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Perth Theatre

Ewan McGregor was born in Perth, like most people from Perthshire, but he was raised in Crieff. Invalid raw signature. Check HTML tags. 12:12, 9 April 2016 (UTC)

Island of stability picture.

You may have noticed that someone tried to "fix" a typo in the NAME of this picture: File:Island of Stablity derived from Zagrebaev.png changing stablity into stability. It may happen again unless the file is actually renamed (is that the same as been moved?), and every use of it is globally changed. I don't know how to proceed doing this kind of change, or if it would even be considered necessary or useful. I did not find a wikipedia noticeboard for a global rename request. So, I thought you would be the best person to contact. Thanks.

Note: it's being used on these pages: Island of stability, Livermorium, Ununennium, Ununoctium, Ununpentium, Ununseptium, and 2 other places on ka.wikipedia.org and on ru.wikipedia.org. Dhrm77 (talk) 14:56, 9 April 2016 (UTC)

never mind my request, user:‎DMacks already did it. Dhrm77 (talk) 17:56, 9 April 2016 (UTC)

Disruptive editing of brown dwarf

Hi Materialscientist, Thank you for keeping an eye on brown dwarf. Yesterday, the same IP (132.68.75.180) nominated the article for speedy deletion twice for alleged copyright violations. You reverted the first nomination, and another editor reverted the second. I'm writing because I think that this IP nominated the article in bad faith to protest the speedy-deletion nomination of another article (a biography for Shiv Kumar) for copyright violations. If I remember correctly, the creator of the now-deleted Kumar bio, Pbarya, posted a message under this IP on the bio's talk page, so I think that they are the same person. This IP and Pbarya have very stridently (and combatively) sought to promote Kumar's work, especially in brown dwarf, creating the appearance that the IP's subsequent nominations of that article were retaliatory. Moreover, the nominations of the brown dwarf article came shortly after the nomination of the Kumar bio, so the timing looks very suspicious. I issued a warning to the IP about disrupting Wikipedia to make a point, but I wasn't sure if any other action is appropriate. I defer to your expertise. Best Wishes, Astro4686 (talk) 21:21, 9 April 2016 (UTC)

Sock

Hi M. 75.67.105.59 (talk · contribs) is a sock of Bigshowandkane64 (talk · contribs) and I was reverting per WP:DENY. Fiddling with infoboxes is one of the hallmarks of that editor. The geolocation to New Hampshire is the other clue. I have no problem whatsoever with your changing it back I just wanted to answer your question marks. Cheers and enjoy the rest of your weekend. MarnetteD|Talk 22:28, 9 April 2016 (UTC)

Starracer64

Hi M. I'm not sure if Starracer64 deserved the block. He hadn't edited in 8 months, then came in with a burst of four. Granted, they were all to send traffic to indianmoviestats.com, (which he's been doing for a while[1]) but he didn't make any edits after my L4 warning, so it seems a touch premature to block him. Thoughts? Thanks, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 23:35, 9 April 2016 (UTC)

Quite possibly, and anyone is welcome to unblock or reblock. My motivation was to send a message that unsourced or blog-sourced additions should stop. Materialscientist (talk) 23:59, 9 April 2016 (UTC)

I don't typically like to step on other admins' toes, which is why I thought I'd float it past you. Since you don't seem averse, I'll unblock. If he does it again, I'll gladly block. Regards, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 16:05, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

List of countries by Internet connection speeds

Would you please consider semi-protecting the page List of countries by Internet connection speeds against IP user vandalism. The page's data are constantly changed by people who don't seem to like their country rating in the report that is the basis of the list. Kbrose (talk) 13:12, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

Done. Materialscientist (talk) 23:28, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

Checkuser question re SPI

Hi MatSci- I saw your name in a list of checkusers, and since we frequent some of the same articles, I picked you to pester. If you have a minute, can you look at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/31.221.101.173 and tell me if I submitted it correctly? I did not request checkuser when I filed, but realized afterward I probably should have. Do some SPI submissions go into the checkuser pile automatically even if the submitter did not request it, or must the checkuser request be invoked at the outset? And is there a way to tack the request on after the SPI is submitted? Sorry to bug you with this, and thanks in advance for any pointers. Not urgent, btw. Eric ^talk 13:48, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

