User talk:DoriSmith

PT

I see you've reverted the edits. I blocked the IP for 6 months. LadyofShalott 02:30, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

I was just about to file a request for someone to do just that—thanks for saving me the effort! Dori ☾Talk ⁘ Contribs☽ 02:33, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

Not vandalism

I don't think your edit summary was right in reverting the 5 edits by User:86.165.89.230. Possibly spam, though it seems to be a non-commercial site. Probably Good Faith edits. Not vandalism, certainly when the user hasn't been warned about it: see WP:VANDALISM, to which your edit summary links: "Adding or continuing to add spam external links is vandalism if the activity continues after a warning. A spam external link is one added to a page mainly for the purpose of promoting a website, product or a user's interests rather than to improve the page editorially." These edits fail the first sentence, and I think they probably fail the second one too as the edits lead to images and walks etc which the editor probably felt "improve[d] the page editorially". PamD 10:56, 5 December 2011 (UTC)

When an anonymous IP begins their WP editing career by linking five different articles to the same site, I smell spam. Particularly so when all five edits occur within ten minutes. Apparently, your tolerance level is higher than mine—I certainly don't see any signs that the user is here to improve the project. Given a choice, though, I hope that you're right! Dori ☾Talk ⁘ Contribs☽ 11:08, 5 December 2011 (UTC)

I prefer to smell "I know this brilliant website with great pics which ought to be linked from some relevant articles and I'm going to add the links even if I haven't read anything about policy for external links" - especially as it's a non-commercial site as far as I can see. Have left a note at the user talk page. Will see whether the editor re-appears, or whether another newbie editor has been lost. PamD 11:16, 5 December 2011 (UTC)

Of course, those are not the only two options. Dori ☾Talk ⁘ Contribs☽ 11:19, 5 December 2011 (UTC)

Not here?

Hi Dori, The template at the top of this page seems to have been out of date since October! (OK, and I'll now go and remove my own out-of-date WikiBreak notice) PamD 11:09, 5 December 2011 (UTC)

Well, I didn't add that template, so between that and not knowing if I'll be sticking around for a bit, I hadn't changed it (shoemaker's children, etc…). Is this one better? Dori ☾Talk ⁘ Contribs☽ 11:16, 5 December 2011 (UTC)

Nice template, but it's "below the fold" on my laptop - might it be better at the top of the page, where the other one was? PamD 11:20, 5 December 2011 (UTC)

I tried that, but it leaves a big gap of white space following it. If you know of a better template that delivers the same message, let me know. Dori ☾Talk ⁘ Contribs☽ 11:23, 5 December 2011 (UTC)

Whistler, British Columbia

trying to add Pique Newsmagazine to the external links on this page. its not spam or advertising. currently there is Whistler Question - Whistler's community newspaper. this is not the community newspaper. there are 2 publication. Pique Newsmagazine & Whistler Question. either add the Pique or delete the Whistler Question please 24.87.205.81 (talk) 00:28, 7 December 2011 (UTC)

Please read WP:EL and WP:Other stuff exists. In general, the right place to have this discussion is on the article's talk page. Dori ☾Talk ⁘ Contribs☽ 21:27, 8 December 2011 (UTC)

Joseph Kennedy (actor)

In response to this being added to User talk:Cl;nintendods:

The article Joseph Kennedy (actor) has been proposed for deletion because, under Wikipedia policy, all newly created biographies of living persons must have at least one reference to a reliable source that directly supports material in the article.

If you created the article, please don't be offended. Instead, consider improving the article. For help on inserting references, see Referencing for beginners, or ask at the help desk. Once you have provided at least one reliable source, you may remove the {{prod blp}} tag. Please do not remove the tag unless the article is sourced. If you cannot provide such a source within ten days, the article may be deleted, but you can request that it be undeleted when you are ready to add one.
— User:DoriSmith 01:34, 8 December 2011 (UTC)

Hello. I'm fed up ! The sources were reliable, I had added ! Now, you propose it to suppression ? LOL ! I am angry, every time I was careful to vandalism of this article, you know what, I think I'll take some distances of Wikipedia english ! Cordially, Cl;nintendods (talk) 19:27, 8 December 2011 (UTC)

At the moment, the article at Joseph Kennedy (actor) contains zero sources—which makes it a WP:PRODBLP violation. If you have some solid reliable sourcing that you can add to the article, please do (and remove the prod at the same time). Either way, the article can't remain as it stands. Dori ☾Talk ⁘ Contribs☽ 21:27, 8 December 2011 (UTC)

why did you remove www.midsummermorning.com from the solstice and other pages?

why did you remove www.midsummermorning.com external link from the solstice page? Did you even look ? I think you'll find it's extremely relevant. If there was something wrong with the way it was formatted, couldnt you have just altered that? I noticed other links like the nuttal project - which is basically just a dictionary with a one line description of the equinox are included ??????????— Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.34.185.176 (talk) 19:48, 8 December 2011 (UTC)

I can't answer for DoriSmith, but the link is to a non-notable website, and doesn't add anything to the article. Thank you, Drmies (talk) 20:37, 8 December 2011 (UTC)

What is a non-notable website ?, www.midsummermorning.com is a solstice and equinox countdown - it tells you the amount of days,hours,minutes and seconds till the next solar event, how does that not add anything ? but a one line dictionary description does ??????????? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.34.185.176 (talk) 20:56, 8 December 2011 (UTC)

Thanks, Drmies! Yes, that's exactly why. 82.34.185.176, you added the link to Winter solstice, Midsummer, Equinox, Summer solstice, and Solstice—and it wasn't clear how it added anything to any of them. I recommend you read WP:EL and WP:Other stuff exists. Dori ☾Talk ⁘ Contribs☽ 21:27, 8 December 2011 (UTC)

ok - but you havnt actually said what ive done wrong - other stuff exists ? where ?82.34.185.176 (talk) 21:31, 8 December 2011 (UTC)

Those are links to pages, and I recommend that you read them. In particular, WP:EL should help explain why some external links just aren't useful. Dori ☾Talk ⁘ Contribs☽ 21:36, 8 December 2011 (UTC)

all links go to pages , you want me to read a long list of terms and conditions and figure out what one i have violated - you are making me laugh - no wonder wikipedia is getting a name for disinformation — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.34.185.176 (talk) 21:39, 8 December 2011 (UTC)

Imagine how much disinformation WP would contain if we didn't have documentation on what does/does not belong in an encyclopedia! Dori ☾Talk ⁘ Contribs☽ 21:45, 8 December 2011 (UTC)

erm - youre trying to sidestep the argument there, you still hanvnt answered my question82.34.185.176 (talk) 21:49, 8 December 2011 (UTC)

I have said—two times previously, so this makes three—that answers to your questions can be found at WP:EL. That's all you're going to get here; sorry if that's not sufficient for you. Dori ☾Talk ⁘ Contribs☽ 21:54, 8 December 2011 (UTC)

no - i wont accept that - youve said i have violated terms and conditions and wont say what one82.34.185.176 (talk) 21:57, 8 December 2011 (UTC)

Diffs, please? I can't find anywhere that I've used any variant of "term" or "condition" regarding your edits. Dori ☾Talk ⁘ Contribs☽ 22:03, 8 December 2011 (UTC)

jezz - you people are really starting to look stupid now