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Help me! November 9, 2011

There is an entry currently called "Frederic Wakeman." This is an error of sorts, as there are father and son, while the currrent article refers only to the son.

How do we:

• 1. Create a new title for the current ""Frederic Wakeman" -- more properly "Frederic E. Wakeman, Jr."?
• 2. Create a disambiguation page for "Frederic Wakeman" and "Frederic E. Wakeman"?

Once done, I will create an entry for Wakeman father.

Aboudaqn (talk) 15:35, 9 November 2011 (UTC)

The name should be decided based on which name is the most common for the subject (see Wikipedia:Article titles). As for what to move where, that really depends on who is more notable. If the son is more notable, then he should stay at the current name and the father should be created at a name disambiguating it (e.g. "Frederic Wakeman (author)"). If the father is more notable, the son should be moved to a new title (e.g. "Frederic Wakeman (scholar)"). If both are equally notable, both should be moved (e.g. "Frederic Wakeman (author)" and Frederic Wakeman (scholar)") and Frederic Wakeman should become the disambiguation page (<= see this link for an extensive overview). Regards SoWhy 21:59, 9 November 2011 (UTC)

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Eulalia Perez de Guillén Mariné

Please see notes regarding your new article at Talk:Eulalia Perez de Guillén Mariné. Engineer Bob 08:13, 23 March 2006 (UTC)

Helpme

I noticed that you used {{helpme}} above, what can I help you with? By the way, I have just written a response to your queries at Talk:Eulalia Perez de Guillén Mariné.--Commander Keane 03:16, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

"Wilder Hobson"

Thanks for creating the aticle, but it was misnamed. I've moved "Wilder Hobson" to Wilder Hobson (no quotation marks). You made an addition to the old one that you'll need to redo in the version under the new name. ·:· Will Beback ·:· 21:23, 13 September 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the kind note. In future, if you notice someone editing a newly created possible, would it be possible for you to wait on a change until the article seems a bit more "quiet"? Aboudaqn (talk) 22:20, 13 September 2008 (UTC)

Apologies for the inconvenience. As one of the Wikipedia "janitors" I usually try to fix major problems right away. I believe that most new editors use a different technique of editing that doesn't result in these conflicts. Not to worry, it's all easy to fix. Thanks again for writing about this interesting and noteworthy person. Feel free to drop me a line if you need help or have questions. ·:· Will Beback ·:· 12:32, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

Willy Pogany; other editing problem

Will_Beback, can you please check my citations in Willy Pogany and Whittaker Chambers to check whether you find strange $\wedge$ markings show up in text? They did not show up in recent Wilder Hobson article. Also, I seem to have hit some button in edit function that has turned much text in blue and red and other sections into grey background, very strange...

Aboudaqn (talk) 21:11, 22 September 2008 (UTC)

wikEd problem: Ctrl-click

there seems to be a problem with the gadget wikEd that caused the insertion of "Ctrl-click" in your recent edit to Eugene Dennis, please could you help me locate this problem by reporting your browser name and version and possible other gadgets that you might have checked (under My Preferences - Gadgets) on User talk:Cacycle/wikEd#Very odd Ctrl-click issue.

Thanks in advance, Cacycle (talk) 19:11, 25 May 2009 (UTC)

Cacycle, I was using the browser Safari with Mac OS 10.5.7 Aboudaqn

Jan Matulka

Thanks for the link! I haven't seen many of those drawings before. --Nessie (talk) 17:36, 4 June 2010 (UTC)

• I am indeed related to both Jan Matulka and Albertus Van Loon. I don't really review cookbooks. Do you need a recommendation? --Nessie (talk) 19:04, 10 June 2010 (UTC)
  • BTW, if you have links or scans of any of Jan Matulka's work from The New Masses I'd love to see it.--Nessie (talk) 19:25, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

