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Request input on sockpuppet investigation

You appear to have dealt with the Saint Thomas Christian sockpuppeter before. I ask for comment on another suspected set of accounts for cross-reference: Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Qaumrambista ~ Pbritti (talk) 07:18, 28 April 2022 (UTC)

Okay, I will take a look and comment if needed, but probably not until tomorrow. Thanks for letting me know. Grayfell (talk) 08:04, 28 April 2022 (UTC)

Can't imagine any reason why you'd need to rush. Thanks. ~ Pbritti 13:27, 28 April 2022 (UTC)

TRHmTivl

What do you think we should do about this editor? I’ve reported their five copyright-violating photos and they’ve been removed, but they continue to add copyrighted materiel to a draft page, as well as edit war—all while adding no comments. ~ Pbritti (talk) 14:18, 17 May 2022 (UTC)

I think posting to the edit-war noticeboard was the next step. It looks like there is a language barrier, and I'm sympathetic to that, but this person needs to communicate more. I'll comment at AN/3, as well. Grayfell (talk) 20:29, 17 May 2022 (UTC)

True North Centre for Public Policy

Hi Grayfell, I noticed you had put a note on the Peter Brimelow talk page so I thought you might be able to help with a different article. I ran across True North Centre for Public Policy today, and in the edit history, saw that there's a user named Bigbluenet whose edits are almost exclusively to that article, and they appear to be designed to remove any unflattering information about the group, even if it's sourced. I reverted their edits to what I saw as the "last good version", and was almost immediately reverted back by the same user. As I'm not familiar with the group or the article (yet), I was hoping you could offer some input? Thank you. Fred Zepelin (talk) 23:17, 11 July 2022 (UTC)

@Fred Zepelin: Hello. I have posted some links about WP:COI to that editor's talk page, and have asked for clarification. (The next step would probably be WP:COIN, eventually.)

I am not very familiar with that organization. If reliable sources are comparing them to Brimelow and Rebel Media, it makes sense to explain that in the article, but the article doesn't really do that, at least not yet.

I reject the other editor's implication that the CBC source cannot be used because it is "very biased", but WP:WEASEL wording should be avoided regardless. Without context, saying it "describes itself" as so-and-so is a form of editorializing which casts doubt on the statement. It looks like these descriptions are disputed, but we cannot just imply that via vague wording in the lead. We need to directly explain why they are disputed, and indicate why this is encyclopedically significant. The article sort-of does this, so the lead needs to follow the article.

I hope that helps. Grayfell (talk) 00:42, 12 July 2022 (UTC)

It does, thank you. I reverted the removals again. I don't see any problems with the material that Bigbluenet removed - it's sourced to reliable sources and I'm certain his removals were entirely POV-related. Fred Zepelin (talk) 22:46, 15 July 2022 (UTC)

How we measure quality

I reviewed the articles I cited. These articles have been republished on 30+ websites. Would it make you more comfortable if I choose a Yahoo version of the article in the future, even though they're also a republisher yet they serve ads (and video ads!) throughout the page? I fail to see "spam" in the links I cited. Those pages don't even have AdSense. I fail to see what they have to gain by my minor citations.

I don't mind you changing the links. But labelling a website as spam just because they're not popular/commercialized by ads, even if the republished content is the same as commercial websites and written by leaders in their respective fields, seems disingenuous. Articles are republished all the time. The author is what makes them credible.

I appreciate your contributions to Wiki. I am also trying to help improve the page with more updated content. You don't seem to have an issue with the substance of my updates. But I also don't want the sources I find labelled as spam just because you haven't heard of them, when they're republishing quality content without annoying ads. This should be encouraged not discouraged. 104.158.121.12 (talk) 05:36, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

No, this is spam. The two links you added were both copied verbatim from theconversation.com, which is a non-profit organization which doesn't include advertising. Both links you added were to Canadian websites which do include advertising. Neither of those sites published any significant original content at all, meaning both exist to monetize other people's work.

Citing theconversation.com, which doesn't include advertising, is obviously the less "annoying" option. There is no legitimate reason not to cite the original source here. The complete lack of information on two commercial website those sites about who they are is also pretty damning, since reliability of a site is determined by its reputation for accuracy and fact checking. Your preferred websites lack this reputation, so they are inherently less reliable.

Comparing these to to Yahoo is misleading, but for what it's worth, I frequently remove or refactor Yahoo News links as well. Any use of Yahoo links should also be clearly attributed to the original outlet (the "via=Yahoo News" field or similar works well). Grayfell (talk) 22:30, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

I worked at a major news outlet for a long time. 99% of our content was from other sources such as Canadian Press or CBC. Yet there is legitimacy in our articles solely because of who we are. A smaller website can have the same rights to republish Canadian Press articles yet according to you, it would be labelled as "spam". You can remove it on the basis that there is a better source to cite. However, that does not make a smaller website "spam". Do you also label Yahoo, AOL and MarketWatch links as "spam" since they (like most websites) also monetize their content? If you're merely indicating that there's a better source to cite, but not also labelling them as "spam", then in this case, you are showing your own prejudice towards a name you don't recognize, not because they do anything differently than other, better known websites. 104.158.121.12 (talk) 22:47, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

I am following WP:RS. Neither of those websites provides the usual indications of reliability that Wikipedia editors typically use.

However, it now sounds to me like you have a conflict of interest. Please carefully review Wikipedia:Conflict of interest. You may also find Wikipedia:Plain and simple conflict of interest guide helpful.

The two edits you made were both spammy. Other, hypothetical edits you might make in the future would have to be evaluated on their own merits. But yes, when someone is deliberately favoring a commercial website over a non-commercial one which publishes exactly the same content, I do also label that as spamming. Yahoo, AOL, etc. are both notorious publishers of churnalism and similar, and I aoivd them for that and other reasons.

Worse, it looks like your websites also publish undisclosed native advertising, such as this gem attributed to "Community Partners" which is obviously promotion for convexstudio.ca. This is yet another sign that the these websites are unreliable and should almost never be cited on Wikipedia, because Wikipedia is not a platform for promotion or advertising.

You're not likely to convince me otherwise at this point, but feel free to take it to WP:RSN or WP:COIN if want a second opinion. I don't think you'll find a lot of sympathy for your cause there either, though. Grayfell (talk) 23:07, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

I am not disputing that The Conversation is the better citation. I am disputing your reasoning. You and I clearly both use Wikipedia. We both have a vested interest in ensuring that it is top quality. However, just like I don't respond by saying you must be on the board of directors of The Conversation, you making unfounded accusations of conflict towards me is unnecessary. What have I gained from adding a Canadian perspective? This only deepens my concerns about your own personal biases when editing.

Would it surprise you to hear that Yahoo and AOL also have plenty of sponsored content on their websites? In fact, it must shock you to know that they each pay for content from other sources that will get clicks and ad revenue. However, does that mean everything from Yahoo and AOL should be labelled spam, sketchy and made for advertising? Or would you still assess each piece of content on its merits and authorship? How many Wikipedia citations point to pages that may have display ads? Are they all automatically marked as spam? You could have easily made the edit on the basis that there is a better citation. That is the role of an impartial editor. Instead, you feel the need to keep defending yourself while making baseless accusations at others.

As for "the need to convince you" or to get a "second opinion," if you've read anything I've said to date, you will know I am not disputing changing the citation to The Conversation. My problem is with you running around making baseless accusations, such as accusing others of spamming or being in a conflict, instead of remaining impartial in your reasoning. You had no basis of accusing me as such, and you know it. 104.158.121.12 (talk) 05:28, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

As I said, I am unconvinced, and trying to sell me on the supposed legitimacy of "sponsored content" when I specifically mentioned undisclosed native advertising does nothing to change my position here.

