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Gabbar is Back

The user Wysgal has added an unreliable website called "sahinahi"in http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gabbar_is_Back&action=history

I can't edit it as the page is semi protected. You please do something.

This is not reliable https://www.sahinahi.com/movie/Gabbar-is-Back/5cb2f24c-6c8b-44b9-b19f-397a88ec0da4

It's present at the top http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabbar_is_Back#Critical_response --112.79.37.69 (talk) 13:59, 12 May 2015 (UTC)

chesh103

Hi Widr - good spot. I'm a journalist running a piece on how Wikipedia self-corrects, hence the alteration. Sorry for the trouble. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chesh103 (talk • contribs) 10:41, 22 April 2015‎

Nomination of Joshua Hoffman for deletion

A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Joshua Hoffman is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Joshua Hoffman until a consensus is reached, and anyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article. Edcolins (talk)

Hi, sorry for the confusion

Hi, sorry for the confusion, I was editing the racist labels. This man is an Australian, he has Greek parents. I am also Australian but my parents are Irish. Not once in my life have I ever been called and Irish-Australian, nor would I ever like to be called such a thing. I have spoken breifly with Costa, he requested that I edit the page as he was offended by the use of such generalisations. Please edit the page again and this matter will not be taken further. Thanks.

Bernhard Wolf autobiography

Dear Widr, thank you for your post on my talkpage from May, 5th. Having gone through the wiki-guidelines as suggested I understand the concerns regarding autobiographies. In the meantime I have added some more external links in order to better meet the standard of having as many independent sources as possible linked to my work or writing about my work as visual artist. This effort will continue. I am new to Wikipedia and thankful for any recommendations or warnings as I really want to respect the Wiki - conception. My apologies, if this should not be the right way to answer to your talk posting. All the best, wolgawolf84.115.155.193 (talk) 17:06, 18 May 2015 (UTC)

Hi Wolgawolf and thanks for the message. It's good to hear that you have read the guidelines. Hopefully you will keep editing beyond the autobiography as well. Widr (talk) 20:04, 18 May 2015 (UTC)

Apotheosis

Thanks for your revert of my recent edit. It was my error. I thought I was removing the editorial text that had previously been removed, not the other way around as my edit did. Don't know how I got so confused. Evensteven (talk) 15:45, 19 May 2015 (UTC)

I guessed so. No problem, this happens to all of us sometimes. Widr (talk) 15:47, 19 May 2015 (UTC)

Vikram Prabhu

It should be called Kalyan Jewelery coming to chennai ad , I think he did brand ambassador just for that ad! Not CEO! And doesn't come under 'Filmography',!?!! Just an added information! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 49.207.187.133 (talk) 16:03, 19 May 2015 (UTC)

how do I rescale

wanna tell me how to do it next time?--Theadcarry (talk) 17:42, 22 May 2015 (UTC)

There is not reason to rescale it. Let it be as it is. Widr (talk) 17:43, 22 May 2015 (UTC)

WP:ANI

Looks like you've been reported to WP:ANI for "administrative vandalism" by a user User:Youthoughtitwouldbethateasy- guessing a sock of someone you blocked? Joseph2302 (talk) 17:58, 22 May 2015 (UTC)

Noticed, I got the ping. Never realized that I've been promoted. ;-) Widr (talk) 18:00, 22 May 2015 (UTC)

It's weird, I was apparently recently promoted too. Joseph2302 (talk) 18:02, 22 May 2015 (UTC)

At least you don't have to go unnoticed. Well, I've been pinged by several socks these past few days, so this one just might have been part of a bigger farm. Widr (talk) 18:50, 22 May 2015 (UTC)

Cory Spinks

Why are you deleting me and my children off of my husband's Wikipedia page? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Christyspinks (talk • contribs) 23:18, 22 May 2015 (UTC)

@Christyspinks: Your additions were malformatted and unsourced. With conflict of interest, it's not recommended that you edit the article at all, but if you do, please source and format your additions correctly. Widr (talk) 23:27, 22 May 2015 (UTC)

Thanks, but...

now I'll be wondering how I got only one of the two bad edits reverted correctly. (sigh) :-( Thanks again. Shenme (talk) 21:46, 25 May 2015 (UTC)

Well, someone took care of it for us both. Widr (talk) 05:08, 26 May 2015 (UTC)

TISM

Sorry, I did think I was making a constructive edit. I have a videotape around here somewhere on which TISM uses the moniker "This Is Shit Music" in an official capacity, but I'm going to have to dig through the archive so I can cite it properly, then make the edit again. Will make sure to have my material on hand next time.

