this, if you want it to turn into a joke, then you should put that somewhere. If you want it to be a lobbying arm for liberals, you need to file with the FEC. If you want it to be a long-standing neutral website, then you need to let people have their little hissy fits while others work to improve the site towards what, in writing, is a common goal.— Preceding unsigned comment added by TruthInDave (talk • contribs) 09:14, 30 March 2019 (UTC)
- (talk page watcher) User:Boing! said Zebedee has kindly shown the truth to the old adage that "When someone has 'truth' in their name, then it's the last thing on their mind" :) ——SerialNumber54129 09:55, 30 March 2019 (UTC)
Re LMacPad
I wanted to tell you that no apology is necessary, although I appreciate it. Your comments in the matter were not unreasonable, it was a confusing situation. I know it was all in good faith. No harm done. Thanks 331dot (talk) 21:05, 1 April 2019 (UTC)
Tut the Nut vandal is back.
The IP vandal at List of monarchs by nickname who keeps inserting King Tut The Nut is back after the protection was removed on April 1st. You put it in in 2016, so perhaps you could renew it again. Thanks Dabbler (talk) 10:03, 3 April 2019 (UTC)
- Thanks, Dabbler. I've renewed the pending changes and set to indef; semi seems a stretch for one idiot. Bishonen | talk 10:44, 3 April 2019 (UTC).
Cryonics
I have posted in my User talk but as yet have not received a reply. Could you please have a look at what I wrote and give me some guidance?
This is what I wrote on 26th March 2019:
Hi Arbitration Committee
Thank you for pointing out where I have gone wrong. My apologies, I am new to this.
My reason for joining was to learn how to create an article for our non-profit arts foundation. A colleague of mine has had dealings with the Cryonics Institute in the US. I was talking to him about how I intend to create a Wikipedia article and that I was learning how to do it. I then had an email from one of the people at the Cryonics Institute asking me if I could assist them, purely voluntary.
I did not realize that the subject of complementary and alternative medicine fell into a special category and I underestimated the sensitivity of the subject and its controversial content.
There is no conflict of interest as I am not doing this for myself, family, friends, clients, employers, or your financial and other relationships. I do not have any external relationship with the institute or its members.
I was just asked if I can make the following changes: Replace corpse with body - I don't see the problem here as the definition of a corpse is a dead body "Corpse and cadaver are both medical/legal terms for a dead body. ... Although cadaver is the older word, it has come to refer in particular to a dead body used for medical or scientific purposes". Removing the sentence containing the word 'quackery' seems acceptable as by your own definition "A quack is a "fraudulent or ignorant pretender to medical skill" or "a person who pretends, professionally or publicly, to have skill, knowledge, qualification or credentials they do not possess". From what I have read the Institute is neither fraudulent nor an ignorant pretender. The other changes follow the same reasoning as above.
If you believe that I am treading on thin ice then please tell me and I'll walk away from helping the Institute!
Mbark22 (talk) 23:18, 3 April 2019 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) @Mbark22: This isn't Bishonen replying to you, but I do edit quite a lot in the area that you're looking at contributing to. I'm afraid you're probably on thin ice. These sort of topics are controversial and you need to take care that you don't write content based only on your own opinion. Wikipedia should not be (and is not) made up of editors' opinions. There are simply too many conflicting ones to include on a topic. So Wikipedia requires that editors summarise only what good quality sources have already published about the topic. If there is a good source that calls the process "quackery", then you can't just remove it because you don't think it is right. It's natural for the proponents of cryonics to refer to dead people as "bodies", rather than "corpses", because "bodies" carries a connotation that the person may not actually be dead, and may be capable of being revived. But that's spin, and we won't be a vehicle for it. If we are referring to a dead body, we'll write "corpse" or "dead body", but not just "body" in these circumstances. So changing "corpse" to "body" will be seen a pushing a particular point of view, and it will be reverted. If you want to contribute to the article, my advice is to find the best independent sources that you can, and then start a discussion on the article talk page on how those sources can best be used to improve the article. Hope that helps. --RexxS (talk) 23:57, 3 April 2019 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) (2) Just noting the same message was posted at WP:FTN, where I made a brief response linking to an archived TP thread on the question.—Odysseus1479 00:18, 4 April 2019 (UTC)
- Thank you very much, @RexxS and Odysseus1479:. User:Mbark22, RexxS and Odysseus have explained it very well to you. Please take the discussion to Talk:Cryonics and make your proposals there in terms of reliable sources. You did receive a reply on your user talk, quite promptly — were you expecting a reply specifically from me? That's not how it works, when you use the "Help me" template — any experienced user who is keeping an eye out for those templates (I'm not) will reply. If you want the attention of a specific person, you can "ping" them from any page by writing their username, linked, like I have done here with yours. That will create a notification for them. I'm sorry you're having to get your head round all these technicalities first thing, as a new user! I promise it'll get easier as you get used to them. If there's anything that's not clear, please ask me again here, on my page. Bishonen | talk 08:55, 4 April 2019 (UTC).
- (talk page watcher) @Mbark22: Can I add one thing? You say above "There is no conflict of interest as I am not doing this for myself, family, friends, clients, employers, or your financial and other relationships. I do not have any external relationship with the institute or its members", but also that "I then had an email from one of the people at the Cryonics Institute asking me if I could assist them, purely voluntary", and those are contradictory. The interests in question here are Wikipedia's (which is in creating a neutral and educational article) and that of the person who asked you for help (which is in having an article that's favourable to the organization). That is very much a conflict. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 09:02, 4 April 2019 (UTC)
Starting a collaborative project
Hi Bishonen. I was wondering how I can start a collaborative initiative/project where I, along with others can change the details in the article of the city and it's info. In this section which I was able to reach consensus (it's been a while though), I discussed how the city of Rome is a city that encompasses two countries (Italy and Vatican), yet infobox details and other details in the article need to be changed to fit this criteria, and don't think I can do it all by myself. (N0n3up (talk) 00:12, 4 April 2019 (UTC))
- I'm afraid that doesn't look like consensus to me, N0n3up. If you feel strongly about making those changes in the article, you'd better start another discussion on talk, which links to the old one plus lays out exactly the details you want to change, and how you want them to read. Bishonen | talk 09:02, 4 April 2019 (UTC).
Help
Bish, this is pathetic. I cannot seem to avoid taking a peek at ANI or ERRORS or similar as a procrastination tool. I cannot afford to keep doing this. I need to dive into your pocket for a month, hopefully there's a quiet study off to the side I can use with no distractions. Please block me with no talk page access, no email, until 00:01 on 1 May 2019. I know your criteria, i won't embarass you by requesting an early unblock. I'm positive. Won't be able to send WP "thanks", so doing that in advance here. See you in a month. --Floquenbeam (talk) 17:09, 4 April 2019 (UTC)
- Please please please may I? I'd LOVE to block Der Floq. Drmies (talk) 17:38, 4 April 2019 (UTC)
- But do you have a poq? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:55, 4 April 2019 (UTC)
- I think that a certain -zilla would be needed to contain Floquenbeam. Dat GuyTalkContribs 18:06, 4 April 2019 (UTC)
- But do you have a poq? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 17:55, 4 April 2019 (UTC)
- (Good one, Gerda! 😀) @Floquenbeam: you have been blocked for 27 days. I'm sorry, but I never seem able to handle the requests for blocks up to a particular clock time safely and properly — I'm scared of them — so you got some hours extra. Enjoy, and welcome in poquet! Bishonen | talk 18:26, 4 April 2019 (UTC).
