User talk:Materialscientist

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Published new article of an upcoming Malayalam movie

Published new article of an upcoming Malayalam movie Arjunvijayanpp (talk) 06:03, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

Benny Moldovanu

Materialscientist, please revoke the protection from the following page: Benny Moldovanu. I am his student and he asked me to make some minor changes regarding his nationality. He already tried it himself, but was unsuccessful. Otherwise, please contact Benny Moldovanu directly, he will explain the situation to you. (google search his name and find his email on the departments website.) Many thanks for your understanding. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A00:5BA0:0:3800:0:0:0:7C (talk) 07:29, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

unexplained content removal

You reversed a recent change to the VCfA article. I agree with your reversal since no reason was given for the deletion, it was not replaced with a balanced description of the facts and the references were either deliberately or accidentally deleted.

The statement ‘was found to have committed war crimes in Afghanistan’ is a highly skewed interpretation. Elsewhere I suggested that the court decision would ruin his reputation and you can allege, he is a war criminal, but you should mention he has not been charged, tried or convicted of war crimes.

I did not use the VCfA Talk page since the last comment on that page, more than two years ago has not been questioned or answered. My answer would have been all five VCfA awards were officially announced, presented and gazetted on the same day. Anthony Staunton (talk) 22:59, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

Still removing the real content and the other's work. 2A02:2F07:720B:2F00:34C7:F89C:6317:998 (talk) 11:01, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

Shirley McKerrow

Hi, I am a friend of Shirley McKerrow. I made the edit on Wiki because Shirley passed away in Darwin NT, Australia, last week after an illness. I was fortunate to see her and take her out for dinner just weeks ago. Kindly respect my edit to her online Wiki. It’s a sad time for all of her friends in Darwin and across the world. She was a great lady, just into her 91 year. Thanks, Sean. Rooboysa (talk) 07:38, 21 October 2023 (UTC)

Please don’t revert my changes without cause

You reverted essentially all of my changes to the natural labor article, and cited something about me trying to promote a product or business. That's absurd. I explain all of my revisions, and offered good reasoning for them. Especially considering the fact that many of my revisions were removing information with bogus citations.

I'm guessing a link to the hypnobirthing website was the reason you assumed all my revisions needed to be undone. But—again—I provide good reason for every revision I made.

If you want to nitpick promotional content, maybe you should go remove every mention of Lamaze in that article, because it's excessive (not to mention outdated, and very quickly becoming an outdated methodology).

So please take more care to read revision statements before you make assumptions. Thanks. Cultlikeminds (talk) 07:49, 21 October 2023 (UTC)

This user just reverted my changes also with what I felt was also unjustified cause (lack of citations) when I cited a source. The user removed my contribution along with its source. Apetko3 (talk) 06:23, 9 November 2023 (UTC)

Michael Shure

I did not remove content. I cut it then moved it. Lao I removed the image and am replacing it with a more recent image of him. That was from 2020 Tackleberry38 (talk) 08:24, 21 October 2023 (UTC)

Gérald Darmanin

You removed the information I put while it is of public knowledge and in the press: https://photo.capital.fr/de-valenciennes-au-gouvernement-qui-est-vraiment-gerard-darmanin-28039#le-bar-de-papa-482289. Once again, the current French Minister of the Interior and Overseas and former Minister of Public Action and Accounts Mr Gerald Darmanin, the daughter of Fouad II the last King of Egypt Princess Fawzia Latifa Fouad and Michel Fayad were classmates for a year at Institut Catholique de Paris ICP in its preparatory school ("prépa" or "classe préparatoire") for entrance to Institutes of Political Studies IEP (known as Sciences Po) including the courses of a first year of DEUG in History. 2A01:E0A:B4F:76A0:5129:1C36:2AC:146E (talk) 09:27, 21 October 2023 (UTC)

Edit warring/semi-protect?

An IP has been edit warring here from multiple IP addresses. Can you either block them or semi-protect the article? -- Ssilvers (talk) 16:35, 21 October 2023 (UTC)

IP 136.143.218.177

I reverted some of their edits also, but I just noticed that they actually are attempting to have a conversation at Talk:Convention of Peking. Joyous! Noise! 03:48, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

Please explain

this .. https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Anthony_Volpe&diff=next&oldid=1181434814 2603:7000:2101:AA00:DC4A:E714:A0CC:39B4 (talk) 01:04, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

My bad, thanks. Materialscientist (talk) 01:04, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

I am Cynthia Folio. Why do I have to reference my changes when I know my own history? 2600:4040:7E7D:5200:8883:65E2:F16C:970F (talk) 02:24, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

There are many inaccuracies in my wikipedia article. Why can't I correct them myself? I'm not sure exactly how I should footnote them, except to perhaps refer to my own website: www.cynthiafolio.com? Please tell me how I can correct and update my wikipedia information! 2600:4040:7E7D:5200:8883:65E2:F16C:970F (talk) 02:28, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

You shouldn't edit your own article... WP:COI. Someone can help you correct them. And certain things can be sourced to your article WP:ABOUTSELF. Andre🚐 04:56, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

You've delete a change that I've made in ferari fouj

I've made the change because I saw in the movies title that the name of the chief ad is Madhuchhand. Kindly approve this post. Nilanjan1105 (talk) 10:15, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

yk the liverys are good for the transit systems wiki also the bus models

liveries and bus models are useful Operator1652 (talk) 01:21, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

Sukavich Rangsitpol

I am try to write Thailand’s history through this person to prevent another massacres in Thailand.Can you let me finish? 124.121.4.173 (talk) 03:00, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

IP edit to Coco Chanel Mistakenly identified as vandalism

Hello fellow traveller! See: [Oct 24, 2023, 04:56] Where you reverted IP's description of subject as a nazi agent. There is a section in the article titled "Activity as Nazi agent". Unless there is something I am missing, it appears to me that the description of subject as a nazi agent is both factual and notable for inclusion in the introductory paragraph. Although, I do suppose "collaborator" rather than "agent" might be a more apt descriptor. Thoughts? — FenrisAureus ▲ (she/they) (talk) 05:11, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

Wincobank railway station

I see you have reverted my edit to the Midland Wincobank railway station without any explanation. In my edit (removal of the 2013 photo) I explained it was the wrong building and provided a link to an article about the South Yorkshire Railway Meadow Hall and Wincobank railway station which shows a different (2005) photograph of the same building but in the right Wiki article. Clearly the same building can't be in two different locations. There is a clue in the file name as well, Meadow Hall & Wincobank railway station (site), Yorkshire (geograph 3789642).jpg as well as geolocation information on its geograph page, https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3789642 (I am familiar with the area as well having regulary walked a friend's dog along the footpath many times as well as having worked on British Rail, years ago when the track was still there, though unused). I hope the above explains why I am removing the photograph again. There is even a 'Not to be confused with' notice above the articles mainspace on both pages. 2A00:23C2:8B08:E501:51C0:3204:7E79:2F23 (talk) 07:37, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for explanation. I have restored your removal. Materialscientist (talk) 07:38, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

Varahmira dating

Your remoaval of why the tradition dates him in 1st century BCE is Unjustified when I provided citation .

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However if really one looks close one can resolve the apprent contradictions by taking 1st SHAKA SAMVAT around 551 BCE and 2nd Shaka Samvat from 78 CE as Suggested by HINDU Traditional viewpoint which is ellaborated by Pandit Kota Venkatachalam. . " Same thing can be backed up from other HINDU Scriptures like Vishnu PURAN and Matsya PURAN.

