User talk:Eric-Wester/Archive 3

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No subject

I'm his step-son, Austin Frye. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:580:8202:84A:3574:1116:AC13:5F7A (talk) 03:31, 11 December 2016 (UTC)

@2601:580:8202:84A:3574:1116:AC13:5F7A: Hi there. Please take a moment to review WP:NOR. In short, all material in Wikipedia must be attributable to a reliable, published source. Cheers! Eric-Wester (talk) 03:40, 11 December 2016 (UTC)

Jason Conger's father and Wikipedia edits

Hello Eric Wester

I am Jason Conger's itinerant father. The edits I made to his Wikipedia page are honest and verifiable. Am I angry about the way he treated his step-mother, the woman who was more than loving and a champion in his life, oh hell yes. I do not know why you are the guardian of this particular gate, but I do know that way down deep, Jason is very shallow. Do what you must and feel free to contact me for any further information you need.

Sincerely. Dennis Conger — Preceding unsigned comment added by D klamath (talk • contribs) 05:10, 11 December 2016 (UTC)

@D klamath: Hi there. Please take a moment to review WP:NOR. In short, all material in Wikipedia must be attributable to a reliable, published source. Cheers! Eric-Wester (talk) 05:13, 11 December 2016 (UTC)

Received a notification

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Graham

I edited the page after someone mysteriously deleted pertinent information.

Here is one of many articles about his criminal acts-

http://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/courts/las-vegas-attorney-disappears-millions-client-funds-state-bar-alleges

Would that suffice for a reference for change? — Preceding unsigned comment added by JamieWvegas (talk • contribs) 18:03, 11 December 2016 (UTC)

@JamieWvegas: Hello. Yes, I think you could certainly use that link as a citation for your addition of content. However, when you add the information back into the article, please refrain from using phrases such as "The original page was edited to remove a variety of Graham's personal information" as it's not really appropriate for an encyclopedia article. Just add the pertinent and relevant information from the news source. Happy editing! Eric-Wester (talk) 18:17, 11 December 2016 (UTC)

Levent Yuksel

Hi Eric, the edit I made to Levent Yuksel's page is taken from a page which exits in Turkish page "Sebnem Ferah". I noticed this information was missing from his personal life page in English and I thought it was necessary to include it in the English page since Sebnem Ferah is a prominent music figure in Turkey. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ediz yildir (talk • contribs) 18:08, 11 December 2016 (UTC)

@Ediz yildir: Hello. Thank you for the information. Is the information cited from a reliable source in the Turkish version of the article? If so, I think it would be appropriate to add the content back to the English version and include the original citation from the Turkish version. If it's not cited in the Turkish version, we should probably try to find an appropriate, reliable published source for the information and include that. Thank you! Eric-Wester (talk) 18:21, 11 December 2016 (UTC)

Question

Thank you for giving us another viewpoint. Quick question at Talk:Fake_news_website#Interlanguage_link_template. Sagecandor (talk) 18:53, 11 December 2016 (UTC)

@Sagecandor: I've responded on the article's discussion page. Thank you! Eric-Wester (talk) 19:25, 11 December 2016 (UTC)

Thank you ! Sagecandor (talk) 19:26, 11 December 2016 (UTC)

Have you seen before third opinions from previously uninvolved editors citing pages like WP:RED get disregarded so summarily like that? What is the usual next step when that happens? Sagecandor (talk) 20:31, 11 December 2016 (UTC)

@Sagecandor: The best step may be to remove yourself from the situation temporarily. Cooler heads tend to prevail if you shift your focus to something else. After a couple days if there's still no resolution you may want to request an additional third party opinion before escalating to another form of dispute resolution. Eric-Wester (talk) 21:27, 11 December 2016 (UTC)

Okay thank you. Good idea for a 2nd third party. Sagecandor (talk) 21:30, 11 December 2016 (UTC)

List of Surviving silent film stars

The edits were not vandalism. I was only re-adding an entry because of violation of BLP. I think you must be mistaken. 206.45.42.137 (talk) 23:42, 11 December 2016 (UTC)

