User talk:Sxg169

Use of euphamisms

I undid your edit because I don't see a reason for the change of wording. There are any number of ways to say an individual moves from a state of physical human existence to a state of non-physical human existence, depending on one's cultural background. I also do not wish to engage in an edit war. This particular edit seems to have been made on the basis of personal bias instead of correction of factual information, thus, unnecessary. I mean no disrepsect and hope this explanation is sufficient to prevent further re-editing. However, if you can provide a reason based on Wikipedia policy as to why this change is required, I am amenable to learning about it and would abide by an official notice regarding terminology regarding death. Ouranista (talk) 18:39, 2 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Your reference to the Manual of Style has not adequately justified your change and, in fact, appears to misuse Wikipedia policy to bully another user. I may be mistaken, but I don't believe you have proven your case. Please do not re-edit or you will be in danger of starting an edit war, in which I do not wish to engage.

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In no way at all did I intend to (as you say) bully another user. The Manual of Style I refer to is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Words_to_watch and says "The word died is neutral and accurate; avoid euphemisms such as passed away". This represents consensus. I did not intend to imply that this is the only way to say an individual moves from a state of physical human existence to a state of non-physical existence. Nor to I view this as a an edit war. I am aware of the three revert rule and have not come close to violating it as I have reverted only one edit on the page in question. If you wish to discuss the use of the term "passed away" and other euphemisms, the Wikipedia Manual of Style is open for modifications following discussion and I would suggest that there would be the appropriate place to discuss updating the Manual of Style. Sxg169 (talk) 19:17, 2 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Dorian Collaku

I have noticed that you reverted again my editing. This is the second time that your sentence appears into the article. To avoid edit warring against each other, you may create a table of results instead of placing them in a paragraph form. That's my suggestion. Take a look at one of my articles that I created, before you add something. Someone added the results/achievements table, but I gradually accepted them. Here's an example. Sergey Pakura (contains achievements and results). Thank you. Raymarcbadz (talk) 02:49 5 January 2013 (UTC)

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Could someone please help me with dealing with the above posting on my talk page by user Raymarcbadz. It feels to me like a mild form of wikibullying by a user who takes very seriously and very personally a set of wikipedia articles. In my (possibly naive) opinion:
1. My insert was a good faith edit and consistent with Wikipedia policies: neutral point of view; verifiability and no original research. It was also relevant to the article and added information that would have been of interest to anyone looking for information on Dorian Collaku.
2. The revert by Raymarcbadz was without explanation; the re-insert was with a citation in the belief that the original edit may have been reverted due to a lack of reliable source.
3. Page creation does not imply page ownership; the tone of Raymarcbadz's comments feels to me that he is insisting on a certain layout of an article he created.
4. An easier, more efficient and friendlier way for Raymarcbadz to do what he wishes would have been to create the table himself.
5. The article in question is a very seldom viewed article (39 views in the last 90 days according to http://stats.grok.se/en/latest90/Dorian_Collaku) with little information and it is unlikely that Dorian Collaku will perform in a manner to warrant a more complete article.
6. Consistency of layout between articles is desired but in no way does either method have a consensus.

I would appreciate any opinions on how to effectively respond to Raymarcbadz (or whether to respond at all). I have no particular interest in the article in question but would like to know how best to deal with comments like this in the future.

Thanks Sxg169 (talk) 18:49, 5 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I have re-added the content and provided my rationale at the article's talk page. In such cases I'd suggest to explain your reasoning, and if that doesn't work (because you are ignored or because the two of you cannot agree on the best course of action) to seek wider community input, either via WP:3O or by leaving a message on a relevant, active WikiProject's talk page. I'd also like to point to WP:AGF; while I certainly don't agree with Raymarcbadz on the issue, it's better not to start out with accusations of bullying for what is ultimately a suggestion, not a command. If it turns out to actually be an attempt at bullying or page ownership, seeking wider community input becomes all the more important. Huon (talk) 01:46, 6 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Huon. I appreciate your prompt reply and assistance.Sxg169 (talk) 02:13, 6 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Soi Dog Foundation edit

Hi there, I noticed you did an edit on the Soi Dog Foundation page today, replacing a couple of euphemisms. I'm curious, why did you feel the need to do this? werewolf (talk) 02:42, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia has a "Manual of Style" which contains guidelines on many things, including euphemisms. Specifically, "The word died is neutral and accurate; avoid euphemisms such as passed away". The Manual of Style -- words to watch page is available here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Words_to_watch Sxg169 (talk) 11:18, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I wasn't aware of that. Thanks, I'll look into it. werewolf (talk) 13:35, 15 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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