This addition may or may not seems very likely to achieve the required effect. MPS1992 (talk) 15:23, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

Thanks, @MPS1992:. Is that case status parameter mentioned in any guidance already, or do you think it warrants adding, maybe on the SPI or checkuser page? Eric ^talk 15:44, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

Sorry, I'm not really sure. The guidelines all seem to imply that anyone filing an SPI report should know exactly how it all works before filing :) I have never filed an SPI report so it was only by comparison of other reports that I found that option. Presumably it is documented on the template page itself, but the SPI documentation avoids significant discussion of the template in favour of explaining what should be put in the form that generates the template. Whether that is a good or bad idea, I do not know. MPS1992 (talk) 18:07, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

The SPI group edit notice has this information: Template:Editnotices/Group/Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations. The case status information is collapsed in the green box titled "Indicators and other notes (for internal use)". clpo13_(talk) 18:14, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

Maybe we need to remove "(for internal use)", unless it means something that I have not yet thought of? Internal to whom? MPS1992 (talk) 19:45, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

Thanks to you both, and to MaterialScientist for renting us the conference room. I now see what should have tipped me off in the "How to open an investigation" at WP:SPI; I'd like to tweak the wording for slow-on-the-uptakes like me, but can't see how to edit that section. I posted a question/suggestion at Wikipedia_talk:Sockpuppet_investigations#Edit_the_instructions_for_opening_an_SPI.3F. Eric ^talk 19:54, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

"Citation needed" tag-removing vandal is back

User_talk:98.112.234.68 was blocked by you in January for his habit (and sole occupation) of removing "citation needed" and "refimprove" tags from articles. Now they are back, as User:96.229.136.206, targeting the same articles and expanding. I reverted the lot, or what was current at this time. Can you please nuke again? Cheers! -- Elmidae (talk) 19:21, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

Blocked, thanks. Materialscientist (talk) 23:29, 10 April 2016 (UTC)

Uup-115(299)

Hi Materialscientist, About 3/4 of my Uup paragraph is mathematics. It is not speculative; it is not mere inference nor speculation.

I apologize if you think it is warring, but you are doing the 100% deletion, not me.

Presented by me are observable and accurate mathematics calculations. Further, Uup is at the most dense part of the Periodic Table. Do you not understand what residing at the dense end of the Periodic Table means, particularly when an unusually large number of Neutrons are part of the atomic structure?

If you disagree with the Mathematics, please present your argument or arguments.

In terms of the ultra high Neutron content of Uup-299, it would be likely found re the circumstances linked to in my Uup content, if you even vaguely bothered to read those linked Wikipedia pages. There is no evidence at all you read my linked pages, i.e. citations, particularly considering how so always quickly you delete my data and my INFORMATION-FILLED paragraph - with my cross-references(sources) to other existing Wikipedia pages.

A Roche lobe with spun-off highly-neutron intense masses would be formed off a highly rotating Neutron star, in any of the scenarios listed. You seem to want to deny the high Neutron content of Uup-299 generally, as well.

If you even bothered to look at the Golden Ratio - 1.6 is a Golden Ratio. It has an existing Wikipedia page devoted to it. Deny it all you want, delete the paragraph I inserted all you want, but the 1.6 ratio does not go away.

Please: If 8 divided by 5 does not equal 1.6, cite your source.

Further, my additional Uup-299 text helps put the heavy end of the Periodic Table into better perspective for all people, including those who may not possess a Ph.D. in Uup.

Your deletion of the paragraph, please forgive me, is highly reminiscent of book burning or even text book chapter-tear-outs - which also occurred, most frequently in a public forum or public venue.

You can attempt to squelch and censor math and science all you want, but the facts speak for themselves. The facts should be presented and allowed to be read, not burned away. The science and math are not going away.

