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:::I thought I did. Is there more you wanted me to reply to? [[User:ScienceApologist|ScienceApologist]] ([[User talk:ScienceApologist|talk]]) 19:35, 8 August 2010 (UTC) |
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A defense
Mark. Just a bit of explanation here. Those who stand out from the crowd are bound to bear the brunt of scrutiny. Do not attack people who stand out as such. Alternatively, embrace them. The unusual nuances of liberty are something wikipedia must deal with daily. As such, we must deal with such discrepancies as regular occurences. Contrary to education, people ARE born good. Biology, as it were, is RIGHT. Do not discourage innovation. Do not threaten "young ones". We at wikipedia are democratic Jeffersonian idealists. If you want to promote "other" ideals, move to North Korea.71.12.74.67 (talk) 10:02, 31 July 2010 (UTC)
Nguyen
I want to delete those incorrect infomation from the Nguyen article.
This surname is not originally Chinese. So, there is no point to put some Chinese legends here. Plus, there is no way to prove the correctness of some unknown legends. People might have some misunderstandings that 40% Vietnamese are Chinese which is not true. Nguyen is a Vietnamese surname, NO Chinese.
This article is about Nguyen, a Vietnamese surname. So, there is no point to put some notable Ruan people here. List the notable Ruan people in a Ruan article, please. Notable Ruan people has nothing to do with Nguyen article. Ducdung (talk) 15:24, 7 April 2010 (UTC+8)
Judith Curry
Mark, did you ever e-mail Judith Curry about the impersonation thing? Did she reply back? A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 14:16, 14 July 2010 (UTC)
- Yes i mailed her and pointed her the the conversation on the rsn board. I also told her the guy was sorry for what he had done. She did not reply though, I reckon it`s best to let it go now mark nutley (talk) 14:48, 14 July 2010 (UTC)
- She probably thinks we're all crazy. And she's probably right. :) A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 16:48, 16 July 2010 (UTC)
WMC and reverts
Mark if that is the case please provide me with a link. Off2riorob (talk) 16:46, 16 July 2010 (UTC)
- I requested a explanation from WMC but I have not received a decent explanation, as regards reporting parole violations, where do I report them? Off2riorob (talk) 17:38, 16 July 2010 (UTC)
Enforcement
Since you have, again, defamed a living person by placing false information on their biography, I've requested enforcement to stop you from doing this again. Wikipedia:General_sanctions/Climate_change_probation/Requests_for_enforcement#Marknutley_again. Hipocrite (talk) 20:19, 16 July 2010 (UTC)
Erm?
With regards to your comment on ArbCom. If you by now, despite several warnings, and a direct enforcement for bad-sourcings. Aren't aware that just looking at the names of references isn't enough - then you are really digging yourself a hole.... (you also apparently ignored everything else in Verbals edit-comment - which also doesn't speak well...).
Reminder: Verify the text against the references. Reliability depends on context primarily. --Kim D. Petersen (talk) 23:10, 16 July 2010 (UTC)
Robert Watson article incident
A Quest for Knowledge and I compiled relevant diffs into a sortable table to make it easier for reviewers. The information is contained here
I am notifying those who made reference to the incident on the evidence page, specifically, SBHB, Minor4th, GregJackP, mark nutley and Hipocrite. Did I miss anyone?--SPhilbrickT 19:20, 17 July 2010 (UTC)
- Already saw it thanks, you have missed WMC mark nutley (talk)
Pmanderson
I've started a draft RFC in my userspace User:OpenFuture/Request_For_Comment/Pmanderson. If we can show that at least two users have tried to resolve the issue (so we need one more except me) we can file it. I did unfortunately file a Mediation request just earlier today, as per Chasers request, so we might have to wait for a response on that one first. --OpenFuture (talk) 08:07, 18 July 2010 (UTC)
- The RFC is posted: Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Pmanderson Please sign it under "Users certifying the basis for this dispute". --OpenFuture (talk) 21:10, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
- Done mate mark nutley (talk) 21:13, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
- The RFC is posted: Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Pmanderson Please sign it under "Users certifying the basis for this dispute". --OpenFuture (talk) 21:10, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
Hi! Per your request I've deleted User:Marknutley/The institute. Do you also want User talk:Marknutley/The institute to be deleted? (I presume so, but need to confirm before I go ahead). TFOWR 14:46, 18 July 2010 (UTC)
- Yes please, sorry i should have tagged it`s talk page as well. mark nutley (talk) 15:03, 18 July 2010 (UTC)
Done TFOWR 15:06, 18 July 2010 (UTC)
- Cheers man mark nutley (talk) 15:08, 18 July 2010 (UTC)
- No worries! TFOWR 15:20, 18 July 2010 (UTC)
- Cheers man mark nutley (talk) 15:08, 18 July 2010 (UTC)
Please use the talkpage
mark. please use the talkpage. i will tell Verbal this aswell Polargeo (talk) 12:58, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
- What talkpage mate? mark nutley (talk) 13:01, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
- The Watts bio Polargeo (talk) 13:01, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
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Come on please...
