User talk:Discospinster

If you have come to my page to complain that I put your article in draft because it doesn't have any sources, a better use of your time would be to add a source.

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Eighteenth Anniversary on Wikipedia!

Hey, Discospinster. I'd like to wish you a wonderful First Edit Day on behalf of the Wikipedia Birthday Committee! Have a great day! Chris Troutman (talk) 20:32, 27 June 2022 (UTC)

Happy first edit day!

Happy First Edit Day!

John Leguizamo

I see you reverted as the rest have, the birthdate, thanx. I have a FRPP report open, can you see if you're willing to action it? Thanx, - FlightTime (open channel) 23:29, 27 June 2022 (UTC)

Leslie Hall Destination Friendship

Hi! I am the music composer of Purchase One and No Pants Policy. So please don’t remove my credit please. Thanks Terragonia (talk) 18:28, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

Leslie Hall Destination Friendship

At which email can i send you the proof that i am the composer of 2 songs Terragonia (talk) 18:36, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

@Terragonia: Sending me an e-mail won't be enough, you need to cite a third-party reliable source showing that the person is a writer of the song. ... discospinster _talk 22:43, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for the well wishes

Thank you @Chris troutman:, @LPS and MLP Fan:, and @CAPTAIN RAJU: for the anniversary wishes! ... discospinster _talk 22:45, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

Ja'alin tribe and Shaigiya tribe

About an hour after you blocked 38.242.163.236 (talk · contribs) and restored sourced content on Ja'alin tribe (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs), a day-old account restored the same content that 38.242.163.236 had been adding; though now with a source. The anon geolocates to UK and the new account's user page states he is in the UK. The edit summary is quite similar. Do you think I should open a sock investigation? Cheers Adakiko (talk) 00:56, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

I just went ahead and blocked the account. Thank you for letting me know. ... discospinster _talk 01:01, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

Disambiguation link notification for July 2

An automated process has detected that when you recently edited Aurangabad district, Maharashtra, you added a link pointing to the disambiguation page Aurangabad (Lok Sabha constituency).

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Thanks for helping with that Yuan Bingyan‎ vandal.

What a mess lol Hyperwave11 (talk) 02:41, 5 July 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for putting the stat table of Kody Clemens back up, I accidenlty got rid of it.

Messed up MichiganMan22 (talk) 00:26, 7 July 2022 (UTC)

Thu July 14: Astoria Beer Garden Wiki-Picnic

Thu July 14, 7-9pm: Astoria Beer Garden Wiki-Picnic

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Review added references

Hi discospinster, thank you for reviewing the page Capital On Tap. References have been added at your suggestion, from scholar and books. Could you please review? HollyWoodward97 (talk) 08:49, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

Removal of CDM Smith history?

Hello Discospinster. Wondering why you deleted a majority of the first paragraph of our history. That paragraph has been in place for several years without issue. Thanks. Shepardde (talk) 17:49, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

Those paragraphs were not supported by third-party sources, only the company's own webpage. That is not considered a reliable source for these types of claims. ... discospinster _talk 17:53, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for the reply. So I see some brands do cite their own company webpage. Can you advise on when that is acceptable? The paragraph you deleted had been in place for several years with any editor feedback, so just curious why now and what had changed. Thanks.Shepardde (talk) 17:20, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

I can't speak for other editors. Citing a subject's own webpage would fall under WP:ABOUTSELF, which gives guidelines on when they could or couldn't be used. If it's citing a fact such as when the company was founded or how many employees they have, it would be OK. If the use is primarily "self-serving" (about all the wonderful things they did such as donating money and helping with relief efforts) then it would need a reliable independent source. ... discospinster _talk 23:51, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

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Draft:Raiffeisenbank (Bulgaria)

Hello, Discospinster,

We typically draftify newly created articles, not 11 year-old main space articles. I was just handling some broken redirects that occurred because this article was moved to Draft space and I was surprised to see such a long-standing article moved out of main space where it had existed for so long. Just thought I'd inquire about it.

