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14:1214:12, 22 November 2024 diff hist −145 m David Rothman (statistician) →College football rankings: Information presented was unsourced and also non-notable. Removed. current Tag: Visual edit

01:2301:23, 21 November 2024 diff hist +15 m Black Autonomy Network Community Organization →Edward Pinkney: Missing word corrected. Minor rephrasing for clarity. current Tag: Visual edit

03:4103:41, 15 November 2024 diff hist +4 m Joe Francis →Girls Gone Wild: Italicized for formatting correctness and consistency with previous heading. Tag: Visual edit

17:3217:32, 13 November 2024 diff hist +1,733 Talk:Trawniki men →Credibility of Petro Mirchuk's statement: Reply current Tag: Reply
17:0317:03, 13 November 2024 diff hist −1,382 Trawniki men →Creation: Deleted two paragraphs added by DanielLerish in 2019. User is now banned for disruptive editing, typically by using poor-quality sources to further a Ukrainian nationalist agenda. I cross-referenced the first source. It is a partisan primary source that does not even include the quote used. The second paragraph included unreliable sources & original research. The political agenda seems to be to obscure the role of ethnic Ukrainians & Ukrainian nationalists in the Holocaust. Tags: Reverted Visual edit

13:5813:58, 1 November 2024 diff hist +856 Talk:Weaponization of antisemitism →So much opinion: Reply Tag: Reply

16:3516:35, 20 October 2024 diff hist −36 Fawn Hall →Life after the Iran–Contra affair: Rewrote what was a copy-and-paste direct quote from a primary source. Secondary sources are still needed. Tag: Visual edit

18:3018:30, 16 October 2024 diff hist +197 Lori Lightfoot →COVID-19 pandemic: This section was essentially just a list, and the entries didn't seem to be in any type of order (not even chronological). I reordered the latter part into three thematic paragraphs: enforcement of restrictions/public image, proactive measures, and later controversy. I also corrected a few minor mistakes. Some proofreading may be warranted due to the significant reorganization. Tag: Visual edit

16:5916:59, 28 September 2024 diff hist −11 Innocence Project Corrected non-neutral language from what more-or-less amounted to drive-by vandalism. The first sentence addresses the *intended purpose* of the organization, which is to free the wrongly convicted, not those "who claim to be" wrongly convicted. This is akin to saying that poll workers assist people "who claim to be registered voters." Also reduced excessive circumlocution. Updated to reflect that the IP now takes non-DNA cases. Tag: Visual edit
16:3216:32, 28 September 2024 diff hist +741 Friedrich Tiedemann →Viewpoints: Corrected numerous errors in style and grammar, as this article seems to have been a translation (but strangely, not from German). Added some slight context on natural philosophy from German Wikipedia. Expanded discussion on scientific racism. Edited the confusingly worded section on tobacco use and added two citations, as the original was not publicly accessible, so I consulted the primary source and an additional secondary source to verify. Tag: Visual edit

18:0618:06, 14 September 2024 diff hist −729 Innocence Project →Overturned convictions: Removed section on Sheldon Johnson, Jr. due to multiple serious problems. First, Johnson was not represented by the Innocence Project or an IP affiliate, and neither of the cited articles mentions the IP. Second, Johnson's conviction was not overturned; he received clemency. Third, the separate section tended to draw disproportionate attention to a seemingly discrediting, sensational news story that is factually unrelated to the IP (non-neutral/recency bias). Tag: Visual edit

00:2900:29, 16 August 2024 diff hist +292 Pearl Added citation from linked page (better one likely needed). Tag: Visual edit
00:2400:24, 16 August 2024 diff hist +61 m Pearl →From other species: Deleted "incredible" from "incredible luster" to improve encyclopedic tone. Flagged two paragraphs for missing citations. Tag: Visual edit

16:0716:07, 11 July 2024 diff hist −5 m Thallium poisoning →Others: Replaced disfavored transliteration of capital city of Ukraine. Tag: Visual edit

16:1016:10, 2 June 2024 diff hist −504 Half dime Deleted final section. There is no reason for a section about a Canadian denomination to be in an article about United States coinage, and its inclusion is strange and confusing. Also, no sources are cited. Tag: Visual edit

