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[edit]Just wanted to bring to your attention the existence of the Presidency of Richard Nixon article. The Richard Nixon article is a biographical article with limits on the amount of material that can be expanded into it. Mitchumch (talk) 09:36, 9 January 2013 (UTC)
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[edit]I'm glad we could reach a compromise on United States presidential election, 1968. Regarding Nixonland, this is purely my personal opinion, but I consider that book to be extremely unreliable. If you know anything about Cambodia, for example, you'll immediately see through Perlstein's propagandistic exaggerations. Perlstein claims that Operation Menu, just one of many U.S. and South Vietnamese bombing raids, killed 600,000 Cambodian civilians. Demographers Judith Banister and Paige Johnson, via modeling "the highest mortality [they] can justify", came out with 275,000 deaths in the 1970-5 period ("After the Nightmare: The Population of Cambodia"). Marek Sliwinski, in his demographic study, arrives at a comparable estimate of 240,000 war deaths out of which there were 40,000 deaths as a result of American bombings (Le Génocide Khmer Rouge: Une Analyse Démographique, counting combatants and civilians). In any event, the estimate of 600,000 provided by Perlstein is simply ludicrous, and American bombing was only a minor factor in the civil war (the vast majority were killed by the communists). The memoirs of genocide survivors Chanrithy Him, Haing Ngor, Sam and Sokhary You, Someth May and Thida Mam, Vann Nath, Loung Ung, Sophal Leng Stagg, Paul Thai and Molyda Szymusiak all fail to mention a single death of friends or family due to American bombing. By contrast, every Cambodian alive lost family members under the Khmer Rouge. (Perlstein further claims that Operation Commando Hunt, a single bombing raid, killed 350,000 Laotian civilians, around ten times the civilian death toll of the entire Laotian civil war). As one reviewer noted, Perlstein's portrayal of Nixon as a demented sociopath simply does not ring true--unlike Herblock's caricatures, which had enough empathy to make them uncomfortably recognizable to Nixon's friends. But that's just my two cents. Cheers,TheTimesAreAChanging (talk) 01:55, 20 March 2013 (UTC)
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[edit]I've reworded the CP and LP articles to reflect what Ballot News says. The CP seems to have lost a lot of members in the last few years. Take a look please and see if I've done something wrong. Maybe the CP article needs to have the 30 states bit added. And maybe there are other sources for figures. Dougweller (talk) 06:04, 17 April 2013 (UTC)
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[edit]It is completely ludicrous to claim that someone else, not Kim Il-sung, served as the first leader of North Korea. Terentii Shtykov represented Soviet Union there and held command over Soviet forces in the area, but he can not be labeled as de jure leader of the country. Just look at the Leadership of East Germany article - should we include there Soviet generals who were in charge of Soviet forces in East Germany? Of course not. Anyway, it will be really interesting to me to see what other users will say about your changes to North Korean articles. --Sundostund (talk) 12:57, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
- That would make sense if Supreme Leader was a formal title. It isn't. A more apt comparison would be to List of leaders of the Soviet Union. I'm not sure how many of the other users know about Shtykov; English sources on him are rare. But just because one is unaware of Shtykov does not mean that he wasn't historically the leader of northern Korea from 1945-1950. Plumber (talk) 13:12, 4 May 2015 (UTC) 13:11, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
- No, my comparison is the most correct in this case. Both North Korea and East Germany were Soviet-controlled territories (as Soviets took over those areas during the war). Eventually, those countries were formed under strict Soviet tutelage (with de facto Soviet rule in early years), and yet no one attempts to include Soviet generals to the list of East German leaders and other related articles. Your assumptions can not be correct, and I'm sure they will be reverted very soon. --Sundostund (talk) 13:21, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
- Supreme leader is a de facto title. There is no such analogue in East Germany. Shtykov was the effective Supreme leader of North Korea until the Korean War. The war allowed Kim Il-sung to achieve independence from the Soviet Union and become supreme leader in both image and name. Again, there is no analogue to East Germany here. Plumber (talk) 13:26, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
- There is such analogue - all leaders of East Germany, especially heads of the Socialist Unity Party, can be labeled as de facto supreme leaders of East Germany. All Soviet military commanders in the area were effective leaders right up until 1989, and no one would include them among East German leaders (because it would be completely ludicrous, in the same way as your ideas)... By your own words - I'm not sure how many of the other users know about Shtykov; English sources on him are rare. You need extremely strong English sources if you want to implement your changes in English Wikipedia. This way, all this stuff will be reverted. It is just a matter of time. Now, I'm withdrawing from this discussion because it is apparent that neither of us will change his mind about this issue, and I'm letting other users interested in North Korea to tell you what they think. --Sundostund (talk) 13:41, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
