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Antifa

Why is this posted as an anti fascist group? And not allowed to be edited? Yes it's what the name says, but the group it self isn't. It basically exudes fascism in our country. Suppressing any opinion they disagree with. How is that not fascist? Please publish them as a fascist organization. Cause it's the truth. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Reynoldsag1 (talk • contribs) 08:29, 9 August 2020 (UTC)

I assume you have convincing, reliable sources for that stance? The Banner talk 13:35, 9 August 2020 (UTC)

I don't know what country Reynoldsag1 regards as "our country", he doesn't say. I would regard a bunch of people in black shirts who use violence to suppress free speech as fascist. You want references? Try https://www.post-journal.com/opinion/local-commentaries/2020/06/antifa-the-left-wing-version-of-fascism/ (I haven't read it, it's not available here in Europe) and this https://medium.com/@antonymueller/how-fascist-is-the-antifa-a3ad70b19c9a . Maproom (talk) 16:35, 9 August 2020 (UTC)

@Maproom:, just an observation: When an editor asks for "convincing, reliable sources" an editor with nearly fourteen years of experience here should know better than to present an opinion piece from a sports broadcaster in their local paper they admit to not having read and a blog-hosting site generally recognized as unreliable. All those demonstrate is that at least two people agree that antifa is fascist. It's a heck of a leap from two people agreeing with the OP here to stating something as fact. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 17:24, 9 August 2020 (UTC)

Antifa are Marxist, not fascist. Not that the end result is any different. Either end of the political spectrum is equally vile and repressive. SolarFlash^Discussion 01:43, 15 August 2020 (UTC)

Close enough Fascism is a political ideology that espouses that individuals and corporations should operate to maximize the benefit to the state. It rejects the idea that the state should serve the people individually and in that way is more similar to monarchy then democratic or communist countries. Fascism is not just a blanket pejorative against authoritarianism. In that way the author of the comment is both right and wrong as common usage of the term has shifted its meaning (by including Franco and others into this term and other more recent popular usages) to include any politically regressive movement that is overly nationalistic or smells of authoritarianism. And as words are defined by popular usage . . .. Basically you cant call them fascist's because they fit neither definition as they are left wing and not speaking on behalf of the needs of the state, but you could say they are not anti fascists in the strict usage, but they are in the modern one192.26.8.4 (talk) 11:29, 28 August 2020 (UTC)

Editor assistance requested / reporting negatively biased editing and possible vandalism

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melissa_Errico

Hello, I would like to request assistance and report vandalism by someone who is continually policing that page in a seemingly biased/negative nature:

The user Grandpallama (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Grandpallama) is negatively mis-characterizing professional accomplishments AND repeatedly removing cited, sourced and accurate information.

Myself and several other users have addressed these issues via edits and also in the Talk page with Grandpallama, but the user has not taken any of that into account and has continued this negative editing behavior each time it is attempted to be resolved.

Any assistance you can provide would be greatly appreciated and I thank you in advance for taking time to read this.

2604:2000:1480:8B72:78CA:B539:8682:1AA0 (talk) 02:11, 23 August 2020 (UTC)

I see that you and Grandpallama have been discussing things on the article's talk page, as you should. I see no evidence of bias, and certainly not of vandalism, by Grandpallama. Your case might look stronger if you withdrew those accusations. It would also help if you registered and used an account – a long-standing editor with thousands of edits has more credibility than an IP address with only five edits, four of them to the same article. Maproom (talk) 10:09, 23 August 2020 (UTC)

Thanks, Maproom. The history of this article, specifically of IPs and SPAs that have appeared to puff up less notable aspects of Errico's career, or to add peacock, promotional language, led me to suspect COI and place a corresponding notice on the talkpage some time ago. There are other telltale signs, too, that require only minimal digging. Grandpallama (talk) 14:11, 23 August 2020 (UTC)

Seeking editor advice on how to proceed

Impact_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic_on_the_meat_industry_in_the_United_States (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)

I have been subject to language from an editor on my talk page that is insulting and inappropriate. Looking to stay cordial and productive but the editor in question makes that difficult since the editor appears to weigh in on most of the edits and additions for the page. I am offering suggestions and have for over two years had a COI template on my personal talk page. Since this is the first time I am experiencing language from another editor that seems inappropriate, I am seeking advice on how to proceed.

Thank you, Hello-Mary-H (talk) 21:10, 29 August 2020 (UTC)

Cullen328 has criticised your attempts to add misinformation to an article. The language he has used appears to me clear but civil. If you find his criticism hard to handle, you should stop trying to get misinformation added to the article (you're unlikely to succeed anyway). Maproom (talk) 22:21, 29 August 2020 (UTC)

@Maproom: Thank you. On my personal talk page, messages from Cullen328 include language such as: "My volunteer time is valuable. I do not get paid like you do. Please stop wasting my time with this baloney." Was curious to hear from others if that approach is common. Thank you. Hello-Mary-H (talk) 23:20, 29 August 2020 (UTC)

Hello-Mary-H: it's not common. But neither are explicit requests to add misinformation. Maproom (talk) 07:41, 30 August 2020 (UTC)

Upgrading Article Quality?

