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Latest comment: 3 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion
I removed the IP's latest request on BLP grounds, and removed your response as well when I did so. I didn't want to remove your comment without reaching out, however, so if you have an issue with the removal I can readd it and selectively redact the IP's message. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 11:09, 3 August 2021 (UTC)
Latest comment: 3 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion
Thanks for your help in catching another GeraldFord1980 sock. I've been watching your work anonymously from my IP address, and you've inspired me to become a Wikipedia editor myself. I doubt I'll ever been as good as you, but I sure am going to try. Kudos on a job well done.InformalDude (talk) 20:45, 3 August 2021 (UTC)
Latest comment: 3 years ago3 comments2 people in discussion
I don't understand what is the specific reason for your rollback of my edits on the Vishnu page on 14:48, 4 August 2021โ. The edits are clearly Wiki page internal linkage. โWikiLinuz (talk) 18:59, 4 August 2021 (UTC)
@FormalDude: But, the specific words like "supreme being" or "avatar" or "cosmic" have very specific meaning in Hinduism. I don't see these as over internal linking. I can understand why this might be an issue in cases where the matter is trivial, but I don't see that in this case. โWikiLinuz (talk) 19:09, 4 August 2021 (UTC)
@WikiLinuz, that's a good point, I guess I didn't look closely enough, sorry. There were a couple words that were linked twice, and policy is to only the link the word the first time it appears in article article, and not link it for any subsequent appearances. I'll restore your edits though.
@AndLikeThings: Sure, I'd be happy to try and help. You can get started at Draft:Cyber-shot DSC-W800. That is a draft page so it can be edited freely without risk of deletion, and eventually can be submitted as an article for creation.
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The Purple Barnstar
For not letting yourself get pushed around when editors try to intimidate. Your unwavering commitment to the project is an inspiration. Keep up the good work.--Shibbolethink(โโ)02:00, 5 August 2021 (UTC)
/* G */ Submitting Grid Dynamics for an article to be created
Latest comment: 3 years ago6 comments2 people in discussion
Hi FormalDude,
I am aware of the conflict of interest issue, but I am confused.
I submitted the article to Wikipedia:Requested articles/Business and economics/Companies/F-L so that a third party can write it (and also because my writing skills would fail me in every attempt). But the submission itself was marked as a conflict of interest?
It is difficult to find an independent source, seeing as most news about us are our own PRs. However, I am sure Forrester is a reliable and independent source. However, their article about us is locked behind a pricy paywall. Regardless, my question to you is if this is a strong source that you are looking for? Thanks again for your help AGridDynamicsMarketingSpecialist (talk) 20:46, 5 August 2021 (UTC)
Latest comment: 3 years ago28 comments3 people in discussion
Hi @FormalDude:, Hope you are safe there. If any new IP or Registered user had add any company website or other links to the external links section if presented on BLP on their first edit then what and which level of warning should we consider. Damak15 (talk) 09:59, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
FormalDude, For example if any new user add www.facebook.com in external links section on BLP then we would consider it as a spam1. Please give exact answerDamak15 (talk) 10:22, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
If they did it on their second edits then which level of warning should we considerย ? As they didn't receive any other warning level.Damak15 (talk) 11:03, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
It'd be helpful if you could tell me the username of the editor in question.
