[personal note from badboyjamie] Thank you for correcting this page for me. badboyjamie talk 20:44, 20 March 2013 (UTC)
OK, Sirlanz. Duly noted. Regards, MUSIKVEREIN (talk) 14:53, 28 December 2014 (UTC)
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Schwede66 21:33, 18 December 2015 (UTC)Hi again Sirlanz. I've reverted your capitalisation of the word "romanisation" where it is not part of a proper name per MOS:CAPS – please let me know if I am mistaken. Secondly, I ask you again to please consider making use of the preview button to avoid making so many numerous consecutive minor edits that unduly clutter and confuse the revision history. Thanks. Citobun (talk) 07:54, 3 January 2016 (UTC)
The user is User:Lmmnhn. He just revert, revert and revert my edits, and is quite rude and ban new edits, e.g. prevent me from listing total seats of district council of HK, retain the misleading elected seats of district council of HK, prevent me from categorizing Hong Kong Localism Power into Category:Liberal parties in Hong Kong, retain the misleading categorization of Hong Kong Localism Power to be Category:Localist parties in Hong Kong, and etc. UU (talk) 15:38, 3 March 2016 (UTC)
(talk page stalker) You've actually invoked Proposed deletion rather than speedy deletion... In any case I think it's better to go to WP:AFD because the corresponding article in zh.wp cites a number of external sources. Deryck C. 11:12, 4 March 2016 (UTC)
If you look in the categories for dick smith retailer, you will find engvar australian, which sort of makes [1] - rather revealing, Australian usage trumps not only us usage but also british.... JarrahTree 03:01, 12 April 2016 (UTC)
In Hong Kong and Macau media, the pro-Beijing camp is just called "建制派", and it is NOT an abbreviation of "親建制派". The Chinese name need NOT be a direct translation of English name. It is offending to include "親建制派" but not "建制派" in this article. 182.239.79.93 (talk) 10:22, 5 July 2016 (UTC)
for your work on the Thirteen Factories, especially finding those cities and then improving the source. Also nice of you to add the Cantonese, although I think we're supposed to use Jyutping as a general rule. (Or is that the same as SL?)
There were a few issues, though, if you're going to be around the Chinese pages for awhile. (And G-d knows we need more work over there...)
1st, just as a general matter, kindly remember that we're trying to make the pages more accessible and helpful, not less. You don't have to add them, but don't remove Wiktionary links for Chinese characters.
On a more personal note, there's no policy whatever that we're supposed to use the ((zh)) template and, although its coder doesn't care, it's broken. There are good arguments to be made that Chinese and Cantonese are different languages; simplified and traditional characters certainly aren't, and neither is pinyin. If there's an article on something (like cohong), WP:MOS-ZH says we should usually just link to it. Where we have to include inline Chinese, I understand ((zh)) is easier to do than my formatting, which is why it's spread despite its problems, but there's no policy requiring you to remove clearer, terser, and (mho) better formatting that already exists. Again, that edit isn't wrong but I hope you understand and can do your bit to (at least) minimizing the use of that broken template.
2nd, pretty much don't ever remove ((anchor)) links. You might not understand why they're there, but someone added them and you're probably needlessly breaking helfpul links.
In this specific case, hoppo (official) isn't written and only exists as a redirect to this article. (That's why the term is bolded and followed by Chinese.) That's not the best solution, of course. You're welcome to replace the redirect with a stub article, move the Chinese there, and add a link to the link talking about the hoppo. But it is a solution and isn't improved by removing the anchor.
3rd, you're completely right that articles use their COMMON ENGLISH name. You're right that, especially in period articles, we should use those names first and then gloss them. You're off on referring to Canton rather than Guangzhou.
The thing is that specific uses still use the old names (Cantonese, Peking duck, Howqua) but the city is Guangzhou. It didn't move and it wasn't renamed; it's just a romanization we don't use any more. "Khanbaligh (now Beijing)" works but "Peking (now Beijing)" doesn't. Per WP:MOS-ZH, we can gloss the old romanizations, but we don't use them in our running text except where it's still the common form of the place... and Canton isn't.
4th, you made some edits regarding two offline sources that might be well taken but still need tweaking. The first quote is "barbarian houses" as a phrase; that needs translation and a cite. The second cite is talking about the use of "barbarian" and that needs a separate cite. Originally the first was Tamura and the second was Basu.
Now, you changed what Basu is saying and, if you did look him up and he was being misunderstood, that's fine. But Tamura needs to stay where she was as a cite for "barbarian houses" as a phrase and, even with a link to Hua-Yi distinction, we need to know which term is being translated as barbarian here.
