User talk:Becky Sayles

Improper use of AutoEd to make non-meaningful changes

This edit is one of many you have made that does nothing other than remove stray trailing spaces. This change, and other such edits, have zero effect on the articles as seen by readers and are explicitly discouraged. Please stop making such edits that have no effect (or benefit) for readers of the articles being edited. Alansohn (talk) 03:07, 18 December 2016 (UTC)

@Alansohn: Can you clarify "explicitly discouraged"? Are you suggesting this should be reverted?  ^B E _C K ^Y _S A ^{Y L} E _S  06:16, 19 December 2016 (UTC)

Take a look at the "Rules of Use" at WP:AWBRULES, which provides a set of rules for how to use an automated editing tool:

1. You are responsible for every edit made. Do not sacrifice quality for speed and review all changes before saving.
2. Abide by all Wikipedia guidelines, policies and common practices.
3. Do not make controversial edits with it. Seek consensus for changes that could be controversial at the appropriate venue; village pump, WikiProject, etc. "Being bold" is not a justification for mass editing lacking demonstrable consensus. If challenged, the onus is on the AWB operator to demonstrate or achieve consensus for changes they wish to make on a large scale.
4. Do not make insignificant or inconsequential edits. An edit that has no noticeable effect on the rendered page is generally considered an insignificant edit. If in doubt, or if other editors object to edits on the basis of this rule, seek consensus at an appropriate venue before making further similar edits.

Do you believe that you are above these rules and that making edits that remove blank spaces is appropriate? Alansohn (talk) 20:12, 19 December 2016 (UTC)

Hi @Alansohn:, It appears that you are referring to #4, but I don't know if that Rule addresses "how to use an automated editing tool" so much as how to use AWB. While similar in some respects, AWB and AutoEd are distinct. I am unaware of a similar Rule that applies to AutoEd specifically or scripts in general, or one that generalizes the AWB Rules to all user scripts or automated tools. If this is something that should be applied to AutoEd, then it may be beneficial to address it at Wikipedia:AutoEd/complete.js, or with the editors that maintain the script. Also JSYK, I am try to AGF, but it its difficult to read your comments as something other than uncivil, especially your last question given this appears to be the first time I have heard from you about using AWB/Autoed. I appreciate your interest in curbing improper editing behavior, but it remains unclear to me what is the basis for your objection.  ^B E _C K ^Y _S A ^{Y L} E _S  05:08, 20 December 2016 (UTC)

This week's article for improvement (week 51, 2016)

Helena Bergström in 2014 Hello, Becky Sayles. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Helena Bergström Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Hoax • Three-martini lunch Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:07, 19 December 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •

This week's article for improvement (week 52, 2016)

World plate tectonics (click on map for more details) Hello, Becky Sayles. The following is WikiProject Today's articles for improvement's weekly selection: Tectonics Please be bold and help to improve this article! Previous selections: Helena Bergström • Hoax Get involved with the TAFI project. You can: Nominate an article • Review nominations Posted by: MusikBot talk 00:07, 26 December 2016 (UTC) using MediaWiki message delivery (talk) on behalf of WikiProject TAFI •

Reference errors on 29 December

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Aaron Burr requested change

Regarding the change I requested: I do not understand why you require a consensus. Perhaps I am mistaken, but if the cited source clearly does not support the statement, I thought that in the pursuit of accuracy the statement should be removed or additional sources cited. (Mh 15:25, 30 December 2016 (UTC)).