- Oh, hey, I wonder if I should block the Monster, too? And Aardvark and so on and so forth. Please e-mail if you wish those guys to join you in Bishzilla's pocket. Bishonen | talk 18:32, 4 April 2019 (UTC).
Self-requested pocketing
Can I be pocketed by the great and mighty Zilla? The Irish coffee and cakes are very enticing. Maybe if I'm lucky Jimbo will stop by and he can lecture me on the virtues of his various friends on the Twitter while I enjoy my cake. (For clarity since I just saw the above thread: pls don't blerk me, just pocket time)TonyBallioni (talk) 02:45, 8 April 2019 (UTC)
- Welcome in pocket, little user! ['Zilla sticks little user in Victorian saloon, no, sorry, salon. Pats down firmly, listens to tiny squeals of protest, nods in satisfaction.] Sit in sofa! bishzilla ROARR!! pocket 07:08, 8 April 2019 (UTC).
Thai Pongal Page
Hi Bishonen
Please keep an eye on the Thai Pongal Page. A person who goes by the name 'Pandian Tamil' arbitrarily removes quite a chunk of material from that page. I do not check Wikipedia that often but have been an editor for many years. This is just an alert for your attention if relevant.
My sincere best, Dipendra2007 (talk) 18:05, 8 April 2019 (UTC)
- Thanks for bringing this to my attention, Dipendra2007. There seems to be a conflict as to whether the festival is Tamil exclusively, and whether it's religious or secular. I tried looking at the sources, but it's patchily sourced, and some of the links are dead, or of dubious reliability. I do see that Pandian tamil has been removing material pretty persistently, but I find it difficult to judge whether the removals are proper. Another admin, Keith D, obviously watches Thai Pongal. I think you'd be better off appealing to him. Anyway, I've pinged him now. Also, how about you, RegentsPark, do you have an opinion? Bishonen | talk 18:39, 8 April 2019 (UTC).
- No opinion unfortunately. The edit summaries left by Pandian tamil are less than encouraging but I can't judge whether they're right or wrong. My suggestion, if they repeat the deletions, drop a message on their talk page asking them to use the article talk page. Then we'll see what happens. --regentspark (comment) 17:21, 9 April 2019 (UTC)
Thank you all. The holiday spans several states under different names with a different emphasis. But anyway, we have Keith on board to keep an eye.
Best Dipendra2007 (talk) 20:42, 9 April 2019 (UTC)
RPP
Looks like my talk page is being stubbornly vandalised by an IPv6 hopper. Any chance of a semi? How big is the range block? --RexxS (talk) 23:18, 8 April 2019 (UTC)
- User:Ad Orientem has kindly set autoconfirmed protection, which is clearly enough. Thanks anyway. --RexxS (talk) 23:20, 8 April 2019 (UTC)
New caste warrior, help please
Hi Bishonen, Sitush seems to be away and I am having to deal with a new caste warrior on my own. In the first 24 hours of his account, he made some 30 posts, starting with my talk page (no idea why). All about Kamma (caste) and the other castes he wants to shoot down/compete with. This post should give you an idea of his approach. -- Kautilya3 (talk) 10:33, 14 April 2019 (UTC)
- (talk page watcher) I've given them a short timeout for NPA, but I haven't looked further than that - I'll leave that for Bish, as I know how much she enjoys this stuff ;-) Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 10:38, 14 April 2019 (UTC)
- They haven't edited since you gave them the ARBIPA alert, Kautilya3 — naturally enough, since they're blocked. (Thank you, young Boing!.) But it doesn't look promising as regards caste promotion. Bishonen | talk 10:53, 14 April 2019 (UTC).
- Oh, blessed are the admins! Thank you both. Let us hope they calm down after this. -- Kautilya3 (talk) 13:08, 14 April 2019 (UTC)
- And he's now indef blocked as a sock. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 21:30, 16 April 2019 (UTC)
- Blessed are the CUs! Did you see that, Kautilya3? Bishonen | talk 21:52, 16 April 2019 (UTC).
- Indeed, thank you Bbb23. I could never have figured out the master. Bish, you have seen him before, apparently! -- Kautilya3 (talk) 22:44, 16 April 2019 (UTC)
- If I remember correctly, it all started on this little ole page.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:52, 16 April 2019 (UTC)
- I love getting undeserved credit, Kautilya3, but no, not as far as I know. I'm all at sea. Bishonen | talk 10:16, 17 April 2019 (UTC).
- See User talk:Bishonen#Vandalism on Kamma and Raju Article.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:41, 17 April 2019 (UTC)
- Aha, that guy. He seems to like this little ole page, though it never does him any good to post here (because of my clever tps's, regrettably not because of anything I do). Bishonen | talk 16:25, 17 April 2019 (UTC).
- See User talk:Bishonen#Vandalism on Kamma and Raju Article.--Bbb23 (talk) 15:41, 17 April 2019 (UTC)
- Indeed, thank you Bbb23. I could never have figured out the master. Bish, you have seen him before, apparently! -- Kautilya3 (talk) 22:44, 16 April 2019 (UTC)
- Blessed are the CUs! Did you see that, Kautilya3? Bishonen | talk 21:52, 16 April 2019 (UTC).
- And he's now indef blocked as a sock. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 21:30, 16 April 2019 (UTC)
- Oh, blessed are the admins! Thank you both. Let us hope they calm down after this. -- Kautilya3 (talk) 13:08, 14 April 2019 (UTC)
- They haven't edited since you gave them the ARBIPA alert, Kautilya3 — naturally enough, since they're blocked. (Thank you, young Boing!.) But it doesn't look promising as regards caste promotion. Bishonen | talk 10:53, 14 April 2019 (UTC).
Mohammad Anamul Haque Nayan
User talk:Mohammad Anamul Haque Nayan ( | user page | history | links | watch | logs)
Please revoke TPA. As you noted, either the editor is not competent or they are an extreme case of IDHT. General Ization Talk 15:53, 15 April 2019 (UTC)
- Wow. Thanks, mon général. I can't help feeling sorry for the guy. He probably simply very deeply doesn't know what kind of site Wikipedia is. Just in case he returns as a sock, I've put the bio link in my little redlink collection, to see if it suddenly turns blue, because, you know, why wouldn't it. Bishonen | talk 16:35, 15 April 2019 (UTC).
- After he was blocked here, he created the same autobiography on his user page at Commons. I've blanked it, but at this rate we might need to request a global block. Thanks. General Ization Talk 16:42, 15 April 2019 (UTC)
- Does any little talkpage stalker know how to do that? Bishonen | talk 21:23, 15 April 2019 (UTC).
- After he was blocked here, he created the same autobiography on his user page at Commons. I've blanked it, but at this rate we might need to request a global block. Thanks. General Ization Talk 16:42, 15 April 2019 (UTC)
- Very very small stalky type here. You can do that here by opening a new request. Looks like he has only edited en and commons so far. (Not knowing the history here, I'll leave the actual request for one who does.) -- Small stalker vanishes in a puff of dust. Antandrus (talk) 21:49, 15 April 2019 (UTC)
- Oh dear. [The even smaller Bishonen stares uncomprehendingly at the.. arghh.. template.] Done, perhaps! We hope! Thank you little stalker! Bishonen | talk 11:34, 16 April 2019 (UTC).