@206.45.42.137: Hello. Thanks for your message. Are you able to support your changes with a citation to a reliable source? Eric-Wester (talk) 23:48, 11 December 2016 (UTC)

Not yet. 206.45.42.137 (talk) 23:51, 11 December 2016 (UTC)

@206.45.42.137: Once you're able to do so, I would encourage you to add the content back to the article. Until then, we probably don't want to add such content without a reliable source. Cheers! Eric-Wester (talk) 23:53, 11 December 2016 (UTC)

Phoenix Lights

Hello wikipedia community, I am new to this = I already broke some rules, but please forgive me, i had no idea, what I was doing was breaking rules, I assumed any edits would be vetted or discussed before being published. I just added what I knew about these situations and I also won an award for best new investigative documentary film - about the Phoenix Incident or phoenix lights case, I have reams and reams of fact and info that I would like to add to this article to make it more clear, or at least at some more points of view.

I would also like to add reference to my award winning DVD for listing as a source and list of films etc, on this subject matter. I pride myself on pulling facts in this case, so I would like to share all those references etc, I just need help with the actual grammar and methods etc.

I may also like to help with other articles in areas where my research can be of help.

I am still trying to figure out how to talk to Donner - I think I got banned, for editing - again - I have no idea what or how I am supposed to submit an edit - I assumed there was a process, I was not ignoring any one - i just saw the message and read them - but still not sure what or how to correct any of it.

I value and look forward to peer review of anything I publish and would love to a part of this community and make sure I learn the rules so we can learn... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.249.227.151 (talk) 00:03, 12 December 2016 (UTC)

@96.249.227.151: Hi. Thank you for your detailed message. Here are a couple of things to keep in mind:

- Any edits to articles go live (for the most part)

- WP:NOR is a policy that you probably want to read up on. In short, all material in Wikipedia must be attributable to a reliable, published source.

- WP:CS includes information on the importance of citing sources for new information you add to an article.

- Take a moment to review these guidelines about how Wikipedia should not be used for advertising or self-promotion. You'll want to be careful about adding links to a webpage selling DVD's.

Lastly, it sounds like you have enthusiasm for helping to build Wikipedia - that's a great thing! You may want to take some time to review our guide to getting started before making additional edits. Cheers! Eric-Wester (talk) 01:19, 12 December 2016 (UTC)

Flipora

Article:"Flipora" maybe I should not bother, just I suffered considerable harm from Flipora spamming everone in my address book. I think you better block me. Thank you! if you are a real person :-) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.250.105.66 (talk) 01:41, 12 December 2016 (UTC)

@84.250.105.66: Hi there. Please take a moment to review WP:NOR. In short, all material in Wikipedia must be attributable to a reliable, published source. Cheers!

Wesley King

Hi there I am writing in reply to a message sent...I am indeed a family connection of the subject but I was informed that many such profiles of less-known but still noteworthy individuals are written by such. How might I have that tag removed? Also I am not sure regarding the tag of writing like an advertisement...everything is factual in the article. Would that be because it requires more sources? I am new to this and am not quite sure how to correct some of those issues. Thank you for your time! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.68.152.32 (talk) 19:23, 12 December 2016 (UTC)

@142.68.152.32: Thanks for your message. Please take a moment to review WP:NOR which discusses how all material in Wikipedia must be attributable to a reliable, published source. Original research you may have due to a biological relationship is not permitted. Editing about a family connection would also be considered a conflict of interest, so you'll want to steer away from that. You are, however, more than welcome to post your thoughts on the article's talk page about why the tags should be removed. Eric-Wester (talk) 01:40, 13 December 2016 (UTC)