Uup's heaviest known isotope ²⁹⁹Uup has 115 protons plus 184 neutrons in its nucleus. It would be the most dense of all its stable isotopes. Its N:Z ratio or # neutrons(184) divided by # protons(115) = 1.6 - closely approximates mathematics and architecture's Golden Ratio. Note that 115P+184N=299. Furthermore, 299 divided by 184 = 1.625 ~ 1.6 ditto N:Z ratio. Again, 1.6 very closely approaches mathematic's golden ratio and reduces to 8 neutrons for every 5 protons in a highly symmetric, stable, 3-D proton-pentagon-based lattice-work nucleic pattern. As mathematical proof of the 8N:5P golden ratio 3-D lattice symmetry in ²⁹⁹Uup and a theoretically stable isotope: 184÷8 and 115÷5 both equate to 23 lattice sets / nuclear crystal groups. The highly dense matter and symmetrical nuclear arrangement likely generates extenuated magnetic and electrical properties within and surrounding multiple ²⁹⁹Uup atoms collectively also due to the high electron cloud density. The isotope could well be a product of a binary - pulsar, supernova or binary spinning neutron star with a Roche lobe where ²⁹⁹Uup could easily be a spin-off byproduct of ultra dense, high velocity neutron star derived matter. Using Einstein's equation: Energy = Mass times Speed of light squared ²⁹⁹Uup has huge quantities of energy stored within its mass.

Best regards. LongTermWikiUser (talk) 00:42, 11 April 2016 (UTC)

In short, see WP:NOR. Materialscientist (talk) 00:54, 11 April 2016 (UTC)

To summarize your position: As a purported Material Scientist, you cannot refute any of the brief facts and Math listed above, including about element Uup-299 at the dense part of the Periodic Table. You are unable to refute anything. The information presented by me cites about 5 other Wikipedia pages, none of which you have apparently read. You cite what you believe is an appropriate Wikipedia policy, yet you ignore the facts and included Wikipedia references by me.

You fail to render any intelligent conversation on the topic, preferring instead to rely on deaf, dumb and mute policy citation, deletion - fact denials, thereby resulting in censorship of the information. Thanks for the non-feedback, it helps reinforce the correctness of the Uup-299 information listed above by me.

Lacking any substantial discussion whatsoever or reply on your part re Uup-299, it is impossible to escape the conclusion that you are living in the Middle Ages, ref. its over 200 incidences of book burning.. Many of them were done in a public venue, to make a statement - and around the year 1,200 (800 years ago) that the pace quickened, and from then on, scarcely a decade passed without a book-burning. Today of course, it is by merely pressing a button. How convenient it is to attempt to squelch valid knowledge.

I am truly saddened at your deletion/interdiction, lack of demonstrated topic-centered reasoning ability as a Material Scientist, and including your brevity. LongTermWikiUser (talk) 00:31, 13 April 2016 (UTC)

regarding change

Hi, The only edit I remember doing is regarding the last death in the Vyapam scam, that of senior IFS officer, and it was cited with a newspaper article of one of the leading dailies in India, Hindustan Times.

Can you please elaborate as to what you found misleading?

"Willy On Tyres"

Dear Materialscientist,

While patrolling new pages recently, I ran across several user accounts named "(username) On Tyres". These accounts, which had created attack pages targeted at multiple users, had been blocked by you, with the rationale "Checkuserblock". Who is the sockmaster of these accounts? I would like to know so that I can report them quickly in case the abuse restarts.

Thankyou, Passengerpigeon (talk) 10:34, 11 April 2016 (UTC)

(talk page watcher) Passengerpigeon: I think User:Vote (X) for Change. Cheers, _Fortuna ^{Imperatrix Mundi} 10:50, 11 April 2016 (UTC)

Abhishek Verma profile - photo removed

Excuse me.....What seems to be the problem? Why do you keep removing photo (jpg) from Abhishek Verma (businessman) profile on wikipedia? The photo does not have any copyright issues as it was downloaded from the public profile of Abhishek Verma's twitter, freely available on the net.