References

Block question

This indef block for what appears to be a test edit seems pretty harsh, especially given that you blocked them right after a level 1 warning with no addition edits. Is there something I'm missing?-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 23:05, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

Unblocked, thanks. Materialscientist (talk) 23:11, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

Sinhalese people

Would it be possible to protect this page, as a lot of disruptive editors are adding original research and trying to suppress findings from recent studies (due to nationalism). Thanks Metta79 (talk) 00:21, 25 October 2023 (UTC)

Education in Thailand

Since December 1995, activities have been conducted in four main areas:

· School reform. Efforts have been stepped up to standardize the quality of education in all levels and types of schools and educational institutions. Educational coverage has been expanded.

· Teacher reform. Training and recruitment of teachers have been reformed urgently and comprehensively both in public and private schools. Educational administrators and personnel have been developed continuously.

Curriculum reform. Curriculum and teaching-learning processes have been reformed on an urgent basis in order to raise educational quality of all types and levels.

· Administrative reform. Through devolution, educational institutions have been empowered to make administrative decisions and to offer appropriate educational services which are as consistent as possible with the local lifestyle and conditions. Provincial organizations have been strengthened to facilitate devolution while private participation of the family and community have been promoted and supported. <re> https://elibrary.ksp.or.th/doc_num.php?explnum_id=4954</ref>

I use a different source .Is it ok? 124.121.4.173 (talk) 07:33, 25 October 2023 (UTC)

Edits Reverted

I’m very sorry, I mistakenly reverted your edits while adding empty section tag. Very sorry for that. Mindthem (talk) 09:43, 25 October 2023 (UTC)

It is ok .😊 124.121.4.173 (talk) 13:04, 25 October 2023 (UTC)

Your block of Shifat.24

All this quacking is getting ridiculous!   –Skywatcher68 (talk) 20:08, 25 October 2023 (UTC)

Barnshine for you!

You know how sometimes you hate checking your watchlist, especially when you see that certain someone or an IP has edited your favorite articles? The Ray of Sunshine is bestowed on that person that, when you see their name at the top of your watchlist, you know that all is right with the world, you can relax, and do something besides cleaning up another mess.

Whenever I go to the Recent Changes page to fight against vandals, I am always buoyed by seeing your name, blasting vandalism away from Wikipedia within seconds. You are truly an exceptional admin. GraziePrego (talk) 02:05, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

Please don't delete content from my Talk page

Even content that was added as vandalism. I'm perfectly capable of deleting this myself. PatricKiwi (talk) 02:24, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

"f---ing" in Killers of the Flower Moon

Huh? The version you (and others) promulgated isn't what the Entertainment Weekly article says. It's an inaccurate, made-up version of the article. EW may have bowdlerized what Devery Jacobs said, but I'm quoting EW, so it's important to give an honest version of what they say, even if EW bowdlerized. Feel free to restore my, and EW's, version. Thanks. John315 (talk) 05:02, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

Why ...

did you delete this? The typo was fixed thereafter. And the statement was accurate and clarifying. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:2603:7000:2101:AA00:447A:EC2E:3949:FB8E 2603:7000:2101:AA00:447A:EC2E:3949:FB8E (talk) 08:42, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

Restored, my bad. Materialscientist (talk) 08:45, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

Unexpected change in Jyoti Basu page

Whats the problem in telling that Jyoti Basu was one of the Navaratnas of CPIM ? Why did you delete it? Guypes26 (talk) 09:01, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

i also provided the source in the talk page then why did you delete? Guypes26 (talk) 09:06, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

apical vowel

The Mandarin apical vowel has been well described as a neither fricative nor r-colored vowel. Read some source, please. 146.96.147.57 (talk) 22:08, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

The Dark Side of Life: Mumbai City

Hi there! Based on this edit you made to the The Dark Side of Life: Mumbai City article, could you please tweak your AWB rules to remove |language=en-GB and not leave a stray "GB"? Thanks! GoingBatty (talk) 03:48, 27 October 2023 (UTC)

Oh, forgot that one, tweaked. Materialscientist (talk) 04:03, 27 October 2023 (UTC)

Edits reverted on Aastha Sharma page

Hi there, you reverted my changes on Aastha Sharma. I mistakenly forgot to add a "Edit Summary". My changes were mainly removal of redundant references. It was to address the issue raised in the "maintenance template". It states that there are too many links to other articles, and the page requires cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. I could see that there are multiple references for the same detail, where one reference is more than enough.

Hence, I made the appropriate removals and re-published, I missed to add "Edit Summary" while publishing the changes. Can I redo the changes I did again? Sunil (talk) 04:58, 27 October 2023 (UTC)

Sure, you can use the page history [1] for that. Materialscientist (talk) 05:00, 27 October 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for quick reply. Done. :) Sunil (talk) 05:06, 27 October 2023 (UTC)

The flock of ducks at Bangladesh Nationalist Party

I just put {{agf-sock}} on the talk page of two suspected ducks; it's highly likely that more are involved. An admin really should do something about these ducks and/or protect the page again. I've made two reports to RfPP but those who insist BNP is left-wing, contrary to available sources, keep returning.   –Skywatcher68 (talk) 17:03, 27 October 2023 (UTC)

I wonder if any of them were spreading fake negative news regarding the BNP on Facebook five years ago.   –Skywatcher68 (talk) 23:37, 27 October 2023 (UTC)

Eu Boiling Point

Hi Materialscientist, there is a discussion on my talk page about whether the b.p for Eu should be updated to the 2016 CRC value of 1869 K or the Zhang et al. value of 1713 K. As you have made changes to lanthanide data tables in the past, do you have a preference? The discussion is at User_talk:Polyamorph#Wikipedia_B._P._values. Cheers Polyamorph (talk) 20:23, 27 October 2023 (UTC)

AIP Style

Hi Materialscientist, I am wondering if you can help provide input to Draft:AIP Style which I have submitted for review, given your expertise in physics and experience with WP. To the best of my knowledge the AIP style (and AIP citation format) is the most commonly used style/format in physics publications. It is thus surprising that there is no WP article about it. (There exist articles for IEEE style and ACS style though.) Any input, comments, or improvements would be great if you find the time. What do you think? Best, - Blue.painting (talk) 22:46, 27 October 2023 (UTC)

Continued sockpuppetry in Bangladesh National Party

Hello, Two more accounts cropped up today that continued the same pattern of claiming the party was left wing rather then right wing. Please block them. Thanks, NW1223<Howl at me•My hunts> 01:24, 28 October 2023 (UTC)

Changes on page of Commodore Sheikh Mubarak Ali AlSabah

It seems like you are reverting changes without reading what I updated or are you a bot only? Yes, I am editing Wikipedia pages after a long gap but by no mean I am willing to vandalize. I fail to understand how uploading a latest picture is an act of vandalism?

I noticed that you recognize using "Al Sabah" as "AlSabah" as vandalism but here in the middle east they write it both ways. using "Al" without space is preferred by many people.

In my next edit I provided citation also but all reverted without any review! I don't think that a fraction of second if enough to review the changes made.

please let me know for which section of text citation is needed. I can provide all details and links. I will appreciate if instead of removing you will add indication where citation is needed. KuwaitLife (talk) 10:42, 28 October 2023 (UTC)

Neon Genesis Evangelion Reversion

I undid the Reversion on this page. It seems the previous user removed the information because it was an opinion. I agreed and viewed it as stylistically inappropriate as well. Thanks! Repcal (talk) 12:20, 28 October 2023 (UTC)

Călușari dance

> Wikipedia's verifiability policy requires inline citations for any material challenged or likely to be challenged.

