User talk:FuriouslySerene/Archive 1
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MATH/CHEM/COMP
I think you are making a big mistake by deleting the article MATH/CHEM/COMP. When the page was first proposed for deletion I added some references that clearly indicated the importance of this series of annual meetings that helped shape mathematical chemistry and attracted some of the most important scientists including Nobel laureates. However, if I am the only one defending the article maybe you are right and I am giving up. Tomo (talk) 07:33, 7 February 2014 (UTC)
- Hey there Tomo. I didn't delete the article. That was done by RHaworth. If you have reliable sources for what you say here I definitely agree it shouldn't be deleted. You need to include secondary sources that demonstrate that. I'd be happy to help if I can. Try posting at Wikipedia:Requests for undeletion or on RHaworth's talk page. --MikeMan67 (talk) 08:20, 7 February 2014 (UTC)
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Jane Patchett
Hi,Mike Or Mikeman, thanks for contributing to Jane Patchett's page. Do you know if I want to add the photos of her, who/where should I turn to? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Xiaweiyang (talk • contribs) 17:03, 8 February 2014 (UTC)
- Hey there Xiaweiyang. Thanks for your help expanding the page further. For basic information on uploading pictures to Wikipedia, check out Help:Introduction to uploading images. When you're done with that, you can head over here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:UploadWizard. I'd recommend you familiarize yourself with Wikipedia rules before you submit a picture. Thanks for offering to upload, it will definitely improve the page! MikeMan67 (talk) 20:12, 8 February 2014 (UTC)
We-Sport page
Hi MIkeman67, I appreciate your contribution to we-sport wiki page. I write some comments regarding on talk of we-sport wiki page. Thanks Ivaldimarco (talk) 13:15, 21 February 2014 (UTC)
As the film's existence is not in question nor is their doubt that it is one by a notable director, How about a redirect to filmmaker K. G. George, specially in considering the difficulties inherent in finding coverage for pre-1990 Indian films? Schmidt, Michael Q. 18:29, 9 March 2014 (UTC)
- Hey Schmidt, . From my reading of WP:REDIRECT, there seems to be a requirement that there at least be some section on the target page to justify making a redirect. However, I definitely hear your concerns with the difficulty in finding reliable sources in this area, and am not opposed to the idea. Do you think people will be searching for this title, and if so, would they be surprised to end up at the movie's director? mikeman67 (talk) 02:24, 11 March 2014 (UTC)
- It's listed there: K. G. George#Filmography. If someone is looking for it, at least they can learn about the responsible person. Schmidt, Michael Q. 07:18, 11 March 2014 (UTC)
Claudiu Teohari
Hi there, you've recently posted a comment on the Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Claudiu Teohari Claudiu Teohari delete page, calling for the article to be deleted. In your comment, you say: "As mentioned before, press releases do not establish notability. If there were some articles posted that covered subject I could reconsider, but couldn't find anything personally." Your user profile lists you as a native speaker of English. However, every link posted on the page is in Romanian. One of the articles is an profile done by Romanian satire publication Kamikaze and the others are video interviews with prestigious Romanian press institutions such as Antena 3, Gandul or Adevărul. I'm not sure if you can read/understand Romanian, but, as a couple of my Romanian conationals have stated in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Fără Cuvinte, Romanian press has come to be close to "non-existent" and wouldn't being featured in lengthy interviews in three of the four or five major outlets left qualify him as notable? Sorry for being all over the place, I'm not a frequent Wikipedia editor, nor am I a native English speaker. cutkiller (talk) 08:09, 07 March 2014 (UTC)
- Hey cutkiller. It is true, I don't speak Romanian. So you're certainly at an advantage in finding and identifying Romanian sources. I think some of your comments point to why this AfD is particularly tricky. Unfortunately there are no exceptions to the notability requirement simply because the article's subject comes from a country with few newspapers. From what I can see, the interview at Adevarul was about Sector 7, so it may not be fair to say he was the subject of the story. Next, you posted links to voyo. That clearly doesn't establish notability. The notability requirements specify that the topic was the subject of something, and that it was independent of the page's topic, not a link to some of his work. As for the other two, TV interviews are tricky because they don't necessary demonstrate notability or significant coverage. However, your arguments have made me much less sure if this article deserves to be deleted. Are you sure you can't find more articles somewhere that cover him or his work? Or something that meets WP:ENTERTAINER? mikeman67 (talk) 05:52, 9 March 2014 (UTC)
