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My Awards

The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
I hereby award you this barnstar for your tireless contributions and upkeep of the Recent Deaths pages; your efforts are appreciated. Keep up the good work! Weatherman90 03:56, 8 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The Australian Barnstar of National Merit
for your efforts with Australian articles Gnangarra 00:22, 26 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
This is for your tireless contributions and work on the Recent Deaths section. I stride to make my edits like yours. Keep up the good work! Chandlerjoeyross (talk) 22:38, 5 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Death Star
This Death Star award is again for all your hard work on the Recent Deaths pages. Kiwipat (talk) 23:12, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]
The Barnstar of Recovery
I am honored to award you this barnstar for your work in improving the article Kelley Abbey in the face of pending deletion. Your diligent WP:AFTER improves the project for all its readers. Great job! Schmidt, MICHAEL Q. 19:45, 9 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
The Original Barnstar
For your excellent speedy deletion tagging :). Ironholds (talk) 11:57, 20 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
The Original Barnstar
Good catches on the Sandy Hook article Amadscientist (talk) 12:49, 16 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]
The Teamwork Barnstar
For excellent work objectively streamlining over-referencing at Victoria Leigh Soto. Jokestress (talk) 12:22, 15 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
The Hard Worker's Barnstar
For formatting the references on the annual "Deaths in XXXX" pages into a less-unwieldy more-efficient format, thus reducing pageload times. — Wyliepedia 03:36, 28 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
Nicos Anastasiades - Well spotted, he created eight such articles before I could get a block in!  Ronhjones  (Talk) 23:48, 27 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]
The Special Barnstar
Your userpage is brilliant!,

I had literally laughed out loud & I thought me laughing at 4am would be impossible but seems not :)
Thanks! :),
Regards, -→Davey2010→→Talk to me!→ 03:19, 23 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

HI! THANKS FOR THE FEEDBACK!

JackGann (talk) 07:11, 26 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

The Teamwork Barnstar The Editor's Barnstar The Working Man's Barnstar
The Random Acts of Kindness Barnstar The Barnstar of Diligence The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
The Multiple Barnstar
Thank you for fixing my linkrot on the Alan Henning page. --108.176.24.195 (talk) 02:05, 5 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
The Original Barnstar
Dylann Ceriani is a very good contribution that also solved an unpleasant problem. Thank you very much for your work on it. BDD (talk) 16:32, 11 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Way to pounce! I went to do this exact edit a minute after you... stop reading my mind!

EvergreenFir (talk) Please {{re}} 01:16, 30 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Editor's Barnstar
Thank you for correcting the Powers Boothe article. I was going to revert it myself, but I figured I'd discuss it in the Talk page. I'm glad someone did it, though. DTXBrian (talk) 02:24, 15 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

My DYK

Updated DYK query On 8 July, 2007, Did you know? was updated with a fact from the article Birtles Shorrock Goble, which you created or substantially expanded. If you know of another interesting fact from a recently created article, then please suggest it on the Did you know? talk page.
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Fame at last...

How does Wikipedia deal with a mass shooting? A frenzied start gives way to a few core editors. No mention of me though:). Nice diagrams, and a quick look at the page histories of shooting incidents will show a core of regular editors.--♦IanMacM♦ (talk to me) 17:30, 19 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

HI WWGB, I'm a researcher at Sydney Uni and would like to contact you. I'm not sure how best to do this and hoping this message somehow reaches you....Doctor 17. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Doctor 17 (talk • contribs) 08:45, 18 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, WWGB. 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.

Were you aware?

I assume that you have been made aware of this. But, in the event that you were not, I wanted to point it out to you and bring this to your attention. Your name was mentioned in this article: How does Wikipedia deal with a mass shooting? A frenzied start gives way to a few core editors. Thanks. Joseph A. Spadaro (talk) 23:46, 29 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

LRB refs needed

I'm still wading through the article, my focus is on their general history at the moment. However, could I get your help finding better sources for:

  1. "They have sold more than 25 million records" (total was last updated in 2007): The onlymelbourne ref is not reliable for charting or sales data.
  2. ""Reminiscing", written by Goble, was recognised by BMI as one of the most frequently played songs in the history of American radio, with more than five million plays. "Lady" has also accumulated more than three million plays. Goble is the only Australian songwriter ever to win a Five Million Air award from BMI.": O'Connor ref is not reliable for air play data.

If we can't get an RS for either of these then they should be removed from the article.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 09:04, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Shaidar cuebiyar: I have tagged most of these with reliable sources. The problem is Reminiscing's Five Million-Air Award, which is mainly sourced to Goble's website (a primary source?) I'll keep looking ... WWGB (talk) 11:24, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, I see you're doing well – thanks for those. I'm muddling through the late 70s stuff.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 11:30, 5 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

"Take It Easy on Me"

LRB were already in conflict with Birtles, Goble and Shorrock not getting along too well over "Cool Change" and "Reminiscing": read Kruger, here. Their internal politics is convoluted and difficult to simplify for clarity and concision. Much of what you say about "Take It Easy on Me" corroborates the turmoil extant between various members. I suggest putting a brief note in the main article, more in the album's article and the quote you've found in the single's article.

