User talk:Glane23

Geoff Lane

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If you feel that I have reverted an edit or issued a warning in error, please click here and let me know. I do make mistakes. Please don't interpret a reversion or warning on my part as a personal attack on you; it's not. Please bring any error to my attention as I am always open to civil discussion. (I will respond here on my talk page unless you request otherwise.) No worries, mate. Geoff

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Hello been a while

Hi Geoff been ages, how are things ?Danger^Mouse (talk) 20:22, 16 November 2013 (UTC)

All's well. And you? Geoff ^{Who, me?} 20:37, 16 November 2013 (UTC)

Yeah, not too bad I guess.Danger^Mouse (talk) 08:19, 17 November 2013 (UTC)

WoL Edit

Hi there, Geoff. I'm here to inquire about how to introduce some material to the war of legends wikipedia page. I come here with extensive knowledge of the game (#3 legend world-wide rank) and I wish to convey a warning to prospective players that Jagex is conducting mass-scale criminal activity costing its player base tens if not hundreds of thousands of dollars. You have undone my change to the page and I wish to know why and how to fix it to get it left on the page. Thanks.

Edit: Also, the addition in question is thus:

"Please note that Jagex disregards the Lanham Act, international false advertising law, fraud law, and laws pertaining to blackmail, so proceed with caution when purchasing in-game items. For accurate descriptions of what items do, please refer to the war of legends wiki website as the majority of descriptions in-game are incorrect. Also note that the player base is entirely unsure of what exactly a size-able portion of what the items in-game do at all or if they have any function whatsoever in spite of them costing real-world money to obtain, so in such cases, purchase at your own risk." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.54.119.50 (talk) 23:54, 21 November 2013 (UTC)

G'day, mate! I was concerned about the unsourced and potentially libelous statements wherein violations of laws were alleged. Those are serious charges. If you have reliable sources that you can reference for your statements, then you can report what the sources themselves report, but in a neutral point of view. Read, for example, how the New York Times reported the charges brought again JPMorgan Chase which it recently settled, just for one illustration. Or even the Wikipedia article section on the same charges. Even if the statements you wrote are true, they must be reported carefully. Geoff ^{Who, me?} 00:09, 22 November 2013 (UTC)

Thanks, Geoff. Sure, the source for false advertising law: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_advertising

fraud law: http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/fraud

I have them attempting to blackmail on two counts, but those are images of correspondence between them and myself, which I'm willing to upload, but would not know how to include.

Additional source: myself as one of the world's former top players (ranked #3 legend world-wide) and their own forums, on which player base outrage is well documented (even though Jagex regularly deletes the more hateful complaints of their exploitation and scamming practices).

If you could help me implement these citations, I would be very thankful! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.54.119.50 (talk) 01:16, 22 November 2013 (UTC)

My friend, I have to tell you this isn't worth the potential trouble it can cause. My recommendation is just to leave it lie. I hope you read the article on reliable sources I mentioned earlier. You also need to read about Wikipedia's prohibition of original research as a source for references for facts in its articles. That is what correspondence between yourself and the company would be. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a crusade. However much you have been wronged, this isn't the place to redress wrongs. If you can find articles published about the subject in edited newspapers, for example the New York Times or a national periodical such as Time, just to give two examples, then those might be appropriate sources. But not anecdotes from other players or yourself which you gather. You might try a Google News search, for example. My advice is to take a deep breath (or two), count to 100 and step back from the brink. If you want to take legal action yourself, alone or in in concert with others, then I highly recommend that you consult a lawyer and, if appropriate, seek redress in the courts. Geoff ^{Who, me?} 02:31, 22 November 2013 (UTC)

I have already read the applicable laws; it's clear-cut that the ones jagex has broken are numerous and severe. The risks for me are nonexistent; jagex has already acknowledged on multiple occasions their awareness that they would be at an utter loss in a court case on the matter and pursuing me for libel is something they outright won't do because of this, not to mention that they wouldn't win such a suit. Preferably, I would like to resolve the issue without the trouble of legal intervention, but with the law so overwhelmingly on my side, I am by no means apprehensive of doing so if all else fails. I'm merely trying to help people who may be harmed by their illegal practices. If you are unable to allow me to post the warning for future players, would you be so kind as to delete the page entirely so wikipedia does not deliver individuals to a website where they are likely to ultimately be scammed? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.54.119.50 (talk) 02:48, 22 November 2013 (UTC)

