Contents
- 1 Welcome!
- 2 February 2014
- 3 Situation in the Ukraie
- 4 Disambiguation link notification for April 16
- 5 May 2014
- 6 Discretionary sanctions notification
- 7 Disambiguation link notification for August 18
- 8 Managing a conflict of interest
- 9 October 2014
- 10 Thank you for appreciation
- 11 January 2015
- 12 Notice of Edit warring noticeboard discussion
- 13 Etiquette issues
- 14 May 2015
- 15 Arbitration Committee sanctions in effect on Ahmadiyya Jabrayilov
- 16 ArbCom elections are now open!
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February 2014
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Situation in the Ukraie
Hello,
I saw you are very active writing about Ukraine. I would like to share with you a article I wrote about the situation in the Ukraine: [1]
It's a new blog and I will publish more on the topic. Do you think you could write your opinion there and help spread it?
Thank you! 2.125.165.6 (talk) 08:26, 19 March 2014 (UTC)
Thank you, unfortunately I am not active writing about Ukraine here, because my English is rather poor I'll read your article and try to write there what i think.. Cathry (talk) 15:22, 19 March 2014 (UTC)
Disambiguation link notification for April 16
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May 2014
Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at 2 May 2014 Odessa clashes. Your edits appear to be disruptive and have been reverted or removed.
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Please ensure you are familiar with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, and please do not continue to make edits that appear disruptive, until the dispute is resolved through consensus. Continuing to edit disruptively could result in loss of editing privileges. please don't edit war and please use the talk page for controversial material, and be aware of WP:3RR Львівське (говорити) 22:50, 5 May 2014 (UTC)
Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to vandalize pages by deliberately introducing incorrect information, as you did at 2 May 2014 Odessa clashes, you may be blocked from editing. RGloucester — ☎ 00:37, 6 May 2014 (UTC)
- you hide facts about death of more than 40 men with user Lvivske, which is supporter of Ukranian party Svoboda Cathry (talk) 00:43, 6 May 2014 (UTC)
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- Nothing is hidden. The article says that some people were beaten, that the pro-unity demonstrators said 'Burn, Colorado, Burn'. It's all there. You are merely introducing deliberate skewing of unverifiable primary source opinion as fact. RGloucester — ☎ 00:54, 6 May 2014 (UTC)
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- I am not interested in your political activity. but is clear you are affiliated person. I dont see nothing funny now, though I know nationalist supporters joked about "colorados pies " Cathry
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- Concerning your edit at Right Sector: Most mainstream reports indicate that the defenders killed or wounded over 50 enemy combatants and that civilian casualties were much lower. Does any Wikipedia editor have the authority to deem this outcome a “tragedy”?
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- No, there were not combatants mainly (for normal people every such death is tragedy though). There was at least 6 women (3 of them 50+ years), http://vesti.ua/odessa/50496-ognennaja-rota-spisok-pogibshih .So I think that mainstream reports you speaking of are disgusting. Cathry (talk) 13:52, 9 May 2014 (UTC)
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"defenders killed or wounded" unfortunately, it is mistake, defenders were killed or wounded. Cathry (talk) 13:54, 9 May 2014 (UTC)
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- Yes, the Sektor boys who took part in the clash called it “another bright page of our national history”. But they’re not expected to maintain NPOV. We are.
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- For helpful background information, see generally MW3. “partisan. A member of a guerrilla band … engaged chiefly in demolition, incendiarism, …” --Dervorguilla (talk) 23:56, 8 May 2014 (UTC)
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Disambiguation link notification for August 18
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Managing a conflict of interest
Hello, Cathry. We welcome your contributions to Wikipedia, but if you are affiliated with some of the people, places or things you have written about in the article Ukrainian Insurgent Army, you may have a conflict of interest or close connection to the subject.
All editors are required to comply with Wikipedia's neutral point of view content policy. People who are very close to a subject often have a distorted view of it, which may cause them to inadvertently edit in ways that make the article either too flattering or too disparaging. People with a close connection to a subject are not absolutely prohibited from editing about that subject, but they need to be especially careful about ensuring their edits are verified by reliable sources and writing with as little bias as possible.
If you are very close to a subject, here are some ways you can reduce the risk of problems:
- Avoid or exercise great caution when editing or creating articles related to you, your organization, or its competitors, as well as projects and products they are involved with.
