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I see somebody blanked a lot of your contributions in Adenauer article. I will have to review this later.--MyMoloboaccount (talk) 12:47, 17 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Your edits at Mansfield Park

Regarding your nice edits at Jane Austen's Mansfield Park, it would be interesting to hear if you have any possible interest in developing the article further towards peer review quality. The article looks like it might have areas for improvement. Possibly you might have some interest in the article's development. Cheers. Fountains-of-Paris (talk) 14:51, 1 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Those were really nice edits on Mansfield Park from you over the last month. When I looked at the article, that theme of slavery was the issue of importance for me as well. It would be nice to hear if you might be interested to expand that section a little further. Over the summer I did collect the 4-5 best essays on Mansfield from the last 30 years if you have any interest to glance at them. Mansfield is Austen best novel for philosophical and sociological types of readers. Nice editing for the parts you did do. Fountains-of-Paris (talk) 15:30, 5 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Those were quite impressive edits at the Mansfield Park article. I have added some minor copy edits for readability and feel free to change back any ones you like or otherwise enhance the text. Your introductory paragraph (introducing the two new pro and contra sections) was also impressive and it would be nice to see a cite or two added to that prefatory short paragraph. Your comments to me on my Talk page previously were persuasive I think and some of it can be added into the article preface if you can find a good citation or two for support. Nice edits. Fountains-of-Paris (talk) 20:51, 13 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Alfred von Waldersee: Harvard refs

Please see Talk:Alfred von Waldersee for a proposal - while adding specific EB1911 callouts I converted the inline detailed footnotes into Harvard references, using {{sfn}} linked to fully-filled {{Cite book}} entries in the References section. That requires consensus and you seem to have the most effort invested in the article. Feel free to comment. David Brooks (talk) 01:08, 3 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Rosenstrasse Protest

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Thanks for von Papen edits

Thanks for the hard work. Sadly timely editing :/ Would you mind if I did a pass restructuring them from raw refs to Template:Cite Book and friends? Probably won't have time until this weekend, at the earliest. —Luis (talk) 04:59, 14 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Restoring excessive references to the Rosenstrasse protest page

Hello! A.S. Brown, thank you for your recent edits on the Rosenstrasse protest page. I was wondering why you reinstated the excessive references to the Stoltzfus when they were taken out for redundancy? The page needs different source material rather than the same views from the same book. Anyway, thank you.

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Soviet Union in World War II

If you quote an Osprey book - please verify. I have removed some Russian language errors, but some still should be corrected. Budyonnovka was replaced in 1940 and I don't know if it was used by officers only.Xx236 (talk) 10:41, 8 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thank your for your support

I like Solonin's books [1]. The author describes the reasons of 1941 Soviet defeat.

The Red Army lost thousands of soldiers during the Winter war due to frost, rather surprizing. {Moorhouse, The Devils' Alliance: Hitler's Pact with Stalin, 1939-1941).

There is a German TV series about Wehrmacht Generation War, I don't like it. It manipulates the viewers but many facts are wrong. Xx236 (talk) 06:15, 10 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The soldiers raped not only German women, but also Hungarian, Polish, Russian (OST-Arbeiter or KZ inmates) ones. Xx236 (talk) 11:03, 10 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Germany didn't have to fight the SU, because Poland separated it from the SU till 1939. The best way to stay secure was to arm the Polish army.Xx236 (talk) 12:28, 10 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Please be more charitable in your comments

[2] was rather rude. While I agree that the article on Tojo had many English mistakes, I just went about fixing them, without the insults. After all, English may not be the first language of the authors. And, considering that Western racism is a significant part of the article, insulting those who don't write English well is particularly ironic. StuRat (talk) 23:15, 22 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Joan Wallach Scott

Hi there, I'm not sure if you got my ping, but there is a content dispute at Talk:Joan Wallach Scott about the research section which I see you contributed to greatly. If you wouldn't mind taking a look over the concerns that had been raised there, and thinking back on why you wrote what was written, it would be appreciated. menaechmi (talk) 19:59, 1 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Josiah Harlan

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Konrad Henlein

I see you have done some needed work and citing to the article, Konrad Henlein. I was going to work on it but have not had a chance to get to it. I would suggest, and it would be helpful if you would use Template:Sfn for citing and frankly it is faster and easier to use, in the end. Kierzek (talk) 13:20, 19 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks for your additions to Macbeth

Hi A.S. Brown,

And thank you for your recent additions to Macbeth. I haven't looked at them in very great detail, but at least by my cursory reading they look very good.

However, please be careful when you use Thrasher (2002), and similar works, as a source on Shakespeare-related articles: it's classed as "juvenile nonfiction", aimed at grade 7 and up; is published on a popular press; and the author does not appear to have any particular academic merits that I've found (i.e. they are not a specialist in the field). For a lot of topics that would be perfectly fine, but in the Shakespeare area there are almost certainly much higher quality sources available for most aspects relevant to our articles which we should preferentially use. Or put another way, in selecting sources in this area, a little snobbery is actually appropriate! :)

This is not to suggest that I have any complaints about your edits (quite the contrary!): I just wanted to mention, because it's not always obvious, that the Shakespeare area is a little unique in that pretty much every detail has been obsessed about by scholars for several centuries. High quality sources are thick on the ground which in turn raises the quality bar for what sources we should use here.

In any case, thank you for your additions here. I'm always grateful to see unfamiliar editors' names pop up on my watchlist with such substantial additions, and I would truly hate to think my exhortation to increased snobbery above kept you from further contributions. They really were much appreciated, and my comments above are just a general note. --Xover (talk) 06:24, 1 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Ways to improve Black Horror on the Rhine

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I've just tagged the page, using our page curation tools, as having some issues to fix. This page, at a glance seems very long. Perhaps break it up with images, and more sections, and more paragraphs, and we'll go from there

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I made so improvements on this article. I hope you approve. --A.S. Brown (talk) 17:39, 3 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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James Lonsdale-Bryans

Please could you check this sentence that you added to the article on James Lonsdale-Bryans:

The fact that fighting had began five years earlier with the German invasion of Norway, leading to the British historian Sir John Wheeler-Bennett to note "the discussion of a negotiated peace was purely academic".^[1]

^ Wheeler-Bennett 1967, p. 489.

"Five years" must be incorrect. Should it be five days?-- Toddy1 (talk) 05:40, 28 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Strange M.

