Defender of the Wiki Barnstar
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To UncleBubba Many thanks for your tireless efforts in keeping article clear of spam and other nonsense. Wikipedia is a better quality project because of hardworking and conscientious editors like you!--Hu12 (talk) 17:41, 25 November 2011 (UTC) |
Wow—that is so nice to hear. Thank you so much! — UncleBubba ( T @ C ) 18:55, 25 November 2011 (UTC)
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You make a stupid edit, restoring a piece of vandalism, presumably not looking at what you are doing, and then lecture me, with a piece of condescending nonsense. What is that about? please allez-vous-en or something like that. Sayerslle (talk) 23:40, 27 November 2011 (UTC)
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Cars don't produce smog?
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You deleted a modification I made on the toyota prius page about smog. Your comment was that cars don't produce smog. Technically, they do produce smog forming particals that are activated by sunlight and transformed into smog. For all practical purposes, the produce smog. Would you prefer the wording 'smog forming particals?' — Preceding unsigned comment added by 132.178.2.64 (talk) 10:29, 30 November 2011 (UTC)
Thank you. I don't believe I stated anything beyond the sited text. If you click on the link it will take you right to the EPA's green vehicle guide and on that page is my reference to the mention the EPA rating the 2003 model with a 3 out of ten air pollution score. This will be 'improving the encyclopedia.' If someone wants to buy a prius so be green they may want to know the 2003 model is not the year to go with. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 132.178.2.64 (talk) 00:46, 8 December 2011 (UTC)
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Akhenaten
Please look at my comments at Talk:Akhenaten. A. Parrot (talk) 01:29, 2 December 2011 (UTC)
This erroneous "China" assertion
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My point is that by introducing "China" in the first sentence without any context, the intro is actually perpetuating the antipodean misconception to people who are aware of it. Whereas to people who aren't aware of it (i.e. non-Americans), the mention of China is completely bizarre, and likely to lead the reader to ask "What's so special about China that it attracts nuclear reactors?" – Smyth\talk 11:29, 2 December 2011 (UTC) |
IRC-Galleria
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Re: this edit: IRC-Galleria is a valid "see also" link. Please do your research before making such edits in the future. Mythpage88 (talk) 09:34, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
I did look at your history (all three months of it); I still don't see the justification for this link. What I have seen is you using various Wikipedia "magic buzzwords" to attack me: "Oh dear, he reverted my edit. I'll accuse him of not assuming good faith. That'll fix him." Followed by, "Oh, dear, that didn't work, so I'll try a 'biting' accusation, and I'll make it 'blatant', for good measure."
I didn't see you arguing in favor of your link other than saying "it's valid". And discussion is what it's all about here. — UncleBubba ( T @ C ) 05:04, 7 December 2011 (UTC)
There is no "burden of proof", as I did not call what you did "vandalism". I called it "apparently promotion", which it is.
But you're still avoiding the argument you apparently feel you cannot win: How do you justify including the social-networking site in the IRC article? — UncleBubba ( T @ C ) 06:54, 7 December 2011 (UTC)
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StarWind Software Page
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Dear Sir, I appreciate your feedback about you working in business and never hearing about StarWind. Well, it was a day when nobody heard about Microsoft and IBM. Also storage industry is quite isolated. In case you can do me a favor could you please tell me why DataCore Software page with TWO links and written entirely by their staff is NOT SPAM and what we currently have (please take a look @ our page as I've added TONS of external links) IS? I appreciate your feedback in any case. Staff had did a lot of mistakes in the past but they had be punished for doing this (content was removed). Do you think you can judge for past all the time? Thank you very much for cooperation! AK47 213.238.8.10 (talk) 01:01, 8 December 2011 (UTC) |
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I don't think the edit you reverted was vandalism, I think it was lack of references. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Surge12 (talk • contribs) 21:08, 8 December 2011 (UTC)
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Christian Science
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I am hardly trying to promote Moody's book. As a start, the reference to it has been there for a very long time. Its importance to the topic is that it marks the time(1975) at which the public in general became aware of Near-Death Experiences. The point of the paragraph concerned is to show that Christian Scientists have been aware of them for much, much longer: a fact of encyclopedic interest. You suggest, incorrectly, that the other reference does not support this. The only purpose the other reference has, is to confirm that the publication of Moody's book was indeed the stage at which public interest in NDEs began: a widely accepted fact. I can certainly find any number more references to support that, if you like. It is highly likely that users who look up Christian Science have heard more about near-death experiences than they have about Christian Science. The sole aim of the entry is to establish the nexus between the two, and so to open up the topic more effectively to the enquirer. I believe that my response to you is both courteous and correct. I therefore have respectfully yet again reversed your edit. Michael J. Mullany (talk) 07:29, 9 December 2011 (UTC)
Okay, so in Wiki's own article on NDEs where it states: "Popular interest in near-death experiences was initially sparked by Raymond Moody's 1975 book Life After Life[8] and the founding of the International Association for Near-Death Studies (IANDS) in 1981.[9]". Do we say that the NDE article also committs the same fault, or are we satisfied that there the editors got it right? If so, then the same references would indicate the reinstatement of the assertion in question.Michael J. Mullany (talk) 08:57, 9 December 2011 (UTC)
I do not agree that the main stream of western religions other than CS did acknowledge NDEs prior to 1975. MB Eddy's reference to them was written the best part of a century earlier. I would have thought that the sentence under dispute relates the CS view to something that many readers will have heard of: NDEs, and so places the CS view in world context.Michael J. Mullany (talk) 19:25, 9 December 2011 (UTC) |
Student Editing
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Dear UncleBubba, I want to bring to your attention your (merited, but not entirely) deletion of work by my Wikipedia student, Thegannon. One focus of our class is trying to augment female and ethnic diversity among contributors in Wikipedia. Some new contributors are easily discouraged, particularly if they have not grown up in circumstances that support a sense of entitlement and expertise. I'm going to encourage Thegannon to re-word work on women in wrestling and make it workable and useful for Wikipedia. Thank you kindly, and in advance for your patience with newcomers to the process, and any supportive effort you may be willing to lend to a beginner. KSRolph (talk) 19:39, 10 December 2011 (UTC)
Dear Bubba, Thank you for your detailed response. I do, of course, all I can to help eighteen to 22 year-old students understand what we want, what we refer to, how multivariate Wikipedia culture is to be appreciated and navigated, and so forth. On the other hand, there are more than twenty people's work to monitor, and a couple of my students have suffered from the experience of less than perfect text, followed by deletions. For newcomers, a couple of these, and students can become discouraged. While I understand you are not trying to teach this course, it might be that a few encouraging words to Thegannon could go a long way. One wishes to see all newcomers succeed and move to the next level, independent works and edits. I must also concern myself with less assertive students, those who have not had initial success with their edits. I appreciate your thoughtful response, and please do tolerate our works. I can imagine your tasks to be difficult, and I too, would be/am on a short fuse with some of the contributions (and deletions) I encounter. In fact, in class, we wonder aloud at the admins in Wikipedia who oversee and modify hundreds of items per day. There is a place for women in wrestling in this page, especially with events being televised nationally and international events held. My view is Thegannon needs to include citations, and perhaps augment statements. I hope you'll agree. KSRolph (talk) 04:09, 11 December 2011 (UTC)
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I think you revised wrong...
