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Sock puppet investigation

If you are a true nuetral admin then if you have protected kashmir conflict then at the same time I request you to also initiate sock puppet investigation user Human3015 and Rsrikanth see here https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kashmir_conflict&action=history they edit togather to avoid three edit rule. they have done two times on kashmir confict and i am sure they must have done at other pages too. 39.47.184.157 (talk) 18:00, 26 June 2015 (UTC)

@39.47.184.157: I came very close to blocking you for edit warring on Kashmir conflict but I concluded that full protection for the article would be more appropriate. If you have a concern about potential sockpuppetry you should report it at the appropriate venue, not here  Philg88 ♦talk 18:17, 26 June 2015 (UTC)
Sir please do it because i am unaware of complexities. Similarly see offwiki collaboration, unintentional or otherwise keeping in view https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Human3015#Those_users ; after reading that plus all indo pak & kashmir relevant Wiki articles edit history; Apparently Kautilya3 Human3015 and CosmicEmperor are doing so and are providing each other back up to avoid 3 revert rule of edit warring. I want justice for all including me.39.47.184.157 (talk) 18:32, 26 June 2015 (UTC)
Wikipedia frowns on making multiple posts on the same topic seeking admin action and I see you have also reported this at the edit warring noticeboard. What I suggest is that you back off and wait for the dispute resolution process to run its course.  Philg88 ♦talk 05:26, 27 June 2015 (UTC)

Fenda Audio India

Hi Phil,
I have made the required modifications in the article: Fenda Audio India
Please remove it from the list of Articles for deletion or please tell me if there are any other changes that are required to be made.
Thanks,
Man Parvesh Singh Randhawa (talk) 07:54, 27 June 2015 (UTC)

Hi Manparvesh and thanks for the message. The AfD will run for seven days after which it will be closed or relisted. I'm afraid you'll just have to wait for the outcome.  Philg88 ♦talk 11:21, 27 June 2015 (UTC)

Check

Can you check this Draft:Pachikapalam.--Vin09 (talk) 16:14, 27 June 2015 (UTC)

Hi Vin09. Looks like this somehow got orphaned after a cut and paste move to the creator's sandbox. I'm planning to delete it unless you have any objections. Cheers,  Philg88 ♦talk 16:20, 27 June 2015 (UTC)
No objecitions.--Vin09 (talk) 16:38, 27 June 2015 (UTC)
 Done.  Philg88 ♦talk 18:19, 27 June 2015 (UTC)

Kalinjar fort

hello, encyclopedia Britannica and secondary sources are saying that kalinjar fort was not submitted to Mahmud of Ghazni, then why did you revert my edit at Kalinjar fort. 2A03:2880:3010:6FF1:FACE:B00C:0:1 (talk) 12:13, 1 July 2015 (UTC)

Because you have been edit warring on the article. If you have an issue, please discuss it on the Kalinjar Fort talk page, not here.  Philg88 ♦talk 14:49, 1 July 2015 (UTC)
Actually Kansas Bear is not accepting Encyclopedia Britannica and other secondary sources. what can I do then? Britannica is obviously neutral. 2A03:2880:3010:6FF6:FACE:B00C:0:1 (talk) 15:13, 1 July 2015 (UTC)
I have no intention of getting involved in this content dispute, my role is purely to prevent disruption to the Encyclopedia. If you believe that you have a valid case, I suggest you take it to dispute resolution after you have made a convincing case on the talk page. I recommend that you register first, since IP editors are often viewed with suspicion in matters such as this.  Philg88 ♦talk 15:19, 1 July 2015 (UTC)
If your role is purely this then why did you revert me? 2A03:2880:3010:6FF4:FACE:B00C:0:1 (talk) 15:25, 1 July 2015 (UTC)
Because your actions were disruptive. I've suggested what you should do above.  Philg88 ♦talk 15:30, 1 July 2015 (UTC)

Help

Please comment on Talk:Addanki#Discussion.--Vin09 (talk) 05:19, 2 July 2015 (UTC)

 Done.  Philg88 ♦talk 06:23, 2 July 2015 (UTC)

Appeal

Hi Philg88, i would like to appeal your recent decision here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents#Disruptive_editing_by_Joshua_Jonathan An attempt has been made to resolve the matter at the talk page of the concerned article but this attempt has been unsuccessful. Joshua Jonathan clearly feels it is well within his right to move edits from one section to another, remove section headers, and move his and my edits from a particular section header to a newly created section header. I disagree completely with this approach since it results in confusion. So Admin intervention is necessary now. Given this fact, please tell me the procedure of appealing your decision. Do i take this now to the ArbCom? Or is there some intervening appeal body? Soham321 (talk) 07:04, 2 July 2015 (UTC)

Hi Soham321 and thanks for the message. My "decision" merely indicates that your issue with Joshua Jonathan is not one that an admin can resolve. An admin's role, inter alia, is to prevent disruption to the encyclopedia. You may find refactoring talk page comments annoying but as long as it doesn't descend into edit warring then there isn't anything I, or any other admin, can do about what is fundamentally a style issue. I don't know what sort of reception you'd get at ArbCom if you report the matter there but I suggest a better option may be to attempt to resolve your issues with JJ through dialogue.  Philg88 ♦talk 07:16, 2 July 2015 (UTC)
It is not possible to resolve our issues through dialogue because we have a fundamental disagreement on this matter which needs some kind of official clarification. I am therefore taking this matter to ArbCom. Thanks for your prompt response. Soham321 (talk) 07:18, 2 July 2015 (UTC)

