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== To-do: red plastic gas cans == |
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Not actually putting up the tag, but I'm going to be spamming resumes at potential employers (not here) over the next few days. [[User:Ian.thomson|Ian.thomson]] ([[User talk:Ian.thomson#top|talk]]) 23:50, 27 March 2018 (UTC) |
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These things are ubiquitous in the US (or at least any part I've been to) but we don't have an article on them. Like, I've only ever seen three consistent models (each different sizes of the same basic pattern) and looking online, it looks like those are the only three models that have been allowed since the gas crisis in the '70s.{{or|date=October 2018}} |
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== Remove discretionary sanctions template from my Talk Page/ If you have time to put it there you have time to remove it == |
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I've got a lot of other things on my plate, but I think these might be sufficient sources for someone (me, anyone else, whoever) to write up an article on them: |
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This is not [[WP:CIVIL]]. I have edited neither of the pages mentioned in the template nor have I taken any position but the one you say that you agree with. Remove the template. An apology from you is in order.[[User:CWH|ch]] ([[User talk:CWH|talk]]) 03:57, 2 April 2018 (UTC) |
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*[https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/11/14/portable-gas-can-explodes-no-flame-arrestor/3551143/ News article] |
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:{{ping|CWH}} You asked what discretionary sanctions meant. If you read the template with the [[WP:AGF|assumption of good faith]], you'd realize that the template itself is not an action, merely a notification. Unless and until it is settled that there's no reasonable and good-faith way any aspect of Feng Shui could be called pseudoscience, that article does fall under the pseudoscience discretionary sanctions. [[User:Ian.thomson|Ian.thomson]] ([[User talk:Ian.thomson#top|talk]]) 03:59, 2 April 2018 (UTC) |
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*[https://stateimpact.npr.org/oklahoma/2012/07/09/why-the-largest-maker-of-portable-gas-cans-is-going-out-of-business/ News article] |
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*[https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/my-gas-can-safe-flna2D11693927 News article] |
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*[https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/warning-scientists-say-gas-cans-carry-risk-explosion-flna2D11691903 News article] |
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*[http://www.poconorecord.com/article/20121105/News/211050326 News article] |
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*[https://www.nwcg.gov/sites/default/files/products/pms442.pdf Gov't regulation document] |
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*[https://cpsc.gov/content/consumers-warned-against-storing-gasoline Gov't regulation document] |
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*[https://www.nps.gov/articles/fire-p52-gas-cans.htm Gov't regulation document] |
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*[http://pfcma.com/ "Non-Profit" run by the companies that make these things (haven't actually read through and found specific pages yet)] |
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The last source definitely doesn't establish [[WP:NOTE]] and I'd normally be wary of anyone insisting that it be used. Still, I think they also discuss regulatory info and maybe manufacturing history. Given the news sources (all of which are "oh shit, these things are exploding again" and "please stop doing things to make them explode"), I think it's safe to say that its inclusion probably won't amount to promotion. |
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== Regarding MoldyOne == |
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I was in the process of giving links on the Moderation report when it was closed, i would like permission to revert the changes since the links have already been given on said page and would like the 2 people who are accusing me of vandalism to be brought into this issue<!-- Template:Unsigned --><small class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:MoldyOne|MoldyOne]] ([[User talk:MoldyOne#top|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/MoldyOne|contribs]]) </small> |
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:{{ping|MoldyOne}} The Administrators Noticeboard is not for content disputes. If you have something to discuss in support of your changes to the article, use the article's talk page, as I mentioned on your talk page. |
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:If you are looking to "justice" against the other two editors, [[WP:BATTLEGROUND|that's not how this place works]]. |
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:You do not need my permission to go to [[Talk:List of ArmaLite rifles]] and discuss matters there (in a [[WP:CIVIL|civil]] manner that [[WP:AGF|assumes good faith]] from other parties). |
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:I would advise you not to change "assault rifle" to "semi-automatic rifle" again until you achieve consensus on the article's talk page. Otherwise, you could be considered to be [[WP:EW|edit warring]]. [[User:Ian.thomson|Ian.thomson]] ([[User talk:Ian.thomson#top|talk]]) 18:36, 4 April 2018 (UTC) |
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I'm not sure that this would accomplish much more than a stub, at least with my usual "summarize, paraphrase, combine overlapping statements" approach. [[User:Ian.thomson|Ian.thomson]] ([[User talk:Ian.thomson#top|talk]]) 22:21, 12 October 2018 (UTC) |
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I believe that MoldyOne & TintedFate are the same person. They're editing one minute apart and they haven't stepped on ether other toes, not even once. Also, TintedFate hasn't edited anything before today, and they are both using the same name format (two word with caps). I could be wrong, Can you please look into this.--[[User:RAF910|RAF910]] ([[User talk:RAF910|talk]]) 21:15, 4 April 2018 (UTC) |
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:Further, since you're an admin, could you glance at [[WP:Sockpuppet_investigations/BedrockPerson#Suspected_sockpuppets]]? I don't know he's BedrockPerson (no previous experience with him), but the suspicious timing of the account creation and subsequent actions make me wonder. It's evident the account was created for no purpose other than being disruptive, and evidently by a very wiki-experienced person. [[User:Tarl_N.|<b style="color:green">Tarl N.</b>]] ([[User talk:Tarl N.#top|<span style="color:teal">discuss</span>]]) 23:43, 5 April 2018 (UTC) |
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::Never mind. GorillaWarfare blocked him as sock of Swetoniusz. So, unrelated, just disruptive. [[User:Tarl_N.|<b style="color:green">Tarl N.</b>]] ([[User talk:Tarl N.#top|<span style="color:teal">discuss</span>]]) |
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:I saw this up in your table of contents. Those damned things are a colossal nuisance , I finally found a brand that allows better control of flow and doesn't end up slopping gas all over the lawnmower, generator, or tiller. The mesh screen appears nowadays to be broadly used. They also come in yellow for diesel and blue for kerosene. '''<span style="font-family: Arial;">[[User:Acroterion|<span style="color: black;">Acroterion</span>]] <small>[[User talk:Acroterion|<span style="color: gray;">(talk)</span>]]</small></span>''' 01:19, 30 December 2018 (UTC) |
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Since [[User:TintedFate]] is now a confirmed sock puppet of [[User:NecrozmaSpin]], I request that you revert his edits to the [[List of ArmaLite rifles]] and strike his comments on [[Talk:List of ArmaLite rifles]] per [[WP:Deny]]. Also, can you please check to see [[User:MoldyOne]] is also a sock puppet for [[User:NecrozmaSpin]]. Thank you.--[[User:RAF910|RAF910]] ([[User talk:RAF910|talk]]) 15:13, 6 April 2018 (UTC) |
