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List of Eureka episodes (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) I would like to add the HH Ratings to episodes listed on this page, as prior to 2008 HH Ratings were all that Nielsen Media collected. Statistics for a show are valuable to anyone doing objective research. My edits are being reverted. When asked why we must use Total Viewers, the reply was, "Because that's the one one we list, not every ratings type in existence." My edits had the HH Rating properly labeled as "HH Rating" and were properly cited. Capricatimes (talk) 12:28, 14 May 2011 (UTC)
May I politely ask what is to be done with ratings prior to 2008? Are they to remain absentee? I think it's disappointing that a measurement can't be provided for the users of Wikipedia. Capricatimes (talk) 02:55, 15 May 2011 (UTC)
Template:NCES School ID (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
I am working on this template to help produce inline references for statistical data about schools in the US. Would someone be kind enough to take a look at the Template and Talk page and give opinions as to ways to improve this? I frankly envision this template eventually being used in hundreds if not thousands of articles and would like to at least get the parameters nailed fairly soon before there are lots of links to it. For a sample of how I see the use, see the article Hommocks Middle School. Many thanks in advance for your time!--Arg342 (talk) 19:50, 17 May 2011 (UTC)
I have expanded the aricle Refah Tragedy 5-fold and nominated it for DYK entry. However, it was claimed in the review at the related Talk page that copyediting is necessary. Can someone spare time to do it for me?. Thanks a lot in advance. CeeGee (talk) 07:37, 19 May 2011 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=ZuluTrade&action=history
The following user has repeatedly removed my link. It appears the user is a representative of the ZuluTrade company. But I think companies don't own articles on Wikipedia.
The user is: Goreg
This is the last edit he made to remove my link again: (cur | prev) 13:48, 19 May 2011 Goreg (talk | contribs) (6,954 bytes) (→External links) (undo)
This can be seen on the Revision history of ZuluTrade page at: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=ZuluTrade&action=history
The link line he removed is the following: "* Website & Blog of a ZuluTrade Signal Provider"
Can somebody please help and/or provide advise what I can do to not let this user keep removing my edits ? It appears the company does not want any other links but which belong to the ZuluTrade company. This is not the idea of open source, would a 3rd party editor agree on this ?
Looking forward to valuable input and ideas on how to resolve this.
Best Regards,
87.150.166.61 (talk) 18:48, 20 May 2011 (UTC)
--67.68.146.35 (talk) 19:27, 22 May 2011 (UTC)je ne comprend pas pourquoi mon face book a ete desactiver et je ne comprend pas pourquoi mon nom a ete changer pourrier vous maider a reactiver mon facebook
Anyone looking over History of the Ming Dynasty and Ming Dynasty to improve and add citations (as I was yesterday) should be disturbed; often sections are identical. Instead of the Ming article containing a briefer summary of History of the Ming Dynasty, it is copied verbatim in direct contradiction of Wikipedia's policies (please see WP:Summary_style and WP:Article_size}. Yes, it's a Featured Article, and maybe that is why I am getting no response on the relevant talk pages, but a policy violation is a policy violation; Ming Dynasty is largely a cut and paste from History of the Ming Dynasty!! I have a ton of secondary sources on the Ming, and want to add facts and citations but feel I can't until this fundamental, underlying problem is addressed. Can any of you collaborate and help me improve Ming content and rectify this problem that is a stain on Wikipedia's usually excellent coverage of China's important history? --NickDupree (talk) NickDupree (talk) 01:35, 18 May 2011 (UTC)
Good Afternoon,
Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn's page has been hi-jacked by an opponent of the Mayor who uses the name "TomPointTwo".
Numerous complaints have be raised as to the article's neutrality, and the general consensus is that the page has been seized by opponents of the Mayor.
While opposition is good and healthy, it is not appropriate within the context of a Wikipedia entry which aims to be factual and encyclopedic.
At the very least, the offending material should be removed until it is hashed out in talk.
Please help us resolve this issue, and thank you for your time.