No subject

Eric, the 35,000 attendance for the 2015 Celebration Bowl is the PR attendance figure (LIP STICK ON A PIG). The actual attaendance was less than half. You can verify the correct attendance from the Georgia Dome, they are the keeper of record. All you have to do is ask the the coorect question. The correct question to ask are as follows: . 1) What was the turn style count for the 2015 Celebration Bowl? 2) What was the net paid attendance for the 2015 Celberation Bowl? . Don't bother asking John Grant. He is going to put LOUD RED LIP STICK ON THE PIG. Due to the fact, that you can announce whatever attendance figure you want. It's is not illegal to announce a deceptive attendance figure. . I was at the game, counted each section at half time. Lower level section has about 1,000 seats each. The middle level holds about 250 seats. Just do the math and verify with the Georgia Dome. Now, if this game was for profit. You could ask what the paid tax number was and verify with the Georgia Department of Revenue. . The 2016 Celebration Bowl, will be lucky if it achieved an 6,000 to 7,000 paid attendance. The game is to expensive ($50.00 lower level from the 10 to the 10 - BAD TICKET STRATEGY - if we sale 10,000 tickets at $50.00 each we will gross $1,000,000.00), no real promotions that matter to the general public and failed leadership/competancy in the local team. . Additionally, you can add to the fact that ESPN, does not really care for ATTENDANCE, with both of it's HBCU football properties. They just want TV money for having two novelty acts in it's HBCU football properties. All you have to do is research the horrific attendance of the MEAC/SWAC Challenge. . The Celebration Bowl and the MEAC/SWAC Challenge made HBCU Football look deplorable. My friend, do your home work and tell the truth about the deplorable attendance of both the Celebration Bowl and the MEAC/SWAC Challenge. . A MAN WHO LOVES HBCU FOOTBAL AND BLACK PEOPLE — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.141.193.162 (talk) 16:24, 13 December 2016 (UTC)

@207.141.193.162: Please do not add or significantly change content without citing verifiable and reliable sources. Significant changes made without any verifiable sources will be reverted to help maintain the integrity of Wikipedia. Eric-Wester (talk) 17:26, 13 December 2016 (UTC)

Ways to improve Des Moines Police Department

Hi, I'm Mduvekot. Eric-Wester, thanks for creating Des Moines Police Department!

I've just tagged the page, using our page curation tools, as having some issues to fix. The article pays a lot of attention to officers killed, but neglects many other aspect that are of interest, such as the history of the department.

The tags can be removed by you or another editor once the issues they mention are addressed. If you have questions, you can leave a comment on my talk page. Or, for more editing help, talk to the volunteers at the Teahouse. Mduvekot (talk) 02:01, 14 December 2016 (UTC)

@Mduvekot: Thank you for the input and suggestion. Eric-Wester (talk) 03:15, 14 December 2016 (UTC)

Cha Cha Slide

Hi Eric-Wester–

I made adjustments to the Cha Cha Slide page reverting vandalism made at 14:37 August 26th. The user who made the 14:37 August 26th edit to this page vandalized two other articles that day. The article still contains its original source, which was not changed during the vandalism.

IlllIlIIOIlllIlII (talk) 21:59, 14 December 2016 (UTC)

@IlllIlIIOIlllIlII: Thank you for your message! Sorry about the mix up. I have restored the article back to the version after you removed the vandalism from August 26th. Eric-Wester (talk) 01:16, 15 December 2016 (UTC)

@Eric-Wester: Thanks!

A barnstar for you!

	The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
	Nice work--seen your reverts quite a few times in the Huggle queue JustBerry (talk) 01:00, 16 December 2016 (UTC)

Thank you, JustBerry for the barnstar. I'm honored! I'm also glad I can play a small part in the fight against vandalism. Cheers! :) Eric-Wester (talk) 01:11, 16 December 2016 (UTC)

Falsely Accused for Vandalized Edits

Hi Eric,

I just received a message from you saying I've made inappropriate edits on the Wikipedia pages for Douglas, Massachusetts and the Nintendo 3DS. I would just like to inform you that I have never been on either of those pages before and have never made an edit on Wikipedia. I'm not sure why I came up as the user who made those edits, but I promise you I did not do them.

Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.189.63.253 (talk) 05:40, 16 December 2016 (UTC)

@207.189.63.253: Hello. Do you use a shared IP address where other people may be accessing Wikipedia as well? This could be common at a workplace, school, or even if there are multiple people in your household. If you didn't make the edits, it would have been someone else who is sharing your IP address. Please let me know if I can help further. Eric-Wester (talk) 13:11, 16 December 2016 (UTC)

@Eric-Wester: Yes I am currently on my university's WiFi so that would explain it. So was the message that I received sent to all users on this IP address that have accessed Wikipedia without having an account? That would explain a lot actually since the pages I've been notified about are random ones I have never accessed before.

