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Dan Brown-related talk pages

Apologies for removing your message at Talk:Origin (Brown novel), but I removed that whole section per WP:DENY and WP:NOTTHERAPY. Cheers, OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 13:54, 30 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Ohnoitsjamie:That's okay, thanks for letting me know. I was wondering if there was a possibility of the block being extended for a longer time? It's clear the user has no intentions of contributuing constructively and just wants to make legal threats to other editors. JamesHSmith6789 (talk) 14:07, 30 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

That might be a good idea; they are using IPs from a number of different ranges, it's hard to say how stable they are (i.e., if the same individual would even be able to re-use one over a period of days). I semi'd a bunch of their target pages, but I'm sure they'll find another soapbox somewhere. OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 14:15, 30 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Guess our main hope then is that they just give up and/or get bored of doing the same things over and over and making the same baseless threats - thank you for protecting the pages JamesHSmith6789 (talk) 14:18, 30 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Technical Barnstar
	RedWarn is a really useful and helpful tool, thanks for making it! Unburnable (talk) 01:43, 1 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Unburnable: Thank you! JamesHSmith6789 (talk) 01:52, 1 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Derek Angol

Hello I received your message regarding derek angol wikipedia page I noticed what I had written has been removed by you or someone else is there anyway you can help as Derek angol is my father and he asked me edit the page. what i added was factual because i was there when it happened and was verified in a link that was also removed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Johnnyahmed (talk • contribs) 12:32, 1 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Johnnyahmed: Thank you for getting in touch. You'll need to disclose your conflict of interest first. See WP:COI for more info. Ed6767 (talk) 12:53, 1 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Everything that was added was verified by by BBC sport and Sky sports in the link attached to the page which you removed. what I added was general public knowledge there is nothing biased unlike the incorrect information that has been allowed to remain on the page. would you like to edit the page with correct information as you appear to no all the information on derek angol. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Johnnyahmed (talk • contribs) 13:17, 1 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Johnnyahmed: Like I said, you need to discose your conflict of interest. If you'd like to dispute the delete request, please see the relevant page at Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Derek_Angol Ed6767 (talk) 13:21, 1 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Derek Angol

im not understanding why the edit was removed when it is verified information with a link attached and you have allowed incorrect information to be published this happened before the COI was mentioned. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Johnnyahmed (talk • contribs) 13:28, 1 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Johnnyahmed: Your edit had no additional citations and had many manual of style issues. I made this clear in the edit summary and the notice on your page. As this is a Living person, stricter rules apply. Ed6767 (talk) 14:51, 1 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Heads up

Just dropping by to let you know that "not actively edited" isn't a reason to list an article for AfD. Your other points are valid though. ◢   Ganbaruby!   (Say hi!) 16:18, 1 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Ganbaruby: Thanks for the heads up. Ed6767 (talk) 16:24, 1 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Consider using different section title to "RedWarn" on user talk pages?

Hi, thanks for letting me know about RedWarn. Just letting you know that when I first got the notification with title "RedWarn", for a second I thought I'd been warned for doing something wrong (only joined Wikipedia this week). Might be better to pick a different title, e.g. "Invitation to try RedWarn" to avoid confusion/panic.

Cheers,

Quuxbazbarfoo (talk) 18:12, 1 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Quuxbazbarfoo: Appologies! I'll add this in the future Ed6767 (talk) 18:18, 1 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you

Thank you for the nice welcome to Wikipedia! Just Shelter (talk) 00:24, 2 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Just Shelter: It's no problem! We hope you stay and continue contributing. Ed6767 (talk) 00:25, 2 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I had to change it because I want time to be pushed back.

The reason why I have to change it because it is part of the state requirements to edit sources. — Preceding unsigned comment added by GreenEnergy988 (talk • contribs) 01:36, 3 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Disruptive?! WTF?

You posted on my user page saying [1] was disruptive. WTF? I changed "was" to "is" in the sentence "Lloyd is best remembered for his portrayal of lawyer...". Lloyd sadly died recently, but memory of him still exists! Are you seriously claiming all memory of Lloyd was expunged from public memory after his death?! — Preceding unsigned comment added by HQGG (talk • contribs) 14:31, 3 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@HQGG: I make hundreds of reverts every week and I apologise for my mistake in this situation. Assuming I performed this action deliberately or maliciously is simply uncivil. I have resolved this by rewording the sentence in question. Please ignore the notice on your page. Ed6767 (talk) 14:38, 3 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I was reacting to what you wrote:

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sam_Lloyd&diff=prev&oldid=954639031 - "non-constructive edit"

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:HQGG&oldid=954639074 -"New Notice RE: Disruptive editing", "This is a message to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions, such as the edit you made to Sam Lloyd, did not appear constructive and has been reverted."

You accused my of being non-constructive or disruptive. I did not accuse you of anything, other than requesting clarification as to why you believe the "is" to "was" change was disruptive. I accept you explanation that you erred. — Preceding unsigned comment added by HQGG (talk • contribs) 14:43, 3 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@HQGG: The only way to leave a notice which says "non-constructive" is via submitting a level 1 disruptive editing template. Don't take it personally. Ed6767 (talk) 14:47, 3 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

OK. :-). — Preceding unsigned comment added by HQGG (talk • contribs) 14:48, 3 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Deleting my comment on User talk:Alexanderlee

Why would you constantly delete my comment on User talk:Alexanderlee? Wikipedian are not god, they made mistakes and if so, people cannot criticize them? What you do is just remove my comment and put a "RED WARN" on my page. I donot what to say? Cannot you explain what you did before and give us a good reason before execersing your wiki Nobles' power on us wiki-Disposables?36.231.136.55 (talk) 15:06, 3 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@36.231.136.55: You have been edit warring on the page, you got involved with a convo that never really involved you and your comments had civitily issues. Ed6767 (talk) 15:09, 3 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Royal Navy Issues

New to this, simply trying to inject some sense, with reference to "Covid19", and the affordability of the "Royal Navy" after the fact. May "I" suggest, "I" will steer clear of the editors at large; however; if one of you could clean the said article up. If we are talking two years of, one hundred percent of the nations budget going on the NHS & essential commercial activities such as ASDA, then I don't think it is opinionated of me to find the spending argument highly suspect. I will leave it to the editors to clean the spending issue on the said article. Future of the Royal Navy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.19.28.222 (talk) 21:43, 3 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding the question at the teahouse

The person is ItheBestin. Toh Yu Heng (talk) 10:45, 5 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I know because Tomdejohn is my younger brother and he notified me Toh Yu Heng (talk) 10:46, 5 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Toh Yu Heng: Thanks. Warned them. Ed6767 (talk) 10:48, 5 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

ItheBestin was rude to me again and reprimanded both me an Toh Yu Heng about Yew Tee. Tomdejohn (talk) 10:59, 5 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Tomdejohn: What on earth is going on? A new account created just to say your edits are bad? I've never seen this before. And only attacking you and your brother too? Do you know this user in real life? I have never seen behaviour in these circumstances that happens naturally. What is happening? (please, for safety reasons do not give real names or descriptions) Ed6767 (talk) 13:10, 5 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I filed a Sockpuppet investigation. Suspicious because four accounts created same day and instantly interacting. David notMD (talk) 13:17, 5 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@David notMD: Thanks, although, if the location is correct that may be harder to complete due to the use of a VPN to even be able to access this site. Ed6767 (talk) 13:21, 5 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Conclusion was not sock - separate devices - but physically near to each other. Advice was to advise the users to comply with Wikipedia practices and hope for the best. David notMD (talk) 21:14, 5 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@David notMD: Siblings/family/friends mucking about my guess. Thanks for updating me. Ed6767 (talk) 21:21, 5 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Question

