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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 66.190.94.33 (talk) at 20:48, 1 June 2015 (Wikipedia rules violation: Reversion without Talk on Milky Way article). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Good evening I am also new to Wikipedia editing and I concur the informations you added is incorrect. I am the son of Wilfred Hilliard Culmer II and I am the credible source. I don't have any references except the information in my head. He died on October 14, 2003 it was a Tuesday. I think you should ask me to make sure your Information is correct before deleting. — Preceding unsigned comment added by WilCulmer242 (talkcontribs) 23:14, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Good evening. Your information about Luke Harper's relationship status is wrong. He is no longer married. He has 2 children, a son and daughter. There is a newer article on him. I will gladly provide it. He did this interview on May 15, 2015. Please check your sources before changing it back to something incorrect. — Preceding unsigned comment added by VioletAries415 (talkcontribs) 01:19, 27 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

New Section

Hi, is it possible to restore some of the information about Wilson Lee Flores in order to be more complete? I understand the requirements on sources or references... Regarding the journalism and literature awards of Wilson Lee Flores, plus his acquisition of the 76-year-old Kamuning Bakery Cafe, here are some citations in recent national newspapers of the Philippines... I don't know how to add citations in Wikipedia... http://www.manilatimes.net/wilson-lee-flores-and-the-good-of-baking-bread/185963/ Also, here is another source from the Philippines' biggest television network ABS CBN news on the background of Wilson Lee Flores and his purchase and revival of this Kamuning Bakery http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/05/30/15/how-quezon-citys-first-bakery-got-new-lease-life This is the news article on the front-page of the Philippine Star on the awards of Wilson Lee Flores, who is a columnist of this same national newspaper for your reference http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2014/11/02/1387184/star-columnists-win-cmma-awards Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 110.55.100.13 (talk) 06:55, 1 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Materialscientist Prajyot here sorry for my foolish edits -__-' m new to wiki.. I want wiki as a reliable source as her site is down.. u can contact her sis preetika rao on twitter to connfirm.. her id is @preetikatweets https://twitter.com/preetikatweets and her DM are open so u can contact direcly :) 10.15.20.1 (talk) 14:30, 30 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Materialscientist. You removed an external link from the GoGo squeeZ page. The page contains a warning that it reads more like a commercial (promotional material). I was trying to make the page more objective by citing opposition to the product. it has been a serious and valid claim for many consumers, and the Facebook page was the most accessible way of showing that. GoGo SqueeZ's web presence is clearly curated by their marketing team, and a simple warning of content seeming promotional is not a sufficient standard for an encyclopedia to have. Please let me know other ways we can get this information out.

Thank you. --2601:244:4D00:1F73:DAA2:5EFF:FE98:6B24 (talk) 15:25, 28 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I wanted to add my husband's Cory Spinks's personal info on his Wiki page. Can you help me? Can you edit it correctly for me, since you are claiming that I'm not doing it correctly. I just want his info to be correct. It would be awesome if you can write it. I don't know what sources that you want me to show you other than we have been married for 9 yrs. now and currently living in Miami Beach. We have 2 children together,Chloe and Cory Jr.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).</ref></ref></ref> — Preceding unsigned comment added by Christyspinks (talkcontribs) 21:04, 26 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]


You remove my external link *JTEX : Free Software for Texture Analysis (the Revision as of 23:21, 27 April 2015) I am one of the two authors of this software, I am Benoit Beausir (Laboratoire d’Etude des Microstructures et de Mecanique des Materiaux (LEM3) www.lem3.fr

The software I specially made to plot, analyse pole figures, crystallographic textures ..., if MTEX toolbox is an external link, I don't see why our software can not be ?

please tell me what's wrong ?

Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.57.141.76 (talk) 13:49, 22 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]



You removed the picture of the calcite... Why? You think it is not possible to facet a calcite because it has mohs 3. The pictures are from my own calcite and look on the website of realgems.org, there you can see other faceted calcite. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DonGuennie (talkcontribs) 15:13, 14 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]


hi,wt 7 are u doing ar remove my pointb. diu 9 nei

Hi, I am new to Wikipedia editing. You removed some changes I made today because I did not have references. I do have credible references, news articles, youtube clips of interviews with the person's own words, etc but I am not sure how to add the reference to the line of text. Would you mind giving me instructions so I don't make the same mistake again? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 107.211.47.43 (talk) 22:52, 28 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

By atrebute: but today is the 4th may and you edited the data of 2nd may

Hi I am new to wiki editing. Today you have removed true information of diver and scientist observation of greenland sharks sprinting to attack prey. Why??


hello, while i am new to the editing process,(&im not sure who you are to tell me that my edits aren't credible) i have EXTREMLY credible sources about the page(Thomas &Mack) i edited. you removed all of my edits to the page that merely updated the info to current standings of said page. also many of said changes are not only from sources from said "page" but are also public knowledge(ie newspaper, net, etc). that said i also question some the sources that someone else used to edit the page and info that's on it, as directors of said page that i edited have NO KNOWLEDGE of some of those items, so i adjusted those, just in case it(events) didn't actually happen. please contact me ASAP so i can re-correct the page so that it is current and more useful to the public that might use it. im not sure if you can contact me though my page, & it would be preferred to do so in private. PLEASE AND THANK YOU-LPJRNME — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lpjrnme (talkcontribs) 07:00, 9 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]



Hello, I'm talking regarding ur edit on section : Attenganam This is my home town and provided the right contents also there is not much online resources, i have added 2 references google maps and other one. The information 100% true. — Preceding unsigned comment added by SreerajMelath (talkcontribs) 11:52, 10 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]


Hi i am Racy Rodriguez. It is not true that i am not giving accurate info to a person. I just only edit for the persons i have known better. And i do not usually make issues. Please do understand me. Tnx. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Racy rodriguez (talkcontribs) 08:49, 11 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

You have repeatedly changed the biography of GEN(R) Robert W. Cone without appropriate reference. The reference you cite supports Cone's retirement, not his stationing in Afghanistan . The false report that Cone is in Afghanistan supports an ongoing scam designed to fraudulently obtain money from innocent victims. CHECK THE REFERENCE YOU ARE USING! Please change it back to reflect retirement or I will assume you are somehow associated with this fraud and takek appropriate actions. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hulagu6 (talkcontribs) 13:08, 11 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]


Hello, I have edited White rhino page by changing its status to Critically endangered. I am sorry for misleading, CE status belongs to Northern White rhino. Here is the source: http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/endangered_species/rhinoceros/african_rhinos/white_rhinoceros/northern_white_rhinoceros/ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.49.97.170 (talk) 11:15, 16 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I'm writing you about Uğur Işıkal (Turkish Footballer). You've deleted what I wrote, because I forgot to add source. If you check-out the information on the official web side of the Turkish Football Federation, you will see that all the information that I wrote about Ugur is correct and up-to-date. And If you can, please let the Turkish wikipedia editors update the turkish version. I tried to edit the page but they don't confirm... Here is the link of Turkish Football Federation: https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=526&kisiId=291489 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.255.242.39 (talk) 11:53, 27 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I have recently edited a page on motor oil and gave history on the creator of motor oil. If you need further proof on the subject I can provide a link on Valvoline's history that led up to the creation of engine oil. I will edit motor oil again and I'll try to add more historical background on the subject. — Preceding unsigned comment added by AndrewUSA7890 (talkcontribs) 04:22, 29 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, seems you deleted my edit of fusion ignition claiming it was not constructive. i think it is VERY constructive to point out that when in 2012 the representative of a research institute says something will be done in 6 months yet has not happened to this day is a very constructive piece of information about fusion ignition as well as the research institute. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.177.17.61 (talk) 21:48, 19 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello again, i was wondering why you deleted my edit of the news story about the two "Russian soldiers". Wikipedia presented only the claims of one side of the story- that they are active duty Russian special forces members of the GRU. I added the version of the other side of the story: that the DPR claims they were FORMER Russian soldiers who now worked as policemen. This was declared by the DPR's top military commander and I can give you the video if you want. I thought Wikipedia is about neutrality... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.177.17.61 (talk) 22:36, 21 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello again, any chance you could protect the above, currently under attack? Many thanks. Denisarona (talk) 06:27, 24 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

== A beer for you! Hello material scientist today you have edited the page Delhi police. But iam very sad and held you responsible for deleting what I edited in the page Delhi police. Because I have given enough sources for what I have edited in the page Delhi police. But it seems that without verifying my sources you have deleted my edition of the page. You are not an Indian then how much you knows about the Delhi police? Iam warning you that in future please ask me before deleting my Wikipedia edited pages or lines. Otherwise I have to take strong action against you.

New

I need your help admin sir plz visit the article talk page of Siege of Sirhind I have a doubt regarding the article Shah439 (talk) 08:14, 24 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Richard Dreyfus

Hi there....you asked for the source regarding my addition to the article on Richard Dreyfus - I was watching Larry King show (april 24 in Russia (that is today)- maybe it was on 23 april in USA) on RT and heard mr.Dreyfus words myself , so I just added it to the wiki article - I think it was very interesting info that he said - how can I provide a source for that? - you probably can get video of that show on RT site? - as an editor you may be more interested in updating the stuff that you are editing - I am just an ordinary person, sorry - it is up to you wether to update the article or not. Have a nice day. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 178.252.74.147 (talk) 12:17, 24 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

April 2015

Information icon Hello, I'm Rasulnrasul. I noticed that you recently removed some content from All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen without explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an accurate edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry; I restored the removed content. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. — Preceding undated comment added 13:03, 24 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Why not add pending changes? It's been protected many times. --George Ho (talk) 16:50, 24 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I don't follow the logic. It's been protected many times because of persistent vandalism, and thus pending changes would only increase the load on reviewers. PC is efficient in low-traffic articles and/or where IPs bring useful updates (like footballers, etc.). Here the knowledge is stable, but there is an infinite flow of personal opinions on the priority of his inventions. Materialscientist (talk) 22:38, 24 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
The article can be semi-protected and pending changes simultaneously (especially when semi-protection expires). --George Ho (talk) 02:39, 25 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Technically we can do that, but usually we don't do that. Materialscientist (talk) 06:10, 25 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen‎

Why are you deleting content without stating any reason and without replying to previous warning. --Rasulnrasul (talk) 17:14, 24 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Probably not my place to butt in, but I just looked at the edit in question and the edit he removed was unsourced and poorly formatted. So he is not in the wrong. Yes maybe there should have been something in the edit desciption, but the revert was valid.--Ditto51 (My Talk Page) 19:38, 24 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Question about way to deal with reports

Hi, and thanks for the enormous amount of work you put into Wikipedia! I don't even know how you find time for it all, but it's very much appreciated. One thing I've been wondering about for quite some time, and it's not particularly related to you but to how admins deal with reports. Most pages where reports are filed, be it vandalism or edit warring or page protection or something similar, it seems most admins start with the latest report rather than with the oldest. This creates quite large discrepancies, I've noticed, where some reports are dealt with in a matter of minutes while others linger for hours or even days. I'm no admin but I have quite a bit on experience on user psychology and process treatment, and this practice of starting with the latest rather than the oldest almost certainly plays a part in the backlogs that often arise. It's humanly natural to think "Hm, that has been there a while, it can wait" and so no admin touches it, just focusing on the most recent report as well. That is, if admins function like normal human beings, and I believe it's the case ;) There can of course be other reasons (I could think of several on the top of my head), but all things considered, weighing pros and cons, it would probably be beneficial for the project as a whole if admins dealt with reports on a FIFO rather than a FILO basis. Just a thought. Keep up the good work!Jeppiz (talk) 22:59, 24 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

