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Your Mike Arcuri reverts not factual or referenced??

Can you revert the Wiki on Mike Arcuri? I will sign in and get a few people to look at it with you because it is VERY well sourced, did you miss the links to the Observer Dispatch articles? Do you work for Arcuri? This is a man who is currently running for County Court Judge with a dodgy shady record and you and wikipedia are continuously deleting the facts of his past problems. 74.79.68.138 (talk) 01:47, 23 April 2016 (UTC)

Perth Theatre

Ewan McGregor was born in Perth, like most people from Perthshire, but he was raised in Crieff. Invalid raw signature. Check HTML tags. 12:12, 9 April 2016 (UTC)

Island of stability picture.

You may have noticed that someone tried to "fix" a typo in the NAME of this picture: File:Island of Stablity derived from Zagrebaev.png changing stablity into stability. It may happen again unless the file is actually renamed (is that the same as been moved?), and every use of it is globally changed. I don't know how to proceed doing this kind of change, or if it would even be considered necessary or useful. I did not find a wikipedia noticeboard for a global rename request. So, I thought you would be the best person to contact. Thanks.

Note: it's being used on these pages: Island of stability, Livermorium, Ununennium, Ununoctium, Ununpentium, Ununseptium, and 2 other places on ka.wikipedia.org and on ru.wikipedia.org. Dhrm77 (talk) 14:56, 9 April 2016 (UTC)

never mind my request, user:‎DMacks already did it. Dhrm77 (talk) 17:56, 9 April 2016 (UTC)

Disruptive editing of brown dwarf

Hi Materialscientist, Thank you for keeping an eye on brown dwarf. Yesterday, the same IP (132.68.75.180) nominated the article for speedy deletion twice for alleged copyright violations. You reverted the first nomination, and another editor reverted the second. I'm writing because I think that this IP nominated the article in bad faith to protest the speedy-deletion nomination of another article (a biography for Shiv Kumar) for copyright violations. If I remember correctly, the creator of the now-deleted Kumar bio, Pbarya, posted a message under this IP on the bio's talk page, so I think that they are the same person. This IP and Pbarya have very stridently (and combatively) sought to promote Kumar's work, especially in brown dwarf, creating the appearance that the IP's subsequent nominations of that article were retaliatory. Moreover, the nominations of the brown dwarf article came shortly after the nomination of the Kumar bio, so the timing looks very suspicious. I issued a warning to the IP about disrupting Wikipedia to make a point, but I wasn't sure if any other action is appropriate. I defer to your expertise. Best Wishes, Astro4686 (talk) 21:21, 9 April 2016 (UTC)

Sock

Hi M. 75.67.105.59 (talk · contribs) is a sock of Bigshowandkane64 (talk · contribs) and I was reverting per WP:DENY. Fiddling with infoboxes is one of the hallmarks of that editor. The geolocation to New Hampshire is the other clue. I have no problem whatsoever with your changing it back I just wanted to answer your question marks. Cheers and enjoy the rest of your weekend. MarnetteD|Talk 22:28, 9 April 2016 (UTC)

Starracer64

Hi M. I'm not sure if Starracer64 deserved the block. He hadn't edited in 8 months, then came in with a burst of four. Granted, they were all to send traffic to indianmoviestats.com, (which he's been doing for a while[1]) but he didn't make any edits after my L4 warning, so it seems a touch premature to block him. Thoughts? Thanks, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 23:35, 9 April 2016 (UTC)

Quite possibly, and anyone is welcome to unblock or reblock. My motivation was to send a message that unsourced or blog-sourced additions should stop. Materialscientist (talk) 23:59, 9 April 2016 (UTC)

I don't typically like to step on other admins' toes, which is why I thought I'd float it past you. Since you don't seem averse, I'll unblock. If he does it again, I'll gladly block. Regards, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 16:05, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

List of countries by Internet connection speeds

Would you please consider semi-protecting the page List of countries by Internet connection speeds against IP user vandalism. The page's data are constantly changed by people who don't seem to like their country rating in the report that is the basis of the list. Kbrose (talk) 13:12, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

Done. Materialscientist (talk) 23:28, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

Checkuser question re SPI

Hi MatSci- I saw your name in a list of checkusers, and since we frequent some of the same articles, I picked you to pester. If you have a minute, can you look at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/31.221.101.173 and tell me if I submitted it correctly? I did not request checkuser when I filed, but realized afterward I probably should have. Do some SPI submissions go into the checkuser pile automatically even if the submitter did not request it, or must the checkuser request be invoked at the outset? And is there a way to tack the request on after the SPI is submitted? Sorry to bug you with this, and thanks in advance for any pointers. Not urgent, btw. Eric ^talk 13:48, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

