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* [[User talk:MacRusgail/Archive 1|Archive 1]] |
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== American bias == |
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Thanks for contributing. I entirely agree regarding [[List of sports team names and mascots derived from indigenous peoples]], but cannot help being 100% American (33% Scottish, 33% Irish, 33% German, 1% Indigenous); and not even a sports fan but a science nerd. I only re-wrote the opening section since it is relevant to my other interests.[[User:FriendlyFred|FriendlyFred]] ([[User talk:FriendlyFred|talk]]) 15:47, 20 January 2015 (UTC) |
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:Thanks for response. In some places it's a bit difficult working out who's indigenous and who's not. There's certainly a few other teams knocking about. I found several more ice hockey teams such as the [[Winnipeg Warriors]]. -[[User:MacRusgail|MacRùsgail]] ([[User talk:MacRusgail#top|talk]]) 15:52, 20 January 2015 (UTC) |
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== Tidying private school articles. == |
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Thanks for taking an interest- there is a lot of dross that needs to be culled. However you have been going OTT with the 'Another private school article obviously written by staff i.e. conflict of interest'. There are several points to consider. I have been patrolling several of these articles for many years- and I would '''encourage members of staff''' to get involved, as most of the dire rubbish and extreme POVs appears to have been put there by bored pupils (future Wikipedians). |
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Conflict of interest on Wikipedia is a complex topic and ''is encouraged'' where personally I would rule it out. If the member of staff is correcting facts that is brilliant- they indeed have access to the expensive school histories that are only otherwise found in the designated libraries. If they start using 'adjectives' the case becomes more border line. If they c&p advertising copy that is ill advised but not necessarily CofI. We have to test primary and secondary sources. I would say that if it is taken from the pupils planner- that is a secondary source so permissable. If if comes from the staff planner that is Primary source unless these are issued to supply teachers of self-employed peri's when it slides into secondary source. The true primary source will be documents written for the board of governors. |
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You can tell the integrity of the member of staff by checking whether he has published a statement of a possible conflict on his user talk page and on the article talk page. |
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Part of our potential user base is outside the UK and loves Harry Potter articles, and cannot see a problem with just writing about the elite. A secondary modern school is beyonf their grip- but it is these people who make the final decision. They cannot see that the new science block has anything to do with the donor issuing zero-hours contracts, bedroom tax or systemic asset stripping. |
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In a very non-wikipedian way of talking, I need you to continue to sift through the pile and extract the puff words and rm unreferenced clap-trap, but equally we do need to find an example of a miscreant before we jump to an assumption. In cases where I have already be monitoring I may revert some of your tags- but I feel you should self revert if you cannot name the suspect. |
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Yes I did teach in the state sector as a career mostly in schools in difficult areas of the inner city- and my children went to state comprehensives not being allow a choice in the matter. Back to creating an encyclopedia. -- <span class="vcard"><span class="fn nickname">[[User:ClemRutter|Clem Rutter]]</span> ([[User talk:ClemRutter|talk]])</span> 17:33, 31 January 2015 (UTC) |
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== Glasgow Wikimeet 5 == |
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Hi MacRùsgail- sorry to hear that you've had some bad experiences that would make you avoid a meetups. I really hope you'll reconsider in the future! We have the WMUK interim CEO here today and he would be particularly interested in talking to you and hearing your experiences and perspective. Also given your Gaelic background, you'd be a particularly interesting Wikimedian to have involved. Hopefully we'll see you sometime in the future? [[User:ACrockford|ACrockford]] ([[User talk:ACrockford|talk]]) 13:24, 1 February 2015 (UTC) |
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:You are a very welcome guest at a Manchester Meetup too. Look forward to buying you a pint.-- <span class="vcard"><span class="fn nickname">[[User:ClemRutter|Clem Rutter]]</span> ([[User talk:ClemRutter|talk]])</span> 18:26, 1 February 2015 (UTC) |
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== Rugby union in Serbia == |
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{{Sport overview |
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| country = Serbia |
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| sport = rugby union |
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| union = Serbia Rugby Union |
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| first = |
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| registered = 2,419 |
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| clubs = 17 |
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| match = |