... introducing [1] which is (1) a separate occasion (2) contains no PA (3) is written civily BUT (4) contains a request you know you can ignore for you not to engage in particular discussions isn't really very reasonable of you. Not that your complaint about it is fair, just introducing it into this is not. I think it is a good time for everyone to be demonstrating that they can be more reasonable than their antagonist not less reasonable. It is starting to look like a scene out of Asterix in Corsica. On top of which each RFE is using a lot of admin time reading and considering them and the high court is not for people who steal cans of baked beans. --BozMo talk 19:41, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
- Bozmo, if you feel telling another editor to not bother contributing is not an attack then fair enough, I do request you inform the editor in question that any further accusations of being a proxy will be met with a block. He is on a civility parole, one he fails spectacularly to uphold and gets off scot free far to often. He needs to be told. no more. mark nutley (talk) 19:59, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
- Mark, whatever they're asking you to do, just go ahead and do it. Compromise is a two-way street, and everyone seems to have forgotten that our purpose here is to write articles, not endlessly argue back and forth and accomplish nothing. A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 20:01, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
- I respect Bozmo, and he has helped me out quite a bit when i mess up, I have done as he requested and closed the RFE mark nutley (talk) 20:03, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
- Thanks Mark, I appreciate it. I do and will exchange views with WMC about how he treats other editors. You appreciate I have got as far as blocking him for PAs on his own talk page [2] but precedent of an Arbcom ruling went against me. --BozMo talk 20:40, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
- I respect Bozmo, and he has helped me out quite a bit when i mess up, I have done as he requested and closed the RFE mark nutley (talk) 20:03, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
- Mark, whatever they're asking you to do, just go ahead and do it. Compromise is a two-way street, and everyone seems to have forgotten that our purpose here is to write articles, not endlessly argue back and forth and accomplish nothing. A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 20:01, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
- (snik) Who are you saying is from Corsica? --Kim D. Petersen (talk) 20:09, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
- Not from kim, in Asterix in Corsica It`s a pretty crappy comic :) mark nutley (talk) 20:11, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
- I know Mark - and i rather disagree. The (snik) was the knife unfolding.... --Kim D. Petersen (talk) 21:27, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
- Aha, are you making me an offer i can`t refuse :) mark nutley (talk) 21:28, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
- I know Mark - and i rather disagree. The (snik) was the knife unfolding.... --Kim D. Petersen (talk) 21:27, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
- It's been such a long time since I have read tales of The Gaul. I checked our article, and it amazed me to learn that they are still making new ones! NW (Talk) 20:17, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
- I read them all in French when I was posted to manage in Francophone Africa in 1993. I think the puns work better in French. But the sequence when the Corsican is trying to pick a fight with a young legionary which escalates "you like my sister?" "you don't like my sister?" "you like my sister?" etc is very fine in either language. --BozMo talk 20:40, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
- I read a long story about the translation into Danish, G&U didn't just accept any translation... They had to be translated into the language of choice first, and then independently translated back into French, so that G&U could review whether the translation lost significantly. Unfortunately i'm rather bad at French, so i've only read them in Danish... but fortunately the Danish versions have been nominated the best translations several times. --Kim D. Petersen (talk) 21:41, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
- I read them all in French when I was posted to manage in Francophone Africa in 1993. I think the puns work better in French. But the sequence when the Corsican is trying to pick a fight with a young legionary which escalates "you like my sister?" "you don't like my sister?" "you like my sister?" etc is very fine in either language. --BozMo talk 20:40, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
- Not from kim, in Asterix in Corsica It`s a pretty crappy comic :) mark nutley (talk) 20:11, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
- Hasn't really been the same since Goscinny passed away. But they are true classics. --Kim D. Petersen (talk) 21:30, 19 July 2010 (UTC)
Image
this looks an awful lot like this. You sure you want to claim you created this all by yourself? Fut.Perf. ☼ 05:55, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
- I did, i never even saw that one before, i can upload the diffuse and normal map`s to image shack if you want proof that i modeled it mate mark nutley (talk) 06:52, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
- You "modelled" it? I don't really understand the technical side of what you appear to be describing here, but can I ask, on the basis of what original image data did you work? Did you go to the museum and took your own photograph of the object or not? Fut.Perf. ☼ 06:55, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
- I used this as a background image to model the shape [3] I made the model and texture`s using that as the base. It`s actually quite simple, i`ve been creating models for about 10 years and will be using this particular one in a game i am working on. If you check the image dimensions you will see there is no way it is the same btw, I cropped the render but it was 2048x2048 beforehand mark nutley (talk) 07:03, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
- Well, then that's still a derivative work of a copyrighted photograph. Sorry, no way. Fut.Perf. ☼ 07:07, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
- How is using a background image as a guide to create a model a copyvio? None of the origanel picture is in there. Are you seriously telling me it is against the rules to create a model using a background image? All modelers use background images, that`s how it works mark nutley (talk) 07:10, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
- It seems like your source is a smaller copy of FP's source. Mark, it does not matter if you recompute every pixel, or even redraw it by hand. There still is a good chance that this is a derivative work under copyright law, just like a photo of a statue is, or a recording of a musical score. --Stephan Schulz (talk) 07:18, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
- How is using a background image as a guide to create a model a copyvio? None of the origanel picture is in there. Are you seriously telling me it is against the rules to create a model using a background image? All modelers use background images, that`s how it works mark nutley (talk) 07:10, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
- Well, then that's still a derivative work of a copyrighted photograph. Sorry, no way. Fut.Perf. ☼ 07:07, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
- I used this as a background image to model the shape [3] I made the model and texture`s using that as the base. It`s actually quite simple, i`ve been creating models for about 10 years and will be using this particular one in a game i am working on. If you check the image dimensions you will see there is no way it is the same btw, I cropped the render but it was 2048x2048 beforehand mark nutley (talk) 07:03, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
- You "modelled" it? I don't really understand the technical side of what you appear to be describing here, but can I ask, on the basis of what original image data did you work? Did you go to the museum and took your own photograph of the object or not? Fut.Perf. ☼ 06:55, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