This addition may or may not seems very likely to achieve the required effect. MPS1992 (talk) 15:23, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

Thanks, @MPS1992:. Is that case status parameter mentioned in any guidance already, or do you think it warrants adding, maybe on the SPI or checkuser page? Eric ^talk 15:44, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

Sorry, I'm not really sure. The guidelines all seem to imply that anyone filing an SPI report should know exactly how it all works before filing :) I have never filed an SPI report so it was only by comparison of other reports that I found that option. Presumably it is documented on the template page itself, but the SPI documentation avoids significant discussion of the template in favour of explaining what should be put in the form that generates the template. Whether that is a good or bad idea, I do not know. MPS1992 (talk) 18:07, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

The SPI group edit notice has this information: Template:Editnotices/Group/Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations. The case status information is collapsed in the green box titled "Indicators and other notes (for internal use)". clpo13_(talk) 18:14, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

Maybe we need to remove "(for internal use)", unless it means something that I have not yet thought of? Internal to whom? MPS1992 (talk) 19:45, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

Thanks to you both, and to MaterialScientist for renting us the conference room. I now see what should have tipped me off in the "How to open an investigation" at WP:SPI; I'd like to tweak the wording for slow-on-the-uptakes like me, but can't see how to edit that section. I posted a question/suggestion at Wikipedia_talk:Sockpuppet_investigations#Edit_the_instructions_for_opening_an_SPI.3F. Eric ^talk 19:54, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

"Citation needed" tag-removing vandal is back

User_talk:98.112.234.68 was blocked by you in January for his habit (and sole occupation) of removing "citation needed" and "refimprove" tags from articles. Now they are back, as User:96.229.136.206, targeting the same articles and expanding. I reverted the lot, or what was current at this time. Can you please nuke again? Cheers! -- Elmidae (talk) 19:21, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

Blocked, thanks. Materialscientist (talk) 23:29, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

Uup-115(299)

Hi Materialscientist, About 3/4 of my Uup paragraph is mathematics. It is not speculative; it is not mere inference nor speculation.

I apologize if you think it is warring, but you are doing the 100% deletion, not me.

Presented by me are observable and accurate mathematics calculations. Further, Uup is at the most dense part of the Periodic Table. Do you not understand what residing at the dense end of the Periodic Table means, particularly when an unusually large number of Neutrons are part of the atomic structure?

If you disagree with the Mathematics, please present your argument or arguments.

In terms of the ultra high Neutron content of Uup-299, it would be likely found re the circumstances linked to in my Uup content, if you even vaguely bothered to read those linked Wikipedia pages. There is no evidence at all you read my linked pages, i.e. citations, particularly considering how so always quickly you delete my data and my INFORMATION-FILLED paragraph - with my cross-references(sources) to other existing Wikipedia pages.

A Roche lobe with spun-off highly-neutron intense masses would be formed off a highly rotating Neutron star, in any of the scenarios listed. You seem to want to deny the high Neutron content of Uup-299 generally, as well.

If you even bothered to look at the Golden Ratio - 1.6 is a Golden Ratio. It has an existing Wikipedia page devoted to it. Deny it all you want, delete the paragraph I inserted all you want, but the 1.6 ratio does not go away.

Please: If 8 divided by 5 does not equal 1.6, cite your source.

Further, my additional Uup-299 text helps put the heavy end of the Periodic Table into better perspective for all people, including those who may not possess a Ph.D. in Uup.

Your deletion of the paragraph, please forgive me, is highly reminiscent of book burning or even text book chapter-tear-outs - which also occurred, most frequently in a public forum or public venue.

You can attempt to squelch and censor math and science all you want, but the facts speak for themselves. The facts should be presented and allowed to be read, not burned away. The science and math are not going away.

Uup's heaviest known isotope ²⁹⁹Uup has 115 protons plus 184 neutrons in its nucleus. It would be the most dense of all its stable isotopes. Its N:Z ratio or # neutrons(184) divided by # protons(115) = 1.6 - closely approximates mathematics and architecture's Golden Ratio. Note that 115P+184N=299. Furthermore, 299 divided by 184 = 1.625 ~ 1.6 ditto N:Z ratio. Again, 1.6 very closely approaches mathematic's golden ratio and reduces to 8 neutrons for every 5 protons in a highly symmetric, stable, 3-D proton-pentagon-based lattice-work nucleic pattern. As mathematical proof of the 8N:5P golden ratio 3-D lattice symmetry in ²⁹⁹Uup and a theoretically stable isotope: 184÷8 and 115÷5 both equate to 23 lattice sets / nuclear crystal groups. The highly dense matter and symmetrical nuclear arrangement likely generates extenuated magnetic and electrical properties within and surrounding multiple ²⁹⁹Uup atoms collectively also due to the high electron cloud density. The isotope could well be a product of a binary - pulsar, supernova or binary spinning neutron star with a Roche lobe where ²⁹⁹Uup could easily be a spin-off byproduct of ultra dense, high velocity neutron star derived matter. Using Einstein's equation: Energy = Mass times Speed of light squared ²⁹⁹Uup has huge quantities of energy stored within its mass.