In this older edit you changed "Mr." for "M." in your own text. Does the "M" have some specific meaning? I though it was a mistake or petty vandalism and was ready to fix it. Pavel Vozenilek (talk) 22:32, 1 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Sam Hughes

You have an incomplete reference on this page for 'Berton, 1986'. Can you please correct it? Thanks. EncyclopediaUpdaticus (talk) 14:13, 18 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, will do. --A.S. Brown (talk) 10:06, 25 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello @A.S. Brown: Maybe you could go through the article 1952 Egyptian coup d'état and Mohamed Naguib which both have a lot of tags on it, as you aready expanded the article of Mostafa El-Nahas.--Hayodzazgi (talk) 11:30, 13 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Rotten Tomatoes audience score not an RS

Hi, thanks for the plot, but I just wanted to let you know you made a mistake on The Mountie (film) in adding the RT audience score as if it were the Tomatometer. If you look at it more closely they are two distinct things: one is based on professional critics. If there aren't enough of them, no score is provided. What you added was the current audience score, which is based on votes by users of the RT site, who are not professional reviewers; also, there is no control over how many times anyone may contribute so far as we know. Therefore we do not consider this rating valid or reliable. You also put a bunch of "in's" in the middle of several sentences and then did not follow through which your intention, I assume, of adding where the critics were publishing from. I suggest you don't try doing multiple types of edits at the same time like that, it's easy to forget what you started doing. ZarhanFastfire (talk) 18:58, 21 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed article on Raynald Desjardins

Hi, thanks for all your contributions! Please take a look at my intended-for-submission article on Raynald Desjardins. Feel free to contribute as you see fit. Informata ob Iniquitatum (talk) 21:57, 21 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Your're welcome! Will do. Cheers! --A.S. Brown (talk) 03:31, 4 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

A.S. Brown, so you know in future, people should really make their own nominations at WP:GAN (Good article nominations); if you are going to do it for them, you are effectively taking responsibility for the nomination, and asserting that it meets the GA criteria. As it happens, Willmy4 is the latest (now-blocked) incarnation of a serial sock who has been spamming in the hopes of finding people to copyedit, nominate, and otherwise promote this article, which currently has a notability template on it and is clearly far from being a Good Article. In this case, the spamming worked for a little while, though your nomination has been reverted. Another point about GAN: anyone who wishes to nominate but has not made significant contributions to the article in question is supposed to consult with those who have on the article's talk page to make sure that the article really is ready, which you should have done. BlueMoonset (talk) 16:06, 4 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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A possibility

Hello ASB. I found your addition Dracula#Powers of Darkness both interesting and fascinating. I am wondering if there is enough info available to create a separate article. If not no worries and thanks for your work adding it to the article. Cheers. MarnetteD|Talk 09:30, 3 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Great work! Icelandic people themselves should certainly learn of this from their Wikipedia. Do you think you could find someone who's able to add your information into Icelandic, or should we just add a couple roughly translated sentences with a link to your English article?Icelandic Dracula article.. Kolya Butternut (talk) 12:44, 8 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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As I suspect you know I agree completely with ★Trekker. A well deserved barnstar A.S. Brown. MarnetteD|Talk 00:16, 7 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much, MarnetteD and ★Trekker! Your're kindness and support is much appreciated here! Cheers!--A.S. Brown (talk) 00:23, 7 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello. Help copy edit, improvements. Thanks you. Vtukol (talk) 22:22, 10 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Sorry, I mean to do that, I was a little busy. Done now! Thank you and cheers!--A.S. Brown (talk) 02:31, 21 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Cheers

Damon Runyon's short story "Dancing Dan's Christmas" is a fun read if you have the time. Right from the start it extols the virtues of the hot Tom and Jerry

This hot Tom and Jerry is an old-time drink that is once used by one and all in this country to celebrate Christmas with, and in fact it is once so popular that many people think Christmas is invented only to furnish an excuse for hot Tom and Jerry, although of course this is by no means true.

No matter what concoction is your favorite to imbibe during this festive season I would like to toast you with it and to thank you for all your work here at the 'pedia this past year. Best wishes for your 2020 as well ASB. MarnetteD|Talk 19:42, 19 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Happy New Year A.S. Brown!

Happy new year, with health and hapiness, AS Brown!thank you also for your contributions. (I saw you are also a fan of the National Schism period of Greek history, as myself...:-)Greco22 (talk) 00:40, 1 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Your edit to Werner von Blomberg

Hi, just to let you know this edit has corrupted the reflist for this article (reference #21). Please correct it. Thank you, JGHowes ^talk 18:57, 1 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry to say, there's still a problem – see ref #37. Apparently, there's something wrong with the {{sfn}} syntax? JGHowes ^talk 00:11, 2 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Another typo at Operation menu

Take a look at this for context. Raquel Baranow (talk) 21:23, 1 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Is there a way to contact you? I am a Niemoeller relative, but trying to figure out the genealogy. Lisabrowngeiger45 (talk) 18:00, 5 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you

For your Happy New Year wishes-I only just realised that I haven't replied to you! It is really nice to see you still here, one of the few valuable contributors actually interested in enriching the content of the encyclopedia.--MyMoloboaccount (talk) 23:25, 9 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sicilian Mafia

Hi A.S. Brown. Thanks for those interesting edits on Sicilian Mafia relating to cultural perspectives in film. There's also Mafia film if you're interested in taking a look. Also ever think about creating an article such as Sicilian Mafia in film or the like? Regards, Vaselineeeeeeee^★★★ 01:06, 27 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you for your recent articles, including James Blair Seaborn, which I read with interest. When you create a new article, can you add the WikiProject assessment templates to the talk of that article? See the talk page of the article I mentioned for an example of what I mean. Usually it is very simple, you just add something like {{WikiProject Keyword}} to the article's talk, with keyword replaced by the associated WikiProject (ex. if it's a biography article, you would use WikiProject Biography; if it's a United States article, you would use WikiProject United States, and so on). You do not have to rate the article if you do not want to, others will do it eventually. Those templates are very useful, as they bring the articles to a WikiProject attention, and allow them to start tracking the articles through Wikipedia:Article alerts and other tools. For example, WikiProject Poland relies on such templates to generate listings such as Article Alerts, Popular Pages, Quality and Importance Matrix and the Cleanup Listing. Thanks to them, WikiProject members are more easily able to defend your work from deletion, or simply help try to improve it further. Feel free to ask me any questions if you'd like more information about using those talk page templates. _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 08:32, 9 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

As time permits, I try to briefly review all articles which are somehow related to Poland :) It's one of my favorite uses of the WikiProject tools. See what I mean in practice here: User:AlexNewArtBot/PolandSearchResult (this page is one of the tools linked from WP:POLAND). Btw, about making the assessment tags less of a hassle, you can just create a help page for yourself like I did at User:Piotrus/Templates where I keep stuff I can easily copy paste and adjust with minor changes; that includes those assessment templates. Saves time in the long run. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 04:45, 10 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Gdanzig crisis

Do you mean pl:Kryzys gdański (1932)? I noticed recently Google translate and such are getting really good for PL-EN translations, you could just machine translate this and then fix minor problems and code. The pl article seems pretty well referenced, at least C-class if not B if we used en wiki assessment scale IMHO. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 12:36, 10 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Dadak

He sounds terrible, but do you have any more sources? Or just that one? DS (talk) 05:05, 18 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Autopatrolled

Hi, thanks for writing all those articles, I have just read several and was surprised to note you weren't yet Autpatrolled. So I have taken the liberty of fixing that. take care and happy editing. Ϣere SpielChequers 10:58, 23 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Bernie Guindon

There's a short ref to Schneider 2009 in there, without a full ref. Would you mind adding it?

