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A cheeseburger for you!

Thank you for all your work at Portal:Current events so far. Rubbish computer (HALP!: I dropped the bass?) 00:56, 17 October 2015 (UTC)

Wall Street Journal

Hi. The Wall Street Journal is effectively subscriber-only. Get some 'free' articles but not for a month like other media, it's for a much longer time. Haven't been able to read WSJ since late August. Don't have idea when (or if, unlikely) they'll let me in again. Anyway, added second reference to Turkey story. RaqiwasSushi (talk) 19:58, 28 October 2015 (UTC)

barnstar

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		I had just finished writing Malheur incident and was heading over to nominate it for In the News and was pleasantly surprised to find you'd already handled that - thank you! LavaBaron (talk) 11:47, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

2016 Nevada wildfire

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List of California wildfires & Bluecut Fire

Heyo! Thanks for adding the Bluecut Fire to the list. I made one change to your addition. I trimmed down the notes dramatically. While I do feel that what you added is of great significance, I feel strongly that it belongs on the article page for the fire itself, not in the notes field. At the moment a "unknown number of structures have been destroyed" according to InciWeb. Once they (or someone else) release good solid number, that should absolutely be included in the table. But specific structures I don't think should go in the list. Otherwise that table is going to blow up! Does that make sense? Let me know your thoughts. Keep up the great work! --Zackmann08 (^{Talk to me}/_{What I been doing}) 16:34, 17 August 2016 (UTC)

Possible copyright violation(s)

Your contributions are appreciated. You are very welcome here. However, I have encountered possible copyright violation(s). Some or all of the content you added in a recent edit to 2016 clown sightings in this edit(s) appears to have been copy pasted from this source and has been removed.

Please remember that you must write in your own words. We cannot copy and paste from other websites. If I have made an error, please accept my apologies.

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More

I have encountered more copyright violations:

• Your addition to Wikipedia: [1]
• Source: [2]

Please go through your past contributions and remove any other copy pasting, okay? Anna Frodesiak (talk) 02:22, 9 October 2016 (UTC)

Request for explanation

Looking through your contributions, I see you are quite an active member of the community. Could you please explain why you have been copy pasting? Surely you know about policies here. What can you say about all of this? Anna Frodesiak (talk) 02:26, 9 October 2016 (UTC)

More

I have encountered more copyright violations:

• Your addition to Wikipedia: [3]
• Source: [4]

Anna Frodesiak (talk) 02:29, 9 October 2016 (UTC)

Follow-up

I must say that I am disappointed that you just ignored my request for some sort of explanation and instead just carried on editing. I spent half an hour finding and removing your copy pasting. No "I'm sorry". No "Thanks for cleaning up my blatant copyvios". Nothing. Did you even review your own contribs to see if I missed anything?

I would appreciate at least some some assurance that none of your Reuters-sourced Portal:Current events additions were copy pasted. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 17:28, 9 October 2016 (UTC)

Hi there, Anna. I apologize for the lack of response, I would of done this earlier but I had family things going.

As for my copyright violations. Yes, I can see how I definitely should of checked before hand before making those edits. Especially the one on 2016 clown sightings. As you can see by my contribs, I went back and put up the same story, but this time without the violations. As for my edits in general, I believe my copyright violations are only on some particular articles I have created and edited on, such as the ones you highlighted. My edits on Portal:Current events (going back to 2014) are usually quite brief. I've checked through the last couple of months and I haven't seen any obvious copyright violations.

I'll try to be more careful in the future. Thanks Anna. GWA88 (talk) 19:24, 9 October 2016 (UTC)

Alright. Are you sure there are no more?