Best regards. LongTermWikiUser (talk) 00:42, 11 April 2016 (UTC)

In short, see WP:NOR. Materialscientist (talk) 00:54, 11 April 2016 (UTC)

To summarize your position: As a purported Material Scientist, you cannot refute any of the brief facts and Math listed above, including about element Uup-299 at the dense part of the Periodic Table. You are unable to refute anything. The information presented by me cites about 5 other Wikipedia pages, none of which you have apparently read. You cite what you believe is an appropriate Wikipedia policy, yet you ignore the facts and included Wikipedia references by me.

You fail to render any intelligent conversation on the topic, preferring instead to rely on deaf, dumb and mute policy citation, deletion - fact denials, thereby resulting in censorship of the information. Thanks for the non-feedback, it helps reinforce the correctness of the Uup-299 information listed above by me.

Lacking any substantial discussion whatsoever or reply on your part re Uup-299, it is impossible to escape the conclusion that you are living in the Middle Ages, ref. its over 200 incidences of book burning.. Many of them were done in a public venue, to make a statement - and around the year 1,200 (800 years ago) that the pace quickened, and from then on, scarcely a decade passed without a book-burning. Today of course, it is by merely pressing a button. How convenient it is to attempt to squelch valid knowledge.

I am truly saddened at your deletion/interdiction, lack of demonstrated topic-centered reasoning ability as a Material Scientist, and including your brevity. LongTermWikiUser (talk) 00:31, 13 April 2016 (UTC)

References

regarding change

Hi, The only edit I remember doing is regarding the last death in the Vyapam scam, that of senior IFS officer, and it was cited with a newspaper article of one of the leading dailies in India, Hindustan Times.

Can you please elaborate as to what you found misleading?

"Willy On Tyres"

Dear Materialscientist,

While patrolling new pages recently, I ran across several user accounts named "(username) On Tyres". These accounts, which had created attack pages targeted at multiple users, had been blocked by you, with the rationale "Checkuserblock". Who is the sockmaster of these accounts? I would like to know so that I can report them quickly in case the abuse restarts.

Thankyou, Passengerpigeon (talk) 10:34, 11 April 2016 (UTC)

(talk page watcher) Passengerpigeon: I think User:Vote (X) for Change. Cheers, _Fortuna ^{Imperatrix Mundi} 10:50, 11 April 2016 (UTC)

Abhishek Verma profile - photo removed

Excuse me.....What seems to be the problem? Why do you keep removing photo (jpg) from Abhishek Verma (businessman) profile on wikipedia? The photo does not have any copyright issues as it was downloaded from the public profile of Abhishek Verma's twitter, freely available on the net.

Warrington

Hello, please could I know why it was deemed unconstructive? I believe that you have definitely made a mistake.Thankyou.Tony Fan123 (talk) 22:48, 11 April 2016 (UTC)

Photos of Abhishek Verma uploaded on wiki profile

I was asked to upload photos of Abhishek Verma, as per the email received with the weblink see below. Why did you have to delete those? Please don't do so again when Wikipedia has asked me to do something and I am following their advice.

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You stated that I edited a bio of a living person, tho if you note the last statement of the page, it states he died in 1926. This is my great grandfather, have researched him for over 15 years, have had many people ask me for more info, so decided to add info and a bunch of links about him. Those links will confirm the edit. The information someone else added has wrong info, like his full name etc. I was trying to correct wrong info and just add a bit to the bio. If others wanted more info they could go to the links, I could have added a lot more links to back up what I edited/added. Thanks, let me know what I can do to fix the problem since I did add sources etc. Tcatowlz (talk) 05:36, 12 April 2016 (UTC)tcatowlz

Jamie Benn

How is adding his nickname to his page considered vandalism? Are you a even a fan? It's PLAYOFFS and people need to know his nickname! "The Dainty Barbarian" is a known nickname for Benn! GO STARS!!!!

re Best Available Science

I was not changing what it said, I was correcting it, at the explicit direction of Dr. Moghissi himself, the very person the article was discussing.

YOU did not even change it back, you delete it entirely. Stop deleting: it's sourced, the same source it had, just written correctly now.

you may check nars.org yourself if you wish, or even write to Dr. Moghissi about his work at Moghissi@nars.org

But to simply remove it without even looking at it, IS, I'm afraid, vandalism. Don't do it and it won't get thrown around.

why edit out the truth?

