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Possible COI and approach to editor to declare.

Hi Guys, I noticed during my wikiing today a lot of edits on Indian National Congress by one editor and also, upon looking at their contributions, further edit of very similar nature centred around the same subject. Some of the edit seem very constructive and neutral, some seem determined to remove any information on controversies surrounding the Indian National Congress party and its officers, even though some of these issues seem to be well sourced and referenced. So, the question, how do I approach this editor to seek confirmation of neutrality i.e. no Conflict of Interest, or does this get escalated and approached from an administration wikipedian? Kind regards. The Original Filfi (talk) 12:02, 17 June 2014 (UTC)

It's a delicate matter to start asking someone about their real life. Really though, it shouldn't be necessary: CoIs are not the problem, but the disruption that CoI-afflicted editors can wreak. If this editor is being disruptive, it doesn't particularly matter if he or she has a CoI. —/Mendaliv/^2¢/_Δ's/ 13:34, 17 June 2014 (UTC)

Admin needs help from a steward for a delete and undelete

• Fraternities and sororities in North America was cut and pasted from Fraternities and sororities at 13:30, 19 January 2012. Their edit history needs to be merged. But I can't do this histmerge because as stated in Talk:Fraternities and sororities in North America#HISTORY INFORMATION. (I have history-merged their talk pages.) The complications are:-
  1. Fraternities and sororities was edited many times after the cut-and-paste point, causing a parallel history which must be left behind when the page is moved for the history-merge; but the only way to delete some edits of a page's history is to delete all edits and then undelete the needed edits.
  2. Fraternities and sororities is sitting over a deleted parallel history.
  3. Fraternities and sororities's edit history is so long that only a steward can delete it.
  • Please, some steward do this:-
  1. Move Fraternities and sororities to Fraternities and sororities/zxcvbnm (not leaving redirect), to get it away from the old deleted edits.
  2. Delete Fraternities and sororities/zxcvbnm :: this is the stage that needs a steward.
  3. In Fraternities and sororities/zxcvbnm, please undelete edit "00:37, 17 January 2012‎ User:75.60.102.238" and all older edits.
  4. In Fraternities and sororities leave a redirect to Fraternities and sororities in North America, so that readers are still sent to the right place until I can get to the job.
  5. Please tell me when this has been done. I can do the rest of this history-merge.
  • Anthony Appleyard (talk) 09:21, 19 June 2014 (UTC)

This isn't exactly the right place to request the intervention of a Steward. To contact a Steward, you should use one of these methods (a post here isn't likely to be seen by one):

• Post at the Stewards' noticeboard on meta.
• Write the Stewards OTRS contact: stewardswikimedia.org.
• For emergencies: join #wikimedia-stewards ^connect and write !steward to get the attention of one.

Hope this helps. —/Mendaliv/^2¢/_Δ's/ 09:49, 19 June 2014 (UTC)

Change of article name

William M. Packard (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)The article "William M. Packard" should be "William Packard" -- according to Wikipedia naming conventions. Packard never has been referred to with a middle initial, and he is widely known only as William Packard among poets, playwrights, students and those who buy and read his books. He wouldn't be recognized as William M. Packard. The initial appears to have been added in order to "make disambiguation easier", according to an editor's note in the article's history. Thanks for any consideration of this.Barklestork (talk) 21:59, 19 June 2014 (UTC)

Please see: Requesting a single page move. Mlpearc (open channel) 22:07, 19 June 2014 (UTC)

Thank you!Barklestork (talk) 03:05, 20 June 2014 (UTC)

You are very welcome. Mlpearc (open channel) 04:22, 20 June 2014 (UTC)

Please help remove damaging comments on a page (that I made)

I wish to have a comment I made on a page removed completely from the page. I realise now that the comment I made is both untrue, and damaging and I wish for my comment to be totally removed (even from the view history). The comment was made by my account monkeybear5000, with the user name now changed to HatofCleverness7, 14:58, 17 June 2014‎ on this page https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kelly_Grovier&action=history The comment is: (Challenging the fiction that Mr Grovier has a doctorate from Oxford. To do so, you have to submit a final copy of your thesis to the Bodleian, before the degree is conferred. There is no record anywhere of Mr Grovier having completed this degree.) I now know that this is untrue, and I should not have written it. I cannot undo the comment now as it has been corrected, and I cannot roll back the statement. I wish for this to be removed entirely as there is no truth to the matter and I should not have made this comment on the page. Please can you remove this comment entirely? I would be very grateful. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Monkeybear5000 (talk • contribs) 14:03, 20 June 2014 (UTC)