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Do you use Apple? "Personal" is not the accepted term for us Macintosh users. PC refers to Windows machines, Linux refers to Linux, and Macintosh of course refers to Apple computers. MaganT2k13 (talk) 05:28, 15 December 2011 (UTC)
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External Links in Articles
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I've noted your comments on the Starwind Software AfD page and as you seem to have an aversion to people exploiting Wikipedia for promotion and advertising I was wondering if you could take a look at Microsoft SQL Server Compare Tools. This article is nothing but a list of external links for people trying to promote their products. If these links were put on most articles they would be immediately reverted as spam. I have suggested changing the links to references and removing anything with no reference at all. I've put in a request for comment but the only response I've had is from an IP user who has a link for his product on it. There are a lot of these articles, I've started cleaning up Comparison of database tools which I think looks better. I would really appreciate any comments you may have on this - I'm so tempted to AfD it.Vrenator talk 11:02, 15 December 2011 (UTC)
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Brahma Kumaris website
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Regarding the external link section in the Brahma Kumaris article, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahma_Kumaris_World_Spiritual_University#External_links The contribution I made was reverted back. "The Brahma Kumaris Info" site has an "ad" right beside it: "An independent resource accurately documenting the beliefs and lifestyle of the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University, including many of its channeled messages." Is that ok to place such things after a link? Thanks Riveros11 (talk) 12:52, 15 December 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for your prompt reply. Well, I just want to play by the rules. It appears interesting to me that a link in the "external links" part of the article has an opinion such as to consider that link " accurately documenting the beliefs and life style of the BKs." Encyclopedias usually will add something like " According to that site..." to avoid bias. In that light, It appears to me that I could add the following link: http://brahmakumarisforum.net and also will add a little text right beside it and some text to the other links as well, if there are no objections. Riveros11 (talk) 15:04, 15 December 2011 (UTC)
Please check out: http://www.brahmakumaris.info/forum/index.php If in fact, this is an encyclopedia, then the brahmakumaris.info link should go away for it is a forum. The participants are not bona fide researchers, but ex-members of the BK movement. Please re-consider your thought. Yes, I am a member of the BK movement. I don't see why I cannot contribute as much as an Ex-Brahma Kumaris member can. But I will be happy to go by the rules as long as it works both ways. Have you checked on "January 18" user? His history talks lots about him. Riveros11 (talk) 15:40, 15 December 2011 (UTC)
FYI. I have been in this article from the very beginning.I have not been banned even once. On the other hand, the main contributor of the Ex-BK side has been. He has been "blocked permanently" (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:195.82.106.244) but he has continued editing under different IDs, now one of them is "january 18." That user is the owner of the brahmakumaris.info site. I think I am being reasonable in asking why his website link is mentioned in the BK wiki article? That individual is not a researcher, neither the group in that website. So, when I see a link which is a forum (by dictionary definition) with articles containing "original research" without an article signed by a "bona fide" researcher but just biased opinions and the "ad" which mentions that they "accurately document" the BK beliefs and life style...then, you wonder, what gives them that authority? According to wiki policies the brahmakumaris.info link violates the "No original research" policy in wikipedia. If you look at the "Scientology" site, under external links, they have an "official site" heading with a "scholarly web pages on Scientology" sub-heading. The brahmakumaris.info link do not qualify as a scholarly site as you know. Please give me a good reason. Ps: A "bona fide researcher" for an encyclopedia; is someone with a terminal degree in that subject. Riveros11 (talk) 17:11, 15 December 2011 (UTC) |
Deletion review for StarWind Software
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An editor has asked for a deletion review of StarWind Software. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Hu12 (talk) 16:20, 17 December 2011 (UTC) |
Season's tidings!
FWiW Bzuk (talk) 03:50, 25 December 2011 (UTC).
APL
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I have nothing against ISO dates, but they only apply to gregorian dates. Also, I am sure you have noticed that the absence of spelt-out month names often give gives rise to ambiguities – common "alternatives" seem to be "01-23-2008" or "23-01-2008". But the real crux is that there was a mixture of different formats in that article that I want to harmonise. I don't know where to take it from here; I won't be reverting you. --Ohconfucius ¡digame! 13:23, 18 May 2012 (UTC) |
ATOMIC49ER
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Amelia Earhart from the FBI FOIF(freedom of imformation files) FBI FOIA FILES The files at the link below clearly show and state that many radio operators intercepted Earhart's radio transmissions. These files on pages 49 thru to 54 establish that Earhart landed in the Marshall Islands and was taken prisoner by the Japanese. After reading the files it is obvious that Earhart and Noonan were both alive and had landed safely, however into or near a secret Japanese base. Due to the planes altitude the radio transmissions misled those waiting to intercept Earhart as planned. Off course far north of Howland Island, Earhart is said to have actually landed on Knox Island nearer to the Marshall Islands. This is outlined by the FBI files. The files document often repeated and frantic requests by radio operators to get FBI assistance in finding Earhart, even many years after her disappearance. This material seems noteworthy (sorry your """don't be a dick""" is suggestive and pornographic as posted) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Atomic49er (talk • contribs) 18:58, 1 June 2012 (UTC)
do not talk down to me in stupid riddles? ok? uncle buddy... ato49er — Preceding unsigned comment added by Atomic49er (talk • contribs) 05:57, 2 June 2012 (UTC)
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Harassment and annoyance
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You posted multiple times on my talk page. I ask you to stop. One time is enough. You are warned. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.13.103.192 (talk) 02:12, 2 June 2012 (UTC)
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Amelia Earhart
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See contentious submission. FWiW Bzuk (talk) 13:04, 5 June 2012 (UTC).
