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Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to vandalize Wikipedia, as you did at Poles, you may be blocked from editing. -2600:1001:B115:C249:8AEB:C059:37F9:130F (talk) 19:21, 20 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Marie Curie's siblings and the point of user contributions

Hi, I saw that you had deleted my addition of sibling nicknames on the Marie Curie^[1] page, and wanted to explain why I put them back in. You had said their inclusion was "pointless and inaccurate," but in doing research for a book project, my daughter kept finding reference to the sister "Bronya." When looking at the Wikipedia page she noted that there was no Bronya, only Bronislawa, and this became fuel for her to rant about, "See, you can't trust Wikipedia!" My contention was that if something was missing or unclear in Wikipedia, we could help fix it. So we did further research, and came up with what I feel is a fairly credible source for the family nicknames. In addition, the mother and sister having the same name leads to potential confusion, so it seems there are several points to be made with their inclusion. I'm not sure how you determined that they were inaccurate, but I'm open to hearing more about that.

I'm a fairly new editor, though, and I appreciate your diligence and willingness to help me understand if I've done something inappropriate, and don't hesitate to let me know if there is a better way to go about some aspect of this. Footleg (talk) 19:23, 25 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The daughter's nickname was "Bronia", not "Bronya". The son's nickname was "Józio", not "Jozio".

The authors who include these nicknames are patronizing the Polish-language-ignorant. Would you refer to "Georgie Washington" or to "Tommy Jefferson"?

Nihil novi (talk) 04:44, 26 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I take your point about Georgie and Tommy, and I would certainly include myself among the "Polish-language-ignorant," but are you saying that the various sources that use "Bronya" or "Bronia" are not authoritative because they are patronizing? I guess I don't see the problem of including the nicknames if that's what they were called and if there is confusion out in the world. To your point, would you refer to William Clinton or James Carter?Footleg (talk) 15:19, 26 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

What have your and your daughter's researches shown to have been Maria's family nickname? Nihil novi (talk) 07:05, 28 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The best source that we found (that I cited on the Marie Curie page, but am having trouble including here), lists her given name as, "Marja," and that she, "went by Manya, Manyusya, and Anciupeccio." Later it goes on to say that when she registered at the university in Paris, she put "Marie...(but)...everyone who knew her forever called her Manya." ^[2] All of this makes me wonder if it is appropriate for the article to refer to her as "Maria" as much as it does in the "Early Years."Footleg (talk) 02:14, 30 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I've corrected the spelling from the unaccountably russified "Bronya" to the authentic Polish Bronia.

Maria Skłodowska's given name is spelled Maria, not "Marja".

A diminutive for Maria is Mania, spelled with an "i", not a "y".

Maniusia is simply a diminutive of Mania. (Polish abounds in diminutives.)

Anciupecio [1] is a nonspecific pet name, something like "Snooky Ookums" [2].

The nickname for Maria's mother Bronisława would also likely have been Bronia.

The nickname for Maria's father Władysław would likely have been Władek.

Nihil novi (talk) 20:11, 30 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

^ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Curie
^ The Age of Radiance: The Epic Rise and Dramatic Fall of the Atomic Era p. 18-20

Precious anniversary

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 23:36, 16 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, dear Gerda!

It truly is precious to have one's efforts appreciated by colleagues.

One works for all readers of Wikipedia, but one especially welcomes constructive critics!

Nihil novi (talk) 04:12, 17 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Three years now! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 18:14, 16 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, Gerda!

It's good to have you as a Wiki-colleague!

Nihil novi (talk) 02:58, 17 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Bay Area WikiSalon series kickoff, April 27

Please join us in San Francisco!

The last Wednesday evening of every month, wiki enthusiasts in the San Francisco Bay Area will gather to collaborate, mingle, and learn about new projects and ideas. We have two brief presentations lined up for our kickoff event in downtown San Francisco:

The Nueva Upper School recently hosted the first ever high school Wikipedia edit-a-thon. We will hear what interests them about Wikipedia, what they have learned so far, and what they hope to achieve.
Photojournalist Kris Schreier Lyseggen, author of The Women of San Quentin: The Soul Murder of Transgender Women in Male Prisons, will tell us about her work and how she researched the topic.

We allow time for informal conversation and working on articles. Newcomers and experienced wiki users are encouraged to attend. We will have beverages and light snacks.