- I did, i never even saw that one before, i can upload the diffuse and normal map`s to image shack if you want proof that i modeled it mate mark nutley (talk) 06:52, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
- Well it`s not a copy of FP`s source at all, i never even saw that one :( But if using a background image is creating a derivative then i suppose it`ll have to go. Which is a shame as i spent an hour creating the mesh :( mark nutley (talk) 07:38, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
- (ec) It's a derivative work on the basis of a copyrighted photograph. I don't know how exactly you and your computer software did it, but the net effect is an almost slavish reproduction. If you went and just drew it by hand copying from the original photograph, the result would be very much the same, and it would also count as a derivative. – Nominated for deletion now (I'd actually speedy it, except that I don't take admin action in this topic area). Fut.Perf. ☼ 07:19, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
- If it did not look the same then i would not be a very good modeler :), speedy it if you want, i doubt anyone will take it against you mark nutley (talk) 08:16, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
Blocked
To Save Bozmo ever more Grief |
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![]() I am not even going to bother, what i did was right. mark nutley (talk) 22:29, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
Hey Nuke, have you read that block template? It`s kinda funny really. Let`s go through it. During a dispute, you should first try to discuss controversial changes Well this had been discussed to death on the talk page and was considered a blp vio minimum and grossly undue. seek consensus Hmm, i would say consensus was against inclusion of said text given what was said Here Here and Here what else is there, it may be appropriate to request page protection Well fuck me i did that as well [4] Still think this was a good block? Course you do mark nutley (talk) 23:38, 21 July 2010 (UTC) Mark, forget it. They refuse to acknowledge their own biases, and they have the power. I've already decided I'm done with this after the case concludes, no matter what the decision. If Monckton or Singer or Solomon have a problem with the way they're being treated here, let him deal with it. It's not worth my time anymore. I hope you do the same because it's just not worth it. By the way, how is your daughter? I hope all went well. ATren (talk) 00:38, 22 July 2010 (UTC) |
Chris0 Full of it
I don't see anyone objecting on undue weight grounds in the earlier discussion. Says chris as he runs around all sweetness and light, but yet a few days ago he says in response to me Under british law he is reliable as the rest of the telegraph, you know that, but if we can`t have his rebuttal then the Abraham piece should go as undue i reckon mark nutley (talk) 23:08, 13 July 2010 (UTC) It probably should, actually - did it get much media attention? I only read about it on blogs, I don't recall seeing wider coverage of it. -- ChrisO (talk) 23:18, 13 July 2010 (UTC) Funny how people forget stuff ain`t it mark nutley (talk) 23:26, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
- Mark, the entirety of what I said was: "It probably should [be removed], actually - did it get much media attention? I only read about it on blogs, I don't recall seeing wider coverage of it." [5] I took your word for it that it was "Mostly a blog thing" [6] and didn't look any further. However, your statement turned out to be wrong (I'm not blaming you for that, we all make mistakes) since at least three editors subsequently found media coverage. As it had received coverage in reliable sources that changed the way we have to approach it. I didn't participate in the subsequent editorial discussion about the Abrahams content, but I agree that it had problematic sourcing and wording. My rewrite was aimed at fixing those problems. As far as I can see nobody raised the issue of weight in that discussion so I didn't think it was a problem. I'm sorry if you felt otherwise. -- ChrisO (talk) 23:29, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
- If you think those few sources give it weight and one of those being monboit then you are a bigger fool than i thought. Given your insistence at the Pachauri article when twenty or so sources were presented over his COI and requests to resign that you actually had the gall to say that was undue, and now say this is ok? Chris, you may reply to this, but after do not post here again. I will not have discourse with a dishonest man mark nutley (talk) 23:49, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
- Mark, i have been in your shoes, and feel your pain. the fastest way to fix wp is using the sources they present, then show how they are flawed. Darkstar1st (talk) 23:53, 21 July 2010 (UTC)
Request For Unblock
I have been blocked for edit warring, however i claimed a BLP exemption and this was ignored. Here is the text i removed.
- In response to Monckton's 2009 appearance at a symposium sponsored by the Minnesota Free Market Institute, University of St. Thomas professor of thermal engineering John Abraham prepared a 73-minute slide show titled A Scientist Replies to Christopher Monckton. Writing in The Guardian, Abraham described how he had systematically checked Monckton's claims but found that "none of the authors or papers made the claims that Monckton attributed to them", in what Abraham described as a "chronic" pattern of misrepresentation.[35] Monckton issued a 99-page response asking Abraham almost 500 questions. As well as accusing him of malice, Monckton demanded that Abraham remove his critique from the web, print an apology and retraction and provide a compensatory payment of $110,000.[36]
- The bolded text is an external link [7] to an SPS which is not allowable under BLP.
- The reference used to for Abraham`s is an OP-Ed [8]. This is not a decent source for a BLP
My actions were in full compliance of wp:blp and the fact that i was blocked for it is wrong. I would also like to know why the two editors who inserted Self Published Content into a BLP have not been brought to book.
Mark, don't go to AN/I. He's baiting you. ATren (talk) 21:17, 22 July 2010 (UTC)
- Um hasn't this block expired? --BozMo talk 21:35, 22 July 2010 (UTC)
- NW's post above was made at 22:26, 21 July 20. It's going to expire in less than an hour. If my math is correct, MN should withdraw this request and just wait until it expires. No need to waste the admin's time. A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 21:37, 22 July 2010 (UTC)
- FWIW I think that reverting hoping BLP will protect you is a dangerous game in any circumstances. Plenty of admins think RR is a bright line whereas BLP is a bit more subjective. Personally, as I said, I think that presentation should not have been linked to directly and I probably wouldn't have blocked you for it. But there were other people to do the reverts if needed and you shouldn't have carried on hoping to be given benefit of BLP. ChrisO was not doing straight reverts he was varying and trying to find the correct text. A better unblock appeal might be to point out that the article is full protected and so the block redundant... --BozMo talk 21:41, 22 July 2010 (UTC)
- Hiding an external link to an SPS is a blp breach. I acted with good faith and in compliance with WP BLP policy. Nuke should not have blocked me. mark nutley (talk) 22:06, 22 July 2010 (UTC)
- It should not be a "dangerous game"; it's what we're supposed to do. Some have forgotten that. Mark was a victim of an overzealous admin who doesn't understand BLP. Mark was the only one following policy and he got blocked for it. Hopefully arbcom will correct this with principles and/or sanctions. In the meantime, Mark, see the advice I gave on my talk page. ATren (talk) 00:30, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
- You could be right but as I see the politics BLP comes from the top and RR comes from the community. Arbcom would rule in favour of BLP but most admins on the street see RR as more important. --BozMo talk 06:41, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