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::I am remembering my dad using blue barrels made of the same material for kerosene back when we had a space heater but yeah, I do see the same design in blue and yellow. (I think he got them on sale, I'm not sure I've seen them in stores ever again, and boy hell were they trouble to get rid of). Guess I need to look for sources on the diesel and kerosene ones and figure out what the industry name is for this family of cans. They're not [[Jerrycan]]s (which is where [[gas can]] currently redirects): they're broader, have a handle on the back, and the stamping on the sides is just embossed warning text (not a structural feature). (I'm sure you know but other talk page watchers who haven't opened the links might be wondering why I want to reinvent the Jerrycan). |
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:1) You don't have to be an admin to strike comments or revert under [[WP:DENY]] or [[WP:EVASION]]. However, given that the edits to be reverted are on a page that you and MoldyOne are still discussing, you're right that it would be a better idea for me to revert. |
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::There's another gas can design that I'm seeing, "Safety gas cans," which I suppose needs to be written about as well. Basically squat half-capsule mini-barrels with a handle and spout on the flatly rounded top. They're why I haven't just made "gas can" about the red plastic ones, since we really need "gas can" to be a disambig between the standard plastic, the Jerrycan, and the safety gas cans. Thanks for helping me realize that. [[User:Ian.thomson|Ian.thomson]] ([[User talk:Ian.thomson#top|talk]]) 01:38, 30 December 2018 (UTC) |
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:::I'm accumulating a museum of gas cans. I got two of the safety cans after squirrels started eating the plastic ones. After that generation of squirrels died they seem to have stopped munching plastic and confine themselves to the house, so now I have some plastic ones that are easier to handle, and a yellow one in case we run out of heating oil - I can get off-road diesel and use that in a pinch. I think [[fuel container]] is a safe generic term. '''<span style="font-family: Arial;">[[User:Acroterion|<span style="color: black;">Acroterion</span>]] <small>[[User talk:Acroterion|<span style="color: gray;">(talk)</span>]]</small></span>''' 01:49, 30 December 2018 (UTC) |
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Thank you. I will revert and strike his comments on the talk page [[WP:DENY]] or [[WP:EVASION]]. Can you please check on the page later to see how MoldyOne reacts.--[[User:RAF910|RAF910]] ([[User talk:RAF910|talk]]) 15:30, 6 April 2018 (UTC) |
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:It's already on my watchlist. I'd recommend only striking TintedFate's comments and leaving a note linking to the evidence that TintedFate was a sockpuppet. [[User:Ian.thomson|Ian.thomson]] ([[User talk:Ian.thomson#top|talk]]) 15:32, 6 April 2018 (UTC) |
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*I guess maybe a redirect to [[Bin bag]] would suffice? [[User:Ian.thomson|Ian.thomson]] ([[User talk:Ian.thomson#top|talk]]) 23:10, 13 August 2021 (UTC) |
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During the business day UK time I am often not around for much of the day. It's the whole paid money expected top turn up thing. <b>[[User Talk:JzG|Guy]]</b> <small>([[User:JzG/help|Help!]])</small> 14:13, 6 April 2018 (UTC) |
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I should have announced this sooner but it just kinda crept up on me. Between various issues (less prep time at work, trying to affordably diet and exercise better), I've just not had enough energy when I'm home beyond what I need to get ready for the next work day or upcoming week. |
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:I'm aware. I had pings across multiple days, and there was no response on the talk page, and only an indirect response elsewhere. You had time to make other replies on the same page, but did not reply to a repeatedly asked direct question. [[User:Ian.thomson|Ian.thomson]] ([[User talk:Ian.thomson#top|talk]]) 14:32, 6 April 2018 (UTC) |
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I've bought some sources to expand articles on Goetic demons, though. I may work some on that without fully coming off of the Wikibreak. [[User:Ian.thomson|Ian.thomson]] ([[User talk:Ian.thomson#top|talk]]) 23:10, 13 August 2021 (UTC) |
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== Hi == |
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:Hi Ian - we haven't interacted much, so sorry for coming out of the blue, but I wanted to tell you that when I was in my 'I have an account, but I mostly just read stuff without commenting' stage, your contributions were a real inspiration for me to actually get involved. You were one of the most active editors on some of the pages I was interested in, and I saw your name come up time and again attached to sensible, rational comments. So, yeah - I'm a fan. |
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:Anyone deserves and can self-award a break whenever they want to; I'd suggest that you have definitely earned one if you feel like it, and should take as long as you need/want. If you want to do some article-writing without engaging with admin stuff (or anything else) you're still doing good work - thank you! [[User:Girth Summit|<span style="font-family:Impact;color:#006400;">Girth</span> <span style="font-family:Impact;color:#4B0082;">Summit</span>]][[User talk:Girth Summit|<sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)</sub>]] 23:21, 13 August 2021 (UTC) |
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::I am going to pile on here as another "out of the blue" editor. I don't think we have ever interacted directly at all but you have certainly provided value to me as an editor (and no doubt to Wikipedia as a whole) and that does not go away because you have other things to focus on whether that shift in focus is temporary or permanent. Now go get some exercise! :) [[User:S0091|S0091]] ([[User talk:S0091|talk]]) 21:32, 15 August 2021 (UTC) |
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This is a warning. [[User:Typerr|Typerr]] ([[User talk:Typerr|talk]]) 19:07, 7 April 2018 (UTC) |
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:Could you explain why you think Ian's revert is a problem? Ian reverted one of a series of unwanted edits. Perhaps you're warning the wrong person? '''<span style="font-family: Arial;">[[User:Acroterion|<span style="color: black;">Acroterion</span>]] <small>[[User talk:Acroterion|<span style="color: gray;">(talk)</span>]]</small></span>''' 19:13, 7 April 2018 (UTC) |
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{ HI it's Tessa Bennet from the Infancy article - I just feel like, although your edits were in a way valid, the term didn't wholly fit in the context. For instance, I verified that adopt means adopt |
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You protected this one before, and I'd like a second set of eyes on what's been going on with an IP with a bad case of [[:WP:IDONTHEARYOU]]. --[[User:Orangemike|<span style="color:#F80">Orange Mike</span>]] | [[User talk:Orangemike|<span style="color:#FA0">Talk</span>]] 04:50, 14 October 2021 (UTC) |
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Now, if we think of religion, we can't think of it as what 'they' believe and what the rest of the world believes. It may be so that only Muslims believe that the word came directly from God, but the world believes they used 'adopted' stories from the past. The religion is theirs and so the history is theirs to tell. I just don't find the term adopt to be fitting. Instead I changed it to 'containing references to many' as that is both accurate and does not change the context. Do you agree? If not, do as you will, but I do think it is more respectful and accurate to keep it religiously historical and unbiased. |