Who's even challenging the information I provided? The Spanish page already contains the same information. https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C4%83lu%C8%99

You can read about the Dacians sent to England here. https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/birdoswald-roman-fort-hadrians-wall/history-and-stories/the-people-of-birdsowald/

Can't you just add [Citation needed] and leave it as is? 86.125.247.27 (talk) 18:51, 28 October 2023 (UTC)

Goldeye article

Hi, my recent edits to the goldeye fish article were reverted, but they were mostly adding and updating references and changing the photo to a less blurry one. 108.18.207.147 (talk) 02:28, 29 October 2023 (UTC)

Thanks, I have restored your edits. Materialscientist (talk) 02:29, 29 October 2023 (UTC)

Changes on page Mubarak Ali Al Sabah

I have been waiting for a reply from your end about the changes I made on page of Mubarak Ali Al Sabah. I tried to reformat the text in his military career section but first it was reverted because there was no citation. When I re-edited with his latest picture and text with citations the changes were reverted labeling them as vandalism. I don't understand the reason was it changing Al Sabah to AlSabah?!

The speed of reverting the articles clearly show that the changes made were not read at all. A reply is being awaited. KuwaitLife (talk) 10:00, 29 October 2023 (UTC)

I've made a change to a private filter you have created

See this. 0xDeadbeef→∞ (talk to me) 13:32, 29 October 2023 (UTC)

Arkadag

You interrupted my editing before I was done. I was merely updating and slightly rearranging references to the planned completion date of Phase II. If you had given me another two minutes, I'd have had it completed. 108.18.142.221 (talk) 02:55, 30 October 2023 (UTC)

Edit removals.

There is no valid reason to use the Wikipedia if someone like myself inserts an edit including facts and findings out of just one of many similar books available for all Americans to read and some random Wikipedia editor removes my edit. I listed my source. I stated that all quotes were taken from ("The Return" by Dick Morris, Introduction, p.p. xii-xiii). That is nothing more and nothing less than control of the narrative of an article by one person, or, by a small select group. And, it is Not open, neither is it free speech. If my edit/added content with it's source included is not reinserted soon then I remain convinced that Wikipedia is a biased online publication which utilizes pre appointed editors to control the narratives of all of its many different :articles and other information. And, furthermore, I have already alerted some of my friends, family and followers about this incident regarding my "edit" to the January 6, 2020 article. That way Wikipedia can begin to loose some credibility and gradually lose a good amount, if not most, of its readership. Truthisbest8721 (talk) 05:20, 30 October 2023 (UTC)

In other words, you want to have the right to edit Wikipedia but deny the same right to everyone else - exactly what one expect from a person who holds the opinion you pushed.

Your edit was amateurish, unencyclopedic, clumsy WP:POV pushing and did not fit in the text. Every competent Wikipedian would have reverted it. --Hob Gadling (talk) 06:36, 30 October 2023 (UTC)

Tom Selleck

I didn’t provide a reference because the information I provided is on the page for his guard unit which is hyperlinked in the previous sentence. Why would I provide a reference when all they have to do is click on that and see the information there(INCLUDING any references)?

Erick Avari

Hi Materialscientist, thank you for touching base regarding my edit to the Erick Avari page. I found information that Erick Avari was married 11 January 1980 to Margaret Walker. This was retrieved from: https://legendsbio.com/biography/erick-avari

I don’t seem to be able to add the citation from my phone. If you can check the reference and update the Wikipedia article with the marriage information and citation that would be appreciated please. 2001:8003:7C44:3F00:C0C1:C1F0:3D2C:52F3 (talk) 08:56, 30 October 2023 (UTC)

Dick LeBeau

I am Dick LeBeau's eldest granddaughter and know exactly how many children and grandchildren he has, along with how (my grandmother) Phyllis Geer LeBeau died, so please stop reverting my edits. Thanks HLeBeau (talk) 03:34, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

I have provided a response at User talk:HLeBeau. Johnuniq (talk) 04:29, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

Thanks. I can only repeat what Johnuniq said: biography facts must be supported by published, reliable references. We may not accept hearsays or personal knowledge. Materialscientist (talk) 04:31, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

Guillermo Moreno

I appreciate the thought to lmk via my user talk page of the reason for reversion, I should have specified why on the first edit that was mb! 66.44.40.36 05:36, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

So rude

It really pisses me off when I explain my changes in the edit summary, and someone comes along and just says "nah, revert" without even attempting an explanation. Do you really support the statement that "educational performance is average, below average or above average"? 86.3.219.123 (talk) 07:22, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

Getting pissed off on Wikipedia is a waste of your precious time and your precious emotional energy. This is an encyclopedia, not a battleground. The world does not come to an end if some Wikipedia article is not to your liking at this moment. Either persuade other editors, or drop the matter and move on. Cullen328 (talk) 07:31, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

I came here to discuss something with MaterialScientist. Then you butt in and tell me to, er, discuss it. Thank you Cullen, your input is so helpful. 86.3.219.123 (talk) 09:49, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

Charles Evans

Commissioner for Railways. I have been trying to augment the entry about my great grandfather and to correct the egregious mistakes about his children. I made those changes based on his death certificate and thethorough research done by my late mother, Mary Hogan. I would be happy to provide the citations if I could just work out how to do it. Please be aware he had no child called Rene, or Louie - though he did have a daughter in law called Louisa Galliott. My relationship exists through his eldest daughter, Rosa Ann Hogan, his fourth child, who was my grandmother. My changes are not vandalism but an honest attempt to correct the entry. I would appreciate your help in doing this. Thanks in advance. Christine ChrissieH97 (talk) 07:29, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

ChrissieH97, a death certificate for somebody named "Charles Evans" is not an acceptable a source because there have been thousands of people named "Charles Evans" over the centuries. What is needed is a reliable source that indisputably discusses this specific Charles Evans and his children. Otherwise, there is no need to mention his children at all. Cullen328 (talk) 07:57, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

Yes, indeed, many thanks to Cullen328 for replies. Further to that, ChrissieH97, please do cite reliable references with your addition, in the article. Your changes are not trivial, and are unsourced. Materialscientist (talk) 08:01, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

Re reliable sources. What was the reliable source for Charles Evans’ children in the original? And while the citation 4 was from a reliable source, it had nothing to do with the family of the commissioner.

I am really trying to understand and deal with this respectfully. I would ask you remember this is my family history which is both lived experience and deeply researched by my mother, and find Cullen328’s tone perplexing. ChrissieH97 (talk) 09:05, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

The children are already mentioned, so I was trying to correct the errors.

RE the death certificate, there is only one Bernard Charles Evans born in Taunton to John Evans and his wife Ann Acland, died December 31 1920. That is the copy I have and it is an unimpeachable sour ChrissieH97 (talk) 08:46, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

ChrissieH97, we insist that a primary source be authenticated and discussed by a secondary source, such as an historian or competent biographer. What an individual Wikipedia editor who goes by Cullen or Chrissie believes is of no relevance. We summarize published sources with a very strong preference for reliable, secondary sources. Cullen328 (talk) 09:12, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

Interestingly, I am a writer… I wrote Noni Hazelhurst’s biography and also Maria Venuti’s. I have also been an editor and journalist for decades. I also wrote Look at Me: 50 years of Australian television and the women who made it for ABC Books.

My question about Charles Evans’ children remains. The intellectual rigour you describe seems missing from the list which is both incomplete and in part inaccurate. ChrissieH97 (talk) 10:59, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

Bad block?