Please, from now on, no more copy pasting. You know how seriously Wikipedia takes this sort of thing. It is really breaking the cardinal rule, and you must have known that. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 00:18, 10 October 2016 (UTC)

I've now looked through more contribs and I can't see any. I honestly didn't realize I was doing it. I thought you were allowed to copy-paste the odd sentence from a news article. My bad. Again, I'll take this lesson into consideration when I make future edits. GWA88 (talk) 00:27, 10 October 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for checking and thanks for your understanding. Best wishes and happy editing. Oh, and keep up the good work at current events. I know you do a lot there. Cheers, Anna Frodesiak (talk) 01:08, 10 October 2016 (UTC)

Yemen/Houthis

GWA88. Thanks for the information and for correcting the Portal:Current events/2016 October 14 entry. Fixed Portal:Current events/2016 October 16 using Yemini Crisis. I picked up the insurgency head from the Current Events right sidebar listing, Ongoing conflicts, Middle East, Yemen. The Houthi rebellion link leads to the Houthi insurgency in Yemen page. Perhaps that should be changed. Appreciate all your work and this constructive advice. RaqiwasSushi (talk) 02:34, 17 October 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for taking care of sidebar link.RaqiwasSushi (talk) 03:12, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

2016-11-19 current events

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Revert

Can I ask why did you revert my edit on the Current Events box for the Haiti bus crash, it was obviously a double entry - best case would be moving it from disasters to crime, but you simply reverted? Skycycle (talk) 16:14, 13 March 2017 (UTC)

Yes, it was clearly a case of double entry but you removed the former entry, not the latter made by Capitalistroadster, which included far less details of the incident than the previous entry made by myself. Clearly Capitalistroadster failed to notice it was already included, it happens, I've done it before a few times, and you didn't bother to look at the portal's history to see which one was included first. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Portal:Current_events/2017_March_12&oldid=769962721

Apologies if my revert offended you in someway, I just want what's best for the reader. GWA88 (talk) 20:37, 13 March 2017 (UTC)

Rakka (film)

Hi GWA88, I saw you translated my German Wikipedia article about the movie when it was in an early state. I wrote more about the plot. Feel free to translate the new sentences, to add them here. Greetings from Germany. The real Marcoman (talk) 01:31, 18 June 2017 (UTC)

Ways to improve Tires, Portugal

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Drone on!

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	For your excellent work in starting the Gatwick Airport drone incident article. Lugnuts Fire Walk with Me 09:23, 21 December 2018 (UTC)

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Current events

Hello GWA88. It isn't necessary to put every event under a subheader. Normally that is only done when the event is part of a larger event or current issue. There's no need to add subheaders for general topics (for example Animal welfare and rights in Australia). Otherwise, thanks for your continued contributions to the page! Kaldari (talk) 07:36, 9 April 2019 (UTC)

Hezbollah

Thanks to you Sir for paying attention to my eedit request, can I further ask that Argentina be included in the infobox as designating the military wing of Hezbollah as terror? Thanks to you Sir, --CoryGlee (talk) 12:07, 11 July 2019 (UTC)

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Hi Elijahandskip. I would be happy to help out where I can. Editing this portal has pretty much become a daily hobby for me anyway. GWA88 (talk) 05:46, 9 April 2020 (UTC)

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Biden's cabinet

Before entering into a possible avoidable dispute, I will give you my opinion about the latest editions in Current Events and see what we can do. I understand that the importance of the post-Trump cabinet of the United States is recognized and everyone has followed the nominations. But is it really necessary that every confirmation has to be posted? I could come to understand Lloyd Austin's, and even Deb Haaland's, but personally I don't think this is the place to post something that implies that it looks more like a timeline of the early days of the Biden presidency. And the same is my opinion about the Trump edits, but at the time he was not very active. I do not know what is the line that Wikipedia follows in this regard, so if you know I will be happy for you to explain it to me. A greeting. Alsoriano97 (talk) 21:58, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

Good evening, Alsoriano97. Firstly, I appreciate you leaving this message for me rather than just reverting me for another pointless edit war, so thanks for that. Regarding the confirmations of Biden's cabinet picks, I would say, and this is based on the fact most if not all of Trump's cabinet picks were covered on the portal, and the fact the confirmations often gain international coverage, for example the Lloyd Austin confirmation which you removed, was covered by the The Guardian, it has also been covered by the Financial Times and Al Jazeera. Again, clearly notable. I would of course draw the line at senior cabinet members, lower level administration officials would be definitely pushing it in terms of notability. GWA88 (talk) 22:20, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

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Hey. I know we have crossed paths every now and then on the Portal:Current events, so I wanted to invite you to a new WikiProject, the WikiProject of the Twenty-Tens decade. It was proposed near the end of May, but it was officially created today. Not sure if you would be interested, but I thought I would drop you an invite and say hi. Elijahandskip (talk) 00:35, 25 August 2021 (UTC)