The bit appears to have been removed by another editor. No admin is going to remove that from the view history, since it's not child pornography or something, and since he was adding sourced information (albeit original research, which we don't accept) in place of an unsourced assertion. Unless a source is added regarding his doctorate, nothing should be in the article about it. The way you say it's "damaging" almost sounds personal. Ian.thomson (talk) 14:10, 20 June 2014 (UTC)

Note for other editors, the complained about edit is here. Ian.thomson (talk) 14:12, 20 June 2014 (UTC)

Monkeybear5000 You can find more information about the action you are referring to here: Wikipedia:Oversight. Mlpearc (open channel) 14:58, 20 June 2014 (UTC)

I'm not requesting oversight on this, merely pointing out that it's not likely to happen (the contested edit replaced unsourced information that's forbidden under WP:BLP with sourced but OR information that's closer to fitting BLP). You may want to check the cross-post on WP:ANI, where some editors are raising suspicions that Monkeybear5000 is not acting in good faith (after all, why didn't the unblocked Hatofcleverness7 make this request?). Ian.thomson (talk) 15:04, 20 June 2014 (UTC)

I concur that it's not likely that oversight is needed. Honest mistakes are just that. The removal, and in fact your statement here that you were incorrect, are enough of a retraction to satisfy any WP:BLP concern about the content. That shouldn't stop you from contacting oversight if you honestly think it's needed, however. —/Mendaliv/^2¢/_Δ's/ 00:22, 22 June 2014 (UTC)

How do I request review of the article

Sorry if this question is placed in the wrong page.

Some time ago issues have been raised is relation to may article Spider_Project_(software). I have now reworked an article (see talk page), but the user page of User:Technical_13, who raised these issues says, that "Due to certain personal issues, Technical 13 will be away from Wikipedia for an undefined period of time." Question: whom and how do I request to review my updated page with the goal to remove if not all but at least some of the issues raised? Thanks is advance Ev2geny (talk) 23:49, 21 June 2014 (UTC)

Place a request here at Wikipedia:Peer review. --Skamecrazy123 (talk) 23:54, 21 June 2014 (UTC)

I think, Skamecrazy123, that Ev2geny just wants the maintenance banners removed from the article. In any event, it looks like Technical 13 hasn't really gone anywhere. —/Mendaliv/^2¢/_Δ's/ 00:24, 22 June 2014 (UTC)

Consider this a hypothetical question if Technical 13 is still around, but if he wants the questions assessed again, and the user who checked it the first time around isn't available, wouldn't Wikipedia: Peer review be the best place to ask? Or have I misconstrued the meaning of the peer review process? --Skamecrazy123 (talk) 00:37, 22 June 2014 (UTC)

Nah, peer review is more like a prelude to a GA/FA nomination, in essence to help get peers to look at something and help improve it, make commentary on it. I mean, certainly, it'd be a place to go to get help improving an article, but by and large, it's set up for stuff like bringing an already decently-written article up to a higher standard, rather than getting rid of maintenance banners (in particular given I'm sure OP feels they should just be removed without any further changes being made to the article). —/Mendaliv/^2¢/_Δ's/ 00:45, 22 June 2014 (UTC)

Noted :) --Skamecrazy123 (talk) 00:51, 22 June 2014 (UTC)

Perceived abuse of WP:ERA

User:Russ3Z is systematically replacing the BCE/CE notation with BC/AD, with the following explanation: "article begun using BC/AD dating scheme, reverted to this per WP:ERA" (check out his contributions). In my view that statement is false (he's simply converting from one consistent notation to the other), and these actions are not only unwarranted but they're precisely the opposite of how I understand WP:ERA ("Do not change the established era style in an article"). I tried contacting the user on their talk page a couple of days ago, but have still not received an answer.

