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Hello to all fellow Wikipedians. GoodDay 22:40, 17 November 2005 (UTC).

This user has been on Wikipedia for 18 years, 5 months and 27 days.

You may be wondering why my archives only start at August 2007. The reason: I didn't archive my pages before that date, I merely deleted them (as I didn't know how to archive). Therefore, if anyone wishes to see material before August 2007? check out this talkpage's 'history'.

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My Arbcom Case

Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/GoodDay
Opened/Closed in 2012.
Amended in 2013, 2014 & 2016

Nomination of Christine Fang for deletion

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The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Christine Fang until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article.

List of longest-reigning monarchs

Just wanted you to know that the Queen of Jamaica has been unranked by some user. Peter Ormond 💬 10:00, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

@Peter Ormond: got it. I suspect the fellow (Elfast) who boldly made the change, is going to be troublesome. GoodDay (talk) 00:34, 4 June 2022 (UTC)

You were right. Peter Ormond 💬 14:15, 6 June 2022 (UTC)

@Peter Ormond: You're gonna have to revert him as well, unless you're agreeing with him. It can't be entirely my responsibility. Anyways, I'm kinda getting fed up with the 'lack of support' over at Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II. It truly annoys me, when any editor or editors try to pretend that the UK isn't 'special' among the other Commonwealth countries, via ignoring WP:WEIGHT. -- GoodDay (talk) 00:21, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

I reverted another edit today before reading your comment. Also, I think you were waiting for THAT MOVE at Talk:Queen of Ghana for sometime. Peter Ormond 💬 08:16, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

You don't seem to read my edit. I haven't ever removed the entry for Jamaica, I'm just editing the number 14th for - (for unranked). Please report if you think it's necessary, but reading the history of the article, I'm not the only one who have done this edit and have been reverted by you, and other people notice the inconsistency in the discussion page. You don't think to consider the point (maybe you think I'm removing Jamaica) and I don't see any answer about this specific point (the number ! not the independant entry). (You seem very stubborn and you don't seem to consider the point. If you report other people will be able to read it). Elfast (talk) 09:59, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

Again, as I'm really not sure you've understood what I'm editing : I'm not removing the independant Jamaican entry, but just the number (which is a compromise). You can't be second and 14th at the same time as a person. Elfast (talk) 10:11, 7 June 2022 (UTC)

@Elfast: if you want to make such a big change? go the RFC route. GoodDay (talk) 00:06, 8 June 2022 (UTC)

They are planning to ruin that page! :'( Peter Ormond 💬 16:04, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

@Peter Ormond: If 'B' is chosen, I hope they'll adopt my version. List UK, Canada, Australia & New Zealand (current version), with an added footnote for the other 11 realms. GoodDay (talk) 19:29, 24 June 2022 (UTC)

Kamala Harris

I suggest you revert your reversion of my edit; you are now in violation of the discretionary sanctions on that article. --jpgordon^{𝄢𝄆𝄐𝄇} 22:43, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

@Jpgordon: I suggest you observe WP:BRD & not try to force changes, without a consensus. GoodDay (talk) 22:49, 15 June 2022 (UTC)

Happy summer/winter

		Sunshine!
		Hello GoodDay! Interstellarity (talk) has given you a bit of sunshine to brighten your day! Sunshine promotes WikiLove and hopefully it has made your day better. Spread the sunshine by adding {{subst:User:Meaghan/Sunshine}} to someone else's talk page, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. In addition, you can spread the sunshine to anyone who visits your userpage and/or talk page by adding {{User:Meaghan/Sunshine icon}}. Happy editing! Interstellarity (talk) 22:10, 21 June 2022 (UTC)

Happy first day of summer (or winter) wherever you live. Interstellarity (talk) 22:08, 21 June 2022 (UTC)

@Interstellarity:, thanks & to you as well. GoodDay (talk) 22:15, 21 June 2022 (UTC)

Premature closing of an RFC

Challenging a clusure --Pete (talk) 02:22, 26 June 2022 (UTC)

Must you always be a pain in the 'bleep', at least once a year? Settle down & wait the RFC out. GoodDay (talk) 02:24, 26 June 2022 (UTC)

