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Steven Avery

Yes, exactly we should not do edit warring. And as you say, if we should remove huge parts of an article it should be brought up at the talk page before it is removed. Not when someone reverts the removal to get you the opportunity to bring it up at the talk page. It is a weird circle argument to claim that I should bring it up at the talk page when it is someone else who has done the removal of content before bringing it up at the talk page.. BabbaQ (talk) 18:18, 19 April 2016 (UTC)

Okay, BabbaQ, let me clarify. First of all, WP guidelines are pretty unambiguous: "The burden of evidence lies with the editor who adds or restores material". So let's have a look at the history of the material in question: User:Cali0823 added it on 18 April. It was removed in two successive edits by an IP, the first portion because the victim's obituary was an improper and irrelevant source, and the second portion because the content about the contested material evidence made no sense as written. You added both portions back, with no explanation. The IP again removed the material, repeating his/her objections. You again added everything back, again with no explanation. Since this scenario has all the earmarks of an edit war, I removed the material once again and suggested a discussion on the talk page, per WP:BRD. There is nothing "weird" or "circular" about that suggestion; that's what BRD is all about — after "bold" and "revert" comes "discuss".

That said — I have taken a closer look at the sources cited in the material evidence entry, and a portion of that information, properly summarized, does seem relevant to the article. Since you are already at 2RR on this, let me have a go at re-adding some of the material in a more coherent form. (I'm not going to re-add the first citation, as I agree with the IP that Halbach's obit is irrelevant, as it makes no mention of Avery, or even her (suspected) murder.) If you disagree with any of this, let's discuss it on the article's talk page, as I originally suggested. Cheers, DoctorJoeE ^{review transgressions}/_{talk to me!} 19:37, 19 April 2016 (UTC)

If you rewrite the blood vial section (and it really does need a thorough going over), it might make more sense to put it in the Making a Murderer article than in the Steven Avery article, as the issue with the blood vial has a lot more relevance to the documentary than to Avery's life. Just a thought. 32.218.35.218 (talk) 21:54, 19 April 2016 (UTC)

Perhaps; I will take a look at that as well. Thanks. DoctorJoeE ^{review transgressions}/_{talk to me!} 22:08, 19 April 2016 (UTC)

Cali0823 (talk) 15:18, 20 April 2016 (UTC) DoctorJoeE, I had added the section about the vial of blood because i felt that it was a major part of Steven Avery's trial. After looking over the Making a Murder page and Steven Avery's, i found that it would make more sense to put on Steven's page since nothing about the trial was mentioned on the document page. I do agree though, that there needs to be more information added and sources to make the vial blood credible. I will search deeper and try to add more that will hopefully make the paragraph credible

I found some time, at last, to take a closer look at this, and I have to agree with 32.218.35.218 that the blood vial reference is essentially irrelevant to the Avery article, because it turned out to be a false lead, and had no bearing on the outcome of the trial. It does have relevance to the Making a Murderer article, so I will be moving it there later today, after some clarifying copy editing. If there are objections, we can discuss it on one or both of the article talk pages. DoctorJoeE ^{review transgressions}/_{talk to me!} 14:52, 2 June 2016 (UTC)

What I actually did, finally, was move the blood vial content to a more appropriate location within the Avery article -- as an example of the evidence tampering that was alleged. Then I added an abbreviated version of that content to the Making a Murderer article. Again, if anyone is not happy, we can discuss it on the relevant article's talk page. DoctorJoeE ^{review transgressions}/_{talk to me!} 22:03, 2 June 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for your work on this article. It looks much better - more organized, more neutral, less undue emphasis on certain aspects of his life and trial. 32.218.152.198 (talk) 22:58, 2 June 2016 (UTC)

No problemo, thanks for noticing. Still a lot of unresolved questions in that case ... will be interesting to see how it all pans out. DoctorJoeE ^{review transgressions}/_{talk to me!} 00:23, 3 June 2016 (UTC)

• 18 vs. 12: See article talk page. 32.218.33.213 (talk) 17:30, 9 June 2016 (UTC)

Ron Luciano and Buddy Bell

I noticed in the Ron Luciano article, it says he switched places with Buddy Bell during a game in 1973, which is sourced to "The Ump And The Manager" from Sports Illustrated. When I look at it in the Wayback Machine, it doesn't even appear to mention Bell's name. Since it looks like you added that back in 2011 (Special:Diff/446559287), can you take a look and see if you can find the right source for this? Thanks, Jackmcbarn (talk) 01:20, 10 June 2016 (UTC)