18:1718:17, 29 May 2024 diff hist −13 Ramy (TV series) →Season 1 (2019): spelling mistake Tag: Visual edit

15:0515:05, 26 May 2024 diff hist +5 m Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy →History: Replaced archaic "man" with "human." Tag: Visual edit

14:0514:05, 11 May 2024 diff hist +1 m René Vincent Corrected misspelling. Tag: Visual edit

02:4302:43, 3 May 2024 diff hist +27 m Mario von Bucovich Amended the first sentence to include why the person is relevant. current Tag: Visual edit

19:1319:13, 26 April 2024 diff hist +1,216 Azim Khamisa I added a recent Washington Post article as a secondary-source citation, as well as citations for background information (unfortunately mostly available through primary sources). I also removed non-notable/repetitive sections and claims with missing citations that I couldn't corroborate. I also edited for tone--some sections read like book endorsements to me. Tag: Visual edit
17:4917:49, 26 April 2024 diff hist +1 m Azim Khamisa Missing period. Tag: Visual edit
17:4817:48, 26 April 2024 diff hist −4 m Azim Khamisa Countries are not identified by their continent. One would not write "Mexico, North America" or "the People's Republic of China, Asia." For anyone unfamiliar with Kenya's location, I added a link to the Wikipedia article. Tag: Visual edit

20:2620:26, 20 April 2024 diff hist −61 m Orrm I removed the anachronistic OSA (Order of Saint Augustine) post-nominal. The formal order was founded in 1244, and there's no evidence that Orrm lived past 1200. It seems simpler and less confusing simply to mention that Orrm was an Augustinian canon rather than to imply that he belonged to a specific order. Tag: Visual edit

18:3618:36, 17 April 2024 diff hist +2 m Orrm Italicized title. Tags: Manual revert Visual edit
16:4816:48, 17 April 2024 diff hist +29 m Ormulum Corrected the spelling of Orrm's name in line with the recommendations of Dr. Andrew Cooper, director of the Ormulum Project. Tag: Visual edit
16:4116:41, 17 April 2024 diff hist −4 m Orm Updated spelling and link. current
16:4016:40, 17 April 2024 diff hist +1 m Orm (given name) Spelling correction and updated link. current Tag: Visual edit: Switched
16:3716:37, 17 April 2024 diff hist +70 N Talk:Ormin Walker Elliott moved page Talk:Ormin to Talk:Orrm: Misspelled: In line with accepted spelling conventions for scholarship on Orrm. See: https://www.english.su.se/ormulum/blog/what-is-the-ormulum-called-and-what-was-the-author-s-name-2nd-sept-2022-1.623525 current Tag: New redirect
16:3716:37, 17 April 2024 diff hist 0 m Talk:Orrm Walker Elliott moved page Talk:Ormin to Talk:Orrm: Misspelled: In line with accepted spelling conventions for scholarship on Orrm. See: https://www.english.su.se/ormulum/blog/what-is-the-ormulum-called-and-what-was-the-author-s-name-2nd-sept-2022-1.623525 current
16:3716:37, 17 April 2024 diff hist +65 N Ormin Walker Elliott moved page Ormin to Orrm: Misspelled: In line with accepted spelling conventions for scholarship on Orrm. See: https://www.english.su.se/ormulum/blog/what-is-the-ormulum-called-and-what-was-the-author-s-name-2nd-sept-2022-1.623525 current Tag: New redirect
16:3716:37, 17 April 2024 diff hist 0 m Orrm Walker Elliott moved page Ormin to Orrm: Misspelled: In line with accepted spelling conventions for scholarship on Orrm. See: https://www.english.su.se/ormulum/blog/what-is-the-ormulum-called-and-what-was-the-author-s-name-2nd-sept-2022-1.623525
16:3616:36, 17 April 2024 diff hist +12 Orrm Orrm's most important contribution is his spelling system, which includes doubled consonants after short vowels. He was obsessively consistent about this convention and *very* insistent that any subsequent scribes follow it, so spelling his name with only one R feels wrong. (I have a real soft spot for the little weirdo). I kept the single R in "Ormulum," since it's Latin. Andrew Cooper, a linguist and the director of the Ormulum Project, recommends these spellings. Tags: Reverted Visual edit
16:1116:11, 17 April 2024 diff hist +18 Eight Deer Jaguar Claw Corrected inconsistencies in Mixtec names within article: some were rendered with Arabic numerals, some with spelled numbers. Sobriquet elements (e.g., Jaguar Claw) were in single quotes, double quotes, italics, or simply capitalized. I consulted the cited works and Wikipedia's style guide and determined that spelled numerals and simple caps were appropriate. This conforms to the numeral guidelines (spelled zero to nine, etc.) and will not require moving the article (title is in this format). Tag: Visual edit

