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I saw that Sang de boeuf glaze had made it to the main page today as a DYK, and was admittedly somewhat confused, as I thought "Why'd they name a page after 'ol Wikipedia user Sangdeboeuf?" Regardless, made me chuckle and think of you :) I think it would be very fitting if you were to help take it to GA status... Captain Eek ^{Edits Ho Cap'n!}⚓ 18:02, 13 September 2019 (UTC)Reply[reply]

LOL. —Sangdeboeuf (talk) 21:42, 13 September 2019 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi! Thanks for your valuable contributions so far. Would you mind commenting on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Base58? Everyone would appreciate it.

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Thanks, but I haven't contributed to that article at all. My last edit to cryptocurrency-related articles was over nine months ago. Please take a minute to review Wikpedia's policy on canvassing. —Sangdeboeuf (talk) 20:55, 1 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello, I have received the policy as you requested, and I cannot fathom how you could think I am in violation of said policy. The comments are neutrally formulated (not coercing you into taking any particular stance), and I write you because you have previously commented on these matters, which is an expression of interest. See User_talk:Guy_Macon. --Ysangkok (talk) 15:34, 2 July 2020 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Thanks for the notification of the woke article. Espngeek (talk) 00:25, 2 April 2021 (UTC)Reply[reply]

How can anybody say that saying that melanin people are superior than the white race as racism when melanin people have been hearing that same notion from white people all our lives. We as melanin people are very special beings and scientists have also acknowledged that without a doubt and have been puzzled trying to figure out our DNA going back so long ago so having a opinion is your right but let's speak facts and science our DNA is very different and our genes are very special in all aspects without a doubt there is something special about us and scientists and the government knows this and bee trying to study us to try to figure us out and that's why history is a lie and everything that everyone has been taught in school is all a lie and finally the truth is starting to come out about how superior we are just think about it why is every Egyptian statue nose have bee tampered with or most of the statues have been reconstructed claiming because of damage smh yea ok so not true we have been around as kings and queens from the beginning and all of the deities and God's look like no other but us beautiful in every shade shape and height so please wipe all what you have learned and do your research the correct way and you will see us In another light ASE' Tamekab1234 (talk) 21:44, 11 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I do not understand your stance on John McWhorter and why you believe his criticism of the book should be excluded from the page. You cited that he is not an expert in the field; which field? He has taught classes and lectured on the topic of race at Columbia University and based his critisims on that subject. You called two of the sources in my edit "propaganda;" to me this accusation is both unfounded and unfalsifiable, but I would like to hear what you were trying to say. Sorry for being so horribly blunt. Pernicious.Editor (talk) 00:22, 16 January 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Is Jezebel considered a "quality source" for a reference for mentioning "The 21 Convention" in the Manosphere article? Curious. Thank you. Related: Jezebel article Chicago Smooth (talk) Chicago Smooth (talk) 22:43, 25 September 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Doubtful; see WP:JEZEBEL. --Sangdeboeuf (talk) 03:12, 29 September 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Regarding this edit summary. How is "meaning that the Player Queen's protestations of love and fidelity are too excessive to be believed" ironic? Kire1975 (talk) 11:44, 16 November 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The cited source says so: "an observation, ironically spoken by Gertrude, on the overacting of the grieving Player Queen in the play-within-the-play in Hamlet". If you doubt the source's reliability, feel free to take it to the talk page. --Sangdeboeuf (talk) 11:50, 16 November 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

That source doesn't say "meaning that the Player Queen's protestations of love and fidelity are too excessive to be believed". Even if it did, that's a literal not ironic definition. Alanis Morrisette said rain on your wedding day is ironic. It doesn't make it so. Kire1975 (talk) 12:18, 16 November 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Fine. Ignore my previous comment. We still go by what RSes say, and this one says the usage is ironic. --Sangdeboeuf (talk) 12:22, 16 November 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