Nothing personal. We discussed closure over the past two days, agreeing to leave it open one more day. There was no more input and the consensus was clear. Use the process if you want to challenge closure. --Pete (talk) 02:26, 26 June 2022 (UTC)

I reckon you want to be the boss & you're not gonna stop, until one of us gets blocked for edit warring. @Peter Ormond:, it's your call. Too bad, that article's been made to look stupid. But, I've seen stranger results on this project. GoodDay (talk) 02:28, 26 June 2022 (UTC)

@Skyring: Though I must admit. Your version of Option B, is acceptable. GoodDay (talk) 02:43, 26 June 2022 (UTC)

Wow!

Not that I disagree. --Deepfriedokra (talk) 07:52, 26 June 2022 (UTC)

When I get a hunch @Deepfriedokra:, it tends to be accurate. GoodDay (talk) 12:26, 26 June 2022 (UTC)

I have my own idea of who this sounds like. I assume the Arbs have CU'd so maybe not. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ --Deepfriedokra (talk) 14:25, 26 June 2022 (UTC)

Either way, the lad's soon gonna end up blocked. GoodDay (talk) 14:30, 26 June 2022 (UTC)

A suggestion

You might want to remove this comment before someone replies to it on that talk page. That sort of battleground mentality is really not helpful in what you already know to be an already fraught topic area. Sideswipe9th (talk) 22:58, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

@Sideswipe9th:, it's that kinda heavy restriction on those talkpages, that causes such friction. Anyways, if you want to 'remove' my post? then by all means, do so. GoodDay (talk) 23:02, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

Oh my. Those restrictions are quite, quite necessary. If you want to see what unrestricted dialogue between pro and anti trans commentators looks like, Twitter and Reddit are both good places to start.

In any event, per WP:TPO it's not really appropriate for me to remove that comment directly, as it doesn't fit any of the criteria for removal by another. That's why I suggested it here. Sideswipe9th (talk) 23:07, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

I wont't be responding to anybody, who responds to it. I haven't been overly involved with LGBTQ stuff, since earlier this year. When I got the impression that a user can use a gay-pride flag on his userpage, but can't use a straight-pride flag? That pretty much told me, what direction the majority of editors in the LGBTQ topic, were pointing. GoodDay (talk) 23:11, 30 June 2022 (UTC)

And tell us, GoodDay, how do you feel about displaying white power signs and flags? Bastun^{Ėġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ!} 14:34, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

@Bastun: Flags/signs are only flags/signs & those who preach tolerance, tend to practice intolerance. GoodDay (talk) 14:41, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

Uh-huh. And in your part of Canada, are many white people subject to discrimination by the people-of-colour community? Do many straight people get assaulted by the LGBT community, for being straight? Bastun^{Ėġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ!} 19:42, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

Those who preach tolerance, tend to practice intolerance. GoodDay (talk) 19:46, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

And those who preach intolerance tend to practice tolerance? (Sorry - couldn't help myself!)Sarah777 (talk) 19:52, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

Haven't seen you in ages, Sarah777. Howdy. GoodDay (talk) 19:54, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

Been busy with RL! Back to rating IrlProj articles now. Back in the salad days of 2006-2009 we weren't even aware of this issue! At least I wasn't Sarah777 (talk) 19:57, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia has taken quite a left turn, since 2009. GoodDay (talk) 19:58, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

To me "left" was basically a wealth distribution concept. Seems indeed that things have changed! Sarah777 (talk) 21:59, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

Political correctness, cancel culture, etc. The place has changed. GoodDay (talk) 22:01, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

Surely that hasn't infected Wikipedia? I'd never believe that...Sarah777 (talk) 22:05, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

"Cancel culture"?! Call it by it's proper name! A longstanding tradition that means nothing more than "Your actions and words have consequences." And do I really need to get out my Neil Gaiman quote about political correctness? "It's treating other with people with respect gone mad!" Bastun^{Ėġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ!} 22:16, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

Those who preach tolerance, tend to practice intolerance. GoodDay (talk) 22:19, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