@207.189.63.253: The message would have been sent to anyone with the same IP address, although once you clicked the New Messages button it would not show for anyone else. However, if anyone clicks on Talk they will see the message. Eric-Wester (talk) 17:39, 17 December 2016 (UTC)

Austin M. Carrillo

Austin is a person who lives in the USA. Austin likes food, football and other stuff. Austin goes to school. Austin knows his parents. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:CE94:6EF0:C865:9FB:9E30:1D25 (talk) 20:07, 17 December 2016 (UTC)

Why are you hating on what I am writing

First of all JME is a very well known friend of mine and u won't let me edit his page so please can you stop from restraining me from doing this M3xxi oz (talk) 23:19, 17 December 2016 (UTC)

@M3xxi oz: Hello. Please refer to this message left by Dane on your talk page. There's a lot of helpful information there. Please let me know if I can assist further. Thank you! Eric-Wester (talk) 23:28, 17 December 2016 (UTC)

User talk:Eric-Wester/Guestbook

Just an FYI, a user has created this subpage with comments seemingly intended for your talk page. -- Dane ^talk 23:21, 17 December 2016 (UTC)

Thank you, Dane, for letting me know! Eric-Wester (talk) 23:25, 17 December 2016 (UTC)

Lil Bub

Greetings. I'm the one who made the changes on Lil Bub's page. I added those changes because i saw the film Nine Lives and that is her role in the film. Currently i can't add a source to prove it because that is a spoiler of the film and probably the forums doesn't want to spoil it. See the film yourself to see that i'm saying the truth. However i can prove that she appears on the film with this source:

http://tubitv.com/blog/2016/04/15/lil-bub-makes-cameo-nine-lives-trailer/

--187.145.111.60 (talk) 04:57, 18 December 2016 (UTC)

@187.145.111.60: Hi there. Please note there's no reason a spoiler can't be added to an article (refer to WP:SW for more information). Just remember to cite a reliable source for information added. Cheers! Eric-Wester (talk) 05:05, 18 December 2016 (UTC)

TRINITI's Next Generation MDM

Why do you think TRINITI's Next Generation MDM is inappropriate in this wiki? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lchinta (talk • contribs) 06:49, 18 December 2016 (UTC)

@Lchinta: Please refer to WP:SPAM for more information about not adding promotional external links to Wikipedia. Thanks! Eric-Wester (talk) 06:54, 18 December 2016 (UTC)

Warning on User talk:Oldspeckledhen123

Hello. I believe you accidentally warned User:Oldspeckledhen123 about removing AfD tags from an article, when in fact this user removed a speedy deletion tag from an article they created. I removed your warning template and replaced it with a more accurate one. Please be sure to select the correct warning template when warning users, especially newer ones who may be confused if they receive warnings that don't seem to match up with anything they did. Thanks. –Grondemar 06:51, 18 December 2016 (UTC)

You are absolutely right, Grondemar! Thank you for catching that one that slipped through the cracks. Happy editing! Eric-Wester (talk) 06:57, 18 December 2016 (UTC)

No subject

Eric I ran across this article trying to search for history of the GM plant near Malvern Arkansas, it is not listed in the GM plants article, nor in jones hill, nor in Malvern http://www.malvern-online.com/content/malvernites-recall-move-50-years-ago... since you deleted it from wiki then please add the correct information... or put it back so someone else can — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.7.53.147 (talk) 07:03, 18 December 2016 (UTC)

@184.7.53.147: Hi there. Please note that external links should only be added to articles when they are directly relevant to the article. The link you mentioned wouldn't be suitable for that article. Please let me know if you have further questions. Thank you! Eric-Wester (talk) 07:08, 18 December 2016 (UTC)

No subject

Hi dear, it's about why removing that picture of president Ashraf Ghani. As I'm an afghan and he's our president, I just wanted to replace his picture with another one which I have with me in our cultural out fit. The second thing I wanted to edit on the Wikipedia page of President Ashraf Ghani was to change his name to "Muhammad Ashraf Ghani".the reason for this is initially when he was selected as president for Afghanistan his name was "Muhammad Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai". lately, he changed his name to "Muhammad Ashraf Ghani" cause Ahmadzai is a Pushton tribe in Afghanistan. and he removed Ahmadzai from his name cause he declared that I do not belong to Ahmadzai only I'm an afghan and I belong to afghanistan.