As I said I generally avoid citing Yahoo and AOL for multiple reasons. Wikipedia should not cite sponsored content for factual info, and any site which fails to clearly differentiate sponsored content from legitimate journalism should not be trusted. But even that is misleading, because this isn't just about "sponsored content" in the abstract, this is about a pseudonymous group of website that publishes undisclosed promotional mixed-in with random news stories taken from other, more legitimate, websites.

That said... In addition to spam and press releases, Yahoo! News does also publish some legitimate news content under their own name. Sometimes (not often) it is appropriate to cite Yahoo News, and context always matters with sources. I do not see any indication that it is ever appropriate to cite "e-radio.ca" or "earnwithsocial.ca". If there is a context when that is appropriate, I haven't seen it yet. Therefore, your behavior is indistinguishable from spamming. If you want to make a case for either of those two websites, you should do it elsewhere, such as at WP:RSN, but as I said, I think you'll be disappointed. Grayfell (talk) 05:55, 26 July 2022 (UTC)

I've already said from the beginning that The Conversation is the better citation. You keep coming back to the argument that somehow I want to "make a case" for the two sites instead. I don't know how to make it clearer to you that I do not.

I have said, and your response confirms, that you are making unfounded accusations under the guise of impartial editing. Your comments show bias. This is my concern. That being said, upon reading some of the other posts on your talk page, I understand now I am not the first person to raise these points. 104.158.121.12 (talk) 01:57, 27 July 2022 (UTC)

On your talk page, I said you were adding inappropriate links to pages, and I used a routine template to explain the problem and ask you to stop. I am "circling back to this" because that is literally the only interaction we have had, and as far as I am concerned, describing those links as inappropriate is not unfounded, and is barely even an "accusation". The foundation is that these websites repost content taken from other more legitimate news outlets and mix-and-match it with pseudonymous promotional content, and present both in the exact same way.

I described both of those links as sketchy in edit summaries, and I stand by that description. The undisclosed promotional content is sufficient reason to call them sketchy. If you agree that these links are inappropriate, then this isn't an accusation either, it's just a description. Calling this "a Canadian perspective" doesn't really make much sense and doesn't make them any less sketchy.

If you think my behavior is inappropriate, feel free to discuss it at WP:ANI. Understand that those admins are probably going to look closely at both those two links, and your comments here, when evaluating your complaints. Grayfell (talk) 06:49, 27 July 2022 (UTC)

Just saying thanks

Hello. I am a random wikipedia fan who does not contribute. I just wanted to say thank you for fighting the good fight w/r/t racialists and pseudoscientific enablers of White Supremacy. I saw many of your talk page posts and admire your candor and persistence.

71.175.33.102 (talk) 18:58, 11 August 2022 (UTC) mitch

Lindsay Shepherd

It's only tangentially related to True North Centre for Public Policy, but I made a few additions (sourced) to the Lindsay Shepherd article. I was quickly reverted by someone named Springee. I took a quick look at Springee's contributions page and I saw they are very experienced and often weigh in on right-wing figures' articles, usually to remove things that might be considered negative, whether sourced or unsourced. I though I might ask you to take a look at my additions and offer an opinion. Thank you! Fred Zepelin (talk) 21:18, 30 August 2022 (UTC)

@Fred Zepelin: Hello. I sympathize with your frustration (see #Edit summary above).

As for the content itself, I would avoid using quotes in the first paragraph. Adding new citations to the lead is not wrong, but it is a red flag for experienced editors. Sources really should be top-quality for BLP articles, also. Is Canadian Dimension a reliable enough source to be included? I don't really know, but it's obscure enough that any subjective quotes from it should be contextualized with attribution. The lead is usually not the place for that kind of thing. So for contested content like this, changes to the body should precede changes to the lead. Not everything in the lead absolutely must be in the body, but it will almost always belongs there too.

That is not a defense of the article's lead as it is, though. It's not a good summary of the body at all. I think that's a separate issue, however.

My advice is to wait a bit and make incremental changes with descriptive edit summaries. That way improvements can be preserved while deeper changes are discussed. Springee has started a discussion on the talk page. Sometimes those discussions are actually productive, so it's worth a shot.

I also should mention WP:CANVASS. There is really no way for anyone to know if you are coming to me because I am an experienced editor who's tried to be helpful in the past, or because you think I am ideologically sympathetic. I trust you are acting in good faith, and I certainly don't want to chill discussion, but it is something to be aware of and it's best to be totally transparent about this kind of thing to avoid the appearance of "tag-team" editing. Grayfell (talk) 02:20, 31 August 2022 (UTC)

Affiliate marketing uncited-content removal

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Good call there. But should the {{cn}} tag also be removed too? DMacks (talk) 14:08, 2 October 2022 (UTC)

Yeah, that make senses. I dug through the history, and my modification is closer to how it original was, but it never had a source. I've added some sources that seem reliable which explain the overlap more, but the entire article obviously needs more sources, so there's no longer any reason to focus on that one paragraph. Grayfell (talk) 01:27, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

Thanks. DMacks (talk) 02:20, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

Affiliate marketing

Heads up, I removed the multi-level section of Affiliate marketing after I noticed that 2 of the original paragraphs were borderline copyvio from a self-published source, and that of the two sources you added, one doesn't back up that they're truly related (merely that they have similar scopes), and one (Ze Zook) was later updated to remove the claim that MLM and AM are equivalent. Since I no longer see any source tying the two subjects together, and given the context that MLMers have been trying to claim the (better) reputation of affiliate marketing for themselves for years, I've removed it. I'm absolutely inclined to discuss this (I promise I'll be concise!) on that talk page. Cheers DFlhb (talk) 17:25, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

I am restoring the content. The book that this was supposedly a copyvio of was published in 2020, meaning the author likely cribbed it from Wikipedia, not the other way around. Wikipedia isn't a platform for reputation management in either direction. We are a tertiary source so we are mainly looking to summarize reliable, secondary sources. The article's talk page is the place to discuss this further, but based on your comments on the Andrew Tate talk page, I think you should review WP:OR, WP:SYNTH, and WP:RS more closely, first. Grayfell (talk) 20:36, 3 October 2022 (UTC)

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In reference to removing the SOL symbol from the Solana (blockchain) page

Regarding: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Solana_(blockchain_platform)&oldid=1114696668

Cryptocurrency do not have a formal ISO 4217 alpha-3 code (See https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/BTC#Translingual for more context.)

“SOL” like other cryptocurrency tickers BTC, ETH etc. are informal only, though used widely across all platforms that track cryptocurrency, like https://coinmarketcap.com/ as well as products like https://coinbase.com/.

It seems important to include this basic detail on Wikipedia, so people know which ticker is the correct one (so they don’t buy the wrong cryptocurrency).

Thanks,

Aarongillett (talk) 00:10, 13 December 2022 (UTC)

@Aarongillett: Well, neither Coinmarketcap nor Coinbase are reliable.

But that edit wasn't about the ticker "SOL". Please look at the diff for the edit. That edit (back in October) did not remove the ticker SOL, it removed the symbol ◎. Crypto websites don't typically include this symbol. I think it's likely that was the wrong symbol anyway. ◎ redirects to Bullseye (target), but the symbol is visually similar to ☉ which is used in astrology to indicate the Sun, which makes more sense. But either of those symbols would still need a reliable source. Including either of these symbols in an article for an unrelated cryptocurrency is potentially confusing, at best. If you have a reliable source for the use of either symbol feel free to discuss this at the article's talk page. Grayfell (talk) 05:50, 13 December 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for the clarification 🙂 Aarongillett (talk) 06:55, 13 December 2022 (UTC)

Question about revert on StepMania page

Hi Greyfell, (I'm pretty new to making edits to Wikipedia)

I have a question regarding the following revert: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=StepMania&oldid=prev&diff=1127284429

Stapmania hasn't seen any recent updates, but the fork known as Project OutFox is in active development. (And therefor this may be relevant information for new players)

Since the Project OutFox page does not exit yet, I figured changing that internal link to an external link, may have been better.

