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Vandalism

After repeated unsolicited posts on my Talk Page, I'm afraid I have to ask you to cease with your harassment. Thank you, and please do not make it necessary to report you again. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ForwardObserver85 (talk • contribs) 19:57, 25 January 2014 (UTC)

• Warnings are rarely solicited, but they are an appropriate use of a Talk page, being necessary to prove that you're fully aware of the Wikipedia policies you have violated, and will no doubt continue to violate until you are blocked. Dwpaul ^Talk 20:01, 25 January 2014 (UTC)

JTTOTS

JTTOTS sends their regards, Mr. Paul. — Preceding unsigned comment added by AgincourtAscendant (talk • contribs) 20:05, 25 January 2014 (UTC)

New Gurgaon

I am not a vandalist, I only meant to add the country and some clarity to the article. Help me contribute, I am an educated biochemist with excellent Engilsh writing skills. I have wanted to contribute since I saw incorrect information about molecular biology. Serious I cannot believe it was posted but me adding England is bad? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dre862 (talk • contribs) 04:36, 28 January 2014 (UTC)

• New Gurgaon is in India, so adding "England" to the article did not add clarity, but misinformation. Considering the article is in the category "Villages in India" and both of the towns named in the opening sentence are in India (as indicated in their linked articles here on Wikipedia), I have a little trouble giving you the benefit of the doubt on this. Please stick to molecular biology. ;-) Dwpaul ^Talk 04:43, 28 January 2014 (UTC)

Bureau22

Dwpaul. Apologies! Thanks for the feedback. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bureau22 (talk • contribs) 05:02, 28 January 2014 (UTC)

User talk pages

These don't get deleted when a blocked user blanks their page. Depending on the admin that finds it, the page may be left blanked or might be reverted to the blocking warning. A talk page that consists of advertising or copyvio can be deleted, but then is recreated to show a warning about whatever it was they did there. Other user pages can be deleted by user request or following blanking. In this case, I've left the page blanked as they've obviously seen the warning and don't look set to continue advertising. (In cases where they persist in advertising on the talk page - the only thing they can edit - I delete, place a new warning and revoke talk page access. In the rare case where they come back as an IP, the page can be protected - I think I've only seen one case where this has been necessary.) A user talk page created by a different user and only edited by them can be deleted - this occurs when the page is created by mistake. Not common, but does happen if the wrong person has been warned for something they hadn't done. Peridon (talk) 13:15, 28 January 2014 (UTC)

Insult

I am insulated he was my great great great great grandfather and that was his name!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cody the history man (talk • contribs) 21:44, 28 January 2014 (UTC)

Nice to know you're keeping warm... Peridon (talk) 21:48, 28 January 2014 (UTC) (talk page visitor)

Please comment on Wikipedia:Pending changes/Request for Comment 2014

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Answered your complaint

Check Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Donald The Goose. Noteswork (talk) 06:48, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

• Thanks. Thought the probable SP should be documented even if (at that time) the puppet was headed for a block anyway, especially since the puppet was engaged in active harassment of another editor. Dwpaul ^Talk 10:24, 29 January 2014 (UTC)

Information Removed

Dear Dwpaul; The information that I added to the Original Church of God page was correct. Elder C. W. Gray has always approved the ordination of women into the ministry. The person that supplied the original information must not have known Elder Gray or knew of his teaching or read his Doctrine Book for the Original Church of God or Sanctified Church. Any assistance you can offer to get the false information corrected would be appreciated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ZHester (talk • contribs) 23:08, 31 January 2014 (UTC)

Can you offer any citation to a reliable source -- usually a published article not connected with the subject, but in this case a document or Web page published by the church may do -- that supports your contention? I couldn't find any, and noted that the original information had gone unchallenged for more than 3 years. This places the burden of proof on the editor who proposes to change the article to provide a reliable source that supports the change. Dwpaul ^Talk 00:00, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

@ZHester: Let's continue this conversation on the article's Talk page. Dwpaul ^Talk 02:49, 1 February 2014 (UTC)

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Kyle Snyder

Is the son of Dan. Who owns the Redskins. Why did you remove it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:A:2700:592:616B:E920:C90E:99C2 (talk) 17:15, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

Kyle's father is named Steve (not Dan) and his mother is named Tricia (not Tanya). He is not related to the owner of the Redskins or his wife. See the citation. Dwpaul ^Talk 17:18, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

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Congratulations!

