User talk:TheFreeloader

Welcome to Wikipedia from Marek69

Hi, TheFreeloader. I welcome you to Wikipedia! Thank you for all of your edits. I hope you like editing here and being part of Wikipedia! Please sign your name on talk pages using four tildes (~~~~); when you save the page, this will turn into your name and the date. If you need help, check out Wikipedia:Questions, ask me on my talk page, or put {{helpme}} (and what you need help with) on your talk page and someone will show up very soon to answer your questions. Again, welcome! Marek.69 ^talk 21:23, 10 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

April 2009

Welcome to Wikipedia. The recent edit you made to the page Irresistible force paradox has been reverted, as it appears to be unconstructive. Use the sandbox for testing; if you believe the edit was constructive, please ensure that you provide an informative edit summary. You may also wish to read the introduction to editing. Thank you. Fastily (talk) 03:38, 12 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Hi TheFreeloader, unfortunately no, you may not add Youtube as a source (see here), in the instance that you are citing it. I understand that you are new to Wikipedia, so as a part of the learning experience, don't worry about the warning. Regards, Fastily (talk) 07:49, 12 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

re France

Please use Template:Editprotected. Cirt (talk) 19:30, 10 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move problem

I agree that the closure of the requested move was improper. However, I do not see any way to contest the inappropriate conduct of the admin at WP:RM like a WP:DRV page. We should find another admin to review the discussion. Erik (talk) 17:46, 22 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

CSD A2

Hello! Please note that CSD A2 only applies to foreign language articles that exist on another Wikipedia (for example, an article written in Spanish that exists on the Spanish Wikipedia). You recently tagged Arthur Wybrands for deletion under that section, but I could not locate an article by that name on the French Wikipedia. In situations such as those, please place {{notenglish}} on the article and list it on WP:NOTENGLISH. Please be sure to read the official definitions of the CSD criteria before using them. Cheers, Nick—^Contact/_Contribs 17:56, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

thank you tom keene Tomkeenetomkeene (talk) 10:21, 31 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Magical Blue Orchestra AfD

You somehow missed a couple of steps here -- did you close the TWINKLE window before it finished saving everything? I think I finished the missing steps for you, though. --SarekOfVulcan (talk) 18:53, 23 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yea, I might have done that, although I thought I saw a check mark at all the steps. Thanks anyways for completing the missing steps.TheFreeloader (talk) 19:00, 23 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

tom keene copyright

thx for note i added the copyright as bloomberg does it unsure if the all caps is your style thats what we use hope this helps and greatly appreciate the value of copyright that you believe in tk

Tomkeenetomkeene (talk) 18:46, 27 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

thanks sorry but i'm lost the photo is from our staff photographer dan acker i thought i placed in the copyright correctly you or someone else want "written" authorization. what does dan acker need to do on this i am on a plane next 24 hours but will look in when i get back to ny thx tom keene thursday 10:00am london

Tomkeenetomkeene (talk) 08:53, 8 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

thanks will speak to dan acker tk

Tomkeenetomkeene (talk) 16:33, 11 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

So, show me

I look forward to you letting me know where I violated WP:CIVIL. Should you be able to do so, I will clearly retract any portion of my statement that was in violation. I'm watching here, so please keep the discussion together. (talk→ BWilkins ←track) 10:04, 12 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Well if you couldn't see it yourself, there probably isn't much point in me trying to point it out to you. But anyways, I think it is pretty rude to say to people that their position has no chance of getting implemented, especially in a situation where the policy says the opposite. Also the aggressive tone of your comments is kinda uncalled for in my opinion.TheFreeloader (talk) 18:32, 12 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm always open to critique, when reasonably stated and valid. Based on the aggressiveness of the specific editor in trying to rename a country because (as per the beginning of the talkpage) he thinks using French on the English Wikipedia is repulsive, I felt that a very slight degree of aggressive "stop the disruption" was needed - warnings are clearly useful in situations like this. I'm not sure where in policy that it says that it's ok to change the name of a country: perhaps that was a lesson in admin school that I skipped. At no point was I uncivil; at no point did I post a personal attack. I'm still failing to see where you have any belief that I was uncivil. (talk→ BWilkins ←track) 20:05, 12 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Well, where does it say you can't change the name of an article about a country. WP:COMMONNAME clearly states that the title of an article should be most commonly used name for that subject. If the common name for a country changes, I see no reason why the name of the article about the country shouldn't change too.

