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Directing the attention of a user to Twinkle

You recently directed the attention of a user to Twinkle. Perhaps you should review that user's talk page and contributions; the user may not be ready for the tool. - Neonorange (talk) 18:26, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

What I get for being too nice to the wrong people, I guess. I have removed the message from their talk page. K6ka (talk | contribs) 18:35, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

I appreciate your quick response. I am still trying to find my way around Wikipedia, so I don't completely trust my reactions. I just happened on to the user through an edit made to Fannie Lou Hamer, and checked the contributions. I'm new enough that I spend a long time on an edit; if I don't get faster, I guess I'll stay at a few per day (and hope to be treated gently when I err).

May spring come to Canada one day soon! Twenty-one C near Atlanta today B^) - Neonorange (talk) 18:53, 24 March 2014 (UTC)

Untitled

You're the one who insists on misaligning the photos with their needed description on a wikipedia article, not me. And you're calling me the vandal? Pot calling the kettle black much? So long as you persist to bring down the article, I will have no choice but to build it back up. I've got all day. GROW UP! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:CEE8:1970:256D:5A26:8FC1:7938 (talk) 01:44, 25 March 2014 (UTC)

Firstly, please relax. Secondly, I reverted your edit on first sight because it added text that didn't appear to be relevant to the article, but seemed to be more of an editing note. You can wrap your text with <!-- --> if you want to leave notes for editors and not ugly notes for the reader. Also, it is not necessary to align the images to fit in with the text. Many articles do not bother with this because it leaves unwanted whitespace which looks bad. Consider discussing this on the talk page and gaining consensus before re-editing. Also try not to violate WP:3RR. K6ka (talk | contribs) 01:48, 25 March 2014 (UTC)

Also, you are removing the categories for the article. Please stop doing that. K6ka (talk | contribs) 01:49, 25 March 2014 (UTC)

So you'd rather have photos misaligned with their description just because a white space does't meet your expectations? Did you spend hours and days on that article? No. I did. And I just checked all the links you said were broken and they're all fine. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:CEE8:1970:256D:5A26:8FC1:7938 (talk) 02:17, 25 March 2014 (UTC)

Generally, we try not to introduce Whitespace in article spaces, as it gives the page an untidy and "incomplete" appearance. See our Manual of Style for details. Also, just because you spent hours and days on the article doesn't mean another person can't edit it, as nobody owns an article on Wikipedia. And as I've mentioned before, discuss this change on the article talk page, gain consensus, and do not re-revert until consensus is given. Alternatively, you can ask at the Teahouse and someone friendlier and more experienced than me will answer you. K6ka (talk | contribs) 02:22, 25 March 2014 (UTC)

(Personal attack removed)

....judging by your apparent refusal to cooperate with me (and your personal attack towards me), I will assume that you're not here to help us build an encyclopedia and instead are here to insult me instead of following the links I provided and/or discussing politely with me. Please take a WikiBreak and maybe a mug of tea and come back when you're in a better mood to edit collaboratively instead of independently. I await your "more civil" response. K6ka (talk | contribs) 10:56, 25 March 2014 (UTC)

Request

Since you are an admin, can you check this out: [1]?--Yankees10 23:34, 25 March 2014 (UTC)

...No, I am not an admin. I do not understand what you want me to check out either. K6ka (talk | contribs) 23:55, 25 March 2014 (UTC)

Nevermind. I thought you were an admin.--Yankees10 23:58, 25 March 2014 (UTC)

Talk

Hi K6, you are talking to the IP here User_talk:Poepkop#stop_your_threats and not to me, right? (just checking). Poepkop (talk) 12:06, 26 March 2014 (UTC)

Ah stupid me, I just noted you reported that IP to ANI already. Anyways, though legal threats are (mostly) inappropriate, methinks it is some kid having his way of "fun", the actual police has little to do with regular WP Policies. At some point I often decide to stop feeding the troll if I have reported an IP/account to AVI, to roll back (if necessary) after blocking. Actually the IP is blocked (as you know), after which a puppet appeared named WinxClubStella321, which has been blocked as well: User talk:WinxClubStella321. Thanks, you deserve a delicious antivandalism herring sandwich (with onion)! Poepkop (talk) 13:04, 26 March 2014 (UTC)

