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I'm Dennis, I've been here around 6 years and started the Editor Retention project here, and try to help new editors when I can. I also do a little admin work. If you have any questions, issues, problems, feel free to drop a note on my talk page. My talk page is pretty much a clearinghouse for, well, everything, so feel free to ask, vent, or offer an opinion. I still remember what it is like to be new, too many buttons and links and policy quotes and such, and just wanted to welcome you to the neighborhood and offer any assistance I can if it is ever needed. Glad to have a new face around here. Once you get used to the dysfunction that is Wikipedia, it can be a fun place to do good things. Dennis Brown - 2¢ © Join WER 12:46, 19 October 2012 (UTC)

I don't care if someone is looking over my shoulder and editing the article I am working on. I edited on Wikipedia many years ago as an IP editor (with user Josh Grosse, I started many of Wikipedia's early plant, algae, and geology articles about 10 years ago, then went mad expanding them about 6 years ago), and I love seeing an article I wrote improved by additional text, well-aligned images, filled out info boxes, formatted references, copy-edited, spell-checked. I want to bring the whole group with me back in time to English class.

But that was a bit cowboy; my article wasn't an attack piece, it could have sat for ages improperly formatted, because it was sourced, accurate, encyclopedic, and linked to and from other articles.

A little behavioral common sense up front would go far in editor retention, but no one supports acting sensibly; instead, if someone asks for a little consideration, the cowboy diplomacy is fluffed up by all concerned and the person who suggested sanity is bashed by the feudal overlords for doing so. I pointed out, "Hey, you could have waited a few minute." This was responded to by a recitation of all the evil attack pieces posted on Wikipedia and the need to deal with them quickly. My article isn't an attack piece. Then, because I was annoyed by this inappropriate response, in come three other Wikipedia editors to beat me on that user talk page, my user talk page, your user talk page, and God knows where else. It's so feudal.

Even the NPP advises editors, for this very reason, to patrol from the back of the queue. The community already thought this through and made a recommendation to deal with it. But, instead of supporting community consensus, you pointed out that the aggressive NPPer was not in the wrong by acting against community consensus, thereby, unnecessarily creating a hostile editing environment. I disagree with you, and I don't see that I will be dropping by your talk page with a note. I suggest we call it a day. -Fjozk (talk) 23:34, 19 October 2012 (UTC)

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WP:BATTLEFIELD and WP:AGF

Judging by your comments to Dennis up there and your comments elsewhere, I suggest you read these two. Dennis is only trying to help, and Allen was expression his opinion. We're all entitled to them, but that doesn't mean we get to hammer anyone who we disagree with into oblivion. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 02:22, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

Following Dennis's links and discussions elsewhere, it appears he fully supports the battlefield mentality, so we're going to be disagreeing here. The fact is, getting scientific nonsense and copyright violations onto the main page is a daily occurence, removing them an impossibility.

I am tired of it. And, yes, I have seen my own material plagiarized into Wikipedia articles, so sometimes writers get a little steamed about a Google search result that returns their words as a Wikipedia article to the top of the results, when they didn't write the Wikipedia article, and the editor who did is running for adminship. Although at least Wikipedia has a system to quickly deal with the author saying remove my material from your article.

I've been hammered into oblivion enough, that I suspect it is the norm. -Fjozk (talk) 02:33, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

• A guy who offered to help you if you have any questions or comments is not assuming good faith? — Crisco 1492 (talk) 02:35, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

It could have been an Assumption of Good Faith if it had not been accompanied by his discussions about me elsewhere. -Fjozk (talk) 02:38, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

Muhlenbergia

You may already know this, but I hadn't realized until now that FNA vols. 24–25 (Poaceae) is online here, including of course treatments for Muhlenbergia. I thought I'd toss that out there if you're reworking M. pungens. I could work it in myself (although I'm no great hand with graminoids) but I don't want to interfere with whatever you have planned. Choess (talk) 05:08, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

No, I didn't know, and my grass manuals are in boxes. I don't have anything planned, and I work more than full time, so feel free to edit the temp article. I marked where I had edited up to. The article is simply a bunch of pasted, out of order, phrases and sentences copied from the ten sources, so pretty much everything must go, but putting together a tidy article describing the grass and its habit should not require a grass expert. My claim to knowledge is a single summer keying out the grasses of California, learning respect for those who dabble in grasses, but not much else.

Thanks for the information. I did not do a taxonomy check. The DYK writers often get the taxonomy wrong, Wikipedia uses APG II/III. -Fjozk (talk) 05:52, 23 October 2012 (UTC)

Unambiguous copyright infringements

Thanks for your help in tagging copyright infringements. For articles which are obvious copyright infringements and do not contain any non-infringing text at all, you can simply tag them for speedy deletion with {{db-copyvio}}. The {{copyvio}} template you have been using starts a more lengthy process which is intended for articles where it's uncertain whether an infringement exists, or for articles which mix infringing and non-infringing text. —Psychonaut (talk) 09:35, 24 October 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, probably both articles I tagged yesterday, then, should have had db-copyvio. -Fjozk (talk) 13:48, 24 October 2012 (UTC)

But this does not remove the text; so, do I remove all the copyrighted text then replace it with this template? -Fjozk (talk) 13:59, 24 October 2012 (UTC)