Anyways thanks for resorting the content I deleted cause I did not know how to upload his cultural picture. I'm new to Wikipedia that's why. - Said-Jalal (talk)

@Said-Jalal: Thank you for your message. Please make sure that any information you are adding includes proper citations to reliable sources. Original research is not permitted on Wikipedia. Please review Wikipedia:No original research and Wikipedia:Citing sources for more information. I hope this information helps. If I can be of further assistance, please let me know! Thank you. Eric-Wester (talk) 20:35, 18 December 2016 (UTC)

Hannu Takkula's sister living in Palestinian lands, occupied by Israel

Here is the link about Hannu Takkula's sister living in Israel, on the lands occupied from Palestinians: http://www.hs.fi/sunnuntai/art-2000002748844.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.181.4.180 (talk) 20:49, 18 December 2016 (UTC)

@82.181.4.180: Please feel free to add content back to Wikipedia, just be sure to include a citation to a reliable source. Cheers! Eric-Wester (talk) 20:56, 18 December 2016 (UTC)

Chandrasekhar Singh

the birth and death day are listed as the same. The birth day cited in the article should be updated on the sidebar.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandrasekhar_Singh — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.138.39.45 (talk) 21:05, 18 December 2016 (UTC)

@69.138.39.45: Thanks for your message. I have restored the correct date of birth. Cheers! Eric-Wester (talk) 21:11, 18 December 2016 (UTC)

edits

Hi Eric, I am currently at Cor Jesu, and I was looking at our page and I just noticed some things were not updated. I have never edited a wikipedia page before, so that's why I didn't know how to do it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.133.171.115 (talk) 23:31, 18 December 2016 (UTC)

@75.133.171.115: Thanks for your message! I know that it can be very intimidating when you are first learning how Wikipedia works. I hope my message helped to explain that information added to articles must be able to be verified with an existing reliable source. Please let me know if you have any questions or need any assistance. Thank you! Eric-Wester (talk) 04:29, 19 December 2016 (UTC)

Talk:Christine Lagarde

As a possibly accidental participant in the edit war at Christine Lagarde, I felt that you should nonetheless be aware that I have fully protected the article and have asked the main participants to take note of my message at Talk:Christine Lagarde#Full protection. Discussion has been started, and there is now no good reason for further reverts before consensus has been reached or dispute resolution completed. I hope it won't come to that, but if necessary, blocks will be issued. As you did not involve yourself too deeply in the conflict and seemed in fact to stand down from it, it is up to you whether you want to refrain from making further edits or reverts related to this conflict, or attend discussion and/or dispute resolution. Best regards, Samsara 04:07, 19 December 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for the note, Samsara. The article didn't ring a bell to me, so I checked the history and can see that I made one rollback of an addition of unsourced information to the article. I will refrain from further discussion and would be content with the information being added, so long as it can be referenced with a reliable source. Cheers! Eric-Wester (talk) 04:26, 19 December 2016 (UTC)

I looked at that, and there was actually a citation in the article, they just hadn't moved it to the right place. Cheers, Samsara 11:39, 19 December 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for the clarification! Eric-Wester (talk) 13:09, 19 December 2016 (UTC)

<3

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Michelhelps (talk) 00:59, 20 December 2016 (UTC)

Awee! Eric-Wester (talk) 01:09, 20 December 2016 (UTC)

David Irving

My reliable source is the 2016 season Bigdaddy915 (talk)

Hey, Bigdaddy915. Thanks for the note. Please be sure to include a citation as noted on my previous message. It's important that the content you add can be attributed to published, reliable sources. Please let me know if I can help further. Thanks! Eric-Wester (talk) 01:08, 20 December 2016 (UTC)

About my edit for "pain au chocolat"

Hey,

I'm the one that made the edit a few minutes ago in the controversy section of the "pain au chocolat". https://www.google.com.mx/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/25/bun-fight-french-presidential-cost-pain-au-chocolat I provide you a link in which you'll be able to check that the information is actually true. Can you put my edit back and include the source for me?