"(2015)" vandal

Back as 2602:306:25A5:88E9:80F8:367D:FA5C:261A (talk · contribs) --RacerX11 Talk to meStalk me 03:46, 25 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

This one 2602:306:25A5:8459:B829:A3B4:8593:A767 (talk · contribs) just showed up. It has been reported at AIV so it might be blocked by the time you see this. MarnetteD|Talk 17:03, 26 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Same deal here 2602:306:25A5:8F49:159:9EAA:B33A:5C03 (talk · contribs). AIV seems to be asleep at the moment. --RacerX11 Talk to meStalk me 01:25, 2 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
and a new one here 2602:306:25A5:8F49:C515:3950:52AA:17C (talk · contribs). Thankfully Racerx11 has already taken care of their edits. MarnetteD|Talk 22:28, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
still active though --RacerX11 Talk to meStalk me 22:36, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I think it needs to be made clearer why Pasir putih was deleted, especially if someone wants to re-create the article. Its a place that should have an article. -- haminoon (talk) 06:06, 25 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It was not deleted, and its content can be easily restored by any editor. That said, it was a test page that shouldn't be restored without a cleanup. Materialscientist (talk) 06:09, 25 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Rapid vandalism account

Would you mind looking into Bobbertybob over on WP:AIV when you have a chance? Thanks! Interference 541 (talk) 06:10, 25 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I did, and it is not a clear-cut case. The editor is aggressive, but not unreasonable. I guess he/she edited a lot before as an IP. Materialscientist (talk) 06:13, 25 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Death Threats

Materialscientist, can we get this user's contributions removed from public view? Thanks! - Amaury (talk) 06:43, 25 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

 Done by Gogo Dodo. Mlpearc (open channel) 06:45, 25 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Mlpearc: Looks like one was missed. :) - Amaury (talk) 06:52, 25 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
@Gogo Dodo: ^ ^ Ping. Mlpearc (open channel) 06:56, 25 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I left it because Nishidani chose to respond to the troll. -- Gogo Dodo (talk) 06:59, 25 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Change to an article

Hi

This is regarding the Daler Mehndi page on wiki.

I have an image of him that I have clicked myself. I want it to be his profile picture. However when I tried doing that, Wiki said I am not allowed as of now from this user id. I have no clue why. I have been struggling with this since quite sometime.

Also, can you also help me over how to put something about a person which is not in the public domain? I do not have any online sources but have been provided the information by his own team. So its first hand info. I really hope you can provide with a quick solution.

Thank You

Regards

World Race

The information on the Hot Wheels World Race page is completely wrong. Please revert it back to the changes I undid, so the team names are "Wave Rippers, Dune Ratz", not "Cheese Cutters, etc." Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gclark23 (talkcontribs) 05:50, 26 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page watcher)  Done thanks! - NQ (talk) 05:59, 26 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Possum picture

Hi, I've noticed you've reverted my picture of the Australian possum because you said the other one had better contrast. If you prefer I can adjust the contrast of mine or I have others if you want to look at them, but I think it would be better to have a day picture rather than a night picture with the flash, as the colours are more real etc. What do you think? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Iacchi86 (talkcontribs) 08:17, 26 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

File:Trichosurus vulpecula 1.jpg is a much cleaner shot for composition and lack of distracting details; night/day colors are a weak argument. I won't change contrast in your image, because it won't help much. Materialscientist (talk) 08:22, 26 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Well-overdue thanks

Hello MS, I was just looking through the revision history of my user page and (for the first time) noticed this little matter, and wanted to thank you for the block that followed. It seems from the vandals contribs it was one of a number of socks of a troll that has been hounding Johnny Cash for ages under both IP and a string of quickly-blocked auto-confirmed accounts. On a side note, I took a looking at that article when look at said contribs, and it would seem the vandalism has continued unabated in the intervening months. I'd say the page could benefit from some semi-protection until the vandal gives up and goes away, but honestly he'll just create more socks to block. Tedious this one is. But anyway, thank you for the swift action on that! Snow let's rap 08:53, 26 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

User talk:50.46.123.24 (ON THE CATALYTIC OXIDATION OF AMMONIA TO NITROUS OXIDE)

Dear "Material Scientist"

Why did you revert my change to the "Nitrous Oxide" Article; I deleted the"Ostwald” part/ link about oxidizing ammonia to nitrous oxide? You are clearly ignorant on the topic. An Ostwald oxidation is a process for making NO (Nitric Oxide). It is NOT a practical way to manufacture N2O (Nitrous Oxide). (Although it can produce some small amount of N2O as an unwanted byproduct, apparently). There is a special catalyst system for which you can prep N20 from ammonia using a completely different catalyst; see the footnote alluding to the Japanese patent. One might think that a “Material Scientist” might have caught the catalyst difference; and it’s implications?). I don’t know if the process ever became commercially viable. I made no note on why I did the “Ostwald” deletion because it did not occur to me that someone would just blindly revert back to a gross error!

I was the original author of at least the bulk of the ‘preparation’ section of the article years ago. What little was there before was grossly inadequate and misleading; (dangers of the process were not emphasized). Much of what I wrote was inspired by the master-work N20, Nitrous Oxide/N20 by Edmond Eger II, Elsevier, 1985: (A copy of which I am holding right now.) My entry about the oxidation of NH3 to N20 was inspired by that text; page 29. The footnote to the Japanese patent appears correct. I have been in chemistry since the seventies, I had spent many weeks in academic libraries studying N20 production, hazards and toxicity years before Dr. Egers published his great book; pulling a lot of what I already knew and more into one source. Me and my main partner in crime actually ran the pyrolysis of ammonium nitrate to nitrous oxide prep reaction at a kilogram scale multiple times; but that was decades ago, before Oklahoma City. . . It not a trivial thing to avoid blowing your self up, starting fires and otherwise poisoning your self with this process. That is why I wrote the article. To discourage amateurs from lightly going stumbling into, almost literally, a minefield without proper knowledge and skills.

In the last several years all sort of stupid little changes were made to article, degrading it from what I consider my superior original; which was very carefully thought out based both on study and practical experience. Nobody seemed to be policing the article then for all those lame changes? Such as why did this dink put in this totally obscure HISTORICAL reference to some unknown guy in Jersey that I never heard of making nitrous first. This was a process/prep section; not a history section!? And on an on. . .including deletions. But I just bit my lip and shined. Until this gross error.

So check out the facts before you just jump on a change. Maybe when this happens somebody actually knew better. Edit things you actually know about; (or at least don’t if your not gonna even spend 5 minutes on Google checking out the basics facts)

Paul

Try to be more careful, i.e., when deleting text don't break the prose flow and leave an ample edit summary. I don't object what you're saying, but it's not that clear either - the article was saying "cf. Ostwald process", not that the Ostwald process was used for the production. Materialscientist (talk) 21:48, 26 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Material Scientist:

I get it now. I see your point. It's the use and meaning of the abbreviatin of "cf." I had never seen this abbreveiation and neither had my wife; and this this after reading many hundreds of peer reveiwed articles.

This is way too obscure and I think most readers would just assume that the Ostwald hyperlink links to the actual japanese process. Come-on! a rare latin abbreviation for "confer" is gonna be generally known to mean "compare" or "contrast!" Wikipedia is lately becoming the opposite of concise and clear, all over the place in general, by the use of the use of rare and obscure vocabulary, jargon and abbeviations. This is Obfuscation not Edification.

Paul — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.46.123.24 (talk) 22:21, 26 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Cf. is one of those few Latin abbreviations/words that are very common in (scientific) literature. I do encounter it daily. Materialscientist (talk) 22:25, 26 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Declined AIV?

You removed a report in this edit. Can you please explain why you declined TheRealSingapore's report? Two level 4 warnings and a block by Bishonen seemed sufficient to me. EvergreenFir (talk) Please {{re}} 00:06, 27 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Their edit did not seem like blatant vandalism to me, and I guess some other admins would say the same. You can re-report, but I'd ask Bishonen instead. Materialscientist (talk) 00:11, 27 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Since then they've done more. I've given another warning. I'll report if it continues. Thank you. EvergreenFir (talk) Please {{re}} 00:19, 27 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Muscovite

I am writing to you, as you have been prolific editor of the above page, and a basic error needs to be corrected, perhaps preferably by active contributors of the article.

The error is that this article is a duplication of a much more extensive and complete article under the title of Mica, a duplication, which is unnecessary and creates confusion.

I would like to suggest, that the two articles be merged and either the Muscovite article, or the MIca article to become a redirection. Regards, LouisBB (talk) 06:01, 27 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Muscovite is a mineral from the mica class; contrary to mica, it has well-defined properties, as can be seen in the infobox. Also, while muscovite is exclusively mineral, mica is also a well-known electronic material. I don't think it is reasonable to merge any of these articles. Materialscientist (talk) 06:08, 27 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. In the article 'mica' is mentionned but not in the taxobox, nor as the group of minerals in which muscovite belongs. Perhaps this ought to be included, especially as 'muscovite' is mentionned in the 'mica' article as one of the two most important mica-s. LouisBB (talk) 09:37, 27 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Bain & Co report is inappropriate?

Hi Materialscientist, you rolled back https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Diamonds_as_an_investment&diff=cur&oldid=659147008 . The referenced report published by Bain & Co (http://www.bain.com/) details out many aspects that are very relevant to the topic of this article. Bain & Co as a reference is appropriate, and I therefore would ask you to reassess your decision. Maybe you reverted this edit due to the second link which was included as an example. If that was the case, then could the edit be reinstated without this last link? You also reverted a few other edits. All of them are factual, I can provide alternative sources/references if needed. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Diamantexpert (talkcontribs) 07:32, 27 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

My reverts aimed not at the edits, but at the external links you added - bain.com pages are spam by the standards of this wiki (see WP:SOAP). Materialscientist (talk) 07:34, 27 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
@Materialscientist: Thank you for your quick answer. A report by bain.com was already cited and still is reference number 3 in this same https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamonds_as_an_investment . Bain & Co is one of the Big Three management consulting firms, their reports are cited throughout many industries. If the problem is the format of the reference (PDF vs web page), then the full report that I was referring to can be downloaded at http://www.bain.com/Images/BAIN_REPORT_The_Global_Diamond_Report_2014.pdf . Would this PDF version be acceptable for this wiki? I did not see anything in WP:SOAP that disqualifies Bain (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bain_%26_Company) from being cited as a source? Just trying to be helpful here, I am new to wikipedia and wish to contribute my expertise in the specific industry of interest. Diamantexpert (talk) 08:22, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Masta Wu article

Hey, could you revert Masta Wu to what it was before the trolls attacked it? The most current troll free version is april 24th 13:43 made by the masta wu user. Thanks

(talk page stalker) Prior to doing so, you might have a look at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Masta Wu. WikiDan61ChatMe!ReadMe!! 11:52, 27 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Request for move to main space

Can you kindly move this User:Nvvchar/sandbox/ Podyjí National Park to the main article Podyjí National Park?--Nvvchar. 10:55, 27 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Materialscientist (talk) 10:58, 27 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Materialscientist!