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Your comment on my talk page
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I don't know why you bothered posting your "rebuke". I am not a boy scout collecting badges and I don't count edits or display the count or collect awards, I just edit articles often in passing whilst I go on my merry way in what is a busy life. If I overlook checking the "minor edit" who gives a toss? Would you prefer that I didn't bother making the correction? Your pedantic ignorant attitude is what has driven away many editors who think they "own" articles or are the final arbiters of what is right or wrong.. my understanding is that the powers that be are very worried about this wastage of editors The problem is exemplified by your reversion of my edit to the HG Wells article. It came about because one of my kids was reading the article (after the death of Ray Bradbury) and asked me what "sums" meant. It is is not a term used widely outside the UK and Ireland and it is probably uncommon there in this century. I thought that it was worth explicating the term. In any event it wasn't silly, or a "joke" the edit made the point Wells was making clear and it wasn't exactly cluttering up the place. Please do not bother posting a response on my talk page. I will delete it and not read it. As George W Bush allegedly said one time, "Who cares what you think?" Silent Billy (talk) 12:24, 12 June 2012 (UTC)
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Need help with a user
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Fifelfoo is launching personal attacks and deleting my comments on the talk page. Can you go to the Talk page for the Vietnam War and help me out. I don't mind changing things if I need to, but I could do without the personal attacks. -- Korentop (talk) 12:27, 21 June 2012 (UTC) |
Parkinson's science learning project in Wikiversity
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Your current edit war
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![]() Don't take this the wrong way. I'm being as nice as possible here. But this is a serious offense. Please consider another course of action before reverting again. I am also going to be requesting full protection of the page to prevent this from going any further. gwickwire | Leave a message 02:14, 17 October 2012 (UTC)
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Star Trek
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I recently was sent a message by you regarding my correction to Star Trek: The Next Generation, changing the episode listing from 176 to 178 episodes. In fact this is my second time doing so, and the previous time I did cite my source. I will cite it again here for you: http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation As this webpage--and many others who document the episodes of this show--will attest, TNG consisted of 176 episodes in its 7-year run. Two of the episodes were feature-length and in reruns have sometimes been split into separate episodes but that does not change the episode total. I hope this clears up any confusion that may have been caused. Please feel free to message me if you have any questions or comments for me. Jason — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jasonite75 (talk • contribs) 02:23, 18 October 2012 (UTC)
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Werewolf-response
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(This reply moved to your Talk page, where it should have been placed, and I've responded there. Can't you read the notice on this page?) — UncleBubba ( T @ C ) 23:03, 21 October 2012 (UTC) |
RFC Feedback
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Looking for more feedback from uninvolved parties for an RFC I posted at the page ALCAT test. The discussion is here: Talk:ALCAT test#RFC:Neutrality and reliable sources. Many thanks. Plot Spoiler (talk) 03:35, 1 November 2012 (UTC) |
Conquest of Lombardy
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(Heading added during Talk page cleanup because the original author didn't do so, which makes their comments much harder to notice.) Hello The amendment I made was to simply correct an error i.e. The Conquest of Lombardy (the current sub-heading) is not/was not the same as the Conquest of the Lombard kingdom. The Lombard kingdom in 774 extended to a number of other regions (Tusica, Piemonte etc etc.) Sources are not necessary simply because this is evident from any casual glance at a map! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.185.83.84 (talk) 19:37, 27 March 2013 (UTC) |
Simple Mail Tranport Protocol page edits
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Hi --- I noticed that you removed the link to CheckTLS. I'd like a chance to convince you it should stay. The site does tens of thousands of free tests a month. There is no limit to how many free tests one person can do. We receive a lot of positive feedback, and we've never received a negative feedback. Our privacy policy is very strict and very good. Yes, the site has advertising -- it's unobtrusive. Yes, the site promotes fee services. We both know there is no such thing as a free lunch -- we pay hosting fees for the two sites that host CheckTLS and make the free tests available. I proposed the addition of the site three years ago for discussion. At that time I received a little feedback that it was OK; I guess most people who watched the page didn't care one way or another. I received no negative feedback there either. CheckTLS has been on the SMTP page for three years without a complaint. Bottom line, the site is free, many people find it very useful, and no one has ever complained about anything about the site. I can't see how there is a better site the SMTP page could point to to help people test and understand the protocol. --- Steve (sshoe at checktls.com) Sshoe (talk) 13:22, 17 April 2013 (UTC) ps: I hope I can figure out how to see your answer.
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Hi there UncleBubba
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Ronald McDonald
I just took the issue to the talk page, I apologize for the whole editing back and fourth issue I've been doing to it. I wasn't trying to cause harm, I was only trying to fix it back to normal. Because I'm the one that originally added in 1975 by mistake in the past edits. 2600:1000:B039:E407:D14A:4E62:E42D:9EB9 (talk) 20:27, 9 July 2020 (UTC)
- I just restored the text you deleted off my Talk page. Don't do that! You should never remove text from someone else's Talk page without their knowledge. — UncleBubba ( T @ C ) 01:07, 10 July 2020 (UTC)
Apology
Hey Bubba, I owe you an apology. I'm really sorry about my edits in the Ronald McDonald article, I know it's against the Wiki policey to edit war against users and I know I shouldn't have done that in the first place. I'm just letting you know I'm sorry and I will not do it again. I really hope you forgive me. 2600:1000:B07C:3A4F:E564:7D48:54B:FD08 (talk) 15:42, 10 July 2020 (UTC)
- It's not a problem. Really. The subject is pretty confusing, and complicated by the fact that McDonalds Corp apparently isn't very open to discussing the actors they've employed to play the part. Thanks for reaching out! — UncleBubba ( T @ C ) 16:29, 10 July 2020 (UTC)
Ted Kaczynski
I have raised a dispute on the talk page as you suggested. I also asked the last person who added the disputed link to comment. 73.71.251.64 (talk) 17:36, 25 July 2020 (UTC)
Naya Rivera
Hi. You mentioned not changing an article unless discussing it. Last I checked, anyone can edit a wiki page. And yes, it does matter. No one can actually prove she died on July 8th. Anything before her body was found is merely presumed. Even the coroners are speculating that she died within minutes. Her death certificate lists the date of death as July 13th.
- @Parksandrecfan2013: You obviously didn't read the edit notice above (or don't care enough to follow its simple instructions)—you should have replied on your own Talk page. Nevertheless, I strongly suggest you spend a little time familiarizing yourself with the way the encyclopedia works. There are plenty of reference articles you can read to get you started on a path to constructively contribute to Wikipedia. However, winning arguments isn't one of them. Consider this: the article you're edit-warring on is protected against spurious changes, and the edits you keep re-adding are not visible to the general population of Wikipedia users until someone with a little seniority accepts them. Sorry. — UncleBubba ( T @ C ) 03:44, 31 July 2020 (UTC)
@UncleBubba: chill. I sent this before I saw yours. I thought I deleted it. You win, though. I refuse to be belittled by someone who’s hobby is “patrolling recent changes to high-volume Wikipedia pages.” I have a life. Have me banned if you want, I don’t care.
Template:Marriage
I have a question about your comment regarding an edit in Dallas McKennon. You wrote, "As marriage ended by death of McKennon, not by death of his spouse, the year 2009 is omitted here. See instructions on Template:Marriage for more info." I am missing something as I read the documentation for that template. Under "Description" for "<end date>", I see "Year or full date when the marriage ended..." with no mention of an exception for the death of the article's subject.
