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Christchurch
You are currently doing what I wanted to, but with more guts and skill. If you can think of a way to make the list of events by date in 'Related arrests and incidents' and 'Arrests and prosecutions' more informative and cohesive, well then I can move onto more rewarding pages. Dushan Jugum (talk) 10:44, 5 August 2021 (UTC)
- Ah, you're too kind. Yeah, those sections also have a bit of a timeline issue. A new formulation wasn't immediately obvious to me so I figured I'd leave it for later. The person with a real knack for this kind of stuff is EEng; if we can onboard him the job is already half-done. ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 11:22, 5 August 2021 (UTC) note: this is re Christchurch mosque shootings
- @EEng: I'm also thinking some restructuring may be required, but not entirely sure. The article has a very loose structure (eg the aftermath and legacy sections are a bit intertwined). I figured the "preparation for the attack" sub-section should probably come before the section on the attack itself, but separating it out individually is a bit weird since the attacker wouldn't be introduced. Moving the whole "Perpetuator" section up might be a bit heavy, but could be a possible solution too. ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 11:54, 7 August 2021 (UTC)
- While strict chronological order is seldom the best, the way it is now, jumping right in without almost no background, is jarring. But before any tinkering with sequence, the article really needs a machete taken to it. There's way too much tiny detail; my reputation precedes me, I am sure. EEng 15:22, 7 August 2021 (UTC)
- @EEng: Are you done with the machete or taking a break? ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 12:37, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
- While strict chronological order is seldom the best, the way it is now, jumping right in without almost no background, is jarring. But before any tinkering with sequence, the article really needs a machete taken to it. There's way too much tiny detail; my reputation precedes me, I am sure. EEng 15:22, 7 August 2021 (UTC)
- @EEng: I'm also thinking some restructuring may be required, but not entirely sure. The article has a very loose structure (eg the aftermath and legacy sections are a bit intertwined). I figured the "preparation for the attack" sub-section should probably come before the section on the attack itself, but separating it out individually is a bit weird since the attacker wouldn't be introduced. Moving the whole "Perpetuator" section up might be a bit heavy, but could be a possible solution too. ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 11:54, 7 August 2021 (UTC)
EFM Mailing List
Hey Proc, I'm not sure whether I was supposed to receive a confirmation that an email I sent to the list had been accepted by a listmod, but if so I haven't got it yet. Any ideas? --Jack Frost (talk) 14:20, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
- Hey, we got the mail. Incoming emails for the list aren't subject to moderation so that could be why there was no confirmation. In regards to the substance of the email, I passed it on to an admin more involved in the topic area for thoughts earlier today. ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 14:47, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
- Thanks for the update. That's odd, I got an autoreply saying it was being held until list mod review. Cheers, --Jack Frost (talk) 14:56, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
- Hmm, I may well be wrong on that then. I think MusikAnimal is a list admin so he may know more. ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 16:11, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
- Yes all incoming emails by non-members are subject to moderation. If it weren't for that you'd be seeing a lot of spam ;) — MusikAnimal talk 16:52, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
- Ahah, thankyou both for indulging my confusion. Cheers, --Jack Frost (talk) 00:03, 7 August 2021 (UTC)
- Yes all incoming emails by non-members are subject to moderation. If it weren't for that you'd be seeing a lot of spam ;) — MusikAnimal talk 16:52, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
- Hmm, I may well be wrong on that then. I think MusikAnimal is a list admin so he may know more. ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 16:11, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
- Thanks for the update. That's odd, I got an autoreply saying it was being held until list mod review. Cheers, --Jack Frost (talk) 14:56, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
Not entirely randomly chosen editor to close an RFC
I notice that you have closed other RFCs, so I may I press you into service? Would you close Category talk:Criticism of political correctness#RFC: Should this category contain individual people?, please? In theory at least, it should be uncontentious since there are no dissenting voices; the presence in the category of individual critics looks intended to bypass deletion of category:Critics of political correctness. The RFC shouldn't even be needed – if I put Whale shark in category:Marine mammals, I would expect immediate deletion – but this is a sensitive topic and it is useful to have a clear ruling that may be cited in edit notes. If you are happy to do the close, thank you. If not, I'll have to spin the wheel again. :-D --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 16:50, 7 August 2021 (UTC)
- Sure, seems easy enough. ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 17:41, 7 August 2021 (UTC)
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Dead diff
You may already know this but one of the diffs ([4]) in your comment at WP:ARC isn't working because the revisions have been deleted. I thought you might want to augment it (e.g. with Special:PermaLink/1037977774#What to do about BHG?) so non-admins can see it. Nardog (talk) 17:43, 12 August 2021 (UTC)
- Thanks! Replaced with that link and the editor/timestamp of the comment I was referring to. ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 21:41, 12 August 2021 (UTC)
RE your comments about me having a "financial stake in promoting a topic"
If you do some research, you will discover that 'Tell It Like A Woman' was produced by We Do It Together which is a non-profit film production company. Please ALWAYS do research before taking content down. Also, you took down previously added content from another user - please put it back.
Please REWRITE the content if you are not satisfied with it instead of jumping to conclusions. Here are the two projects that need to be added to Chiara's bio (plus the other content that was already there that you took down):
2019 -2021 'Tell It Like A Woman' film (nonprofit work with We Do It Together) March 4th, 2021 'One OF Us' (nonprofit work with We Do It Together in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy, Frequency Production, Violetta Group, and the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles )
NONE of these films were made for profit.