The article in question is here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_McGinn
Thank you very much for your time. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Thugdog Nasty (talk • contribs) 19:25, 20 May 2011 (UTC)
Injunction (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
The super injunctions section in this article is seeing a lot of activity, and I'm fighting a lonely battle against overwhelming the article with current events about super injunctions in Britain. There's already an article on this issue, 2011 British super-injunction controversy, and there's a see also in the Injunction article section pointing to that article. Yet, editors insist on adding more information that, in my view, properly belongs in the Controversy article, not in the Injunction article itself. I've opened up a discussion on the Talk page here. I've asked the WikiLaw Project folk to contribute here. But I'm getting very little discussion of the issue.
As I explain on the Injunction Talk page, the Injunction article is not supposed to be about controversy. It's just supposed to be a relatively dry exposition of legal terms. However, that argument hasn't met with much success, and I find myself reverting more often than I'd like, and at some point I'll have to stop. In my opinion, the article is being degraded by this stuff, but I need some other editors to contribute their views. Maybe I'll end up being in a minority, don't know, but more people need to weigh in.--Bbb23 (talk) 21:42, 20 May 2011 (UTC)
Someone posted the recipe to make VX (the deadly nerve gas) here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VX_%28nerve_agent%29#Synthesis . I found this to be at the very least negligent and at the most possibly mass murderous. Everyone doesn't need to know such a thing, and if they do, they should be left to work it out on their own. I hope the portion that I deleted is determined to stay deleted for the good of the world. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.76.152.3 (talk) 01:51, 21 May 2011 (UTC)
Can someone explain to me how to set up auto-archiving for my talk page please? --Anthonyhcole (talk) 04:29, 21 May 2011 (UTC)
recently i added an important in my view information about the newest discovery by Polish scientists how to grow the biggest and best quality so far pieces of graphene in a mass production method. Even tho i added references from the media around the world about importance of this achievement user Jalidan is constantly removing my posts and acusing of sharing spam. I would like to add that in the same section there are information about American and Korean scientists achievements in the field of graphene production. Please help to resolve that dispute.Link to the article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphene —Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.79.209.226 (talk) 12:13, 21 May 2011 (UTC)
I added a stub (US bio) to the Martha Kanter article. I looked for a more specific one but couldn't find anything. Is there a better one?--Bbb23 (talk) 19:27, 21 May 2011 (UTC)
Thanks, everyone. I'm going to leave the general stub as I don't think the more specific ones fit.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:23, 21 May 2011 (UTC)
I've done significant work on the article My Prerogative for more than a year and brought it to GA status. The article covers mostly Brown's original version, which was a big hit in the United States, as well as Britney Spears's cover, which flopped in the US but was a worldwide hit. User 121.219.24.16 keeps removing these charting facts as well as other neutral information referring to her cover from the lead section, claiming it is "unsubstantiated POV NONSENSE". I've asked the editor to take this to the talk page so it can be discussed but he keeps reverting it. It should also be noted that the same edits [1] have been made by the user Encise in January, who had already made negative comments in May 2007 about the cover and proposed removing completely any mention of Spears. Xwomanizerx (talk) 04:54, 22 May 2011 (UTC)
Once Upon a Time and Charlie's Angels:
Broadcast Networks require that hour long TV series and half-hour shows be approximately shown as 60 mins. or 30 mins. No less. Such as some editors write.--Ethanbauer24 (talk) 22:41, 23 May 2011 (UTC)
SAS Rapid Data Warehouse Methodology (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
Hi, I don't have an account but noticed this page which should probably be removed, it reads like a tech whitepaper or similar. I tried to make a deletion page but was prompted to log in. Thanks 68.34.91.167 (talk) 05:57, 28 May 2011 (UTC)
I am attempting to submit an article that has verifiable references, the Wall Street Journal and the San Francisco Chronicle among them. However, I keep being told that they are not verifiable. Please advise. Thomasdakota (talk) 00:59, 24 May 2011 (UTC)
I have been trying for awhile now to get an answer to have the Notability Tag removed for a page I wrote on Mark Pretorius. I have contacted the person that initially placed it there, and I have left a request on my talk page. No-one has come back to me? I have sourced and made substantial changes to it, and I believe it now meets notability, i.e. criterion 4. Could someone please help me here?
