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BIFF McGUIRE Sir, Once again you are wrong as you neglected to check ' source ' below. If you were to have only checked ' References ' at bottom at # 7 - ' The Hollywood Reporter ' - ( note below ) you will see his middle name is listed correctly as ' Joseph ', so kindly please add this correct middle name back in as he is related to a person we knew from our acting days who worked with both he and his well known wife on the stage and in public speaking events. Thank You Very Much - >>>>> William Joseph McGuire Jr. was born on Oct. 25, 1926, in New Haven, Connecticut. <<<<< You really must stop all of these far too many not necessary and not smart wrong removals / reverts on entries by many others, as well, as they are not at all appreciated. Lastly, what exactly are you referring to with regard to ' other accounts ' as you have never responded to three ( 3 ) previous responses concerning that which is hard to figure out ??? GSP Tuesday 28 December 2021 - 12:33 pm - 19PATTON45 (talk) 17:33, 28 December 2021 (UTC) Apologies on the matter of the subject's middle name, 19PATTON45. As I know you know, other information in the entry was sourced to this reference, but not the middle name, and the reference itself places that info in a somewhat unusual location. When I refer to whether you have edited under other accounts, I think that question is quite straightforward. You may have replied to this query three times, but there are no replies in the place where an editor would look for them (on the user talk page where the discussion started). Could you point me to another instance where I incorrectly reverted material that you contributed? If there are "far too many", it should be easy to come up with a few. If I was wrong, I will apologize. Larry Hockett (Talk) 17:47, 28 December 2021 (UTC) FIRSTLY - Check all Reference numbers under BIFF McGuire ( these three do not open / are blank / dead - # 8 / # 9 / # 10 ) for those which are not operating and either fix these or remove them as it will be and is most confusing for those who click on these only to find they will not open / are blank / dead. SECONDLY - You know very well many of the removals / reverts you have made could very easily be checked / verified on your own by spending some time properly / correctly and also seeing that References for those also have some which will not open / are blank / dead. Unfortunately, we are all far too busy to go back through the thousands of Wikipedia entries to send you those which show discrepancies as far as you are concerned, however do check the following where you were blatantly wrong as information could easily be found through ' SEARCH ' and many similar to these have no way to be checked / verified being over 40+ - 100 years+ in the past with no ready reference to be found / seen in any format. You must know this, and there are many hundreds to thousands of Wikipedia pages with no hint of a reference of any kind - THIRDLY - You, PERSONALLY, need to actually speak to someone who knows proper / correct facts / details about sports and military matters as you seem to have no idea at all, no insult but the plain and simple truth. These new entries should be directed to those in Wikipedia for review who have the proper English grammar background / higher education and, especially, have actually worked in sport(s), played game(s), served or worked with the military of any / all of the major nations, are or know about actors, and so on, as you plainly have no business removing / reverting as many of those entries you do ( this is not a marathon to do dozens daily ) so slow down and be reasonable in this regard, without looking into issues further where you are and have been totally wrong at each removal / revert instance. HERE FOLLOW TWO PERFECT RECENT EXAMPLES - DID YOU KNOW, EVER MEET, SPOKE WITH ROGER FREED - DOUBTFUL !!! https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Roger_Freed&action=edit&undoafter=1062063807&undo=1062452395 ROGER FREED - going ' in ' S/B more properly used grammar ' into ', you must know this ... and Baldwin repeats twice in same sentence so ' who ' is more proper / reads better in that line / correct adjustment word ... ' and ' is wrongly used far too often in many sports entries so another better word such as ' which ' is a better word at times. https://ripbaseball.com/ https://ripbaseball.com/2021/12/18/in-memoriam-2021-part-2/ Bobby Kline, 92 (died 26 October 2021): Bobby Kline first entered into professional baseball in 1947, when he was 18. He bounced around the minors quite a bit until be found a home with the Birmingham Barons in 1951. He hit .283 in his first year with the team and then hit .319 with 23 doubles and 3 home runs in 1954. His success there spurred the Washington Senators to draft him, and he spent all of 1955 in the majors. Playing all the infield positions except first base, Kline slashed .221/.288/.247 in 77 games. He also pitched 1 inning of a blowout loss to the White Sox on August 27. The final score was 11-1, and he allowed 3 runs on a George Kell RBI single and Minnie Minoso 2-run homer. Kline was traded to the Yankees in 1956 and retired as a player after the 1958 season. https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=klinebo02 DO YOU WIKIPEDIA PEOPLE NEVER CHECK ANY OF THE USUAL SOURCES AS MANY DEATHS WILL READILY BE FOUND IN SPENDING SOME TIME LOOKING ??? BOBBY KLINE - No one at Wikipedia has looked into this in two months to verify fact he died on original reported date of 26 October 2021 entered ??? - Example, BASEBALL-ALMANAC and R.I.P BASEBALL both show this for at least 4 weeks so what is the problem / what is the hold up to finally make this entry ??? Next, we have been advised you claim to be a member of SABR. Please next verify what your ' REAL NAME ' is in SABR membership directory as you will require reporting for this false claim and likely banned forever if you are not being truthful in this regard and this is from one of our members who has been with SABR continuously for 48 years from just after its began in 1971 and from the official later beginning from 1973 until now. LASTLY, from this point going forward we shall not communicate with you further as it is just too frustrating and so you can go ahead and remove whatever you choose to and we shall just let it go as you are only depriving other viewers the real truth / real facts / real dates / poor grammar corrections / adjustments, none of you at Wikipedia seem to ever see and remedy on your own. Why not try reading through these new entries more then make some of your own changes / corrections as per the above instead of removing / reverting so many items unnecessarily ??? Thank You. GSP Tuesday 28 December 2021 - 5:15 pm - 19PATTON45, if you add material that cannot be supported by reliable sources at the time of the edit, it is likely to be removed. (If you don't come back to the article and re-add the material once sources are available, there is a risk that the entry in question could remain out of date.) If you add material that isn't phrased in neutral, encyclopedic tone, it is likely to be removed. If you have changed usernames to evade a previous block, any of your edits might be removed. I was somewhat disturbed by the thought that you are looking for me in an off-wiki membership database, but I am chuckling at the thought of you searching for a fictional character from a well-known baseball movie. There is zero chance that I would give you my real name at this point. You may report me to SABR if you wish. I will quit SABR myself if it's going to cause this much drama; I would just need your real name and the name of your SABR member friend so I can let SABR know which fine gentlemen to thank for the harassment that caused me to leave. I notice that you resort to name-calling and typing in all caps, and while this does make your writing much harder to understand, it does not help me to understand your points or make me want to comply with your wishes. Larry Hockett (Talk) 17:16, 29 December 2021 (UTC)

