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I'll get straight to the point: Will you please reopen the RFD for Donald Drumpf? You've closed the discussion prior to the recommended 7-day discussion recommendation and you could potentially be considered [[WP:INVOLVED]] in the discussion since you have posted a non-neutral comment in the discussion. [[User:Steel1943|<span style="color: #2F4F4F;">'''''Steel1943'''''</span>]] ([[User talk:Steel1943|talk]]) 17:05, 7 March 2016 (UTC)
I'll get straight to the point: Will you please reopen the RFD for Donald Drumpf? You've closed the discussion prior to the recommended 7-day discussion recommendation and you could potentially be considered [[WP:INVOLVED]] in the discussion since you have posted a non-neutral comment in the discussion. [[User:Steel1943|<span style="color: #2F4F4F;">'''''Steel1943'''''</span>]] ([[User talk:Steel1943|talk]]) 17:05, 7 March 2016 (UTC)
:I don't see any point in reopening it because I don't see any possibility of it being closed any other way. It won't be closed as a disambiguation because the only person who wants that is you; and also because two of the pages have been merged. It won't be closed as deleted because few, if anybody, want to delete it. It won't be closed as a redirect to [[Donald J Drumpf]], because that is now a redirect. It won't be closed as a redirect to [[Donald Trump]] because only a handful of people support that redirect, and most of the ones who don't think that redirecting it there violates policy. Good day. <span style="border:1px solid;background:#800080">[[User:Purplebackpack89|<span style="color:#FFCC00">p</span>]][[User talk:Purplebackpack89|<span style="color:#FFCC00;">b</span>]][[User:Purplebackpack89/C|<span style="color:#FFCC00;">p</span>]]</span> 19:38, 7 March 2016 (UTC)

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Drumpf - Trump - brothel owner and so on!

Drumpf isn't a family name that can be found in the whole area of Kallstadt. If you want to change something in de.wikipedia write in the topic discussion and show yours sources or literatur.

I'm working on the brothel issue(s): Donald Trump's grandfather ran Canadian brothel during gold rush He was running a brothel in USA then in Canada. The Canadians thrown him out. I think he wanted to do the same business in Bavaria. --Goetzmertz (talk) 00:59, 3 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It looks like you've followed me from German Wikipedia to here. Since you are here, you can check out the English-language sources that give his birth name as Drumpf, or suggest that we list his birth name as Trump (and providing sources of course). pbp 01:08, 3 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
The english Version was fine till this: "Fredrick Trump Sr's real name was Friedrich Drumpf; Drumpf is a common name associated within the area of Kallstadt, 2nd German Empire, this an obvious ploy by Donald Trump or supporters to dissociated himself from his grand-fathers shady past". 1) Drumpf isn't a common name. 2) Donald's Grandpa was a brothel owner. 3) Donald's daddy was a liar about grandpa's origin and name.
I looked into the Kallstadt's graveyard books from 1650 - 1800: No "Drumpf" and 37 x "Trump". The Gwenda Blair's story about the 1600s lawyer Drumpf could be true. --Goetzmertz (talk) 01:41, 3 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
@Goetzmertz: I'm a bit confused why you're talking to me about that. I didn't put the "common name" stuff in the article. The article isn't protected or anything, if you believe the "common name" part doesn't belong, you could remove it. Or you could discuss it on the talk page. pbp 01:45, 3 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Also, the article Frederick Trump doesn't contain the "common name" verbage you were talking about. But, again, I say, if you don't like the way it's written, change it or discuss it at Talk:Frederick Trump. As for the "brothel owner" business, it is mentioned that he owned a brothel. I don't think you could get away with his pimping being said any more overtly than it currently is. pbp 01:49, 3 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Here is your Link "common name": https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Frederick_Trump&type=revision&diff=692731106&oldid=692545024 Just won't disfigure articels in the future. Thank You! --Goetzmertz (talk) 02:08, 3 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Random-ass fact