No username beacuse I have read WP:WARN and i want to be more clarify so i ask you these question is just example. It means we should give spam1, if they did it on 2nd edit as well but they didn't receive any level of warning. Thank youย !Damak15 (talk) 11:21, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
If I'm understanding your question correctly, Damak15, generally, you should give level one warnings if there are no warnings posted on their talk page. There can be exceptions to this, such as if the vandalism is so serious it can not possibly be good faithed. (talk page stalker)Justiyaya11:36, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
@Justiyaya: Hope you are fine. This is my question If any new IP or Registered user had add any company website or other links to the external links section if presented on BLP on their first edit then what and which level of warning should we consider.Damak15 (talk) 11:43, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
@Damak15 If there are no warnings posted on the talk page of the user, always start with a level one warning, then, every time you deside to warn the user, increase the level of the warning. Justiyaya12:18, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
@Damak15: (My previous responce was probably too harsh) I don't really understand your question, are you referring to vandalism in WP:MOS, MOS violations are generally not considered vandalism Justiyaya14:32, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
@Justiyaya: Sorry for my late response. If we don't follow the MOS rules, then it should be consider vandalism or not. Please clarify with strong reason.Damak15 (talk) 15:19, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
โAl-Hind: The Making of Indo-Islamic Worldโ By Andrรฉ Wink
Annals of Tang Dynasty
Tarangini 4 of Rajatarangini by Kalhan
Profile of Lalitaditya Muktapida from Britannica.com
Exploits of Lalitaditya Muktapida
M.A. Stein. Kalhanaโs Rajtarangini A Chronicle of The Kings of Kashmir (Reprint 1979), Motilal Banarsidass 41-U.A, Bungalow Road, Delhi, 110007. Ekdothinchaar (talk) 19:32, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
Full text of โRajatarangini of Kalhana - English - Jogesh Chandra Dutt Volumes 1 & 2โ
Kalhana (1147-1149); Rajatarangini.
Sheldon Pollock (2006). The Language of the Gods in the World of Men: Sanskrit, Culture, and Power in Premodern India, pp. 241-242.
Sunil Fotedar (June 1984). The Kashmir Series: Glimpses of Kashmiri Culture - Vivekananda Kendra, Kanyakumari (p. 57).
Book IV (p. 67-74)
Rajatarangini of Kalhana: Kings of Kashmira/Book V,p. 111
Kalhana, Rajatarangini, IV.367
The Sixteen Kingdom Chinese Book
Culture and Political History of Kashmir, Volume 1, P.N.K. Bamzai Ekdothinchaar (talk) 21:16, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
That's all very nice, but I don't have access to those sources and there do not have access to the information you want added to the article. Again, you'll need to state specifically the maximum land area (in square kilometers) occupied by Muktapida and in what year as supported by a reliable source. โโ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒtalk21:20, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
Sorry for not answering your question, these state that Lalitaditya Muktapidaโs empire was 8 million square miles. Which in kilometers is 12874752 square miles, and when rounding is 13 million square kilometers. Ekdothinchaar (talk) 21:26, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
Latest comment: 3 years ago5 comments2 people in discussion
Hi FormalDude, I've been bumping into your edits in a few places and I appreciate your good work. I saw you recently alerted some editors to discretionary sanctions, but all 3 were already technically "aware". I encourage you to check out the awareness criteria in full but here's my method:
Check the user's talk page history with a search for the tag "discretionary sanctions alert". It's particularly important not to alert someone who has received an alert in the same topic area within the last year.
For users who are very active in the topic area but who haven't received an alert, I also check their contributions with the same tag search to see if they've alerted others. Doing so also satisfies the awareness criteria.
For users who don't match 1 or 2, but who are regulars at arbitration-related areas, I might check their Wikipedia namespace edits to see if they participated in any enforcement cases in the topic area recently (I have only rarely done this step).
It takes a little bit of time, but is, I think, worth it to avoid confronting other users with redundant bureaucracy. As an aside, the whole DS awareness/alert system is deeply broken, and I'm hopeful a fix is forthcoming. 20:14, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
Thanks, @Firefangledfeathers! I didn't know what all counted as satisfying the awareness criteria exactly, I thought they had to be notified on their talk page, so I appreciate your explanation. I see where the users were notified now except for User:CycoMa, I'm still not seeing where they were already aware. โโ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒtalk20:24, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
You're welcome. I hope this doesn't put you off of alerting in general. I've seen an ArbE case get turned down b/c the user wasn't technically aware and it's bizarre. Firefangledfeathers (talk) 20:35, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
Latest comment: 3 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion
Oh, I'm sorry! I haven't ever edited anything before. I'll look into that and change it. I'm his daughter and just thought it would be fun to add, and correct when the divorce was. Pieceratops (talk) 00:58, 7 August 2021 (UTC)
Latest comment: 3 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion
Hi,
I'm not sure I understand your reply to my request for editing Ahmed Yassin's page.