As for your edit note, the interchangability of Cantonese terms is neither here nor there in reference to official phrases, which were done in Mandarin. It seems simple enough to understand: the official term for "foreigners" at the time was apparently not 外國人 but something that was then unpleasant and is now only a slur. That could probably be expressed more clearly in the article, but it depends on which term they're talking about. probably needs to be expressed more clearly in the article, but it depends on which word they're discussing. — LlywelynII 14:04, 8 July 2016 (UTC)
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Is there any possible way to stop User:Lmmnhn from removing link "Centrism#Hong Kong" in various related article? Thanks. UU (talk) 09:54, 6 September 2016 (UTC)
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Could you please go to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Localism camp for discussion, as User:Lmmnhn has very strong intention to "mislead readers" that "Localism camp" does not exist? (Actually he knew there is "Localist camp" or "Localist groups", but he did not move the "Localism camp" to one of those alternative names...) Thank you. UU (talk) 09:41, 27 September 2016 (UTC)
Hi Sirlanz. You've made some recent edits where you wrote "NPOV" in the edit summary. NPOV is a policy that states that articles should be written neutrally and without bias, but your edits citing this have mostly been adding countries into article text. Just wanted to give you a heads up that NPOV doesn't really apply to the edits you're making. Thanks, Sam Walton (talk) 09:41, 2 October 2016 (UTC)
Please do not attack other editors. Comment on content, not on contributors. Personal attacks damage the community and deter users. Please stay cool and keep this in mind while editing. Hello sirlanz, you have been posting message on my TalkPage and also on WP:AN (here); attacking me at both places. Your contributions are welcome but refrain from attacking fellow editors. I know that the AfD outcome was not as per your wishes, but you have a proper recourse of WP:DRV or a second nomination. I also asked you to let me know if you want the AfD to be reopened, but you continued with the personal attacks. Kindly refrain from personal attacks and be civil. Any more act of hostility will be reported. Thanks and happy editing. Arun Kumar SINGH (Talk) 14:07, 6 October 2016 (UTC)
Why are you removing them? It's extremely valuable informtion for verification and archiving purposes. --Ronz (talk) 17:49, 9 November 2016 (UTC)
Hi: I thought that the name was from French... is it really I'Anson...? the way it appears in the article and title makes it look like a lower case i... thanks... FeanorStar7 01:16, 9 January 2017 (UTC)
@FeanorStar7, the typeface is unhelpful; it's an i. I'm an I'Anson, a North Yorkshire name originating from a 15th century connection to Forbin-Janson, Provence. Before stepping in on something like this, best advised to do some looking around first. Still, an easy mistake to make - everyone else does. sirlanz 02:02, 9 January 2017 (UTC)
Hi Sirlanz. I commented on your comment in the Randall Hicks article I created, in the "talk" section. I'm not too experienced in Wikipedia, however, so I don't know if you would see it there, so I'm sending you a copy of my reply. I hope it is helpful. Thanks and best wishes. Gelo962 (talk) 00:04, 28 January 2017 (UTC)Gelo962. Here is my copied comment: Hi, Gelo962 here, addressing above comments. Sirlanz, I see you mentioned above that "'the several books claim' draws a blank - page not found." Perhaps I'm looking at it today after an edit which moved a footnote, but I just checked and the online link (after "several books") to the New York Times article mentioning Hicks's book, and quoting him, works just fine. The other link is valid as well, but not an online link. And of course, there are many, many cites to his books throughout the article, not just there. And just FYI, the Gumshoe Award is not inactive since 2008 as you say. But the link I gave for years 2002 to 2008 is as I gave it, and it works. And I can't help it if no one updated the Wikipedia article on the Gumshoe. The Gumshoe Awards through the 2017 nominations is here: http://www.nsknet.or.jp/~jkimura/. Re notability, I took out the mention of the national TV shows Hicks has been on (according to some of the newspaper articles and ihdb.com - CBS This Morning, The Today Show, PBS talk show host of Adoption Forum, and quite a few more) as someone said that was promotional. I saw it as factual, like listing books, but I took it out. But now it does not seem fair to claim he is not "notable" as a reader like you does not see those national TV appearances as an author and expert in adoption mentioned. So do I put them back in? I'm really at a loss here. Re his acting credits, I agree completely it is not notable by itself. It seems only two roles were featured roles. I just put it in has part of his past, as I think such interesting facts are what make Wikipedia fun and helpful. If we could only list facts which by themselves made someone notable, then each article on authors and similar people would be bare bones. Lastly, regarding notability, he has written 7 or 8 well-covered books (New York Times, Rocky Mountain News, Chicago-Sun Times, Orange County Register, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal). I'll send this message to your personal page as well as I'm not sure if you will see this. I appreciate your comments above and I hope my additional information is helpful to you in judging the article. My fault if a link didn't work before. Gelo962 (talk) 00:04, 28 January 2017 (UTC)Gelo962
I realise that if you make enough small changes etc to Joseph Crook then, sooner or later, you will do something right. But in the intervening time, it will be tedious to keep having to revert you. It might be best for you not to bother at all. - Sitush (talk) 15:04, 1 February 2017 (UTC)
Just STOP. Please. - Sitush (talk) 15:13, 1 February 2017 (UTC)
You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on Joseph Crook. Users are expected to collaborate with others, to avoid editing disruptively, and to try to reach a consensus rather than repeatedly undoing other users' edits once it is known that there is a disagreement.