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I have seen your reversions.

Hi, could you kindly let me know which paragraph refers to "usually we don’t include the ethnicity in the opening sentence unless it is central to his notability", I mean it a kind and polite way, I would like to educate myself and learn more about this policy. Thank you! Quantum^Realm (meow • pawtrack) 13:04, 2 January 2022 (UTC)

I mean like, which Wikipedia policy does this come under? Quantum^Realm (meow • pawtrack) 13:05, 2 January 2022 (UTC)

No worries. It's MOS:ETHNICITY. Larry Hockett (Talk) 13:08, 2 January 2022 (UTC)

Perfect! Thank you. ^_^ :* Quantum^Realm (meow • pawtrack) 13:10, 2 January 2022 (UTC)

Thanks

...for your look in, at Thomas Bartlett Whitaker. The unreferenced lead tag was a temporary one placed in order to have access to the news and other citation search tools featured in the presentation of that template. I inadvertantly failed to remove it before saving. Thanks for the catch. 2601:246:C700:558:A0C9:25CF:863:7D81 (talk) 00:19, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

No worries. That's interesting. I haven't thought of using it that way. Larry Hockett (Talk) 22:21, 7 January 2022 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
	For reverting vandalism made by long term abuse users. ItcouldbepossibleTalk 08:53, 3 February 2022 (UTC)

For Dear Larry

	Big Thanks
	Dear Larry thanks for your patience. It is so important for me to know some things about baseball. Արման Մովսիսյան (talk) 09:30, 16 February 2022 (UTC)

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New Zealand cricket team in the West Indies in 2012

I want to thank you for reverting those unconstructive edits done by 203.212.244.101 Chhota Bheem Fan (talk) 14:40, 17 February 2022 (UTC)

No problem! Larry Hockett (Talk) 14:42, 17 February 2022 (UTC)