I have neither the time nor the inclination to get involved in a revert war, especially since I'm not particularly familiar with the policies and practices regarding year notation and possible religious fallout. I didn't want to use the administrators' noticeboard or any other dispute resolution processes because there really is no dispute at this point. I simply wanted to let editors know about this, in the hopes that someone will get involved. --Gutza ^{T T+} 13:07, 22 June 2014 (UTC)

He is clearly misrepresenting what WP:ERA actually says. In some cases his edits are obviously justified, eg removing extremely recent era changes. In others you could argue what 'established style' means. At Han Chinese there seems to have been no era nomenclature before BCE was added March 4 2006[1] so I have warned him about that (and revised the article so that it reflects the stable version which is also how it began. Dougweller (talk) 14:23, 22 June 2014 (UTC)

Please delete "playing and coaching history" from Mark Keil tennis Wikipedia page

Mark Keil (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

Hi,

My name is Mark Keil and I have edited MY own page. Now I want to delete two sections which are irrelevant and not accurate; I have tried many times only to have it put back on because they think its vandalism. Its not; its me Mark Keil doing it and I need to have two sections removed please.

Thank you for your consideration.

Mark Keil tennis — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.154.207.37 (talk) 15:50, 22 June 2014 (UTC)

Please see Wikipedia:Conflict of interest and Wikipedia:Ownership of articles, these two guidelines will explain what's happening. Cheers, Mlpearc (open channel) 18:32, 22 June 2014 (UTC)

Removed the content. It was very poorly sourced for BLP content, and moreover was probably violative of WP:NOTCV. Neither page cited above were relevant to why these edits were being reverted. —/Mendaliv/^2¢/_Δ's/ 19:23, 23 June 2014 (UTC)

Problems with a link

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Michael_Ekling

I can't get the Vienna link into the same shape as the other ones. Can anyone help? (Last para in "Life")

Instruments and apparatuses made by Ekling are in various physics collections in Austria (Innsbruck, Kremsmünster Observatory[16], Linz and ([http://bibliothek.univie.ac.at/sammlungen/objekt_des_monats/009388.html Vienna), Czech Republic (Prague), Germany (Augsburg and Munich), Italy (Venice) and the USA (Kenyon College, OH).--Julius Eugen (talk) 20:10, 22 June 2014 (UTC)

If this is not the right page to ask this question, could some forbearing soul point me to the right place? I have replaced this link half a dozen times but it doesn't work.--Julius Eugen (talk) 18:14, 23 June 2014 (UTC)

Not 100% sure what you're attempting here, if you want to add them as a reference you need to put them in like this <ref>http://bibliothek.univie.ac.at/sammlungen/objekt_des_monats/009388.html</ref>, this will result in a link like this. GimliDotNet ^{(Speak to me,Stuff I've done)} 18:29, 23 June 2014 (UTC)

Like the links connected to Prague or Venice it is supposed to open a link to a museum exhibit. And for some reason beyond my understanding instead of highlighting Vienna as a link word the URL plus Vienna turns up in this case. Search me why. I've never had this problem before.--Julius Eugen (talk) 20:43, 26 June 2014 (UTC)

Reformatting and expanding the List of Presidents of Venezuela

Hello everyone! It would be greatly appreciated if someone can help at Talk:List of Presidents of Venezuela#Reformatting and expanding the article. Also, if you know some users who would be interested to help, please inform them. Cheers! --Sundostund (talk) 19:22, 26 June 2014 (UTC)

Sahara One

Can you please review this page for Indian television channel Sahara One, which is constantly being re-directed by an arrogant user. The person keeps re-directing page to Sahara India Pariwar which is the main company that owns this channel. Person totally removing info and is not adding any information about this channel under parent company page. The page has useful info about the television channel which is currently broadcasting on many platforms throughout the world. The main company page does not mention anything about the TV channel. Also why re-directing only this channel when there are almost thousands of TV channel pages on Wikipedia that do not include very much info. Please provide some assistance to resolve this issue (I do not believe in edit war but this user TheRedPenOfDoom has previously removed useful info from several articles and has been blocked. He/she keeps threatening most of the new user's on Wikipedia by blocking them. I don't understand why such people believe that they own Wikipedia when this is available to any user who wants to contribute useful info to Wikipedia.172.15.102.165 (talk) 03:31, 27 June 2014 (UTC)

whatever Sahara One has, it does not have significant coverage by reliable third party sources - it has things like tellychakkar which is the media wing of a PR firm. -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 03:44, 27 June 2014 (UTC)