- It appears to me that the source itself says he was leader in everything but title...so he shouldn't have it here either. Also after reading the full piece he wasn't even really a leader but a governor of the state during it's transition until the soviets could find a suitable person to appoint. They would have never given him the title of leader and since all the choices he made had to defer to what Stalin wanted saying he was a leader is inaccurate. He was a steward or temporary governor similar to Paul Bremer's position during the period right after the Iraq war. Say he was the acting appointed head of state or something but I think leader implies more power than he had. Peachywink (talk) 14:44, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
- Additional note: the page in question here List of leaders of North Korea is only about people who controlled the country after it became independent. We don't list the former Japanese Governor-General of Korea there either.Peachywink (talk) 15:01, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
- There is such analogue - all leaders of East Germany, especially heads of the Socialist Unity Party, can be labeled as de facto supreme leaders of East Germany. All Soviet military commanders in the area were effective leaders right up until 1989, and no one would include them among East German leaders (because it would be completely ludicrous, in the same way as your ideas)... By your own words - I'm not sure how many of the other users know about Shtykov; English sources on him are rare. You need extremely strong English sources if you want to implement your changes in English Wikipedia. This way, all this stuff will be reverted. It is just a matter of time. Now, I'm withdrawing from this discussion because it is apparent that neither of us will change his mind about this issue, and I'm letting other users interested in North Korea to tell you what they think. --Sundostund (talk) 13:41, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
- The sources I have are all scholarly sources and are extremely reliable. The fact that there is a dearth of them on this site does not mean they are not reliable. Additionally, Shtykov was the most powerful man in North Korea even after its establishment. Did you read his article or the sources? That fact is made clear. Now, normally it would be contrary to Wikipedia policy to put a de facto ruler with no official title as leader of the country. However, there is no formal title of Supreme Leader in North Korea. It is a de facto title. Kim Il-sung had to defer all his decisions to Shtykov and/or Stalin until the Korean War freed him. The current setup reflects North Korean media's official line instead of the English scholarly historical consensus over who had the most power in North Korea from 1948-1950. Plumber (talk) 19:53, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
- Look the fact that for the first few years of the regime it was basically a puppet state doesn't matter, the power wielded by a position has no barring on titles otherwise England would have no kings anymore. The position of Supreme leader up to this point has been a political title of the DPRK. Shtykov was never a Korean politician, he was there acting as a steward during the building of the government. He only ever had military command post titles. To put him in the same timeline as the other heads of state of the DPRK is misleading as to what his position was, he was never recognized publicly as the leader of the DPRK. However I have a possible compromise to avoid the edit war we seem to be heading towards here. We take out the title from ALL pages leaving only the actual positions that were held and the list of past supreme leaders becomes the list of past Heads of State for the DPRK. We can add a note in Kim il-sungs article about Shtykov and in the North Korea article. Peachywink (talk) 21:16, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
- Just a short comment - Peachywink, I'm not sure whether I understood you correctly, but if you proposed the removal of "Supreme leaders" section from List of leaders of North Korea, I would never agree to that. It is a major part of that article, and I've spent a lot of time working on it in the past (as well as other editors, of course). I truly hope that I misunderstood you on this. --Sundostund (talk) 21:40, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
