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Please stop uploading non-free J-20 photos
Please stop uploading non-free J-20 photos. Precedent was set that these image were replaceable at Misplaced Pages:Files for deletion/2011 January 6#Chengdu J-20.jpg, and the community has since upheld that in two subsequent FFD discussions, at Misplaced Pages:Files for deletion/2011 January 11#File:J-20 takeoff.jpg and Misplaced Pages:Files for deletion/2011 January 11#File:J-20 Front.jpg. As you have now been warned not to upload further images like this, any future uploads may be viewed as disruptive, and handled as such. SchuminWeb (Talk) 12:17, 19 January 2011 (UTC)
- Okay. I certainly don't want to be viewed as disruptive.-- Novus Orator 03:59, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
Question: File:Korean Stealth Fighter.jpg
There's one thing I don't understand. You said about File:Korean Stealth Fighter.jpg that it is an "in-company prototype that cannot be photographed by the general public." Why then does it show a price tag with a bar code, as if it were a toy model displayed for sale in a shop? Can you clarify where this picture comes from? (Oh, and I only now notice the source link – again without context page – goes to a different picture, which in fact seems to match your description better.) Fut.Perf. ☼ 07:44, 20 January 2011 (UTC)
- Good, I'll upload that version then.-- Novus Orator 03:55, 21 January 2011 (UTC)
- Isn't that another copyrighted image incorrectly being used as a non-free image? I don't understand the rationale behind justifying its use. John Smith's (talk) 10:10, 22 January 2011 (UTC)
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I had a go the changes are minor. The best way to do it in my opinion is to aquire the UK English dictionary for your Word Processor, OpenOffice is free. Then block copy the text in check it and then back.--Kitchen Knife (talk) 18:26, 25 January 2011 (UTC)
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Hi Terra Novus. Good work on the RESkylon page. I've left a comment for you over there. Cheers. N2e (talk) 18:36, 25 January 2011 (UTC) N2e (talk) 18:36, 25 January 2011 (UTC)
Israel/Palestine articles
Three months ago, in an ANI thread where there was considerable momentum for a block or community ban, I wrote (see top of right-hand column in diff):
- I don't intend the least disrespect, and I regret having to ask, but can you stick around and limit yourself to non-controversial articles (nothing remotely related to politics, religion, climate change and environment, etc.) and adhere to the suggestions others have made above re use of talk pages, etc.?
You agreed, writing, in part:
- I totally agree to editing non-controversial subjects, and will do my best to stick to that area. I would just ask that whenever I slip (as I obviously have in these instances) that editors will take me to the task civilly, and assist me in finding more productive paths for my contributions. Please put a note on my talk page whenever you have some friendly advice ...
I'd like to politely do so now: I see from your contribution history for January 26th & 27th that you just jumped into editing related to the Israeli/Palestinian conflict. You may not be aware that the I/P articles are probably the most hotly-contested and controversial articles on Misplaced Pages; they generate a great deal of "traffic" at ANI. ( One admin I respect described political articles on Misplaced Pages as "thorny nests of woe", and that's especially true of the I/P articles. ) If this was a one-time thing, I'll not object, but if your intention is to rescind that promise then may I ask that you make that intention explicit? Thanks, – OhioStandard (talk) 08:26, 27 January 2011 (UTC)
- Since I prefer to keep discussions on the page where they were begin, I've copied the reply you posted to my talk page here, immediately below. – OhioStandard (talk) 09:08, 27 January 2011 (UTC)
- Thanks for the warning. I was merely fixing a few referencing issues on that article, and since it was not clearly attached to my topic ban, I think my edits were uncontroversial. If I get reverted or into an edit war in that topic I will be sure to back off.-- Novus Orator 08:30, 27 January 2011 (UTC)
- I wasn't referring to any externally-imposed topic ban, I was referring to the offer you made at ANI in order to avoid a block or ban: I totally agree to editing non-controversial subjects, and will do my best to stick to that area. (emphasis in the original) Your reply and your recent edit history lead me to believe that you no longer intend to uphold that promise. Is that correct, or am I missing something? – OhioStandard (talk) 09:08, 27 January 2011 (UTC)
- I do intend to uphold my promise. I was merely pointing out that this particular article has not had a contentious atmosphere while I have been editing it. If I begin to see that the situation becomes conflictive I will stop editing that article. Generally speaking, I agree that many articles in this topic area are contentious, and I thank you for warning me to be careful. The topic ban I'm referring to is one applied to me by the arbitration board that covers a different topic area than politics (Creationism and Psuedoscience).-- Novus Orator
- I wasn't "warning you to be careful", I was asking whether you planned to continue editing controversial articles, contrary to your explicit and unequivocal promise at ANI to avoid them in response to the threat of sanctions. I think you've made your intentions quite clear, however, so I'll leave off this thread. – OhioStandard (talk) 10:03, 27 January 2011 (UTC)
- Since I prefer to keep discussions on the page where they were begin, I've copied the reply you posted to my talk page here. – OhioStandard (talk) 11:16, 27 January 2011 (UTC)
- My answer in one word is No. I do not intend to edit controversial articles. If you think my intentions are contrary to that notion, please explain.-- Novus Orator 10:07, 27 January 2011 (UTC)
- Perhaps I misunderstood. You seemed to be implying that an I/P article like One-state solution shouldn't be encompassed by the promise you made to avoid controversial subjects because it "has not had a contentious atmosphere while I have been editing it", as you said. And I also thought you were saying that you didn't intend to avoid controversial subjects, but only intended to make what you believe are non-controversial edits, and to refrain from edit-warring. Both of these seem to me to be contrary to, "I totally agree to editing non-controversial subjects, and will do my best to stick to that area." But I'll be the first to admit that I can't read minds, so let's make this simpler: Based on your last statement my current understanding is that you do not intend to continue editing articles in the area of politics, religion, or other subject areas that can reasonably be called controversial. If I'm mistaken, then please clarify. Thanks, – OhioStandard (talk) 11:16, 27 January 2011 (UTC)
- Yes, you are correct. My analysis of this specific situation tells me that I made a mistake in editing this article, because it involved a contentious subject which I had not fully thought over. In compliance with my former promise, I will cease from editing that article now that I understand this rationale, with the hope that the other editors involved will do their best to improve its editing environment. Please feel free to comment on any of my behavior which you view as questionable, and I will welcome your input.-- Novus Orator 11:25, 27 January 2011 (UTC)
- Thank you for making this clear. Respectfully, – OhioStandard (talk) 11:37, 27 January 2011 (UTC)
- And yet, here we are again. To Criticism of the Israeli government, you added a "see also" wikilink to our article about the logical fallacy named straw man. I think it was C.S. Lewis who said that he'd rather play cards with someone who didn't cheat at cards than with someone who was just morally earnest about not cheating at cards. Likewise, I'd rather you kept your promise to recuse yourself from editing controversial articles than, every time it's pointed out to you that you've violated it, just saying you shouldn't have done it. How many "slips", as you call them, does this latest edit bring the total to? The number is high enough that, for me, I'm finding it next to impossible to go on assuming that you intend to keep this promise, especially with this latest edit coming so soon after we just completed (as I thought) the above discussion, and in just the same exact topic area.