Dear Material Scientist I am unhappy at the removal of my comments regarding Anglian Windows using an email marketing company. I have evidence because I have been "subscribed" to a list sold by said marketing company. I have researched them and everything I had added is truthful. Please return my post to as I left it. No, it was not positive, but it is truthful - such is life...

I do not understand why plain facts are removed - do you need to see actual proof yourself??? Why do you sterilise articles so that they are ONLY positive??? Are the public not entitled to read the truth about a company?

Why do you not reply to messages yet are quick enough to block edits????????? I would like an answer Dazzyd1964 (talk) 11:47, 13 April 2016 (UTC) ‎

I have seen your edits and Materialscientist's reverts. Your first attempts were poorly phrased, unreferenced and unencyclopedic. Your latest attempt was a little better but still unreferenced. I dislike spam as much as you, but you can't use Wikipedia as a soap box. You need to bring supporting evidence, not just saying "I have seen it". Furthermore, your edits need to use a neutral tone. So I support Materialscientist's actions. Dhrm77 (talk) 12:59, 13 April 2016 (UTC)

Re: IP block

Hello, Materialscientist, could you please consider blocking the IP address 120.150.30.211 ? They are making repeated out-of-scope edits to the Solar Car page, and I believe this may be the same person as 203.26.123.208 who you already blocked for similar reasons. Thanks, Jakendx832 (talk) 14:10, 13 April 2016 (UTC)

Black rhinos

The term "extinct" is misused on the black rhino page. Extinct means all individuals of a species have died. The dodo and passenger pigeon are extinct, and one subspecies of the black rhino is extinct. However, black rhinos have been extirpated from some regions (eliminated in those regions but still exist elsewhere on earth). I cannot edit that page, so I have not made this correction. I hope that helps. Sedgehead (talk) 03:19, 14 April 2016 (UTC)Sedgehead

RE: Viktor Esbensen

Hi Materialscientist,

Can you please help me with this page Wictor Esbensen? Someone has changed the name so they can get points for making a new page. This is the second time someone has done this despite a reference to a photo of his birth certificate which clearly shows his name spelled Viktor Esbensen. Also during my research into his father in-law the antarctic explorer and whaler Carl Anton Larsen, I met with his family and they also confirmed the spelling of the name as Viktor Esbensen. Can you please delete the whole Wictor Esbensen page altogether and then lock the Viktor Esbensen page so this does not happen again?

I apologize for not doing this myself but I have not worked on Wikipedia for many years now and do not feel qualified nor have the appropriate level to make such changes.

Thank you kindly,

Ice Explorer

WP:NOTHERE

To contribute: Special:Contributions/186.71.72.53. The edit summaries say it all, the edits are worse. Cheers, _Fortuna ^{Imperatrix Mundi} 15:08, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

IMF numbers

Regarding the GDP numbers, the past consensus was to use the previous years' values as those typically contain actual GDP values instead of the staff estimates. Like most global agency data, we almost always use the previous year's values as those are the most recent. There are hidden comments on some pages specifying that the numbers be from the previous year. Requesting you undo your reverts. If you still disagree, I'll be happy to start an RfC or something to see what others think. Please ping me in reply. EvergreenFir (talk) Please {{re}} 23:46, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

Just to add, often the 2016 estimate is significantly lower than the 2015 actual number (e.g., see Estonia and Finland in this link). The 2016 estimates are not reliable. EvergreenFir (talk) Please {{re}} 23:54, 14 April 2016 (UTC)

(ec) "Lower" does not mean anything about reliability of the data. GDPs do fall, so as their estimates. Materialscientist (talk) 00:00, 15 April 2016 (UTC)

We are in mid-April, and will have to move to the 2016 numbers soon anyway. The use of the 2016 IMF database instead of 2014 or 2015 is definitely an improvement (I also recall one or more cases where you reverted the use of IMF ref vs non-IMF ref, which is a different matter - I argue that we should use the same source for comparative purposes). All IMF data are estimates, and if IMF did release a 2016 dataset then I presume it supports the 2016 data. I don't know any past consensus on when to switch to new data - please tell me if you know. Materialscientist (talk) 00:00, 15 April 2016 (UTC)

There is no 2016 dataset, just an update. They updated the dataset with a few changes on April 12 (see the update notes at the bottom of this page). They didn't release any new numbers for 2016 though from what I can tell (though this suggests they might have tweaked their formula a bit). And no, not all IMF numbers are estimates (see this FAQ). Most 2015 numbers are actual values reported by countries (though many small countries are estimates). On the tables the distinguish this by shading estimates in green (hard to see though when the table runs off the white background). As for the consensus part, I recall having this discussing about 2 years ago somewhere but cannot locate where. Might have been a particular country's talk page. Should I start an RfC? EvergreenFir (talk) Please {{re}} 00:14, 15 April 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for comments - I haven't studied the updates that deep. It would be nice to have some order in the updating time (GDPs usually increase with time, so many newcoming editors are tempted to update to newer, "better-looking" data), but I don't expect a strong attendance in a related RFC - thus this is up to you. Materialscientist (talk) 00:35, 15 April 2016 (UTC)