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You were asked to discuss the issue, not just wait until the page protection expired. I started a thread on the article talk but you just reinstated your crap, at least one bit of which is definitely misleading and the other bit contradicted by another source. I've reverted you. - Sitush (talk) 12:15, 5 February 2017 (UTC)
Please read closer on that page, to where we have MOS:DATETIES. The article should use the date format appropriate based on the subject. In this case, it's an American with strong ties to the U.S., so mdy is appropriate. As it was, the page used mdy, dmy, and ISO formats, which is not appropriate. – Muboshgu (talk) 23:17, 6 February 2017 (UTC)
Please read WP:DENY, particularly WP:RBI. General Ization Talk 01:50, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
Can you please fix the grammer at the page The Rise of Sivagami like you did at Baahubali 2: The Conclusion ? My grammer and spellings are not very nice, thanks ! 31.215.114.150 (talk) 15:06, 28 June 2017 (UTC)
FYI you can't restore prod tags as you did at Match (drink). The claim in the PROD that the company is out of business was also incorrect. I have the sense that here are good sources in Japanese, but I don't read it well enough to add them. Take it to AfD if you feel the need.104.163.142.4 (talk) 22:13, 3 August 2017 (UTC)
Please assume good faith in your dealings with other editors, which you did not do on Hope Hicks. Assume that they are here to improve rather than harm Wikipedia. This edit summary is entirely inappropriate and could easily be considered a personal attack. Toddst1 (talk) 16:14, 17 August 2017 (UTC)
Please do not replace Wikipedia pages with blank content, as you did to The Standard (Hong Kong). Your content removal does not appear to be constructive and has been reverted. If you only meant to make a test edit, please use the sandbox for that. Thank you.
I find it a refreshing change (novelty?) to see someone (anyone?) making intelligent changes to this page. Thank you. Pdfpdf (talk) 12:49, 6 October 2017 (UTC)
Dammit! And this one is refreshing too. Not only is 1958 not new now, but I doubt it really was as late as 1958 that they issued the declaration. (But, the truth be told, I would need to check that.) Anyway, the point of the post is to say again: Thank you. Pdfpdf (talk) 13:00, 6 October 2017 (UTC)
You redress as mistake "to six to eight months", but this and other sentences based on English newspapers, so, please, You would redress You own mistakes back and not be in rush, because I first watch newspapers, then only write, so the grammar is more or less good. See quotation about "Three prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy student leaders were jailed for six to eight months on Thursday for storming the government headquarters compound at Tamar during an illegal protest that triggered the 79-day Occupy sit-ins of 2014." http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/2107216/occupy-activists-joshua-wong-and-nathan-law-jailed-hong-kong --PoetVeches (talk) 14:14, 7 October 2017 (UTC)
Thanks a lot for checking many of my previous editing. It has fixed many of my poor grammar mistakes, although some of them maybe need to be discussed. :) --WWbread (Open Your Mouth?) 20:54, 8 October 2017 (UTC)
ICYMI, I responded to your clarification request on the SCMP talkpage. Your reply would be welcomed. Wingwraith (talk) 21:17, 9 October 2017 (UTC)
Stop removing content because of you're own POV. Its not fine to remove sourced content on the basis that "polemical; collateral attempt to bolster Deng reform as consistent with Marxism; unsourced: support required for suggestion that Lenin's practical response is Marxist rather than Leninist or socialist" and its not fine to remove content because you think the following "statement made in very limited context: "their" refers to "countries that have ideological prejudices against us [which] have also opened up to Confucius Institutes", so not a general statement of principle or inevitability of socialism".... I mean, what does "unsourced: support required for suggestion that Lenin's practical response is Marxist rather than Leninist or socialist" even mean? According to the Soviets, to Mao and to the whole ruling Communist movement of the 20th Century; Leninism is Marxism & Leninism is socialism... You won't find many people who say otherwise either. Its not a case if either this or that; its the same. Thats what Marxism-Leninism is, and why the CPC is officially a Marxist-Leninist party.