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Hello GWA88. I reverted your edit because the satellite might not have crashed in Kyiv at all. It is very unlikely that the green explosion observed over Kyiv was the satellite, and we should probably wait for more reliable reports. More evidence is needed before it can be determined if the satellite fell in Kyiv for sure. — Nythar (💬-🍀) 22:28, 19 April 2023 (UTC)

Don't worry, I know your revert was a good faith edit. However, The Guardian is now reporting it is the NASA spacecraft Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI). GWA88 (talk) 22:38, 19 April 2023 (UTC)

True, The Guardian did report that; however, NASA has now denied that the object over Kyiv was its satellite. BBC News Nythar (💬-🍀) 02:21, 20 April 2023 (UTC)

I stand corrected. GWA88 (talk) 13:06, 22 April 2023 (UTC)

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I'm astonished you restored this [6]. We should not amplify these false narratives, particularly those by the Russian government, during this sensitive period. Your text appeared to be just a copy-paste of Russian propaganda, for tricking its own citizens into thinking the government is "strong". You even admit it is propaganda in your revert. Really not sure why you think it's acceptable for inclusion. Marwanaircalm (talk) 15:39, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

The statement was from the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, thus it can be included there as it's the official Russian position. I wouldn't include some statement from a random Russian propagandist on a talk show. Regardless you shouldn't even be editing this contentious topic as you have less than 500 edits. @Cryptic told you this recently with regards to the Israel/Palestine topic. GWA88 (talk) 15:48, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

I would think that propaganda, or at least propaganda which matters, is released by the government. It is exactly what the government says that matters in Russia. The "official" Russian position is propaganda. A "random Russian propagandist on a talk show" will parrot the "official" Russian position. I'm surprised you don't understand this. I'm also not sure on how Israel/Palestine is related to Russia? I'm aware that I'm not allowed to edit that topic yet and I have not done so. Marwanaircalm (talk) 16:01, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

Because both are contentious topics you are currently not allowed to edit. GWA88 (talk) 16:05, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

The notice I got on my user page says its only for the Israel/Palestine. I'm not sure why you feel it has anything to do with Russia? Marwanaircalm (talk) 16:09, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

Upon reviewing the list of contentious topics again it would seem you are allowed to make edits related to Russia. I do apologize for that confusion. However, the news you removed does fall under the Eastern Europe category (Bulgaria) which is listed as a contentious topic. GWA88 (talk) 18:47, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

Hi GWA88 and Marwanaircalm, some topic areas have an extended-confirmed restriction: WP:A/I/PIA and WP:GS/RUSUKR do, WP:ARBEE doesn't.

A user needs to be informed about the specific restriction on their user talk page (not just in a random discussion elsewhere such as here) before it can be reasonably enforced. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 19:30, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

(and the tables you're looking for are at WP:General sanctions) ~ ToBeFree (talk) 19:31, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

Thank you both for the advice and assistance. I've read the relevant policies and understand that certain topics should not be edited by new users. I am eager to contribute more before editing those topics again. @GWA88 I look forward to discussing this more with you once I am a qualified editor under the relevant policies. Marwanaircalm (talk) 10:03, 16 December 2023 (UTC)

Sure, some advice though, I noticed a majority of your edits do not include anything in the summary box. If you could start using the summary box to explain the changes that your making that would be appreciated. GWA88 (talk) 14:30, 16 December 2023 (UTC)

Thank you for this advice. Going forwards, I will start using short explanations in the summary box. I can see that's the norm with most editors who are not new and I'd certainly like to fit in with the regular editors. Marwanaircalm (talk) 18:10, 16 December 2023 (UTC)

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Please be informed that I've made an update to the discussion. 33ABGirl (talk) 17:23, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

I have already responded to you with my reasoning for its inclusion, and I don't appreciate the blatant wikilawyering. GWA88 (talk) 00:04, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

I have tagged several relevant users who participate on the current events portal for their opinion. It's pretty hard to achieve any consensus on a dead talk page. GWA88 (talk) 00:21, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

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