- Globally locked now, General Ization and little Antandrus. Bishonen | talk 20:56, 16 April 2019 (UTC).
- Oh dear. [The even smaller Bishonen stares uncomprehendingly at the.. arghh.. template.] Done, perhaps! We hope! Thank you little stalker! Bishonen | talk 11:34, 16 April 2019 (UTC).
- Very very small stalky type here. You can do that here by opening a new request. Looks like he has only edited en and commons so far. (Not knowing the history here, I'll leave the actual request for one who does.) -- Small stalker vanishes in a puff of dust. Antandrus (talk) 21:49, 15 April 2019 (UTC)
A barnstar for you!
The Admin's Barnstar | |
Thanks. BlueD954 (talk) 08:32, 16 April 2019 (UTC) |
Your blocking of
Thewolfchild.
I realise there is a high probability of him getting unblocked. But just to say he/she is very aggressive in my talk page (you can view it) often and shadows me for no clear reason. I have not time to debate with his aggression--which he turned back on my and reported, but just would like to inform you.
Thanks. BlueD954 (talk) 10:07, 16 April 2019 (UTC)
- I see the December 2018 spat in your page history. He's certainly pretty persistent, though I think "aggressive" is too strong. Bishonen | talk 11:38, 16 April 2019 (UTC).
- Well yes. I feel he has no right to lecture users.BlueD954 (talk) 13:30, 16 April 2019 (UTC)
- Additional comment. I wrote not to support his unblock, but was willing to give him a lesser sentence [14] and he removed my comment. Of course, he may get his wish, but boy, look at his attitude. BlueD954 (talk) 09:33, 21 April 2019 (UTC)
- Yes, I noticed. Don't worry about it: any reviewing admin will read the page via the history, and see everything. Bishonen | talk 10:47, 21 April 2019 (UTC).
- Ok thanks. BlueD954 (talk) 03:38, 22 April 2019 (UTC)
- Yes, I noticed. Don't worry about it: any reviewing admin will read the page via the history, and see everything. Bishonen | talk 10:47, 21 April 2019 (UTC).
Harvest Bible Chapel
Thank you for that reminder. I will keep it in mind and seek to be more objective as I review the posting. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mrsduker (talk • contribs)
- Hello again, Mrsduker, welcome to my page. Please note that you can sign your talkpage posts by typing four tildes ( ~~~~ ) at the end. When you save, that will be automatically turned into your signature plus a timestamp.
- Could you please post a description of your conflict of interest — i.e., could you mention that you are employed by Harvest Bible Chapel as Associate Communications Director — on your own userpage or talkpage? This is a requirement of the Wikimedia Foundation, see Wikipedia:Paid-contribution disclosure. And when you say "be more objective as I review the posting", I hope it was clear from my "Conflict of interest" post that you should preferably not edit the article directly at all. Please instead make suggestions for article edits on Talk:Harvest Bible Chapel. Bishonen | talk 05:30, 18 April 2019 (UTC).
Motion: Amendment to the standard provision for appeals and modifications (April 2019)
The Arbitration Committee has resolved by motion that:
The following text is added to the "Important notes" section of the standard provision on appeals and modifications, replacing the current text of the fourth note:
All actions designated as arbitration enforcement actions, including those alleged to be out of process or against existing policy, must first be appealed following arbitration enforcement procedures to establish if such enforcement is inappropriate before the action may be reversed or formally discussed at another venue.
For the Arbitration Committee, Kevin (aka L235 · t · c) 00:23, 19 April 2019 (UTC)
- Discuss this at: Wikipedia talk:Arbitration Committee/Noticeboard#Motion: Amendment to the standard provision for appeals and modifications (April 2019)
Gua Sha
Hi Bish! You may remember we had some trouble a while ago at Gua Sha.[15]. It appears to be happening again ... Alexbrn (talk) 15:32, 28 April 2019 (UTC)
- I've RFPP'd. ((later on)) ....and it is done. -Roxy, the dog. wooF 15:34, 28 April 2019 (UTC)
- Thank you, Alexbrn, and woof, Roxy. I see User:El C has blocked 183.90.37.95 for two weeks. FYI, El C: a previous member of the same little /23 range, namely 183.90.36.6, edited the article with similar harassment in February 2019, see [16], and I blocked them at that time. Obviously those two IPs are the same person. I'm very tempted to block the range 183.90.36.0/23 for a month or so, but I see there are quite a few constructive edits from other IPs in it.[17] Unfortunately! So I've simply re-blocked 183.90.36.6 for two weeks. Can any clever-er rangeblocker advise me further? Bishonen | talk 19:25, 28 April 2019 (UTC).
- Thanks, Bish. The page has also be semi'd for 2 weeks, but we can lengthen that if and/or when disruption continues. El_C 19:34, 28 April 2019 (UTC)
- I'm certainly not cleverer, but if you're only looking at a couple of IPs, then making the individual blocks is scarcely any more effort than a rangeblock and has no collateral damage. Using Twinkle from the IP page is a quick process. --RexxS (talk) 13:50, 30 April 2019 (UTC)
- Sure, and both have been blocked. But my concern is that since the individual has moved from one IP to the other, they're just as likely to move elsewhere within the range at some point. It wouldn't have to be deliberate. OTOH, if Gua sha is all they're interested in (I can't face checking right now), we can semi it if/when disruption breaks out again. Bishonen | talk 14:44, 30 April 2019 (UTC).
- Indeed, semi would be a preferable alternative, especially given disruptive edits such as these: [18], [19] from diverse IPs who want to defend the pseudoscience, and the total absence of any constructive edits from IPs that I can find. --RexxS (talk) 15:51, 30 April 2019 (UTC) Postscript: It's been semi-protected for a couple of weeks anyway, so we can look again when that expires. --RexxS (talk) 15:54, 30 April 2019 (UTC)
- Sure, and both have been blocked. But my concern is that since the individual has moved from one IP to the other, they're just as likely to move elsewhere within the range at some point. It wouldn't have to be deliberate. OTOH, if Gua sha is all they're interested in (I can't face checking right now), we can semi it if/when disruption breaks out again. Bishonen | talk 14:44, 30 April 2019 (UTC).
- I'm certainly not cleverer, but if you're only looking at a couple of IPs, then making the individual blocks is scarcely any more effort than a rangeblock and has no collateral damage. Using Twinkle from the IP page is a quick process. --RexxS (talk) 13:50, 30 April 2019 (UTC)
- Thanks, Bish. The page has also be semi'd for 2 weeks, but we can lengthen that if and/or when disruption continues. El_C 19:34, 28 April 2019 (UTC)
Help for remove a photo?
A few days ago I uploaded a poster photo from the movie The Last Moment to illustrate the article of the same name, but I made a mistake: The photo I uploaded was of the film of 1922, white the film I wanted to illustrate was of 1928, although the title is the same (the film of 1922 has no article). I would like to know if you could delete my photo (The Last Moment).
Thank you.--Isinbill (talk) 11:37, 30 April 2019 (UTC)
- Yes, I can. Done. Thank you for being careful about these things, Isinbill. Bishonen | talk 12:41, 30 April 2019 (UTC).
How to deal with prob. sock users?
Hi Bishonen. I fear that Parabellus is a sock. Have a look at his contribution history. [20]. His first edit was on 11:00, 30 April 2019 [21] at a Talk Page where he attacks Jingiby, mentioning a diff (this one) that was posted on the 10th of March 2019. How to deal with this issue? Cinadon36 (talk) 11:01, 3 May 2019 (UTC)
- I agree it's kind of obvious. I've written something on their page, and also removed the attack at Talk:Boatmen of Thessaloniki yet again. Bishonen | talk 08:46, 4 May 2019 (UTC).