If that's not desirable, then it's probably better to make sure the Project Outfox page *does* exist. What are your thoughts about this? Thanks in advance! Frankkie12345 (talk) 15:06, 14 December 2022 (UTC)

@Frankkie12345: Hello! Those are good points. I removed the links because (with few exceptions) external links don't belong in the body of an article, per WP:EL.

As for being a 'redlink', I have a question: does Project OutFox meet notability guidelines? Specifically, does it meet Wikipedia:Notability (software)? If the project is independently notable, meaning it is covered in multiple reliable, independent sources, then a redlink is appropriate per WP:REDYES. If it's not 'notable' in the Wikipedia sense, then a link doesn't belong either way.

The related issue is that the article's current sources are not great for this. Generally Wikipedia shouldn't rely on projects as WP:PRIMARY sources without support from a reliable independent source. While Project OutFox looks interesting and relevant, this should all be explained by reliable sources first and then summarized by editors later. If that cannot be done, it should be kept as brief as possible to explain this project's relationship to StepMania without unduly promoting it.

I hope that helps. Grayfell (talk) 04:38, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for your clarification! I'll go have a look at all the articles you've linked. Frankkie12345 (talk) 20:01, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

"Boutique definition"

I like it. Bishonen | tålk 22:47, 15 December 2022 (UTC).

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NPOV on Solana

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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Thanks for removing primary references. However it seems very odd to remove, say, information on the Shaq and Brave partnerships but keep references to Melania Trump using Solana, or a reference to an security on a specific Solana wallet application to be the much more vague 'the Solana ecosystem had been targeted by hackers', as you did in https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Solana_(blockchain_platform)&diff=1131876867&oldid=1131876267. Before 2023 the Solana Wikipedia page is mainly edits by people that wish to discredit the chain - hence 'Melania Trump' being the most notable item on the page. I have recently added items that more more positive, but kept the referenced negative information. Removing only the positive information is against NPOV.

Mikemaccana (talk) 10:30, 10 January 2023 (UTC)

I have responded on the article's talk page. Wikipedia isn't a platform for promotion or advocacy, and my talk page isn't the place to discuss this specific issue. Grayfell (talk) 10:31, 10 January 2023 (UTC)

I'm glad you agree Wikipedia isn't a place for promotion or advocacy, however the issue in this case is that wikipedia is not a platform for discredit. Mikemaccana (talk) 10:36, 10 January 2023 (UTC)

As I've already explained on the article's talk page, good articles will reflect reliable, independent sources. If those sources are "positive" or "negative", the article will reflect that accordingly. To intentionally add poorly-sourced positive content to balance out negative content is false balance. It's promotional and violated WP:NPOV. Grayfell (talk) 10:43, 10 January 2023 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

WP:NOCONFED

Please don't get me wrong here, I didn't want to amplify anything. My intention was to simply notify you about that comment, which I recognized as a personal attack as well, and give you the opportunity to respond to it. Nothing more, nothing less than that. — Sundostund mppria ^{(talk / contribs)} 15:30, 14 January 2023 (UTC)

Thanks, I understand that and appreciate that your intentions were good. In that particular case, I don't think anything productive can come from pinging that editor to my talk page. Since that comment was a personal attack disguised by pseudo-civil language, I don't think there's a whole lot I could even add if I wanted to. On the other hand, better editors than me are a lot more willing to assume good faith in situations like that. If it's even worth continuing that discussion, pinging me at that talk page seems like a better approach, rather moving the low-key harassment to my own talk page. Grayfell (talk) 23:57, 14 January 2023 (UTC)

The information was complete and credible.

The information provided in the page https://dasfinance.info/frontrunning-laws-and-penalty/ has been properly sourced and contains no factual errors. Dhirendra Chandra Das (talk) 06:44, 28 January 2023 (UTC)

The name of the author of that page matches your username. It appears to be your blog. It doesn't appear to be a reliable source per Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. Wikipedia is not a platform for promotion, so that link is spam, which is inappropriate. Grayfell (talk) 19:53, 28 January 2023 (UTC)

On deletion of limits to growth mention in Golden billion article

Here is how Limits to growth got into article - first it was added without source (just because no good English source), but the flow of events is easy to comprehend - first there was a Limits to growth report, which caused discussions in Russia too, then someone (Tsikunov aka A.Kuzmich) decided to turn discussions into conspiracy theory. In his writings he does not mention specifically Limits to growth, rather some vague UN documents which were produced after Limits to growth caused widespread discussions. Then someone correctly added rather limited mention of theory in English language book, that theory become very popular. So you wrote - it's unclear why it was there. Hope now, after deleting something about which you have very vague idea, you understand, why the mention was in the article. SergeyKurdakov (talk) 15:38, 30 January 2023 (UTC)

as for references - some variation of justification with references for removed wording is in Russian wikipedia article, something is in https://www.nkj.ru/archive/articles/7328/ . In other words - the article in English on Golden Billion is far from being good. But it's better to make it better, adding references, rather than making it worse by removing relevant information, taking into account - that the term itself is not much discussed and just assumed as conspiracy theory, but it's importance is due to use by Russian state as an information weapon. So the better people against which the weapon is employed, understand nuances, it's for the better SergeyKurdakov (talk) 20:16, 30 January 2023 (UTC)

Hello.

I think you misunderstood my comment slightly. I did review the history of the article before making that edit. Context would be needed for that sentence to be placed there, in that paragraph, and that context would also need sources.

Importantly, the information predates the citation. To include a citation which doesn't support this information is not acceptable. This misrepresents sources and makes further research more difficult. Since it doesn't belong in the paragraph and isn't supported by the source, adding a 'citation needed' template would just be making it someone else's problem. There is also a related WP:EGG issue.

If you have sources, and those sources are reliable per the English Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, then add those sources or discuss on the article's talk page. (Each language has its own guidelines for sources). We use reliable source to determine how relevant this information is. Especially for conspiracy theories, we need to use sources to explain details to readers, and we should be especially careful not to include original research. Grayfell (talk) 23:49, 30 January 2023 (UTC)

let me describe a problem which you do not see. That the author of the term is A Kuzmitch is wrong. I mistakenly written this information in the article many years ago, then somehow that slipped into book which is now used as a reference. Apparently author of the book used Wikipedia article without attribution. Now using this source you back delete some clarification to the term - and originally 'golden billion' appeared in discussions in Russian after excerpts from Limits to growth appeared in the press. Now regarding source https://www.nkj.ru/archive/articles/7328/ - this is an archive of the most popular Russian scientific magazine in the past (which is offline due to being out of business now).

So I'm not against - let it be as is. Just be sure - it's a funny caricature.SergeyKurdakov (talk) 08:55, 31 January 2023 (UTC)

Bitcoin

Regarding blockchain.com... I get why blockchair.com has gotta go.. but why is blockchain.com not a reliable source? Who in the industry would be reliable, if not blockchain.com. Thanks!

Haxwell (talk) 16:22, 9 March 2023 (UTC)

Also, good call removing a quote I added regarding "no intention" to ban bitcoin. (for posterity, it was: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2021/09/30/fed-chair-powell-says-he-has-no-intention-of-banning-crypto/) As I looked into the transcript for the meeting, he seems to be talking more about CBDCs and stablecoins than anything else, and certainly didn't mention Bitcoin. Some irrational exuberance there, for sure. https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/LC67940/text

Haxwell (talk) 16:29, 9 March 2023 (UTC)

Hello.

All sources are judged in context. But generally, blockchain.com and blockchain.info aren't going to be reliable the vast majority of the time.

The very simple answer is that blockchain.com isn't a reliable source. It is a commercial service provider, not a reputable news outlet and not an academic publisher. It lacks the positive reputation for fact-checking and accuracy that Wikipedia expects of reliable sources.

