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(On January 21st, 2016, Kitty Brucknell moved from London to Los Angeles. (Twitter sources listed))

Hello Linguist,

C.Fred rejected the entry originally because I neglected to provide sources.

Could you please explain why you changed: On January 21st, 2016, Kitty Brucknell moved from London to Los Angeles to Brucknell currently lives in Los Angeles.

The latter does not indicate a timeframe. That's why I included the date.

Also, why is the first name omitted?

Thanks,

Jim Lucas jpljpljpljpl jplucas@outlook.com Jpljpljpljpl (talk) 23:44, 27 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Patricia gunawan asia s next top model 4

She s 171 cm 2.54 cm = 1 Feet So, 171 cm = 171/2.54 = 67.32 inch And 67 inch = 5 feet 7 inch

Patricia gunawan driving license card real

http://www.rtvgames.com/showthread.php?t=114756&page=4

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	Thank you so much for your anti-vandalism work! TheCoffeeAddict talk\|contribs 13:17, 9 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

AfD: Lenox Tillman

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Sorry if I'm doing the wrong thing here, but I just nominated the page Lenox Tillman for deletion, but I forgot to add an edit summary while creating the deletion discussion. Could someone please add "Creating deletion discussion for Lenox Tillman" to the edit summary? Thanks in advance. Linguist 111^talk 12:26, 20 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

No one has any enhanced ability to add an edit summary over what you can do yourself. What you can do is make a dummy edit (adding an extra space is my got-to; it makes no change to the saved page's rendered text) and leave an edit summary.--Fuhghettaboutit (talk) 12:37, 20 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Impostor

To those of you who received the bogus warnings, that wasn't me, that was an impostor User:Linguist1111, who was forging my signature. Linguist 111^talk 23:30, 22 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

This sounds like the imposter who attacked others. KgosarMyth (talk) 01:40, 23 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Oh dear

Woops... :( Trafalk09 (talk) 01:04, 26 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Trafalk09: It's okay. I'm tagging the new pages for speedy deletion to allow the moves for the old ones. It's being taken care of. Linguist 111^talk 01:06, 26 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

This one might also need to be deleted Top Model (Sweden cycle 4) Trafalk09 (talk) 01:10, 26 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Trafalk09: Yes, I'll tag that. I'm just currently looking to see what needs to be done. Linguist 111^talk 01:11, 26 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Too many RM discussions

Can't you do them all as one multi-RM? Wastes a lot of time otherwise. Dicklyon (talk) 05:13, 26 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Dicklyon: I'll try and see if I can. I didn't know about multi-RMs. Sorry. Linguist 111^talk 14:15, 26 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Antonia and Gina

Why are the flags of Burgenland and Lower Autria under the names of these both? Burgenland and Lower Austria is in Austria. We only do it for Ntm franchises like Asias next topmodel, because there are many States in one Ntm franchise. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DDKay (talk • contribs) 17:56, 29 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@DDKay: Because the contestants of cycle 4 represented their states. In Wikipedia's Manual of Style on icons, it says, Flag icons may be relevant in some subject areas, where the subject actually represents that country, government, or nationality – such as military units, government officials, or national sports teams. You can read more about the use of flag icons at MOS:FLAG. Linguist 111^talk 18:03, 29 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I doesnt know that. I thought its only for States and it was an mistake of someone. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DDKay (talk • contribs) 18:07, 29 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Page move

Hey there, I've move protected your user page and your talk page after a piece of page move vandalism. :) --Malcolmxl5 (talk) 23:08, 29 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Malcolmxl5: Thanks! Is it possible for this, this, this and this to be RevDel'd? Linguist 111^talk 13:50, 30 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Austria's Next Top Model Flags

You are placing flags on the Austria's Next Top Model article because the contestants were representing states, but removed them here (where the contestants were representing countries)? I'm not sure how that follows. It seems like an inconsistent use of the flags to me.

2601:241:0:EA46:A1:9998:D969:3611 (talk) 20:02, 30 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@2601:241:0:EA46:A1:9998:D969:3611: I don't think the contestants of Top Model po-russki (cycle 5) actually represented their countries, I think it's just simply where they came from. That cycle accepted girls from any country as long as they had legitimate Russian roots. Linguist 111^talk 20:41, 30 April 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Scandinavia's Next Top Model summary table

I agree that tables should be kept consistent to each other, but the format of this show itself was vastly different from most other versions. That in itself demands that information be presented differently for a better understanding of the show. It's a bit more information yes, but the presentation of the table (airtade, cycle, winner, runner-up, contestants, number of contestants, destination) is exactly the same. What's not consistent? 2601:241:0:EA46:78D4:88EE:F3A6:47A1 (talk) 18:03, 1 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@2601:241:0:EA46:78D4:88EE:F3A6:47A1: First off, I appreciate you trying to help, but your modification to the table has disrupted the format of the page. It's far too stretched. Also, there are some things that make it not consistent with the other tables. Here is the mostly used format of the table:

Cycle	Premiere date	Winner	Runner(s*)-up	Other contestants in order of elimination	Number of contestants	Destination(s)
#	MMM DD, YYYY	(flag) Winner*	(flag) Runner-up (Runner-up 2)	First eliminated, second eliminated, third eliminated... fifth place, fourth place, third place	#	(flag) City

*If necessary

While the other table lists the eliminated contestants in order of placement highest to lowest instead of lowest to highest etc. Also, only the three finalists from each country should be included because they were the only ones that competed in the final merged competition. I put the tables in the format that they are in the Swedish Wikipedia article because I had written a section on each cycle (since the cycles didn't have their own individual articles), so they were the same as e.g. the cycle summary at America's Next Top Model, which has just one table for all the cycles. Linguist 111^talk 18:18, 1 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure I agree. Like I said, the information is exactly the same. It's just the division of the 'other contestants' section that is different. The contestants on the table are listed in elimination from lowest to highest. The addition of all the contestants in no way takes away from the validity or accuracy of the information. I'm having a very hard time understanding your logic. 2601:241:0:EA46:78D4:88EE:F3A6:47A1 (talk) 18:25, 1 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@2601:241:0:EA46:78D4:88EE:F3A6:47A1: Oops, sorry, I forgot they were listed from lowest to highest. Anyway, I don't see how we can modify the table yet. If we're going to have the table uniform with all the others, only the three finalists from each country should be included because they were the only ones that competed in the final merged competition. Also, per WP:BRD, please do not continue to change the table back until we reach a consensus. Linguist 111^talk 18:37, 1 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed new version at Talk:Top Model (Scandinavia) 2601:241:0:EA46:112:272F:30F2:AA0D (talk) 23:14, 8 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

May 2016

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Templating the regulars

Probably not a good idea to template an experienced editor like Drmies. The explanations were clear to me and I see you've been reverted. Doug Weller talk 18:28, 4 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry!

Linguist111 & HighInBC - My apologies for the revert - I had no idea I even reverted anyone, God knows how I ended up reverting but anyway my apologies. –Davey2010^Talk 18:40, 5 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

It happens to me sometimes too. No worries. HighInBC 20:22, 5 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

User warning templates

Thanks! I thought only administrators could give such warnings. PMLF (talk) 21:01, 20 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Murder of Celine Figard

I have reverted you so please do not do this again. One may expect a French newspaper to spell the name with an acute accent, but the British press did not do this, so it is appropriate for that to be reflected in the article. Also do not change template parameters without giving a reason. If you wish to discuss potential improvements to the article then by all means post on the talk page. Thank you, This is Paul (talk) 17:56, 24 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Reply to edits made for Asia's Next Top Model

Regards, linguist. Thanks for your keen interest in the topic. With regards to ANTM 8 edits, I believe at the time, there was differing opinion regarding Renee's last name during the show because of the maiden name vs. married name debate, but eventually they kept her married name because she was married during the show's filming (I believe; it was a very long time ago).

As for the others, to the best of my memory, Stacy Ann's argument is the same as above, and as for Isis and Jessica, we went with their new chosen official identities, though their individual pages may explore further into their history.

As for things being "redundant" and "superfluous", my apologies because I actually briefly lumped up many pointers together. Yes, you are correct there's no strict ruling against middle names. However, technical redundancy may be (1) certain names may unnecessarily expand the width of the page (like in the case of Jessica), (2) middle names are not customary in East Asian societies, hence not culturally reflective, and (3) middle names, unlike nicknames given on the show, do not appear anywhere else in the article or the show, except for a purposefully sourced external reference to prove otherwise, and (4) we could possibly go down a slippery slope in terms of name structure convention, since for e.g. Malaysia or Indonesia, "surnames" could technically go on forever; you just need to keep listing down the names of their ancestors, but it's customary to stop at just a two or three-worded name. With these reasons I deleted your contributions and tried to Romanize the "Asian" names.

Feel free to revert my edits if you feel the need is justified, and you are not convinced of the above reasons, because I have not edited extensively in a long time and I don't see the need to start a specific discussion thread on this matter. Cheers! ZephyrWind (talk) 15:34, 1 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Your new signature :)

Hi there, How are you?

I just wanted to let you know that your new signature is really long. At UAA your comments are shorter than your signature. Purpose of signature is to identify the contributor but your signature is eclipsing the comment that you are making. I would recommend you to shorten your signature. Since you requested to ping 46 times on UAA page, I am pinging you @Linguist111:. :) Regards. Hitro talk 20:04, 5 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@HitroMilanese: Haha :D I'm not too bad, and you? Yes, I had a feeling it was too long. I tried to put the "Please respond on the current page..." in smaller text, but it didn't work. I'll shrink it so that it's not too big. Linguist Please respond on the current page. Except on my talk, please ping me (type {{SUBST:ping|Linguist111}} before your message) 20:36, 5 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@HitroMilanese: Is this okay? Linguist Please respond on the current page. Except on my talk, please ping me by typing {{SUBST:ping|Linguist111}}) 20:41, 5 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