Thanks Chhota Bheem Fan (talk) 15:08, 17 February 2022 (UTC)

Rejuvenate WikiProject Skepticism

Hello - my name is Susan Gerbic (Sgerbic) and I'm writing to you because at some point you joined Wikipedia:WikiProject Skepticism. This might have been months ago - or even years ago. With the best of intentions the project was created years ago, and sadly like many WikiProjects has started to go dormant. A group of us are attempting to revitalize the Skepticism project, already we have begun to clean up the main page and I've just redone the participant page. No one is in charge of this project, it is member directed, which might have been the reason it almost went dormant. We are attempting to bring back conversations on the talk page and have two subprojects as well, in the hopes that it might spark involvement and a way of getting to know each other better. One was created several years ago but is very well organized and a lot of progress was made, Wikipedia:WikiProject Skepticism/Skeptical organisations in Europe. The other I created a couple weeks ago, it is very simple and has a silly name Wikipedia:WikiProject Skepticism/Skepticism Stub Sub-Project Project (SSSPP). This sub-project runs from March 1 to June 1, 2022. We are attempting to rewrite skepticism stubs and add them to this list. As you can see we have already made progress.

The reason I'm writing to you now is because we would love to have you come back to the project and become involved, either by working on one of the sub-projects, proposing your own (and managing it), or just hanging out on the talk page getting to know the other editors and maybe donate some of your wisdom to some of the conversations. As I said, no one is in charge, so if you have something in mind you would like to see done, please suggest it on the talk page and hopefully others will agree. Please add the project to your watchlist, update your personal user page showing you are a proud member of WikiProject Skepticism. And DIVE in, this is what the work list looks like [1] frightening at first glance, but we have already started chipping away at it.

The Wikipedia:WikiProject Skepticism/Participants page has gone though a giant change - you may want to update your information. And of course if this project no longer interests you, please remove your name from the participant list, we would hate to see you go, but completely understand.

Thank you for your time, I hope to edit with you in the future.Sgerbic (talk) 07:02, 17 March 2022 (UTC)

Hello

My sabethes picture got reverted hm sure after seven day it not got remove then can I keep the picture on the sabethes wikipedia. PeaceAndGood (talk) 09:26, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

With all due respect, I don't think there is any way the photo will be retained. It looks like you took someone else's photo without explaining why. See the image use policy. Larry Hockett (Talk) 09:32, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Hello

Wait if all my picture don't get removed after seven day can I keep the picture on some wikipedia animal page. PeaceAndGood (talk) 09:43, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

They are copyright violations whether or not the seven-day period has elapsed. When we see copyright violations, we usually take them out of articles. Larry Hockett (Talk) 09:46, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

Yolanda Saldívar

Hey, what about this; is an American former nurse and fan club president of singer Selena Quintanilla Pérez, whom Saldívar murdered on March 31, 1995, in Corpus Christi, Texas, crime for which she was convicted. Or a different wording, what did you suggest? Fan club president? she was a Fan club president of what? In spanish that is translated as = Presidenta de un club de fans = President of a fan blub, that does not works properly. Await for your response, greetings. TheBellaTwins1445 (talk) 22:51, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

It's fine the way the article is right now, except that "fan club president" doesn't need to go in the first sentence. Once we get through that first sentence, then we can explain the fan club and such in the rest of the lead. Larry Hockett (Talk) 22:54, 20 March 2022 (UTC)

I took off the fan club president thing, may you please check? Greetings fella. TheBellaTwins1445 (talk) 00:17, 21 March 2022 (UTC)

Didn't realize you went to Milwaukee Marshall

Do research next time 23.123.60.75 (talk) 18:52, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

It’s more about following Wikipedia guidelines, and that’s what people are trying to explain to you with their messages. We need reliable sources to support our edits whether we did or did not attend Milwaukee Marshall. Larry Hockett (Talk) 18:56, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

Hello

How do we avoid content deletion? 70.55.21.211 (talk) 10:43, 27 March 2022 (UTC)

Hello - For something this broad, it's probably easier to speak to specific situations. If there's a particular article with a concern, I'd be happy to try to address it. Let me know. Larry Hockett (Talk) 11:31, 27 March 2022 (UTC)