Having a stalker account named after you is almost a compliment. I think it's like a badge of honour. bobrayner (talk) 01:14, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

Crimes and Misdemenors

Crimes and Misdemeanors (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Dylan Malone Farrow is indeed in C&M. She is uncredited. She appears at the end, at the Rabbi's daughter's wedding. So I'll return your deletion. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fanny67 (talk • contribs) 07:33, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

This is an encyclopedia, not a gossip magazine. Unless you can supply a citation of a reliable source that supports that contention, the claim will be promptly removed from the article as a violation of Wikipedia's policies pertaining to biographies of living persons. Dwpaul ^Talk 18:02, 9 February 2014 (UTC)

Please comment on Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers

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Hercule Poirot

Sorry, I was editing the text "a [[Inspector Lestrade|Lestrade]]-type" and mistakenly thought the "a" preceded "Inspector" in the rendered text, not "Lestrade". --hulmem (talk) 01:52, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

Yes, that's an easy mistake to make if you are looking at the Wikitext rather than the article as presented to readers. Dwpaul ^Talk 01:54, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

Image Copyright.

the images are owned by me. Why do you keep removing them? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kksred1994 (talk • contribs) 03:42, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

Really? How is it that they are shown as being copyrighted by Peter Read Miller/Sports Illustrated, a photog for Getty Images, David Silverman, etc.? I think you have a peculiar notion of "owned" when it comes to photographic rights. Dwpaul ^Talk 03:50, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

P.S. - Continue and I will file a report at WP:CCI. Dwpaul ^Talk 03:54, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

Edit War

Dwpaul- Am I now blocked from editing anything on Wikipedia or just this article. It is the first thing I ever added an edit to. It's kinda funny how they label something and that is "neutral". I can see how wikipedia can spin out of control, but it's kinda of slopping "party line" already. I guess the guys at GeoEngineeringWatch have been discredited for having an opinion that is not neutral (what ever that is). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dreemail (talk • contribs) 14:35, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

You are not blocked from anything -- yet. The "guys at GeoEngineeringWatch" are not the ones who have been warned about editing in violation of Wikipedia's policies. As a new editor, you might want to take a few minutes to learn about them, instead of persistently repeating the same edits and ignoring warnings. Links to the relevant policies are now provided all over your Talk page. Dwpaul ^Talk 14:56, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

To better answer your question, if you are blocked you will generally be blocked from editing anywhere in Wikipedia (though topic bans are an option, they are generally reserved for editors who have shown a history of valuable edits generally, but an obsession with a particular topic where their edits and/or interactions with other editors have been less than constructive). Dwpaul ^Talk 15:01, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

Also, I suggest you add this policy to your reading list. Dwpaul ^Talk 15:15, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

Sid Ceasar

Hi. I have listed you here as the updater for the nomination to get Caesar listed under the recent death section on the front page. μηδείς (talk) 04:18, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

Very kind, thank you! But there have been multiple editors working on this today, including yourself. Dwpaul ^Talk 04:23, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

You can actually add others to that list by editting the template in the same way you would if voting on it. No need to add me, as I am the nominator, and I don't see any reason for double credit. You seemed to be the most active, hence my listing you. μηδείς (talk) 04:27, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks, that was generous an unexpected. μηδείς (talk) 04:41, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

Vejvančický (talk / contribs) 14:57, 13 February 2014 (UTC)

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W. Carlton Weddington Assessment