I definitely could be missing something, but I don't think User talk:209.35.167.205 really needed a block. The IP editor just made two edits that appear to be just image tests. I don't know much about IP addresses so if I am wrong, I guess it is something to do with IP ranges. Ca ^{talk to me!} 09:58, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

It is a long-term vandal who hops over IPs, 209.35.167.170 (talk · contribs), etc. Materialscientist (talk) 10:01, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

Your revert on What Have You Done for Me Lately

Sorry a lot for disrupting. However, Matt Cardona seemed to be Zack Ryder. So the edit from IP seemed to be good. -Lemonaka‎ 14:05, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

Yes, my bad. Materialscientist (talk) 21:02, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

Cologne-Bethlehem Partnership

hiya, was reading through Cologne's sister cities, and noticed that Bethlehem had a Palestinian flag yet was listed as being in Israel? a quick search showed me that Bethlehem is unambiguously in Palestinian territory, and Cologne's Städtepartnerschaften website describes it as a Palestinian city (which is also reflected in Cologne's German wikipedia article)

was about to simply correct this, but saw that you had recently reverted such a correction, so... is there a particular reason to list it as Israeli? didn't want to start editing back and forth, and may have missed something whilst searching Lucabsol (talk) 14:17, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

Corrected, thanks. Materialscientist (talk) 21:01, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

Boo!

Happy Halloween!

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Hello Materialscientist:
Thanks for all of your contributions to improve Wikipedia, and have a happy and enjoyable Halloween!
    – Professor Penguino (talk) 01:37, 1 November 2023 (UTC)

Send Halloween cheer by adding {{subst:Happy Halloween}} to user talk pages with a friendly message.

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Can you "Reverting [vandalism]"

Hi Materialscientist, This IP address is currently blocked. The latest block log entry is provided below for reference. 2001:1388:A45:8943:5C41:169D:FA43:579C - Unexplained removal of sourced content. actions evidently indicate a vandalism-only IP. especially Patrick Nattawat Finkler Repeated vandalism and disruptive editing [2] 01:47,1 November 2023 (UTC).This editor constantly deletes edits even when the references are given. MeetHoneyBee (talk) 02:46, 1 November 2023 (UTC)

Reverted, thanks. Materialscientist (talk) 02:49, 1 November 2023 (UTC)

Quick question

On Marvel Studios Animation, a user reverted my edit on the page. My edit just made the type go from "Division" to "Division". They said the reason for reverting it was because of an Overlink. My question is, were they correct that it was in fact an Overlink? WiinterU (talk) 16:02, 1 November 2023 (UTC)

Hi

Hi, is this where I can find The Speaker People? ✨ 216.246.144.90 (talk) 02:07, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

User talk:Bedavachat

You may wish to revoke TPA. Cahk (talk) 10:25, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

Tres Cantos

Hi buddy, I just noticed the message you leave me. The think is that if you click into the the names of the people that appear (I had not yet given time to link them) you will see that in their own articles they say they are from Tres Cantos. In addition, and just in case, I have previously checked it in the Spanish Wikipedia. I don't know what other references I can put, if you would be so kind as to tell me I will try to modify it if I know how to do it (as I am an amateur who does not control the editing codes much). I'm going to put it as before, with the links in the names, if you see that it's not what you expected, delete it and tell me what to do, if I don't know how to do it, I won't put those names again, since, in the beginning, I don't have any more references than the Wikipedia articles of the persons mentioned. Reegards and thank you for your time.

We can't use Wikipedia articles as references. Materialscientist (talk) 12:24, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

😞 2A0C:5A81:B50B:7100:BD63:E90C:A14F:B8AF (talk) 12:26, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

Why did you delete yasmine Sabri edit

Yasmine sabri is divorced since may 2022! All knows that! What's your problem? 45.243.159.142 (talk) 12:24, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

Why did you lock yasmine Sabri edit?

Please unlock the edit page , I will add reference why did you do that? I don't destroy the page 45.243.159.142 (talk) 12:32, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

IP User talk:76.164.116.72 talk page disruption and personal attack towards you

See 1. Their TPA revoke expired today and they started to edit their user talk page again. —asparagusus (interaction) ^sprouts! 14:39, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

TPA revoked by Hey man im josh. —asparagusus (interaction) ^sprouts! 17:58, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

I didn’t provide a reference because the information I provided is on the page from the Atlanta Writers Club (AWC). See links. Red&WhiteRose (talk) 21:16, 3 November 2023 (UTC)

Cambridge source

https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/perspectives-on-politics/article/abs/messi-ronaldo-and-the-politics-of-celebrity-elections-voting-for-the-best-soccer-player-in-the-world/36CB5CB44D4C06866305408163A49290

This reference should be used in more places. A time ago indef banned user added ingo it is "football most prestigous award", later one editor readded it and added info for being popularoty contest for tbe ballance. Both sides were not discussed for adsition but there is no source (after 10's) which can challenge cambrige material at all or very frequent statements of cultural icons in association football culture(Cruyff, Mouronho, Beckenbauer etc.). Cambridge has isbn. Dawid2009 (talk) 05:54, 4 November 2023 (UTC)

Romanticc Tukde Poster

Kindly add the official poster of the movie Romanticc Tukde. The file is already published named file:Romanticc_Tukde_Movie_Poster.jpg 2409:4040:D13:9CAE:0:0:5BCA:EC02 (talk) 05:59, 4 November 2023 (UTC)

I provided a source and you still deleted it

I provided a source to the Day of Recognition for Local Businesses in my town - the local community newsletter - and you still deleted it. Unhappy. 202.7.253.221 (talk) 08:13, 4 November 2023 (UTC)

Banned Sock causing disruption as IP

Hi there, I found you on recently active admins. The IP 148.252.159.203 claims to be a meatpuppet of recently banned sockpuppet, MeltingDistrict. Per  Looks like a duck to me, this IP who had no previous edits, and found there way mysteriously to the page of an editor that MeltingDistrict had extremely bad blood towards, clearly is just a plain old sock. But in either case, by their own admission, they are socking. Please see [3]. They will shortly post here to claim innocence as they are following all my edits. The edsums provide evidence though. I have requested page protection on the page, but this user is not allowed to make edits anywhere on wikipedia and they are clearly intent on disruption. I note that 148.252.159.0/24 has a few recentish edits on the range that may be unrelated. 148.252.159.66 is the same user. Banning the range could affect some users but perhaps a short range block might encourage them to go outside and enjoy the weather. Thanks. Sirfurboy🏄 (talk) 11:30, 4 November 2023 (UTC)

Sirfurboy, you know full well that I am not a blocked or banned editor, I am entitled to make edits and to not expect you to delete my talk page contributions on the grounds of your (incorrect) assumptions that I am a sockpuppet. If you recall, you already unsuccessfully reported me (the IP 148.252.159.66) to a sock puppet investigation page as a 'suspected sockpuppet': [4] but I was not blocked. The admins and editors on that page had the option of blocking me then if they thought it was warranted, and did not. Therefore, your claim that I am consequently "not allowed to make edits anywhere on Wikipedia" is just plain wrong, I am not a blocked/banned sockpuppet or meatpuppet. Furthermore, you claim I've confessed to being a meatpuppet -- no. What I openly said was that I had originally been notified --just notified-- about the related Rfc discussion at Talk:Michael Stone (criminal) by what it has now materialised was a sock editor. I had no previous involvement and I believed at that time that I was being asked to take a look in good faith by an editor who just wanted to give wider notification to uninvolved editors. Me getting notified as such does not make me a meatuppet, it actually makes me an innocent bystander in all of this that was dragged into it when I was unaware of the sockpuppettry, and now as a result I'm getting accussed of it myself. If you've decided that that is wrong and I am still a sockpuppet you need to use the appropriate channels to report me for this - and frankly, for the thousandth time, I would encourage you to do so. Yet curiously you haven't and prefer to go to random admins giving a very misleading part-summary in the hope that they will block me where others haven't. And additionally you are also just unjustifiably deleting my talk(!) and unilaterally declaring that I am a banned sock, without any mandate to make such a declaration 148.252.159.203 (talk) 10:40, 4 November 2023 (UTC)

SPI, of course, does not confirm IP socking for privacy reasons. The admission of socking, however, blows that away. Sirfurboy🏄 (talk) 11:38, 4 November 2023 (UTC)