Hi, friend

I just found your article on Alexander Trachtenberg and the plea for help on the talk page there. Comments are there Talk:Alexander_Trachtenberg. I worked over things pretty hard, hopefully you'll be okay with the changes. Drop me a line directly if you've got suggestions, concerns, questions, etc. Best, — Tim MutantPop@aol.com or Carrite (talk) 20:49, 23 August 2010 (UTC)

Ignace Poretsky

Hi. I've nominated Ignace Poretsky, an article you worked on, for consideration to appear on the Main Page as part of Wikipedia:Did you know. You can see the hook for the article here, where you can improve it if you see fit. — Malik Shabazz ^Talk/_Stalk 18:58, 4 September 2010 (UTC) (on behalf of User:Piotrus)

By the way, in the future you can nominate articles you have written at T:TDYK. — Malik Shabazz ^Talk/_Stalk 19:07, 4 September 2010 (UTC)

DYK for Ignace Poretsky

-- Cirt (talk) 06:03, 9 September 2010 (UTC)

Many thanks for letting me know: I'm honored. --Aboudaqn (talk) 22:33, 9 September 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia:WikiProject Espionage

User:Aboudaqn, I am back from my "WikiBreak". Would like to know your thoughts and ideas about improving Wikipedia:WikiProject Espionage. It would be appreciated, you can reply on the Wikipedia:WikiProject Espionage Discussion page. Adamdaley (talk) 14:41, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination

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Help desk

It would help greatly if, on Wikipedia:Help_desk#how does one report a wikipedia editor for poor performance?, you could tell us which article it is about. Thanks,  Chzz  ►  18:24, 18 November 2011 (UTC)

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RE: Template:Soviet Spies

Hello. Thanks for your inquiry about the Soviet Spies template. I like how you added a lot of names to the template and how you alphabetized them as well. I did reassign several of the names to a different order position, because several were not in the correct area alphabetically. Overall, I'd say you did a good job on adding to the template. Thanks for the message; I'll add the template to my watchlist. Backtable ^{Speak to me}_{concerning my deeds.} 21:33, 29 June 2012 (UTC)

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If you have any questions please ask at Wikipedia:Media copyright questions. Thank you.Aboudaqn (talk) 01:37, 3 October 2012 (UTC)

Regarding how we can host this image on Wikipedia: see WP:CONSENT. That will explain how to email us the proof of permission. If that is too complicated for you as a new user (understandable), feel free to ask at WP:MCQ. Magog the Ogre (t • c) 04:32, 3 October 2012 (UTC)

Michael Scammell has emailed Wikipedia as per WP:CONSENT, and he and I look forward to Wikipedia's resolution shortly. Specifically, can you please restore the B&W image I had posted originally, two days ago?

YDone Magog the Ogre (t • c) 02:18, 5 October 2012 (UTC)

Thank you, Magog: you are no ogre  :) --Aboudaqn (talk) 21:07, 5 October 2012 (UTC)

Timberlake Wertenbaker

Hi - I noticed that a while back you made a useful update to this page, but your work was later undone. The same recently happened to me. There seem to be users intent on keeping to a minimum the biographical info on Wertenbaker. This does not feel helpful. I saw her recently described in the Guardian newspaper as in her early fifties, but her father died in 1955, and in reality she seems to have been born in '47. I'm interested to know how you feel about your edits being wiped out, as if by censorship! Agarpp (talk) 11:00, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

Your article on Maxim Lieber

I would like to know the source of the statement that Maxim Lieber's American citizenship was revoked. It is more likely, I think, that his passport was revoked and later restored. Denaturalization is a very serious business which I do not think can be accomplished by administrative fiat alone. 66.189.222.117 (talk) 00:43, 17 February 2013 (UTC)I'd be grateful if you'd contact me directly at rcj@charter.net as the Wikipedia mechanism is still a mystery to me. Thanks!