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--[[User:Tessa Bennet|Tessa Bennet]] ([[User talk:Tessa Bennet|talk]]) 03:21, 9 April 2018 (UTC)Tessa Bennet |
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:{{ping|Tessa Bennet}} Adopt has the general use of "to take up as one's own." Our neutrality policy says: |
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:We stick to mainstream history, which is secular. [[User:Ian.thomson|Ian.thomson]] ([[User talk:Ian.thomson#top|talk]]) 03:45, 9 April 2018 (UTC) |
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Shouldn't the DS have been gg? [[User:Doug Weller|<span style="color:#070">Doug Weller</span>]] [[User talk:Doug Weller|talk]] 19:44, 16 April 2018 (UTC) |
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:{{re|Doug Weller}} added for good measure. BTW, can we get a link or something the whole "change paraphilia/transgender to GamerGate" discussion? [[User:EvergreenFir|'''<span style="color:#8b00ff;">Eve</span><span style="color:#6528c2;">rgr</span><span style="color:#3f5184;">een</span><span style="color:#197947;">Fir</span>''']] [[User talk:EvergreenFir|(talk)]] 19:54, 16 April 2018 (UTC) |
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::Sorry, on iPad and watcitv. I've no idea as I wasn't watching it at the time. [[User:Doug Weller|<span style="color:#070">Doug Weller</span>]] [[User talk:Doug Weller|talk]] 20:00, 16 April 2018 (UTC) |
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:I considered GG but thought that the primary topic might distract ("I never edited in that area!"), but thought that BLP might be more to the point. I don't know if it'd take an act of congress to pull it off, but there are a few overlapping DS areas that would combo nicely enough (like the alternative medicine and pseudoscience ones, or Palestine/Israel and post-1932 US politics) that maybe it'd be worthwhile for the [[:template:alert|DS alert template]] to have the option to say "hey, both of these apply for this reason." [[User:Ian.thomson|Ian.thomson]] ([[User talk:Ian.thomson#top|talk]]) 20:00, 16 April 2018 (UTC) |
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::he's editing in the area now. [[User:Doug Weller|<span style="color:#070">Doug Weller</span>]] [[User talk:Doug Weller|talk]] 20:02, 16 April 2018 (UTC) |
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:::Yes, I see that the GG template also says "any gender-related controversy." Missed that when I was skimming the template instructions. [[User:Ian.thomson|Ian.thomson]] ([[User talk:Ian.thomson#top|talk]]) 20:04, 16 April 2018 (UTC) |
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Do you think I could popularize this [[User_talk:Qwertyytrewqqwerty/DisamAssist#As_always,_use_caution_with_a_tool|furry foot award]]? Errm, caution with tools? Naahhh, not possible. [[User:Shenme|Shenme]] ([[User talk:Shenme|talk]]) 19:52, 26 April 2018 (UTC) |
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:If [[WP:TROUT|trouting]] is a thing, I don't see why we can't have a Hamster Halt template. [[User:Ian.thomson|Ian.thomson]] ([[User talk:Ian.thomson#top|talk]]) 23:05, 26 April 2018 (UTC) |
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"Please refrain from making test edits in Wikipedia pages, such as those you made to Adam, even if you intend to fix them later. Your edits have been reverted. If you would like to experiment again, please use the sandbox. Thank you. Ian.thomson (talk) 04:44, 24 April 2018 (UTC)" |
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I have never edited (or even read) the page "Adam" on Wikipedia. What gave you the notion that I made "test edits"? [[Special:Contributions/103.37.195.4|103.37.195.4]] ([[User talk:103.37.195.4|talk]]) 10:01, 3 May 2018 (UTC)Abhimanyu |
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:As can be seen [[Special:Contributions/103.37.195.4|here]], your IP address was used to edit the article [[Adam]] shortly before I left the above message. [[User:Ian.thomson|Ian.thomson]] ([[User talk:Ian.thomson#top|talk]]) 23:44, 3 May 2018 (UTC) |
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:Not really, sorry. I can only remember commenting to address fringe comments, and adding the article to my watchlist to deal with the occasional disruptive editor. [[User:Ian.thomson|Ian.thomson]] ([[User talk:Ian.thomson#top|talk]]) 20:09, 4 May 2018 (UTC) |
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I signed in to wiki after a month and I see a nice long note you left me. I wasn't even surprised because I saw your history in the wiki world. You do know that you have a long history of war editing:o yourself... How dare you accuse someone who made one post. And how protective you are of your entries;) |
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Short and sweet, but there's always more to discuss at [[WT:AFC]]. Stop on by, maybe [[toolforge:randomincategory/Pending_AfC_submissions&server=en.wikipedia.org&namespace=2!118&type=page|review a draft]] on the way? Whether you're one of our top reviewers, or haven't reviewed in a while, I want to thank you for helping out in the past and in the future. Cheers, [[User talk:Primefac|Primefac]], via [[User:MediaWiki message delivery|MediaWiki message delivery]] ([[User talk:MediaWiki message delivery|talk]]) 16:00, 16 February 2022 (UTC) |
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Looks like people like you sign in to wiki and live your life making edits to maintain your entries. I am certainly not one of them as my own history speaks for itself. By the way, look up a famous tennis player Juan Carlos Ferrero and soccer player Bum Kun Cha. Those are my 2 other entries made 9 years ago. Some of my lines are still there!!! I had a different account which I didn't use since then. What I notice is that wiki entries are constantly evolving, except for Waldenses because you own it!!! What kind of agenda do you have about this subject? |
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I do want to thank you for showing me how things are done in wiki world. I certainly don't have enough time to be living my life editing these entries and for me truth is not written by people like you. FCL, war editing? Really? You my friend are the warrior on a tear. |
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Good luck and go on with your war editing life. I'll probably sign in next month to see what else is going on. Is once a month participation considered war editing? |
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By the way, nice to know some people are very passionate about Waldensians. How did you get into that subject? <!-- Template:Unsigned --><small class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Pmhong|Pmhong]] ([[User talk:Pmhong#top|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Pmhong|contribs]]) 19:43, 4 May 2018 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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:{{ping|Pmhong}} One post? You made not just [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Waldensians&diff=prev&oldid=831465920 one] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Waldensians&diff=prev&oldid=831470409 two], but [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Waldensians&diff=prev&oldid=831474581 three reverts]. That's not just "one post," that's [[WP:EW|edit warring]]. If you had actually read any of the policies and guidelines I linked and summarized for you, you'd know that. |
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:Regarding your [[Backhanded compliment]]s - See [[WP:CIVIL]] and [[WP:AGF]]. [[User:Ian.thomson|Ian.thomson]] ([[User talk:Ian.thomson#top|talk]]) 20:07, 4 May 2018 (UTC) |
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== Trying to come back == |
