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Hantz Jerly Delva

Please unblock this user so that we can create an independent profile for him so that we can find him a club a lot more faster. 217.61.170.202 (talk) 07:44, 22 August 2024 (UTC)

No, that is not what Wikipedia is for. ... discospinster talk 15:21, 22 August 2024 (UTC)

Last edit

There was a link you needed to click on the little one and you get the article then click the arrow to the second photo Lemonmannn (talk) 17:00, 22 August 2024 (UTC)

There is no Wikipedia article about this individual. ... discospinster talk 17:01, 22 August 2024 (UTC)

TPA revoking

Wedontcare183 (talk · contribs) may need their talk page editing privileges revoked. ObserveOwl (talk) 17:33, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

Done. ... discospinster talk 17:34, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

Unexplained Content removal at that school article

The one you just reverted was actually a good edit, everything that was deleted was total gibberish. I'm gonna remake it, and I'll add a reason for it. Kingsmasher678 (talk) 17:32, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

Some of it was hard to read, but it was not gibberish, and there was a lot of sourced content also removed in the edit. ... discospinster talk 17:35, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

Sergeant Reckless Undo Edit

I'm sure there is probably a reason that the wording children is better than foal, but foal is a horse's child so i don't see why children would be better.

(Edit link: prev) (first time sending a topic post in a talk page so sorry if a messed anything up)

Thanks, Simcardholder Simcardholder (talk) 15:48, 26 August 2024 (UTC)

Misc. for deletion discussion needs closing.

User:Muster3633/sandbox Discussion needs to be closed, it seems the person who opened the discussion opened it to pressure the user into submitting it to AFC. It was submitted to AFC and moved to draftspace, the discussion just needs someone to close it. Shadow311 (talk) 00:46, 28 August 2024 (UTC)

Discussion was closed.Shadow311 (talk) 01:09, 28 August 2024 (UTC)

Deleted text

Why delete my edit. The information I added was 100% genuine. 2A02:C7E:6087:9A00:2674:ABF3:4244:EED9 (talk) 23:37, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

There was no reliable source to back it up. ... discospinster talk 23:38, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

Hello,

The link was provided as another example of a career assessment. The article already included other examples but the Career Fit Test is unique as it asesses interests, skills and personality traits. Please let me know if you have other questions.

Thank you, Kevin Cccwikied879 (talk) 23:45, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

The other ones were included because they were mentioned in another source. ... discospinster talk 23:47, 29 August 2024 (UTC)

Thank you!!

Hello sir, I really appreciate you reverting the vandalism on the Briahna Joy Gray Page. I was wondering if you banned the person responsible I tried to but don't know how. I saw countless other instances of vandalism on their user page. Minnesotawaterballer (talk) 00:29, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

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Swan Lake, New York

Would you have a moment to look at Swan Lake, New York? Thanks! Magnolia677 (talk) 21:44, 25 August 2024 (UTC)

OK, what's the particular concern with it? ... discospinster talk 23:54, 25 August 2024 (UTC)
I noticed you had reverted an editor there. I've tried to clean up the article, but the same editor is now using their IP to edit. When I remove their mess, they revert and add more crap about a murder that happened there. Magnolia677 (talk) 16:55, 30 August 2024 (UTC)

"Strangers On A Train" - Alfred Hitchcock film released in 1951.

Hello. I don't understand why you have reversed my edits to this entry today. Clearly the actual roles played by Robert Walker as Guy and Farley Granger as Bruno have been confused and have been swapped. Thank you. Peter Rodaway 82.19.125.77 (talk) 17:51, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

Farley Granger played Guy and Robert Walker was Bruno. ... discospinster talk 18:19, 31 August 2024 (UTC)

Sorry, yes you are correct. I just watched the film earlier and misunderstood which actor was which. Apologies.

Obesity

The other page references the World Population Review, a BS source. Im using the WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. Stop 98.150.89.19 (talk) 14:29, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

You are making very significant changes to the page, and removing other reliable sources. This needs to be discussed on the talk page first. ... discospinster talk 14:31, 2 September 2024 (UTC)

Got a minute spare for a likely LTA’s nonsense?

Hey Disco. What do you make of this page history? Original creator’s GLocked, probably LTA, and we’ve got an IP reverting the speedy notice.

Thanks. MM (Give me info.) (Victories) 15:45, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

Clearly an IP block evasion; I have blocked them as well. Thanks for letting me know. ... discospinster talk 15:50, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

Murder Mystery 2

Just a heads-up, it takes two to edit-war, and even if the hatnote is an improvement, it's best to not keep reverting the IP again and again, as you're technically at your fourth revert already. I'd suggest to wait to see if they reply to us on their talk page, and/or open a section on the article's talk page itself. Good luck! Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 23:12, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

WP:EDITWAR does not apply to reverting vandalism. ... discospinster talk 23:14, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
True, but it doesn't technically counts as vandalism, as they're not removing stuff for purely disruptive purposes but arguing that the hatnote is unnecessary (to quote their edit summary, The game has nothing to do with the subject). For that matter, I don't agree with them and think the hatnote is good, but it is a reasonable position to have, and doesn't fit the exemption of Reverting obvious vandalism—edits that any well-intentioned user would agree constitute vandalism, such as page blanking and adding offensive language. (emphasis not mine) Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 23:17, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
It is obvious vandalism, ... discospinster talk 23:18, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
Vandalism for edit-warring purposes is pretty strictly defined, and, if a well-intentioned user like myself can disagree with this characterization, I don't think that it is clear-cut enough for an edit warring exemption. Yes, it is unhelpful to remove the hatnote, but I can (kind of) understand their case and see that they're not doing it to explicitly disrupt the encyclopedia. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 23:23, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
You do your thing your way and I'll do my thing my way. ... discospinster talk 23:24, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

ANI

Information icon There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you.Cinderella157 (talk) 23:58, 3 September 2024 (UTC)

User:Amedeo Avondet Yada Yada

Thanks for the block. I'm guessing that this is an LTA? I'm not familiar with this one. Wikishovel (talk) 16:29, 7 September 2024 (UTC)

I assume it is a sockpuppet but either way it wasn't going to stop. ... discospinster talk 16:30, 7 September 2024 (UTC)

I am the grandson of Campodonico, I have birth records of everone I am citing of the family Campodonico

Please stop changing the Campodonico surname page Nicola M7890 (talk) 17:34, 7 September 2024 (UTC)

There are no articles for the individuals being added, so they do not belong on the page. ... discospinster talk 17:35, 7 September 2024 (UTC)

I have added reliable source to Mangiarotti please do not remove the added information, as it has backing reference.

I have added a source to show the various people with the surname Mangiarotti, please dont remove the additional people added. I have linked a reliable source to the names.

Giorgio mangiarotti is a known italian academic with books published such as https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Giorgio-Mangiarotti/dp/8829911690

giorgios university page: https://www.accademiadellescienze.it/accademia/soci/giorgio-mangiarotti


the other names come from a herladry research foundation: https://www.heraldrysinstitute.com/lang/it/cognomi/Mangiarotti/idc/22732/?srsltid=AfmBOorbIM9xwBsYU1nkTYcucrXE5g6oKqZ0Y6OLlLRYOmH3aO7t76Fz

please let the edits to the source stay, this is significant knowledge beign removed.

