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Okay first off, address the Wikipedia policy the other editor has brought forward (MOS:OVERLINK), as opposed to making assertions that it "always exists," (which can easily be refuted through the edit history. I mean... the initial edit I reverted was the edit that added those wlinks... so... by virtue of that.. it clearly hasn't always been there). Dispute resolutions on Wikipedia is resolved through consultation of Wikipedia's policies, and Manual of Style, so I suggest you address that if you want to move forward on this discussion. And in saying that, regardless if whether or not that "was always there" (which it is not), it still does not provide grounds for that particular article to deviate from Wikipedia's Manual of Style. In any case, if you disagree with the Manual of Style, I suggest you bring that up with the article's talk page, as opposed to trying to stir up an edit war. Leventio (talk) 00:04, 30 March 2020 (UTC)

You're clearly in the minority, the links were gone for a week before being put up again only to be deleted by you. Get a consensus going on the article's talk page, then it can change. Until then, the status quo should remain as such. If you were to act again, you would be acting unilaterally, which, ya know, is generally frowned upon. WikiIndustrialComplex (talk) 00:48, 30 March 2020 (UTC)

• Final warning. Leventio is correct. Drmies (talk) 00:54, 30 March 2020 (UTC)
  • How???? This is absolutely insane, and goes against literally years of precedent!!! WikiIndustrialComplex (talk) 00:55, 30 March 2020 (UTC)
• Edit warring over the MOS is blockable. Reverting without a proper explanation is rude. Drmies (talk) 00:56, 30 March 2020 (UTC)

I've been giving proper explanation throughout. Bring it on! WikiIndustrialComplex (talk) 00:57, 30 March 2020 (UTC)

You have been blocked from editing for a period of 24 hours for edit warring. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions.

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• Please read the instructions on how to file an unblock request. While you are it, maybe actually read WP:OVERLINK, which is part of the Manual of Style. And read WP:VANDAL, since you also made false accusations of vandalism. Good luck. Drmies (talk) 01:02, 30 March 2020 (UTC)

I can do without the condescending tone, asshole. You're easily the worst Wiki admin I've ever come across. How can you possibly believe the article is BETTER the way it is now??? It literally defies all possible logic. And I'm sure you'll cite more bullshit for this response (you'll say "Have you read WP:LOOK AT ME, LOOK AT ME, I'M THE CAPTAIN NOW, there's a detailed rationale for why I'm brilliant and you suck"), but this absolutely infuriating, I have never seen a minority so drastically change an intro paragraph for an article in a week. It's truly reprehensible. WikiIndustrialComplex (talk) 01:07, 30 March 2020 (UTC)

I also think editors like you, to a certain extent, get off on harassing edits made in good faith from editors like me. You wanna cite rules? Whatever happened to WP:Assume good faith? WikiIndustrialComplex (talk) 01:14, 30 March 2020 (UTC)

National Recording Registry + Punctuation.

I notice you amended/reverted a couple of my edits on the basis that it's usual to employ a particular form of words when discussing additions to the NRR. You are not incorrect in saying this. Unfortunately, however, in none of the documents I've read does NRR itself use the phrase in question, which appears almost exclusively to be preserve of lazy journalists (and to quote an academic I consulted, is a "clumsy" use of English). My language was, in fact, much closer to that of both the NRR and BBC (i.e. the two references I cited). Essentially, therefore, your argument boils down to the maxim "repeat what you encounter most often even if it's wrong".

On a related point, whatever your personal opinion, there is no consensus regarding the serial comma and whether its omission constitutes bad punctuation!! I was quoting the BBC article rather than the NRR, and the BBC writer left the comma out. However, the BBC did not misquote the NRR, which doesn't seem able to quite make up its mind on the issue – the 2020 press release includes the phrases "cultural, historical and aesthetic importance", "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant" (both without the final comma) and “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” (with the comma). That's a 2:1 majority against the serial comma, which given that its noninclusion here introduces no ambiguity, is good enough for me!!

To use a comma after "In 2020" is perhaps less problematic, although I would argue against its use here since when reading the sentence aloud a pause would not generally be inserted after the date. If one was referring to 2020 in opposition to another year, I would agree that the comma would certainly be desirable:

(e.g.) In 2019 the weather was unusually sunny. In 2020, the reserve was true.

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Delius: you seem to be still rather "new", or yould know that per WP:BRD, YOU should seek consensus for your addition on the talk when you are reverted, instead of reverting back and beginning an edit war. The question "significance?" wasn't even answered in your revert back. How are these plaques significant for his biography? For the place, may be. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:25, 11 October 2020 (UTC)

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February 2021

Please do not attack other editors, as you did at Template:Kamala Harris series. Comment on content, not on contributors. Personal attacks damage the community and deter users. Please stay cool and keep this in mind while editing. This edit summary, in which you falsely accuse GoodDay of vandalism, is not acceptable. Please review WP:VANDALISM and refrain from making similar false accusations in the future, as they are kind of personal attack. I see you have previously been blocked for making personal attacks, so greater care is already expected on your part. ― Tartan357 ^Talk 02:59, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

I'm sorry, I was merely conveying a concern to other users who might have encountered the edits. I did have reason to believe it was vandalism, I would not have said so otherwise. It felt like removing the updated Harris portrait without reason could be potential vandalism, I even looked it up. WikiIndustrialComplex (talk) 08:13, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for the apology. These edits were not vandalism, which has a very narrow definition; please read WP:VANDALISM carefully. Vandalism is only editing specifically intended to harm Wikipedia, and should not be confused with other forms of disruptive editing. ― Tartan357 ^Talk 08:27, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

Upon rereading what I said, I take some issue because I used a lot of ambiguous language, words like "appears" and "might" because I wasn't sure. Am I being punished for having uncertainty...? Additionally, the user was not saying why the portraits were taken down, which I view as a far more egregious issue and one of the main reasons I suspected vandalism. But I bet you didn't leave any message on his talk page about it... WikiIndustrialComplex (talk) 19:55, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

WikiIndustrialComplex, again, this doesn't even approach vandalism. At most, it would be disruptive editing. Stop with these ridiculous false accusations. Using "ambiguous" language does not excuse making unsubstantiated accusations of misconduct. You should not suggest other editors have behaved inappropriately without solid evidence. Without evidence, such insinuations are a form of personal attack; see WP:ASPERSIONS. Also, I don't think you've been "punished" at all. A warning message is hardly a punishment. ― Tartan357 ^Talk 20:04, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

Will you please STOP re-inserting that new Harris image, in articles? It's currently under copyright discussion. Now smarten up. GoodDay (talk) 17:50, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

We both know it's in the public domain as a government photo, it's just users like you who want to put up roadblocks....WikiIndustrialComplex (talk) 18:13, 25 February 2021 (UTC)