This one says it's ironic, but it doesn't clarify why it's ironic. It's a WP:REDFLAG, at best: Any exceptional claim requires multiple high-quality sources. Kire1975 (talk) 12:40, 16 November 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Same with MOS: NOPIPE and MOS: SURNAME, which I didn't realize you also created. — ^Clyde!_Franklin! 22:17, 26 November 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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I noticed that you removed the date of birth identified by the subject at Adriana Chechik. Per WP:TWITTER, it is acceptable to use a tweet by the article subject for unextraordinary facts, for which a birth date certainly qualifies. In this case, the subject's claimed date of birth is consistent with the age of the subject reported in various reliable sources stating her age. Please restore this information and citation. Cheers! BD2412 T 23:13, 30 November 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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This is nonsensical revert. A page about antifeminism has to cite content about antifeminism. "A Voice for Men" is an antifeminist site. Was it not relevant, it wouldn't have its own article. The removal of "Who Stole Feminism?" is even worse because it's a book written by a feminist (Christina Hoff Sommers), i.e. it's not even entirely anti-feminist per se but a critique to the excesses commited by one branch of feminism. The Red Pill is a documentary about men's issues that feminists claim that do not exist: as mentioned in the Antifeminism article, antifeminists do think that feminists indeed ignore men's issues and claim that men only have "privileges".

The cherry of the cake is that I sorted those references in alphabetical order, but your revert also undid this.►Sampayu 04:50, 14 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The sources you linked to are antifeminist propaganda, not content about antifeminism. Who Stole Feminism? has been heavily critiqued for decades in this regard. As Beyond My Ken stated to you at Talk:Feminazi, your declared stance as an "antifeminist" makes your own edits appear WP:TENDENTIOUS. Wikipedia is not a WP:SOAPBOX for you to disseminate your personal opinions from. —Sangdeboeuf (talk) 05:23, 14 December 2022 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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As has been pointed out, the social media segment of Alejandra Canadellos page has already been discussed two times so far, and neither time has there been a clear consensus reached on removing that info. The same excuses don’t hold water and it’s blatantly obvious now that it’s partisan left wing supporters of hers simply trying to remove any and all negative info, essentially turning her page into an endorsement of her.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Neutral_point_of_view Digital Herodotus (talk) 12:52, 11 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

You're wrong about what consensus is required; see WP:ONUS. Personal attacks may work on 4chan and Reddit, but they won't help you here. —Sangdeboeuf (talk) 13:17, 11 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I thought the same thing when I saw the edits. Thanks for your action. Magnolia677 (talk) 23:53, 12 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

It is known and it is not debated that Nina Hartley is a feminist. There are countless sources on her role in the feminist sex wars and she is listed in an article about sex positive feminism and her book sales have probably made more money than your yearly salary several times over. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Moderateasneeded (talk • contribs) 00:20, 13 January 2023 (UTC) I don't watch porn and the first time I heard about Nina Hartley was in college when I was required to read her content. I still don't watch porn so I only know about her from her public appearances, talks and the book she has written. We know she is a porn star but she is more than that when you compare her to other people in the industry with respect to her other publicly know life interest. I don't know why you are so passionate about this lol... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Moderateasneeded (talk • contribs) 00:26, 13 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

What is known is beside the point; Wikipedia requires independent, reliable sources. A person's income or life interest(s) are not inherently noteworthy or WP:DUE. What are the countless sources on her role in the feminist sex wars (lol)? —Sangdeboeuf (talk) 02:06, 13 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Can’t do it tonight but I think it’s ANI time. I may do it tomorrow. I’d block but am involved. Doug Weller talk 18:46, 23 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Already there. They took HandThatFeeds to ANI. Doug Weller talk 20:19, 23 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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I cited Tory Lane's social media account. Why do you claim that's a poor source? Also, please view my revert/edit summary on Jenna Haze article. IPIPIPIP (talk) 05:08, 29 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

A tweet by the subject saying "happy birthday 2 me" is not sufficient to establish the birth date of a living person. Different sources should not be combined to extrapolate the date of birth. This would be original research. Thank you. —Sangdeboeuf (talk) 05:09, 29 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Notability is different than verifiability -- not all verifiable info needs to be included per WP:ONUS. If the subject is borderline notable, it's fine to just list the birth year. —Sangdeboeuf (talk) 05:16, 29 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Regarding Jenna Haze, the difference between notability and verifiablity is noted. And the basis for you disputing the inclusion of her full DOB is per borderline notability despite the citation itself literally being the subject themselves publicly disclosing that info. It's not merely an isolated third-party source independent of the subject whereby it can possibly be inferred that the subject may object to the inclusion of the info and therefore we need to consider supposedly "erring on the side of caution." If no other justification exists to dispute its inclusion, have I not met the onus? IPIPIPIP (talk) 05:30, 29 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