Hi bishonen, i am very sorry about reverting Cinadon36 contribution. I didn't check his history. When he informed me that he was probably a soc i didnt do anything again. I am not so familiar with English Wikipedia soc/puppets. Btw can you check in the same article thisThisΑντικαθεστωτικός (talk) 09:17, 4 May 2019 (UTC)
- Thanks, Αντικαθεστωτικός. No... I'm afraid the stuff you ask me to check is over my head. Bishonen | talk 10:38, 4 May 2019 (UTC).
Thanks Bishonen, no hard feelings Αντικαθεστωτικός. Cinadon36 (talk) 10:49, 4 May 2019 (UTC)
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Ramji Bhangre
Hi Bish, thanks for your note on my TP recently. Any chance of you comparing the new Ramji Bhangre article with the one you deleted in January as a creation of a sock of Thakor Sumant Sinhji Jhala (talk · contribs) ? Alarm bells are ringing! - Sitush (talk) 08:12, 12 May 2019 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) They're similar, including some quirks (the use of the phrase "baffled (all) the efforts"), but not identical. That, coupled with their fairly prolific contributions, suggests to me that a CU is necessary; there may be sleepers. Vanamonde (Talk) 16:04, 12 May 2019 (UTC)
- Thanks. They're definitely back and socking, using another account also - see the history here - a recreation of an article originally written by the master. That Fanofrain account has also been editing Koli stuff, which was the master's primary interest, IIRC. An SPI will have to wait because I've only got half a usable screen on my laptop here - looks like the ribbon cable is on its way out. - Sitush (talk) 16:18, 12 May 2019 (UTC)
- And peering through my fuzzy screen at the history of Mukne Dynasty suggests to me that there might be half-a-dozen other accounts all in bright shiny red. - Sitush (talk) 16:35, 12 May 2019 (UTC)
- @Sitush and Vanamonde93: see Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Thakor Sumant Sinhji Jhala for the latest round. I'm sure there are more out there, but that's what showed up as obvious. TonyBallioni (talk) 17:21, 14 May 2019 (UTC)
- They're persistent, aren't they. I was looking through their contributions hoping to find some pages it would be worth protecting, but the edits are all over the place. Vanamonde (Talk) 17:28, 14 May 2019 (UTC)
- There's not much I'd be comfortable doing from a technical perspective to stop them preemptively. Block and report to SPI for CU is the best method here. They are pretty easy to spot technically, so CU will usually catch sleepers if they exist. TonyBallioni (talk) 17:34, 14 May 2019 (UTC)
- Good to know, thanks. Vanamonde (Talk) 18:25, 14 May 2019 (UTC)
- There's not much I'd be comfortable doing from a technical perspective to stop them preemptively. Block and report to SPI for CU is the best method here. They are pretty easy to spot technically, so CU will usually catch sleepers if they exist. TonyBallioni (talk) 17:34, 14 May 2019 (UTC)
- They're persistent, aren't they. I was looking through their contributions hoping to find some pages it would be worth protecting, but the edits are all over the place. Vanamonde (Talk) 17:28, 14 May 2019 (UTC)
- @Sitush and Vanamonde93: see Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Thakor Sumant Sinhji Jhala for the latest round. I'm sure there are more out there, but that's what showed up as obvious. TonyBallioni (talk) 17:21, 14 May 2019 (UTC)
Thanks, everybody. I'm sorry, Sitush, suddenly I just couldn't face it. Bishonen | talk 21:37, 14 May 2019 (UTC).
- No probs, Bish, and thanks to Tony. I'm still only able to see half of my screen but when back in action there is going to be a fair amount of CSD'ing going on for the new articles, most of which rely on Raj era sources. I think there are a lot more socks in the farm also - far too many of the redlinked accounts that edited Mukne Dynasty made one or two cursory edits elsewhere before going to that article, and hadn't edited since. - Sitush (talk) 09:03, 15 May 2019 (UTC)
Paid news, private treaties and the reliability of some newspapers/etc as sources
- Bish: thanks for the offline comments. As we discussed, I am now posting the following on your t/p to welcome additional comments/thoughts. Sorry, I have been a bit slow in getting this done. - MSW
"Paid news" in India is the practice through which organizations, public figures/celebrities, politicians, political parties, brands/movies pay cash or equivalent to a media group or television channel or a newspaper or a magazine or a journalist, to be in the news, for sustained positive coverage, and to avoid negative coverage. This is either a limited time payment(s) or a contract.
"Private treaties" (or "brand capital agreements") in India are signed, long term private confidential agreements between a person or party or organization and a media group or television channel or newspaper or magazine. A private treaty gives an equity position, or equivalent ownership/commission/payment interest to the media group/owners. Such an agreement financially benefits the media outlet, in exchange for manufactured/plugged news, create positive coverage/buzz and avoid negative coverage over the period of contract.
This is a widespread practice and has been a growing phenomenon over "six decades", according to a 2010 investigation by the Press Council of India, their official media ethics watchdog (1, p. 4): Other sources state the same,
Quotes on paid news / private treaties
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Bishonen and I, in our offline discussion, felt that this is worth a wider community discussion as it may raise questions about the reliability of Indian newspapers, magazines and television-digital print media from our WP:RS perspective. Your thoughts and any relevant information on this, on whatever side it might be, are therefore most welcome. Other questions:
- Do such 'paid news' and 'private treaties' indirectly raise the same serious concerns we have with "paid editing" in wikipedia? This, on first blush, seems to be just one step removed. How can we rely on a source that publishes partly or completely a form of "paid editing"? According to the sources such as those cited above, it is difficult and sometimes impossible to distinguish between news and advertorial, since the disclosure practices are either hidden somewhere in the fine print, or not followed, or non-existent.
- Do our WP:COI issues apply, perhaps indirectly since the publisher (and the article's authors/journalists) who write 'paid news' disguised as news articles have a conflict of interest?
Any other issues or comments? Pinging @Doug Weller, Sitush, Utcursch, and Abecedare: in particular since you have previously shared comments on the reliability of sources and Indian publications in other contexts. Thank you, Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 02:12, 17 May 2019 (UTC)
- To both your questions, my first answer is yes. But more simply, The Times of India and the like should not automatically be regarded as reliable sources. ¶ Ignorant me hadn't previously heard about this sleazy industry. But now that I read about it, the sycophancy I've seen in articles in Indian newspapers with august-sounding titles -- articles linked to from Wikipedia hagiographies of people of non-obvious notability (notability in the everyday, non-Wikipedia sense of the word) -- suddenly becomes all too understandable. -- Hoary (talk) 03:08, 17 May 2019 (UTC)
- I knew about the situation and have long opined that many Indian news sources are not worth the paper/pixels. But it does depend on context and, pending evidence to the contrary, I think The Hindu stands out as being reliable and old copies of The Times of India (from, say, before 2005 or 2010) should be de facto ok.Hoary, it is worth bearing in mind that Indian manners tend towards what people in other parts of the world might consider to be somewhat flowery, so while sycophancy is an issue in news reports there are times when it is just the natural style of address etc. Hence the lovely messages I sometimes get on my talk page along the lines of "Dear Sitush, sir, thank you for changing my edits. You are a bastard." - Sitush (talk) 12:03, 17 May 2019 (UTC)
- I am yet to get such a message. data-sort-value="" | . ∯WBGconverse 16:26, 18 May 2019 (UTC)
- Oh, it is also worth bearing in mind that, for example, Private Eye routinely presents coverage of arguably similar situations in the UK press. One example is the relative slavishness of The Daily Telegraph when it comes to matters relating to China - they have a print contract with China and some other big-money connections, so they don't want to rock the boat. Same for the Evening Standard with businesses associated to George Osborne. I think all news outlets nowadays do have an eye on (at least) not causing offence and sometimes out-and-out-but-subliminal etc promotion. - Sitush (talk) 12:09, 17 May 2019 (UTC)
- Second what Sitush and others have said above. Some of these issues are particular to Indian media, while some of it is getting a peek at how the sausage gets made; in general, wikipedia editors should be better aware of the Gell-Mann amnesia effect. As for takeaways, I would suggest:
- Be careful of what Indian news sources are used (a good discussion of some prominent online ones; pinging Winged Blades of Godric who may have further useful links)
- Be aware of what sections of those sources are being used (see, for example, this discussion on the relative reliability of the various Times of India sections; as the New Yorker piece Sarah linked to confirms, the city supplements are self-admitted advertorials).