Thanks in advance,
Infrasupra (talk) 04:30, 24 May 2011 (UTC)
Thanks for your help, it is appreciated.
Infrasupra (talk) 11:31, 24 May 2011 (UTC)
List of unaccredited institutions of higher education (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
MORRIS BROWN COLLEGE SHOULD BE REMOVED FROM THE LIST OF UNACCREDITED COLLEGES IT IS NOW IN CANDACY FOR ACCREDITATION THROUGH THE TRANSITIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS (TRACS) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.59.3.240 (talk) 22:15, 24 May 2011 (UTC)
Dear Editor,
Please take out all the pictures of Prophet Mohammad.
Your website is doing wonderful job keeping authentic information.
So, publishing of pics on your site might end up in disarray.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everybody_Draw_Mohammed_Day
Thanks and regards,
Mohammad Sameer — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.242.228.194 (talk) 12:32, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
Hi All. As a new editor I'm facing the problem of objective writing and NPOV. A page I edited (Maurizio Rossi) was recently tagged as a possible advertisement. After confronting with the user that tagged it, I have rewritten it, mainly removing peacock terms and adding references. Now we both agree that a second opinion would be a good idea. Is someone willing to give me an opinion on this article? Thanks in advance. Jeremyjoshua (talk) 07:21, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
Thank you very much Ukexpat! Jeremyjoshua (talk) 15:36, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
Hi. I'd like to create an article about a book. Can someone point me to pages that describe how to, please? --Anthonyhcole (talk) 09:47, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
A Wizard is available to walk you through these steps. See the Article Wizard.
Thank you.
Hello,
I made an edit to this article to include details of a well-known blog that the subject writes. It was removed (and then restored by me) I suspect because the subject does not like the fact that it was included. The passage was entitled Inside Croydon and backed up by several references.
It is fair and accurate and there is no reason for it not to be included. Could you advise please?
Aristottie — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aristottie123 (talk • contribs) 10:40, 25 May 2011 (UTC)
Dear Editor,
I have raised my concern in response to 10:07, 25 May 2011 Crusoe8181 (talk | contribs) (17,878 bytes) (Reverted 1 edit by 121.242.29.160 (talk); So for the rest of your life you will dedicate yourself to keeping tht timetable up-to-date and telling us why the train was late?? maybe) (undo)
every time Crusoe8181 removes or reverts important information from wiki article Rewa,_India like transport facilties provided by the government like railway
I don't think Crusoe is the sole owner of wikipedia . we are not doing any vandal act,there is no harm in informing the guys of government transport facilities available for any place.
Rather than giving justified answer Crusoe8181 is giving useless uncultured comments like "for the rest of your life you will dedicate yourself to keeping tht timetable up-to-date and telling us why the train was late??"