Thank you for your message regarding my assessment of the W. Carlton Weddington article for WikiProject Biography. I have recently been trying to clear up a backlog of requests on the WikiProject Biography assessment requests page with little to no recent assistance from my fellow Wikipedians. --TommyBoy (talk) 04:59, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for your efforts. If it isn't too much trouble, please take a look at David J. Leland, which I placed on the list of requested re-assessments back in September 2013 (currently #6). Thanks! Dwpaul ^Talk 05:05, 17 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks

For the revert. However, if the username of the troll is in itself an attack, it would be better to use the undo button and erase the edit summary before saving. This way the name/attack does not carry on the edit-summary. Best regards. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 04:57, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

Ah, didn't think of that, sorry. Dwpaul ^Talk 04:58, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

No worries. It took me sometime to realise this. All the best and thanks again. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 05:01, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

FYI, it is also possible to disable the automatic edit-summary of rollback by adding a custom edit-summary java script to your vector.js like I did here. You will then get an additional field on rollback called [sum] for edit-summary, so that you can add your own before reverting using rollback as I did here. Δρ.Κ. ^{λόγοςπράξις} 05:52, 22 February 2014 (UTC)

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stop

Can u stop deleting my edits on Jasmine Villegas page? everything that i posted was true so don't delete it. Tomomofo11 (talk) 04:46, 26 February 2014 (UTC)

True or not, your edits were completely unsourced, therefore unverifiable, and hence violated Wikipedia's policies concerning biography of living persons. See the additional information I have posted on your talk page. Dwpaul ^Talk

trayvon

why are you just deleting my edits to trayvon martin's page? they are entirely factual and help make the article's intro less biased and show that zimmerman only did what he did after trayvon threatened his life — Preceding unsigned comment added by 152.7.8.228 (talk) 05:37, 26 February 2014 (UTC)

They are not factual; they are your opinions and synthesis. Simply because the defendant claims he was threatened, we cannot report as a fact that he was threatened. See your talk page, and read the information linked there about Wikipedia policies. Dwpaul ^Talk 05:41, 26 February 2014 (UTC)

Kitty Genovese

I believe the article mis-quotes the title of the originial NY Times article. The title was "37 Who Saw Murder Didn't Call the Police" NOT "Thirty-Eight who Saw Murder Didn't Call the Police". The article cites a page that re-prints the original paper, rather than the original paper itself. The title of the originial paper can clearly be seen here: http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10B16FB3A5C147A93C5AB1788D85F408685F9&action=click&module=Search&region=searchResults%230&version=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fquery.nytimes.com%2Fsearch%2Fsitesearch%2F%3Faction%3Dclick%26region%3DMasthead%26pgtype%3DHomepage%26module%3DSearchSubmit%26contentCollection%3DHomepage%26t%3Dqry797%23%2F37+who+saw+murder 199.111.235.176 (talk) 21:06, 26 February 2014 (UTC)

105.160.116.37

i have seen that i have been blocked.the reason behind it i have not understand and i have never sign into w — Preceding unsigned comment added by 105.160.116.37 (talk) 15:48, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

@105.160.116.37: Sorry, I have no idea why you've been blocked (assuming you have, apparently under some username you didn't specify). I have no idea from your IP address who you are, what you've edited or how/whether you and I have interacted in some way. Dwpaul ^Talk 20:31, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

Bot usernames

I couldn't find the diff, but to respond to your comment now that I've moved the report to the holding pen, anyone familiar with our bot-naming knows that we have very few with numeric suffixes, and that's usually just 2 (I did, in fact, once block someone for using "-bot2" not only because of that but because there was an existing bot with that name. That's the exception that proves the rule). Daniel Case (talk) 17:02, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks. Still, I think those less familiar with bot-naming practices will generally take what they see at face value, and if they see something called "*bot*" (assuming they understand what a bot is) will assume it to be a bot, with or without a number. But it's your call to make. Dwpaul ^Talk 20:34, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