Currently I'm up to We Two Pty Ltd of 1987: which I believe to be the kernel of the future legal, media and emotional battles. I hope to maintain a neutral tone and present the various sides of the issues in an even-handed manner.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 12:25, 6 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Awards

  1. Aren't the RIAA Awards already in LRB's discography as certifications?
  2. Do you know anything about the BMI Awards? See here, they have ten songs awarded there but I can't see when or in what categories. Are these the same as the air play awards?shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 07:17, 9 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@Shaidar cuebiyar:

  1. Fair enough, I will remove the table and just add a hatnote.
  2. I have never found a comprehensive list of BMI Awards, including Million-Air Awards. They seem to be scattered throughout BMI news items. For example, here is a reference to the Three Million-Air Award for "Lady". May have to rely on secondary sources, where they exist.
  3. Is it worth including that "Lonesome Loser" was nominated for a Grammy? WWGB (talk) 08:53, 9 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    1. Yes, put it in a table with the other awards. I remember seeing that but then I got distracted elsewhere.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 09:09, 9 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

More charting?

I've expanded the related discography article. Some of the additional charting (Europe & NZ) may be notable enough for the main article but I'll leave that for you to decide. I'm moving on.shaidar cuebiyar (talk) 13:51, 9 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Deaths in October 2012

Per this edit, I'm having trouble figuring out why you removed the cause of death and removed the {{cite news}} template. Your edit summary was not sufficient. Jolly Ω Janner

@Jolly Janner: I restored the cite but not the cause of death: "natural causes" is not a specific cause of death like heart attack, stroke etc. WWGB (talk) 10:08, 17 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
That sounds fair enough reasoning, but we should probably have a way to inform readers or (more importantly) editors about this. Would save people such as yourself a lot of time cleaning up after other people's mistakes. It definitely wasn't obvious to me. Jolly Ω Janner 10:12, 17 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Trax

I don't want to get into any edit war. I wrote the original article, but upon your edit decided that where the model is made is important and moved it to the lead paragraph. Where models is made IS important (e.g. they are not made in Australia ! ).--Cstevencampbell (talk) 04:03, 28 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

And additionally, I did not remove informative material from the body of the article. I reorganized it. The only bit leftover stated that the models were "detailed" which is covered later anyway.--Cstevencampbell (talk) 04:10, 28 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Oops! I see you started the article, though I think I have more edit space on it. I apologize.--Cstevencampbell (talk) 04:12, 28 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, the "Edits by User" tool says I've written 71 % of the Trax article.--Cstevencampbell (talk) 04:18, 28 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Resolved. WWGB (talk) 04:30, 28 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Gursewak Singh

Gursewak Singh is a martyr in India's fight against terrorism. He lost his life battling against terror attack on India's air force base at Pathankot near India-Pakistan Border. He really deserves an article on Wikipedia. Atrebute PokeFan (talk) 09:55, 4 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

He took a bullet doing his job. That is neither martyrdom nor notable. WWGB (talk) 10:24, 4 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Uses of rollback

Hi there and thanks for reverting a recent series of my edits, which I know might have looked odd. But I think that mass undoing of edits (with sensible edit summaries), by using rollback and without giving an edit summary is odder still. Thanks. Uanfala (talk) 09:15, 10 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Uanfala: I flagged the first two reversals of Peter Austin as inappropriate,[1] [2] after that I figured the point had been made that you were making unwarranted edits. You need to move a page before you start making redirects. WWGB (talk) 11:08, 10 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Of course, not moving the page first was a bit inappropriate of me. But still, I think it was clear that this was going to happen. I don't really know what the point was of reverting it all. What I object to (and that's why I'm wasting your time with it) is the unquestioning assumption that editors are being pointlessly silly. Cheers. Uanfala (talk) 13:04, 10 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
On second thoughts, I'm wondering whether pre-emptively disambiguating a link even without the intention of moving the target is a bad idea after all. Especially for common names. Why should this be a bad idea? Why should it be "inappropriate" to make sure there are fewer wrong links or links to disambiguation pages in the future? Sorry if there are guidelines about that – I haven't come across them yet. Uanfala (talk) 13:25, 10 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Removing answered SPERs