I want to know something, the reason why you set page protections to expire in 2016 instead of 2015, I want to know why, thanks to me if you tell me a reason! 216.145.89.11 (talk) 17:49, 27 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi

Hi I just undid a revision you had done to Bangladesh as the change you had done had changed the GDP figures Engine Gone Loco (talk) 18:40, 27 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for letting me know. Please examine the changes and the cited reference for GDP figures. Materialscientist (talk) 22:06, 27 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Picture removed

Hi. I would like to know why did you remove the Fernando Cavenaghi's picture that I have uploaded today. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Santu94 (talkcontribs) 01:07, 28 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I had reasonable doubts that you hold copyrights for this image. Please use WP:OTRS if you do. Materialscientist (talk) 02:17, 28 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalism only account

Blocked, thanks. Materialscientist (talk) 04:52, 28 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Feedback

Thanks for your feedback. I will follow your Guidelines.~~William Gula~~ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Williamgula (talkcontribs) 10:29, 28 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

an edit to a biography of a living person

Re:"  Hello. I noticed that you made an edit to a biography of a living person  (John Montague (poet)), but that you didn't support your changes with a citation to a reliable source. //

It's an accurate edit. How might add/cite this in the right way with the right citation for Wiki? Please advise. (84.203.34.64 (talk) 14:52, 28 April 2015 (UTC))[reply]

THANX

Thanx for your quick respond. Babita arora 12:45, 28 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Rebecca Gethings

Sorry, I'm new to wikipedia so am not clear on how it all works. I am trying to add information to my partner's entry- Rebecca Gethings. How do I do this? The biog she asked me to write for her has just been taken down.

Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by T.Browndays (talkcontribs) 13:34, 28 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Jorge Jesus

Ongoing vandalism. SLBedit (talk) 18:52, 28 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hum1969 sockpuppet

Is this Special:Contributions/76.69.38.177 another in the list of Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Hum1969? The edits are all to York Region Transit articles. Secondarywaltz (talk) 01:11, 29 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Please configured pending changes settings (Pending-change protected) for this article for prevent vandalism by IP DoDung2001 (talk) 12:15, 29 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

No,Please configured pending changes settings (Pending-change protected) for this article.Not semi-protected.Thank you! DoDung2001 (talk) 12:59, 29 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry, I disagree. Pending changes are inefficient when nearly all edits from IPs and new editors are disruptive. Materialscientist (talk) 21:39, 29 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

More IP vandalism

Hi Materialscientist, I saw that you blocked User talk:201.149.78.210 on the 22nd. The block lifted recently, and the IP started up with vandalism edits again.Dialectric (talk) 18:12, 29 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Reblocked, thanks. Materialscientist (talk) 21:38, 29 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Nomination of Maria Kusters-ten Beitel for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Maria Kusters-ten Beitel is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Maria Kusters-ten Beitel until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. JustBerry (talk) 03:08, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi!

Forgive me if I'm doing this wrong (I haven't edited wikipedia pages in ages!)

Anyhow - I just received a message telling me to refrain from editing pages like "displacement/fluid." I'm always willing to accept blame for something, but I never edited that page. In fact, I've never even *visited* that page!

Perhaps you had my IP mixed up with someone else (I wasn't logged in to Wikipedia when I got it)? Whatever the reason, I honestly have no idea what that message was about.

I hope you were able to reach the actual culprit. Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.183.162.14 (talk) 04:06, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps you didn't, but someone did, from 71.183.162.14, 3 years ago. Never mind. Materialscientist (talk) 04:09, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Just an FYI

I came across this. By the way, the pictures on your user page are lovely.TypingAway (talk) 04:25, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Persistent vandalism on EA Sports. Babita arora 05:09, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Problem with archiving at Leona Lewis

Hi, yesterday I created Talk:Leona Lewis/Archive 3 with the hope that the bot would archive discussions to it, but this morning the bot created Talk:Leona Lewis/Archive 11 and archived everything to there instead, showing a red link for archive 10 previously, but oddly a red link for archive 4 after. I'm not really sure what's happened, but the contents of archive 11 should have archived to archive 3 I created.  — ₳aron 08:15, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think you saw this?  — ₳aron 08:17, 1 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
No. I am not a big specialist in bots and wikiarchiving. All I know is that the Toolserver and many related tools and bots are either not working or malfunctioning recently. Materialscientist (talk) 08:29, 1 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Block question

Greetings. Can I ask why you blocked 94.234.170.21 (talk) but not the other editor involved in the edit war? Also, you seem to have forgotten to to leave a block notice. Finally, can you tell me how you became aware of the situation because it does not seem to relate to any report on WP:AIV. Thanks — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 08:35, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

[1] [2]. Materialscientist (talk) 08:39, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Isaac Honny

Hi There,

In reference the amendment of "Isaac Honey" page. I corrected the spelling of his name as "Honey" is incorrect. The correct spelling is "Honny".

I am his agent. I do not have any source material to link to, but I do have a copy of his passport.

I would appreciate you changing back to my edit with correct spelling of surname. Also, I could not find where to edit the title where his name is also incorrect.

Best,

Alexi

81.129.176.41 (talk) 10:53, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

We use the name that is most common in the literature. Materialscientist (talk) 10:56, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

More Oscar ceremony vandalism

Someone with the IP address of 187.142.248.39 removed A Place in the World from the 65th Academy Awards article and changed it with Like Water for Chocolate. The actions are similar to that of IP address 189.187.28.42, whom you've blocked.

--Birdienest81 (talk) 18:28, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you

Thank you for removing the vandalism from my talk page. Regards, Yamaguchi先生 22:08, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by General Alphonso (talkcontribs) 22:44, 30 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Haciendas

To my buddies, Drmies and the good scientist... Muchas muchas gracies, for fixing and for contemplating fixing the haciendas... and so hey, let's go knock off some cervezas!! --Rosiestep (talk) 01:38, 2 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, it's me again. Can you help with this sort of issue? Hacienda henequenera should have been moved to Haciendas of Yucatán, leaving behind a redirect. Instead it was done via cut-and-paste. And Haciendas of Yucatán was then c/e and expanded. Do you know how to add the editing history of Hacienda henequenera into the new article? Thanks (or muchas gracias)! --Rosiestep (talk) 04:26, 1 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

(ec) I know, but Drmies beat me to it :-), even in replying. Materialscientist (talk) 04:31, 1 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
All in a day's work for bicycle repairman, dear Scientist. Hey, it's bedtime: tag, you're it! Drmies (talk) 04:32, 1 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

user:Tudorttt

I randomly stumbled across a new user who was apparently asking for help, user:Tudorttt, and I figured I'd make an effort to be welcoming and helpful. I saw no indications of any problem, and I was totally blindsided when a blocked notice popped up on the account. Did I stumble onto a technical-confirmed sock?? If so, they were putting on quite an act. Alsee (talk) 05:29, 1 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, a confirmed sock from an experienced sockmaster, we don't even know for sure who he is, as his activity started ages ago. Materialscientist (talk) 05:32, 1 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Thanx. I don't usually do the Welcome Wagon stuff, but I was inspired to put some effort in here because of the current talk at Village Pump about how we scare off the newbies. It's seriously annoying that I instantly got played. Oh well. Alsee (talk) 05:50, 1 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I often see welcome messages on talk pages of obvious vandals/spammers/trolls (both users and IPs), yet those welcome messages provide many useful policy links. I myself welcome users only after I see (clumsy) attempts to improve wikipedia. Materialscientist (talk) 05:54, 1 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Events concerning late 2014 & early 2015 deleted

I've noticed that you've just deleted what I've added without a word of explanation. ???? A few words might certainly help. By the way, I've just put facts.

JLindsayD (talk) 06:36, 1 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I did not see your previous message. Well, I've added this new section without any reference because these are events that are happening right now in Mauritius! I live in this country and I hear about these events on the radio, I read about them on the newspapers, and they are shown on TV, day after day. Well, I guess I can write about something that I hear and see in my own words. (-: I don't keep track of articles on newspapers, but I think that I have summarised fairly well what has been happening in my country during those last four months. I have just written plain facts.

JLindsayD (talk) 15:24, 1 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

mohanlal

hey watch this page before editing mammootty's article..[3] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 117.202.160.228 (talk) 08:56, 1 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Materialscientist. All my edits on this page are confirming with the link. Please explain me which of the proofs are under vandalism article. And I kindly ask you to be more polite next time when you want to talk with somebody about constructivism and playing sandbox. Best, Kozkino — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kozkino (talkcontribs) 08:57, 1 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Please look at my apoogies

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Floquenbeam#Sorry_for_everything. — Preceding unsigned comment added by HondaS2200fan (talkcontribs) 17:11, 1 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Article: "Cinco de Mayo" protection

With respect to article protection:

  • I'm not getting the lock icon at the top of the page, the red banner took me by surprise.
  • I think 3 years is excessive for edits (maybe even for the moves, I'm not sure on that one).
  • In any case of this type of protection (12 or more months) I think the expiration date should always be set to May 6th, in all cases (to me, that's obviously the date when the prolific non-productive edits will stop (just my common sense of the matter)).

Thanks for your consideration.   —Aladdin Sane (talk) 19:33, 1 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Reinaldo Azevedo

Hello. I noticed that you made an edit to a biography of a living person (Reinaldo Azevedo), but that you didn't support your changes with a citation to a reliable source. Wikipedia has a strict policy concerning how we write about living people, so please help us keep such articles accurate. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you! Materialscientist (talk) 03:34, 29 April 2015 (UTC)[reply]

My mistake, but I couldn't find any reference in english, just in portuguese. If the language is not a problem, a reference like this (http://www.institutoliberal.org.br/blog/direita-brasil-e-sua-demanda-reprimida) cites in portuguese most of the top neocon brazilian bloggers. There are lots of others but I haven't found any in english. PaulRamone2 (talk) 00:50, 2 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
English is preferred, but other languages are fine, it should just be a reliable source. Materialscientist (talk) 02:12, 2 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
At first, I thought it wouldn't be a problem to not cite any external reference as his conservative political positions are stated in the portuguese version of wikipedia and nodoby there denies it: "...jornalista político brasileiro, de orientação política conservadora..." PaulRamone2 (talk) 02:38, 2 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Sock?

Hey Materialscientist, could Todaysunrise be a possible sock of Jack.paton? They are editing the same information as some of the other socks were. (Those previous socks close to this name are User:Sunriseingh, User:Todayshow). Todaysunrise started editing May 2. Thanks, Corky | Chat? 23:49, 2 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, confirmed. Materialscientist (talk) 12:39, 3 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

I noticed the block you just did to the IP. I reverted some of their edits as well. Someone may want to delete this revision. Giraffasaurus (talk) 01:34, 3 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the quick response

I was honestly shocked when I clicked the article, I thought twice before doing it but I didn't possibly think that an image would be there. Anyways, thanks for the quick block. Pishcal 06:51, 3 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Multiple Promotional accounts

Hi MS, Could you please take a look at these users

Blocked, thanks. Materialscientist (talk) 12:40, 3 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Followup question. I see that Depha Masterpiece has a speedy delete tag. I am wondering if User:Depha Masterpiece should get one as well? Although that editor blanked the page before you blocked the account the same bit of self promotion is in the edit history. Thanks for your time

List of U.S. Presidential relatives

I made the edit because Geni.com is not a reliable source. It's a user-built site just like a wiki, and does not use reliable sources much of the time. Also, most of the relationships are so distant that they are not worthy of mention, and some of the facts listed are obviously incorrect (for example, Dolley Madison and Martha Washington were not sisters).75.142.54.211 (talk) 04:14, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Keep an eye on this article, I have a suspicion that the recent, massive edits are all copy-viols. I had done some checks on exact wording and found where the sources came from, all unattributed. Quite a few typos and spelling variations were also involved. FWiW Bzuk (talk) 20:46, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

ECCOMI SONO SEMPRE QUI  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.60.90.219 (talk) 09:25, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply] 

Who's Sock Is This?

