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Happy editing! Cheers, 𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 12:27, 11 February 2023 (UTC)

Conjecture

First, conjecture is not a pejorative term. It denotes a credible theory that awaits incontrovertible evidence in hard sciences or broad academic consensus in "soft" subjects. That the Banking Act was responsible for policies that were entirely consistent with Tory ideology is credible but Wikipedia cannot report it as the established consensus view without a lot more evidence. The view of one historian, no matter how eminent, is not enough to report it without qualification. If you would like an independent view, please ask at the Wikipedia: Teahouse because my opinion on the matter is by no means final. --𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 12:27, 11 February 2023 (UTC)

I understand what you say but it is the aggressive use in the title that pejorative. The text already said 'argues' which suggests opinion. You are obviously very fired up about your opinions. Silsoe (talk) 12:34, 11 February 2023 (UTC)

"Conjecture" is a very respectable word in mathematics, not remotely aggressive. But the best place to have this discussion is at talk:Bank Charter Act 1844.

Meanwhile I have deleted the edit-war warning but the point remains: reverts and counter-reverts are unproductive and are generally saved for vandalism and blatantly disruptive editing. --𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 13:03, 11 February 2023 (UTC)

Here is the second reference:

Boot, H. M. (1984). The commercial crisis of 1847. Hull, England: Hull University Press. ISBN 0-85958-442-9. OCLC 11325541. Silsoe (talk) 13:37, 11 February 2023 (UTC)

Sorry, don't quite get the mathematics point? Silsoe (talk) 13:39, 11 February 2023 (UTC)

The conjecture article explains better than I can. Take for example Fermat's Last Theorem: it could be demonstrated to be true as far as could be tested but not until recently, proven to be true ad infinitum. To propose a convincing conjecture in Mathematics is certainly not a badge of shame, indeed it is a step above a theory. (Which itself is not an insult in Science: cf Darwin's Theory of Evolution, still called that name although subsequent discovery of DNA and genetic inheritance and diversification have put it beyond doubt.) --𝕁𝕄𝔽 (talk) 16:45, 11 February 2023 (UTC)

thanks Silsoe (talk) 16:51, 11 February 2023 (UTC)

Copying licensed material requires attribution

Hi. I see in John O'Rourke (priest) you included material from a webpage that is available under a compatible Creative Commons Licence. That's okay, but you have to give attribution so that our readers are made aware that you copied the prose rather than wrote it yourself. It's also required under the terms of the license. I've added the attribution for this particular instance. Please make sure that you follow this licensing requirement when copying from compatibly-licensed material in the future. — Diannaa (talk) 23:04, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

noted Silsoe (talk) 18:37, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

CS1 error on Diamond–Dybvig model

Hello, I'm Qwerfjkl (bot). I have automatically detected that this edit performed by you, on the page Diamond–Dybvig model, may have introduced referencing errors. They are as follows:

• A "missing periodical" error. References show this error when the name of the magazine or journal is not given. Please edit the article to add the name of the magazine/journal to the reference, or use a different citation template. (Fix | Ask for help)

Please check this page and fix the errors highlighted. If you think this is a false positive, you can report it to my operator. Thanks, Qwerfjkl (bot) (talk) 00:03, 28 April 2023 (UTC)

Wikipedia and copyright

Hello Silsoe! Your additions to John Maynard Keynes have been removed in whole or in part, as they appear to have added copyrighted content without evidence that the source material is in the public domain or has been released by its owner or legal agent under a suitably free and compatible copyright license. (To request such a release, see Wikipedia:Requesting copyright permission.) While we appreciate your contributions to Wikipedia, there are certain things you must keep in mind about using information from sources to avoid copyright and plagiarism issues.

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It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices, as policy requires that people who persistently do not must be blocked from editing. If you have any questions about this, please ask them here on this page, or leave a message on my talk page. Thank you. — Diannaa (talk) 14:05, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

I have received your message and am very unhappy in the way you have acted despite the point about copyright I will accept as valid. You have removed one side to an argument and left the other, which is very unbalanced.

I intend to reinstate the other side but not quote directly, - is this acceptable to you? Silsoe (talk) 14:23, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

It's okay to re-add the material but you have to re-write it in your own words please. No copying; cite your source. — Diannaa (talk) 18:37, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

thank you for the reply, I will do as you say and understand over the copyright issues Silsoe (talk) 12:47, 13 September 2023 (UTC)