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Annie Hall lede status quo

You have it backward though: the status quo is the longstanding lede without this material. So if you feel strongly about it and aren't interested in vandalizing the article, please take your thoughts to discussion. --Ring Cinema (talk) 14:10, 28 February 2014 (UTC)

I admit to acting first and thinking (researching really) later; I saw later the situation was more complex than I realized. I felt much better, though, when the same reverts were made by GothicFilm but with accurate summaries, versus your summary comment which apparently referenced the discussion in Talk about GA but didn't offer any insight into the reverts themselves. Sorry for barging into the debate without really having done appropriate research first. Dwpaul ^Talk 15:31, 28 February 2014 (UTC)

GF's summaries were no more accurate: he has different reasoning from mine. I explained all my changes. --Ring Cinema (talk) 17:31, 28 February 2014 (UTC)

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Daryl Dixon

How can you say that i can not have a say in what i believe and what many others believe so i would like to ask you to please stop undoing my changes.Zmbekiller99 (talk) 04:51, 3 March 2014 (UTC)Zmbekiller99

Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a place for you to post your unsourced opinion as a fan. "Bad ass" is not an encyclopedic occupation. Continue your disruptive edits and they will be reverted. Dwpaul ^Talk 04:58, 3 March 2014 (UTC)

Please comment on Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Lead section

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Stop re-adding unsourced material

I'm referring to Education in Niger, you keep reverting unsourced material, either provide a source or stop. You may be blocked if you continue. --Sammen Salmonord (talk) 20:44, 9 March 2014 (UTC)

On uncontroversial material, the appropriate action is to add a template rather than remove the information. If we removed all the uncited non-controversial information in WIkipedia without notice, it would suddenly be half its current size. Responsible editors should be given the opportunity to improve their articles. That's what does. Also, assume good faith. You do not have any grounds to threaten me with a block at this point. Dwpaul ^Talk 20:49, 9 March 2014 (UTC)

Read: Wikipedia:PRAM --Sammen Salmonord (talk) 20:56, 9 March 2014 (UTC)

Not sure of your point. Did someone have a tantrum? It wasn't me (who made demands and issued threats). Dwpaul ^Talk 20:57, 9 March 2014 (UTC)

You are treading on thin ice, Sunny Jim. --Sammen Salmonord (talk) 21:03, 9 March 2014 (UTC)

And you are being obnoxious and uncivil. Beware the boomerang. Dwpaul ^Talk 21:05, 9 March 2014 (UTC)

You're asking for a hiding. (Figure of speech, not actual threat). --Sammen Salmonord (talk) 21:07, 9 March 2014 (UTC)

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Janna krammer

I don't who why you would remove my post about krammer. My post was the truth since I work with her brother Steve. I think he knows where they were born at and I think since I work with him I know where he works at. So unless you want to ask Jenna herself you don't know what you are talking about and her page is now inaccurate thanks to you. Way to keep Wikepedia accurate there buddy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Yaldoo (talk • contribs) 14:48, 21 March 2014 (UTC)

@Yaldoo: I find it curious that you don't seem to know how to spell Jana Kramer's name (spelling her first name both "Janna" and "Jenna" and her last name "Krammer") above), yet we should be willing to take your word for facts about her in an encyclopedia. Regardless, that is not how Wikipedia works. Information here, especially information of a personal nature such as the names of relatives and their employment, requires citation of a verifiable reliable source, not the word of someone who claims to be a coworker of a family member. See Wikipedia's policies explaining how we must have reliable, published sources to verify such information about living persons, and that without them the information must be immediately removed. If I do not, another editor will. If you persist in adding unsourced information to this or any article, you run the risk of being blocked from editing Wikipedia articles. Dwpaul ^Talk 20:23, 21 March 2014 (UTC)

The characters names in "About a Boy" (US)

What Makes You Beautiful (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

The IMDB page for "About a Boy (2014)" does not specify a last name for Marcus or Fiona. The British version uses Brewer as their last name. I believe that on the TV show (NBC Tuesday nights) they have also used "Brewer". If they haven't, they certainly haven't used the last name "Bowa" so perhaps it's better to simply remove the last name on that page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.200.23.139 (talk) 22:37, 14 May 2014 (UTC)

The Wikipedia.org page for Minnie Driver cites her character's last name as Brewer. This ought to be evidence enough to use the last name "Brewer" when referring to those that sang the song "What Makes You Beautiful". Either that or remove Brewer from Minnie Driver's page as well.