Hey!

Any idea who's sock this is?

Check the deleted user contributions, they've made a whole load of attack pages about administrators.--5 albert square (talk) 22:30, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Technically it might be Bradley the Bloke, but I haven't checked them behaviorally. Materialscientist (talk) 23:09, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, I've just looked at Bradley's edits to Chelsea Manning, given this edit by Batman I'd say behaviourally it is possible they're the same person.--5 albert square (talk) 23:40, 4 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Tom Crean entry

You held up my edit because of lack of source. I am the source. Thanks for all your work. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Karen Tarjan (talkcontribs) 05:10, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

The Admin's Barnstar
Well done. Thank you much. Drmies (talk) 05:21, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Please explain what "Edit warring" is

Hello, thank you for ending the dispute between me and Somapages. I am confused at what can be called warring.

If someone removes a deletion tag without prior reasoning multiple times (over the 3RR rule) can the person who nominated the deletion continue to undo the removal of the tag without being marked? --Anarchyte (talk) 08:41, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

PLease have a look

Request you to have a look at User talk:Sewagecleaner#Your email. Thank you. --Rsrikanth05 (talk) 08:42, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the swift action. --Rsrikanth05 (talk) 17:53, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. I noticed that you reverted Toni Gonzaga 1984 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), so I thought I'd tell you that he is a very loudly quacking sock of long-term vandal User:Christian2941 (see the SPI I filed yesterday), and there's nothing good faith about his edits. So would you mind blocking him? Thomas.W talk 09:17, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It would be better if this SPI case is handled by checkusers who dealt with it before, I am new to it. Materialscientist (talk) 09:20, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
He in effect admitted being a sock by placing this on his own talk page (Alex Gonzaga 1988 was blocked as a sock only a week ago). Thomas.W talk 09:46, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, that alone is enough. Blocked. Materialscientist (talk) 09:49, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Disney

Thank you for your message. Since I am one of the last CLOSE relatives to Roy Disney, I do believe the information found on this family site is relevant. I hope you will reverse your decision and retain my additions. THANK YOU! Charles Elias Disney. (Charles Elias Disney (talk) 09:41, 5 May 2015 (UTC))[reply]

Probably sock

Yes. I've blocked the sock but hesitate blocking the master. Materialscientist (talk) 11:15, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

What is your opinion of Special:Contributions/91.159.53.89? --Rsrikanth05 (talk) 18:42, 5 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
Vandals have been completely out of control tonight, thanks for keeping them in line! I don't know what the project would do without you! Winner 42 Talk to me! 00:34, 6 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

IP edits at Geller

Hey Material,

This guy looks like a sock of someone you just blocked. NickCT (talk) 00:56, 6 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free image File:Central European Journal of Chemistry (front cover).jpg

⚠

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Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 02:18, 6 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Arsenic

Hi bro,
I'm thinking of Arsenic to bring it upto to GA standard. WikiCup have given me hope. You might be (are) interested in such articles and please help me out.-The Heraldthe joy of the LORDmy strength 05:22, 6 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Socks

Hi MS, if you have time, could you take a quick look at these users

A question from Lucas

Hello Materialscientist! I am a new Wikipedian in the Dutch Wikipedia, and I have a goal. But I don't know if it would fit in Wikipedia. I want to make a portal that's all about Hotels. Is that able to fit in Wikipedia? LucasdB (talk) 09:25, 6 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Dr. Blofeld (talk · contribs) is a specialist in this topic (though it is not his favorite). I am not. Materialscientist (talk) 09:26, 6 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I wouldn't object to it provided that the focus is on the five star/architectural oriented hotels rather than appearing as an advertisment. The problem is that such a portal is only going to be very narrow in coverage and should be changed each month and kept fresh. Are you willing to commit to that long term? Otherwise I don't see the point.♦ Dr. Blofeld 09:29, 6 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Petra Kvitova

You deleted a small addition I had made to her page in regards to clothing and equipment. I'm watching her live on TV, where it is obvious she is wearing the clothing and using the equipment I specified. Please restore what I wrote - I do NOT make vexatious changes to ANY pages within Wikipedia. 202.180.91.2 (talk) 09:37, 6 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you so much!

The Admin's Barnstar
You're an awesome admin. Thank you for your hardwork! :) JocelynTalk to me 08:10, 7 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Request to hide uncivil comments

ਬਬੀਤਾ ਦੇ ਪਤੀ (talk · contribs) is the new sock of Undertrialryryr He always make new a/c to harass me. Attack on my talk page by posting same abusive messages & uncivil comments. It has actually been going on since the past month. Babita arora 10:38, 7 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Apparently the same character also used an IP to remove the above post. Bishonen | talk 13:07, 7 May 2015 (UTC).[reply]

71.33.146.220

71.33.146.220 is still editing Dan Koehl (talk) 23:37, 7 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Some baklava for you!

Remember banning me like a year ago have sum baklava
EUGENEPG (talk) 00:01, 8 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Sodium issue?

I think the article on Sodium has issues with vandalism and I see the history of your reverting some users' edits. Do you reckon that article needs protection of some sort? Qwertyxp2000 (talk) 00:02, 8 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

All articles on common subjects are frequently vandalized, but the negative activity on sodium is too low for protection, IMO. Materialscientist (talk) 00:18, 8 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Another User:Zmaher sockpuppet

Last month you blocked User:Maniac1993 as a sockpuppet of User:Zmaher. It appears that User:Coruscant123 is another sockpuppet, editing the same articles in the same exact ways. Aspects (talk) 02:46, 8 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Confirmed, blocked. Materialscientist (talk) 03:20, 8 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for your help. Aspects (talk) 01:13, 10 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Pain and Gain

Please have a look at the history of Pain & Gain. --Rsrikanth05 (talk) 06:04, 8 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Please also have a look at Rsrikanth05's talk page where he refuses to actually look at the content he's discussing? I've reverted vandalism and opened a discussion on the talk page. I'd welcome feedback on the edits instead of just reverts. :) --Nyroska (talk) 08:00, 8 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
If you looked at the LAST EDIT I made, I clearly chanegd the words to match what was mentioned in the ref. --Rsrikanth05 (talk) 11:37, 8 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Reversion of Rastafari Movement

Thank you for reverting the vandalism by 193.44.1.84 to the previous edit by 193.44.1.87, but this latter edit also looks distinctly suspect to me, although I do not have sufficient knowledge to be certain that I should revert. Certainly, the previous history of edits by 193.44.1.87 is not promising. Wellset (talk) 08:56, 8 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Capitalized animal names

I noticed you moved Greylag Goose to Greylag goose. I have wanted for some time to do similar changes to other articles, such as German Shepherd, Cotton Patch Goose and others. There seems to be a lot of them. Would you agree that these changes should be made. I ask because a lot of people seem to like to capitalize certain animal names so I thought I would see what someone else thought before I start getting lots of reverts. The names in the content of the articles also need changing. Jodosma (talk) 10:59, 8 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

See MOS:LIFE. In general, wild animals are not capitalized, but breeds are, thus hold on with your moves. Materialscientist (talk) 11:06, 8 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry to take so long to reply. I understand what you are saying but the word "goose" should never be capitalised unless it is a proper noun, even in breed names. For example, in the name of "cotton patch goose", "cotton patch" should be capitalised if "cotton patch" is a proper noun phrase, but "goose" should remain lower case throughout; goose should never be capitalised unless it refers to someone or something whose name is "Goose". Jodosma (talk) 18:56, 19 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

A bowl of strawberries for you!

Delicious Strawberries (Monamona Rōpere) Kahungunu (talk) 12:04, 8 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

A kitten for you!

Thank you for helping me fight those vandals on multiple pages.

Anarchyte (talk) 12:10, 8 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Another sock of an abusive editor

Hello Materialscientist. Last year, you blocked two abusive socks involved in a sockpuppet case. See archive. The target of much of the disruption was Twenty:20 (film). A new account, User:Riskmadetosuccess in 100 days, has begun engaging in edits matching those blocked accounts. From that user, see [4]. Compare to blocked account diffs: [5][6][7]. Checkuser data is too old to confirm, but based on behavior, this new account is a likely sock. Would you mind stepping in and blocking it please? Thanks, --Hammersoft (talk) 14:32, 8 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Already done by Ponyo. Materialscientist (talk) 22:57, 8 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. I know that you sometimes edit musical theatre articles. Do you have an opinion on the current discussion at The Music Man (and recent edits by User:DrBillR)? If so, please join the discussion. -- Ssilvers (talk) 22:24, 8 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]


Tha D.f4c3r

Dear Materialscientist, I am an official presenter of [Nithya Menen]]. I am trying to change the picture on her wikipedia page on her request. please do not revert the changes on her page. thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tha D.f4c3r (talkcontribs) 07:35, 9 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Anonymous proxy

Hello. I just encountered an IP adding fake climate data for the umpteenth time on an article ([8]), this time through IP 8.37.225.24, which, according to this is an anonymous proxy. So would you mind blocking it? Thomas.W talk 08:49, 9 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

We need much better evidence than this for a proxy block (proxy blocks are hard and long). I don't see an open proxy there upon a quick look. Cheers. Materialscientist (talk) 08:59, 9 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

about providing info on me

Hi, I am the person mentioned in Wiki as J Gopikrishnan. So i uploaded my details self after seeing a page on me. all matter i added is about my self and well established things. please the details i added on the page on my self. i would love to put my photo in that page also. please tell me how would i do to upload my photo

warm regards

J Gopikrishnan — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jgopikrishnan70 (talkcontribs) 08:56, 9 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Damaging attempted outing

Dear Materialscientist, My name is Grace Kosaka and I am an actor, writer and film producer. On Dec 29, 2014 a user by the name of Familyismostimportant, posted unreferenced information on my page. As an actor, I have previously been stalked and this public posting of sensitive/inaccurate information puts me at significant risk.
More recently, on March 28, 2015 an individual with the IP 174.117.108.144 attempted to out me with respect to my sexual preference - as an actor this is particularly damaging. This entry was tagged by wiki as 'possible BLP issue or vanadalism'.
I am kindly requesting your help with respect to your check user status to establish the identity of these two individuals as I may need to take legal action to stop further attacks.
Any help you could provide me would be greatly appreciated.
Lisamichelle2008 (talk) 19:47, 9 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker)Hello, (full disclosure, I am not an administrator nor am I affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation) The edits made were clear BLP violations, and I am sorry that you have been targeted in such a fashion. One solution to this problem is to delete the page, as you don't appear to meet wikipedia's notability policies (yet), this would also eliminate stalkers ability to harass you through Wikipedia. Additionally while I cannot provide legal advice, you can few a whois of the ip here which lists an abuse email as abuse@rogers.com, you may wish to contact them. Winner 42 Talk to me! 20:11, 9 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

Hi Materialscience, Thanks for your help! 174.117.33.66 (talk) 21:50, 9 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

WIKI ENTRY: List of people from Staten Island

TO: Wikipedia Editor Regarding the withholding of my recent edit to List of People from Staten Island:

I added two musicians (arrangers Alex Stordahl and George Siravo) and both have their own wikipedia listings. In those listings my citations are confirmed: both ARE from Staten Island and both arranged/orchestrated for FRANK SINATRA.