I can also reply and talk in the same tone
Regards
RK Singh — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rksinghrewa (talk • contribs)
"Category:Mathematics articles with no comments" ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Mathematics_articles_with_no_comments )was recently deleted, but there are still 8,585 talk pages in the category, all with redlinks to it at the bottom of each talk page. It appears that a bot has removed all the articles from the category but missed the talkpages. Is there some automated way to fix this without hand-editing all 8,585 talk pages? (example: Talk:(g,K)-module) Guy Macon (talk) 23:25, 27 May 2011 (UTC)
Your help would be much appreciated on resolving a few differences of opinion on the Marshall Strabala page that I have had with editor NovaSeminary. I will number these issues for clarification: 1. Under the heading “Professional Positions,” it states that “In 2010, Strabala left Gensler under circumstances still in dispute as of December 2010.[7] “And sources this information to “Urbanatomy,” a Shanghai China-based online site with no regular printed edition by that name. See source at:
http://old.urbanatomy.com/index.php/i-ahearts-shanghai/features/4474-the-master-builder
Obviously when the reader reads the word “dispute” it could be as if an alarm bell has gone off for the readers who are in effect encouraged by Wikipedia to visit Urbanatomy.com to learn more about it. This sentence fits the WP:REDFLAG rule: “Exceptional claims require exceptional sources.” If NovaSeminary believes this exceptional claim that comes out of nowhere in this Professional Positions section about a supposed (legal) dispute that Strabala had five months ago is appropriate then I believe he would need two exceptional, separate sources to support it. I do not believe that Urbanatomy, an unknown publication in Shanghai, China, and located in a country known for its lack of freedom of the press, would be qualified to be considered one exceptional source. I would like to specifically know what makes it exceptional. In my option, having been referenced a few times in WP, does not make Urbanatomy exceptional. National awards received by Urbanatomy and having award-winning staff writers might begin to equal exceptional, but I have found no proof of the same. I have asked editor NovaSeminary to consider deleting the sentence in addition because: a) It has been over five months since this story was published and it’s quite possible that such a dispute has been settled, so this would be old and meaningless information in that case. b)There are no details about the supposed dispute so the mention amounts to a negative and fluffy claim. It could be a dispute over Strabala’s final paycheck received from Gensler or something much more substantial. We do not know because there aren’t any details provided. c) It implies, by positioning a large global company like Gensler against one lone architect, that Strabala may have done something wrong, and does not provide Strabala an opportunity to give his side of this story. The author may have misunderstood what Strabala was saying or obtained his information from other unreliable sources. Isn’t that what Wikipedia is supposed to be about, being neutral and giving both sides of a situation? By now, I had hoped to talk about this inflammatory sentence with Marshall Strabala and his father Joseph L Strabala, to get their views, but they have been too busy traveling for me to chat. 2.Personal Information. For over two years, Strabala’s page has had this brief reference to where he lives: "As of September 2010, Strabala divides his time between homes in Shanghai, Houston, and Chicago." and sourced this to Houston Business Journal, Marshall Strabala gives new meaning to 'super-tall', Sept 27 2010, http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2010/09 This information has been approved on numerous occasions by multiple editors during this time. On May 13, 2011, NovaSeminary used the his own invented Wikipedia rule of “cruft,” to delete this sentence. Why is this information about the city(ies) where a person live not appropriate when the same information is welcomed and permitted on included on thousands of other personal pages for business executives on WP. Where Strabala lives is not implying anything, it is merely stating a fact that he lives in three different cities, and this fact has been cited in many media outlets besides Houston Business Journal. NovaSeminary stated that Strabala’s residences are not pertinent because Strabala is not known for his homes but rather for his Architecture work. Well, the same thing could be said for these business executive who are not known for their homes either: Apple Computer head Steve Jobs whose residence is mentioned, and he is known for computers. Todd Stitzer, a business executive whose two residences are mentioned and he is known for his business leadership. William Rondina, a fashion designer whose two residences are mentioned. Architect John C Harkness whose residence is mentioned and he is known for his architecture. Architect Campion Platt whose residence is mentioned, and he is known for architecture. French Architect Jean Nouvel whose residence in Paris is mentioned and he is known for his architecture. Business executive Bonnie Newman, whose residence is mentioned, and she is known for her educational positions held. Robert E Murray, a mining executive whose residence is mentioned. Vikram Pandit, CEO of Citigroup, whose NYC residence is mentioned. ..and I could go on and on. If this personal information is now not permitted on WP then that will be good for me to know. Because then I will be able to properly edit hundreds and possibly thousands of Wikipedia pages for business executives that likely require editing of this so-called “cruft.” And, if you decide that Strabala’s residences are not permitted, but these other executives are permitted to have their residences mentioned, I would like a clear and complete reason.
3. LEED Certification. Again for more than two years, Strabala’s page had included this copy: “A member of the American Institute of Architects, Strabala is LEED certified which recognizes that distinguishes building professionals with the knowledge and skills to successfully steward green building practices and principles. [3]” The publication Architecture Week was used as the source (see http://www.architectureweek.com/2008/1210/people_and_places.html) It would be more accurate for the words “LEED certified” to be changed to “LEED accredited.” Anyway, to continue.