Does The Wayback Machine Count as a reliable source, because I am trying to find information on sites on canimals other than the uk version, I happen to find on the wayback machine that there are other Canimals websites.2600:1004:B01E:280B:DD23:6623:E67B:B523 (talk) 14:47, 5 May 2020 (UTC) Similarity, I also happen to find canimal toys that were not made by tomy, I Found that a company called Academy made Canimals Figures and Plastic model kits in Korea, I happen to bring this up because when I happen to find listing from a company also named Academy, which makes model airplanes, and BB guns. I am not sure if the company who made the Canimals Figures and Plastic kits is the same one as the one who makes Model Airplanes and BB Guns, or is This Company a completely different company that are only related to their name?2600:1004:B01E:280B:DD23:6623:E67B:B523 (talk) 14:54, 5 May 2020 (UTC) Here’s the link if you want to find any source for the show: https://www.google.com/search?q=canimals&source=lmns&bih=762&biw=1173&client=safari&hl=en-US&ved=2ahUKEwj6q9uBgZ3pAhVP0lMKHTe-D4UQ_AUoAHoECAEQAA. 2600:1004:B01E:280B:DD23:6623:E67B:B523 (talk) 15:21, 5 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@2600:1004:B01E:280B:DD23:6623:E67B:B523: Absolutely! But, the more relevant question is whether or not the archived page is a good source. If it is, that's great, use the wayback machine as a source as many other articles use it for dead websites. Thanks for the question! Ed6767 (talk) 15:25, 5 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I don’t know if this is a good source. https://web.archive.org/web/20120709193452/http://www.voozclub.com:80/canimalworld/.2600:1004:B01E:280B:DD23:6623:E67B:B523 (talk) 15:34, 5 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@2600:1004:B01E:280B:DD23:6623:E67B:B523: Tbh, I'm not sure either, but as it is a first-party product listing, probably. Just be careful of the original research policy too. Ed6767 (talk) 15:38, 5 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I’m not sure if this is a good source ether. https://kotaku.com/the-cute-and-cuddly-canimals-make-their-u-s-debut-in-o-5964261.2600:1004:B01E:280B:DD23:6623:E67B:B523 (talk) 15:43, 5 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@2600:1004:B01E:280B:DD23:6623:E67B:B523: That should be okay, just don't quote me on that. Ed6767 (talk) 15:45, 5 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Ed6767, IPs cannot receive ping notices; use {{talkback}} for IPs instead. Hope this helps. {{replyto}} Can I Log In's (talk) page 01:50, 6 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Can I Log In: Ugh, that's annoying. I'll probably still use it out of habit but I'll bare that in mind. Thanks so much so letting me know! Ed6767 (talk) 01:53, 6 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Edit history

Ed6767 Granted, but WHAT THE HELL HAVE YOU JUST DONE?! You've just reverted hours of work for that page in the process. Why? What's the issue? What the hell is your problem? NEVER do that again, or you can forget about any future contributions I make here. Absolutely shameful on your end. — 2001:8003:4141:CE00:E885:65EE:8E8C:CCEC (talk) 01:50, 7 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

No edit to Wikipedia is just "gone" - I should've clarified that you can access your edits in the history page (click "view history" at the top of a page and you should see it). Sorry about that! Ed6767 (talk) 01:56, 7 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Abhinandan Varthaman

Can you check the article's history? The disruptive edit warring dude in question (Anaguaydf) has been reverted by multiple editors.[2][3] In case your revert don't seem endorsement for his disruption, would you self revert? 110.227.246.174 (talk) 01:56, 7 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, that user has been blocked now, so there's not more I can do. In cases like that, using undo is quite long especially as editors with rollback just do it quickly anyways. If you register for an account you can use rollback too (by using tools such as mine, RedWarn, and Twinkle). As long as the user has received a final warning you can keep undoing until the admins respond (after they have been notified, ofc). Ed6767 (talk) 02:00, 7 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

He is not blocked and you reverted my revert of his edit so it seemed like you are endorsing his actions. 110.227.246.174 (talk) 02:03, 7 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

No, I'm not. Just for whatever reason I've seen a flood of Asia related articles being edited and having content removed like this so I was kinda on autopilot. Sorry for my mistake and thanks for pointing that out! Ed6767 (talk) 02:05, 7 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

You're protecting racists because they are white, is that what you're saying?

How is my contribution in See Also of White South African article not constructive, break it down where exactly is it not constructive, where?41.113.107.53 (talk) 11:50, 7 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Good-faith edits are not vandalism

Hi, [shortening template, see history]. Schazjmd (talk) 13:55, 7 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Schazjmd: Yes, sorry, tysm for reminding me. Looking back a l4 there was pretty dumb of me. I saw the edit before and instantly assumed an edit war so went on autopilot (assuming sockpuppetting and all that). The edit was not vandalism, hence why I didn't give an L4im for vandalism. Appologies for the confusing mismatch between edit-summary and the actual notice. Thanks again. Ed6767 (talk) 14:11, 7 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for understanding, but you did give a level 4 warning, which was also overkill as the IP editor has had no previous warnings. Just be more thoughtful with both reverts and warnings. You might be interested in WP:CVUA to expand your anti-vandalism skillset. Happy editing! Schazjmd (talk) 14:23, 7 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I GAVE a reason

Regarding my edit on Fort Lee lane closure scandal, I gave an explicit reason in my edit. I do not appreciate being lied to. 73.81.116.0 (talk) 15:19, 7 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Read the message. You did not give an adequate reason. I will leave a welcome message on your page which links you to more info. Ed6767 (talk) 15:20, 7 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I gave a very adequate reason: NAVEL-GAZING. I can't imagine a more worthless contribution to a WP article then the assertion that WP has an article on the topic of said article, and golly, somewhere an RS had a slow news day and mentioned that fact.

Yes, I am aware that this is not an AFD issue, as per WP:NAVEL. 73.81.116.0 (talk) 15:40, 7 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia Edit

Hello, I am trying to move something that is currently at the top of the Wikipedia article to below in the article as it is not part of the overall summary of the company. However, when I tried this the change was rejected. 76.108.142.84 (talk) 15:24, 7 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, simple solution to this is to just not submit your edits until you're finished. Thanks for contributing! Ed6767 (talk) 15:26, 7 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Why Reversions University of Georgia School of Law 5/7/20 17:50

Smash!

You've been squished by a whale!
Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know you did something really silly.

I apologize - (a) I think this is a Whale (at least to me) but I may be wrong and I don’t really believe it was your doing as the reversions were auto done w/ RedWarn); (b) I wanted to write to you directly but, duh, I could not locate the RedWarn talk page or your email and don’t use Discord so had to send this. Anyway, my questions/observations:

Why did RedWarn do reversions of my good faith edits to the University of Georgia School of Law (Georgialaw) on 5/7/20 @ 17:50 re: (1) why not “state” as I entered instead “state of Georgia“ (the previous sentence already says the school is in Athens, Georgia - speaking w/ others the conclusion is repeat of state of Georgia is an unnecessary duplication and improperly focuses on this versus the rest of the paragraph information) (2) why not my substitution of “president pro tempore of US Senate” to Russell (the position is unique, it’s the second highest position after the U.S. Vice President, and is more notable than being just a one of many senators) (3) why not my wikilink to Association of American Law Schools? the reader may want to know what that association is about (4) why is it not appropriate to show Robert Benham as a state chief justice? It is more notable than just being just one of several a justices (5) my deletion of “a namesake of Davenport-Benham Chapter of the National Black Law Students Association” (BLSA) - why is it notable that only one chapter of many local BLSA chapters is co-named for Benham PLUS there is no citation or other support for that entry and it is not even mentioned in Benham’s wikipage (6) why not note Don Johnson was a partner in the very notable law firm Squire Patton Boggs when partnerships in notable law firms are listed for other listed graduates? I look forward to your thoughts and hope, after your review, you will agree with my good faith edits. Cheers, Dave 2601:C6:C300:1E10:998C:3BB0:45B9:849E (talk) 20:00, 7 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Dave, I'm so sorry! RedWarn bugged out while I was testing a new feature that automatically does a rollback and gives a warning based on your previous one. I was testing on a local MediaWiki server but I forgot I still had my script on main Wikipedia, so it went haywire. Thanks for pointing this out, your edits have been restored. Feel free to remove the message from your page Ed6767 (talk) 20:27, 7 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

