154thTN Pvt. Seth Adam

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154th Senior Tennessee Infantry

Hey,

I´ve replaced almost all of the respective article after your recent updates. Looking into the the page history you can probably see that I worked on a major expansion before, posted a part of it once and rowed back because it wasn´t finished and, in my opinion, therefore not ready to be posted yet. I´ve also incorporated your new pictures and updated some of the refs (including your group). There is still much left to do, especially the regimental history from 1863 to 1865. If you want to work on the article and post more info you´re more than welcome. Thanks for your work so far. ... GELongstreet (talk) 18:17, 8 October 2016 (UTC)

Infobox paintings

Hey,

I´ve seen you replaced some infobox pictures with paintings. Please refrain from deleting portrait photographs; they´re the real depictions of said persons while paintings are artwork and interpretation. That is no argument against the use of paintings, they´re welcome as well, but they shouldn´t be in the infobox if actual photographs are available . Regards ... GELongstreet (talk) 15:35, 24 February 2017 (UTC)

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                         - The disambiguation links have been fixed! 154thTN Pvt. Seth Adam (talk) 00:34, 16 January 2018 (UTC)

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BLP is the Biographies of living persons policy. It's rather difficult to violate it on Civil War generals. --SarekOfVulcan (talk) 16:02, 5 February 2018 (UTC)

Okay; my point still stands. If this means so much to you more than the problem posed at hand of involving modern politically motivated sources on someone who died nearly 150 years ago, then you clearly came to the wrong place. I work to improve pages with acceptable sources so our visitors can get the correct information. It's laughable that an article titled "Monuments to white supremacy" from New York Times is acceptable by some to be used as a source on Nathan Bedford Forrest's page. 154thTN Pvt. Seth Adam (talk) 16:10, 5 February 2018 (UTC)

If you think the New York Times is an unreliable source, you may be editing the wrong encyclopedia.--SarekOfVulcan (talk) 16:11, 5 February 2018 (UTC)

That said, Editorial commentary, analysis and opinion pieces, whether written by the editors of the publication (editorials) or outside authors (op-eds) are reliable primary sources for statements attributed to that editor or author, but are rarely reliable for statements of fact, which is why I haven't reverted your edit. --SarekOfVulcan (talk) 16:14, 5 February 2018 (UTC)

New York Times is a media site that is rated moderate left-leaning by every media bias check site I looked on. I don't think you would like someone using Breitbart as a source on Barack Obama's page. 154thTN Pvt. Seth Adam (talk) 16:19, 5 February 2018 (UTC)

Forrest

The NYT is a very reliable source. I did not give a reason because I took the deletion as vandalism. deisenbe (talk) 18:10, 5 February 2018 (UTC)

Nathan Bedford Forrest

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Please do not add original research or novel syntheses of published material to articles as you apparently did to Antifa (United States). Please cite a reliable source for all of your contributions. Thank you. Doug Weller talk 12:08, 5 July 2018 (UTC)

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Antifa neutrality

I saw your contribution to antifa and I felt your edits were warranted and somehow reverted. I tried to undo the revision that another editor had on you, but the team has made significant revisions, so that I'm not able to revert to your contribution. I aim at neutrality and I've felt significant traction. I'll see what I can do to restore the intent of your edits.

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Cheers! 02:59, 11 August 2018 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by SDSU-Prepper (talk • contribs)

→ I added that back into the page. Apparently the guy reverted it because I marked it as minor, so I guess he couldn't find any other reasons besides that which is no excuse. Tahnk you for notifying me. Cheers, 154thTN Pvt. Seth Adam (talk) 03:54, 11 August 2018 (UTC)

• OK, "It is clear by the common definition of "domestic terrorism" that this term applies to the group Antifa from the violence they inflict on the people and environment they encounter"--no, that is the very hallmark of original research. The BBC reference that verifies that information does not state this at all. Doug Weller, you alerted this editor to DS; I haven't looked at their other edits, but it's something to keep an eye on since it's kind of blatant. Drmies (talk) 04:12, 11 August 2018 (UTC)
• Go ahead and report us, I contributed much to wikipedia and to report for something like this is ridiculous. I was unaware of exactly why my original edit was reverted, until you just mentioned it. But luckily a much kinder user took the time to help me by citing it, unlike you people who work against it without caring to help. Because regardless of the technicalities, it's pretty clear that Antifa commits acts of domestic terrorism, and I think you know that too, which makes me question if you are on neutral grounds or if you are one sided. 154thTN Pvt. Seth Adam (talk) 04:21, 11 August 2018 (UTC)
  • Well, you're wrong. I don't know if there's something wrong with your reading ability, but neither the BBC source nor the misplaced Newsweek source claim that Antifa engage in such acts. So, given that it's not there, you may well ask yourself why you want to state these imaginary facts. Drmies (talk) 04:29, 11 August 2018 (UTC)