- It should not be a "dangerous game"; it's what we're supposed to do. Some have forgotten that. Mark was a victim of an overzealous admin who doesn't understand BLP. Mark was the only one following policy and he got blocked for it. Hopefully arbcom will correct this with principles and/or sanctions. In the meantime, Mark, see the advice I gave on my talk page. ATren (talk) 00:30, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
Milloy + UCS
Mark, you may want to check the actual report instead of the press-release for the report. At least one of the items you've removed is clearly documented in the Report. Why people chose to link to the press-release is strange - but the correct thing is not to remove the text/link - but to correct the link. --Kim D. Petersen (talk) 00:27, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
- Im just following the refs kim. If they go to dodgy sources then blp says rip them out. I also found a lot of content sourced to the UCS, none of which was supported by the reference. Pretty bad what has happened to that BLP mark nutley (talk) 00:30, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
- Mark, its a good thing to clean up BLP's - good for you. But you need to go a bit beyond "Its a dodgy source", and look at context. The content sourced to the UCS is to the report, please verify against the report. You will find that your "none of which was supported by the reference" is literally true - but contextually wrong. Don't just act - think! :) --Kim D. Petersen (talk) 00:41, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
- Kim. the link to the UCS article did not mention milloy once, not the group he was meant to have worked for which was described as "A Front". If you have a link to the report please post it, however it would be a primary document and not usable mark nutley (talk) 00:44, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
- Of course i have a link to the report - all you have to do is search for it[9], iirc the press-release previously linked to the report. Primary documents are usable - it depends on what kind of document it is, for instance science papers are (while primary) entirely usable. But whether this is a primary document - is another discussion entirely. Is there anything on Talk:Steven Milloy? (which i assume that you checked first?) --Kim D. Petersen (talk) 01:04, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
- Nope i did not check talk, i was just doing busy work. It is not a science document, the UCS is an adcovacy group and it is making statements of fact about a person. Were a person gets funding is not a science question. We can discuss it on the article talk page if you have an issue with me removing possible blp breachs from the article mark nutley (talk) 06:44, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
- Of course i have a link to the report - all you have to do is search for it[9], iirc the press-release previously linked to the report. Primary documents are usable - it depends on what kind of document it is, for instance science papers are (while primary) entirely usable. But whether this is a primary document - is another discussion entirely. Is there anything on Talk:Steven Milloy? (which i assume that you checked first?) --Kim D. Petersen (talk) 01:04, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
- Kim. the link to the UCS article did not mention milloy once, not the group he was meant to have worked for which was described as "A Front". If you have a link to the report please post it, however it would be a primary document and not usable mark nutley (talk) 00:44, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
- Mark, its a good thing to clean up BLP's - good for you. But you need to go a bit beyond "Its a dodgy source", and look at context. The content sourced to the UCS is to the report, please verify against the report. You will find that your "none of which was supported by the reference" is literally true - but contextually wrong. Don't just act - think! :) --Kim D. Petersen (talk) 00:41, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
You are near violation of 3RR. BigK HeX (talk) 19:26, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
Tactic alert
Re: the evidence talk page: Mark, when they ignore your arguments and twist your words, they are trying to get you to respond, so that the thread gets buried under a sea of argumentative comments and your point is lost. I've seen those same editors do it a hundred times. You are in the right here, others are aware of it, I am considering filing an RFC on NW if the arbs don't deal with him, so just relax. Don't respond anymore, especially there. ATren (talk) 14:05, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
look and learn
Mark, please try and learn something from your little block
BLP and undue is not a get out of jail free card for edit warring when the content was as in this case.
If someone added, to a BLP, I was f**k**g him in the *** last night my name is jo**y V***s - that is a BLP exempt removal...undue is never an excuse or safety net for repeatedly reverting.
Your block was good for four clear reverts.
Instead of removing it repeatedly you should have gone to the talkpage and took your time and clearly laid out and explained your problems with the content and in the end the community would have come to the same conclusion as they have now that the addition of the SPS was against policy, same result but with no block for you.
Regards. Off2riorob (talk) 14:17, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
agree please lay low for now, and come back to us asap Mark. a fan of your edits Darkstar1st (talk) 14:21, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
- Rob, the reason for my reverting was because the external link to the SPS had already been agreed on as a blp violation on three different forums. I was so surprised to see chris had gone and put it in again, but hidden it as an inline external link i reacted automaticly to remove it my mistake was in saying it was undue and not a blp problem. It does not matter now i suppose, i`m going ot get topic banned from the CC articles by arbcom, i`m sure the guys can have plenty of fun with the sceptic BLP`s with nobody watching :( mark nutley (talk) 14:47, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
- Mark, there is no doubt you did what is right. And actually, to counter what Rob said, from the encyclopedia's standpoint this situation is even more problematic than simple vandalism. Everyone who acted to add or retain that content (NW, WMC, ChrisO) did so with full knowledge of the contentious nature of it, so contentious that there were lawyers involved. That is practically exhibit "A" of what should be removed immediately to protect both the person and the project.
- Furthermore, in this particular case, at least one political opponent was inserting this material, with the other two protecting him despite knowing all the implications... this was much more significant a problem then, say, simple vandalism by an IP. You were absolutely right to remove it, even if it went in 10 times.
- But even though you absolutely did the "right" thing, I really wish you hadn't, because at this point I care more about you and your reputation than I do about this project, which has actively allowed this kind of partisan garbage to go on for so long and frankly deserve whatever they get. If you hadn't done the right thing, you wouldn't have been blocked, and the very powers who have created this toxic environment would not be able to use this admirable action against you, a tactic which I find despicable. ATren (talk) 16:18, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
stop reverting I will revert you
ArbCom Evidence
If you refer to me on arbcom pages to which I am not a party, in future could you please notify me. Also, could you pleas amend your evidence. You state " Which were Verbal`s false edit summary (stating NASA and The Guardian) were not reliable sources". This is not true, I said the material was not supported by the sources (which you manage to quote). Please strike, remove or amend. Verbal chat 16:44, 24 July 2010 (UTC)
- Thought everyone knew about it sorry for giving you a heads up. However your edit summary was Material is not well sourced and is UNDUE / unbalanced. Take to talk please Explain how that is not saying the sources are unreliable? mark nutley (talk) 17:14, 24 July 2010 (UTC)