No problem! Thank you and best of luck fixing the bugs. Good health to you! Cheers Dave — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:C6:C300:1E10:998C:3BB0:45B9:849E (talk) 20:55, 7 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Supplement to: Why Reversions University of Georgia School of Law 5/7/20 17:50 #2 of 2

My BAD - sorry, please ignore #3 in my prior message - just noticed Association of American Law School was already wikilinked earlier in the article - trout or whale by me! Cheers Dave — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:C6:C300:1E10:998C:3BB0:45B9:849E (talk) 20:16, 7 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Cockenballs

hey ed, small issue. i noticed that you censored my cockenballs edit to the mcgavock high school page, and honestly im very disappointed in you. cockenballs deserve rights too. what would your family think of you? Cockenballs (talk) 22:02, 7 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Cockenballs: Ik man, I love my Cockenballs too - it's just, not appropriate here. Sorry. Ed6767 (talk) 22:04, 7 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Ed6767, The page "Hind Rattan" edit war

The Wikipedia page on Hind rattan describes an award that requires awardees to pay fee <ref><http://sikhchic.com/article-detail.php?cat=33&id=3979>. I do not want to declare it a scam on wiki but want to provide the complete information. Therefore, I have been actively updating it. People with vested interest have been removing it. That's why you observe this edit war. I am not sure how else to ensure that truth is out there on Wikipedia and it is not used by few greedy people to make money. Please help. 79.66.100.194 (talk) 23:12, 7 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

is there anyway to create a page for my app? sorry, I'm not trying to break the rules, if this simply isn't available, that's ok, I just thought I'd give it a try. If this is allowed, where can I do this? Just on my userpage? or sandbox?

Hey just got your message. Sorry about violating the rule, I honestly just wanted to give this a go and wasn't sure if I could make a page about my app. If there is a way to do this, could you please instruct me how? If not, I completely understand and apologize. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mascotapp (talk • contribs) 00:48, 8 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Mascotapp: Please don't write about subjects you're related to, see WP:COI. Ed6767 (talk) 00:50, 8 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

New message from Awesome Aasim

Hello, Ed6767. You have new messages at User_talk:Ed6767/redwarn.
Message added 01:59, 8 May 2020 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

I think I figured out what you need to do. :) A a s i m 01:59, 8 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I hate that you remove edits for no reason

Hey so I just wanted to know why you remove edits for no reason Stampycat717 (talk) 20:06, 9 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Stampycat717: I haven't reverted any of your edits so can't see the problem here lol. Ed6767 (talk) 20:07, 9 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I still don’t like that you remove my edits. It’s very annoying Stampycat717 (talk) 20:10, 9 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Stampycat717: Ok, but I can't help or explain a removal if you don't show me where I went wrong Ed6767 (talk) 20:11, 9 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Still you continue to edit people’s pages for no reason. I don’t like it. Or you. That illustration of you on your page explaining people who edit for no reason, is a depiction of your life. You edit people’s stuff on here when they are just trying to be helpful. I don’t like you Stampycat717 (talk) 20:14, 9 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Stampycat717: I don't see what you want me to do. If you have something constructive to point out, do so now before I archive this thread. Ed6767 (talk) 20:16, 9 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

You removed an edit by my friend on the subject of nba basketball. You vandalized that page for no reason Stampycat717 (talk) 20:19, 9 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Stampycat717: Know the page name? I've made hundreds of reverts so would need this to look through my history. Ed6767 (talk) 20:21, 9 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Resolving Edit War

Thank you for bringing this my attention. I have been trying to make this entry less offensive to Engineering Technology graduates in the United States, while respecting its use in other parts of the world. As explained in many of my earlier edits, the term Engineering Technologist is offensive and derogatory in the US. There have been some constructive edits, but lately a series of anonymous users have chosen to undo any edits that attempt to add to the content of this entry. I see two solutions 1) Create a new entry titled "Engineering Technology", that entry could be used to explain the unique nature of Engineering Technology programs. or 2) Protect the entry from anonymous editors who choose to critique and delete without adding content. EngineeringUnited (talk) 20:11, 9 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@EngineeringUnited: Thanks, I did note you added constructively to the artcile in other parts, but I didn't want to interfere until the dispute was resolved. Could you start a new thread on the talk page about adding info of "engineering technologist" being a offensive term? Ed6767 (talk) 20:14, 9 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

When an entry is deemed offensive is it appropriate to point that out in the first paragraph? That's what I did prior to reading your suggestion. The justification would be that a person just scanning the heading might never learn that it is an offensive term if the message is buried too deep in the entry. EngineeringUnited (talk) 20:28, 9 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@EngineeringUnited: That info isn't really for the lead section, no. Personally, I wouldn't add this. Articles like Fanny Pack don't mention that the word "Fanny" is another word for vagina in the UK as it isn't specifically relevent to the topic itself. Ed6767 (talk) 20:32, 9 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Resolving Edit War

Thank you and I do understand your point, but this term is closer to the offensiveness level of the term "nigger", a.k.a the "n-word". Interestingly, some ET academics, including myself, have taken to referring to this as the "t-word". I did check out the entry for the n-word and a mention of its offensiveness is mentioned right up front. Thank you for the constructive feedback and advice. EngineeringUnited (talk) 20:57, 9 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Please create a wiki page for Sangam Diary. I wish to contribute

183.83.146.108 (talk) 03:27, 10 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the message. You can create the article yourself and add the content you'd like, then submit it for review. This also has the benefit of other people being able to contribute more easily. Read more at My First Article Ed6767 (talk) 03:31, 10 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Removing edits of love 972

Hi I have noticed that u are undoing edits being deleted. Please dont do that as it is not very constructive of you doing that as it is causing vandalism. Pls check information of the pages u edit in furture if you are unsure of what the page is all about. Do read up before taking any action towards it. I have placed it back and dont remove them again. Plus I will ask for review of what u did to the page of love 972 to the wikipedia committee. Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.166.70.149 (talk) 06:50, 10 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Warning of meat puppetry

Evidence suggests you are a meat puppet of a banned user. If you wish to make constructive edits then they need to be done in good faith on the talk page of relevant article and MUST be in accord with Wikipedia policies. NomdeA (talk) 17:22, 10 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@NomdeA: You have a history of disruptive editing, plus on the Piers Robinson was unconstructive, uncited and had repeated reverts, hence the "disruptive editing" notice. I made that decision based on my own judgement, not that of the other Twitter users. If it did not break policy, I would not have reverted it. Ed6767 (talk) 18:35, 10 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

There is irrefutable evidence (screenshot taken) that you reverted a good faith edit in line with WP:RS because you were told to by a banned user. That is meat puppetry. This is a polite warning so I do not need to take this farther. NomdeA (talk) 18:51, 10 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@NomdeA: I know, and like I've said many times I do not meet the WP:MEAT criteria. Another moree experienced editor made the same decision I had, I would not have changed this unless your edit did not meet WP:FRINGEBLP. Again, your edit was disruptive especially considering your history of edit warring. Ed6767 (talk) 18:57, 10 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

