User talk:312HeadedMonster
List of unusual deaths[edit]
please see the criteria for adding additional deaths found on Talk:List of unusual deaths before adding new entries. In particular, "keep this list only to those deaths for whom there are reliable sources (as noted by one person, these need to be high quality sources, not tabloid journals who regularly fling around these words for fun) that the death is in someway exceptional." Thanks. TJRC (talk) 05:48, 3 May 2023 (UTC)
- Thank you for the information. I conducted further research and found what I believe will qualify as a reliable source of information to support my entry on Johann Schobert. 312HeadedMonster (talk) 16:07, 3 May 2023 (UTC)
- I noticed that my entry on Johann Schobert was still rejected, as was my entry on John Whitson. Were there still issues regarding my cited sources for the information? 312HeadedMonster (talk) 02:55, 4 May 2023 (UTC)
- Have you looked at the edit summaries for the edits that removed them? You need to address those issues. TJRC (talk) 19:11, 4 May 2023 (UTC)
- Why are my entries inappropriate? In all of my entries, I cited at least one source of information, often a biography of the entry or a reference source, that ought to show that the details of the entry’s death are not merely hearsay from a few individuals. Many of these sources are listed in a Wikipedia entry of the person. I make the effort to confirm at least one of them as accurate. When the cause of the entry’s death is known to be in question by historians, I make an allusion to that as well. Many of the entries in ‘List of Unusual Deaths’ are speculative, yet they remain in the site. I studied and followed the pattern I saw, with sources that in my opinion should be considered appropriate and reliable. What did I do right with Thomas Otway and Arnold Bennet, for example, that I did wrong with John Whitson, Yusuf Ismael, Johann Schobert, Keith Relf, Jack Daniel, and James Douglas Morton? Please clarify where I’m going wrong, and please don’t simply say that my entries are inappropriate. I need to understand why they’re inappropriate, and what errors I made that I need to correct. Thank you. 312HeadedMonster (talk) 04:45, 20 May 2023 (UTC)
- Explained above: In particular, "keep this list only to those deaths for whom there are reliable sources (as noted by one person, these need to be high quality sources, not tabloid journals who regularly fling around these words for fun) that the death is in someway exceptional." TJRC (talk) 19:15, 20 May 2023 (UTC)
- Why are my entries inappropriate? In all of my entries, I cited at least one source of information, often a biography of the entry or a reference source, that ought to show that the details of the entry’s death are not merely hearsay from a few individuals. Many of these sources are listed in a Wikipedia entry of the person. I make the effort to confirm at least one of them as accurate. When the cause of the entry’s death is known to be in question by historians, I make an allusion to that as well. Many of the entries in ‘List of Unusual Deaths’ are speculative, yet they remain in the site. I studied and followed the pattern I saw, with sources that in my opinion should be considered appropriate and reliable. What did I do right with Thomas Otway and Arnold Bennet, for example, that I did wrong with John Whitson, Yusuf Ismael, Johann Schobert, Keith Relf, Jack Daniel, and James Douglas Morton? Please clarify where I’m going wrong, and please don’t simply say that my entries are inappropriate. I need to understand why they’re inappropriate, and what errors I made that I need to correct. Thank you. 312HeadedMonster (talk) 04:45, 20 May 2023 (UTC)
- Have you looked at the edit summaries for the edits that removed them? You need to address those issues. TJRC (talk) 19:11, 4 May 2023 (UTC)
You keep adding inappropriate entries to List of unusual deaths . Please stop. 16:54, 19 May 2023 (UTC)
May 2024[edit]
312HeadedMonster, have you read the thread and understood above? You have repeatedly added Jacob Cockle, using a BBC source. But that source does not describe his death has "unusual". If you want to add this item, you need to provide a source that does. Martinevans123 (talk) 08:50, 23 May 2024 (UTC)
- I apologize for the repeated entries on Jacob Cockle. I was not trying to engage in an edit war; I was merely trying to make corrections on my own entry so that it would appear on the page as it should. I made several errors that I felt obliged to correct in that endeavor. If I tampered with anyone else’s entry, it was not a deliberate act on my part. As for the sourcing, are you saying that the source must specifically state that the death was unusual? It seems to me that many of the entries listed on this page describe deaths that are not unusual as much as they are ironic. Therefore, I honestly thought that my entry on Jacob Cockle, as well as my earlier entry on John Whitson, met the parameters for an unusual death, insofar as the entry on Jimi Heselden (for example) made the list, even though his death was more ironic than unusual. 312HeadedMonster (talk) 10:27, 23 May 2024 (UTC)
Hi 312HeadedMonster! I noticed that you have reverted to restore your preferred version of an article several times. The impulse to undo an edit you disagree with is understandable, but I wanted to make sure you're aware that the edit warring policy disallows repeated reversions even if they are justifiable.
All editors are expected to discuss content disputes on article talk pages to try to reach consensus. If you are unable to agree, please use one of the dispute resolution options to seek input from others. Using this approach instead of reverting can help you avoid getting drawn into an edit war. Thank you. Martinevans123 (talk)