Jackmcbarn, the original source is The Umpire Strikes Back, exerpted in several magazine articles -- but evidently not the one I cited. (I must have had more than one article in front of me when I added that content.) I'll get the exact page number out of the book and correct the citation. Thanks for the heads-up. DoctorJoeE ^{review transgressions}/_{talk to me!} 05:02, 10 June 2016 (UTC)

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apology

DoctorJoeE, I'm sorry that you were bothered about the reverting business at Talk:Main sequence. I hope no one has hacked your account to be able to make it look like you were involved. - Fartherred (talk) 21:53, 29 June 2016 (UTC)

No apology needed, Fartherred. Sometimes we just hit the wrong button - although again, I can't imagine how it would happen in this case, since I've never even visited that page. No other evidence that my account has been compromised, fortunately. DoctorJoeE ^{review transgressions}/_{talk to me!} 22:38, 5 July 2016 (UTC)

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Shot Heard 'Round the World (baseball)

They are putting the MASH trivia again. Can you please keep an eye on the article too? Thanks. Had my 6th melanoma diagnosed, but it is in situ. Surgeon will be taking care of it week after next....William, is the complaint department really on the roof? 00:08, 17 June 2016 (UTC)

Absolutely, thanks for the heads-up. Wow, 6 MMs -- thank goodness it's in situ. DoctorJoeE ^{review transgressions}/_{talk to me!} 02:24, 17 June 2016 (UTC)

Were you aware the Polo Grounds Clubhouse was in stragitaway centerfield and not connected to the dugout?[1] So if the players were going to the clubhouse after Thomson's homerun, they would still be on the field....William, is the complaint department really on the roof? 14:47, 21 June 2016 (UTC)

BTW, here's the video[2] and at the :35 mark as Thomson rounds for second headed for third, Jackie Robinson (playing 2B that day) can be seen with his back to the play and headed towards CF aka The Clubhouse. Video shows other Dodger players on the field as Thomson rounded 3rd and as the Giants celebrated afterwards. The bit about Robinson watching was added in this edit[3] over 10 years ago and another editor modified[4] it to mention of Merkle's Boner I edited the article to remove this part. BTW I have asked it be page protected again....William, is the complaint department really on the roof? 15:08, 21 June 2016 (UTC)

I have a still photo, taken from center field, showing Thomson getting mobbed as he crosses the plate and Robinson, standing behind second with his back to the camera, watching him do it, as his teammates walk dejectedly toward the camera. I'm sure there's a good cite to support the Robinson-watching-Thomson story, so let me put it back in, with a [cn] tag until I can source it properly. I agree that the "Merkle's Boner" reference is probably WP:OR, so I'll leave that out (although I will look for a cite for that as well). Yes, I'm aware that the clubhouses were under the centerfield bleachers, so it should probably say, "...the Dodgers began walking toward the centerfield clubhouse..." or something similar. Let me play with it a bit. DoctorJoeE ^{review transgressions}/_{talk to me!} 17:35, 21 June 2016 (UTC)

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Madame Flo and Don Rico

Hi, I'm the editor who yesterday attempted to delete Caruso from the Florence Foster Jenkins article lede's mention of her admirers. My apologies for editing as an IP, and a floating one at that—I've had an account for six years and a clean record, but a nasty edit stalker taking revenge for being called out on a bad edit has got me working anonymously since last December.

I have no doubt that Jenkins had celebrity fans—Porter, Menotti, et al—but Caruso sticks out like a sore thumb in the list as almost certainly a ringer. Firstly, as pointed out in my edit summary, his lifetime only barely overlapped with her "career". Was she even giving her concerts prior to 1921, by which fatal year Caruso was too ill to get much pleasure from any such campy amusement? The previously cited source, severely misreported, said only that Jenkins made him an honorary member of her Verdi club, founded in 1917, and I have no reason to doubt that, either: she could just as easily have bestowed such honorary memberships on Puccini, President Wilson, King George V and the Pope, but of course that would not make any of them her "fans", or even acquaintances, either.

The middling-quality newspaper source you added typically backs up its mentions of celebrity fans with an attributed quote or some other potentially verifiable source. When it comes to Caruso, however, it says only that he "was supposed to have been an ardent fan". For all we know, that could mean the Telegraph's reporter got that tidbit by reading the Wikipedia article—it would be far from the first instance of such circular referencing if so.