Hope your summer is going well. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 22:04, 27 July 2022 (UTC)

Draftification of Draft:Raiffeisenbank (Bulgaria)

You moved Raiffeisenbank (Bulgaria), which had been in mainspace since 2011, to draftspace. Per Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)/Archive 172#Proposal to ban draftifying articles more than 90 days old without consensus, you aren't supposed to do that. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 13:56, 28 July 2022 (UTC)

Anti LGBT

Promulgation of Anti LGBT disinformation is harmful and must be addressed. D1236mp (talk) 18:39, 1 August 2022 (UTC)

Yes it is, so you should probably stop doing it. ... discospinster _talk 18:40, 1 August 2022 (UTC)

removed images

Hi, you removed a number of images that I own myself and uploaded myself. I have donated these images to Creative Commons. Please reinstate. I added a note a the bottom of the sourced webpage confirming that the images are Creative Commons. Jgavant (talk) 19:59, 1 August 2022 (UTC)

I see that you have now added that statement, but you have to be more specific. Creative Commons has a number of licenses, the one that is compatible with Wikipedia is Attribution-Share Alike, which means that the images could be used by others for any purpose, including commerical purposes. I just want you to be aware of that. ... discospinster _talk 20:24, 1 August 2022 (UTC)

Ok thanks, that is still fine with me. Should I add to my website that all images are "Attribution-Share Alike"? Will you then be able to reinstate all of them? Jgavant (talk) 20:41, 1 August 2022 (UTC)

Yes, if you add that to the source website, the images can be used here. ... discospinster _talk 20:43, 1 August 2022 (UTC)

Thanks very much for clarifying all of this. I have gone ahead and made the statement on the website "All images on this site are Creative Commons (Attribution-Share Alike) - feel free to use and enjoy" If you can please reinsate all 5 (I believe it was) instances, I would greatly appreciate. Thanks! Jgavant (talk) 20:47, 1 August 2022 (UTC)

I have restored the images. ... discospinster _talk 21:01, 1 August 2022 (UTC)

Elena Fossi is a lesbian

Elena Fossi admitted to having had a same-sex crush. It's not known if she's actually lesbian or bi (or pansexual?), but she is LGBT. She once said: "I also like that a girl was in love with a girl. It happens, whether some people like it or not! Then, it's part of my own story..." (source: http://www.peek-a-boo-magazine.be/en/interviews/elena-alice-fossi-kirlian-camera-spectra-paris-2017/). Do you consider it valid source? --93.66.187.159 (talk) 93.66.187.159 (talk) 23:38, 1 August 2022 (UTC)

It may be a valid source but it has to be in the article to support the claim. ... discospinster _talk 23:41, 1 August 2022 (UTC)

WampusShell

As noted in my AIV report, their previous account from earlier today (WampusShell) should likely be blocked as well... this is regarding the account you recently blocked, WampusShell2112. Thanks. Magitroopa (talk) 21:37, 3 August 2022 (UTC)

I blocked that one too. ... discospinster _talk 01:19, 4 August 2022 (UTC)

August 2022

Your recent editing history shows that you are currently engaged in an edit war; that means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be, when you have seen that other editors disagree. To resolve the content dispute, please do not revert or change the edits of others when you are reverted. Instead of reverting, please use the talk page to work toward making a version that represents consensus among editors. The best practice at this stage is to discuss, not edit-war. See the bold, revert, discuss cycle for how this is done. If discussions reach an impasse, you can then post a request for help at a relevant noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, you may wish to request temporary page protection.

Being involved in an edit war can result in you being blocked from editing—especially if you violate the three-revert rule, which states that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Undoing another editor's work—whether in whole or in part, whether involving the same or different material each time—counts as a revert. Also keep in mind that while violating the three-revert rule often leads to a block, you can still be blocked for edit warring—even if you do not violate the three-revert rule—should your behavior indicate that you intend to continue reverting repeatedly. InvadingInvader (talk) 01:05, 4 August 2022 (UTC)

This was not a content dispute; the editor was removing/changing sourced information without providing alternative citations. ... discospinster _talk 01:32, 4 August 2022 (UTC)

Just realized on the AN that Jai14 is a sock. Sorry about the confusion!!!! InvadingInvader (talk) 02:07, 4 August 2022 (UTC)

No problem. I didn't even know the editor was a sock. ... discospinster _talk 02:13, 4 August 2022 (UTC)