Hey, I'm just an editor here, one of thousands of volunteers, just like you. I have no special powers and I'm just trying to help the community make the encyclopedia better. If you want to nominate the page for deletion, you can try following the procedure outlined in the deletion process article. Geoff ^{Who, me?} 03:12, 22 November 2013 (UTC)

Wasn't looking to attack you; I didn't mean to come off that way but it seems like you may have taken it that way. Just looking for information; trying to help out people myself. Thanks for the info; I will nominate the page for deletion. Have a good one! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.54.119.50 (talk) 03:17, 22 November 2013 (UTC)

No offense taken and your responses weren't perceived as an attack. I was just trying to help you back up a little for some perspective as I think you'll be an asset as an editor. As a group of Wikipedians wrote some years ago, very much tongue in cheek, one should avoid climbing the Reichstag dressed as Spiderman. Please take that advice as the not-so-serious wisdom it is intended to be. It helps to have the heart of a dove coupled with the hide of a rhinoceros to edit around here. Geoff ^{Who, me?} 17:41, 22 November 2013 (UTC)

November 2013

Hello, please be aware that Huggle is a tool that is to be used solely for anti-vandalism. Edits such as this are unconstructive and an inappropriate use of the tool. You take full responsibility for any action you perform using Huggle. You must understand Wikipedia policies and use this tool within these policies, or risk losing access to the tool or being blocked from editing. 92.108.119.206 (talk) 23:49, 21 November 2013 (UTC)

Referring to Oxford spelling. I reverted your addition of language in the lede ("Oxford spelling is best known for its preference for the suffix ‑ize rather than -ise.") where essentially the same language is in the first sentence of the second section: "Oxford spelling can be recognized by its use of the suffix ‑ize instead of -ise: organization, privatize and recognizable instead of organisation, privatise and recognisable." It seems to me that repeating the same in the lede is redundant and unnecessary. There you have it. Geoff ^{Who, me?} 23:59, 21 November 2013 (UTC)

Edison Nation (Edits)

Thanks, Glane 23.

I respectfully disagree.

I think that if most people said m ore destructive things about Madoff, Hussein, Amin, among others a much more constructive and productive result would have been achieved.

Everyday Edisons and Edison Nation are scams.

I have stated this with civility, decorum and dispassion. I respectfully request that my edit is reinstated.

Thanks in advance,

Luis (Vergulito) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vergulito (talk • contribs) 02:56, 22 November 2013 (UTC)

Referring to this edit to Everyday Edisons, by an IP user. The additions you refer to lacked reliable sources, which is particularly important for negative statements about an existing organization. Assuming you are the IP editor, your edit summary also made it clear that you were basing your addition, at least in part, on original research which is contrary to Wikipedia's guidelines. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a forum or soapbox for advocacy, however well intentioned. If you can find reliable sources for your additions, then by all means add the facts, but use neutral language, citing your third-party, published sources. Someone's website created for the purpose of airing complaints is not a reliable source. Geoff ^{Who, me?} 14:50, 22 November 2013 (UTC)

Cities and towns during the Syrian civil war

You undid a revert i made about Nawa city(Syria) The problem is that following the wiki map http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Syrian_civil_war_detailed_map Nawa is under SAA control ,while in this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cities_and_towns_during_the_Syrian_civil_war#Maps_of_territorial_control it is labeled as 'contested'.I am talking about the city not the wider area.

There is a clear contradiction. Either change the template or the map and please fix that contradiction. This is what i tried to do. Since i am not allowed to change anything else for next 24h, i guess someone else has to do it — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.65.140.68 (talk) 21:48, 22 November 2013 (UTC)

You refer to this edit and revert. I saw no verifiable source cited for the change in flag from Syria to the UAR and you did not provide an edit summary. Can you provide a reliable source for the change? Wikipedia doesn't work by relying on one's own knowledge, but by reference to independently verifiable sources. It's an encyclopedia, not a news source. Try to find a source and try again. Geoff ^{Who, me?} 00:17, 23 November 2013 (UTC)

Yes, I agree with you on that, but still one page label Nawa as SAA controled and the map label it as contested. Again, I am telling you there is a contradiction in wikipedia and someone has to fix it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.65.136.42 (talk) 11:13, 23 November 2013 (UTC)

reverted info (from IP user 173.32.28.135)

Hi, I am wondering why you revert my addition to this page, all the information is very stariaght forward, I need you to accept the changes for a school assignment. everything is accurate, I am a Gurdas Mann fan, so i know. Please accept the changes. I need it for a assignment and there is nothing wrong with a litte bit of accurate history. I dont see how this will negatively impact the page.