In April, NovaSeminary deleted reference to the LEED certification, without any official WP reason, and for a time NovaSeminary had wanted to know the specific type of LEED certification (there are five I believe) that Strabala had. Well , that type of minutia is not sourced information, but his LEED certification has been sourced In Architecture Week and many other media that have covered him. For example, see EArchitectUK, http://www.e-architect.co.uk/architects/marshall_strabala.htm Houston Construction News: http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:KjLBix6LrbIJ:constructionnews.net/pdf_download.lasso?file%3D200605_HO.pdf+marshall+strabala+leed+certification&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESi1yB0pxxnldG3TfpJkTd1cADeikvrvcpRfDX9VjNPARwViyTH4vPpWnqxPIV8gDF2BiqTz9ulJPKLA5MvgGCtlgO_SLaaIR7rUGZvssU1_PLgO3T2l9RBkTEmJ4Rk-3jiP28b7&sig=AHIEtbSS10LRHMnx0WK18JByc99SF5H8lw&pli=1
This LEED accreditation is pertinent because it is a level of certification that relatively few architects have received. I would like to have that LEED reference put back in the story. Unfortunately, the USGBC that is the keeper of the LEED registry does not keep its online registry fully up to date, otherwise its website would be sourced. I look forward to your comments. Thank you for your assistance.
Did Mykjoseph read the edit notice instructions before posting his/her request here? Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 11:42, 26 May 2011 (UTC)
I have reverted deletions made by one editor at 2011 Fuzhou bombings multiple times now and have talked to him on the talk page. The section in question is one about the censorship of the event directly following the bombings. It is sourced and, in my opinion, directly linked to the subject. The other editor has very different feelings. I would appreciate another set of eyes over there to see if the section does belong or not. Thank you in advance.--Found5dollar (talk) 04:41, 27 May 2011 (UTC)
You didn't give the strong connection between a bombing and the censorship. And obviously, you can easily access to this incident both in English and Chinese.
The 'portal for San Diego County (on the right) uses the city of San Diego seal. The portal button is shown in El Cajon, California, for instance as well as a number of other places. I would think that should be rectified. I am not sure how to change it. Would someone please change it? File:Seal Of San Diego, California.svg File:San Diego County Seal.png Thanks Jim1138 (talk) 05:43, 28 May 2011 (UTC)
Can someone take a look at these two images, File:Tourism.JPG and File:Company logo.jpg... It may just be a caching issue on my end, but the image I uploaded should be the same as File:Picture.jpg - but I'm seeing old versions in the main section and the new/correct versions in the thumbnail/history section. I'm trying to 'salt' these generic image names, and want to confirm tat the right image is visible to the public. Skier Dude (talk) 06:23, 28 May 2011 (UTC)
Machine (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) I am new to Wikipedia, but I have found that my students use it to find basic information regarding machines. For this reason, I have been examining the articles on machines and machine elements. I have attempted to correct vague and misleading statements and have run headlong into an editor Derek fam who has a perspective driven my his view of computers as machines. This conflict seems unresolvable and suggests to me that a new topic is needed that allows Derek fam the opportunity to expound on his view, say Computing Machines. In order to advance this article on machines, his grip must be relaxed in some way.Prof McCarthy (talk) 06:38, 28 May 2011 (UTC)
Scribe (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) I am having a dispute with another editor/editors over whether this article should mention Scribe (ER), computer operators who work with physicians. Reliable sources the disputed text cites call these operators "scribes", and to me there are similarities between modern and ancient/medieval scribes; both are adept in a technology (whether computers or literacy) and use their knowledge to act as go-betweens for others who aren't. Ylee (talk) 08:35, 28 May 2011 (UTC)
For those that aren't aware, Amway is a somewhat controversial direct marketing company. Amongst the templates at the top of the talk page is this 'to-do' list (see WP:TODO:
I consider this list to be a clear breach of WP:NPOV - we should not be giving editors instructions on how they should present Amway, Particularly ones that are clearly intended to present it in a more positive light. As WP:TODO indicates, a to-do list is not a place to express a point of view. I am however unclear as to what the policy is, and would like some guidance. AndyTheGrump (talk) 12:55, 28 May 2011 (UTC)
In the article Nick Clegg (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views), the user Matt Downey is continually removing sourced content from the page. He has also posted warning templates on my talkpage, claiming that I am removing sourced content (which I haven't done - I've only been reverting his removal of the sourced content and asking him not to do it). Thanks Avaya1 (talk) 12:49, 29 May 2011 (UTC)
