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To: Quaerens-veritatem - I made a huge screw up on the talk page of "Killing of Rayshard Brooks" and in doing so, I confused you - or I got you confused ... anyway, I am very sorry for my screw up. BetsyRMadison (talk) 21:01, 24 June 2020 (UTC)

No problem BetsyRMadison. It's hard to be human. Best regards, Quaerens-veritatem (talk) 06:44, 29 June 2020 (UTC)

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Following our conversation here & your reply, I’m really happy for you. It’s a great thing you got yours fixed, I’ve tried to follow every step you took in correcting yours but for some reason I keep getting stumbling blocks every which way, maybe it’s because I’m residing in Nigeria or perhaps the IPhones sold in Nigeria maybe different from the ones sold in Europe & North America all this just makes me want to move back to Utah. At least there i’d get Apple customer care representatives to interact with faster. Celestina007 (talk) 18:52, 28 June 2020 (UTC)

Hi @Celestina007: I suppose the problem is either a software glitch/your phone lacking "Safari"->"Advanced"->"Experimental Features"->“Intersection Observer” that should be on your phone. I can't believe your phone is different except for the SIM card, the operating software should be the same. I suppose you called 0800 444 4261 (the number is for landlines; you may be charged when calling from your iPhone; and, the number may not be accessible from your network provider). You could try getting the "Apple Support" app that has a chat option. You could try Twitter (https://twitter.com/AppleSupport) and see if they can provide an answer or a phone/chat option from where you are. The best idea I have is you could try to make an international call to the U.S. by dialing the exit code for Nigeria (I think its "009" but you need to check this) + “1” or "001" (the U.S. country code) + 800-275-2273 (say “speak with the representative”)(I'm not sure, but you may be charged for the call). If you can't get Apple to fix the problem as I did, it will be a pain, but you could disable JavaScript ("Safari"->"Advanced"->toggle off "JavaScript") that corrected the problem on my device, or you could download and use the "Google Chrome" app for web surfing, Wikipedia, and Wikipedia editing that allows the images when I tried it. Best of luck. Quaerens-veritatem (talk) 06:25, 29 June 2020 (UTC)

Hi, again @Celestina007: - If you couldn't get an Apple fix for the software glitch, I understand the upcoming iPadOS 14 software update will let you set the default browser from Safari to Google Chrome (and other browsers) that doesn't gray out Wikipedia images. See, https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/22/21299342/apple-ipados14-default-apps-email-browser-choice-features-wwdc-2020. Best, Quaerens-veritatem (talk) 02:53, 4 July 2020 (UTC)

@Quaerens-veritatem, Ah! Thanks for looking out for me. I figured I’d just purchase an Android phone instead & use my iPhone for just listening to music. Generally speaking I think Android phones/devices give their owners little or no stress compared to Apple products. Celestina007 (talk) 08:02, 4 July 2020 (UTC)

Celestina007 Glad to help. You may be right about the stress, but I'm now used to Apple, have had few problems, like the features, and love that its security software is the best out there. Best wishes, Quaerens-veritatem (talk) 06:25, 6 July 2020 (UTC)

Quaerens-veritatem, yeah no cap there! Apple does have the best security. Celestina007 (talk) 07:34, 6 July 2020 (UTC)

Guess whose images finally stopped graying and returned to normal after almost 6 months? Yap! You guessed right. My iPhone finally decided to fix itself today. Celestina007 05:25, 16 September 2020 (UTC)

Celestina007 Yea! Great to hear. Maybe a software update or cell provider fix. Quaerens-veritatem (talk) 09:40, 16 September 2020 (UTC)

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7&6=thirteen (☎) has given you a Dobos torte to enjoy! Seven layers of fun because you deserve it. Thanks 7&6=thirteen! Quaerens-veritatem (talk) 16:08, 4 July 2020 (UTC) To give a Dobos torte and spread the WikiLove, just place {{subst:Dobos Torte}} on someone else's talkpage, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend.