You are making things much harder for yourself by refusing to accept this warning. I have the evidence that you reverted this good faith edit on behalf of a banned user and without any source. Please acquaint yourself with WP:RS and WP:MEAT before you disrupt this site any further. NomdeA (talk) 19:02, 10 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sure Ed6767 (talk) 19:04, 10 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

You can shamefacedly archive this as much as you like but there is irrefutable evidence that you are in violation of WP:MEAT. If you want to contribute please do it CONSTRUCTIVELY on talk page instead of vandalism. NomdeA (talk) 19:37, 10 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@NomdeA: This is an automated message as you have modified an archive. A topic is archived when the discussion is closed, or, in rare cases, no constructive conclusion could come from it. Please do not modify archives. If you have something new to add, start a new thread on the talk page. Thank you. (via RW beta) Ed6767 (talk) 22:40, 10 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Jerry Gantt/Jerome Gantt duplicated

Today after using random article I edited Jerry Gantt, while trying to find more links for his draft I found the article Jerome Gantt also exists. I don't know what to do next, is there somewhere to report it? TIA Arnkellow (talk) 19:46, 10 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Arnkellow: Are they the same person? The info on the pages doesn't match up. Ed6767 (talk) 19:48, 10 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

As far as I can make out, there are three sources over two articles, two different dates of birth.

https://www.cflapedia.com/Players/g/gantt_jerome.htm and https://web.archive.org/web/20141029002415/http://www.justsportsstats.com/footballstatsindex.php?player_id=ganttjer001 show different stats, but both say round four draft pick for the Bills in 1970. Arnkellow (talk) 19:57, 10 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Arnkellow: Thanks for checking that, there's more info on how these two duplicates can be merged together over at WP:MERGE Ed6767 (talk) 19:59, 10 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Interesting situation

Hi! This user reverted their own edit. Juliette Han (talk) 19:58, 10 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Juliette Han: Thanks for pointing it out! I got so confused, I was rolling back and nothing was happening and ugh. I deserve a trout for that lol, but thanks again! Ed6767 (talk) 20:01, 10 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Resolving Edit War - Engineering technologist

An anonymous user continues to undo my edits without explanation. I explain why I make the changes, give citations and then the same anonymous user just hits "undo" - is there any way to prevent this from happening?? Thank you. EngineeringUnited (talk) 15:08, 11 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@EngineeringUnited: Clearly the consensus by other editors is that they don't find the edits constructive, so it may not be a good idea to add your content until consensus is reached as it is still edit warring. Ed6767 (talk) 15:12, 11 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

OK, but I only see one anonymous editor "undoing" without citation or explanation - I would not call that a consensus per se. What I will do is encourage other editors to chime in so that this perhaps can be resolved without being considered an edit war. Again, thank you. One more question - when I search for "Engineering Technology" I end up at the "Engineering technologist" entry. Would it be possible to create a new entry for Engineering Technology?? Thanks.

EngineeringUnited (talk) 15:21, 11 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@EngineeringUnited: Unfortunately not. Try to reach consensus in the talk page (i.e leave messages on the IPs and direct them to it in a civil manner) but please don't add your edits again until consensus is reached. Ed6767 (talk) 15:24, 11 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Stuck With U music video section edit: the reference where I clarify the video Justin Bieber posted is fan-made is to the twitter message he posted where he announced the upload of said video and clarified that it was fan-made, thus making it the most reliable source possible for the statement included in the Wikipedia article

Stuck With U music video section edit: the reference where I clarify the video Justin Bieber posted is fan-made is to the twitter message he posted where he announced the upload of said video and clarified that it was fan-made, thus making it the most reliable source possible for the statement included in the Wikipedia article 181.174.107.51 (talk) 19:25, 11 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sadly, Twitter does not pass as a reliable source here. Read more at: WP:RS Ed6767 (talk) 19:27, 11 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Jennifer Rajkumar

Hi, There is an reference of medium in a Jennifer article which is look like an Vandalism also there is reference no 7 where Jennifer who the case so I just want to update this things can you please check Jimbrooks89 (talk) 19:50, 11 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Jimbrooks89: Thank you for your message. Your edits have neutrality issues and will be removed until these are fixed. There's more info on the notice I left on your page. Ed6767 (talk) 19:52, 11 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

but my the problem is whenever someone edit Jennifer page there is a user @Zefrrr he revert all edits without any explanation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jimbrooks89 (talk • contribs) 19:55, 11 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Jimbrooks89: Because you are involved in an edit war. Ed6767 (talk) 19:57, 11 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

hi if you look carefully at big sykes page i refrenced it the date was 9th May - i simply went back to the page to do a minor grammer edit such as commers and punctuation

hi if you look carefully at big sykes page i refrenced it on 9th May - i simply went back to the page to do a minor grammer edit such as commers and punctuation. you have reverted the edit and haven't looked at my previous may 9th edit with new references. 88.111.245.139 (talk) 21:42, 11 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry! Didn't see that. Thanks for your edits, they've been restored. Ed6767 (talk) 21:44, 11 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

IPs can remove PROD tags

Hi Ed6767/archive. You recently reverted two edits by 36.88.122.191. I want to let you know that I am reverting your edits because the articles were proposed for deletion, not nominated for AfD. Anyone can object to a proposed deletion, and once that is done, the article cannot be proposed for deletion again: see WP:DEPROD. If you would still like to have this article deleted, you can nominate it at Wikipedia:Articles for Deletion. I also ask that you strike the warnings you issued to the IP. Thanks, Altamel (talk) 23:54, 11 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Altamel: Ah, didn't know about the difference! Thanks for pointing it out. I've removed the l4. Ed6767 (talk) 23:57, 11 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, no probs. You're right that AfD tags can't be removed. Difference is PROD tags can. Altamel (talk) 23:58, 11 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I removed "fictional" from the page becuase my mom said shes real so she obviously is

Replace this text with your message Fictionalsh** (talk) 00:50, 12 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you!

Hi there Ed6767. Sincere regrets for having a little fun at the expense of a rather poor effort writer whose contributions lasted on Wikipedia for a whole month. I admit that my response was childish, and I do not wish for it to happen again. I'm at least glad that the Night Manager plot summary has been appropriately cleaned up, as was my intention all the way forward, and I will henceforth retire from Wikipedia comments as of now. A glorious 30-minute reign it was, alas we must continue to move forward with creative outlets during self-quarantine. Stay safe and in good health, to you and yours! Cheers, random internet user.170.52.79.88 (talk) 00:20, 13 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Haha - you too! Ed6767 (talk) 00:21, 13 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, i am having a hard time referencing on a page that i am updating.