As a very superficial demonstration of the problem, the website's about page doesn't include anything about an 'editor' or similar. It does, however, spell out their intentions to promote cryptocurrencies and of course also their own products and services.

Specifically for using blockchain.info as a source of primary data, any interpretation of information needs to come from a reliable, independent source. Wikipedia doesn't publish original research, so it's not appropriate for any individual editor to dig through charts to find info that they, personally, think is relevant. If this information is important, we need a reliable, independent source to directly tell us why it is relevant. It might seem obvious, but this isn't enough. Our goal is to provide context to readers. Our goal shouldn't be to dump factoids in their laps and expect them to figure it out themselves.

I would also add that there are several industry-specific reasons to be wary of using an exchange to paint a picture of the health of bitcoin. So even if the information being supported is true, our goal isn't to include arbitrary information based on our own understanding. Our goal is explain to readers why some information is important, and also to leave-out information that isn't important, and the way we do all that is by summarizing reliable sources. Grayfell (talk) 21:51, 9 March 2023 (UTC)

PHS

I go to the school so I know how many people are in the student body. TheRuinsOfAlpha (talk) 01:53, 10 March 2023 (UTC)

@TheRuinsOfAlpha: Hello. First-hand info is not verifiable, and on Wikipedia it's also known as 'original research', which Wikipedia doesn't publish. The article will still need a reliable source that has been published. If you know of a source like that please update the citation in the article, or let me know here or on the article's talk page. Thanks. Grayfell (talk) 01:58, 10 March 2023 (UTC)

Source of solana SPA's

Hello,

I saw on the article talk page you were wondering where the SPA's were coming from, and asking "who tweeted about this".

The solana developers tweeted about it, [1] and got 40k views, they are also offering a bounty to whoever "fixes" the article [2].

This has got picked up in the crypto "news" websites, and is not spreading around social media, e.g. reddit [3] [4].

Hope this sheds some light on the situation, 192.76.8.84 (talk) 23:01, 27 March 2023 (UTC)

Thanks, I noticed that on the ANI board, but I didn't notice the part about a "bounty". That's bad. Someone mentions the rules about disclosure to him, but doesn't address the WP:TOS issue. His response of "Absolutely! I’m just talking about the tech" suggests he doesn't understand any of this at all. Must be nice to be able to throw other people's money around like that. Grayfell (talk) 23:44, 27 March 2023 (UTC)

Regarding a past edit war

Hi, this is Sean King. I just wanted to apologize about engaging in that edit war and my poor conduct five years ago with you and others regarding Gab. I've realized since then, Gab isn't actually pro-freedom of speech and has gone in an absolute editorial direction that inadvertenly proves you are right. It is an alt-right site. Moreover, I'd personally argue a publisher and not a platform.

Going forward, I will do my best to have better ettiquite in any discussions. Moreover, I hope to bring better contributions to the Wikipedia community. SeanKing.TheReboot (talk) 02:26, 13 April 2023 (UTC)

Inconsistency

Your edit to Philosophy, politics and economics is inconsistent (unless it's lazy). The article is very much a list of institutions that offer the program. If you don't want those few names listed and your reasoning is that it's "name dropping" you might consider removing the other universities named in the article or editing it to list them differently. I could be wrong, though, I don't really know your intent or perspective. ProofCreature (talk) 22:46, 15 April 2023 (UTC)

The article is not a list article of schools which offer this program, it presented as a prose article about the degree itself, with a list of schools later. The goal of any prose article isn't just to arbitrarily list facts, it is to provide context. The way to do that is with WP:IS. A school's own website is a WP:PRIMARY source, and should not be used to indicate some factoid has encyclopedic significance. We use independent sources to explain why something matters, and then involved sources to fill in details. Therefor, a primary source could be used to mention the school in the list subsection, but emphasizing that specific school without context is arbitrary and promotional.

This problems was made worse by calling the schools "distinguished", since this is a WP:PEACOCK word.

Wikipedia is a work in progress, so articles are improved incrementally. Whether it was lazy or not, it was still an improvement since it removed arbitrary information which wasn't even supported by the attached source. If the edit was lazy, your revert was even more so, as it took even less effort, but I'm not too worried about that, and you shouldn't be either. Grayfell (talk) 01:09, 16 April 2023 (UTC)

My edit was lazy, yes, and I thought about mentioning it, but whatever - this is the internet it's no big concern. My reply was less lazy. ProofCreature (talk) 12:01, 16 April 2023 (UTC)

Thank you for the help

I'm still learning this whole Wiki thing, your notes have been helpful, if but a little aggressive. Hope to get better, let me know if I can do anything more to get better at this. ThePetroglyph (talk) 20:54, 20 April 2023 (UTC)

See Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Smile Lee. Grayfell (talk) 23:44, 22 April 2023 (UTC)

WP:ROWN

Please consider reading WP:ROWN before major reverts and give a clear and proper reason for each removal of an addition. WP:ALTREV, WP:BABY & WP:RV would generally be helpful reads in this context.--JasonKryptonite (talk) 10:48, 10 May 2023 (UTC)

All of those reverts were necessary to prevent damage to the article. The burden is on you to gain consensus for your changes, and Wikipedia is not a platform for promotion. Both your use of obscure and unreliable sources, and your choice of wording, are inappropriate across multiple articles. See Talk:Axie_Infinity#Recent_edits for a sample of the problem. Grayfell (talk) 19:04, 10 May 2023 (UTC)

I fully understand and sympathize with your reaction to any potentially promotional or in any other way harmful attempts to disrupt or misuse articles on Wikipedia. But this is not such an attempt. Most of my changes and additions to articles have revolved around crime and other issues in relation to blockchain.

Instead of continuing to research topics in order to improve articles, I'm now spending the restricted time I can devote to Wikipedia in arguments about explaining my intentions. It seems like we both could use our time and energy far more productively, especially since we both aim at improving Wikipedia, and I’d much rather cooperate with other users than work against eachother.--JasonKryptonite (talk) 19:29, 21 May 2023 (UTC)

I'm not particularly interested in your intentions. As I said, there are many problems with your edits across multiple articles. I have responded at Talk:Non-fungible token#Recent reverts. I will add that, since you mention it, I see a lot of problems with your linked additions to Ponzi scheme, also. If I have time and inclination, I will bring that up on the article's talk page later. Grayfell (talk) 00:58, 22 May 2023 (UTC)

Your first line of argument consisted of accusations of cherrypicking content ("Any use of a source for flattering content like this which ignores the less flattering content is cherry picking") and promoting crypto/projects ("extremely promotional statement", "promotional filler"/"Wikipedia isn't a platform for promotion or advocacy").

Now you're alleging to not be interested in my intentions but criticize things that could have been improved (specific wordings) instead of removing them and anything remotely related to the content in question outright.

Rather than considering their relevance in the respective field according to purely academic standards relative to the size and current quality of the field(s) involved as I've cited them, you're dismissing all sources used due to your POV of the content/background of 1-2 of them ("if you tried to add NFTs to a 'traditional' video game like Tetris, it either wouldn't matter in the slightest, or it would no longer be Tetris") and allegations about the (religious?) intentions of their respective authors.

Based on vaguely formulated examples you simply wipe out entire articles worth of content.

When asked for specifics you continue to formulate vague sentences about the very nature of my edits instead of providing some or any sort of constructive criticism: "the source is poor by Wikipedia's standards" - I am, in fact, quite familiar with those standards and trying to uphold them to the best of my abilities. I provide highly specific reasons for using and including a source when asked for and needed.