- Hey Mikeman67. I've seen it mentioned on another article I created, in a debate about deleting the article, a fellow Romanian user mentioned the fact that coverage about Fără Cuvinte (the article I wrote) is more due to the fact that Romanian press has almost disappeared, and it seemed to me that it was an argument for the article itself staying on Wikipedia. My apologies if it's not, I didn't really know. The interview at Adevarul does indeed talk about Sector 7. However, Teohari has only recently become an official member of the group, when he started collaborating with them for the YouTube series. He speaks extensively in the interview about his 10 years as a stand-up comedian in Romania and the fact that he was one of the first Romanians to pursue this career. I think the title itself is a little misleading, he was there with fellow comedian Raul Gheba, also a member of Sector 7, but they mostly discuss their careers as stand-up comedians and the state of Romanian comedy more than Sector 7 itself. My guess is that Adevărul used the Sector 7 title to attract more readers, as the name has become pretty popular in Romania in the last year or so. As for WP:ENTERTAINER, my argument is that, since he mentions in multiple interviews (the Adevărul one as well, I think) that he hasn't had any acting training nor is he interested in pursuing acting as a career, the criteria he would meet would be "Has had significant roles in multiple notable films, television shows, stage performances, or other productions." hence the links to Voyo, where he is a featured performer, once as a stand-up comedian, and three other times as an improv performer and host. Would the fact that the Youtube series he's hosting ([[1]]) gets over 100,000 views on almost every episode qualify him as having "a large fan base or a significant "cult" following."? Biruitorul says: "significant roles in multiple notable films, television shows, stage performances, or other productions". We definitely would need independent verification that his roles are significant and that the productions in which he appeared are notable. I know cutkiller has told us how important voyo is, but we really should get some concrete evidence for that.". I think the specials, if video on demand is notable as opposed to traditional television, and I think it is, since House of Cards (U.S. TV series), a Netflix series has a Wikipedia entry, are notable because they were featured on a major Romanian video-streaming platform, the largest one in Romania as far as I know. How would we verify that? Would I need to post sources about voyo.ro and the fact that it is owned by Media Pro, a subsidiary of Central European Media Enterprises? Also, there's a Gandul interview where he's interviewed alone. Sorry for the long comment. Thank you. cutkiller (talk) 02:33, 11 March 2014 (UTC)
- cutkiller - I understand. I'm definitely sympathetic at how tricky it may be in some countries to find sources, but I'm not aware of any specific wikipedia policy that allows us to overlook a lack of sources because of the country the performers is from or the state of the media there. I hear your argument about Netflix, although as I'm sure you're aware, a show like House of Cards has been covered extensively by the media worldwide. You may be better off finding a stand up comedian with a couple of special on Netflix, although I'm not aware of any who were deemed notable solely because of their Netflix specials. Could you find an article that covers voyo.ro and says that it is indeed the most popular web streaming site in Romania, or that it is the Romanian Netflix, or something like that? We'd need some sort of reliable source for that. The youtube views thing is a tricky one. It's definitely worth mentioning on the AfD, but without any kind of third party source that actually says he has a cult following of his youtube channel, it may be hard to prove that it's significant by itself. Right now, I'm still on the fence about this one, which I why I removed my vote from delete to simply a comment. If more comes to light, I'm open to changing that. By the way, I have to ask, do you have some connection to Teohari? mikeman67 (talk) 01:56, 11 March 2014 (UTC)