Notice of noticeboard discussion

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. It seemed like a content dispute, and I am unsure if this qualifies as a 3RR exemption. InvadingInvader (talk) 01:48, 4 August 2022 (UTC)

Precious anniversary

Precious

Seven years!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:55, 4 August 2022 (UTC)

WMSR 1309

1309 has had the name “Super Choo” chalked on it since July 18th. I provided photo evidence of this. Please allow the adjustment to the article to be made. It is not a joke. The engine is more commonly known as Super Choo than Maryland Thunder. WM202 (talk) 23:40, 4 August 2022 (UTC)

Dear @Discospinster:

I don't understand, on the english Wikipedia: if I write articles about mathematicians - nobody cares. If I edit articles in math or physics - the same. I am mostly active on the German Wikipedia (writing math and physics stuff). Now I have a created an article for the Ukrainian group "Made in Ukraine" (which clearly exists) and you made that it is not visible for the public.

I told you, that there are very few sources and I also don't understand Ukrainian that well. So I deleted a lot of stuff, but now it is still in "Limbo". It makes for me a really bad impression! Especially during the war! And if you think I am not serious, watch my German page, I wrote more than 60+ articles in math and physics. --Tensorproduct (talk) 23:05, 5 August 2022 (UTC)

Ok thanks then for the help. I still feel kind of "deceived", since I share my math and physics knowledge for free and in both fields administrators are not deleting when there is no source. But thanks! It showed me again that people don't respect my work. --Tensorproduct (talk) 23:23, 5 August 2022 (UTC)

@Discospinster: I am going to never edit again any math or physics article in the english Wikipedia page. Last contribution that I made and I think was important was for Surgery theory. Only German Wikipedia from now on! --Tensorproduct (talk) 23:30, 5 August 2022 (UTC)

Fri/Sat/Sun Aug 12-14 with Saturday flagship Wiki World's Fair at Queens Museum

Aug 12-14: Wiki World's Fair for Wikimania in NYC

Queens Museum, venue of our Saturday flagship event, with the Unisphere just outside. You are invited to join the local Wikimedia NYC community for its flagship event to be held all-day on Saturday August 13, 2022 at the Queens Museum, in the context of the 1939/1964 fairgrounds at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park. There will also be smaller sessions for much of August 12-14 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) as hybrid local gatherings for the global online conference Wikimania 2022. You are also encouraged to sign up for a lightning talk! All attendees are subject to Wikimedia NYC's Code of Conduct. In addition, to participate in person you should be vaccinated and also be sure to respect others' personal space, and we may limit overall attendance size if appropriate. Flagship event: Saturday August 13 Wiki World's Fair (RSVP on-wiki). 10:00 am - 5:00 pm + evening (Queens Museum and Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, in the evening Queens Night Market) Other sessions (subject to change, see full Agenda): Friday August 12 Evening welcome reception in Queens 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm Sunday August 14 Morning global breakfast banquet + Afternoon closing ceremony in Brooklyn 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

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About cotton swab

Make it spreading cotton please I think it is better name Cause it is used spreading Swab sometimes not used also So 2400:1A00:BDE0:2EEB:56B:BEB9:149:D1EC (talk) 17:31, 9 August 2022 (UTC)

You need to provide a source for that. ... discospinster _talk 17:32, 9 August 2022 (UTC)

reference does not support statment

"It was widely reported that Chalabi escaped Jordan locked in the trunk of a car owned by Prince Hassan of Jordan." referencing https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bushs-big-blunder-chalabi/ which does not mention Prince Hassan of Jordan or Chalabi escape from Jordan 184.185.222.15 (talk) 20:29, 9 August 2022 (UTC)

Airports in India

Looks like they are back with another IP [1] after the block [2]. Would like request page protection of Jay Prakash Narayan Airport Birsa Munda Airport and Deoghar Airport. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 17:20, 12 August 2022 (UTC)

I have blocked the entire range of that IP so hopefully that will stop the vandalism. ... discospinster _talk 17:23, 12 August 2022 (UTC)

Thanks - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 09:27, 13 August 2022 (UTC)

Too

quick for me -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 16:26, 14 August 2022 (UTC)

This fella is really keeping us on our toes! ... discospinster _talk 16:36, 14 August 2022 (UTC)

Not providing a source?