Nicola M7890 (talk) 18:00, 7 September 2024 (UTC)

The individuals do not have Wikipedia articles. The page is not for listing every person with a surname, only those with articles. ... discospinster talk 18:02, 7 September 2024 (UTC)
If they are notable then write an article about them. ... discospinster talk 18:06, 7 September 2024 (UTC)

the mangiarotti mentioned do have articles, please find them below

Giorgio mangiarotti is a known italian academic with books published such as https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Giorgio-Mangiarotti/dp/8829911690, this source is giorgio's mangiarotti page from university: https://www.accademiadellescienze.it/accademia/soci/giorgio-mangiarotti


the other names come from a herladry research foundation: https://www.heraldrysinstitute.com/lang/it/cognomi/Mangiarotti/idc/22732/?srsltid=AfmBOorbIM9xwBsYU1nkTYcucrXE5g6oKqZ0Y6OLlLRYOmH3aO7t76Fz Nicola M7890 (talk) 18:10, 7 September 2024 (UTC)

Pre-Mediated Apology

Hi, I'm just writing to you to offer an apology on behalf of the actions made by my friends Kmart Wifi. They're rationale is that of humour, but obviously this is a feat of subjectivity. I hope their nuissances don't give you too much of a headache. Mjmannella (talk) 02:54, 8 September 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for the heads up. I have blocked them. ... discospinster talk 02:55, 8 September 2024 (UTC)

Also, I found another user under the name of Bloomser21 whose Grizzco edit I manually deleted. Also, they created an entire page for Grizzco. It has already been marked for speedy deletion, but I don't think they're here to build an encyclopedia.
Takamori.Shiho (talk) 04:41, 9 September 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know, I've taken care of it. ... discospinster talk 14:05, 9 September 2024 (UTC)

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You said "characters should redirect to the film they are in" and that makes sense, but in the case of Biggs Darklighter the actor's page has more about the character. Maybe we should make an exception?

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Wikipedia:Sexual Aussault by Birju Maharaj Topic

Hi, can you please think once again about this cause I really think this is an irrelevant topic. As, kindly check that there are lack of evidences. How can only a particular thing said by a particular person which lead to rumours and is not even known that these assaults were real or not, be in the page? Since, these particular things were not asked by that person to Birju Maharaj when Maharaj was alive, and were henceforth not given any chance for proper validation, then how can that topic be here in this page? No Government Issues or Cases are also there against Birju Maharaj. Where is the evidence that this person is not making up things or trying to defame Maharaj, as all these are done after Birju Maharaj's death and not when he was alive!

So, please kindly have a look into this matter which has lack of "proper" evidences... Editordcs (talk) 17:23, 15 September 2024 (UTC)

The article does not claim that the allegations are true, only that they were reported. There are several sources that talk about the allegations, which makes it relevant to the article. ... discospinster talk 17:25, 15 September 2024 (UTC)

Why did you just roll back my changes to Berkeley High School??

Title??? I'm unclear about why you did this?? I'd provided a citation for them Lefmis (talk) 18:35, 15 September 2024 (UTC)

Stop adding false information to articles. ... discospinster talk 19:11, 15 September 2024 (UTC)

I'm not!! I work at Berkeley High School as an archivist and the Cazadero change was true! There are physical documents that name Miles Fleisher as a key figure in it's founding.

Ok to be entirely honest, i don't know how to edit wikipedia for conversations but what do you mean no?? I can literally send you scans of the source material??!!

No. ... discospinster talk 19:13, 15 September 2024 (UTC)

Conjoined toes not friggin webbed

Excuse me but your page I find I am discriminated against calling syndactyly webbed toes, I was born with the condition and they are conjoined not webbed, they not seperate with webbing between them, the are like conjoined twins almost two things conjoined to one.i have tried fixing your page multiple times but you keep changing it back to the discriminating term webbed toes, please change it back or I will contact Wikipedia about it I am dave travisty (talk) 02:17, 18 September 2024 (UTC)

The article is called "Webbed toes". If you think it should be renamed, then make an article move request. ... discospinster talk 02:18, 18 September 2024 (UTC)

RD3 RevDel

request for User talk:DufflebagDufflebag? Also if you could protect it for sockpuppetry, that would be great too. Myrealnamm (💬pros · ✏️cons) 23:29, 19 September 2024 (UTC)

Thank you discospinster! Myrealnamm (💬pros · ✏️cons) 23:31, 19 September 2024 (UTC)
OK done. ... discospinster talk 23:32, 19 September 2024 (UTC)
Sorry, gave the "thank you" too early, it's not done yet, your first two edits need to be deleted as well, the IP was really sneaky... Myrealnamm (💬pros · ✏️cons) 23:33, 19 September 2024 (UTC)
Got it. ... discospinster talk 23:34, 19 September 2024 (UTC)
Hi Discospinter again, mind blocking 95.214.228.105 for proxy? Evidence: ipcheck (Other IPs that edited that page were also proxies, blocked by Ponyo. Sorry for disrupting your normal duty. Myrealnamm (💬pros · ✏️cons) 23:45, 19 September 2024 (UTC)
Done. ... discospinster talk 23:47, 19 September 2024 (UTC)

Special:Contributions/Ovieot920

Hello. Did you block this user correctly? I think there's a mistake in the block log. Frost 18:13, 20 September 2024 (UTC)

Frost, I noticed it too, seems to be fixed by Jake Wartenberg. Yoshi24517 (Chat) (Very Busy) 19:12, 20 September 2024 (UTC)

Peak power (disambiguation)

Thanks for cleaning up the mess, I was just about to look up the procedure, and then I noticed you were way ahead of me. 2601:5CC:8300:A7F0:4116:C2F5:AD39:5B52 (talk) 16:32, 22 September 2024 (UTC)

No problem. ... discospinster talk 16:33, 22 September 2024 (UTC)

Selassiedunkley

Hi, Disco. I have a couple reasons to be concerned over the behavior of Selassiedunkley, and although I may take it to a noticeboard if it continues, I wanted to discuss it with an admin one-on-one first.