- Be cautious about deletion discussions. Everyone is welcome to provide information about independent sources in deletion discussions, but avoid advocating for deletion of articles about your competitors.
- Avoid linking to the Wikipedia article or website of your organization in other articles (see Wikipedia:Spam).
- Exercise great caution so that you do not accidentally breach Wikipedia's content policies.
Please familiarize yourself with relevant content policies and guidelines, especially those pertaining to neutral point of view, verifiability of information, and autobiographies.
For information on how to contribute to Wikipedia when you have a conflict of interest, please see our frequently asked questions for organizations. Thank you. Iryna Harpy (talk) 23:50, 25 August 2014 (UTC)
- What is the matter? Is it about my edit based on this article Даниил Романовский. КОЛЛАБОРАНТЫ: УКРАИНСКИЙ НАЦИОНАЛИЗМ И ГЕНОЦИД ЕВРЕЕВ В ЗАПАДНОЙ УКРАИНЕ http://www.lechaim.ru/ARHIV/191/roman.htm ? Cathry (talk) 00:58, 26 August 2014 (UTC)
- Yes, it's based on Romanovsky... who is a WP:POV source to be handled with care in use in a WP:BALANCED article. He is heavily referenced by Per Anders Rudling, also considered to be WP:POV and not reliable in the context of this article. I've posted links to discussions regarding Rudling as a WP:RS on the article's talk page. Please try to keep discussions to one talk page or the other rather than posting to both simultaneously. --Iryna Harpy (talk) 01:33, 26 August 2014 (UTC)
- Now, it is your opininon that Rudling is WP:POV and i has another. But I based my edit on Romanovsky article, not Rudling. Do you think you can delete all edits you do not like as POV? Cathry (talk) 01:44, 26 August 2014 (UTC)
- It's not a matter of my 'opinion' versus your 'opinion': it's a matter of the reliability of the sources and the use of identifiably biased sources... and, now, you are edit warring on an article subject to discretionary sanctions. --Iryna Harpy (talk) 04:05, 26 August 2014 (UTC)
- You do not prove bias of Rudling yet (and it will be very hard with plenty of historians who support him, instead of ukrainian nationalists), and you did not mention Romanovsky still. Cathry (talk) 10:59, 26 August 2014 (UTC)
- Romanovsky is being discussed... However, I must thank you for confirming your WP:POV approach to the subject matter: "with plenty of historians who support him, instead of ukrainian nationalists". --Iryna Harpy (talk) 05:17, 27 August 2014 (UTC)
- You do not prove bias of Rudling yet (and it will be very hard with plenty of historians who support him, instead of ukrainian nationalists), and you did not mention Romanovsky still. Cathry (talk) 10:59, 26 August 2014 (UTC)
- It's not a matter of my 'opinion' versus your 'opinion': it's a matter of the reliability of the sources and the use of identifiably biased sources... and, now, you are edit warring on an article subject to discretionary sanctions. --Iryna Harpy (talk) 04:05, 26 August 2014 (UTC)
- Now, it is your opininon that Rudling is WP:POV and i has another. But I based my edit on Romanovsky article, not Rudling. Do you think you can delete all edits you do not like as POV? Cathry (talk) 01:44, 26 August 2014 (UTC)
- Yes, it's based on Romanovsky... who is a WP:POV source to be handled with care in use in a WP:BALANCED article. He is heavily referenced by Per Anders Rudling, also considered to be WP:POV and not reliable in the context of this article. I've posted links to discussions regarding Rudling as a WP:RS on the article's talk page. Please try to keep discussions to one talk page or the other rather than posting to both simultaneously. --Iryna Harpy (talk) 01:33, 26 August 2014 (UTC)
October 2014
Hello, I'm Iryna Harpy. Wikipedia is written by people who have a wide diversity of opinions, but we try hard to make sure articles have a neutral point of view. Your recent edit to Ukrainian Insurgent Army seemed less than neutral to me, so I removed it for now. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you.