I believe in the vision of We Do It Together - we NEED more women in front & behind the camera. Please check out the company for yourself and write the article as you see fit. Here is their website: https://www.wedoittogether.org/
If I were getting "paid" to do this - I would have known how to avoid being flagged don't you think? — Preceding unsigned comment added by EliRUSA (talk • contribs)
- @EliRUSA: The template is a standardised message; the imperative phrase in it being "gives the impression". Non-profit entities often still pay people; The Wikimedia Foundation is non-profit and pays plenty of people for example. As for the removed content, you're getting me mixed up with someone else. I didn't remove anything; see the page history. ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 23:47, 12 August 2021 (UTC)
@ProcrastinatingReader - can you please just write the article instead of going back and forth? You clearly know what is allowed in it so please write it as I don't understand how it could possibly be misinterpreted or give any impressions. I wrote a basic update to her bio. A Non-Profit isn't owned by anyone - Chiara founded We Do It Together but doesn't own it. Any impressions were created by your viewpoint @ProcrastinatingReader and unfortunately, I can't control the way you interpret things. I don't have an alternate motive - I just want more people aware of projects done by women, about women. The industry is changing and people need to know. Please rewrite my content so it doesn't give anyone any impressions of murky motives. I sincerely appreciate it.
- It's not really my topic area of interest I'm afraid, which is also why I didn't edit the article (except to add a notability tag). From a quick Google earlier I couldn't find much coverage in reliable sources. A lot of the content people removed was on the basis of it being unsourced, so if you can find a reliable source to verify it, you should be able to readd. ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 11:11, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
Query
Hey. What was EEng actually doing on June 4 if Swarm is the one who moved the page on April 20? Do you understand what's going on there? Thanks! El_C 01:29, 14 August 2021 (UTC)
- Swarm's move seems to be April 2021. (EEng's June 2020). Per this log entry I'm guessing EEng was reversing TheKenTop's move 3 minutes prior to EEng's, which was to the title The Death of George Floyd (history). ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 01:34, 14 August 2021 (UTC)
- Ah, thanks. What method did you use to locate the "Per this log entry" link? El_C 02:47, 14 August 2021 (UTC)
- @El C: That was just the move log of the "Killing of George Floyd" page, which EEng apparently deleted. It's usually a good place to look. The definitive place to look is the same user's move log; there will be a complimentary move entry at the same timestamp as the 'deletion'. (here). ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 20:27, 14 August 2021 (UTC)
- Ah, thanks. What method did you use to locate the "Per this log entry" link? El_C 02:47, 14 August 2021 (UTC)
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New MEDRS for SARS-CoV-2 origin
Can you please add this excellent review to the list of scholarly sources you made in : Talk:COVID-19_lab_leak_theory#Scholarship? https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2021.08.017 The Origins of SARS-CoV-2: A Critical Review, Cell Journal. Thanks in advance, Forich (talk) 15:55, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
- @Forich: Sure, added. I'm happy for anyone to directly add to that list btw (& most of the entries were added by others). That seems like an excellent review at a skim, and I eagerly await its final publication so it can be used in the article. It also verifies several statements we added as obvious but didn't really have solid sourcing for. (Courtesy ping Shibbolethink; might be interested if not already aware.) ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 16:20, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
- ooooh yeah this is desperately needed. I did know something like this was coming but I didn't know it would end up in Cell. I know a few names on there, they're good people who have been trying to contribute to the narrative and offer a scientific perspective. This doesn't solve any questions, really, but it does help us accurately describe one of the most prominent scientific viewpoints. — Shibbolethink (♔ ♕) 16:23, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
- It's especially helpful in describing the Lineage A vs B phenomenon in genetic sequences of the early outbreak, for which we were previously using News sources and twitter threads (lol). Definitely this MEDRS is preferable. — Shibbolethink (♔ ♕) 16:26, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
- ooooh yeah this is desperately needed. I did know something like this was coming but I didn't know it would end up in Cell. I know a few names on there, they're good people who have been trying to contribute to the narrative and offer a scientific perspective. This doesn't solve any questions, really, but it does help us accurately describe one of the most prominent scientific viewpoints. — Shibbolethink (♔ ♕) 16:23, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
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Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/ProcBot 9
Hi ProcrastinatingReader! I saw your comments on Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/ProcBot 9. Excluding namespaces is definitely something that can be done, but where did you see anything about editing the user talk page not counting as activity for the purposes of WP:RESTRICT? Once that's sorted and there is something that I can point to, I can push the change. --TheSandDoctor Talk 23:09, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
- @TheSandDoctor: it's at Wikipedia:Editing restrictions/Archive:
Activity solely on the users' own talk page does not constitute a return to activity so long as they have been blocked or otherwise inactive for two years or more, however restrictions should not be archived while there is an open unblock request on the user's talk page.
ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 23:36, 22 August 2021 (UTC)- Thank you! Change implemented. --TheSandDoctor Talk 23:53, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
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Sorry, been really busy, not editing
So I guess it's too late to substitute ... that the hijackers of United Airlines Flight 175 – which was crashed into WTC South during the September 11 attacks – were disappointed to find themselves drowning in a lake of putrid sewage for all eternity, instead of getting the promised bumper crop of virgins? EEng 04:08, 7 September 2021 (UTC)
- I like. It would definitely get more clicks. ProcrastinatingReader (talk) 10:31, 7 September 2021 (UTC)
DYK for United Airlines Flight 175
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