- Above all, employ some critical reading skills and editorial judgment before citing any particular piece from any source. For example, it should not take any deep knowledge of, or insights into, Indian media to realize that articles such as this or this, which I came across at Sandip Pal, are pure PR fluff.
- The last one IMO is the best check against falling for promotional/paid sources but I am not sure how amenable it is to formulating as a enforceable guideline or applying at scale, especially when UPEs on wikipedia intentionally disregard it. <sigh> Abecedare (talk) 23:23, 17 May 2019 (UTC)
- Color me deeply disturbed. This needs to be discussed at RSN. I'm really shocked to hear this but am not sure what to do about it. I agree that it explains a lot. Doug Weller talk 09:44, 18 May 2019 (UTC)
- I think there was a discussion about Indian news sources at RSN quite recently. - Sitush (talk) 09:51, 18 May 2019 (UTC)
- I just never have enough time even to check my watchlist carefully, and I spend at least 6 hours a day here! I keep finding rabbit holes I need to dig into. Doug Weller talk 06:02, 25 May 2019 (UTC)
- I think there was a discussion about Indian news sources at RSN quite recently. - Sitush (talk) 09:51, 18 May 2019 (UTC)
- Color me deeply disturbed. This needs to be discussed at RSN. I'm really shocked to hear this but am not sure what to do about it. I agree that it explains a lot. Doug Weller talk 09:44, 18 May 2019 (UTC)
- The difficulty isn't so much in employing critical reading skills and editorial judgment, @Abecedare: it's in arguing with the UPEs and indeed with clueless fans, and in overruling them. (While assuming good faith, you know.) Take your two links at Sandip Pal: this one is easily ruled out, as it's actually "sponsored content" — it says so right in the URL — but this second one is harder. Will it impress the user (who according to themselves just happen to be interested in Sandip Pal, not paid at all) if I say "Can't you see that's obviously promotional?" No, it wont. If I try to argue with them about the nature of the source, I'll be lucky to escape being called racist. I know you're aware of these problems, Abcd; indeed, as you say, the problem is in formulating them as an enforceable guideline. Well, before we take it to RSN, can I ask if anybody (HINT HINT Sitush and Ms Sarah Welch) is up for starting a page listing specific Indian (and perhaps other) media who go in for paid news per Sarah's sources in the collapsed section above? Something, mutatis mutandis, on the lines of Sitush's excellent User:Sitush/Common which is mainly about caste sources. Or are we ready for RSN right now? Bishonen | talk 14:59, 18 May 2019 (UTC)
- Good catch on the sponsored content; I had missed that disclaimer in the url! The parallel content, close publication dates, and promotional language with some very distinctive phrases ("debut in the direction space") indicate that all the three English-language sources are warmed over press-releases but, as you and others have said, we can't expect any of that to convince our "not paid at all" content creators. Incidentally, the wikipedia article contains details not in any of the cited sources ("covered Jordan extensively during that stint") but we can be sure there are innocent explanations for that too. ;-)
- More seriously: relying on press-kits for foundational facts is hardly uncommon (for example, this NYT piece takes many of the biographical details from this media-release and even screws up the subject's country of birth in the process of summarizing) and not by itself reason to reject a source. The issue with some of the Indian media is (a) the bare scrutiny they seem to apply before re-printing or re-working the PR material, and (b) monetary payments influencing the decision to publish.
- Ok, enough preaching to the choir. I think documenting these problems and writing up a Sitush-style guide to such sources is the best step forward. Nominate Winged Blades of Godric to get the process started in user- or project-space. Cheers. Abecedare (talk) 00:03, 19 May 2019 (UTC)
- I suspect that Abcedare knows more about the subtleties than I do. - Sitush (talk) 16:13, 18 May 2019 (UTC)
- Since Abecedare paged me:- (1) The issue largely boils down to editorial discretion. You need to watch the style/tone of writing, the rate of concurrent reporting by other media-units, the similarity between those reports et al (2) I have been planning for a long long time to start a page documenting the reliability (and best use practices) of different Indian media-houses. That linked RSN discussion was the first of such efforts. (3) Read Cobrapost#Operation_136_:_Part_1 for further interesting stuff concerning the Indian media. ∯WBGconverse 16:26, 18 May 2019 (UTC)
- Like Doug, I am deeply concerned and not sure what our approach ought to be. Bish: +1, if someone (WBG?) can start a page wherever that might be appropriate, I will help expand/add to the list. I suspect the list might be long from all the sources I have read so far. A similar phenomenon termed brown envelop journalism is a similar serious problem in Africa, and equivalents exist elsewhere. WBG: The Cobrapost story is among the sources I have recently read. It has three parts. The Times Group has alleged that they were doing a reverse 'paid news' sting on the Cobrapost reporters they alleged were on "bail for fraud and forgery". The India Today, The Indian Express group, etc have all contested the Cobrapost version. A complex mess this all is indeed!, Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 17:05, 18 May 2019 (UTC)
- *(ps)WBG: That Cobrapost's wikipedia article has issues. It seems to have been largely expanded by an IP and then an SPA, who strangely also expanded the article on Cobrapost's founder in the same burst of edits. Diannaa rev-del'd parts of it. The article relies on the Cobrapost website as a reliable source for an article on Cobrapost. Strange. 1, 2 give a bit more balanced picture of the various sides. There is more, all of which is better discussed on that article's talk page. Let us focus on the broader 'paid news / private treaties' issue here. Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 17:46, 18 May 2019 (UTC)
- We also need to create an article on Newspapers in India, where this kind of information can be documented. -- Kautilya3 (talk) 10:13, 19 May 2019 (UTC)
- Bish/WBG: I will go ahead and start a list in my userspace:sandbox this week, because I am reading more sources. It will be easier for me to just add to that list as I make progress. Others are welcome to expand/revise it too. We can always move it. I will include sources for every media group/newspaper I add to that list.
- After reflecting on the comments above, I wrote down the questions below. In these questions, the term "paid-news-INMD" refers to any Indian newspaper, magazine or digital-news website that publishes paid news, with or without private treaties
- Is a paid-news-INMD acceptable as a reliable source for en-wikipedia? what if it is disclosed (advertorial)? if it is undisclosed? if there are credible reports that the group is a paid-news-INMD but the group's disclosure procedures and article-labeling procedures are unclear to us?