Blake Migueal Davis

Blake Davis is a billionaire on the show selling Hamptons, where he and his girlfriend super model Savannah Delane, paid 40 million for a home. There company website Davis Development states they have developed over 75k units at a average profit per door of 100k that’s 7.5 billion. I was just trying to add public figures not currently on wiki. Hope this helps Beachchairrelaxing (talk) 17:10, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

Hi Beachchairrelaxing - Your user talk page has a message with some good links for handling this situation. It's not really about television credentials or a certain net worth. What we need is independent and non-trivial coverage in reliable sources. With disambiguation pages (the type of Wikipedia page you were editing), the main idea is to help people navigate to articles that are on Wikipedia. TV stars get a lot of coverage in the mainstream media, so I predict that as soon as your subject meets Wikipedia notability standards, someone will be along to write a standalone Wikipedia article about him. At that time, it would be appropriate to add him to Blake Davis. Have a good weekend! Larry Hockett (Talk) 17:49, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

Seanie O Brien wikipedia page

I am actually related to seanie O'Brien being my great grand uncle . My grandad seamus's uncle to be more exact. Wikiuser6389 (talk) 17:38, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

I believe you. It's just not information that should be included in an encyclopedia. Larry Hockett (Talk) 17:52, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

Yes I know what you mean i myself never met seanie as I wasn't alive then so I don't think it would be appropriate to add such information about me into such a wikipedia article but I believe some information such as regarding his nephew seamus could be adequate. I'll be honest I didn't realise this wikipedia page even existed.sadly my grandad died just less than a month ago. Wikiuser6389 (talk) 18:07, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

In most cases, it actually isn't appropriate to mention anyone like that if they don't have their own WP article. In some articles, we don't even say the names of the spouse and children. We certainly wouldn't mention cousins, grandchildren, uncles, etc., unless those names would be familiar to/helpful to the reader. Larry Hockett (Talk) 18:18, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

That's understandable I can see where your coming from.

One question though does any living direct relation to the person have the right/permission to change such information about the wikipedia article to a greater effect if required or wanted .

Wikiuser6389 (talk) 18:47, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

We actually prefer contributors who are not related to the WP subject. When you are related to, or even good friends with, a WP subject, it can create a conflict of interest (read that blue link for the answers to any questions). If you add anything, it should be whatever comes from reliable sources, not information that comes from your personal experiences with the subject. Larry Hockett (Talk) 19:37, 2 May 2022 (UTC)

Bryan R. Cullen Page

Hi,

I saw that you removed the recent edits on the page regarding a controversy related to the person due to lack of appropriate reference. While I did not make the original edits, I am one of the recipients of the email mentioned in the controversy. I am wondering how we may provide reliable references for this, given that the best we could provide is a screenshot of the said emails. Thanks!

LoveGoodWorkshop (talk) 01:06, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for the message. I can understand the desire to provide accurate and complete information, but this kind of thing doesn't really belong in an encyclopedia unless it becomes such a big controversy that it gets covered by a reliable source like a newspaper or a major magazine. There really isn't a place for a primary source (like an email) in our entries. Thank you for asking about it though. Larry Hockett (Talk) 01:12, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

Hi again,

So apparently the school news did covered it and I hope this could be considered as an appropriate reference: https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2022/05/duke-university-school-of-medicine-professor-describes-mandatory-equity-training-as-maoist-political-propaganda-refuses-to-attend

Thank you!

LoveGoodWorkshop (talk) 06:02, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

Meh. I'm on the fence. It probably does count as a reliable source. With the additional context here, I personally wouldn't add it for a few reasons. First, it's a developing story with allegations that could hurt the subject, and those things always make me think twice; Wikipedia is here to provide encyclopedic content, not to settle departmental drama or to exact a measure of accountability from WP subjects. Right now it's not clear that this event is going to have any effect on the subject's career or have any significance outside of the university.