As I already stated, notability is different than verifiability. If the subject is borderline notable as determined by coverage in independent reliable sources, it's fine to just list the birth year. —Sangdeboeuf (talk) 05:33, 29 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Yes, it's fine to just list the birth year in order to err on the side of caution in case the borderline notable person objects to its inclusion. This is clearly not the case here with Jenna Haze since the citation itself IS her publicaly disclosing that information. If you still object, I suggest we solicit third-party opinions from other editors on the article talkpage or elsewhere in order to reach a consensus. IPIPIPIP (talk) 05:50, 29 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The information may be verifiable, but the person is borderline notable. Notability applies to the subject themselves, not just a given piece of information. Once again, if the subject is borderline notable as determined by coverage in independent reliable sources, it's fine to just list the birth year, whether they object or not. See WP:BLPPRIVACY. —Sangdeboeuf (talk) 05:54, 29 January 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I learned something new today. Thanks! - UtherSRG (talk) 12:54, 19 April 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi, I am a new user and hope it is ok to reach out here to ask about a recent action you took.

You marked a link on the Pearl Mackie page as "Unfit" (it was for the Gay Times article, currently ref. 19)

I was reading about unfit urls, but I find it a bit confusing. Would you mind explaining why it was used here? I'd like to know when to use it myself.

Thanks in advance for your help!

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@QuiteBearish: the current version of the Gay Times article doesn't list the date of publication. If we're going to have the date in a footnote, then I don't think we should use this as the primary link. Marking the URL status as "unfit" hides the link so that readers are sent to the archived version with the date. —Sangdeboeuf (talk) 00:53, 15 May 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Hello, following your idea on creating an article for the discrimination against men, I've started working on a draft. Please would you review it or provide feedbacks? The article is Draft:Discrimination against men. Thanks! Panamitsu (talk) 04:27, 19 August 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

As requested I added the citations you men requested in reference to Nina Hartley and her many connections with Feminism. I understand while the world would agree she is a feminist and that title is only given to a select few women of extreme prominence it is a known fact she is a minor figure in the sex positive movement. She has been a minor figure in the sex positive movement for years and also is a major sex-work activist which naturally is seen as a feminist issue. I don't know where we draw the line between dialogue and patriarchal intellectual hegemony on with respect to this page. Please help me understand more and teach me please. Torah mishna (talk) 12:00, 3 October 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Hi, Sangdeboeuf,

We are both members of a probably smallish club of users that are comfortable creating CITEREF-based wikilinks; I've seen your work at various articles, including complex examples such as the "power-user" one at Talk:Toxic masculinity involving a citation from a specific version of an article, and many more. I've often thought it was tedious putting these links together and there had to be a better way. They're probably second nature to you now, but I bet you remember the initial learning curve. Plus, once you have them, they look mysterious in the wikicode to the average editor. At the same time, there ought to be an easier on-ramp for other editors who feel comfortable enough using ((sfn)), but are too scared off by the intricacies of CITEREF to create links of that nature.

I finally decided to do something about it, and the result is ((sfnlink)) (alias: citelink). Here's one example; this code, adapted from a Talk page comment of yours at Talk:Rebecca Watson, and recast to use ((sfnlink)), will look familiar:

• Sources such as ((sfnlink|LeDrew|2016|p=198|rev=990826574))) and ((sfnlink|Meagher|2018|p=101|rev=990826574)) do suggest the reaction was overblown ⟶ Sources such as LeDrew (2016) p. 198) and Meagher (2018) p. 101 do suggest the reaction was overblown

Sfnlink is configurable in several ways beyond this; you can find details at the template. I haven't advertised it yet, and I've come to a stopping point in development, so I thought I'd ask for your feedback before I do. Let me know what you think. Cheers, Mathglot (talk) 10:00, 20 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Looks great, thanks! I discovered WP:CITEREF anchors by just copying and pasting from the address bar of the article. The template looks much more logical and streamlined. I like the different options for linking to a named page as well as a numbered revision. What happens if neither the revision nor article are specified? —Sangdeboeuf (talk) 21:38, 24 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I did too, and started to reverse-engineer it, like you obviously did, too. Params rev and article are optional, and when neither is specified, it creates a link to the same page as the template (like sfn or harv). If you add the template to a mainspace article, it tries to link the full citation, hopefully found in "References" (or "Works cited", etc.); if the template is on a Talk page, it'll look for something resolved by a ((reflist-talk)) on the Talk page. For the link-to-same-page case, template ((harv)) is an almost equivalent option, although you can't change the link text in that one. Feel free to adjust the doc, if you think this needs to be clearer, or I could.

