For formatting the references on the annual "Deaths in XXXX" pages into a less-unwieldy more-efficient format, thus reducing pageload times. — Wyliepedia03:36, 28 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
Thank you for correcting the Powers Boothe article. I was going to revert it myself, but I figured I'd discuss it in the Talk page. I'm glad someone did it, though. DTXBrian (talk) 02:24, 15 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]
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HI WWGB, I'm a researcher at Sydney Uni and would like to contact you. I'm not sure how best to do this and hoping this message somehow reaches you....Doctor 17. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Doctor 17 (talk • contribs) 08:45, 18 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
You probably need one about now. Here's hoping for a better year, in particular, one necessitating fewer new articles on terrorist attacks. E.M.Gregory (talk) 17:28, 1 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Hey, I noticed that you changed my edit on where Milat was imprisoned at, any reason why given he was transferred from Goulburn to Long Bay? Mrbuskin (talk) 06:11, 27 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
@WWGB: Ok it just reads like he was in two places at once is all. Another thing was his cause of death hasn't been definitively identified yet hence why I just said terminal cancer in the infobox, given that he was suffering from both oesophageal and stomach cancer should we include both in the infobox? Mrbuskin (talk) 06:21, 27 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Ivan Milat
Well, that AfD was quick. I wasn't even aware it existed until just now. That the article is pretty much just copy and pasted from Backpacker murders violates WP:CWW because it's not attributed. I'm surprised nobody mentioned that. --AussieLegend (✉) 23:16, 28 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
@AussieLegend: The decision to allow the article is both annoying and frustrating. Milat has been included in the crimes article for more than 14 years. Then an editor decides to recreate a cut-and-paste bio article when Milat dies, and others think "well, he's Ivan Milat, of course he should have an article." Sad. WWGB (talk) 10:46, 29 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Do you have a source that an MBE cannot be removed at the recipient's request? My source has the medal and Lennon's letter rediscovered in the Queen's archives in 2009. Wlmg (talk) 14:58, 24 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
I have to note that Alex-h has repeated this distruptive behavior for three times during this week on challenging articles with high visitation. please see that:
At the first, he emphasized on adding undue weight material is n't supported by RS here and here
the second one, he was trying to insert material with no RS here and here while he had got warning from me and other
the third one,he inserted material without RS, when it was reverted because of lack of RS, he reverted it again by mentioning that material with source shouldn't be picked up!! Intersting! as well as he was warned by me
@El C: they are just examples shows that he don't care about reliabity of sources and attempt to adding povish content into high visitation article. please leave comment. Thanks!Saff V. (talk) 19:13, 12 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
question
regarding 03:30, January 13, 2020 edit/undo of 2020 Baghdad International Airport airstrike "name provides no benefit to reader", I disagree with this. at least to american readers, the name is distinct and piques interest in the man and the situation that led to the attack. incidentally his death was also specifically cited by the u.s. president (though not by name) as one of the reasons for retaliation. seems a good use of 47 characters to me. can you explain to me why it provides no benefit? i am not a frequent editor familiar with all the etiquette, i hope this is appropriate manner to approach this, thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fythrion (talk • contribs) 06:11, 13 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Fythrion: If it is noteworthy that the victim was a U.S. citizen, or that he was Muslim, then that should be included. Many editors believe that the inclusion of non-notable victim names does not benefit the reader. Whether his name was Nawres Waleed Hamid, or something else like Jamaal Ali, would mean nothing to 99.9% of our readership. Thanks for your question and your interest. Regards, WWGB (talk) 08:12, 13 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your explanation and the edit. I will say though, that the details of his demographic data may be noteworthy to many beyond just his religion. He was an Iraqi, who not only became a naturalized U.S. citizen and had children/family in California, but who then chose to return to Iraq to work with U.S. forces. Only then was he killed by Iranian-allied forces operating in the region, as part of an effort to quell anti-Iran sentiment amongst Iraqis. It's just an unusual set of circumstances overall. Anyhow, thanks for the comment and edit.--Fythrion (talk) 16:47, 13 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
At least 24 people have been killed as bushfires have burned more than 12 million acres in Australia—an area approximately the size of the U.S. states of Vermont and New Hampshire combined.
@Edgar81:. Hi, I notice that all of your cites are from North America. Saying that the destruction is similar in area to Guatemala or Tennessee is meaningless to almost all readers in Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania ... (including me). If a comparison must be made, at lesst give a range of alternatives from around the world, for example: "roughly the size of South Korea, Iceland or Guatemala". Regards, WWGB (talk) 10:33, 13 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]