I know this person personally and I feel like me knowing them is enough and me actually being one of the relatives

Unfortunately it is not, since Wikipedia doesn't know who you are. Please see Reliable Sources for guidelines. ... discospinster _talk 16:51, 14 August 2022 (UTC)

NPP Award

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un jus pour toujours

Ceci vient de Sophie LaChapelle 45.45.101.196 (talk) 19:34, 17 August 2022 (UTC)

Why do you keep reverting my changes on the Lee Trundle page? He is the magic man.

What more do you want from me man! Come on! 2A02:C7C:C48A:8B00:95CE:A084:78FA:A120 (talk) 00:16, 18 August 2022 (UTC)

A random Youtube video is not a reliable source. ... discospinster _talk 00:17, 18 August 2022 (UTC)

Can I use this link from punditfeed.com please for the magic man. https://punditfeed.com/nostalgia/lee-trundle-magic-man/

Let me post about the magic man please

Let me know if you have changed your mind.

Many thanks 2A02:C7C:C48A:8B00:95CE:A084:78FA:A120 (talk) 00:18, 18 August 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia isn't a sports fan site, please do not source to "viral videos." Nor is a single headline satisfactory. I've protected the relevant pages to ensure that you go to the article talkpage to get consensus for your edits, rather than blocking you for edit-warring. Acroterion (talk) 01:57, 18 August 2022 (UTC)

change to banana paper

Why did you so quickly make that change my company ecopaper.com originally create this page, Harry Hari Ananada (talk) 22:40, 22 August 2022 (UTC)

You did not create the page, and it's not the place to advertise your web site. ... discospinster _talk 22:42, 22 August 2022 (UTC)

Aug 24: WikiWednesday Salon NYC (+Sep annual meeting)

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Ivan Krylov

Thanks for your patience. I've nominated that pest 206.15.232.191 for blocking. Sweetpool50 (talk) 20:33, 23 August 2022 (UTC)

Thank you.

Someone agrees with me. @Nikola thinks he has a major part in this. -Maxbmogs (talk) 18:09, 24 August 2022 (UTC)

Cascade Caverns

I am the owner of Cascade Caverns. Someone keeps posting erroneous, malicious information on our page. Can you re-delete the information I deleted?

The information has citations. Exactly what is erroneous? ... discospinster _talk 23:17, 24 August 2022 (UTC)

Hellraiser 2022

Hi there. I’ve been trying to update the cast list (which is very short) but the used Maxbmogs keeps deleting my cast edit. The first few times without a warning. I thhe sent him a text saying “hey just letting your know thwt cast member is missing and they the film is coming out”, but he simply deleted it again saying there was no proof that I was a part the of the cast. I cited IMDb. Then he said that was not enojgh, then I let him know that I’m citied in the credits of the film and offered to send him my contract. He then then undid my edit without a warning again…. Then I asked him what the issue was, then he responded that “nobody cared”. Wikipedia is supposed to be a public resource of data. Why does one single editor decide what is and what is not relevant for all the readers of world? Btw im cited on all other films I’ve worked on without a problem.

Please let me know your thoughts.. NikolaLA9 (talk) 05:19, 25 August 2022 (UTC)

The cast mentioned in film articles are generally the major characters. Wikipedia is not IMDB and does not tend to list everybody associated with a production. See MOS:FILMCAST:

Wikipedia is not an indiscriminate collection of information, so it is encouraged to name the most relevant actors and roles with the most appropriate rule of thumb for the given film: billing, speaking roles, named roles, cast lists in reliable sources, blue links (in some cases), etc.