Also, if you install Svick's script per these instructions, you'll be notified of those errors in the future. It's very handy! Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 15:40, 17 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

In fact, there are issues in all the following articles you created

Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 15:47, 17 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

For many of them the solution will simply be to convert plain citations into templated ones. Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 15:49, 17 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I was going add Mr. Schneider's book to the sources section last night-I just forgot:(. Thanks for reminding me! Sorry for the errors with the references. I'm something of a klutz when it comes to technology. Thank you for reminding errors with that-I've through the articles in the coming days and get them sorted. Thanks for all your help and kindness, which is much appreciated here. Best wishes and cheers! --A.S. Brown (talk) 23:03, 17 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

No worries, and technology can be hard. But for those, these were errors that were very hard to detect systematically until fairly recently, and I'm trying to make a dent in the cleanup by recruiting people who actually know what they meant to cite, or who have an interest in having citations that are in order on the articles they write. It's OK if you can't do it all, just tackle what you can and I'll help with the rest. Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 23:27, 17 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Headbomb Thank you again for your help and kindness. I'll clean up my own messes. It is actually a good learning experience, to spot one's own mistakes and get them corrected to avoid future errors. Thank you again! I hope all is well. Best wishes! --A.S. Brown (talk) 23:33, 17 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

These still need cleanup (same for the one below too). Do you need help installing the script or something? Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 21:52, 9 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I thought I resolved all the issues with the Goburdhun and Guindon articles. If I had not, please give me a tutorial to assist. Thank you for your help, time and patience. Best wishes and cheers!--A.S. Brown (talk) 21:56, 9 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Well, like I said, for the most part, all you need to do is convert plain text citations to templated citations, like {{cite book}}. For instance, if you click on "Bakshi 2008" in this revision, you will not be taken to the reference section. However, if you convert the plaintext citation to a templated one, like this, then the "Bakshi 2008" link will work and take you to the reference section. Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 22:02, 9 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

To install the script, you just need to go to Special:MyPage/common.js and add

importScript('User:Svick/HarvErrors.js'); // Backlink: [[User:Svick/HarvErrors.js]]

to it. This will let you know which citations need some love. Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 22:05, 9 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Headbomb, thank you so much for your patience and time! I'm sorry, I'm about something of a klutz when it comes to technology:(. I'll just want a few things done with Shelia Rowbotham article, then I'll get back to work. Thank you so much for all your help and patience. Best wishes and cheers!--A.S. Brown (talk) 22:14, 9 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

ICC

As probably one of the very few people here who can say they received their periodic vaccinations from the ICC contingents, I just wished to say how much I enjoyed your articles, mentioned above, on the Commissioners of some of these delegations. If you have both the time and the will, it would be great if you would provide starter-articles for other ICC figures. I was amused to see the 'marginalia': 'Oh, Brown, you retard, do learn how to write...'. I would disagree with that, but OMG do you need to learn how to break an A4 sheet's worth of text into paragraphs short enough to keep the 18-second attention span of the 'TLDR' generation! Would it be possible for you to do an additional redirect for Maneli, to accept a spelling without using Polish letters? His first name is hard enough, without that little bear-trap... Some people access WP from phones and devices that don't all have foreign key-boards. Anyway, do keep up your good work! Protozoon (talk) 01:11, 20 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

ICC 2

If I understand your kind message correctly, you understand Polish? In which case, could I put in a request? For: P. Ogrodzinski (1918-1980). He has a WP article in Polish, but not in English. Many thanks.Protozoon (talk) 14:59, 20 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Ogrodzinski

Nice work! And swift! Good job.Protozoon (talk) 22:38, 21 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

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	For your work in eradicating Verified fake-news on WP and replacing it with the real stuff from RS, and for your work on the more niche areas of history! Protozoon (talk) 09:34, 22 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Ramchundur Goburdhun

Most references in there don't have corresponding full citations. Would you mind adding them? Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 11:34, 1 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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This is being discussed here, to link an exact section. For my two cents, A.S., I think you need to be more careful with your edit summaries, see WP:NOTAFORUM, and WP:CIV. But I certainly wouldn't support a block for them, not without a warning first. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 07:59, 16 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Piotrus, thank you so much for your help. I have read the guidelines and I realized how I was in error. Thank you so much for your help and time.--A.S. Brown (talk) 19:04, 19 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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A.S. Brown (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

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To Whom It May Concern, I am deeply and sincerely sorry for those edit summaries which caused such offense, which were done out of ignorance rather than malice. This may seem sound absurd, but this is the truth. Being trapped working the infernal hours all night long, being cold and damp without no-one really to talk made me terribly miss my best friend, my late father. I just wanted to make my father "live" again by aping his way of talking. I have been around for a while, but I still have much trouble understanding things around here as anyone follows my edit history can arrest to, and I honestly did not understand the rules surrounding edit summaries. This is no excuse, but it is an explanation. I realize now that this was wrong, but I did not intend to offend anyone. I am deeply ashamed of myself for hurting the feelings of others, and I wish to extend a sincere and heartfelt apology for any offense I have caused. I accept the legitimacy of the actions taken against me, but I would like to point out that I have improved when issues have been pointed out to me, and that prior to working the infernal hours, there was no issues with me. I accept that my actions were wrong, but this block was not necessary as I would had changed my behavior if only someone had approached me to point out to me that in my ignorance that I was acting badly. Ignorance is no excuse, and I accept that I am at fault here, but I always changed my behavior for better when issues are pointed to me, and this case is no exception. I believe that assuming good faith is one of the five pillars around here, and I accept that I was blocked in good faith-I only ask that the assumption of good faith also extend to me. Thank you for your time.--A.S. Brown (talk) 08:39, 20 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Decline reason:

I'm sorry, but having reviewed the evidence here, I cannot accept that you were acting in good faith. You must have been aware that such slurs, both generalised and against specific people, are unacceptable, not just on Wikipedia but in any walk of life. If this sort of behaviour is ingrained in you, I am not convinced that you won't behave this way again, and therefore I am declining your request. — O Still Small Voice of Clam 12:38, 20 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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A.S. Brown (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

Request reason:

To Whom It May Concern: Dante began the Inferno with the lines: Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita, mi ritrovai per una selva oscua che la diritta via era smarrita ("Midway through the journey of my life, I found myself in a dark forest, for the right way had been lost"). With myself, the right way had been lost and I was blocked as a result. I will not rail against any injustices for no injustice was done, and I fully accept that my actions were unacceptable and wrong. The explanation for what led me down the wrong path can be seen below for those interested. What matters now is not the past, but rather the future. The purpose of block is to change behavior, and in this case it has achieved its purpose. I was wrong, I was rightly blocked and I want to change my ways. I sincerely promise from the bottom of my heart that I want to be on the right path again, to be a constructive editor. I NEVER again post any sort of edit summary with any sort of offensive and egregious language under any conditions whatsoever again.. I assure you that my actions were due to a terrible lapse of judgement, and were not due to any "ingrained" behavior. I don't like to make the same mistake twice, and I never again let myself lose the right way again. I see what is the right way and I only walk down the right way. There is a disgust factor, and rightly so; but if one is willing, I can provide dozens of examples which will provide my true views (I was advised not to do that to keep this concise)-just look at my work on the Black Horror on the Rhine article.. I used to a constructive editor and I want to one again. I'm deeply sorry for my actions which were wrong and inexcusable, and I'm just equally ashamed of what led me to be being blocked. People who are ashamed of their actions generally do not like to repeat what caused their shame, and this is certainly the case with me. Furthermore, for reasons of pride, I would very much like my career as an editor end on a higher note than this, and I assure you that I very much aware that I act badly again, I will be blocked for good and rightly so. I know there is an element of risk because I know people might assume that I just lying here to be allowed to edit again; but I as flawed as I am, I am not dishonest. I sincerely promise to be a good editor again and I will never damage Wikipedia again. Allowing me to edit again involves a risk, and I do not want to let down those who are willing to give me a second chance. Thank for your time and Merry Christmas! --A.S. Brown (talk) 02:30, 25 December 2020 (UTC)