Hey there, saw you removed many answered SPERs from Talk:Deaths in 2016. Can I ask why? I understand there are quite a few, but butchering the talk page history seems inappropriate. --allthefoxes (Talk) 04:42, 18 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Threads are archived after one month, so there is no need to delete the entries. --allthefoxes (Talk) 04:44, 18 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
@Allthefoxes:. Before I address your specific concern, let me make a couple of comments. First, I am well aware of the archiving process, having edited Wikipedia for almost 10 years. Second, if you plan to work collaboratively with other editors, it is not helpful to accuse them of "butchering" a page. I take exception to your use of that term to describe my actions.
With regards to removing completed edit requests, there are precedents for such actions. At Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism: Revision history you will see that editor requests are routinely removed once the issue has been addressed. I see no benefit to the project to maintain an edit request when it has been addressed and resolved satisfactorily. Regards, WWGB (talk) 08:36, 18 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
A pages talk page is not the same as an administrative noticeboard. In general, talk pages should not be deleted, but archived ala WP:TALKCOND. SPERs are still discussions, and they should be preserved. Declined requests are still valuable for those who might be interested in making the request valid, and again, they are still a discussion. I apologize if I was rude. --allthefoxes (Talk) 15:43, 18 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Bernie Leadon

If he was only a guest, how do you explain his page stating he's a founding member ? The Eagles page also list him as a founder. Mlpearc (open channel) 21:27, 21 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Founding member yes. Current member no. No evidence that the Eagles consider him a current member. Randy Meisner is also correctly described as a founding member, but is not a current member. WWGB (talk) 21:36, 21 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Reverted edit to Hajnal Ban

Hello, I have a question about the change you reverted on Hajnal Ban. The article title has "cms", which should be "cm". I have been fixing incorrect SI notations (kms, k.m., kgs, cms, etc.) on many pages, but in this case I added the [sic] notation because I did not believe it was appropriate to fix the typo, since it is the title of an article. After reviewing MOS:QUOTE, it seems it would be appropriate to simply fix that typo without using [sic]. Which approach would you recommend? Thanks! Just a guy from the KP (talk) 12:03, 8 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

If anything must be added, I much prefer changing the title to "cm" rather than adding "sic". Really, I think the "error" is so minor that correcting it seems a little pedantic. Regards, WWGB (talk) 03:22, 9 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Eagles (band)

I have reverted the edit on the Eagles article because it is not an official announcement. We should not make a definitive statement other than what is said, which is basically just an opinion (I don't think...) expressed on the day in an interview, and may well change on a different day. Hzh (talk) 17:34, 13 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page watcher) Agreed, good call. Mlpearc (open channel) 17:38, 13 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

You are treading on a sensitive subject

There are several places in Wikipedia about China. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Taiwan/Archive_23#.22sovereign_state.22 is one. The dead were from the People's Republic of China, hence the flag. However, the word "China" is in dispute because the People's Republic of China has had a decades long crusade to rid the internet of the Republic of China and wants to call them Taiwan.

It is not my fight but I simply want to be a good and neutral Wikipedian and not a stooge of either government. Whiskeymouth (talk) 05:58, 28 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The Wikipedia article is called China. That's good enough for me. WWGB (talk) 06:02, 28 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Also see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Chinese_civilization/DiscussRM

Also see the top of the China article. It says for the Republic of China, see... Again, this is not my battle, but I merely know that it is contentious. Whiskeymouth (talk) 06:06, 28 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

By reverting that material twice in a short period of time, you appear to have breached the 1RR sanction that applies to that article. You may want to reconsider ... WWGB (talk) 06:09, 28 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion of Selim Mehajer

Selim Mehajer is extremely notable. He's the deputy Mayor of one of the fastest growing LGAs in Sydney, gained national notoriety for his lavish wedding and appearing on television with a pitch to become PM, is currently under investigation by the Australian Federal Police because it is alleged that he committed electoral fraud. He is widely reported by reputable and mainstream news media within Australia, once was accused of threatening the father of one of the Sydney siege victims, was in the news for appearing in court over three seperate matters over the course of three weeks and there have been allegations of corrupt behaviour. What's not notable about that? - Letsbefiends (talk) 00:28, 10 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I really feel you have misapplied that speedy deletion tag. It is very clear that any concerns about notability are contested, given I explained myself already on the talk page. I woudn't be adverse to you taking it to AFD, but I think you'd have a hard time justifying deleting this on CSD notability grounds. Besides which, you can see I'm editing the article - I only stepped away from my computer for 10 minutes to take my kids to school, continued editing and then you had added a speedy deletion nomination!
I mean, did you even do a cursory Google search for this guy? I mean, I sure hope you weren't basing your judgement on WP:ARTN... Under the guidelines for notability I note that it's inappropriate to have too much information about Salim on the Auburn City Council article as he would take up an undue amount of space just to cover the things he has done, and would entirely unbalance the it. So he needs an article that provides further context about his life and deeds. He is mentioned extensively in very reputable Australian news sources, multiple times for multiple issues, with some issues some more serious than others.
Which all goes to show that Salim Mehajer has had significant coverage in reliable sources of information which are independent of Salim or anyone directly associated with him. Of course, the presumption will fall apart if there is no substance and he is a temporary Australian phenomenon, like an Australian Idol winner - but the fact is he's not an example of this, he was a high-ranking elected representative who became deputy Mayor of the City of Auburn who is facing serious allegations of electoral fraud, bullying, conflict of interest and even credible allegations of corruption! Aside from the fact that he appeared on national television to pitch becoming the Prime Minister of Australia, had an extravagant wedding that was widely reported across all Australian media, and is very much considered a notorious figure to most Australians. - Letsbefiends (talk) 01:36, 10 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Sigh. Please don't setup the redirect to Salim Mehajer to Auburn City Council#History, because good practice is to point spelling redirects to the most specific article available at the time of redirection. Your speedy deletion is being contested so until the article is deleted, there is no point redirecting that article to the Auburn City Council history section. Thanks. - Letsbefiends (talk) 01:50, 10 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
My comments at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents#Attack page - Selim Mehajer. WWGB (talk) 02:00, 10 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Show where the consensus was gathered