Please note: You must register here, and bring a photo ID that matches your registration name. The building policy is strict on this point.

For further details, see here: Wikipedia:Bay Area WikiSalon, April 2016

We hope to see you -- and until then, happy editing! - Pete, Ben & Wayne

Invitation to the Bay Area WikiSalon series on May 25

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Done. Thank you, DPL bot! Nihil novi (talk) 05:30, 1 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for starting a page on my ancestor - Tadeusz Schaetzel de Merxhausen

It's incredible to be able to find such information when researching one's genealogy. I would like to correct his name to include 'de Merxhausen' which is his full name, that I believe references his noble house.

Thanks again.

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Invitation to the Bay Area WikiSalon series, Wednesday, June 29

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The last Wednesday evening of every month, wiki enthusiasts gather at Bay Area WikiSalon to collaborate, mingle, and learn about new projects and ideas.

We make sure to allow time for informal conversation and working on articles. Newcomers and experienced wiki users are encouraged to attend. Free Wi-Fi is available so bring your editing devices. We will have beverages and light snacks. We will also have:

A brief report on Pride edit-a-thon recently held at the San Francisco Publice Library, coordinated by Merrilee:
What topics might we cover in a follow up?

Find out more about resources your public library provides to help with editing (hint, it's more than just books!)

Special announcement (secret for now but come and find out more!)
Join in on an in person Wikidojo!
Are you curious how your peers approach writing a Wikipedia article? This exercise, pioneered by Wikipedians Nikola Kalchev and Vassia Atanassova in 2015 and conducted in many places around the world, will help us all - from first-time wiki users to veteran Wikipedians - share ideas, while building an article together. If you have ideas (relating to Bay Area history, ideally) about a new article we could build (stubs and short existing articles are fine), please submit them ahead of time to coordinator Pete Forsyth. (User talk page or email is fine.)

Announcements and impromptu topics are welcome, too!

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REMINDER/invitation to the Bay Area WikiSalon series, Wednesday, June 29 at 6 p.m.

Please join us in downtown San Francisco tonight!

If you cannot join in person or want to view portions later:

We will have:

Light snacks, and time to mingle
A brief report on the Pride edit-a-thon recently held at the San Francisco Public Library, that was coordinated by Wiki editor Merrilee
A special announcement (secret for now but come and find out more!)
Join in on a brief in person Wikidojo!
Announcements and impromptu topics are welcome, too!

Please register at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1cjLRrSTlEkGOPTQ-h6A0WvSFI4ZmIUl6jEHp_RYas-E/viewform and bring a photo ID that matches your registration name. The building policy is strict.

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Corrected. Many thanks! Nihil novi (talk) 08:15, 7 July 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Late breaking invitation to the Bay Area WikiSalon series, July 27 (Wednesday) - change of venue - tonight

Please join us in the Mission at Noisebridge (one time change of venue)!

We hope you can join us today, Wednesday, from 6 p.m. on, at our July Bay Area WikiSalon. This month only, we are going to be at Noisebridge, a hackerspace/makerspace 1.5 blocks from the 16th & Mission BART station (see the link for directions). Some of us will be working on the Wikipedia article on basic income. All info here. Some good news - we do not have to be as strict about advance RSVP at Noisebridge, so bring spontaneous guests! (Registering ahead of time is still helpful, as always, as it will help us plan ahead.)

Come and hang out, have some light snacks. Wi-Fi is available, so please bring your editing device if you plan to edit.

Also, Pete just published a writeup of the Wikidojo exercise we did last month. Your comments welcome, if he missed anything! http://wikistrategies.net/ghost-town-royals-wikidojo

The last Wednesday evening of every month, wiki enthusiasts gather at Bay Area WikiSalon to collaborate, mingle, and learn about new projects and ideas. Mark you calendars now.