Accept reason:

~~(I have unblocked, and will expand on that shortly - this is just to save any other admin investigating the unblock request). Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 12:43, 26 December 2020 (UTC)~~[reply]
I've gone through this, and I have to put it on the record that I was genuinely shocked by those racist, and otherwise defamatory, edit summaries. That said, it does seem that there was some kind of aberration here, for whatever reason. I'm not going to delve into whatever that reason might be, as that's really not the purpose of an unblock request review. No, my purpose is to judge whether I think, in the words of Cullen³²⁸ below, that I see rock solid assurances that the discriminatory and inflammatory language will never be repeated again. I'm convinced that I do, so with the consent of the blocking admin, I have unblocked this account. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 12:52, 26 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]
PS: I'll just add that I do not think the block was problematic, and I do think an indefinite block was appropriate. Racism is not something that is solved by the mere passage of time, so in my view we definitely did need the process that we have just had. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 12:55, 26 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hey

Was the Indian posse’s Wikipedia page a page before you starting adding contributions and edits to it? I saw that it was a page but then in 2019 there was nothing on the page other than a redirect to another page. I’m just wondering.. thanks for your time Wikieditor6557 (talk) 21:32, 22 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it was. An article was created in 2005 or 2006, and in 2009 somebody converted it into a redirect. I found enough material that I felt warranted turning the redirect back into an article. Tracing the origins of the Indian Posse on the article Aboriginal organized crime did not seem to be right. Thank you for your time. --A.S. Brown (talk) 23:18, 22 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hey A.S. Brown. I was surprised when I saw this. I know how good of a contributor you are. I remember when we worked together on Raynald Desjardins. But your edit summaries were very concerning. I think you realize that. I think the indef block may have been a little harsh, but can see why it was done. I personally found your unblock request rather sincere, but I hope you don't give up and return to Wikipedia in the near future, minus the biased sentiments in edit summaries and/or mainspace. I think that after a couple months, you should try again. Take care, Vaselineeeeeeee^★★★ 23:38, 22 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Vaselineeeeeeee: Thank you so much for all your kind works and support. I have learned my lesson, through sadly I cannot convince that the powers that be that I have. But it was great working with you, and I hope to be doing so again soon. Thank you so much and I hope all is well with you! --A.S. Brown (talk) 06:02, 6 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Vaselineeeeeeee: I hope so as well, but how can ASB return if his appeal is not granted? It's ridiculous one would get an indef ban on a first offense, with no warning, and no possibility of appeal. Wiki justice is too often like a lottery wheel, with a death sentence being quite a prominent one. It's hard to belive this is real instead of some dystopian story. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 02:43, 13 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Vaselineeeeeeee: Dear Vaselineeeeeeee, thank you for your help and Merry Christmas!--A.S. Brown (talk) 22:43, 25 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thoughts on unblocking

Tl;dr – Wait a bit before requesting an unblock; don't edit from other accounts or anonymously; in a future unblock request, meet the minimum bar but consider human factors as well.

A.S. Brown, I was surprised and saddened to see this as well. While I condemn the offensive edit summaries as much as anyone at the ANI thread who voted to block, I also agree with User:Piotrus and others who found it excessive for this to have been judged worthy of an immediate indefinite block, and I would hope that you will appeal the block at the appropriate time (not yet), and be reinstated.

I think that there is some understandable human psychology at play here. I think users at ANI have let their (justified) outrage at your behavior (which I share) to override their judgment in interpreting one of the core features of the blocking policy, namely, that it should be preventive, not punitive. By issuing an indefinite block instead of a short block + a stern warning and ultimatum, the blockers have given this policy short shrift, in my opinion. (On the flip side, I'm familiar with the blocking editor's work, and respect and trust their judgment immensely; there may be factors at work that I'm not seeing; plus, they're an admin and I'm not.)

I think your best strategy would be to wait for a bit, say, three to six months, before requesting an unblock. Also, be very very sure you don't inadvertently or on purpose edit Wikipedia on any other account you may have, or anonymously as an IP; just stay in read-only mode for the duration. If and when you do reapply, because of the preventive nature of blocks, imho an admin looking at an unblock request will be considering two things:

do you understand what led to the block? (if you don't, you won't be able to modify your behavior, even if you wished to)
if you do understand it, will you refrain from this behavior in the future?

I think those are the two main things, but there is another human factor, which is the sheer disgust and incomprehension that many editors and admins likely would have felt with your behavior, and the desire to understand something that seems incomprehensible. For my part, for example, it was so objectionable, I wouldn't want someone with opinions like that around me, my friends or my family, and if you were previously a friend, I would write you off and, um, block you on all social media. If you wanted to recontact me, I would be very mistrustful, and need to understand what happened, and why you said those things, and likely I would not change my mind. But this is Wikipedia, and unblock criteria at Wikipedia are impersonal. I think there is nevertheless a natural desire among editors who considered blocking you, or who might unblock you, to simply understand what caused you to say those things, but here's the important point, imho: whatever the reason was, in a way is irrelevant here; the crucial thing is this: to prove that *you understand* what was wrong with it wrt Wikipedia policy, and that you can *change* your future behavior at Wikipedia. As long as you demonstrate you can stick to the rules, you should be unblocked. Let's make a blunt analogy (possibly offensive to you, for which I apologize in advance): if someone is a Nazi or a white supremacist, say, and they keep their opinions entirely out of the encyclopedia and obey all Wikipedia policies and guidelines scrupulously (so that no one gets even a whiff of their private beliefs) then they should not have any problem with their editing status here.

A potentially unblocking admin is faced with two competing goals: 1) to protect the encyclopedia by blocking future damage you may do that would cause other editors time and effort to undo; and 2) to enhance the development of the project by permitting a previously prolific and knowledgeable contributor to resume editing in a positive way. Both of those points are important, and because of your past behavior, they are potentially in conflict. The judgment is further complicated by another factor of human nature, namely, if an admin unblocks you, and you resume blockable behavior, they will end up with egg on their face. It's easier and risk-free for an admin just to do nothing; no other admin will complain about that course of action. Otoh if they unblock you and you screw up, they might feel it was partially "their fault" for unblocking, or that it cast doubt on their good judgement as an admin. So, not unblocking you is by far the safer choice, from the PoV of an admin. (I am not an admin.) Do you see the problem?