- here's the thing though the articles are starting to look really confusing to me. Is supreme leader an actual title or simply something they like to call people in power like Your highness? Because I have heard the term and always thought I knew what it was but if actual sources on it can't be found I don't think it should be in the info box. What I think is being argued at this point is the semantics of if it is an actual position. It has up to this point always been a word associted with the leaders of the DPRK but for all I know since I don't speak Korean, it could be the same as calling someone "his eminence" you can still use it to describe the person as long as it is clear it is title the public uses to refer to it's leader rather than an actual position. Unless there are sources that can document any of these people ever obtaining the office of "supreme leader" I don't see why it should be listed in the info box as a position when it should be listed as an additional alias the person had.Peachywink (talk) 22:17, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
- Its the same thing as List of leaders of the Soviet Union and Paramount leader in China - the most powerful political leader in the country, who held most important positions (head of the party, commander-in-chief of the army, in some cases head of state, head of government, etc). It can also be compared to Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution in Libya... As for sources that can document any of these people ever obtaining the office of "supreme leader", here it is - In April 2009, North Korean constitution was amended to officially refer to Kim Jong-il (and his later successors) as the "Supreme Leader of the DPRK".[1]. --Sundostund (talk) 22:33, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
- here's the thing though the articles are starting to look really confusing to me. Is supreme leader an actual title or simply something they like to call people in power like Your highness? Because I have heard the term and always thought I knew what it was but if actual sources on it can't be found I don't think it should be in the info box. What I think is being argued at this point is the semantics of if it is an actual position. It has up to this point always been a word associted with the leaders of the DPRK but for all I know since I don't speak Korean, it could be the same as calling someone "his eminence" you can still use it to describe the person as long as it is clear it is title the public uses to refer to it's leader rather than an actual position. Unless there are sources that can document any of these people ever obtaining the office of "supreme leader" I don't see why it should be listed in the info box as a position when it should be listed as an additional alias the person had.Peachywink (talk) 22:17, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
- Just a short comment - Peachywink, I'm not sure whether I understood you correctly, but if you proposed the removal of "Supreme leaders" section from List of leaders of North Korea, I would never agree to that. It is a major part of that article, and I've spent a lot of time working on it in the past (as well as other editors, of course). I truly hope that I misunderstood you on this. --Sundostund (talk) 21:40, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
- Look the fact that for the first few years of the regime it was basically a puppet state doesn't matter, the power wielded by a position has no barring on titles otherwise England would have no kings anymore. The position of Supreme leader up to this point has been a political title of the DPRK. Shtykov was never a Korean politician, he was there acting as a steward during the building of the government. He only ever had military command post titles. To put him in the same timeline as the other heads of state of the DPRK is misleading as to what his position was, he was never recognized publicly as the leader of the DPRK. However I have a possible compromise to avoid the edit war we seem to be heading towards here. We take out the title from ALL pages leaving only the actual positions that were held and the list of past supreme leaders becomes the list of past Heads of State for the DPRK. We can add a note in Kim il-sungs article about Shtykov and in the North Korea article. Peachywink (talk) 21:16, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
- ^ McGivering, Jill (29 September 2009). "N Korea constitution bolsters Kim". BBC News. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
so...Plumber , since it seems that there is a constituional amendment that gives the title of Supreme Leader to these people and not to Shtykov is that enough for you to accept he does not belong on the list and can not claim that title? Peachywink (talk) 23:25, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
- A compromise could certainly made to the List of leaders of North Korea page to include a separate section encompassing the "Soviet era" of 1945-1950 with Shtykov and Kim, followed by a "Korean War - present" era with the three Kims. But using the 2009 constitution to nullify Shtykov's influence over the DPRK is a different matter. By that logic, Kim Il-sung was never Supreme Leader (Suryŏng in Korean, by the way) either. It was always used as an honorific before 2009, and even afterwards it is still just an official title, not an actual office. Additionally, grandfathering in Kim Il-sung as the first Suryŏng of the DPRK since 1948 is silly since the Suryŏng system itself dates to 1967. [1]
- ^ Chung, Young Chul. "The Suryông System as the Center of Juche Institution: Politics of Development and Strategy in Postwar North Korea" in Origins of North Korea's Juche. Plymouth: Lexington Books. 1997.