Yeah, that kind of addition definitely needs a reliable source. Widr (talk) 09:06, 26 May 2015 (UTC)

Hi

I'm having to use my phone, the sources listed are from 2011 and 2012, if you can be patient with me I'll have sources to show that article does require updating, thankyou. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anonymous573462 (talk • contribs) 07:46, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

Hello. You can use your Sandbox to make experiments, or hit the "preview" button before saving your changes to the article, so you can make sure your additions are formatted correctly. Widr (talk) 07:58, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

A question... Do YouTube links count as sources? There are a couple of videos there where it can be witnessed a UK group called the Freedom Rebels have ended a couple of court cases successfully without needed to pay council tax on one specifically... Also to note; The UK constitution; from my knowledge if we were to infer that there is one and based on documents; The Coronation Oath requires that the queen must Abide the gospels... I've never seen it in use but surely if she or any government official is enacted power, therefore everyone shares that power "Do in return to others, as you'd have done in return to you" (and no civil arrests can be made when a sovereign is present.) sovereign is the highest authority in the civil courts in black's dictionary. Anyone who holds office is sworn to serve the queen and would commit treason otherwise, or essentially, not "returning equal jurisdiction".

I can't be bothered to edit today, but to put "every case had failed" doesn't look true. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anonymous573462 (talk • contribs) 08:20, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

Have a look at this article, that should help you with all things related to sources. I don't really have an opinion on the content of the article itself, as it was just the malformatted edits that triggered the anti-vandalism tool that I'm using. Widr (talk) 10:46, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

I never considered the Guardian to be a reliable source of information... Same can be said with benchmark or any newspaper... Hence why I criticized the article. Is there anyway to point this out? Because on YouTube, I can confirm a couple of cases where the "freemen" have won in a court with links. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anonymous573462 (talk • contribs) 12:44, 29 May 2015 (UTC)

I would suggest you bring these issues to the article's talk page, so other editors can also weigh in. Widr (talk) 14:21, 29 May 2015 (UTC)

I'm having some trouble finding this talk page, are you able to create me a link? Thanks and sorry for the trouble still. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anonymous573462 (talk • contribs) 00:52, 30 May 2015 (UTC)

Here it is. Widr (talk) 10:44, 30 May 2015 (UTC)

I was showing someone how to make their own wiki private...

Hey, sorry about that. I did not mean to act like I was vandalizing the site. I was trying to show someone that if a wiki is public, anybody could have access to change the contents. So I changed just one word of this site to show them, and forgot to change it back. I did not mean to change your site.

It's okay. It was not the worst thing you could have done. Widr (talk) 20:54, 31 May 2015 (UTC)

Paul Scheer wiki page

Hi, I was the guy who's edits you changed. Very nice to meet you! I actually work for his company and was helping him make changes. Could you help me change his profile picture for him? I have a different photo but don't have the ability to make photo edits. I would greatly appreciate it! Thank you!

Best, Jordan — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jmichaelbean (talk • contribs) 07:28, 3 June 2015 (UTC)

Hi Jordan. Unfortunately, since you have conflict of interest, it would be best for you not to edit the article at all. Widr (talk) 07:35, 3 June 2015 (UTC)

USS Arizona

Not to be rude but i never did any edits to this page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Arizona_(BB-39) ive never even been on this page so just to tell you. in all respect you got the wrong guy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.129.93.237 (talk) 03:21, 6 June 2015 (UTC)

Kentucky

Cincinnati is the biggest metro area in Kentucky. The fact that majority of the people in the Cincinnati metro area live in Ohio doesn't make the largest Metro area not Cincinnati. I assume the reason they include largest metro area on this article is because it is different from the largest city in this case. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ikamjh (talk • contribs) 14:42, 6 June 2015 (UTC)

@Ikamjh: There is a hidden note in the section suggesting a consensus. If you disagree, instead of edit warring, you need to raise the issue on the talk page of the article. Widr (talk) 14:53, 6 June 2015 (UTC)

Paul Potts and Pol Pot?