So, in addition to meeting the tests required for being unblocked, you should remain sensitive to the risk an admin might feel they are incurring by unblocking you, and imho, you should acknowledge and address that risk. I think there are a lot of ways to do that. One that occurs to me somewhat randomly, is that in addition to meeting the minimum bar in your unblock request, you might go beyond that and offer some kind of way to mitigate that feeling of risk. I'm not sure what form it might take. Perhaps offering a temporary self-imposed topic ban on articles involving any minority group or member for a month or two, say, following which you would pause and request admin review of all your contributions during the interval; if there was even a whiff of your previous behavior, then you would voluntarily accept a permanent block, and if there wasn't, your temporary, self-imposed topic ban would end. But that's just off the top of my head; maybe you can think of something better.

I'm just saying all this, to give you some indication of what you are faced with. The better you understand, the better you will be able to address it in an unblock request. And I hope that by taking the time to explain this to you at length, I am not misplacing my trust in you, because if a future unblock request by you is approved, and you screw up again, I will partake in the embarrassment, disappointment, and the feeling that I made the wrong call as well. So, please, don't screw it up! Also: as long as you still have talk page access, I see nothing wrong with your discussing with other editors how you might come back and under what terms, but please at least consider waiting several months before making another formal unblock request. Sorry this turned out to be so long.

I hope this helps. Mathglot (talk) 21:52, 19 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Mathglot:: Thank you so much for your kind and thoughtful words of advice, which I are greatly appreciated here. Don't worry about comparing to a Nazi; for most people in the world, I am a monster. Please accept my apologies in advance here for the defensive tone, but I am not a monster. First off, I should explain that I am cursed with terrible learning disabilities as anyone familiar with my struggle with the English language that so frequently occurs in my contributions here. Sometimes, I do not understand things as well as I should. This is no excuse, but at least part of the explanation. When other editors attack me by name in their edit summaries, for an example this editor who attacked me for "Stalinist POV pushing" as you can see here [3] and get away with it, I drew the misleading conclusions about the policy about edit summaries. Pointing to the misdeeds of others is no defense for myself, I just merely trying to explain what left onto the wrong path. Second, I'm not important at all, not here and certainly not in the real world. The shabby events of former times did not be related here, but suffice to say that my good name was dragged through a river of slime and my mother kicked me out at the age of 14 to throw me into that terrible place where horrific things were the norm. Since the events of former times, it has been demonstrated to over and over again that I am a nobody struck apparently forever down in the gutter, and let's say that life in the gutter is not nice. Everybody says that with a MA in history, I shouldn't be in the gutter, but unfortunately they should be telling that to the HR people who keep me turning down. People don't like to hire people with learning disabilities and it doesn't matter how good my grades were-to them, I'm just a retard. I'm not asking for sympathy, just explaining why I thought nobody ever read my edit summaries because nobody cares about me. I'm know that sounds absurd, but when you were used to having living with nobody in the world caring about you at all (which has basically been the case since Father died), it seems self-evident that I was not important and that whenever I wrote around here, whatever in my edit summaries and contributions would be ignored. About 99% of the time, nobody cares about I do around here, so I thought bringing my Father's way of speaking would be ignored.

Mathglot, thank you for your honesty, which is appreciated here. I know that there is a tremendous amount of anger at me about my edit summaries, which is justified. What I wrote was profoundly wrong, and I am deeply ashamed of myself for hurting the feelings of the others. But that is not me. I intend to bring this up at my appeal, for if one is willing to look at my contributions beyond what is presented at the ANI, anybody can see that I am not the monster. You are perfectly right that my most unblocking admins are drawing the conclusion that it was put that this behavior is "ingrained" in me, and that I wrote in those edit summaries reflects who I really am. Through it is understandable, but also wrong. Just look at the Yellow Peril article, where I did a lot of work back in 2015 (much of it since deleted by other hands) including a now deleted section about anti-Japanese racism in the United States during World War Two. There was a section that I did, which somebody deleted about objectionable stereotypes about Asian women, which you see here: [4], [5]and [6], and this here [7] Or the article on the Japanese feminist Itō Noe article, where pardon my sarcasm, you will see how my racist and sexist tendencies ran amok back in 2017. One can also look at the Black Horror on the Rhine article, which I created and is mostly my work. Or my work on the Houston Stewart Chamberlain article. One also look at the White genocide conspiracy theory article, which shows that I imitated my Father's way of speaking, I do not share his views. My Father did not much like non-white immigration, and he was certainly open to the viewpoint that non-white immigration was indeed the "Great Replacement" of the white race. Likewise, if I truly shared Father's views I would had written that because the Soviet Union did not ratify the Geneva convention or the Hague convention that Adolf Hitler was justified in ordering that Operation Barbarossa be conducted in the most inhumane way possible and that Commissar Order and allowing two million Soviet POWs stave to death in 1941-42 were not actually not war crimes, which was certainly Father's viewpoint on the issue. One can also read these edit summaries [8] and [9], which give one a better picture of the real me. About the native peoples of North America, you can see these edit summaries: [10], [11], [12], [en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Iroquois&diff=next&oldid=836001029] and [13]. Please view this contribution [14] and this contribution [15], where I qualified the rather sexist and very wrong statement about the heroine of Northanger Abbey being a silly girl who has read too much Gothic fiction for her own good. An important point that I didn't make is that the readers of Gothic fiction in the 18th and 19th centuries were primarily women, and Jane Austen seems to be saying that Catherine by reading Gothic fiction is able to better understand the true nature of General Tilney; in other words, Gothic fiction actually empowers her. You also review this edit: [: [16]. A fine example of my (alleged) sexism can be here: [17], this edit summary [18] and this one [19].

I think I understand most of the rules around here now, but there are points that need to be made, even if the majority of other editors don't agree with me. One of the big shared assumptions around here is that 1) Nazi Germany is the ultima thule of evil and 2) the West is the best. Of course, there is a problem here in the sense that Germany is generally considered to be a Western country, and so the solution is to present the Third Reich as a freakish aberration of the West, a viewpoint that is expressed on majority of the Nazi-related articles around here. But this viewpoint is wrong as can be seen with the history of Paragraph 175 which outlawed homosexual sex. Paragraph 175 was passed in 1871 and altered in 1935 by Hitler to mark it far hasher, most notably by making any "expression of homosexuality" illegal. So literally the German authorities could (and did) lock up people up for coming out of the closet. What is interesting here is that the 1935 version of Paragraph 175 stayed on the statute books after the war, in East Germany until 1957 and in West Germany until 1969. And neither of the two German states ever offered up any compensation for gay survivors of the concentration camps. The 1953 West German compensation law applied only to people who suffered for "racial, political and religious reasons"-sexual orientation is not mentioned and those gay survivors who did applied for compensation were always turned down. Germany never did pay any compensation to the gay survivors of the concentration camps. If Nazi Germany was a freakish aberration, then did the same policies towards LQBT people continued well after the war? Now, this is not just me sounding off. I have brought this here backed by very reliable sources, and it keeps getting deleted for spurious reasons, which is really annoying. My point is that if was really the raging racist, sexist and homophobic SOB as have I been labelled by my critics I would not be bringing this. Likewise, I have always maintained the völkisch racism was merely just an extreme form of ideas current in the West and was not an aberration. Hitler and Churchill may have differed about a number of things, but they both shared the idea that the world was divided into a hierarchy of races with people from north-west Europe at the top. Least anyone accused of making this, just look at my remark here back in March: [20]. These are not the views of a racist, sexist and homophobic SOB. I understand why people might think that, but they have got me totally wrong. Mathglot, I can understand your anger at me, but that was not the real me. I sincerely apologize for any offense I have caused you-my actions were profoundly wrong and I am very, very sorry for behavior was as inexcusable as it was offensive.

