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===Blocked=== |
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Unfortunately you were found to be creating and [[WP:SOCK|using multiple accounts inappropriately]]. |
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In view of your existing contributions, I decided to revoke your editing privileges for three days. |
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Please reflect on your actions. There are avenues to resolve disputes in a proper way, especially at times where editors may disagree with you. Using multiple accounts in an improper manner again can get you on the [[WP:BANNED|naughty list]]. Please take some time to read [[Wikipedia:Dispute resolution|how to resolve disagreements]] and [[WP:SOCK|Wikipedia's policy on sockpuppetry]]. |
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- [[User:Mailer diablo|Mailer Diablo]] 09:41, 22 December 2013 (UTC) |
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* [[WP:NPA|No personal attacks]], please. [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Eagle_River_High_School&diff=587660388 This edit summary] is not acceptable. - [[User:Mailer diablo|Mailer Diablo]] 04:02, 26 December 2013 (UTC) |
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I just responded seconds ago on your talk page. [[User:Wicks Steve|Wicks Steve]] ([[User talk:Wicks Steve#top|talk]]) 04:05, 26 December 2013 (UTC) |
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* Okay, no one is Wikihounding each other. Let's [[WP:AGF|assume good faith]], and from this point on discuss the matters of disagreement on the article(s) talk page first (this applies to both parties). Seek consensus from other uninvolved editors as well before editing; no one wants to get into an edit war. - [[User:Mailer diablo|Mailer Diablo]] 04:08, 26 December 2013 (UTC) |
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I just found it somewhat hypocritical that he should be so critical of others for not making the necessary edits having found his recent edits littered with so many instances of the very same thing. [[User:Wicks Steve|Wicks Steve]] ([[User talk:Wicks Steve#top|talk]]) 04:13, 26 December 2013 (UTC) |
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I am a newcomer and it appears no one seems to discuss anything on an article(s) talk page before reverting, least of all Magnolia677. [[User:Wicks Steve|Wicks Steve]] ([[User talk:Wicks Steve#top|talk]]) 04:18, 26 December 2013 (UTC) |
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===Re: Direct links=== |
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* Direct links come in two forms. [[Wikipedia:External links]] and [[Wikipedia:Citing sources]]. The former has a separate section at the end of the article and is normally used for official sites. The latter is used to refer to (usually online) sources that you used in reference to the statement that was made on the article. There are many forms of referencing/sources and [[Wikipedia:Citing sources|this article]] lists out the procedures in detail. - [[User:Mailer diablo|Mailer Diablo]] 05:51, 27 December 2013 (UTC) |
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::Many thanks. [[User:Wicks Steve|Wicks Steve]] ([[User talk:Wicks Steve#top|talk]]) 05:54, 27 December 2013 (UTC) |
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== Flag icons on Bath and North East Somerset == |
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Hi, Thanks for your edits to [[Bath and North East Somerset]]. I note you have added a flag icon for [[Somerset]]. As noted on [[Flag of Somerset]] this is unofficial and we don't generally use it on Somerset article (this may change if it one day gains some sort of official status). More generally icons are discouraged see [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Icons]] for when they are considered appropriate and otherwise.— [[User:Rodw|Rod]] <sup>[[User talk:Rodw|talk]]</sup> 09:22, 28 December 2013 (UTC) |
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Without wishing to dispute your statement, the [[Flag of Somerset]] article does say "The flag was adopted following a competition in July 2013", and as I have been recently informed, WP:INFOBOXFLAG states "Human geographic articles – for example settlements and administrative subdivisions – may have flags of the country and first-level administrative subdivision in infoboxes". [[User:Wicks Steve|Wicks Steve]] ([[User talk:Wicks Steve#top|talk]]) 09:31, 28 December 2013 (UTC) |
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:Thanks for the response. I can't find anything "official" from the county council etc about adoption of the flag - it is possible the competition was a publicity stunt by the firm of solicitors which promoted it. The official one with the mace is used by the county however BANES is a unitary authority, although in the ceremonial county, so may or may not be included.— [[User:Rodw|Rod]] <sup>[[User talk:Rodw|talk]]</sup> 09:59, 28 December 2013 (UTC) |
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By all means change it, if you can find the mace one on here, I simply used {{flag|Somerset}} [[User:Wicks Steve|Wicks Steve]] ([[User talk:Wicks Steve#top|talk]]) 10:05, 28 December 2013 (UTC) |
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According to the article "List of British flags", the new flag is registered by the Flag Institute. [[User:Wicks Steve|Wicks Steve]] ([[User talk:Wicks Steve#top|talk]]) 10:10, 28 December 2013 (UTC) |
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:From the same article, it appears many of our county flags were "Chosen by competition" [[User:Wicks Steve|Wicks Steve]] ([[User talk:Wicks Steve#top|talk]]) 10:13, 28 December 2013 (UTC) |
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I see you've now been editing the infobox as well, but can I ask why you changed [[Unitary authorities of England|unitary authority]] to [[Non-metropolitan district]]?— [[User:Rodw|Rod]] <sup>[[User talk:Rodw|talk]]</sup> 11:55, 28 December 2013 (UTC) |
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I have only edited the infobox.<br> |
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Using the other Unitary authorities as a template: |
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settlement_type = City status in the United Kingdom|City and Unitary authorities of England|unitary authority<br> |