That's funny, because I never made an "admission of socking". I made an open admission that the reason I had got involved in the original discussion was because the user that has now revealed to have been a sockpuppet notified me --just notified-- about the ongoing discussion, which users are allowed to do. He did not tell me what to edit and I never edited on behalf of him. That does not make me a meatpuppett and I never said I was one and you know that. If you think I am a puppet, however, why don't you just go through the usual channels of reporting me as such (again)? 148.252.159.203 (talk) 11:44, 4 November 2023 (UTC)

Just a quick note to say I obviously just missed you. This has now been dealt with at ANI. Sirfurboy🏄 (talk) 18:51, 4 November 2023 (UTC)

HahaNormal

You reversed my changes that deleted the factually incorrect statement that implied Japan invented the aircraft carrier. The aircraft career was invented by the British and Americans. In wikipedia itself, it only says that Japan built the first purpose-built aircraft carrier, but is this not misleading? Why does the "Japanese inventions" page imply the aircraft carrier itself was invented by the Japanese? Source: https://www.britannica.com/technology/aircraft-carrier

Murray R. Nelson at Penn State

hi I read the message you left me. Murray R. Nelson at Penn state was arrested for drugs, there were newspaper articles about this that I put on the talk page and it should be included in the article about him. 100.34.234.175 (talk) 15:10, 4 November 2023 (UTC)

Nepal Quake

Any way you could lock 2023 Nepal earthquake to stop those vandals? I couldn’t lock it myself since I’m not an admin. Borgenland (talk) 03:54, 5 November 2023 (UTC)

Commons block of vandal?

Hi, and thanks for being so swift to deal with this urgent issue!

So for some reason the Commons block request page is protected and I don’t have any Commons history or privileges.

Do you mind blocking Porsche with no brakes 69, the user who created those images?

By the way, I am pretty sure the individual in question is a moderately experienced user, because 1) they knew about a bot that blocks proxies (not something I knew about until they mentioned it in their edit summary) and 2) they were keeping an eye on ANI (unless it was my contrib history they were keeping an eye on).

P.S. I found out about all this because a family member showed me the issue. My little brother helps me fight vandalism.

Cheers, RadioactiveBoulevardier (talk) 05:04, 5 November 2023 (UTC)

They are already blocked on Commons, and the image is deleted. Yes, this is a long-term vandal who knows how Wikipedia editing works. Materialscientist (talk) 05:10, 5 November 2023 (UTC)

User talk:Sanatan Kumar Sinha

Hi, could you look at this request and if you have any views on it, let me know? Thanks 331dot (talk) 07:23, 5 November 2023 (UTC)

Unblocking them would be Ok with me - adverts were created two years ago, and were relatively mild. Materialscientist (talk) 07:26, 5 November 2023 (UTC)

Bureaucracy

Seems you did the User:180.150.36.174 block, but there's no block notice on that one's talk page. I only knew they were already blocked because I have a user script that applies strike-through style to blocked editor's usernames.  — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  12:52, 5 November 2023 (UTC)

Need help

I need assistance with creating a page Vaselinee (talk) 13:57, 5 November 2023 (UTC)

Occupy Pittsburgh

The source is that I was there almost every day until the courts allowed the banks to kick us out of the park. Would you like me to find a newspaper article online that backs up my assertation that Occupy Pittsburgh was largely peaceful? 2603:7080:3B03:5AB7:C1C1:A122:430E:79DA (talk) 22:13, 5 November 2023 (UTC)

2409:4000::/22 continued talk disruptions after block expiration, notice of discussion at ANI

Hey Materialscientist, last year Halloween you blocked the IPv6 range 2409:4000::/22 from editing certain talk namespaces, because of frequent and non-stop unconstructive activity from it in those namespaces. That partial block has expired almost a week ago since, and almost immediately after that, it's been back to the same ol' daily disruptive behaviour on various talk namespace pages again.

I have started a discussion at ANI about this IP range, link to thread here, which includes all the details and a list of diffs of evidence; could you take a look at it and see if we need another talk namespaces block for that range? — AP 499D25 (talk) 04:07, 6 November 2023 (UTC)

Gadjah Mada University

International collaboration and student achievement at Gadjah Mada University have references/sources of Information. Why do you delete that information since some universities such as St Gallen University, ESCP Business School and Coppenhagen Business School also show their list of international collaborations? 149.113.163.160 (talk) 06:23, 6 November 2023 (UTC)

Edits

Can you see source which was denied by my philippines basketball edits (You even reverted format mistakes) 93.143.125.220 (talk) 08:44, 6 November 2023 (UTC)

One of those socks managed to bypass page protection at Bangladesh Nationalist Party

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Historian_Friendly.2023   –Skywatcher68 (talk) 15:18, 6 November 2023 (UTC)

By the way, there's another Shifat sock not on any list of socks. This one and the newest one have both used the "don't block me, I'm poor" argument.   –Skywatcher68 (talk) 16:53, 6 November 2023 (UTC)

Buffy Sainte-Marie Lawyer was a past employee

The information that Buffy's lawyer was also a past employee of hers is in the original reference. It is also mentioned here https://www.scribd.com/document/680295799/Buffy3 2001:569:7133:1600:ACFF:7D8A:F2D4:8E61 (talk) 06:50, 7 November 2023 (UTC)

Help

Hi, can you please review my edits in Iranians in Germany article? It won't take much time. But it can help me a lot. Womensfooitball (talk) 03:08, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

FPMT

Y U revert my editz?

(wink)

FPMT talk page, plz. --Dawud

Why

did you revert here .. with tools ... without an explanation? https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Rauda_Morcos&diff=prev&oldid=1184075724 2603:7000:2101:AA00:A9EA:14C3:9BA8:A24B (talk) 05:17, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

I've reverted myself. I was suspicious about adding a Hebrew name to a Palestinian person, and haven't seen your second edit. Materialscientist (talk) 05:20, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

Thanks. She lives and works in Israel. BTW - I can't understand why this revert (by someone else), also using tools, also without edit summary, was made today on the same article. https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Rauda_Morcos&diff=prev&oldid=1184044431

I can't understand that either. Materialscientist (talk) 05:57, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

Peritonsillar abscess

Please elaborate, how is it not constructive to add ampicillin/sulbactam to the list of commonly used antibiotics for a peritonsillar abscess? 199.79.167.27 (talk) 05:50, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

Sorry, ampicillin/sulbactam is an unusual name for a Wikipedia article, hence my revert. My bad. Materialscientist (talk) 05:56, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

It's the name of a common antibiotic. Please make sure to self-revert and/or restore the correct changes please. It is also mentioned in the cited AAFP review in that article. Thanks.

You revert edits without giving any explanation

@Materialscientist, You reverted 6 of my edits of the article Hijab (within minutes) in a single tool swoop, apparently never giving any consideration, nor checking references, and you NEVER gave ANY explanation for your big edit. I will challenge your revert in the Hijab Talk Page and request a third opinion. After I have reviewed your Talk Page, it appears to me that you are engaging in sabotage, regularly reverting edits without giving explanations. QamarBurtuqali (talk) 06:50, 8 November 2023 (UTC)QamarBurtuqali

A barnstar for you!

