User talk:DeCausa

Nomination of Where is Kate? for deletion

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IgnatiusofLondon (he/him • ☎️) 11:36, 1 April 2024 (UTC)

Recent reversions at "Legal System of Saudi Arabia"

You cite "unfamiliar terms". Are we "dumbing down" for the general population, as have done the newspapers? Why oppose a more accurate term if it is appropriate? Perhaps the average American dummies will refer to the dictionary (or Wiktionary), and be the better for it. Just curious. 144.121.24.154 (talk) 19:19, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

Ha! Resisting changing from "male Polygamy" to "polygyny" is dumbing down! We have a global audience of one billion views per day. That article could be read by a teenager in Kenya whose 3rd language is English one day and a professor in Massachusetts the next day. If you're not willing to "dumb down" for the "general population" then you need to find a different hobby than Wikipedia. Mind you, I also wouldn't describe pointlessly expanding text without adding meaning (which is how I would describe the verbosity of some of your aditions)) as struggling against "dumbing down". But if you stay you need to follow our policies - that includes not adding text that is unsupported by the existing citation. That's a breach of WP:V as explained in WP:HIJACK. In future, if you have any points to make on edits on anrticle do so on the article talk page please. DeCausa (talk) 19:54, 5 April 2024 (UTC)

Fair enough. I still, however, oppose the notion that a writer within any context other than children's literature (I would venture to suggest that Wikipedia is for adult consumption by dint of its inherent nature...perhaps a "Kids Wiki" is called for?) should attempt to tailor his writing to his audience, but rather should hope of improving the minds of his audience by encouraging expansion of syntactic awareness and vocabulary. the reader should raise himself to the level of the literature, rather than the writer lowering himself to the level of a reader which he might imagine. I only contacted you directly, on your own talk page, because I am only interested in your own opinions as they pertain to this specific instance; I have no intent to clutter your personal space. Your complaint about the desirability of a reference is valid. my defense would be that the suggestion is entirely obvious. Thanks for the brief engagement, and take care. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 144.121.24.154 (talk) 13:34, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

AE is concluded

But, why on earth you never told me that I am disruptive back then on the TP - how do you know that I would not be more careful if you, say, told me, Santasa you are disruptive too? I mean, it's not like you held back when it came to telling that to Sorabino, nor did you 100% free of uncommon way of discussing - I was a bit stunned by yours all caps uncivil shouting at Sorabino. I understood you throwing me under the bus in AE as a testament to your complete neutrality, and here's the deal: I will not participate in further processes, I will exclude myself completely, if you (or @Joy) are going to start whatever is concluded by closing admin in AE. ౪ Santa ౪^99° 21:14, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

It's not my job to "coach" you. You behaved badly on the talk page, that's your problem. I doubt I will be involved in the article again - I really don't care what you or Joy do. I have no interest. "throwing you under the bus" "testament to your complete neutrality" Wtf? I am neutral as far as you are concerned. I have no knowledge of who you are. I'm not some sort of "ally" of yours, if that's what you were thinking. DeCausa (talk) 22:03, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

I didn't say to "coach me" I said you never complained about my discussion, just as you complained about Sorabino's - I don't see the difference exactly because we indeed aren't allies (that's your projection), while you ended screaming at Sorabino you could have said to me something. Well, you started your statement in AE by assuring everyone something everyone should assume without assurance from you; that you are neutral completely and how you came incidentally into TP, followed by equating me to Sorabino in AE - you don't think that you are actually putting me in disadvantage because you never told me what you have said to him. Next time or whenever you think both are equally disruptive, warn also those editors with whom you agree in the discussion, they may listen, not only those with whom you disagree - don't use them as collateral. ౪ Santa ౪^99° 23:12, 4 July 2024 (UTC)

Keep your gibberish to yourself. Don't post here again. DeCausa (talk) 23:14, 4 July 2024 (UTC)