Thanks187.185.71.34 (talk) 02:52, 18 December 2016 (UTC)

@187.185.71.34: Hello. Thanks for your message. I did check out the article that you posted for me about the French politician; however, I don't know if it's really fitting for the article on Pain au chocolat. I think the content you submitted would be more fitting for the article about the politician himself. The fact that he didn't know the price doesn't really have anything to do with Pain au chocolat being controversial. Do you agree? Eric-Wester (talk) 03:33, 18 December 2016 (UTC)

Sequoioideae sorry

it was an accident sorry — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:BD1D:72B0:7194:D15E:744A:7A60 (talk) 03:21, 20 December 2016 (UTC)

@2602:306:BD1D:72B0:7194:D15E:744A:7A60: No problem at all! Welcome to Wikipedia. :) Eric-Wester (talk) 03:24, 20 December 2016 (UTC)

Shipyard joiner

Eric. My Grandfather's trade was first listed as a "loftman", then as a "joiner". He developed his trade in Sunderland, England back in the early 1900's, coming to the States in 1921. He worked in the Naval Shipyard in Boston. My understanding is that he basically created the "patterns" or blueprints for the ship's parts requiring carpentry work. Can you enlighten the Wiki site more on the Joiner's role in a shipyard setting, whether military or commercial? Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.181.89.79 (talk) 00:26, 21 December 2016 (UTC)

@70.181.89.79: Thanks for your message! It's great to hear you're interested in contributing to Wikipedia. I've posted a message on your talk page with some links to more information that will be helpful in getting started. I should advise you, however, that original research is not a permissible source for new information that's added to Wikipedia. Content should be able to be cited to a published, reliable source. Please let me know if I can assist further as you get started. Cheers! Eric-Wester (talk) 05:18, 21 December 2016 (UTC)

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Concerning Lemmy (Kilmister/Koopa)

I'm not that great yet at editing Wikipedia, so understanding how to put in a citation is a bit over my head. This article does have what I would consider the citation needed to validate the Lemmy Kilmister is the namesake of Lemmy Koopa in the Super Mario Bros. franchise.

http://kotaku.com/how-a-mario-character-was-named-after-motorheads-lemmy-1750180427

The original edit I put (while not logged in) was as follows...

One of the Koopa Kids in the Mario Bros. franchise, Lemmy Koopa, is named after Lemmy Kilmister.

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Opinion: Guideline for Organization Notability revised

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News and notes: Lots of Wikimedia

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Traffic report: We love our superheroes

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In the media: Blackouts in Europe; Wikipedia and capitalists; WMF Jet Set

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News and notes: WMF gets a million bucks

In the media: Bans, celebs, and bias

Discussion report: Mediation Committee and proposed deletion reform

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Special report: NPP needs you

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Recent research: Wikimedia Commons worth $28.9 billion

Humour: Talk page humour

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removing my edit From Baripada

Actually you just removed my edit from Wikipedia, and it was your mistake because everything I wrote is true and he is now a notable person in our Baripada City. I know this because I am from the same town. I just Tried To help Wikipedia. Yaah source, currently there is no any written article or source I found, But he had some interviews with news channels. — Preceding unsigned comment added by SamitHotaIn (talk • contribs) 03:35, 18 November 2018 (UTC)

Wikipedia's verifiability policy requires inline citations for any material challenged or likely to be challenged, and for all quotations, anywhere in article space. Eric-Wester (talk) 03:39, 18 November 2018 (UTC)