Hello, I am trying to update my CEO's page and when doing so I messed up the references. The page is Doug Yates and the references are from an old website of ours. I was trying to get the information updated as well as update references to the new websites. I am a newbie at Wikipedia updating so any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you! RoushYatesEngines (talk) 12:26, 13 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@RoushYatesEngines: Hi, are you being paid to do this? Ed6767 (talk) 12:30, 13 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I was asked to do this for work. We updated websites recently and wanted to make sure everything matched RoushYatesEngines (talk) 12:38, 13 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@RoushYatesEngines: Thanks for the info - You might want to read up WP:COI and WP:PAID, you may still need to disclose a conflict of interest and that you are being paid (as it is part of your work). I hope you understand that our policies on living people are quite strict (mainly to stop people adding defamatory info), so ensure you edit as neutrally as possible and cite sources from third-parties. There's more info over at WP:BLP on this. Sorry for the 15 quadrillion pages of polices, but they are quite strict. Thanks again for getting in touch! Ed6767 (talk) 12:46, 13 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Braine ruled out Robinson joining UKIP

Braine stood for election on the promise that he would NOT waive the rules which prohibit Robinson joining UKIP. There is ample evidence of this in published hustings videos, press conferences, and interviews. For example in his first press conference video he was asked by an ITN reporter whether Robinson would advise or join UKIP, and he flatly ruled both circumstances out. The insertion of a graphic portraying Batten and Robinson is an effort to mislead about Braine's position, and the caption suggests that he was in some way associated with Robinson, without any evidence provided. The removal of the link to the press conference video appears to be an effort to misinform, preferring an unsourced opinion over a factual primary source. 87.75.103.7 (talk) 12:44, 13 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I fixed the addition of the image due to lack of citations and manual of style issues, the removal of the press conference video was most likely according to WP:YOUTUBE. If you can find newspaper articles online about the conference, please do add! Ed6767 (talk) 12:48, 13 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you!

I appreciate your help! I will read the attached information. I understand the strict policies and I do respect them. RoushYatesEngines (talk) 12:56, 13 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@RoushYatesEngines: Thanks! I'll also work on tagging you as a paid editor on the page. Ed6767 (talk) 13:02, 13 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Braine ruled out Robinson joining UKIP

There appear to be no media articles reporting that Braine ruled out Robinson joining UKIP, even though it is plain to see in the video of the press conference of 14th August 2019. That secondary sources don't report something does not make it untrue, or even unverifiable.

Braine's reference to Robinson as a "political prisoner" was made in the context of Robinson's peremptory imprisonment without due process in 2018. Robinson was released on bail because he had not been imprisoned by proper process. The removal of the context for this comment is a political tactic to misrepresent Braine's expressed view and its context.

Similarly, the reporting of Braine's comments about verses which promote violence in the Qur'an and the legality of inciting violence, and about the extent to which some areas of British towns are seen by some of their residents as no-go areas for non-Muslims, is provided without context, accuracy, or source links.

The combination of these shortcomings in the article presents a false picture designed to promote a political slant which is shallow and lacks evidential support. 87.75.103.7 (talk) 13:02, 13 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Please discuss this matter on the article talk page, in case another editor reverts your edits. I can't really do much here as I don't know too much about certain people politically, so hopefully your cleanup efforts are successful. Just make sure you stay as neutral as you can. Ed6767 (talk) 13:06, 13 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Explain?

Care to explain what you meant from this drive-by spam warning? 42.106.4.156 (talk) 13:17, 13 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

You have been persistently reverting edits while not seeking dispute resolution. I suggest you read the info attached in the notice as you have been reverting so much that your contributions are being tagged with "Non-autoconfirmed user rapidly reverting edits" Ed6767 (talk) 13:20, 13 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

No. Problem is with you. Find an article and expand it or revert/warn only when the vandalism is obvious. Right now the garbage content is being restored by these two disruptive editors ([4], [5]) who don't even know to use edit summaries. How about warn them instead? 42.106.4.156 (talk) 13:23, 13 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

WP:CIVIL WP:AGF Ed6767 (talk) 13:25, 13 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

history i wrote was impartial and sources were verifiable but i do not get reason for what it is revertef

history i wrote was impartial and sources were verifiable online. these sources are acceped in indian courts. i do no find any valid reason for reversal thanking u Gadua1968 (talk) 13:24, 13 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Gadua1968: Thanks for reaching out. I left a note on your page that referred you tot he manual of style. As your edit had incorrect formatting I had to revert under manual of style. If you'd like a tutorial on how to get started with formatting and editing, check out H:EDIT Ed6767 (talk) 13:28, 13 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

	The Technical Barnstar
	A RedWarn day should be celebrated at 28 April. Eumat114 formerly TLOM (Message) 01:56, 14 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Eumat114: Tysm! Do you think it should be more like the queens birthday where the first edit and the release day should be celebrated? lol Ed6767 (talk) 02:11, 14 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Also, don't be afraid to change or check out the preferences if you'd like to try a new colour scheme, there's more preferences coming but at the moment they're mostly visual. Ed6767 (talk) 02:12, 14 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Dominican Republic

Are you just reverting my edits to annoy me at this point or are you just a bit thick? 185.26.97.138 (talk) 11:18, 14 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

page for David Jordan

First of all, everything I have placed in here is factual. As demonstrated by the links, there are MANY notable things already discussed on Wikipedia that are a direct result of my work. I have seen articles from companies that are willing to write a biography on Wikipedia for someone. Is that the route I should take? I have worked closely with many colleagues who ARE on Wikipedia. What are the restrictions on who can provide biographical content on me? J. David Jordan, Jr. (talk) 13:12, 14 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

J. David Jordan, Jr., thanks for getting in touch. Restrictions regarding autobiographical articles can be found at WP:AB. I suggest you do not pay a company to write your article as there is no guarantee that your page will be approved and it may even be speedily deleted. Wikipedia is a community lead project, and if somebody is notable enough to have a page, it's likely somebody will make it. You may find WP:LESSREASON useful. Thanks again. Ed6767 (talk) 13:18, 14 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

paying a company

I was reluctant to pay a company, for exactly the reasons you mention. Is it acceptable to have a friend join wikipedia and do this for me? I definitely have work colleagues who feel I should have a page, one even suggested it. Is it sufficient to have any third party do it? Who determines whether the biography is from someone who has contributed enough? Have you read my draft? Do you think I have not done sufficient work? I have done as much as others on Wikipedia. Who ultimately judges whether a submission is accepted? J. David Jordan, Jr. (talk) 13:29, 14 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

J. David Jordan, Jr., I see no reason why you couldn't, as long as you make sure it's neutral and your friends disclose their conflict of interest WP:COI Ed6767 (talk) 13:31, 14 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

nice work

I saw your issue with Deandre Baker when I was posted for protection on Quinton Dunbar (same reason, but oddly the IP fans were more focused on hitting Baker's article). Good job! Schazjmd (talk) 00:01, 15 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Schazjmd, thank you! My notifications got filled but I think I got everything. Ed6767 (talk) 00:04, 15 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

referencing is wrong

kindly correct my referencing in malihabad page as it became wrong due to new one and also am not so much expert in mobile accompanied with pc because in our time we were not imparted knowledge thanking you Gadua1968 (talk) 02:10, 16 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Gadua1968, thank you for your message. Sadly I've had to revert a few of your edits due to manual of style and neutrality issues. Please ensure you are familiar with editing, including how to write neutrally and add notable content - you may find it much easier to edit on a PC thanks to the visual editor. Feel free to ask if you need any help! Ed6767 (talk) 15:27, 16 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Reply

No I am not a close connection. I follow her career as a local constituent but i am also new to this so apologies f it is incorrect Equalising (talk) 14:20, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Equalising, thanks - I was asking as it was strong that you were only editing one page over a continued amount of time, which is very rare, but thanks for clarifying! Ed6767 (talk) 14:22, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Quick note on User talk:Ed6767/redwarn

Thanks for your edits to User talk:Ed6767/redwarn.

