User talk:Kevinrexheine

October 2013

Golden Boy (TV series)

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It's very important that contributors understand and follow these practices, as policy requires that people who persistently do not must be blocked from editing. If you have any questions about this, you are welcome to leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Episode summaries copied word-for-word from official website at CBS. Logical Fuzz (talk) 11:54, 20 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I don't have the first clue why that didn't occur to me, and I freely admit that I should know better. Thank you for the admonition; I shouldn't make that mistake again. Kevinrexheine (talk) 12:26, 21 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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United States Senate election in Michigan, 2014

The link you gave [1] regarding the United States Senate election in Michigan, 2014 STILL does not support your edit as it requires a subscription to read DESPITE WHAT YOU WROTE. Steelbeard1 (talk) 01:19, 22 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I STILL CANNOT READ THE SUPPORTING ARTICLE AND I AM ABOUT TO REPORT YOU. Steelbeard1 (talk) 01:26, 22 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Notice of Edit warring noticeboard discussion

Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion involving you at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring regarding a possible violation of Wikipedia's policy on edit warring. Thank you. Steelbeard1 (talk) 01:43, 22 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I appreciate your vigilance and diligence, sir. However, the resolution to your complaint, if I read the discussion correctly, is that there is "nothing wrong with using a subscription source" (apparently, Wikipedia has a policy on this), and that this isn't a violation in and of itself. So, if you'd please be so kind as to restore what you undid, I'd greatly appreciate it.Kevinrexheine (talk) 03:28, 22 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I have instead contacted another Michigan politics article editor to act as a mediator, BKonrad. Steelbeard1 (talk) 10:48, 22 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

If you used this URL in the first place [2], it would have saved a lot of pain. Steelbeard1 (talk) 13:18, 22 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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December 2013

United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan, 2014

Regarding your reverting of your reverting of my edit to of the United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan, 2014 there IS a citation at [3] so I followed your comment in reverting your edit. Steelbeard1 (talk) 19:59, 3 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Potential edit war

I see a potential edit war in the Michigan gubernatorial election, 2014 article in which an editor whose editing history indicates he is a Rick Snyder supporter removed text back by citations which state that Snyder is vulnerable. I started discussions in the article's talk page as well as the talk page of the editor in question User talk:2602:304:B0FD:19C0:90AA:941F:B0AF:76CF but he removed my posting calling it uncivil. You can read his talk page's history at [4]. Steelbeard1 (talk) 01:36, 29 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the heads up. I'll check it out, and weigh in if I think it necessary. Kevinrexheine (talk) 13:44, 31 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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January 2014

Use "Democratic" as an adjective

Using the word "Democrat" as an adjective is a slur which MUST BE AVOIDED. The word "Democrat" is used exclusively as a noun when referring to someone who supports or is a member of the Democratic Party. "Democratic" is the word to use as an adjective. Steelbeard1 (talk) 12:24, 9 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Honestly, I've never viewed "Democrat" as a slur. The way I understood it, "democratic" properly refers to a process (such as "democratic elections"), while "democrat" refers to the politicians/supporters/members (as a singular noun) or to the party (as a plural noun). When did it become a slur, and who said so? Kevinrexheine (talk) 13:53, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

See this Wikipedia article. Democrat Party (epithet) Steelbeard1 (talk) 14:27, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Based on a quick skim of the article, it seems that the term is pejorative only because some high-profile democrats and left-leaning media sources say so (but the common citizen really doesn't care). Am I missing something? Kevinrexheine (talk) 14:53, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Read this New Yorker article. [5] Steelbeard1 (talk) 15:56, 10 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, I get why the dems and their liberal allies take offense, and I'll cede that they have a point. But a slur? That assessment, in my opinion, is thin-skinned people looking for an excuse to be offended. The case can be made, legitimately I think, that the demonym Michigander is a slur, based on its pejorative coinage, but I don't know that anyone's actively doing so. In fact, it's considered largely a matter of perception, to the extent that those who take offense at being called "michiganders" are viewed as, well, thin-skinned people looking for an excuse to be offended. Because I do insist on using terms properly, I'll make an effort to get it straight going forward (at least in impartial non-opinion work), but I make no promises when I'm exhausted or overworked. ;-) Kevinrexheine (talk) 01:15, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Got a citation to back up your claim that the term "Michigander" is a slur? It is a common word for someone from Michigan along with Michiganian. [6] Steelbeard1 (talk) 16:13, 13 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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