Where is the statement about omitting the end year? Eddie Blick (talk) 00:45, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
- Hi! All I did on that page was revert a Pending Changes edit that removed the comment about the date of the end of his marriage. The IP editor had removed the comment without any explanation of why, and that's not really good cooperative behavior. I was not the original author of that comment, so I don't have any more information to give you. Sorry... — UncleBubba ( T @ C ) 02:55, 9 August 2020 (UTC)
- My apologies! I misinterpreted what I saw in the differences. I have seen similar changes made on other biographies but have yet to find documentation to support them. Eddie Blick (talk) 01:22, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
FYI
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Art_of_Odessa ThatMontrealIP (talk) 16:54, 12 August 2020 (UTC)
- That was a great catch! I am glad you made the connection, they have both been blocked as socks.ThatMontrealIP (talk) 18:09, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
- @ThatMontrealIP: I'm glad I noticed it, too; I almost missed it. I'm far more grateful, though, that you took the time to ferret out his misbehavior on Commons and document it. Thanks! I've been hanging around Wikipedia for a while (with some long activity gaps for real-life stuff), and one thing I really feel passionate about is keeping various miscreants from hijacking the free encyclopedia for personal gain. It's nice to see other people feel strongly about it, too. I'm glad I had a chance to work with you (albeit indirectly), because I learned something new (that "interaction timeline" tool). Maybe we'll run into each other again sometime. — UncleBubba ( T @ C ) 20:11, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
Calvin and Hobbes
I think you may have misread the section you removed here. It did not say that Watterson "portrayed himself", as you state in your edit summary, but that "Watterson himself portrayed a grown-up Calvin...", which in this context (i.e. the adult Calvin) means that Watterson drew ("portrayed") Calvin as an adult during a few strips. This is true, although I agree that it is poorly written and needs a source (at the least the strip dates). Vyselink (talk) 21:17, 19 August 2020 (UTC)
- @Vyselink: Ha! You're absolutely right (about both the meaning and the shoddy composition). Re-reading it, the sentence's murky meaning is fairly clear: "portrayed" tends to connote acting. Thanks for letting me know! — UncleBubba ( T @ C ) 09:20, 20 August 2020 (UTC)
Law Degree
"Assertion, in a BLP page, of type of law degree unsupported by the cited ref. (Was it really a J.D., or did he earn an LL.D., a D.L., or an S.J.D.?)"
No United States university, college, or law school awards the LL.D. or D.L. as an earned degree.
As the Wikipedia Juris Doctor article states, beginning with 1971, every United States law school has awarded the Juris Doctor (J.D.) as the first degree in law. As the article also states, the University of Chicago Law School is an exception: It has always awarded the Juris Doctor (J.D.) as its first degree in law.
And so, anyone whose first earned degree from a United States law school was awarded in 1971 or later (or from the University of Chicago Law School) has earned a Juris Doctor (J.D.)2601:205:3:DEE2:F4CF:6882:4884:29B2 (talk) 22:19, 22 August 2020 (UTC)
- I don't think you understood what I wrote and, since you don't have an account (other than various IPv6 addresses or 73.192.242.220) it's really hard to talk to you. Why don't you create an account? The point is not that the sky is blue. Wikipedia doesn't contain original research, so we may include the statement "the sky is blue" only when we can cite a reliable source (preferably a secondary one) that says so. That's the way it works.
- The other issue is understandability. I can report that "so-and-so ingested acetylsalicylic acid to relieve acute cranial neuralgia", or I can say that "so-and-so took some aspirin for a headache". Unless the increased level of accuracy imbued in the technical text is necessary for the article, you should use common terms. If you really want to include "J.D." in every article that mentions a "law degree", you must A) cite a reliable source that says the article's subject received a J.D., and B) explain what "J.D." means (parenthetically if necessary). Anything less than that works contrary to the purpose of the encyclopedia, and isn't allowed. — UncleBubba ( T @ C ) 05:13, 23 August 2020 (UTC)
- You are raising two different issues. I am only addressing one of them at present: If a biography already cites a source which makes clear that an American graduated from an American law school during or after 1971 (or from the University of Chicago Law School at any time), then the subject must have been awarded a Juris Doctor/J.D. and there is no need for any additional source beyond the Juris Doctor Wikipedia article itself. Furthermore, many of the accompanying short descriptions on the right side of the page themselves reference the J.D., establishing that that is the degree that was received2601:205:3:DEE2:403B:D1A3:5632:1770 (talk) 06:45, 23 August 2020 (UTC)
- Of course I'm discussing two issues; your changes raised them, and they are inextricably linked:
- You are asserting that the people who are subjects of the articles received JDs when the cited sources say "law degree". Your reasoning seems to be valid (I've not researched it, but I have no reason to believe you're not telling the truth), but it constitutes ORIGINAL RESEARCH, and that's not allowed here. Do note that, in the few places where the cited source says "JD" (e.g. Fritz Knaak), I left your edit intact (although I may have parenthetically explained "JD", per below).
- You seem to be running through articles en masse, changing a commonly understood term ("law degree") to a less common one, and you're doing it seemingly without regard to the majority of Wikipedia readers, who may not know what a J.D. is. Granted, they can click on the link when they hit an arcane term in an article, but that's disruptive to the reading process, and inconsiderate to the readers of biography pages who may not, themselves, be academics. We should not make readers do that without a really good reason.
- You bring up some excellent points about the degrees. I, too, want the encyclopedia to be as accurate as possible, but there are rules for including information here, and they have been developed over time to encourage accuracy and deter abuse. They are especially important in biographies of living persons (BLP) articles, and are enforced much more rigidly there because Wikipedia is considered a trusted source by search engines, with material added here being quickly slurped up by Google, Yahoo, DuckDuckGo, etc. and shown to the world.
- I don't want to fight with you, but I am going to do my best to convince you not to sacrifice clarity on the altar of accuracy.
- By the way, are you trying to increase your anonymity by editing my Talk page using an IPv6 address (and editing the articles using an IPv4 address)? If so, I recommend you get an account here. When you edit WP without logging on, your IP address(es) is(are) recorded and visible to everyone to see; if you sign on using an account, all that info is hidden. It's your choice, but I recommend you consider it. — UncleBubba ( T @ C ) 16:38, 23 August 2020 (UTC)
- Thank you for your thoughtful and comprehensive responses.
- You are asserting that the ... subjects of the articles received JDs when the cited sources say "law degree". Your reasoning seems to be valid ..., but it constitutes ORIGINAL RESEARCH, and that's not allowed here.
- It is not original research. It is akin to encountering a biography which states that its subject was born in the City of New York and changing it to state that its subject was born in New York, New York. (All those born in the City of New York were also born in the State of New York.) This constitutes applying an inevitable conclusion, not engaging in original research.
- You seem to be ... changing a commonly understood term ("law degree") to a less common one, and you're doing it seemingly without regard to the majority of Wikipedia readers, who may not know what a J.D. is. Granted, they can click on the link when they hit an arcane term in an article, but that's disruptive to the reading process, and inconsiderate to the readers of biography pages who may not, themselves, be academics.