Yeah, I was talking to the IP. K6ka (talk | contribs) 13:12, 26 March 2014 (UTC)

Warning on Mannus

Why did you warn me on Mannus, yet you failed to warn the edit warrior ip who has unilaterally reverted ten times in one hour against consensus of all other editors? 71.246.155.112 (talk) 16:56, 26 March 2014 (UTC)

The other IP has already been warned. K6ka (talk | contribs) 16:56, 26 March 2014 (UTC)

And since being warned he has continued on like a non-stop edit-warring machine to get this debunked fringe in the article saying Tacitus borrowed from Sanskrit, that was removed by several other more qualified editors. It need to be removed and that IP needs to be blocked. 71.246.155.112 (talk) 16:59, 26 March 2014 (UTC)

The best you can do is to not revert back any more and try to contact the IP. If they ignore your attempts to contact them or refuse to collaborate, file a report at WP:AN3. K6ka (talk | contribs) 17:03, 26 March 2014 (UTC)

Hello!

I kinda stole some stuff from your userpage and talk page to make mine look better, I hope you don't mind. If you do, don't hesatate to tell me and I will revert it. TheMesquito (talk) 06:10, 27 March 2014 (UTC)

Go ahead and steal stuff. I stole most of mine ;) K6ka (talk | contribs) 11:37, 27 March 2014 (UTC)

Untitled 2

hi i edited the jacquard loom web page and you wanted to know my source well it was about.com and the cambridge university site— Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.241.218.129 (talk)

Firstly, please leave your comments on a talk page at the bottom, and sign it by adding "~~~~" at the end of your remarks. Secondly, please read about how to cite a source, and what is a reliable source to use on Wikipedia. K6ka (talk | contribs) 21:13, 28 March 2014 (UTC)

Younus Mahmood is his correct name on his passport.

The source is his passport. His name is spelt Younus Mahmood in english. I am one of the broadcasters and graphics builders and we just did the AFC Cup Draw in Sydney with him and we had to get his passport to confirm the correct english spelling of his name. The rest of the internet is actually misspelling his name. I cannot cite the source any better than that I have seen his passport. — Preceding unsigned comment added by David.cherrie (talk • contribs) 02:44, 27 March 2014 (UTC)

That would be original research, which Wikipedia prohibits. A reliable source must identify this and report on it before we can include it in our encyclopedia. K6ka (talk | contribs) 11:37, 27 March 2014 (UTC)

So that means you will continue to mislead the public and wikipedia will continue to be wrong even though I and my team have seen his passport to help other people from getting his name from on broadcast? This is absolutely ridiculous that I have the most correct source yet you are ignoring it. What if he wrote to you and told you how to spell his name?— Preceding unsigned comment added by 49.187.90.20 (talk)

For the very last time, Wikipedia requires a reliable source to back all its statements up. Wikipedia cannot accept original research. You will need to get a reliable third-party source to report on it BEFORE you can add it to Wikipedia. Wikipedia is a collection of information from other sources - it is not a source in itself. Rather, it is a collection of sources. If you claim that the person personally told you that it was a mistake, we cannot include it in our encyclopedia because you can't actually back that up. Sources, sources, sources! K6ka (talk | contribs) 11:11, 28 March 2014 (UTC)

Would a photocopy of his passport be a credible source then? A letter from Mahmood be a credible source? Would a video or frame from our broadcast with his name on the LED screens in the background and a super lower third of his name would be a credible source? Look at all the websites including the FIFA website that has his name spelt correctly as Younus Mahmood. http://www.fifa.com/world-match-centre/photos/galleries/gallery/198/249/8/#1982480 101.168.255.251 (talk) 11:31, 28 March 2014 (UTC)

Not exactly. Wikipedia generally relies (and favors) secondary or tertiary sources. A letter or passport would be a primary source. So you basically need to get the attention of something like a newspaper to report on it, have them write an article on it, and then you can cite it on Wikipedia. K6ka (talk | contribs) 11:28, 28 March 2014 (UTC)