Hi Bastun! I guess you'd be the first to approve of the fact that "Your actions and words have consequences" in China and Russia too? Sarah777 (talk) 22:23, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

Not sure of the point you're making, Sarah777, but in Ireland, the people complaining about so-called "cancel culture" (as opposed to, say, state censorship) tend to be the ones who have national newspaper columns and/or radio shows to do their complaining from. The David Quinns, Brenda Powers and Breda O'Briens of the media world. Bastun^{Ėġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ!} 11:26, 4 July 2022 (UTC)

Take a peek over at the Jordan Peterson page. Attempts are being made (and will likely succeed) to partial or totally remove (i.e. censure) the 'tweet', that he was blocked from Twitter for. That's just one example. Wouldn't be surprised, if the next step was an attempt to delete his entire page. GoodDay (talk) 13:49, 4 July 2022 (UTC)

Yes. Why on earth would we amplify his tweet that deadnamed someone - in breach of at least two guidelines, at that? I don't think anyone is suggesting a page deletion, either - where's that happening, or are you just using a slippery slope argument? Bastun^{Ėġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ!} 19:24, 4 July 2022 (UTC)

I've no interest in joining the discussion at the Peterson page, as I already know what the outcome will be. I also know that any editor(s) who have an opposite position on that outcome, will be accused of being anti-trans, etc & eventually topic-banned or worst. GoodDay (talk) 20:54, 4 July 2022 (UTC)

Huh. Oddly, even though I know you keep an eye on AN/I, and you're evidently an advocate of free speech, you never sprang to my defence when someone tried to get me [1] topic-banned from that very area... 🤔 I guess there's cancel culture, and cancel culture... 🙄 Bastun^{Ėġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ!} 21:54, 4 July 2022 (UTC)

Well Bastun, it's like this. While I probably disagree with many/most "anti-woke" positions, I do believe that "cancel culture" is a real thing. When Corporate entities like Google, Twitter, Facebook etcetera, plus the Corporate media, start to censor opinions they don't like, that, de facto, is the same as what is happening in, say, China. Instead of the CCP dictating acceptable opinion, we have a branch of the Western oligarchy doing so. At the moment there appears to be a divide between two wings of that oligarchy, like Swift's big and small enders. Don't mistake that for any principled difference - or a difference between how the Chinese State or the Western State works. And as we are trading our free speech credentials, I have never once called, voted for or advocated the banning or blocking of anyone on Wikipedia. Sarah777 (talk) 23:13, 4 July 2022 (UTC)

I dunno. I've tried reporting actual white-supremacist, racist and/or anti-LGBT posts on Twitter and Facebook, that are literally advocating violence, and been told "Nah, that's grand, within our terms of service." And I have also seen David Quinn, Breda O'Brien and similar rail against cancel culture - from their weekly, nationally syndicated newspaper columns and regular guest spots on TV/radio shows. If I choose to no longer buy the newspapers that platform their anti-LGBT views, sure, I guess you can call that cancel culture, but it's a stretch, and no, it's really nothing like the CCP not only denying someone a voice in state media but also putting them into a "re-education" camp. YMMV. Bastun^{Ėġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ!} 12:04, 5 July 2022 (UTC)

I think you have a naïve view of how the Western Corporate media works - I tend to agree with Chomsky on the topic. And I think you understate the threat of "cancel culture" to free speech. Threats of violence are serious offences in most countries - "railing" against something isn't supposed to be - at least in the West. As someone who detests, for example, white supremacy or religious beliefs being imposed on non-believers (abortion is an example IMO) - I do worry that "liberals" are edging towards mirroring the authoritarianism they claim to oppose. Sarah777 (talk) 21:42, 5 July 2022 (UTC)

You ticked me off, years ago. I never forget being agitated by any editor, but I don't seek revenge. I merely withhold my support, when they get themselves in trouble. GoodDay (talk) 21:59, 4 July 2022 (UTC)

Interesting juxtaposition... Those who preach tolerance, tend to practice intolerance... First they came for the socialists... Bastun^{Ėġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ!} 22:21, 4 July 2022 (UTC)