Thanks for the clarification! A a s i m 19:50, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Awesome Aasim, looking nice! (the script, that is) Ed6767 (talk) 19:53, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hah, I got some of my script ideas from wikiHow. Quick note was one of them. My Links is another. My first script that was ever publicized was this script which is a full-fledged JS tool that makes answering edit requests easier. But then, in terms of age, I am still quite new to the Wikipedia scripting business since I have only been making scripts for other editors for about a month. A a s i m 19:56, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Awesome Aasim: RedWarn is likely to be my first and only script here - if I think of anything else I'll likely just add it on to RedWarn. And same really, both in terms of real-life and WP age, I am quite new to the WP scripting business. Do you want to maybe work with me on RedWarn development? Ed6767 (talk) 20:00, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I think I am good for now, but thanks for asking :) I do not want to break your code as I tend to (probably from habit) tinker with my own code... I prob will just work on sending feedback from time to time. (While we are on the topic of user scripts, have you checked out the full list of user scripts I am working on?) A a s i m 20:05, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, and this may be a useful script for patrolling as well, though you need to install it on Meta-Wiki for it to properly work. A a s i m 20:06, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Awesome Aasim, looks interesting. I'll try some out later! Ed6767 (talk) 20:10, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Return of Sockpuppet user 176.88.142.166.

Hello, Ed6767. It seems the Blocked IP User 176.88.142.166 have returned with a new account 李王陈柳, to restore the edits made by User 176.88.142.166. He have the same bhaviour and is editing the same pages he did before. dont know If Check User could be used to detect him.Mr.User200 (talk) 21:09, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Mr.User200 - thanks for letting me know. Opening an SPI. Ed6767 (talk) 21:11, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Same Behaviour First, reverting User:Semsûrî edits.Mr.User200 (talk) 21:15, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Mr.User200, opened, here. Add your info there. Thanks again :) Ed6767 (talk) 21:22, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

About Redwarn

Can you request an administrator to move User:Ed6767/redwarn.js to MediaWiki:Gadget-Redwarn.is while you move User:Ed6767/redwarn to Wikipedia:RedWarn? Please. 107.242.125.6 (talk) 22:18, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Why? RW is not a gadget and is still in beta so will be remaining in my userspace for now. Ed6767 (talk) 22:19, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

How long would it stay in your userspace until moved to a gadget for Wikipedia? 107.242.125.6 (talk) 22:21, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Why are you interested? Ed6767 (talk) 22:23, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) I don't think Ed6767 has a set timeline for this (but correct me if I am wrong!). Plus, we have a process by which gadgets are marked as gadgets and moved to Wikipedia space. So even if this script were to be completed, it would not become a gadget until a consensus is established at the technical village pump. A a s i m 02:06, 20 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Awesome Aasim: I defo have zero plans for this happening, plus RW would get lost in a confusing sea of checkboxes so idk Ed6767 (talk) 02:07, 20 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Ottawa anon

in relation to 67.71.49.218 (talk · contribs · WHOIS), I would take to an admin board, but other than stalking, the editor's edits are all superb—usually focusing on grammar and punctuation, but occasionally on actually improving the readability of an article. I don't want the editor to go away, just to stop stalking me. When more than 10% of the editor's edits are within a day of my edits on pages, I get suspicious. This has been ongoing since late October. It goes on for a few days, then subsides, then starts again. And these are the ones I've recorded. I'm sure that there have been many others that I haven't bothered to investigate. Walter Görlitz (talk) 23:32, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Walter Görlitz, Idk, who knows? Maybe they want to follow in a more established contributors footsteps? I wouldn't take it personally, especially as the edits are constructive - maybe the rm meant the editor thought it unwarranted to be accused that way? Either way, in that case, I wouldn't be too fussed unless IP constantly ends up back-to-backing you constructively. That's my take on it, at least. Ed6767 (talk) 23:46, 19 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

GDPR protects basic identity information, you can't write a full name of a person. This article it's against the law.

GDPR protects basic identity information, you can't write a full name of a person. This article it's against the law. 2A02:A312:C53D:3600:54C8:C8A5:4E93:99E5 (talk) 11:21, 20 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

That is a gross misunderstanding of GDPR and Wikipedia's policies. You can read more about this at WP:BLP. Ed6767 (talk) 11:25, 20 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Llaneros (english article)

Hi, I found that the llanero article in english is lacking in content, as I was the one that expanded the one in spanish I want to do the same on the english one. It's my mistake that I didn't provide the sources, I will put it next time (but the sources are in Spanish, as most of the information available from this topic is in this language) Pilingino (talk) 16:19, 20 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Pilingino, thanks for getting in touch, I'm pretty sure Spanish sources are fine as long as they comply to WP:RS. Thank you for your contributions :) Ed6767 (talk) 16:32, 20 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Şehzade Mehmed

Hello Sir, I just want to inform you that my edits are not crap, there all true, I only write what is widely known. Replace this text with your message 105.66.132.28 (talk) 23:26, 20 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

MOS error

"The following is a draft working towards a proposal for adoption as a Wikipedia policy, guideline, or process. The proposal must not be taken to represent consensus, but is still in development and under discussion, and has not yet reached the process of gathering consensus for adoption. Thus references or links to this page should not describe it as policy, guideline, nor yet even as a proposal."

While I appreciate your concern over transgender issues and your desire to be respectful of Rachael Levine's preferred pronouns, Wikipedia is a site dedicated to providing free-flowing, unadulterated information to the general public. By hiding certain facts such as legal name changes out of the sake of kindness goes against the purpose of Wikipedia and obfuscates the information it provides. People visit this page to learn more about Rachel Levine, and a pivotal part of her past is the fact that, at the age of 54, Richard Levine underwent a brave and life-changing operation to embrace her transgender identity. However, prior to 2011, the world knew this individual as Richard Levine. For 54 years, friends and family and distant patients knew this individual by that name. Thus, it is imperative to include the previous name in the header so that it can be clear that, despite the legal name change, people can recognize this individual as the same individual they knew and respected prior to this operation. If the previous name is included as a footnote, some people who have lost contact with Levine may not realize who she is/who she has become, and can be confused.

Conclusively, whilst I respect your intentions and your the purpose behind your proposal, Rachel Levine's birth name, like the birth name of any individual who has had their name changed, is a vital part of her past identity and is therefore a vital part of who she is. I will be placing both mentions of Rachel's birth name back where I initially put them, and will ensure that they remain there until such time as your proposal becomes official Wikipedia policy. However, out of respect for your concerns, I will leave your pronoun changes in place. Best wishes. GrammarPolice1234 (talk) 23:23, 20 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

GrammarPolice1234, sorry, correct MOS guideline is MOS:DEADNAME - change of pronouns is a bit more complex but on other articles regarding transgender persons, such as Contrapoints have consistent pronouns throughout. Ed6767 (talk) 23:33, 20 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Ed6767, that is not a policy, that is a style guideline. Elizium23 (talk) 23:34, 20 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Elizium23, a force of habit, sorry! I rarely bring up MOS issues Ed6767 (talk) 23:37, 20 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Ed6767, irregardless,

"In the case of transgender and non-binary people, birth names should be included in the lead sentence only when the person was notable under that name. One can introduce the name :::::with either "born" or "formerly":

From Chelsea Manning, notable under prior name: Chelsea Elizabeth Manning (born Bradley Edward Manning; December 17, 1987) ...

From Laverne Cox, not notable under prior name: Laverne Cox (born May 29) ..."

Even if this were policy, this guideline explicitly states that the previous name should be mentioned in the lead sentence. GrammarPolice1234 (talk) 23:37, 20 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

GrammarPolice1234 There's not much more I can do? Yes, I made a mistake by citing the wrong guideline, but your edits were then removed anyway per WP:CITE. You then fixed those errors. I'm taking no further action here. Ed6767 (talk) 23:52, 20 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Pending changes reviewer granted

Hello. Your account has been granted the "pending changes reviewer" userright, allowing you to review other users' edits on pages protected by pending changes. The list of articles awaiting review is located at Special:PendingChanges, while the list of articles that have pending changes protection turned on is located at Special:StablePages.

