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Request to become Project member

Hello, Chamith. Thank you for your greeting on my talk page. I went to your talk and I saw the project you are involved in. I am an avid computer fan and would love to help the project.

Thank you again,

Mario3D13 (talk) 15:28, 4 July 2015 (UTC) Mario3D13 (talk) 15:28, 4 July 2015 (UTC)

Hi Mario3D12 could you please tell me what project in specific you want to join?. I'm a member of several projects related to the computer field. Nevertheless you don't need my permission to join a Wikiproject. All you have to do is visit the Member or participant page of that particular project. Let's say you are talking about Wikipedia:WikiProject Computing. Well, what you have to do is follow the instructions mentioned in Wikipedia:WikiProject Computing/Members. Or if you are talking about WikiProject Microsoft you have to visit Wikipedia:WikiProject Microsoft/Participants. If you still don't understand what I meant feel free to ask further questions. Cheers -- Chamith (talk) 18:05, 4 July 2015 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 28, 2015)

Mecca is regarded as the holiest city in the religion of Islam. Pictured is the Masjid al-Haram during Hajj, 2007.
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This week's article for improvement (week 29, 2015)

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Windows 8.1 Enterprise adoption

Please, change what is not OK from this text in Windows 8.1 and I will update it tomorrow.

Gartner recommends enterprises to skip Windows 8.1 and wait for Windows 10, as Windows 7 support will be provided until Jan. 14, 2020 and there is no pressing deadline. They recommend downgrading devices installed with Windows 8.1 to Windows 7 until Windows 10 is available.[1] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 92.17.103.210 (talk) 19:26, 15 July 2015 (UTC)

I had to trim down some unnecessary content as per WP:NOTNEWS. So here is my version,
 Steve Kleynhans from Gartner urged enterprises to prevent from migrating to Windows 8.1. In his report, he indicated that as Windows 7 support will be provided until 2020 enterprises should directly migrate to Windows 10 after it's released. [2]
Please note that another editor could justify that this meets WP:NOTNEWS and, if so, he/she might remove the whole thing claiming it's trivial for an encyclopedia -- Chamith (talk) 21:26, 15 July 2015 (UTC)

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This week's articles for improvement (week 30, 2015)

Dessert is a typically sweet course that concludes an evening meal. Pictured is a chocolate-strawberry crumble ball.
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miles teller in project x

NONE of those characters are "sourced". i watched that movie last night, he plays Miles Teller, "second baseman at UNC". clearly, he is not playing himself.

Wikipedia does not accept Original research. Others are NOT sourced because no one has yet performed controversial edits on those entries and linked articles of those movies specifically mentions his role. But you did. So be ready to cite sources. Your personal analysis is not a source -- Chamith (talk) 16:25, 22 July 2015 (UTC)
P.S.: I found this source and he himself mentioned that it was a cameo. Case closed? --Chamith (talk) 16:36, 22 July 2015 (UTC)

miles teller in project x

I see the change you ultimately made, which I'm not satisfied with, but that aside I would like an explanation here: there are 20 entries in Miles Teller's filmography and not a single one is cited. Further, the original text stating that he played himself, which is obviously incorrect to anyone that has seen the movie, was not cited. Even further, Miles Teller being quoted in an interview saying it was "more of a cameo" isn't complete, b/c the truth is that he plays a character named Miles Teller that is obviously not based on him in real life (in the movie he's a college baseball player), which is more interesting than just saying he plays a character named Miles and it's a cameo; that makes it sound like he's playing himself again (which is blatantly wrong). Can I just cite the film as a reference? It is a first source in this case, after all (and also what I was basing my editing on). Can I cite this shitty youtube video of his scenes in the movie? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fb8lxtCB7LM

I really think you should just let me change it to playing Miles Teller and putting "Not as Himself" in the note, instead of the current Miles and "Cameo appearance".