My request was basic: The page describes Yassin's village as having been "ethnically cleansed." This is not factually correct and the source was not reliable.
One's position on Middle East politics is irrelevant here; factual representation of data is. The term "ethnically cleansed" has a very specific meaning and the situation
that led to the exile of residents from that village simply does not meet the criteria nor definition of ethnic cleansing. Wikipedia is a place for facts, not opinions.
Using a politically charged and inaccurate term does no good to either side in the Israeli-Arab dispute.
For the person who is pro-Palestinian, its inaccuracy destroys the credibility of any claim of unfair treatment, as the focus becomes shifted toward the misrepresentation, not the overall condition of the event.
For the person who is pro-Israel, its inaccuracy is yet another thorn in the side of truth.
For the person who is neutral, its inaccuracy is offensive simply because it is yellow journalism.
Rewriting this sentence to state the facts--"The village was emptied by the IDF during the 1948 war*"--preserves the integrity of all three of the above parties, none of whom benefit from editorializing the situation.
It should be noted that there is ample historical evidence that, while al-Jura was, indeed, slated for destruction by the IDF post-capture of the town, its residents had already vacated completely. Common and well-known practice by the Egyptian and Jordanian armies was to evacuate the residents with promises of their being permitted to return after the ethnic cleansing of the Jews had been completed by the victorious Arab armies.
I would urge you, no matter which of the three aforementioned groups you ally with, to reread the sentence as written. Then, study the available historical facts, read the accepted definition of the term "ethnic cleansing," and decide whether you are, in fact, inserting bias, unintentionally or otherwise. TO not do so reflects poorly not only on the pro-Palestinian, pro-Israel, and neutral parties but on your credibility as well.
Sincerely,
David Feder
DPBF58 (talk) 21:38, 8 August 2021 (UTC)
Hi @DPBF58, thanks for reaching out. It sounds like you know a lot about this issue! I'm happy to clarify my response to your edit request at Talk:Ahmed Yassin.
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Mismatch Finder: Finishing work on importing mismatches and moved on to building the API for retrieving mismatches from the mismatch store.
Added tags for all edits done through the UI to more easily distinguish them from edits made through tools and other means (phab:T236893)
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Content you added to the above article appears to have been copied from https://senate.utah.gov/about-the-senate, which is not released under a compatible license. Copying text directly from a source is a violation of Wikipedia's copyright policy. Unfortunately, for copyright reasons, the content had to be removed. Content you add to Wikipedia should be written in your own words. Please let me know if you have any questions. โ Diannaa (talk) 12:45, 12 August 2021 (UTC)
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Regular expressions in constraints are now no longer checked via the Query Service. The checks have been completely moved over to a dedicated service for regular expression checking. (phab:T204031)
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Latest comment: 3 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion
Hello,
You removed my summary of the film "Plan B" due to a lack of reliable sourcing. I was a bit confused as to what that meant, as I don't think I directly sourced any quotes or anything similar from the film in said summary. What should I change?
Latest comment: 3 years ago3 comments2 people in discussion
Your recent article submission to Articles for Creation has been reviewed! Unfortunately, it has not been accepted at this time. The reason left by Theroadislong was:
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Hello, FormalDude!
Having an article declined at Articles for Creation can be disappointing. If you are wondering why your article submission was declined, please post a question at the Articles for creation help desk. If you have any other questions about your editing experience, we'd love to help you at the Teahouse, a friendly space on Wikipedia where experienced editors lend a hand to help new editors like yourself! See you there! Theroadislong (talk) 08:08, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
@Theroadislong: Thanks for the quick review. Would you mind elaborating your view a little more? Do you think this article is not notable, or is it currently too promotional? I can see that it possibly has some unintended WP:PUFFERY, which I will clean up. Just so you know I am not affiliated with this subject in any way, other than being a person who has patronized it in the past. Appreciate any more feedback you can provide. โโ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐๐๐ฑ๐ฒtalk08:14, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
Actually, I do assume good faith. I don't think she's malicious. It doesn't change the fact that she's making errors and creating avoidable problems. 136.49.32.166 (talk) 22:28, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
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