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Ian, I don't read foolish and hypocritical instructional posts left by people who do editing wars. You need to realize that you have no life other than updating and guarding your wiki posts. I do this on rare occasion and I am actually glad I ran into you and experience editing war in first hand. If I were really doing what you accuse me of, I would still be editing Waldensian article. But I realize that you are on it every day and guarding it with your life. So keep going and I will be back when I'm have some time to spare. <!-- Template:Unsigned --><small class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Pmhong|Pmhong]] ([[User talk:Pmhong#top|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Pmhong|contribs]]) 18:19, 5 May 2018 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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:{{ping|Pmhong}} Do you want to get blocked? Because that's how you get blocked. [[User:Ian.thomson|Ian.thomson]] ([[User talk:Ian.thomson#top|talk]]) 18:20, 5 May 2018 (UTC) |
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Every two weeks, when my email login expires and I have to log back in, I get the notification that "I" have too many failed logins and need to reset my password. Even after almost a year of inactivity, this is still the case. To the asshole(s) doing that, you could have made bank on crypto by now, and I'm saying that as someone who thinks all cryptocurrency is a scam. |
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Thanks to Wikipedia, I got to see alt-right talking points identified as such well before they became a part of mainstream conversation. Offline individuals who I trusted and respected started hinting at these talking points more and more. Pretty much every attempt to show them the source and goal of those ideas only stalled things at best. When politicians aren't stirring up the alt-right, they're defending those who stir them up, or defending those who defend the pandering, or saying we need to cooperate with those who are ultimately defending the alt-right. And the number of users I've seen hounded for saying [[WP:NONAZIS|"we shouldn't allow Nazis on the site because it's antithetical to this site's goals"]] is dismaying. Shame on the shriveled, minuscule, impotent souls whose petty grudges push them to defend fascism just to score points against someone. And if you're upset at my characterization of you as such, you're the one who put the shoe on, Cinderella. |
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Thanks for redacting. I was going to do it myself after blocking but you beat me to it. I don't stand on ceremony with people like that - it's even worse than trolling.. [[User:Kudpung|Kudpung กุดผึ้ง]] ([[User talk:Kudpung|talk]]) 06:05, 6 May 2018 (UTC) |
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:{{ping|Kudpung}} Not sure that was me (though I'm still getting caffeine so maybe I'm assuming this is about the wrong thing). I went to bed after my last post on 166qq's talk page. [[User:Ian.thomson|Ian.thomson]] ([[User talk:Ian.thomson#top|talk]]) 15:43, 6 May 2018 (UTC) |
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On top of that, over the past decade, I've spent half of it on the other side of the world from my hometown. Though this has just slowed the rate at which I was growing tired, it hasn't stopped it. |
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Hello I. Did you mean to [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia_talk:Reference_desk&curid=4599013&diff=840230480&oldid=840227995 sign this close]? I know things are different on the RD than AN and AN/I so I thought I should check with you. Thanks for your time. [[User:MarnetteD|MarnetteD]]|[[User talk:MarnetteD|Talk]] 15:28, 8 May 2018 (UTC) |
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:I've seen enough inconsistency in closure that I never know whether to sign or not. Guess I will. [[User:Ian.thomson|Ian.thomson]] ([[User talk:Ian.thomson#top|talk]]) 15:30, 8 May 2018 (UTC) |
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::Inconsistency is the right word for that talk page :-) I do appreciate your closing that thread. Best regards. [[User:MarnetteD|MarnetteD]]|[[User talk:MarnetteD|Talk]] 15:35, 8 May 2018 (UTC) |
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I'm fucking sick of it all. I'd say "Nazis can all go to hell" but that's like telling shit to stink. Wait, no, at least shit has enough sense that it doesn't need to be told to do that. |
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== ChristopherJEHudson == |
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Hello Sir, |
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I do want to come back. I'm aware that we'll never "go back to normal," that there is not and will never be a "new normal," that normal was always a monsterous lie, and that order is nothing but the local flavor of chaos. That thinking is actually kinda why I got along here as well as I did. |
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My name is Chris Hudson and I would like your thoughts. |
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I do enjoy non-contentious admin work. Going through new user names and blocking obvious troll or spam accounts before anyone else can even report them is actually fun. |
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I am not only new to coding, I'm really not sure what I'm doing exactly (yes, I have knowledge, but not certain how to express properly in this language (code) format). |
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I have a bunch of new sources for [[Goetia]] related articles as well as sources for the [[Shams al-Ma'arif]] article. |
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We've had the pleasure of interacting once previously, was some time ago, and I admittedly made mistakes; thank you for having corrected me. |
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I'm tired of pretending I prioritize [[WP:5P]] over [[WP:NONAZIS]]. I know enough about the site to know that saying that's going to bite me on the ass and that that that's not going to work well with my other plans to return. Going to be thinking about it but I'm certain there's no outcome I'm going to be happy with. [[User:Ian.thomson|Ian.thomson]] ([[User talk:Ian.thomson#top|talk]]) 09:36, 4 May 2022 (UTC) |
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I was looking at making a new page, (or adding information?), to the Grange Manor House which is my ancestral house now known as the Art Gallery of Ontario. |
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:Hi Ian - I came across your username just now while reading an old thread, and realised I hadn't seen you around in a while. I came here, and read this. All I can say is this: when I was a newb, you were one of the people who inspired me. I saw lots of sensible, level-headed comments and actions from you, and I thought 'Hey, Wikipedia is a little bit of the internet where there are good people running things. Maybe I could get involved here.' Do what's best for you, of course, but I wanted you to know that you made a difference, for me at least. [[User:Girth Summit|<span style="font-family:Impact;color:#006400;">Girth</span> <span style="font-family:Impact;color:#4B0082;">Summit</span>]][[User talk:Girth Summit|<sub style="font-family:Segoe print;color:blue;"> (blether)</sub>]] 23:44, 8 December 2022 (UTC) |
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Myself and Prof. D'Arcy Boulton VII just held multiple celebrations over 2017 as it was our homes bicentennial (1817-2017); I held my wedding there and it was specifically called, "Grange Bicentennial Wedding Celebration"... I had over the past 2 days been attempting to create a page but now find that all the information is gone. |
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I do confess, I find it funny sometimes that so many of my family, Knights (multiple), Professors (Hist/Quantum/Demography), so many who've actually changed the world are not listed, and then so many others are... my fathers listed on a wikipedia page as a world champion... regardless, |
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Just a quick thanks for penning the [[WP:YESPROMO]] essay. It's a brilliant piece and I have linked to it many times in my talk page messages! Cheers. --[[User:Drm310|Drm310]] <span style="color:red">🍁</span> ([[User talk:Drm310|talk]]) 00:51, 20 May 2022 (UTC) |
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Digress,... I was looking to make a page regarding, The "Grange Bicentennial Wedding Celebration", would you be able to lend assistance. |