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government_type = Non-metropolitan district<br> |
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If you consider all the others are wrong, please let me know<br> |
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[[User:Wicks Steve|Wicks Steve]] ([[User talk:Wicks Steve#top|talk]]) 12:05, 28 December 2013 (UTC) |
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:I would have thought (in all cases, but I'm only familiar with BANES & N Somerset) to have the words unitary authority and link to [[Unitary authorities of England]].— [[User:Rodw|Rod]] <sup>[[User talk:Rodw|talk]]</sup> 12:39, 28 December 2013 (UTC) |
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::It does? [[User:Wicks Steve|Wicks Steve]] ([[User talk:Wicks Steve#top|talk]]) 12:50, 28 December 2013 (UTC) |
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:::Under the Bath and North East Somerset heading, where it says, City and unitary authority.<br> [[User:Wicks Steve|Wicks Steve]] ([[User talk:Wicks Steve#top|talk]]) 12:51, 28 December 2013 (UTC) |
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::::But lower down it says "Government • Type Non-metropolitan district" so we now have conflicting info in the box & the text to the left of the infobix says unitary authority.— [[User:Rodw|Rod]] <sup>[[User talk:Rodw|talk]]</sup> 13:03, 28 December 2013 (UTC) |
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"Unitary authorities of England are local authorities that are responsible for the provision of all local government services within a district", "Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially 'shire districts', are a type of local government district in England". |
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The text to the left of the infobox says "Bath and North East Somerset is the district of the unitary authority of Bath and North East Somerset Council. |
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Currently settlement_type equates to City status & local authority responsibility within a district<br> |
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while government_type equates to "type of local government district". |
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[[User:Wicks Steve|Wicks Steve]] ([[User talk:Wicks Steve#top|talk]]) 13:54, 28 December 2013 (UTC) |
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: Yes, and the type of local government district in this case is unitary authority. - [[User:David Biddulph|David Biddulph]] ([[User talk:David Biddulph|talk]]) 14:04, 28 December 2013 (UTC) |
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So what should the type of local government district be for Peterborough, Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool, Bournemouth, Bracknell Forest... and why is their no standard? [[User:Wicks Steve|Wicks Steve]] ([[User talk:Wicks Steve#top|talk]]) 14:19, 28 December 2013 (UTC) |
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:There is a list at [[Unitary authorities of England]]. Different articles have been edited by different people, so that's why they are not all the same. --[[User:David Biddulph|David Biddulph]] ([[User talk:David Biddulph|talk]]) 14:30, 28 December 2013 (UTC) |
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That was the list I was using, attempting to bring some uniformity. Undid everything, better to be safe etc. [[User:Wicks Steve|Wicks Steve]] ([[User talk:Wicks Steve#top|talk]]) 14:38, 28 December 2013 (UTC) |
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:Discussion of standardisation would probably be best at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject UK geography]] or [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Politics of the United Kingdom]] so other editors can be involved.— [[User:Rodw|Rod]] <sup>[[User talk:Rodw|talk]]</sup> 14:46, 28 December 2013 (UTC) |
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== Flags in infoboxes == |
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Please refrain from adding flagcruft into infoboxes as you are doing on various English places. See [[WP:INFOBOXFLAG]]. Also note that when you're adding the flags for countries into the infoboxes you are in fact causing incorrect rendering on the infoboxes (visible when you preview your edits) that are causing others to tidy them up again. Thanks. [[User:Canterbury Tail|<font color="Blue">'''Canterbury Tail'''</font>]] [[User talk:Canterbury Tail|''<font color="Blue">talk</font>'']] 03:50, 30 December 2013 (UTC) |
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:I shall quote the following from [[WP:INFOBOXFLAG]] as others are when justifying the use of flags in infoboxes: |
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:"Human geographic articles – for example settlements and administrative subdivisions – may have flags of the country and first-level administrative subdivision in infoboxes" |
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:Wouldn't it be far simpler just to rectify the fault in the Infobox UK place template?<br> |
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[[User:Wicks Steve|Wicks Steve]] ([[User talk:Wicks Steve#top|talk]]) 03:58, 30 December 2013 (UTC) |
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::Go ahead, it may solve the issue, but currently about half your edits on UK places are causing issues as they currently stand. I leave it up to you, fix the template or stop putting the flags in that break the formatting. [[User:Canterbury Tail|<font color="Blue">'''Canterbury Tail'''</font>]] [[User talk:Canterbury Tail|''<font color="Blue">talk</font>'']] 04:03, 30 December 2013 (UTC) |
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:::As I am sure you already knew, only those with (administrator) privilege like yourself are able to edit that template. [[User:Wicks Steve|Wicks Steve]] ([[User talk:Wicks Steve#top|talk]]) 04:07, 30 December 2013 (UTC) |
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:::And can you explain why you reverted [[York]], since it uses the "settlement" template, so my edit did not, as you subsequently claimed, "break the formatting".? [[User:Wicks Steve|Wicks Steve]] ([[User talk:Wicks Steve#top|talk]]) 04:46, 30 December 2013 (UTC) |
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