- But the vast majority of Wikipedia articles already use the term Juris Doctor or J.D. for those who graduated from law school during or after 1971. For these individuals, Juris Doctor or J.D. is by far the more commonly used term. The horse has already left the barn.
- By the way, are you trying to increase your anonymity by editing my Talk page using an IPv6 address (and editing the articles using an IPv4 address)?
- No, I am unaware of that distinction. 2601:205:3:DEE2:6051:47E6:9B06:C824 (talk) 18:37, 23 August 2020 (UTC)
- Original research is drawing a conclusion from a source and writing about it here. Please read this article: WP:OR. You should also understand that Wikipedia does not allow contributions made from synthesis, or the combination of material from multiple places (see WP:SYNTH). You seem to think it's OK to run through WP articles and change every occurrence of "law degree" (or "JD") to "J.D.". In some cases (i.e. where supported by the cited source), that's fine, but, as I've told you before, where the source material says "law degree", you must leave it alone.
- Thinking "the source says law degree, but all Law Degrees issued in the US during that time are really J.D. degrees, so I'll change it" is original research because you're inferring something from the source that is not written there. Do not do this.
- Secondly, if you went out on the street and asked passersby "What is a law degree?" and "What is a J.D.?", you would find more people are familiar with the former term than with the latter. WP is meant to be understandable by average readers, and there is a real art to explaining complex topics in simple terms. You are not improving the encyclopedia by inserting a less-common term in place of one that is more widely understood; absolute accuracy and arcane precision are not always the best choices. Should I tell you "I have circumscribed dermal edema consistent with urticaria", or should I say "I have an itchy rash"? The former is far more accurate, but many more people will understand the latter statement. The same rationale applies to abbreviations. I would never tell someone I'd just met "I hold an ASEL/AMEL/IA, and LTA/B-AH certificate." Rather, I'll just say "I'm a pilot". If they wanted more detail, I might say "I'm a private pilot with an instrument rating, and fly hot-air balloons." I would never hit anyone (other than another pilot or an FAA guy) with the alphabet soup, because they probably wouldn't understand (and they'd probably think I was an arrogant ass for talking that way).
- That said, you should not run a massive search/replace in these articles. If you want to say J.D., fine. Find a reliable source and cite it. (NOTE: Wikipedia articles are not considered reliable sources for other Wikipedia articles.) THEN, make sure the resulting sentence is as clear to the majority of readers as was the former one. If the article said "Joe Blow received a law degree from Catatonic State University", your new sentence should probably read "Joe Blow received a [[Juris Doctor|J.D.]] (law) degree from Catatonic State University". — UncleBubba ( T @ C ) 15:45, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
"L.I"
The cited ref isn't retrievable, but the text was pretty specific, so we need to assume it was quoted accurately ("LI.B./J.D." and "LI.M."). If you want to make this change, you need to cite a reliable source and explain it.
There are no such degrees as the LI.B. or LI.M. They do not exist. They cannot be found anywere else on Wikipedia. Because the J.D. replaced the LL.B., "we need to assume" that LI.B. reprsents confusion between a capital i (I) and a small l, and a capital l (l). Similar logic applies to the LL.M., which is the degree that follows the LL.B./J.D.2601:205:3:DEE2:BC1C:15F:C86B:19A8 (talk) 02:03, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
- His CV proves what I have been saying. It is LL.B. and LL.M: https://specialedu.ku.edu/sites/specialedu.ku.edu/files/docs/people/vita/R_Turnbull-02-22-17.pdf 73.192.242.220 (talk) 06:04, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
- (The following is almost exactly what I posted on the Talk:H._Rutherford_Turnbull page. It's really a waste of time to say the same thing in multiple places, and it scatters the discussion. Please don't do that.)
- Great! That's good information! Now, here's what you need to do: correct the uppercase/lowercase error in the article (i.e. change "LI.B" and "LI.M" to "LL.B" and "LL.M", respectively), and at the same time cite this information (the CV, along with the page number) as the authoritative source for your edit, PROOFREAD IT, and post it to the article. If you want to be considerate of other Wikipedia editors, you should also state, clearly and concisely in your Edit Summary, what you've done, and why. — UncleBubba ( T @ C ) 14:30, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
Please do not "fix" redirects
Please do not "fix" redirects as you did here. Please read WP:NOTBROKEN. I would add that the IP in question is a long-term abuse editor, whio has been blocked many times under many IP addresses. DuncanHill (talk) 16:21, 3 September 2020 (UTC)
- @DuncanHill: Point taken. Thanks for letting me know. — UncleBubba ( T @ C ) 16:39, 3 September 2020 (UTC)
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Hey, you're probably right. In my mind I wasn't being uncivil when I challenged people on their arguments, and I don't think I've used uncivil language. However, an RfC is probably not the place for the actual debate, and my responses are probably disruptive and clutter up the chat. Based on that, I'd outright remove my response to Wwwhatsup, but things would look even weirder with your response to my response still hanging there. I'll keep quiet in the RfC from now on.
Regarding my suggestion for you read the guidelines again - forgive me, but I feel the need to just clarify this point, as you seem to have been a bit put out by it. I didn't mean it like "you need to get your head checked out, you're talking nuts", if that's how it came across. I meant it literally, in that your statement suggested you'd maybe misread the guideline. Specifically, there is no requirement for "a majority" of reliable sources in the guideline, and no one has suggested that. That's what I was trying to straighten out. But perhaps I've misunderstood something myself. Popcornfud (talk) 23:31, 8 September 2020 (UTC)
I have continued editing
If you have problems with my editing kindly report it to the admins, but do not undo the good faith edits that I made, starting today. I won't take a 1-week break as per your advise. Thank you! Angus1986 TALK 09:34, 11 September 2020 (UTC)
- I never advised you to "take a 1-week break" (and the noun, "advice", is spelled with a "c", by the way). I will treat any edits you make exactly as I would any others. If they are beneficial, I won't touch them. If you edit carelessly, I'll remove or correct the problems I see. Edit competently (see WP:CIR) and you won't hear a word from me, except for an occasional "thank you". — UncleBubba ( T @ C ) 14:52, 11 September 2020 (UTC)
- I looked it up on Google and Merriam-Webster and "advise" appears to be the British spelling.(I was curious if you had said anything about me on your talk page and found you didn't, but...) 99.137.85.166 (talk) 21:22, 26 October 2020 (UTC)
- @WinnerWolf99: Actually, that's incorrect. Please see [6], which defines the "-ise" spelling as a verb and the "-ice" spelling as a noun (on both sides of the pond). It even includes the admonishment: Note: Do not confuse with the noun, advice.