Warrington

Hello, please could I know why it was deemed unconstructive? I believe that you have definitely made a mistake.Thankyou.Tony Fan123 (talk) 22:48, 11 April 2016 (UTC)

Photos of Abhishek Verma uploaded on wiki profile

I was asked to upload photos of Abhishek Verma, as per the email received with the weblink see below. Why did you have to delete those? Please don't do so again when Wikipedia has asked me to do something and I am following their advice.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodolfo_Campod%C3%B3nico

You stated that I edited a bio of a living person, tho if you note the last statement of the page, it states he died in 1926. This is my great grandfather, have researched him for over 15 years, have had many people ask me for more info, so decided to add info and a bunch of links about him. Those links will confirm the edit. The information someone else added has wrong info, like his full name etc. I was trying to correct wrong info and just add a bit to the bio. If others wanted more info they could go to the links, I could have added a lot more links to back up what I edited/added. Thanks, let me know what I can do to fix the problem since I did add sources etc. Tcatowlz (talk) 05:36, 12 April 2016 (UTC)tcatowlz

Jamie Benn

How is adding his nickname to his page considered vandalism? Are you a even a fan? It's PLAYOFFS and people need to know his nickname! "The Dainty Barbarian" is a known nickname for Benn! GO STARS!!!!

re Best Available Science

I was not changing what it said, I was correcting it, at the explicit direction of Dr. Moghissi himself, the very person the article was discussing.

YOU did not even change it back, you delete it entirely. Stop deleting: it's sourced, the same source it had, just written correctly now.

you may check nars.org yourself if you wish, or even write to Dr. Moghissi about his work at Moghissi@nars.org

But to simply remove it without even looking at it, IS, I'm afraid, vandalism. Don't do it and it won't get thrown around.

why edit out the truth?

Dear Material Scientist I am unhappy at the removal of my comments regarding Anglian Windows using an email marketing company. I have evidence because I have been "subscribed" to a list sold by said marketing company. I have researched them and everything I had added is truthful. Please return my post to as I left it. No, it was not positive, but it is truthful - such is life...

I do not understand why plain facts are removed - do you need to see actual proof yourself??? Why do you sterilise articles so that they are ONLY positive??? Are the public not entitled to read the truth about a company?

Why do you not reply to messages yet are quick enough to block edits????????? I would like an answer Dazzyd1964 (talk) 11:47, 13 April 2016 (UTC) ‎

I have seen your edits and Materialscientist's reverts. Your first attempts were poorly phrased, unreferenced and unencyclopedic. Your latest attempt was a little better but still unreferenced. I dislike spam as much as you, but you can't use Wikipedia as a soap box. You need to bring supporting evidence, not just saying "I have seen it". Furthermore, your edits need to use a neutral tone. So I support Materialscientist's actions. Dhrm77 (talk) 12:59, 13 April 2016 (UTC)

Re: IP block

Hello, Materialscientist, could you please consider blocking the IP address 120.150.30.211 ? They are making repeated out-of-scope edits to the Solar Car page, and I believe this may be the same person as 203.26.123.208 who you already blocked for similar reasons. Thanks, Jakendx832 (talk) 14:10, 13 April 2016 (UTC)

Black rhinos

The term "extinct" is misused on the black rhino page. Extinct means all individuals of a species have died. The dodo and passenger pigeon are extinct, and one subspecies of the black rhino is extinct. However, black rhinos have been extirpated from some regions (eliminated in those regions but still exist elsewhere on earth). I cannot edit that page, so I have not made this correction. I hope that helps. Sedgehead (talk) 03:19, 14 April 2016 (UTC)Sedgehead

RE: Viktor Esbensen

Hi Materialscientist,

Can you please help me with this page Wictor Esbensen? Someone has changed the name so they can get points for making a new page. This is the second time someone has done this despite a reference to a photo of his birth certificate which clearly shows his name spelled Viktor Esbensen. Also during my research into his father in-law the antarctic explorer and whaler Carl Anton Larsen, I met with his family and they also confirmed the spelling of the name as Viktor Esbensen. Can you please delete the whole Wictor Esbensen page altogether and then lock the Viktor Esbensen page so this does not happen again?

I apologize for not doing this myself but I have not worked on Wikipedia for many years now and do not feel qualified nor have the appropriate level to make such changes.

Thank you kindly,

Ice Explorer