User talk:Ewanduffy

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Djegan 21:11, 25 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

February 2008[edit]

Hello,

I hope not to seem unfriendly or make you feel unwelcome, but I noticed that a lot of your recent edits are deleting numbers from articles, and I am concerned that this is unhelpful. These are some examples that I have recently been corrected;

Dublin Heuston railway
Dublin Suburban Rail
Limerick
Attymon halt

I notice that there are many more, but I do not have time now to go through them. You seem to have a particular habit of deleting the access dates in citations. Quoting access dates is the Wikipedia consensus on style as per Manual of Style:Citations and is an important part of traceability for on-line sources which are liable to change with time. You have also deleted the Irish grid references in a number of articles. Also, and I really do not follow why you are doing this, parts of reference links where it ends in a number. This just has the effect of breaking the link.

I'd appreciate learning your own views, for instance your reasons for wanting the articles formatted in this way, particular, finding a consensus that avoids these concerns.

You have several options freely available to you:

If you can relieve my concern through discussing it here, I can stop worrying about it. If the two of us can't agree here, we can ask for help through Wikipedia's dispute resolution process, such as requesting comments from other Wikipedians. Wikipedia administrators usually abide by agreements reached through this process.

Thank you.

SpinningSpark 01:37, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Ewan. Per Spinningspark, you might want to have a look at the editor you are using, as (possibly inadvertently or without your knowledge) it is removing valid content. Mainly numbers. Until you have confirmed why, you should pay extra attention to the "diff" between versions before submitting your changes. (As it will be much easier for you to correct in advance than for other users to correct after the fact.) If you are editing from a mobile phone or some other mobile device, you may want to consider moving to a full function browser as - as noted - it's not appropriate to remove valid content. (Whether accidentally or otherwise). Cheers. Guliolopez (talk) 12:05, 11 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

As the dictatorship of idiots clearly doesn't support Firefox (the only browser I use - Uncle Bill must be bankrolling Jimmy Wales), delete my user account as I have now joined the ranks of Wiki haters. Oh, I forgot, the dictatorship doesn't allow that option either. Congratulations on your defamatory remarks. Ewanduffy (talk) 21:15, 16 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think anyone here has done anything to deserve that comment. All I see is a terrific effort to assume good faith, and a desire to bring a problem to your attention. A thank-you for all your hard work in going through my edits and correcting the major screw-up I have been making in articles might have been in order as well, but I for one don't require your thanks for doing it. If you really want to delete your account, this is not actually possible for traceability reasons, but you can delete your userpage and/or talk page by placing the {{db-user}} template on them and then letting your account remain inactive. I hope you do decide to contribute again to Wikipedia in the future (and there is nothing to stop you) but if you want to disappear, that is how to do it. SpinningSpark 21:40, 16 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi. That all seems a bit strong. Firstly, Wikipedia is fully supportive of Firefox. I use it every day, as do thousands of other editors, and have never seen it delete content inadvertently. If you are considering becoming a "Wikipedia hater" because of browser issues, then - as noted - you should focus on your own client, not on some perceived compatibility conspiracy. Secondly, what "defamatory remarks"? All anyone did was point out (quite politely I thought) that you seemed to have a problem, and made some suggestions about a possible cause or how you might correct. Again, if you are considering becoming a "Wikipedia hater" just because people were trying to help you, and avoid rework, then that seems extreme. And finally, nobody is being "dictatorial" (or "idiotic" for that matter). Again, these are suggestions - peer to peer. Not a mandate or an ultimatum. Simply: "Hi. Welcome. You might want to be aware that your recent edits inadvertently removed some valid content. You might want to check your client." That's all. If you want to get huffy about it, that's your prerogative, but it seems counter productive. Cheers. Guliolopez (talk) 00:18, 18 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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ArbCom elections are now open![edit]

Hi,
You appear to be eligible to vote in the current Arbitration Committee election. The Arbitration Committee is the panel of editors responsible for conducting the Wikipedia arbitration process. It has the authority to enact binding solutions for disputes between editors, primarily related to serious behavioural issues that the community has been unable to resolve. This includes the ability to impose site bans, topic bans, editing restrictions, and other measures needed to maintain our editing environment. The arbitration policy describes the Committee's roles and responsibilities in greater detail. If you wish to participate, you are welcome to review the candidates' statements and submit your choices on the voting page. For the Election committee, MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:32, 23 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]