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Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know that you did something silly.
HAHA. Welcome to Wikipedia. How unfortunate for you to start with fishy business, but c'est la vie mon ami. You should've received a notification and in the talk page enclosed you can find my reply which has the trout reason enclosed. Anyways, here're some useful links to get started:
One, please create a new section when commenting on talk pages. Two, your edit was not relevant to the topic of the article. GrayStormTalkContributions 03:21, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
Amin husain
Hi greystorm- this wiki page has inaccurate information based on an my post article that has no verifiable proof. This is also an investigation in progress. Can you remove claims on antisemitism until proven? Sunkissed2024 (talk) 23:05, 28 January 2024 (UTC)
Thank you! Sunkissed2024 (talk) 23:34, 28 January 2024 (UTC)
You are welcome. I have taken action on the article. You may see my edit summary for more details.GrayStormTalkContributions 23:45, 28 January 2024 (UTC)
Thank you so so much for handling this so quickly. Can I ask if we can also remove the line under criticism claiming that he advocates for violence and is behind the subway attacks? That is also by the NY Post, and is not substantiated to my knowledge. Sunkissed2024 (talk) 15:01, 29 January 2024 (UTC)
I did not remove that. I no longer can remove that, since the article is extended protected not. I dont have the time to make an edit request right now, but if you wanted to you could. You should argue for the removal of the ny post source under WP:NYPOST. GrayStormTalkContributions 15:15, 29 January 2024 (UTC)
ah okay, thanks so much! Sunkissed2024 (talk) 15:40, 29 January 2024 (UTC)
Did you review the text I removed before you reverted my edit? Did you read my edit summaries? 76.14.122.5 (talk) 22:56, 16 February 2024 (UTC)
I'm sorry about that, I am still relatively new to editing using wikitext, and I was using a wikitext based tool to revert that edit. I did not understand your edit summary when read in isolation, but now it makes more sense. I will try to be more careful in the future. GrayStorm(Talk|Contributions) 23:01, 16 February 2024 (UTC)
Thank you for your edit in reverting the unconstructive edit made by editor, 220.235.45.49. I am asking for your opinion on the matter regarding the claimed ‘fraudulent content’ in the section of the Benwell article that details his alleged controversy that was written by a verified source, The Sydney Morning Herald. Essentially, do you think it is an appropriate edit or should it be reverted again? Thank you for your time.
Regards, Carey3146 (talk) 07:47, 2 February 2024 (UTC)
Ok, thanks Carey3146 (talk) 00:49, 3 February 2024 (UTC)
Ahem
"Suspended Adjunct Professor" is NOT an occupation; it reads more like a slur--a BLP violation. Plus, you're citing the Hindustan Times for something in NYC? Drmies (talk) 18:17, 30 January 2024 (UTC)
I was acting in good faith. I acknowledge that I made a mistake and will be more careful making edits in the future. GrayStormTalkContributions 18:50, 30 January 2024 (UTC)
Also, I reverted the edit because it was in violation of WP:NPOV by claiming his suspension was unjust. The sources issue has since been resolved. Also, hiow is "Suspended Adjunct Professor" a slur??? GrayStormTalkContributions 18:53, 30 January 2024 (UTC)
"Suspended" is a bit of a black eye, don't you think? And, eh, is it part of someone's job to be suspended? Drmies (talk) 19:53, 30 January 2024 (UTC)
I don't no what you mean by "a black eye" but i do agree that it is not part of someone's job. However it does seem relevant. Perhaps it could be written as "Adjunct Professor (Suspended)". GrayStormTalkContributions 21:59, 30 January 2024 (UTC)
@Drmies: I am cleaning up my talk page by archiving old discussions. I intentionally did not archive this disscution dispite it being nearly a month old, because of your lack of response to my most recent question in this thread. I also wanted to say that your remarks towards me came off as condescending with how they were phrased. I agree that being suspended isn't part of someones job, but I don't see how it is a slur. I am saying all of the not so ass to attack you, but so that we can get any misunderstanding cleared up. Regards, GrayStorm(Talk|Contributions) 02:39, 28 February 2024 (UTC).
I didn't see there was a response. "Suspended professor" is not something you should put in an infobox for the parameter "profession". Of course it's a black eye: you're saying "he's a professor BUT HE GOT SUSPENDED, haha". That's what I mean with slur, and I think that if this was discussed on BLPN it would not be allowed to stand. Thanks, Drmies (talk) 02:57, 28 February 2024 (UTC)
@Drmies:I'm sorry, but, who is ready reading suspended professor as "THIS GUY GOT SUSPENDED HAHA"? I don't think that many people would think you were mocking someone if you said they were a suspended professor, unless your tone specifically indicated you were making fun of the, which was not the case. If you could elaborate further on how including a fact is a "black eye" (still don't fully understand what you mean by that term) that would be greatly appreciated. Also, I just wanted to make you aware that the word "slur" has a different usage than the way you are using it. Usually, slur refers to a derogatory word used on a minority. Regards GrayStorm(Talk|Contributions) 03:09, 28 February 2024 (UTC).
Sorry, but that's just ridiculous. Your wording indicates that well enough. Please don't lecture me on what this or that word means (and you're wrong: "an insinuation or allegation about someone that is likely to insult them or damage their reputation", which is exactly what you were doing) when you cannot see that "suspended professor" is something completely different from "professor". Oh, when you fix typos in order to ping someone, you should sign again, or the ping doesn't work. Now go ahead and archive this. Drmies (talk) 13:44, 28 February 2024 (UTC)
Wait: you warned a user for "controversial information about a living person"--how was this "controversial"? "Dheu i Bardh" is indeed a neighborhood in Gjilan--is that a bad thing to say? Yes it's unreferenced; no, it does not deserve a BLP-related warning. Drmies (talk) 13:50, 28 February 2024 (UTC)
Rollback granted for 3 months
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I did put a note when I deleted the 2010 census information. I assumed it was understood that it was irrelevant since the 2020 info was on the page and I can't see a reason both census summaries need to be on the wiki page. If a user is interested in previous census information, they can refer to the citations. CLEhobbit (talk) 19:40, 20 February 2024 (UTC)
I reverted your edit because your edit summary did not explain why you removed the content. In the future an edit summary explaining why the content was removed would be helpful, thanks! GrayStorm(Talk|Contributions) 19:44, 20 February 2024 (UTC)
Okay, I understand, thank you! Do you agree it should be removed, or should I put it up for debate in the talk page? CLEhobbit (talk) 19:51, 20 February 2024 (UTC)
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Hello, GrayStorm!
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Terri Schiavo - initial description
Can you put someone look at this page because I'm fairly certain something about "Kaiden eating children" shouldn't be there??? 73.242.107.26 (talk) 21:58, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
I looked at the article, but I don’t see what you’re referring to. it might have already been reverted. GrayStorm(Talk|Contributions) 22:04, 8 March 2024 (UTC)
RFA2024 update: no longer accepting new proposals in phase I
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Proposals 3 and 3b, initiated by Barkeep49 and Usedtobecool, respectively, provide for trials of discussion-only periods at RfA. The first would add three extra discussion-only days to the beginning, while the second would convert the first two days to discussion-only.
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I'm so sorry! I don't know why the notice edit show up for me. Must be technical difficulties on my end. I will revert my edits now. GrayStorm(Talk|Contributions) 05:26, 26 March 2024 (UTC)
No worries. :) skarz (talk) 05:27, 26 March 2024 (UTC)