Can you provide any suggestions with regard to improving the edits you've reverted?--JasonKryptonite (talk) 09:02, 25 May 2023 (UTC)

As I said, there are a lot of problems. I have been focusing on specific examples because that's the most practical way to provide suggestions. There is not enough time in the day to address every single problem with every single edit. If you think my suggestions are vague, please spend more time trying to understand what I'm saying, because I am confident that these problems are significant. If I thought it would've been worthwhile to preserve the content I removed, I would've preserved it. The sources are bad, and they are not being neutrally summarized. The simplest suggestion is that you need to find much, much better sources. Grayfell (talk) 19:15, 25 May 2023 (UTC)

Thank you

I would like to thank you and DDMS123 for helping to combat the vandalism that was done to my edit of the May 13 page. Rorr404 (talk) 23:51, 13 May 2023 (UTC)

Sure, happy to pitch in! If that happens again and nobody notices, Wikipedia:Administrator intervention against vandalism (shortcut WP:AIV is the place to go. Grayfell (talk) 05:39, 14 May 2023 (UTC)

Neo-Confederates

Over at Neo-Confederates, OgamD218 has once again reverted to removing the See Also links they don't like, hasn't achieved consensus for any of those changes, and has basically just stopped discussing, preferring to revert instead. I'm honestly out of ideas. I don't know where to go from here. I'm asking for some intervention because you weighed in at the discussion earlier. Thank you. Wes sideman (talk) 12:47, 17 May 2023 (UTC)

Hello. I share your concerns. I'm not really sure what the best course of action is here, and I would have to look over it all again. I'm going to sleep on it, and feel free to ping me about this later if you want, especially if this goes to WP:RFC or WP:ANI. Grayfell (talk) 02:57, 18 May 2023 (UTC)

I started one RfC. As the editor in question has been simply mass-reverting all of my additions to the article, I'm taking it one topic at a time. It's here. Wes sideman (talk) 13:56, 18 May 2023 (UTC)

It's starting to get exhausting. The one user in opposition is now asking "where in the source do you see these claims" when the page numbers are right there and it's simple English. They're basically just trying obfuscation to get their way. I'm not into that. Wes sideman (talk) 12:47, 22 May 2023 (UTC)

Storm598

I suspected as much for a while now, but hadn't quite gotten around to putting together the evidence and filing a report. Thanks for doing all that. Beyond My Ken (talk) 17:23, 18 May 2023 (UTC)

Dark psychology and reversed changes

Sir, you revert change made by me by giving reason that it don't have reference. Can you please tell me which type of reference should I add? Vishwa6421 (talk) 06:54, 21 May 2023 (UTC)

Fikos

Hi! Is this the right place to ask a question? Thank you. Fikos (talk) 10:55, 16 June 2023 (UTC)

@Fikos: No, use the Help me tag and put your question on YOUR talk page... not Grayfell's. Unless its about something Grayfell has done, in which case, click 'Add Topic' at the top of the page and do NOT use the help me tag - Rich^T|C|E-Mail 12:04, 16 June 2023 (UTC)

User has been blocked for spam. See also WP:BOTTOMPOST. Grayfell (talk) 18:57, 16 June 2023 (UTC)

Draft:Enshittification

I was thinking of putting Enshittification into mainspace. It’s an important topic, particularly with what is going on at Reddit. I am happy to keep it in draft if you want to work on it more. Best, Thriley (talk) 23:07, 18 June 2023 (UTC)

@Thriley: I wouldn't move it, it's really not ready and would probably be sent back. Beyond My Ken (talk) 23:19, 18 June 2023 (UTC)

I expanded it a bit. A bit more fleshing out with some more sources would cement it. It is certainly has the source material to demonstrate notability. Thriley (talk) 23:29, 18 June 2023 (UTC)

I do think it should get out there soon as this topic is getting so much attention right now. Thriley (talk) 23:30, 18 June 2023 (UTC)

Agreed, but I also agree it's not ready yet. I will try to work on it more soon. Feel free to remind me if I forget. Grayfell (talk) 01:04, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

Reminding you about the draft. I may flesh it out a bit today or tomorrow. Thriley (talk) 22:14, 3 August 2023 (UTC)

Brianna Wu

Thanks for restoring the page back to normal. I kept trying to restore it to normal, but that link filter blocked my attempts. $chnauzer 04:42, 24 June 2023 (UTC)

No problem. What a hassle, right? Grayfell (talk) 04:43, 24 June 2023 (UTC)

Possible sockpuppet

An edit-summary by the IP 2001:2D8:6264:4BC:2C63:28F5:DF72:3525 on the article Vox (political party) reminds me a bit too much of those of User:Storm598 and his sockpuppets. Coincidentally, the IP originates in South Korea. Would love if you would look into this. Vif12vf/Tiberius (talk) 05:33, 25 July 2023 (UTC)

@Vif12vf: Hello.

Oy, what a mess.

Yeah, I agree, that's almost certainly the same editor based on behavior as Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Storm598. I'm not an admin and in my experience SPI are of limited use for IPs. I notice that User:Favonian has blocked 2001:2D8:0:0:0:0:0:0/32 (block range · block log (global) · WHOIS (partial)) from an unrelated article. Perhaps he can weigh in but it might not be worth the hassle. If this is a recurring thing, WP:RPP at the relevant articles is a simple fix, since this editor doesn't seem particularly sophisticated. Grayfell (talk) 04:22, 26 July 2023 (UTC)

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SoundHound

Hi there,

You recently advised that ,rather than make direct changes to this article, I should leave proposed changes in the Talk tab -- which I did. There has been no response. The information in the article continues to be misleadingly out-of-date and inaccurate. If I can't make changes directly due to my affiliation with the company, could you kindly advise how to correct the issues with this entry?

Thanks. Fmcevoy (talk) 18:42, 7 September 2023 (UTC)

@Fmcevoy: Hello.

First, most of your proposals are still far too promotional. I will briefly explain more at Talk:SoundHound

Second, in the future, you can use Template:Edit COI to attract the attention of uninvolved editors, but again, make sure any proposed changes are neutral and are supported by reliable sources. Generally these should also be independent sources. Grayfell (talk) 19:38, 7 September 2023 (UTC)

Copyright violation template on Data science

I saw you put a copyvio-revdel template on Data science. Based on this [5] there appears to be very little, if any, copying from that site. There are a few similar phrases but most are common terms, are used differently, or are part of cited text. May I know if you have some specific areas you think are copied? I'm tempted to just remove the template but no doubt there was something that concerned you so perhaps you could explain. Oblivy (talk) 07:39, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

Sorry. I saw you reverted a block of text. Yes, the template appears proper - my bad. Oblivy (talk) 07:42, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

No worries, it's an easy mistake to make. Grayfell (talk) 08:40, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

DYK for Enshittification

On 23 October 2023, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Enshittification, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that according to Cory Doctorow, enshittification is how platforms die? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Enshittification. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Enshittification), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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Question

It's best I just ignore that IP editor right? Whether or not they are sealioning, trolling or WP:RUNAWAY, they seem to be mispresenting what I said (and their own edits) on purpose (WP:TALKNO). I could warn on their talk page, and if they persisted take it to a noticeboard, but that's kinda pointless given the SPI right? Zenomonoz (talk) 10:36, 30 October 2023 (UTC)

I filed an investigation because it seemed plausible based on the edits themselves, but there are also reasons this may be unrelated. The IP's current behavior doesn't seem to match the sock, either, so this issue should be discussed on its own merits. As I said on the article's talk page, your approach does seem too restrictive. Sources which discuss Demographics of sexual orientation are very often going to also discuss trans people. That doesn't make them unreliable in this context. Sources can and do discussing both the demographics of sexual orientation and the demographics of gender identity. Obviously, the place to discuss this is the article's talk page. Grayfell (talk) 20:41, 30 October 2023 (UTC)

Fair enough. I. will take that into account. Some of the original sources likely include a full breakdown of LGBT, so the original data could be used as a source alongside it to for the orientation figures. Zenomonoz (talk) 21:36, 30 October 2023 (UTC)