Pete Hyland prhyland@comcast.net — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pete Hyland (talkcontribs) 00:41, 10 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Calli112298

Thanks. I saw an edit of mine being reverted and was going to do a CU, but you beat me to it. Dougweller (talk) 05:46, 10 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Vandal's return

Materialscientist, IP 98.112.201.139, who you blocked for a week on April 12 for vandalizing various Dancing with the Stars season articles—this was one of a couple of IPs doing the same sort of thing—has just made similar edits to the season 17 and 19 articles, replacing accurate numbers with inaccurate ones.

Can I ask for a longer block this time? The IP's other account, 207.233.31.49, was blocked for a month by you on April 9 for making the same kind of vandalizing edits. I'm rather expecting to see this other IP show up now that its block has just expired...

Thank you very much. BlueMoonset (talk) 06:03, 10 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I am tire Materialscientist. I am going to bed, but spent 3 hours updating that page on John Xuna (I am John Xuna). I am running for Congress, and I noticed it was not updated, and had some errors. I did not originate that page, probably my son, or a relative or friend did, years ago. I remember I had corrected some errors one day, after I noticed the page. Todays changes were necessary becuase it was kind of difficult to read, and had not been updated in several years.

Please, accepts the changes, otherwise all I did is lost. It looked good after the revision. Then I went back to change a few syntactical errors. And now I see you put everything back to square one. :O( John Xuna (talk) 07:28, 10 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Football box collapsible

Hi, I just wanted to clarify that it is semi-protected but I wanted template-protection at WP:RPP (see diff with your response). QED237 (talk) 10:34, 10 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

About page: Attenganam

Hello, I'm talking regarding ur edit on section : Attenganam This is my home town and provided the right contents also there is not much online resources, i have added 2 references google maps and other one. The information 100% true.

[1] [2]

Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). [3]

References

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Dear Sir,

I did remove few minutes ago some words from section describing period of German occupation in Estonia(1941-1944).I did this because the earlier version was not based on facts - prewar number of Estonian Jews was approximately 4300 people.During first Soviet occupation(1940-1941)about 500 Jewish people were arrested/imprisoned or deported, 1941 most of the Estonian Jewish minority fled to Soviet rear with Soviet forces(about 2500 people).Approximately 1000 people decided to stay in Estonia - almost all of them perished during German occupation. Unfortunately Nazi Germany authorities transported prisoners (great number of Jewish origin) to Estonia during occupation - their number is according to some sources ca 25000. Nazi atrocities are described in detail in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Holocaust_in_Estonia.

Its not good to leave in Wikipedia information which is not correct and based on facts. There is no point to talk about Nazis murdering tens of thousands on Estonian Jews if the correct number was ca 1000 people(most of the Estonian Jews did survive the war -while being in Soviet Union).The smaller number does not lessen Nazi crimes or the general outcome of their actions.The exact numbers will give more authority to the information available in Wikipedia.

With best wishes,R.S. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.196.103.53 (talk) 12:07, 10 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding the page John Xuna.

  I am John Xuna, and I tried to update that page, John Xuna,. There are new events worth to record (I am -since April- running for Congress again).  Last night I spent 3 hours improving and updating the page. It seems I wasted my time.  What happened?? You disqualified those changes.  I am sorry but I do not have much experience as Wikipedia Editor.   Could you advise and help.   If you do a search in Yahoo for either John Xuna, or Juan Xuna, you could corroborate the statements made.  Thanks.John Xuna (talk) 14:20, 10 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

IP Asks

OLAV THE BRASH----You said you removed the Dano-Swedish version of his nickname [Brash] because "it did not appear constructive". I disagree. It is surely highly constructive given that this is the ORIGINAL in its original language taken from two historical sources as regards the actual orthography of his nickname. I'd be grateful if you could kindly reconsider Rgds Gerard Coldham— Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.54.120.169 (talkcontribs)

New User Asks

Hey there, I am very new to this and thought I'd try out editing something that I thought to be incorrect on the page for the Wood frog. You however labelled this change as vandalism. All I was trying to point out on this page was that it says that this species of frog, like many others, hibernates, which is incorrect, as, by definition, an ectotherm cannot do.

a question:

How is reverting to an "update" for an event that hasn't happened yet justifiable as a "Good faith edit" and not a prohibited "Crystal ball" edit? I'm genuinely confused. Absurdist1968 (talk) 23:17, 10 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

So am I. Apparently people think that I read their minds when posting here :-). Materialscientist (talk) 23:20, 10 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Death Threats Again

Hi, Materialscientist! You blocked these two IPs last night, but it looks like you may have forgotten to remove their edits from public view. 5.199.150.129 and 178.116.8.23. Amaury (talk) 02:11, 11 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Wow hero deleted page

P — Preceding unsigned comment added by 116.202.130.55 (talk) 07:38, 14 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Returning IP vandal

Hi, Materialscientist! I see that you blocked User:73.136.186.56, but only for 31 hours. I agree that's appropriate for what appears to be a new account, but I recognize this user. Under a previous IP, User:98.197.200.120, they were blocked multiple times, the most recent for a year, not yet expired.[9] This is obviously the same user. They post nonsense in Spanish or Spanglish, always about "dignity" "sardigna" "velasquez" "queen of versailles" ""queen of heaven" etc. I have had several of their favorite pages on my watchlist so I know when they resurface. Would you be willing to put them on your watchlist so that you can deal appropriately with them if and when they become a problem again? Thanks so much! --MelanieN (talk) 04:08, 11 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I've extended the block and added a few targets to my watchlist. Materialscientist (talk) 04:12, 11 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Master suppression techniques

Please restore all of my changes to the master suppression techniques. I am new to editing on Wikipedia and I did not know we were supposed to leave notes as to why we change something. However, I think it is quite clear in what I added in the page as it all had clear references.

The first change quotes a Swedish study which confirms that master suppression techniques are not just a gender issue. It is not constructive to victimize women and criminalize men in this way. Suppression techniques is a social phenomenon that happens between people who possess or desire power and others that do not.

The other changes I made were incorrect links to articles. It said you were sent to an article but you were sent to an EU project page, they are related but you cannot find the article through that link. I think it important to include the direct link to the pdf where English readers can access these studies.

Home brewers feed grains to animals

Hello, Thanks for taking a look at my edit. Does all information really need a reference? Did you read what I wrote, or is this an automatic response. Again, thanks. Suzanne — Preceding unsigned comment added by Suzanne swint (talkcontribs) 11:00, 11 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

REPLY

Hello Materialscientist:

Sorry for my delay in replying to your admonishing email which suggested that I “vandalized the Apostolic Vicariate of Calapan page,” and that my edits to Barbecue grill “did not appear constructive.”

I was completely taken aback by your assertions and respectfully take issue with your claims; they are completely wrong.

Before I began editing I looked at Category: All articles needing copy in order to find pages that needed editing. At the top of that page, it states:

“These articles should be copy edited, to clean up their prose”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:All_articles_needing_copy_edit

I have perused the Wikipedia: Vandalism page as well, trying to understand exactly why you would make such claims, and saw I did none of the things listed there. Everything was based on good faith and the edits I made streamlined jerky, disjointed sentence structure, adding to the clarity, continuity and flow of paragraphs while keeping the content intact. I did avoid changing or adding additional footnotes because I am definitely not an expert in Filipino Catholicism and only have basic knowledge of barbeque traditions.

So, in the future I would respectfully ask that perhaps you should be more thorough and attentive before making assertions about vandalism.

Yes, obviously I am new to Wikipedia and am finding my way, but my actions were thoughtful and aimed only at improving the readability of the texts I was directed to. On one of the official pages, the phrase “Be bold” is emphasized, but now that seems a bit of a false positive and difficult to do, what with all of the rules and gatekeepers seemingly jumping to the wrong conclusions. The Wikipedia: Vandalism page does state very clearly that Mislabeling good-faith edits as vandalism can be considered harmful.


Thanks for your consideration,

BeBop9154

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

Wikipedia: Vandalism

Vandalism is any addition, removal, or change of content, in a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of Wikipedia. Examples of typical vandalism are adding irrelevant obscenities and crude humor to a page, illegitimately blanking pages, and inserting obvious nonsense into a page.

Vandalism is prohibited. While editors are encouraged to warn and educate vandals, warnings are by no means necessary for an administrator to block (although administrators usually only block when multiple warnings have been issued).

Even if misguided, willfully against consensus, or disruptive, any good faith effort to improve the encyclopedia is not vandalism. Edit warring over content is not vandalism. Careful consideration may be required to differentiate between edits that are beneficial, detrimental but well intentioned, and vandalizing. Mislabeling good-faith edits as vandalism can be considered harmful. — Preceding unsigned comment added by BeBop9154 (talkcontribs) 20:34, 11 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Please help: need to rename article

Hi. Would you kindly rename Faust up to date as Faust up to Date? (the last word should be capitalized). Note that there is a redirect in the way preventing me from doing it. Thanks in advance! -- Ssilvers (talk) 23:56, 7 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! -- Ssilvers (talk) 00:28, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Evan Dietrich-Smith

Hiya....I am the guy that attempted to modify "Evan Dietrich-Smith". I have no idea how to do it, but as a head's up..... he legally dropped the "Deitrich" part of his name and now wants to be known as "Evan Smith" here is a link: http://www.bucsnation.com/2015/5/6/8560047/evan-dietrich-smith-legally-changes-his-name-to-evan-smith — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.106.140.113 (talk) 21:14, 11 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

a problem with: Template:Infobox gold

Please see: Template talk:Infobox gold - Fartherred (talk) 02:48, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

My 72nd CRC Handbook says 19.3. Materialscientist (talk) 03:04, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

This user seems to only want add promotional material as per their last edit which was added to their userpage here. A block is probably necessary. Thanks! SwisterTwister talk 04:43, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed, thanks. Materialscientist (talk) 04:45, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Amber website

Hello, we are creating a website fully dedicated to Amber from an educative point of view. It is still not complete, but we are in ways of collaboration with some of the biggest experts in the world about this topic, and translating old material that can not be fount easily on other parts. So, I think that is a positive link to be added to the wikipedia page. I am against its deletion. If is there any special point why this page does not fit, please let me know. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Raulfj (talkcontribs) 10:05, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Editing from a mailserver

Hello. I know that editing from a webhost isn't deemed acceptable, but what about editing from a mailserver? According to this 24.153.228.202 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log), with a looong history of vandalism, and multiple blocks, is a mailserver. Thomas.W talk 16:47, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

24-hr block for 86.128.149.112

Thanks for blocking this IP, who has wasted a considerable amount of time over a number of articles and in this and previous disguises as 109.154.156.242, 81.129.34.107 and possibly others. Would you consider a longer block so we can be free of this nuisance for a while longer? Cheers, Tony. Tony Holkham (Talk) 22:39, 12 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Materialscientist. Please check your email; you've got mail!
It may take a few minutes from the time the email is sent for it to show up in your inbox. You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{You've got mail}} or {{ygm}} template.

--C E (talk) 00:56, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Commons question?