Now getting back to the main topic, I intend in my next appeal to bring my real record, to show the unblocking admin that I am very, very far from the monster that I was painted as. I understand the anger of others at me, and I fully understand why I was blocked. A block was warranted and justified, and I fully accept that. But as others have already noted, the rules were not followed in my case that I was blocked without even a warning. And the editor who brought the complaint against me never tried to discuss this with me first and since he since to launch an ANI against me anonymously first, he evidently had no intention of discussing it with me. The rules were not entirely followed in my case. I do understand the rules about sock-puppetry and beyond my talkpage, I have not made a single edit since November. You're right that the bureaucratic bias is against me, and I fear that I will not allowed to ever return. But I cannot emphasize too much how I deeply sorry and ashamed I feel, and I'm rather hurt to have my sincerity questioned. I may be many things, but dishonest is not of them. I intend to address the concerns that you already mentioned by bringing in my real record, which I hope will address both the disgust factor and show that this is not "ingrained" behavior. Mathglot, I assure entirely and truthfully that if allowed to return, I will never let you down. It was a necessary lesson, but I have learned it. I'm sorry for the defensive tone here, but I fully appreciate your kind and thoughtful words. You took the time to help somebody whom almost everybody in the world thinks this a monster, and that reflects very well on you. Best wishes and I hope all with you! --A.S. Brown (talk) 03:15, 20 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

A couple of responses and general observations:

I intend in my next appeal to bring my real record,...

You could (and should) seek other counsel about this, but I wouldn't do that. Imho, your real record, as good as it may be (and I think it is good) does not "make up for" breaking certain rules, and so will not help you. Besides that, admins here will have already looked through your history, and pointing out 200 or 20,000 "good things" doesn't make up for the bad things, or only in the general sense that it is clear that you are not a vandal, and you are here to improve the encyclopedia. So, I wouldn't even bother trying to "bring up your real record", because if you carefully read the unblock request rules, it's not required, and personally, I don't think it will help you. It might even hurt you, if you *only* bring up your record, and fail to address the points that *must* be addressed in the unblock request, it will look like you are avoiding the issue. Your unblock request needn't be very long (certainly not as long as my comments above) and should really get right to the point.

I fear that I will not allowed to ever return.

I don't agree. While that is certainly a possible outcome, I don't think it's a predetermined outcome, and I really think it depends on you, to a great extent. We can talk some more about that, and you should check with other editors as well, to get broader input.

...somebody whom almost everybody in the world thinks this a monster...

Rest assured, that's not true, at least not here, and I'd venture to say, even among those who blocked you or were happy about the block. Blocks really are to prevent further damage to the encylopedia, and as soon as admins (or really, just one admin) becomes convinced that you are not a threat to the encyclopedia, you could very well be unblocked. But I wouldn't rush into it, I would take some time, marshal your resources, think about what you want to say; there's plenty of time, and waiting does not hurt your chances (waiting probably helps your chances).

At this point, I'd say you have some "homework" to do: read Wikipedia:Blocking policy, and the page on Wikipedia:Appealing a block. In your case, the "type" of appeal, imho, is a type 2 ("clemency appeal"). Since your block is for WP:DISRUPTION, you should familiarize yourself with that as well, and probably with WP:CIVIL, since it is a related core policy in this case, imho. You could also look at Template:2nd chance, although I'm not sure it applies in this case.

The key element in all this, is how to persuade an admin that you will not violate these rules again. You should take your time and think about that, and when it comes time to write something, address the requirements of an unblock appeal, and avoid a lot of extraneous unrelated stuff (all the links to your previous good works above are basically extraneous, unrleated stuff), and engage with other editors here on your Talk page, and seek their advice. Perhaps User:Piotrus would offer his thoughts if you asked him, and you could look back through your Talk page or article Talk pages where you've been active, for other editors who might be willing to share their thoughts, and ask them to comment here.

I think an unblock is possible, but I think the burden to prove you're a good risk is on you. I'm happy to check in if you have specific questions, and I wish you lots of luck. Mathglot (talk) 04:30, 20 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

A. S. Brown, I'd like to respond to just one point you made, namely "it seems self-evident that I was not important and that whenever I wrote around here, whatever in my edit summaries and contributions would be ignored."

That's not true at all. I think people do read your articles. I know I do. You've saved me several trips to the library, in fact, because you've explained issues so clearly. I don't often read Wikipedia articles top to bottom unless I'm reviewing them, but I've read several of yours, so this is a good opportunity to thank you for having written them. SarahSV ^(talk) 06:53, 20 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

As the blocking administrator, I will not oppose an unblock request that provides rock solid assurances that the discriminatory and inflammatory language will never be repeated again. Wikipedia is not a self-help website for people to work out their emotional issues or to "channel" the racist views of their beloved relatives. That's inappropriate. I consider myself a pretty level-headed person, and I deal on a daily basis with severe problems with disabled relatives including one with serious emotional or mental health issues. But I try very hard to never let these personal issues adversely affect my Wikipedia editing. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 07:29, 20 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(lost track of indents) ASB, Mathglot is giving you good advice. In your appeal, focus only on why you are no longer a damage threat; see Cullen's statement just above. Make it as brief as possible; 100 words is not too short. And I'll echo others also: you aren't nothing or a monster. I think very few people would think anything even close to that. You made some mistakes. There's a huge difference. We give second chances to editors we believe are here to build an encyclopedia. —valereee (talk) 18:25, 20 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Valereee: There is no "we". Some people do. I do. I think you do based on what you wrote, kudos to you. Whether the reviewing admin does, is anyone's bet. --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 14:14, 21 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Since I was pinged. I am glad to see that there are some others who think this block is problematic. I fully agree with what User:Mathglot said, except that I am more cynical with regards to the outcome of any appeal, which I feel is a pure lottery. When you appeal (again), you may get an admin who is dedicated and throughout, or you may get someone who is tired or afraid of anything controversial (see my essay) and cares more about cleaning the backlog with a quick and uncontroversial denial than anything remotely resembling justice. But it's a lottery and the odds you will get someone more reasonably who believes in second chances are not null. Think about what we wrote, and try your best. If you draw a short straw, at least you can say "I tried". --_{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 14:14, 21 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Mathglot: Thank you! I'm sorry about being late in replying. I've under much stress as of late, but I take your message to heart. I hope all is well and Merry Christmas! --A.S. Brown (talk) 01:10, 25 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