... before you start reverting. Tony (talk) 02:25, 11 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

  • So you've belligerently reverted them ... you must be the owner then? WHERE IS THE CONSENSUS for what I suspect is your home-grown preference?? Tony (talk) 02:28, 11 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
    • This has been an established guideline for more than a decade, as you full well know. Quit shit-stirring or at least don't act shocked when you're reverted for brazenly trying to get around a tens-of-thousands-of-articles-convention for kicks. The Drover's Wife (talk) 03:01, 11 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Edit conflicts

Hi WWGB, I really appreciate you copyediting but I think we are stepping on each other's toes. I'm currently editing the page, and unable to properly contribute if you continue to edit whilst I am updating the information.

Would it be possible to allow me to edit for a bit and later on do your copy-editing?

Also, a few requests: when you have done some edits you have referred to as copyedits, you seem to have removed specific and pertinent information from the article. It doesn't really make it flow any better to remove things like the fact that an accident happened on the crest of The Boulevarde as this gives context to where the issue occured, and to say it was a "traffic collision" is inaccurate as there was no traffic. It's also not necessary to change it to "hit", but instead it is best to call it "run over" because that's what happened and what was reported in the press. [3]

Could I also suggest that whilst I really appreciate you adding that infobox [4], it's really presenting your POV when you imply that he is solely known for a "lavish wedding".

Furthermore, the following edit summary is incorrect - you cannot say that his insurance company came up with settlement, only that they paid it out! [5]

Unfortunately because of the wide number of edits you are doing I'm finding it hard to add any material. I realise you have the article on your watch list, but given that you have submitted it for deletion twice already, accused me of deliberately editing the article with the wrong spelling, put an NPOV notice on the article even though it wasn't necessary, and seem to make edits very shortly after I update the article I would like to request that you might take a step back from this article so that other people can be given a fair go at updating it.

That said, thank you for edits but I would really like to have an opportunity to contribute to the article. - Letsbefiends (talk) 02:30, 12 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I will pause my edits for a few hours. After that, if you want a little peace, I suggest you add {{undersonstruction}} on top of the article while you are actively editing. WWGB (talk) 02:37, 12 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you - I appreciate it. - Letsbefiends (talk) 02:42, 12 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Anka Lambreva

This page you prodded for deletion appears likely to be a hoax as Harriet Quimby appears to be the "first woman in the world to fly a plane over the English Channel", not Lambreva. 220 of Borg 10:00, 21 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

WP:NPA

Please read it. Next time, you'll be at ANI. Thanks. Lugnuts Dick Laurent is dead 11:24, 26 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

WTH are you on about? It is shorthand for adding the title that you constantly omit. WWGB (talk) 11:29, 26 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Of course it is! Nice try. Lugnuts Dick Laurent is dead 11:33, 26 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Stop icon You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you make personal attacks on other people, as you did at Deaths in June 2013. Comment on content, not on fellow editors.— Preceding unsigned comment added by [[User:User:Lugnuts|User:Lugnuts]] ([[User talk:User:Lugnuts|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/User:Lugnuts|contribs]])

Yeah, right. So sensitive but you can write condescending crap like [6] and [7], which is solely intended to demean other, more conscientious editors. Shame on you. I know you can write a correct reference, I have seen you do it in cricket biographies. You are apparently too lazy, arrogant or unco-operative to do it properly in other places. How about losing the chip on your shoulder and trying instead to work collaboratively? WWGB (talk) 01:14, 4 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
You clearly have WP:OWN issues, so keep up the crying act. You can thank me later for adding all the missing people to your lists. Lugnuts Dick Laurent is dead 09:10, 4 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
KMA, Stungul [8] [9]. WWGB (talk) 11:26, 4 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I have no idea what that means, but it's probably another lame personal attack from yourself. Shame you can't converse like an adult. Lugnuts Dick Laurent is dead 12:15, 4 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Meow. WWGB (talk) 12:21, 4 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

"Correct title of an article I hope is deleted"

Thanks for that unhelpful and unconstructive edit summary. I have moved to mainspace, please feel free to try and get it deleted. AusLondonder (talk) 06:38, 17 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Murder of Sheree Beasley 25th anniversary

The 25th anniversary of the Murder of Sheree Beasley is less than two weeks away. The Herald Sun has said it will devote extensive coverage and The Age is expected to follow suit. I'm looking for someone to give Beasley's wikipedia article some love and care. Can you be that person?