Donald Trump's Wikipedia article calls him a fascist in the lead. Fascism is mentioned 193 times in Mussolini's article, 4 (and not in the lead) in Hitler's. pbp 13:50, 9 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Merry Christmas, PBP, and may your holidays be merry and bright . . . . Cheers. Dirtlawyer1 (talk) 06:47, 22 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! pbp 11:59, 22 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Bob Verini listed at Redirects for discussion

An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Bob Verini. Since you had some involvement with the Bob Verini redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion if you have not already done so. AldezD (talk) 21:17, 29 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

@AldezD: I have undone your removal of the Verini and Newhouse sections from the Jeopardy! contestants article. Please do not again try to remove it. I have also added references to the Verini section, which you could have easily found yourself before claiming he wasn't notable. pbp 21:35, 29 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

List of Jeopardy! contestants

In undoing the edits I made yesterday you reintroduced improper title formatting (MOS:ITAL) that was addressed in this this edit. Please be more careful when undoing and making revisions. AldezD (talk) 14:41, 5 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@AldezD: Maybe you shouldn't mix minor style changes with massive, inappropriate removals of content then. And stop referencing WP:N: it pertains to articles, not sections of articles. pbp 14:44, 5 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Why do you feel it makes more sense for this article to be organized chronologically vs. alphabetically? AldezD (talk) 15:17, 5 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Because I have a degree in history and think that way. Also because some of the articles on later contestants contextualize their achievements relative to earlier contestants. Though I will concede that the order of the contestants is not as important as making sure many of the influential contestants are mentioned in the article. pbp 15:19, 5 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
For those contestants who once held records that were later eclipsed, do you feel it is still important to break them out into separate sections within the list article? (This does not apply to the WP:N status of the stand-alone articles, since WP:N#TEMP). For example, is it necessary to list Larissa Kelly in a separate section within the list article, or can her records that were later eclipsed by Roger Craig and Julia Collins be incorporated into those specific sections? AldezD (talk) 15:30, 5 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
IMO, each contestant should have his/her own section.pbp 17:18, 5 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I agree. However, specific to those whose records have since been broken, do you feel those individual sections are necessary to be retained? AldezD (talk) 17:30, 5 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I see no reason not to. Would you delete Roger Bannister's Wikipedia article? His record's been broken. Frankly, I don't really understand why you want the Jeopardy! contestants article to contain as few people as possible (and please don't say navigability; there are plenty of ways around that). pbp 18:19, 5 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not suggesting an article be deleted. I'm suggesting removing entries from List of Jeopardy! contestants if the individual's record has been broken or surpassed by another, and then noting the prior record that was broken in the new record holder's entry. AldezD (talk) 18:32, 5 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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STOP.

Is there a reason why you and others like you stalk the trump page yet you have your politics on the opposite of him? STOP. Stop being biased and be neutral, we should only have independents on people's pages. Oh, and by the way, I wonder if you will make it to heaven with all that "education", get it? Thought so. :)75.172.175.106 (talk) 01:53, 14 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think any of the changes I've made to Trump-related pages are particularly controversial, and, as such, I see no reason to stop editing the page. pbp 02:12, 14 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

List of The Price Is Right pricing games

Please do not add trivia to this article. The article purpose is to describe the gameplay of each individual game. The other pricing game sections do not detail WP:IPC/WP:TRIVIA content. Additionally, the #Plinko section does not include references to the other innumerable appearances the game has made outside episodes of The Price Is Right. AldezD (talk) 17:21, 23 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

