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Why did you strike your comment? I did not canvass anyone - as a matter of fact, you were the only person I notified and that was only because no one was commenting. The only canvassing occurring is on behalf of Koncorde - he has gotten Mark Bernstein and Art W to come over the page in an effort to support his position. I want to do this the right way. I feel because I am an IP editor, my opinion is being brushed into the trash unnecessarily. '''I have no bad intentions - only to have SRS listed as the sources support.''' [[Special:Contributions/76.79.205.162|76.79.205.162]] ([[User talk:76.79.205.162|talk]]) 16:50, 16 May 2017 (UTC) |
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:Why did you notify me? I don't think I've edited that article before, nor participated in previous discussions about that subreddit. And yes, I did see apparant canvassing from the other side as well. In a dispute where both sides appear to be doing something improper, its best to not allow myself to be canvassed into participating in the content dispute. <span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:3">[[User:The Wordsmith|'''The Wordsmith''']]</span><sup>[[User talk:The Wordsmith|Talk to me]]</sup> 18:01, 16 May 2017 (UTC) |
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:For the record, I was brought to the discussion by [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:The_Wordsmith&diff=780072247&oldid=778984482 this edit]. Lot of people watch this page; I doubt I will be the only one. Congratulations, you played yourself.--[[User:Jorm|Jorm]] ([[User talk:Jorm|talk]]) 18:25, 16 May 2017 (UTC) |
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:For the record, 76.79 is mistaken about me as well. As you (and the world) know, I’m not particularly likely to be canvassable on behalf of Koncorde (of all people). [[User:MarkBernstein|MarkBernstein]] ([[User talk:MarkBernstein|talk]]) 00:09, 17 May 2017 (UTC) |
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when you get a chance
I arrived at your user page because Coffee is referring matters to you in his absence. We have a few articles translated from Turkish that we would like a Turkish speaker to look at. I am not clear whether Coffee would be interested and thought I would ask you, since you two apparently collaborate at times. If not do you know anyone who speaks Turkish and is not affected by Erdogan blocking wikipedia? I realize that many Turk have major real-life problems at the moment, but perhaps you have a suggestion? Thanks for any thought you devote to the matter. Elinruby (talk) 23:55, 8 June 2017 (UTC)
- I don't personally speak Turkish, but when I get in to my office tomorrow I'll see if I can find anyone who does. The WordsmithTalk to me 00:19, 9 June 2017 (UTC)
- After asking around, I don't personally know anybody that speaks Turkish. However, despite the section not having been updated, a few of the editors listed at Wikipedia:Translators available#Turkish-to-English have been active recently. Your best bet would be to check their recent contribs and contact one of them. The WordsmithTalk to me 18:40, 9 June 2017 (UTC)
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Request for protection
Recently concluded show's page is frequented by vandals removing reliably sourced content. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Emperor:_Owner_of_the_Mask&action=history 177.224.95.157 (talk) 02:35, 14 July 2017 (UTC)
- Already done by another admin. The WordsmithTalk to me 13:56, 14 July 2017 (UTC)
Hi! I was thinking about creating an article about Redneck Revolt, and saw that you deleted that article a few months ago. I think there's been significant coverage in reliable sources published since April, such that while the group may not have been notable then, they probably are now. I was wondering what you'd advise – should I go ahead and create the new article, should I take it to WP:DRV, or something else entirely? I was also wondering about the content of the deleted article – could you perhaps clarify whether it was substantial enough to possibly be the basis of a better article, or if it was insubstantial or otherwise useless? Best, – Arms & Hearts (talk) 16:13, 15 July 2017 (UTC)
- @Arms & Hearts: The original page didn't have much. It was six sentences long, gave no indication that it was significant at all, and sourced only to their own website and Its Going Down. If there's been more coverage in mainstream RS since then, that might be different. If you can show me some of this coverage, then I'll have no objection to creating a new article on it. The WordsmithTalk to me 22:56, 16 July 2017 (UTC)
- Thanks for the reply. Coverage includes: Mother Jones, May/June 2017; Vice, 31 May; Guardian, 11 July. I don't have that much time for editing at the moment so I expect I'll begin work on a draft in my userspace and hopefully have it finished in the next week or so. – Arms & Hearts (talk) 00:22, 17 July 2017 (UTC)
- Thank you for providing the sources. Given what you have shown, I have no objection to a Userspace draft (though I'd like to see it when you think it is ready for prime time). I wish you luck in creating the article. However, please do note that Vice is of suspect reliability and Mother Jones is heavily partisan, so probably should not be used for controversial claims, especially about living persons. The WordsmithTalk to me 03:26, 17 July 2017 (UTC)