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I have a mirror on my wall (a gift from a client) bearing advice that reminds me of you: IN IUS VOCO SPURIUS! Pidgin Latin for, 'Sue the bastards.' Have a safe and happy Independence Day. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 20:27, 4 July 2020 (UTC)

@7&6=thirteen: ㋛! From my wife and partners - a framed needlepoint w/roses I put on my book shelves for my clients that reads - illegitimi non carborundum - mock latin, roughly, "don't let the bastards get you down". Best to you and yours this 4th. Quaerens-veritatem (talk) 00:25, 5 July 2020 (UTC)

Quaerens-veritatem Wikify. There is an article! Thanks. 7&6=thirteen (☎) 17:59, 5 July 2020 (UTC)

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I wasn't aware, welcome the invitation, and appreciate your bestowing the membership. Thank you very much for thinking of me, History DMZ ! Best wishes, Quaerens-veritatem (talk) 00:58, 30 August 2020 (UTC)

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Hi, I noticed you’ve provided a solution to the new Wikipedia problem where mobile/tablet users have to tap on photos to display them. I however do not have intersection observer on my version of iOS, as I found out quite painfully after many hours of research. Would you be able to help me as I do not want to tap to display each image on my iPad. Thanks, 101.0.49.246 (talk) 12:02, 29 June 2021 (UTC)Johnnytest5

Hi @101.0.49.246: Unfortunately, the only fix I know of is to activate intersection observer. I am not sure why you have not updated the iPadOS but, if possible, update your iPad; however, if you have an old iPad you may be stuck with an earlier generation of the operating system because your iPad doesn't have the hardware that's necessary to run new operating systems, and the only solution I know of, unfortunately, is to buy a newer iPad or iPad Mini. Best of luck, Quaerens-veritatem (talk) 18:57, 29 June 2021 (UTC)

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Actually I was the one being reverted and used the talk page before Snooganssnoogans posted the above notice. Quaerens-veritatem (talk) 21:31, 5 September 2021 (UTC) I note for some reason Snooganssnoogans has changed its name to Thenightaway. Quaerens-veritatem (talk) 07:52, 26 November 2022 (UTC)

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Muboshgu As it turns out, actually I tried to incorporate other editors’ responses in subsequent edits, but gave up after three. Quaerens-veritatem (talk) 22:15, 12 November 2021 (UTC)

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Bearcat (1) Would “Update inline|date=February 2023|reason=result of litigation needed” be of any use? (2) Is there something dealing with overdue updates to information that's 20 years out of date? Quaerens-veritatem (talk) 17:45, 7 February 2023 (UTC)

(1) Yes, that would be fine, since the resulting maintenance category does exist so it wouldn't be causing any problems. (2) You can tag the top of the article with the {{Update}} template — there's documentation on how to use it on that page if you want to read up on it — but that goes at the top of the page rather than inline, although you have the option of adding a note on the talk page to clarify what information you consider outdated, and it's also dated for the current month rather than being backdated to when some information originally became outdated. Bearcat (talk) 18:22, 7 February 2023 (UTC)

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There's an error on your John Eastman Page, Second sentence...

John Charles Eastman (born 1960)[1] is an American lawyer who is the founding director of the Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence, a public interest law firm affiliated with the Claremont Institute, a conservative think tank.[2][3] He is a former professor and dean at the Chapman University School of Law.[4]

John Eastman isn't the current dean at the Chapman School of Law, and hasn't been a dean for more than a decade. There have been five deans of the law school since Eastman was dean from 2007 - 2010. The current dean is Paul Paton, KC, he was preceded by Marisa Cianciarulo, preceded by Matthew J. Parlow, preceded by Tom Campbell, preceded by Scott Howe, preceded by John C. Eastman.

Because of this, the sentence "He is a former professor and dean at the Chapman University School of Law" is misleading.

This link may have some bearing for your "Controversies" section as a useful citation. Ditto this CU Boulder page.

I trust this helps :)

ScreamingLordDutch (talk) 20:40, 15 August 2023 (UTC)

Hello ScreamingLordDutch. I would think “former” would be sufficient. For example, Jimmy Carter is a former president and he left office about 42 years ago. I’m not sure how relevant is the time period or that reader interest dictates a different wording. I think readers would view it as Merriam-Webster does under b: “of, relating to, or occurring in the past”. Maybe you want to show Chapman has an unusual turnover in deans, but that doesn’t seem to rate going into that on Eastman’s page. If you have a suggestion, I’ll be glad to see it with the understanding of my former viewpoint. The Denver Post article is interesting but I’m not sure it adds anything of note because it fails to disclose the content of the emails. Perhaps another publication will give sufficient detail to ascertain whether actionable content was emailed. I’m away from the article, but when I get back I’ll see if the Boulder info needs including. 🙂 Thanks, Quaerens-veritatem (talk) 21:36, 15 August 2023 (UTC)

Agreed, Quaerens-veritatem, I think "former dean" would bring more clarity/accuracy here.