- mikeman67 I have no connection to Teohari, just trying to get an article on Wikipedia about Romania's most well known stand up comedian. I wasn't asking you to overlook a lack of sources, just pointing out that, in Romania, in spite of Biruitorul's borerdline racist comment about how Romania not being a "undeveloped, low-literacy country in the heart of Africa", but a European nation "with a very active press and Internet", (whatever a subjective comment like "very active" may mean), articles from major press outlets on subjects other than politics and sports are very hard to find, so 3 or 4 interviews in major press outlets with an independent stand-up comedian could be called "significant coverage" in Romania right now. There's an article about his YouTube show on bestmusic.ro, but unfortunately the website is banned on Wikipedia, I don't know why. Also, there are references on his page about having his own television show on Realitatea TV and I've just now found an article in Adevărul that describes him as one of Romania's most well-know comedians and one of the most successful. I've also added a number of articles that describe Teohari as the host and creator of "După Bloguri" (Watching the Blogs), a 2009 television show that aired on Realitatea TV, a major Romanian television network. Does that help? cutkiller (talk) 15:15, 11 March 2014 (UTC)
Your comments at Wikipedia:Deletion_review#Jews_and_Communism
Thank you for your comments. It is truly refreshing to see that this project still has people who are able to remain polite and professional while expressing disagreement. There is hope for WP yet! -- RoySmith (talk) 22:53, 16 March 2014 (UTC)
- You're very welcome RoySmith, and I apologize if I came across as too harsh with my comments, which were in no way meant to be personal but simply expressing my own opinion on the subject. Editing wikipedia is a thankless task, and reading through that AfD was no doubt a long and not so fun thing to do. So I appreciate you doing it! Just a friendly disagreement on the outcome :) mikeman67 (talk) 02:39, 17 March 2014 (UTC)
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Glenn Toby/deletion
Hello Mike, I really hope I'm doing this right. You suggested the Glenn Toby page be deleted. I tried through the article to keep things factual and in the correct format. Someone noted that there's nothing salvageable on the page, however, as a musician in hip hop he's noted as being one of the pioneers of hip hop, which I think is very notable. Is there any way i could know what can be left and what can be removed to make the page compliant. I defer to you because of your experience, mine is somewhat limited. For example I didn't know that if you worked with someone you couldn't edit their page. I will immediately step away from the page and let someone else do the editing. What chance is there that the page will not be removed in it's entirety? Thank you for any assistance, I appreciate it. Chase (I tried to remove the stupid myspace link that i put there about 10 yrs ago, but it doesn't seem to want to come off) <a href="http://www.myspace.com/mschase2u">"That which doesn't kill me, makes me stranger"</a> 06:49, 22 April 2014 (UTC)
- Hey user:Mschase2u. I'd suggest if you want to make edits to the pages you have a conflict of interest with, you either post on the article's "talk" page requesting the edit be made for you, or use the request edit template. The issue is that Wikipedia policy assumes it's very difficult for paid contributors to make unbiased edits to the project. I'm happy to make the edits for you. I recommended Glenn Toby be deleted because I do not believe it meets the WP:N, WP:BIO, or WP:MUSICBIO requirements. I know the policies are kind of dense, but if you take a quick read through I think you'll find them pretty straightforward. Essentially there would need to be significant coverage in multiple independent sources for the page to be deemed "notable," which would allow editors to create a complete page complete with sufficient references. Information without references may be independent research, which isn't allowed. If you could supply some links that discuss Mr. Toby, and that are reliable and independent of him, then the page may be able to be kept in some form. You wrote here he's "one of the pioneers of hip hop." Do you have any source to back that up? What I'm getting out here is that there needs to be a lot more coverage in some secondary sources for this page to stick around. If there is, I have no objection with withdrawing my nomination for deletion. mikeman67 (talk) 03:06, 23 April 2014 (UTC)