Hi this is RJ Bustami, and I wrote and edited the WikiProject Medicine page on Brief Resolved Unexplained Events (BRUE). I took a lot of time in researching the topic, writing a lot of information, and adding to the source list as well as getting it peer-reviewed during a WikiProject course earlier this year. How can I start the process of upgrading the Quality of the article, as it is currently labelled as a "Stub" article, which was the label prior to my additions and edits?

Best, RJ--Rjbustami (talk) 22:42, 29 August 2020 (UTC)

You can request a reassesesment on the medicine project page. Specifically Wikipedia:WikiProject_Medicine/Assessment#Requesting_an_assessment_or_re-assessment. ---- Work permit (talk) 23:01, 29 August 2020 (UTC)

Merging student work to a current "stub"

Hi, I would want to move a completed student's work. However, the move was hit by a standing stub. I would like to propose a merge, but it is not controversal, and Twinkle failed (I think this is intentional though). How can I do that, or where can I find assistance?

The page: Papillary_renal_cell_carcinomas, and the student's work:User:Angksehwjs/Papillary renal cell carcinoma--1233 ( T / C） 07:06, 31 August 2020 (UTC)

@1233:, it appears that Delta1020 and Angksehwjs were collaborating on this draft as between them they have contributed all the text. Their contributions stop on April 27 so possibly this was a class project that was never completed. In any event, the text at the user draft is far superior and merger is a good idea. The merger instructions here explain manually merging two articles and how to preserve contribution history. I hope that helps. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 17:19, 3 September 2020 (UTC)

@1233 and Eggishorn:  Done There wasn't really anything to merge. Since the stub was at Papillary renal cell carcinomas (notice the plural) I moved the draft to the singular form at Papillary renal cell carcinoma and redirected the old stub there. Let me know if you need more help. — Wug·a·po·des​ 23:21, 3 September 2020 (UTC)

Bibliography

Imelda Marcos (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views) Hi, I removed a bibliography per WP:NOTDIR here. Some editors on the talk page are asserting this breaks some references, but I dont have any knowledge of how this appartently old ref system works. Can someone please have a look and advise if this indeed broken the refs, or if it is just WP:TE on the article (as this article suffers from WP:TOOMUCH in general), and removing content always results in complaints. I am trying to figure out if this really breaking something and if so how to fix what is broken so the directory can be removed. Also being discussed here on the talk page Talk:Imelda_Marcos#Bibliography. Thanks! Jtbobwaysf (talk) 17:31, 1 September 2020 (UTC)

That article uses a confusing mixture of the usual referencing method and "Harvard-style references", where the reference looks something like "Ellison 1988, p. 134" with "Ellison 1988" being defined in the bibliography. So your removal of the bibliography would have rendered many of the references unusable. Maproom (talk) 21:24, 1 September 2020 (UTC)

Steve Scully, biden intern

why was the wikipedia page of steve scully allowed to be scrubbed of references of his ties to biden on the eve of his being announced as a moderator in the presidential debates? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:6C56:6708:5DE:A0:4B24:EBDD:F2A2 (talk) 22:41, 3 September 2020 (UTC)

You should discuss this at Talk:Steve Scully. It will help if you specify there which edit you regard as "scrubbing". Maproom (talk) 08:04, 4 September 2020 (UTC)

Sandbox for user Asadbhatty

I want to move my sandbox to another page with a specific title. It has been a couple of weeks since I requested a move, as I do not have access to a 'move' button. I also want help linking sources for many of the facts I have given in my article.

Asadbhatty (talk) 16:46, 4 September 2020 (UTC) - Asad Bhatty

If you reveal where you'd like it moved to, someone might move it for you. But User:Asadbhatty/sandbox is certainly not ready for a move to article space; for one thing, it cites no sources at all, and so fails to establish that its subject is notable enough to warrant a Wikipedia article. Maproom (talk) 17:03, 4 September 2020 (UTC)

please help the wiki China English presentation with correct information but not the propaganda lies for the chinese Communist party.

i just find out that china wiki presentation become the chinese communist party propaganda tool to scam english speakers to misunderstand the chinese history and hide the ccp massacre blooding history. please rewrite the wiki presentation of china or write in people republic of china to stop misleading people who search for china presentation. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 135.0.245.13 (talk) 18:28, 6 September 2020 (UTC)

Help with distrubtive editor

Hi, user 41.254.66.237 have done distrubtive edits that are against the source in the article Arabs in Sweden now for almost a month. I have not got the time to undo his edits everytime, so could you please find somekind of solution to this? Velivieras (talk) 05:30, 7 September 2020 (UTC)

Someone added unsourced information that is inaccurate to undermine our movement. ADOS

Someone keeps editing this page with an Agenda. Ados was on the cover of the NY Times in print. And has chapters across the country. Please block the person adding this to our page. Or just remove the page if you cant monitor it properly. "It is a group of about 60 people in the Atlanta, Georgia area, as of early 2020" -- The source they are using is a piece on one single chapter that in Atlanta which is 60 people. Its pure ignorance to not understand that and try to edit this page, Our movement didnt start in Atlanta its nationally in cities across the country.

I removed it and they added it back. Here is the Article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Descendants_of_Slavery — Preceding unsigned comment added by Truthsayer21 (talk • contribs) 07:07, 7 September 2020 (UTC)