17:0117:01, 13 April 2024 diff hist 0 m Ewa Kłobukowska →Personal life: Corrected the outdated transliteration of "Kyiv."

21:3321:33, 12 April 2024 diff hist +1 m Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On →By critics: Corrected missing quotation mark (referenced original source to determine placement).

17:1817:18, 4 April 2024 diff hist −18 m Camel →Textiles: Removed "by whom" tag, since this passive construction describes a general process, not a specific event (the answer to the question would be "by people who use camel hair for textiles.") Changed "are" to "may also be" to better reflect this distinction.

16:5016:50, 3 April 2024 diff hist −2 m 1964–65 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team →Schedule and results: Cobo Arena is in Detroit, not Ann Arbor. I verified (via a Lansing State Journal article) that the game was in fact at Cobo and not UM's then-current on-campus arena, Yost Field House.

20:0620:06, 30 March 2024 diff hist −14 Orrm Undid revision 1216403552 by Walker Elliott (talk) Tags: Undo Reverted
20:0520:05, 30 March 2024 diff hist +14 Orrm Orrm's major contribution was his spelling system, which included doubled consonants after short vowels. He was obsessively consistent about this and *very* insistent that any subsequent scribes follow this convention, so spelling his name with only one R feels kind of weirdly disrespectful to me. (I have a real soft spot for the little weirdo). Even though he uses the spelling "Orrmulum" in English verse, I didn't change that, since the title is Latin. Tag: Reverted

15:3315:33, 29 March 2024 diff hist +12 m Kuperjanov Infantry Battalion →1992–present: English usage.
15:2815:28, 29 March 2024 diff hist −6 m Freikorps →Freikorps identity and ideals: Concision.
15:2215:22, 29 March 2024 diff hist −2 m Freikorps Removed commas (unnecessary and confusing).

17:5717:57, 25 March 2024 diff hist −24 m United States Army beef scandal →The court of inquiry: Concision and grammar.
17:4917:49, 25 March 2024 diff hist −13 m United States Army beef scandal →The scandal: Edited for grammar and tone.
16:4516:45, 25 March 2024 diff hist +41 m Tom Radney Incomplete citation for book citation (no author, which made the second citation unclear).
16:4216:42, 25 March 2024 diff hist +8 m Tom Radney →Career: Incorrect pages cited.
16:4116:41, 25 March 2024 diff hist +168 Tom Radney →Career: Edited confusing language. The apparent death threats were due to Radney's support for Ted Kennedy at the 1968 convention, not John Kennedy, who had been assassinated years earlier.
16:2016:20, 25 March 2024 diff hist −30 Tom Radney →Career: The term "progressive" is anachronistic in this context. Self-labeled "progressive" Democrats in the South before WWII supported eugenics, segregation, etc. The present use describes a equally anachronistic left-wing position. "Liberal" is more period-correct, consistent with Cep (cited reference). Radney describes himself as a "liberal Democrat" in contemporary newspaper quotes.
15:4915:49, 25 March 2024 diff hist −20 Tom Radney Deleted "civil rights pioneer." Describing Radney as a civil rights "pioneer" is non-neutral language It is also inaccurate, confusing, and potentially offensive: in the US context, that term is almost exclusively used for black people who were among the first to surmount an historical segregation barrier (Radney was white). Further, the claim is unsupported: nothing in the body of the text relates to civil rights law or the Civil Rights Movement.

18:3118:31, 21 March 2024 diff hist +19 m 1923–24 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team Clarified that the game against Navy was canceled. This fact is noted in the source cited. current Tag: Visual edit: Switched

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