Hello user:Mikeman67 Let me see what I can pull together, some of what I think you're asking for is listed under film and television where he was featured in two hip hop documentaries and some is under published works where he's been included in two hip hop lists/docs, that he wouldn't be included in (particularly egotrip's book, which are very selective), if he were not an integral part of hip hop history. I need to look for some stuff, do you want m e to post here or email you somewhere? Whatever is best. I do thank you for your response and for the assistance. You've been very helpful, at least there are certain things I'll know moving forward. <a href="http://www.myspace.com/mschase2u">"That which doesn't kill me, makes me stranger"</a> 20:54, 27 April 2014 (UTC)
- Please post it here or on the articles for deletion page. You can just post a list of references from reliable sources. While videos and encyclopedia can certainly be a reliable source, there are a number of issues you need to be careful with when relying on them - take a look here WP:CITEVIDEO. I'd recommend newspaper articles or published books, preferably that can be accessed online, although it isn't strictly necessary. Remember that everything that goes on a page needs to be cited. mikeman67 (talk) 18:07, 28 April 2014 (UTC)
- Sorry, just saw the articles for deletion was closed and the result was to delete it. However, if you are able to pull together suitable sources and write a proper article (which I'm happy to help with), then you or someone else can recreate the page - see here: WP:RECREATE. mikeman67 (talk) 18:12, 28 April 2014 (UTC)
Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Jews_and_Communism_(2nd_nomination)
You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Jews_and_Communism_(2nd_nomination). Thanks. MarkBernstein (talk) 21:56, 9 May 2014 (UTC)
FUEL Design page
Dear MIkeman67, thanks for flagging up the issues on the FUEL Design page. I've made some considerable amendments to the tone and language as well as citations. I hope these will be sufficient. Thanks. 23 July 2014 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Damonmfc (talk • contribs) 12:24, July 23, 2014 (UTC)
Nice work. Thanks. Magnolia677 (talk) 00:22, 10 September 2014 (UTC)
- Thanks Magnolia677! I really appreciate that! mikeman67 (talk) 03:31, 10 September 2014 (UTC)
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Garry Hoy:
You reverted my change on the Garry Hoy page as vandalism. I commented on my talk page, but not sure if you can see that, so here is what I said:
This was not vandalism, but I can see why you might think it was. Originally it explained that this scene took place while Ben Stiller's character is high on heroin. While the movie is primarily about heroin addiction, this particular scene is Ben Stiller's first experience with Crack. Originally it said he was high on heroin, which is incorrect, the character was high on crack. He is also just getting out of an NA meeting, so it's clear that he hasn't done heroin, so it would be incorrect to say he is high on heroin and crack. He is only high on crack, and I changed the Wikipedia entry to reflect this. This is the only change I made.
The characters smoke crack in an empty building and get particularly amped up and throw themselves repeatedly at the window to the soundtrack of "Smack my Bitch Up."
Addition: The scene in question: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlMUswe8wY8
Clearly he is smoking rocks of crack cocaine. The previous scene where he meets the dealer at NA (showing that he was not on heroin) is not included. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.252.14.210 (talk) 16:41, 4 June 2015 (UTC)
- I see what you mean. Youtube is generally not a reliable source, but I've looked into it and cannot find anything reliable. I've left it as is and my apologies if I was incorrect. mikeman67 (talk) 16:13, 25 June 2015 (UTC)
Paadal Petra Sthalam: Articles on left out temples
There are around 275 temples that are revered by the verses of Saiva Kuravars and are amongst the greatest Shiva Temples of Tamil Nadu. The list is given in Paadal Petra Sthalam. Some of the temples were not discussed in the Paadal Petra Sthalam list and articles on these temples were not written. I started writing articles which were so far not written. They were Tiruvaikal Vaikalnathar Temple, Tiruneelakkudi Neelakandeswarar Temple and Vaatpokki Ratnagirswarar Temple. It may be noted that I have visited many of these temples of this group. Your advice will help me to continue to write new articles on the left out temples. --B Jambulingam (talk) 06:43, 27 June 2015 (UTC)
Biorecovery
please read the artical pane did not buy the company "In front of a notary, Fran said, she signed a document he handed her, and then he gave her a check for $5,000. The check, she said, was from a company called Vinmar Associates, which was also named in the document. She said she cannot find the document and does not recall exactly what it said.