Steve Joerg — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.200.23.139 (talk) 22:40, 14 May 2014 (UTC)

The Wikipedia page for the NBC series About a Boy describes the characters' last names as Bowa. In the novel by by the same name by Nick Holmby, the characters' last name was Brewster. However, the reference you edited pertains to the TV series, not the novel. See also [1], [2], [3] and others which state the TV series' characters' last name is Bowa not Brewster. Dwpaul ^Talk 23:33, 14 May 2014 (UTC)

UMD EDITOR

I have blocked them. But per your followup to my question it would be nice if you had explained it to that level of detail when you made the original report. I'm sorry for being snippy, but we get so many reports based on patroller's assumptions that I like to see something that leaves no doubt. Daniel Case (talk) 03:48, 19 May 2014 (UTC)

Noted, thanks. Dwpaul ^Talk 03:50, 19 May 2014 (UTC)

Animals for the Care of Treatment

Hello Dwpaul I know you didn't like my article so I ask you nicley please can you write the article for me thank you. Sincerely, lee456789 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lee456789 (talk • contribs) 20:49, 20 May 2014 (UTC)

Your article did not contain any of the required elements of an encyclopedic article here, and did not establish (with citations of reliable sources) that its subject was notable. This is why it was flagged by two different editors for speedy deletion. I do not have time to write the article for you, but I will add a guide to your Talk page that includes detailed instructions and many aids to creating a good article page on Wikipedia. On a side note, please sign your comments on other users' Talk pages by typing four tildes ( ~~~~ ) after your comments. Dwpaul ^Talk 21:01, 20 May 2014 (UTC)

DJ and MH

Hello D. I wanted to let you know that I started a thread here Wikipedia:Village pump (technical)/Archive 126#Article move gone awry. I think that I have reverted things back to where they are supposed to be but, if not, another editor will let us know there. Thanks for your vigilance in this situation and happy editing whenever possible :-) MarnetteD | Talk 02:11, 22 May 2014 (UTC)

Hi again. That wound up being a much bigger deal than I thought it would be. If we come across the situation again at least we now know that it has to be reported. Cheers. MarnetteD | Talk 05:48, 22 May 2014 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
	Wow, you revert vandalism speedier than I do! :o  🍺 Skyy Vodka Talk 04:38, 25 May 2014 (UTC)

Roy Henry (Alexander) Gover 1927 - 2003

I have been researching my family history and this has brought me to Roy Henry Gover who is my 5th Cousin 2x removed. My research shows that Roy was the youngest of 5 children born Roy Henry Gover to John Alexander Gover & Norah Emily Gover (nee Simmonds). He was born in Edmonton London England on 29th August 1927 not 1929 as is recorded on most of the internet articles. He was also married twice - once in 1955 to Jean A M Guiver in Brentwood Essex England and again in 1966 to Pamela Anne Nowak in Marin California USA. I thought the best place to start getting the error on his year of birth changed would be Wikipedia. I have obtained his date of birth from records held on Ancestry.co.uk where I research my family and on a biopic film - - After 17:00 minutes one of Roy's earliest paintings is shown - painted in 1938 when he was aged 11 this confirms his correct year of birth and is signed by Roy himself. Perhaps this film could be used for citation purposes? I hope this information supports my request to change his year of birth but please feel free to contact me if you require any further information. — Preceding undated comment added SNOGNUT SNOGNUT (talk) 09:12, 26 May 2014 (UTC)