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Clan of Ostoja

Thank You for Your input and contribution on subject. However, before changing anthing, I would appreciate if You consult this on "Talk" page. Polish Clans are a bit different but still, they are concidered as Clans. Polish Clans are not just "heraldic families" or families that use same CoA. Those clans have specific identity that do back to XII century or much earlier before any CoA have been used. Primary, "Ostoja" was used as a battle Cry for military unit so it have nothing to do with heraldry. Also, note definition "Clan" on Wiki and note about Poland and Clan, futhermore in Polish Wiki definition "Klan" - Klan (celt. clan) – ród spokrewnionych lub spowinowaconych ze sobą osób lub też związek osób wspierających się i mających wspólne interesy. Therefore, I kindly ask You to undo renaming the art. and change back as it was before. Correct art. name should be "Clan of Ostoja" and nothing more. Thank You! camdan (talk) 13:19, 7 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I invite You to discussion about question raised on Wikipedia:WikiProject Heraldry camdan (talk) 14:40, 10 August 2016 (CEST)

Invitation to the Bay Area WikiSalon series, Wednesday, August 31

Please join us in downtown San Francisco!

Hi folks,

We would like to invite you to this month's Bay Area WikiSalon. The last Wednesday evening of every month, wiki enthusiasts gather to collaborate, mingle, and learn about new projects and ideas.

We make sure to allow time for informal conversation and working on articles. Newcomers and experienced wiki users are encouraged to attend. Free Wi-Fi is available so bring your editing devices. We will have beverages and light snacks. We will also have a brief presentation for your education and possible enjoyment:

Former EFF intern Marta Belcher will discuss crowdsourcing her Stanford Law School graduation speech using a wiki. The "WikiSpeech" was the subject of prominent national media attention in 2015, and more than half of her classmates contributed to writing and editing the commencement address via a wiki.

Please note: You should register here, and bring a photo ID that matches your registration name. The building policy is strict on the I.D. part. This also helps us figure out how much food and drink to bring in! Feel free to stop by even if only to say a quick hello, but you might have to give us a last minute call if you forget to RSVP. Also, don't be shy about hitting us up if you have thoughts on speakers or wiki-related activities.

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Tonight: Live and archived links for Bay Area WikiSalon

Bay Area WikiSalon, Wednesday, August 31:

If you cannot join us in person tonight, we are streaming (and later archiving) the presentation by former EFF intern Marta Belcher. We expect her to be live starting between 6:30 or 6:45 p.m. PDT and talking and taking questions for about 30 minutes thereafter.

Here is the YouTube stream link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-t8V79s2-og
Here is the link to join the Hangout on Air: https://hangouts.google.com/call/ezrol7dafjfwxfh2ilpkjyxoaue

You can search for it on the Commons and YouTube later too.

Wayne, Pete, Ben, and Stephen

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Invitation to the Bay Area WikiSalon series, Wednesday, September 28

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Hi folks,

We would like to invite you to this month's Bay Area WikiSalon. The last Wednesday evening of every month, Wikipedia and Wikimedia enthusiasts gather to collaborate, mingle, and learn about new projects and ideas.

We will have no formal agenda to allow people to freely share ideas and perhaps learn about Wikipedia through hands-on editing. Co-organizer Ben Creasy will be looking at election-related articles to enhance the information available in the upcoming November elections.

Co-organizer Stephen LaPorte has suggested doing an upload-a-thon for Wiki Loves Monuments. Niki, the California coordinator for WLM will be in attendance. WLM is an annual event and the official dealine is Friday the 30th for submissions to count towards awards.

Or, you can grab a couch, a booth, or a stool and do your own thing.

Please note: You should register here, and bring a photo ID that matches your registration name. The building policy is strict on the I.D. part. This also helps us figure out how much food and drink to bring in! Feel free to stop by even if only to say a quick hello, but you might have to give us a last minute call if you forget to RSVP. Also, don't be shy about hitting us up if you have thoughts on future speakers or wiki-related activities.

For further details, please see: Wikipedia:Bay Area WikiSalon, September 2016. Mark your calendars now for the 3rd Wednesday in October, the 26th, when we will have a brief presentation.

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You are invited to a Wednesday evening event in SF

Please join us in downtown San Francisco!

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Please copy and share this on other talk pages. We would like to invite you to this month's Bay Area WikiSalon. The last Wednesday evening of every month, Wikipedia and Wikimedia enthusiasts gather at the Wikimedia Foundation lounge to collaborate, mingle, and learn about new projects and ideas.

We will have no meaty agenda this month, but we will allow a brief period for:

Open mic for anybody who attended WikiConference North America 2016 in San Diego last week and wants to share their takeaway
Question & answer
Open mic for announcements
Maybe a focus on some topical election article editing with Ben?