@AldezD: Please do not remove sourced content from articles. The addition met the threshold of IPC; and IPC is just an essay and not policy anyway. There is no reason why the Price is Right article needs to be limited to gameplay; and if Plinko is such a cultural phenomenon, it probably should be spun off into its own article, one that includes all the references made elsewhere. Frankly, Aldez, I'm tired of you being the enforcer of all things game show; first with Bob Verini/other Jeopardy! contestants and now here. You didn't have consensus with Verini, what makes you think you have consensus on this? pbp 17:32, 23 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Just because it's sourced does not mean it belongs there. The article does not contain other trivial appearances or pop culture references to the game. The article's purpose is to detail the rules of each individual game. AldezD (talk) 17:37, 23 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
There is no reason for the article to be limited to that one specific purpose, and no policy that dictates that it must be. You're really just single-handedly making up a purpose for the article, and removing anything that doesn't fit your self-appointed purpose. What's completely unfathomable is that the content I added was some of the only sourced content in the article, and you're removing it. pbp 17:39, 23 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
The parent article has sections that detail incidents unrelated to gameplay. The Price Is Right (U.S. game show)#Plinko board incident details an issue with the game related to usage of its props outside of production. That information is not included in List of The Price Is Right pricing games#Plinko because the List of The Price Is Right pricing games article details the rules of each game and does not include pop culture references, legal incidents, etc. AldezD (talk) 17:44, 23 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
That is nonsensical organization and I oppose it. I am going to suggest that Plinko should become its own article again. pbp 17:52, 23 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Additionally, you are bordering on WP:HOUND and WP:HA behavior in reverting my edits to articles which you had not previously edited, a pattern of behavior that has resulted in editing blocks in the past. [1] AldezD (talk) 17:47, 23 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe you should stop removing sourced content from articles, so I wouldn't have to go around cleaning up your messes. I am entitled to browse your recent contributions, just as you are to browse mine, and if I find something I don't like, I am entitled to change it. My block record is not really germane here as the people who performed said blocks have since resigned their tools, in part for...making bad blocks. pbp 17:52, 23 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Again, just because it's sourced does not mean it belongs there. Please review the comments above regarding Plinko and the comments regarding Ketchum. AldezD (talk) 17:54, 23 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Please review the comments I said that adding that content, if sourced, violates no policies, except for the "Aldez doesn't like it" policy (which isn't policy). pbp 17:57, 23 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, and one more thing: it's not hounding if it's just two pages, and the pages are thematically related. pbp 18:03, 23 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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I think you should find something else to do with your time rather than patrolling redirects. IMO, it's splitting hairs. pbp 01:49, 10 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Donald Drumpf RfD close

Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2016 March 2#Donald Drumpf, four issues with the close: The closure was early and lacked the proper format (WP:RFD/AI), the closure was especially inappropriate for a non-administrator (WP:BADNAC/WP:NACD), and the discussion shouldn't be closed by an involved party who has even !voted (WP:INVOLVED/WP:CLOSE). I think a revert (self or otherwise) is warranted here. Regards,Godsy(TALKCONT) 09:39, 7 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I fixed the formatting, but there's no point in reopening the discussion. It would just be closed the way I closed it a day or two later, as the consensus was clear and the Last Week Tonight votes had policy in addition to numbers behind them. You'll find that my vote was more of a "do not delete", rather than picking sides between Last Week Tonight and Trump himself. Also, you yourself favored the outcome I closed it as, so I don't really see why you're complaining. Good day. pbp 14:49, 7 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Donald Drumpf WP:RFD

I'll get straight to the point: Will you please reopen the RFD for Donald Drumpf? You've closed the discussion prior to the recommended 7-day discussion recommendation and you could potentially be considered WP:INVOLVED in the discussion since you have posted a non-neutral comment in the discussion. Steel1943 (talk) 17:05, 7 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I don't see any point in reopening it because I don't see any possibility of it being closed any other way. It won't be closed as a disambiguation because the only person who wants that is you; and also because two of the pages have been merged. It won't be closed as deleted because few, if anybody, want to delete it. It won't be closed as a redirect to Donald J Drumpf, because that is now a redirect. It won't be closed as a redirect to Donald Trump because only a handful of people support that redirect, and most of the ones who don't think that redirecting it there violates policy. Good day. pbp 19:38, 7 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]