@SNOGNUT: Please see WP:BLP, WP:CITE and WP:Reliable sources. Unfortunately, a video posted on vimeo.com is not a reliable source, since anyone can produce and post a video stating anything they like. A newspaper article, a scholarly entry, a page in a book are more generally reliable sources. Dwpaul ^Talk 11:58, 25 May 2014 (UTC)

As for "as is recorded on most of the internet articles", a) actually the opposite is true (more hits via Google list him as having been born in 1929), b) this is not a valid way of establishing birth dates for Wikipedia articles, and c) it is an extremely faulty way of doing so as there are many sites which mirror Wikipedia's content, giving false weight to what is already here. Dwpaul ^Talk 12:03, 25 May 2014 (UTC)

Lastly, please see also WP:Original research. Thanks. Dwpaul ^Talk 12:04, 25 May 2014 (UTC)

Dwpaul - I am not familiar with the complexities of Wikipedia's system. I merely wished to point out an inaccuracy. The Ancestry.com information is copyright therefore can not be used as citation. If you search for birth records on FreeBMD.Org for Roy H Gover you will find his birth recorded in 1927. Also his USA Social Security death record show his birth as 1927 not 1929 - freely available on Familysearch.Org. From the tone of your reply it is clear you will perpetuate this inaccuracy - so be it! — Preceding unsigned comment added by SNOGNUT (talk • contribs) 09:10, 26 May 2014 (UTC)

There are unquestionably many inaccuracies in Wikipedia. Unfortunately, simply knowing of an inaccuracy does not allow us to substitute alternate information in its place. We have policies here concerning how such information is selected and presented, especially in articles that pertain to people and biography. I provided you with links to several of those policies above. Since it is clear "from the tone of your reply" that you either didn't read them or don't understand them, then as you say, so be it! Dwpaul ^Talk 15:45, 26 May 2014 (UTC)

Rev/del

Glad that was sorted. I see it was actually suppressed by OTRS which is really often the best way to do this sort of thing. I'm afraid I was asleep at the time, I'm on UTC (summer time). Dougweller (talk) 10:38, 26 May 2014 (UTC)

No problem at all. I (belatedly) figured that was probably the case, so sought out another to help with the rev/del. Thanks! Dwpaul ^Talk 15:47, 26 May 2014 (UTC)

A question

When I write "pending", it means she is nominated officially but the award hasn't been given yet. However, the nom is already out. (http://www.indiewire.com/article/television/critics-choice-television-awards-nominate-broad-city-for-best-comedy-true-detective-for-drama-series) --190.95.12.59 (talk) 03:01, 29 May 2014 (UTC)

Then the correct term to use is "Nominated", not "Pending". Someone who is nominated may not be selected as the final recipient of the award. See other nominations as they appear in the article. Dwpaul ^Talk 12:02, 29 May 2014 (UTC)

I now that. But then, why does the {{pending}} template exists? --200.126.122.12 (talk) 03:09, 31 May 2014 (UTC)

Because the template family of which "Won", "Nominated" and "Pending" are members are used for all sorts of things, not just awards. See Template:Pending. Dwpaul ^Talk 03:13, 31 May 2014 (UTC)

Alan Vega

Alan Vega (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

I understand that Alan Vega might not want to acknowledge his Jewish wife of 10 years, but my source is the autobiography "Mindele's Journey" by Mindele's Bermowitz, which documents her decade long marriage to Alan, before he adopted the surname "Vega". Therefore, my edit was valid and factual. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Snowboardingcat83 (talk • contribs) 04:00, 25 May 2014 (UTC)

@Snowboardingcat83: Then you must cite that source, which you did not do in the edit I reverted. See WP:CITE. Also see WP:Biography of living persons. Dwpaul ^Talk 04:04, 25 May 2014 (UTC)

And not at all sure what to make of the comment "might not want to acknowledge his Jewish wife" -- Is that an anti-Semitic comment? Dwpaul ^Talk 04:06, 25 May 2014 (UTC)

Considering that I am Jewish, it is not an anti-semetic remark. However, I do draw private conclusions as to why he refuses to acknowledge their marriage. I did site my source, in stating that she authored the book I gathered my facts from, which emphasized her experience as a Holocaust survivor.