Godot "Criticism" section

The neutrality of the Godot Wikipedia page has been disputed in the past. Having a "criticisms" section is reasonable. The sources used in the criticism section are the same as the sources used elsewhere on the page ABetterTomorrow101 (talk) 20:22, 30 October 2023 (UTC)

Talk:Godot (game engine)#'Criticisms' section is a much better place to go into details. Grayfell (talk) 20:27, 30 October 2023 (UTC)

Brave (web browser) Dissenter Fork section

Hi! Thanks for your note about the source on that section about the Brave Dissenter Fork. I'm frustrated with myself for getting too distracted with improving a bad section to actually think about what the source was that was being cited—that I added a second obviously poor source is just the icing on top. A lesson in not editing while tired! I've done a search for any reporting on anywhere with even a whisper of reliability, and there's nothing I can find. Taking a step back I think that probably that section should just be entirely removed, and I wanted a second opinion if you have the chance. Handpigdad (talk) 09:10, 4 November 2023 (UTC)

Yup, makes sense to me. I also could not find any sources, but I admit I didn't look too hard. It appears from the project's github page that it has been three years since its last update, which seems like a very, very long time for a browser. If it didn't have reliable sources when it was active, it seems unlikely to have them now that it's dead. So I agree, the section should be removed pending better sources. Grayfell (talk) 09:45, 4 November 2023 (UTC)

Revision of Jonathan Bowden's article

Hello "Grayfell"

I have reverted the changes you've made to Jonathan Bowden's article due to the fact i think it was a poor edit and you are obviously biased.

Sincerely, Dork. DorkNorkem (talk) 22:12, 10 November 2023 (UTC)

Uh huh. Wikipedia isn't a place for hagiography. Stick to what reliable independent sources say about Bowden. Grayfell (talk) 06:11, 11 November 2023 (UTC)

Removed entry from List of Youtubers

I understand you removed my edit, but I would think it's because the formatting was messed up. However, you said it was because there was no such article, and then linked to a page that talks about redlinking. But there was no redlinked article in my edit. AKFkrewfamKF1 (talk) 07:35, 12 November 2023 (UTC)

My apologies, I misread the edit because the formatting was messed up, but I should've looked closer. I'll fix it now. Thanks. Grayfell (talk) 08:08, 12 November 2023 (UTC)

Stop with the "edit warring" allegations

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I reverted an edit twice The Myth of Male Power, then you accused me of "edit warring". I made a completely separate edit to the article in which none of the same material was affected, and you again accuse of edit warring? Please stop with the frivolous allegations. 47.219.237.179 (talk) 08:23, 16 November 2023 (UTC) This is not frivolous, and I suggest you read Wikipedia:Edit warring more closely. Per the article's talk page, you do not yet have consensus for these changes. If you continue to make these changes despite this lack of consensus, that will be actionable edit warring, hence the notification on your talk page. I assure you I have no intention of posting on your talk page again unless required by policy. If you still wish to change consensus, the article's talk page is the place. Grayfell (talk) 08:38, 16 November 2023 (UTC) I made two reverts. One was of edits made by a user who was harassing me on another section of Wikipedia, the other was of an edit made by you. That is not an edit war. I then made a completely separate edit regarding 100% different material on the article. That does not somehow make it edit warring. Hence your accusations and talk page message were frivolous. 47.219.237.179 (talk) 09:38, 16 November 2023 (UTC) Unsurprisingly, IP has been blocked for disruptive editing across multiple pages. Grayfell (talk) 04:59, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

Theophilus of Antioch has nothing to do with Turkey

Can't you understand the analogy? Theophilus of Antioch has the same relationship with Turkey as Kant had with Russia, the relationship is from the current regime occupies the territory of former countries. Theophilus of Antioch was a Greek-speaking Christian, not a Turkish-speaking Turk. Ho Pak-chuen (talk) 12:53, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

I understand the analogy, I just do not find it compelling in the slightest. Kant has nothing to do with Theophilus of Antioch. Wikipedia Portals are for broad subjects, including historical information, natural geography, food, and other topics which are related to Turkey but have nothing to do with the modern country as a political entity. Portal:Anatolia redirects to Portal:Turkey, because portals are indented to be very broad. For example, the front page of that portal currently include a painting of Mehmed II, who died hundreds of years before the modern country existed, and yes, it also links to Classical Anatolia and similar. Grayfell (talk) 19:47, 19 November 2023 (UTC)

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Need help.

Hello @Grayfell I wanted to ask if a Wikipedia article has a line appended with a source that is an opinion piece, doesn't it has to be removed. For instance, in the Douglas Murray article, in the Criticism section first line's last sentence. "His fans have described him as a defender of free speech" It probably is in contravention to WP:NOTOPINION and WP:RS. 182.183.58.243 (talk) 21:10, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

Hello. Since we've not interacted before (as far as I know) please review WP:CANVASS.

I think you likely knew from my comments on that article's talk page that I would be sympathetic to you position. I am, but that creates a problem. Asking me here makes it a lot harder for me to get involved directly. You're asking a loaded question, and I cannot make that edit on your behalf, if that's what you're hoping.

To attempt to answer your question, all sources are judged in context. Opinion sources are sometimes usable and sometimes not, and what is and is not an 'opinion' isn't always clear-cut. For that specific issue, Springee's comment on this issue on that talk page, that it should be preserved "as a counter point for impartiality" is nonsense. That source is very flimsy for this specific point. His "fans" likely say many things about him, many of which are purely subjective, false, or contradictory. The significance of any of these claims would need context from a reliable, WP:IS, not a passing mention in a softball interview conducted by a restaurant critic.

Again, to avoid canvassing issues, I am not interested in discussing this here on my talk page any further. Grayfell (talk) 22:42, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

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notice

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. regarding Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#Grayfell's_edits_at_Erik_Voorhees Thanks! Jtbobwaysf (talk) 09:43, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

Apologies, I noticed you self reverted after I filed the ANI. Thanks! Jtbobwaysf (talk) 09:57, 6 January 2024 (UTC)

spam?

Hey, Grayfell! Why did you think this was likely spam? Valereee (talk) 12:19, 21 January 2024 (UTC)

Hello. The linked article was authored by Mario Lucero, who has (openly) previously edited as Smile Lee and has a long-term issue with spamming his own writing. This is documented at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Smile Lee, Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Spam/2023 Archive Apr#Heaven Sent Gaming and aywv.art, and several other pages. That Weekender article was added by an IP in a (very broad) range which has also added related spam. It might be a coincidence, but I doubt it.

Based on past experience cleaning up Lucero's spam, I would be very cautious of that Weekender article's reliability, also. It is unlikely to be as well-researched as it may appear at first glance, and his past behavior on Wikipedia itself also casts doubt on the reliability of his work. Grayfell (talk) 19:12, 21 January 2024 (UTC)

Got it, thanks! I looked at WP:RSN and didn't find any discussions of Weekender, but the site itself looks like it might contain paid advertising. Valereee (talk) 13:49, 22 January 2024 (UTC)

Starbucks

I don't quite agree the ideas expressed by the spokespeople were of little value, but your edits are a reasonable compromise. Wpearce1983.k (talk) 22:08, 17 February 2024 (UTC)

Okay, thanks. Since the source appear to be derived from Starbucks own press release, it's arguably verging into churnalism, but maybe that's a bit harsh. That doesn't necessarily mean this doesn't belong at all, but I would hope that better WP:IS are eventually found which provide more context to explain why this has lasting importance. Starbucks is very proud of this store, but it's still just one store, after all.