Robert Jacobs — Precedingunsigned comment added by 66.189.222.117(talk) 05:03, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

Agnes Smedley/ Edgar Snow

Apologies -- I should have explained more clearly. I have nothing against Agnes Smedley, whose works I have read with pleasure and profit. But:

A) They were not as influential either among the American public or with later scholars as were those of Snow and Buck.

B) The source in the footnote says the opposite: Smedley had "a certain vogue among the party faithful but not very far beyond" p. 162. Isaacs mentions only one other author, Lin Yutang.

So unless you can find a source to back up the addition of Smedley, I hope you will agree that your well-intentioned sentence should be removed from the lede. But I do think it would be a good idea to add a later paragraph mentioning some of the other 1930s writers on the CCP.

Cheers ch (talk)

If it helps, I found another source that Red Star and Good Earth are the two most influential books is Mao's Journeys to the West: Meanings Made of Mao. in T. Cheek, (ed.), A Critical Introduction to Mao (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010), p 316. Unfortunately, the online Google Book doesn't include this page, but there is some discussion at [3].

I added a little more at George Hatem. ch (talk) 23:05, 4 August 2013 (UTC)

Thanks for your quick and helpful reply on my Talk Page. I very much agree that it’s much more helpful to open a conversation than to go ballistic.

The problem is Wikipedia’s confusing use of the term “source.” When you say

So, good CWH, I challenge you: show us credible sources that pre-date, say, 1945 (before American concerns turned from Hitler to Stalin -- and Mao), that show that Snow's book was more important than Smedley's two pre-1937 China books.

you are using the word “source” in a common sense way. But Wikipedia uses the word “source” in its own peculiar but ultimately logical way, that is, Reliable Source.

Here you can imagine me taking a deep breath, but bear with me, because what this means is that your challenge is asking me to do what Wikipedia specifically tells us not to!

Wikipedia: No original research is a policy article which requires that articles "rely mainly on published reliable secondary sources and, to a lesser extent, on tertiary sources."

Again, "reliable" means one thing in everyday talk and another in Wikipedia. Wikipedia policy requires us to avoid WP:Tertiary sources, which means general textbooks, encyclopedias, and books which do not use primary sources but which themselves rely on secondary sources.

Secondary source are ones which are based on an expert's evaluation and synthesis of primary sources. The policy article continues,

All interpretive claims, analyses, or synthetic claims about primary sources must be referenced to a secondary source, rather than original analysis of the primary-source material by Wikipedia editors.

Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources#Primary, secondary, and tertiary sources explains the differences between these types of sources.

In this case, we can’t do research in The Dragon Wakes for evidence because that would be original research in a primary source. We could, I think, use a quote to illustrate a generalization in a reliable secondary source. But we can’t draw our own conclusion, as you are honest in showing that you do by using the word “thus”:

Thus, when Snow's book came out, Smedley's was the name associated.

We editors are not allowed to use "thus" or the process of drawing conclusions. Wikipedia says, in effect: “verifiability is more important than truth.” (See WP:Verifiability).

I agree that it’s great to correct historiographical inaccuracies, but we have to do it using those famous “reliable sources.”

Hope this helps. Cheers again! ch (talk) 05:58, 5 August 2013 (UTC)

Wikilinking

Hi, and thanks for your work on the English Wikipedia. Just a short note to point out that we don’t normally link:

• dates
• years
• commonly known geographical terms (including well-known country-names), and
• common terms you’d look up in a dictionary (unless significantly technical).

Thanks and my best wishes.

Tony (talk) 08:45, 8 January 2014 (UTC)

I've become more selective in pasting in this message, and include diffs. Thanks for your post on my talk page. Tony (talk) 07:55, 12 January 2014 (UTC)

Active?

Aboudaqn,

I was wondering if you are still acting on Wikipedia and if so are you still interested in being part of WikiProject Espionage? Adamdaley (talk) 00:29, 18 March 2014 (UTC)

(Elinor Ferry)

Thanks for creating Elinor Ferry, Aboudaqn!