Evidence for Jakarta Intercultural School

Hi! About this edit

The school is jointly sponsored by the Australian Embassy and other embassies. I also included schools that are/were sponsored by Australian embassies.

BTW International School of Beijing was jointly sponsored by the Australian embassy (among others) WhisperToMe (talk) 17:14, 20 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Overseen by Australian embassy is quite different to being an Australian international school. Aust schools teach the Aust curriculum. JIS does not. WWGB (talk) 22:07, 20 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
One other thing twas that the Beijing School was partly formed by a merger by the American Embassy School and the Australian and other embassy schools too, so at one time the Australians did have a school directly operated by their embassy. I am not sure what the name of that school was... WhisperToMe (talk) 08:24, 21 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Sizwe Mashinini

Hello WWGB, I have nominated Sizwe Mashinini for speedy deletion per WP:A7. I recommend you use speedy deletion tag next time since this article was recently created. Your tag is still on the article, so I recommend you add again if speedy deletion fails which I'm very confident it won't. Thank You & Happy Editing! — JudeccaXIII (talk) 23:20, 20 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Mr. Slice

It does sound a bit weird, but this paper won twelve Pulitzers. InedibleHulk (talk) 10:54, July 5, 2016 (UTC)

ANI Notice

Information icon There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. RickinBaltimore (talk) 14:03, 8 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Fired vs Shot

Re: this, I'm not sure there's any objective way in which "shot" is the "correct term". And at any rate it is stylistically awkward as "shot" is used already in the prior sentence. TimothyJosephWood 22:39, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

NM. I just noticed the absence of "of". TimothyJosephWood 22:40, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
When a door is locked and you use a bullet to open it, you are said to "shoot out" the door. That is absolutely correct WWGB (talk) 22:45, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah. I actually put the wording in. For some reason my brain saw "out of the door". TimothyJosephWood 23:48, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

FYI

Peter Johnson is not listed at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Johnson. Dont assume that a search was not done. You know what happens when you assume...

But really- thanks for the follow up.Sunnydoo (talk) 23:49, 13 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

plusieurs fois

Hello. You used the word dubious in your edit summary, but did you check the source? There is no debate about what was in the interview. In my English translationof plusieurs fois I would now prefer "repeatedly", i.e. the adverb rather than the adjective. In French there is no difference. The sources for the article are the Nice-Matin video of the interview.[10] which is contained at the end of the cited text article[11] entitled VIDEO. "On a entendu plusieurs fois Allah akbar", les témoins racontent après l'attentat de Nice. In my translation that reads "We heard Allahu akbar repeatedly" or "many times".

There is a written transcript of selected parts of each interview.

For the eyewitness in question, Nice-Matin write: Pépé était chez lui, sur son balcon, lorsque le camion a percuté les corps sur la promenade des anglais. "On a entendu plusieurs fois Allahu akbar, trois fois", détaille-t-il. J'ai vu qu'il prenait le volant à droite, à gauche, dans tous les sens, pour viser un maximum de visite. C'était horrible, il y a avait des enfants par terre, en morceaux, des femmes, des personnes âgées... Ce n'est pas évident, ni à vivre, ni à raconter".

So he said, "We heard repeatedly Allahu akabar, three times. I saw that he was taking the curb on the right, on the left, every direction, aiming at a maximum number. It was terrible, there were children on the ground, in pieces, women, old people ... this is something that is not easy either to live through or remember."

He didn't use the word shout ("cri") but the French use that when referring to this interview on the French wikipedia and in the press. This is exactly the same citation that appears in the article. That is why I used the word "plusieurs fois" in my edit summary. Unsurprisingly the French article is far better than ours. Mathsci (talk) 07:43, 19 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Alan Jones

Alan Jones Woolworths donation was stated below, but I realised that was made by the representative Simon, not WW. And yes, the radio companies have stations, not channels, my English... ※ Sobreira ◣◥ (parlez) 01:47, 31 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Deaths in July 2016

If no one does the changeover within 12 hours, I'll do it at that time. I'm not on a big screen till then. — Wyliepedia 02:12, 7 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@CAWylie: Thanks Wylie, I was just moving the Talk since it is easy to do, and the main talk page was looking quite cluttered. I'm happy to leave the archiving of names to you as you always get it done very efficiently. Cheers! WWGB (talk) 02:23, 7 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]
@WWGB:  Done! — Wyliepedia 05:40, 7 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Diet promoters

See "He is currently co-director of Sugar-free Smiles, an organisation raising awareness of the health impacts of high sugar diets and advocating for the introduction of a tax on sugar-sweetened beverages.[6]"

I think it is in the article that he is a diet promoter.[12] This source might be helpful. Thanks for your consideration. QuackGuru (talk) 02:10, 15 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

NPP

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WP:VPP discussion about terrorism

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I have unreviewed a page you curated