- I'm said that the material wasn't supported by the sources (in my opinion), not that the sources were unreliable (I made no comment on that). Thank you for being reasonable. This could be resolved by providing the direct quote. Verbal chat 19:52, 24 July 2010 (UTC)
- I have altered the text [10] to ensure that it was my mistake over your edit summary. The full quote was already there btw mark nutley (talk) 20:04, 24 July 2010 (UTC)
- I'm said that the material wasn't supported by the sources (in my opinion), not that the sources were unreliable (I made no comment on that). Thank you for being reasonable. This could be resolved by providing the direct quote. Verbal chat 19:52, 24 July 2010 (UTC)
Unproductive editing at Mass Killing
Are you going to explain why exactly you reverted 9 policy-explained edits with a whimsical and non-policy-based reasoning? BigK HeX (talk) 09:18, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
- Explained it in the edit summary, massive changes without consensus, the article is just to much of a battleground for such bold changes mark nutley (talk) 10:50, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
- I will ask one last time for WHAT POLICY you are basing your edit on. Every single one of my 9 edits was attached to a clearly explained policy. "Not going through consensus" is NOT a justification, and a direct contradiction of WP:BOLD. BigK HeX (talk) 15:22, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
- Actually if an editor disagrees with BOLD then bold does not apply. Polargeo (talk) 15:24, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
- Disagreeing with BOLD due to an actual policy objection is fine. He lists NONE. He performs a huge revert of 9 well-reasoned edits, including even minor stuff like one edit which flagged material, pretty clearly indicating he didn't even examine the edits, and that he just contentiously performed a blanket revert. BigK HeX (talk) 15:25, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
- You need no policy to object to bold additions. In fact WP:BOLD states "Of course, any changes you make that turn out badly can be reverted, usually painlessly. It is important not to be insulted if your changes are reverted or edited further." Polargeo (talk) 15:28, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
- Major changes to a contraversial article should be cleared on the talk page. If you go ahead and make bold changes that are then challenged then nobody is blaming you for the changes simply the fact that they have been challenged should send you straight to the discussion page. Polargeo (talk) 15:31, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
- I find it fairly amazing that you haven't YET suggested that Marknutley initiate any discussion of his blanket reversion of those 9 edits. BigK HeX (talk) 15:53, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
- The reason is fairly clear. A blanket revert of your many WP:BOLD edits (as you have called them) should send those edits to the discussion page. So I advise you to go there and discuss. Polargeo (talk) 15:56, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
- The revert itself should have already have prompted a talk page attempt. There's evidence that this is understand to be "common practice." BigK HeX (talk) 15:58, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
- Big Hex. You are going down a path to nowhere. Your edits were extensive so discuss them and stop wasting your time trying to criticise a single revert. Polargeo (talk) 16:02, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
- The revert itself should have already have prompted a talk page attempt. There's evidence that this is understand to be "common practice." BigK HeX (talk) 15:58, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
- The reason is fairly clear. A blanket revert of your many WP:BOLD edits (as you have called them) should send those edits to the discussion page. So I advise you to go there and discuss. Polargeo (talk) 15:56, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
- I find it fairly amazing that you haven't YET suggested that Marknutley initiate any discussion of his blanket reversion of those 9 edits. BigK HeX (talk) 15:53, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
- Major changes to a contraversial article should be cleared on the talk page. If you go ahead and make bold changes that are then challenged then nobody is blaming you for the changes simply the fact that they have been challenged should send you straight to the discussion page. Polargeo (talk) 15:31, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
- You need no policy to object to bold additions. In fact WP:BOLD states "Of course, any changes you make that turn out badly can be reverted, usually painlessly. It is important not to be insulted if your changes are reverted or edited further." Polargeo (talk) 15:28, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
- Disagreeing with BOLD due to an actual policy objection is fine. He lists NONE. He performs a huge revert of 9 well-reasoned edits, including even minor stuff like one edit which flagged material, pretty clearly indicating he didn't even examine the edits, and that he just contentiously performed a blanket revert. BigK HeX (talk) 15:25, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
- Actually if an editor disagrees with BOLD then bold does not apply. Polargeo (talk) 15:24, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
- I will ask one last time for WHAT POLICY you are basing your edit on. Every single one of my 9 edits was attached to a clearly explained policy. "Not going through consensus" is NOT a justification, and a direct contradiction of WP:BOLD. BigK HeX (talk) 15:22, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
You don't own an RFC
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If you can't work collaboratively on Wikipedia, you shouldn't be here. End of story. Viriditas (talk) 11:26, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
- If you edit other peoples comments in defiance of policy you should not be here mark nutley (talk) 11:34, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
- "Include a brief, neutral statement of the issue below the template". How is "Which is what the controversy is known as" neutral? Are you using a different definition of neutrality than everyone else? Come on, Mark, think! Viriditas (talk) 11:44, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
- Your right and i apologise, i should have taken more care mark nutley (talk) 11:47, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
- No worries. If you want to make a good argument, try to meet and address the objections raised by Scjessey and other editors. If you can do that, chances are you might gain some support. Viriditas (talk) 11:56, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
- Your right and i apologise, i should have taken more care mark nutley (talk) 11:47, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
- "Include a brief, neutral statement of the issue below the template". How is "Which is what the controversy is known as" neutral? Are you using a different definition of neutrality than everyone else? Come on, Mark, think! Viriditas (talk) 11:44, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
Your recent edit there violated 1RR restriction. I suggest you self-revert it. (Igny (talk) 11:39, 26 July 2010 (UTC))
- Nope, i`m not seeing it mate mark nutley (talk) 11:48, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
- That is a second revert in 24 hours, isn't it? (Igny (talk) 11:57, 26 July 2010 (UTC))
- No, are you perhaps thinking of the edit were i removed unsourced content which had been tagged for over a month? mark nutley (talk) 11:59, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
- I partly agree with Mark here on the edit. This text should not just be added back in with citation needed tag and all. Someone said a citation was needed, nobody addressed this issue. Then when the text was removed someone added it back in citation needed tag and all which was poor. However, Mark this is still a revert. It is a revert of this edit and this edit on Friday Polargeo (talk) 12:47, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
- Ok i put it back tag`s and all, seems pointless and petty that i have to wait to remove uncited content as that usually falls under normal editing o well mark nutley (talk) 12:59, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