Referring to this reversion of an edit to Gurdas Maan. I reverted the addition of a link within the article to his Facebook page because Wikipedia is not a collection of links. Geoff ^{Who, me?} 02:29, 23 November 2013 (UTC)

hutner

rabbi hutner was hired by rabbi shurkin as a office manager and rose up to become the dean.in no way did he found the high school or post high school program rabbi shurkin was the founder and there is extreme revisionism happening in regards to this history — Preceding unsigned comment added by46.121.206.92 (talk) 20:50, 23 November 2013 (UTC)

Referring to this this edit toYitzchok Hutner. No problem - I couldn't tell what you were doing to the article because (1) you didn't add an edit summary and, more importantly, (2) your edits did not include references to reliable sources for your facts. Seek out published sources which are verifiable and you will greatly improve the article. That is what it is all about, no? Geoff ^{Who, me?} 22:10, 23 November 2013 (UTC)

Delete Visual History

Geoff, I have spoken with other students. Visual History is a very serious article. The main question is the translation. It would be a real mistake to delete this article: imagine, if wikipedia was used in the 1930s, you had deleted the Ecole des Annales article, just because the translation was bad? English speaking users of our Free Encyclopedia must really know about these news researches for a global history of images. So, we feel in fact that we need, with your help and others, to improve the translation in English. malexartMalexart (talk) 06:29, 26 November 2013 (UTC)

You should post your comment on the discussion page, Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Visual History. Deletion is not up to me, it is a community decision. Geoff ^{Who, me?} 16:45, 27 November 2013 (UTC)

Visual History

Geoff. I think you should not delete Visual History, because this article explains the general history of all visual matters created by human kind from the Prehistory. It is new. This is a global history for all objects, architectures, countrysides and all images. You cannot call it History of Images or History of Arts or History of Objects. The new aspect : Visual History is THE global history of all visual matters. It is very useful to have it in our Free Encyclopedia. But, of course, you may try to write in a better English. argemediaArgemedia (talk) 10:24, 26 November 2013 (UTC)

You should post your comment on the discussion page, Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Visual History. Deletion is not up to me, it is a community decision. Geoff ^{Who, me?} 16:45, 27 November 2013 (UTC)

Prince Edward County, Ontario - Notable residents page

Actually, Lorne Bill Bentley is a notable resident and currently runs the Leadership department advising the Department of National Defence and the Government of Canada for the past 40 years. He was born and raised in Crofton (prince edward county) and received the Governer Generals award for his military service (highest honour available) . He still lives in Prince Edward County to this day. The list of people on there also don't seem very "constructive"...a chef without a functioning restaurant? Come on. This is the reason why wikipedia is a piece of shit. - unsigned comment by IP user 174.115.97.55.

I presume you are referring to this edit by IP user 174.115.97.55 of November 9, which was the addition of a dog. No reference for the notability of said canine was given, so I stand by my revert. I see that other editors have recently reverted later edits you made to the article, so perhaps you'll take the advice you've been given to heart and begin to make constructive contributions. Geoff ^{Who, me?} 18:22, 1 December 2013 (UTC)

Badagas

Why have you written about Ari Gowder and NCMS in the history of Badagas?? Was it a part of Badaga History?? Guess you getting paid for adevertisement like this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.167.32.108 (talk) 16:33, 7 December 2013 (UTC)

Referring to Badagas and this edit. I reverted your unexplained removal of content from the article. Geoff ^{Who, me?} 16:39, 7 December 2013 (UTC)

The Wikipedia Library Survey

As a subscriber to one of The Wikipedia Library's programs, we'd like to hear your thoughts about future donations and project activities in this brief survey. Thanks and cheers, Ocaasi ^{t | c} 15:40, 9 December 2013 (UTC)

Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands (TACI)

This was my first visit to Wikipedia and I noticed some errors and omissions in my brief read of the TACI information. As background I worked on the administration of most of Australia's territories for almost 20 years and visited Ashmore and Cartier Islands on several occasions (I understand anyone could make such a claim).

As to my addition to the text I thought that my reference to Cartier Island as a 'gazetted' (Australian Government Gazette) would be it's own citation but now realize that it should have been more explicit. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 180.200.145.72 (talk) 01:55, 13 December 2013 (UTC)

I appreciate your efforts. Can you provide a citation to a reliable source and try again? That was my primary concern. Do you need help with citations? Geoff ^{Who, me?} 02:50, 13 December 2013 (UTC)

I made a legitamit correction to the page cat dog and was sent a warning — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.56.161.194 (talk) 17:24, 16 December 2013 (UTC)

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