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Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Clara Bow. Your edits appear to be disruptive and have been reverted or removed.

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WP:UNIT is quite clear about this in the same way that WP:ENGVAR is about language. MarnetteD|Talk 23:20, 28 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Excuse me, but in what way is my edit "disruptive"?

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Please stop your disruptive editing. Your edits have been reverted or removed.

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Yet there was no violation. Explain. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kubrickrules (talk • contribs)

It certainly looks to me like you were edit-warring and with many editors. I suggest you comment here or at WP:AN3 and promise not to edit Clara Bow for at least one week. Otherwise, you risk being blocked.--Bbb23 (talk) 06:23, 29 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It has been explained, at Help desk and probably elsewhere. You ignored the explanation(s), and that's when people lose patience. ―Mandruss ☎ 06:26, 29 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Seems like you're ignoring the fact that the Metric system is the world standard of measurement. Do you not understand that no one uses the Imperial system? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kubrickrules (talk • contribs)

The explanation I referred to was about correct editing process and had nothing to do with the metric system. You are confusing two completely separate issues. You follow correct process first, then we talk about content. ―Mandruss ☎ 06:39, 29 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It obviously has everything to do with the Metric system, as you keep reverting the edit back to the Imperial system, a system which nobody on the planet uses, except, apparently, you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kubrickrules (talk • contribs)

I reverted once because you refuse to follow process, not because I care a whit about metric vs imperial. That is something for you to resolve with other editors on the Clara Bow talk page. If you cannot convince them within a reasonable amount of time, you need to gracefully give up and move on. That is what Wikipedia editing is about. Sometimes we lose. Deal with it. ―Mandruss ☎ 06:50, 29 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

What does it feel like to be the one Latin-speaking person out of a room full of two hundred people who don't speak Latin? I'm curious. You're basically insisting that the other 199 people, who only speak English, have to learn to speak Latin just to be able to converse with you, instead of you learning to speak English.

I.E., Nobody uses the Imperial system anymore. Deal with it. Get with the program. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kubrickrules (talk • contribs)

You're not getting the point. We're not discussing the validity of imperial vs. metric. This issue is that you are repeatedly going against Wikipedia policy and guidelines, by both going against the Manual of Style and edit warring. If you disagree with the Manual of Style, you're free to discuss it. This does not mean you can continuously change the article to go against the established consensus and expect it to stick. ~SuperHamster Talk Contribs 07:18, 29 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Then using your standards and definitions, you too, are "going against Wikipedia policy and guidelines," since you are continuing a ridiculous anti-Metric war with me. I repeat: No one uses the Imperial system except you. You need to accept that and move on. Get with the program.

You are also participating in an edit war, and you need to admit that the Manual of Style is wrong. You need to admit that and move on. Catch up with the rest of the world. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kubrickrules (talk • contribs)

As for "established consensus," the consensus is that the Metric system is the world standard of measurement. The population of the earth is over 7 billion people. Only the US uses the Imperial system, and even then, not all of it, as scientists, the military, and the medical field use Metric (even drug dealers use the Metric system), so basically, 6.7 billion people out of 7 billion people on this planet use the Metric system. That's a consensus if I ever saw one. Get with the program.

Yes, no one uses the Imperial system except the 320 million people of the United States. As I said when this first came up on my talk page, I'm an American, and I think we should be using the metric system, but the plain fact of the matter is that we don't, and you can't change that fact by ignoring it and starting a Wikicrusade. That's only going to get you blocked from editing - so give it up, please, it's not going to work and it's not worth it. Read WP:UNIT and WP:POINT. BMK (talk) 08:05, 29 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

But no one cares whether Americans use the Metric system or not. That's your problem, not ours. Everyone else uses the Metric system, and always will. It's the world standard. We are under no obligation to continue to hold your petulant, resisting hand. The Imperial system is dead and gone. Get with the program.