Sorry if I sound pissed. I am. The reason is, if I'm to be very specific; I worked for a very long time on that article, and seeing people just remove content because they disagree with it.. Well, that's not OK. --TIAYN (talk) 19:16, 20 October 2017 (UTC)
I'm done with this conversation. --TIAYN (talk) 20:06, 23 October 2017 (UTC)
This is not my opinion that Joshua Wong and Nathan Law are most famous leaders of Umbrella Revolution - there you can read in presented references from CCN "Wong and Law are two of the most famous protest leaders to come out of the 2014 demonstrations, which shut down parts of central Hong Kong for more than two months." http://edition.cnn.com/2017/10/24/asia/hong-kong-joshua-wong-nathan-law-umbrella/index.html?sr=twCNN102417hong-kong-joshua-wong-nathan-law-umbrella1207PMStory, and many other publications (as Netflix movie about Joshua Wong) - so it looks you have a bias against that the persons as if they are not important in the Umbrella Movement. You look like a personal censor for the Umbrella Movement! Do You really study the Umbrella Movement? Then You would add your own study with references sources instead cutting out text that you didn't supply in the article. Why didn't you? --PoetVeches (talk) 16:36, 24 October 2017 (UTC)
Why do you delete my update - especially about the name of Pik Uk Prison where Alex Chow imprisoned? This is very important detail about subject of the article! I disagree again with your deletion as disruptive. You cannot delete endless time good verified text under pretext like: "WP not news site", etc.
You cannot delete warning of vandalism on your own talk page!
This is already second and last warning by me. I cannot block your user page, because I am not an admin, but I ask admins for warning you preserving from deleting good sourced text supplied by other Wikipedians or block your user page for first time for a week.
You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you remove or blank page content or templates from Wikipedia, as you did at Alex Chow. PoetVeches (talk) 03:04, 28 October 2017 (UTC)
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I see you are a long-time editor on here. I'm doing some groundwork on the subdistricts and townships of Wuhan and Hubei. I would appreciate any input and criticism you have on what I have done so far. Most of what I have done centers around this page: List of township-level divisions of Hubei. I would like to pick up the tricks from long-time editors and avoid wasting my time. Thanks! Geographyinitiative (talk) 10:29, 28 December 2017 (UTC)
Thanks!!Geographyinitiative (talk) 10:56, 28 December 2017 (UTC)
Thank you. You have done a lot of editing work on pages I have contributed to. I don't want to do work that will be deleted later; your edits help me make higher quality edits. Geographyinitiative (talk) 22:19, 30 December 2017 (UTC)
You are welcome. Funny thing is that I was hovering over a link to thank you, but didn't want it misunderstood as thanks for any one particular edit, as what I appreciated was your whole series of edits -- well commented edits -- generally improving an article whose subject was in the news, and not just concentrating on the recent news. So thank you! -- ToE 13:38, 1 January 2018 (UTC)
Hi, in the "Early life" section of the Jack Charles page, you've written "He was long of the mistaken belief he was a Koori.", this contradicts the introduction to that page, which suggests that he is a Koori. Should that sentence read "He was long of the mistaken belief he wasn't a Koori."? WillKemp (talk) 02:23, 2 January 2018 (UTC)
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It looks like many or most of Supasun's meteorology-related contributions seem to lack a proper source [2] Geographyinitiative (talk) 11:59, 23 January 2018 (UTC)
You again. That said I'm going to modify your revert (esp. the donation conspiracy theory part) and it's been well established by the WP community that we don't use that source for anything except for stating the views of its government. Can we please work together to get rid of the low-hanging fruit first because I/we really need the time to edit the stuff that matters instead of spending it on these useless edits. Wingwraith (talk) 07:12, 4 February 2018 (UTC)
Can you please explain why you regard the fixing of a reference and the addition of detail to a sentence as “disruptive editing” as you did here: [3] All the best Wikirictor 17:43, 30 March 2018 (UTC)
Edit warring is a pointless waste of time, and I've requested a WP:3O here. Keahapana (talk) 22:25, 23 April 2018 (UTC)
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Hey, there is a big system of list-articles covering U.S. NRHP-listed places (under List of RHPs) and other related systems covering other historic site registers. It would be great if you'd be interested in contributing to developing them. There is wp:HSITES and wp:NRHP wikiprojects which would welcome you.
But I saw you moved National Register of Historic Places listings in Jefferson County, Alabama to List of Historic Places in Jefferson County with edit summary "Mouthful; the WP's objective ought not to be to simply reproduce a list from elsewhere but, rather, to present its own list, albeit relying upon sources such as the National Register." I was able to reverse it, and did, because that was not consistent with the system set up. I do sympathize with your view that the name is a mouthful, i agree. But there were reasons (which could be revisited, of course) why the mouthful was chosen. If you actually want to take on discussing that, perhaps you could post at wt:NRHP, say. But it would be better just to help out with any of its articles. Perhaps you have any knowledge, capacity to get photos of, say, Red Mountain Suburbs Historic District? --Doncram (talk) 19:48, 30 May 2018 (UTC)
You claim there's no source for her having been a polyglot, yet you revert the text to linguist, for which there is no source. Makes no sense whatsoever to revert one for the other, equally unsourced. The fact is that she knew a number of languages. Okay by me not to mention that in the brief blurb on the Lowell page, but if it's going to be mentioned, the label should be unambiguous: polyglot. Linguist is ambiguous. Please stop the nonsensical warring. 47.32.20.133 (talk) 23:14, 18 June 2018 (UTC)
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You've been reverting my edit to your own (incorrect information) on the following page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerzy_Kukuczka
Neither Kukuczka, nor his family is from the "highlands". Also, "goral" is a slang term compatible to "hillbilly". Your edit is simply keeping false information on a page of one of the greatest high altitude climbers in the world. Please stop, as the information is wrong and against Wikipedia policies. Treat this as a warning before a report is submitted against you.