I deleted the portion of Paul Potts Wiki page as his biogrpahy was that of PolPot(Cambodian Dictator). It made little sense as to how Paul Potts was confused with Pol Pot. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 175.156.125.210 (talk) 18:25, 6 June 2015 (UTC)

Thanks. There has indeed been some prior vandalism, so I reverted further back a bit more. Widr (talk) 18:35, 6 June 2015 (UTC)

Heroes (Måns Zelmerlöw song)

Hello. Scotish chart isn't main chart too. Israel is only airplay chat. Why no names charts? Mess on the English version of Wikipedia. Please answer me on my discussion page. Eurohunter (talk) 14:04, 7 June 2015 (UTC)

Skip sentence about mess and read rest. Check article on Polish versin of Wikipedia. It is pretty to understand this. Eurohunter (talk) 15:18, 7 June 2015 (UTC)

wrong information about MWL

Please check your content about Muslim World League you can find correct information here http://en.themwl.org/about-mwl

please remove false content.

thanks

IT manager at Muslim World League — Preceding unsigned comment added by Iuthemwlorg (talk • contribs) 07:39, 8 June 2015 (UTC)

Please discuss your concerns on the article's talk page. It would be best for you not to edit the article yourself, since you have conflict of interest. Widr (talk) 07:56, 8 June 2015 (UTC)

iuthemwl

Greetings

We want to edit the following article

Muslim World League

To add our point of view to that foundation

In Wiki article about Muslim World League there is one side of the story and we want to add ours.

We are sorry about the last few editing it was a mistake from our staff we asked them to add to the article and they deleted the content of it.

Now is there a problem in adding to it or what shall we do?

Regards — Preceding unsigned comment added by Iuthemwlorg (talk • contribs) 08:58, 8 June 2015 (UTC)

Please see the previous reply. Widr (talk) 09:05, 8 June 2015 (UTC)

== iuthemwl ==
Greetings
We already read that, and we still want to edit the article
the person who wrote it has an extremist vision about our foundation
The US Supreme Court ruled us righteous judgment, but the article writer NOT
So it is our writes to at least ADD to the article our point of view

Iuthemwlorg — Preceding undated comment added 09:46, 8 June 2015 (UTC)

The article's talk page is the correct place to discuss this. There you can make edit requests regarding the content. Widr (talk) 09:59, 8 June 2015 (UTC)

== iuthemwl ==

Ok, We'll try
But When should we expect to see our writing in our Foundation page Muslim World League ? Iuthemwlorg — Preceding undated comment added 10:13, 8 June 2015 (UTC)

== iuthemwl ==
Sir, We didn't get a direct answer from you about adding to our definition Muslim World League which contains lies about us.
We are not asking to remove anything, we just need to add our point of view so the free minded people will know the truth and they will know who is lying.
We appreciate your kind assistance in this.
We write what we need to add in the Talk page of Muslim World League Best Regards
Iuthemwlorg (talk) 06:40, 9 June 2015 (UTC)

Yes, that's the right place. Widr (talk) 06:54, 9 June 2015 (UTC)

Sorry, but the right place should be on the first page. The truth should be on the first page not in the "Talk" unseen page this is not right, is this what Wikipedia is about? to allow anyone who is filled with hater to publish his grudge as a truth and the real story stays hidden! This is totally unacceptable. Iuthemwlorg (talk) 11:16, 9 June 2015 (UTC)

Like I have said, please discuss your concerns on the talk page of the article. Since you have conflict of interest, it is not recommended that you edit the actual article yourself. Instead, you can leave edit requests on the talk page. I also recommend you to read WP:SHAREDACCOUNT. Any further discussion should go to the article's talk page, not my talk page. Thanks. Widr (talk) 11:21, 9 June 2015 (UTC)

Thank you. Iuthemwlorg (talk) 12:05, 9 June 2015 (UTC)

Page Delete Request

Please delete the page James Harold Lawrence, Jr and redirect James H Lawrence, Jr and photo James Harold Lawrence, Jr.jpg. I created this page and the heirs of the subject have asked me to have it removed. Many thanks. kllwiki Kllwiki (talk) 15:30, 9 June 2015 (UTC)

I've tagged both for speedy deletion per author request. Widr (talk) 15:33, 9 June 2015 (UTC)

Half a million WP:STiki classifications!

Congratulations on passing the 500,000 classification threshold using the WP:STiki tool. When I first created STiki, I was rather confident that no one would ever displace me from atop the "leaderboard" -- and now you've done it by a factor approaching 8x. I remain in awe of the magnitude and consistency of your participation. If you'd like to decorate yourself a barnstar, feel free to do so, though I imagine your trophy-case is quite full and your contributions don't need to be encouraged by such things. Thanks for all you've done for Wikipedia, and thank you for using my tool. West.andrew.g (talk) 12:31, 10 June 2015 (UTC)

Thanks, Andrew. I appreciate your words and work. Considering how quickly it replaced Huggle as my main weapon of choice, I guess it's safe to say that I find STiki just a "little bit" addictive. Widr (talk) 12:47, 10 June 2015 (UTC)