Hello, I tagged the above two articles (I believe correctly) for issues of sourcing and notability. The creator removed them without, in my opinion, addressing the issues or explaining why satisfactorily, so I restored them with this rationale, and left a standard message on their user talkpage about it. They took umbrage at this and angrily re-removed the tags; usually I would follow up with further dialogue but given that they don't seem to hold my opinions in high esteem, I think it would be better if a hitherto uninvolved third party could take the issue on and explain to them what our verification and notability policies ask of their articles, and how to go about meeting these standards. Thanks in advance, Skomorokh 15:33, 29 May 2011 (UTC)
Here is the link to the article as an example of what I am talking about
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=I_beleive_in_miracles&redirect=no
I do mostly spelling checks and corrections for the Typo Team. I cannot figure out how to correct redirects with incorrect spelling; such as the example above. When I go to edit the redirect, it will not allow me to correct the title of the redirect. Any help? Or are these to be reported to another area to be dealt with? Any help is appreciated. Anlome. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anlome (talk • contribs) 15:54, 29 May 2011 (UTC)
editing Brenda Putnam and even found a picture of one of her works at Harriet Beecher Stowe. However I was not happy with how the picture looked, so copied it and photoshoped it and want post it at Brenda Putnam but an not sure how to do that . Credit for the shot needs to still go to the original poster (who has not edited in a year or so) and I tend to get soooo confused in all the picture uploading hoop-la. Any ideas? Einar aka Carptrash (talk) 04:08, 30 May 2011 (UTC)
Can an editor please assist me? I have been attempting to update actress Bobbie Phillips page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobbie_phillips but someone keeps undoing my work. I am providing verifications of the info and don't fully know how to post everything on here. I used to work for Bobbie Phillips and still even have a copy of her passport showing her birthdate of January 29, 1972. It was correct on IMDB and then someone changed it on there for some reason. I know she retired and doesn't have anyone updating her acting sites. I would love to provide better verified info and even have newer photos but I can't seem to figure out how to put them on here. A link to her acting headshot on Flickr is [[2]]. But, I personally have others. Any help is appreciated. Especially that of keeping my updates on the page. Again, I am not adding any unverifiable info. Thank you for helping! Aaron Carter [removed email] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.127.213.35 (talk) 13:17, 31 May 2011 (UTC)
Thank you WORM! I will work on compiling the appropriate verifications and adding them to each item. Regarding Ms. Phillips stopping work in 2010. It says credited years from and to. Bobbie Phillips appeared on a television show titled Divine Design in 2010 which is verified on IMDB which also shows her credited years until 2010. Prior to that, she retired in 2003(some places say 2004 but it was 2003) which has been verified on IMDB as well as in a book she wrote and many other sources. I will try to add the reference on that info. There are news articles relating to all of my posts. I will do my best to find the appropriate ones online and cite the reference. I do have photos that are not copyrighted, which I will try to figure out how to upload. Thanks again for your assistance. AC — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.127.213.35 (talk) 21:11, 2 June 2011 (UTC)
Could some kind sole review my handling of the WP:BLPPROD process with this article (TL Forsberg) please? I ask as the creator (who has been around since 2007) has already removed a BLP tag from the page after I reviewed it as a new article and has expressed some unhappiness on the talk page. Unfortunately I forgot who WP:PROD at the time and have gone back and done so as no source is cited and a quick search didn't find anything that I am aware of being WP:RS. I'm little concerned that they may also get upset about the WP:PROD. Many thanks in advance. --wintonian talk edits 13:35, 31 May 2011 (UTC)
Hi, someone around, who can take a look at the two articles and decide whether they should be merged or edited to distinguish better between them? Because I can't find any source for the claim that the Atlantic period as such or the term Atlantic is limited to (Northern) Europe and therefore assume, that both articles essentially cover the same issue, with slightly different angles and wonder if two articles are warranted. TIA --h-stt !? 15:13, 31 May 2011 (UTC)
This morning a user "Berean Hunter" decided to remove any external links I had added. A couple examples are...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.300_WSM#External_links http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruger_SR-556
He managed to single out my contributions, that were on-topic and specific to the Wikipedia pages they were posted to. He did manage to ignore other references on the pages that were links to commercial services, so I'm not sure why he is singling me out. The links I added are on-topic, not commercial, and meant to supplement the information already on the page.