An EPA registry lists Vinmar Associates doing business as All Island Bio-Recovery, the company Pane told BuzzFeed News he worked for since 2001. The registry lists Pane as the operator and a Vincent Santella as the regulatory contact. The state DEC told BuzzFeed News that medical waste permits for two different companies by the name Vinmar Associates — one naming Santella as vice president, the other naming a Frank R. Aliazzo as president — had both expired." http://www.buzzfeed.com/alexcampbell/how-new-york-city-hired-a-con-artist-to-clean-up-ebola#.pspKrebDm Pane is one ex employee a chief safety officer not the owner
I will undue your change thanks for understanding — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bigtexlivin (talk • contribs) 20:07, 12 August 2015 (UTC)
- Hi User talk:Bigtexlivin. Thanks for the comment. The NY Times article does not say he isn't the owner, it says he's the public face of the company and was listed as the operator on EPA records. Furthermore, this Buzzfeed article reported that he was the owner of the company: [2]. As for the rest of the information you posted here, unless you have a reliable, secondary source -- more info available here: WP:RS -- than it cannot be introduced into WP unfortunately. I'd request that you please immediately stop reverting changes to the article, and first post to the talk page if you have any questions or concerns about the article. I'd also like to remind you that the use of multiple accounts and editing pages with which you have a financial interest in are against wikipedia policies. mikeman67 (talk) 20:24, 12 August 2015 (UTC)
please read http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/nyregion/for-man-in-ebola-virus-cleanup-a-history-of-fraud.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/28/nyregion/ebola-new-york-hazmat-workers.html http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-10-24/bio-recovery-leads-cleanup-of-ebola-spaces-in-new-york http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/11/mortgage-scammer-cleaned-up-after-ebola-patient.html http://www.newsweek.com/ebola-west-africa-ebola-epidemic-thomas-eric-duncan-dallas-texas-nyc-craig-284980 all refer to sal as the chife safty officer not to mention the New york department of state says the owner is steven clarno prior was a chris dye and prior lou calando https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/1371327-bio-recovery-corp-full-documents.html#document/p2/a189441 Sal is not and has never been the owner please change it. I will respect you by not reverting it now but unless you know some thing New York state doesn't please remove you edit he is not the owner nor head. thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bigtexlivin (talk • contribs) 21:31, 12 August 2015 (UTC)
Hamilton
Cite the municipal amalgamation of Hamilton? It's right in the Hamilton article. Blotto adrift (talk) 02:34, 13 August 2015 (UTC)
Tunnel
Thanks for reoganizing the page on the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel! I have just a few little things I want your opinion on. First, in the "Usage" section, there are literally three different vehicle counts used, two of them daily counts and one an annual count. I'd suggest using the most recent numbers (unless you find a peak or valley year). The years should match, too, if we can find that data. So, if we have a 2012 annual count, then the daily count should also be from that year or vice versa. I guess in this case, I'd take out the old 2010 number, particularly given that the end of the paragraph talks about a steep decline in traffic, so that number would be the most inaccurate of the bunch. Lastly, there is a section titled "Bridge features." Did you meant to title that "Tunnel features?" --Criticalthinker (talk) 19:38, 1 October 2015 (UTC)
- Hey Criticalthinker, thanks for the comment! Yes you are absolutely right about the vehicle counts. I tried not deleting too much, especially stuff that is cited, but it is definitely confusing. And yes, you are right, my mistake on the section title. I will go correct that now. Thanks for pointing that out. mikeman67 (talk) 21:24, 1 October 2015 (UTC)
maybe call it
- Fall 2015 Palestinian unrest ?E.M.Gregory (talk) 17:17, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
Speedy deletion declined: Draft:Hiring should be like dating. A great marriage does not happen in a 30 minutes interview
Hello Mikeman67. I am just letting you know that I declined the speedy deletion of Draft:Hiring should be like dating. A great marriage does not happen in a 30 minutes interview, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: Not nonsense - there is meaningful content. WP:CSD#G1 is only for the likes of "o8#gF45gf76e#!7*^r" or "Yaaaaay LOL!!!!!"; it explicitly excludes "poor writing, partisan screeds, obscene remarks, implausible theories, vandalism and hoaxes" etc. and should be used with care, because a newbie submitting unsuitable material will be insulted to be told that it is nonsense. This certainly isn't an encycopledia article, and in fact a search shows tht it has been published elsewhere, so I shall delete it as a copyright violation, and explain to the author why it isn't suitable anyway. Regards, JohnCD (talk) 20:28, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