Being granted reviewer rights neither grants you status nor changes how you can edit articles. If you do not want this user right, you may ask any administrator to remove it for you at any time.

See also:

Wikipedia:Reviewing pending changes, the guideline on reviewing
Wikipedia:Pending changes, the summary of the use of pending changes
Wikipedia:Protection policy#Pending changes protection, the policy determining which pages can be given pending changes protection by administrators.

Mz7 (talk) 00:52, 21 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Mz7, thank you! Ed6767 (talk) 01:03, 21 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Quick note on User talk:Sandbox for user warnings

Thanks for your edits to User talk:Sandbox for user warnings.

The "void" button may seem a little broken. What kind of messages can be "voided"? A a s i m 12:43, 21 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Awesome Aasim, it's very temperamental, I might just remove it entirely because I've never really found any use to it Ed6767 (talk) 12:45, 21 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Good idea. :) A a s i m 12:48, 21 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Plus, I think we have rollback. Speaking of which, have you thought of applying for rollbacker? A a s i m 12:48, 21 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Awesome Aasim, that's what I'm waiting on - want it to detect if you have rollback to use that instead of undo if you enable in settings Ed6767 (talk) 12:58, 21 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Ed6767, well, now you have it :) it would be nice to maybe use the undo-after to get the "#mw-undo" tag (which will also send a ping to the contributor(s) who made the edits that their edits were reverted). As a test, you can make an edit to the sandbox then roll them back. You see $2 is autofilled with the username of the editor being reverted, and $1 is autofilled with the username of the editor's edits being instated. The edit will also be tagged with #mw-rollback.

I think for users that do not have rollback, the editor should have to double click (i.e. a prompt that says "click this button again to revert the edit with the given reason") instead of single click, and the edit is an "undo", not a rollback. Editors that revert assuming good faith use the undo API (Reverted good faith edits by $2: extra reason) regardless of rights. For the other buttons there can be a preference just for rollbackers to make reverts (aside from "assume good faith") instant. I still find the buttons confusing, but then it is something for me to get used to. I think RedWarn has a lot of potential. A a s i m 16:37, 21 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Awesome Aasim, in rev11 rollbacks are tagged with mw-undo! I'll now start testing using the rollback API too Ed6767 (talk) 17:27, 21 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Rollback granted

Hi Ed6767. After reviewing your request for "rollbacker", I have enabled rollback on your account. Keep in mind these things when going to use rollback:

Getting rollback is no more momentous than installing Twinkle.
Rollback should be used to revert clear cases of vandalism only, and not good faith edits.
Rollback should never be used to edit war.
If abused, rollback rights can be revoked.
Use common sense.

If you no longer want rollback, contact me and I'll remove it. Also, for some more information on how to use rollback, see Wikipedia:Administrators' guide/Rollback (even though you're not an admin). I'm sure you'll do great with rollback, but feel free to leave me a message on my talk page if you run into troubles or have any questions about appropriate/inappropriate use of rollback. Thank you for helping to reduce vandalism. Happy editing! Anarchyte (talk • work) 16:04, 21 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Anarchyte, thank you! Ed6767 (talk) 17:13, 21 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Question

I think (for admins) it would be good to have a "block" icon in "RedWarn tools" that has an X icon and that gives admins the ability to block users more quickly. This cannot be tested on this wiki, but you can probably get admin rights here and get RedWarn working there and then you can test the block script (after it is written). A a s i m 10:42, 24 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, and you will need to use mw.config.get("wgScriptPath") instead of always using Wikipedia's API if you want to use the script on other wikis. A a s i m 10:50, 24 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Awesome Aasim: Yes, I do think blocking would be convenient but considering the power of such a tool, even on a Test Wiki I do not want to risk it just yet. Hopefully I should get localisation sorted for cross-wiki soon and make a different version for it - will probably try on simple English wiki first then the others, but I want to establish RW on the English Wiki first Ed6767 (talk) 10:56, 24 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Ed6767: I have used that test wiki before to test a couple of scripts before, there are limited rules here as well. Oh, and translation is going to be a bit of an issue as well... and what is the license of RedWarn? You can put that in the redwarn copyright notice. A a s i m 10:59, 24 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Awesome Aasim, Apache Licence 2.0 is RedWarn's licence. Ed6767 (talk) 12:51, 24 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Ed6767 Cool. Thank you. A a s i m 18:30, 24 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Great job with RedWarn!

PS have you checked out Wikipedia's Discord server? A a s i m 16:41, 25 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Awesome Aasim, I'm in it! @ed#6767 Ed6767 (talk) 17:18, 25 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Ed6767, Cool! A a s i m 17:18, 25 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Are you ready

to roll out RedWarn v12? A a s i m 15:05, 26 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Awesome Aasim, not just yet. Likely tomorrow or Thursday, just lots of final testing first. Ed6767 (talk) 15:07, 26 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Ed6767, hah, thanks! PS looks like I created another user script. Guess what it does? (Don't click the link until you have an idea. Hint: it is related to posting to talk pages.) A a s i m 15:08, 26 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Awesome Aasim, ah, a quick shortcut to new section, nice. Ed6767 (talk) 15:10, 26 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Awesome Aasim, rev12 out now! Ed6767 (talk) 00:11, 27 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Ed6767, Thanks for fixing all the bugs! A a s i m 05:46, 27 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Ed6767, PS on my own common.js file I added a link to RedWarn RC Patrol. A a s i m 05:46, 27 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Awesome Aasim, cool! Ed6767 (talk) 02:02, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Glitch

A glitch on your config file in RedWarn rev11's latest release might be updated on rev12. KMagz04 (talk) 23:39, 26 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

KMagz04, what glitch, sorry? Ed6767 (talk) 23:40, 26 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Also, rev12 will be out in an hour or so :) Ed6767 (talk) 23:40, 26 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

What I meant was "your config file is corrupt". Yup. KMagz04 (talk) 23:41, 26 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

KMagz04, ah, yes, it should auto-reset to defaults now. Ed6767 (talk) 23:59, 26 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Edit count

I did a test on my sandbox using MAT on my account and my (old) IP address. However, the edit count of the IP showed up as "â€” ", which could be a case of mojibake. Can you fix that? Crazy Boy 826 00:51, 27 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

CrazyBoy826, yes, I realized that however it'll be fixed in rev13 as I'm already pretty burned out from all the coding Ed6767 (talk) 00:53, 27 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the feedback, though! Ed6767 (talk) 00:53, 27 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Also, I tried using RedWarn to send this on User talk:RedWarn, but it put it here instead. Then, I couldn't find the new post and got confused, so I posted it again! Crazy Boy 826 00:54, 27 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

CrazyBoy826, it follows the redirects I think then places it on the talk page of the root user, so here - it's an interesting problem lol Ed6767 (talk) 01:00, 27 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I have direct permission and source from the individual whose article and biography is being edited.