Okay. I'll see if I can get some interest in an RfC. Would be nice to have some standardization. I'm fine if you leave the 2016 numbers up for now until an RfC is done (one of those "I care, but not enough to fight that much about it" topics). No deadline and all that. EvergreenFir (talk) Please {{re}} 01:56, 15 April 2016 (UTC)

Same here (and I don't mind to get reverted over this issue), cheers. Materialscientist (talk) 04:28, 15 April 2016 (UTC)

Concerns on wikipedia Information of Bantu Peoples

To whom it concerns,

I am writing to express my discontent about the misleading information you put on wikipedia regarding Bantu peoples. It is not okay for you to just tell lies online. I hereby write to ask you to make necessary corrections to the following paragraphs or delete them all together because they are all lies and do not make sense:

After their movements from their original homeland in West Africa, Bantus also encountered in East Africa peoples of Afro-Asiatic (mainly Cushitic) and Nilo-Saharan (mainly Nilotic and Sudanic) ancestral origin. As cattle terminology in use amongst the few modern Bantu pastoralist groups suggests, the Bantu migrants would acquire cattle from their new Cushitic neighbors. Linguistic evidence also indicates that Bantus likely borrowed the custom of milking cattle directly from Cushitic peoples in the area.[16] Later interactions between Bantu and Cushitic peoples resulted in Bantu groups with significant Cushitic ethnic admixture, such as the Tutsi of the African Great Lakes region; and culturo-linguistic influences, such as the Herero herdsmen of southern Africa.[17][18] In this paragraph you seem to make it look like the certain things like milking were copied from them which is also a lie. For instance, different people in Africa have adopted animal husbandry as well as this so called art of milking independently. It is illogical for you to say that the cushites introduced milking when they were not even the earliest pastoralists in Africa. The Khoikhoi were in fact the earliest pastoralists. So please remove that bias and stop lying to us. And as for the tutsi just stick to facts that they are not mixed bantus, but are cushites who have intermarried with bantu to a limited extent since they barely look like the surrounding bantus The cushites also had no influence on Herero. You should not assume that everything that looks good was introduced by the cushites, because they did not. Just be honest in your writing.

the flow of Zanj (Bantu) slaves from Southeast Africa- Zanj refers to a specific ethnic group in southeast africa that was Bantu speaking. You seem to equate zanj to all Bantu speakers which is incorrect. Your information is also biased because the so called slaves were not only from bantu speakers, but also from other african ethnicities and furthermore from other parts of Africa. It makes sense to just say Zanji slaves since that refers to the Zanj and not to all bantu speakers.

The proto-Bantu migrants in the process assimilated and/or displaced a number of earlier inhabitants that they came across, including Pygmy and Khoisan populations in the center and south, respectively. They also encountered some Afro-Asiatic outlier groups in the southeast, who had migrated down from Northeast Africa.[5][6] 

For this paragraph you also leave out so much information. For instance you assume that the khoisan were restricted to southern Africa while the pgymies were restricted to central Africa. In fact both groups lived side by side and were still the earliest in east and south east africa. There are still pgymies living in southern Africa so you are out of point again.

I am asking you to make corrections to your articles because they are full of lies and bias. I suppose Wikipedia is meant to education people and not to mislead them. So please make changes to the paragraphs above or delete them out since they do not make sense. And I have a right to make changes where you lie and it is not fair to say my edits are vandalism. Please be fair and do not lie.

(talk page stalker)We need published sources for your suggested edits. Just saying, "I know this, and anything else is a lie" will not get you anywhere. Also: this discussion should take place on the talk page of the article(s) you want improved. --Orange Mike | Talk 02:18, 15 April 2016 (UTC)

RfC History of South America

Hi Materialscientist, you may wish to comment. Kind regards -- Marek.69 ^talk 02:14, 15 April 2016 (UTC)

‎Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive920

It appears my message on your talk page was removed by Dazzyd1964 for no apparent reason. Can I ask you to look into the archived discussion on Charlene McMann? It was archived without closure. Thanks.--Cahk (talk) 04:20, 15 April 2016 (UTC)

No slight, but please ask another admin. I normally don't participate in ANI threads and hence don't close them. Surely I can, as any admin, but I'm overloaded these days and have to prioritize tasks. Materialscientist (talk) 04:26, 15 April 2016 (UTC)