Or, you can grab a couch, a booth, a stool or counter and do your own thing.

Please note: You should register here, and bring a photo ID that matches your registration name. The building policy is strict on the I.D. part. This also helps us figure out how much food and drink to bring in! Feel free to stop by even if only to say a quick hello, but you might have to give us a last minute call if you forget to RSVP. Also, don't be shy about hitting us up if you have thoughts on future speakers or wiki-related activities.

For further details, please see: Wikipedia:Bay Area WikiSalon, October 2016.

PS: Mark your calendars ahead now for the 3rd Wednesday in November, the 30th (the week after Thanksgiving), at 6 p.m. when our WikiSalon will host a super awesome top secret mystery guest mingling in our midst. We will announce specifics at the upcoming WikiSalon.

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ArbCom Elections 2016: Voting now open!

Hello, Nihil novi. Voting in the 2016 Arbitration Committee elections is open from Monday, 00:00, 21 November through Sunday, 23:59, 4 December to all unblocked users who have registered an account before Wednesday, 00:00, 28 October 2016 and have made at least 150 mainspace edits before Sunday, 00:00, 1 November 2016.

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Everybody is invited to the November 30 Bay Area WikiSalon

Please join us in downtown San Francisco!

Details and RSVP here.

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Ref

Did not support? Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 09:44, 4 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Bay Area WikiSalon series: Everybody is invited this Wednesday evening at 6

Please join us in downtown San Francisco!

The last Wednesday evening of every month, wiki and open-source enthusiasts gather at Bay Area WikiSalon to collaborate, mingle, and learn about new projects and ideas.

Before and after the brief presentation we allow time for informal conversation and working on articles. Newcomers and experienced wiki users are encouraged to attend. Free Wi-Fi is available so bring your editing devices. We will have beverages and light snacks.

In addition, this month we will have:

a brief presentation from User:Cullen328 (Jim Heaphy) about the Wikipedia Teahouse
spontaneous lightning talks from the floor
community announcements from the floor

For details and to RSVP see: Wikipedia:Bay Area WikiSalon, December 2016

See you soon! Ben Creasy and Checkingfax | (Subscribe/Unsubscribe to this talk page notice here)

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P.S. Any help spreading the word through social media or other avenues is most welcome! We plan to announce this on various sites and invite various groups; if you would like to join in, check our meta planning page, and please note any announcements you are sending out: meta:Monthly WikiSalon in San Francisco#Announcements and promotion

Please feel free to add to, refine, reorganize or edit the above linked page: it is a wiki!

We need more helpers and organizers, so if you see a need, please jump in, or talk to us about it! You can add your username to the meta page where appropriate, or create a new role!

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Reminder invitation to the December Bay Area WikiSalon

Please join us in downtown San Francisco!

Hi, everybody.

We are excited to remind you of the ninth in the Bay Area WikiSalon series that is coming up this Wednesday evening at 6 p.m.

Details (RSVP suggested) here (RSVP helps us know how much food and drink to bring in)

What is a WikiSalon? A monthly safe and inclusive meatspace event conducted in organized chaos and we all clean up the mess afterwards. Livestream links for the presentation are available during presentation months, and will be forthcoming for those of you that cannot attend. December is a presentation month.

Hope to see you there! Wayne (and Ben) - co-organizers
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Archived link for December Bay Area WikiSalon

Hi, y'all. In case you missed it and want to watch the archive reel; the topic was The Wikipedia Teahouse and the presenter was well respected Wikimedian Jim Heaphy [[User:Cullen328]]

Archive link (also includes intro, announcements, and a lightning talk)

Details about Bay Area WikiSalon for December here

The full title of Jim's presentation was: Welcoming and Helping New Editors: A Month at the Wikipedia Teahouse: an overview of the Teahouse and an analysis of over 300 Teahouse conversations during the month of August, 2016

Jim gave a longer version of this presentation in October at WikiConference North America 2016 in San Diego, California.

Cheers! Co-organizer Checkingfax - and co-organizer Ben Creasy | (Subscribe/Unsubscribe to this talk page notice here)

PS: Mark your calendars now for Sunday, January 15 at 2 p.m. which will be Wikipedia's 16th Birthday party hosted by Bay Area WikiSalon! Details to follow soon. If you want to help plan it, get in touch with us ASAP!

