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Interesting extra questions

Thank you for asking them. Fiddle Faddle 19:50, 22 November 2015 (UTC)

I enjoyed your answers, and they will gain you support from some of the community. Personally, having seen your answers I have reluctantly decided to oppose you. I didn't think I would end up deciding to oppose - I asked the questions to allow you to clarify your position and allay concerns, I didn't expect such an anti-admin tirade to come spewing forth! Not sure why you have that attitude, but it's not helpful in general, and particularly for someone who wants to work on the Committee. I became an admin mainly so I could move articles without having to ask someone else to do it, but also because I believe in this project, and am willing to help out where I can. Each to their own, but someone who doesn't understand what the admin tools are for, is likely to be more of a hindrance than a help on the Committee. Keep well! SilkTork ^{✔Tea time} 10:41, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

I am not sure how you translated my answers as either a tirade or as being anti-admin. If you interpret them as such that is a shame, but it is your interpretation and you have a right to it. My feeling is that we disagree over this, which is fine. I am standing as the same thing I am when I edit Wikipedia - an editor. I know what the tools are for. The only tool I regret having to ask another to wield is the one that would allow me to delete a redirect that stands in the way of an AfC (etc) move. I view blocks and "non housekeeping" CSD deletions as requiring a second pair of eyes. Even as an admin I would propose either of those for others to Implement because I believe in a dual trigger here.

I am not saying this to change your mind. Oppose my candidature with a good heart. I simply wanted you to have a better understanding than I achieved giving you with my answers to your questions.

This may seem strange to you, but I am not using the questions nor the answers to electioneer. Fiddle Faddle 22:43, 23 November 2015 (UTC)

Thank you for responding further. Good luck with the elections. SilkTork ^{✔Tea time} 12:21, 26 November 2015 (UTC)

Thanks

Hi SilkTork,

I like to thank you for your support, guidance and encouragement. Thank you for your patience during the GA reviewing process and I hope to work with you further in the future. With kind regards. Wikic¤l¤gy^{t@lk to M£} 14:18, 4 December 2015 (UTC)

You did well. You were very open, polite, and helpful. You responded quickly and with no complaint or hesitation, and you learned very quickly. Prepare your next article based on what you have learned, and put it up for nomination. You may have to wait a long while before someone reviews it, but in the meantime you can help reduce the GAN backlog by taking on some more reviews yourself. SilkTork ^{✔Tea time} 16:53, 4 December 2015 (UTC)

Beatles

You may wish to comment at Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2015_December_9#Category:People_associated_with_the_Beatles. - It's More Fun to Compute (talk) 15:02, 9 December 2015 (UTC)

Invitation

Wikipedia 15 event in Hyderabad Sindh Pakistan.

Hi dear SilkTork ,Aoa,I have created a Wikipedia meetup event to celebrate Wikipedia 15, and discuss about Wikipedia and Wikimedia foundation at Hyderabad Sindh, Pakistan.You are requested to coordinate me in organizing this event, all possible help and guidance is requested, Expecting positive and dignified role from you.You are invited to join physically for this event.

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_15/Events/Hyderabad,_Sindh_Pakistan

Jogi 007 (talk) 06:37, 17 December 2015 (UTC)

Thanks. However, I live in the UK and have no experience of organising Wiki meet-ups, so would be unable to assist or attend. But thanks for the invite. SilkTork ^{✔Tea time} 08:56, 17 December 2015 (UTC)

Season's Greetings!

Hello SilkTork: Enjoy the holiday season and upcoming winter solstice, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 19:11, 20 December 2015 (UTC)

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Cute. Thanks! SilkTork ^{✔Tea time} 18:14, 21 December 2015 (UTC)

78.26's RFA Appreciation award

	The 78.26 RFA Appreciation award
	Thank you for the participation and support at my RFA. It is truly appreciated. I hope to be of further help around here, and if you see me doing something dumb, you know where to find me. Again, I thank you. 78.26 (spin me / revolutions) 24:46, 23 December 2015 (UTC)

Assistance

Hello,

Would you be willing to provide some assistance regarding a content dispute I'm currently involved in?DevilWearsBrioni (talk) 21:38, 24 December 2015 (UTC)

You are involved in an ethnicity dispute on the Panagiotis Kone article. You are in discussion regarding this matter on the article talkpage. What assistance do you feel I can offer you? SilkTork ^{✔Tea time} 22:28, 24 December 2015 (UTC)

What's the appropriate step for me to take next? I don't feel the discussion in the talk page is leading anywhere. Arbitration?DevilWearsBrioni (talk) 22:53, 24 December 2015 (UTC)

What do you mean when you say you don't feel the discussion is leading anywhere? Do you mean that you don't agree with what is being said, or that there is something wrong with what is being said? SilkTork ^{✔Tea time} 22:57, 24 December 2015 (UTC)

It's not leading anywhere in the sense that I believe the other party has no interest in addressing my points.DevilWearsBrioni (talk) 23:07, 24 December 2015 (UTC)