Side note: These PhD candidates sure are bold with their emails. I don't think I would feel free to openly criticize my program's faculty like that. Larry Hockett (Talk) 06:47, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

Got it, thanks! I think you made good point that this is still an ongoing story. It would make more sense to maybe return to this later then. Thanks again for your patient explanations. LoveGoodWorkshop (talk) 07:01, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

John Hagee

The source is valid and clearly presents the facts of what happened. Reverend Hagee supported George Wallace in the election of 1968, and did so by throwing a rally for his faithful congregation and others to attend. He used his platform to support George Wallace, which is his first amendment right to do so. Why are you attempting to cancel the information, do you find it inconvenient? That is not a good enough reason. We are to follow where the facts lead us, nothing else. Please undo your edit on John Hagee and have a good day. You have no valid argument for why the information is not properly included in the article. Because there is not one. PS I have three other sources to add, and they are more inconvenient but no less facts, which will go on the article once you undo your illegitimate edit that could be considered vandalism if you persist. AggiesNeverLie (talk) 18:34, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

We agree that the source is good. Consistent with the edit summary I left, I just took out the stuff that wasn't supported by the source. While Hagee gave a public speech, the source didn't describe him as using his platform to do so, and it didn't describe Wallace's devotion to segregation or to any other issue. If anything, I left too much information in the article, as the source doesn't describe Hagee as being politically active; it's just one story about a particular endorsement.

As a fellow Aggie, I echo the sentiment in your username that Aggies never lie, cheat, or steal. When we add a source to contentious material, that's the best way to show we aren't lying, which is great. If we add an inline citation but then insert article text that goes beyond what the source states, we can think of that as a form of cheating. While I believe in upholding Wikipedia guidelines (especially as they pertain to edits involving living people), the good news is that I don't really like Hagee and would have no reason to defend him. If the edit is consistent with reliable sources, inconvenience won't even factor into the equation for me. Larry Hockett (Talk) 18:57, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

I agree with you. My first comment was a mistake. Your wording on John Hagee is perfect, and I am satisfied, no need to go any further. AggiesNeverLie (talk) 19:02, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

I will speak the truth that John Hagee supported George Wallace for only one reason, and no other. For him to have been blind to the issue of segregation and civil rights, is a strong hint itself. There is also ample evidence that suggests (for another venue, not here where it is not likely to get a consensus because it reveals too much) these churches were white nationalist fronts mostly out to skirt integration of schools. It is always clear which side the movement is on (I speak of towers Graham, Falwell, and B-grades like Hagee) So, we can dance around and pretend I suppose, but I won't do it. I know the truth. There are three more articles that give more information, by the same author. There is also an opinion article that reveals that someone at the time (as well as editorial staff) understood the implications of holding a rally in support of George Wallace at the time. AggiesNeverLie (talk) 19:16, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

I forgot to mention, there is no need to put anything else on the article, let the reader figure it out on their own. AggiesNeverLie (talk) 19:24, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

June 2022 Good Article Nominations backlog drive

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John Hagee

We seem to have an SPA here with poor reasons for deletion. Doug Weller talk 09:54, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

Looks like it. Some of the edits to the page go beyond what is supported in the sources, but removing the supported material is the wrong approach. Larry Hockett (Talk) 14:54, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Richard Gerald Jordan

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Women in Green - July GA Editathon

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Wikipedia revision history

A person could be reading Wikipedia content, including the "Wikipedia" article, from a website other than Wikipedia itself like https://wikivisually.com? I see what you mean. NDEdminson (talk) 06:30, 16 July 2022 (UTC)

(Untitled)

Hey, Larry, I have no problem with you deleting my comment as I was mad at the time I wrote it and should have just ignored the fact that the statement I edited was a BS attempt to make it seem like MLB is "systemically racist". But, let's not bullshit each other and act like Wikipedia is "neutral". This site is as left wing biased as MSM and 90% of this site is written/edited by left wing extremists. You turn factual history/events into emotion filled lies and opinions and if a statement, such as the one I edited, is a slick attempt at claiming racism, sexism or anything else you liberals believe, whether factual or not, it's not a problem and won't be deleted. Which is why I'll never, EVER, pay to use this site. If you all went bankrupt tomorrow, I wouldn't give a damn. This site is about as factual as Big Bird is real and as neutral as Soviet Russia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.132.187.142 (talk) 05:29, 27 July 2022 (UTC)

Edits by African American

What gives you the authority to say facts and documents are unconstructive because it makes you uncomfortable? My entire life has been uncomfortable. Yet, I'm here trying frame out the context of history with historical documents. Rugbyboy007 (talk) 14:31, 25 June 2022 (UTC)

I certainly haven’t appealed to comfort or discomfort in any edit that I can remember. Do you have some details for me? Larry Hockett (Talk) 14:33, 25 June 2022 (UTC)