- While we're at it, please DO NOT EVER edit historical information on other users' Talk pages, especially without their permission/knowledge. It's great that you created an account, but the message posted above came from an IP address. — UncleBubba ( T @ C ) 21:35, 20 November 2020 (UTC)
- Oh lol
- While we're at it, please DO NOT EVER edit historical information on other users' Talk pages, especially without their permission/knowledge. It's great that you created an account, but the message posted above came from an IP address. — UncleBubba ( T @ C ) 21:35, 20 November 2020 (UTC)
- Ok, I will let them know before doing so — WinnerWolf99 talkWhat did I break now? 21:37, 20 November 2020 (UTC)
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Guild of Copy Editors September 2020 Newsletter
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Hi, I'm still seeing issues with the use of tools like Grammarly, so I've left a note at Wikipedia talk:Template index/User talk namespace asking if there could be a new single-level or multi-level talk page notice to address this. Cheers, Esowteric + Talk + Breadcrumbs 14:22, 24 September 2020 (UTC)
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December 2020 Guild of Copy Editors Newsletter
Guild of Copy Editors December 2020 Newsletter
Hello and welcome to the December GOCE newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since September 2020. Current and upcoming events
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/* History */ Corrected the origination of IMAP at Stanford University
Hello, This is WilliamJYeager. Sorry I didn't understand exactly how to add a little more reality to my changes. Since this happened 35 or so years ago, there are not too many sources. But, RFC1064 for IMAP2 validates part of what I wrote. Strangely, it leaves out the developers. It also does not note that IMAP was supported by an NIH grant as part of the Stanford Knowledge System Labs SUMEX-AIM portion. This portion was for my proposal to develop what became IMAP. Mark was not the unique inventor by a long shot. I don't see where it is documented that he was. He did write the IMAP2 RFC which I edited. The director of SUMEX-AIM at this time was Thomas Rindfleish. Happy, he's still alive an well. Will an email message from him verifying those claims I made be a sufficient addition. If not, I can most likely can create a webpage on the Knowledge Systems Lab website. It will be validated by Tom. It's really sad that such an inaccurate representation of the true history of IMAP is on wikipedia. Oh, I can hopefully find the Stanford Computer Science documentation for V/VGTS. Prof. David Cheriton is still there, and is a close friend. V's quite old and what I seek may be archived. No matter. I'll give it a shot. Thanks so much for cluing me in on how to properly substantiate what I write on a wikipedia webpage. William (Bill) Yeager — Preceding unsigned comment added by Williamjyeager (talk • contribs) 01:07, 22 December 2020 (UTC)
- @Williamjyeager: I recommend you proceed very carefully, and only after you have reviewed the applicable policy pages on contributing material about yourself or your accomplishments. In short, you can't just "create a Web page" and cite it, because that's not a reliable source (see WP:RS and WP:COI). Ideally, Wikipedia cites secondary sources published by reliable organizations; blogs, self-published works, etc. are generally unacceptable.
- While there is nothing wrong with editing articles you have no interest in or connection to, the smartest way deal with a COI situation (after disclosing it) is to use the {{request edit}} template to ask someone else to make the desired changes to the article.
- I'm sorry that these rules have to be enforced, but you would probably not believe the BS that some people want to put into Wikipedia pages. One of my favorite examples is Pedro Paulet, a Peruvian (and, in my opinion, demonstrated fraudster) who claimed to have invented liquid-fueled rockets before Goddard. That article is sort of a pet project of mine, and I regularly have to remove misleading information posted by some apparently well-meaning people who, usually for reasons of national pride, want Paulet's claims to be true. Alas, wishing doesn't make it so.
- Also, please read the templated text I posted to your Talk page—it outlines the steps you must take in the event of a conflict of interest. Cheers! — UncleBubba ( T @ C ) 03:04, 22 December 2020 (UTC)
internet as an proper adjective
when "internet" is capitalized, is there some consensus in wikip style world that it then functions as a proper adjective? or maybe it doesn't need to be? (diff) skakEL 17:23, 28 December 2020 (UTC)
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Reverted changes to ENEA AB page 2021-01-26
While I left what I thought was an adequate and easily verifiable summary:
"Removed factually incorrect statement that read as if OSE was released in 2009"
Maybe it was not enough for people not acquainted with the product or company.
The restored statement makes it appear that the OSE realtime operating system was released initially in 2009, this is patently false as I have first hand knowledge of its existence since the '90s.
Hence my decision to move reference [3] to its right place, as it only announces the release of OSE for multicore systems and to remove the misleading statement.
Unfortunately, I'm no longer in contact with Bengt Eliasson (I had the honour of sitting beside him at work for some time) so I cannot provide a firm date for the relase of OSE.
I have second-hand knowledge that OSE for 68k systems was already released in 1992, but no linkable source; as evidence that 2009 is far off from the birth of OSE, this comparison between OSE and RUFUS (please go to page 8 for English abstract) dates to 2000.
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Re: Beetlejuice
I was the anonymous user who edited the page; what was wrong with them? DrakeyC (talk) 22:24, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
- @DrakeyC: I thought I made my reasoning pretty clear in my Edit Summary (which you should include with every edit, BTW). It's been a while, but what comes to mind is a change you made to a sentence in the first Plot paragraph,
"At their home the two return but find they have no recollection of what happened after the crash or how they got back home ..."
, which I noticed because the word "home" appears twice in it. More important, though, the phrase "at their home the two return but find" just doesn't make a lot of sense; the original ("When the two return home they find"
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- You're right, though: the copy in that section does need some work—perhaps quite a bit. Thanks for the reminder; I'm going to take a look at it as soon as I get my "real" work finished. — UncleBubba ( T @ C ) 23:00, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
- I did make a couple grammar corrections and wording changes. The biggest major change; mentioning the name of Maxie's wife in the middle of the sentence and specifying how they were dispatched, then saying "and Otho" at the end made it a bit awkward to read, and giving these two details is not really necessary to the overall summary. DrakeyC (talk) 17:00, 11 February 2021 (UTC)
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- After a Clarification request, the Arbitration Committee modified Remedy 5 of the Antisemitism in Poland case. This means sourcing expectations are a discretionary sanction instead of being present on all articles. It also details using the talk page or the Reliable Sources Noticeboard to discuss disputed sources.
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GOCE June 2021 newsletter
Guild of Copy Editors June 2021 Newsletter
Hello and welcome to the June newsletter, our first newsletter of 2021, which is a brief update of Guild activities since December 2020. To unsubscribe, follow the link at the bottom of this box. Current events
Election time: Voting in our mid-year Election of Coordinators opened on 16 June and will conclude at the end of the month. GOCE coordinators normally serve a six-month term and are elected on an approval basis. Have your say and show support here. June Blitz: Our June copy-editing blitz is underway and will conclude on 26 June. Drive and blitz reports
January Drive: 28 editors completed 324 copy edits totalling 714,902 words. At the end of the drive, the backlog had reached a record low of 52 articles. (full results) February Blitz: 15 editors completed 48 copy edits totalling 142,788 words. (full results) March Drive: 29 editors completed 215 copy edits totalling 407,736 words. (full results) April Blitz: 12 editors completed 23 copy edits totalling 56,574 words. (full results) May Drive: 29 editors completed 356 copy edits totalling 479,013 words. (full results) Other news
Progress report: as of 26 June, GOCE participants had completed 343 Requests since 1 January. The backlog has fluctuated but remained in control, with a low of 52 tagged articles at the end of January and a high of 620 articles in mid-June. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Jonesey95, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis, Tenryuu and Twofingered Typist, and from member Reidgreg. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.