If you want to discuss this further, Talk:Starbucks is the place. Grayfell (talk) 22:30, 17 February 2024 (UTC)

Blake Masters

Hi Grayfell, I notice you have some experience with a topic I'm interested in. Currently, there's an editor trying to whitewash the lead of Blake Masters. Was hoping for a third opinion on this, as you appear to be unbiased in this arena. Thanks, Fred Zepelin (talk) 04:01, 24 February 2024 (UTC)

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Off-White Edit

Hi Grayfell - I noticed you reverted my date edit on Off-White company page and labelled it as "poorly sourced" BUT I would like to re-iterate that Off-White is the Brand name and not the Company name (Company name is Off-White Operating or OWO). And it was incorporated in 2013 and not 2012. PYREXE VISION was incorporated in 2012, and OWO in 2013 (you can verify on their official Corporate Journal available in their website (HERE https://www.off---white.com/en-us/customer-service-feed/corporate-information for their corporate/company name AND THEN HERE https://www.off---white.com/static/offwhite/public/pdf/EN_ModelloOrganizzativo_ParteGenerale.pdf for the complete history/breakdown/specifics). I just wanted to justify/backup my update here to make sure there is not confusion. Thank you! Streetwearwizard (talk) 01:00, 1 March 2024 (UTC)

@Streetwearwizard: Thank you for citing sources for the updates you've made.

However, that wasn't why I reverted your edit. The 'poorly-sourced' comment was from a different revert I made shortly after. The poorly-sourced content was added by a different account. (If that was also you, that means you're using more than one account, in which case please review WP:SOCK).

As for why I reverted your edits, you added this paragraph: Unlike other Streetwear brands, Off-White plays a slightly different role than just defining what’s hip on the streets and elsewhere. The brand is cultivating a sort of avant-garde and cult apparel that merges streetwear culture with premium fashion, like reaching a common ground between the two extremes. This is far too promotional and inappropriate for an encyclopedia. To repeat what I said, Wikipedia isn't a platform for promotion or advocacy. Neutrally summarize reliable independent sources without editorializing. Thanks. Grayfell (talk) 02:08, 1 March 2024 (UTC)

Ohhhhh I see - Thank you for the clarification! Makes sens. As far as the "'poorly-sourced' portion, it wasn't me I guess cause I only have this account :) Thanks again for taking the time to clarify my original questions though. It is helpful as I am getting familiar with the platform. Streetwearwizard (talk) 02:50, 1 March 2024 (UTC)

Glad I could help. If you have any questions, I'll try and answer, or Wikipedia:Teahouse is a good resource. Grayfell (talk) 04:46, 1 March 2024 (UTC)

Hoodies With Zippers

Hey Grayfell, thank you for editing the hoodie article and editing the edit my friend put trying to prove me wrong about zip-up hoodies just being long for a jacket, if you could let me write about hoodies with zippers commonly being referred to as zip-up hoodies that would be nice to keep that in there, thank you. :) 01:53, 3 March 2024 (UTC) HoodiesWithZippersAreCalledZipUpHoodies (talk) 01:53, 3 March 2024 (UTC)

@HoodiesWithZippersAreCalledZipUpHoodies: Hello. Sorry, but nope! You or your friend would need to find reliable sources for that kind of thing. You can call zip-up hoodies whatever you want, but Wikipedia isn't the place to change how other people describe things. Instead we just try to collect and explain what sources say about things. Grayfell (talk) 02:01, 3 March 2024 (UTC)

Hello, thank you for letting me know, I wasn't fully sure about the editing system, so thank you! HoodiesWithZippersAreCalledZipUpHoodies (talk) 02:06, 3 March 2024 (UTC)

Nomination of List of employment websites for deletion

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I have objections to your deletion of my text in The Political Compass.

I disagree with your deletion of the extensive History I've written and sourced for.

1. You removed the mention of "Pace news media" which is indeed the copyright holder of The Political Compass tool. The website itself indicates it is the copyright holder. Multiple sources state so. I think it's important to include a mention of Pace news media.... I believe you are mistaken there. https://thedecisionlab.com/reference-guide/political-science/political-compass

Using "opencorporations" is indeed a valid tool for citation, please refer to the countless Wikipedia articles that use it as a citation, including the pages of Instagram, Apple, Meta, and BBC. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?fulltext=1&search=opencorporates&title=Special%3ASearch&ns0=1

2. You removed when the domain was actually registered, which is I believe an important aspect of describing the history of the website. You ask for a reliable source and I believe "whois.domaintools.com" is indeed a valid source.

Refer to the multiple pages on Wikipedia, such as Dictionary.com, duckduckgo, and RedTube. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=whois.domaintools.com&title=Special%3ASearch&ns0=1

I believe the page is a good starting point and it could use more development. However, I believe deletion and not discussing about it is detrimental to the collaborative spirit of Wikipedia.

3. That "obscure journal mention" as you mention is the Journal of Social Philosophy, a Peer-reviewed journal since 1970, published by Wiley. It appears you don't like how much detail is include, and I believe its important to be accurate to say what he thinks.

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One of the many corrections I made on the page is that the website is "British" and should use British English, which I disagree. The source from opencorporations says it's registered in New Zealand. Without the proper context we are consequently creating inaccuracies.

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I ask you to reconsider the revision what was created and deleted without consensus.

Gameking69 (talk) 00:32, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

@Gameking69: Hello. First, sorry there is a lot to go over here, sorry if I miss anything:

I do not accept that The Decision Lab is a reliable source. Per its 'about page': "The Decision Lab is an applied research and innovation firm. We use behavioral science & design to help ambitious organizations create a better future."[6] Nothing about that website demonstrates a positive reputation for accuracy and fact-checking.

For OpenCorporates, any use of a WP:PRIMARY source should be supported via context from a reliable secondary source, ideally also a independent source. As for other articles which cite that website, see WP:CONTEXTMATTERS. The same applies to DomainTools.

The Journal of Social Philosophy article is still included in the article. I didn't mean to imply the journal itself was obscure (nor would that necessarily matter), but the article itself is relatively obscure. This one article from 2008 doesn't appear to be especially significant. Giving it its own subsection is disproportionate, and using redundant language only serves to pad it out and further over-emphasize it. The way to show that this opinion has lasting significance would be to include a WP:IS which provides context on this specific article. Lacking that context, this journal article is just one of many, and using it to justify a 'positive' subsection is a subtle form of editorializing.

I would suggest starting a new section at the bottom of the article's talk page if you want to discuss this further, since that will make it easier for other people to find and respond. Grayfell (talk) 01:07, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

Refer to Ignore all Rules

If you are such a stickler for the rules, I IMPLORE you to correct thousands of articles that use open corporations and domain tools as a sole citation including popular pages such as Instagram. (BTW gets thousands page views)

Wikipedia has acknowledged that the rules are not firm and should follow the "spirit of the law". Refer to Five Pillers (Wikipedia has no firm rules)

You are correct in the assessment that some of them don't follow the rules HOWEVER there is a reasonable argument to be made to bend such rules as there's very little sources about The Political Compass website, and therefore dictates unconventional methods.

I also propose you to prove me wrong by conducting your own research, until then, I promise you will come to the same conclusion as I did.

I believe my information is quite reasonable, accurate, and well articulated to make it not a bad faith edit. By leaving this information out we deliberately exclude information which is the SOLE goal of Wikipedia.