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Source of Goral is plinly made up by the user. Additionally, there is no need to mention the birthplace again, due to repetition stated above. Katowice, is not near the "highlands" which contradicts calling anyone from that region a "hillbilly". This is plainly false information. Information already exists about "Gorals" here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorals. As stated on that page, the translation also means "Highlanders" due to the settlers living near mountains in significantly higher elevation than the rest of the country. This does NOT support the claim that someone from Katowice is a "Goral". It's actually plainly FALSE reporting.
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The government is the government. Whether you like it or not, it exists, and it is admitted by most of UN member countries. Its voice cannot be replaced by some websites. Moreover, I have been there days before, talking with local people, including local Naxi people and the landlord of hostel. They have not heard about it. There are something has nothing to do with their uncertain exploration, and you should not delete them. — Preceding unsigned comment added by HenryZhang (talk • contribs) 09:05, 8 October 2018 (UTC)
Do not make any comment if you have never been there. You are a Chinese, and there's a Chinese saying that 'What you experienced is the fact.' — Preceding unsigned comment added by HenryZhang (talk • contribs) 09:21, 8 October 2018 (UTC)
There is a common sense in law that one thing does not happen if you have no evidence to prove it. You know? Where is the evidence to support your opinion? — Preceding unsigned comment added by HenryZhang (talk • contribs) 09:29, 8 October 2018 (UTC)
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Thank you for editing the intro to the Republic of China (1912-1949) to something more sensible.
Please feel free to add your voice to the talk page (there are several relevant sections at the top), so that we can demonstrate a consensus on this. RitKill (talk) 05:32, 7 October 2018 (UTC) |
Greetings Sirlanz. You are quite right on keeping detail and explanations out of the first paragraph. I did it because the Wikipedia page on the Chief Justices of Hong Kong is still titled "Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong," and a reader might avoid confusion with an early explanation. However, I suspect the proper solution would have been to change the name of the page on the Chief Justices to just that: Chief Justice of Hong Kong. Seeing that you are in Hong Kong, and much more practiced in Wikipedia than myself, you may want to make the change. If not, I'd be happy to do it if you agree that it is for the best. Let me know. JamesSBenton (talk) 06:21, 15 November 2018 (UTC)JamesSBenton
Thank you, Sirlanz -- Your edits are what were needed. After finishing a few other projects unrelated to Wikipedia I'll be putting together a better developed account of Carrington, using his papers, and will welcome your input when it goes live. — Preceding unsigned comment added by JamesSBenton (talk • contribs) 16:13, 15 November 2018 (UTC)
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You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on Microwave auditory effect; that means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be, when you have seen that other editors disagree. Users are expected to collaborate with others, to avoid editing disruptively, and to try to reach a consensus, rather than repeatedly undoing other users' edits once it is known that there is a disagreement.
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. The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 21:06, 6 December 2018 (UTC)Sirlanz (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))
Request reason:
(1) A healthy, reasoned and polite debate (at least as far as every contribution by me is concerned) was concurrently being healthily engaged in on the article's Talk page. This is not an appropriate case to impose any sort of block. Read the page. (2) The fact I have engaged in vigorous clashes from time to time in 11 years of editing is an unsound foundation for basing this, first, block on my account in all those years. A balanced view taking into account all the positive contributions made over those years to the encyclopaedia ought to be engaged. (3) Even if a negative view were taken of the particular reverting carried out by me on this occasion, the state of play at the time you decided on this block was that I had bowed out and left the article sans my edit. So why close the barn door after the horse has bolted? It appears to me that the blocking policy was not followed, i.e. if one looks at the timings and the state of play at the time of blocking, the requisite imminent damage was not present, nor any absence of congeniality (from me - there was a concurrent acrimonious debate going on on the subject by two