Hi Materialscientist,

Is there a chance you can help me? I don't know if you're active on commons or not, but your the first one I think of when a technical question pops up. I only use commons for uploading photos once in a while. (Personally, I really wasn't happy about having to log in at another site just to upload a photo, and much preferred it when I could just do it from here.)

Anyhow, (long story short) the dog destroyed my camera, so I haven't been on commons for a while. I got a new one, and a had a few ideas for some useful photos. However, when I tried to log in my account was gone. When I check all of my commons-photos there is a red link where it used to be blue. Would a user page get deleted from lack of use? Zaereth (talk) 01:50, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I use unified login, i.e., when I login here and then go to Commons, they see me as logged in. It seems your account on Commons was taken over by someone (not hijacked, but just sort of usurped due to expiry). Can you link me to any of your edits or image uploads on Commons (which are not image transfers from en.wiki by someone)? Materialscientist (talk) 01:56, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I see this account on Commons, which has a different name. In such case, you might need a separate login. Materialscientist (talk) 01:57, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
It seems you have two accounts on Commons, Zaereth~commonswiki (which is active) and Zaereth (sort of blank, created automatically). If you wish to unify them, i.e. rename Zaereth~commonswiki to Zaereth, try here. Commons doesn't handle such requests locally anymore. Materialscientist (talk) 02:03, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Ok. I'll give it a try. In the past it has always been just Zaereth (an Anglicization of the rock band I was listening to when I created my accounts), so it just seemed really strange for it to suddenly be a blank page. I've never heard of this "unified log in." Zaereth (talk) 02:23, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your assistance, Materialscientist. It seems that they cleared the space to make room for a global account, and didn't realize that the "other" Zaereth at English Wikipedia was also me. (One reason I picked the name is because of its uniqueness, since I found no search results to it on the entire internet at the time.) Hopefully it should be cleared up soon. Thanks again. Zaereth (talk) 08:37, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Materialscientist, could you please have a look at the above editor, they don't seem to want to do anything constructive on Wikipedia. See Special:Contributions/Wumpleclumple and User:Wumpleclumple/sandbox. Maybe some sort of ban is in order? thanks.Coolabahapple (talk) 03:46, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed, blocked. 03:48, 13 May 2015 (UTC)
thanks, not sure if there is a 'superquick' barnstar, it could be called the zoomstar(?), but you deserve one! Coolabahapple (talk) 03:57, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Tom "Bones" Malone entry

The change was made from 1970 to 1975 as an educated presumption based on the history of Saturday Night Live's inception. The producers of Saturday Night Live would not have contacted Tom Malone in 1970 as the show was still 5 years away from being created. There is a slight chance there might have been discussions with Tom Malone in 1974 in SNL's initial planning stages, but there is no way 1970 is an accurate date for him to have been contacted to work on the show. Citation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live#Development — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.254.30.112 (talk) 10:43, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Revert of an edit to Euphoria

A recent edit made by an anonymous user to Euphoria was reverted by you. Even if the edit was not perfect, it seemed to add much useful information which is now gone again. --IO Device (talk) 11:43, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It was unsourced and could not be quickly verified. So how do you know that it added much useful information? Materialscientist (talk) 11:45, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Blocked user Tanzania888

Hello. While your were off line Dareislam (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has been indeffed as an obvious sock of Tanzania888 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), who you blocked for 12 hours earlier today, and 39.32.94.53 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) has also been used for block evasion (see talk and contributions). In case you want to consider a new and longer block for Tanzania888. Thomas.W talk 17:12, 13 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

IP 86.128.149.112 continues after block expiration

Hi there. FYI, immediately after their block expiration 86.128.149.112 (talk+ · tag · contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RBLs · proxy check · block user · block log · cross-wiki contribs · CheckUser (log)) resumed reverting. Seems to be begging for a longer block. Cheers - DVdm (talk) 09:33, 14 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I have reported to WP:ANV, including other IP addresses following the same pattern and probably socks. Tony Holkham (Talk) 09:41, 14 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
@Materialscientist: And again, once more, revisited, same edits on same articles, immediately after second block expiration. Predictable as clockwork. - DVdm (talk) 17:46, 17 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Congratulations from STiki!

The Diamond STiki Barnstar of Merit
Congratulations, Materialscientist! You're receiving this barnstar of merit because you recently crossed the 100,000 classification threshold using STiki.

We thank you both for your contributions to Wikipedia at-large and your use of the tool.

We hope you continue your ascent up the leaderboard and stay in touch at the talk page. Thank you and keep up the good work! West.andrew.g (developer) and Ugog Nizdast (talk) 10:13, 14 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Dropping by to add my congratulations! Thank you for being an avid user of my tool. West.andrew.g (talk) 18:47, 14 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

For the userpage protection. Cheers! :) --Ebyabe talk - Welfare State05:05, 15 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Smenkhkare

Do you realise you dared to revert the addition of an ebook by the Rt. Rev. Count Ian Wesley Rice, Prince Primate Of The Rhine And Lord Abbot Of White Abbey.? [10] and [11]. Dougweller (talk) 09:35, 15 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

No. I can't even recall where and when. Materialscientist (talk) 10:23, 15 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Tanzania888 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) just got back from a block, their previous IP 39.47.45.53 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log) is blocked until tomorrow and their sock Dareislam (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · nuke contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) has been indeffed, all for repeatedly making the same edits on Tanzania, yet he's back again as 39.47.45.43 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log), making the exakt same edits. Thomas.W talk 17:04, 15 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

MOS Vandal on Christine Jorgenson

Regarding this edit: I requested an edit filter a bit ago to deal with that user. They are a long term vandal who intentionally edits against the MOS (see request and evidence here. It's subtle vandalism and honestly a huge pain though I admit it's not something to get worked up over... just the very long term nature of it gets me. I used AWB to fix the stuff on Christine Jorgensen since I made a bunch of regex stuff to address that user in particular. Please use {{re}} in reply. EvergreenFir (talk) Please {{re}} 04:30, 16 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Video Games.

Hi Materialscientist, can you have a look at the contribs of User talk:139.193.101.74? I find it suspicious. --Rsrikanth05 (talk) 09:12, 16 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Same here - mass changes that contradict ja.wiki. Reverted and blocked. Materialscientist (talk) 09:29, 16 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Awrighty! Thanks. :) _-Rsrikanth05 (talk) 09:41, 16 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Pna.wpedia

I'm struggling with Pna.wpedia, whom you blocked recently. Any advice? - Sitush (talk) 10:23, 16 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I know very little about castes and thus can't tell what policy is being violated. Materialscientist (talk) 10:29, 16 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Ok, thanks for replying. Few admins do know anything about caste, unfortunately :( WP:V and WP:OR/WP:PRIMARY per the talk page, WP:EW per the history. They are showing no signs of discussing anywhere, and the only source they have provided (their last contribution) isn't merely both primary and unreliable generally but specifically does not mention what they claim. - Sitush (talk) 11:39, 16 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
If you're alone, you need to demonstrate that this is obvious OR. If not, you can develop consensus. After that you can ask any admin who doesn't know about castes. Materialscientist (talk) 11:50, 16 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
It is obvious OR because the source doesn't say it. I'll leave it a few days otherwise I will be accused of forum shopping. - Sitush (talk) 11:57, 16 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Vandalism

Hi, I see you removed my intervention against vandalism request from the report page, among a group of others, because it was either "stale/blocked/non-warned/non-vandals, or reports posted on wrong board" could you clarify which of those reasons it was? So I know how to proceed further. Thanks, Azealia911 talk 11:06, 16 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I've missed your report, blocked now. Materialscientist (talk) 11:47, 16 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, not to worry, thankyou very much! Azealia911 talk 11:59, 16 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

New vandal hitting Dancing with the Stars season articles

There's a new vandal who started out as IP 72.241.67.113, adding a fake fourth judge's scores to the first season article on May 10. I caught this and posted a warning on the IP's page. It appears that the IP started again on May 15 under that address, but also on May 14 as Norwaywind01. Both have been continuing adding the fake scores through the present, sometimes alternating, and are at it right now. I'm about to give them major vandalism warnings, but I think it would be best if they were both blocked. Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 03:40, 17 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Note: Norwaywind01 has continued after my warning and subsequent reversions. I hope you see this soon. BlueMoonset (talk) 04:05, 17 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It seems this user may need to have their talk abilities removed as they continue to add nonsense. Also, it seems this other user has no actual to interest to add useful information and only puts promotional edits (so maybe a block?). Cheers! SwisterTwister talk 06:27, 17 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Blocked all, thanks. Materialscientist (talk) 06:32, 17 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

citation to a reliable source

I Posted that after getting information from reliable sources. For your satisfaction you can visit this site - Ankita Lokhande Bio — Preceding unsigned comment added by 112.133.229.10 (talk) 13:27, 17 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
Thank you for your tireless, ongoing work in keeping 'em honest. There ought to be a 'fastest mouse in the West' barnstar! Iryna Harpy (talk) 04:01, 18 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Block request 61.41.114.13 - stale

Hi,

I lodged the block request on IP: 61.41.114.13 which you removed saying it is stale. Sorry but I don't understand what is meant by stale, this IP address made its latest vandalism on Camp Walker at 06:53 today. Can you please explain how we stop this user from vandalising the page? thanks Mztourist (talk) 09:25, 18 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Use of Cd-free QDs for in vivo imaging

The current entry has quite a lot of info on the cytotoxicity of quantum dots due to cadmmium, so needs updating in some way to reflect that Cd-free quantum dots have been investigated now for 4 years or more, and obviously don't have this issue. Not sure how this is best done, thought the UCL program would be a start. What meets the criteria for an encylopedia entry? Maybe sufficient to point out the Cd-free QDs obviate the issues with cadmium cytotoxicity and are the subject of ongoing research for in vivo flourescence since 2011 ?

Steve

BEDO

Yesterday you blocked Chirat6522 as a sockpuppet of Pi-gimjiRu. I think you will find that Baitoeytnt is another sockpuppet account. This user created articles and added a lot more links to "Biodiversity-Base Economy Development :BEDO (Thailand)" yesterday. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:38, 18 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Blocked, thanks. Materialscientist (talk) 09:57, 18 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
One more is Firstloveyunjae, but I think that is all. I searched for "BEDO (Thailand)" and have removed all the occurrences that I found. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 19:54, 18 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Blocked, thanks for cleanup. This is a marginal case where it was not always clear whether we should scorch or fix (those articles). Materialscientist (talk) 21:25, 18 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Misclick

Second time in a week, due to rollback button accidentally hit in watch list. Will stop using logged in account in iPhone, apologies for the edit, didn't realise I'd done it till the revert. - Euryalus (talk) 11:46, 18 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

User on Alkaptonuria

"Hello. I noticed that you recently made a contribution to the Alkaptonuria article that seemed to be a test. Your test worked! However, test edits on live articles disrupt Wikipedia and may confuse readers. If you want more practice editing, the sandbox is the best place to do so. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you! Materialscientist (talk) 11:24, 18 May 2015 (UTC)"

This was not a test. I was actually trying to improve the page. Can you please restore the changes. Thanks.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Usmanswiki (talkcontribs)

Vandalism on US Politians

Multiple IP's repeatedly vandalised on U.S Politian's articles. How can banned these IP's ? Would it be possible to temporarily semi-protect all these pages. Babitaarora (talk/contribs) 11:58, 18 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, sprotect, post here. Materialscientist (talk) 12:01, 18 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
one more. Babitaarora (talk/contribs) 12:25, 18 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

WP:AIV

Not sure if you could come back to this (sorry for my input on the page). DivineAlpha 04:30, 19 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Updated entry for Andrew Tesoriere

Dear Materialscientist,

Thank you for getting back to me. I have since added bona fide citations and sources for the expanded and updated entry I submitted for Andrew Tesoriere. You can view these citation(footnotes) I believe under the view history or edit stubs.