If you insist on including Caruso in the list of Jenkins' celebrity fans, please also include the qualifying words needed for accurate reporting, which will probably require putting him in his own sentence or phrase, e.g. "Enrico Caruso was also supposed to have been a fan." Someone will then be able to hang a "by whom?" tag on the word "supposed", and the resulting indication of doubt, IMO, would be just as it should be. 66.81.223.177 (talk) 03:31, 21 September 2016 (UTC)

Answered on the Jenkins article talk page. DoctorJoeE ^{review transgressions}/_{talk to me!} 19:37, 21 September 2016 (UTC)

West African Ebola virus epidemic

DoctorJoeE some time ago you reviewed my GA nom for Dyslexia, I have a question whenever you might have the chance....thank you--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 13:02, 22 October 2016 (UTC)

Ozzie10aaaa, how can I help? DoctorJoeE ^{review transgressions}/_{talk to me!} 17:59, 22 October 2016 (UTC)

I'm nominating West African Ebola virus epidemic for GA, would you review it..--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 18:23, 22 October 2016 (UTC)

Wow, that a long article, and RL is sort of frantic at the moment (daughter getting married). I will do my best, but it might take awhile. DoctorJoeE ^{review transgressions}/_{talk to me!} 04:34, 23 October 2016 (UTC)

thank you DoctorJoeE --Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 10:24, 23 October 2016 (UTC)

posted today[5] thank you again--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 16:30, 26 October 2016 (UTC)

John Titor

hello. I don't understand your edit note, "no evidence". https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Titor&diff=prev&oldid=739133329 the ref is not a primary source for the claim. It is a secondary reference of the claim that was made. I did not say that it had been determined that the claim is true or not, just putting it in the article, in a secondary ref. as you requested from the 1st deletion of this information, (you were correct there-kind-of since primary sources can be used, but the secondary is better). I have the article on watch now. I have put the info back into the article and asked that it be discussed on TP before rm again-thanks!TeeVeeed (talk) 00:12, 26 October 2016 (UTC)

Good morning, TeeVeeed. Actually, interviews are considered primary sources, and most blogs are questionable sources at best. If you take a look at the Titor talk page, you'll see that this has already been discussed, in January 2015. Then as now, there is no sourcing other than statements made by Matheny himself. You are correct that the claim does not necessarily need to be true, but it does need to be verifiable and notable. So you will need to find a reliable secondary source to establish notability and verifiability before it can go into the article -- and even then, probably not in the lede. Cheers, DoctorJoeE ^{review transgressions}/_{talk to me!} 15:16, 26 October 2016 (UTC)

Yes I did notice the TP discussion. That is why I am sure that the info. should be included. The guy claims it was him and his friends. I'll try to find an even better source but a primary will suffice if needed jftr-right?TeeVeeed (talk) 16:49, 26 October 2016 (UTC)

No. A topic with no secondary sourcing fails general notability guidelines, by definition. To put it another way, Matheny's statements cannot serve as their own verification. ("The guy claims it was him [sic] and his friends" just won't cut it.) You would need a reliable secondary source to show that his claims are of some significance before it could go into the article. Matheny has been talking about this since 2009, according to the talk page, so if there are no true secondary sources by now, after 7 years, it's simply not notable, by definition. DoctorJoeE ^{review transgressions}/_{talk to me!} 18:45, 26 October 2016 (UTC)

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Bob Crane

Hi - fair point regarding TMZ and Bob Crane - since this morning the story is now appearing on other sites (e.g. Fox News, Daily Mail)... worth putting back up, or still feels a bit thin? Thanks. Dmoore5556 (talk) 00:54, 12 November 2016 (UTC)

This whole "will reveal the results on his show" thing smacks of WP:PROMO -- let him do his revealing, 3 days from now, and if the result is notable, we'll add it to the article. It's all just grandstanding -- the headlines are saying that a DNA match will solve the case, which it clearly will not. But it will strengthen the case against Carpenter, and be worth mentioning in the article. DoctorJoeE ^{review transgressions}/_{talk to me!} 02:01, 12 November 2016 (UTC)

Got it – thanks Dmoore5556 (talk) 11:47, 12 November 2016 (UTC)