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Bare URLs

Hi WWGB, thank you so much a lot for not putting back that deletion template & spending your time removing those bare URLs that I have made! :)

My sincere apology if I may sound a bit agitated yesterday as I was barely trying my best to defend myself after how shock (and horrified) I was seeing that proposed removal template. I have to give my credits to Arjayay for taking his time to explain the rationale behind his removal of that reddish template and he have also told me. Since I do not have much experiences with Wikipedia editing, please excuse and forgive me for any of the silly mistakes that I have made so far. Arjayay have told me to create an article using my sandbox (which I've never used before) and only upload it onto a new page when I'm about 40 = 50% completed. The addition of improper references are unintentional, as I do not wish to give a poor impression to other editors that I am heavily relying on primary sources (and not secondary and tertiary sources); which is totally not true. Arjayay told me that it can be very troublesome & inconvenient to other editors for removing improper references as it can be a big headache and annoyance to them.

Once again, sorry for any misunderstanding that we had yesterday and I cannot be more grateful enough that you have respected my rationales just like how much I respect you for your opinion even if I can't agree with you. I have asked Arjayay more about the excessive referenced I've made & he will explain to me soon. Have a nice day & thank you so much once again; God bless you! :-)

Revert

I see you're still being disruptive and offer no real rationale to revert a sourced addition. ANI is calling your name. Lugnuts Dick Laurent is dead 12:41, 17 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Once a fwit, always a fwit! WWGB (talk) 12:42, 17 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Can you explain that thinly-veiled personal attack? I have no idea what you're talking about.Lugnuts Dick Laurent is dead 12:44, 17 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Of course you don't! 'Nough said! WWGB (talk) 12:45, 17 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
No, I don't. Please explain what that means. Lugnuts Dick Laurent is dead 12:53, 17 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Alright, it's fixed. Reverted a sourced addition is not clever, nor is resorting to personal attacks. There is no obligation to follow any particular format, the reliably sourced addition was easily converted to the format "required" on that page, better to do that than to remove it altogether. The Rambling Man (talk) 12:46, 17 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

[13] 58.111.120.18 (talk) 17:20, 24 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Singersinger

What, you never heard of those? Haha. — Wyliepedia 02:28, 14 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Whoops

Heyo! Just wanted to point out that you readded vandalism on this revert. No big thing, just figured I'd mention it. Cheers! =) Tony Fox (arf!) 17:25, 6 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Tony Fox: Sorry about that! It was totally unintentional. Put it down to my fat fingers accidentally hitting rollback on my tiny iPhone screen. WWGB (talk) 23:13, 6 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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LaMia 2933 notability

I had added this text with two references that state that the co-pilot was "well-known" or "famous", but you removed the text stating it lacked notability:

  • Sisy Arias was reported to be well-known as a model in her native Colombia;[1] she had recently switched careers and served as the first officer of her first commercial flight[2]

Can you tell me whether your reasoning is due to the lack of her notability only in the United States? Does her notability in Colombia not matter? Thank you. --73.93.140.158 (talk) 05:06, 18 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ "Tributes to co-pilot and model Sisy Arias killed in Colombia plane crash". 1 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Tragic video shot inside plane just hours before crash reveals hope and pride from those on board". 2 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
Let's keep this discussion in one place and keep it on your talk page; my IP address will most likely change after my next reboot. Thank you. --73.93.140.158 (talk) 05:56, 18 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
This section, and my reply, transferred to Talk:LaMia Flight 2933#Co-pilot notability. WWGB (talk) 07:45, 18 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Redirect performed by you

It is right! You keep creating more and more page names for the same article. Do you know what you are doing? WWGB (talk) 07:01, 25 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

December 2016

Information icon Hi, and thank you for your contributions to Wikipedia. It appears that you tried to give 2016_Russian_Defence_Ministry_Tupolev_Tu-154_crash a different title by copying its content and pasting either the same content, or an edited version of it, into another page with a different name. This is known as a "cut-and-paste move", and it is undesirable because it splits the page history, which is legally required for attribution. Instead, the software used by Wikipedia has a feature that allows pages to be moved to a new title together with their edit history.

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@TParis: What I find to be "reprehensible" is the use of such a pejorative term by a so-called "admin" against another editor. You had neither the decency nor the common sense to seek my input or appraise yourself of all the facts before launching into a personal attack. So much for "Tis the season of goodwill to all men". More like a kangaroo court. Shame on you. WWGB (talk) 00:52, 27 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
It is copyrighted. Attribute the author just like you'd expect someone to attribute your work.--v/r - TP 01:02, 27 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
WWGB, for someone so concerned about process and sourcing, the very fact you added copyrightable material in that manner is very curious. - 1.144.96.155 (talk) 21:30, 12 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]


Hillel Oscar was a notable enough umpire in cricket, I have articles from around the world proving it. In case you are looking for any validity. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dont belittle245 (talk • contribs) 06:34, 30 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Happy New Year, WWGB!

Happy New Year!