P.S. Please remain aware of the discretionary sanctions warning posted to this talk page in May. I suggest that you take it seriously. Iryna Harpy (talk) 23:56, 29 October 2014 (UTC)
- Iryna Harpy, my edit was based on specified source, didn't you see it? Cathry (talk) 06:03, 30 October 2014 (UTC)
Thank you for appreciation
I'm trying now to create a template concerning to the support of Novorossiya and Crimea self-determination. I haven't found out yet... But maybe I can do it. Greetings from Portugal!Mondolkiri1 (talk) 01:33, 5 November 2014 (UTC)
January 2015
Hello, I'm Iryna Harpy. I wanted to let you know that I undid one or more of your recent contributions to Wolfsangel because they appeared to be promotional. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia.
Your use of Anton Shestakov from what is essentially a WP:POV promotional Russian 'news' blog is out of order. I'm getting extremely tired of your WP:TEDIOUS editing pattern. If you wish to portray Ukrainians as fanatical nationalists who'd cut your throat as soon as look at you, I suggest you get an account for a forum or start your own blog. Your extremist POV pushing is not appreciated here. Iryna Harpy (talk) 06:53, 17 January 2015 (UTC)
- Andreas Umland is well-known political researcher, so is Anton Shekhovtsov (who is Shestakov?). Open Democracy has little relation to Russia, as i know. I am Ukrainian citizen (Ukrainan, Russian and Jewish by nationality), but I have nothing common with this Nazi from SNA and SNPU. Please be more polite and attentive in your edits. I will undo your revert. Cathry (talk) 07:11, 17 January 2015 (UTC)
Please do not add promotional material to Wikipedia, as you did to Wolfsangel. While objective prose about beliefs, products or services is acceptable, Wikipedia is not intended to be a vehicle for soapboxing, advertising or promotion. Thank you. Iryna Harpy (talk) 00:21, 18 January 2015 (UTC)
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You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on Wolfsangel. Users are expected to collaborate with others, to avoid editing disruptively, and to try to reach a consensus rather than repeatedly undoing other users' edits once it is known that there is a disagreement.
Please be particularly aware that Wikipedia's policy on edit warring states:
- Edit warring is disruptive regardless of how many reverts you have made.
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In particular, editors should be aware of the three-revert rule, which says that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. While edit warring on Wikipedia is not acceptable in any amount and can lead to a block, breaking the three-revert rule is very likely to lead to a block. If you find yourself in an editing dispute, use the article's talk page to discuss controversial changes; work towards a version that represents consensus among editors. You can post a request for help at an appropriate noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases it may be appropriate to request temporary page protection. Iryna Harpy (talk) 00:57, 18 January 2015 (UTC)
Notice of Edit warring noticeboard discussion
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Etiquette issues
Please do not treat other Wikipedians as if they were a 24/7 service who should avail themselves to you and your interests the moment you call on them. For myself, I have an extensive watchlist of articles covering numerous areas of Wikipedia. At the moment, I have well over one hundred alerts on articles, other users pinging me for input on issues... all while I'm trying to copyedit, cite check and develop articles.
This doesn't mean that I won't get to pings or other issues when I have the time, but it does mean that I'm not able to respond to anything just because you demand instant gratification. Rather than pinging me regarding having opened a discussion on the RSN from that RSN, then making indignated remarks about my not having responded, please be a little more respectful of the fact that I have a lot that I work on in Wikipedia, as well as a real life (including a need for sleep). I will respond as soon as I am able, although it is not currently high on my priorities list.
I would appreciate it if you were to leave a message on my talk page to alert me to the RSN thread you've opened in order that I have a reminder of its existence. Thank you for your understanding. --Iryna Harpy (talk) 21:52, 19 January 2015 (UTC)
May 2015
Welcome to Wikipedia. At least one of your recent edits, such as the edit you made to Religion in Russia, did not appear to be constructive and has been reverted or removed. Although everyone is welcome to contribute to Wikipedia, please take some time to familiarise yourself with our policies and guidelines. You can find information about these at the welcome page which also provides further information about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. If you only meant to make some test edits, please use the sandbox for that. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you may leave a message on my talk page.
Please note that you shouldn't edit war, even if you think you're right. Note the diffs here, here, here, here, and here. Yes, there is a Category:Religion in the United States, and you've challenged two editors over the cats without discussion. If you feel that there are redundant categories, the issue should be taken up a the relevant category's talk page, not in a tug of war over the article itself. Iryna Harpy (talk) 23:18, 23 May 2015 (UTC)
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