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Jenkins article

Would you please explain to me why you are edit-warring to make the age of Bayfield wrong, after a New York Times obituary showing the age at his death was posted on the article talk page? Coretheapple (talk) 00:06, 22 November 2016 (UTC)

Sorry, I'm not trying to annoy you -- I'm going by the cited sources, which specifically say "16 years her junior". I went to the Bayfield article to try to resolve the issue -- but there, the source for "7 years her junior" says "16 years her junior". (I did not change that one, but if you are right, the current source is wrong.) It is certainly possible that the cited sources are wrong, but it's also possible that NYT is wrong, yes? I suppose the best compromise would be to leave it out entirely, which is what you were trying to do, I now understand -- but someone will just add it back, because that's what the sources say. If we can come up with an unimpeachable source that trumps all the "16 years her junior" sources, that would be the ideal solution. I understand that we're both just trying to improve the encyclopedia. No offense meant. DoctorJoeE ^{review transgressions}/_{talk to me!} 00:27, 22 November 2016 (UTC)

Yes, exactly. I did not substitute "7" for "16." When there is a conflict of sources we need to be careful. In this case I've found three sources - the Times obit and two books - which support seven. I think the obit is fairly definitive, as I doubt there is an actor in the universe who would inflate his age by nine years! Particularly an egomaniac like Bayfield. In addition I put Bayfield into Ancestry.com and I received an avalanche of confirmation of the 1875 birthdate, including the Social Security Death Index as well as ship passenger rosters. But the Times is really sufficient. Coretheapple (talk) 00:43, 22 November 2016 (UTC)

Well, then someone (not I, because I don't care enough) will ask you why the Times trumps other sources that specifically say "16 years". So it's probably better to leave it out entirely until we find out who's correct. Reasoning that "an actor wouldn't inflate his age" is pure WP:OR. DoctorJoeE ^{review transgressions}/_{talk to me!} 00:52, 22 November 2016 (UTC)

I'd have to examine more closely the ones that say "sixteen years." It could be a misinformation "loop." Contempory obituaries are better than recent coverage of the movie, for instance. SSDI and Ancestry materials are sometimes utilized in these instances, and certainly should resolve any good-faith concerns. P.S. my comment re actors not exaggerating their ages falls into the category of "common sense." Coretheapple (talk) 01:05, 22 November 2016 (UTC)

Well, no. If sources conflict, and an editor chooses to cite one source over the other because "an actor wouldn't exaggerate his age", that's OR. As noted in WP:WIARM, exhorting another editor to "just use common sense" is likely to be taken as insulting, because you are implying that other editors are lacking in common sense, which may be seen as uncivil. But to be clear, I'm not seeing it that way; I've already conceded the point, because it's not important how much younger he was than FloFo. Sources conflict, so let's just leave his age out of it. DoctorJoeE ^{review transgressions}/_{talk to me!} 02:51, 22 November 2016 (UTC)

Interested in Reviewing?

Hi DoctorJoeE, I see you're one of the active members of the dermatology task force and I wanted to see if you would be interested in reviewing the acne vulgaris article for FA. I've asked people a few times on Wikiproject Medicine without much of a response after a number of weeks despite it being an important article. If not, do you know anyone on the dermatology task force who regularly reviews derm articles? Thanks! TylerDurden8823 (talk) 18:08, 3 December 2016 (UTC)

Somehow, I was under the impression that there's a "special" group of reviewers for FA status. If not, I'll be happy to give it a go, although it won't be immediately -- real life is a bit hectic at the moment, with the holidays and all. DoctorJoeE ^{review transgressions}/_{talk to me!} 14:45, 5 December 2016 (UTC)

If there is such a group, I have not been able to locate them. If you can find the time, I'd be most appreciative. If you can't, I completely understand. TylerDurden8823 (talk) 02:54, 6 December 2016 (UTC)

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Reverted edit

I recently made an edit that you reverted. My edit said that the marriage between Dawkins and Lalla was ended. I did not use the word 'divorced' in the edit, I used the word 'ended'. My source does in fact say that the marriage between Dawkins and Lalla was ended, it's in the very title of the article. So I don't know if this was a misunderstanding, because if you take a look at the edit you reverted, it specifically used the phrase "ended their marriage", not "divorced". If this was a misunderstanding on my phrase I'd like you to undo your revert.Korvex (talk) 02:36, 16 March 2017 (UTC)

