User talk:Doug Weller
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External link in [Borongan Airport]
Yeah, I linked to a blog. Yeah, I linked to a self-published source. Guilty. Now, please allow me to respond:
- RE: Wikipedia:EL
The link is to (AFAIK) a unique resource (Borongan Airport is very remote). The info and photos are unique, reliable, not misleading. This is not an exercise in self-promotion. WP:EL # 11 - I do have some claim under "recognized authority" and will try to point this out without grandstanding ...
- RE: WP:N:
- Significant coverage (which is not available elsewhere)
- Independent of the subject
- The source may be assumed "reliable" due to the scope, and period since publishing.
- RE: WP:SPS:
- the material used is relevant
- the link is NOT self-serving
- does not claim anything, entirely objective
So, I think there is a case for an exception within the WP guidelines ... No?
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FYI...
User:Drnhawkins/Sandbox/joseph has been restarted. LadyofShalott 13:02, 10 May 2009 (UTC)
- What an incredible collection of unreliable "sources". --Stephan Schulz (talk) 13:17, 10 May 2009 (UTC)
- It's a joke. Well, worse than that maybe. I see one of its sources is by Betty Rhodes, see some more of her racist website here: [1]. He also doesn't realise he's using our article on Imhotep. He's also got a stub here: User talk:Drnhawkins/Sandbox/joseph. Dougweller (talk) 13:11, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
Suggestion
Do you think it's time to suggest page protection? I can deal with disagreements, incivility somewhat, and even a complete disregard for actually providing sources, but editors changing information so that sources are misleading, then it's time for more serious measures. It's clear he's not reading and editing for neutrality but just soapboxing. -- Ricky81682 (talk) 22:23, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
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IHO means it means in honor of, I laughed my ass of silly reading that stuff, it's simply beautiful. What are you doing on my userpage anyway?--194x144x90x118 (talk) 16:27, 12 May 2009 (UTC) You know of a better abbreviation or what ever you call it for those words?--194x144x90x118 (talk) 16:29, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
- I was thinking of IMHO. IHO works for that. I'm on everyone's userpage, I'm Super Admin! Dougweller (talk) 16:34, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
Ok, but let's cut all links to a minimum. (I think we need the official website as a minimum though)PiCo (talk) 11:25, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
And biblical literalism - new edit - your thoughts welcome.
Cleaning up unfinished business.
Doug, just something that I forgot to do. I forgot to edit Dogon where we read: 'From 1931 to 1956, two French anthropologists, Marcel Griaule and Germaine Dieterlen, spent 25 years with the Dogon. After some 17 years they were both initiated into the tribe,'.
This is inexact. I don't know about Dieterlen, but the total amount of time Marcel Griaule spent among the Dogon, from memory, was 3 years. The dates refer to first and last contact, and an inference is made from this (25 years) that the two spent two and a half decades there. They didn't. Hope you can reword this. ThanksNishidani (talk) 13:48, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
- Time consuming but I'm getting there. Even harder will be putting Dieterlen's visits in, which of course were not as frequent. Dougweller (talk) 18:44, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
I have three questions
I made an edit today--one edit--to the article Carrie Prejean and have not made an edit to the article in days, but yet another editor reversed my ONE edit and then reported me on the 3RR notice board. I find this to be a clear use of Wikipedia to win a debate about article content and direction. Prejean was called a series of negative things by Perez Hilton, most of the words are contemptuous and vile, such as the b-word and c-word. There are editors that believe that each and every one of Hilton's use of those words MUST be included in the article about Prejean. Now, I don't see the need to have an article about Prejean dominated by the words and comments of ONE individual (highly negative words at that) dominate the life story of Prejean. It is tantamount to having the words of Saddam Hussein concerning George W Bush dominate the Wikipedia article about Bush. It violates Wikipedia avowed goal of NPOV and it violates BLP. Now, I know that consensus in Wikipedia editing is one of the goals, but consensus does NOT override other valid Wikipedia ideals such as BLP. There can be a compromise made where the gist of Hilton's highly negative opinion is included in the article, but at the same time it does NOT dominate the life story of Prejean. Prejean is notable for many, many reasons, not just her public fight with Hilton. She is notable for being a successful model; she is notable for participating in Deal or No Deal; she is notable for being the current Miss California USA; and she is now notable for being a TV personality. My first question is: Can you at least review the article and see if the second, third, fourth, and fifth repetitions of the b-word and c-word violates BLP? I believe that it does. And my second question is: Is it appropriate to make a report on an editor for violating 3RR even though that editor has only made one edit? And my third question is: Is misusing 3RR to win a debate on the proper interpretation of BLP appropriate? I don't think so.--InaMaka (talk) 15:58, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
- Ok, I've replied at the 3RR report. I'm also concerned about the BLP issues there, it's a shame that the talk died down at BLPN. You made 7 consecutive edits today which wouldn't count as 3RR. I don't think you need worry about being blocked right now so long as you keep cool, don't make personal attacks, and don't edit anyone's edits again, if you see a BLP violation on the talk page you might want to go back to BLPN. Dougweller (talk) 16:50, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
Minor edits
Sorry, I think I have it as default. I'm certainly not doing it on purpose. I'll go change it now.Drew Smith What I've done 15:32, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
- Ok, I assumed you weren't, but I did run into one editor who was doing it for some bizarre reason I can no longer remember which was just a misunderstanding. Thanks. Dougweller (talk) 16:11, 17 May 2009 (UTC)
Bushcutter asks . . .
I observe that you commented on User talk:Akradecki on my humble case of being banned for a year and a half. Am I wrong to state my case in this way (as an IP)? There's no other way to state it since I've been totally banned, so I hope that I'm not being contentious. Remember that I was originally banned 1-1/2 years ago for suggesting that an admin was "demented", something that appears to happen from time to time, usually resulting in a 24-hour banishment. If you have any suggestions for pleading my case in another way, I'd be pleased to hear Bushcutter