The fact that you seem to have a problem with an African American, who has documents and facts to back up their edits, shows me just how "neutral" this site is. Whether you're uncomfortable with it or not shouldn't matter. If it's a FACT and has statistics/documentation to back it up, it should be allowed. But since I'm sure it goes against Wikipedia's agenda you say it's unconstructive. That tells me EVERYTHING I need to know about you and Wikipedia's "neutrality". This site is as "neutral" as Facebook and Twitter. 75.132.187.142 (talk) 09:50, 27 July 2022 (UTC)

Please remember that the code of conduct on Wikipedia requires that we assume good faith on the actions of other editors unless or until proven otherwise, and that we do not cast aspersions on other editors. Discussions should be about the contents of articles and the quality of sources used, not about other editors. - Donald Albury 13:28, 27 July 2022 (UTC)

Funny you should say that when your editors are allowed to delete edits, despite the fact that the edits made have proven, documented FACTS to back-up them up. You allow articles with vague, misleading and even out of context statements but when someone adds a fact based, documented, PROVEABLE comment, they're told it's unconstructive and their FACTUAL statement is deleted. But yeah, let's pretend your site has only "quality" articles and sources. 75.132.187.142 (talk) 23:35, 27 July 2022 (UTC)

Your article on Dr. S. Eva Singletary

I just want to thank you for writing the Wikipedia article on Dr. S. Eva Singletary. She was a marvelous person as well as prominent surgeon. We were close friends in medical school, MUSC (1973-1977) and then during our surgical internships at the University of Florida at Shands Teaching Hospitals (1977-1978). I knew her and her friend Miguel A. Faria Jr. We were all classmates. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.96.79.78 (talk) 15:33, 9 August 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for your note. I never met Dr. Singletary, but if I remember correctly, I was inspired to write the article when I came across the entry on the Texas Women's Hall of Fame. I noticed how few of the inductees had individual WP entries, and I happen to be particularly interested in healthcare in Texas. Thanks again! Larry Hockett (Talk) 16:24, 9 August 2022 (UTC)

Obviously I agree that Drew Bledsoe going down (so Tom could start) is the best thing ever happen in Patriots history

It doesn’t matter anyways but saying that like I’m not a die-hard fan who’s been updating the wiki for weeks sounds almost insulting to me. I could see how it wouldn’t be seen as tragic for non-Pats fans, but you got to understand my reasoning in the sense of the severity of the injury, who he was to the team, and his early in the season it was.

I don’t care if was kept or not but you don’t have to make me feel like I’m stupid for not knowing Wiki unwritten rules as a new user. Pats6XChamps (talk) 08:06, 12 August 2022 (UTC)

Hey - I’m sorry for making you feel stupid. These are written rules, not unwritten rules, but there are a lot of them, so it can be confusing. In fact, I think that all of us probably feel stupid from time to time because there is so much to learn about writing on Wikipedia.

To make it easier, Wikipedia has five big rules that we should always keep in mind, known as the five pillars. The second one is about writing with a neutral tone. Basically, we just write what happened, not what we think about it. So we say that Bledsoe got hurt, where his injury was, and how much time he missed, but we leave out anything about it being tragic, sad, good, bad - pretty much leaving out the adjectives. Larry Hockett (Talk) 09:17, 12 August 2022 (UTC)

John Kruk

Thanks for undoing my edit, I was half asleep and it was from a rumor my uncle told me. Of course, he isn't dead, my uncle convinced me because he heard something on the radio about Kruk. It's rare I do something stupid like that.

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No problem! Larry Hockett (Talk) 11:57, 16 August 2022 (UTC)

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Destructive editing

Your edits on Thought disorder page have been reverted, due to violation of the rules regarding tolerance and equality on Wikipedia, since your edits are disrespectful towards people with intellectual disability. You must stop making destructive and unacceptable edits or your account will be permanently banned.

