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CS1 error on Carbon capture and storage

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CS1 error on Barack Obama

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Secondary sources

We cannot use primary sources unless it's about biographic things. We must rely on WP:SECONDARY sources to tell us what's notable to include. This is the opposite of "injecting politics" because it removes the editor's subjective views on which tweets are worthy of including. EvergreenFir (talk) 06:21, 18 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, you make a fair point - I will replace the citation with a secondary source that quotes it (although it opens the question of how we determine which secondary sources should be included; I imagine a secondary source can be found for almost anything...) HonestEditor51 (talk) 06:31, 18 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. We generally go by WP:RS for that. And we can use those RS to help determine if something is important enough to include (see WP:DUE). EvergreenFir (talk) 06:52, 18 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks - very helpful! HonestEditor51 (talk) 14:57, 18 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

CS1 error on Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor

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Happy editing! Selfstudier (talk) 17:53, 26 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Your recent edits to Euro Med Monitor article have been reverted because as a non ECR editor (see WP:ARBECR you are only permitted to make edit requests. Thank you for your attention. Selfstudier (talk) 17:55, 26 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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March 2024

Please do not add or change content, as you did at Calvin and Hobbes, without citing a reliable source. Please review the guidelines at Wikipedia:Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. Drmies (talk) 04:14, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please stop your disruptive editing.

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If you continue to disrupt Wikipedia, as you did at Aviation fuel, you may be blocked from editing. It's pretty clear what you are doing with those tiny and unverified edits to LEGO and Calvin and Hobbes and whatnot--this is gaming the system. It might work--or you might get blocked before you get there by virtue of your adding unexplained and unverified content. Either way, working in a collaborative place requires a bit of honesty as well. Drmies (talk) 15:44, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure what you are referring to when you say "gaming of the system" - what do I gain by adding edits? That being said, I'll add sources to the edits I made previously (still a bit new to this hobby) HonestEditor51 (talk) 06:00, 11 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WP:ARBECR

Please familiarize yourself with the above, the only thing you may do in the AI topic area is make edit requests, nothing more. Selfstudier (talk) 10:33, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Selfstudier, see my note above. Drmies (talk) 15:44, 5 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

OK, this is the last time I am going to refer you to WP:ARBECR re edits at Talk:Misinformation in the Israel–Hamas war. Repetition is likely to lead to a block. Selfstudier (talk) 12:48, 11 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@ScottishFinnishRadish: Please note once more that you are restricted only to the filing of edit requests, thank you. Selfstudier (talk) 11:23, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

April 2024

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ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 15:42, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Reminder to administrators: In May 2014, ArbCom adopted the following procedure instructing administrators regarding Arbitration Enforcement blocks: "No administrator may modify a sanction placed by another administrator without: (1) the explicit prior affirmative consent of the enforcing administrator; or (2) prior affirmative agreement for the modification at (a) AE or (b) AN or (c) ARCA (see "Important notes" [in the procedure]). Administrators modifying sanctions out of process may at the discretion of the committee be desysopped."

Just making this as clear as possible. When the block expires if you make another edit that violates WP:ECR you will be blocked indefinitely. I'm assuming more good faith than I usually do in these situations, and assuming that at least some of your non-violating edits are poor because of inexperience, rather than being made to game the system as Drmies (quite understandably) assumes. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 15:51, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@ScottishFinnishRadish Can you please give me the reason for this block? I am still very new to this, and don't really understand the reason, but want to know what the issue was so I don't repeat it. Seems to me that Selfstudier has some sort of grudge against me for whatever reason HonestEditor51 (talk) 17:16, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WP:ARBECR is linked three times above, and WP:ECR twice. There is a welcome template that says The rule that affects you most as new or IP editor is the prohibition on making any edit related to Palestine/Israel conflict unless you are logged into an account and that account is at least 30 days old and has made at least 500 edits. which links to ECR again. There is a full description of the contentious topic designation that applies to the Arab/Israel conflict. Have you looked at any of this? ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 17:34, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks very much for the quick response

Yes I read through it; I had made an edit request on the Talk page with my argument for why the edit I had originally made should be put back in (i.e. including the context of the EuroMed founders) - was the reason for the block because I wasn't clear enough in my edit request? HonestEditor51 (talk) 17:39, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This edit in a section that starts Very concerning incident this week surrounding AJ reporting and keeping on their website for more than 24 hours erroneous reports of rapes committed by IDF soldiers in Al Shifa hospital. clearly falls under the Arab/Israel conflict, broadly construed. This does as well. You are not permitted to take part in any discussions that relate to the conflict. You may only request specific, uncontentious edits on article talk pages. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 17:44, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ohhh I see - yes thanks that clears it up - I got there from a talk page around the reliability of Al Jazeera but I didn't realize that is is also under Arab/Israeli conflict HonestEditor51 (talk) 22:41, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Obscure

Before you go calling someone an "obscure writer", you may want to check whether said writer is actually an award-winning writer on the topic at hand who might actually see the comment. As to whether it's an "obscure opinion", it actually is a fact, not an opinion, and there are two sources there, so not thaaaat obscure. (I'm not saying it should be on the page, mind you.) -- Nat Gertler (talk) 00:56, 30 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I realize this may be personal for you (I see you've made yourself a Wikipedia page) but quoting your own work as your source does not constitute it to be a source. Likewise, being an award winning author does not carry much weight when the award itself is not necessarily a mainstream award

It is an opinion since you are implying motives to Schultz around race that is pure speculation and not based in any fact. I understand that this may be a strong belief of yours, but it remains your opinion and this opinion shouldn't be in the Wikipedia article as is

One compromise that I think could work here: reinclude your comment, but preface it by saying "Author Nat Gertler posits" - I'd then leave it up to the community if it makes sense to leave in HonestEditor51 (talk) 18:28, 31 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Excuse me, I did not "make myself a Wikipedia page", nor have I been "quoting my own work" in Wikipedia articles. Please learn to read edit histories before making baseless accusations like that. As for saying I posit, that might make sense is I was being quoted making a suggestion of why these two characters were not seen in panels in this sequence, but the mere fact that they are not needs no positing. It is a simple fact and, given that all Peanuts newspaper strips are available online, fairly easily verifiable. -- Nat Gertler (talk) 18:54, 31 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Thanks for catching! Clearly I need to get some sleep... HonestEditor51 (talk) 04:35, 22 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi

To the extent possible, can you please specify which part of my question violates the rulings ARBPIA so that I can amend/cut that portion? I would like to have the candidates answer the general question since I am very concerned on the impact this issue is having on Wikipedia's reputation.

Thanks!

T HonestEditor51 (talk) 22:53, 24 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]