You see things your way & I see things my way. GoodDay (talk) 22:22, 4 July 2022 (UTC)

Bastun. Wikipedia is also pro-devolution (see discussions at WP:BOXING & Lennox Lewis, for examples), when it comes to British BLPs & pro-foreign language style (those old diacritics discussions of years gone by), when considering the name of many bios & places. Heck, on the latter part, just look at how you sign your name. In the American political pages, particularly high-profile BLPs, there's a pro-establishment Democratic bias. That's the way the winds are blowing (i.e. majority of editors) & have been, these last few years. GoodDay (talk) 19:43, 5 July 2022 (UTC)

How I sign my name? "Egads, Bastun" is - ironically - Ye Olde English, and I adopted it only after Sarah777 used the phrase when leaving me a message, many years ago! As for the rest, I think you and I may both be suffering from cognitive bias, at least in some respects. E.g., I gave up trying to edit the Donald Trump article late into his election campaign/early into his presidency, when if you tried to include anything critical, it got filibustered away for a month at least with an RfC. So as far as I am concerned, Wikipedia is "pro-establishment Republican." Anyway, your note on my talk page is noted, I'll move on! Bastun^{Ėġáḍβáś₮ŭŃ!} 10:14, 6 July 2022 (UTC)

You ain't been the Trump page lately. GoodDay (talk) 15:40, 6 July 2022 (UTC)

@Newimpartial: I have seen your 2022 contributions. Again, consider my friendly suggestion, going forward. GoodDay (talk) 20:42, 7 July 2022 (UTC)

I'm afraid I can't quite see the "friendliness" in your suggestiom. You also seem to have missed Cultural Marxism conspiracy theory and Marxist cultural analysis, another distinct interest. And then WP:NSPORTS...so what was your point again? I seem to have missed it. Newimpartial (talk) 20:50, 7 July 2022 (UTC)

Staying out of it

My apologies, @Emli89:, @Crossroads:, @Taramalan:. I shouldn't have stuck my nose into your business. GoodDay (talk) 15:42, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

No apologies needed as far as I am concerned. I was able to have civil conversations with you, without pointlessly dragging the topic. I will continue to look forward to your edits, and hope we can have a good editing time ;D Emli89 (talk) 16:32, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

How it is

@Thinker78:, I gave up on trying to bring NPoV to the Donald Trump page or discuss its lack of NPoV on its talkpage, months ago. GoodDay (talk) 23:46, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for the comment. Certainly the talk page has too many, too passionate, impatient and/or hostile responses to seemingly conservative ips, editors or otherwise, non-liberal posts that seem to favor Trump. I am no fan of Trump, but I am against undue censorship and biased or hostile gatekeeping. I do want to see more accommodation according to Wikipedia's guidance to seemingly conservative posts and critiques, because in Conservative media they consider Wikipedia a biased, liberal operation. Thinker78 (talk) 23:57, 1 July 2022 (UTC)

Propose anything remotely positive for Trump, Bernie Sanders or any other high-profile Republican or progressive Democratic BLP? You'll be opposed. Bring anything remotely negative to Biden, Hillary Clinton or any other high-profile establishment Democratic BLP? You'll be opposed. GoodDay (talk) 00:02, 2 July 2022 (UTC)

References

Saskatchewan - deletion of type of government

Hi GoodDay, was there a discussion anywhere of this issue? I just see references to Nikkimaria's change to Manitoba, but I don't see where it's been discussed? Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 16:51, 2 July 2022 (UTC)

@Mr Serjeant Buzfuz: By all means, open up an RFC at WP:CANADA's talkpage. I'm only concerned with all the provinces & territories being in sync on that topic. It doesn't matter to me if the two parameters are included or excluded. GoodDay (talk) 17:31, 2 July 2022 (UTC)

Re your NB/PEI deletions/revert deletions: I do need time to feed the dog, and other IRL things.  :) Mr Serjeant Buzfuz (talk) 21:06, 2 July 2022 (UTC)

Just keep an eye out for Niki at Manitoba. GoodDay (talk) 21:20, 2 July 2022 (UTC)