I continued this at Talk:Kim Il-sung. Plumber (talk) 01:46, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
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Carrie Fisher
[edit]Hello Plumber. There is a thread on the Carrie Fisher talkpage regarding the addition of info on her mother's death to the lead; as per WP:BRD, please contribute there rather than re-adding your changes. Thanks. PaleCloudedWhite (talk) 11:22, 30 December 2016 (UTC)
- Ah, I didn't realize that was already controversial. Plumber (talk) 11:23, 30 December 2016 (UTC)
Incorrect capital
[edit]Hello. Please not that the capitalization of the "L" in this edit is incorrect under WP:MOS and inconsistent with the general usage here. I fixed it. Michael Hardy (talk) 19:01, 30 December 2016 (UTC)
Jesus
[edit]Just to let you know: Muslims regard Jesus as an important prophet, but they do not recognise him as the Messiah. Antique Rose — Drop me a line 13:15, 21 June 2017 (UTC)
- That was on the page before; I simply rearranged information. Plumber (talk) 13:19, 21 June 2017 (UTC)
- Oh, I see that now. Please ignore my comment. Antique Rose — Drop me a line 14:02, 21 June 2017 (UTC)
June 2017
[edit] Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. You appear to be repeatedly reverting or undoing other editors' contributions at Jesus. Although this may seem necessary to protect your preferred version of a page, on Wikipedia this is known as "edit warring" and is usually seen as obstructing the normal editing process, as it often creates animosity between editors. Instead of reverting, please discuss the situation with the editor(s) involved and try to reach a consensus on the talk page.
If editors continue to revert to their preferred version they are likely to be blocked from editing Wikipedia. This isn't done to punish an editor, but to prevent the disruption caused by edit warring. In particular, editors should be aware of the three-revert rule, which says that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Edit warring on Wikipedia is not acceptable in any amount, and violating the three-revert rule is very likely to lead to a block. Thank you. Emir of Wikipedia (talk) 23:11, 22 June 2017 (UTC)
- I have been here for ten years but thank you. Plumber (talk) 23:16, 22 June 2017 (UTC)
- Your having been here for almost 10 years doesn't exempt you from policies concerning edit warring. It just means you have been here long enough to know better. General Ization Talk 16:50, 18 September 2017 (UTC)
- I never claimed otherwise. Plumber (talk) 16:53, 18 September 2017 (UTC)
- Your having been here for almost 10 years doesn't exempt you from policies concerning edit warring. It just means you have been here long enough to know better. General Ization Talk 16:50, 18 September 2017 (UTC)
October 2017
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You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on Deportation of the Crimean Tatars. Users are expected to collaborate with others, to avoid editing disruptively, and to try to reach a consensus rather than repeatedly undoing other users' edits once it is known that there is a disagreement.
Please be particularly aware that Wikipedia's policy on edit warring states:
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One compromise edit does not an edit war make. Plumber (talk) 12:45, 8 October 2017 (UTC)
- Perhaps, but two do. MPS1992 (talk) 12:49, 8 October 2017 (UTC)
- Rearranging images and templates? AFAIK edit wars are typically three back-and-forth reverts in under 24 hours, not one. Plumber (talk) 12:51, 8 October 2017 (UTC)
- I am sorry that you were unable to understand the template I left for you. You have clearly missed the emboldened parts. I shall leave it here for you again. MPS1992 (talk) 00:32, 9 October 2017 (UTC)
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You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war. Users are expected to collaborate with others, to avoid editing disruptively, and to try to reach a consensus rather than repeatedly undoing other users' edits once it is known that there is a disagreement.