Wait a minute... now I'm thinking we're just barking up the wrong tree here. How come all the references for the Wikipedia article say "Younis Mahmoud"? Even his Twitter is "Younis". Perhaps you're getting the wrong person here. K6ka (talk | contribs) 11:48, 28 March 2014 (UTC)

His actual name is in arabic, however it was translated to the english language and characters wrongly. Its why you see his soccer jersey sometimes say Younis, Younes or Younus. He is still learning english and when he created his twitter went off a wrong translation of his name. Broadcast and FIFA have the correct spelling of his name on file which is Younus Mahmood which is what is on his passport. I will post a few screen shots of the broadcast we did that has his name spelt in a super on it that went to 40 million people around Asia and the Middle East and cite that as a source. A live telecast to 40 million is as good as a newspaper source that we spelt his name correctly.— Preceding unsigned comment added by David.cherrie (talk • contribs)

Once a news broadcast has been made and a news article has been written that we can link to, then you may change the name and add the citation. Don't jump the gun - Wikipedia is allowed to be imperfect. K6ka (talk | contribs) 00:29, 29 March 2014 (UTC)

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I still can't get the hang of Huggle I guess, I reverted for something else and i guess the last revision before it was vandalism. Thanks for reverting it! TheMesquito (talk) 20:13, 29 March 2014 (UTC)

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Thanks for the pick-up. I reverted my change when I saw the link in the summary. I had just checked it (and found it to be dead) when you removed the info. Thanks! Wikipelli ^Talk 17:02, 1 April 2014 (UTC)

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Hello i have problem with search and spelling pages in the Wiki

Hello K6ka The search page is a small mistake in the spelling of names Struzik, the name is spelled with a lowercase letter, and should be high.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miroslaw_struzik

Does the name in wyszukianiu affinity to be the first?— Preceding unsigned comment added by Miroslaw.struzik (talk • contribs)

If you mean that "Struzik" should have a capital "S" in front of it, then yes, the Wikipedia article should have it capitalized as well. I can rename the page for you, if you'd like. K6ka (talk | contribs) 14:22, 29 March 2014 (UTC)

Ok if it is no problem to change is cool. But why did you delete this page? It was hard job and i spend a lot of time :(( Can you restore me page?— Preceding unsigned comment added by Miroslaw.struzik (talk • contribs)

Not sure where you got the idea that I deleted the page. 1. I am not an admin and cannot delete pages, 2. The deletion log indicates that the admin Jimfbleak (talk · contribs) deleted your page. You should consult him instead. K6ka (talk | contribs) 16:51, 2 April 2014 (UTC)

Protonema

Hi, I tried changing Liverworts to Hornworts in the second paragraph where it says they do not have a protonemal stage, but then goes on to say in the third paragraph that Hornworts do not exhibit protonema. I know there's no source but isn't this just a matter of inconsistency? This difference is also reflected on the Bryophyte page. Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 175.156.109.71 (talk) 16:55, 2 April 2014 (UTC)

Herm, I'm not experienced in this field at all. I only reverted because I followed the link that you changed, took one look, didn't see "Hornworts", and then hit revert. You can revert my edit, if it clearly was a mistake. K6ka (talk | contribs) 16:59, 2 April 2014 (UTC)

Alright will do. Thanks! 175.156.109.71 (talk) 17:33, 2 April 2014 (UTC)

re: changes made to Brown's Hotel page

Hello,

Regarding the changes that I made to the Brown's Hotel page, there is no citation. The owners of the hotel were my grandparents. The facts that I posted were made from memory.

174.92.17.12 (talk) 14:33, 3 April 2014 (UTC)Wayne Turiansky April 3, 2014

Then we shouldn't include it as it would be considered original research, which Wikipedia prohibits. K6ka (talk | contribs) 14:49, 3 April 2014 (UTC)

Changes on Kevin Durant's page

Hey sorry about the edits on creationism. I realized that someone posted that already. I thought it was pertinent to the conversation.

As for my edit on Indiana, I was trying to get an editor's attention. I wanted to add data to Kevin Durant's page. I included it in the talk page, and as of yet, it has been ignored. I think it is important to add, but the page is blocked from editing. Can you please help me take care of that change?