Sounds good.--Cahk (talk) 05:45, 15 April 2016 (UTC)

The Shoebox Project for Shelters

Hi, I approved The Shoebox Project for Shelters recently despite the COI evident from the username. In cases like this—in which there may be promotional intent but the language is sufficiently neutral and the references are good—is it best to fail the article as "blatant advertising"? I'm new to AFC review, and the rubric I tried to follow was "identify which submissions will be deleted and which won't." —Ringbang (talk) 16:50, 16 April 2016 (UTC)

Not me

It wasn't me that changed the spelling on the slavery page. Not clear why you thought it was

Dave

Necessary or not

Dear Materialscientist,

Hower that image must not stayed in the article, why you sees this Action as Vandalism? BerendWorst (talk) 21:30, 17 April 2016 (UTC)

Nobody said that your addition was vandalism. I just agree with Mariomassone that it was unnecessary - there are plenty of images in the article, and this particular one doesn't bring much new information. Materialscientist (talk) 21:36, 17 April 2016 (UTC)

Thank for the explanation, i agreed it gives not much information, but it was only a good faith addition for illustration. Regards, BerendWorst (talk) 21:48, 17 April 2016 (UTC)

Germanium

Germanium Thanks for your answer; as an youth chemist I worked with a Philips X-ray spectrometer having a germanium crystal.

Bibliography: Eugene P. Bertin - Principles and practices of X-ray spectrometric analysis, Plenum press,New York-London, 1970, Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 74-107536. Chapter 5.4, Analyzing crystals, Table 5.1. page 121. Pesimistul (talk) 15:09, 18 April 2016 (UTC)

Special:Contributions/Sean.goylander

You were thoughtful enough to block "Sean.goylander" after they went on a rampage of vandalism this morning. Would you please follow through and RevDel their extremely offensive edit summaries and username? Thank you. — Malik Shabazz ^Talk/_Stalk 17:39, 18 April 2016 (UTC)

Thank you. — Malik Shabazz ^Talk/_Stalk 01:48, 22 April 2016 (UTC)

DYK update error

Materialscientist, it looks like the DYKUpdateBot didn't finish the update it did within the last hour.

In particular, while the hooks were promoted from Queue 4 to the main page, Queue 4 itself wasn't cleaned up afterward, and the next queue wasn't set to 5. Can you please finish the incomplete tasks? Shubinator will be checking in later today (around 15:00) after the first of the two upgrades, so I imagine he'll be taking a look at things more generally with his bots, and perhaps with more scrutiny since I've just pinged him here. (The next scheduled update isn't until 18:35 UTC; we're off schedule from noon/midnight, and may continue to be for a number of days.) Thank you very much. BlueMoonset (talk) 07:06, 19 April 2016 (UTC)

I've made two edits missed by the bot - the rest seems Ok. Materialscientist (talk) 07:30, 19 April 2016 (UTC)

Looks like the same "signature" as a couple of the other times the bot has stalled. Have to run now, will take a deeper look when I have time. Shubinator (talk) 15:19, 19 April 2016 (UTC)

Maybe I am missing something

Today there was a surge in large edits by User:Schlenk. Not sure what is going on, and I have mainly reverted because the work look indiscriminate, but another pair of eyes would be welcome. --Smokefoot (talk) 19:35, 19 April 2016 (UTC)

Theri edit

Why you keeping on changing my edits? For the I movie page, I don't know about the latest update of the budget. You suddenly blocked me. For your information, I'm Amarnath, the person who you blocked for a simple mistake. This is my second account. For this Theri update, the gross of the movie has been uploaded. Then only I change the gross in that page. The link I use is the correct link. You don't simply change edits. If you know which is true or false, check out the link by yourself. Don't be busybody of my edits. If you want to block me also no problem. I'm being true of my edits. Please don't interrupt my edits. --Amarnath Da Vinci (talk)

Your link on Theri was not leading to a valid web page. Materialscientist (talk) 00:08, 20 April 2016 (UTC)

Irritant

Hi, MS - Loham is on my watchlist and I've noticed we have a very persistent vandal who keeps changing the box-office number for no valid reason. I saw where you blocked Boxofficenew and was wondering if the IP user below is one and the same because they keep vandalizing in the same way: (see "view history" for Loham). That box office number isn't going to change so I was wondering if we can use a bot to handle the vandalism unless you think there's something else that can be done.