- Would a limited ban or full ban of paid-news-INMD sources seriously limit the ability of en-wikipedia editors to find sources for some articles? Would that be a problem? Would it help improve the quality/honesty of our articles or would it weaken the project?
- Are there circumstances – such as developing news – when a paid-news-INMD source may be an acceptable source? Would requiring the use of two or more paid-news-INMD sources from independent groups possibly help in some circumstances?
- When should paid-news-INMD sources be strictly unacceptable in en-wikipedia?
- Additional questions, concerns and comments welcome, Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 19:10, 20 May 2019 (UTC)
- Looking good, Sarah. Maybe it's time to take this to WP:RSN and/or WT:INB, to publicize Ms Sarah's list-in-progress and get wider input? What do you think, @Doug Weller, Sitush, Abecedare, Hoary, Winged Blades of Godric, and Kautilya3:? Bishonen | talk 10:46, 24 May 2019 (UTC).
- Very worthwhile, and a promising start. I think that it needs a bit more work, though. The description of this stuff that appears both above and in what are currently the two opening paragraphs of User:Ms Sarah Welch/sandbox/Paid news and private treaties is one thing; however, we're also told that the page will list "Media groups, newspapers, magazines and news websites that publish paid news, or private treaties, or both – with or without disclosing such relationships". Umm ... take a look at "Guardian Labs". It's "paid content" at The Guardian, so I suppose The Guardian should be listed too. And don't assume that what's at The Guardian has been checked for quality: consider "Distilled and delivered: the birth of a new whisky", which is "paid for by [blank]" and whose opening paragraph reads "Whisky has always had a special power to evoke a sense of place. Such is the intimate connection between the location of a distillery and the whisky it produces that a great single malt has the ability to speak on behalf of where it’s from – conveying a sense of the history and character of its home community." Which is what I would call "bollocks" (more precisely "booze copywriting cliché bollocks"). Now, while this Guardian non-article is junk, it, together with those that are financed similarly, announces that it's "Paid content" and is on pages differently designed from the great majority there. So I think that they're innocuous. They should not be cited (other than in extraordinary circumstances), but their existence doesn't debase the majority of what's at The Guardian. -- Hoary (talk) 13:13, 24 May 2019 (UTC)
- Hoary: Good point. If the paid content/advertisement is obvious to our editors during the sourcing and verification process, it should not be a problem. I have, therefore, struck the "with or". I have added "or unclear disclosure", anticipating those cases where a website or newspaper tries to game the process... discloses in small or regular font on page 17 that page 3 news was partially or wholly paid by the way!, or does something equivalent on a website. It should be as obvious as The Guardian link you give. Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 14:43, 24 May 2019 (UTC)
- Looking good, Sarah. Maybe it's time to take this to WP:RSN and/or WT:INB, to publicize Ms Sarah's list-in-progress and get wider input? What do you think, @Doug Weller, Sitush, Abecedare, Hoary, Winged Blades of Godric, and Kautilya3:? Bishonen | talk 10:46, 24 May 2019 (UTC).
- Nice work Ms Sarah Welch and an eye-opening documentation of the problem.
- However, I wonder if in trying to be comprehensive about listing all the publications that may be problematic, we unavoidably dilute the remedy to a difficult to enforce '
"may raise the same concerns" as COI and paid editing
' advisory. It may be worthwhile to separate out the worst-known actors and practices, for which we can then offer stronger prohibitions. For example, based on the evidence presented in the New Yorker article including statements by the the publishers, I would propose:
- Articles in metro supplements to Times of India cannot be used as an independent source on wikipedia, or as evidence to establish notability.
- Reason: they're advertorials! Quote:
Tucked under the section’s masthead, four words in small type inform the reader that the contents are an “advertorial, entertainment promotional feature.” Jain insisted that this meets the transparency test. “It’s on my masthead,” he said. “It says ‘advertorial’ clearly.”
- Note: Same policy should apply to any other supplement of ToI, other Times Group publications, or any other newspaper that contains a similar disclaimer. And while it is not always clear when reading an article online whether it was part of such a supplement, with some effort that can be checked by looking at the e-paper
- Reason: they're advertorials! Quote:
- A Times Group publication cannot be used as an independent source for any content related to its equity partners listed here. Such articles should be regarded as sources self-published by the related entity.
- Reason:
duh.The publisher has self-admittedly obtained a financial stake in these companies in exchange for promoting them (and, allegedly, suppressing negative coverage).
- Reason:
- These proposals obviously don't address all the problems that have been uncovered but they do help draw some clear red lines. Thoughts? Abecedare (talk) 02:56, 25 May 2019 (UTC)
- Thanks User:Hoary and User:Abecedare. Important points. I think we need to concentrate on the specific problems to be avoided while where appropriate discuss specific publications. Doug Weller talk 06:02, 25 May 2019 (UTC)
- Doug Weller and Abecedare -- I am going for such an approach over User:Winged_Blades_of_Godric/Indian_Media. There are lot many sources and that needs a lot more work and polishing. ∯WBGconverse 06:55, 25 May 2019 (UTC)
- Abecedare and others: Thank you. The draft list is intended as an aid for our deliberation, and it is at this point not intended as a proposed action/ban/exempt list. All your comments are already propelling that deliberation and helping me/us refine our approach. As WBG notes, there are indeed a lot more sources and more work needed. On disclosures by these media groups: well, unlike The Guardian explicit disclosure, the Indian situation is messy. The editors and managing directors (CEOs) of the major Indian media groups have admitted that they publish paid news, or articles per private treaties, or both. However, neither the publication nor the author of the article discloses the relationship/paid news at the end of an article, or in a clearly visible equivalent form (this is in contrast with peer-reviewed scholarly publications in subjects such as health care and pharma 1 2, and analyst publications about corporations and their products in the US/Europe/Japan/Singapore/etc 3, where such disclosures are required).