66.177.15.123 (talk) 17:00, 4 April 2014 (UTC)

Well, vandalizing to get another editor's attention is not the way you do it. It's not being ignored, but as Wikipedia is a volunteer effort your request may not be answered immediately. Give it some time.

Also, for the Kevin Durant page, can you provide a reliable source to back it up? We require that the pages on living people be fully sourced and verifiable. K6ka (talk | contribs) 17:03, 4 April 2014 (UTC)

http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=400490000

"Durant scored at least 25 points for the 39th consecutive game, the longest streak since Michael Jordan did it 40 consecutive times during the 1986-87 season. He reached 25 on a free throw with 3:31 remaining, drawing a roar from the crowd."

66.177.15.123 (talk) 17:08, 4 April 2014 (UTC)

I apologize for my impatience....I guess I'm just excited about this stat. I have been a Durant fan for some time now. This is exciting to me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.177.15.123 (talk) 17:11, 4 April 2014 (UTC)

Okay, I added the information, along with the source. K6ka (talk | contribs) 17:16, 4 April 2014 (UTC)

Thank you so much for your help! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.177.15.123 (talk) 17:19, 4 April 2014 (UTC)

Johnny Gill page

Hi! I am new so I hope I am doing the message thing right. I did read your page and I believe you may have edited some of my information on the Johnny Gill page which is fine. I see where you have a vast knowledge of editing the pages and on the talk page. Can you please assist me and help me out? I have tried to make sure his page is accurate and not filled with any untrue information. I am a huge fan and I run his fanpage on FB called JGsRoses. So I wanted to know how do I cite the sources and can you check his page to make sure it is accurate? I have never heard of him having a second son.

Thank You. Kareece1 (talk) 17:31, 4 April 2014 (UTC)

This page explains citations quite well. Before you edit the actual page, feel free to practice in the sandbox, and once you're comfortable, add the citation in. If you have any more questions, you can either ask me or ask around at the Teahouse, where a team of friendly, experienced editors will be happy to assist you. K6ka (talk | contribs) 19:37, 4 April 2014 (UTC)

Vandalism DefCon level

Hello K6, great work you do on vandalism, but the DefCon score really needs updating at least every half-hour 24-7, and the bot that used to do this has stopped working. In any case the Level 10 you put on seems to show up as Level 1. Rather than change the level manually now and then, I suggest our efforts need to go into campaigning for the bot to be revived: Noyster (talk), 16:03, 3 April 2014 (UTC)

The bot isn't really 100% dead - it only appears to work for about an hour a day, and then shuts itself off. With the way things are the template is always either at a level 3, 4, or 5. K6ka (talk | contribs) 17:14, 3 April 2014 (UTC)

Well I dropped a message on the bot's talk page, but the bot operators don't seem to be active. The bot edits about once or twice a day. In the meantime, I'll try and fill in as much as I can. Not a bad trade-off - now my username appears on hundreds of pages around Wikipedia! K6ka (talk | contribs) 00:45, 5 April 2014 (UTC)

Vandal count

Hey, I see you are updating the anti-vandal count, because it seems like VoxelBot is down/ not working. I saw that the bots code is hosted on GitHub, so maybe you can get someone to re-host it with admin permission until the bot owner fixes it, unless you want to continue to do it. Anyway, thanks for actively updating it, you are awesome! TheMesquito (talk) 17:25, 5 April 2014 (UTC)

Ooh! The idea of running my very first bot on Wikipedia.... flies out of my grasp before I could even hold it. Not sure how my parents would like the idea of paying for the hardware and the things needed to run the bot continuously. Besides, I have no knowledge of computer programming, so I have no idea how to compile the code on GitHub. Until the bot operators get VoxelBot back up and running, I think I'll be happy to play Mr. Bot for a little while. Thanks for the idea though. K6ka (talk | contribs) 19:37, 5 April 2014 (UTC)

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Thank you so much for all of your help! Kareece1 (talk) 20:03, 7 April 2014 (UTC)

Matthew Christopher

Hello.