No, you can just add the template (with the proper parameter showing the source URL, if appropriate) to the top of the page. Then the pages usually get deleted by an administrator within a few hours, so there's no need to blank. If you'd like you can revert your changes to the two articles you tagged yesterday, retag them with {{db-copyvio}}, and then update the corresponding entries at Wikipedia:Copyright problems once they've been deleted. —Psychonaut (talk) 15:39, 24 October 2012 (UTC)

Thanks, Psychonaut. I replaced the copyright investigation with copyvio speedy deletion for both, as they are simply copy and paste promotional material. This is easier and more appropriate than the other template. The articles can probably meet notability, but I will let the authors do that. -Fjozk (talk) 04:01, 25 October 2012 (UTC)

Commentary

Hi Fjozk. I tried to help you when you first raised the matter at WT:NPP. You were spot on with your caricaturisation of many of our New Page Patrollers, and that should be a big enough hint that replying in heated aggrieved tones isn't going to calm things. Dragging you before the Admin noticeboard was also unnecessary, over enthusiastic policing. From reading your editing history I'm sure that you are mature enough to rise above such occasional over-zealous 'managing' of articles. We all feel intimidated and bullied sometimes, but yelling back doesn't help. Take care. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 19:41, 24 October 2012 (UTC)

I'll admit it was pretty hard to even pretend to outrage at the whining subpoena (yes, yes, it's too hard to resist the digs, and, yes, I am too mature for it, but it's like a free for all, here). Thanks for the common sense closure. -Fjozk (talk) 21:03, 24 October 2012 (UTC)

Rift

Hi Fjozk, I've been expanding the rift article, something I've been meaning to do for ages. I would appreciate any feedback on how I'm doing so far. It's nowhere near complete and almost certainly betrays the fact that I started on it without a clear plan, but sometimes I just feel the need to get on and do something - I have plenty of half-written articles or expansions that I've failed to finish off, so I find that it can be better to just start writing. I have a few more diagrams in mind to create, but again suggestions about what's missing would be great. Thanks, Mikenorton (talk) 22:20, 29 October 2012 (UTC)

Cleidoic egg

Well, thank you for your message. I will think about it, and decide what approach to take. I had a look at the Egg article, which has just a small section which overlaps. That's OK, because when we put up Cleidoic egg, we can go back to Egg and put a "main" flag there.

Obviously one of the issues is the lack of references in the Simple article. Another is that it connects with the evolution of amniotes in the Carboniferous, and that I have explained on other pages on Simple. I think my amniotes page is actually a better article, but of course it is not needed here.

I've had to double up on Simple as a kind of self-taught Earth sciences expert (I'm qualified in the biological sciences). While you're waiting for me to do something on Cleidoic egg, you might like to cruise round our geology articles, and see if you can find any real gaps, or articles that are just rubbish.

For Cleidoic, we could set up a sandbox either here or on Simple. You might like to consider registering as a user over there. I see you've learnt what life is like nowadays on English wiki!! On Simple it's easier to create sensible pages without half the world jumping on your head... Regards, Macdonald-ross (talk) 08:51, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

read again

I didn't call you whiney. I said it "makes you look whiney". And you are totally misreading NPA. Just because it says not to engage doesn't allow it. It means don't engage in non-productive, back and forth insults. You simply report it to the appropriate noticeboard. The fact that the user was blocked is clear evidence that the conduct is not allowed and the you did not read the policy correctly. Niteshift36 (talk) 12:15, 9 November 2012 (UTC)

And this is clear evidence that your entire purpose for saying anything at all was to be one of the crowd of drive-by daddy-gets-to-scold-you's that populate AN/I and so many other places on en.Wikipedia. You were praised by an admin for your attempt to enflame the situation. Why isn't that enough? Now Stop. -Fjozk (talk) 20:31, 9 November 2012 (UTC)

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November 2012

Please do not create pages that attack, threaten, or disparage their subject. Attack pages and files are not tolerated by Wikipedia and are speedily deleted. Users who create or add such material may be blocked from editing Wikipedia. Thank you. Drmies (talk) 04:31, 10 November 2012 (UTC)

It is not an attack page; it is a prep area for my AN/I thread against you. You have ordered me off of your talk page, you then stalked me into article space, and now you are harassing me on my talk page for planning to take you to AN/I? Really?

Wow, not thanking you was the cardinal sin of the universe.

If your quotes constitute an attack page, you are the one who is in the wrong. -Fjozk (talk) 04:36, 10 November 2012 (UTC)

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Your dispute with Drmies

Hello Fjozk. I know you don't know me, but please listen to my advice concerning your dispute with Drmies. I recommend that you take a short break away from the computer. When you come back, consider whether this matter is as important as it seems now.

I don't know all the background, but you seem like a good editor who has a lot to contribute. Don't abuse AN/I and get yourself blocked (see WP:BOOMERANG). Take a break and come back refreshed. — Malik Shabazz ^Talk/_Stalk 05:42, 10 November 2012 (UTC)

I'm at the point of wanting to get blocked. Did you also tell administrator Drmies how bogus it was of her to order me off her page one minute, then head to article space to find a bogus reason to interact with me, then post on my talk page after ordering me to stay completely away from her talk page? Or do you have completely different standards for admins, that they can harass users and get away with it? I'm just not feeling it, Malik, without Wikipedia administrators calling their own off of editors. -Fjozk (talk) 05:57, 10 November 2012 (UTC)

I'm taking it to ArbCom; she should not be an administrator if she is stalking and harassing users in retaliation for imagined slights. -Fjozk (talk) 06:35, 10 November 2012 (UTC)