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A barnstar for you!

The Teamwork Barnstar
This barnstar is awarded in recognition of your contributions to building the evidence base for the Chelsea Manning move. Well done! Obi-Wan Kenobi (talk) 06:11, 1 October 2013 (UTC)
Thank you, I hope it goes well, though I already have my doubts. The instructions for the survey seem a bit off to me. I can't believe I hadn't spotted that earlier myself. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 07:35, 1 October 2013 (UTC)
I think you made good points in your !vote, but I dont agree with all of them - we gave during the last move many examples of ppl or things which have changed names but commonname didn't, so we didn't rename. THe royals are a rare exception, but arent given their title to avoid harming them, but rather to satisfy the fan-boys. What i dont, and can't, agree with, is the absolutism described by the hard-core Chelsea side, which would have us rename trans* articles as soon as the new name was issued - even though we don't do this for most others. I think we need some sense of sources coming along, otherwise it's anti-reader. As for the instructions, they were added at the last minute, I'm not sure I agree with 'brief' either - and I think small inline queries are ok - but for one like this with a large # of responses dividing support/oppose makes sense I think. --Obi-Wan Kenobi (talk) 11:27, 1 October 2013 (UTC)
The difficulty with the trans issue, is that using the old name does cause significant harm - much more than that you'd maybe initially think, and not only to the subject but also to other trans individuals - and is therefor quite unique for as far as article titles go. In the hypothetical case we would be the only, or almost the only source using the new name, the discussion would be more difficult. We shouldn't confuse the hell out of our readers, and at that point there is a conflict between two goals; on the one hand to firstly do no harm, and on the other to inform our readers in a clear manner. I wouldn't mind going in to that a little deeper, but that situation is not the situation at hand, so I prefer not to dwell on it too long until the situation actually arises. In this case that argument is void: it can be argued that Chelsea is not the most common name, but it clearly is common enough not to cause mass confusion. The choice of not doing harm then becomes far easier. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 12:11, 1 October 2013 (UTC)
Alexis Reich is one example; User:Obiwankenobi/Wolfgang_Schmidt_(serial_killer) was another but was deleted for some reason, I'm working on sources to restore.--Obi-Wan Kenobi (talk) 13:40, 1 October 2013 (UTC)
I think we're not understanding each other. I for one don't know how Reich ended up here. Could you explain what you think my point was, so I can see where I failed to bring across what I was trying to say? Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 16:32, 1 October 2013 (UTC)
You had said "so I prefer not to dwell on it too long until the situation actually arises." - I was just pointing you to situations where this does arise, and where the vast majority of reliable sources use the "old" name (as is the case for Reich and Schmidt, as far as I can tell). --Obi-Wan Kenobi (talk) 17:48, 1 October 2013 (UTC)
Ah, I see what you mean now. I haven't really looked in to the history of the Reich move/situation. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 17:54, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

Glad to see you are still here

Hi Martijn. Hope you are well. You posted the welcome message on my user page 5 years ago. I haven't done that much, time, time, time ... Best regards, Rui ''Gabriel'' Correia (talk) 12:03, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

Manning RFC

Martin,

I saw your comment on my talk page. This in particular caught my eye (emphasis is mine, not yours ):

I would also appreciate it if you could refactor the statement that Manning is a guy to that it is your opinion she is a guy.
Gender issues are rather complicated, and there is no scientific consensus about when someone has a new gender.

With all due respect, there's nothing wrong with that statement, Manning is legally a guy, and we have that from reliable sources, not a gal, making such a change would erode my vote. Bottom line, I stand by what I said, Bradley Manning is legally Bradley Manning, that's what we need to call him per V and BLP. He's not legally a woman, nor is he notable as the woman he says he wants to become, so no, this isn't about his gender, it's about what name he's known as (reliably, legally and notably). I'm not trying to be a dick, nor am I trolling, nor attacking , nor flaming, so there should be no problems with my opposing this move.  KoshVorlon. We are all Kosh   14:38, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

Hi Kosh, I'm fine with you arguing she is legally male, or to some extent even biologically male, whatever that may mean (having a y chromosome? having less than two x chromosomes? having a penis? having testes?) but I have no idea how that relates to what the article name should be. I have no idea why you think bringing it up is a good idea at all, as you probably know how inflammatory the whole issue is, and how inconsequential legal sex is to article names. Also note the difference between "a guy" and "male". I don't think anybody is legally "a guy", which has a much larger component of gender identity than "male". I would appreciate it if you could consider the harm you are doing to trans-gender individuals who you are effectively telling when they are or aren't "a guy", both within and out of our editor population. Lastly, I'm not saying you're trolling, or attacking, or flaming, or trying to be a dick. Neither do I have severe problems with you opposing the move. But apart from causing offense, this is definitely flame-bait, even if it is not intended as such. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 16:27, 1 October 2013 (UTC)
Legally male = guy (not that you didn't know that :) ) Anyrate,I used the term "guy" as a collequial term. I'm assuming Dutch may be your first language, based on your name, so ,yes, "guy" means the same thing as "male". Second, this doesn't harm the trans community in any way. Manning's a trans, he's a male. He's a trans (concievably) when he begins transitioning from a male to a female. This hasen't happened yet, nor will it while he's in prison, as the Army will not accomodate him, so for the moment, he's male, not a trans, and yes, it's appropriate to mention this in any move request as it goes back to what is reliable and verifiable about him.

Dank u wel  KoshVorlon. We are all Kosh   17:14, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

Indeed! guy is generally used colloquially, and not as the legal sex, that is exactly the point I was trying to make. Colloquial words used for genders rarely has anything to do with legal sex, and all the more with (perceived) gender. In that way, it has much more to do with gender identity than something like "legal sex" does, and therefore is far more likely to cause offense. You are mistaken in the regard that it doesn't harm the trans community. The (perceived) statement that a transgendered female is really a male can be taken directly as a denial of the gender identity, and does indeed cause distress to the point of harm. As far as gender change goes, a change hasn't started, no. It is fairly broadly agreed upon that gender dysphoria is decided as early as birth. In that way, Mannings gender has always been female, even though his legal sex and outwards appearance have been male. From your comments I gather you believe that a transgender is someone who dresses/acts as the other sex, possibly with added hormonal treatment or surgery. If that's the case, it might be interesting to read our article on Gender identity. It might also explain why some take such offense to your comments. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 17:36, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

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Darío Fernández Jaén

Records show that you were the admin that deleted A3 Darío Fernández Jaén. Can I see that article to decide whether to continue editing it? Crtew (talk) 05:11, 19 October 2013 (UTC)

It consists of three links (of which one to google translate). I'll restore it at User:Crtew/Darío Fernández Jaén, but there is much you can use. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 15:33, 19 October 2013 (UTC)
Thank you, I'll start to edit on this.Crtew (talk) 05:06, 20 October 2013 (UTC)

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Nudge

You responded at the Teahouse to an editor's question about images - have a look at their talk page and deleted contributions and you'll see what the problem is. I've written them a long message about copyvio but maybe you can think of a way to get through to them? Feel free to e-mail me if you want me to be less cryptic. Yngvadottir (talk) 16:42, 27 October 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for the nudge. I think they meant the library image of commons that they re-uploaded locally. In that case the image is free and can be used on their user page, but I might be overlooking something. Martijn Hoekstra (talk) 18:42, 27 October 2013 (UTC)

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