User talk:Leifurf

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December 2012

Hello, I'm GiantSnowman. I noticed that you made a change to an article, Hannes Þór Halldórsson, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so! If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Giant Snowman 08:51, 11 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The sources you have provided show that he played in some games; it does not confirm that he became the first-choice goalkeeper. The sources may imply that, but they do not state it directly - basically you are violating WP:OR. If you believe that the information should be included, I suggest you start a discussion on the article talk page at Talk:Hannes Þór Halldórsson. Regards, Giant Snowman 15:53, 11 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Nope, the current wording is a helluva lot better as it is verified by reliable sources. Giant Snowman 16:44, 11 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Your recent edits

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1999 1. deild karla

Hi Leifurf. I've gone and corrected the citation style for 1999 1. deild karla to the preferred way to do it. You're correct: page reviewers won't always mark this as a problem, because it is a much smaller problem than most other problems with new pages, and some (including me, sometimes) are inclined to let it slip past. If you can get into the habit of doing inline citations, that's great. If you can't, your contributions are still valuable and welcome. With good humor and all best --Lockley (talk) 00:33, 10 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

April 2013

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Jónas Þór Næs. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted or removed. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. Giant Snowman 10:10, 6 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I've explained myself on your talk page. His name is "Tór". finval (talk) 04:50, 7 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

If that is his correct name, then you should open a WP:RM on the article talk page, not change the article without explaining why - hence why I sent you the above warning. Apologies if it seemed harsh. Giant Snowman 09:10, 7 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

There's no "if", as the Faroese alphabet should tell you. Disappointed, but not surprised, you reverted the edit again. finval (talk) 13:21, 7 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

This is very basic stuff, Wikipedia relies upon reliable sources, not one's interpretation of an alphabet (!) - as stated before, if you believe the name should be "Tór" as opposed to "Þór" then you need to use WP:RM. Continuing to change the article currently constitutes vandalism. Giant Snowman 13:28, 7 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Or put another way - some sources show "Þór", others show "Tór", others show "Thór" - you need to evidence the correct one on the article talk page. Giant Snowman 13:31, 7 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The official page of the Icelandic FA always reports the full, correct names of registered players. You're not going to approve of that? Well, okay. Have it your way. Also, Faroese people have (in almost every case) names containing letters from the Faroese alphabet, not one outside of their alphabet. That's common sense. I have provided both a good enough argument and a good enough source. However, you're completely putting me off wikipedia. I'm not going to do a thing about this article at the moment. I'm just annoyed by the incorrect information it possesses, but there you go. finval (talk) 13:45, 7 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Although, concerning the Icelandic FA, if players have names containing letters not in the Icelandic alphabet, the website usually uses letters in or historically in the Icelandic alphabet. Since "Þ" is a part of the Icelandic alphabet, though, they use that letter when appropriate. I can have no doubt about his name. You only do as an outsider. finval (talk) 13:49, 7 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

You will have to convince myself and others of this; as stated a number of times before, please use the article talk page, I have started a discussion there. Giant Snowman 13:56, 7 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

hello,do you like playing football? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 韦娜 (talk • contribs) 12:27, 16 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

2012–13 2. Fußball-Bundesliga table and 2012–13 3. Fußball-Liga table

The tables were created so that the tables can be updated with one edit instead of making 18 or 20 edits for one matchday. The seasons is over for both leagues. Therefore the tables can be placed in all articles instead of being in a template that shouldn't be edited anymore. Kingjeff (talk) 22:49, 25 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination for deletion of Template:FAI League of Ireland Premier Division 2008 Table

Template:FAI League of Ireland Premier Division 2008 Table has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Kingjeff (talk) 03:42, 8 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

discussion for deletion of squads

Here is discussion for deletion of some squads. Please attention!hoising (talk) 05:58, 17 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Your recent edits

When updating transfers and stats, one exmaple here, please ensure you use a reliable source and informative edit summary. Regards, Giant Snowman 08:28, 23 August 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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