	The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
	Thank you for your constant work to keep Wikipedia vandal-free! Eteethan (talk) 08:33, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

The absolute speed on this lad

I keep running into you getting ahead of my reverts against vandalism with your own reverts. You're actually insanely fast :) REDACTED403 (talk) 08:42, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

Karl Marx wasn't a major contributor

He did foreign correspondence work and only European at that . 2602:306:BC74:6240:ED75:4896:DF6E:AD65 (talk) 17:46, 8 November 2023 (UTC)

Gordon Freeman

What would you think of unprotecting Theoretical physics? You gave it indefinite semiprotection in 2010, based on problems related to someone who was popular at the time, Gordon Freeman; I'm just guessing that this person has become less popular over the last thirteen years. Nyttend (talk) 00:24, 9 November 2023 (UTC)

Unprotected, let's see .. Materialscientist (talk) 00:25, 9 November 2023 (UTC)

You'd think that until you see the reason for protection at All Dogs go to Heaven. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 00:26, 9 November 2023 (UTC)

About Rukum

I m from Nepal and part of my city so I think add some thing Raaz1989 (talk) 02:11, 9 November 2023 (UTC)

(by talk reader) @Raaz1989: No. Cite a reliable source because we don't trust anything you say. Chris Troutman (talk) 02:23, 9 November 2023 (UTC)

Kenneth William Mayle

The page is published by the freelancer on Upwork and she need to disclose the COI. I can also provide evidence (https://www.upwork.com/jobs/~01ba1b2b1c758b9398) https://www.upwork.com/freelancers/heatherpinchbeck 39.48.2.204 (talk) 17:53, 9 November 2023 (UTC)

Tjyounan

Hello, it's actually a repost that I originally posted on Waxworker's talk page, but he didn't say anything, so I'll say it in you talk page. Theres is a user called Tjyounan, He is often making edits of false and unsourced information, I recommend you check out his contributions, are you going to warn him or block him? Since there were many. LeronJomes (talk) 00:13, 10 November 2023 (UTC)

You referred to Justice Department and PBS Frontline sources as "unreliable"

I think you don't want to accept federal findings about the Killing of Larry Payne.[5][6].Speakfor23 (talk) 06:47, 10 November 2023 (UTC)

Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds

Read the William Hewett article which I linked. Since he died in 1567, he obviously couldn’t have been Lord Mayor in 1659. 2601:601:9C81:2760:9B2:1A29:988A:600B (talk) 10:05, 10 November 2023 (UTC)

New Printed Language book for Asterix

I have added the book printed in Afrikaans because I have it on the desk in front of me. There is nowhere to provide a citation in my edited article. Would you like me to send you a scan of the front page - or perhaps a video of me paging through the book, so you can see that it actually exists?

As a side note - none of the "Other Language" notes have citations, so why me? Is it because I come from Africa?

And you hide away by turning off your notifications. Myktyp1 (talk) 13:33, 10 November 2023 (UTC)

fringe edits from this range

You reverted at least one., [7] I don't know if anything needs to be done now to prevent it from happening again. Doug Weller talk 14:57, 10 November 2023 (UTC)

Blocked, thanks. Materialscientist (talk) 21:39, 10 November 2023 (UTC)

Thanks. I'm always hesitant about range blocks. Doug Weller talk 07:39, 11 November 2023 (UTC)

Maddie Ziegler

Would you kindly semi-protect this article? See this edit warring by IPs. -- Ssilvers (talk) 07:27, 11 November 2023 (UTC)

Unexplained Removal of Content on Typhoon Koinu (2023)

Hi, I'm Writer-ian26, I want to apologize for the mistake that I forgot to put an edit summary, but the info I removed was somehow repeated since it has been mentioned earlier in the paragraph, resulting in the content being removed... But, anyway, thank you for noticing my mistake. Writer-ian26 (talk) 06:54, 12 November 2023 (UTC)

Vandalism block

Can you please block Special:Contributions/136.158.60.36 indefinitely for vandalism? Was temp-blocked yesterday but immediately went back to vandalism once it expired. They might have a script or something to make a bunch of edits in one minute. ChaotıċEnby(talk) 13:34, 12 November 2023 (UTC)

Permanent protection of article Idol (Yoasobi song)

Hello @Materialscientist: Can you please protect the mentioned article above permanently? Today another vandalization done by an IP account occured again. Kindest regards, --Goroth (talk) 14:53, 12 November 2023 (UTC)

Vandalism

Hello, I have found an article corruption: article Siege of Belaya. Please refer to the last edit (made by user Olek Novy). In the meantime, if possible or willing, the other edits on other articles. I don't know what's going on. Kolya Muratov (talk) 14:54, 12 November 2023 (UTC)

BBC Basic

Could you please look again at your revert of my changes to BBC BASIC on 3 November 2023.

I put my intention to edit the citations and my reasons on the Talk page on 19 October 2023 and when no other editor responded, I then made those changes.

You almost immediately reverted some of those without explanation. I consider that my previously stated reasons for cleaning up the citations are sound.

I welcome your response.

I have also thought that the emphasis of the article could be more towards BBC Basic. Have you a view on that, as just doing an unexplained revert would cause me concern. BlueWren0123 (talk) 19:20, 12 November 2023 (UTC)

	Here's a plate full of cookies to share!
	Hi Materialscientist, here are some delicious cookies to help brighten your day! However, there are too many cookies here for one person to eat all at once, so please share these cookies with at least two other editors by copying {{subst:Sharethecookies}} to their talk pages. Enjoy! GoldenBootWizard276 (talk) 07:48, 13 November 2023 (UTC)

Indian soccer

All i edited is completely correct, will you finally learn to check summaries before destroying hard efforts 93.140.252.165 (talk) 10:03, 13 November 2023 (UTC)

Re: your note on edit warrior Vitojest1's talk page

Hi Materialscientist, I just wanted to let you know that in this edit on the talk page of the edit-warring new user Vitojest1, you wrote "We can use personal knowledge as references". We don't want to give this misguided person the wrong idea.;-) Carlstak (talk) 15:36, 13 November 2023 (UTC)

Recent block

Yesterday you blocked a clear defamatory account using my username as part of its name. It's in fact the latest sock of an LTA who harasseS me. You need to revoke talk page access as part of the block as they're using the talk page to continue to post crap about me. oknazevad (talk) 15:38, 13 November 2023 (UTC)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amen.

Why did you cancel the change? Richard von Weizsäcker is wrong. It was his father, Ernst Freiherr von Weizsäcker (or in English: Ernst von Weizsäcker), who was the diplomat in the Vatican (Ambassador to the Vatican). At the time the film is set, Richard is only 20 or 25 years old. And at this time soldier in the East. Here is a reference (in German): https://www.dieterwunderlich.de/Costa_Gavras_stellvertreter.htm Qwertzu111111 (talk) 17:26, 13 November 2023 (UTC)

195.224.137.154

Hey MS, I just reblocked Special:Contributions/195.224.137.154. I left it as a soft block with account creation allowed, which I usually do with shared IPs, but I saw you CU blocked them back in the summer so thought I'd let you know. Best, HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 21:55, 13 November 2023 (UTC)

Thanks. I've looked through CU logs and your block settings seem Ok. Materialscientist (talk) 21:57, 13 November 2023 (UTC)

Reversion on Dennis King (author)

The person who made the edit stated the source of the information, and the source did give the full name, so I reverted it back. PiGuy3 (talk) 01:27, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

Michael Rispoli

The suggestion clearly was to remove the reference to the fact that Rispoli was considered for the role of Tony Soprano in the 2nd sentence of the Lede.