Why do you feel they are not addressing your points? The clearer you are with me the more I can help you. What I see is that you disagree about a point, and that the point is being discussed. I'm not immediately seeing anything wrong. Folks disagree all the time on Wikipedia, and then resolve their disagreements through discussion. Discussion is taking place, with no personal attacks, so I am not seeing the problem. Ethnicity issues tend to be one of the biggest causes of conflict on Wikipedia. Ethnicity is a difficult concept as it's not about where a person was born, but about which culture they personally identify with - see Ethnic group. Cliff Richard and Joanna Lumley for example are two very British people, yet both were born in India. Nobody attempts to argue that either of them are Indian because of their place of birth. On the other hand, people born in a country from parents of foreign origin, or simply brought up in that country from an early age, may feel ethnically part of that country, such as Mo Farah. Nobody attempts to argue that Mo Farah is not British. If Panagiotis Kone feels he is Greek, and he is accepted as Greek by the national football team, then I'm not quite getting the argument that he is not Greek. But I am willing to hear your point of view. SilkTork ^{✔Tea time} 23:25, 24 December 2015 (UTC)

I've never argued that Kone is Albanian based on the fact that he was born in Albania. There is after all a Greek minority in Albania. Further, I've also never argued that Kone is not Greek, he has several time's stated that he is in fact Greek. However, being Greek is not necessarily the same as being ethnically Greek. Do you not believe this should be taken into consideration: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Cplakidas#Translation_of_quote. Do you not believe the fact that Kone has said "I have never forgotten my origins, but I have not faced any discrimination in Greece. On the contrary, whenever they ask me, I answer convincingly: 'I am Kone, the Albanian'. And because of this they always respected me" should be taken into consideration? In the article it's stated that he was born "into a ethnic Greek family". On the talk page I've argued that it's based on a mistranslation. I also argue that it's original research to make a conclusion about Kone's parents based on a statement by him about his relatives in Albania. This is constantly dismissed without explanation. The entire "greek ethnicity" argument rests on a single source, and without that source we can't argue that he's an ethnic greek. Sometime's I have trouble expressing myself because English is not my native language and if I'm being vague, do tell me. I will not be offended.DevilWearsBrioni (talk) 23:47, 24 December 2015 (UTC)

"being Greek is not necessarily the same as being ethnically Greek" is a philosophical point beyond the scope of the article. It's worth reading the Ethnic group article and related literature for more details on this point. Meanwhile, if Kone says he is Greek and he is accepted as Greek then he is Greek for the purpose of a brief encyclopaedia entry on him. We need not go further than that unless there is some interest or dispute in the matter, so I hear your point about not needing to detail his parents' ethnicity. However, it is quite common in biographical entries to mention the parents, their occupations and their ethnicity or nationality. In addition, a quick Google search does show that people are asking questions about his ethnicity, so having some information on it is appropriate. But, reading the translation of the source supporting that he is from an "ethnic Greek family", I agree that our article may be potentially misleading. You have convinced me that the entry is troublesome. Would you like to try again to convince the other editors. Use your own words, and clearly make your point that the source doesn't fully support the statement as written, and perhaps offer an alternative. Sometimes it can take a while to make others see your point of view. Polite arguments using logic and evidence should always work. Sometimes in an argument it helps to take a step back and agree with points the other people are making, so that you are seen as reasonable. There are several ways of helping people to see your point of view without having to be aggressive or call in assistance. I will step in if needed, but I think you can manage this yourself. The other folks in the discussion seem reasonable. Keep working at it, and keep me informed. SilkTork ^{✔Tea time} 00:28, 25 December 2015 (UTC)

Let me just say that I really appreciate your input. With that said, I believe I need to clarify a couple of things because I have a feeling you've partially misunderstood the points I'm trying to make. I'll try to keep it short. First and foremost, I don't disagree with having information about ethnicity (even parent's ethnicity). Second, I argue 2 things on the talk page (wrote under 37.46.188.80 before I created this account):

1. "I still have relatives in Albania, they're all Greek", which is the basis for the statement about Kone's ethnicity, is a mistranslation of the Italian source. This is discussed under "Contradicting sources" on the talk page.

2. Let's assume for the sake of the argument that the above quote is not a mistranslation: it does not follow that Kone "was born into an ethnic greek family" (this I believe was clear to you as well based on what you just wrote).

The latter point I'm making was already brought up on the No Original Reserach/Noticeboard, but to no avail: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research/Noticeboard. I think my example was pretty clear. Concerning point 2, I've pressed the matter to him/her several times, but he/she simply dismisses it without explaining why. I'll try again tomorrow. Either way, you don't need to answer this post. I just felt it was necessary for me to clarify. Thanks again.DevilWearsBrioni (talk) 01:32, 25 December 2015 (UTC)

Season's Greetings!

Hello SilkTork: Enjoy the holiday season and winter solstice, and thanks for your work to maintain, improve and expand Wikipedia. Cheers, Wikic¤l¤gy^{t@lk to M£} 19:57, 25 December 2015 (UTC)

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Thanks Wikicology. Season's greetings to you as well. SilkTork ^{✔Tea time} 10:49, 26 December 2015 (UTC)