- LOL. this was an actual article? Thanks for the chuckle.E.M.Gregory (talk) 17:18, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
Article about livng person: stop vandalizing the article
Excuse me, please stop inserting your opinion into the article and ruining previous edits and making it look like thhe authors of the referenced material made the insinuations that you have when a quick fact chck shows you have merely inserted your own personal opinion. Do not make inferences regarding the motivations of the speaker being quoted unless it was made by the author of the referenced article itself.. If you'd like to go to war over this issue rather than simply keeping your personal opinion out of it please simply move on to another article rather than destroying other peoples efforts. The article now needs to be returned to previous edits because you eliminated and chamged info provided uneccessarily. Don't do it again. I will be requesting a sub. If I need to go to another person to get this done I will. No more games, stop vandalizing the article, enough people have tried to contribute and fix it, leave your ego at the door. CheckersBoard (talk) 00:11, 26 October 2015 (UTC)
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October 2015
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I decided to return the favor. Especially since per WP:BRD the burden of proof that your edits on the Sabbath mode article are correct is on you. You have reverted without any explanation, while I have explained the reasons for my revert in detail in the edit summary. Debresser (talk) 00:20, 30 October 2015 (UTC)
- Hi Debresser. I think you posted this in bad faith, since you posted this after reverting the page yourself. I posted the warning to your page because you continued to revert edits without discussing it on the talk page. You don't WP:OWN the page. As you might notice in the link you just posted, experienced editors (which you are) try to avoid doing more than one revert on a page before discussing it, which you didn't try to do. Please go to the talk page and discuss it so we can try to form some sort of consensus before you continue to edit the page to your preferred version. Thanks. FuriouslySerene (talk) 13:48, 30 October 2015 (UTC)
- I am discussing with you on the talkpage. So no bad faith from my side. Perhaps a mistake from your side? Debresser (talk) 15:53, 31 October 2015 (UTC)
New Companies delsort category
Hi FuriouslySerene: Just a heads up that a new deletion sorting page was created on 16 October 2015 for companies, located at Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Companies. Thanks for your work in performing deletion sorting on Wikipedia. North America1000 18:22, 3 November 2015 (UTC)
- I see! Thanks for letting me know User:Northamerica1000. FuriouslySerene (talk) 18:27, 3 November 2015 (UTC)
New Disability delsort category
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autopatrolled
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Your COI accusations violate wiki policy
Just recently found your personal attack on the talk page of Andre Marin. You are obviously obsessed with the idea that I have a relationship with the living person involved. I DO NOT AND HAVE NOT but it seems that you do because I can't understand how you can come in, raze the article, changr it to a promotional tone, and pretend to an admin that somehow you are being victimized because there is content that is relevant but you personally don't like and has NOTHING to do with editing or the purpose of wiki. Time to stop and move on or prove your accusation of a this imaginary relationship with the man. Are you his wife or something? I couldn't care less. I started on the ombudsman page and it turned out there was a related article. So before you attack me again, stuff it and stay the hell away from me from now on or go to the admins and prove this relationship exists, you are crazy, I have NEVER EVEN MET HIM. Good luck. I'm going to edit so you cam go back to playing your strange games. Bye! CheckersBoard (talk) 17:23, 23 November 2015 (UTC)
- @CheckersBoard: I've never personally attacked you - I have nothing against you at all. As you can see a number of other editors and administrators have problems with your edits to the Andre Marin page - this is why your edits are getting reverted and you've been reported to ANI. I've tried engaging with you on the article talk page but you don't respond and instead just go ahead and delete sourced content for reasons that still are not clear to me. I cannot help but conclude that you have some axe to grind with Marin and have no interest in creating a neutral page about him. Personally I have no opinion on Marin, I just tried expanding the article. Your response has been to delete anything slightly positive about him. I haven't only added positive information about him! I just want the article to be neutral. FuriouslySerene (talk) 19:30, 23 November 2015 (UTC)
Jeff Berwick - Wired
I seem to have wandered into a minefield. Here is my reason for changing a sourced portion of a Wikipedia entry.