Kashmir conflict

Philg88 I added this from Amnesty international 30 june 2015 report on kashmir https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kashmir_conflict&type=revision&diff=669877951&oldid=669854640 but user Kestwol called it nonconstructive. Recent Amnesty report on completion of 25 years of armed forces special act is all about kashmir conflict hence no reason for calling it nonconstructive and edit warring. 39.47.134.197 (talk) 06:36, 4 July 2015 (UTC)

I've reworded the details to fit Wikipedia policy.  Philg88 ♦talk 06:52, 4 July 2015 (UTC)
Could you take a look at Wikipedia:Requests for page protection#Kashmir conflict and comment, or close the request if warranted? The IP has posted there saying that you resolved the situation, but there is no admin comment or anything for the bot to recognize. Thanks. --MelanieN (talk) 15:16, 4 July 2015 (UTC)
Hey MelanieN thanks for the message. Hopefully things are under control for now. Best,  Philg88 ♦talk 15:35, 4 July 2015 (UTC)

Intervene

IP's are involving in an edit war at this page. Could you intervene there.--Vin09 (talk) 07:15, 5 July 2015 (UTC)

Hey Vin09. Not a big deal there but I've left a comment on one of the IP's talk page.  Philg88 ♦talk

Bohush

Hi, I just saw you moved this page from Bohush (Hasidic dynasty) as an "uncontroversial move". Why? The original title is a very standard format for titles of Hasidic dynasties; alternately, we write "(Hasidic group)" for non-dynastic Hasidic movements such as Breslov (Hasidic group). Whoever asked for the move did not post a request for move on the talk page. Please move it back. Thanks, Yoninah (talk) 18:21, 5 July 2015 (UTC)

Hi Yoninah and thanks for the message. I moved it as an uncontroversial technical request as the target was a self-redirect and there are no other articles titled "Bohush"'. If you want it reversed, please request a revert in the Requests to revert undiscussed moves section of the requested moves page - that way everyone can follow what's going on. Cheers,  Philg88 ♦talk 19:08, 5 July 2015 (UTC)
Thank you. I posted the request there. Yoninah (talk) 19:36, 5 July 2015 (UTC)
@Yoninah: I've done the revert and redirected Bohush as suggested. You might want to add a bit to that article flagging the connection. Best,  Philg88 ♦talk 20:07, 5 July 2015 (UTC)

Funny

This was really funny :) Jim Carter 13:18, 6 July 2015 (UTC)

Good. RFA shouldn't be the equivalent of being chucked down the black hole of Calcutta.  Philg88 ♦talk 14:01, 6 July 2015 (UTC)

Head of the Central Tibetan Administration

Hello Philg88,

The CTA is no longer led by the Dalai Lama. See the Internal Structure section in the CTA page: "On 10 March 2011, the Dalai Lama proposed changes to the exile charter which would remove his position of authority within the organisation. These changes were ratified on 29 May 2011, resulting in the Kalon Tripa becoming the highest-ranking office holder." --Elnon (talk) 22:48, 7 July 2015 (UTC)

Hi Elnon and thanks for the message. Prima facie your edit looked like POV pushing, which is common in this topic area as you are no doubt aware. I've self-reverted. Cheers,  Philg88 ♦talk 05:29, 8 July 2015 (UTC)

BottleRocketStudios Userban

Hey, I noticed you blocking this user because "You have been indefinitely blocked from editing because your username gives the impression that the account represents a group, organization or website." I was just curious if you could link me to the policy on that and/or how to report this issue. I come across this quite a lot on NPP and AfC. Thanks! Sulfurboy (talk) 16:42, 8 July 2015 (UTC)

Hi there Sulfurboy. You can read all about unacceptable usernames here and report them here using the {{user-uaa}} template. Happy hunting!  Philg88 ♦talk 18:37, 8 July 2015 (UTC)

Kashmir conflict

lead para of kashmir conflict was refered to DRN , Modrator Steve concluded DRN summerised as follows " I'm closing this dispute as failed, for a few reasons.......I would strongly recommend the proposals I suggested be implemented (proposals included deleting EU and retaining just a single line about state election 2014 ), with further community input sought on the alternatives for inclusion, (through perhaps an RFC is sought)"

I accordingly filed RFC on talk page and deleted EU and retained just a single line (although i am against retaing that line too) but i respected what modrator said plus all users agreed delting EU on DRN but now Human3015 is edit waring . Kindly protect page and stop action against modrator recommendations. 115.186.146.225 (talk) 13:20, 9 July 2015 (UTC)

@115.186.146.225: NeilN has protected the page. The situation looks to be under control.  Philg88 ♦talk 15:07, 9 July 2015 (UTC)

Tony de Peltrie

Hello Philg88, the short film Tony de Peltrie is now my second article for wp:en. The draft is still in my User:Maxim Pouska space and ready for review. I would prefer that you take first a look at the draft. After this I submit the draft for review via the link. This is my translation of an article I wrote and published in the German Wikipedia about Tony de Peltrie. My first article was Georg Nees. best regards.--Maxim Pouska (talk) 09:00, 9 July 2015 (UTC)

Hi there Maxim Pouska and thanks for the message. Good work on the new article! I've done some tidying up and requested clarification on two points and for a citation regarding one claim. Please let me know if I can be of further assistance. Best,  Philg88 ♦talk 10:13, 9 July 2015 (UTC)
Hello Philg88 thanks and here a reference for the missing citation. I can not put a number on this profit because it is more indirect via the total investment of the video and pc-game companies, plus the revenues by the companies. The creation of jobs not only by ubisoft and the tax the employees paying I counting too. This studie The Case of the Video Games Clusters in Montreal and in Los Angeles is maybe the best citation. --Maxim Pouska (talk) 13:10, 9 July 2015 (UTC)
@Maxim Pouska: As the first example you give above is a press release, I'd go with the second one, i.e. the case study. There doesn't need to be an actual number, just a reliable source that shows Montreal benefited financially, which we now have. Best,  Philg88 ♦talk 13:16, 9 July 2015 (UTC)
Hello Philg88 Thanks again. I added the citation and submited the draft. Best, --Maxim Pouska (talk) 15:51, 9 July 2015 (UTC)