other editors in which I was not engaged). (3A) Before deciding to block, the current state of affairs should be observed, i.e. the last reversion by me was reverted by VQuakr just nine minutes later, at 1059 on 6 December and there was no response from me, then 18 hours later JamesBWatson decides to block my account. (4) The active editing step taken was the deletion of sourced content. I entered to restore that content; that is, the stable version was disrupted by another editor. As I understand it, the consensus onus then falls on the deleting party (not me) before making the desired change. I believe you've simply got the wrong editor as my action was protecting the consensus principle. (5) I fear this abrupt decision to block may have been influenced by the unfortunate late involvement of the sockpuppet (so expertly snagged by JamesBWatson (nice work!)) leaping into the debate at the end and happening to do so on the same side as me, tainting my activity. Clearly, I want nothing to do with this vandals. Overall, is action is misconceived. sirlanz 00:59, 7 December 2018 (UTC)
Decline reason:
Generally speaking your rationale should go inside the unblock template. Reading through the below, I parse your statements as, "This block was unjust, I did nothing wrong," followed by, "oh, actually I might be mistaken," followed by, "yeah, actually I did do the thing I got blocked for." Self-awareness is great, but since it's clear (to you as well now, I think) that the block was in line with policy, you'll need to appeal it in the usual manner. Yunshui 雲水 13:00, 7 December 2018 (UTC)
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Sirlanz (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))
Request reason:
Simply because in what I have stated in response to the block, I plainly fully satisfy the unblock criterion: "that the block is no longer necessary because you understand what you are blocked for, you will not do it again, and you will make productive contributions instead". As regards Yunshui's parse of my explanation, it is fair as far as it goes but it was an oversimplification: My retraction was of my point (4) and my observation about missing the edit-warring notice was a matter of circumstance, not affecting the principle of any of the points made. In considering my appeal, you may observe that I am in no doubt as to why I was blocked and I have already (the 18-hour pause) demonstrated that I had already ended my reversion activity, i.e. that I "would not do it again"; and there must surely be no doubt that I am a particularly productive and conscientious contributor to the encyclopaedia.
Decline reason:
The blocked has expired. Vanjagenije (talk) 14:53, 9 December 2018 (UTC)
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Sirlanz (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))
Request reason:
The block has expired without any response to my appeal. I continue my appeal. I invite whoever looks at this to read my post-block post to Talk:Microwave_auditory_effect where I describe how the edit-warring complaining editor lied blatantly and repeatedly about the source in contention, in service of a dispute in which he/she accused the text-originating editor (not me) of failure to edit in good faith. That editor had, on any view, been completely civil and positive in his/her conduct in relation to the contested text, in stark contrast to VQuakr. I have had nothing to do with VQuakr at any time in the past but I now note the generally and consistently abrasive performance of VQuakr in his/her daily activities on our encyclopaedia. The block was technically correct (breach of 3RR) but the background to it is such that it should not have been triggered.
Decline reason:
The blocked has expired. Vanjagenije (talk) 14:53, 9 December 2018 (UTC)
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I understand you are frustrated, but edits such as this are simply not appropriate, as someone with over a decade of editing experience must know. Edits to article talk pages should focus on content, not other editors. Can you please consider self-reverting and making another attempt without the attacks? VQuakr (talk) 04:03, 9 December 2018 (UTC)
Sorry, I didn't mean to revert your recent changes to the Pardon for Morant, Handcock and Witton article. I've now reverted my revert. Regards, Nick-D (talk) 10:57, 23 December 2018 (UTC)
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Sirlanz (block log • active blocks • global blocks • autoblocks • contribs • deleted contribs • abuse filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))
UTRS appeal #24831 was submitted on Apr 22, 2019 11:39:37. This review is now closed.
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Sirlanz (block log • active blocks • global blocks • autoblocks • contribs • deleted contribs • abuse filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))
UTRS appeal #24835 was submitted on Apr 22, 2019 17:07:20. This review is now closed.