• (cur | prev) 10:08, April 19, 2016‎ 117.199.5.226 (talk)‎ . . (38,886 bytes) (+1)‎ . . (→‎Box office) (undo)
• (cur | prev) 17:08, March 28, 2016‎ 117.231.250.227 (talk)‎ . . (38,801 bytes) (0)‎ . . (→‎Box office) (undo) (Tags: Mobile edit, Mobile web edit)
• (cur | prev) 20:08, March 4, 2016‎ 117.253.186.221 (talk)‎ . . (38,848 bytes) (+39)‎ . . (→‎Box office) (undo)
• (cur | prev) 20:10, March 4, 2016‎ 117.253.186.221 (talk)‎ . . (38,844 bytes) (-4)‎ . . (→‎Critical reception) (undo)
• (cur | prev) 13:20, February 4, 2016‎ ClueBot NG (talk | contribs)‎ m . . (38,528 bytes) (-87)‎ . . (Reverting possible vandalism by 117.204.81.223 to version by Atsme. Report False Positive? Thanks, ClueBot NG. (2533093) (Bot)) (undo)
• (cur | prev) 13:20, February 4, 2016‎ 117.204.81.223 (talk)‎ . . (38,615 bytes) (+87)‎ . . (undo)
• (cur | prev) 00:47, January 28, 2016‎ 117.236.215.38 (talk)‎ . . (38,528 bytes) (+1)‎ . . (→‎Box office) (undo) (Tags: Mobile edit, Mobile web edit)

Thank you for all you do!! ^{Atsme📞📧} 05:26, 20 April 2016 (UTC)

I haven't looked into this particular case, and would just say from my daily experience - I see many dozens of IPs editors per day, which change box office data in Indian films for no particular reason (only ca. 1% is either referenced or explained in the edit summary). I think of it as a mass phenomenon and don't see an easy solution - those data depend on the source, and there is no universal one, like boxofficemojo.com, which can be used by a bot to verify changes. Materialscientist (talk) 07:35, 20 April 2016 (UTC)

User:Mittalmailbox

You blocked this account about a year ago. They're asking to be unblocked and they say that it was an honest mistake - they won't run the bot anymore in UTRS appeal #15633. You good with an unblock?--v/r - TP 07:22, 20 April 2016 (UTC)

Fine with me. Materialscientist (talk) 07:30, 20 April 2016 (UTC)

Gay Flamingos

What would you consider a reliable source? The source I used came from the Wikipedia page on homosexuality in animals, and it seems to work fine for talking about gay flamingos there. Otherwise, which would be the best source?

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/07/0722_040722_gayanimal.html http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2007/may/21/conservationandendangeredspecies.climatechange http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2006/02/04/gay-flamingos-celebrate-fifth-anniversary-with-their-children/ http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2014/10/10/gay-flamingos-adopt-chick-that-was-abandoned-by-its-parents/ http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/gay-flamingo-couple-adopt-cute-4415726 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1509605/Gay-flamingos-are-both-family-men.html http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2007/may/23/g2.conservationandendangeredspecies

Thanks for your help so we can fix the flamingo page. Bardoleg (talk) 17:44, 20 April 2016 (UTC)

ANI

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. Toddst1 (talk) 19:42, 20 April 2016 (UTC)

@Toddst1 Wrong place that you issued this ANI message at here, the incident that you mentioned at the noticeboard is JOE SUPPLE BRUNS, not Materialscientist. 171.207.85.15 (talk) 01:25, 21 April 2016 (UTC)

Nope. As the only admin that has interacted with Bruns, it seemed highly appropriate. Toddst1 (talk) 14:21, 21 April 2016 (UTC)

In re: Distillation

I cited no source; the change I made is indicated from context -- the original makes no sense in context and may be a result of a previous inaccurate edit -- read the sentence!

Taokaka

This is obviously another Taokaka account. Do you think there's anything that could be done to prevent this constant socking? Widr (talk) 04:49, 21 April 2016 (UTC)

Yes, this is Taokaka. No, we can't stop him, as he has access to several busy IP ranges. He knows he can be blocked on sight; this bothers him, and will eventually drive him away. I told him that the only way out is to request unblock on his main account. He doesn't seem to listen. Materialscientist (talk) 04:59, 21 April 2016 (UTC)

Well, I know Taokaka is reading this too, so I would also strongly recommend making that request. We have been tolerant long enough with your IP reports, because they have been mostly helpful, but it's still socking and dishonest. From now on I will treat them as such. Widr (talk) 06:39, 21 April 2016 (UTC)

Giulietto Chiesa

Hello materialscientist,

I have been asked a first time to correct my article about Giulietto Chiesa adding references in support of his biography, which I did. Besides, regarding the books quoted in the article, a detailed bibliography at the bottom of the page gives every indication that a scholar or a researcher might look for.

But I have received another message saying more or less the same as the previous one and my article has been reversed. Also, there's a further note which sounds particularly harsh, if you allow me to say so: " Content of this nature could be regarded as defamatory and is in violation of Wikipedia policy. If you continue, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia". I totally understand the Wikipedia policy of being impartial and neutral. But "defamatory"? Defamatory for whom? For Wikipeda? For Mr Chiesa? For people and institutions Mr Chiesa is questioning? Even though I understand that probably we're talking about standard and automatic messages, nevertheless the tone used it's quite disturbing, it doesn't sound much as a democratic debate to me.