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This is interesting because Professor Theodore (Ted) Duddell Newton, (Newton–Wigner localization), is barely mentioned for quantum physics. |
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Ted Newton married Elspeth (Eppie) Mary Cameron, the descendant of Sir Douglas Colin Cameron, KCMG, & Sir Augustus Meredith Nanton. |
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You have Professor Thomas (Tad) Homer Dixon, but not Sir Thomas Dixon, KNL, KL, or Sir Benjamin Homer Dixon, KNL. |
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There's a small piece on Prince Anatoly Pavlovich Lieven, who married Margot Homer Dixon; my cousin Princess Tamara is the last descendant. |
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This is a small glimpse at only 2 or 3 generations of my family's ancestry sir, there's many more examples, ie. D'Arcy Jonathan Dacre Boulton. |
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I would appreciate a word with you when you have a moment. |
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Christopher Jason Eugene Hudson[[User:ChristopherJEHudson|ChristopherJEHudson]] ([[User talk:ChristopherJEHudson|talk]]) 02:33, 13 May 2018 (UTC) |
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:...Perhaps reading instructions would help. [[User:Ian.thomson|Ian.thomson]] ([[User talk:Ian.thomson#top|talk]]) 03:12, 13 May 2018 (UTC) |
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== Ms Sarah Welch == |
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You inquired over it, so I'm responding personally. She has been blocked for socking. Read her user page [[User:Ms Sarah Welch]], it says it clearly there they have been blocked for being a sock. The content was erased in the past along with many sources under reasons like "remove duplicate / repetition / failed verification, add sources some from Navratri: see its edit history for attrib". [[Special:Contributions/61.0.202.171|61.0.202.171]] ([[User talk:61.0.202.171|talk]]) 16:56, 13 May 2018 (UTC) |
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She's been blocked for over a month now. I also removed content from [[Thol. Thirumavalavan]] who is a politician and his book's title itself indicates it is POV by calling to overthrow Hindutva. Now can I restore all the information removed by Ms Sarah Welch who as visible her user page has been blocked for socking and didn't individually give reasons for removal of content? [[Special:Contributions/61.0.202.171|61.0.202.171]] ([[User talk:61.0.202.171|talk]]) 17:05, 13 May 2018 (UTC) |
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:Ok, my mistake, I didn't realize that she had been blocked. [[User:Ian.thomson|Ian.thomson]] ([[User talk:Ian.thomson#top|talk]]) 16:02, 16 May 2018 (UTC) |
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== weclome to the machine == |
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There's two edits I revdeled that they should not know about unless they wrote them. WMF people notified.-- [[User:Dlohcierekim|<b style="color:black">Dloh<span style="color:red">cier</span><span style="color:gold">ekim</span></b>]] ([[User talk:Dlohcierekim|talk]]) 18:51, 16 May 2018 (UTC) |
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:Oh yeah, I saw. See [[User_talk:Csworldwide2]]. [[User:Ian.thomson|Ian.thomson]] ([[User talk:Ian.thomson#top|talk]]) 18:52, 16 May 2018 (UTC) |
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::Also, [[WP:BEANS|not going to spell out the particular tics]] that has my [[Spidey sense|teacher senses]] going "ok, one of y'all did both of y'all's homework here" whenever I read one of their posts, but yeah, I keep having to check the address bar to remember which user I'm talking with. [[User:Ian.thomson|Ian.thomson]] ([[User talk:Ian.thomson#top|talk]]) 18:57, 16 May 2018 (UTC) |
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:::Yeah-- [[User:Dlohcierekim|<b style="color:black">Dloh<span style="color:red">cier</span><span style="color:gold">ekim</span></b>]] ([[User talk:Dlohcierekim|talk]]) 18:58, 16 May 2018 (UTC) |
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== Dispute resolution == |
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I filed a Dispute resolution request about the HIV denialism article. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution_noticeboard#Talk:HIV/AIDS_denialism#Contradiction [[Special:Contributions/190.173.150.216|190.173.150.216]] ([[User talk:190.173.150.216|talk]]) 19:07, 21 May 2018 (UTC) Ezequiel |
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== COSMO1994 == |
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I was going to file at [[WP:SPI]] but I see you have blocked {{u|Katemasdon12}} who I was listing as the master. Are you blocking COSMO1994 too? They have reverted me three times and left aggressive [[WP:OWN]] statements [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3ADrm310&type=revision&diff=842617382&oldid=841718926] [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3ADrm310&type=revision&diff=842618211&oldid=842617752] on my talk page. --[[User:Drm310|Drm310]] <span style="color:red">🍁</span> ([[User talk:Drm310|talk]]) 15:56, 23 May 2018 (UTC) |
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:{{ping|Drm310}} It's a [[WP:DUCK]] case and I'm going to block shortly, but an SPI might be able to spot additional accounts from the marketing department (though it feels like every third or fourth request I make to check for sleepers gets shot down with "this isn't pixie dust") or at least serve as useful record keeping if they come back. [[User:Ian.thomson|Ian.thomson]] ([[User talk:Ian.thomson#top|talk]]) 15:58, 23 May 2018 (UTC) |
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::Sounds good. I've added COSMO1994 as a {{tl|connected contributor}} on the article talk page so it's recorded there too. --[[User:Drm310|Drm310]] <span style="color:red">🍁</span> ([[User talk:Drm310|talk]]) 16:00, 23 May 2018 (UTC) |
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== Just asking == |
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I saw you were on my talk page. Anyway, I wanted to ask something. How do you add those userboxes? I'm sure I'll figure it out. Also I hope you watch this page because if you don't then you won't be able to respond. --[[User:Tin Can|Tin Can]] ([[User talk:Tin Can|talk]]) 20:08, 23 May 2018 (UTC) |
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== Friendly heads up == |
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_mediation/Talk:Julius_Evola Look forward to working this out with you. [[User:VeritasVox|VeritasVox]] ([[User talk:VeritasVox|talk]]) 15:56, 24 May 2018 (UTC) |
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== Request for mediation rejected == |
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== Infowars == |
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Explain to me how infowars is fake news and how it fits your worldview. You sound like a hypocrite. [[User:Truther1515|Truther1515]] ([[User talk:Truther1515|talk]]) 14:12, 26 May 2018 (UTC) |
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:{{ping|Truther1515}} [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/04/18/fake-news-not-just-alex-jones-trial-custody-case/ Alex Jones' lawyers had to argue that he's just playing a character] because he makes a living selling utter bullshit. Go read the [[InfoWars#Controversies|controversies section]]: he's an anti-vaxxer, he lies about kids that got shot at, he accuses random pizza places of running pedophile rings -- he sells fake news. If you don't understand that [[WP:CIR|this essay]] may apply to your capacity to edit. [[User:Ian.thomson|Ian.thomson]] ([[User talk:Ian.thomson#top|talk]]) 14:56, 26 May 2018 (UTC) |
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::See also [[User:MastCell#The_Cynic's_Guide_to_Wikipedia]], item 15. [[User:Shock Brigade Harvester Boris|Shock Brigade Harvester Boris]] ([[User talk:Shock Brigade Harvester Boris|talk]]) 14:57, 26 May 2018 (UTC) |
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:::There's a reason {{tq|"Truth" in username}} is in [[WP:BINGO]]. [[User:Ian.thomson|Ian.thomson]] ([[User talk:Ian.thomson#top|talk]]) 15:01, 26 May 2018 (UTC) |