A.S. Brown, and to you, too! Relax, and enjoy the holidays! Mathglot (talk) 01:39, 25 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@SlimVirgin:: Dear Sarah, thank you so much for your kind words, which I greatly appreciate here! I'm sorry for being late in replying as been under much stress as of late It is nice to know that least some appreciate my work. Happy Holiday! --A.S. Brown (talk) 02:13, 25 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Valereee:: Thank you for your kind words. Sorry for being late in replying; last days have not been kind to me. Best wishes and Merry Christmas! --A.S. Brown (talk) 06:01, 25 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Cullen328:: I have no disagreements with any of your points, and I can sincerely assure you that I will alter my actions for the better if allowed to return. Merry Christmas! --A.S. Brown (talk) 06:04, 25 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Piotrus:: Thank you for your kindness and support. Best wishes and Merry Christmas! --A.S. Brown (talk) 06:04, 25 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:Konrad Henlein

If you ever get unblocked, please see Talk:Konrad Henlein for a note about clarifying some of the sources used in that page. Thanks. – Jonesey95 (talk) 15:21, 22 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Jonesey95: The two books are The Road to War by Richard Overy and Andrew Wheatcroft, Penguin, London, 1989 and Eastern Europe in the Twentieth Century and After by Richard Crampton, Routledge, London, 1997. If I get back, I will fix that. Sorry about that, sometimes I get sloppy with referencing. Merry Christmas and best wishes! --A.S. Brown (talk) 08:24, 25 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for that. I have fixed the article. Good luck with the mess. – Jonesey95 (talk) 19:54, 25 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Your're welcome! Thank you! --A.S. Brown (talk) 22:34, 25 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
	You are still here. Despite the... stuff. Hope things will look better from now on. Have this rotating gizmo. Happy Holidays & NY! _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus\| reply here} 06:52, 27 December 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome back!

Hi, A.S. Brown. Welcome back to Wikipedia. I'm the user who brought the initial complaint against you at ANI - having seen some of your edit summaries, I wasn't sure what to do, so I asked a couple admins for help. The first one who responded told me to bring it to ANI, so I did, and from there, the community took the lead. I had never done anything like that before.

While I felt (and feel) strongly that your edit summaries and a few of your contributions did not belong on Wikipedia, I was never convinced that you did not belong on Wikipedia. I'm glad you're back (after time away to reflect) to keep contributing content to Wiki. Hope to see you around on some article sometime, and best of luck to you on here and in life. Ganesha811 (talk) 21:04, 1 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Dear Ganesha811, thank you for your kind words, which I are greatly appreciated here. To be frank with you, I'm not happy that this matter was referred to an ANI first without having a discussion with me first. ANIs are supposed to be methods of last resort if proves to be impossible to reach an agreement with another first. That was not entirely right; however, what is done is done, and there is no point to arguing about that. During the events of former events, I suffered many injustices, and so I have learned that it is better just to look forward to the future than obsess over the past. That matter was an unfortunate chapter, and I want to put behind me just I have put the other unfortunate chapters in my life behind me. I don't believe in revenge as it doesn't get you anywhere you want to go, so despite the past, I'm willing to work with you in a spirit of good faith and co-operation to improve articles.

Next time, if you have concerns about my work, just talk to me first. You will find me a very reasonable character. As I walking home one night last month in the raining rain, I came across a rabbit those rear left leg had snapped completely into two and was bleeding badly. I had to phone the humane society five times to get them to sent an ambulance because they kept sending the ambulance to the wrong place, and in the meantime I stayed by that rabbit for about two hours in the freezing rain just to make certain the ambulance got there. I am willing to understand the concerns of others and to work with them. I have disagreements with some matters, but I want to discuss them on the talk pages. That is for the future; right now, I just want to enjoy my last holiday in my home, sweet home being it is demolished this spring, forcing me out and possibly driving me into destitution. Thank you for your kind words in these trying times. I wish you best for the new year both and in life. I hope all is well and I hope to work with sometime in the future. Best wishes and Cheers! --A.S. Brown (talk) 23:42, 1 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Edit summaries, etc =

Hi A. S. Brown, this edit summary seems to continue the problem that was discussed before. Annika Mombauer is Senior Lecturer in Modern European History at the Open University. Is she, unlike her male counterparts, supposed to approve of the sexual politics of every subject she writes about? Also, this edit continues the other problem. Please make sure that there are no further incidents of either kind. Many thanks, SarahSV ^(talk) 02:07, 10 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

A.S., why is the second sentence of that edit summary necessary? What is it supposed to accomplish? Are you looking for someone to answer that question for you? The first sentence of your edit summary is all you need—there is literally no point to add your two cents in a second sentence. This is what landed you in hot water in the first place. Please, please be mindful of that before you publish an edit summary—an edit summary should do just that, summarize your edit, not add completely unnecessary and potentially inflammatory commentary. Thanks, Vaselineeeeeeee^★★★ 03:27, 10 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

SlimVirgin Thank you Sarah! I was remiss and your point is well taken. My apologies for any offense I have caused --A.S. Brown (talk) 04:41, 10 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Vaselineeeeeeee Thank you Vaselineeeeeeee! You are quite right, and I will be more careful in the future. --A.S. Brown (talk) 04:41, 10 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Going to be gone for awhile

To the undoubted delight of my critics and detractors, I'm going to be gone for some time. Sadly, the seemingly relentless downward spiral of my life together with the precarious housing situation has forced out on the street again. Given this most unfortunate turn of events, I'm not going to be online for the next while as I will literally be off the grid. I'm not asking for any faux sympathy-just merely to note that I will not be able to respond to anyone's concerns or questions given the present circumstances. So please accept my apologies in advance because if don't get back right away to someone's concerns here because it not because I'm not ignoring anyone, but rather I will be enjoying the dubious pleasures of life in the lowest depths of the gutter once more. --A.S. Brown (talk) 07:04, 27 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I am sorry for your travails ASB. Thanks for all your work here at the 'pedia. Best wishes to you now and in the future. MarnetteD|Talk 16:13, 27 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

MarnetteD Thank you so much for all your kindness, which is much appreciated here! I will not relate all of the recent right nasty business, but I survived as I always do. Actually, not as bad as the last time around, which was far, far worse in every respect. Thank you again for all your kind words, which are very helpful. Best wishes and I hope all is well with you! --A.S. Brown (talk) 05:41, 17 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

How are you doing?

Hi @A.S. Brown: I hope things have settled down for you a little. I saw you've returned to a lot of editing, so I'm hopeful that means you have a good place to do it from. If you ever want to chat, feel free to drop a note on my talk page or email me. Ganesha811 (talk) 21:54, 17 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the kind words and concern. Well, not really. My old comfortable, cozy apartment which was both cheap ($675/per month) and all mine was far, far more preferable in every respect to my current living arrangements. I suppose one should be happy not having to sleep out in the rain anymore, but having to pay an exorbitant sum of money to rent a room while sharing an apartment with four gentlemen who hate my guts is definitely a major come-down from life in my old comfortable, cozy apartment. I'm certain you are not interested in the details of how I cheated via legal chicanery by that Iranian crew, so I will not bore you with all that. Unfortunately, the part of the world I live in is one with the rents are absurdly high because no new apartments have been built since 1972 (and moving to a place with cheaper rents is not an option because there are no jobs in those places). I cannot claim to be happy living in this loathsome, vile place (the only bonus here is that the internet is free), but at least I still create beautiful things and do my own very modest bit to enlighten the world, so that counts for something. The light still burns, so that is something worth something. Thank you for the concern and I hope all is well with you! --A.S. Brown (talk) 06:54, 18 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Understandable - having roommates you don't get along with can be a major p-i-t-a! Well, hopefully you can make another change soon and get back to a more comfortable home. See you around on here! Ganesha811 (talk) 19:23, 18 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Well, thank you again for the kind words. Well, I'll manage just like what I always do. Best wishes!--A.S. Brown (talk) 05:31, 19 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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A goat for you!