When it comes to civility, I guess there is some degree of subjective judgment in determining that. Just like you made a subjective judgment in determining that the editor you were debating with was being disruptive.TheFreeloader (talk) 01:08, 13 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Gold Standard

Don't know if it will help, but I've requested semi-protection for the article in hopes it will put our IP editor to make use of the talk page, rather than ignore the comments of everyone who is reverting them. Ravensfire (talk) 14:35, 31 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

It might help, although the proper response to this problem probably would be to report him to wp:an/i for disruptive editing. I mean it isn't like there is a persistent stream of various IP editors vandalizing the article. It is just one person who is the problem, so it probably wouldn't be right to keep other IP editors from editing the article because of that person. I have thought about reporting him for a while, but I have hesitated as I hoped explaining wiki-policies would make him understand why his additions are not acceptable. It does not seem to have worked, and the time may have come for seeking to take action against him so as not waste any more people's time.TheFreeloader (talk) 15:11, 31 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

True, but I've had it at this point with his act. Next post that's got anything close to a personal attack will start the process of putting something on WP:WQA. Hopefully that will generate some push on our IP editor to change his ways. He had the same pattern on another page as well (2nd Amendment, if I remember correctly) - the voluminous posts, massive sarcasm, vieled and not-so-vieled attacks and an utter disregard for any opinion but his own. Look at his reaction to your compromise post, which is quite literally everything he was wanting - a personal attack. Ravensfire (talk) 18:58, 3 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Economy of Côte d'Ivoire

Be careful. -- WikHead (talk) 16:29, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry, what?TheFreeloader (talk) 16:37, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Côte d'Ivoire national rugby union team

Freeloader, as you seemed to be the key player in the most recent Côte d'Ivoire/Ivory Coast discussion, I felt I should inform you of a move proposal regarding the country's rugby team at Côte d'Ivoire national rugby union team D O N D E groovily Talk to me 01:14, 14 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Original Barnstar

		The Original Barnstar
		In recognition of your years of constant service. Thanks! LK (talk) 07:08, 14 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, really, thanks a lot Lawrence.TheFreeloader (talk) 08:53, 14 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Gold Standard

WP:V requires that any statement likely to be challenged should be sourced. If what you said is the case, then each of these references should coincide with those statements directly to make the point clear.-- Novus Orator 07:11, 17 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

That might be nice if we are talking about a topic that has broad consensus, but on contentious issues, every statement that makes a claim needs a reference.-- Novus Orator 07:20, 17 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Regardless, all statements need citations per WP:V. Whether that means a certain view or perspective must predominate is beside the point. Upholding neutrality is what Wikipedia stands for.-- Novus Orator 07:32, 17 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

That is good to hear, but the point is, that needs to be the case on all statements if they can be allowed to be included. If the references exist, then make sure that they clearly support the statements in the article.-- Novus Orator 07:39, 17 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Again, that is fine, but any statement likely to be challenged must be referenced per WP:V. Context does not need to be compromised when sourcing. Sourcing just needs to exist with that context.-- Novus Orator 07:54, 17 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

On contentious subjects, [[Any statement likely to be challenged must be sourced. The references in question now clearly cite those statements so I have no objection to that material. Part of building a quality encyclopedia is ensuring that the encyclopedic standard is upheld and that no original research is allowed to pass. My removal of that material was perfectly warranted under WP:V until those errors were corrected.-- Novus Orator 06:03, 19 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Okapi Article

Thank you for the notation on minor edits - the minor edit was meant for my tiny little spelling changes that I did to help support the pop culture section. I did not add nor write that section, I merely helped reword it for a more neutral tone and fixed some errors. Which I see you decided to DELETE again even though the discussion going on was to keep the section and streamline it - while finding another course for the record - which is being done, but you come and wipe a whole section again. PLEASE stop doing that. Wiping an entire section that several people contributed to is not kosher. Notability has been established and agreement that the section ads to the Okjapi article has been established. You can't wipe an entire section because YOU don't think Douglas Adams or the other two references are notable. Yet you did.. again, without discussion. Simply unacceptable. ManofThoth (talk) 10:32, 2 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]