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Administrators' newsletter – July 2021
News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2021).
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- Consensus has been reached to delete all books in the book namespace. There was rough consensus that the deleted books should still be available on request at WP:REFUND even after the namespace is removed.
- An RfC is open to discuss the next steps following a trial which automatically applied pending changes to TFAs.
- IP addresses of unregistered users are to be hidden from everyone. There is a rough draft of how IP addresses may be shown to users who need to see them. This currently details allowing administrators, checkusers, stewards and those with a new usergroup to view the full IP address of unregistered users. Editors with at least 500 edits and an account over a year old will be able to see all but the end of the IP address in the proposal. The ability to see the IP addresses hidden behind the mask would be dependent on agreeing to not share the parts of the IP address they can see with those who do not have access to the same information. Accessing part of or the full IP address of a masked editor would also be logged. Comments on the draft are being welcomed at the talk page.
- The community authorised COVID-19 general sanctions have been superseded by the COVID-19 discretionary sanctions following a motion at a case request. Alerts given and sanctions placed under the community authorised general sanctions are now considered alerts for and sanctions under the new discretionary sanctions.
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Administrators' newsletter – July 2021
News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2021).
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- An RfC is open to add a delay of one week from nomination to deletion for G13 speedy deletions.
- Last week all wikis were very slow or not accessible for 30 minutes. This was due to server lag caused by regenerating dynamic lists on the Russian Wikinews after a large bulk import. (T287380)
- Following an amendment request, the committee has clarified that the Talk page exception to the 500/30 rule in remedy 5 of the Palestine-Israel articles 4 case does not apply to requested move discussions.
- You can vote for candidates in the 2021 Board of Trustees elections from 4 August to 17 August. Four community elected seats are up for election.
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Administrators' newsletter – September 2021
News and updates for administrators from the past month (August 2021).
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- Feedback is requested on the Universal Code of Conduct enforcement draft by the Universal Code of Conduct Phase 2 drafting committee.
- A RfC is open on whether to allow administrators to use extended confirmed protection on high-risk templates.
- A discussion is open to decide when, if ever, should discord logs be eligible for removal when posted onwiki (including whether to oversight them)
- A RfC on the next steps after the trial of pending changes on TFAs has resulted in a 30 day trial of automatic semi protection for TFAs.
- The Score extension has been re-enabled on public wikis. It has been updated, but has been placed in safe mode to address unresolved security issues. Further information on the security issues can be found on the mediawiki page.
- A request for comment is in progress to provide an opportunity to amend the structure, rules, and procedures of the Arbitration Committee election and resolve any issues not covered by existing rules. Comments and new proposals are welcome.
- The 2021 RfA review is now open for comments.
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September 2021 Guild of Copy Editors newsletter
Guild of Copy Editors September 2021 Newsletter
Hello and welcome to the September GOCE newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since June 2021. Current and upcoming events
September Drive: Our current backlog-elimination drive is open until 23:59 on 30 September (UTC) and is open to all copy editors. Sign up today! Drive and Blitz reports
June Blitz: From 20 to 26 June, 6 participating editors claimed 16 copy edits, focusing on requests and articles tagged in March and April. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. July Drive: Almost 575,000 words of articles were copy edited for this event. Of the 24 people who signed up, 18 copyedited at least one article. Final results and awards are listed here. August Blitz: From 15 to 21 August, we copy edited articles tagged in April and May 2021 and requests. 9 participating editors completed 17 copy edits on the blitz. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Other news
June election: Jonesey95 was chosen to continue as lead coordinator, assisted by Dhtwiki, Tenryuu, and Miniapolis. New maintenance template added to our project scope: After a short discussion in June, we added {{cleanup tense}} to the list of maintenance templates that adds articles to the Guild's copy editing backlog categories. This change added 198 articles, spread over 97 months of backlog, to our queue. We processed all of those articles except for those from the three or four most recent months during the July backlog elimination drive (Here's a link to a "tense" discussion during the drive). Progress report: As of 18:26, 24 September 2021 (UTC), GOCE copyeditors have processed 468 requests since 1 January and there were 60 requests awaiting completion on the Requests page. The backlog of articles tagged for copy-editing stood at 433 (see monthly progress graph above). Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Jonesey95, Dhtwiki, Tenryuu, and Miniapolis. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.
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Administrators' newsletter – October 2021
News and updates for administrators from the past month (September 2021).
- Following an RfC, extended confirmed protection may be used preemptively on certain high-risk templates.
- Following a discussion at the Village Pump, there is consensus to treat discord logs the same as IRC logs. This means that discord logs will be oversighted if posted onwiki.
- DiscussionTools has superseded Enterprisey's reply-link script. Editors may switch using the "Discussion tools" checkbox under Preferences → Beta features.
- A motion has standardised the 500/30 (extended confirmed) restrictions placed by the Arbitration Committee. The standardised restriction is now listed in the Arbitration Committee's procedures.
- Following the closure of the Iranian politics case, standard discretionary sanctions are authorized for all edits about, and all pages related to, post-1978 Iranian politics, broadly construed.
- The Arbitration Committee encourages uninvolved administrators to use the discretionary sanctions procedure in topic areas where it is authorised to facilitate consensus in RfCs. This includes, but is not limited to, enforcing sectioned comments, word/diff limits and moratoriums on a particular topic from being brought in an RfC for up to a year.
- Editors have approved expanding the trial of Growth Features from 2% of new accounts to 25%, and the share of newcomers getting mentorship from 2% to 5%. Experienced editors are invited to add themselves to the mentor list.
- The community consultation phase of the 2021 CheckUser and Oversight appointments process is open for editors to provide comments and ask questions to candidates.
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Administrators' newsletter – November 2021
News and updates for administrators from the past month (October 2021).
- Phase 2 of the 2021 RfA review has commenced which will discuss potential solutions to address the 8 issues found in Phase 1. Proposed solutions that achieve consensus will be implemented and you may propose solutions till 07 November 2021.
- Toolhub is a catalogue of tools which can be used on Wikimedia wikis. It is at https://toolhub.wikimedia.org/.
- GeneralNotability, Mz7 and Cyberpower678 have been appointed to the Electoral Commission for the 2021 Arbitration Committee Elections. Ivanvector and John M Wolfson are reserve commissioners.
- Eligible editors are invited to self-nominate themselves to stand in the 2021 Arbitration Committee elections from 07 November 2021 until 16 November 2021.