There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Drmies (talk) 04:35, 11 August 2018 (UTC)

• • • I think I nailed it right on the spot. "Third gender wikipedian" and supports a complete ban on concealed carry. Yeah, wouldn't be surprised if you are part of the organization we are arguing over. The sources all point to Politico, which is a left leaning source, and they have personally interviewed those with the DHS. The DHS has labeled them a domestic terrorist organization. So you talk about reading skills; well I don't think so. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 154thTN Pvt. Seth Adam (talk • contribs) 05:48, 11 August 2018 (UTC)

Hey all? How about we get the Department of Homeland Security involved as a matter of national security? I have no problem talking with agents! What about you?

I'm concerned because Drmies and company is changing the narrative about what antifa is about and this is a national concern (they aren't peace activists). I'm concerned about politics and election meddling -- and it's not just from Russia! There is cyber warfare from the U.K., China and other sources. Let's be civil!

Incidentally, here is my source: https://www.newsweek.com/are-antifa-terrorists-658396 The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) declared the activities of antifa as “domestic terrorist violence” in 2017. SDSU-Prepper (talk) 05:41, 11 August 2018 (UTC)

• That's a good source. But apparently Drmies still doesn't provide a clear excuse as to why he doesn't want this on the page. Like I said, I suspect he's part of it or at least sympathetic to them, and therefore tries to minimize any negativity shown towards them on the page even if it's factual. 154thTN Pvt. Seth Adam (talk) 05:48, 11 August 2018 (UTC)
  • I don't know if you lack a sense of humor or not, but your comment about one of the categories at User:Drmies's user page suggests you might not. That aside, these sorts of personal attacks can get you blocked. Even the editor SDSU-Prepper, now blocked for making legal threats, has mentioned WP:CIVILITY and WP:PA. Perhaps you need reminding that the sanctions alert I gave you states "This means uninvolved administrators can impose sanctions for edits relating to the topic that do not adhere to the purpose of Wikipedia, our standards of behavior, or relevant policies." Doug Weller talk 10:46, 11 August 2018 (UTC)
    • You're sounding pathetic. "I don't know if you lack a sense of humor or not, but your comment about one of the categories at User:Drmies's user page suggests you might not. That aside, these sorts of personal attacks can get you blocked." You just contradicted your own self. I will be reporting this. 154thTN Pvt. Seth Adam (talk) 15:45, 11 August 2018 (UTC)
      • Seth Adam #civility please. There are good people, fine people, on both sides. The reason (not "excuse") for my not wanting "Antifa engages in acts of domestic terrorism" in the article is that it is not verified by the sources, not even by the source you kept adding. Surely it is not too hard to understand that you can't say things in an encyclopedia that aren't verified. It's a variety of don't lie. And that stuff you take issue with, third-gender or whatever, that's just dumb. Drmies (talk) 17:13, 11 August 2018 (UTC)

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Why on earth you introduced the second identical image to L. Polk's article? What is a hidden message that stubbornly eludes my understanding? --Taterian (talk) 04:26, 15 January 2019 (UTC)

• I said look at the article's talk page. If you are going to be a jack a- with a bad attitude then Wikipedia isn't the place for you. Learn better social skills by going out more. 154thTN Pvt. Seth Adam (talk) 22:21, 15 January 2019 (UTC)

• • I understand that you are trying to provoke me into calling you being an ***hole which I aint gonna do.

    

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    Instead, I gonna politely tell you that you can have no images at all in an article; have a ton of them if they are related to the subject in an important way, but you cannot place two identical images in two different places in the same article. Why? Just because it will make all those who spent time volunteering on the site, guess what, idiots in the eyes of the outside society. --Taterian (talk) 01:09, 18 January 2019 (UTC)

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