  • I believe Selassie is the subject in question, as their stated name within the two identical Wikipedia articles they created and have linked to elsewhere is 'Selassie Dunkley'. They are a single-purpose editor with a clear lack of understanding of guidelines, including the one on self-promotion.
  • I have reason to believe these articles were specifically self-promotional hoaxes. Selassie states that they were signed to Def Jam Recordings but provides zero evidence for this, and I can find zero evidence on Def Jam's website that they ever signed this person. Def Jam has some of the biggest names in music signed to them, and this leads me to believe that Selassie – either as a prank or as a deliberate lie – stated falsely that they were signed to them. Either way, Def Jam's own website directly contradicts what Selassie is saying in the now-drafted article, and I believe it should be removed as a hoax. TheTechnician27 (Talk page) 01:36, 24 September 2024 (UTC)
You can still mark the draft for speedy deletion. ... discospinster talk 01:39, 24 September 2024 (UTC)
Alright, I marked it as G3, as it is, per Def Jam's website, a deliberate hoax. Much appreciated. TheTechnician27 (Talk page) 01:44, 24 September 2024 (UTC)
Sorry to bother you again, Disco; where would I go to report sockpuppetry? I have reason to believe 2603:9001:902:C205:24C3:5560:DC9:13E5 is an IP sockpuppet for Dunkley making problematic edits by removing speedy deletion templates, and I'm not sure where to go from WP:SOCK. TheTechnician27 (Talk page) 02:11, 24 September 2024 (UTC)
You can go to WP:SPI. ... discospinster talk 02:17, 24 September 2024 (UTC)

FK Jugohrom

Why you delete the pictures and Stadium column, that is destructive? Risto555 (talk) 23:35, 25 September 2024 (UTC)

The images were placed willy-nilly, in a way that disrupts the article. See MOS:IMAGES for guidelines on how to use images in an article. ... discospinster talk 03:17, 26 September 2024 (UTC)

Biography of Arafat Ashwad Islam

Why did you delete the page Arafat_Ashwad_Islam? All information were back by references and you could have edited any information if deemed required. But to remove it outright doesn't make sense? Did you at all read the references and the visit the links? The guy played a significant part in the just concluded revolution and he also exposed the locations of those perpatrators who killed the students and common people during the movement. Dacca1971 (talk) 21:34, 28 September 2024 (UTC)

I didn't delete it, I put it into draft space. ... discospinster talk 21:01, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

Zeid ibn Shaker

Hi you appear to have reversed my correction to Zeid’s name on his article when it is his name as referenced in sources included in the wiki page. E.g

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2002/sep/02/guardianobituaries.israel

also I removed a link to a website which was a dead link. BandaCheese (talk) 00:58, 1 October 2024 (UTC)

The article title spells it Zaid ibn Shaker so that should be consistent throughout the article. If you think the article should be renamed, you can make a request at WP:REQMOVE. ... discospinster talk 01:01, 1 October 2024 (UTC)

sematary birthday confusion

out of respect, i'm quite confused why i'd need to cite a source for a birthday, considering spanish wikipedia already has his birthday listed as December 22nd.

I have one clear source but it's from twitter with a tweet by him saying it's his birthday. I'm aware twitter isnt really used I'm just looking to learn more. no hate! Myloima (talk) 00:44, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

The Spanish Wikipedia article doesn't have a source either, so it should be removed as well. As for Twitter, if it's confirmed that it's his account, it may be used for biographical information. ... discospinster talk 00:47, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

thank you

thanks for your help! Myloima (talk) 00:51, 3 October 2024 (UTC)

Pepperbeast

Pepperbeast member removes content without discussion, translations, templates, etc. Solomon (name), Ezekiel (name), Joshua (name), Moses (given name) Aaron (given name), Dinah (given name), Elisha (given name), Abraham (given name), Victor (name). 5.34.1.97 (talk) 14:39, 4 October 2024 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
Hello, I'm Noah. You've done quite a lot to revert vandalism. Thanks for taking time to clean Wikipedia! نوحفث   Let's Chat! 20:56, 5 October 2024 (UTC)

Glady (surname) page dispute

ATTENTION! Im not sure if you understand how Wikipedia work. This is literally mind boggling. The Glady surname page is specifically written for the surname. That’s why it has “(surname)” after it. It is about the surname, not any individual. Im not sure if you understand this, but there is a separate stand-alone Angel Glady wiki page that is attached to the Glady disambiguating page for anybody to find. Anybody can search for Angel Glady and find the page. This has nothing to do with the Glady surname page. The Glady surname page and the Angel Glady page are separate pages. Angel Glady has a separate independent page. She does not need two. There is no reason to redirect from the surname page. You do not have to continue to hijack the Glady surname page. Both can exist simultaneously. Why doesn’t this compute? 2600:1006:B14D:6BFD:88E8:EA64:1E63:7388 (talk) 04:07, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

Why are you telling me this, I have nothing to do with that page. ... discospinster talk 16:16, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

October 2024

Hello, I'm Kovcszaln6. I noticed that in this edit to Bradley R. Wilcox, you removed content without adequately explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry, the removed content has been restored. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Kovcszaln6 (talk) 17:58, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

I think you meant to put this on the IP's page. ... discospinster talk 17:59, 6 October 2024 (UTC)
Oops, my bad. Kovcszaln6 (talk) 18:02, 6 October 2024 (UTC)

October 2024

Re: Michael Horrocks on West Chester University notable people. WP:WTAF refers to redlinks, not to lists of notable people. According to WP:EXEMPT1E, If the person is famous for a specific event, the notability requirement need not be met. If a person in a list does not have a Wikipedia article about them, a citation (or link to another article) must be provided". Two such links were provided, United Airlines flight 175 and September 11, 2001.

Finally, WP:BLP1E says We generally should avoid having an article (WTAF) on a person when...Reliable sources cover the person only in the context of a single event [and]....The person otherwise remains, and is likely to remain, a low-profile individual. Please self revert. Thank you. Kire1975 (talk) 15:19, 8 October 2024 (UTC)

Exactly, the individual must be "famous" for a specific event. Michael Horrocks is not "famous". ... discospinster talk 15:24, 8 October 2024 (UTC)
The person's membership in the list's group is established by reliable sources. Kire1975 (talk) 15:59, 8 October 2024 (UTC)
Reliable sources: Here, here, here, here, here, and here. I was in the middle of adding this one but there was an edit conflict because you reverted the reversion so fast. Please self-revert. Thank you. Kire1975 (talk) 16:12, 8 October 2024 (UTC)
I do not agree that the entry belongs in the list. ... discospinster talk 16:14, 8 October 2024 (UTC)
What don't you agree with? Kire1975 (talk) 16:18, 8 October 2024 (UTC)
That he is generally "famous". ... discospinster talk 16:26, 8 October 2024 (UTC)
This source, hosted by the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA was already on the page. Kire1975 (talk) 16:16, 8 October 2024 (UTC)
If you wish to continue this conversation, please do so at Talk:West_Chester_University. Thank you. Kire1975 (talk) 16:55, 8 October 2024 (UTC)

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A barnstar for you

The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
This is for your tireless contributions. Pachu Kannan (talk) 15:37, 14 October 2024 (UTC)

Brooks Macdonald

Hi discospinster – I hope you are well!

My name is Brad and I am an employee at Brooks Macdonald. I noticed you recently worked on the article removing some uncited content and wanted to ask if you would be able to help me with some very small, factual updates.

The updates reflect a new CEO starting their post as well as the company logo being used. I have shared more details at Talk:Brooks Macdonald, please take a look and let me know what you think.

Thanks for your time and expertise. Bradryan (talk) 14:04, 14 October 2024 (UTC)

That seems to be an appropriate addition. ... discospinster talk 00:53, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

Jonatan Habib Engqvist

Hi DS! I saw that you commented on Jonatan Habib Engqvist. I would prefer to edit the article than to have it deleted. Jonatan Habib Engqvist is an important figure in the art world. The page is a translation from Swedish Wikipedia (with some clean-ups and added sources).