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== Sahansdal == |
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Seems to me you are the one who should watch being blocked. Others don't have this edge you seem to have, some kinda chip on your shoulder.[[User:Sahansdal|Sahansdal]] ([[User talk:Sahansdal|talk]]) 03:58, 29 May 2018 (UTC) |
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:{{ping|Sahansdal}} I'm not the one spamming material while admitting it goes against mainstream academic consensus, using the talk pages as forums instead of for article improvement. [[User:Ian.thomson|Ian.thomson]] ([[User talk:Ian.thomson#top|talk]]) 12:43, 29 May 2018 (UTC) |
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Hello, there is a discussion about neutral point on view of the RFK Jr talk page and I am wondering what your say on it is. [[User:Logawinner|Logawinner]] ([[User talk:Logawinner|talk]]) 20:31, 12 June 2024 (UTC) |
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I need to request you that please delete four pages - [[User talk:Ram The Editor]], [[User talk:Misser Boss]], [[User talk:Yisrael Kristal]] and [[User talk:Widr farted]] as the reason G6. We don't need those pages any more. Thank you. [[Special:Contributions/122.162.31.207|122.162.31.207]] ([[User talk:122.162.31.207|talk]]) 15:32, 29 May 2018 (UTC) |
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:What made you seek out this particular editor, who has made only 1 edit in nearly 2 years? [[User:Zaathras|Zaathras]] ([[User talk:Zaathras|talk]]) 20:58, 12 June 2024 (UTC) |
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== Rangeblock? == |
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::They were the editor that got onto be when I was making biased edits on religious articles when I was younger. I figured someone being on the other side of my troublemaking could make a much more informed decision than me that would be more unbiased. They are the one that taught me about NPOV. [[User:Logawinner|Logawinner]] ([[User talk:Logawinner|talk]]) 03:38, 13 June 2024 (UTC) |
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== Imminent suspension of administrative permissions due to inactivity == |
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Hi Ian, {{vandal|2A00:23A8:4C18:C000:B9A2:311F:9F17:72A3}} is almost certainly the same person as {{vandal|2A00:23A8:4C18:C000:E95F:1ECD:60E6:BEA2}}. Would a rangeblock be a viable option to prevent further abuse? I'm afraid this might turn into a case of LTA, as the anon is incredibly persistent with their vandalism and personal attacks. Thanks, [[User:Nanophosis|Nanophosis]] ([[User talk:Nanophosis|talk]]) 15:55, 2 June 2018 (UTC) |
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:{{ping|Nanophosis}} When I plugged both addresses into the [https://tools.wmflabs.org/ip-range-calc/ rangeblock calculator], I got [[Special:Contributions/2a00:23a8:4c18:c000:b9a2:311f:9f17:72a3/65|this range]], which looks like it's just those two and that it's already been blocked by {{u|DoRD}}. [[User:Ian.thomson|Ian.thomson]] ([[User talk:Ian.thomson#top|talk]]) 15:58, 2 June 2018 (UTC) |
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::Yep, saw the rangeblock was added by {{u|DoRD}} while I was typing this message. The anon was a headache to deal with the first time, so I'm glad the rangeblock is in place now, hopefully that will stop the abuse. Thank you for checking anyway. [[User:Nanophosis|Nanophosis]] ([[User talk:Nanophosis|talk]]) 16:01, 2 June 2018 (UTC) |
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:::Yes, it's a (likely) residential broadband connection, which are usually allocated as a /64 range ([[special:contribs/2A00:23A8:4C18:C000::/64]]) so I blocked the whole thing to prevent further abuse. —[[User:DoRD|DoRD]] ([[User talk:DoRD|talk]]) 16:12, 2 June 2018 (UTC) |
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==Continued vandalism by [[User talk:107.242.117.7|107.242.117.7]]== |
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Hi. Since you previously blocked [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:107.242.117.7 this user] for vandalism, I thought I'd let you know that he is still at it. Thanks. [[User:Nightscream|Nightscream]] ([[User talk:Nightscream|talk]]) 15:12, 4 June 2018 (UTC) |
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:I had blocked them because I was under the impression that a rather bigoted vandal was currently active. The IP range is shared by a number of cell phone users. Looking over the range, the same user doesn't seem to be active on that range. [[User:Ian.thomson|Ian.thomson]] ([[User talk:Ian.thomson#top|talk]]) 19:45, 4 June 2018 (UTC) |
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==Theistic evolution== |
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You say, "Davids doesn't appear to be a Christian, so (if he was a reliable source) it's rather disingenuous to cite him as the representative for Theistic evolution." Who cited him as a "representative"? Who cares If he’s not a Christian. If he’s studied theistic evolution, then he is aware of the many disagreements and challenges within theistic evolution (the challenges of merging original sin and the Fall with evolution are not trivial). Does the Communism page only accept citations from real communists? Is the Satanist page supported by all satanist authors? Just for you, I’ll put something together with Christian sources. <!-- Template:Unsigned --><small class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Freddyfritz|Freddyfritz]] ([[User talk:Freddyfritz#top|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Freddyfritz|contribs]]) 02:39, 6 June 2018 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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:{{ping|Freddyfritz}} [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Creation%E2%80%93evolution_controversy&diff=prev&oldid=844601444 Your original citation of him] makes a claim about adherents of theistic evolution that would only begin to work if he was either a professional scholar of theology (regardless of his religion) or a representative of the theistic evolution perspective (as was the case with your Applegate and Stump citation). Davids is not a professional scholar. Even in the video you linked, he has to mention that maybe there are or will be churches that reconcile the two but that he doesn't know because his work is a [[Straw man]]. Davids is not documenting existing belief systems but trying to force followers of a belief system he doesn't even accept to follow the religion the way he wants, so that he can argue against it from an artificial perspective that's easier to "win." His entire platform is "I don't understand how to reconcile the Bible and science when I ignore everything but a single forced interpretation, so it must be wrong." He should never have been cited to begin with. |
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:And again, the Catholic Church doesn't "struggle" with reconciling the fall with evolution. Are they not Christians? |
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:Don't cite sources to "prove a point" (see [[WP:ADVOCACY]] and [[WP:No original research]]), just read what [[WP:RS|mainstream scholarship]] writes and summarize what it says. [[User:Ian.thomson|Ian.thomson]] ([[User talk:Ian.thomson#top|talk]]) 02:50, 6 June 2018 (UTC) |
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::[[The BioLogos Foundation]] has [https://biologos.org/search/?&dFR%5Bbible%5D%5B0%5D=The+Fall+%26+Original+Sin plenty of articles about the Fall and Original Sin]. Looking over some of the articles, such as [https://biologos.org/blogs/jim-stump-faith-and-science-seeking-understanding/the-evolution-of-original-sin] and [https://biologos.org/blogs/deborah-haarsma-the-presidents-notebook/why-the-church-needs-multiple-theories-of-original-sin], it becomes pretty apparent that: |
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::*While the idea of Atonement is a foundational belief for Christianity, theories explaining that Atonement post-date and attempt to explain the scriptural idea. |
