User talk:Tornado chaser/Archive February 2019

"Only" warnings

Giving a level 4-im "only warning" for ordinary vandalism, rather than major problems such as serious libel, is likely to be counter-productive. Administrators regularly decline to take action against vandals because they have been inappropriately warned in that way. In fact that is so standard that there is even a specific template for administrators to do so at WP:AIV. Breaking sticks (talk) 23:05, 2 February 2019 (UTC)

@Breaking sticks: I am aware of that, this user had created an account and the first thing they did way try some racist vandalism that was stopped by the filter log, then they made a more ordinary nonconstructive edit, pretty obviously NOTHERE but I was hesitant to report to AIV with less than three instances of vandalism, so I left a warning that it was his last chance. Tornado chaser (talk) 23:11, 2 February 2019 (UTC)

Update: the vandal has been indeffed after a third bad edit and an AIV report from me. Tornado chaser (talk) 23:19, 2 February 2019 (UTC)

Thanks for explaining. I did think it strange that an editor with your history would make what looked so much like a newbie mistake, but I didn't think to check the edit filter log. Breaking sticks (talk) 23:22, 2 February 2019 (UTC)

@Breaking sticks: Thanks for understanding, BTW you would have been right had it not been for the racial slur in the filter log. Tornado chaser (talk) 23:26, 2 February 2019 (UTC)

Vaccine controversies

Hey. You realize that you own all of the vaccine controversies article right? We are responsible for everything that we add. Also unless you have written all of it you need to handle attribution. AlmostFrancis (talk) 05:46, 16 February 2019 (UTC)

@AlmostFrancis: I am confused by your comment, per WP:OWN I don't own any articles, what makes you say I do? We are responsible for everything that we add Of course, why do you say this? Also, what are you saying I need to attribute? Tornado chaser (talk) 06:08, 16 February 2019 (UTC)

It's not a big deal but if you copy content you need to attribute where you got it from. I believe you can just say copied from blah in the edit summary but you should probably ask someone who knows better. The way you did it you were representing that you wrote all of it. AlmostFrancis (talk) 16:31, 16 February 2019 (UTC)

@AlmostFrancis: I know you need to say in the edit summery if you copy from another article, but I took an old revision, edited it in my sandbox, and then added it as the article, I could be wrong, but I didn't think you needed to attribute content that you took from a previous revision of the article. Tornado chaser (talk) 19:12, 16 February 2019 (UTC)

You should talk to someone who knows the exact process. Warning you is the exact amount of effort I am willing to put into this, so you do you. AlmostFrancis (talk) 03:29, 18 February 2019 (UTC)−

@AlmostFrancis: I will seek advice from someone who knows the process. Tornado chaser (talk) 05:40, 18 February 2019 (UTC)

Peter Russell (ice hockey)

Hello, I noticed the above artice Peter Russell (ice hockey) was PROD for deletion by you because of a lack of sources. I have since now added a source under his appointment as Glasgow Clan head coach. The ref reads Braehead Clan but the appointment was made before they re-branded as Glasgow Clan. Please review the article with the ref and report back regarding acceptability asap. Tay87 (talk) 21:00, 19 January 2019 (UTC)

@Tay87:I'm glad you added a ref, but you need refs for everything in the article, not just this one fact, let me know if you have any questions. Tornado chaser (talk) 21:05, 19 January 2019 (UTC)

@Tornado chaser: Well in regards to my role, the tag stated that all bios “must have at least one source that supports at least one statement made about the person in the article”, in my case being Clan head coach, and that “once the article has at least one reliable source, you may remove this tag”, which I did and reported it to you for review. If it at least stops the article being deleted in due course, I'm satisfied. As for refs, I may have Great Britain covered as well as Braehead but everything else will be a piece of work. I have so far found two refs for Russell LEAVING MK Lighting but nothing on him being appointed as yet. Tay87 (talk) 21:51, 19 January 2019 (UTC)

MfD nomination of Draft:Vaccine controversies

Draft:Vaccine controversies, a page which you created or substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; you may participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Draft:Vaccine controversies and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes (~~~~). You are free to edit the content of Draft:Vaccine controversies during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Guy (Help!) 19:43, 20 February 2019 (UTC)