There are THREE notable sources from major Swedish news outlets to support the mainstream importance of this figure.
One is NOT behind a paywall, from SVT: https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/jonkoping/jattesmileyn-uppsatt-pa-radhuset SVT is the Swedish equivalent to the UK's BBC. See here: Sveriges Television
In addition, there are two other mainstream sources Svenska Dagbladet and Dagens Nyheter, the two largest Swedish newsoutlets-
SVD: https://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/konstrecensioner/konstrecension-kollektivkulturens-overkorda-barnbarn/
Circulation 164,900 (2017)Svenska Dagbladet
DN:https://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/konstrecensioner/konstrecension-kollektivkulturens-overkorda-barnbarn/
There are no larger media outlets in Sweden.
In addition, there are only handful of Swedish curators active on the international scene and Jonatan Habib Engqist is one of them!
Thank you. I know it is important with multiple opinions and input from experienced users! Thanks! Matriarch-info (talk) 04:35, 15 October 2024 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Dorothy Lawson (Q18576060)

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Non-admin comment

Hi, Discospinster! I'm just gonna let you know that i left a non-admin comment regarding blocked reason of EricSparks123 if you don't mind, thanks! Royiswariii (talk) 02:18, 25 October 2024 (UTC)

OK, thanks for your contribution. ... discospinster talk 02:22, 25 October 2024 (UTC)

Please review it, I added more sources from reliable

Draft:MK Timothy

It is updated with many good sources. Ghost of Jack (talk) 07:58, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

Revdel

Hi, could you revdel the recent IP edits on Talk:Islamic views on evolution? Thanks, Myrealnamm (💬pros · 📜cons) 00:25, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

OK done. ... discospinster talk 00:26, 7 November 2024 (UTC)

Ada and Abere

FYI, they've re-added copyvios (nevermind the edit warring) after the warnings on their talk page. I've reverted and tagged for RD1, but a block might be needed to stop the disruption. Thanks, Giraffer (talk) 19:59, 9 November 2024 (UTC)

hartlepool united

I tried to mean that jeff [stelling] is the president, i cant change it for some reason. its gives me a error message. thx @Discospinster hi (talk) 19:48, 9 November 2024 (UTC)

That's because there isn't a parameter called "president" for the infobox. ... discospinster talk 22:37, 9 November 2024 (UTC)

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Jun Kung

my brother in christ Jun Kung died but the source is on Tor, I can't link a Tor .onion link on WP can I

You need to include a reliable source. ... discospinster talk 22:36, 13 November 2024 (UTC)

Neutral point of view instead of (WP:CITE, WP:RS) ?

Hi discospinster, 

I have noticed this particular rollback may be better tagged as violating Wikipedia's NPOV policy as it seems more apt in its context? as the reason for it? nevertheless I have advised the new wiki editor about it, as it seems in good faith. Cheers!

(Reverted edits by Luv.georgia8888 (talk): not providing a reliable source (WP:CITE, WP:RS) (HG) (3.4.12) undothank Tags: Huggle Rollback) Villkomoses (talk) 01:54, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

Either is applicable. ... discospinster talk 01:59, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

About your recent revert

Look a little earlier in the page history (this), the one you reverted is quite likely someone evading a global lock. – 2804:F1...8F:2569 (::/32) (talk) 17:11, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for the info, I have blocked the user. ... discospinster talk 17:13, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

Bill Legend

There are multiple extended descriptions of his life and work in at least three T.Rex/Bolan books cited in his Wikipedia article that constitute RS in themselves. Therefore I have reinstated his article.

I suspect the same is true of Steve Currie although in fairness none were cited in that article. I am withholding restoring Currie's article for the time being until I have reviewed these sources for similar content.Romomusicfan (talk) 11:49, 15 November 2024 (UTC)

Have left a note explaining this in full on Bill Legend's talk page.Romomusicfan (talk) 12:07, 15 November 2024 (UTC)

A. Quraishi - Sources

Had a question on two sources I found updating the notability of this article on Ammad Quraishi. One source seems to be a blog/newsletter entry by the subject from about two years ago referring to his identity and the precise notability claim. Not sure if it can be referenced. The other source is from a national organization that verifies the claim in an archived link (on archive.org) that has redirect issues. The primary link works, but the entry where it is sublinked is either a dead link or just not loading. Should I add these links and then refer to them on the talk page or in the AfD thread? Or do you recommend an alternative? Seeking guidance, BernieBruh (talk) 04:43, 15 November 2024 (UTC)

You could add it to the AfD thread, and other editors will check it or try to find a working link. ... discospinster talk 18:31, 15 November 2024 (UTC)

Northern Illinois Food Bank page

I'm an employee of the Food Bank and I'm trying to update the outdated information on this page. What do i need to do to make this possible without it being changed back? 38.65.196.164 (talk) 20:57, 15 November 2024 (UTC)

If you want to update the facts, go ahead, but you can't write it in a promotional way. ... discospinster talk 20:58, 15 November 2024 (UTC)

What exactly is being flagged as promotional so I can correct it?

For example,

  • For over 40 years, Northern Illinois Food Bank has been dedicated to solving hunger and empowering neighbors.

  • A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and proud member of Feeding America, they serve their neighbors in 13 counties in suburban and rural Northern Illinois with dignity, equity and convenience,

... discospinster talk 21:07, 15 November 2024 (UTC)

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Doctor Mora

Hey man, I'm adding sources and cites to the article but you keep changing things while I do so. Please take it easy, I need some more time HuilWerner91 (talk) 03:47, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

Please add the sources before you publish the article. ... discospinster talk 03:50, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

North Payments

Why is my addition to North Payments being blocked? I used direct source material - the consumer review site Trustpilot and the Better Business Bureau website. Mathew Helman (talk) 19:41, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

Because Wikipedia is not the place to air individuals' beefs with the company. If there was a reliable secondary source, like a news article, that discusses the problems with customer service, then that might be appropriate. ... discospinster talk 21:37, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

Warning templates

Hi, just poking in because I noticed some of your reverts, like [1], don't have corresponding warnings on talk pages (something something {{uw-warn}}). FifthFive (talk) 23:20, 19 September 2024 (UTC)

Another example [2]. I've gone ahead and added it myself.. FifthFive (talk) 18:08, 21 September 2024 (UTC)
And again [3]. Can you please give out warning templates more consistently? Thanks, FifthFive (talk) 01:29, 24 September 2024 (UTC)
And again :/ [4] FifthFive (talk) 22:36, 26 September 2024 (UTC)
(talk page stalker) You will find that many old timers do not use these warning templates on IPS for clear vandalism or on those that have been blocked.Moxy🍁 22:49, 26 September 2024 (UTC)
Okay, thanks for letting me know. FifthFive (talk) 22:55, 26 September 2024 (UTC)
WP:WARNVAND does state that users should be warned for each and every instance of vandalism and I've been told by administrators (Swarm) that leaving the templated warnings are a quote "basic expectation" and that it's never ok to not leave a warning. Is this not true? I recall a case where after a revert by Discospinster, an IP re-added their edits as they hadn't any idea of their mistake, causing more work for another editor to again revert the edits, where then I had to revert the revert as the original edit by the IP turned out to be correct in the first place. All of these unnecessary steps could have been avoided by a simple note after the first revert. -- Cosmic6811 🍁 (T · C) 05:24, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
Yes, it says users should be warned, not that they must be warned. Also that bit was added after I became an admin. ... discospinster talk 14:57, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
If I remember correctly, I've brought the same thing up twice now on this talk page and have never received a response -- Cosmic6811 🍁 (T · C) 05:26, 21 November 2024 (UTC)
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Airspan Networks