Advice regarding removal of Speedy Deletion tags

Hi Philg88, I need some input as to how to proceed. User:KMM90 has continuously removed speedy deletion tags from different users (including myself) relating to copyright violations and spam on Ali Bydon and I'm unsure how to proceed. I'm hesitant to put another tag on because that might seem like edit warring, and I'm unsure of the process to deal with the copyright violation in the page history (that has since been removed). Is this something that should be reported to WP:ANI? Should I let it go and move on? This is more complex than other situations I've dealt with so I'm unsure of what to do next, if anything. Thanks in advance. Wugapodes (talk) 06:53, 14 July 2015 (UTC)

Hi Wugapodes and thanks for the message. I've had a quick look and there are two courses of action possible. If you have proof that it is a WP:COPYVIO then please retag Ali Bydon as G12, ping me and I will speedily delete. Alternatively, you could nominate the article at Articles for deletion as failing WP:BIO and or WP:GNG. Cheers,  Philg88 ♦talk 07:01, 14 July 2015 (UTC)
Thanks for the quick response. The current public version doesn't seem to be a copyvio (though it may be close paraphrasing of another source), which is why I'm unsure of whether a speedy delete tag applies. This edit which was the first to be tagged seems to have a large amount of close paraphrasing from the duplicate detector and looking through the matched phrases, the change in wording is minimal, or a thing is tweaked to prevent matching (like "He has co-authored over 125 peer-reviewed manuscripts and numerous book chapters." versus "He has co-authored over 120 peer-reviewed manuscripts and numerous book chapters." which only changed one number). Since the current version doesn't seem to have a clear copyvio, is it still appropriate to tag? Wugapodes (talk) 07:18, 14 July 2015 (UTC)
@Wugapodes: Looks to me as if the AfD option would be better. If you're unsure what to do, shout and I'll take care of it. Cheers,  Philg88 ♦talk 09:27, 14 July 2015 (UTC)

Question

I was wondering what the policy was about using a talk page to draft articles. I've got a (hopefully?) new editor, Dasho Karma Ura (talk · contribs), who is sort of making a mess of a bunch of articles, and while I have tried to address his issues with suggestions and the Teahouse welcome, the one thing I didn't have clarity about was that bit. Do you know? I tried looking up WP but it seemed unclear to me about the talk page as it specified "stale" drafts and old revisions; he's copypasting entire pages onto existing ones, so it's not a normal draft. Ogress smash! 07:06, 14 July 2015 (UTC)

Hi there Ogress. According to the relevant guideline, the purpose of a user talk page is to communicate, discuss edits etc. Although draft creation is not explicitly forbidden, we have the sandbox and draft spaces for that purpose and I would strongly discourage any user from using their talk page to create drafts. Hope that helps! Best,  Philg88 ♦talk 09:30, 14 July 2015 (UTC)

Inappropriate galleries

Hello, Philg88. I advise you to check WP:Gallery before reverting the edits of more experienced wikipedians. The policy states: "If a gallery would only lend itself to a title along the lines of "Gallery" or "Images of [insert article title]", as opposed to a more descriptive title, the gallery should either be revamped or moved to the Commons." --Ghirla-трёп- 16:38, 14 July 2015 (UTC)

@Ghirlandajo: Noted, and there's no need to be patronising. It appears from what you say that the gallery should either be revamped or moved to Commons. No doubt you will take care of that.  Philg88 ♦talk 16:46, 14 July 2015 (UTC)

Gampalagudem

Can you have glance at page Gampalagudem in your watchlist, a user tries to add some WP:OR. As if now I've remove, who abuses me if I correct it here.--Vin09 (talk) 17:27, 14 July 2015 (UTC)

Hey Vin09. Looks to be OK for now but I've added the article to my watchlist. Cheers,  Philg88 ♦talk 17:35, 14 July 2015 (UTC)
Cheers.--Vin09 (talk) 17:36, 14 July 2015 (UTC)
The user started again adding WP:POV at edit 1.--Vin09 (talk) 18:10, 14 July 2015 (UTC)
OK, I've left a message at both the article talk page and the editor's talk. Please don't edit war any further on this - if the messages don't work I will take action accordingly. Cheers,  Philg88 ♦talk 19:46, 14 July 2015 (UTC)

About Gampalagudem page.

Hi I've added references to the page Gampalagudem which I found reliable. Feel free to leave me a message before you edit. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Raw-WikiEditor (talk • contribs) 07:38, 15 July 2015 (UTC)

Inappropriate warning

The user at Gampalagudem page gave me inappropriate warning at this page, final warning, the user added again his own WP:POV at this edit.--Vin09 (talk) 08:22, 15 July 2015 (UTC)

Hi

I request you to make a final edit of the page Gampalagudem. With sources provided by me and Vin09. Although page will be updated with time. Just check it out. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Raw-WikiEditor (talk • contribs) 09:25, 15 July 2015 (UTC)

Hi there Raw-WikiEditor. Per the comment in the above section, it's looking OK now.  Philg88 ♦talk 09:31, 15 July 2015 (UTC)

Section

Could you check Gampalagudem#Religious_worships, the references especially?--Vin09 (talk) 08:56, 15 July 2015 (UTC)

I've cleaned up the whole article. Since it's now all pretty well referenced I suggest that you move on to something else, unless there is some glaring problem that I've overlooked. Best,  Philg88 ♦talk 09:28, 15 July 2015 (UTC)
Based on your suggestion I move onto other articles. So can you also check the users warnings on my talk. I've also revoked edit warring notice at Admin notice board.--Vin09 (talk) 09:34, 15 July 2015 (UTC)
I've removed the inappropriate warning from your talk page. Keep up all your good work with editing! Best,  Philg88 ♦talk 09:40, 15 July 2015 (UTC)

Hi Phil..