- You need to revert your edit, and to keep your promise, going forward, without it being necessary for other editors to keep constant watch to make sure that you do. Your ban from controversial topics is, as you've rightly observed, self-imposed, at present. Please don't waste any more of your fellow editors' time by requiring us to go through a whole new round of sturm und drang at ANI to make it formal. I'm sure your fellow editors are very, very tired by now of seeing your actions bring you there, and I doubt you much care for the experience, either. I'm not going to take this latest "slip" to ANI, but even one more breach of your promise, large or small, and you'll leave me no alternative. Reply if you like, but I don't see any point in repeating the civil "oops, I did it again" language you've used so many times in the past. Just as you wish, of course, but any more of that kind of response isn't going to make the least impression on me: I've heard it far too many times before. – OhioStandard (talk) 09:39, 9 February 2011 (UTC)
- I see you haven't been online. Another editor evidently noticed your "straw man" edit, and reverted it. – OhioStandard (talk) 20:13, 11 February 2011 (UTC)
- I have two notices on my talk page, one in normal mode and one that comes up in edit mode, that indicate my preference that a discussion be kept on the page where it began, to preserve the continuity of the thread. I'd appreciate it if you'd adhere to that, and would stop posting replies to this thread on my talk page. Once again, I've copied the message you posted to my talk page here, below. – OhioStandard (talk) 07:59, 12 February 2011 (UTC)
- I not understand how the straw man edit was related to the issue about the One state solution. Is there a problem with me editing in this whole topic? I think our misunderstanding is rooted in the fact that you thought I am banned from editing the whole Israel-Palestinian topic. I will do my best to shy away from specific articles that do seem to be in a contentious editing pattern, but I think that you were assuming I would move away from the whole topic altogether. I am happy to do so, if you communicate in a way that convinces me that I am somehow not editing constructively on this topic. I have ceased from editing the One state solution per your request, and I welcome any comments you might have in regards to this issue.-- Novus Orator 02:52, 12 February 2011 (UTC)
- There's nothing remotely ambiguous or hard to understand about the offer you made to avoid sanctions previously, and I'll not go round and round with you while you pretend there is. I quote:
- The only words I'm interested in hearing from you are, "I agree to abide by the promise I made." Nothing else: no additions, no qualifications, modifications, or hedges, no arguing, no more temporizing, and no more debate. Say that, keep to it, and we're done. Say anything else and we'll be back at ANI to see whether admins will formalize and enforce the offer and promise you made to avoid a block or ban last time. – OhioStandard (talk) 08:37, 12 February 2011 (UTC)
- Okay...I will abide by promise I made. As to the ban, its already in place for other topic areas, and I certainly do not want to see it expanded. Cheers!-- Novus Orator 08:50, 12 February 2011 (UTC)
- The affect of the informal agreement you made re what you edit will have to be just as if it had been formally expanded; it just won't be recorded in the logs, is all. That, and reaffirming your agreement here saves both you and the community the strife of another round at ANI, and circumvents the possibility that instead of just formalizing and recording what you previously agreed to, the community might elect to block or ban you entirely. I'll have nothing more to say about this, but be advised that I will not issue another warning before posting to ANI if I see you disregard what you've promised. – OhioStandard (talk) 09:40, 12 February 2011 (UTC)
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I fear it will be difficult to keep the Austrian School page free from the vandalism of BigHex and LK. They are ideologically invested in deleting as much austrian material from WP as possible and discredit all that is left. Misessus (talk) 19:01, 4 February 2011 (UTC)
- Hi Terra. I've warned both Misessus and BigK against edit warring, as did another editor, and Missessus for referring to the good-faith contributions of other editors as "vandalism" merely because s/he disapproves of BigK's take on the issues. I notice you've been very active on the Austrian School article, as well, although I haven't taken the trouble to examine the content of your contributions there. I did want to just take a moment, though, to mention that both editors are running the risk of a block for their behavior over their dispute, and to suggest that you might consider steering clear of the fray. Best, – OhioStandard (talk) 23:14, 5 February 2011 (UTC)
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You are most welcome. And thank you for the unexpected barnstar. It's nice to be appreciated. Finetooth (talk) 17:21, 5 February 2011 (UTC)
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