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Yo Ho Ho

Doug Weller talk is wishing you Seasons Greetings! Whether you celebrate your hemisphere's Solstice or Christmas, Diwali, Hogmanay, Hanukkah, Lenaia, Festivus or even the Saturnalia, this is a special time of year for almost everyone!

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Happy New Year, Nihil novi!

Happy New Year!

Nihil novi,
Have a prosperous, productive and enjoyable New Year, and thanks for your contributions to Wikipedia.
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You are invited to a birthday bash to Celebrate Wikipedia's 16th Birthday!

Please join us in downtown San Francisco!

Wikipedia Day 16 SF is a fun Birthday bash and edit-a-thon on Sunday, January 15, 2017, hosted by Bay Area WikiSalon at the Wikimedia Foundation's Chip Deubner Lounge in the South of Market Street business district.

For details and to RSVP, please see: Wikipedia:Meetup/SF/Wikipedia Day 2017

The San Francisco gathering is one of a number of Wikipedia Day celebrations worldwide.

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PS: We need volunteers to help make this a fun and worthwhile event. Please add your name to the Project page, and what you can offer. It is a wiki, so please make direct edits to the page.

Bay Area WikiSalon usually meets the last Wednesday evening of every month as an inclusive and safe place to collaborate, mingle, munch and learn about new projects and ideas.

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Reminder invitation to the Wikipedia Day 16 birthday bash & edit-a-thon

Please join us in downtown San Francisco!

Wikipedia Day 16 SF is a fun Birthday bash and edit-a-thon on Sunday, January 15, 2017, hosted by Bay Area WikiSalon at the Wikimedia Foundation's Chip Deubner Lounge in the South of Market Street business district and everybody is invited!

Details and RSVP here

See you Sunday! Ben Creasy, Checkingfax and Slaporte

PS: We still need more volunteers to help make this a fun and worthwhile event. Please add what you can offer and your name to the Project page or Talk about it. It is a wiki, so please make direct edits to the Project page. The event is already growing due to volunteers that have stepped up so far.

Bay Area WikiSalon meets one evening of every month as an inclusive and safe place to collaborate, mingle, munch or learn about new projects and ideas.

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Bay Area WikiSalon invitation for February 22

Please join us in downtown San Francisco!

The last Wednesday evening of every month, wiki enthusiasts gather at Bay Area WikiSalon to collaborate, mingle, and learn about new projects and ideas.

We allow time for informal conversation and working on articles. Newcomers and experienced wiki users are encouraged to attend. Free Wi-Fi is available so bring your editing devices. We will have beverages (including beer and wine) plus light snacks.

Please note: You should RSVP here, and bring a photo ID that matches your registration name. This also helps us figure out how much food and drink to bring in.

For further details, see: Wikipedia:Bay Area WikiSalon, February 2017

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Clan Ostoja

This is second time Your change or rename art. without any notice or discussion which is definitely not a custom here on Wikipedia, more like breaking obviouse rules and showing lack of basic respect for other people. Any such change in the future where you dont communicate or ask, will be reported, changes reverted. I suggest that You read Wikipedia rules again in section how to behave becouse what you do is far from acceptable! camdan (talk) 14:38, 20 February 2017 (CEST)

Your edits on the art. are much appreciated, include several good changes and suggestions. Thank You! camdan (talk) 20:36, 27 February 2017 (CEST)

Bay Area WikiSalon February reminder

Please join us in downtown San Francisco!

Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at 6 p.m.

For details and to RSVP: Wikipedia:Bay Area WikiSalon, February 2017

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Changes to Nicolaus Copernicus

Hi Nihil novi, I see you have reverted some recent changes to Nicolaus Copernicus:

I don't have a problem with you re-adding the category "Category:People of the Polish–Teutonic War (1519–21)" (which I didn't remove) but...
Why re-add the unsupported "religion" parameter to the Infobox scientist? If you have that parameter you will get a message:
"Warning: Page using Template:Infobox scientist with unknown parameter "religion" (this message is shown only in preview).".
Why remove "Johannes Kepler" as a value for the "influenced =" parameter in the same Infobox? Reading the Kepler article will show that Copernicus was definitely an influence.
Why remove references to 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica? There are several statements in the Copernicus article which do not have any references e.g. "In 1489 Watzenrode was elected Bishop of Warmia (Ermeland, Ermland)..." and "He met the famous astronomer Domenico Maria Novara da Ferrara..." to which I added a reference. The EB1911 is a reliable source.