That person seems to be totally crazy. He got nothing until I started editing the page. Is this some kind of game. He only knows about Nuzvid Division in this Gampalagudem page which is 40 kms away from here. Gampalagudem is a villge and mandal. As he saying it won't make sense creating two pages for village and mandal. I don't know why these kind of people try to show themselves by deleting data and adding only what they know and complaining about others who edit. I know very well about Gampalagudem. What does he mean when saying Wikipedia is not tour guide. Then why does Wikipedia contain tourist section. I don't agree with that person User:Vin09. I can't tolerate taking away my rights in Wikipedia. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Raw-WikiEditor (talk • contribs) 11:35, 15 July 2015 (UTC)

@Raw-WikiEditor: Vin09 is quite right: Wikipedia is not a travel guide. If you want to write about such things, please visit our sister project Wikivoyage. Your "rights in Wikipedia" are granted subject to you following our guidelines and policies, please don't forget that.  Philg88 ♦talk 14:59, 15 July 2015 (UTC)
@Raw-WikiEditor:, @Philg88: I'm not against your edits, I always work with other editors in good faith. Don't take in a negative sense, if you have anything wrong in my edits. You can even check the references which I provided. Also, you referring mandal and village. Check Vijayawada (rural) mandal, Vijayawada (urban) mandal and Vijayawada for example. Thanks.--Vin09 (talk) 17:04, 15 July 2015 (UTC)
@Philg88:, the user again gave me warnings, but this time he was referring to Tiruvuru, where no such edit was made by me in the last 27 days. Check.--Vin09 (talk) 07:13, 16 July 2015 (UTC)
@Vin09: I've left Raw-WikiEditor a final warning on their talk page. Hopefully, that will be the end of it.  Philg88 ♦talk 11:22, 16 July 2015 (UTC)

Fine. I'll carry on with my work.--Vin09 (talk) 14:13, 16 July 2015 (UTC)


My RfA

Pavlov's RfA reward

Thank for !voting at my recent RfA. You voted Oppose so you get only one cookie, but a nice one. (Better luck next time.)
All the best: Rich Farmbrough, 20:00, 16 July 2015 (UTC).

Precious again

Giving Victims a Voice
Thank you for quality contributions to articles such as SS Edmund Fitzgerald and Lindenwood University, for adding spice, for copyediting and serving Chinese topics with proficiency, for maps, especially Giving Victims a Voice, for avoiding systematic bias, - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:15, 16 July 2014 (UTC)

A year ago, you were the 917th recipient of my PumpkinSky Prize, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:19, 16 July 2015 (UTC)

Gampalagudem

Mr Phil, as a senior member you should see that. He accused me in Gampalagudem page stating Justdial and Google are not reliable sources, where he found that ? Google and Justdial are also having Wikipedia pages and I din't found anything about their wrong information. I added Roads and transport section, you edited that and wrote about Madhira railway which is 20kms away as Gampalagudem doesn't have any road ways and connection between other towns and capitals. When I talk about Gampalagudem mandal user:vin09 is saying this is just a village, create mandal page if you want and he writing MLA details of Tiruvuru as village leader (Sarpanch is village leader, MPTC is mandal leader) without knowing who is village leader. Gampalagudem is a village and also a mandal so the data is always same. And what sounds as a tour guide when I'm writing the truth. If you guys do like this people won't find Wikipedia useful. Now you don't say they are not reliable because I really think myself which world are you from. If you compare the previous edits of Tiruvuru you will know that. There is no single reference. But I didn't damaged the article there because it got valuable information for new people who lookup. But when I worked on Gampalagudem page you guys just removed everything and wrote just "its under Nuzvid divison". 14 mandals and their villages are under Nuzvid division that's not a matter. After my numerous attempts Gampalagudem page got some information and some deleted. So please maintain respect and please don't show partiality which is not healthy. So check once before you leave a message on my talk. I'm trying my best to make the articles which I know to be rich in content. So Raw-WikiEditor (talk)NO OFFENSE MEANTRaw-WikiEditor (talk). Thank you. — Preceding undated comment added 20:14, 16 July 2015 (UTC)

@Raw-WikiEditor: What happened with the Gampalagudem article has nothing to do with partialty. My role is to ensure that the appropriate policies and guidelines are followed and that the Encyclopedia is not disrupted. You chose to ignore what other editors told you about adding unsourced material, which is why it was removed. I could go on but there are other more productive tasks that would be a better use of my time. I have no doubt that you can become a worthwhile contributor to Wikipedia but you must learn to follow the rules and work with other editors. There is nothing more to discuss on the matter so please, keep editing but stay with in the boundaries. One last thing, don't forget to sign your talk page messages with four tildes (~~~~) Best,  Philg88 ♦talk 05:30, 17 July 2015 (UTC)