This is the internet. It's world-wide. Learn to speak the language or get off. Get with the program. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kubrickrules (talk • contribs)

Sorry, you appear to either be incapable of understanding the not-very-subtle difference between the desirability of the US adopting everyday use of the metric system and the rules here about how we handle metric vs. Imperial in our editing, or deliberately acting that way, although to what purpose I don't know, since it appears from the outside simply to be trolling, or disrupting Wikipedia to make a point. It's odd that someone who's been around since 2007, albeit without a ton of edits, would choose to go off half-cocked like this, but you're responsible for your own actions, and you can look forward to being blocked from editing soon if things don't change. It's in your hands. BMK (talk) 08:22, 29 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Apparently you are incapable of understanding that the Wikipedia handling rules regarding Metric vs. Imperial need to change, since Wikipedia is a thing located on the internet, which exists world-wide, not just in the US. If the US actually got with the Metric program, this editing issue wouldn't be an issue at all. Do you understand that? And again, you are equally as guilty of an "editing war" as you claim I am. You are acting childish. There wouldn't even be an issue if you had simply gotten your arrogant Imperial head out of your arse at the start of this conversation. I will be contacting actual Wikipedia editors about this. They WILL get with the program, I assure you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kubrickrules (talk • contribs)

OMG! Hallelujah!! I've seen the light!!! You're absolutely right about everything!!!! I have been acting childish(ly), and you are so very right -- even though I've been here since 2005 and have over 150,000 edits, I am not an actual Wikipedia editor, only a pale imitation of one. My primary purpose is to impede real progress in every way possible, and to keep the United States pure and unsullied by the barbarians I believed lived everywhere else in the scary wide world. Oh, what a fool I've been!!!!! I know now that with your will of iron and keen determination to right great wrongs you will be victorious in your glorious crusade to drag us unworthy and unwashed Americans into the clear white light of revelation enjoyed by the rest of the world. ONWARD THE PROGRAM!!!!!! ALL HAIL THE GREAT METRIC CRUSADE!!!!!!! Yr. obt. hble. srvt. BMK (talk) 08:53, 29 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Beyond My Ken: Remember civility. No need to kick the dust around when you don't need to. Rcsprinter¹²³ (utter) @ 09:03, 29 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Oh come on, don't be a spoilsport. There's only two real possibilities here: trolling or pointy behavior. Whichever it is, it's well-deserving of some sarcasm for wasting our time and energy. BMK (talk) 09:08, 29 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Rcsprinter123: Civility does not preclude some well-provoked and well-deserved (and well-crafted, I must say) sarcasm. I looked at WP:CIVIL and it doesn't even contain the string "sarcas". Remember, here at Wikipedia even "fuck off and die" is forgiven under the right circumstances. ―Mandruss ☎ 09:17, 29 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Okey dokey. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kubrickrules (talk • contribs)

You have been pointed to WP:UNIT several times. Here is the relevant quote:

In non-scientific articles relating to the United States, the primary units are US customary, e.g. 97 pounds (44 kg).

Clara Bow was an American actress and the article mentions a temperature in New York so the above clearly applies. Fahrenheit is a US customary unit and used by hundreds of millions of Americans. Wikipedia isn't the place to lecture Americans about what you think they should do. And regardless of Wikipedia guidelines about units, you were still edit warring. Your five edits were reverted by four different editors so none of them broke Wikipedia:Edit warring. Please learn to sign your posts. See Wikipedia:Signatures. PrimeHunter (talk) 11:13, 29 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Your attention is called to the above page. I hope you will read it. Regards, GeorgeLouis (talk) 08:21, 29 January 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Please note that even if you somehow have personal insider knowledge about notable people's deaths, Wikipedia still needs to cite an actual reference to support their death before we can update our article to say that they're dead. If you can actually provide a source, then that's different, but until there's a source to support his death the article still has to reflect him as living in the meantime. Bearcat (talk) 14:53, 25 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

But it's okay to replace what I wrote with "is a former a Canadian rock singer"? Can you explain how "is a former a Canadian rock singer" is acceptable, and my edit is not? I assure you, he's dead. Kubrickrules (talk) 15:03, 25 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia doesn't care what you assure us; we care about what proper references do or don't tell us. For our purposes, he's not dead until you footnote his death to a reliable source reference confirming it — and this is not just me being stupid, we've actually had at least three notable people who are still alive get falsely killed off in their Wikipedia articles just this month alone, and that's just examples that I caught personally (I can't speak for how many more examples other people came across, but it's a thing that happens constantly on here). So if he's dead, then cite a reference for his death. The only problem with "is a former a Canadian rock singer" is an easily corrected typo, not an unreferenced claim. Bearcat (talk) 15:29, 25 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Fair enough, but then why do you admit in your edit that he's no longer alive with the use of "former Canadian rock singer," not to mention that "former Canadian rock singer" is an odd and clunky description. Why not "is/was a Canadian musician"? Kubrickrules (talk) 15:52, 25 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