Thanks for your interesting discussion (dated 27 and 28 July 2020) in the Talk page of the article about Charles Corbin (1881-1970). What you wrote was an interesting perspective about world affairs in the period before and the early part or World War II and how matters outside of Europe affected Europe. Thanks.

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Boleslaw Thank you so much! Best wishes! --A.S. Brown (talk) 07:31, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Thought you might be interested...

Hello! Hope you've had a good and productive summer. I just stumbled across an article on a Canadian rail disaster that seems a little short for its apparent importance: the St-Hilaire train disaster. Given your interest in many things Canadian, I thought I'd mention it in case you want to expand the article. If not, no worries of course! Have a great weekend. —Ganesha811 (talk) 00:37, 2 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Your email

Just a note to let you know that I got it and I'm aware of the situation. Thanks. -- RoySmith (talk) 14:14, 16 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

RoySmith Thank you so much for all your help and time. Much appreciated! Best wishes! --A.S. Brown (talk) 08:30, 17 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

References

Hi! I've just completed a set of copyedits to the references in a number of articles relating to Canadian motorcycle gangs that you've edited heavily. I'd appreciate if you could double-check my work, in particular this edit, as I don't have access to most of the sources. These are BLPs which – unsurprisingly given the topic – make quite strong statements about the article subjects, so I think it's important that we get the references correct. Many thanks! Wham2001 (talk) 18:43, 18 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much for all your hard work, which is much appreciated here! I'll agree you 100%. Without mentioning any names here, there is one editor who has quite committed a few BLP violations such as accusing a living person of committing a murder, a statement that is not supported by the source cited This is actually a very serious problem, and I really appreciate all your work and concerns. I'll go through that tonight. I hope all is well and best wishes! A.S. Brown (talk) 22:58, 18 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it's a difficult area to edit in, and I very much appreciate your work keeping the articles accurate and well-referenced. Thank-you for the check!

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Wham2001 Never a problem! Thank you so much for all your help and hard work! I know what you mean. There is much nonsense and sensationalism out there, and it is hard to find RS that one can trust. I would prefer more a broader section of sources than we have at present, but at the same time, it is much better to have an article based on 2 good sources rather than 12 bad ones. Two of the articles seem OK, but one of them is a real mess, caused by the said blocked editor who has no intention of abiding by the block and keeps editing as an IP. I should just delete everything he added to that article, but there might be a few nuggets of useful information in amongst the garbage. That one is going to need some work, but I'll really tired now, so I'll do it tomorrow. Best wishes and thank you for all your hard work and time, which is greatly appreciated here! --A.S. Brown (talk) 08:38, 19 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Harold Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere

Hi, is the "British journalist Christopher Simpson" to whom you refer in fact John Simpson, and is the work "Simpson 2010" which you call as a reference but do not define in fact We Chose to Speak of War and Strife: The World of the Foreign Correspondent, the work you refer to elsewhere as "Simpson 2016"? DuncanHill (talk) 09:55, 8 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

DuncanHill Yes, you are quite right. I was really tired, so I must have mixed up the wrong Simpson. I thought I had the right 2010 book cited, but I did not. That has all been resolved. I hope all is well and best wishes! --A.S. Brown (talk) 00:41, 9 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I thought it was unlike you, you must have been very tired! All is well with me, thank you. DuncanHill (talk) 00:44, 9 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome! Trust me, all this business of going to sleep at 4 am and getting up at 9 am does take its toll! Good to hear all is well. Best wishes! --A.S. Brown (talk) 00:49, 9 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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User:ARoseWolf/Draft:Clan Mother

I've taken over a restructure and rewrite of this article. I saw where you added a lot of information to the article in 2017. I'm hoping you may like to revisit this article with me and help bring it up to Wikipedia standards. --ARose Wolf 12:52, 1 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

About your additions: See the article draft talk page. Past-tensing living cultures is not what we want to do here. While there may be some usable content in your additions, the tense issues continue the disappearance issue that is one of the core problems with the draft. Please fix this if you're going to work on the article. I asked you to fix it and since you did not, I reverted. Your version is still there in the history if you want to open that version and edit it. I put wording suggestions on talk. Thanks. - CorbieVreccan ^☊ ☼ 20:33, 6 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

With all due respect, I appreciate your good faith edits, but you have done that yourself. Where one gets home at 2 am, one is tired, and your tone was not the most friendly. Really, this is not the best approach. --A.S. Brown (talk) 01:18, 15 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Wolfpack Alliance

Hi A.S.! I was wondering if you think having separate articles for Martino Caputo, Johnny Raposo, Nick Nero, etc which are all similar stemming from the Wolfpack Alliance, is necessary? I feel like most of this information can be kept at the main page since a lot of it overlaps. Similar to how we don't need separate articles for Angelo Musitano and Pat Musitano for the Musitano crime family. Vaselineeeeeeee^★★★ 17:17, 23 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Vaselineeeeeeee Thank you for your suggestion, but I would have to disagree here. I was getting complaints about the Wolfpack article being too long and cluttered, which is why I moved away the details of the group's members away from the main article, which is about the group. The same way that we have an article on the Gambino family, but have articles its leaders such as Mr. Gambino, Mr. Castellano, and Mr. Gotti even through there is a certain overlap. At present, there is not enough information to justify an article on Mr. Deo since merely being an obnoxious Raptors fan who got murdered is not enough to warrant an article. The articles on Mr. Nero, Mr Caputo and Mr. Raposo are works in process. Mr. Caputo in particular was the gentleman in charge of the Mafia in Ontario, which I do think warrants an article on him-this was the guy who was giving the orders to the Musitano brothers. Almost everybody I know takes that smug tone of patronising superiority and tells me the most outrageous lies right to my face because they think I'm so stupid. Whatever the merits of this approach, I do know how to research and write. I will find more information about these gentlemen given enough time (the fact that I do not get home until after 2 am on average does impose limitations on my time, which my detractors seem not to care about). Anyhow, my approach would an article about the Wolfpack just to give an overview while keeping the information about its members to separate articles to prevent clutter and to keep the article from getting too long. I hope all is well and Merry Christmas! --A.S. Brown (talk) 00:04, 25 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Ok that's fair! Thanks for all your work! I hope you're keeping well despite the tribulations. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Vaselineeeeeeee^★★★ 17:15, 28 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome! Well, it wasn't the best, but I'll get by. Thank you again and I hope all is well! Best wishes for the new year!--A.S. Brown (talk) 07:25, 29 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Merry Christmas!

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Featured article review for George F. Kennan

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Thank you. Will do. --A.S. Brown (talk) 01:21, 22 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

"Casting the runes"

What does the phrase "casting the runes" means? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.249.57.2 (talk) 01:12, 15 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It is a reference to bikers of wearing the SS runes. --A.S. Brown (talk) 01:16, 15 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]