- I partly agree with Mark here on the edit. This text should not just be added back in with citation needed tag and all. Someone said a citation was needed, nobody addressed this issue. Then when the text was removed someone added it back in citation needed tag and all which was poor. However, Mark this is still a revert. It is a revert of this edit and this edit on Friday Polargeo (talk) 12:47, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
- No, are you perhaps thinking of the edit were i removed unsourced content which had been tagged for over a month? mark nutley (talk) 11:59, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
- That is a second revert in 24 hours, isn't it? (Igny (talk) 11:57, 26 July 2010 (UTC))
- Mark, I do not think that your edits violated 1RR and therefore would not block you for your edits to that page. NW (Talk) 13:04, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
- Thank you Nuke, i`ll go self revert the uncited content back out then mark nutley (talk) 13:07, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
- Mark. I agree with your edit I was just warning you to be more careful. Polargeo (talk) 13:09, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
Stop
Mark, you are "prohibited from introducing a new source to any biography of a living person or any climate change article without first clearing the source with another long-term contributor in good standing." Who did you clear your various search-sources with, and where were they cleared? Hipocrite (talk) 13:48, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
- I have already been told WUWT is an ok source for information about WUWT. Whats your problem? mark nutley (talk) 13:49, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
- You are "prohibited from introducing a new source to any biography of a living person or any climate change article without first clearing the source with another long-term contributor in good standing." Who did you clear your various search-sources with, and where were they cleared? Hipocrite (talk) 13:50, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
- Both of you have a point. Did the original stricture mean every edit must be approved by another contributor, or every new source? It could be read either way. I don't recall who wrote the rule, it might make sense to ask them.--SPhilbrickT 13:55, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
- I will defend Mark on these additions. He added no text but was simply trying to source existing text. Yes the sources were not up to scratch but it would be very very harsh to penalise mark on this. I also take personal responsibility here because I requested the sources. Polargeo (talk) 14:03, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
- Both of you have a point. Did the original stricture mean every edit must be approved by another contributor, or every new source? It could be read either way. I don't recall who wrote the rule, it might make sense to ask them.--SPhilbrickT 13:55, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
- You are "prohibited from introducing a new source to any biography of a living person or any climate change article without first clearing the source with another long-term contributor in good standing." Who did you clear your various search-sources with, and where were they cleared? Hipocrite (talk) 13:50, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
Please be careful
Mark, you just accidentally created a second copy of the entire RFC on the CRU controversy talk page. I've removed the duplication but I may have lost any comments you added. Could you please check? -- ChrisO (talk) 19:04, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
- They all seem to be there, how did i manage that? mark nutley (talk) 19:08, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
- No idea, maybe there was an edit conflict? You created a second duplicate RFC following the first one. Anyway, it's all fixed now, so no worries. -- ChrisO (talk) 19:10, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
Regarding your edits to the Pat Robertson controversies article
Here, you removed sourced information with the edit summary "remove TruthOrFiction.com wp:blp and the coatrack that went with it" BUT TruthOrFiction.com is not present in the section you removed at all. Here, you do the same thing again. TruthOrFiction.com is not present there at all. I'm trying to assume good faith, here, but it does look odd. I'm going to be examining each edit. Ian.thomson (talk) 20:38, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
- Please check all the edits, if i have made an error in an edit summary sorry. But the amount of coatrack and poorly sourced content is pretty bad mark nutley (talk) 20:41, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
Barnstar
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for trying to prevent Wikipedia from being used to promote a single POV about Climategate. GregJackP Boomer! 23:00, 26 July 2010 (UTC) |
Thanks man :), my first one mark nutley (talk) 23:19, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
- i predict admin is next, congrats mark! Darkstar1st (talk) 23:20, 26 July 2010 (UTC)
BarbaricSocialistZealots
Think of BSZ (aka Karmaisking) as the Scibaby of Libertarianism and Austrian Economics. He can be extremely subtle at times, but usually his bombastic and caustic nature comes out and betrays him. I had suspicions from his early posts, but reading his later posts just confirmed it. It probably would be a decent race between Kik and Scibaby as to who can create and run the most socks in a given period. Ravensfire (talk) 19:22, 27 July 2010 (UTC)
- That`s nuts, you think they`d find something better to do really, what an incredible waste of time and effort :) mark nutley (talk) 19:42, 27 July 2010 (UTC)
Barnstar
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Awarded to Marknutley, for taking a stand against the use of derogatory self-published sources in biographies of living persons. JN466 22:34, 27 July 2010 (UTC) |
- Thanks man, nice to know i don`t just create havoc around here :) mark nutley (talk) 10:38, 28 July 2010 (UTC)
- No good deed goes unpunished. ;) --JN466 19:33, 28 July 2010 (UTC)
Multiple sections
I find multiple sections confusing too but I am not the one who opened them, just the first to comment. TFD (talk) 19:02, 28 July 2010 (UTC)
- O sorry mate, was it BK then? I`ll ask him to hold off in creating more, sorry about that mark nutley (talk) 19:03, 28 July 2010 (UTC)
TruthOrFiction
How come it can't be used in a BLP? It's not user generated, it's staff examines each claim, I don't see how it violates WP:RS. Ian.thomson (talk) 23:44, 28 July 2010 (UTC)
- Have you looked at that website? Get the truth about rumors, inspirational stories, virus warnings, hoaxes, scams, humorous tales, pleas for help, urban legends, prayer requests, calls to action, and other forwarded emails There is no about us, no sign of editorial control, it`s a junk gossip site run by god only knows who. Please do not use it again. mark nutley (talk) 23:48, 28 July 2010 (UTC)
- From the "About Us" section on TruthOrFiction.com: "Every story on TruthOrFiction.com has either been personally researched by the TruthOrFiction.com staff or, in some cases, is known to be a classic rumor or urban legend that has stood the test of time. As much as possible, the sources of our information are included in the stories."
- "We try to research our stories as carefully as we can and to use sources that are as reliable as possible, but there can be times when our information is incomplete, out of date, or even wrong. We welcome corrections and additions, especially if you have first-hand knowledge of anything we need to know."
- "The founder and operator of TruthOrFiction.com is Rich Buhler, a broadcaster, speaker, author, broadcast journalist, and producer who has researched and written about rumors and urban legends for more than 30 years.
- Because of both his knowledge about what he terms "eRumors" and his broadcast background, Rich is a popular guest on radio and television and has appeared on national and international outlets including on CNN, MSNBC, NBC, Fox News, BBC, CBC, as well as local television and radio stations from Maryland to California. He has also either written, or been featured in, numerous newspaper and magazine articles."