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There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is Xinjiang Pages and User:Alexkyoung. --Darthkayak (talk) 11:33, 23 June 2019 (UTC)
Hi. The discussion about the above user is roaming over many different locations, so I thought I would post my request here, and you can answer it here or refer me to a different page where I can find the answer. Anyway, you posted as follows: "The editor appears incapable of writing anything but seriously flawed English, then the text switches gears to something flawless. The editor plainly has a fundamental lack of English competence driving the irresistibility of copying others' text." Can you give me an example of what you are talking about? Yours and best wishes, BeenAroundAWhile (talk) 19:42, 23 July 2019 (UTC)
That's a "thin end of the wedge" argument. But the appropiate place for discussion is the article talkpage. GraemeLeggett (talk) 11:21, 9 August 2019 (UTC)
Hi Sirlanz, I've noticed that you've reverted quite a number of my large contributions. While reversion due to lack of references is an acceptable course of action, I find your charge of "overdetail" curious. As a new Wikipedian there is always a need to learn; could you please direct me to any guidelines which lay out how concise one is required to write in this encyclopaedic environment? I would appreciate your contribution to my body of work as you appear to be quite learned. AwakenedWorld (talk) 03:24, 4 September 2019 (UTC)
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. Nick-D (talk) 09:59, 14 September 2019 (UTC)
You reverted my correction regarding HK-PRC relations without useful explanation. It would appear to me that the sole difference is this: what is the definition of “early 2000s”? Please define — in the appropriate Talk page, prior to editing — what you understand to be the difference between “since the early 2000s,” and “in the early 2000s.” Thank you. DOR (HK) (talk) 18:55, 7 October 2019 (UTC)
It seems that you and 100.2.53.186 have been edit warring and both of you have broken the three-revert rule. Please discuss the edits with the other user and come to an agreement before continuing to edit war. Trg5503 (talk) 03:25, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
Excuse me, why did you revert my edit?? you have no right to revert any edits on any article's talk page!!!! I was discussing an edit war issue on the article! I wasn't having fun! There's an edit war going on, and I was trying to understand why the User Vaultralph was insisting on making those edits without giving an explanation on the edit summary! Now, can you explain me why did you revert it?!! Shorouq★The★Super★ninja2 (talk) 13:09, 5 November 2019 (UTC)
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Sirlanz, per your edits at John Chalmers (disambiguation), I get your concern about redundancy, but your edits contravene MOS:DABPIPE, which states that "Apart from the exceptions listed below, piping and redirects should generally not be used on disambiguation pages". See also numerous analogous examples like John Smith, Tom Jones, etc. Thanks, Jweiss11 (talk) 05:23, 11 January 2020 (UTC)
This is to make it clear to the reader which topic is the subject of an article title. For example, on the disambiguation page Moment, in the entry Moment (physics), the parenthetical disambiguator "(physics)" should be visible so that the reader sees which "moment" topic the entry is about, among others sharing the same base title. In many cases, what would be hidden by a pipe is exactly what the user would need in order to find their intended article.
After this edit was made, you made this edit. In what way do you think it is appropriate to add this pointy WP:Synthesis? And by "pointy WP:Synthesis," I mean you (not sources) essentially stating, "But look, everyone, she didn't give Harvey Weinstein the same pass. Hmmm." And, yes, I reverted both additions.
I see that you were blocked by Nick-D just last year for a BLP violation. This latest edit by you further shows your lack of competence editing BLPs. Flyer22 Frozen (talk) 21:51, 13 February 2020 (UTC)
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. Nick-D (talk) 09:12, 14 February 2020 (UTC)Sirlanz (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))
Request reason:
The block is in breach of the block policy because it is purely punitive. Blocks are required to be preventative of disruption. I made one edit; someone disagreed with it and that was the end of the matter. I took no steps to reinstate it, for example. The edit was, I grant, controversial in that it had little independent verifiable sourceability, as it was a statement of non-existence of something (proving a negative is always difficult). It was certainly a challengeable edit and others may disagree with its content. That's all fine. What is not fine is that this block fails the basic test of the policy. There has been no disruptive editing. There has been nothing to suggest a need to prevent anything further happening after after the material was deleted by the protesting editor. The block is a plain and unnecessary overreaction in violation of the express policy.
Decline reason:
We must take violations of BLP seriously. You were blocked previously for violating BLP and did so again. Blocks are not punitive, but are meant to adjust behavior. You will need to show that you will understand and better abide by policy in the future in order to be unblocked without a ban from editing BLPs. I am declining your request. 331dot (talk) 10:42, 14 February 2020 (UTC)
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Sirlanz (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))
Request reason:
The block is in breach of the block policy because it is purely punitive. Blocks are required to be preventative of disruption. I made one edit; someone disagreed with it and that was the end of the matter. I took no steps to reinstate it, for example. The edit was, I grant, controversial in that it had little independent verifiable sourceability, as it was a statement of non-existence of something (proving a negative is always difficult). It was certainly a challengeable edit and others may disagree with its content. That's all fine. What is not fine is that this block fails the basic test of the policy. There has been no disruptive editing. There has been nothing to suggest a need to prevent anything further happening after after the material was deleted by the protesting editor. The block is a plain and unnecessary overreaction in violation of the express policy.