Ghost Town (Adam Lambert song)

Per WP:GOODCHARTS, the Finnish download chart is not the singles chart, it is just a component chart for the single chart, and entering the peak for download chart without explanation is misleading. The song did not chart on the single chart that week - here, or any other week. Hzh (talk) 17:07, 10 June 2015 (UTC)

It's a component chart and if/when the song appears on the main chart, it can be replaced. Widr (talk) 17:09, 10 June 2015 (UTC)

It did not appear on the main chart, but if you want to give the component chart, you would have to explain that it is only a component chart, not the main chart. We have problem with people entering the chart ranking on Adam Lambert Discography due to this. It is not the single chart, you cannot, say, enter Billboard digital (or streaming, or radio play) chart positions for Hot 100, it is going cause all kinds of problem. Hzh (talk) 17:14, 10 June 2015 (UTC)

I'm not sure if it's necessary to add this one to the discography page. It would at least require a footnote or something, since all other positions reflect the singles chart. But per Template:singlechart#Non-Billboard charts this chart can be used in articles. Widr (talk) 17:38, 10 June 2015 (UTC)

I'm sure you can use component charts, that is what WP:GOODCHARTS says. The point is that people assume that this is the single chart, and you cannot put download chart position into single chart. It needs to specify that it is in fact the download chart only. Hzh (talk) 18:04, 10 June 2015 (UTC)

As this issue only concerns the discography article, one option would be leaving a hidden note there explaining that only singles chart positions are to be added, not the download chart positions. Although, since the singlechart templates are not used there, it makes it more difficult for a random user to understand the difference. Widr (talk) 18:18, 10 June 2015 (UTC)

It affects the Ghost Town page because people are assuming that this is the chart position for the Finnish single chart. It is not, and should not be there without clarification. Anyway, I asked for opinions at the talk page for Record charts. Hzh (talk) 18:23, 10 June 2015 (UTC)

The clarification is the fact that it says "Suomen virallinen latauslista" which means the Official Finnish Download Chart. And when you are editing the page you see the finnishdownload template. Widr (talk) 18:29, 10 June 2015 (UTC)

The source isn't a clarification of the chart. You might as well put airplay chart position, so what is there to stop me doing that? Hzh (talk) 18:45, 10 June 2015 (UTC)

Actually it is, "latauslista" is the download chart. And yes, there is the airplay chart too. If the song eventually makes it to the singles chart, that will also appear on the page. You are barking at the wrong tree, though, as I am not responsible for creating the templates. They are simply representing the official data released by IFPI Finland. Widr (talk) 18:57, 10 June 2015 (UTC)

Right, that's clear. I would still request that a clarification be made, but that is for the people writing the template. Hzh (talk) 19:20, 10 June 2015 (UTC)

I've asked for clarification at the talk page for the Single Chart template. It's getting annoying with people keep changing things on the discography page and having to undo them. Hzh (talk) 19:44, 10 June 2015 (UTC)

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Hello. External links

Widr. Good morning. Thanks for your messages. My rationale for the link was far from spamming but to show that one of the band members has orange hair. This for me is something that might be found in the encyclopaedia . I am happy to abide by your decision of course, but that was my rationale. It is an interesting statement of fact as of course orange hair is not so common. If you can agree with me then let me know and I will re-instate my link which i think followers of this band might find of interest. Many thanks

ChrisBrentford1957 (talk) 08:49, 24 June 2015 (UTC)

I'm afraid your additions are spammish. They all are links to the same blog which itself is not a reliable source for anything. See WP:VERIFY and WP:BLOGS. Mention of orange hair is highly unencyclopedic. Widr (talk) 09:12, 24 June 2015 (UTC)

Adminship

"Unlikely to cause irreversible damage"? Just give me a chance. :-)

Seriously - thanks for your vote of support at my RfA. I shall strive to be worth of the privilege accorded me. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 05:41, 28 June 2015 (UTC)

Good luck with the tools! Widr (talk) 10:39, 28 June 2015 (UTC)

Helo

Helo. I left you a message as asked regarding a link you removed that i posted, that I consider to be a valid entry and valid for an encyclopaedia. I hope you recieved this as I would like to add the relevant information regarding the band. Thanks. Chris — Preceding unsigned comment added by Brentford1957 (talk • contribs) 17:45, 28 June 2015 (UTC)

@Brentford1957: Already replied above. Widr (talk) 18:01, 28 June 2015 (UTC)