1) It is a single source? 2) Is it credible ? 3) Is it neutral NO 4) Is it primary or secondary (the Wired article is basing its information from Berwick - primary) 5) It may be more meaningful that he bought and sold his
Why Berwick is a minefield.
As far as I can tell; There is something seriously wrong. Wired talks about a passport business. It seems that may be part of a con job.Flophouse99 (talk) 23:37, 17 November 2015 (UTC)
- @Flophouse99: First off, have you used Wikipedia before with another account? If you haven't, then my apologies, but your editing is very similar to a user that has since been blocked. Next, assuming you have not, please have a look at WP:OR and WP:RS. All wikipedia content must be sourced to a reliable source. Wired is considered a reliable source (do you have any basis for saying otherwise?). Even if you have personal information that contradicts what Wired says, that would not be a sufficient reason to edit the content. Instead I'd recommend you look around online and try finding a reliable source. If it contradicts what Wired reported, then we can include it in the article. Unfortunately your own personal knowledge is not sufficient to change the article, since content must be verifiable. FuriouslySerene (talk) 14:35, 18 November 2015 (UTC)
WTF.. There is something seriously wrong with Berwick, and I assume all of Wikipeida.Flophouse99 (talk) 18:37, 20 November 2015 (UTC)
BTW I read in a paid-newsletter that Wikipeida was all messed up and could not be trusted. It talked used Jeff Berwick as one of the examples. Flophouse99 (talk) 00:29, 21 November 2015 (UTC)
- @Flophouse99: if you have some reliable information about Berwick that you'd like added to the article, I'd be happy to do it for you. Do you have a link? FuriouslySerene (talk) 19:33, 23 November 2015 (UTC)
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Hi -
The thing I changed was "underground" (ALL tunnels are underground) to "underwater", and given that the other two references were to the Holland Tunnel and the Posey Tube (in between Oakland and Alameda), I think this is what was meant. I don't have any references, but it seems the original wording also doesn't have any references either, and as I said, ALL tunnels are underground by definition. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Shmuli_9 (talk • contribs)
- @Shmuli 9: Fair point, however the two do have different meanings. However, I've done a bit of research and it looks like your description is correct. I've updated the article to reflect that. Thank you for the edits and welcome to Wikipedia! FuriouslySerene (talk) 17:18, 17 December 2015 (UTC)
- @FuriouslySerene: Thanks! I would be interested in knowing the different meanings, though. (I sometimes have to explain to people, for instance, that "EIFS" isn't "fake stucco" - though I sometimes even call it that! - so I'm always interested in learning new things.
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I'm sorry, I do not understand your reversal of my edits to the Shabbos App. Even if we are not supposed to do our own research, the page is filled with unverified claims made by the original developers (reading the history, it is clear the page was put up to advertise the "app" and made more neutral POV over time). The website is now abandoned, it is a dead link. No such app was ever produced -- and there were many who suspected it was always a hoax. To continue to state that this App "is" anything at all is a detriment to Wikipedia as a reliable source of information. Why shouldn't the page be changed to reflect the reality? Boyblackhat (talk) 15:18, 28 December 2015 (UTC)
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Removing Aradial =
What I wrote was not for selling just for information! you can remove all the Yellow pages stuff if you have. Aradial
Why didn't you remove the following any of commercial sites, our competitors! it is a company like Aptilo, Amdocs, comverse, Xura , Bridgewater, Cisco, Cyberoam, and entitled to be on Wikipidia! why arent you removing these (also were referenced in our publication).???