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::*The idea of original sin was an explanation in response to the idea of Atonement, even if the existence of sin was what necessitated Atonement. This is one of the reasons why original sin doesn't appear in Judaism. |
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::*There were and still are multiple theories of Atonement that have appeared throughout history, and some of them are still taught side-by-side, even from the same pulpit. |
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::*"The" "doctrine" of original sin as is commonly understood is really the ''Augustine's theory to explain'' the idea of original sin. It is not explicitly found in Genesis (or else it would also be a Jewish doctrine, which, again, it isn't). It is not spelled out in the writings of Paul, either. |
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::*There is no adequate reason for why Augustine's particular theory should be held equal to scripture instead of equal to the post-scriptural theories of Atonement. This is not even questioning the idea of original sin, just one attempt to explain it, just as someone who teaches [[Penal substitution]] is not doubting Atonement for not teaching [[Satisfaction theory of atonement]]. |
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::*Theistic evolution has no deadline. It is free to ''evolve''. |
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::Now, "take your time, weigh your options, we don't have to make a decision right now and we don't have to decide on just one thing" really cannot be called a struggle. A struggle implies a victor, but the articles on BioLogos pretty clearly advocate calm resolution. If anything, it suggests that it's those outside of Theistic evolution, especially those incapable of working outside of a single interpretation (like Davids or Ken Ham) are the ones struggling. [[User:Ian.thomson|Ian.thomson]] ([[User talk:Ian.thomson#top|talk]]) 03:34, 6 June 2018 (UTC) |
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== RfCs == |
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Help! What should I do with these? [[talk:Alex Jones#Should the lawsuits regarding Sandy Hook be added?]] [[talk:InfoWars#Should the lawsuits regarding Sandy Hook be added?]] I am a bit over my head. Maybe way over my head... Thanks [[User:Jim1138|Jim1138]] ([[User talk:Jim1138|talk]]) 09:48, 8 June 2018 (UTC) |
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:{{ping|Jim1138}} I'm involved enough in those articles (though not the RfCs) that maybe I shouldn't close it, but it looks there's consensus to include a sentence to me. I don't think I've started an RfC before, so I'm about as lost as you. [[WP:RFCEND]] would indicate that since it's almost unanimous, you don't actually need to close it or anything. |
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:Looking over the closest that anyone gave to actual reasons for opposing inclusion, and the few potential qualms regard phrasing, I'd suggest starting a second round of RfCs that would ask: "Should these Sandy Hook lawsuit be mentioned as a development with regard to his claims regarding school shootings or another entry in the section on lawsuits? Also, should the phrasing presented here be used or are there suggestions for alternatives?" |
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:The closest thing to objections I'm seeing kinda fall under [[WP:NOTNEWS]] (even if that's not what's cited). So it kinda needs to be established whether the material is [[WP:NOTNEWS|"including information on recent developments " (which) "is sometimes appropriate"]] or if it's "breaking news" and/or "routine news reporting." IMO, it'd fall under "recent developments" if it's an extension of the Sandy Hook claims, but may be routine or breaking news if it's part of the lawsuits (unless something else happens besides the lawsuit just being filed)... But I can see there being arguments otherwise even if I can't think of what they might be. [[User:Ian.thomson|Ian.thomson]] ([[User talk:Ian.thomson#top|talk]]) 15:44, 8 June 2018 (UTC) |
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::Am I the one to do a second round? I thought this would be rather simple. It has gotten much bigger than I was expecting. Can I turn it over to someone else? How do I ask? Thanks for your advice. Cheers [[User:Jim1138|Jim1138]] ([[User talk:Jim1138|talk]]) 10:42, 11 June 2018 (UTC) |
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:::{{ping|Jim1138}} I don't see why you'd be required to do the second RfC or why someone else doing the second RfC would be illegitimate or something. |
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:::I'll try to look at doing it, since I didn't comment at all in the first RfC. No promises, I'd have to figure out the instructions in that sweet spot between when the caffeine hits and when other stuff comes up. |
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:::If I don't get to it, maybe ask one of the non-regulars who supported the first RfC. I'd say "any non-regular who commented on the first RfC," but asking someone who opposed it could (understandably) annoy them. A non-regular should be seen as having less of a stake in the article, but a supporter would be more inclined to see it follow through. [[User:Ian.thomson|Ian.thomson]] ([[User talk:Ian.thomson#top|talk]]) 14:09, 11 June 2018 (UTC) |
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::::Ok, didn't realize we had a bot for all that. Started RfCs on both pages. [[User:Ian.thomson|Ian.thomson]] ([[User talk:Ian.thomson#top|talk]]) 15:23, 11 June 2018 (UTC) |
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To-do: red plastic gas cans
These things are ubiquitous in the US (or at least any part I've been to) but we don't have an article on them. Like, I've only ever seen three consistent models (each different sizes of the same basic pattern) and looking online, it looks like those are the only three models that have been allowed since the gas crisis in the '70s.[original research?]
I've got a lot of other things on my plate, but I think these might be sufficient sources for someone (me, anyone else, whoever) to write up an article on them:
- News article
- News article
- News article
- News article
- News article
- Gov't regulation document
- Gov't regulation document
- Gov't regulation document
- "Non-Profit" run by the companies that make these things (haven't actually read through and found specific pages yet)
The last source definitely doesn't establish WP:NOTE and I'd normally be wary of anyone insisting that it be used. Still, I think they also discuss regulatory info and maybe manufacturing history. Given the news sources (all of which are "oh shit, these things are exploding again" and "please stop doing things to make them explode"), I think it's safe to say that its inclusion probably won't amount to promotion.
I'm not sure that this would accomplish much more than a stub, at least with my usual "summarize, paraphrase, combine overlapping statements" approach. Ian.thomson (talk) 22:21, 12 October 2018 (UTC)
- I saw this up in your table of contents. Those damned things are a colossal nuisance , I finally found a brand that allows better control of flow and doesn't end up slopping gas all over the lawnmower, generator, or tiller. The mesh screen appears nowadays to be broadly used. They also come in yellow for diesel and blue for kerosene. Acroterion (talk) 01:19, 30 December 2018 (UTC)
- I am remembering my dad using blue barrels made of the same material for kerosene back when we had a space heater but yeah, I do see the same design in blue and yellow. (I think he got them on sale, I'm not sure I've seen them in stores ever again, and boy hell were they trouble to get rid of). Guess I need to look for sources on the diesel and kerosene ones and figure out what the industry name is for this family of cans. They're not Jerrycans (which is where gas can currently redirects): they're broader, have a handle on the back, and the stamping on the sides is just embossed warning text (not a structural feature). (I'm sure you know but other talk page watchers who haven't opened the links might be wondering why I want to reinvent the Jerrycan).