I am writing the wiki about Matthew Christopher. I AM NOT Matthew Christopher. Matthew Christopher is a couture wedding gown designer in the league of Monique Lhuillier. As a matter of fact, i looked at her wiki page to try and make certain all rues were met. Please refer to this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monique_Lhuillier I also added all references and verification you requested.

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User talk:2A01:4A0:10:AD10:F1F5:214D:8D40:6368

Hi,

In this edit [2], you reverted the IP's edit to his/her own talk page with the note Don't edit other people's comments.. While mostly (but not entirely - see WP:TALKO) true for non-user talk pages, per WP:OWNTALK "Users may freely remove comments from their own talk pages...". A welcome template does not fall into the "types of notices that users may not remove from their own talk pages". I don't want to confuse editor, but I recommend you revert your revert. Thanks! JoeSperrazza (talk) 16:42, 8 April 2014 (UTC)

The main reason I reverted is that the edit removed the other editor's signature but left much of the message intact, which would confuse potential readers. If the IP removed the entire welcome notice, I would've ignored it. --k6ka (talk | contribs) 16:49, 8 April 2014 (UTC)

That's their right to do so. For all we know, the editor is saving those pieces for future reference and doesn't want the other pieces. I'm not challenging your motives, but I am noting that what you did is out of policy. Please (a) revert your change and (b) keep WP:OWNTALK in mind in the future. Thanks! JoeSperrazza (talk) 16:56, 8 April 2014 (UTC)

 Done I was already consulted with WP:OWNTALK, but I guess having a seemingly incomplete Welcome was favorable. --k6ka (talk | contribs) 16:59, 8 April 2014 (UTC)

zyklon B article

Please check the talk page before blindly reverting constructive edits.

24.239.124.140 (talk) 17:56, 9 April 2014 (UTC)

Well the goal of a talk page is to discuss changes before editing the actual article. Next time it would be helpful to state "See talk page for details" in the edit summary. --k6ka (talk | contribs) 19:29, 9 April 2014 (UTC)

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The Taylors

To whom it may concern,

I work at Tipton-Haynes State Historic Site in Johnson City, TN. The Taylor family involves our history here at the site. The spelling of Nathaniel Greene Taylor and his wife, Emmaline Haynes Taylor, is spelled wrong. It would be much appreciated if this could be changed. Thank you.

Wes — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.7.108.175 (talk) 13:30, 10 April 2014 (UTC)

Please provide a source for your information. We unfortunately cannot accept original research (information collected by an individual that was not published in any source or publication). --k6ka (talk | contribs) 13:46, 10 April 2014 (UTC)

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Continuing Edit War on Street Artists Program Article

I see that you previously offered guidance to William Clark concerning his disruptive edits on the Street Artists Program article. He still persists in deleting sourced material. You can read his latest justifications on its talk page [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Street_Artists_Program_of_San_Francisco#I_posted_a_bunch_of_news_articles ]. Yoninah, NeilN and others can not seem to convince him not to repetitively delete sourced material. Maybe you could speak with him or suggest page protections which could stop the continuing edit war that he provokes.James Carroll (talk) 22:22, 11 April 2014 (UTC)

Intervening, though I won't be reverting anything in the article. Not because I'm a 0RR person, but because I don't want to engage myself in an edit war. I'll try to talk to him, and requesting page protection as a last resort, since full page protection (sysop only) locks out other users. --k6ka (talk | contribs) 01:40, 12 April 2014 (UTC)

Some form of page protection seems inevitable for this DYK article. Edits for the Baseball article are limited to only a listed group of editors – we should do the same here. You can go back and read Clark's response to your latest suggestions. He is immune to any advice and only responds with verbose and disorganized rants while later changing whatever he chooses. This is the fifth time he has attempted to delete the same sourced statement in a narcissistic attempt to include his own name within the article. How is Wikipedia supposed to deal with unstable individuals who repetitively flaunt its rules?James Carroll (talk) 21:02, 13 April 2014 (UTC)

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RE: Rockingham

I will leave a citation thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nickolas douglas (talk • contribs) 11:07, 15 April 2014 (UTC)