Please explain why you are removing factual information from Airspan Networks page? a simple search shows the information I added is factual, yet you seem determined not to allow this fact to be present Comsidering a 5 second search in Google shows you the information I added is correct I would be interested in understanding why you seem to want to hide facts https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230811478537/en/Airspan-Networks-Holdings-Inc.-Announces-Closing-of-Mimosa-Sale-to-Reliance-Jio-and-Financing-Transactions GMriane (talk) 20:15, 22 November 2024 (UTC)

Ommadawn

Hello. I am the one who changed the date of the release of Ommadawn album of Mike Oldfield. I have been the biggest collector aobut him and own about 7000 items. I have the largest magazines, clippings, articles etc collection in the world. I lived a few days where he recorded this album. If you need more info, contact me please. Regards Yannick 81.13.237.141 (talk) 17:18, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

OK but it's not a matter of me believing you. The article needs to have a reliable source showing that the album was released on that date. ... discospinster talk 17:22, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

Ommadawn

Can you tell me your source saying Ommadawn was released in November 1975? Thanks Yannick 81.13.237.141 (talk) 18:35, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

It is linked in the article. ... discospinster talk 18:42, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

Ommadawn

I can provide you anything you need regarding the date but i don't know how to do it. How to send photos ? 81.13.237.141 (talk) 18:39, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

If it's a newspaper article you can just give the newspaper and the date the article was published. ... discospinster talk 18:43, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

Ommadawn

I have many many things but they are screenshots or photos. My collection about mike oldfield contains about 7000 items. I helped people writing articles in magazines over Europe and books worldwide. Every day, I receive emails from fans over the worldwide asking me questions about oldfield. Let me know how I can send you the photos please Thank you. Yannick 81.13.237.141 (talk) 19:33, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

Why remove my link?

Our website not spam, its useful information please : https://www.ongurpartners.com/arbitration-in-turkey.html 95.70.147.96 (talk) 21:46, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

Because it is intended to bring customers to your business. ... discospinster talk 21:47, 30 November 2024 (UTC)

My edits.

Why did you undo my edits to the article Maria Branyas on 30 November? They had no source but all news websites mentioned what I mentioned, and she said what I said on Twitter/X. I did not put sources because I was not sure which news website to choose for source. Please don't be rude to me. I did not link the article to olive oil or place quotation marks before or after ''toxic people'' because I forgot and I'm sorry. 86.120.179.214 (talk) 12:51, 1 December 2024 (UTC)

You could have used any source but you didn't, that's why I removed it. ... discospinster talk 16:14, 1 December 2024 (UTC)

IP Vandal

Just saw that you blocked User:2604:3D09:AE84:5900:7142:2423:2E5C:19EB for vandalism, but vandal had switched to User:2604:3D09:AE84:5900:9CBF:1988:8387:4D10 and reverted your edit once again. Please block that IP. MimirIsSmart (talk) 05:16, 5 December 2024 (UTC)

I've protected the article just to be sure. ... discospinster talk 14:41, 5 December 2024 (UTC)

UTRS appeal #97542

Is this adequate to unblock Adamu Abubakar Sadiq (talk · contribs). Thanks. -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 09:50, 4 December 2024 (UTC)

The user has not contributed constructively at all, so this vague (and likely AI generated) request to be unblocked is not convincing for me. ... discospinster talk 00:43, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
Thanks. User is slouching toward a decline.-- Deepfriedokra (talk) 00:51, 6 December 2024 (UTC)
most recent is still a little vague but better. I will likely restore talk page access and hope for the best.-- Deepfriedokra (talk) 17:08, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

I may have overwritten your edit

I think I accidentally pasted some text immediately after you made an edit on Giuseppina De Muro. Apologies! Please check and make sure it's okay. Fortunaa (talk) 00:18, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

Yes but I re-did the edit. ... discospinster talk 00:29, 8 December 2024 (UTC)
Thank you for understanding. Fortunaa (talk) 00:39, 8 December 2024 (UTC)

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Mykola Leontovych was Ukrainian

Mykola Leontovych was an ethnic Ukrainian, not Russian. Yes, he was born in the Russian Empire, but naturally it was composed of many different ethnicities including Ukrainians.

He was born in the Podolia Governorate of the Russian Empire to ethnic Ukrainian parents. So please stop changing his ethnicity to Russian and flagging people for vandalism for correcting your mistake. 213.226.141.118 (talk) 15:53, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

The first sentence of an article does not indicate the subject's ethnicity, it is for nationality (i.e. the country that they are from): "The opening paragraph should usually provide context for that which made the person notable. In most modern-day cases, this will be the country, region, or territory where the person is currently a national or permanent resident; or, if the person is notable mainly for past events, where the person was such when they became notable." Since he was born in the Russian Empire and became notable while living there, he would be described as Russian. ... discospinster talk 19:07, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

12/4

The event in Manhattan should be listed on the 12/4 page because people are using "12/4" to refer to it, and it would be good if people who looked it up knew what people were talking about. Farisa's Fire (talk) 15:09, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

Just because some people are referring to it that way doesn't mean it belongs on the page. If reliable sources start regularly referring to it that way such as they do with 9/11, then it could go on the disambiguation page. ... discospinster talk 19:09, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

Reverting changes

Hello, why did you revert my changes in https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fursona? Edit: thank you, I can't reply for some reason2A02:A312:C598:8380:FF33:1403:B84D:EE5A (talk) 21:44, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

That one was an error. I have replaced it. ... discospinster talk 21:45, 11 December 2024 (UTC)

Manmohan (judge)

I appreciate your cooments on my talk page. Please see your DIFF. So you suggesting me (by discussing these issues) to violate undertakings by Wikimedia given to Indian court of this judge as recorded in the first artycle of english wikipadia taken down by court order ? The "deleted" artycle is still accessible from WMF server so I quote for you from it On 14 October, a bench – comprising justices Manmohan and Tushar Rao Gedela – heard the appeal; they said that Wikipedia's portrayal of ANI was potentially defamatory, and hence, must be defended by the editors in question.[24][27] They also characterized Wikipedia's refusal to divulge the identifying details as "extremely disturbing", and warned that WMF would lose its protection under the Safe Harbor Act shall it choose to defend the allegations of defamation.[26][28][27] The judges further objected to the creation of an English Wikipedia article about the defamation case, alleging interference with "a sub-judice matter" and took particular umbrage at the article mentioning criticism of Chawla's order.[26][29] Later that week, the court passed an order directing all "pages on Wikipedia pertaining to the single judge [Chawla] as well as discussion of the observations of division bench [Manmohan and Gedela]" to be "taken down or deleted within 36 hours".[30][31][32] On 18 October, ANI asked the court to seek contempt proceedings against the WMF, since the 36-hour deadline had not been complied with.[33] As an administrator/sysop you can verify this QUOTE text is accuret and exact, and it said "..all.." pages... You are a senior sysop with many edits, so please canduct per the Universal Code and using terms first and Wp local rules second.. To avoid mis-communications, WP editors operate under terms of the WMF first and after that rule of local wikis. WMF terms supersede those of any wiki.Dmitri2025 (talk) 20:04, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