Please if it is possible can this not be taken down again cause I have the direct information from the individual with nowhere to cite but the document he sent me Covenantfk (talk) 20:14, 27 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Covenantfk: Individuals do not get to control the content of their biographies at Wikipedia. We rely on publicly available reliable sources, not on the resume that he sent you to promote himself. WikiDan61^ChatMe!_ReadMe!! 21:38, 27 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sani Daura Ahmed

The Government of Nigeria is about to give him a position. His profile needs to be updated. Please revert back. 129.205.112.227 (talk) 20:30, 27 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

RedWarn for Czech Wikipedia

Hey, i want customize your tool RedWarn for Czech Wikipedia. Can i do it? Mentioning you as the author of the original version is a matter of course :-). --MrJaroslavik (talk) 21:58, 27 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) MrJaroslavik I think right now RedWarn is only available on English Wikipedia. I have tried to get this script to work on Test Wikipedia to no avail. Maybe one day! A a s i m 10:05, 28 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

MrJaroslavik, thank you! You might want to wait while I implement localization to make translating much easier. I'll let you know when I've implemented this :) Ed6767 (talk) 10:10, 28 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Your user talk edit got reverted

Just wanted to let you know that your recent edit got reverted. DarthFlappy ^«Talk» 00:15, 29 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

DarthFlappy, thanks for letting me know. Assuming good faith as an accidental removal :) Ed6767 (talk) 00:21, 29 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Editing

Can you show me the basics of editing? I need to know, as I am helping create an article for tropical storm bertha. :) CodingCyclone (talk) 01:53, 29 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

CodingCyclone, there are plenty of articles and tips on Wikipedia - here's some resources:

Hope they help :) Ed6767 (talk) 10:47, 29 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

RedWarn

Hi, I recently installed RedWarn, but when I go to a diff, the buttons never show up. I watched the video as well. Can you help me out? Thanks. --Stay safe, ◊PRAHLAD^balaji (M•T•A•C) This message was left at 01:04, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Prahlad balaji, it doesn't actually look RedWarn is active on your account - are you sure it's installed right? You might want to check your common.js Ed6767 (talk) 01:09, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Can you tell me how to install it right? I followed all the instructions in the video. --Stay safe, ◊PRAHLAD^balaji (M•T•A•C) This message was left at 01:11, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Prahlad balaji, edit User:Prahlad_balaji/common.js and try removing the last line because you've imported your common.js file twice (it's already loaded as part of the page) Ed6767 (talk) 01:15, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, it still does not work. Is it because I have Twinkle installed? --Stay safe, ◊PRAHLAD^balaji (M•T•A•C) This message was left at 01:17, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Prahlad balaji, nono, it should work fine with Twinkle. It may be conflicting with another script you have installed? Can you try checking your browser console for errors? Ed6767 (talk) 01:20, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I can't see any browser console errors. Can you check if I really have it installed? --Stay safe, ◊PRAHLAD^balaji (M•T•A•C) This message was left at 01:52, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Prahlad balaji, it should be installed per your common.js, but it's not working for whatever reason. It's likely the script hasn't even loaded as User:Prahlad_balaji/redwarnConfig.js doesn't exist, which is automatically created on installation. Ed6767 (talk) 01:55, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Can you tell me what to put in RedWarn Config.js? Thanks. --Stay safe, ◊PRAHLAD^balaji (M•T•A•C) This message was left at 01:57, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Prahlad balaji, you shouldn't create this manually as it is created as soon as the script loads for the first time - if it doesn't get here, it either hasn't loaded at all or there is an issue with the initialisation. Could you try moving the importScript for RedWarn from the bottom of your common.js to the top? Ed6767 (talk) 01:57, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I tried it; it doesn't work :( --Stay safe, ◊PRAHLAD^balaji (M•T•A•C) This message was left at 02:00, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Prahlad balaji, let me try with your common.js for a second and I'll get back to you. Ed6767 (talk) 02:01, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I forgot to tell you that only sysops and me can edit my .js pages. --Stay safe, ◊PRAHLAD^balaji (M•T•A•C) This message was left at 02:02, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Prahlad balaji, I'm testing on my account, then I'll let you know how to fix the issue when I find a way - what browser are you using btw? Ed6767 (talk) 02:03, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I am using Chrome on a Chromebook. --Stay safe, ◊PRAHLAD^balaji (M•T•A•C) This message was left at 02:04, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Prahlad balaji, your common.js file includes lots of broken and extraneous JS code, specifically between the parts you have marked "Extraneous" - that code is causing the issues and RW won't load if an error has occurred. Ed6767 (talk) 02:10, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I removed tat part and it still isn't working. Any more extraneous bits? --Stay safe, ◊PRAHLAD^balaji (M•T•A•C) This message was left at 02:52, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I am creating an alternate account for using RedWarn and I'm waiting for it to become extended confirmed. Hopefully this works! --Stay safe, ◊PRAHLAD^balaji (M•T•A•C) This message was left at 12:46, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Update: RedWarn does work on my alternate account now! Prahlad balaji (RedWarn) (parent account•discuss) 16:42, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Prahlad balaji, glad to hear! I'm pretty sure it's an issue with your common.js then. Have you tried opening the console (Ctrl+Shift+J) then refreshing the page to see if you have any errors then? Ed6767 (talk) 17:38, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Ed6767: I don't think it's my common.js. You see, in 2016 (when I first joined) I created more than 260 .js and .css files. I'm pretty sure that those are the root cause. --Stay safe, ◊PRAHLAD^balaji (M•T•A•C) This message was left at 18:11, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Prahlad balaji, I'll look into it some more. Ed6767 (talk) 18:30, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

No thank you, it's fine. I like using an alternate account. --Stay safe, ◊PRAHLAD^balaji (M•T•A•C) This message was left at 18:32, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Prahlad balaji, if you'd ever like to use it on your main, this is the offending code:


var val, a = ['a', 'b'];
for(val of a) {
console.log(val);
}
1; of; 6;

Removing this allows RedWarn to run normally. Thanks for helping test though, it's much appreciated! Ed6767 (talk) 18:39, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks so much! Now it works :) --Stay safe, ◊PRAHLAD^balaji (M•T•A•C) This message was left at 18:45, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Prahlad balaji, great! Ed6767 (talk) 18:45, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

i appreciate your efforts

i appreciate your efforts to seek a consensus, it is more than what others are willing to do these day. good luck! Cantstandthishypocrisy (talk) 02:06, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Quick note on Block (Internet)

Thanks for your edits to Block (Internet).

Hmm... are you sure that image is free to use? Most screenshots of websites cannot be uploaded to Wikimedia Commons. Have you taken a look at our non-free content criteria for Wikipedia and Commons' Deletion Policy? A a s i m 02:46, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Awesome Aasim Yeah, uploading to commons was a mistake. Will reupload through WP under fair use rationale in the morning, tysm for reminding me! Ed6767 (talk) 02:49, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Ed6767, because that image fails WP:NFCC#1, I do not think you should upload it here either. Maybe from a freely licensed website or client would be better. Thanks for understanding :) A a s i m 02:52, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Did you get my messages on Commons?

Don't worry - my first upload to Wikimedia Commons also got deleted as a copyvio :)

Commons only accepts free content, and content created by others must have evidence of permission in the form of an email to Commons' OTRS team. I do not know why a bot notified you of two other pages I nominated for deletion as a copyright violation, I thought it would not do any notification, especially that that notice may seem a little harsh... anyway, thanks for understanding :) A a s i m 15:57, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Awesome Aasim, yeah, I've just been offline. I think I'll refrain from anything but my own photos and demo images on commons from now on because I think I'm going to need an entire legal degree to not make a mistake - oops :P Ed6767 (talk) 17:37, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Ed6767, sounds good, but feel free to upload overly simple images that are not your own; for example, the logo of Microsoft is too simple to be copyrighted, but Microsoft’s website is not. At least under US law. If uploading images from other countries the images have to be both free in the country of origin and in the United States to be uploaded to Commons. Other countries have different thresholds of originality, so you may want to read up on those country’s laws before uploading images from there. You can read more here. A a s i m 19:03, 30 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Now that I am on a desktop, I can finally link to threshold of originality on Wikimedia Commons. You may want to read up on it to know what I am talking about. A a s i m 00:34, 31 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Awesome Aasim, thanks for the link! Ed6767 (talk) 00:37, 31 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]