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Thought disorder and intellectual disability are essentially unrelated concepts. Please stop the reverts until you get a chance to read the content of the entries (or other reliable sources on the differences between the two). There is no ableism going on here. I want to understand your concerns, but you aren't making your points understandable enough to act upon here. Larry Hockett (Talk) 10:33, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

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Soccer matches table for AT&T Stadium

I created a table for soccer matches at AT&T Stadium, and it's a mess. Can you please help me out? I have been trying and it's not working for me. -User 76.166.183.180 (just message me when the fixes have gone through)

Good evening - Unfortunately, I am terrible with tables, and I wouldn't even know where to start looking for the issue. I usually just write old-fashioned prose (words in paragraph form). A lot of people prefer to contribute other forms of information (infoboxes, navigation boxes, tables, succession boxes), but prose works really well, especially for very minor things like a football stadium that has hosted a few soccer matches. You might also think about whether readers will benefit from the details in your table, such as the attendance at a 2017 soccer match between the U.S. and Costa Rica. I can see where a reader might go to the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup article for information like that, but I am wondering if such info really needs to be in the AT&T article at all, unless it was some sort of record.

I notice that you are trying to use rowspan, so I feel the need to give you some unsolicited advice. :) Rowspan is, to be honest, kind of ugly. If I understand correctly, it also makes things hard for readers with visual disabilities.

If you do decide to stick with a table, you might post your question on the talk page of a relevant WikiProject, such as WT:FOOTY, as those pages are usually watched by a lot of editors, and someone there has probably worked with tables before. Good luck! I wish I could help more directly. Larry Hockett (Talk) 05:55, 31 October 2022 (UTC)

Marjorie Franklin

Hi, Why exactly did you remove Marjorie Franklin from both the psychologist and women psychologists list? REGIW (talk) 20:43, 10 November 2022 (UTC)

Hi REGIW - It's because the subject is actually a psychiatrist, not a psychologist. While psychiatrists and psychologists both tend to study the mind to some extent, there are important differences, so the terms generally are not used interchangeably. I hope this helps, and I'm happy to clarify in more detail if needed. Larry Hockett (Talk) 22:30, 10 November 2022 (UTC)

She was mainly a psychoanalyst. Her therapy is also based on aspects of psychoanalysis. As this is a branch of psychology, she is as much a psychologist as a psychiatrist. Lots of people fall in multiple occupational categories. REGIW (talk) 08:54, 11 November 2022 (UTC)

Eh, I'm unconvinced. In the US and UK, psychoanalysis is more commonly characterized as a branch of psychiatry than of psychology. A better argument would be to point to the reliable sources that describe the subject as a psychologist, but I can't find sources describing her as such other than this WP entry. With that said, there are more misleading edits to WP every minute of the day, so this probably isn't worth an edit war. Larry Hockett (Talk) 15:53, 11 November 2022 (UTC)

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Can you also review Jonas Blue? It Seems Like Dream (talk) 05:58, 3 December 2022 (UTC)

Good evening -

That's really not an area where I have specialized knowledge, unfortunately. One thing I did notice: The sentence structure is very repetitive, especially in the last couple of sections discussing his career. I am seeing "On __________ (date), Jonas Blue released _____________" over and over again. Don't feel like you need to include the exact dates of each album/single release; most of the time I think it's fine to just state the year of an album release, and that might get you out of this repetitive pattern.

For more help, you might post a message to WT:WPMU (the talk page of WikiProject Music) or make a copyediting request at WP:GOCER. Good luck to you! Larry Hockett (Talk) 07:33, 3 December 2022 (UTC)

It is because you do not listen to EDM; do you think when people grow up even little bit, so they start abandoning this genre. And you can also tell such circumstance affected you not to get interested a lot into it, as you are now adult person — a friendly talk, which may can lead us to other purposes on editing, if we are staying strong always - I hope you got what I mean. You can reply me depending on your wish It Seems Like Dream (talk) 18:37, 4 December 2022 (UTC)

Templating vandals

Hey, noticed you reverted a couple of changes from a anon vandal without a talk page notice. Just wondering if it's routine to not template the user talk pages in these cases? Thanks! ~ Chip🐺 19:08, 5 December 2022 (UTC)

Hi ChipWolf - It's not routine, but it can happen in a few circumstances. One would be that I get distracted (probably by something in real life that calls me away from the computer) after making the revert but before leaving the warning. Another might be that I detect vandalism that is a few hours old where the IP already seems to have stopped editing. Larry Hockett (Talk) 19:19, 5 December 2022 (UTC)

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Thank you for your message! I hope you have happy holidays as well! Larry Hockett (Talk) 03:03, 24 December 2022 (UTC)