There was no citation in the information (one sentence) I reverted[4]. I don't mean that you need to be prepared to state your source when someone questions you about your edit; I mean that your edit must include a citation. Once again, please see WP:Biography of living persons. If you need guidance as to how to include citations with your edits, please see WP:CITE as I suggested above. Dwpaul ^Talk 03:51, 31 May 2014 (UTC)

Picture Edit

I don't understand how posting a picture of Judge Ricky Polston is vandelism. It is a picture if him???

Shmavy (talk) 00:32, 1 June 2014 (UTC)

What you posted is an artistic depiction of a warrior on a horse (without any attribution or copyright information). It is not a portrait or image of the current Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court. Dwpaul ^Talk 00:38, 1 June 2014 (UTC)

RS requirements

Erowid meets all of Wikipedia's requirements, is widely referenced throughout Wikipedia, and is considered a reliable source. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.234.73.156 (talk) 00:09, 5 June 2014 (UTC)

I don't have a dog in that hunt at all. So far, the only discussions at WP:RS/N about Erowid and its reliability [5][6][7] are lukewarm at best, and the consensus of the first is pretty clear that it is not reliable. Perhaps you're saying that it is reliable enough for you, but you cannot make that statement ("is considered a reliable source") on behalf of Wikipedia without evidence of consensus on that question. I have no problem with the inclusion of a second, more mainstream source to back up what Erowid has said, and neither should you, unless you have a personal interest in promoting Erowid. Dwpaul ^Talk 00:33, 5 June 2014 (UTC)

Elm dissertation abstract

Re your null edit here, Dwpaul: thanks, I hadn't thought of that. But I'm hoping the tool will miss it since I changed the reference right back to the way I put it originally, i. e. to humanspeak, which I don't think it can read. :-) Diannaa had changed it to a citation template in between, and I think that may be the reason the tool caught it. Diannaa, ping, please check out my edit summary here, please don't templatify the reference again. Not that I intend to edit war about it. ;-) Bishonen | talk 22:28, 5 June 2014 (UTC).

Okay -- Diannaa (talk) 23:03, 5 June 2014 (UTC)

Kakan

I would like for you to take a look at Kakan Hermansson's article that I created yesterday. For spelling, and structure of the article.... When you got time for it. Cheers.--BabbaQ (talk) 14:07, 5 June 2014 (UTC)

Really appreciate your help with this article! I plan to nominate it for DYK on saturday or sunday. Thanks!--BabbaQ (talk) 22:26, 5 June 2014 (UTC)

@BabbaQ: OK, think I'm more or less done for now. Apologies if I monopolized the article for awhile – would probably have been hard to get an edit in while I was working on it! Good luck at DYK, let me know if anything else I can do to help. Dwpaul ^Talk 22:54, 5 June 2014 (UTC)

Thank you again! I have just created a stub about Cristina Scuccia a singing nun who won The Voice of Italy. She is really funny :).--BabbaQ (talk) 19:07, 6 June 2014 (UTC)

Yes, I know (of) Sister Scuccia. My wife called my attention to the news report this morning that she had won. ;-) Dwpaul ^Talk 19:10, 6 June 2014 (UTC)

She is hilarious :-) An article that I created Soraya Post will appear at DYK in a few days time. :) Always nice.--BabbaQ (talk) 22:31, 6 June 2014 (UTC)

could you please revert your mistake on Jimmy Fallon psychopath page.

http://www.sbs.com.au/insight/episode/transcript/618/What-Makes-a-Psychopath

Fallon is no psychopath and has nil evidence to support his claim. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Not an onion (talk • contribs) 23:45, 8 June 2014 (UTC)‎