By the way, I did a bit of research before I started, and afaict, you're one of the major power users of #CITEREF, at least recently, assuming advanced search gives unbiased results. I'm hoping this template will make it easier for the power users, and make it possible for casual users where previously it was out of reach for them.

One other thing; I've been considering a change of name; feel free to opine at Template talk:Sfnlink#Title about that (or anything else). Cheers, Mathglot (talk) 22:40, 24 November 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

@Mathglot: is it possible to suppress the parentheses around the date for Harvard-style referencing on talk pages etc.? —Sangdeboeuf (talk) 22:32, 1 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Not currently, but that would be an easy change. I'm trying to think of the best way to handle it to keep it simple for users who like it one way, or the other. Maybe a new sfnlink param |nb=yes would suppress parentheses, and then we could then easily create a wrapper template ((sfnlinknb)) which would invoke sfnlink with the param, so you could code either ((sfnlink|nb=yes|other params)) or ((sfnlinknb|other params)) and get the same result; how does that sound? So, to make sure I understand: the new output would be exactly as it is now, except no parens, so there would be one space following the name, and YYYY would follow the space; is that right? Mathglot (talk) 23:02, 1 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Pretty much, yes. —Sangdeboeuf (talk) 23:07, 1 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

It's in the sandbox, but untested and I have to run. If you want, you can try it out by coding ((sfnlink/sandbox|nb=yes|other params...)) and see if it does what you want. (You don't have to put 'yes', you can put 'y', or '1', or 'true', or even 'no' and it will do the same thing.) Lmk if you find anything; also, it might not work at all. Mathglot (talk) 23:25, 1 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Okay, its working live, now: ((sfnlink|Meagher|2018|article=Rebecca Watson|nb=y)) → Meagher 2018. I don't have the wrapper ((sfnlinknb)) yet, but I'll get to it eventually, and in the meantime, it should work with the 'nb' param. The template doc page should answer any questions. Mathglot (talk) 05:36, 2 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I created the wrapper, so you should be able to use ((sfnlinknb)), now, and not have to code |nb=yes anymore. I tagged it as beta until we have sufficient usage of it. In the meantime, please add any bugs or comments to its Talk page. Hope you find it useful! Mathglot (talk) 22:14, 3 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

And to round out this thread, here's a link to ((Remoteref)), which has a function similar to that of ((sfnlink)) of being able to link to any citation with a CITEREF-based anchor, but links it via a numeric superscript tag, just like a regular footnote or ((citeref)) does. Unlike citeref, it works from any page, like this.^[1] This completes my activity with these templates, at least for now. Bug reports, enhancement proposals, and feedback always welcome at Template talk:Sfnlink. Thanks, Mathglot (talk) 02:47, 12 December 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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Is IAFD a reliable/appropriate source with regards to citing how many films a performer has appeared in? IPIPIPIP (talk) 21:43, 1 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

In my opinion, no. IAFD is still user-generated content regardless of whether it's personal info or filmography. At the very least citing user-created databases lend undue weight to such trivia. —Sangdeboeuf (talk) 17:07, 3 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hi Sangdeboeuf, It would be helpful to know which bits you find problematic. There are only one or two sentences that aren't sourced and/or wikilinked. If they are the problem, I will be happy to delete them. Utilisateur19911 (talk) 14:35, 7 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Hello again, I have added a few sources, deleted one sentence of OR, and deleted your OR tag. I will add further/stronger sources as I find them. This is now one of the better WP articles on a subject of this type, so if you still feel the need to tag it, a more detailed explanation would be appreciated. I am looking forward to being done with Uschi. Best, Utilisateur19911 (talk) 17:06, 7 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Although if you want to, see Template:Contentious topics/alert/DS. Confusing at times. Doug Weller talk 12:17, 22 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

Got it, thanks. —Sangdeboeuf (talk) 05:51, 23 January 2024 (UTC)Reply[reply]

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