That's why IMDB is linked in the article, so that readers who want to see who all was involved can do so. ... discospinster _talk 22:33, 25 August 2022 (UTC)

Cascade Caverns

How do I reach the owner of the Cascade Caverns page (DLS Texas?)? Sometime between 2018 and 2022, somebody obviously and mischievously posted that information about Dario Acevedo in an attempt to hurt our reputation (it looks like an anonymous post). Before the other administrator edited it down, that post was filled with spelling errors and erroneous information ("multiple murders, strippers. etc."). The remaining two lines are accurate but serve no constructive purpose (I became the new owner in 2009 and the former owners are all dead). I fear this is going to happen again. I'd like to alert the owner if I could. We are focused on archaeology, biology and geology, not sensational headlines. Cascade1wiki (talk) 22:02, 25 August 2022 (UTC)

(talk page watcher) I've started a discussion at Talk:Cascade Caverns questioning whether that information is signficant enough to include at all. You're welcome to join the discussion and express your opinion, @Cascade1wiki. (You're also welcome, Discospinster. ) Schazjmd (talk) 22:15, 25 August 2022 (UTC)

IPv6 block

Hi Discospinter - regarding this block is there a reason you didn't block the /64 range? -- Jezebel's Ponyo^{bons mots} 20:52, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

Looks, like Widr has now blocked the range. Blocking the single IPv6 address won't stop the disruption.-- Jezebel's Ponyo^{bons mots} 21:08, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

Yeah, I did. Might it be Huggle-related? I see that Discospinster has sometimes blocked /64's as well... Widr (talk) 21:17, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

Undoing edits - keeping bias text. Accident or intentional?

Why are you undoing edits to a clearly biased text on the germ theory denial page? Whoever wrote that text clearly has an opinion and is pushing it on readers - that's not impartial. Personally im fine with opposition. Im not really fine with essentially a censorship of speech - where one persons bias is allowed and another isn't - although in this case I've made no attempt to write opposing bias - rather keep the text impartial and yet you delete my edits and lower this device's ip address status on Wikipedia. I'm just wondering are you doing this blindly or intentionally? Who is Atlantis entertainment and why does the link not lead anywhere? 82.132.212.77 (talk) 15:37, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

Germ theory denialism is pseudoscience and it's not biased to say that. If you can find some reliable scientific sources that say otherwise, you are welcome to add them. ... discospinster _talk 17:37, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

Do you know what it means to be a nazi?

Do you know what it means when something has been proven. 71.196.199.190 (talk) 22:56, 28 August 2022 (UTC)

What is needed to be proven? ... discospinster _talk 22:56, 28 August 2022 (UTC)

Why did you delete a direct quote from the source?

You deleted a direct quote, "fictional debut" from the source, The Guardian, that the article My Son Hunter uses - but, other than simply saying you "removed the descriptor," - you didn't give an explanation of why you deleted the direct quote from the Source. So I put the quote back in. If you have a good reason to delete a direct quote from the source, then do you mind stating it please? Thank you. Best regards, BetsyRMadison (talk) 21:17, 29 August 2022 (UTC)

I did not delete that, I deleted "biopic" as can be seen in this diff. ... discospinster _talk 21:22, 29 August 2022 (UTC)

Yikes! I'm sorry. I didn't realize that until after I contacted you. Please forgive me. Best wishes, BetsyRMadison (talk) 21:48, 29 August 2022 (UTC)

Not a problem. ... discospinster _talk 23:26, 29 August 2022 (UTC)

180.243.12.59

180.243.12.59 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

The IP user is back again, you've already blocked this one 125.160.140.199 a week ago. Can something be done about this? The same user also edited under 180.243.14.253 and 36.69.85.11 IPs. Thanks, Vacant0 (talk) 21:16, 30 August 2022 (UTC)

Perisistent disruptive editing

A certain set of users (Dmytro91, Lute88 and others, plus a number of anonymous IPs) have been editing articles on Ukrainian musicians, as well as the places linked to them, without care for norms and without addressing issues pointed out to them by other users (me included). They have also resorted to labelling any dissent as "Russian propaganda" that "we in the West do not tolerate", which is perhaps even more annoying. I am assuming that they are Ukrainian and while I can sympathise with their predicament their incessant vandalism is contrary to the purpose of this encyclopedia, and their borderline abusive behaviour is hard to tolerate (and gives me second hand embarrassment). Is there any way to protect the articles from this? Ostalgia (talk) 00:00, 31 August 2022 (UTC)

I am keeping an eye on them and will protect the pages if need be. ... discospinster _talk 15:47, 31 August 2022 (UTC)

Thank you. I believe a suitable arrangement has been found on some points, but not on others. Hopefully reason will prevail, eventually... Ostalgia (talk) 07:40, 1 September 2022 (UTC)

NPP Award for 2019

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Reverted edits: Legality of incest

I tried to fix a problem in the article that I pointed out in the talk section about a month ago. Could you address it?