If WMF's lawyers say that the information has to be removed, then it will be removed. Until then, it is cited relevant content that will stay in the article. ... discospinster talk 23:10, 13 December 2024 (UTC)

Huggle question

Hello. I have just started using Huggle two days ago. I would like to ask if it is possible to program a delay between when an edit is reverted and when a user is warned about vandalism on their talk page if you press Q. Thanks. Cyrobyte (talk) 02:41, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

I'm not familiar with the nuts and bolts of Huggle, you might want to ask your question at Wikipedia talk:Huggle/Feedback. If you go to System > Options > Warnings there is an option to confirm a warning if the user got one not long before. ... discospinster talk 02:45, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Failed attempt to make the History section a sub-heading for the Background heading in the Walt Disney Classics page

I had to make the History section a sub-heading for the Background heading in the Walt Disney Classics page, but why did you change it back? 2601:1C1:837F:EFE0:F90E:F354:7336:544 (talk) 20:39, 20 December 2024 (UTC)

Because the History section of an article is generally its own section, not a sub-section. ... discospinster talk 20:43, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
imply the norm ...see WP:SECTIONLEVELS.Moxy🍁 20
44, 20 December 2024 (UTC)
Well, it doesn't make sense if the History section of an article isn't the sub-heading for the Background heading section, and that's what I hate.

December 2024

Information icon Hello. Regarding the recent revert you made to Daniel Dubois: you may already know about them, but you might find Wikipedia:Template index/User talk namespace useful. After a revert, these can be placed on the user's talk page to let them know you considered their edit inappropriate, and also direct new users towards the sandbox. They can also be used to give a stern warning to a vandal when they've been previously warned. Not sure why you didn't place one, but I've gone ahead and issued a warning template to the user in question (there was already a note from a previous revert). Cheers. – Yutah123|UPage|(talk)✶ 01:46, 22 December 2024 (UTC)

So much for not templating the regulars.-- Deepfriedokra (talk) 02:07, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
It's OK, not everyone knows me! ... discospinster talk 02:08, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
I'd've asked you if you'd heard the Good News about TWINKLE.-- Deepfriedokra (talk) 02:10, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
@Deepfriedokra: Is there a rule against using templates on 'regulars' or something? I did notice that their account is 20 years old and they must be quite active, judging by the talk page, but I didn't think it would preclude the use of a template. It's concise and gets the message across. I did consider there might have been a reason or such for it, which is why I added the custom personal message at the end instead of just calling it a day.
–Yutah123|UPage|(talk)✶ 03:38, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
@Yutah123:It's an essay, Wikipedia:Don't template the regulars 😜 -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 08:55, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
@Deepfriedokra: Hmm, makes sense as a guideline. I do however genuinely believe that in this case {{Template:Uw-warn}} fits just right, and I added enough personal touch. I'm pretty slow at typing up messages, so they help me a lot, and getting back to patrolling recent changes faster is a plus. In any case, fhanks for sharing.
– Yutah123|UPage|(talk)✶ 09:11, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
I have essential tremors, and could not function without templates for some things.

It's OK everyone, no offense taken! ... discospinster talk 16:53, 23 December 2024 (UTC)

Why did u delete my writing on Christmas gifts

Jkb Robot 295.07 (talk) 18:04, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

Because it was inappropriate for an encyclopedia. ... discospinster talk 18:07, 24 December 2024 (UTC)

Let's discuss about Prager U kids

Hi, i'm Erik, and i want to talk about some things about Prager U kids EDZR212006 (talk) 23:29, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

I can say that it's an encyclopedia article, not a place to add comments or try to 'debunk' what reliable sources have said about PragerU Kids. ... discospinster talk 23:31, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

Why i can't debate on the topic?

I want to talk you about the debate, but i can't respond because i'm new editing wikipedia, help me please EDZR212006 (talk) 23:36, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

The article is not the place to debate on the topic. If you have concerns about bias, bring it up on the article's talk page: Talk:PragerU Kids. ... discospinster talk 23:37, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

Re:Antonio D. Tillis

No worries! I understand completely. The academic infobox is definitely more appropriate than the officeholder one in this case. ★ The Green Star Collector ★ (talk) 01:51, 3 January 2025 (UTC)

Why do you block people giving right info????

Give me a legible answer 2409:40E0:103D:6D15:74A6:922F:DB09:1699 (talk) 04:17, 4 January 2025 (UTC)

Please see WP:BLP for the policy about changing information about living persons. (You need a source.) ... discospinster talk 22:20, 4 January 2025 (UTC)

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How to add source before the edit gets deleted

You are second to do this in half an hour : each time the edit was reversed while I was trying to add reference. Should I add the reference before the edit..serious question. Timmytimtimmy (talk) 03:01, 11 January 2025 (UTC)

You can add the reference before you publish the changes. See WP:INCITE for how to include a citation. ... discospinster talk 03:03, 11 January 2025 (UTC)

Help me a bit

Do you know places where I can get reliable sources or what sources count as "Reliable"?, Yes in Tony Tony Chopper article I was trolling at first but I watched the anime so I kind of know about it, still I don't want to cause trouble no more, if you can help me a bit that'd be nice. 139.190.160.251 (talk) 10:13, 11 January 2025 (UTC)

Some examples are newspaper and magazine articles, well-known websites that are not user-generated, basically anything that has some oversight and is not biased. Also if you purposely troll, then you can expect that your edits will be questioned even if when you are being sincere. ... discospinster talk 17:09, 11 January 2025 (UTC)

About that Italian IP-hopper removing death details (151...)

I've followed ToBeFree's suggestion of trying to get an edit filter added to cut down on their nonsense.   –Skywatcher68 (talk) 20:32, 14 January 2025 (UTC)

Thanks, hopefully it works. ... discospinster talk 20:33, 14 January 2025 (UTC)

Chezile (musician) and User:Anabelle Agosto

I've twice now draftified this article due to the overwhelmingly positive commentary that reads like advertising copy. I placed notices on the user's talk page regarding the issues. Those notices were ignored. Now I think they are about to do the same with Draft:"Beanie" (Chezile song), which is also gushingly positive. Personally, I don't think either should be in mainspace. But, I'm running into brick walls with this user. Suggestions? (courtesty @Anabelle Agosto:) --Hammersoft (talk) 20:25, 14 January 2025 (UTC)

