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2 research articles Reply

Hello, regarding: Should the article be clearer about the number of research articles - "the 2 research articles"? I am not sure what you mean, if you mean these 2 research articles published Sep 10 2015, yes I think it is a good idea to explain there are articles 1 article about the new species, and 1 article about the cave containing the species. If you mean something else , let me know.

http://elifesciences.org/content/4/e09560.full

http://elifesciences.org/content/4/e09561

I read you are putting a lot of effort into the article, good work. Thank you, --CuriousMind01 (talk) 02:54, 18 September 2015 (UTC)

external links in naledi

Hello,

Suggestion, instead of adding lists of external links for universities and authors, try building them into the article with the links in the reference citations. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:External_links.

--CuriousMind01 (talk) 19:42, 21 September 2015 (UTC)

reference citations

Hello, for your information, instead of writing references like Dirks et al. (2015), specifically use or reuse the reference listed in the reference list to note the reference. Otherwise editors may delete your entries as unreferenced in the future.--CuriousMind01 (talk) 01:15, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

A major find - H. naledi

At least one notable scientist (in addition to Lee Berger) has said that it is a "major find", no matter the age of the fossils determined by dating. Does anyone have that reference? I think that it might belong in the article. Here to sway (talk) 13:02, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

Please will someone spoonfeed me

Please? Here to sway (talk) 13:27, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

Maybe if I had made it less unclear that Nature (journal) was the reference, then that would have helped things along. Here to sway (talk) 13:38, 22 September 2015 (UTC)

Are you still participating in discussion?

Or just in revert-all mode? Samsara 13:54, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

[1] --Here to sway (talk) 14:46, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

Homo naledi protected, please talk on talk page

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My reply is at this link [2], because that's where I moved the discussion of your reasonable suggestion. --Here to sway (talk) 14:43, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

... even without pointing out any relevance pertaining to apartheid

I have said something that could be misinterpreted:

"In the context of South Africa, at least - even if ignoring apartheid (...)".

I meant, in part, that a point was important enough in regards to South African history, even without pointing out any relevance pertaining to apartheid. --Here to sway (talk) 09:26, 25 September 2015 (UTC)

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3RR warning for Homo naledi

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Rising Star Expedition workshop [note: this text is to demonstrate a suggestion on another talk page, about what an article can look like about this subject]

The Rising Star Expedition workshop was held in May and June 2014 in a [room within] a vault at "Wits University". Some sources claim that it was the first workshop of its kind within the field of paleontology. The workshop resulted in a dozen research articles being written. One article by Berger et al. was published in eLife on 10 September 2015 proposing an undiscovered species, Homo naledi.

The authors of the eLife article on 10 September 2015 (about species H. naledi)

The 47 co-authors were Lee Berger, next co-author .... 47th co-author.

References

Here to sway (talk) 20:40, 28 September 2015 (UTC)

September 2015

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Louis Armstrong

Hi, I share your interest in the music of Louis Armstrong, but I have two requests with regard to your recent edits. First, when you add a listing of a song that Armstrong recorded, you must include an inline reference to a reliable source in order to verify the addition.A mass of unverifiable additions does not improve an article. You are using something as the basis for your additions, so cite it when you add the song. Second, not every song that he recorded necessarily needs its own encyclopedia article, unless reliable sources have said enough about it to constitute a meaningful article. See ]]WP:N]]. Sometimes it is sufficient just to include it in a list. or instance, the most recent addition is [[Bye and Bye (Louis Armstrong repertoire)]. What is the reference?Ditto for all your unreferenced additions. Please take the time to reference your additions before adding more songs. Regards, Edison (talk) 14:53, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

Why are you creating redlinks such as Araby (Louis Armstrong repertoire)? The old link Araby was bad since it went to a disambiguation page, but a good link would be The Sheik of Araby which leads to the song. I question the need for individual articles abou each Armstrong recording of a song if all we have to go on is the Willems discography. And speaking of that, it is presumably the source of your edits, but the ref in the article does not include an edition, and page numbers could vary between editions. Please add to the reference the bibliographic info for the specific edition you are getting your info from, including ISBN. Thanks.Edison (talk) 15:04, 2 October 2015 (UTC)

October 2015

Please do not add commentary or your own personal analysis to Wikipedia articles, as you did to Homo naledi. Doing so violates Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy and breaches the formal tone expected in an encyclopedia. Thank you. Nthep (talk) 17:19, 8 October 2015 (UTC)

Biography of living persons policy

Hi HtS. I have noticed that some of the edits you're making to Homo naledi involve edit summaries that comment on the people involved in the article subject. I just want to highlight for you that Wikipedia is pretty strict about how we talk about living people to whom negative things on the internet could do harm. I know you're involved in an overarching editing dispute, and I imagine you're capable of working that out with the other participants through our usual dispute resolution processes, but please be mindful that things like "Berger has his excuses/explanation for why "his" articles were shot down)" are talking about a real person with a real life and reputation, and that what you say on Wikipedia is there forever, on the record, in Wikipedia's voice. You are welcome to your own opinions about people, but when making negative assertions on Wikipedia, you're expected to provide strong support for them and to only make them when it is directly relevant to the subject. A fluffernutter is a sandwich! (talk) 20:47, 8 October 2015 (UTC)

His reputation as a current employee of National Geographic is rock solid. --Here to sway (talk) 13:11, 9 October 2015 (UTC)

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October 2015

You have been blocked from editing for a period of 48 hours for edit warring and violating the three-revert rule, as you did at Homo naledi. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may appeal this block by first reading the guide to appealing blocks, then adding the following text below this notice: {{unblock|reason=Your reason here ~~~~}}.

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Please take some time to review policies and guidelines

While it's unfortunate that your activity has led to a temporary block, during your period of inactivity please consider reviewing in their entirety: Wikipedia:Neutral point of view, Wikipedia:No original research, Wikipedia:Verifiability, and Wikipedia:Consensus (there are many more resources in the Welcome menu at the top of this page). It's important that all contributors to Wikipedia understand and abide by the same set of rules, otherwise arguments become circular and unproductive. If you have questions about these policies (which apply to all articles) ask (Wikipedia:Questions) or bring them up on the respective policy Talk pages. You might also see guidelines at Wikipedia:Fringe theories and Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources. All the best, --Animalparty! (talk) 18:21, 9 October 2015 (UTC)

Socking block

I've blocked you for two weeks from today for sock puppetry/block evasion with SPay Pal (talk · contribs · count). You're fortunate I didn't block you indefinitely. The only thing that militated in your favor were the apparently constructive edits you made to Louis Armstrong. Otherwise, your brief tenure here would indicate that you are a WP:SPA espousing fringe theories. Be careful, though. After this block expires, if there is any misconduct on your part - and that doesn't mean only sock puppetry - you risk being blocked indefinitely.--Bbb23 (talk) 22:14, 9 October 2015 (UTC)

That didn't last long. Your block is now indefinite.--Bbb23 (talk) 23:18, 9 October 2015 (UTC)