- Now here is the more troubling part. According to Anuradha Sharma's paper on "paid news" published by Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at University of Oxford, pages 32–35 (the section starts at page 29), internal documents and interviews of former Indian media group employees suggest that they have "senior editors" to champion the interests of their paying clients, carry stories, clean up and troubleshoot articles, and integrate content [in favor of the client] into different sections of the paper. While doing this, the top editors and media group management also claim that they have a "Chinese Wall" between their editing staff and the staff that sells or manages "ads, paid news and private treaties". In other words, these Indian groups are "disclosing" they do it, yet "not disclosing" right at the end of the paper article or the website page so that we and our fellow editors can easily check. I am unclear who and what we can trust here, or what our approach ought to be. Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 12:26, 25 May 2019 (UTC)
- If something rather official happens, I would be grateful for one of you to ping me, as I only became aware of this very discussion yesterday, but I find it very important. I only contributed to a few India-related articles, but clearly remember when I was looking for sources in relation to pseudoscientific topics and controversial gurus (an extant artefact). Since I had no experience with Indian news outlets, apart from those included there I eliminated a number of others because they were blatantly propagandist. Among sites that remained, a few seemed better, but even then, the quality often varied from article to article. Since I do not read Hindi or Tamil my experience is limited to English sources. Learning about how serious this paid advertizing issue is, it explains a lot... Thanks, —PaleoNeonate – 18:04, 25 May 2019 (UTC)
- @Hoary and Winged Blades of Godric: and others: I have added some more text before the list, added more sources, and expanded the list a bit. According to Anuradha Sharma's Oxford University published paper on paid news (see page 7), "as of 2012, there were around 93,985 registered [media] publications, and 850 licensed television channels" in India. A comprehensive list could be very very long. I have intentionally not added some large media groups yet, as well as select individual publications such as their Mint newspaper, because I am still reading through the relevant sources. Additionally, I have kept newspapers and other publications from Africa and other regions out, for now. I welcome WBG and anyone else with relevant information to edit the list or merge/append as appropriate. Please let me know if you have additional suggestions to prep it for RSN or another relevant board. Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 01:50, 28 May 2019 (UTC)
- If something rather official happens, I would be grateful for one of you to ping me, as I only became aware of this very discussion yesterday, but I find it very important. I only contributed to a few India-related articles, but clearly remember when I was looking for sources in relation to pseudoscientific topics and controversial gurus (an extant artefact). Since I had no experience with Indian news outlets, apart from those included there I eliminated a number of others because they were blatantly propagandist. Among sites that remained, a few seemed better, but even then, the quality often varied from article to article. Since I do not read Hindi or Tamil my experience is limited to English sources. Learning about how serious this paid advertizing issue is, it explains a lot... Thanks, —PaleoNeonate – 18:04, 25 May 2019 (UTC)
- Doug Weller and Abecedare -- I am going for such an approach over User:Winged_Blades_of_Godric/Indian_Media. There are lot many sources and that needs a lot more work and polishing. ∯WBGconverse 06:55, 25 May 2019 (UTC)
- Thanks User:Hoary and User:Abecedare. Important points. I think we need to concentrate on the specific problems to be avoided while where appropriate discuss specific publications. Doug Weller talk 06:02, 25 May 2019 (UTC)
@Winged Blades of Godric: Is your draft combined with this updated list reasonably sufficient to move forward with community-wide deliberations? Another request to you and others who may have better access to internal reports of Indian organizations... This Frontline article by Rajalakshmi states in the third last para that the Press Council of India released a report on paid news in India "running over 3,000 pages". Has anyone seen this? I have the 13 page downsized summary that was initially released after the Indian media executives/journalists in India voted to suppress the full paid news report, and the 71 page addendum they released after they were pressured to release more of the paid news report. But, so far, despite some effort and phone calls over the last week, I haven't been able to find this 3,000+ page report on the paid news / private treaties in India. I would appreciate a link to this report. Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 12:10, 7 June 2019 (UTC)
- See this. Looks like they tried to bury it. - Sitush (talk) 12:42, 7 June 2019 (UTC)
- Thanks Sitush, yep, they tried to bury it. Unless I am missing something that Outlookindia-Scribd link is the same as their 71-page report I linked above. If the Frontline magazine is right, there is an even longer version with 3000+ pages that the Press Council of India released later. Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 13:08, 7 June 2019 (UTC)
- Oh, sorry, I missed that. I've been digging around but cannot find anything. I wouldn't fancy reading 3000 pages! - Sitush (talk) 13:28, 7 June 2019 (UTC)
- On their old website, it was apparently at http://presscouncil.nic.in/Final report on Paid News.pdf but the Wayback machine only tried to get it on four occasions and even on 16 Oct 2011 it returned an error. Since it was also attached to their press release, some morally sound journalist (contradiction in terms?) somewhere must still have a copy. - Sitush (talk) 14:36, 7 June 2019 (UTC)
- Thanks Sitush, yep, they tried to bury it. Unless I am missing something that Outlookindia-Scribd link is the same as their 71-page report I linked above. If the Frontline magazine is right, there is an even longer version with 3000+ pages that the Press Council of India released later. Ms Sarah Welch (talk) 13:08, 7 June 2019 (UTC)
- I have seen the Frontline newspiece and I tried to learn about it, since about two weeks back.
- There existed a preliminary draft report, that was about a few hundred pages and contained lots of raw material:- interview-transcripts, more examples of paid-coverage, images of rate-brochures and allegedly, more names of regional media. That's what I have heard from a few (~5) journalists, whom I expected, to have a know-how of the circumstances. Interestingly, none except one had seen the raw material and even that part. journalist rejected of the draft being ever publicly available.
- That prelim. report got shortened to the 71 page stuff, which was withheld before being published under the purview of RTI.
- I have been trying to get access to that report (few hundred or few thousands or whatever) but the chances are bleak. ∯WBGconverse 15:55, 7 June 2019 (UTC)
Amicus autem populus
Amicus autem populus (talk · contribs) doesn't seem to be paying attention to their talk page and pretty much every edit they make to caste articles has been reverted or should be reverted. They've had various warnings + the sanctions alert. - Sitush (talk) 08:05, 19 May 2019 (UTC)
- Perhaps they don't know they have a talkpage. I've blocked for a week; hopefully that will help them find it. Bishonen | talk 09:23, 19 May 2019 (UTC).
- I did wonder, thanks. - Sitush (talk) 09:29, 19 May 2019 (UTC)
Homophobic bile on suicide of Tyler Clementi article from editor jumping IPs
Hi Bishonen,
- 71.246.145.168 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) added this homophobic bile to our article on the suicide of Tyler Clementi
- the addition was removed about 3 h later by 90.175.231.240 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) as their first edit, for which I thanked and welcomed the new editor.
- I gave a 4im vandalism warning to the IP who added the material. I may have subst'd it incorrectly as I added comments about why homophobia is unacceptable, but they did not appear in the message.
- The edit was restored by 71.246.146.17 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log), who is clearly the same person as the edit summary stated "I don't see why I had to be threatened on the user talkpage for my contribution. This is a one-sided article written entirely from the gay point of view, it needs balance. At least explain politely why you disagree with these facts. Thanks."
- I have no idea how comparing Clementi, who was bullied into suicide, with Hitler or Judas Iscariot is an example of "balance" nor how such rubbish becomes "facts," but I have undone the re-addition with the edit summary "rvv 71.246.146.17 is restoring vandalism made by 71.246.145.168, and for which I gave a clear warning. Addition is homophobic, unsourced, unencyclopedic, hostile, disrespectful, and without merit of any sort."
- I would ask for a block if the edits came from the same address, but they don't. Is a range block of some sort possible or appropriate? Are additions like these eligible for rev-del? Was I wrong to jump to 4im?
Thanks, EdChem (talk) 12:59, 19 May 2019 (UTC)
- (talk page stalker) Oh, no need for such a long charge list, this is some troll who obviously deserves a block. There is a suitable range, see Special:Contributions/71.246.144.0/22. Doing... BethNaught (talk) 13:07, 19 May 2019 (UTC)
- Thank you to BethNaught for the range block and Galobtter for the RD2 rev-del, I appreciate the quick response. EdChem (talk) 13:24, 19 May 2019 (UTC)
- Yes, this is the place for a quick response! (By my dear tps's, not by me.) Thank you all! Bishonen | talk 13:55, 19 May 2019 (UTC).