History of Germans in Chicago

To whom it may concern:

I tried to edit a sentence which is inaccurate in a Wikipedia Article entiled the History of Germans in Chicago. The German People lived next to Puerto Ricans and it is why I was curious. A Wiki editor named Harry deleted the sources which are Http://www.nationalyounglords.com and http://www.gvsu.edu/younglords. Though the Young Lords appear to be a "gang" name they actually are considered authorities in Puerto Rican and Latino history. Among the group there are many PhD book authors, media personalities and leaders in Latino civil and human rights. But it is understandable for someone who may not be completely aware of the history to misjudge. All I was trying to do was to update the article because it contains inaccurate information about Puerto Ricans in Chicago. I am currently a Master's level student and an accomplished researcher. In fact, there are over 120 oral histories that I collected and are archived at Grand Valley State University under: Young Lords In Lincoln Park and another research project at DePaul University under: Young Lords Newspapers which I also initiated. Currently, I am working with other book authors who are writing books and currently writing my own book about Puerto Ricans, which includes their neighbors from the German Community. But the incorrect information in Wikipedia is well known among Latinos and scholars. The correct information is that the first Puerto Ricans arrived in Chicago in the 1930's and settled just south of downtown on State Street near 33rd Street.These were primarily middle class (Manuel Toledo, Caballeros de San Juan brochure, unpublished manuscript,1959, GVSU archives). They were children from prominent families in Puerto Rico enrolled in the universities. Some of the residents had also worked seasonally in the steel Mills.

It is well established via several books, videos and common history of the Puerto Rican People that Puerto Ricans arrived in great numbers to Chicago during and after World War II. They worked in the steel mills and as domestics near Old Town and downtown and as hotel employees. This migration is well documented. And it is not new research.It occurred in the 1940's and 1950's not the 1960's as the Wiki article states. I apologize because I had difficulty inputting the sources within the article and it is why I placed the links, in the external links. I appreciate Wiki Links,

Thank You for your time, Jose Jimenez — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.25.118.181 (talk) 15:28, 28 June 2014 (UTC)

Hello there! Your edits that I reversed were for the external links (which you relinked here). I removed them only due to the links having no context, and too specific for the scope of the article: the article is about the history of Chicago, not specifically about the Young Lords. I would suggest reading Wikipedia:Referencing_for_beginners and inserting those links as citations for your edits, and everything should be okay as far as I can tell. :) Sorry for making you confused! Harry (talk) 15:43, 28 June 2014 (UTC)

Personal Page / Article

Don't know if this is the right place to ask, but after googling the name of my former landlord, I found his personal user page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Mohannadfallouji which is actually written as an article. Now I think everyone knows what the problem is: he has total control on a page that is in fact an article about himself. I couldn't write, for example, that he was banned from his profession for multiple harassment and serious misconduct: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1411024/Surgeon-who-said-we-all-have-to-die-is-struck-off.html

What to do with a page like that? Propose to deletion? 83.202.104.92 (talk) 11:54, 3 July 2014 (UTC)

I have tagged the article with the speedy deletion criteria WP:U5. The account is only making edits to that page, and Wikipedia is not a webhost for their webpage. GB fan 12:52, 3 July 2014 (UTC)

Category:Cities and towns in Russia

I removed two categories which violate WP:SUBCAT and WP:V via WP:CAT. IMO, my arguments and counterarguments were not adequately addressed in the subsequent discussion. A DRN request failed because the other involved editors refused to participate. As a sanity check and last resort before beginning an RfC, I'd like an uninvolved admin who is also not involved in categorization to have a look at the discussion and determine whether my view of the current state of the discussion is correct. Specifically, I'd like to know whether I have the consensus by dint of the better arguments or not. Paradoctor (talk) 16:09, 3 July 2014 (UTC)