William Blair Bruce

Hi! I was on Swedish nature reserves and when I got to Brucebo I thought it was just a good time as any to write this. You know me, I like to tell the whole story... I don't know if it's appropriate to have so many different "things" in an article, but in sources they are always mentioned together and everything else is so entwined. I also doubt that some of the subjects, except for maybe the reserve, would be notable enough for their own articles here on enwiki. Would you mind taking a look and give it some ce when/if you have the time? Best, w.carter-Talk 13:18, 14 July 2015 (UTC)

Hey kompis It's not usual to have an article where the details of a husband and wife are interwined so tightly. Nothing inherently wrong with it, but Carolina is certainly notable in her own right and warrants her own article. Spitting the subject into two would also make it easier for readers to follow, since there wouldn't be sudden jumps between him and her. This is just my personal view and not rooted in policy so feel free to ignore the suggestion. Cheers,  Philg88 ♦talk 13:58, 14 July 2015 (UTC)
Ok, thanks. I think I'll leave the article as it is for now and DYK it. A bit later I can split off and expand the part about Carolina. I need to take a breather first. Cheers, w.carter-Talk 14:02, 14 July 2015 (UTC)
I've done a copyedit but it was pretty good to start with. Cheers,  Philg88 ♦talk 16:48, 14 July 2015 (UTC)
Thanks, much appreciated! You are too kind. w.carter-Talk 17:02, 14 July 2015 (UTC)

Hello again! As you so rightly pointed out, Carolina deserves an article of her own (this has been seconded by another editor) so I've started a draft. I addition to this, the DYK for the article was not promoted because of the Brucebo section. No big deal, but since there are objections, I might as well do something about that too. BUT having read some other posts on this talk page, I'm not sure how to do this without violating some move policy. I started the Carolina-draft by copy pasting that section from the original article, to have something to expand on. Maybe not such a smart move, since I'm not the only editor on the original article. I have no idea how to move just sections of an article to draft for expansion into a new article. Should I request this somewhere? I don't want to mess up with the Brucebo section as well. Best, w.carter-Talk 08:34, 5 August 2015 (UTC)

Never mind, I finally found it. I almost got it right with the starting edit in the draft for Carolina, so I think that it's acceptable. Please let me know otherwise! I'll do it according to the book with the Brucebo section. Cheers, w.carter-Talk 13:44, 5 August 2015 (UTC)
Hey kompis It all looks fine and dandy to me. Nothing to worry about and keep up the good work! Cheers,  Philg88 ♦talk 16:25, 5 August 2015 (UTC)

Talkback

Hello, Philg88. You have new messages at Vin09's talk page.
Message added 06:14, 18 July 2015 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Vin09 (talk) 06:14, 18 July 2015 (UTC)

Victory

The Signal School may or may not be at Chatham now but the Portsmouth Signal School was moved to the Portsmouth Royal Naval Barracks, which fact is supported by the cited article. —Simon Harley (Talk | Library). 16:30, 19 July 2015 (UTC)

No big issue for me.  Philg88 ♦talk 16:41, 19 July 2015 (UTC)

Same edits

New user with same edits. Could you check User:UnderTaker WWEUniverse.--Vin09 (talk) 17:19, 19 July 2015 (UTC)

@Vin09: I don't think it's the same user - looks like he reverted to a previous version.  Philg88 ♦talk 17:39, 19 July 2015 (UTC)
@Philg88:Can check these edits, also his user page.--Vin09 (talk) 17:40, 19 July 2015 (UTC)
I did check. That's why I wrote what I did.  Philg88 ♦talk 17:43, 19 July 2015 (UTC)
Thats ok, but he tries to remove content from demographics section, he may be a new editor, but removal of sourced content?--Vin09 (talk) 17:47, 19 July 2015 (UTC)
The same again here started talking about Tiruvur.--Vin09 (talk) 17:48, 19 July 2015 (UTC)

A mandal is a segment of constituency, not represented by gram panchayat. It is the local governing body.--Vin09 (talk) 17:50, 19 July 2015 (UTC)

@Vin09: Sorry, looks like he was a sockpuppet. Blocked now.  Philg88 ♦talk 16:33, 20 July 2015 (UTC)
@Philg88:No need to be sorry Phil, you helped me a lot many a times. Cheers.--Vin09 (talk) 05:56, 21 July 2015 (UTC)

Assembly constituencies

He is not answering despite I had explained on his page. I can explain to you as A constituency is measured in terms of mandal segments. Gram Panchayat is a subset of these mandals and these panchayats do not have anything in that reference, pls check Assemly segments Page 20, kindly explain him.--Vin09 (talk) 18:01, 19 July 2015 (UTC)

My patience has run out. I've blocked Raw-WikiEditor for 31 hours and a block for the latest problem editor will follow if he/she persists. I've also reverted to your last version of the article.  Philg88 ♦talk 19:02, 19 July 2015 (UTC)
I've added back the demographics section content which was removed again. Also in order to have a consensus about theatres, I've started a discussion at Wikipedia_talk:Noticeboard_for_India-related_topics#Theatres.2C_shopping_malls. You can participate.--Vin09 (talk) 06:34, 20 July 2015 (UTC)

Mess

I think I have managed to sort out the mess with a district in Gothenburg, a building, a square, a bridge and a harbor/dock all with the same name, Lilla Bommen, by fixing/translating an article about the district for the "main name" Lilla Bommen, explaining things and moved the building to Lilla Bommen (building) so that it corresponds with wikis in other languages. I think I finally got the Wikidata right, but the links there were made between some of the building's eleven (!) nicknames. In different languages. Do you think you could cast an experienced eye on the whole thing and see if I've missed something? Best, w.carter-Talk 20:20, 20 July 2015 (UTC)