"Former" doesn't only encompass "dead". It also encompasses "retired but still alive", especially when the sentence says that he is a former something, rather than was a former something. Bearcat (talk) 16:22, 25 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Here's another thing: I don't see any citation hyperlinks on anyone else's page. Why does Johnnie Lovesin specifically need one? And where does it go? And why hasn't anyone ever questioned any of my edits for the recently deceased before? I've never been wrong, and there's no way I would add such an update if I wasn't 100% sure.

I don't know what pages you're looking at, so I can't speak to what you are or aren't seeing in their articles. But the recent death of a person who already had a Wikipedia article while they were alive always needs a proper source for it — if there are people whose deaths aren't properly sourced at all, it's because somebody who wasn't following the rules somehow managed to add it without getting caught or reverted by a more responsible editor, and not because adding death claims without sources for them is ever acceptable. But what's much more likely is that their deaths are properly sourced, and you're just not noticing where. Bearcat (talk) 16:22, 25 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Here's the link to his Facebook page where you'll clearly see that he has passed away. You add the link, then. I don't know how or where you need it done anyway: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10156732927051900&id=519521899

Facebook posts aren't reliable sources — what we need is an obituary appearing in a media outlet. The ideal source for a person's death would be a journalist writing about his death as a news story, but not everybody is actually high profile enough for their death to get that kind of attention — but we at least need a published death notice from the local newspaper classifieds or legacy.com or something of that ilk, not just a user-generated social networking post. Bearcat (talk) 16:27, 25 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for lecturing me about not adding a source without actually telling me where or how to do it. That was very helpful indeed.

Okay, Bearcat. You go, girl. Have fun constantly reverting a death date that will have to be re-added almost immediately anyway. I think I'm done here. Ta ta. Kubrickrules (talk) 16:51, 25 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I shouldn't have to tell you where or how to do something that's patently obvious: the answer to "how" is exactly the same way as you add any other source to an article, and the answer to "where" is footnoting the death date. If you actually need to have those things explained to you, then your basic competence as a Wikipedian is up for way more debate than mine. Bearcat (talk) 17:49, 25 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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If I actually know, in real life, that a person with a Wikipedia page passed away, I will change that person's page, regardless of whether it hit the newspapers or not. Sometimes it takes weeks for the death to appear in a news source. What I do is not "disruption." Kubrickrules (talk) 13:28, 10 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

It actually is "disruption", because a core policy of Wikipedia is verifiability. Natureium (talk) 13:50, 10 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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Your update was reverted because despite your claim of a Canadian premiere that, in your words, are “correct in every way,” you have provided no source for that information. If you want to include that information, a source must be provided. Rcarter555 (talk) 16:17, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't actually mention the Canadian premier except to you in this exchange. This is commonly known information, so changing the part of the sentence from " ... debuted on September 8, 1966 ..." to " ... debuted in the US on September 8, 1966 ... " is 100% accurate, and actually preferred, because the way it is currently written is inaccurate. It debuted in the US on NBC on September 8th, not in general. In general, it debuted on CTV in Canada on September 6th, 1966. That was the world debut. If you do not agree to accept the change, I will take it to arbitration. My wording is 100% accurate, and the current wording is not. Kubrickrules (talk) 18:28, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I have updated it with the appropriate source reference, so everything should be fine now. Kubrickrules (talk) 18:38, 29 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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@Alex_21:Question: How are you not also engaged in an edit war? Another question: Who are you to revert my edit, and for what reason do you keep reverting it? State your reason immediately. When I get time, I'll be taking this to arbitration. I have made the exact same edit to numerous Wiki articles over the years, and 100% of them stayed, because they are accurate, correct, and an improvement. Do you plan to remove the names of US states from listed geographical locales in other Wikipedia articles? ~~~ Kubrickrules (talk) 23:26, 25 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Because you have been reverted by multiple editors (against one of whom you have violated WP:NPA) and have cited no guideline or policy support. I'm not having this discussion in three places, stick to one. -- Alex_21_TALK 23:31, 25 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