I will be making my case in the talk page as well. Please reconsider your position. Gameking69 (talk) 01:41, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

Yes, a lot of articles have problems. I don't think bending the rules on this article will make any of those other ones any better off, and I also don't think it will make this one better off. I have edited about 25,000 pages with the intention of improving their usefulness to readers. So with that in mind, I reject the notion that we should bend the rules due to a lack of sources. Many, many, topics with articles articles would benefit from more and better sources. Content about politicalcompass.org in partciular doesn't, as far as I can tell, warrant special treatment. At least not without a specific reason. The article's talk page would be the place to discuss such a reason. Grayfell (talk) 08:32, 23 March 2024 (UTC)

I don't mind the new text/rewording on the High Guardian Spice page

The only reason it was written the way it was before was people kept changing it in the past, and it seemed like the only acceptable text which won't get users (mainly IP addresses) to vandalize the page. I'm fine with the changes you made in that regard, its just that it may lead to some IP addresses trying to change it to be "correct." That's my prediction of what will happen... or maybe not, as those days may have passed behind us. I sure hope so. Historyday01 (talk) 00:44, 1 April 2024 (UTC)

Oh for sure, agreed. There's always room for compromise, but vandalism is still vandalism, so I think WP:RPP would be a better approach at this point. This pattern seems like a recurring problem for a lot of pop-culture topics. It's unfortunate but not surprising. Grayfell (talk) 03:31, 1 April 2024 (UTC)

That's probably a good idea. If it gets bad, I'll definitely put in a request. Historyday01 (talk) 16:20, 1 April 2024 (UTC)

About Monero sign

Hi, before the making the edit I checked out Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin these pages don't have citation for the sign. Then now just read Solana (blockchain platform) Symbol conversation in your talk page and your edit comment which you asked for citation.

Now I'm confused about what determines for requirement of citation and how can I cite a sign?

And not sure if we should talk this on your userpage on Monero talk page. Throat0390 (talk) 04:15, 1 April 2024 (UTC)

Hello.

Yes, the article's talk page would be a better place for this, but briefly, it appears that bitcoin does include a source: https://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode10.0.0/

The bitcoin symbol was designed specifically to be used for bitcoin.

From past experience, on of the problems with using other symbols for various cryptocurrencies is these symbols have other, prior uses. This gets confusing very quickly, and as an encyclopedia we don't want to cause confusion. At least once I have found examples where someone added the wrong symbol from what they intended to add, but neither symbol was actually supported by any source at all.

That's in addition to WP:OR and WP:NPOV problems, which would also be solved by citing a reliable, independent source.

So for your addition Ɱ, that symbols was designed to be used in the IPA, but it's also visually very similar to the symbol for Scorpiio (♏︎) and Virgo (♍︎) and probably many others. I hope I don't have to explain why this would be a huge source of confusion.

So if you have a source for this, please propose it to the article's talk page instead of editing the article directly.

Oh, and thank you for declaring your COI. I sincerely appreciate it.

Grayfell (talk) 04:30, 1 April 2024 (UTC)

New legal article

I have finished enough of Consciousness of guilt (legal) to go public with it. Further development and improvement will be appreciated. -- Valjean (talk) (PING me) 19:26, 2 April 2024 (UTC)

Edit of "Tabletop role-playing game"

Hiya! I see that you included this in the summary in an edit after my edit: "Like it or not, DnD is consistently defined by reliable sources as the most influential example." I just wanted to let you know I wasn't criticizing Dungeons and Dragons being part of the examples, just that I didn't understand why it was abbreviated (shortened to DnD instead of Dungeons & Dragons). That's it! Happy editing! EdoAug (talk) 22:52, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

No worries, I agree that it shouldn't have been abbreviated, nor should it have been a bulleted list. That comment was more to indicate why I was moving D&D to the front of the list of examples and removing Blades in the Dark, which is barely mentioned and comparatively obscure compared to the others. I also removed The Dark Eye, since it is not mentioned in the body at all. If sources cite it as a notable example, it would be better to summarize those in the body first, per WP:LEADFOLLOWSBODY. Thanks. Grayfell (talk) 22:59, 10 April 2024 (UTC)

Ghost Recon Breakpoint

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

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Hello,

you've changed an article I had worked on, "Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint". In the article you consequently changed "the reviewer" to "a reviewer". Also, in one case you wrote "According to a review in GamesRadar". In my opinion this is incorrect.

"A" means "one of many", "the" means "this one". Therefore, we usually write "the sun", even though there are many of them, in order to indicate we mean "this" sun near the earth. In the same way when we write about the reviews of a game we write "The Edge reviewer wrote (...)", "For the Hardcore Gamer reviewer the biggest problem with the game is" because there are many Edge or Hardcore Gamer reviewers, but there is usually one Edge reviewer and one Hardcore Gamer reviewer of the game in question.

I don't have time to fix it carefully yourself. My father is seriously ill. Please tidy up after yourself.

No, I don't agree with the "Be bold in editing" policy. I understand sometimes people do need a bit of encouragement to edit, or to make editions which will be polished later, but sometimes bold editing is a waste of the previous editors' time. So you made a bad edit, fix it yourself.

Thanks in advance.

MichalZim (talk) 21:13, 17 April 2024 (UTC)

For future reference, this is referring to this edit, which is the only edit I have ever made to that article.

Well... Where to start.

For one thing, I did not consistently change "the reviewer" to "a reviewer". As I found it, the article was missing several articles. This was not grammatically correct. All of my changes to that article were to improve grammar and remove mild WP:EDITORIALIZING. MOS:SURNAME and WP:CLAIM also apply.

To address your example, there is only one Sun. There are many stars, but only one Sun. The word "Sun" is a proper noun. "Review" is not a proper noun. We do not assume that there is only one review for the game in any particular magazine or website, so the indefinite article seems more appropriate in this case.

I'm sorry about your father, but taking your frustration out on me is not appropriate. WP:BOLD is the norm on Wikipedia (whether you like it or not) while "assume good faith" is policy. If you wish to discuss the edits I actually made, I suggest starting a new section on the article's talk page. Grayfell (talk) 00:03, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

"All of my changes to that article were to improve grammar"

No, I wrote where you made it worse.

"there is only one Sun. There are many stars, but only one Sun. The word "Sun" is a proper noun. "Review" is not a proper noun."

No, one of my English teachers explained to me that even though there are many suns, we call the one near the earth "the sun" to make certain we mean the particular one.

Other planets can have their suns, too.

It seems to be confirmed here: https://earthsky.org/space/planets-single-plane/

Quote: "But today we also know thousands of other planets – called exoplanets – orbiting distant stars. Do they also orbit, more or less, in a single plane around their suns?"

"We do not assume that there is only one review for the game in any particular magazine or website, so the indefinite article seems more appropriate in this case."

No, when a game is released magazines and websites mostly publish one review of a game, some, for different reason, publish two. Primary reason for publishing two reviews is when they give different reviews for different platforms.

"I'm sorry about your father, but taking your frustration out on me is not appropriate".

A man patiently explains your mistakes to you, he is a bit angry about the time being wasted, I agree, and you write to him that he is frustrated about his father sickness.

Oh, dear.

And you are a wikipedian with 15 years history of editing. Oh, dear.

MichalZim (talk) 12:55, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Again, I didn't make the change you seem to think I made. If you feel you are wasting time, instead of lecturing me about things I didn't do, you can discuss this at the article's talk page. But please note that the changes I made to that article were minimal, and I stand by them. Grayfell (talk) 18:28, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Brendan O'Neill

In my last edit that I just made, I removed the section about abortion that you seem to have such an issue with, but I restored the additional sources that I had added to other sections of the article - sources that you had no business removing, as they had absolutely nothing to do with your "flattering language" complaint. In that regard, what, exactly, is "flattering" about the language that I used? I didn't say "Brendan O'Neill is a stalwart defender of a woman's right to choose". I stated that he was adamantly pro-choice. There's nothing "flattering" about it, and you refuse to go into any real detail about how my language violates WP:NPOV.--LadybugStardust (talk) 19:07, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

As I said, the article's talk page is the place to discuss this. I have started a section there to discussing this. Regardless, do not edit war to restore your preferred version. The burden is on you to change consensus. Grayfell (talk) 19:10, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

Okay, how about "Brendan O'Neill considers himself to be pro-choice and is in favor of abortion rights"?--LadybugStardust (talk) 19:14, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

As I said, the article's talk page would have been the place to discuss this. Grayfell (talk) 19:16, 20 April 2024 (UTC)