Thanks for stopping by. In your original edit summary, you wrote, "Separation is an ambiguous term and fails to reflect it was an actual divorce" -- without citing a source. This was reverted by another editor. In your second edit summary, you wrote, "Source added for divorce as requested" -- and cited a Daily Mail article. I reverted that one for two reasons: (1) The Daily Mail, by widespread consensus, cannot be considered WP:RS due to its repeated fabrication of stories; and (2) while the DM headline says "Dawkins announces end to 24-year marriage", Dawkins and Ward apparently did no such thing; they are quoted only as saying that they had "separated amicably", and are "not prepared to share any details". A re-revert by me will not be helpful to you, as someone else will simply revert again, on the same grounds. If you feel that this is an important enough issue to pursue, I would suggest that you craft a new edit, using a reliable source -- for example, this Times article -- and avoid any mention of "divorce", or the marriage being "ended", since neither reliable sources such as the Times nor the involved people themselves have used either of those terms. I would also suggest that any further discussion of this issue be conducted on the article talk page, which is a more appropriate venue for it. Cheers, DoctorJoeE ^{review transgressions}/_{talk to me!} 14:52, 16 March 2017 (UTC)

Billy Meier page Edits

You are deleting comments that I am including in Billy Meier page. I understand I am learning how to publish in Wikipedia, and I have to refer any satatement to a verifiable source... thank you for your patience. You deleted a coment about a signed declaration of Kallope that is in a book. She testified that Meier case is real. This is a signed declaration presented in a book. Both aspects, her recent declation that this case is false, plus her previous declaration that it was real are part of the neutrality. If you are deleting my comments this page is not neutral. Why did you do that? This book is in the references on the page, so it is a reliable source.

You may find in this page that most of the statements are based on the IIG web page investigations. But those links does not exist. So the article is based on missing or unexistant links. I would like to present in this page real and verifiable source information to show both aspects of this case. Currently the page is very bias to discredit Meier based on false links. How do you suggest we may proceed to reach the desired Neutrality? Can I write a proposal and many people may contribute to it? Do you want me send Wikipedia a formal petition signed by many of your readers? Please guide me on how to move on.

It makes not sense you and I waisting our time in a process that goes nowhere. Rhal zahi (talk) 18:09, 20 March 2017 (UTC)

Thanks for stopping by. I know it is frustrating to have your work reverted; it happened to me when I first came here, as it does to most new editors. (I should point out that it is not just me; I see notes on your talk page indicating that other editors have expressed concern about your editing as well.) People often come to WP to set the record straight and Right Great Wrongs, but unfortunately, this is not the appropriate venue. Wikipedia is not a publisher of original thought or original research. WP can record the righting of great wrongs, but we can’t ride the crest of the wave, because we can only report that which is verifiable from reliable and secondary sources, giving appropriate weight to the balance of informed opinion. Even if you're certain that something is true, it must be verifiable before you can add it. If you are convinced that Billy Meier is the real deal, despite all the evidence to the contrary, you’ll have to wait until it’s been reported in mainstream media that satisfy WP criteria as reliable sources. Opinion blogs and self-published books do not meet those criteria. (For a full explanation of reliable sources, see WP:RS). Wikipedia is inherently a non-innovative reference work: it stifles creativity and free thought; which — for the purposes of this particular project — is a good thing. (For additional examples and a more substantial discussion, see WP:FLAT.)

As to what you should do going forward, I would suggest making your case on the Billy Meier article's talk page, spelling out the changes you want to make and citing source material that meets WP:RS guidelines. I would caution you to expect some push-back, as there appears to be precious little published evidence in mainstream sources supporting Meier's claims, but that's what WP is all about. Cheers, DoctorJoeE ^{review transgressions}/_{talk to me!} 22:36, 20 March 2017 (UTC)

Dogma (film)

When Roger Ebert said I consider myself Catholic, lock, stock and barrel, he was only asserting his Catholic identity even though he no longer believed. (According to Catholic dogma, any person who receives baptism are considered Catholic until death regardless of they denounce their faith, therefore he was Catholic lock, stock and barrel). Which is why it was followed by this sentence: I cannot believe in God. I refuse to call myself a atheist however, because that indicates too great a certainty about the unknowable. He was stating his humililty in rejecting his faith. Bluesphere 14:41, 28 March 2017 (UTC)