Like I said before, other entries are not cited because their articles specifically mentions his role in those movies. And I too have seen the movie a long time ago. So I see your point. But the thing is, we have to chose a reliable source over a personal analysis. And about citing a YouTube video, YouTube is not considered as a reliable source by Wikipedia community. However it can be used if it is impossible to find external sources. Furthermore the video shouldn't be a copyright violation. That last part is important.--Chamith (talk) 02:28, 23 July 2015 (UTC)
And here, using the word cameo is appropriate because, even though it means typically featuring characters as themselves, it doesn't always mean characters are appearing as themselves. As the Wikipedia article says, it's typical not always. For example in the movie The Interview (2014 film), Eminem did a cameo appearance and stated that he is gay. But that doesn't mean he is actually gay in real life.--Chamith (talk) 02:35, 23 July 2015 (UTC)

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A cupcake for you!

Happy Wiki-birthday! You are one year old, and what a year!!! May there be many more. w.carter-Talk 23:34, 26 July 2015 (UTC)
@W.carter: I know right! It's been a good year. And thanks a lot for everything. -- Chamith (talk) 00:16, 27 July 2015 (UTC)

This week's articles for improvement (week 31, 2015)

An example of an igloo
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File:Human Feces.jpg Some shit
Some droppings of filthy muck mess to feel you better. Don't bother myself. Kalakannija (talk) 03:52, 10 November 2014 (UTC) (falsified date and time)
@Kalakannija: I don't know whether you have any idea what civility is. Wikipedia community have implemented a distinct policy for this purpose. It's similar to laws in real world. You can't just do something wrong and ask enforcers to mind their own business. This is just a mere example. Well, sometimes this process is hard because as I've clearly noticed some people are extremely narcissist that it's impossible to change their attitude. Anyhow I don't care about your relationship with any other Wikipedians including myself as long as you can contain yourself by not squabbling or directing personal attacks. And thank you for trying to lighten up my mood through your improper humor. Nonetheless, two other editors have given you fair amount of warnings regarding this matter and I hope you will be cautious next time when you are going to participate in a discussion. -- Chamith (talk) 02:40, 28 July 2015 (UTC)
I haven't the slightest idea of what you talking about. But you probably need to screw myself. What is narcissist? English is not my native language so I prefer not to condemn your vain. Although you were pointing out a harassment against BBS or LTTE disciple. I don't care any conservative rubbish, and I'm not an aspirant like yourself. I merely concern politics in Sri lanka on a scholarly platform; not in arrogant or vulgar nature. But hypocrites criticize some ethical issues without any basis regarding our customs in Sri Lanka. I don't know why you keen to bother my self on my page savagely. So literal you scream behalf of your self and that doesn't give me any sense.S.B.M. Summon 22:08, 28 July 2015 (UTC)
@Kalakannija: I'm talking about this personal attack message you wrote using your native language. Let me guess, you thought that I had no idea about what you wrote in Sinhalese in your last personal attack. So you pretended to know nothing about it. And by the way your edit summary specifically says it's an insult which is what urged me to get help from an editor who knows Sinhalese. And secondly I linked the word narcissist to its specific Wikipedia page in case if you have trouble comprehending it. This has nothing to do with LTTE, BBS or Sri Lankan politics. I usually do not get involved in editing these article. Of course there are hypocrites in Wikipedia. However I don't think insulting them is the solution to content disputes. It's best to comply with WP:DISPUTE in those cases. I'm sorry if those talk page warnings are bothering you, just keep in mind that they are the consequences of your actions. Perhaps that will help. Cheers! If you call this screaming I think you perfectly know how harmful your personal attacks are --Chamith (talk) 02:28, 29 July 2015 (UTC)

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Edit of SciShow

Hi ChamithN, You must not have properly checked my edit.

If you attempt to click the link that is currently there and running through the Youtube tag, it generates a /watch?v= URL for Youtube, which is not correct for linking to a Users channel.

I edited the link so that it correctly linked to https://www.youtube.com/user/scishowspace/ which you have now removed.

Please change it back and remember to test changes before you apply or remove them.

Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.97.173.194 (talk) 08:28, 30 July 2015 (UTC)

Hi annon, yeah, I just checked and realized that you were right all along. It was my bad. Anyhow I just fixed it. Seems like there is an error in the template. I will notify the template editors. Cheers and thank you for being vigilance. -- Chamith (talk) 12:07, 30 July 2015 (UTC)

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This week's article for improvement (week 32, 2015)

A farmhouse (bottom) in Einsiedeln, Switzerland
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Newk's Eatery

Hello,

I believe you have made several edits to the page Newk's Eatery which are in error.