WWGB,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
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   Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year fireworks}} to user talk pages.

Toni Prijon

Oops. Thanks for that. My bad. Ref (chew)(do) 21:31, 2 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

RE Richard Machowicz

Hey, Happy New Year. Came across this. Is it of any value re article updating IYHO? Yours Quis separabit? 07:15, 3 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Deaths in January 2017

Heads up this edit https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Deaths_in_January_2017&oldid=759113390 - checking with you whether this is consensual or not. Requested by an editor at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:PermanentLink/759091113. Thanks. Ref (chew)(do) 08:59, 9 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Refsworldlee:. Wow! Thanks for your prompt intervention. Editors getting involved in a project they do not fully understand, could have been a disaster. Regards, WWGB (talk) 09:19, 9 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
The relevant admin got "whacked" and asked to revert. Thankfully, he did. Have also been trying to get a longer protection with another admin who protected 'our' page until the end of January. Best wishes. Ref (chew)(do) 10:03, 9 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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2017 Melbourne car attack

Hi, WWGB. It seems relevant to include references to the Perpetrator's alleged heavy Methamphetamine dependence in the article. You've removed the quote from the unidentified "close friend"; can you think of a better way to include that information in the article? — JEREMY 04:30, 25 January 2017 (UTC) (On reflection, the Police quote re. illicit drug use is probably sufficient.)[reply]

Also, you've reverted my capitalisation correction twice now, apparently preferring the inaccurate quote in the Daily Mail to the photographic reproduction of the primary source which they include in their article. This is a minor issue, but imho the inaccurate quotation may bias readers' conclusions about the Perpetrator. Can you help me to understand your thinking here? — JEREMY 04:35, 25 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

:At the risk of appearing a bit obsessive (aren't we all? :) I note your edit comment re. the removal of the friend's quote is "not in source given". There are actually two separate Daily Mail articles used in constructing this section; you removed the reference to one which included that quote when you removed the line about the Perpetrator's ice usage. Would you object to restoring both quotes if the two references were included together at the end of the relevant section? — JEREMY 04:42, 25 January 2017 (UTC) (On reflection, restoring the quote is probably lending undue weight.)[reply]

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Dailymail

Dailymail is not a reliable source. I added another source and neutralized the section. Ferakp (talk) 05:01, 30 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

He also claimed to be a follower of Yazdanism, which I have re-added. I note your editing history on that topic. WWGB (talk) 07:32, 30 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Dailymail is not a reliable source. Yazidism has nothing to do with Islam so think twice how can someone be Islamic and Yazidi.. Ferakp (talk) 10:00, 30 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

New Page Review - newsletter No.2

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A HUGE backlog

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Hitting 17,000 soon

The backlog is still steadily growing at a rate of 150 a day or 4,650 a month. Only 20 reviews a day by each reviewer over the next few days would bring the backlog down to a managable level and the daily input can then be processed by each reviewer doing only 2 or 3 reviews a day - that's about 5 minutes work!
It didn't work in time to relax for the Xmas/New Year holidays. Let's see if we can achieve our goal before Easter, otherwise by Thanksgiving it will be closer to 70,000.

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2017 Westminster attack

Hello. You [reverted] my edit of 2017 Westminster attack with an obscure comment of "read the hidden message". There was a hidden message - <!-- Per MOS:BOLDTITLE and WP:SBE, neither the article's title nor related text appears in bold.--> which had prompted me to make the edit in the first place. What had I done wrong to cause you to revert my edit? Bazza (talk) 09:42, 24 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

You re-wrote a contrived lead just to include and bold the article title, when this is against MOS:BOLDAVOID. The "hidden message" advised editors not to do this. Regards, WWGB (talk) 00:54, 25 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Not really contrived, just recast (as other similar articles have been in the past). The "hidden message" was ambiguous and could be interpreted as either a statement of advice (as, reading your comment above, it seems to be in this case) or (as I read it) inviting an edit to provide some required bold text which is not present. There's no mention of MOS:BOLDAVOID which might have made things clearer. Bazza (talk) 16:44, 27 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Latest additions in Honor killing

Initially, I want to post a notice at WT:WikiProject Death, but it seems less active. Then I saw your username at the WP:WikiProject Death/Participants. Therefore, I want to also ask you about recent additions made. I already notified at WT:WikiProject Islam ([14]). One question: are the recent additions good? --George Ho (talk) 08:08, 30 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Billy Hails, Deaths in 2017

OK. Sorry for the confusion, and I'm really not being obtuse about this. How about the edit I just made - hopefully that will make it clearer, while still retaining the popular colloquialism for a player in Britain? When supported by the following link to Peterborough United FC, I think it's clear enough to most people then. Thanks for pointing out my contextual error in good faith. Ref (chew)(do) 12:10, 1 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hey