I will keep an eye out for further activity. I also put the musician's article back into draft and will nominate it for deletion if it's published again. ... discospinster talk 20:27, 14 January 2025 (UTC)
Thanks. So far the editor has been unwilling to communicate. I've just deleted Draft:"Beanie" (Chezile song) under G12 as portions of it were directly copied from this site. --Hammersoft (talk) 20:34, 14 January 2025 (UTC)
They've finally started communicating. --Hammersoft (talk) 20:38, 14 January 2025 (UTC)
I've strongly encouraged them to stop creating things in mainspace. I don't know if it will slow them down. I did warn them of very likely being blocked for the gushingly positive commentary they keep creating. --Hammersoft (talk) 21:52, 14 January 2025 (UTC)

Update on a user you reverted

I see that you reverted edits performed by Cosmosh. The user once again edited the article, removing allegations and adding promotional content. I gave them NPOV and COI notices but I thought you should know in case this editing pattern persists. I left off the allegations of sexual misconduct when I restored the article since the cited source is blacklisted. TornadoLGS (talk) 21:31, 16 January 2025 (UTC)

Why

I am just wondering. But why did you delete that page? Please respond on my talk page 65.18.49.173 (talk) 17:03, 17 January 2025 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you for reverting your addition of a WP:NOTRSMUSIC source at Queen (band). I have made it a point to remove this source from articles due to long-standing issues surrounding its reliability (including WP:CIRCULAR concerns), as well as its apparent status as a content farm. Thank you for your revert. JeffSpaceman (talk) 13:10, 18 January 2025 (UTC)

The Wild Hunt

Hi, This was brought to my attention. I am the editor/publisher of TWH. The information here is outdated and another user has a sandbox info that I added. Please contact us if you need current information. MannyTejedaMoreno (talk) 22:21, 18 January 2025 (UTC)

You are welcome to update the facts but do not include promotional content. ... discospinster talk 22:23, 18 January 2025 (UTC)

Sure, discospinster, I would be grateful if you could help us understand what the promotional content was of the edit I shared. We will be happy to change it. MannyTejedaMoreno (talk)

The section about what other periodicals have said about it, or cited it, is not appropriate. If someone said something negative about the magazine, would you add that as well? The list of prominent contributors isn't necessary unless the contributors have their own Wikipedia articles. Content like "The Wild Hunt has continued to evolve into a recognized independent news outlet" is not worded neutrally and adds no factual information. ... discospinster talk 02:59, 19 January 2025 (UTC)

ok - thank you. I'll let them know. And the answer is yes, we would. We post criticisms. These are statements that have been offered in support TWH. MannyTejedaMoreno (talk)

Article for deletion

I would appreciate it if you could nominate Sayyid Hasan ibn Azimullah for deletion. Firstly, that article contains a huge amount of policy violations- WP:V, WP:NOR, WP:NPOV, you name it. Secondly, that article contains possibly promotional, irrelevant and genealogical content, and is written like a hagiography. Thirdly, check the references section- yeah, those don't look like WP:RS to me. Lastly, this page was nominated for deletion in 2020 [5], and was deleted thereafter. [6] HyperShark244 (talk) 04:34, 20 January 2025 (UTC)

You should be able to nominate it for deletion by following the instructions at WP:AFD. ... discospinster talk 17:26, 20 January 2025 (UTC)

Sorry

I think I made an error on the Spalinger S18 page. I thought I edited the short description. My bad! Electricmemory (talk) 23:20, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

You can also use the "Show preview" button to make sure the article looks the way you expect before you publish it. ... discospinster talk 23:21, 21 January 2025 (UTC)
Okay, I'll try that next time, thank you

Log redactions

Hey Discospinster. I think you mistakenly redacted your own deletion and block log summaries here rather than the username: [7]. SilverLocust 💬 23:10, 24 January 2025 (UTC)

Thanks, I think I fixed it. ... discospinster talk 01:24, 25 January 2025 (UTC)

response to changing an edit

If you look everywhere on the Internet, you can see that Max was born in October 14th 1988, and he has stated his age before. It's not 1989. I have now put a source and changed it back.


some sources: https://www.tvinsider.com/people/max-thieriot/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1302735/bio/ 94.7.195.52 (talk) 21:30, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

The source has to go in the article along with the birthday. ... discospinster talk 22:29, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

Regarding SDN Dispute

This is regarding latent deletion of history section and references. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software-defined_networking The page is full of partial truth, favoring this source: https://www.cs.princeton.edu/courses/archive/fall13/cos597E/papers/sdnhistory.pdf as the sole truth of history. Recent edit deleted a whole section of history, backed by formal U.S. patent applications that describe SDN, and have many SDN patents derive from them. Arguably these parents are the pivotal point that changed SDN from theory to practice. It's easy to see the list of patent citations = patents that reference these patents to see their importance in SDN innovation. You can also ask chatgpt to read the patent and tell you how it relates to SDN. We must not hide important facts. 85.250.177.182 (talk) 00:19, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

If these patents are pivotal then you should be able to find third party sources which say so. All you have offered is links to the patents and your own opinion on their importance. ... discospinster talk 01:55, 27 January 2025 (UTC)

Re: User:ItsColdInNewYork

You may want to be aware that this user's editing pattern is exactly the same as another user who was also indef'd for WP:NOTHERE. Noticing the similarities, I opened an SPI with a request for CU as there is obvious evidence toward block evasion. Thought you might want to know about it.

All the best. GSK (talk • edits) 03:53, 28 January 2025 (UTC)

It definitely looks like sockpuppetry. ... discospinster talk 03:53, 28 January 2025 (UTC)

Request to revoke User:ItsColdInNewYork talk page access

Kindly remove the user's ability to use talk page too in case they might use it for further vandalism, thank you. Galaxybeing (talk) 03:52, 28 January 2025 (UTC)

It's already been done. ... discospinster talk 03:53, 28 January 2025 (UTC)
@Galaxybeing: It's already been done and the account is globally locked. TornadoLGS (talk) 03:54, 28 January 2025 (UTC)

Talk page protection

Could I get some talk page protection too? The LTA is hitting it. Also please revdel and revoke the IP's TPA. They are up to the same nonsense. TornadoLGS (talk) 04:15, 28 January 2025 (UTC)

I have protected your page temporarily. ... discospinster talk 04:17, 28 January 2025 (UTC)

Block of Aenth

This was pretty clearly an involved block as you had reverted their edits three times. Also, they were warned for disruptive editing, then one minute later you warned them that they needed sources to verify their edits, then one minute after that you blocked them as WP:NOTHERE.