Regards, DivermanAU (talk) 05:28, 22 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for bringing the infobox problem to my attention. I hadn't quite understood it.

I've supplied sources, for the two items you specify above, which are six decades more recent than the 1911 E.B.

Thanks for your interest in the subject matter!

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Sorry, I am new to wikipedia editing. Aside from reverting the edit and debating the issue in the article talk, what can be done to keep Wikipedia from becoming a breeding ground for the gossip of allegations? Mixelpix (talk) 01:49, 7 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

News reports of allegations or accusations are not proof of guilt. I would prefer to see proper adjudications of concerns about misbehaviors, rather than unadjudicated allegations or accusations.

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We'll see how long it stays out. It took a while for the removal of a similar one from Middle Ages to stick. Ealdgyth - Talk 00:28, 16 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

This one was a rather ungainly table and didn't seem to add anything to the article. Thanks! Nihil novi (talk) 00:52, 16 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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History of the World

Why did you undo my July 4 edit?UnvoicedConsonant (talk) 04:00, 5 July 2017 (UTC) §[reply]

Thanks for asking.

Short answer: Your edits added nothing useful.

More specifically:

No need to specify "fresh" water, as opposed to brackish water or salt water. That is understood without explicit statement.

Saying that "Humanity's history starts with its prehistory", as you do, is illogical: Prehistory clearly precedes history; it doesn't start history.

Again, that "The history of the world (or world history) describes the history of all humanity", goes without saying, and so there is no need to say it, which you do.

Historic records include records from all the fields that you specify (archaeology, anthropology, genetics, linguistics), as well as a few thousand other fields and subfields of scholarship. Therefore, again, no need to select the 4 that you happen to specify.

Please consider contributing germane information to this and other Wikipedia articles.

Nihil novi (talk) 05:28, 5 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

My response:

1) Specification of “fresh” water adds precision and accuracy, so is valuable. You personally may be highly attuned to water quality issues, but many readers – especially younger readers – are oblivious.

2) “History” in this article means the aggregate of past events involving humanity. This aggregate includes everything human. Nothing human precedes it. Prehistory, despite the name, does not precede human history. It is part of human history – the earliest part. This is consistent with Wikipedia’s Prehistory article.

3) I’ll concede your point regarding the redundancy of “all humanity,” but the opening sentence has several problems, and needs work:

a. “World History” should not be listed as a synonym for “History of the World,” because, on Wikipedia, World History has a different meaning.

b. The History of the World is the aggregate of past events involving humanity. By themselves, the events do not “describe” anything. Authors describe the events, but that is the province of History, not History of the World.

c. Similarly, the events are not “based on” archaeology or other disciplines. The events can be studied by these disciplines, but are not “based on” them.

d. Archaeology is not the only discipline associated with historical research. My edit said “many” disciplines, and mentioned a few specific ones. I chose anthropology, genetics, and linguistics because they are mentioned later in the article. I think it is valuable in the lede to give readers – especially readers new to the subject – a sense of the breadth of knowledge that contributes to the understanding of our past.

4) “Historic records” (or “written records”) in this context refers to primary sources written around the time being studied, not to writings by later authors.

5) Wikipedia edits are not only for adding “germane information,” but also for improvements to form, style, and readability. Many of your own edits fall into this latter category.

UnvoicedConsonant (talk) 00:12, 6 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your response.

I see your rationale, and I've amended the text to take account of your edits and subsequent suggestions.

Nihil novi (talk) 07:22, 6 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. UnvoicedConsonant (talk) 04:51, 7 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your suggestions! Nihil novi (talk) 06:03, 7 July 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Nihil novi, you ask me to repost deleted quotations with references added. Happy to do so but I may need reminding who said them, and what they said.

Would have been much easier task if Omnipaedia had given me time to do this, instead of just deleting them out of hand. Crawiki (talk) 08:13, 12 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia is pretty adamant about sources having to be given. (Otherwise, contributors could write whatever they liked.)

I have had new articles of mine tagged for deletion the same day I started them. I've generally managed to rescue them, and they flourish to this day, years later! Don't get discouraged: you are contributing to the enlightenment of all mankind.