If these are in order, I would be grateful for approval for early release of the new entry on Wikipedia.

Best wishes,

Atesor (talk) 06:40, 20 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

IP 81.159.179.83 and Causes and times of death

FYI, re your warning at 81.159.179.83 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log), I have seen this one before, a few years ago, with another IP of course. This editor seems to randomly change/add times and causes of death on biographies ("on the morning of...", "in the night of...", etc). Sometimes they change birth dates. Almost always unsourced. On rare occasions they get it right--probably accidentally. On some occasions they get it explicitly wrong, like here. There's never an edit summary and there's never a response on user talk page. I could revert most edits of today with Huggle, but for some some reason I don't see their yesterdays edits. Perhaps you can have a look at it? Anyway, I thought you might like to know that this is not the first time they are active. Cheers - DVdm (talk) 18:26, 20 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Update: IP is reported at wp:AIV for this removal of properly sourced content, backed in the article. - DVdm (talk) 18:59, 20 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

A barnstar for you!

The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
You're always there in my Watchlist. Great work on your commitment. Wikipedia editing is, by its nature, usually a thankless task, but look at what people like you help to build and maintain. Best wishes. YeOldeGentleman (talk) 19:09, 20 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Impostor editor

It looks as though you have an impostor editor, Unmaterial scientist. You may want to keep an eye out on the editor. I have already revert one edit that was unconstructive. Thanks π♂101 (talk) 00:51, 21 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Your Advice

Given the edits for Sam.r.gerace, should we just nip him in the bud now, or just wait and give him more WP:rope?--Mr Fink (talk) 00:59, 21 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Komalah

In reference to your deletion of the content I added to the Komalah/Komala page. My content and resources come from the fact that I have visited Komala's base in Zewrgwez, Slemani, and have talked and known most of Komala's central CPI leadership for quite some-time now. If you need references I things I wrote I might be able to find references, however my knowledge is directly from my interactions with Komala in Zewrgwerz and some of its members in diaspora. — Preceding unsigned comment added by FatedLeague (talkcontribs) 06:21, 21 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Powers and abilities for non-superpower characters

When it comes to comic book characters who obviously have no superpowers of any kind, mostly just combat skills, wouldn't it be more accurate on the section heading to say something like Abilities and training or Skills, weapons, and abilities? Because that's what I'm trying to do but it's getting reverted[12]. I mean I see that on other pages like the Punisher and Batman.108.82.13.194 (talk) 22:53, 22 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Tibbets

Findagrave.com also matches the dates I found on Ancestry:

Find a Grave

--EditorExtraordinaire (talk) 04:37, 23 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

His father's birth and death dates of 1889-1968 are also confirmed on the Social Security Death Index. The Miami Herald article I used as a source of French-born Andrea, his wife, states that Enola Gay Tibbets died in 1966. The only date I am having trouble getting additional reliable citations for is Enola's birth year.--EditorExtraordinaire (talk) 05:24, 23 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Seems not to have understood why he was blocked - still copy-pasting the same material (copied from http://www.gmc.com.pk/news.php) to his talk page. AndyTheGrump (talk) 05:30, 23 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I have been trying to write an article about Midas King but it's being deleted by you, I can assure you that the informations I wrote are directly from the original source but I am new on wikipedia, I can supply you the required verified information of the artist so that you can help to put it on wikipedia. I would appreciate it if you can do this for me because I don't want to make the previous mistake of writing against the rules and guidelines of Wikipedia. Can I send you the information? I am not here to advertise about Midas King as we already have other avenue to advertise for him already,my apologies for the previous errors commited by me and colleague. Thanks for the ancipated assistance — Preceding unsigned comment added by XDJwelcome (talkcontribs) 00:06, 24 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I'm Confused?

I am very disappointed and confused as to why you tried to change the information from the page I edited. I am a direct relative to this person and know all the information, unfortunately this happened a long time ago which means there are no online resources which is a shame. Although I don't really think it was kind of you to remove something without asking for the reason as to why someone did such a thing if you did think they did something wrong. I did feel quite perplexed as well as shock so if you ever want to move something that I have written please ask me why I wrote it so if I did make a mistake then I can correct it. I feel that this way that I have told you would be more appropriate. Thanks for reading my message please reply if there is anything wrong. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Yousafzai Clan (talkcontribs) 12:23, 24 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Please Actually READ This Message.

Hello it seems you have not read my last message at all! I had wrote to that because the thing I wrote about happened a long time ago there was obviously no technology! So how am I supposed to state a reference or resource if technology was not even invented then. There are no resources on what I have written due to the fact no news pages on the internet are very interested in this. I assure you that I'm sure I would know what is the correct and incorrect information due to the fact I am RELATED to the people I mentioned. Since you are not related you can not make assumptions as to if it is false or true, so until you know everything in the world do not try and use your insufficient amount of information to tell me I'm wrong. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Yousafzai Clan (talkcontribs) 12:35, 24 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

If I can intervene here. Firstly, you are not signing your posts as required. Secondly, you don't seem to understand that Wikipedia relies on confirmed references and sources and not personal opinions. Materialscientist is absolutely right in his actions. David J Johnson (talk) 12:45, 24 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Brazil

What is your problem? I just reverted a completely senseless, absurd and ridiculous addition of excess images in the article of Brazil, which was made by new editors (Thiagoreis leon and Thiago Uzumaki). We are in a encyclopedia, not in a tourist pamphlet!!! Too many images leave the layout chaotic and impair the reading of the text. It's sickening to have to explain something basic like this for an experienced editor like you. Have you ever heard about the Manual of Style?! The same applies to article Greater Belo Horizonte. Please, stop revert valid and correct editions relying on nothing! I'm a sysop in the lusophone Wikipedia. I'm not a vandal! Chronus (talk) 15:08, 24 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

publication lists

Is it OK for you to put the list of journal publications of some scientists in compact closed form? An example can be found in my talk page. her is the link: publication lists for two physicists as you know Asım Barut & James Wait. It does not occupy a lot of space and the interested reader can clik the SHOW switch of the Extended content to see these publications. If you don't have any objection I will place them there... 68.100.166.227 (talk) 17:59, 24 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

This might be Ok, but not in the present form - publications should be complete, i.e. contain volume, issue and page numbers. Materialscientist (talk) 21:45, 24 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Let me first put it there, then we can search the page numbers.
These are all from "Web Of Science" for Barut, and IEEE Search Web for Wait, for IEEE web an connection is also possible, I will give the link address and anybody can get it..68.100.166.227 (talk) 23:13, 24 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
We can't use links to Web of Science, because they quickly expire and are only available to subscribers. Web of Science allows extracting lists as xls tables, with all publication details (vols, pages, etc.). Materialscientist (talk) 23:21, 24 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I know that the reader won't be able to see the whole list of the authors publications if he/she is making the search from home or business. But they can enter the name of the author and see all of his/her publications if they are inside the camps of a university. They will reach to the main search page at least. For IEEE publications there is no problem, it gives the whole list and the reader can see the search results from any location.

68.100.166.227 (talk) 01:59, 25 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

User:24.159.125.20

Hello Materialscientist, You recently issue a warning notice to the above IP, which does not appear to have been taken notice of. Over the last two days this user has added test edits and a host of overlinking contary toWP:LINK. I and other editors have left messages on their Talk page to no avail. Can I leave this with you please? Regards, David, David J Johnson (talk) 18:00, 24 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

24.159.125.20 (talk · contribs) this will make it easier for M to check on this IPs edits. MarnetteD|Talk 19:48, 24 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

FYI

Explanation

Hi, Materialscientist. How are you? Could you explain this edition? Érico Wouters (msg) 05:01, 25 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Ugh, sorry, I meant Érico Júnior Uouters (talk · contribs), reverted. Materialscientist (talk) 05:06, 25 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Materialscientist, Thank you for your comments and note. I believe your deletion of my addition to the LED Lamp article was too quick. Do you realize that you deleted the entire new paragraph - not just the external citation links. I believe the new paragraph was adding valuable new content - about retrofitting technology for LED lamps - which are a significant industry trend not mentioned elsewhere in this encyclopedia. I was trying to research such LED retrofits - and could not find anything on Wikipedia. So I decided to add something! I am not a regular contributor - but I did research the topic carefully and also tried to make the wording of the new addition suitable for an encyclopedia. The external links were directly relevant citations to support the content in the new LED retrofitting section that I was attempting to add. Please re-read the new contribution - and reconsider reversing your deletion. Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by ECPL01 (talkcontribs) 12:58, 25 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

About the Glenrothes edit

I live in this town, and have cycled this cycle route more times than I care to count. Can I not just add that to the edit summary?--TijuanaBandito (talk) 13:03, 25 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

hi there!

hey I have a friend (Quibit) who edited wikipedia, but he was blocked. he said that he would like me 2 ask 2 unblok him. so: he said that he is sorry he did wrong, he will not ban evade anymore, and he will help the wiki. he also apparently contributes to other projects. so, he says he wants you to review a request by him. bye--46.28.203.56 (talk) 14:27, 26 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello from the team at Featured article review!

We are preparing to take a closer look at Featured articles promoted in 2004–2010 that may need a review. We started with a script-compiled list of older FAs that have not had a recent formal review. The next step is to prune the list by removing articles that are still actively maintained, up-to-date, and believed to meet current standards. We know that many of you personally maintain articles that you nominated, so we'd appreciate your help in winnowing the list where appropriate.

Please take a look at the sandbox list, check over the FAs listed by your name, and indicate on the sandbox talk page your assessment of their current status. Likewise, if you have taken on the maintenance of any listed FAs that were originally nominated by a departed editor, please indicate their status. BLPs should be given especially careful consideration.

Thanks for your help! Maralia (talk) 19:39, 26 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Vandal redux

207.233.31.49, who you blocked for a month in April 9 for serial vandalism (turning accurate numbers in Dancing with the Stars season articles into inaccurate ones) has just done it again. Can you please renew the block? Many thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 22:02, 26 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Ghostbusters article

If I'm not mistaken "prooved" was how the text was written, in Engrish (like "Conglaturations"), on the congratulations screen after you beat the game.186.222.153.13 (talk) 01:24, 27 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It looks like this user will have to be blocked as multiple accounts have been adding promotional material. SwisterTwister talk 02:45, 27 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I need evidence if you want me to act. Note that CU data are only kept for 3 month, and most of the involved accounts/IPs are older. Materialscientist (talk) 02:48, 27 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Well, this account could probably be blocked as the name of a group and the creator's purpose only seemed to be for promotional purposes. SwisterTwister talk 02:58, 27 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
That account is inactive, blocking it would achieve nothing. Materialscientist (talk) 03:00, 27 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, thank you for the handling of User:Jiuqan. Unfortunately how I know this person which I think is behind this accounts it wont stop with just the blokcing of this account. It is highly probably that tomorrow one or even 2 newly registered accounts will show up and just continue this editing. Therefore I would also recommend a protection of the article from IP and newly registered accounts for a while. Where can I aplly this articlke for such a protection? Kind regards Seader (talk) 02:54, 27 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Normally at WP:RFP, but I have protected the article for now. Materialscientist (talk) 02:57, 27 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Ok, thank you very much. Kind regards Seader (talk) 03:04, 27 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, like I already assumed yesterday, he is back. This time with an older sockpuppet of his which is already banned in german Wikipedia fpr sockpuppetry [13] and on the articles discussion page with the violation of no personal attacks guideline with another already in german Wikipedia blocked sockpuppet [14]. Seems the discussion oage needs also protection. Kind regards Seader (talk) 13:39, 27 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Message

Yes I added that Régine Chassagne is also a songwriter. Most people think her husband Win Butler writes all the band's songs, but I have plenty of evidence that most of the songs are written by Win and Régine together. Unfortunately most of it is from articles it would take me forever to find again, if I could find them at all, so I'll just let it go for now. What I do have is below, just for your personal information.