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Shhh! Spies!

You are invited...
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Stinglehammer (talk) 17:38, 12 April 2016 (UTC)

Emile Despres

I thought you might be interested to know that Emile Despres was first a cousin of Leon Despres. They grew up together in Chicago and remained close until Emile's death in 1973. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Naomides (talk • contribs) 17:48, 17 July 2016 (UTC)

• Naomides: Many thanks. I updated Emile Desires's entry -- but could not find a source for citation: do you know of something? Also, did you realize your Wikipedia alias is now defunct (which makes it hard to contact you)?  :( --Aboudaqn (talk) 20:00, 24 July 2016 (UTC)

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ORCID

You may find WP:ORCID/About you of interest. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 14:33, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

Brock Brower

Thanks for letting me know. I've made some cosmetic updates and a few category tweaks <to Brock Brower>.

Keep up the good work, and happy editing! --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 15:38, 2 September 2016 (UTC)

Haim Palachi

Thanks for your message. I don't regard it as "my" article and know nothing more than I have put there from the Jewish Encyclopaedia. Feel free to edit, but I don't think I can help further.

All the best. --Sir Myles na Gopaleen (the da) (talk) 16:41, 12 September 2016 (UTC)

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DYK nomination of Pallache family

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Hi, in addition to Pallache family you can also nominate Abraham Palacci and Charles Palache separately for DYK, (or you could make a hook that includes their names) although some referencing work still needs to be done. Haim Palachi would only be eligible for DYK if you wrote another 25%. So you might be able to get 4 articles up at DYK with a bit more work. Thankyou for contributing to Wikipedia. Graeme Bartlett (talk) 08:18, 16 October 2016 (UTC)

Aboudaqn, it's been three weeks, and you haven't yet responded on your nomination page. We really need to hear from you in the next few days if you wish to continue pursuing this nomination at DYK. I hope we hear from you soon. Thank you. BlueMoonset (talk) 08:42, 8 November 2016 (UTC)

Tnx

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Incomplete DYK nomination

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 Done I bolded the highlighted article. However, I think you're going to have to make the hook tighter, as it still looks too long. Daniel Case (talk) 06:11, 4 December 2016 (UTC)

 Done Great, thank you! (That's all that was needed? Wikipedia supervisors sure could write more clearly and simply...!) I spiced up the description a bit and managed to lose a line – but, given the legalistic nature of the IJA and HUAC's criticisms, I find it hard to lose much more. That said, I welcome your recommendations. (Also, I added quite a few images already appearing in Wikipedia.) Regardless, I thank you again for jumping in and helping out. --Aboudaqn (talk) 17:07, 4 December 2016 (UTC)

AFC Redirects

Just as an FYI, as a registered user, you can create redirects on your own. I went ahead and created the one you requested, but just wanted to let you know that you do not need to go through AFC. TonyBallioni (talk) 18:25, 18 December 2016 (UTC)

(Juda Lion Palache) has been reviewed!

Thanks for creating Juda Lion Palache, Aboudaqn!

Wikipedia editor Xyzspaniel just reviewed your page, and wrote this note for you:

The dates of birth and death don't match in the infobox and in the article, please amend the incorrect version, otherwise it's a very nice read

Fixed: thank you!--Aboudaqn (talk) 21:10, 11 January 2017 (UTC)

DYK nomination of IJA

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Aboudaqn, if you are still interested in pursuing this nomination, please respond soon on the nomination page. Thank you very much. BlueMoonset (talk) 03:35, 14 February 2017 (UTC)

Final call for a response. You've been editing elsewhere on Wikipedia, so you need to give this a priority if you wish it to remain open. Thanks. BlueMoonset (talk) 02:49, 20 February 2017 (UTC)