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Restored quotations on historic recurrence; how did I come by them? Through extensive reading during long spells of unemployment. 'If life hands you a lemon, make lemonade' - Dale Carnegie, How to win friends and influence people — Preceding unsigned comment added by Crawiki (talk • contribs) 17:34, 12 September 2017 (UTC) Re Hoffer, thanks for advice. Living and learning. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Crawiki (talk • contribs) 17:42, 12 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

You've clearly made good use of your time!

(New paragraphs need to start at the margin, as I do it, to avoid the shaded background.)

Nihil novi (talk) 17:56, 12 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I also wrote a book with what I thought an original theory on historic recurrence. As yet unpublished. Then I heard about, and read, Ibn Khaldun, and realised he'd arrived at similar conclusions 640 years earlier. Brief summary is at www.terror-rhythm.blogspot.com if you're interested to know more. Even briefer summary at my first Wikipedia page, 'political midlife crisis', which I think is still awaiting review and approval.

Was your 6 September 2017 "Historic recurrence" contribution, listing 20-year intervals for warlike episodes, based on your own observations, or on a published source? (The absence of the latter would, prima facie, explain its having been deleted. On Wikipedia, "original research" is the original sin!)

A 20-year interval between wars makes sense. It takes about that long to bring up a new gullible generation that, in some cases, is actually enthusiastic about experiencing war: how else can one indulge in murder, mayhem, pillage, and rape—and be awarded medals for it?

If you are not already an academically certified historian, and if you can afford the expenses, you might consider history as an academic career. Then, when you publish, you can pseudonymously enter your ideas into Wikipedia!

Nihil novi (talk) 18:35, 12 September 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I've read your "www.terror-rhythm.blogspot.com" (I couldn't find 'political midlife crisis' on Wikipedia). I think that, like Ibn Khaldun and commentators on historic cycles since antiquity, you've given much thought to these phenomena; and you are seeing deep below the superficial contemporary layer that nearly everyone dwells in. Something that has struck me, in reading history, is that all countries, including currently small ones, seem to go through similar cycles of expansion, as far as they can, before they get clobbered over the head and lose some of their megalomania. Big empires age till they explode like a supernova; small empires collapse in on themselves as white dwarves. There is much more, at every level of observation and analogy, that could be said of these historic processes... The predictability of the processes is terrifying, and it is hard to close one's eyes to them because they ineluctably threaten each and every one of us.

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I have explained in a couple of venues that my comments were not sarcasm but, on the contrary, very high commendation. Nihil novi (talk) 17:18, 13 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Greetings. Thank you for your patient tweaks to the article, Poles in the United Kingdom which I have been trying to improve to lift it into a good article. Alas, I am most disappointed with the removal of the latest section on food. I accept that I may not be sufficiently encyclopedic yet, but can one person act repeatedly as final arbiter? Best wishes to you. --80.168.172.177 (talk) 13:56, 13 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Thank you for the improvements you've made to the article, especially in the past week. I didn't realize we were both editing the article at the same time a little while ago. I hope I didn't create any edit conflicts for you. If I did, I apologize. Thanks again. — Malik Shabazz ^Talk/_Stalk 03:13, 3 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I haven't noticed any conflicts so far.

Thank you for your thoughtful edits.

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Re: Seweryn Obst. I don't do edit wars, but I'm curious. Why do you think the images should be that small? Yes, I know you can click on them and see them full screen, but....WQUlrich (talk) 20:03, 6 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

On the earlier settings before I adjusted them, the images showed as gigantic on the page.

This seems to be a systemic problem: image size apparently depends on individual computer settings.

I likewise like to see images without having to click on them; but maybe neutral, non-"px" settings are a solution, after all—or just provide the "px's" and let the images be too small or too large?

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Yes, just doing "thumb" and letting the computer select the size has really mixed results. WQUlrich (talk) 19:14, 7 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Polish resistance fighter Jan Karski was one of the originators of the phrase "Polish death camp". See the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zekelayla (talk • contribs) 05:32, 15 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

When Jan Karski used the expression "Polish death camps", everyone understood that these were German camps located in Poland. He and other early users of the expression did not have anything to apologize for. Present-day users (evidently including you) do.