Hey, why are you changing my edits back? I've been talking about the problem with the nsw parliament page here. --122.108.141.214 (talk) 07:25, 8 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@122.108.141.214: Sorry, I did not realise that {{404}} was an alternative to {{dead link}}, my apologies. WWGB (talk) 07:37, 8 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry I missed this, ping doesn't work for people without accounts. Thanks for fixing it. --122.108.141.214 (talk) 09:21, 8 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Sock puppet

Can you tell us if you edit under any account other than this one? I note your sole activity is reverting changes, participating in deletion discussions and removing material that you believe isn't sourced correctly. It seems unlikely an account with the name "wrong way, go back" has been created for any other purpose and it's fairly likely you are a sock puppet to another account. Please advise. - 1.144.96.155 (talk) 21:27, 12 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

You pathetic little anonymous troll, your mindless rant is unworthy of a response and is treated with the contempt that it deserves. Go and get a Wikipedia account (and a life). Kma, WWGB (talk) 00:40, 13 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Young musical families

Hi there. Please do state your preference at Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2017_April_17#Young_musical_families. I'm trying to find the best way to disambiguate these categories. thanks, Shawn in Montreal (talk) 17:25, 17 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Soviet Union/Czechoslovakia/Yugoslavia/Saarland etc

Now these not exist, and normally we wrote Czech or Slovakian, depend of their nationality and František Brůna wasn't Slovakian. And in brackets indicates which team he played. In this case - a Czech who played for Czechoslovakia national team. Something similar, f.e., with Herbert Martin, who in Deaths in September 2016 is marked as German fotballer, not Saarland (but never played for German). The same history with former Yugoslavia: their former representatives inscripted as Serbians, Croatians etc. --Noel baran (talk) 12:04, 25 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Alan Kurdi

I added information on the use of a picture of Alan Kurdi in Finnish commemorative coinage. First with a link to the decree passed by the Finnish Ministry of Finance and then to an English language news article on the subject, published by the Finnish Broadcasting Company. I am a new user, so could you clarify me what I am doing wrong? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 159.92.228.212 (talk) 11:04, 26 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I did not see the English source. I have now reverted myself. WWGB (talk) 11:28, 26 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:2017_shooting_of_Paris_police_officers#English_sources

Hi, just a reminder that an explanation of what you meant by "personal persuasions" in reference to a fellow editor, is still needed. I would not have raised it, but I see you are still actively editing the article. Thanks --Fæ (talk) 12:59, 26 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Orphaned non-free image File:MadMelBeatles.jpg

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Apology

@GSK:, @Elephantpink: as this applies to you as well. I'm reading through my edit summaries and talk page posts and I've yet again became unnecessarily aggressive and needlessly dickish in my comments. Seeking to verify this as well as combating people telling me I'm full of shit because the Mediamass site (which is a gossip site that posts daily articles similar to that hoax article that simply just update the date so it's looks new) said it was a hoax. No excuse, you two didn't say that to me, you did not deserve the frustration I felt towards it. I'm personally starting to feel like I'm full of shit because at years start I told myself I was going to drop the combative edit style I had taken on throughout the years but yet I still do it. Civil discourse is a two way street and if I want a civil discussion I have to give it back. So I'm sorry for being a right asshole. Rusted AutoParts 03:08, 15 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

why are you hounding me???

BernardZ (talk) 07:17, 18 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@BernardZ: What the hell are you talking about? Examples please. WWGB (talk) 11:41, 18 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Shorten is not direcvtly involved whereas Turnbull as prime minister is. If we follow your logic every Australian should be mentioned. BernardZ (talk)
@BernardZ: The attached reference states Australian leaders react to the car rampage. It gives equal representation to Turnbull and Shorten. If a reliable source acknowledges both leaders, then we follow the source. If you think that the Leader of the Opposition is just like "every Australian" then you know very little about politics. WWGB (talk) 01:28, 21 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]
Please do not put words in my mouth, I just said that Shorten for wiki purposes is not directly involved. The state premier would be acceptable.
Also why did you take out the section about the perpetrators motives? BernardZ (talk) 14:24, 22 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Rigby murder - Manchester Arena article

You just rolled back the Rigby murder link stating that that there was no connection between the events, so I can only assume you missed my comment on my earlier edit? The connection is the date - feel free to discuss on article talk page if you'd like to talk about the substance of this point, otherwise I will reinsert the link soon. The anniversary link has been made on broadcast media, but I can't find a linkable source to actually state it in the article yet. Matt's talk 04:39, 23 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@M.R.Forrester: Please gain consensus before re-adding. There is nothing to suggest the dates are anything more than a coincidence. WWGB (talk) 04:41, 23 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]
I have opened a discussion on article talk page. Matt's talk 05:09, 23 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Hey What's up. I just added one source on the page Li Bulou. I am trying to find more. Good day.----Minimizing Studio (talk) 02:07, 28 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

User talk:Jayden Turner

Prolific, isn't he.Dlohcierekim (talk) 07:38, 28 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Reverted edits

Hi i change back the edits I made because there was a mistake it the page and needed to change it back. Hope u will understand. Chanels4ever (talk) 02:24, 9 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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