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| national1 = [[Rugby World Cup]] |
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| national2 = [[Rugby World Cup Sevens]] |
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| national3 = [[IRB Sevens World Series]] |
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| national4 = [[European Nations Cup (Rugby Union)|European Nations Cup]] |
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| countryflag = Serbia |
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| url = http://www.rugbyserbia.com |
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There is a problem with the standard format for "rugby union in X" articles as per the infobox at the right. Serbia has never played at any of: |
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* [[Rugby World Cup]] |
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* [[Rugby World Cup Sevens]] |
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* [[IRB Sevens World Series]] |
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It's box ticking of the worst kind to list these as "National Competitions" for most countries and, moreover it's false and misleading information. |
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I didn't revert your restoration of the Serbian list but all these lists where not applicable should be removed. |
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What I have reverted is your removal of the SRU logo. It has a valid fair use rationale and is more applicable to the Rugby in Serbia article that a 97 year old photo from Britain. If there is another suitable picture available that is actually of rugby in Serbia then by all means replace it. -- [[User:Ham105|Ham105]] ([[User talk:Ham105|talk]]) 21:39, 8 February 2015 (UTC) |
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:In answer to the last point, I think that the SRU should be its own article, as this is really an overview of the sport, not specifically about the union. From experience, I find that logos are often deleted from articles which are not specifically about them. |
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:I favour the use of the ninety seven year old picture personally, because it shows how far back the history of the sport goes back in the area. Rather than being portrayed as a recent introduction. |
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:I'll take a look at the box.-[[User:MacRusgail|MacRùsgail]] ([[User talk:MacRusgail#top|talk]]) 14:27, 10 February 2015 (UTC) p.s. Regarding these - [[Rugby World Cup]], [[Rugby World Cup Sevens]] & [[IRB Sevens World Series]] - Serbia goes into the ''qualifiers'' for all of these, as it is an IRB member as far as I can tell, so yes, they qualify. There's still nothing in the article about the national team though. |
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== Non-European dowsing == |
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To spare other editors on what may (to most people) be a minor point, I thought I would move the discussion here. You refer to "overlap" between dowsing and feng shui. I would call the two complementary, but I am puzzled about "massive overlap." That would mean that practitioners of traditional feng shui are practicing dowsing to some extent, and vice versa. There are many definitions of dowsing (it's a rather difficult thing to pin down), but I am not familiar with any practice of traditional feng shui that could reasonably be called dowsing. My knowledge of feng shui is very limited, but from what I understand, it interprets the flow of subtle energy based on the visible aspects of landscape and architecture. Today, of course, at least in the west, I expect that there are many practitioners who combine the two. I have been looking for solid evidence of dowsing anywhere in the world that pre-dates the documented rise of the practice in central Europe of the 1500s, but I have not (yet) found any. If you could point some out to me, such as a part of the traditional practice of feng shui that is dowsing, I would be grateful. Thanks. [[User:Plazak|Plazak]] ([[User talk:Plazak|talk]]) 15:06, 18 February 2015 (UTC) |
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== Cornish people == |
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[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cornish_people&diff=prev&oldid=650764427 "Erm, no"] is a bit dismissive, isn't it? You re-added [[South West of Great Britain|an unnecessary redlink]]. I'm well aware of the Cornish position - hopefully my wording is an acceptable compromise given that (like it or not - I'm sure you don't) Cornwall is administered as part of England. [[User:Ghmyrtle|Ghmyrtle]] ([[User talk:Ghmyrtle|talk]]) 14:58, 10 March 2015 (UTC) |
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:"Great Britain", "UK" etc, suits both political positions on this matter, whereas yours just consciously pisses off one side.-[[User:MacRusgail|MacRùsgail]] ([[User talk:MacRusgail#top|talk]]) 15:00, 10 March 2015 (UTC) |
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== Fettes College == |
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See my talk page. -- [[User:Alarics|Alarics]] ([[User talk:Alarics|talk]]) 22:17, 18 March 2015 (UTC) |
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== Scottish Fairground Culture Editathon == |
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Hey there! As a Wikipedian in Scotland I thought you might be interested in the [[wmuk:Scottish fairground culture editathon|Scottish Fairground Culture editathon]] taking place on 7 May at the Riverside Museum - drop me a line if you'd like to know more! [[User:Lirazelf|Lirazelf]] ([[User talk:Lirazelf|talk]]) 11:11, 7 April 2015 (UTC) |