- The 2021 CheckUser and Oversight appointments process has concluded with the appointment of five new CheckUsers and two new Oversighters.
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- Unregistered editors using the mobile website are now able to receive notices to indicate they have talk page messages. The notice looks similar to what is already present on desktop, and will be displayed on when viewing any page except mainspace and when editing any page. (T284642)
- The limit on the number of emails a user can send per day has been made global instead of per-wiki to help prevent abuse. (T293866)
- Voting in the 2021 Arbitration Committee Elections is open until 23:59, 06 December 2021 (UTC).
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December 2021 GOCE Newsletter
Guild of Copy Editors December 2021 Newsletter
Hello and welcome to the December GOCE newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since September 2021. Current and upcoming events
Election time: Our end-of-year election of coordinators opened for nominations on 1 December and will close on 15 December at 23:59 (UTC). Voting opens at 00:01 the following day and will continue until 31 December at 23:59, just before "Auld Lang Syne". Coordinators normally serve a six-month term and are elected on an approval basis. Self-nominations are welcome. If you've thought of helping out at the Guild, or know of another editor who would make a good coordinator, please consider standing for election or nominating them here. December Blitz: We have scheduled a week-long copy-editing blitz for 12 to 18 December. Sign up now! Drive and Blitz reports
September Drive: Almost 400,000 words of articles were copy edited for this event. Of the 27 people who signed up, 21 copyedited at least one article. Final results and awards are listed here. October Blitz: From 17 to 23 October, we copy edited articles tagged in May and June 2021 and requests. 8 participating editors completed 26 copy edits on the blitz. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. November Drive: Over 350,000 words of articles were copy edited for this event. Of the 21 people who signed up, 14 copyedited at least one article. Final results and awards are listed here. Other news
It is with great sadness that we report the death on 19 November of Twofingered Typist, who was active with the Guild almost daily for the past several years. His contributions long exceeded the thresholds for the Guild's highest awards, and he had a hand in innumerable good and featured article promotions as a willing collaborator. Twofingered Typist also served as a Guild coordinator from July 2019 to June 2021. He is sorely missed by the Wikipedia community. Progress report: As of 30 November, GOCE copyeditors have completed 619 requests in 2021 and there were 51 requests awaiting completion on the Requests page. The backlog stood at 946 articles tagged for copy-editing (see monthly progress graph above). Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Jonesey95, Dhtwiki, Tenryuu, and Miniapolis. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.
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- Following consensus at the 2021 RfA review, the autopatrolled user right has been removed from the administrators user group; admins can grant themselves the autopatrolled permission if they wish to remain autopatrolled.
- Additionally, consensus for proposal 6C of the 2021 RfA review has led to the creation of an administrative action review process. The purpose of this process will be to review individual administrator actions and individual actions taken by users holding advanced permissions.
- Following the 2021 Arbitration Committee elections, the following editors have been appointed to the Arbitration Committee: Beeblebrox, Cabayi, Donald Albury, Enterprisey, Izno, Opabinia regalis, Worm That Turned, Wugapodes.
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Administrators' newsletter – February 2022
News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2022).
- The Universal Code of Conduct enforcement guidelines have been published for consideration. Voting to ratify this guideline is planned to take place 7 March to 21 March. Comments can be made on the talk page.
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- The Arbitration Committee has published a generalised comment regarding successful appeals of sanctions that it can review (such as checkuser blocks).
- A motion related to the Antisemitism in Poland case was passed following a declined case request.
- Voting in the 2022 Steward elections will begin on 07 February 2022, 14:00 (UTC) and end on 26 February 2022, 13:59 (UTC). The confirmation process of current stewards is being held in parallel. You can automatically check your eligibility to vote.
- Voting in the 2022 Community Wishlist Survey is open until 11 February 2022.
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News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2022).
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- A RfC is open to change the wording of revision deletion criterion 1 to remove the sentence relating to non-infringing contributions.
- A RfC is open to discuss prohibiting draftification of articles over 90 days old.
- The deployment of the reply tool as an opt-out feature, as announced in last month's newsletter, has been delayed to 7 March. Feedback and comments are being welcomed at Wikipedia talk:Talk pages project. (T296645)
- Special:Nuke will now allow the selection of standard deletion reasons to be used when mass-deleting pages. This was a Community Wishlist Survey request from 2022. (T25020)
- The ability to undelete the talk page when undeleting a page using Special:Undelete or the API will be added soon. This change was requested in the 2021 Community Wishlist Survey. (T295389)
- Several unused discretionary sanctions and article probation remedies have been rescinded. This follows the community feedback from the 2021 Discretionary Sanctions review.
- The 2022 appointees for the Ombuds commission are Érico, Faendalimas, Galahad, Infinite0694, Mykola7, Olugold, Udehb and Zabe as regular members and Ameisenigel and JJMC89 as advisory members.
- Following the 2022 Steward Elections, the following editors have been appointed as stewards: AntiCompositeNumber, BRPever, Hasley, TheresNoTime, and Vermont.
- The 2022 Community Wishlist Survey results have been published alongside the ranking of prioritized proposals.
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News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2022).
- An RfC is open proposing a change to the minimum activity requirements for administrators.
- Access to Special:RevisionDelete has been expanded to include users who have the
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- Wikipedia:Arbitration Committee/Procedures § Opening of proceedings has been updated to reflect current practice following a motion.
- A arbitration case regarding Skepticism and coordinated editing has been closed.
- A arbitration case regarding WikiProject Tropical Cyclones has been opened.
- Voting for the Universal Code of Conduct Enforcement guidelines has closed, and the results were that 56.98% of voters supported the guidelines. The results of this vote mean the Wikimedia Foundation Board will now review the guidelines.
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GOCE April 2022 newsletter
Guild of Copy Editors April 2022 Newsletter
Hello and welcome to the April newsletter, a brief update of Guild activities since December 2021. Election results: Jonesey95 retired as lead coordinator. Reidgreg was approved to fill this role after an 18-month absence from the coordinator team, and Baffle gab1978 was chosen as an assistant coordinator following a one-year break. Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Tenryuu continued on as long-standing assistant coordinators. January Drive: Of the 22 editors who signed up, 16 editors claimed 146 copy edits including 45 requests. (details) February Blitz: This one-week effort focused on requests and a theme of Africa and African diaspora history. Of the 12 editors who signed up, 6 editors recorded 21 copy edits, including 4 requests. (details) March Drive: Of the 28 editors who signed up, 18 claimed 116 copy edits including 25 requests. (details) April Blitz: This one-week copy editing event has been scheduled for 17–23 April, sign up now! Progress report: As of 11 April, copy editors have removed approximately 500 articles from the backlog and completed 127 copy-editing requests during 2022. The backlog has been hovering at about 1,100 tagged articles for the past six months. Thank you all again for your participation; we wouldn't be able to achieve what we have without you! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Reidgreg, Baffle gab1978, Dhtwiki, Miniapolis and Tenryuu To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list.
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