- Indeed. Semi-protected the article for a year. Risker (talk) 14:16, 19 May 2019 (UTC)
- Thanks, Risker. Bishonen, I saw you removed an edit summary, but it appears to be the one from the IP who removed the offensive material... did you mean to remove the summary from the trolling post re-adding the material? I'm confused. EdChem (talk) 14:35, 19 May 2019 (UTC)
- EdChem, the edit summary contained the highly inappropriate name of the "section" the vandalizing IP had added (it is an automatic edit summary when removing a section), so the rev-delete of the edit summary was consistent with the rev-delete of the content. Hope that helps! Risker (talk) 14:42, 19 May 2019 (UTC)
- Risker, you are right, of course – I had forgotten the sub-heading was there, just remembering that the vandalism-removing IP had made no inappropriate comment, hence my thought that the redaction may have been accidentally directed at the wrong summary. Bishonen, thanks for that piece of clean up. :) 14:55, 19 May 2019 (UTC)
- Yes, the good IP—90.175.231.240—did nothing wrong, but nevertheless needed their edit summary revdel'd. Happens all the time. Bishonen | talk 15:39, 19 May 2019 (UTC).
- Risker, you are right, of course – I had forgotten the sub-heading was there, just remembering that the vandalism-removing IP had made no inappropriate comment, hence my thought that the redaction may have been accidentally directed at the wrong summary. Bishonen, thanks for that piece of clean up. :) 14:55, 19 May 2019 (UTC)
- EdChem, the edit summary contained the highly inappropriate name of the "section" the vandalizing IP had added (it is an automatic edit summary when removing a section), so the rev-delete of the edit summary was consistent with the rev-delete of the content. Hope that helps! Risker (talk) 14:42, 19 May 2019 (UTC)
- Thanks, Risker. Bishonen, I saw you removed an edit summary, but it appears to be the one from the IP who removed the offensive material... did you mean to remove the summary from the trolling post re-adding the material? I'm confused. EdChem (talk) 14:35, 19 May 2019 (UTC)
- Indeed. Semi-protected the article for a year. Risker (talk) 14:16, 19 May 2019 (UTC)
Thanks
You are correct - I edited archives by mistake. Sorry, and thanks for fixing it. JohnTopShelf (talk) 22:59, 23 May 2019 (UTC)
- I didn't fix it — I assumed you'd rather do it yourself — but now I have. No problem. Bishonen | talk 23:35, 23 May 2019 (UTC).
Cute isn't it?
Almost as cute as Bishzilla... —PaleoNeonate – 05:40, 25 May 2019 (UTC)
- Zilla much impressed by handsome creature and especially by magnificent tail. How big Mokele-mbembe? Fit in pocket? No? Never mind, welcome in harem virile young Mokele-mbembe! bishzilla ROARR!! pocket 16:45, 25 May 2019 (UTC).
Advice, please
Not sure what to do with the developing situation at User_talk:Risto_hot_sir#Inappropriate_links. I have the feeling that it is going to keep going round in circles. I could escalate it somewhere or I could walk away and just let it fester in my head that we're effectively acting as a proxy for Hindutva propaganda. Thoughts? - Sitush (talk) 11:38, 26 May 2019 (UTC)
- No DS alert? A bit of a pity, but they've got one now, together with a warning. Bishonen | talk 12:37, 26 May 2019 (UTC).
Would you mind taking a quick look at User:Manmohansinh saini's edits at Saini? He's been unilaterally doing a bit of what looks like caste puffery, trying to claim the Saini caste as rajputs (it's on his deleted userpage too). He's been reverted several times by Sitush and I, and I've warned him to stop and seek consensus, but he just waits a little while and does it again. I'm obviously involved, having made some reverts. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 09:12, 2 June 2019 (UTC)
- Yeah, they're the latest in a long line of contributors who do not like the idea of the Saini community being connected by name with another community, even through a dabhat. There have been past discussions on the article talk page, which has them archived. We need the dabhat, various experienced bods have said as much ... but the Sainis think they are tainted by association. - Sitush (talk) 09:16, 2 June 2019 (UTC)
- Thanks for the block. I've just noticed something else similar, at Nayab Singh where User:Manmohansinh saini made two edits to add "Saini" to his name despite neither of the sources calling him that. I've reverted both additions, which seems enough for now, and I'll keep an eye on it. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 10:38, 2 June 2019 (UTC)
- (edit conflict) Or perhaps a long line of one contributor? Who knows. Anyway, I've blocked for a week and posted a DS alert. Bishonen | talk 10:40, 2 June 2019 (UTC).
- Thanks, Bish. There is an equally long-running palaver at the Chamar article if you're looking for something to do :) A whole host of new accounts have been trying to sanitise it for years. Possibly socking but as likely to be incentivised by comments made on some caste-affiliated Facebook page etc. - Sitush (talk) 10:50, 2 June 2019 (UTC)
- I'll watch it. I indeffed one character, but the others aren't that recent. Bishonen | talk 11:10, 2 June 2019 (UTC).
- And I've got it on my list (I have a little list). Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 12:32, 2 June 2019 (UTC)
- I remember you having a slight list in Manchester some years ago. - Sitush (talk) 12:37, 2 June 2019 (UTC)
- I blame those who bought the beer. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 12:46, 2 June 2019 (UTC)
- I remember you having a slight list in Manchester some years ago. - Sitush (talk) 12:37, 2 June 2019 (UTC)
- Thanks, Bish. There is an equally long-running palaver at the Chamar article if you're looking for something to do :) A whole host of new accounts have been trying to sanitise it for years. Possibly socking but as likely to be incentivised by comments made on some caste-affiliated Facebook page etc. - Sitush (talk) 10:50, 2 June 2019 (UTC)
Speedy deletion nomination of File:Colley Cibber Apology small.jpg
A tag has been placed on File:Colley Cibber Apology small.jpg requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section F1 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the image is an unused duplicate or lower-quality copy of another file on Wikipedia having the same file format, and all inward links have been updated.
If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason, you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. ★ Bigr Tex 03:05, 3 June 2019 (UTC)
- Good idea, BigrTex. I don't know what I was thinking, but then it was a long time ago. I probably didn't know how to request deletion. Bishonen | talk 08:03, 3 June 2019 (UTC).
Where is block message
Hi. I reported user 50.234.120.42 and they have been blocked, but no notice is on their talk page. Who puts it up? I'm new to this so please excuse my ignorance...TheDoDahMan (talk) 17:56, 4 June 2019 (UTC)
Uninvolved admin needed
Bish, back on April 28'th I had responded to an ANI thread "Range block needed" by blocking the one named account Hammy0007; concluding that the named user and Malaysian IPs were the same person and had been editing disruptively; declining the range block request as infeasible but volunteering to block individual IPs or "new accounts" were they to crop-up.
Move forward to the last couple of days: I have been involved in a content dispute with 60.50.173.223 at Indus script and related articles (see this and this discussions for an explanation of the content issue, although that is perhaps not really needed), who I now realize is the same user! With my admin thinking-cap on, I would say: looked at individually, 60.50's slow edit-warring and IDHT conduct does not merit a block yet but looking at the user's whole edit-history shows that engaging with them is a waste of time.
I can't and won't act in admin capacity, of course. And coincidentally, Doug Weller and RegentsPark who are familiar with Hammy0007 and the original ANI thread have both reverted or interacted with 60.50 as editors in the current Indus script dispute. We are running out of uninvolved admins in this area! Can you take a look?
Listed below are some of the IPs used (the link should be quite apparent but let me know if you'd like me to spell it out over email).
List of IPs used by Hammy0007 (not comprehensive)
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Abecedare (talk) 04:52, 7 June 2019 (UTC)
- The original account behind all these is one you blocked in Oct 2018: Rameezraja001 (talk · contribs) Abecedare (talk) 08:36, 7 June 2019 (UTC)