- Somewhat later than planned, the article is now up. Thanks again for your help. – Arms & Hearts (talk) 23:39, 31 July 2017 (UTC)
- Thank you for providing the sources. Given what you have shown, I have no objection to a Userspace draft (though I'd like to see it when you think it is ready for prime time). I wish you luck in creating the article. However, please do note that Vice is of suspect reliability and Mother Jones is heavily partisan, so probably should not be used for controversial claims, especially about living persons. The WordsmithTalk to me 03:26, 17 July 2017 (UTC)
- Thanks for the reply. Coverage includes: Mother Jones, May/June 2017; Vice, 31 May; Guardian, 11 July. I don't have that much time for editing at the moment so I expect I'll begin work on a draft in my userspace and hopefully have it finished in the next week or so. – Arms & Hearts (talk) 00:22, 17 July 2017 (UTC)
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AE's discussion-required thread got archived with no result
Hello TheWordsmith. See Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement/Archive218#Consensus Required restriction in American Politics. I was so happy to see that this thread was gone from the board, but what happened is that it merely timed out. Also I see that you consider yourself involved with respect to American politics, so having you be the continuing owner of User:Coffee's restrictions may not work. How would you feel if all the discussion-required restrictions were made 'ownerless'? That would wipe out the past ownership, if any, so that any admin could unilaterally modify the rule on any particular article. (This is kind of the same thing I proposed at User talk:Dennis Brown/Archive 41#Talk:/r/The Donald). If you agree I will ask User:GoldenRing who made the request, and then if then see if there is enough to support to go forward from there. Thanks, EdJohnston (talk) 15:41, 4 August 2017 (UTC)
- I'd also noticed that it got archived. There were enough admins there saying, "I'm not happy with this but I can see the writing on the wall..." that I don't think you could say there was any consensus for what I proposed, or not one I'd be happy with - it's more complicated than I thought. Rob's idea seemed to get some traction and I'd be happy enough with it, so if someone wanted to propose that then perhaps we could make some progress on this, but I don't have time to put anything together right now. GoldenRing (talk) 17:14, 4 August 2017 (UTC)
- Should also say that I don't think making them ownerless is a good idea. Part of the problem is that we already have fairly obscure restrictions, applied piecemeal by individual admins, and notified by templates that sometimes get used to mean just 1RR (eg. /r/The_Donald, which is what started all this) and sometimes mean what they actually say. Having admins reverting these one-by-one can only make that worse, in my view. GoldenRing (talk) 17:16, 4 August 2017 (UTC)
Oversight #26
By my rough count, I've just sent my 26th request to Oversight, requesting revert/delete treatment of harassment. It would be the the project’s benefit, and the victims’, if I were permitted to remove these from general visibility pending deletion. Don’t you agree?MarkBernstein (talk) 23:08, 11 August 2017 (UTC)
- As I am not an Oversighter, I have no way of assessing a statement like that. I have no way of knowing how quickly Oversighters acted, if you were the first to make such a request about any particular diff, or if they acted upon any of your requests at all. The usual avenues of appeal are, of course, as open to you today as they were yesterday. The WordsmithTalk to me 00:20, 12 August 2017 (UTC)
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Remove Pending changes Protection
Hello, Could you please remove pending changes protection from Hello Internet as the article has been granted indefinite page protection. I am contacting you as Coffee, who added PCP, is away from Wikipedia and has asked users to contact you in their absence. Thanks, Greg (talk) 08:34, 27 October 2017 (UTC)
- Done The WordsmithTalk to me 12:17, 27 October 2017 (UTC)
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Thanks, Kingsindian ♝ ♚ 10:37, 27 November 2017 (UTC)
The venue has been changed. It is now at AE. Kingsindian ♝ ♚ 09:40, 30 November 2017 (UTC)
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MarkBernstein topic ban?
Is this MarkBernstein GamerGate topic ban still in force? If true, are not these edits about Zoe Quinn a violation? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:387:8:11:0:0:0:B1 (talk) 03:11, 10 December 2017 (UTC)
BLP vios by an anon IP
Hi, The Wordsmith. User:Coffee recommended you be contacted in Coffee's absence. Coffee on Dec. 10 blocked anon IP 62.28.64.102, who was edit-warring to add WP:BLP vios to Tracy Griffith and Peter Griffith. As soon as the 31-hour block was lifted, the anon IP went right back to BLP vios at those articles, here and here. I thought Coffee, or you by proxy, ought to be notified of that recidivism and defiance. --Tenebrae (talk) 19:12, 11 December 2017 (UTC)
- I've blocked them again, for a week this time. However, it appears that Coffee has returned, so future inquiries should be directed to him. The WordsmithTalk to me 20:26, 11 December 2017 (UTC)
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Thank you very much for handling all my administrative stuff while I was away! — Coffee // have a ☕️ // beans // 23:53, 11 December 2017 (UTC) |
- Anytime, friend. Great to have you back. The WordsmithTalk to me 01:38, 12 December 2017 (UTC)