User talk:Mark Ironie

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I do not think my user page violates Wikipedia policies. Best I can do.

Dear Mark Ironie, I do not think my user page violates user policies. If it does, please offer suggestions for editing and I will make corrections at my page. I do admit it is very personal. But I have seen other user pages that are also very personal. They are just very fancy due to the owner's computer skills that I lack. They are also very self centered. (Some examples: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Robert_McClenon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:CorbieVreccan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Doug_Weller I am only a grunt. I am VERY computer illiterate. All I can do is add text. That is all I know. The LOSS of my darling wife is deeply felt. Especially today on mother's day. We had something very special. Please reply soon. Thanks. Miistermagico (talk) 17:12, 13 May 2019 (UTC)

I suspect I have been misunderstood. And thanks.

Dear Mark Ironie, I suspect I have been misunderstood. I never suggested another editor as having a "pathological personality disorder". I said a "narcissistic disorder". These and their cause, symptoms, etc. and treatment are very different. When this other editor accused me of (If I understood HIM correctly) of adding books to "further reading" with which I had connections to the publisher (and I guess the author) that had no historic value on the subject of witchcraft, I thought this to be very ODD. My actions were due to a desire for financial gain???? Kick backs?? This is WEIRD!! As one deleted example The Witch of Lime Street: Seance, Seduction, and Houdini in the Spirit World by David Jahner. Houdini's inquiry and exposure of Mina Crandon is unlikely worthless in the study of witchcraft and science. What ever. I do not suggest books to scam bucks. There is something wrong with this picture. Whatever pleasures your fancy tickles me to death. Thanks for NOT banning me from this great encyclopedia. It is very exciting to watch it mature as time passes. Happy Magic. Miistermagico (talk) 15:39, 15 May 2019 (UTC)

Pavigym (Company)

This article has been deleted, meaning I can no longer retrieve and work on it. It's quite clearly an article based on an existing company, although it may have been lacking references in some areas. However, the bulk of the content was referenced and clearly shows the existence and influence of the company on a global scale.

Having been "speedily deleted" means I can no longer edit the content, I have no guidelines as to how to improve it, and I will have to create a new page from scratch. I think this action was unnecessary and over the top, and I'd like to recover the original. Thank you. Batmansgran (talk) 06:52, 14 June 2019 (UTC)

BatmansgranIf you would like a copy of the deleted text, I will send a copy to you via email. For your privacy, do not put the email address here. Go to your user account preferences (link should be at the very top of any page near your name.) Select the User profile tab, page down to Email options and fill in an email. This email is not visible to other users. Once that is set up and confirmed, go to my user page and in the left column will be a link to "Email this user".

My advice on the article if you want to resubmit a draft: Almost every sentence of the deleted draft contained promotional language. See #5 in the link. Scrub the article of these phrasings and opinion. Words like "revolutionary", "premier innovator", and "most technologically advanced" are not encyclopedic and show a strong point of view. The draft text reads like a press release. Citations need to be reliable sources and verifiable. It might be helpful to read Your first article. Cheers, Mark Ironie (talk) 16:36, 14 June 2019 (UTC)

Buffs

[Feel free to refactor your original message where you pinged me above this reply — but I prefer answering it here rather than on Buffs own user talk page.] Thank you for sharing your view regarding the nature of Buffs' edits and the overarching dispute. Some parts I was somewhat aware of, others are new to me. I will say this, however: I will tolerate no nonsense. I hope to get to the underlying issues and if there is tendentious editing, it will be responded to harshly. The AP2 DS gives me a lot of leeway, up to and including article and even topic banning participants, if need be. Thanks again. El_C 01:19, 29 June 2019 (UTC)

Here is fine. I only posted on Buffs talk so there would be no confusion about what I was saying. It felt more transparent to make sure he saw it. I'm a little unclear about the AP2 above but obviously it involves discretionary sanctions. It makes sense to have some trusted admins with the power to do those sanctions. I hesitated before commenting on the situation with Buffs. I couldn't really do anything since I had participated briefly but I have been watching this situation closely for months. It is sometimes difficult to parse, particularly with some surrogate editors participating on Buffs' behalf, but it is clear to me. If I can provide support or info, let me know. BTW, thanks for taking an interest in this. Cheers, Mark Ironie (talk) 01:59, 29 June 2019 (UTC)

Thanks. I may take you up on that. At any event, I appreciate you having taken the time. El_C 02:09, 29 June 2019 (UTC)

No problem. If the clear opportunity had presented itself, I would have personally taken him to an appropriate noticeboard. Buffs is astonishingly good at skirting the brink of clear violations of policy, so good that it is only through long-term observation that one can discern the patterns. Weirdly, I almost admire the skills in use because they are subtle. The sense of timing and misdirection is so well-developed that I've never seen a comparable case in my time on WP. Cheers, Mark Ironie (talk) 04:33, 29 June 2019 (UTC)