The ambiguity comes in the designation "former X" and "Y," not "former A" and "former B." Your Jimmy Carter example is on point here but for Eastman there's two claims: Professor AND Dean. He's definitely former both, as I can't see a current professorship or deanship anywhere–stand to be corrected on this–but I've had no joy so far.

I wonder if this intro text isn't just directly cribbed from his Twitter/X bio. Looks like identical wording, again, somewhat misleading.

The add from the Denver Post & CU bolder pieces is that he was Visiting Scholar in Conservative Thought and Policy for the 2020-21 academic year. I may have missed this in your original, my apologies if I have.

Appreciate you taking this up, particularly your time on this.

Best,

SLD ScreamingLordDutch (talk) 23:34, 15 August 2023 (UTC)

Hi ScreamingLordDutch. I’ve added ‘former’ to dean so it now reads former professor and former dean. Also, added his stint @ U. of Colorado under the Career section (it was so brief in time I didn’t think it needed to be in the lede). Glad to see your thoughts and information, and working with you on improvements. Best, Quaerens-veritatem (talk) 04:32, 16 August 2023 (UTC)

Glad for your help, insights, and working with you on this too. You take good care out there ;)

Best ScreamingLordDutch (talk) 13:12, 16 August 2023 (UTC)

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Deletion on Temple University Beasley School of Law March 3 at 7:44AM

Curious on your reasoning for deletion on a notable alumni. Maybe possibly just an honest mistake...you're probably tasked with reviewing thousands of items in limited time frame. Surely, a federal administrative law judge in Social Security Admin in D.C. headquarters is indeed notable for a graduate anywhere. I don't think you realize how difficult it is to get that appointment and then confirmation, and just how notable that is in terms of legal accomplishments. Seriously, after reconsideration if you have even the slightest doubt I suggest you ask the Dean of the law school to verify the notability of the entry because the school itself monitors the webpage and had no objection. You might also call the president of the university to verify the importance and notability as well. Here's what bothersome since you took absolutely no action on other entries in the very same section that are clearly not notable or have no connection to legal education or law practice: a Comcast executive, an NBA sports agent, a radio talk host, a radio politics commentator, a member of city council, several PA state representatives (politicians), and a person listed as a "convicted felon and former state representative." I believe your deletion was without basis, and at this point I'm guessing it was just an honest mistake. Please feel free to call the Dean to verify the notability and importance of the entry as it relates to the school and the practice of law, and you're also invited to call the president of the university who will be able to clear up any misunderstandings. Thank you for your attention. Arkincongile (talk) 23:24, 3 March 2024 (UTC)

Hello Arkincongile. Sorry, but as I noted in my edit, Mr. Roshko does not have WP:N. Just being appointed an administrative law judge does not guarantee notability, although such people can still be notable if they meet the Wikipedia general notability guidelines. The dean of a law school or president of a university does not determine notability, Wikipedia standards do. There are approximately 1700 federal ALJs nationwide, and the Social Security Administration (SSA) employs about 1500 of them, the only requirements are being licensed and authorized to practice law and seven years of experience in litigation or administrative law as a licensed attorney, and they are not notable per se. See, Wikipedia:WikiProject United States courts and judges/Notability#Administrative law judges - “Judges who are hired by government agencies are not inherently notable, but holding such a position is evidence of notability that can be established by other strong indicia of notability (emphasis supplied). In particular, administrative law judges who serve for a comparatively long time, who preside over important cases, or whose opinions are often cited by higher courts, are highly likely to be notable.” Mr. Roshko only served three years (1998-2000) for the SSA. Even if those indices were otherwise met, Mr. Rothko must still meet WP:GNG requirements - Mr. Roshko obviously does not. Having one “sprout” mention in Ballotpedia is not “significant coverage” per WP:SIGCOV.