"At the creative heart of Arcade Fire is the married couple Win Butler and Régine Chassagne. Arguably it's the strongest partnership in rock music, and together they form the songwriting team that has created three of the most essential albums of the past decade."

Butler and his wife, Régine Chassagne, who write the band’s songs together, spent hours in their hotel room, counting the Arcade Fire’s money.

“As Chassagne puts it, ‘I can’t even separate our marriage from the band. They’re the same thing.’ Butler agrees: ‘Some couples mountain-bike together. We write songs.’”

"Régine and I write a lot of lyrics together, so a lot of it’s jumbled up between the two of us."

–– Win Butler

"We were in some shitty hotel in the desert,” remembers Butler, of a 2005 tour that had wound its way to New Mexico. “I started singing in the shower and Régine started singing with me, and this song called My Body Is A Cage came out - and it’s probably the most fully formed song we have ever written."

–– Win Butler

"As Regine and I started writing more, there was a sound of the two or our styles coming together that became realised more. It was real, it wasn’t hypothetical."

–– Win Butler

"I never really think of them being married when the group is working. They write the songs, and the rest of us help turn them into Arcade Fire music."

–– Tim Kingsbury

"While she and Butler originally wrote most the songs together, it was the full band, holed up for varying times in the church, who produced the full album, a process that sounds like it could be chaotic."

"No Cars Go was actually an old song and I think it's the first song where the way Régine and I write together really gelled." –– Win Butler

"Win and Chassagne handle the songwriting duties, but everyone in the band helps develop the music for each track." –– Northwestern University News, Winter 2012

"Win and Régine wrote "Wake Up," which has begun almost every set since."

Back to 20 Important Historical Moments Captured in Song Arcade Fire "Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)" North American ice storm, January 4 – 10, 1998

There was a lot of time to think during the North American ice storm that left Montreal without power for a week -- which is how Arcade Fire's Win Butler and Regine Chassagne came to write "Neighborhood #3," a song based on her experiences during the disaster."

"Their ascent has been the result of smarts, talent (particularly apparent in the songwriting of frontman Win Butler and his wife Regine Chassagne) and hard work." –– diffuser.fm

Arcade Fire has completed the score to The Box According to Pitchfork, Butler has confirmed writing the entire score with his wife and band member Régine Chassagne, as well as band member Owen Pallett.

"Régine and I just wrote a song called Rebellion that I'll bet $50 will be on the record. The others guys haven't even heard it yet." ––Win Butler 2004

How we wrote 'Rebellion (Lies)' by Win Butler and Régine Chassagne (The article is too long to include here) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Someoldfool (talkcontribs) 22:51, 27 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Block request

It looks like this user needs it because they have been adding it to their user talk page also and, if at all, RoboIndia Technologies has been created multiple times that it may start bordering for a salt soon. SwisterTwister talk 05:03, 28 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Land of Confusion

On Régine Chassagne's page I added her middle name and I see you removed it. On checking several other celebrities Wikipedia pages I see many with middle names and no citations.

I added 'songwriter' to the line 'multi-instrumentalist musician, singer' and you reverted it to the original, though the original line also has no citations. So there is no proof she is a multi-instrumentalist musician, singer either.

I also changed 'jazz band, Azúcar' to 'with Jimmy Rouleau a member of the jazz duo, Azúcar', and you reverted that to the original 'jazz band, Azúcar', though it has no citation either. (In fact she was never in a 'jazz band'. She sang jazz as a duo with her friend Jimmy Rouleau.)

If you aren't consistent in the way you correct things it's confusing for the user. Someoldfool 11:53, 28 May 2015 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Someoldfool (talkcontribs)

Accident

Hi, I saw you were an active admin. I did this edit accidentally while being logged out and an admin help remove the IP but missed the revert (this diff). I dont want to display my IP, can you hide that revision so my IP is not displayed? Thank you. Qed237 (talk) 00:00, 29 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Materialscientist (talk) 00:14, 29 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you very much! Qed237 (talk) 00:15, 29 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
The IP can still be seen inside the edit diff. Qed237 (talk) 00:18, 29 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Removed now - I thought you wanted to keep the content. Materialscientist (talk) 00:20, 29 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Almost, done it is een in revision before also when added diff. I am to tired I guess, it was supposed to be my last edit for today and I missed I was logged out and now I am failing in explaining what I want. Qed237 (talk) 00:28, 29 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed that too. Materialscientist (talk) 00:29, 29 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Big thanks! And I am sorry for being unclear. This is my last edit of the day now. Qed237 (talk) 00:35, 29 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you...

... for this. WikiDan61ChatMe!ReadMe!! 11:58, 29 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I'm really not sure what you were trying to do here, since you removed a good citation, while claiming it was unsourced. Perhaps you didn't see the ref tag? We all make mistakes, so it's OK. Bearian (talk) 15:25, 29 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It was not a mistake. There was no good citation, just two good names. Materialscientist (talk) 21:54, 29 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

YGM

Hello, Materialscientist. Please check your email – you've got mail!
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Regards, Yamaguchi先生 22:35, 29 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

IP block

Hi Materialscientist, thanks for the quick action on 46.249.89.84 (talk · contribs). According to the ip's contributions page the block is for 31 hours only which seems very lenient given that this ip editor is clearly a vandalism-only account. All 21 edits by this ip editor, divided over three periods (May 2014, January 2015 and today), involve the introduction of deliberate factual errors. This person is evidently not here to contribute in any positive way to Wikipedia so should that not result in an indefinite block?--Wolbo (talk) 22:47, 29 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

We never know who will use a given IP next day, which partly explains this block duration. Next block will be for a longer time. Materialscientist (talk) 22:50, 29 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi MS, this user has been using a/c only for promotion and repeatedly creating article against WP:CCOS. Babitaarora (talk/contribs) 10:46, 30 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Block evasion

The IP you recently blocked for page blanking Kevin Steen has returned under a different address, could you please block them? See here at Special:Contributions/2001:590:4802:2F9:7E33:D0F6:C23:4311. Thanks! Altamel (talk) 01:19, 31 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

And another: Special:Contributions/2001:590:4802:2F7:AEBE:5A29:A183:EF85. Altamel (talk) 01:25, 31 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The user Poojanair 82nov

Well also has a couple pages they created for tv channels-yet not sure if a7 would fit for them-though putting a prod would seem almost silly in a way also. Wgolf (talk) 04:13, 31 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

IP you just blocked for 24h for edit-warring is a block-evading troll

You've just blocked Special:Contributions/71.223.46.117, who is rather blatantly the return of Special:Contributions/174.26.204.11, who in return was an incarnation of the I-Hate-Yopie troll per their blocklog. (Also block-evasion, since 174.26.204.11 is still under a block.) Any chance you can mass-rollback their edits and lengthen their block a bit? AddWittyNameHere (talk) 06:16, 31 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

As a blocking admin I am not supposed to take sides in edit-warring disputes. Given the hopping I don't see a need in lengthening the block. Materialscientist (talk) 06:27, 31 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I know you aren't supposed to take a side in edit-warring disputes. The point is that this isn't edit-warring, this is the umpteenth IPsock of Olivia Winfield, who in return herself was blocked as sock of Satt 2 who was blocked as sock of Polscience. AddWittyNameHere (talk) 06:54, 31 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
AWNH is correct, if it is a block/ban evading person all of their edits are revert on sight. Hell in a Bucket (talk) 11:46, 31 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
No. Admins have no extra reverting tools compared to rollbackers. I would understand a request to mass-rollback because a user has temporal technical issues, otherwise it sounds like meatpuppetting. Materialscientist (talk) 11:52, 31 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Ah, I thought admins had a way to undo-at-one-click all of an user's contributions. If that's not the case, you're right in that there's no particular reason for you to do the rollback over me. Sorry for the misunderstanding/misremembering. May have been confused due to that recent admin-whoopsie where an admin deleted all of an editor's pages while aiming for someone else. AddWittyNameHere (talk) 15:21, 31 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Go to the contributions page, Materialscientist, and take a look at the last link in the contributions header. Mine reads "massaal verwijderen", but I'll bet that yours reads something like "remove all contributions". I've never dared press it.—Kww(talk) 15:27, 31 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Massaal verwijderen is mass delete, which we indeed have as admins. This gadget is optional and is irrelevant to mass rollback. Materialscientist (talk) 21:35, 31 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Article deletion only? I thought it took care of individual contributions as well. Still glad I never pressed it: as much as people criticise me for being overly quick to delete contributions from banned users, I still like to at least glance at the things before I hit the button.—Kww(talk) 22:48, 31 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Same here :-) Materialscientist (talk) 23:14, 31 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

I am not a religious man

But god bless you. Thank you so much for helping on the Quebectelemarketing file. Shawn in Montreal (talk) 10:04, 1 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

pitcairn

hello, the info about the pitcairn scandal is discuriging to imagrants so the pitcairn island board has dicided that it should be removed — Preceding unsigned comment added by Official pitcairn wikipedia acount (talkcontribs) 11:35, 1 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hitchens wikipedia page

You asked if I thought you 'made a mistake' by intervening unasked on this page. No, you just did something wholly unhelpful and prfectly useless. If you can't help, please stay out of this. If you can help, please help. . I was asking for help, and you replied with bureaucracy. I obtained a picture from the person who took it, obtained his written permission for its use, registered it properly according to the instructions at Wikimedia commons . Yet within days a total stranger with no interest in the matter had not only REMOVED the picture, but DELETED the file I had so laboriously created. He made no effort to contact me with his reasons, and I judge his action as wholly unhelpful. What purpose did it serve? He has since left Wikipedia anyway. I have very few computer skills. The uploading of this picture (apart from taking up a lot of valuable time) taxed those skills to the limit and took me weeks. I acted entirely in good faith and sought to obey the rules as I understood them, to the letter. I am seeking help from someone with such skills to replace the picture and avoid such pointless bureaucratic destructiveness in future. I have NO IDEA what else I could have done to make the picture legit, and there can be no possible argument that it was used with the full permission of its owner. Peter Hitchens, logged in as Clockback Clockback (talk) 12:27, 1 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Time Travel

Hi Firend,

Yuu edited my post on wiki about time travel regarding Quran is not a source here.. can I ask you that in the page time travel you are including budhist and hinduism and mahabarat is not a confirm source but I guess on the other side Quran is!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rajputshaun (talkcontribs) 13:16, 1 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia rules violation: Reversion without Talk on Milky Way article

You changed the size of the Milky Way back from the now known 150-180ly without discussing in Talk section, which is a violation of Wikipedia rules. 66.190.94.33 (talk) 20:48, 1 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]