But he was a Catholic, which was all we said. But it's a small point, not worth an argument, so we'll leave it be. DoctorJoeE ^{review transgressions}/_{talk to me!} 17:20, 28 March 2017 (UTC)

Lord of the Flies

Hey, I saw you reverted my edit on Lord of the Flies because of its lack of source. Do you know how I would site the lyrics of a song? I can't cite a lyrics website, and im not quite sure where else to find a citation for it. Do I need an article that mentions that fact? That seems a bit extreme.Xevus11 (talk) 14:04, 31 March 2017 (UTC)

Ok, I did some digging and found the citeAV format, so I added that line back and put the citation to the song directly into it. If that isn't good enough, please let me know, I want to do this right. Xevus11 (talk) 15:31, 31 March 2017 (UTC)

Hi, Xevus11. Unfortunately, a primary source (the lyrics themselves) won't do, because you are drawing your own conclusion about what the lyrics mean, and that's why WP doesn't allow primary sources as standalone citations. As editors, we can't draw conclusions; we have to find secondary reliable sources that draw them. Besides, the song seems to be about a gangbanger or hit man; there is no indication that it has anything to do with Golding's book. "Lord of the flies", as I'm sure you know, is a Biblical synonym for the devil -- and that, in my opinion, is what the songwriter was referring to, not the book per se. But of course, our opinions don't matter on WP -- all that matters are sources. I did a couple of searches, and could only find a few blog posts (which are not RS), most of which disagree on the song's meaning. If you can find a published secondary source that specifically makes a connection between the song and the novel, feel free to add the edit back, with that source cited. For a more detailed explanation of what constitutes a reliable source, see WP:RS. Cheers, DoctorJoeE ^{review transgressions}/_{talk to me!} 18:05, 31 March 2017 (UTC)

Understandable, but the lyrics literally say "Lord of the flies," is that not good enough?Xevus11 (talk) 19:04, 31 March 2017 (UTC)

As I mentioned above, "lord of the flies" does not necessarily refer to the novel, and there is no indication (nor secondary sourcing) to suggest that it does in this case. DoctorJoeE ^{review transgressions}/_{talk to me!} 19:08, 31 March 2017 (UTC)

Brainwave Entrainment

Hi,

I'm new to posting anything on Wikipedia, but I was skimming that article and noticed the criticisms. You seem to have some knowledge of the topic and editing, and I was wondering if you could explain what the issue is with primary sources? While systematic reviews and meta-analyses are great, they are relatively rare in some fields. Books are acceptable sources, but interpreting original research is usually the standard, at least in my field. I'm confused as to why it's being put down as inferior here. (To clarify, this is not a criticism of you, you just happened to be the most recent to bring it up and I am curious).

I ask because I'm actually in the middle of writing a lecture/presentation on rhythmic auditory stimulation. The idea of manipulating neural oscillations falls under this topic and I was looking for a brief overview which led me here. From what I can see, the summary is in keeping with my other reading so far....At least it stays away from the "living your best life" self-help fluff that I have seen on other sites. Pixi78 (talk) 16:49, 2 April 2017 (UTC)B

Hi, Pixi78. WP discourages the use of primary sources and user-generated source material. Understandably, newcomers tend not to understand the reasoning behind this. WP:PSTS explains in detail the difference between primary, secondary, and tertiary sources, and why the absence of conclusions in primary sources is problematic for WP editors. We try not to rely on primary sources because they nearly always force editors to draw their own conclusions, which is a basic WP no-no. By drawing your own conclusions you are doing original research, which is not allowed here. Wikipedia is not a publisher of original thought or original research. WP can record new discoveries, but we can’t ride the crest of the wave, because we can only report that which is verifiable from reliable and secondary sources, giving appropriate weight to the balance of informed opinion. Even if you're certain that something is true, it must be verifiable before you can add it to a WP article -- that is, after it has been reported in mainstream media that satisfy WP criteria as reliable sources. (For a full explanation of reliable sources, see WP:RS). Wikipedia is inherently a non-innovative reference work: it stifles creativity and free thought, which — for the purposes of this particular project — is a good thing. (For additional examples and a more substantial discussion, see WP:FLAT.) I hope that answers your question; if not, let me know, and I'll attempt a better explanation. Cheers, DoctorJoeE ^{review transgressions}/_{talk to me!} 02:14, 3 April 2017 (UTC)