BlueMoonset (BlueMoonset) (talk), (I have not yet understood how "talk" works, so I hope this message shows up on your own Talk page), I have updated as you requested. --Aboudaqn (talk) 20:43, 20 February 2017 (UTC)

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Speedy deletion nomination

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Tim1965: Respectfully citing back the quote – "Consider including links where readers might want to use them; for example, in article leads, at the openings of new sections, in the cells of tables, and in image captions" – reject your change again, out of consideration for readers (again). Was just editing Rebecca West and saw examples there – very common on Wikipedia – and very convenient for readers, encouraging them to visit other articles (which is very good for Wikipedia). NOTE: If you plan to change again, I ask instead that you escalate for arbitration. --Aboudaqn (talk) 17:05, 26 March 2017 (UTC)

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Deletion about Raymond L. Wise

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I wanted to let you know that there's a discussion about whether Raymond L. Wise should be deleted. Your comments are welcome at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Raymond L. Wise .

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Thanks,

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Louis Kronenberger

Sorry I missed the pages. I'll take a look.--John Foxe (talk) 19:52, 6 August 2017 (UTC)

I checked Weinstein, but Kronenberger isn't mentioned on those pages. He's not in the index either. Maybe you got the wrong book?--John Foxe (talk) 20:50, 7 August 2017 (UTC)

I've moved the comments you put on my talk page to the article talk page.--John Foxe (talk) 22:56, 7 August 2017 (UTC)

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As an expert, please fix

Owner: Wikipedians need to start instructing people to specific actions, not "Here: go read this, figure out what applies, and fix it." I don't know the ins-and-outs of images – but you seem to, since you're claiming this particular image needs refiling. In its accompanying text, I went out of my way to providee ample details about why this image can be used: all you needed to do was correct it.

So, in fact, I ask you: please make corrections for this LOC-sourced, open-to-public-use image File:1937.10.20 Lowenthal with Truman.png (and do, please, read the image's text details first-thing in future). --Aboudaqn (talk) 21:35, 2 September 2017 (UTC)

Tom Grunfeld

Hi Aboudaqn;

Thanks for your good work on Tom Grunfeld. I just filled in a few things, but I don't have easy access to journals online, unfortunately. won't be able to give it the attention it deserves.

I hope you will keep up the good work. Grunfeld is especially interesting in the Tibet debates, so linking to other articles and having links in them to Grunfeld would be very useful. It would also be very useful to look up reviews of his works, especially those in refereed journals.

Cheers in any case,ch (talk) 19:43, 2 September 2017 (UTC)

(Mary Spargo) has been reviewed!

Thanks for creating Mary Spargo, Aboudaqn!

Wikipedia editor Robertgombos just reviewed your page, and wrote this note for you:

I linked to your article from one another where Mary Spargo was mentioned. I'd link from Willo the Wisp as well but I'm not sure if the article refers to the same Mary Spargo.

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Speedy deletion nomination

of Walter Beer

A tag has been placed on Walter Beer requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a real person or group of people, but it does not credibly indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please read more about what is generally accepted as notable.

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Proposed deletion of Walter Beer

The article Walter Beer has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

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Nomination of Walter Beer for deletion

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Canvassing

@aboudaqn - I am going to politely ask that you stop canvassing on behalf of the article Walter Beer. While I cannot and will not comment on the potential bias of those editors you have chosen, your acknowledged preference in the message is far from unbiased. reddogsix (talk) 16:56, 23 September 2017 (UTC)

Joseph Kovner for deletion: saved!