That's not really an answer to my question. Why do you have a problem with this geographical format, especially when it is identical to the US one? Are you removing US states in other articles? You are a child from Australia who is apparently unfamiliar with North American written geographical formats, and you are edit warring with me without giving any logical reason. Nothing I did is factually incorrect in any way. As such, I'm taking this to arbitration. ~~~ Kubrickrules (talk) 23:36, 25 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Again, hold this discussion in one place. You have now violated WP:NPA twice; take it elsewhere if you like, but note WP:BOOMERANG, your behaviour will be the first thing brought into question, and the fact that you can cite no support will be second. -- Alex_21_TALK 23:39, 25 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This is in one place. It's all right in front of you. I placed one note in the talk section of the actual article. Everything else is right here. I am Canadian, living in Canada since 1972. I know the Canadian written geographical formats. They are the same as the American ones. You still have not explained to me why you personally have a problem with this edit, and why it needs to be taken down. If anyone hasn't cited anything, it is you with your lack of citation of why my edit is "wrong" and needs to be taken down in your eyes. You haven't explained why you are the only person in my entire history here who has reverted that exact same edit I've made many times in the past on multiple pages. Stop telling me to hold the discussion in one place on my own page where clearly, the discussion is taking place in one place, and stop reverting my edits for no reason. Also, you need to explain why the word "Ontario" has to be taken out of the locale description. Your own behaviour has now reached "appalling" status. ~~~ Kubrickrules (talk) 23:50, 25 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Then if you're in the all-knowing place when it comes to this, cite the relevant Wikipedia guideline. I'm waiting. -- Alex_21_TALK 23:53, 25 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

This is a literal quote from the "Filming" section of that exact same article: "Filming for the series also takes place on location around Ontario, Canada, including at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto to portray the Vulcan Science Academy, the Hilton Falls and Kelso Conservation Areas, the Scarborough Bluffs, the Stelco steel plant in Hamilton, and the disused Kingston Penitentiary. The series spent more than CA$257 million (US$202 million) in Ontario, and created more than 4,000 jobs for local crew, in just its first two seasons." Now explain to me why the word "Ontario" needs to be removed from "Toronto, Ontario, Canada" in my edits, but gets to stay in that section. And explain why an Australian is now in charge of written North American geographical formats. ~~~ Kubrickrules (talk) 23:59, 25 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

So, your only argument is "I'm right". You can still provide no guideline to support your warring edits, and are now exhibiting WP:OWN behaviour based on an editor's location. -- Alex_21_TALK 00:09, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

No, my argument is that you have zero argument for reverting my edit. You have yet to demonstrate how my edit is wrong or inaccurate in any way. You are the one claiming it's "wrong" or "unnecessary", therefore, the onus is on you to prove it. You can't, though. "Toronto, Ontario, Canada" is the correct and proper written geographical format, exactly the same as the US one (City/State/Country - City/Province/Country) and is literally only a single word difference from the incorrect one that was there before, which means its existence in the article can't possibly affect it negatively at all. The fact that you are putting up this much of a battle over a correct written format, especially a format you clearly aren't even familiar with in the first place, is extraordinarily puzzling, to say the least. For consistency's sake, will you be removing the names of US states from articles which have them listed in a City/State or City/State/Country format? If not, why not? ~~~ Kubrickrules (talk) 01:16, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

So you continue to have this discussion in two places. Unnecessary. You have yet to demonstrate any support for your edits. -- Alex_21_TALK 01:28, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

You have yet to demonstrate any support for why my minor, 100% accurate edits need to be reverted. The onus is on you. I'm putting a hold on this until tomorrow. Don't bother answering.~~~ Kubrickrules (talk) 01:35, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

No, please, continue. You've now violated multiple policies (OWN x3, EW x1, NPA x2), displayed no support (from either policies or other editors), and your argument is based solely on WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS. I thought you were taking this minor content dispute all the way to arbitration? Can you link me once you do? -- Alex_21_TALK 01:37, 26 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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