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Foreign born samurai page

You might want to semi-protect the foreign born samurai page like you did for Yasuke's for the same reasons https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_foreign-born_samurai_in_Japan Theozilla (talk) 19:14, 15 May 2024 (UTC)

  DoneFavonian (talk) 19:25, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
Can you delete the
"It is important to note that despite popular myth and modern depictions there are no historical writings nor evidence that Yasuke was ever granted the rank or title of samurai, he was never given a fief nor referred to as one in any writings. Most of our knowledge of his life comes from these messages written by missionaries and locals."
line since it was only just added on 15:21, 15 May 2024‎ (likely due to the new Assassin's Creed video game reveal)?
And as others mentioned on the Talk page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Yasuke#RE:_Repeated_Edits_and_NPOV is not written with a NPOV. Theozilla (talk) 20:08, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
Categorically: no! This has to be settled at Talk:Yasuke. Favonian (talk) 20:11, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
Okay then, how is it determined if the issue has been resolved on the talk page? Because I imagine that can also easily devolve in repeated back and forth "no you" replies. Theozilla (talk) 20:14, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
It that case, the long and winding path of WP:Dispute resolution has to be followed. Favonian (talk) 20:15, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
How long does a Talk section debate have to go on for before one should submit to something like say https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Edit_warring ? Theozilla (talk) 20:30, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
That noticeboard is where edit warriors are sent on their road to perdition, a fate you narrowly escaped. I actually don't know the recommended duration of the various steps on The Road. Maybe some of my benevolent stalkers can be of assistance. Favonian (talk) 20:35, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
So would posting to this noticeboard be more fruitful? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution_noticeboard Theozilla (talk) 22:07, 15 May 2024 (UTC)

ANI for Talk:Yasuke

  There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you. Chaotıċ Enby (talk · contribs) 16:12, 16 May 2024 (UTC)

Sorry

Only after clicking save did I realise that this edit by me implied that your pervious one was no good. That was in no way intended. 81.187.192.168 (talk) 18:44, 20 May 2024 (UTC)

No worries! Favonian (talk) 18:46, 20 May 2024 (UTC)

Persistent reverts

Hi. There is an anon. user who insisted to keep their revision on nickelodeon on CBS, despite several attempts by me and other autoconfirmed users undoing their edits. Do you consider protecting the page?197.3.215.25 (talk) 15:16, 2 June 2024 (UTC)

  User blockedFavonian (talk) 18:00, 2 June 2024 (UTC)

"Dread" vs "dreaded" in the Conrad bio

Hello. From thefreedictionary.com:

Usage Note: The adjective dread meaning "causing terror or fear" is often supplanted by the participle adjective dreaded. In our 2015 survey, 88 percent of the Usage Panel found the use of dreaded acceptable in the sentence After communicating with the enemy, Corporal Adams was labeled with the dreaded epithet "traitor." By contrast, only 69 percent of the Panel found the use of dread in the same sentence acceptable, while roughly one-third found its use unacceptable. It seems that dreaded is not merely gaining ground as an alternative to dread but actually replacing it as the adjective of choice to mean "causing fear."

Please reconsider your change and restore the term "dreaded." 76.128.41.166 (talk) 21:26, 11 June 2024 (UTC)

Wiktionary gives the current meaning of the adjective "dread" as "Terrible; greatly feared; dreaded." https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dread#Adjective
Hence, as Favonian points out, in the "Joseph Conrad" article there is no need to replace the adjective "dread" with the adjective "dreaded". Indeed, "dread' reads the more gracefully.
Nihil novi (talk) 13:57, 12 June 2024 (UTC)
I rather prefer the sound of "the dread Tenth Pavilion". As it is an accepted usage, I see no reason to defer to some panel on the internet. Favonian (talk) 15:48, 12 June 2024 (UTC)