VictorVVV

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You seem to be destroying this page. NobiliAddict (talk) 15:12, 6 June 2011 (UTC)

The language of this website is English. http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/seem#Usage_notes VictorVVV (talk) 16:19, 6 June 2011 (UTC)

Flags and Same-sex marriage legislation around the world

Could you give your opinion here? 70.253.87.253 (talk) 21:58, 9 September 2012 (UTC)

I'm not confident enough in my English to take part in this debate.VictorVVV (talk) 23:22, 9 September 2012 (UTC)

First Republic of South Korea

Rather than saying references are provided in the linked article, you should provide relevant references in the article. Green Giant (talk) 04:12, 18 September 2012 (UTC)

Abortion clinic

Yes, the version on my talk page would be better than what is now in the article - I think your recent edits have made it worse. I think the NYT article supports the word "alleged" in front of "risks", but not in front to "sidewalk". It would be better to remove the reference to "information" altogether. StAnselm (talk) 02:25, 22 December 2012 (UTC)

The counseling is alleged. According to Wiktionary, counseling is helpful (see http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/counseling and http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/assistance). I have removed what was unsupported by the article.VictorVVV (talk) 10:40, 22 December 2012 (UTC)

I strongly disagree with the idea that counseling is helpful by definition, and I'm sure they are thousands of hurt people out there who can testify to that. Also, I note that the Sidewalk counseling article simply states that this is what it is - activism and communication - there is no hint there that "it's not really counseling". StAnselm (talk) 10:47, 22 December 2012 (UTC)

The NYTimes article says "sidewalk counselors, as Ms. Beyel and her fellow demonstrators call themselves". A Google Search for the term "sidewalk counseling" only finds pro-life websites. Maybe we should edit Sidewalk counseling ? VictorVVV (talk) 11:07, 22 December 2012 (UTC)

Here is a University of Michigan Press book that uses it. StAnselm (talk) 19:13, 22 December 2012 (UTC)

Page 15 of this book : "usual tactics -- holding posters, singing, photographing people and "counseling"". It is clear that that book didn't believe that practice was counseling. They probably introduced the term "sidewalk counseling" with caution in missing pages of the book.

When searching "Sidewalk counseling" on Google Scholar, the top six results (1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6) use quotation marks (""sidewalk counseling"") and remind the reader of the origin of the word, and three of them (3: "in what they call “sidewalk counseling,”"; 4: "an activity these demonstrators refer to as "sidewalk counseling";6: "many protesters engage in tac- tics they refer to as "sidewalk counseling."") are very explicit.

Since "counseling" is a non-neutral term, in order to be used as a title, "sidewalk counseling" should be "evidenced through usage in a significant majority of English-language reliable sources", according to Wikipedia. VictorVVV (talk) 20:26, 22 December 2012 (UTC)

I am afraid you are edit warring on the Abortion clinic article, and with this edit you have broken the one-revert rule. I suggest that you self-revert and restore the "known as" phrase. StAnselm (talk) 19:23, 22 December 2012 (UTC)

I didn't know this rule. What counts as a revert ? We likely did the same number of reverts.VictorVVV (talk) 20:26, 22 December 2012 (UTC)

Well, I was being careful not to. I only found out about the 1RR for abortion articles a little while ago - I haven't been editing them much. But anyway, this was your first revert and this was your second, within a 24 hour period. StAnselm (talk) 20:42, 22 December 2012 (UTC)

Ok, I self-reverted. But this doesn't solve "sidewalk counseling" naming issue. I have replied to you on its talk page.VictorVVV (talk) 21:04, 22 December 2012 (UTC)

Thank you. We probably need to get some more opinions on the sidewalk counseling issue. It sounds like you are leaning towards requesting a move, which may be a good way of getting other editors involved. StAnselm (talk) 23:44, 22 December 2012 (UTC)

The problem with requesting a move is that in order to be featured there an article needs a suitable new name. However, I only found "sidewalk interference" and "abortion clinic harassment". The first in unused outside British California, and the second has an opposite bias, although the harassment might be more obvious than the counseling. How else could we get other editors involved ? VictorVVV (talk) 23:22, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

The other way to proceed is by an RfC. StAnselm (talk) 23:57, 28 December 2012 (UTC)

I will try that. Thank you.VictorVVV (talk) 00:05, 29 December 2012 (UTC)

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