It is not just okay..it is awesome :) Hitro talk 20:43, 5 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@HitroMilanese: Thank you :D Linguist Please respond on the current page. Except on my talk, please ping me by typing {{SUBST:ping|Linguist111}}) 20:45, 5 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

can you please remove it as at WP:UAA your comments are shorter than the signature remove the part that says Please respond on the current page. Except on my talk, please ping me by typing @Linguist111:) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Flow234 (talk • contribs) 10:04, 6 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Flow234: Done. I like this old one, it's also prettier :) Linguist 111^talk 10:11, 6 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

UAA

I'd like to make a friendly suggestion related to your reports at WP:UAA. Since UAA is normally quite backlogged, it is best to stick with reporting usernames that are most problematic. I notice that you have reported many users with obviously promotional usernames but that have never edited. Since there are a surprisingly large number of accounts that are created but never used, I think these ones can be safely ignored until they actually do edit. In fact, the username policy says, "A user who both adopts a promotional username and also engages in inappropriately promotional behaviors in articles about the company, group, or product, can be blocked". Therefore accounts that have never edited technically shouldn't be blocked yet (although they typically are, if reported). I think refraining from reporting these usernames will help us admins that patrol UAA and keep the backlog smaller. Regards, -- Ed (Edgar181) 16:31, 9 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Edgar181: Thank you for letting me know, from now on I won't report users unless they spam, vandalize etc. Linguist 111^talk 16:45, 9 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

(talk page stalker) My advice to you would be to stick to reporting names with offensive language. With promotional sounding names you must be careful, as they may sound promotional but that may not truly be the case. Wait to see if they make promotional edits (creating an article with the exact same name as the user is one to look out for) or conflict of interest editing. Thanks, --PatientZero ^talk 16:33, 4 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Patient Zero: Okay, will do. Linguist 111^talk 16:38, 4 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Question?

I wasn't being uncivil in my request. I was just asking oshwah to please communicate with me about a problem. I have never edited on wiki and I got a message saying I did using MY IP. The user oshwah is using it against my permission. I believe I have a right to request him to stop. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.111.97.142 (talk) 18:15, 25 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@74.111.97.142: Accusing somebody of sock puppetry (using multiple accounts or edited while logged out for illegitimate purposes) without providing evidence is a personal attack. According to the contributions history for your IP address, it has only made one edit (besides those you made today), dated December 2015 [1], which was the edit Oshwah placed a warning on your IP's talk page for. If you did not make that edit, this probably means your IP is a shared one. You may wish to create an account to avoid further irrelevant notices. Regards, Linguist 111^talk 18:31, 25 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I don't have a shared IP, it's a personal IP. I was trying to tell him someone did it by my IP. If he didn't do it, how can I rectify it w/o creating an acct? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.111.97.142 (talk) 00:31, 27 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@74.111.97.142: I'm not sure how to answer that. Most likely your IP is shared, if somebody else edited under it. Other than that I wouldn't worry about it, I don't think there's anything you can do about it. Creating an account is not mandatory, but it is useful and comes with many privileges that aren't available to those who edit under IPs. Linguist 111^talk 06:34, 27 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Zara Larsson

The primary source, which I am utilizing, quotes her, proclaiming herself as a "man hater."

To pass these comments off as "feminist" is slanderous to actual feminism, and is tantamount to labeling "all conservatives should die in a fire" as a "liberal comment." Her comments have nothing to do with feminism, and express open hatred and bigotry towards one half of the human population.

The article, as written, portrays the situation as her receiving death threats on account of espousing feminism, as opposed to absolute, flagrant, incendiary hate speech, which is precisely what it was. --Mrv3rsac3 (talk) 21:10, 26 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@Mrv3rsac3: Wikipedia has a very strict policy about contentious material about living persons. If not sourced properly, it could be viewed as defamatory or libelous. The tweet is not suitable as a source for the content describing her as a "man-hater", as it is a primary source with little detail. Also, the term "man-hater" isn't very encyclopedic. For the record, this "man-hating" stuff is described in these articles [2], [3], [4], [5] and by her on her website. Basically she says she hates the "patriarchal society" and "macho culture", and how men in groups "oppress and threaten". As far as misandry is concerned, the above doesn't strike me as misandry, which is an irrational hate of the male gender. Again, it's important to be careful when using terms like "misandrist" to describe a person, as, without proper sourcing, this can be viewed as defamatory. If you disagree with what I'm saying, feel free to open a discussion on the talk page and voice your opinions there, but please make sure that you can back up the "misandry" claim with reliable sources. I myself have found none that say she is a misandrist. Linguist 111^talk 06:26, 27 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

She states that she hates men, that is misandry as clear as it gets..

--194.213.120.14 (talk) 20:54, 4 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@194.213.120.14: To me that seems to be personal interpretation. But anyhow, generally speaking, it's not a good idea to write that someone is a "misandrist", regardless of whether there are reliable sources to back it up or not. Linguist 111^talk 21:54, 4 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

FYI: RFPP: Zara Larsson BTW: IPs don't see wp:pings Cheers Jim1138 (talk) 09:25, 5 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Its not a statement that she is a misandrist, just that she has had statement that is misandry.--194.213.120.14 (talk) 05:33, 6 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]