But it's my wish to clarify any misunderstanding and to sort out, if possible.

I have double-checked the conditions listed in your message about my user account and I seem to fit them("A name that identifies the user as an individual within a given organization may be OK."

In order not to waste our precious time again, could you please be more precise in what needs to be changed/implemented/modified?

For example:

-Shall I quote also Mr Chiesa's debunkers, in order to have a more balanced and impartial article? If I will do it, would it be enough? -Do you require further footnotes? -Shall I use a different username?

Please let me know if you need from me to satisfy all the above requirements, or just one of them, or maybe others.

I am busy with work and family to look after, unfortunately I don't have all this time to read through all the numerous Wikipedia guiding pages. I started to do so but it's quite confusing and honestly overwhelming.

If you can help with sharp, brief tips (maybe following the three questions above or adding something else, but specific, to the point) it will be very much appreciated. It would be no further wasted time and disappointment for both.

Waiting for your answer Thank you very much.

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A Question about talk pages...

Hello! I had a question about a talk page and I was hoping you could help. There has been what appears to be a rant posted to Talk:Sex (disambiguation) would it be appropriate for me to delete it or should I just leave it? Any advice would be helpful! Thanks! --Cameron11598 (Converse) 22:29, 21 April 2016 (UTC)

Depends. In this case I would agree that WP:NOTAFORUM applies. Materialscientist (talk) 22:38, 21 April 2016 (UTC)

Thanks they just left a message on my talk page now... Thats what I was thinking. ----Cameron11598 (Converse) 22:44, 21 April 2016 (UTC)

Wow! signal

Hello Materialscientist, Many thanks for your protection of this article. Could I just bring to your attention that the anon IP using two different addresses IP193.60.234.209 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) and {{userlinks|IP193.60.234.210}] is still posting personal attacks against admins, since your protection of the article. Thank you and regards, David, David J Johnson (talk) 09:20, 22 April 2016 (UTC)

File:Peder Pedersen 2001.jpg listed for discussion

A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Peder Pedersen 2001.jpg, has been listed at Wikipedia:Files for discussion. Please see the discussion to see why it has been listed (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry). Feel free to add your opinion on the matter below the nomination. Thank you. Calliopejen1 (talk) 16:21, 22 April 2016 (UTC)

Poppy seed

Not my content, but I have referred to the article in the bibliography of a paper on false positives, and looking at the history log, the unilateral reverts of referenced information without specifying why, more than once and in more than one case, seems to be an abuse of discretion. There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you.

About Your Revert of My Edit to the Page Nergis Mavalvala

Hi, you reverted my edit of the page Nergis Mavalvala. It was not a test/vandalism edit. The user "Xuhail Xhan" removed the part about her being a lesbian without reason. I simply re-added back into the article. Thanks. --113.203.156.239 (talk) 12:17, 23 April 2016 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) Thanks for clarifying. Rubbish computer (HALP!: I dropped the bass?) 19:08, 23 April 2016 (UTC)

thanks for removing my update - i've put it back in with a reference!!

Sock puppetry

There is this user creating sock puppets, so I would like you to go to the SPI investigation that I proposed here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Fart_nutz and block their IP address so they cannot continue. I updated the link I gave you because the investigation had been moved to a different page. 2602:306:3357:BA0:D91B:29E0:3C32:842A (talk) 00:48, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

76.89.172.54

You recently blocked User talk:76.89.172.54, but as he is still able to edit his own talk page, he just added 1.4M of data on it. It's so big, I can't even look at it... What can you do? Dhrm77 (talk) 01:14, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

DYK promotion hours overdue

Materialscientist, there are currently some preps loaded, but nothing in the queues, and we're nearly three hours later promoting a new set to the main page. Do you think you could promote Prep 1 to Queue 1, and let DYKUpdateBot take it from there? That should hold us for 12 hours. Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 02:19, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

I added some information to the page Alan Powell today. I corrected some incorrect information and added some other relevant information. I am Alan Powell and the information I added was correct and accurate. Please re install it . Thank you Alan Powell Sfbluenote2 (talk) 03:18, 24 April 2016 (UTC)

adding a person's middle name

hey materialscientist here is proof daya's middle name is martine my middle name is martine n when i was really young i hated it so i told everyone it was martini bc i thought it sounded cooler hahaha

this from a tweet on her twitter page

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	Everywhere I go you're fixing vandalism or writing. Thank you! Merelinguists (talk) 17:54, 25 April 2016 (UTC)