Decline reason:
One unblock request at a time; you had two. In this edit, which appears to be the root of the problem here, you claim that this article (which you used as your citation) makes specific mention of McGowan. I read the article and could not find the reference. I then used my browser's search ability and still could not find reference to McGowan. I then searched an archive.org version of the page from 2019, and still could not find the reference. Please show where in that article, McGowan is referenced. Yamla (talk) 11:36, 14 February 2020 (UTC)
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Note that this matter is now before WP:ANI. They may choose to lift the block or may choose to apply additional sanctions. --Yamla (talk) 11:39, 14 February 2020 (UTC)
As you are still claiming above that it is OK to add unreferenced claims about living people to make a point (and I'd note here the point you are trying to make here is to mock someone who states that they were the victim of sexual assault for not accepting an apology from the person they allege assaulted them), I've extended the block duration to indefinite given that it's highly likely you'll violate WP:BLP and WP:V again when the block expires. If you'd like another admin to review this, you can use the unblock procedure. Nick-D (talk) 03:24, 15 February 2020 (UTC)
Sirlanz (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))
Request reason:
I think this is my first unblock request after being blocked indefinitely. No sanction can be higher, so I expect that the administrators around here will give this both very careful consideration, will address the facts and will give cogent reasons for their decision based on fact. I do not want to repeat all that has gone before. It's all here on my Talk page. In a nutshell, the initial block was made on the sole basis that I had "made up something about this person". If that had been so, I would have no objection to a block. It would be a serious violation. I did not make anything up whatsoever. I made a negative averment, which is commonplace in the encyclopaedia and a very different thing. If the material was considered POV, then by all means call it out for that, but such a violation is on an entirely different level of gravity. The blocking admin withdrew (without apology) the allegation of falsification by me, substituting that I had "add[ed] unreferenced claims". That there was only one claim in my edit demonstrates the lack of care and precision in the admin's consideration of my work. It is a very serious matter for a block to be imposed on an editor but the approach to it by the admin has been lackadaisical. My objections were met, without ever addressing the substance of my request for unblock, with this indefinite block, the admin nuclear weapon. Another admin came into the fray and, likewise, said not a word to establish the initial allegation of fabrication nor dealt with the usual impossibility of referencing a negative averment, a circumstance which must greatly diminish the severity of the perceived breach of WP:BLP. The second admin made the circular statement that "blocks are not punitive" in answer to my contention that this one was just so because it cannot be supported under the essential WP:BLP criterion of prevention, the only permitted purpose. Any study of my track record of 12 years' editing (in which I have the extremely low edit deletion rate of only 0.9% which is not achievable except through constant diligence and observance of the standards required) shows there is no danger in my continued participation here.
Decline reason:
I'll be blunt because maybe that will help you craft a workable unblock request. You simply will not be unblocked until you can explain why your edits violated WP:BLP. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 21:50, 15 February 2020 (UTC)
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Sirlanz (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))
Request reason:
I apologise to fellow editors for having made an edit which was motivated by a point of view and amounted to original research. The offensive words were “McGowan was not reported as celebrating heroism on [Weinstien’s] part”. That this was an incontrovertible statement of fact is irrelevant because the statement has not been reported anywhere. There are no sources and I provided none. It amounted to a veiled criticism of my own. That’s the sense in which it was “made up” (though I did not make up and publish any falsity) and that is a plain breach of policy. My wrongdoing arose in this way: I had no clue as to who Rose McGowan was (I do not watch any form of television or any series) and I had only the vague idea that Bryant was a US basketballer (I do not watch any US sports or read about them) so I came to the article without any baggage. I was driven to it by a report of McGowan’s criticism of Portman as I’d noted the former’s name in the press at times (though never reading any articles) and the frequency with which it appeared gave me the sense my knowledge was lacking and that I should learn more (“Why is everybody so interested in what this McGowan has to say?”, I wondered). I was then shocked to read of her heroworship of a rapist (whether that term should be qualified at all is not a matter of importance here but what matters is that it was my view that his ex post facto agreement that his victim did not consent coupled with the physical injury she suffered are sufficient to establish recklessness as to consent and guilt of the offence, and that view motivated me to cross the line and act out of POV, i.e. I felt something should be done to highlight the appalling idea of describing this rapist as a hero. Flyer22 was shocked beyond belief by my edit; I was shocked almost beyond belief that anyone would describe a rapist as a hero and get away with it). Fans get so emotional about the objects of their adoration that they are often blinded, which is what I see of what surrounds Bryant and McGowan. I was blinded by my shock and I had a momentary lapse in judgment and acted recklessly. I remain shocked and appalled. That’s absolutely no excuse. What I did was wrong and I repeat my apology to other editors for my edit. I believe there is ample reason to accept my apology and unblock me on the basis that purpose of the block is prevention and the circumstances here are exceptional and not likely to arise again, particularly having had my wrist firmly slapped on this occasion.
Decline reason:
Procedural decline only. This unblock request has been open for more than two weeks but has not proven sufficient for any reviewing administrator to take action. You are welcome to request a new block review if you substantially reword your request. Yamla (talk) 09:59, 21 March 2020 (UTC)
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By way of further mitigation and nothing more, I invite editors to take a look at what The Guardian did today in a [news article] (not an op-ed). After reporting Rush Limbaugh's comments on Buttigieg's prospects of being elected as a recently married gay guy, they signed off the article with the line "Limbaugh has been married four times." What they did there was precisely what I did, i.e. tossed in an oblique, though incontrovertible fact, for no other purpose than to criticise the subject. That's in a very highly-respected journal. They considered it fair game. I'm not suggesting now that it is fair game on WP; it isn't; I was wrong. What I'm saying is, when organs viewed as respecting the highest journalist standards stoop to it, we get tainted. We have to be strong enough not to stoop to their level. sirlanz 01:14, 17 February 2020 (UTC)
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