Please be particularly aware that Wikipedia's policy on edit warring states:
- Edit warring is disruptive regardless of how many reverts you have made.
- Do not edit war even if you believe you are right.
If you find yourself in an editing dispute, use the article's talk page to discuss controversial changes; work towards a version that represents consensus among editors. You can post a request for help at an appropriate noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases it may be appropriate to request temporary page protection. If you engage in an edit war, you may be blocked from editing. MPS1992 (talk) 00:32, 9 October 2017 (UTC)
Baseless accusation of personal attacks
[edit]Today on the Jesus talk page you wrote ""with Smeat75...using ad-hominem attacks both now and in the archived discussion, instead of commenting on the merit of the changes."[1]. I have no idea what you are talking about. Accusing another editor of personal attacks without evidence is itself a personal attack, see NPA "Accusing someone of making personal attacks without providing a justification for your accusation is also considered a form of personal attack." Either supply some diffs to justify your outrageous and insulting statement (I am sure there aren't any) or strike it through.Smeat75 (talk) 19:17, 31 October 2017 (UTC)
- I sincerely apologize; the editor who made that attack was 209.182.115.214, not Smeat75. Plumber (talk) 05:54, 1 November 2017 (UTC)
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Heh, I wondered why I never heard back from you regarding the "Sockpuppet" thing. I accidentally stuck my reply on the Talk:Plumber page. Whoops. Anywhere, here's what you wrote, followed by my response. Bit of a moot point now that the DRN is closed.
A sockpuppet investigation into six users who disagreed with your viewpoints was found to have no factual basis. I would highly recommend you retract such a damaging and misleading opening claim in a RfC, lest you be hit with a warning. Plumber (talk) 17:36, 2 November 2017 (UTC)
- You need to take that up with Jeppiz. They were the one who made that claim in the RfC, not I. I simply posted the RfC so we could work together on the lead. Jtrevor99 (talk) 20:07, 2 November 2017 (UTC)
- My bad, wrong page. Plumber (talk) 07:03, 6 November 2017 (UTC)
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"Western world" and actual "Huntington" map
[edit]At Western world the map that matches Huntington's book (page 26-27) is Clash of Civilizations mapn2.png:
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not the various versions (particularly "23 December" and "12 November" of Western world Samuel P Huntington.svg:
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which distort Huntington's example at French Guiana (see "African" missing) and the Philippines ("Islamic" missing from Mindanao and "Sinic" missing from Luzon, generally). There has been various attempts from various editor to point-out the error of altering accurate representation of Huntington map (1.3)
I will change this map back to an accurate representation from Huntington's book: "Clash of Civilizations mapn2.png". X1\ (talk) 00:05, 27 December 2017 (UTC) 👌 Plumber (talk) 06:01, 27 December 2017 (UTC)
"Kachin peoples"
[edit]May I ask why you changed the name of the Kachin people page to "Kachin peoples"?. Kachin People or just Kachin are normally the preferred terms, I have never heard the phrase "Kachin Peoples" before. Where did you come across this term?
You've also redirected Kachin people to Jingpo, despite an ongoing discussion about the issue. Please could you revert this change until a consensus has been reached. I don't believe this is a suitable redirect as Jinghpaw and Kachin are not the same concept. Though if you are willing to provide some evidence that they are then I'm happy to look it over. However, given that the request for move was relisted only a few days ago, the discussion must be allowed to be had before action is taken. So i would be very grateful if you could revert the changes you made.
Egaoblai (talk) 21:24, 6 January 2018 (UTC)
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Nomination of Qatar–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict for deletion
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