Alpine goats and peuberty vs parturition (aka kidding)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpine_goat you reversed my edit a short bit ago claiming it was "not constructive". This text has a serious error as goats cannot even lactate within 4-6 weeks of reaching peuberty much less reach peak production. Peak production is reached withing 4-6 of parturition (aka Kidding) this is clearly stated in the reference article and it has been misquoted at "peuberty" in the text. I fail to see how the correction of this is "not constructive"? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dhsminis (talk • contribs) 04:12, 18 November 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for your note and the explanation of your edits. I do have to apologize for not realizing that “kidding” is another term for parturition. I see you’ve made the edit again, and I think that makes sense with how you have it listed now. Cheers! Eric-Wester (talk) 04:16, 18 November 2018 (UTC)

Hyuna

Hi! Everything I wrote was true and Hyjna has been snatching wigs since 1992 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Looooser15 (talk • contribs) 14:05, 18 November 2018 (UTC)

WAFFLER

You have recently removed my edit. This is highly inappropriate as my only intent is to further the knowledge of those who seek. Please reverse your decision. Thanks, Thebignibba — Preceding unsigned comment added by Thebignibba (talk • contribs) 19:47, 23 November 2018 (UTC)

The Signpost: 1 December 2018

From the editor: Time for a truce

Op-ed: Looking back, looking forward: A beginner's experience on Wikipedia

Special report: The Christmas wishlist

Opinion: The blogosphere migrates to Galaxy WMF

News and notes: Reviewer of the year, WikiCup winner, and the 2019 Wikimedia Summit

Reflections: Wikipedia, history, and the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day

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Discussion report: Farewell, Mediation Committee

Arbitration report: A long break ends

Traffic report: Queen reigns for four weeks straight

Gallery: Intersections

Recent research: Why do the most active Wikipedians burn out?; only 4% of students vandalize

Essay: No one cares about your garage band

Humour: The dark side of our favorite root vegetable

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Traffic report: Queen dethroned by U.S. presidents

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Humour: I believe in Bigfoot

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From the archives: Compromised admin accounts – again

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The Signpost: 31 January 2019

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In the media: The Signpost's investigative story recognized, Wikipedia turns 18 and gets a birthday gift from Google, and more editors are recognized

Discussion report: The future of the reference desk

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Arbitration report: An admin under the microscope

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Technology report: When broken is easily fixed

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In focus: Wikimedia affiliate organizations seek community participation in 2019 board election

Discussion report: Talking about talk pages

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Technology report: Tool labs casters-up

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Essay: Optimist's guide to Wikipedia

From the archives: New group aims to promote Wiki-Love

Humour: Pesky Pronouns

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The Signpost: 31 March 2019

From the editors: Getting serious about humor

News and notes: Blackouts fail to stop EU Copyright Directive

In the media: Women's history month

Discussion report: Portal debates continue, Prespa agreement aftermath, WMF seeks a rebranding

Featured content: Out of this world

Arbitration report: The Tides of March at ARBCOM

Traffic report: Exultations and tribulations

Technology report: New section suggestions and sitewide styles

News from the WMF: The WMF's take on the new EU Copyright Directive

Recent research: Barnstar-like awards increase new editor retention

From the archives: Esperanza organization disbanded after deletion discussion

Humour: The Epistolary of Arthur 37

Op-Ed: Pro and Con: Has gun violence been improperly excluded from gun articles?

In focus: The Wikipedia SourceWatch

Special report: Wiki Loves (50 Years of) Pride

Community view: Wikipedia's response to the New Zealand mosque shootings

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The Signpost: 30 April 2019

News and notes: An Action Packed April

In the media: Is Wikipedia just another social media site?

Discussion report: English Wikipedia community's conclusions on talk pages

Featured content: Anguish, accolades, animals, and art

Arbitration report: An Active Arbitration Committee

Traffic report: Mötley Crüe, Notre-Dame, a black hole, and Bonnie and Clyde

Technology report: A new special page, and other news

Gallery: Notre-Dame de Paris burns

News from the WMF: Can machine learning uncover Wikipedia’s missing “citation needed” tags?

Recent research: Female scholars underrepresented; whitepaper on Wikidata and libraries; undo patterns reveal editor hierarchy

From the archives: Portals revisited

Humour: Jimbo and Larry walk into a bar ...