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Why did you remove the (sic) statement I added to the quote on Al Flosso's page as unnecessary. The quote (wherever it came from) makes an erroneous statement, which should be noted. Flosso did not perform in A Night at the Opera as the quote states, but in Monkey Business as stated above the quote. The inclusion of a (sic) makes it clearer which statement is accurate. Shsilver (talk) 23:04, 18 April 2017 (UTC)

Hello, Shsilver. I see what you were trying to do now (although sic is usually used for spelling or grammar errors), but since you didn't explain what you were doing in the edit summary, I had no idea, except perhaps to indicate the unnecessary capitalization of "the". A footnote might be a better way of pointing out this inaccuracy; or even better, simply take it out and replace it with an ellipsis, since his involvement in Monkey Business is already mentioned. Actually I'm not sure the block quote belongs there at all -- at the very least it needs proper sourcing. I'll look into that as time & spouse permit. DoctorJoeE ^{review transgressions}/_{talk to me!} 05:22, 19 April 2017 (UTC)

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Goat poop

It shouldn't be too hard to get the kind of photo you describe, lol. "The animals tend not to hold their poop until after class and will occasionally try to eat the yoga mats". Note that the goat owner is a former photographer! I hope she thinks of donating some of the photo realism you ask for. Bishonen | talk 17:55, 6 May 2017 (UTC).

Me too! ;-) DoctorJoeE ^{review transgressions}/_{talk to me!} 17:37, 11 May 2017 (UTC)

Drums Along the Mohawk

There were various color film formats; Technicolor identifies it as the one used Savolya (talk) 16:19, 11 May 2017 (UTC)

Hello, Savolya. Why is that detail important? I agree that readers usually wish to know whether a film was made using color or B&W stock -- but does anyone really care which exact color process was used? And even if there is significant call for such specificity, "in Technicolor" is already featured prominently on the promo poster in the infobox -- so is it really necessary to further drive that point home? DoctorJoeE ^{review transgressions}/_{talk to me!} 16:32, 11 May 2017 (UTC)

Every color format was an evolution in the color process and allowed lens development to come of age. Each process accentuate various chrome effects over other and have shown some degradation and sustainability over the years. Knowledge is important to be at hand, instead of delving into from a poster listing, especially if we get people interested in the cinema arts. Savolya (talk) 12:00, 13 May 2017 (UTC)

That's fine, but does it need to be in the lede? Feel free to put it in the body of the article somewhere, where cinema arts readers can seek it out if they wish. DoctorJoeE ^{review transgressions}/_{talk to me!} 16:17, 13 May 2017 (UTC)

"Ted"

Ted Kaczynski Ted_Kennedy Ted Cruz Ted Nugent Ted Turner

The list goes on. You still don't own any pages on Wikipedia. You gonna make me do another RfC, or self-revert? Your choice. Rockypedia (talk) 15:24, 13 May 2017 (UTC)

This has been discussed multiple times on multiple pages, and you don't own any pages either. I'll refer you to the discussions, or you can seek them out yourself. I don't care that other editors of other pages have dropped the ball on this point. The fact is that readers (most, anyway) are not idiots, and they know that "Ted" is a nickname for "Theodore" without it being explained to them, particularly when it's already in the article title, just above. Many think there is a "convention" to include nicknames in first mention, but there is none, and you won't find any examples in WP:MOS or anywhere else. See WP:ALTNAME & WP:NICKUSE, for starters - it's redundant & unencyclopedic, especially with scare quotes, as if it's a weird nickname like "Scarface" or "The Buckinghamshire Strangler". DoctorJoeE ^{review transgressions}/_{talk to me!} 16:15, 13 May 2017 (UTC)

If you need a specific reference, see Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Lead_section#Usage_in_first_sentence. DoctorJoeE ^{review transgressions}/_{talk to me!} 16:27, 13 May 2017 (UTC)

Talk:Ted Bundy rfc archiving

I see you 1CA an open RfC, is there a reason why? Thanks d.g. L3X1 (distant write) 12:34, 14 May 2017 (UTC)

Because I conceded the point, so there was nothing left to discuss; and the user who initiated the RfC was piling on and gloating, so no further useful purpose was being served. DoctorJoeE ^{review transgressions}/_{talk to me!} 12:43, 15 May 2017 (UTC)

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Thank you on behalf of the Support & Safety and Anti-Harassment Tools Teams, Patrick Earley (WMF) talk 21:14, 6 December 2017 (UTC)