As I am sure you are aware, the norm when a new user is edit warring is a short block and thorough explanation of what edit warring is and why it is not tolerated. An indef NOTHERE block seems out of line,that page repeatedly uses phrasing like "long -term" and "extreme disinterest" for a reason. This sort of thing is exactly why we have the involved admin policy. Beeblebrox Beebletalks 22:45, 1 February 2025 (UTC)

And Elon was only awkwardly stretching his arm, right? I guess people can see things differently. ... discospinster talk 00:10, 2 February 2025 (UTC)
That's... an extremely odd reply. I can tell you from my time on the committee that nearly every single time an admin found themselves the subject of a case, WP:INVOLVED was at least one of the issues, if not the only one. It's not always convenient to follow it, but it is pretty important to do so anyway. Beeblebrox Beebletalks 18:33, 2 February 2025 (UTC)

Question

Me and my friends recently made a wiki page on a teacher of ours hew created a story about toasters and added it to a wikik page. You delleted it for being a "joke artical" I was wondering if there is any way we can create it without getting delleted for we added a not very visible saying that it was just a storie and don't take anything seriously. Thanks for your time. Bluraptor (talk) 22:42, 5 February 2025 (UTC)

Unfortunately Wikipedia is not the place for jokes and stories. There are other places on the Internet for that sort of thing. ... discospinster talk 22:44, 5 February 2025 (UTC)

1979 Pro Bowl Page

Here are two sources: https://www.nflgsis.com/1978/Post/05/55141/Gamebook.pdf and https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1978/probowl.htm 104.229.201.105 (talk) 22:43, 5 February 2025 (UTC)

Those references are for 1978, not 1979. ... discospinster talk 22:51, 5 February 2025 (UTC)

If I make the storie a Historical significance to the school would I be able to post it

If it has some sort of Historical significance to the school or I add a note at the top saying that is just a storie that is used at my school would I be able to post it. Bluraptor (talk) 23:07, 5 February 2025 (UTC)

No. Wikipedia articles have to be about something or someone notable, which means there must be "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject." A story that is important to your school but nowhere else is not notable for Wikipedia. ... discospinster talk 23:25, 5 February 2025 (UTC)

Sorry

I apologize for the "Harassment" and the "Joke" Wiki page. Bluraptor (talk) 20:41, 6 February 2025 (UTC)

Thank you. I hope you understand why I deleted the page. If you would like to publish something about your school's traditions, there are many places to do so, such as Fandom or a Google Site. ... discospinster talk 00:02, 7 February 2025 (UTC)

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Performance of arrangement of beethoven symphony 5

Dear Sir, I understand that my contribution on the covers of Beethoven's fifth symphony raised your concerns in terms of identifying a reliable source. Unfortunately, as I tried to explain, to do so for the arrangement made by Peter Welsh is almost impossible and I will now explain why. I was present at the time the arrangement was performed in 1989 after the fall of the Berlin Wall, they were months of great excitement and lots of celebrations were held. In an attempt to give reason to the cause of a unified Germany also our network of musician and composer decided to organize something. In this context is to be inscribed the performance of the mentioned arrangement made by Peter, who simbolised the union of the German spirit (incarnate by the teremin and the piece) and the old Soviet one (incarnate by the balalaika) . As you can imagine, given the context of the situation, no large amount of sources could be produced, if not in personal diaries; I remember that the only public source of this concert was the concert program, which was distributed to members of the audience. I hope you understand that my intent is to celebrate the good work of an esteemed artist, who deserves respect for his production; it would be a pity that the reputation of a person could be obscured just by an excessive rigidity on the matter of sources policy. I also am to inform you that other voices in the page do not contain sources, so for the same reason should they be redacted? Trusting in your good evaluation, I know a solution can be found. Please I ask you to restore the entry I made, in the name of free knowledge and high esteem we should all have for artists. Waiting for your reply Sincerely Otto Brünner 87.4.238.63 (talk) 23:39, 7 February 2025 (UTC)

The articles are not meant to include every single performance, only the ones that have attracted media attention. ... discospinster talk 01:32, 8 February 2025 (UTC)

The performance did receive media attention, the documents simply weren't digitalised; also consider that we are not talking about a simple perfomance of the piece, but rather abuot a original arrangement. You understand that there is a real word made of people out of the screen. The means of media were different back then. I hope we can clarify the position. So if a very important thing happens, just because it doesn't receive sufficent digitalised media coverage then its value disappears ( and consider that here we are talking about something happened in 1989)? I agree with you that something is notable only when relevant in a society, but how can one reason only in digital terms? People coming together, talking, writing, leaving tangible manufacts, these are also sources of the importance of a phenomenon. We cannot rely exclusevely on one type of source, it wouldn't be fair. What can decide is something is relevant or not? The people, and they do so by talking about it. And already just the fact that we are discussing about it shows the importance that this particulary performance had on a community. In light of this, I cannot see how the entry could cause any harm to the page. Sincerely Otto Brünner

I didn't say it had to be digitised, just that there was media attention. Citations to print sources are valid, as long as they are reliable sources. ... discospinster talk 02:47, 8 February 2025 (UTC)

Well thank you, I will provide a citation that includes a reliable printed source as soon as possible. Sincerely Otto Brünner

See this apparent threat

Talk:Lumbee#Asking for consensus on information sent to me by Lumbee PR Manager Doug Weller talk 20:32, 11 February 2025 (UTC)

Coastal Shield Brigade emblem - copyright issue

Good part of the day. Problems with the "logo" I uploaded in Coastal Shield Brigade article (pending copyright permission) were solved, also have added sources of pertinent references. Thanks for attention. Hussain Baghdadi (talk) 17:25, 12 February 2025 (UTC)

Edit to Michael Harris (mathematician)

I removed a paragraph twice and it was restored. I am directly related to the subject of the article and consider this information misleading and irrelevant. I will remove the paragraph again now and it should not be restored. Koppelman2806 (talk) 03:57, 13 February 2025 (UTC)

It is cited information, you have to explain why you are removing it. Also please see the conflict of interest guidelines since you are related to the subject. ... discospinster talk 03:59, 13 February 2025 (UTC)

CEDU

Hi Discospinster, Sorry for any concern caused. I was in the process of adding the citation and just needed a few minutes to find the page number and ISBN. Unfortunately, I’ve been feeling really unwell and dealing with a lot of stress, which delayed things. I appreciate your patience, and I’ll make sure to add the proper references before re-adding the content. 1keyhole (talk) 01:29, 14 February 2025 (UTC)

Reverted edits to connected pages

Hi Discospinster,

I was just enquiring regarding the reverted edits made on the pages of austrian nobility and counts of austria hungary- I have citations to provide and will add them in a re-edit if possible(pages indexes from acedemic secondary literature on the ennoblement of Krismer and the von krismerhof family)? Thank you Ma3033 (talk) 19:37, 15 February 2025 (UTC)

There are several other administrators and editors who are contesting the inclusion of information about these individuals. I suggest you keep improving the draft article until there is some agreement on its verifiability. ... discospinster talk 22:23, 16 February 2025 (UTC)

Hi, I just wanted to update you that the I have discussed detials with the other editors and have reached concensus that my updated sources are sufficient for the moment being. Please do note that it is still a work in progress and likely will see additional corrections, not just to this individual, but to other facts and citations across those pages. Thank you Ma3033 (talk)

on the protection of vandalism on wikipedia

an article on vandalism being a constant target of vandalism? say it isn't so!

is there some particular reason it was extended protected for only two days? it seems that the system-gaming in question has been taking at least the 4 days necessary to get autoconfirmed, give or take 8-ish days (presumably the vandal getting sidetracked with other stuff), so i thought it would've made more sense to protect for at least 2 weeks consarn (prison phone) (crime record) 21:58, 16 February 2025 (UTC)

I thought I had protected it for one week but apparently not. Feel free to extend it as you see fit. ... discospinster talk 22:22, 16 February 2025 (UTC)
i can't lol, i'm not an admin consarn (prison phone) (crime record) 23:01, 16 February 2025 (UTC)
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