We also paid continuations to Wikipedia, I see this is a monopoly and dedicatory with unfair and behaviour. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Oe2k (talk • contribs) 09:25, 4 November 2015 (UTC)
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Thanks for fixing the number. The HPARB lists 28, really there is 29 under 27 colleges but they group audiology and speech language pathology together. I am curious if the citation is outdated with regards to this as the transitional council for kinesiology is a full college now. Mrfrobinson (talk) 21:07, 19 January 2016 (UTC)
- @Mrfrobinson: Only 26 are listed in Schedule 1 of the Regulated Health Professions Act. The HPARB lists Registered Practical Nursing and Veterinary Medicine which aren't listed in the Act, but vet is listed in a separate act it seems, and perhaps Registered Practical Nursing is listed somewhere else? Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology are covered under the same Act and are listed the same in Schedule 1 so I don't think that is a mistake, from what I can tell. FuriouslySerene (talk) 21:25, 19 January 2016 (UTC)
- I think I figured part of where I am getting confused out. Chiropodists and Podiatrists are regulated under the same college, same with RN and RPN and audiology and speech-language pathology. Mrfrobinson (talk) 04:03, 20 January 2016 (UTC)
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Hello FuriouslySerene,
as CTO of we-sport normally I check the company's reputation on the Web, if it is correct and consistent with the corporate image. I apologize if this may have created doubts about the authenticity of the information (you can see my changes: they are minor modifications).
I will ask to the person who created the page if he/she can do the changes I did.
Thanks for your advice. Ivaldimarco (talk) 21:12, 22 January 2016 (UTC)
- Sorry, I'm having trouble understanding what you said here. If you are the creator of We-Sport, you need to disclose that on your talk page, and avoid editing that page, per the guidelines at WP:COI. FuriouslySerene (talk) 23:49, 24 January 2016 (UTC)
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I would appreciate your further guidance as I note the images of my Client's BAFTA LA images have been removed from his page. BAFTA LA is a charity and the paintings were commissioned by them and I cited the Press Release/announcement on BAFTA LA's official website as proof but is this not sufficient for Wikipedia's purposes? HELP...!
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Hello FS- If you end up reaching the point of doing dispute resolution or an ANI regarding Chickensire's edits, I would support it. It seems to me that the majority of this editor's activity on wp is disruptive. There are several exchanges on his/her talkpage that indicate this. I have little patience for such editors, and I'm afraid I would be less than diplomatic if I undertook action myself. Eric talk 23:21, 29 January 2016 (UTC)
- Yeah I'm not entirely sure what to do. He hasn't edited the Gordon Korman page again so I might hold off for now. But his comments are bizarre and nonsensical. FuriouslySerene (talk) 05:43, 31 January 2016 (UTC)
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Hello! I had never run across your user name before, and I think it's one of the best I've seen. Best wishes, --SergeWoodzing (talk) 10:50, 24 January 2016 (UTC)
- Thanks SergeWoodzing! :) FuriouslySerene (talk) 23:42, 24 January 2016 (UTC)
- Would more discussion be needed here or can we remove the image without getting bashed? I'm very unfamiliar with such proceedings. --SergeWoodzing (talk) 12:12, 2 February 2016 (UTC)
- I'm not super experienced with these either, but this is the policy on how these things are closed: WP:RFC#Ending RFCs and WP:CLOSE. I think generally these things by default stay open for 30 days. Also since there is some disagreement, it might need to be closed by an uninvolved editor. So perhaps post a request at WP:ANRFC if there's no further discussion in the next few days? FuriouslySerene (talk) 15:13, 2 February 2016 (UTC)
- Would more discussion be needed here or can we remove the image without getting bashed? I'm very unfamiliar with such proceedings. --SergeWoodzing (talk) 12:12, 2 February 2016 (UTC)
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A kitten for you!
just saying thanks - i'm new at this wiki stuff, and clumsy - i appreciate your guidance. i gotta get used to leaving my signature!
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- @Prefetch: Wikipedia is really complicated! I've been doing it for years and am still learning all the time. Don't get discouraged, you made good edits. Thanks for the kitten!! FuriouslySerene (talk) 14:45, 24 February 2016 (UTC)
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