- There IS an about us section, there ARE signs of editorial control. It wasn't that hard to find it, I just went to the main page, looked for a menu (on the left), and looked through it (glancing at the top and then starting with the bottom, as "about us" sections tend to be at either at the top or bottom of a menu). Do you have any actual justification for not including it now? Ian.thomson (talk) 23:58, 28 July 2010 (UTC)
- Well done for finding it, i sure as hell did not see it anywere. As for not using it yes, is is self published mark nutley (talk) 00:00, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
- Ian.thomson has already explicitly quoted that the information is NOT self-published. BigK HeX (talk) 00:24, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
- Yeah, but it's a non-issue now, I've found two sources noone can object to. Ian.thomson (talk) 00:41, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
- Ian.thomson has already explicitly quoted that the information is NOT self-published. BigK HeX (talk) 00:24, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
- Well done for finding it, i sure as hell did not see it anywere. As for not using it yes, is is self published mark nutley (talk) 00:00, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
Illusion
Sorry again for hogging it all. Please add the Dutch source. I'll help with the citation after you add it. The Dutch one appears to be a neutral review of the book, judging from the poor translation that Google translation gave me. Cla68 (talk) 23:33, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
- I was joshing mate :) but i`ve added it now three in one day, pretty good going mark nutley (talk) 23:38, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
- Pretty much any of the three book reviews are fine sources for an article on the particular book. Issues of weight may need to be considered if you have selectively chosen the best reviews but other than that no problem. Cla's comment that the Geolsoc magazine review is only valid for Geolsoc's own opinion is completely wrong, it is not even valid for the opinion of the geolsoc just as the other two reviews are equally not valid for the opinions of Quadrant or nwt, they are only valid for the opinion of the individual reviewer (that is the way book reviews work) it is a mistake to start thinking book reviews are valid for the opinions of societies or journals etc. A book review is different from an editorial or a news story. Polargeo (talk) 08:46, 30 July 2010 (UTC)
Crackpot
I have provided sources for my comments, but his views are in any case not mainstream. TFD (talk) 00:36, 30 July 2010 (UTC)
Reliable sources
Is there any reason why you do not consider The National Interest[11] to be a reliable source? TFD (talk) 06:14, 30 July 2010 (UTC)
- Yes it`s a free tabloid newspaper, hardly a reliable enough source for a BLP mark nutley (talk) 07:21, 30 July 2010 (UTC)
- I don't think you are talking about the same The National Interest. There have been some problems with reliability in the past, and I'd probably choke on the editorial bias, but calling it a "free tabloid newspaper" hardly does it justice. For one, it's not free ;-). --Stephan Schulz (talk) 09:06, 30 July 2010 (UTC)
- Oops, sorry i meant The eXile, which is the one i tagged. TFD stop confusing me :) mark nutley (talk) 09:09, 30 July 2010 (UTC)
- I don't think you are talking about the same The National Interest. There have been some problems with reliability in the past, and I'd probably choke on the editorial bias, but calling it a "free tabloid newspaper" hardly does it justice. For one, it's not free ;-). --Stephan Schulz (talk) 09:06, 30 July 2010 (UTC)
Stuff removed from the CRU hack RFC
Please see User_talk:BigK_HeX#CRU hack RFC. As it wasn't on topic and seemed to be getting ugly I thought it best to remove the material from the page. --TS 00:38, 31 July 2010 (UTC)
- Ok tony thanks for the heads up mate mark nutley (talk) 08:42, 31 July 2010 (UTC)
Libertarianism
Can you please explain here or on the Libertarianism talk page why you undid my edits? --Xerographica (talk) 01:33, 31 July 2010 (UTC)
- Massive removal of content without an edit summary, what did you think would happen? mark nutley (talk) 08:45, 31 July 2010 (UTC)
- My bad not including the edit summary. If possible, I'd appreciate your recommendation on the Libertarianism page. I've noticed some articles such as Libertarianism and Objectivism and Anarchism and anarcho-capitalism which juxtapose two similar ideologies but the editors on the Libertarianism page are trying to write about numerous ideologies...some of which have nothing in common other than the name. The result is an overgrown disambiguation page that generates confusion and conflict. Here's where I posted my recommendation... Talk:Libertarianism#Disambiguation_vs_Forms_vs_See_Also but I'm thinking we need an outside perspective or perhaps some type of informal arbitration. What do you recommend? --Xerographica (talk) 02:08, 3 August 2010 (UTC)
Speedy deletion contested: Blackpad
Hello Marknutley, and thanks for patrolling new pages! I am just letting you know that I contested the speedy deletion of Blackpad, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: There is sufficient context to identify the subject of the article. You may wish to review the Criteria for Speedy Deletion before tagging further pages. Thank you. —mono 02:43, 31 July 2010 (UTC)
JSTOR
Mark, if you ever need someone with JSTOR access and can't see anyone in the category who is active at that moment, you are always free to ask me. I would be happy to help. Best, NW (Talk) 12:53, 31 July 2010 (UTC)
- Thanks nuke, thats real good of you mate mark nutley (talk) 13:56, 31 July 2010 (UTC)
- I also have JSTOR/ProQuest/EbscoHost/Lexis/LexisNews access, if you need it. Sometimes our subscription doesn't cover some articles, but usually it does. GregJackP Boomer! 16:29, 31 July 2010 (UTC)
Taking a break
I`m taking a break from wiki for a few days, ping me an e-mail if arbcom ever get around to making a decision :) mark nutley (talk) 19:21, 31 July 2010 (UTC)
Erwin van den Brink's review of Hockey Stick Illusion
Mark, I'm just looking at the discussion of the review of HSI by van den Brink. It seems clear that advertorial copy isn't really suitable for Wiki.
With the freeze on that page, it might be sensible to concede ground there, so show that you can give up gracefully.
Just a word to the wise. Slowjoe17 (talk) 10:13, 2 August 2010 (UTC)
New sanction for CC articles
You may wish to take a look at Wikipedia:General sanctions/Climate change probation/Requests for enforcement#Article tags. Sincerely, NW (Talk) 22:30, 2 August 2010 (UTC)
- Mark, thanks for self-reverting at MMann. I didn't realize it was you who added the tag, although I'll quickly emphasize that if I had known, it wouldn't have changed my reaction. I'll also note that according tot he strict letter of the NW post, even self-reverting might make you in violation, but I think a sensible interpretation of the new rule is that self-reverting a tag that creates a reaction should be OK. While emotions are strong, I hope that no one would actually ask for a sanction in that case, but I'll stick up for you if it happens. I'm also responding because I think you are the first person to ever call me phil - which is my nickname, so it is appropriate, but I just thought it was odd that it hasn't happened before.