Markm84 (talk) 20:06, 31 May 2011 (UTC)
I recently became a Wikipedia article editor and am working my way through a few articles that I noticed needed work, citations, idependent neutral sources, etc. Because the first article I worked on was nominated for deletion by another editor due to lack of citations or importance of the subject, some users have accused me of vandalizing, questioned my motives as far as the editing of the article, and also claimed I am on a personal "vendetta" against the subject of the article. Just today, there is a new user who has joined in the accusations. I believe the tone has turned too personal and borderline abusive and has shifted the discussion from finding outside sources proving the importance and notability of the subject into attacks on everything from my nationality to my motives. I would appreciate a neutral editor weighing in on the issue as there appear to be too many new or one time voters trying to change the direction of the issue at hand. I have tried to remain civil and talk about my reasons for the edits but it has not stopped the attacks. The discussion can be found at:
Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Marisol Deluna (edit | [[Talk:Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Marisol Deluna|talk]] | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
This is a copy of the original article I came across and started editing so you may judge for yourselves the amount of editing that was needed. Attention on the dead links and references:
http://www.enotes.com/topic/Marisol_Deluna
I would also like to note that most of the editing of the article was done by other regular contributors and the "conspiracy theories" arose due to the unfortunate fact that I was the first person to notice the article needed work. For the record, I just recently signed up for an account and name as opposed to just having an IP address to identify me and my edits. Thank you for your time.Aa1232011 (talk) 21:22, 31 May 2011 (UTC)
Please can someone contact me about the reference to Madoff on this page. It is inaccurate and defamatory. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nhorlick (talk • contribs) 08:43, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Nipsonanomhmata&action=history
A user who thinks that I have violated the 3RR rule posted a violation on my homepage (that same user has in the last couple of weeks violated the rule twice). My understanding is that they "cut and paste" the violation on my homepage without a good understanding of the rule.
I explained that I had not violated the rule and deleted the notice from my homepage because I realised that it did not mean anything (and obviously I would have been promptly blocked if I had violated the rule). The user has edit warred on my homepage to reinstate the violation notice six times. All recent edits. It's got to the point that it feels like a personal attack I would just like them to go away and leave me alone. What do you suggest/recommend? Nipsonanomhmata (Talk) 16:41, 1 June 2011 (UTC)
50.80.139.102 (talk · contribs · WHOIS)
Could someone tell this guy he is having an edit war with a bot? [3] (My further direct interaction with him would probably just be POKEing the bear. Active Banana (bananaphone 05:03, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
Dear Wikipedia, Some years ago, I googled your page on Mary Kendall (Westminster Abbey Mary Kendall). Your article was very interesting, and I was looking for it again, but it appears to have gone. Can you please help? Cheers, Anna Melbourne, Australia — Preceding unsigned comment added by 112.213.183.67 (talk) 05:02, 2 June 2011 (UTC)
QSLogBook (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
Twice my article was deleted and both times there was no viable reason, only two users agreed that it should be deleted. Also This article was in for mediation before it was put up for deletion. I find that administrators or who ever these "Hackers" are have to much power and are abusing that privilege. What stops a "mob" of people that don't like something placed in Wikipedia to gather there friends to help delete an article by posting bogus discussions into the "article's talk page", just to show a consensus?