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WikiProject Women in Red/The World Contest

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Concerning your request

...I can put the material on the talk page, however I'm assuming that you'd like the text for a second crack an article, and if that is the case in the interest of preserving the history for any attempted rebuild would you prefer to have the material userfied instead? I can move it to a subpage where you can work on it if you like. TomStar81 (Talk) 20:08, 10 November 2017 (UTC)

I userfied it; you can find the whole thing at User:Aboudaqn/Edward Cochrane McLean, Jr.. TomStar81 (Talk) 20:45, 13 November 2017 (UTC)

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Notice of Edit warring noticeboard discussion

Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a discussion involving you at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring regarding a possible violation of Wikipedia's policy on edit warring. The thread is Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring#Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Edit_warring#User:Aboudaqn_reported_by_User:Eric_(Result:_). Thank you. Eric ^talk 23:28, 16 April 2018 (UTC)

Eric: I welcome intervention from colleagues. Had I known how to ask, I would have done so myself. I am glad you have done so and look forward to resolving this matter. --Aboudaqn (talk) 23:30, 16 April 2018 (UTC)

Quick link to outcome (still pending)

McGregor, IA Notable Native edits

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=McGregor,_Iowa&diff=next&oldid=835992773 Hi Friend, New to editing and trying to learn. Frank Lloyd Wright lived in McGregor, IA as a child and I provided 2 references when adding this to the McGregor, IA notable natives section. What is the rationale for removing this information? Thanks in advance, eager to learn. Gretchen622 (talk) 03:57, 17 April 2018 (UTC)

Gretchen622 - talk: From what I could find, I edited something else... https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=McGregor,_Iowa&diff=835992773&oldid=833075102 Regardless, I took your point and reversed the deletion. I work mostly on biographies and have a very high acceptance rate from Wikipedia editors, so feel free to look at my own page (where I list work) for examples... Welcome to writing and editing at Wikipedia! I still haven't figured out which to use for Talk pages, so I used both forms for you from above.) Aboudaqn (talk) 20:26, 17 April 2018 (UTC)

Thanks so much! Best to you. Gsigbat (talk) 02:03, 18 April 2018 (UTC)

Gsigbat (talk -- you might want to create a stable Wikipedia ID for yourself...--Aboudaqn (talk) 03:01, 18 April 2018 (UTC)

Some baklava for you!

peter@bakke.com : Thank you for your work on the Jerome Davis page. He was my wife's grandfather on her father's side of the family. Dr. Davis's son, Wilfred G. Davis (b. 1928) is still alive at 90 years old of sound mind and living with us in Tucson, AZ. We all thank you. As an aside, if you have the time... what do you think of Christopher Hedges? I really appreciate what he writes and lectures. Peter Bakke, Tucson AZ360BLUE (talk) 06:14, 26 April 2018 (UTC)

AZ360BLUE (talk) -- If you post an email address or phone number, I'll happily (cor)respond. Also, FYI, I contacted someone with your name and city via LinkedIn... Aboudaqn (talk) 16:49, 27 April 2018 (UTC)

Nomination of Dana Converse Backus for deletion

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Joel Kovel

Thank you for your additions to the important article on Joel Kovel (which I also edited), in which you contributed hitherto unknown details about his death, derived from the NY Times obit. Your work is appreciated. Dylanexpert (talk) 16:34, 6 May 2018 (UTC)

info box deletion

Was deleting his info box intentional? It looked like vandalism so reverted it but now I'll assume it was accidental. 47.40.52.156 (talk) 01:20, 10 May 2018 (UTC)

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The Right Stuff June 2018

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Invitation to participate in study

Hello,

I am E. Whittaker, an intern at Wikimedia with the Scoring Team to create a labeled dataset, and potentially a tool, to help editors deal with incivility when they encounter it on talk pages. A full write-up of the study can be found here: m:Research:Civil_Behavior_Interviews. We are currently recruiting editors to be interviewed about their experiences with incivility on talk pages. Would you be interested in being interviewed? I am contacting you because of your involvement in Wikipedia’s Women in Red project. The interviews should take ~1 hour, and will be conducted over BlueJeans (which does allow interviews to be recorded). If, so, please email me at ewhit@umich.edu in order to schedule an interview.

