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Chamorro Scouting edit

Can you help render "Be Prepared", the Scout Motto, into Chamorro? Thanks! Chris 03:56, 13 August 2007 (UTC)Reply

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Revert on My Mother the Car edit

The reason the revert was labeled vandalism is that the author of the edits is a banned user and the edits were done in defiance of an indefinite block. The editor is a persistent and frequent vandal, and to date has created over 35 sockpuppet accounts for the purpose of vandalism. His edits are now being reverted regardless of merit. Please examine the notice on his talk page and you'll see why the edit was reverted as vandalism. He has long since used up his assumption of good faith. dhett (talk contribs) 09:38, 17 November 2007 (UTC)Reply

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Edit problem at Zevia edit

As you did on 30 October 2008, would you be so kind as to revert the Zevia page to your last edit? Since that time, the SPA using Wikipedia for an attack mission has edited again. This user has a history of and has been warned against improperly altering content (please see User_talk:Openthedoorfornow). I have placed a warning to this user regarding the Zevia activity on the Zevia talk page. Thank you very much. Seattle Michael (talk) 17:29, 5 January 2009 (UTC)Reply

Manifest Destiny edit

Hello Adrigon. I agree that the concept had religious influences, but believe that it is too restictive to limit those influences to Christianity. I have posted some comments on the talk page of this article. Could you visit there and discuss, so we can arrive at a consensus? Thank you. Kablammo (talk) 13:49, 17 January 2009 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for your comments. I will work up a revision to see if our mutual concerns can be satisfied. Regards, Kablammo (talk) 16:20, 20 January 2009 (UTC)Reply

Sony Ericsson Idou, S60? edit

And which sources would they be?

As for my counter-argument, please refer to this discussion page.

I'll leave it to you to change it back. Joshuaali (talk) 11:59, 18 February 2009 (UTC)Reply

Gu Gu edit

Oops, my mistake. DS (talk) 19:09, 2 March 2009 (UTC)Reply

Translation request edit

Greetings Adrigon, would you be so kind to help me create an article about Confucius in Chamorro Wikipedia? Please. It's about a Chinese philosopher and is listed as one of the articles every Wikipedia should have. If you think that article is too long, here is a short version: "Confucius was a Chinese thinker and social philosopher, whose teachings and philosophy have deeply influenced Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Vietnamese thought and life. His philosophy emphasized personal and governmental morality, correctness of social relationships, justice and sincerity." I hope, you could help. Thanks a lot, and best regards:)--Amaqqut (talk) 13:36, 24 October 2009 (UTC)Reply

Articles for deletion nomination of Kamilia Wawrzynia edit

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LGBT politicians edit

Category:LGBT politicians is never applied directly to an individual person; it's only a container for more specific subcategories. If you have a validly sourced reason to switch Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir's category from "lesbian" to "bisexual", that would be okay; if you are aware of enough additional articles to create Category:LGBT politicians from Iceland instead, that would be okay too. But switching her from "lesbian" to "LGBT" isn't appropriate, because the "LGBT" parent category isn't supposed to have anybody directly in it at all. Bearcat (talk) 22:58, 24 April 2010 (UTC)Reply

DYK for Stray dogs in Moscow edit

The DYK project (nominate) 08:03, 10 May 2010 (UTC)

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  Welcome to Wikipedia, and thank you for your contributions, including your edits to Lindsay Lohan. However, please be aware of Wikipedia's policy that biographical information about living persons must not be libelous. Any controversial statements about a living person added to an article, or any other Wikipedia page, must include proper sources. If you don't know how to cite a source, you may want to read Wikipedia:Referencing for beginners for instructions. Thank you. Cresix (talk) 18:06, 26 August 2010 (UTC)Reply

  • My edit was in no way, shape or form, "libelous". I will revert your reversion of my edit to the article, with and add a citation.Adrigon (talk) 18:14, 26 August 2010 (UTC)Reply
Thank you for providing a source. Without a source, it could be libelous. But even if it wasn't, we have an important little policy on Wikipedia called verifiability. You've been around long enough to know that. Cresix (talk) 18:43, 26 August 2010 (UTC)Reply

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Talk:Stray dogs in Moscow edit

An anonymous IP wants the Malchik section removed because of "animal rights bias" or some such stuff. The info seems relevant to me, though this isn't my usual topic area. I've reverted him a couple of times but now that he's taken to the talk page I thought it might be best if you dealt with this yourself, being the original author of the article. Thanks, Lithoderm 02:38, 30 September 2010 (UTC)Reply

DFS Galleria edit

I have cleared the history of DFS Galleria, allowing you to move DFS (Pacific retailer) over it. I did restore the most recent recirect version, which shouldn't interfere with the page move. עוד מישהו Od Mishehu 06:28, 13 October 2010 (UTC)Reply

ITN edit

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Seoul City Sue Infobox edit

You recently removed the place and cause of death from the Seoul City Sue infobox with the note "these are unreferenced and aren't explained in the article". They were referred to in the "Later Life" section, and cited by footnote #51. If the citation seems insufficient, what is your objection? Cmholm (talk) 21:01, 10 June 2011 (UTC)Reply

  • The reference says he "heard" she was "shot". The reference doesn't specify that she was actually executed by firing squad, but the infobox nevertheless proclaimed that she died in such a manner. And what it does say about her possible death was admittedly hearsay, rather than conclusive. Therefore, the cause of her death is inconclusive. Yet it was included in the infobox as though it were fact.
  • "North Korea" was apparently just an assumption, because the location given for her supposed killing was not specified.