Djdubuque (talk) 11:47, 2 June 2011 (UTC)
An editor has removed a link to: [4] citing: "I've undone your edit. The Global Post article is sourced from (and apparently only from) SSP's own press release. (Every single link in the Global Post article is back to the Satellite Sentinel web page.)"
I disagree: When four experts issue statements in a press release, that is by definition a primary source document, no matter whose name is on it.
This editor, I feel, is being extremely unreasonable. --Jespah (talk) 18:28, 2 June 2011 (UTC)
I'm very disturbed about something that has happened on Wiki. One of the footnotes, a pdf from the Government, has been removed by someone. A few days ago.
History: A poster on a forum used a Wiki article to prove a false point about Katrina. On May 29 or so, I used that same article and cited one of the footnotes (which he'd overlooked and which disproved his argument), which was a pdf of the first letter written by Governor Blanco in which she HAD named definite counties she wanted help with "evacuation". That was the issue being discussed. To hold Blanco responsible, or not.
Blanco then wrote another letter the next day, but dated it to appear as if written the same day as the first letter. Anyone who followed the news around that time, including me, was fully aware of the two letters. Of course, the skuttlebutt was that it was to cover her youknowwhat. None of us thought it would work. But,since that time, that first letter has disappeared for the most part to enable the re-writing of history to favor Blanco for political reasons. With the second letter being used as evidence. I've seen both letters myself.
Wiki still had a copy of it. It had not been scrubbed. It is now gone and when I looked, the edit date was the same date as I had used it to prove a point on the forum
The problem: I've been trying to get evidence of the existence of these two letters into this Wiki article, but another editor, Escape Orbit, keeps erasing my changes saying that I can't remove "reliable" sources and substitute "unreliable" sources. [Conversely, someone HAS definitely removed a reliable source to skew this article (the Govt' pdf)] Along with putting in some very slanted remarks. One "footnote" didn't even have anything to do with the slanted remark I was checking, so I removed the footnote and put in one that was reliable that was completely opposite of the remark that had been posted.
Two concerns: A reliable source (Gov't pdf) has been erased, and an another editor is trying to keep any evidence to prove the point of the ""reliable source" from being put back in. Someone had to remove that pdf the last of May. What is going on? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sam Donald (talk • contribs) 19:15, 2 June 2011 (UTC) Sam Donald (talk) 19:39, 2 June 2011 (UTC)Don
Hello,
'TreasuryTag' has reverted my edits in violation of the three revert policy. He refuses to allow my content on the topic page and believes they are wrong. Please see the 'Corsair' argument in the talk page of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Doctor%27s_Wife_%28Doctor_Who%29.
Thanks. 81.157.230.175 (talk) 21:27, 2 June 2011 (UTC)
Alchemy (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) I'm confused as to how the Wikipedia policy applies in this case Talk:Alchemy#Issues with Article, New Contributor (you have to read the whole section). I'm trying to provide academic peer-reviewed sources but am constantly contradicted by another user who supports a fringe theory, with older or non-academic sources, and I'm having to continuously object to bold edits making absolute statements (non-neutral) about how alchemy is spiritual. No one else seems to care, so I appear to be fighting this battle myself. Advice please. Will Timony, Ph.D (talk • contribs) 03:40, 4 June 2011 (UTC)
Why where this and this reverts made, apart for being rude. This is not a comercial but rather a caltural reference, translated from here, and the only explanation I have for the reverts are caltural bias. Deror (talk) 22:02, 7 June 2011 (UTC)
Nero (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
On the "Nero" page, the caption under John William Waterhouse's painting reads "That Was a Dick Move, Nero." The painting is actually called "The Remorse of the Emperor Nero after the Murder of his Mother."
64.8.1.2 (talk) 02:55, 9 June 2011 (UTC)
Done
We have a slanderous discussion comment posted by some disgruntled employee or some random child. We are requesting that this is deleted immediately. We have pride ourselves on doing going business within the music industry and this comment is slanderous. It has been up since January. This must come down. Thank you.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Spectra_Records — Preceding unsigned comment added by Spectra29485 (talk • contribs) 17:26, 9 June 2011 (UTC)