- There's another gas can design that I'm seeing, "Safety gas cans," which I suppose needs to be written about as well. Basically squat half-capsule mini-barrels with a handle and spout on the flatly rounded top. They're why I haven't just made "gas can" about the red plastic ones, since we really need "gas can" to be a disambig between the standard plastic, the Jerrycan, and the safety gas cans. Thanks for helping me realize that. Ian.thomson (talk) 01:38, 30 December 2018 (UTC)
- I'm accumulating a museum of gas cans. I got two of the safety cans after squirrels started eating the plastic ones. After that generation of squirrels died they seem to have stopped munching plastic and confine themselves to the house, so now I have some plastic ones that are easier to handle, and a yellow one in case we run out of heating oil - I can get off-road diesel and use that in a pinch. I think fuel container is a safe generic term. Acroterion (talk) 01:49, 30 December 2018 (UTC)
- I guess maybe a redirect to Bin bag would suffice? Ian.thomson (talk) 23:10, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
Wikibreak
I should have announced this sooner but it just kinda crept up on me. Between various issues (less prep time at work, trying to affordably diet and exercise better), I've just not had enough energy when I'm home beyond what I need to get ready for the next work day or upcoming week.
I've bought some sources to expand articles on Goetic demons, though. I may work some on that without fully coming off of the Wikibreak. Ian.thomson (talk) 23:10, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
- Hi Ian - we haven't interacted much, so sorry for coming out of the blue, but I wanted to tell you that when I was in my 'I have an account, but I mostly just read stuff without commenting' stage, your contributions were a real inspiration for me to actually get involved. You were one of the most active editors on some of the pages I was interested in, and I saw your name come up time and again attached to sensible, rational comments. So, yeah - I'm a fan.
- Anyone deserves and can self-award a break whenever they want to; I'd suggest that you have definitely earned one if you feel like it, and should take as long as you need/want. If you want to do some article-writing without engaging with admin stuff (or anything else) you're still doing good work - thank you! Girth Summit (blether) 23:21, 13 August 2021 (UTC)
- I am going to pile on here as another "out of the blue" editor. I don't think we have ever interacted directly at all but you have certainly provided value to me as an editor (and no doubt to Wikipedia as a whole) and that does not go away because you have other things to focus on whether that shift in focus is temporary or permanent. Now go get some exercise! :) S0091 (talk) 21:32, 15 August 2021 (UTC)
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—— 🌸 Sakura emad 💖 (talk) 14:50, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
You protected this one before, and I'd like a second set of eyes on what's been going on with an IP with a bad case of WP:IDONTHEARYOU. --Orange Mike | Talk 04:50, 14 October 2021 (UTC)
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Hello! I wanted to drop a quick note for all of our AFC participants; nothing huge and fancy like a newsletter, but a few points of interest.
- AFCH will now show live previews of the comment to be left on a decline.
- The template {{db-afc-move}} has been created - this template is similar to {{db-move}} when there is a redirect in the way of an acceptance, but specifically tells the patrolling admin to let you (the draft reviewer) take care of the actual move.
Short and sweet, but there's always more to discuss at WT:AFC. Stop on by, maybe review a draft on the way? Whether you're one of our top reviewers, or haven't reviewed in a while, I want to thank you for helping out in the past and in the future. Cheers, Primefac, via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 16:00, 16 February 2022 (UTC)
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Trying to come back
Every two weeks, when my email login expires and I have to log back in, I get the notification that "I" have too many failed logins and need to reset my password. Even after almost a year of inactivity, this is still the case. To the asshole(s) doing that, you could have made bank on crypto by now, and I'm saying that as someone who thinks all cryptocurrency is a scam.
Thanks to Wikipedia, I got to see alt-right talking points identified as such well before they became a part of mainstream conversation. Offline individuals who I trusted and respected started hinting at these talking points more and more. Pretty much every attempt to show them the source and goal of those ideas only stalled things at best. When politicians aren't stirring up the alt-right, they're defending those who stir them up, or defending those who defend the pandering, or saying we need to cooperate with those who are ultimately defending the alt-right. And the number of users I've seen hounded for saying "we shouldn't allow Nazis on the site because it's antithetical to this site's goals" is dismaying. Shame on the shriveled, minuscule, impotent souls whose petty grudges push them to defend fascism just to score points against someone. And if you're upset at my characterization of you as such, you're the one who put the shoe on, Cinderella.
On top of that, over the past decade, I've spent half of it on the other side of the world from my hometown. Though this has just slowed the rate at which I was growing tired, it hasn't stopped it.
I'm fucking sick of it all. I'd say "Nazis can all go to hell" but that's like telling shit to stink. Wait, no, at least shit has enough sense that it doesn't need to be told to do that.
I do want to come back. I'm aware that we'll never "go back to normal," that there is not and will never be a "new normal," that normal was always a monsterous lie, and that order is nothing but the local flavor of chaos. That thinking is actually kinda why I got along here as well as I did.
I do enjoy non-contentious admin work. Going through new user names and blocking obvious troll or spam accounts before anyone else can even report them is actually fun.
I have a bunch of new sources for Goetia related articles as well as sources for the Shams al-Ma'arif article.
I'm tired of pretending I prioritize WP:5P over WP:NONAZIS. I know enough about the site to know that saying that's going to bite me on the ass and that that that's not going to work well with my other plans to return. Going to be thinking about it but I'm certain there's no outcome I'm going to be happy with. Ian.thomson (talk) 09:36, 4 May 2022 (UTC)
- Hi Ian - I came across your username just now while reading an old thread, and realised I hadn't seen you around in a while. I came here, and read this. All I can say is this: when I was a newb, you were one of the people who inspired me. I saw lots of sensible, level-headed comments and actions from you, and I thought 'Hey, Wikipedia is a little bit of the internet where there are good people running things. Maybe I could get involved here.' Do what's best for you, of course, but I wanted you to know that you made a difference, for me at least. Girth Summit (blether) 23:44, 8 December 2022 (UTC)
Your essay
Just a quick thanks for penning the WP:YESPROMO essay. It's a brilliant piece and I have linked to it many times in my talk page messages! Cheers. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 00:51, 20 May 2022 (UTC)
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NPOV
Hello, there is a discussion about neutral point on view of the RFK Jr talk page and I am wondering what your say on it is. Logawinner (talk) 20:31, 12 June 2024 (UTC)
- What made you seek out this particular editor, who has made only 1 edit in nearly 2 years? Zaathras (talk) 20:58, 12 June 2024 (UTC)
- They were the editor that got onto be when I was making biased edits on religious articles when I was younger. I figured someone being on the other side of my troublemaking could make a much more informed decision than me that would be more unbiased. They are the one that taught me about NPOV. Logawinner (talk) 03:38, 13 June 2024 (UTC)
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