Being from a book rather than a web source, the citation's details are not readily available for further investigation.Adrigon (talk) 23:51, 10 June 2011 (UTC)Reply

Rocksmith Edits edit

The Oct 16, 2012 release is for the PC VERSION. The software itself (for XBox and PS3) was released Oct 18, 2011. That's how thousands of us have been playing it for over 6 months. . . — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mikerrr (talkcontribs) 20:09, 14 May 2012 (UTC)Reply

Presumably, you only read my edit summary line and not the content of the actual edit.Adrigon (talk) 20:52, 14 May 2012 (UTC) That is correct. Disregard comment about PC release date! I was thinking about the review date that I added which someone kept insisting on deleting. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mikerrr (talkcontribs) 16:57, 15 May 2012 (UTC)Reply

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December 2015 edit

  Please do not add or change content, as you did at Melina Mercouri, without citing a reliable source. Please review the guidelines at Wikipedia:Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. Dr. K. 22:02, 2 December 2015 (UTC)Reply

  Please stop adding unsourced content, as you did to Steve McQueen. This contravenes Wikipedia's policy on verifiability. If you continue to do so, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia. Dr. K. 22:06, 2 December 2015 (UTC)Reply

  • I am using the names listed on the page List of dropouts, which have attached sources. As far as I know, sources aren't/can't be attached to category wikilinks.Adrigon (talk) 22:20, 2 December 2015 (UTC)Reply
  • There is no such requirement for categories. But the main article should mention that the subject dropped out of high school. The list you mentioned lists The Celebrity Almanac, (c) 1991, by Ed Lucaire as one of the references. I am not sure if that is a reliable source. Also for Melina Mercouri for example, her article does not mention anything about her dropping out of school. The article for Roger Mooore mentions that he went to college and nothing about dropping out of high school. Making mass changes this way and so fast can lead to many inaccuracies imo. Dr. K. 22:31, 2 December 2015 (UTC)Reply

Beauty School Drop Outs? edit

Hi there. You know, don't you, that we don't have something called "High School" in the UK? But notwithstanding the inappropriateness of that particular category name, including both Starkey and Woodward in such a category somewhat blurs the real reason for their premature absence from secondary school, which can be explained in a different way? Martinevans123 (talk) 22:19, 2 December 2015 (UTC) p.s. I know Wikipedia Categories can be a thing of beauty, but I think you may have to drop this one for a while. Thanks. Reply

*As mentioned in the reply above, I am using the names listed on the page List of dropouts. I didn't create or (re)name the category. But if the name is erroneous in the context of the UK educational system, and you furthermore feel it has unflattering connotations which are unacceptable when associated with certain article subjects/people, I recommend renaming the category, perhaps to something like "people who didn't complete secondary education [for whatever reason]".Adrigon (talk) 22:33, 2 December 2015 (UTC)Reply

Wikipedia has long since decided that categorising people as high school dropouts is inappropriate (see here), and the category will soon be emptied speedily deleted as the recreation of previously deleted content. Please don't categorise people in this way, or in similar ways. Thanks, BencherliteTalk 22:44, 2 December 2015 (UTC)Reply
An excellent suggestion. Let's wait for it to be renamed then, shall we? Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 22:46, 2 December 2015 (UTC)Reply
A very helpful comment by Bencherlite. Thank you. Dr. K. 22:52, 2 December 2015 (UTC)Reply
To clarify my intent in having added this category to the articles of those whose names were listed: Most of the people to whom it applies are exceptional achievers despite not having acquired a high school (or equivalent) diploma, something that society commonly views as a basic prerequisite for success in life. The simple categorization of these achievers as "dropouts" therefore goes against the idea of the term "dropouts" as being synonymous with "losers". I posit that this category acknowledging that part of their lives is worthwhile and no less worthy of inclusion than many other categories on Wikipedia. It may not be a defining characteristic, but that doesn't mean it's not a relevant one.
Adding this category isn't intended as "mud slinging" (a term used by someone in favor of deleting a previous incarnation of the category, in the 2-person vote linked above). On the contrary.Adrigon (talk) 23:40, 2 December 2015 (UTC)Reply
Mud slinging?! I'm sure that's the last thing we want. Martinevans123 (talk) 23:55, 2 December 2015 (UTC) Reply

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ArbCom Elections 2016: Voting now open! edit

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Original research edit

You've been around long enough to know that stuff like this requires a citation to a reliable source. Bright☀ 23:45, 12 April 2017 (UTC)Reply

Nomination of Jaeyaena Beuraheng for deletion edit

 

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ArbCom 2017 election voter message edit

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Proposed deletion of Wylye (disambiguation) edit

 

The article Wylye (disambiguation) has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

DAB page not needed per WP:2DABS

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Chamoru Wikipedia edit

Hi! How are you? I've seen that you speak Chamoru and I would like to ask you whether you could help out at the Chamoru Wikipedia. Thank you for your time. --Caro de Segeda (talk) 10:19, 12 July 2023 (UTC)Reply