2600:1700:10DE:30C0:FB8C:AC2:D67B:1092 (talk) 01:58, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

Suicide by Cops

I know you are trying to edit the best for wikipedia, but please stop deleting the abbreviation of this page, now I put a link which indicates the abbreviation (https://www.policeforum.org/suicidebycop), but please stop deleting it without reason. Schavarro28 (talk) 03:07, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

Another block request, not sure what to do

2601:18F:4100:ED50:6D9D:2298:8C15:CF49, now on 2601:151:C302:EC70:60B3:3C94:BBEE:3E5A, a single-purpose IP repeatedly trying to minimize the Arab population in Khuzestan, Iran and going against sources. I don't want to keep breaching the 3RR, not sure if there's grounds for a block (or at least topic block) there? ChaotıċEnby(talk) 03:21, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

PS: I always see you having already reverted stuff instantly when patrolling, any tips to be that fast? ChaotıċEnby(talk) 03:22, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

Blocked, thanks. I would focus on quality (of evaluating edits), speed comes with practice. Materialscientist (talk) 03:24, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

Thanks a lot! Is there any way to see edits directly on the recent changes page (or equivalent) without having to click on each one individually? ChaotıċEnby(talk) 03:28, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Cleaning up vandalism/Tools. Materialscientist (talk) 03:31, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

Also my bad I linked the wrong IP at first, I'm genuinely sorry for them. Correct one is User:2601:151:C302:EC70:70E7:D5EE:B0D9:A239. ChaotıċEnby(talk) 03:30, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

Addition of a new song into the "Writing on the Wall" article

I'm new to this but I'm sure you know how to edit much better so, there's a song from 2023 named "Writing on the Wall", by Will Stetson (Youtube link: https://youtube.com/watch?v=BW5G7v5PqPc?si=ZJRLG9pxBWtN8jwH ) if you could please add it properly it would be really great, thank you for correcting my mistake. FenKight (talk) 05:43, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

Setup

The info box is not set up correctly.Summerdays1 (talk) 07:06, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

Was there a discussion on genderizing the categories for chess players?

I don't like it. Surely just "American chess players" is a valid category, instead of "American male chess players"? Was there any discussion on this? Any policy cited? MaxBrowne2 (talk) 08:47, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

We did have a category "American female chess players‎", so there is no reason not to have "American male chess players‎", as we have for other sports. Male/female chess players do compete separately in nearly all events. Materialscientist (talk) 08:49, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

Actually they don't. Apart from a few events such as the Women's World championship and various women's national championships, almost all events are open to both men and women. MaxBrowne2 (talk) 08:52, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

If I read a random woman chess player page, Anna Muzychuk for example, all I see is women-only tournaments. Materialscientist (talk) 08:56, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

Some woman players prefer to play in women only tournaments, probably to avoid harassment. But there are not tournaments that are exclusively for male players. Muzychuk does play in a few open tournaments, such as the Gibraltar Masters. MaxBrowne2 (talk) 09:07, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

Sure, and some women are known to play against men, like Polgar sisters and some Soviet-Georgian players, but this is relatively rare. Materialscientist (talk) 09:11, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

Women only tournaments are what is relatively rare. Certainly in the US, strong players like Irina Krush generally play in open events. MaxBrowne2 (talk) 09:19, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

Women are quite scarce in organized chess.

At the amateur level, one looks at the "Tournament Life" section of Chess Life magazine or the US Chess website, and there are almost no women-only tournaments. At a higher level, there are open tournaments and invitational tournaments. Again, "open" tournaments, like the U.S. Open, or the state championships, or large regional tournaments such as the Chicago Open or the World Open, are invariably open to both sexes. At this level one can find women-only invitationals, such as the U.S. Women's Championship, or the Cairns Cup. These are organized, and get coverage, precisely because there are so few women in chess. But women also take advantage of the opportunities in the open tournaments; for example, in my October 2023 issue of Chess Life, there is an article about American masters playing in the Biel (Switzerland) chess festival, including a woman, Yassamin Eshani.

As a rule, women become notable in chess most often by competing successfully against men. This is illustrated well historically in the articles about Vera Menchik and Nona Gaprindashvili, both of which very recently were pushed to GA. Bruce leverett (talk) 04:28, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

As I mentioned above, Polgar sisters, Gaprindashvili and Menchik are those rare exceptions that confirm the rule - yes, they did successfully play against men, but even those individuals predominantly competed against women (except for one Polgar sister). Women chess is significant in Europe, China and Georgia (and not in US), which are the world leaders. AFAIK, there, women mostly compete against women, at least at the top level, which is what we exclusively cover on Wikipedia. You might be right about "the amateur level in the US", but those players are not notable for Wikipedia. Of course, nobody forbids entry for women into a chess open (unless it is played in a Muslim country), as this would cause public outrage for obvious reasons. This is a mere courtesy. Materialscientist (talk) 04:45, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

Just so you know, I opened a discussion at WP:CFD, and so far the consensus seems to be against you. We have literally thousands of articles about individual chess players, both male and female, and it would be a monumental pain in the butt if we had to change the category name of every single chess playing country. MaxBrowne2 (talk) 08:49, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

Ok, I see where I was wrong - the issue is not about women - they have their events and mostly play there, I mean notable female players. The issue is about men - their events are "formally" set up as mixed-gender competitions, even when there is an explicit mirror female event. That is, categories "male chess players .." are wrong. I've reverted myself, sorry for this confusion. Materialscientist (talk) 23:31, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

Re. 2023–24 figure skating season: Thank you

I just wanted to say thank you for placing 2023–24 figure skating season under protection. I've been an editor in the figure skating space for years now, and seeing that page and others significantly altered daily by one user with no communication with other editors was very overwhelming. I'm hoping things can start to be restored to order. Do you have any advice on what steps I or other editors should take if the persistent disruptive editing continues to take place? I've tried reaching out to the user in question directly to get their perspective, but to no avail. Anyway, thanks again! Clemkr (talk) 17:41, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

Unfortunately the only way to cool down the editor you mentioned, in my opinion, is to place 2023–24 figure skating season under full protection for a short period of time, because this editor is an extended confirmed user.

Altering pages regarding figure skating must have given this editor a big sense of fulfillment, especially 2023–24 figure skating season, the page most viewed and contributed by all kind of Wikipedians each year during the season. If the major page 2023–24 figure skating season could be put under full protection for a while, hopefully this editor's frenzy might be over soon. 84.142.223.28 (talk) 22:10, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

IP vandalism

Hello, one of the IP addresses you blocked for vandalism is using a proxy server that allows them to easily use many different IPs (always beginning with 91, 185, or 85) and dodge being blocked. Could you please range block these IPs for vandalism?

185

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/185.115.7.38
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/185.115.6.245
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/185.115.5.169
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/185.115.7.17
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/185.70.53.160
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/185.115.5.208
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/185.70.52.39

91

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/91.151.137.18
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/91.151.136.241
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/91.151.138.147
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/91.151.136.144
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/91.151.137.29
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/91.151.136.205

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• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/85.117.56.69
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/85.117.56.69

KhndzorUtogh (talk) 22:27, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

Confused (again)

I don't see any filter hits since I blocked the IP on the 10th?-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 23:02, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

My bad, the filter hits happened before your block. I guess we live in very different time zones, and hence caution is needed in reading the timestamps. Materialscientist (talk) 23:21, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

i got the info i got about angela goethals at her imdb.com bio if you don't believe me go there and it will say that her date of birth is indeed may 20 1977 and she has indeed been married to russell soder since 2005 and she has indeed 2 children. 2600:4041:5CD8:BA00:2C33:9BD7:46AE:FDC0 (talk) 05:40, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

IMdb is notoriously not a reliable source. Please do not perform edits if you do not have reliable sources to draw on. --Orange Mike | Talk 00:48, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Taolabomay

Hi! I'm not sure if it's appropriate to ask for this here, but can you look into this? Thanks. Đại Việt quốc (talk) 23:41, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

Kosovo Police

Hey Man, I was hoping you could take some time out of your day and research a bit on the armored vehicles of the Kosovo Police. You have put some wrong information on there. The quantity and names of some of the vehicles are so wrong. For example that Toyota Apc is called IAG Sentry and we have 10 of those. We don’t have the IAG Guardian we have IAG JAWS and 11 from them. We have 3 Bastions, 4 Spartan, 8 Renault Sherpa and 12 Humvee. If you want to know how I know how many we have it’s just because I list them on their license plates. That’s how I count them 2001:16A2:CF08:C00:A891:1997:66F3:9FB (talk) 04:24, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

About the references I got...