 Working Zzzzz....  Philg88 ♦talk 21:38, 20 July 2015 (UTC)
@Kompis, I've done a CE and had a look at the other language versions. AFAICS, the Wikidata is OK for the "base" article and it looks like only the Dutch haven't disambiguated the building. I see there is also a radio show of the same name mentioned in SV Wiki but that wouldn't be notable here. Nice work as usual! Best,  Philg88 ♦talk 04:54, 21 July 2015 (UTC)
Thank you very, very much! Phew... this is the first time I have done a major rearranging of articles, links and whatnots and it was a bit scary! Glad it turned out ok. I did not think the radio program would be worth mentioning, so I didn't. It's not like they're going to make a movie about it. ;) Also, thank you for the CE. Very kind! Cheers, w.carter-Talk 07:08, 21 July 2015 (UTC)
You're welcome, as always.  Philg88 ♦talk 09:23, 21 July 2015 (UTC)

Personal attacks

175.157.200.100 (talk · contribs) has been making unpleasant personal attacks against me in their edit summaries as they vandalise Ellalan (monarch). How do I report this? Ogress smash! 05:26, 21 July 2015 (UTC)

By vandalise I should perhaps say "revert to broken links, bad grammar, against MOS material, etc." rather than typing rude words onto the page. Ogress smash! 05:27, 21 July 2015 (UTC)
Now he's at 175.157.245.185 (talk · contribs) and he's done it again. Ogress smash! 05:33, 21 July 2015 (UTC)
@Ogress: Now he isn't anywhere as I've blocked him. I will also protect the page in case it starts again. In future, you can report things like this at the administrator's noticeboard or ping me and if I'm around I will deal with it. Cheers,  Philg88 ♦talk 05:40, 21 July 2015 (UTC)
@Philg88: Thank you. Did you also revert his edit? Ogress smash! 05:44, 21 July 2015 (UTC)
@Ogress: Yes.  Philg88 ♦talk 05:55, 21 July 2015 (UTC)

Seriously?

But seriously... Does somebody need to explain to you why that's an inappropriate comment that will hold little weight, or are you simply being malicious on purpose? That is not cool to say the least and I would've thought you to be above something like that. You're an administrator. The community expects a higher standard of behavior and leadership by example. Would it be that hard to at least try to have a modicum of decency at RFA of all places? If not for your own self-respect, and if not for the standards we're held to by the community, then at least do it for the rest of us administrators—we certainly don't need needless disregard from within our own ranks making us look bad as a whole. Swarm we ♥ our hive 06:24, 21 July 2015 (UTC)

@Swarm: Sorry, something, went wrong there. It was a late night edit and the second sentence somehow went awry. I will amend accordingly and thanks for flagging it.  Philg88 ♦talk 06:38, 21 July 2015 (UTC)
Alright, thanks for amending Phil! Swarm we ♥ our hive 19:23, 21 July 2015 (UTC)

Your revert on Haryana

Hello. I noticed that you reverted an edit by Prashant 015, and not for the first time. FYI they have repeatedly done the exact same on Delhi, as part of a deliberate attempt to make the Jat community seem larger and more important than they really are. See my reply to them on my talkpage, explaining why I have repeatedly reverted their edits on Delhi. Thomas.W talk 11:02, 21 July 2015 (UTC)

Hi Thomas.W and thanks for the message. I've left a further warning on Prashant 015's talk page. Whether it will do any good remains to be seen. Cheers,  Philg88 ♦talk 11:12, 21 July 2015 (UTC)

Elare (Monarch)

Hello, Why was the Tamizh script of EllaLan removed from article Elara (monarch)? Watching by the history, it is Ogress who removed valuable content from that article by the name of cleanup. Can you please revert the edit to the one before it? Though the old revision DOES have some bad format, the cleanup cleaned too much "content" along with bad format. On other Chola (Three Kingdoms) articles, the Tamizh script is generally allpwed because the name of them, in fact, is in Tamizh. And, isn't removing valuable content considered 'vandalism'? Moreover, I do not see any reason why the article was reverted; the personal attack is irrelevant to the article; it involves the person than the article of concern.

@175.157.250.141: First off, I suggest you read the community consensus on using Indic scripts in article leads and the policy on personal attacks. Then read the Wikipedia policy on reliable sourcing and the essay on etiquette. If you have any questions after that then feel free to come back. I also suggest that you apologise to Ogress and make a fresh start.  Philg88 ♦talk 21:04, 21 July 2015 (UTC)
And, she is removing my response on the talk page as well, however valid it was.
Is it possible to get a temporary unblock to insert the Indic Script on that page, in that infobox? Thanks.
Oh, no problem, nevermind, that was added there by someone else. Thanks, though.

Talk:Uyghurs

I want to withdraw the nomination. You contested it, so shall I or you close the discussion? --George Ho (talk) 22:46, 21 July 2015 (UTC)

Hi George and thanks for the message. I didn't contest it, I opened a discussion as an uninvolved admin to determine community consensus based on the history of move warring. Now that it's clear where the article should be, please go ahead and close it as "withdrawn". Cheers,  Philg88 ♦talk 06:09, 22 July 2015 (UTC)

Harassment, threats, etc.

Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/175.157.245.185#21_July_2015 has been filed for a few days but the editor is IP hopping within the Sri Lanka range and continues to harass, make personal attacks, and threaten. No one is looking at the investigation, which I understand given the backlog, but this is kind of unpleasant. Any suggestions? Ogress smash! 09:53, 23 July 2015 (UTC)

I'm not sure whether the answer is to block the individual IPs or use a range block. I'd like to ask C.Fred for his thoughts.  Philg88 ♦talk 10:02, 23 July 2015 (UTC)
I was not harrassing her; I was just trying to point out what could be done with the article and she started asserting that I am a vandal and a sockpuppet, despite the fact that I am actually trying to edit the page and add the content. How is it harrassment?
Moreover, she has been removing the things I placed over the talk page, however valid it was. She just asserted things about me, there.--175.157.206.168 (talk • contribs) 10:42, 23 July 2015‎ (UTC)
You have called me "fag", suggested nasty things about my ethnic origin, and threatened to continue to sock until you got the edit you wanted. I deleted your edits as sock spam. Ogress smash! 10:23, 23 July 2015 (UTC)
Ogress An explanation was provided there; I did not call you fag, though. I am just a Sri Lankan. And that is not spam; that is edit for your own personal problems, on a public talk page. And, it is the same person who edited the talk page, though.

Yes, you did call me that and made other personal attacks; you also tried to leverage sock harassment to get me to make the edit you wanted. What "edit for your own personal problems"? Ogress smash! 10:55, 23 July 2015 (UTC)

These IPs should be banned for doing abusive comments. They should know Wikipedia policies. Their edits could have been accepted directly if they would have been commented in polite way. --Human3015 knock knock • 11:09, 23 July 2015 (UTC)
IPs can't be banned, by definition. If (some|all) users of the IP addresses are willing to discuss the content civilly, then we don't have a problem. However, if some of the users of the IP addresses persist in the personal attacks, then we may need to range block all unregistered users from that address range. I'd start with short-duration blocks of specific IP addresses that offend (not just sock, but directly harass). If the IP continues hopping and can't be effectively directly blocked, then a range block will be in order. (By that point, we would have a series of single-address blocks that we can hold up as evidence.) —C.Fred (talk) 19:04, 23 July 2015 (UTC)
Thanks C.Fred. Things seem to have calmed down for now, but individual blocks will follow if it restarts. Cheers,  Philg88 ♦talk 19:14, 23 July 2015 (UTC)

Salting Ali Bydon

You may remember I asked your advice about the page Ali Bydon a week or so ago. It's been deleted and recreated multiple times, most recently after a failed Articles for Creation request. I've tagged it again and, if it is deleted, would you be willing to salt the page to prevent recreation until the draft is shown to be in line with policy? Or, if I need to request that level of protection somewhere else, could you point me to where? Thanks! Wugapodes (talk) 19:42, 23 July 2015 (UTC)

@Wugapodes: Deleted and duly salted. Cheers,  Philg88 ♦talk 20:01, 23 July 2015 (UTC)

next mirror article from German into English

Hello Philg88 I am planning to write the third article on the subject of computer art on WP english. This is also a mirror of the article in German. How do I identify the article correctly as a Mirror? Can I use this form to add new ones from the page Wikipedia:Mirrors and forks? Is this OK?

name

<Alex Kempkens> (not url)
URL https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Kempkens
Description
Sample URL
Rating no
Compliance CC-BY-SA Compliance, the text in German is by Maxim Pouska and Maxim translated the text into english too.
Contact info Maxim Pouska
Actions

At what place do I put this in my new User:Maxim Pouska/Alex Kempkens work space? The article was on "Did you know/Schon gewust" on the main page / Hauptseite vom 20.04.2015, of WP:de. I‘m working on more new articles in the future on the subject of computer art, computer images and history. Best,--Maxim Pouska (talk) 09:09, 22 July 2015 (UTC)

Hi Maxim Pouska and thanks for the message. Articles translated from one Wikipedia language version to another aren't mirrors or forks, they are simply translations. All you have to do is add the {{Translated page}} template to the English article's talk page after you have finished the translation from German. Grüße,  Philg88 ♦talk 09:16, 22 July 2015 (UTC)
Hello Philg88 - that's easy, many thanks. Best,--Maxim Pouska (talk) 10:46, 22 July 2015 (UTC)
Hello Philg88 please take a look, the article Alex Kempkens is, maybe, ready for review, I hope. Alex Kempkens

@Maxim Pouska:  Done. Good work as usual my friend. Cheers,  Philg88 ♦talk 06:24, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

Hello Philg88 - many thanks for your help and work. I hope I fixed the questions. I will use your correction again to learn something more. Best, --Maxim Pouska (talk) 10:02, 24 July 2015 (UTC)
@Maxim Pouska: You're more than welcome. I look forward to the next one! Best,  Philg88 ♦talk 10:13, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

Hello,

You just deleted a link to sexdollmag.com#sex-doll-buying-guide on the Sex Dolls article, and I do not see any guideline on wikipedia that justifies it.

Sexdollmag is an independent (i.e not affiliated to any sex doll vendors) and non commercial website (i.e not making any money nor aiming to). If is run by a team of sex doll enthusiasts, and the goal is to provide quality content for sex doll fans.

The link I included in the sex doll articles pointed to a buying guide hosted on sex doll mag.

This buying guide does not encourage the purchase of a doll at any specific vendor. It is an unbiased and general piece of information for doll enthusiasts who want to better understand the doll market.

Could you please reconsider your decision?