First of all, the company does plan to more than double by 2018. That's verifiable in the citation. It is not an editorial opinion or crystal ball. The last sentence in the cited article is: "The company plans to have a total of 200 restaurants by 2018 and expand into the Southwest and Midwest, enabled in part by its acquisition by Sentinel."

Second, you changed the number of locations. I assume you were pulling the number from that same article, however that article is a year old, and the chain has expanded. If you look at other, more recent, sources referenced (or even the company website) you'll see that they have over 90. Thus, "nearly 100" is a more accurate phrase. Given the rate of growth, an exact number would become outdated within a matter of weeks.

Third, you tagged a source as needing a subscription. This is not accurate. Some of the articles on NRN require a free account but no subscription, and current articles are open to anyone. As articles get older they require a free account to view in whole.

Fourth, you added an orphan tag. This is factually untrue based on the Wikipedia definition of orphan. This should to be removed. You've also added the manual tag and I am unsure what you mean by that. This article follows the form of general restaurant articles.

I don't want to get into a "Wikipedia war." Can we work together to fix these issues and improve this article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Southrunner10 (talk • contribs) 16:52, 4 August 2015 (UTC)

@Southrunner10: Of course you shouldn't edit war as that might lead you to a block. Anyhow I'll provide answers to your inquires separately.
  • Firstly, even though some content could be verified they are not encyclopedic. In encyclopedic articles we don't write goals, mottoes e.t.c. in the article space. I suggest you read WP:NOT. Always know that Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a collection of information.
  • Secondly, if it's outdated then don't mention it. As per Wikipedia core policy original research personal analysis are not accepted. If you think it's outdated then find a new source or tag article with {{update}}. You must always mention what's given in the source, not your own version.
  • Thirdly, currently there is no tag called registration needed. So if readers can't freely access the content editors are free to tag them with subscription needed instead. In fact, citations should be easily accessible to everyone, or else it's like to be remove per WP:RS. And free registration is also a kind of subscription. Remember those e-mail subscriptions? -- Chamith (talk) 17:24, 4 August 2015 (UTC)
  • Fourthly, visit this link, and you will understand why I added the orphan tag. But you can remove it if you want to, because it's not essential. Thank you -- Chamith (talk) 17:13, 4 August 2015 (UTC)


  • On your second note: You're the one who mentioned outdated information, pulling it from an old article that was there to cite a different piece of the article that is still relevant. However something fluid, like number of units, should not be pulled from an article that's over a year old. It should be pulled from a contemporary source, I will fix the article to reflect this.
That's great. I have no objections to that. However do not retain the outdated source if you are going to update it as it will be contentious. If you can't find a newer source then simply update the article with newest information, remove the outdated source, tag the sentence with citation needed templat. On the other hand using {{Better source}} template would be a good idea. -- Chamith (talk) 17:47, 4 August 2015 (UTC)
  • Third, there is no tag called "registration needed" because articles from cites that require a free registration are fair game on Wikipedia. Readers can freely access any article on NRN with no cost to them. Please refer to this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Subscription_required for how the Subscription Required tag can be used, it only applies to articles requiring a paid subscription.
I agree that you've got a point even though it doesn't state it's only for paid subscription. I'll recheck the source and confirm it isn't a paywayll and then I'll remove it afterwards. -- Chamith (talk) 17:47, 4 August 2015 (UTC)
  • The reason there were no hits on that link is because it does not pick up that the article Newk's Eatery exists. Perhaps it is too new. There are pages that link to Newk's Eatery so I removed that tag. Thank you.Southrunner10 (talk) 17:42, 4 August 2015 (UTC)
Yeah maybe. I'll remove it after checking back in an hour. -- Chamith (talk) 17:47, 4 August 2015 (UTC)
Well never mind, you already did it. -- Chamith (talk) 17:53, 4 August 2015 (UTC)

Please comment on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Astronomy

The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Astronomy. Legobot (talk) 00:01, 5 August 2015 (UTC)

  1. ^ Gartner tells enterprises to dump Windows 8.1 deployment plans
  2. ^ Keizer, Gregg (June 18, 2015). "Gartner tells enterprises to dump Windows 8.1 deployment plans". Retrieved July 16, 2015.
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