We cannot say that something "seems to be legal because it is not expressly forbidden" as that would be original research. If a legal scholar has pointed it out then we could cite that, but it's not possible to say otherwise. ... discospinster _talk 20:35, 6 September 2022 (UTC)

I think that's sort of the problem I was trying to fix. Isn't it worse in the original version where just affirms it? I mean, look at the source.

I'm not familiar with Argentine criminal law, is incest specifically addressed? ... discospinster _talk 20:57, 6 September 2022 (UTC)

AFAIK, no, except for marriage and sexual abuse. Regardless, I couldn't find any reliable source addressing it, so we can only read the relevant sections of the penal code and conclude it's omitted, hence it isn't prohibited, hence it's legal(ish); which I guess it amounts to bad verifiability. TBH, I was going to delete everything said in the article about Argentina and call for updating the map; but I tried to take a middle ground with what it was already there.

A kitten for you!

kitten

Mark Markillian (talk) 17:42, 7 September 2022 (UTC)

Thanks..

Thanks for the revert, according to this: https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Mount_Marty_University&oldid=1109569313 Plus if only that 'user' noticed that there is already a Mount Mary University, but located in Wisconsin. jlog3000 (talk) 17:43, 10 September 2022 (UTC)

Re User:ActorJosephGatt

Although there are definitely issues here, I don't consider his statement (if this edit summary is the one you blocked him for) to be a legal threat. The "litigation issues" he mentioned I understood to be in reference to his criminal case in California. Uhai (talk · contribs) 23:15, 11 September 2022 (UTC)

false g20 2023 host city

new delhi is the host city of main meeting which includes prez and pm and not jammu and kashmir,it holds only the sidelines of g20 meeting Tanmay Anil (talk) 08:34, 13 September 2022 (UTC)

Arecibo Message

Why did you revert my edit? I am new here and could use some feedback. ST3Ducatic (talk) 15:36, 17 September 2022 (UTC)

Because the answer is a hoax and there are reliable sources that say so. If you want to claim that it is not, you have to provide reliable sources. ... discospinster _talk 17:59, 17 September 2022 (UTC)

ST3Ducatic (talk) 22:37, 17 September 2022 (UTC) Thank you for the response. I have found numerous sources (NY Times, LA Times, photographers, and scientists) that all provide different explanations of how crop circles are created: hoaxers, artists, wind vortices, sunlight/shade, aircraft down draft, Ley Lines and associated electromagnetic forces, underground water currents, and things not of this earth (UFOs, UAPs, light orbs, aliens, ETs). The reliability of any one of these can and should be debated.

However I submit the scientific paper below that also references 9 other scientific papers: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/280245462_An_Experimental_Study_for_Reproduction_of_Biological_Anomalies_Reported_in_the_Hoeven_1999_Crop_Circle_Eltjo_H_Haselhoff_Robert_J_Boerman_Jan-Willem_Bobbink_Journal_of_Scientific_Exploration_Vol_28_No#pf3

Please note that I am not endorsing any one these causes over the other, rather I find no definitive source that this is a "hoax by people". I respectfully request my edit that the cause is from an "unknown source" to stand and to delete the word "hoax" unless included in context with other proposed causes. ST3Ducatic (talk) 22:37, 17 September 2022 (UTC)

The source clearly calls it a hoax. References concerning crop circles in general do not have any relevance to the article in question. Please read WP:OR and WP:SYNTH. You appear to be trying to create a novel synthesis by bringing in these tangential references. Acroterion (talk) 22:45, 17 September 2022 (UTC)

Remove this user's talk page access

Hello, will you remove User: Liu Xiaoming is a Ching Chong's talk page access? Thanks, Magnatyrannus (talk | contribs) 21:03, 17 September 2022 (UTC)

Done. ... discospinster _talk 21:06, 17 September 2022 (UTC)

paulie gualtieri

The part about his nickname is true; its mentioned in an episode but how am I supposed to reference that? 180.150.36.25 (talk) 15:55, 18 September 2022 (UTC)