Thanks

As per policy, Wikipedia is not a guide. Encyclopedias are not places that provide people with advice as to which sex doll they should buy. There are plenty of sites providing that type of information available via a Google search but this isn't one of them. So, the short answer to your request is "no".  Philg88 ♦talk 09:03, 25 July 2015 (UTC)

rv. move

Hi. I reverted your move of Brazilian Sign Language. All sources I have seen use that name. There should at least be a formal move request. Thanks — kwami (talk) 21:41, 25 July 2015 (UTC)

@Kwamikagami: No problem. It was requested at WP:RMT as uncontroversial ... I'm only the messenger.  Philg88 ♦talk 22:08, 25 July 2015 (UTC)
I know. Just a heads-up. — kwami (talk) 22:10, 25 July 2015 (UTC)

Help

Blackknight12 (talk · contribs) has unilaterally moved Ellalan (monarch) to Elara (monarch). This is immediately after an edit war on the subject and he didn't even discuss the issue. How do I report this to be reverted? With malice aforethought, for chrissakes. Ogress smash! 08:16, 26 July 2015 (UTC)

I only reverted it because it was moved once before without discussion, unilaterally by another user too. I have given my reasons and have invited others for discussion if they are unhappy. The edit was not done with malice and I dont appreciate Ogress' personal attacks.--Blackknight12 (talk) 08:27, 26 July 2015 (UTC)
Another beautiful pack of lies, Talk:Elara (monarch)#Name Change. Doesn't participate in the dispute, throws up a new discussion when most editors have diverged, moves it back by self, accuses those intervening of 'edit warring' and 'personal attacks'. Bravo. --CuCl2 (chat spy acquaint) 08:43, 26 July 2015 (UTC)
You were involved in a the consensus that happened five years ago, there was an edit war like within the last 24 hours about the king's name, and you unilaterally move the page to the Sinhala pronunciation of a Tamil king's name without any discussion and say it is because that consensus was a "unilateral move" without consensus? You've been on wikipedia since 2008, how is it possible you do not understand how much your actions are breaking trust, against community and completely inappropriate for a wiki editor? What could possibly motivate you to act like this? Ogress smash! 09:16, 26 July 2015 (UTC)

 :@Ogress: Normally I would suggest that you take it to dispute resolution but given the personal attacks and other shenanigans involved I think your best option is to file a report at WP:ANI.  Philg88 ♦talk 09:25, 26 July 2015 (UTC)

Phil, Wikipedia:Requested_moves#Requests to revert undiscussed moves is empty. I do not know how to file a form requesting this, can you point me? Also, I am not sure where to file a complaint about improper user behavior of this sort. Ogress smash! 09:30, 26 July 2015 (UTC)
@Ogress: copy and fill in this then paste : {{subst:RMassist|<!--old page name, without brackets-->|<!--requested name, without brackets-->|reason= <!--reason for move-->}} in the appropriate section. The software will add your user name when you save the page. As for the complaint, report at this page. Philg88 ♦talk 09:34, 26 July 2015 (UTC)

Talk:John Darling Jr.

You are an administrator, and you should know better. Start the RM if you insist on using "junior". --George Ho (talk) 08:07, 26 July 2015 (UTC)

@George Ho: Regardless of who or what I am, your hectoring tone is inappropriate. That move was carried out over a month ago following an uncontroversial request at WP:RMT. The relevant guideline states only that "Jr." is the preferred format.  Philg88 ♦talk 09:17, 26 July 2015 (UTC)
I'm sorry. I got too preoccupied and forgot to have good faith on administrators. Still, the request should have been contested instead of done. --George Ho (talk) 09:56, 26 July 2015 (UTC)
@George Ho: No problem. Any such future requests will be queried. Cheers,  Philg88 ♦talk 10:00, 26 July 2015 (UTC)

RabtMan

Rabt man (talk) 07:16, 30 July 2015 (UTC) Hey phil, This is rabtman, I want to be able to personally talk to Sitush so I used his talk page. If you can help me find another way in which I could personally talk to him, I will gladly do so.

Hi Rabt man and thanks for the message. As Sitush has already told you: there is nothing talk about. You are at liberty to add anything to Wikipedia, providing it is referenced with citations in line with our policies and guidelines. What you are not at liberty to do is badger other editors who follow such rules and revert or remove invalid edits. That type of behavior is unacceptable – it's not about "kindness" – we're here to build an Encycolpedia.  Philg88 ♦talk 10:06, 30 July 2015 (UTC)
Phil, just so you're aware, the editor here has been warned of WP:GS/Caste before, and has recently come off of a block of one week for violations there. It appears that he's going back to the same territory currently. —SpacemanSpiff 12:01, 30 July 2015 (UTC)
Thanks for the heads up, SS. I have a distinct feeling of deja vu ... Cheers,  Philg88 ♦talk 12:05, 30 July 2015 (UTC)

List_of_villages_in_Guntur_district

Guntur is a city here. This is correct.--Vin09 (talk) 06:29, 31 July 2015 (UTC)

Hey Vin. The framework's category management takes care of what appears at Category:Lists of villages in India, it doesn't care what's in the parameter box in the member article. Cheers,  Philg88 ♦talk 06:43, 31 July 2015 (UTC)

Hello

Hello, if you like early Chinese history like the Chu state page, consider reading, commenting, criticizing the Chinese Legalism page I write.FourLights (talk) 04:32, 1 August 2015 (UTC) This is the original page. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Legalism_(Chinese_philosophy)&oldid=610725612

可以，但是现在有一点忙。请等一下，将检查。 祝好， Philg88 ♦talk 06:30, 1 August 2015 (UTC)

Gnisvärd

Another bloody (literally) Viking place. Could you give it some CE if/when you have the time/inclination? Please treat it kindly, it is my favorite place on Gotland. Cheers, w.carter-Talk 21:56, 31 July 2015 (UTC)

 Done kompis Nice! I hope you'll noticed that the amount of copyediting required is decreasing with every article you create - a testament to your excellent English skills. Well done!  Philg88 ♦talk 06:25, 1 August 2015 (UTC)
Yes, it's a lovely place. Thank You! My improved English is mostly your doing. I always study your ce very carefully and I learn and try to remember for the next article. Cheers, w.carter-Talk 10:28, 1 August 2015 (UTC)
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