Opinion: The gaps in our knowledge of our gaps

Interview: Katherine Maher marks 3 years as executive director

Community view: 2019 Wikimedia Summit gathers movement affiliate representatives to discuss movement strategy

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The Signpost: 31 May 2019

From the editors: Picture that

News and notes: Wikimania and trustee elections

In the media: Politics, lawsuits and baseball

Discussion report: Admin abuse leads to mass-desysop proposal on Azerbaijani Wikipedia

Arbitration report: ArbCom forges ahead

Traffic report: Dark marvels, thrones, a vile serial killer biopic, that's entertainment!

Technology report: Lots of Bots

News from the WMF: Wikimedia Foundation petitions the European Court of Human Rights to lift the block of Wikipedia in Turkey

Recent research: Wikipedia more useful than academic journals, but is it stealing the news?

Essay: Paid editing

From the archives: FORUM:Should Wikimedia modify its terms of use to require disclosure?

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An edit

Sorry, must have had a hack do this, was not me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.255.197.13 (talk) 16:58, 16 June 2019 (UTC)

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Discussion report: A constitutional crisis hits English Wikipedia

News and notes: Mysterious ban, admin resignations, Wikimedia Thailand rising

In the media: The disinformation age

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Traffic report: Juneteenth, Beauty Revealed, and more nuclear disasters

Technology report: Actors and Bots

Gallery: Unlike the North Face, Wiki Loves Earth

Special report: Did Fram harass other editors?

Recent research: What do editors do after being blocked?; the top mathematicians, universities and cancers according to Wikipedia

From the archives: Women and Wikipedia: the world is watching

Opinion: Why the Terms of Use change didn't curtail undisclosed paid editing—and what might

In focus: WikiJournals: A sister project proposal

Community view: A CEO biography, paid for with taxes

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The Signpost: 31 July 2019

News and notes: Wikimedia grants less accessible for travel, equipment, meetups, and India

In the media: Politics starts getting rough

Discussion report: New proposals in aftermath of Fram ban

Arbitration report: A month of reintegration

Gallery: Classic panoramas from Heinrich Berann

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Community view: Video based summaries of Wikipedia articles. How and why?

News from the WMF: Designing ethically with AI: How Wikimedia can harness machine learning in a responsible and human-centered way

Recent research: Most influential medical journals; detecting pages to protect

Special report: Administrator cadre continues to contract

Traffic report: World cups, presidential candidates, and stranger things

In focus: The French Wikipedia is overtaking the German

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The Signpost: 30 August 2019

News and notes: Documenting Wikimania and our beginnings

In focus: Ryan Merkley joins WMF as Chief of Staff

In the media: Many layers of fake news: Fake fiction and fake news vandalism

Discussion report: Meta proposals on partial bans and IP users

Traffic report: Once upon a time in Greenland with Boris and cornflakes

Op-Ed: We couldn't have told you this, but Wikipedia was censored

Opinion: The Curious Case of Croatian Wikipedia

Community view: Chinese Wikipedia and the battle against extradition from Hong Kong

News from the WMF: Meet Emna Mizouni, the newly minted 2019 Wikimedian of the Year

Recent research: Special issue on gender gap and gender bias research

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The Signpost: 30 September 2019

From the editors: Where do we go from here?

Special report: Post-Framgate wrapup

In the media: A net loss: Wikipedia attacked, closing off Russia? welcoming back Turkey?

Traffic report: Varied and intriguing entries, less Luck, and some retreads

News from the WMF: How the Wikimedia Foundation is making efforts to go green

Recent research: Wikipedia's role in assessing credibility of news sources; using wikis against procrastination; OpenSym 2019 report

Gallery: Finding freely licensed photo collections

On the bright side: What's making you happy this month?

In focus: Wikidata & Wikibase for national libraries: the inaugural meeting

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The Signpost: 31 October 2019

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Special report: “Catch and Kill” on Wikipedia: Paid editing and the suppression of material on alleged sexual abuse

In focus: The BBC looks at Chinese government editing

Interview: Carl Miller on Wikipedia Wars

Community view: Observations from the mainland

Arbitration report: October actions

Traffic report: Wrestling with a couple of teenagers, a Nobelist, and a lot of jokers

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Essay: Wikipedia is in the real world

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