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: Oh dear, linkfail! Here's the correct one... [[wmuk:Scottish Fairground Culture Editathon|Scottish Fairground Culture Editathon]] [[User:Lirazelf|Lirazelf]] ([[User talk:Lirazelf|talk]]) 10:08, 14 April 2015 (UTC) |
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== Hello == |
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Nice work at the list article. Please will you tell me the reason why [[Wikipedia:Requests for adminship/MacRusgail|this]] is a redlink? --[[User:Dweller|Dweller]] ([[User talk:Dweller|talk]]) 10:35, 8 April 2015 (UTC) |
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== FYI == |
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Following up on your comments from the talkpage, there was in fact a relisting and is ongoing discussion [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2015_January_30#Category:Maccabiah_Games_bronze_medalists here]. --[[User:Epeefleche|Epeefleche]] ([[User talk:Epeefleche|talk]]) 03:13, 10 April 2015 (UTC) |
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==[[Wikipedia:Proposed deletion|Proposed deletion]] of [[Marion Arnott]]== |
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== May 2015 == |
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[[Image:Ambox warning pn.svg|25px|alt=|link=]] Please [[Wikipedia:No personal attacks|stop attacking]] other editors, as you did on [[:User talk:Jbhunley]]. If you continue, you may be [[Wikipedia:Blocking policy|blocked]] from editing Wikipedia. <!-- Template:uw-npa3 --> [[User:NeilN|<b style="color:navy">Neil<span style="color:red">N</span></b>]] <sup>[[User talk:NeilN|<i style="color:blue">talk to me</i>]]</sup> 17:35, 19 May 2015 (UTC) |
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==May 2015 again== |
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Hello, MacRusgail. After an alert by NeilN, I've taken a look at your recent editing. It's obvious you aren't enjoying Wikipedia right now. I'm sorry. But that doesn't excuse the rudeness from you that I see for instance [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Jbhunley&diff=663112514&oldid=662670049 here], [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:The_Steps_of_the_Sun&diff=663439460&oldid=663094993 here] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:The_Steps_of_the_Sun&diff=663948713&oldid=663948430] (nasty assumption of bad faith there). Jbhunley, who has been editing both competently and in good faith, and has extended several olive branches to you, doesn't deserve having ''their'' editing experience soured to such an extent. I'm also sorry to see you've been blowing off the very reasonable warnings and explanations from Neil. It shouldn't actually take an admin or a block threat to convince you that you need to follow our policies and guidelines. But since nothing else has helped, I'm hereby warning you: any more personal attacks and I'll [[WP:BLOCK|block you from editing]]. I don't like the idea, especially since you've been here since 2005 and have a clean block log, but you really need to pull in your horns. [[User:Bishonen|Bishonen]] | [[User talk:Bishonen|talk]] 15:42, 25 May 2015 (UTC). |
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:{{ping|Bishonen}} I have made repeated complaints about Jbhunley, all of which have been ignored. In fact, when I complained that the user was harassing me, I was told not to make such allegations by Neil. |
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:I have already been through a number of the problems this editor has been causing me, such as nominating articles for deletion before they are finished in both user space and when tagged "under construction" in public space. I complained about this gauche behaviour (which cost me an evening of my time, and more besides, when I had better things to do offline), and then the user started nominating all my other articles for deletion willy-nilly rather than adding useful tags such as "refimprove". |
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:"reasonable warnings and explanations from Neil" - No they weren't. The man didn't bother reading anything I said, neither did he bother to consider my side of the argument at all. Perhaps it's about time one or two of you started having a word with Jbhunley about his/her socially inept conduct. As for Wikipedia, it went to the dogs years ago, when it became hidebound to a set of rules made up by a self-selecting tiny minority of editors.-[[User:MacRusgail|MacRùsgail]] ([[User talk:MacRusgail#top|talk]]) 16:56, 2 June 2015 (UTC) |
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:{{ping|Bishonen}} - Another complaint about harassment goes unheard. Pretending it's not happening doesn't stop it, it condones it.-[[User:MacRusgail|MacRùsgail]] ([[User talk:MacRusgail#top|talk]]) 16:39, 6 June 2015 (UTC) |
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== Borve == |
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You reverted my entire edit of the article on [[Borve, Lewis]], giving the three-word reason that "editor removed refs". The removal of references was only a very small part of my edit. References are not needed for statements such as that this village lies on the A857 road. I have reinstated my edit. Please do not revert again, but start a discussion on the article's talk page if you wish to argue for the desirability of including such references.[[User:Lordelephapia|Lordelephapia]] ([[User talk:Lordelephapia|talk]]) 02:10, 26 May 2015 (UTC) |
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