I hope my reply helps you understand Wikipedia notability guidelines. If you still argue that my edit was wrong, you should try WP:CONTENTDISPUTE. If you feel other alumni should have been deleted, feel free, but you must do so per Wikipedia guidelines and having a Wikipedia article for an alumnus (for example, Amy Banse) argues against this. By the way, if “the school itself monitors the webpage”, so long as there is no WP:COI problem, you might ask the school to provide or, perhaps, you could provide, the missing additional citations for verification as noted at the top of the Temple University Beasley School of Law page. Thank you for bringing forth you concern. Kind regards, Quaerens-veritatem (talk) 05:03, 4 March 2024 (UTC)

Deletion on Steve Garvey Senate Primary Election

I just left a reply to your note on my User page. I've been editing on Wikipedia for 18 years and I've never remotely made a mistake like I did on the CA U.S. Senate primaries. Thanks for being so nice about it. Activist (talk) 05:11, 15 March 2024 (UTC)

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Leonard Padilla

Why are you removing corrections from the Leonard Padilla page. I am a family member of his and his caretaker. He is no longer a public figure and it is painful for him and for everyone to have his personal information published on this page. Can you please just ket it go. 128f53d3035a20a1ca9e558447a607f8 (talk) 19:39, 26 August 2024 (UTC)

128f53d3035a20a1ca9e558447a607f8, you repeatedly removed sourced material. Article content is based on notability and reliable sources, not whether editors know the person individually.

Quaerens-veritatem: Can we please discuss this like civilized people? 128f53d3035a20a1ca9e558447a607f8 (talk) 06:54, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

128f53d3035a20a1ca9e558447a607f8, as I explained, you repeatedly removed sourced material. Article content is based on notability and reliable sources, not whether editors know the person individually or if there is negative or personal information so long as it is available and relevant. All the information is in the public domain and can be found without Wikipedia. I dare say many don't like some information in biographical articles, but Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a personal venue. The consensus of editors is that the article remains as is (subject to the addition of more relevant content), the page is protected by an administrator, you have been blocked from editing by another administrator, and if you continue to make disruptive edits, the block will be renewed. The editors and administrators are not being uncivilized, just following the rules for an entry. I trust that you will internalize the points I have made and move on to other matters. Regards, Quaerens-veritatem (talk) 08:49, 27 August 2024 (UTC)

But your own credentials on your user page don't have reliable sources. Some people are pathological liars and make stuff up.

It's not overly-audacious to point out you don't use consistent standards of evidence, while yet claiming to be have been a trial lawyer and assistant district attorney. In fact if you don't defend yourself from such obvious faults, you lower the prestige of such national offices and make the nation seem less reliable and harder to run. 2601:2C3:8681:6660:98B5:81A6:93D:1836 (talk) 12:46, 7 September 2024 (UTC)

Well 2601:2C3:8681:6660:98B5:81A6:93D:1836, you should reread my info - I was not an assistant district attorney, but a special assistant attorney general. Your diatribes are bizarre and I hope you get help. The result of your continual disruptive comments here and elsewhere is that you have been blocked from editing so I hope you internalize this as part of your rehabilitation. Quaerens-veritatem (talk) 16:00, 7 September 2024 (UTC)

About that ping

See [1]. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 08:00, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

Thanks Gråbergs Gråa Sång. 😊 Quaerens-veritatem (talk) 09:00, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

Further discussion appeared at User_talk:Gråbergs_Gråa_Sång#Regarding_RSN. Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk) 09:24, 31 October 2024 (UTC)

November 2024

Please don't change the format of dates, as you did to Marc Warren. As a general rule, if an article has evolved using predominantly one format, the dates should be left in the format they were originally written in, unless there are reasons for changing it based on strong national ties to the topic. Please also note that Wikipedia does not use ordinal suffixes (e.g., st, nd, th), articles, or leading zeros on dates.

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If you have any questions about this, ask me on my talk page, or place {{helpme}} on your talk page and someone will show up shortly to answer your questions. Enjoy your time on Wikipedia. Thank you. Denisarona (talk) 07:28, 5 November 2024 (UTC)

I am familiar, just missed this when adding DoB with the template. Thanks, Quaerens-veritatem (talk) 07:36, 5 November 2024 (UTC)

A brownie for you!

Enjoy! and thank you. Best regards Denisarona (talk) 09:13, 5 November 2024 (UTC)

Thank you. Denisarona! Best regards, Quaerens-veritatem (talk) 20:41, 5 November 2024 (UTC)