I got some information about the closure of an TV channel and I got the references added in but they were removed and marked as inappropriate. I don't think they are inappropriate so can you check again to make sure because I think you made an mistake. 2001:569:FCBD:C700:7DD2:61E8:D538:1151 (talk) 05:39, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

Current President of Korea is Mr. Yoon Suk Yeol

Hi, the Current President of Korea is Mr. Yoon Suk Yeol (President_of_South_Korea). Therefore, I updated on https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Order_of_Industrial_Service_Merit&diff=1185202570&oldid=1185201837 but you were reverting it. Please check https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_South_Korea and if you want, please correct to the currrent president as same as what I did. Thank you. Incheonlove (talk) 06:15, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

Stop reverting my changes whilst I add what you ask for!

I took a long time adding the references you asked for and by the time I published you reverted all your changes again! I totally understand the need for references but you have to give a person time to add them before asserting assumed authority. 86.18.26.50 (talk) 12:16, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

2409:4089:0:0:0:0:0:0/34

Did you mean to block 2409:4089:0:0:0:0:0:0/34 even for signed-in users? I have a request at UTRS appeal #81113 from a signed-in user who would like to edit. I have not done any checkuser investigation here. --Yamla (talk) 12:26, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

I did, see edits and block log, but the block is expiring in a few weeks anyway, so I changed it to a softblock. Materialscientist (talk) 21:14, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

Thanks! --Yamla (talk) 23:03, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

angela goethals

	angela goethals
	i'm robby mercier, what's it going to take to get wikipedia to mention at angela goethals's bio about her date of birth being may 20 1977? and about the fact that she's been married to russell soder since 2005 and that she has 2 children? Robby mercier (talk) 12:40, 15 November 2023 (UTC)

Ramdas Kathiababa Picture add

Attach Ramdas Kathiababa photo 202.181.19.254 (talk) 00:28, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

is unsourced, so as other additions to that page. Materialscientist (talk) 00:29, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

Ramdas Kathiababa unlocks the article page. Aiming to improve the article 202.181.19.254 (talk) 00:32, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

Santadas Kathiababa develop articles

Why doesn't the Wikipedia article come up when you search Santdas Kathiababa article on Google? Improve this article 202.181.19.254 (talk) 00:36, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

Windover Dig

" Please do not add inappropriate external links to Wikipedia, as you did with this edit to Windover Archeological Site. Wikipedia is not a collection of links nor should it be used for advertising or promotion. Inappropriate links may include, but are not limited to, links to personal websites, links to websites with which you are affiliated and links that attract visitors to a website or promote a product. See the external links guideline and spam guideline for further explanations. Because Wikipedia uses the nofollow attribute value, its external links are disregarded by most search engines. If you feel the link should be added to the article, please discuss it on the article's talk page rather than re-adding it. Thank you. Materialscientist (talk) 00:50, 16 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]"

Please do not claim a link to the Man who discovered this site is "inappropriate" he does not have any other "interwebs" presence to link to so his FB page is the most appropriate and accurate. I ask that you take a moment to read any edits and do not blanket admonish them. This link is the most appropriate reference available. you can take a moment and verify any information that I have provided. it will be the most accurate info available.

Humbly. Rsvnine (talk) 01:12, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

See WP:FACEBOOK. Materialscientist (talk) 01:14, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

Santadas Kathiababa develop articles

Why doesn't the Wikipedia article come up when you search Santdas Kathiababa article on Google? Improve this article. 202.181.19.254 (talk) 01:19, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

Ed O Niel

He was in Blue Chips. Why remove it? 2601:647:682:4B10:859E:9F34:3955:F59E (talk) 07:06, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

recent change

hi there i recieved a message and i do not recall making that change i think you sent it to the wrong person 124.168.248.247 (talk) 10:16, 16 November 2023 (UTC)

Assistance requested

User:Materialscientist, I request your assistance in a frustrating matter. Despite being blocked over it, User:JosephWC insists on adding a trivial non-appearance to the Vulture and Zzzax's pages, among others, despite what I and 8.37.179.254 say otherwise and mounting personal attacks on me and other editors, even going so far as to start an WP:EDITWAR over the Vulture and Zzzax. I would ask the admin who originally blocked Joseph, User:Drmies, but the latter is busy and I want to avoid bothering them if possible. Please reply when you can. Blazewing16 (talk) 01:57, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

• I was busy--attending a poetry reading! It was very insightful. Materialscientist, you would have enjoyed it too--a poet who had access to her Dutch grandmother's letters and diaries, dating back to the Hongerwinter. Anyway, User:Blazewing16, I think I will need to see a bit more--I saw edit warring, sure, and some weird self-reverts, and some attempts at sarcasm--but NPA? The edit warring, that's not hard: revert, report, warn (and you can warn for "introducing improperly sourced content" or whatever), and then report at AIV. Drmies (talk) 03:20, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

Hey Blaze, been a while, buddy. I love what you've done with edits. You are lying about my personal attacks, there pal. I'll cut it out. Ok? Peace. JosephWC (talk) 04:06, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

range block adjustment

Hi! Can you consider adjusting of 67.226.220.0/22? Several student editors participating in Wikipedia:Wiki Ed/Denmark Technical College/Principles of Engineering (Fall 2023) report being affected by it with no active VPN. Changing it back to anon-only should be fine. ragesoss (talk) 02:08, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

Every single request from an IP in the 67.226.220.0/22 range originates from another, and different IP range. I can't investigate exact tunneling mechanism right now, but such a patterns does mean an open proxy or VPN of some kind. There is a quick test tool for that here, though it is not always accessible. Materialscientist (talk) 02:41, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

The range is registered to and used by Securly. That article is probably clear enough about what's going on. Students on the school's network probably have no choice but to use it, so it's basically like a school network. -- zzuuzz ^(talk) 19:14, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

I've changed the block settings, allowing registered accounts to edit, but preventing account creation. Cheers. Materialscientist (talk) 21:37, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

Thanks much! ragesoss (talk) 21:42, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

Why did you remove the letter content of Letter to America ?

Why did you remove the letter content of Letter to America ? You didn’t write any reason in your summary Qarabağın ruhu (talk) 02:30, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

Wikipedia is not a Wikisource. We don't usually publish original texts, even if they are free of copyright. Materialscientist (talk) 02:42, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

Indofijian article

I an Indofijian. My source is me and my family history. I believe that should be sufficient. 72.53.200.164 (talk) 06:15, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

Sukavich Rangsitpol

You reverse my edit and it has source.You also logged the page.Why? 2403:6200:89A7:D762:8D10:E399:F008:FADB (talk) 06:26, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

https://www.academia.edu/43054905/EDUCATION_FOR_LIFE_THAILANDS_MOST_IMPORTANT_CHALLENGE_His_Excellency_SUKAVICH_RANGSITPOL_Deputy_Prime_Minister_and_Minister_of_Education_Royal_Thai_Government_to_the_FOREIGN_CORRESPONDENTS_CLUB_OF_THAILAND

He established schools for 4.35 millions poor children in remote area. There will always be someone want to add something on this kind person bio.

User:Katariamravi

User:Katariamravi -indeffed 7 February 2022 has e-mailed me, and, presumably others:

Hi,

I was looking for consultancy on Wikipedia page on our organization, kindly let me know if you provide any consultancy for Wikipedia pages

Regards

Ravi

Could their e-mail access be rescinded? - thanks - Arjayay (talk) 10:55, 17 November 2023 (UTC)