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Hi Nihil, I replied already on the related talk page but I think this is critical, so I will connect with you directly. Please recognize that almost all collaborating Jews of the time, as well as their victims, were Polish nationals. Most Jewish collaborators were well integrated into the Polish society. The State of Israel didn't exist at the time. These are crucial points to realize and remember in light of the latest Polish-Israeli dispute. I'm sure you know what this turmoil is all about, right? I'm certain you do. These Jews, their dirty laundry, their Jewish or Polish victims and everything else associated with these people, and I mean everything, belongs to Poland. Therefore Jewish collaboration should reside within Poland's section. GizzyCatBella (talk) 16:09, 28 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Hello, I've see your edits and must say I'm impressed. You are doing a good job editing articles regarding Poland's good name. I'm not as experienced in Wikipedia as you are so may I ask you for some help?

There was a massacre during World War II known as the Naliboki massacre where's Soviet and Jewish partisans aided in the killing of Poles. The page itself mentions the Jewish collaborators and it is sourced from a Holocaust memorial site as well as an additional source. Several users keep trying to edit war and undo the mention of Jewish perpetrators such as יניב הורון or Beyond My Ken. Can you help report them somehow? I don't know the mechanics of how things here work. I have warned them on their talk pages yet despite this they continue to vandalize the article. Chester Leszek (talk) 17:31, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for getting in touch.

When I run into a quandary at Wikipedia, I often turn to: User talk:Piotrus. He knows how to navigate Wikipedia procedures, and is generally very helpful. I suggest you send him a copy of the information about what is happening at "Naliboki massacre". Feel free to tell him I referred you.

I'll put "Naliboki massacre" on my radar too.

Welcome to Wikipedia!

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Thank you, I left a message on his page. -Chester Leszek (talk) Chester Leszek (talk) 18:42, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Collaboration with the Axis Powers - Poland

Sorry, I'm not sure how you can argue for your changes to the original text, and say they are "better English"... honestly, some of the changes you made come across as vandalism, for example:

"Shortly after the completed German invasion of Poland" instead of "Shortly after the German invasion of Poland" — what is the point of adding the word "completed"?? It's redundant because the word "after" also implies the END of the invasion.

"the Germans ordered pre-war low-level Polish functionaries and the Polish police (the "Blue Police"), under penalty of death, to get back to work, now for the occupying Germans" — how many times are you going to use the word "Germans" in just one sentence? Also, how about "mobilization" instead of "to get back to work" and what's the point of having the word "now"... sounds redundant because the IMMEDIACY of the action is also implied in the word "ordered".

Your changes are not grammatically or linguistically correct, these are basic errors that an English speaker is taught to avoid in grade school. --E-960 (talk) 00:12, 15 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

"Invasion" can be understood as the beginning of an invasion; the Germans proceeded with various measures, such as activating the Polish police under their supervision, after their invasion had been completed. I think that, if you carefully read the text that you reintroduced, you will readily find a number of composition errors in it. Thanks. Nihil novi (talk) 04:18, 15 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

NE vs. SE

re this edit. My understanding this is east of Kraków in the southeast. Perhaos you are confused by the map in Dąbrowa County which shows the county location within Lesser Poland Voivodeship and not the map of entire Poland?Icewhiz (talk) 21:09, 15 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I've corrected this in the "Jan Grabowski" article. Nihil novi (talk) 21:38, 15 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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Notifying I nommed - Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Leszek Pietrzak.Icewhiz (talk) 09:14, 25 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Leszek Pietrzak (historian)

Please link Leszek Pietrzak article to his Polish version. I can do it as an IP. (I'll be logged in again at the beginning of May but this should be done now) Thanks, 2A01:110F:4505:DC00:4460:EE4A:3693:3CDD (talk) 12:00, 25 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

[1] ttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Curie

[2] The Age of Radiance: The Epic Rise and Dramatic Fall of the Atomic Era p. 18-20

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+== Leszek Pietrzak (historian) ==
+Please link [[Leszek Pietrzak]] article to his Polish version. I can do it as an IP. (I'll be logged in again at the beginning of May but this should be done now) Thanks, [[Special:Contributions/2A01:110F:4505:DC00:4460:EE4A:3693:3CDD|2A01:110F:4505:DC00:4460:EE4A:3693:3CDD]] ([[User talk:2A01:110F:4505:DC00:4460:EE4A:3693:3CDD|talk]]) 12:00, 25 April 2018 (UTC)