Thank you Ewitch51 (talk) 19:31, 15 June 2018 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Henry Zolinsky

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Archiving talk pages

Hi. You might be interested in archiving your talk page to keep it neat, current, and navigable. That's all. Cheers. --Animalparty! (talk) 19:35, 26 August 2018 (UTC)

Perche

Aboudaqn, you were unfortunately improperly advised at ANI. The correct and only way to request the rename of an article is via the detailed process at WP:RM, not via an RFC. I suggest you cancel and withdraw the RFC and create a WP:RM instead, following the process detailed in that link. That is the ONLY way you will be able to establish an official consensus to change the title of the article. Also, please learn to sign your posts correctly by typing five (not four or three) tildes (like this: ~~~~). Softlavender (talk) 04:15, 2 September 2018 (UTC)

• Softlavender (talk): The request makes no request at all for _renaming_ the article. It asks simply whether fellow Wikipedians agree on proper expression of the name. The resulting vote/agreement would of course change the name throughout the entire article. (Whether the article's name needs to change involves many other articles about place names, as Wikipedia English is currently inconsistent, e.g., The Hague in title and throughout article, whereas Netherlands in title but "the Netherlands" throughout the article.) Therefore, would you and other colleagues now please reread the article and determine whether all references within it should be "the Perche" or simply "Perche"? (Meantime, thank you for the correction on signature: would you mind also investigating why the "xl" signature icon appears inconsistently while other editing icons like "B" and "I" appear consistently?...?) 13:30, 2 September 2018 (UTC)

• Hi Aboudaqn:

(1) Why do you post your comments twice? You've done that here and at the article talkpage. Softlavender (talk) 13:43, 2 September 2018 (UTC)

Reply: Softlavender Had a hard time reading the various levels of comments (hence my effort here at carefully replying item by item).--Aboudaqn (talk) 14:09, 2 September 2018 (UTC)

(2) Please learn to sign your posts using four tildes (nor three or five). Use "Show preview" before clicking "Publish changes" to make sure your full signature and date stamp shows up. Softlavender (talk) 13:43, 2 September 2018 (UTC)

Reply: Softlavender Thank you again for your consistent, patient instruction.--Aboudaqn (talk) 14:09, 2 September 2018 (UTC)

(3) If you are trying to notify someone via WP:PING, you must type those four tildes or the ping does not work. Consequently, I did not receive notification of your comments to me here. Softlavender (talk) 13:43, 2 September 2018 (UTC)

Reply: Softlavender Thank you again.--Aboudaqn (talk) 14:09, 2 September 2018 (UTC)

(4) I can see now that your RfC is not about the wiki article title, but about using the article "the" within the wiki article. That's fine. However, your RfC is incorrectly formatted. Please read WP:RFC: The opener needs to be a brief and simple question, such as "Should Perche be referred to as 'the Perche' within this article?" That is all it should be. Save your own opinions, rationale, comments, sources, and such for your own ("Support" or "Oppose") !vote. Please reformat your RfC to that effect. Do not mention any other editors in the RfC. Softlavender (talk) 13:43, 2 September 2018 (UTC)

Reply: Done.--Aboudaqn (talk) 14:09, 2 September 2018 (UTC)

• Softlavender With regard to my previous request, would you mind also investigating why the "xl" signature icon appears inconsistently while other editing icons like "B" and "I" appear consistently?--Aboudaqn (talk) 14:09, 2 September 2018 (UTC)

I actually do not know what you are talking about. This is something you could probably ask on WP:VPT. In any case, always type out the four tildes yourself, instead of clicking a link, especially if it is not working for you. -- Softlavender (talk) 14:24, 2 September 2018 (UTC)

We need your input! Request for Comment - Including China's stance on Hamas

Your name was found on Feedback request service Politics, government, and law. Please join the discussion here and give your needed opinion on whether to include China's position concerning Hamas. Thanks! Veritycheck✔️ (talk) 16:28, 6 September 2018 (UTC)