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Warning templates

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

Another example . I've gone ahead and added it myself.. FifthFive (talk) 18:08, 21 September 2024 (UTC)
And again . Can you please give out warning templates more consistently? Thanks, FifthFive (talk) 01:29, 24 September 2024 (UTC)
And again :/ 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)
  • @FifthFive:.... At Preferences → Gadgets → there is an option to strike out usernames that have been blocked this will allow you to see who's been blocked so you don't have to waste your time with warnings or to simply see what's going on. As a wonderful vandalism fighter you may find a useful visual indicator.Moxy🍁 01:57, 27 September 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 Misplaced Pages 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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

A barnstar for you!

The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
This is your final warning. If you continue to revert vandalism before me.. Actually, I'm not sure what I'd do. Thanks for helping us keep Misplaced Pages clean! / RemoveRedSky 15:16, 9 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)

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)

Reverting changes

Hello, why did you revert my changes in https://en.m.wikipedia.org/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 Misplaced Pages's portrayal of ANI was potentially defamatory, and hence, must be defended by the editors in question. They also characterized Misplaced Pages'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. The judges further objected to the creation of an English Misplaced Pages 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. Later that week, the court passed an order directing all "pages on Misplaced Pages pertaining to the single judge as well as discussion of the observations of division bench " to be "taken down or deleted within 36 hours". On 18 October, ANI asked the court to seek contempt proceedings against the WMF, since the 36-hour deadline had not been complied with. 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 Misplaced Pages 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 Misplaced Pages: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. – Yutah|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.
–Yutah|UPage|(talk)✶ 03:38, 22 December 2024 (UTC)
@Yutah123:It's an essay, Misplaced Pages: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.
– Yutah|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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Thank you so much for all you do! From what i've seen, you've done so much work against vandalism, and i really wonder how you stay sane. Thank you again! Tenebre_Rosso_Sangue, Editing with SSStyle! Call for Medic! My Stats! 21:42, 5 January 2025 (UTC)

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)

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)

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)

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 Misplaced Pages 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)

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