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IP of interest

The IP you just reverted twice is the same perp as the multiple others I notified Bbb23 of earlier this evening; all writing that anti Bbb23 manafesto. Wonder if a filter would be in order. Anyway, just thoughts and observations. Happy New Year to you. Zinnober9 (talk) 05:54, 4 January 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for the note. I was called away before I could decide which forum to report it to. Larry Hockett (Talk) 08:09, 4 January 2023 (UTC)

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Camp Chapman Attack

Your revision was reverted as part of me reverting edits that don't belong on the page. This is a page about one specific attack. I was reverting edits from an IP user who misunderstood the page as a list of every attack that has occurred on that base. Nswix (talk) 22:35, 15 January 2023 (UTC)

Okay, I’m sorry if I misread something. It looked like the edits changed the heading hierarchy to include level 1 headings, which are applied automatically to an article title but not manually to a section title. See MOS:BODY. Larry Hockett (Talk) 22:41, 15 January 2023 (UTC)

Ah, I see that the last edit looks to have fixed the heading hierarchy issue. Thanks for pointing it out, and I’m sorry for the revert and for pointing you to a link you didn't need to read. Larry Hockett (Talk) 22:48, 15 January 2023 (UTC)

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Jeff Fortenberry

Hi Larry,

I understand what you're saying as far as the crimes vs. being a congressman, but to me, it's a question of weight, and how much reliable sources are mentioning him for either thing. Most of the coverage of Fortenberry is a result of his conviction - there are 438 congresspeople, and they come and go a lot, but it's not every day one of them is convicted of multiple felonies - which is why the coverage is so heavily skewed towards his felony convictions. I liken it to John du Pont - sure, he would've had an article anyway, if he hadn't committed a murder, but since most of his coverage stems from the fact that he murdered someone, the article includes that in the first sentence. Let me know what you think. Thanks. Wes sideman (talk) 17:56, 13 February 2023 (UTC)

I can see your point on a certain level, but I don't think there are many similarities between the crimes of Fortenberry and du Pont. I think it makes us look bloodthirsty to add it into the opening sentence. Larry Hockett (Talk) 18:05, 13 February 2023 (UTC)

Well, of course the crimes are different - I wouldn't put "convicted murderer" on Fortenberry's article. But "convicted felon" is certainly factually true - it's not in dispute, and the vast majority of coverage on him stems from those convictions. My understanding is that the lead sentence generally should highlight what he's most notable for. Being a (former/disgraced) congressperson doesn't provide an exception to that rule. We certainly don't do it for Betty Loren-Maltese, Nathan Harper, or Mike Carona, and they all had government positions as well. Wes sideman (talk) 18:12, 13 February 2023 (UTC)

Eh, I don't buy the argument that convicted felon in the opening sentence helps to clarify his notability. It feels gratuitous because it's such a broad term that the reader doesn't really learn anything from it. The real explanation is in the third sentence. I appreciate the fact that you heard me out, and it's not worth losing sleep over. After all, as you point out, such writing is not rare on WP. Larry Hockett (Talk) 18:39, 13 February 2023 (UTC)

I appreciate your thoughtful responses as well. Thanks. Wes sideman (talk) 11:59, 14 February 2023 (UTC)

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Your reverts on my recent edits

Hi Mr. Larry, i'm very sorry. I shouldn't give them the "This is Random User's talk page, where you can send them messages and comments.", i know that i don't possess any of these user pages. I'll do a better job next time. 2601:280:4F81:4490:D9E8:37CF:D62:BC68 (talk) 05:47, 19 March 2023 (UTC)

Beemteam

Hello Larry,

Please see Sacramento Kings, Seattle Mariners, and Buffalo Sabres intros for sources into Jets intro change. I understand where you are coming from, but it is relevant for encyclopedia purposes (big four sport team, general culture surrounding/national discourse, etc) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Beemteam (talk • contribs) 20:43, 11 April 2023 (UTC)

Usually we don't cite other WP entries as justification for style decisions (sports entries have a bad habit of this though). See WP guidelines like MOS:LEAD and then you can fix any of the articles that don't comply with such guidelines. If you go about it like you are, eventually many articles will be non-encyclopedic (at least as the Manual of Style delineates that). Larry Hockett (Talk) 20:50, 11 April 2023 (UTC)

Yakuza self-promotion

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