No mistake. Your edit was unsourced, and that is why it was reverted. Any claim (especially controversial, as we might expect this to be) about a living person requires citation of a reliable source. This is especially important for negative claims about the subject, but positive as well. I don't care if it says he's a genius, or that he's a great cook – if unsourced, it will be reverted. Dwpaul ^Talk 23:52, 8 June 2014 (UTC)

Well if you do not except a citation from prof Simon Baron-Cohen or DSM-5 i think you may have lost the plot your self old chap. http://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Simon_Baron-Cohen — Preceding unsigned comment added by Not an onion (talk • contribs) 23:36, 8 June 2014 (UTC)

You did not include any citations in your edit (and another Wikipedia article cannot serve as a citation). Please read the notice I placed on your User Talk page carefully, as the links it contains explain all of the above. And would you please learn how to sign your edits here, by typing four tildes after your comments? Dwpaul ^Talk 00:01, 9 June 2014 (UTC)

Re:Silent Witness

The original plot of Silent Witness gives the entire twist away. It hurts more than it helps. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stevejobsfakeaccount (talk • contribs) 02:46, 11 June 2014 (UTC)

The sentences you removed make it clear that the admission in court may be false. Proving (or disproving) it is the plot. There is no need to remove them. Dwpaul ^Talk 02:51, 11 June 2014 (UTC)

The movie is that the daughter is on trial for a murder. Whether or not she committed it is the plot of the movie, albeit she ends up being a minor character. The twist is everything that comes after. Removing the two sentences improves the plot, while preserving the twists. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stevejobsfakeaccount (talk • contribs) 02:55, 11 June 2014 (UTC)

Articles

Please take a look at Rudolf Fredrik Berg and Henry Dunker when you got time for it! Especially the Berg article needs assistance if possible. Thanks.--BabbaQ (talk) 21:35, 11 June 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for the invitation. I'm considering taking a wikibreak for a little while, so if I don't take up the challenge it's because I'm distracted with real life. ;-) Dwpaul ^Talk 21:39, 11 June 2014 (UTC)

Ok, thank you for your edits :) If you have not taken that Wikibreak yet I would be really happy with some assistance with the Skogssamer article that I created yesterday! Otherwise enjoy your Wikibreak :)!--BabbaQ (talk) 10:48, 14 June 2014 (UTC)

Recent Edit I made which edited which was wrong

You see there are 22 episodes because # 22 is airing right this second and that is the first episode of season two so dont correct me on my favorite show okay? GOSH PEOPLE R SO RUDE! — Preceding unsigned comment added by JoMAMAisBOSS (talk • contribs) 01:13, 17 June 2014 (UTC)

Knife Collecting

Knife collecting (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Dwpaul -- I just added an external link to the Knife Collecting article. You removed it. You left a commercial entry -- Blade Magazine and another organization for collectors. The North Star club is the same. It has members from 14 states and is open to anyone. It's website references other knife-related websites and organizations. Please restore that entry. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wwwjimbo (talk • contribs) 02:50, 19 June 2014 (UTC)

@Wwwjimbo: The other external sites listed in that article clearly had national and international scope. My sense from looking at the site you linked to was that it was primarily of local (Minnesota) interest. While I can appreciate that you have members from a variety of locations and are open to anyone (as I'm sure is true of most clubs), we cannot (and will not) offer links in that article to every knife club in every US state. If you think your club is somehow notable, consider writing an article about it. You of course have the option of reverting my edit, but if you do I will move this discussion to the article's Talk page (which is really where it belongs) and others may have different opinions to share. By the way, please remember to always sign your comments on Talk pages by typing four tildes after your comments. Dwpaul ^Talk 02:59, 19 June 2014 (UTC)

DYK for Kakan Hermansson

Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 12:52, 19 June 2014 (UTC)

Nomination of Kakan Hermansson for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Kakan Hermansson is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kakan Hermansson until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article.

It's presently in Main Page "Did you know...", so I closed it Speedy Keep per WP:KEEP#5. --Redrose64 (talk) 20:09, 19 June 2014 (UTC)