- I'm personally planning to make no edits to CC articles until the arb decision is out. I'll contribute to talk pages, but not to article pages. --SPhilbrickT 00:54, 3 August 2010 (UTC)
Contentious sources
Please don't do this. CHE is a reliable source. Adding a less reliable one does not help the claim, and adding a hotly contested source will only fan the flames. --Stephan Schulz (talk) 12:08, 4 August 2010 (UTC)
- It is only hotly contested because if the usual suspects, tell me this is the source wrong? mark nutley (talk) 16:10, 4 August 2010 (UTC)
Do not strike other users comments
It is completely inappropriate to strike other users comments on a talk page as you did here [12]. If you have evidence from somewhere else that supercedes the evidence that I used and cited, you are welcome to provide them and request that I strike my comments. Active Banana (talk) 17:47, 4 August 2010 (UTC)
- Ya try looking at the CU evidence you actually link to mark nutley (talk) 17:50, 4 August 2010 (UTC)
- The CU evidence was inconclusive, but he was blocked as a sock based on behavioral evidence. So yes, he was blocked as a sock. And yes, CU did not identify him as a sock. Ravensfire (talk) 19:09, 4 August 2010 (UTC)
- The issue is not whether or not somone was a sock or not. The issue is that it is inappropriate to strike other's comments WP:TPO. Active Banana (talk) 19:21, 4 August 2010 (UTC)
- The CU evidence was inconclusive, but he was blocked as a sock based on behavioral evidence. So yes, he was blocked as a sock. And yes, CU did not identify him as a sock. Ravensfire (talk) 19:09, 4 August 2010 (UTC)
NPA
Welcome to Wikipedia. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, we would like to remind you not to attack other editors, as you did on User talk:Marknutley. Please comment on the contributions and not the contributors. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. You are welcome to rephrase your comment as a civil criticism of the article. Thank you. In this edit summary [13] Active Banana (talk) 18:10, 4 August 2010 (UTC)
- Don`t think you had to template me mate, sorry for calling you a moron, just got back from a funeral and am a little drunk. Again, sorry for my stupidity mark nutley (talk) 18:44, 4 August 2010 (UTC)
- Aplogy accepted. I am sorry for your loss. Active Banana (talk) 18:58, 4 August 2010 (UTC)
FYI - "The Gore Effect" discussion
In a dialogue with Yopienso, I have referenced what I believe to be a fair representation of your position on the distinctions of the "2 uses" in "The Gore Effect" article. This is to advise you of that use should you wish to clarify or offer further comment. JakeInJoisey (talk) 21:38, 5 August 2010 (UTC)
Voluntary CC article restriction
Please consider signing the CC restriction, as explained here. Cla68 (talk) 01:47, 6 August 2010 (UTC)
Curry and weight
Regarding the discussion here,[14] weight is a relative thing. Being a bit of an inclusionist, I would argue that unless the article is exceeding the article length, there is no reason to not include her opinion. A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 14:20, 6 August 2010 (UTC)
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- MMMMM Curry, rice and a naan bread delicious! But potentially bad for your weight Polargeo (talk) 15:03, 6 August 2010 (UTC)
- Great, thanks a bundle :) now i want a curry and the nearest one is an hours drive :( mark nutley (talk) 15:15, 6 August 2010 (UTC)
- Well, I always want curry, and within 10 minutes walking distance I have at least 3 Indian and two Thai places. There are advantages to living in a city. But I'm gonna fry up something myself tonight... --Stephan Schulz (talk) 16:36, 8 August 2010 (UTC)
- Great, thanks a bundle :) now i want a curry and the nearest one is an hours drive :( mark nutley (talk) 15:15, 6 August 2010 (UTC)
Deleting verified content and sources
If you continue to delete verified content and sources, you will be blocked or banned from Wikipedia. This is the only warning I will give you. ScienceApologist (talk) 09:49, 8 August 2010 (UTC)
- Try your luck, your use of blog posts and twitter to source factual information about living people is a joke, don`t do it again mark nutley (talk) 09:50, 8 August 2010 (UTC)
- The living person in question is Virginia Heffernan. If you had removed all the content, you'd have a leg to stand on. As it is, what you essentially did was remove only the quotes she made repudiating the quote left in the article. This has the effect of implying that Heffernan has an opinion that can easily be verified to have been repudiated. Not a good encyclopedic practice. ScienceApologist (talk) 09:53, 8 August 2010 (UTC)
- Get an reliable source then and read wp:rs wp:sps and wp:blp in the meantime mark nutley (talk) 09:55, 8 August 2010 (UTC)
- Are you saying that a direct quote from Heffernan is not a reliable source for what Heffernan thinks? Do you dispute a) the certified Twitter Account? b) the blog post's integrity? or c) do you just want to include positive and not negative reviews of Watts? ScienceApologist (talk) 10:02, 8 August 2010 (UTC)
- I`m saying read the links provided in my last post. mark nutley (talk) 10:15, 8 August 2010 (UTC)
- Get an reliable source then and read wp:rs wp:sps and wp:blp in the meantime mark nutley (talk) 09:55, 8 August 2010 (UTC)
- The living person in question is Virginia Heffernan. If you had removed all the content, you'd have a leg to stand on. As it is, what you essentially did was remove only the quotes she made repudiating the quote left in the article. This has the effect of implying that Heffernan has an opinion that can easily be verified to have been repudiated. Not a good encyclopedic practice. ScienceApologist (talk) 09:53, 8 August 2010 (UTC)
A verified or clearly indisputable twitter account post is a reliable source for simple comments about the subject about themselves but not for content about other people. Looking at it as ScienceApologist added it, (and she refers to it via her http://twitter.com/page88 confirmed Twitter account) it was not correct, linking to a single post with detail and comments only in regard to herself it allowable like this http://twitter.com/tinselkorey/status/10734679036. Also this citation that ScienceApologist added http://www.neuronculture.com/http:/www.neuronculture.com/archives/for-virginia-hefferman-readers-some-contexst-on-the-scienceblogs-pepsi-fizz#comment-1859 Self published with comments about other people, seems to me to fail WP:SELFPUB and WP:RS. I will say and this is something I have said before in similar circumstances, that removing such content in a dispute is not worthy or even close to being a BLP exempt revert and should not be made as such. Off2riorob (talk) 11:23, 8 August 2010 (UTC)
- So is it your opinion that because one of her opinions was published in the New York Times and the other is only merely verifiably self-published, we can only include that which was published by the New York Times? I'd like clarification on that. ScienceApologist (talk) 18:09, 8 August 2010 (UTC)
- SA: ArbCom has asked us to take a break from editing CC articles. Many of us have been abiding by this request for 3 weeks now. I think you should give it a break. A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 11:29, 8 August 2010 (UTC)
- Does mark not deserve this notice too? Just wondering. ScienceApologist (talk) 18:08, 8 August 2010 (UTC)
- Hi, What about a reply to your editing comments I made? Off2riorob (talk) 18:55, 8 August 2010 (UTC)
- I thought I did. Is there more you wanted me to reply to? ScienceApologist (talk) 19:35, 8 August 2010 (UTC)
- Thank you for exposing yourself. Off2riorob (talk) 13:26, 9 August 2010 (UTC)
- I thought I did. Is there more you wanted me to reply to? ScienceApologist (talk) 19:35, 8 August 2010 (UTC)