Bedding

it in wikidata id Q1762457--84.255.134.211 (talk) 12:29, 15 April 2014 (UTC)

Well, since I have little knowledge on inter-wiki language links or whatever; if you know what you are doing, you can revert my edit. --k6ka (talk | contribs) 14:49, 15 April 2014 (UTC)

RE: Madison Rising

Thank you for helping me keep the vandals off the Madison Rising Page. It has been an edit nightmare daily for me. I appreciate your work.djabram 17:13, 15 April 2014 (UTC)

No problem. --k6ka (talk | contribs) 17:17, 15 April 2014 (UTC)

Untitled

My apologies, I did a mistake while trying something stupid — Preceding unsigned comment added by 180.178.178.79 (talk) 11:47, 16 April 2014 (UTC)

Please use the sandbox for test edits instead of the main article namespace. --k6ka (talk | contribs) 11:50, 16 April 2014 (UTC)

u r mean

y do u keep puting mean messagies i juist joined wikpedia and ur alredy bullying me :( dosent this place have adims ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by UnownPhantump (talk • contribs)

Yes, this place has admins. No they are not employed by Wikipedia - it is a volunteer service. The messages were automatically generated and were issued because you 1. Vandalized the encyclopedia, and 2. You created inappropriate pages. If you need help, read the Introduction and if you still have questions, ask at the Teahouse. Use the Sandbox for test edits. No, I am not bullying you. Why would we not go harsh if one is destroying the website? --k6ka (talk | contribs) 17:11, 16 April 2014 (UTC)

mistake

hello my class is currently doing a project on this and i added that in there to see if anyone would pay attention or they would just copy and paste. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 1rex01 (talk • contribs) 17:17, 16 April 2014 (UTC)

Not a mistake. This falls under the category of vandalism. --k6ka (talk | contribs) 17:19, 16 April 2014 (UTC)

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William Mackenzie

Hi it is stated that william mackenzie is buried under the ground in the burial recrds of St Andrews. Citation is needed to claim he is buried sitting up so I would like that removed please The Real History Of Liverpool (talk) 16:51, 17 April 2014 (UTC)

Some of the content you removed was sourced. If you feel a claim is wrong, find another source that backs up your claim, and then discuss it on the talk page of the article first. --k6ka (talk | contribs) 16:54, 17 April 2014 (UTC)

Hi http://search.findmypast.co.uk/results/united-kingdom-records-in-birth-marriage-death-and-parish-records?firstname=william%20&firstname_variants=true&lastname=mackenzie&yearofbirth=1794&yearofbirth_offset=2&yearofdeath=1851&yearofdeath_offset=2 is my source re: William macKenzie The Real History Of Liverpool (talk) 17:09, 17 April 2014 (UTC)

This change might be controversial - discuss it on the article talk page first. If you have a source, cite it into the article, as it has no use here on this page. --k6ka (talk | contribs) 17:13, 17 April 2014 (UTC)

Untitled

What didn't seem right about what i changed? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Brandon480 (talk • contribs) 22:45, 18 April 2014 (UTC)

WP:VANDAL. --k6ka (talk | contribs) 22:48, 18 April 2014 (UTC)

108.20.200.94

The Donut Star Award. The torus shape of a donut is not a five-sided or six-sided star, but a star of infinite points. This award is given for innumerable efforts over an extended period to achieve great things.

Thanks for taking care of this. How did you get the IP blocked? Is there a noticeboard for requesting IP blocks?

Here's a Tim Hortons donut award for you, eh? Kendall-K1 (talk) 23:00, 18 April 2014 (UTC)

Ooh! I feel like a cop who's just walked into his favourite Coffee n Donut shop! Time to eat...

Yes, there's a noticeboard to report vandals. It's WP:AIV. You can report IPs and users that have vandalized after their final or only warning. --k6ka (talk | contribs) 23:11, 18 April 2014 (UTC)

Reverted edits to National Journal page

Hello K6ka,

I saw this morning that you reverted edits that I made to National Journal's wikipedia page. Can you please share the parts of my update that you felt were not neutral?

Thank you,

CRicks14 CRicks14 (talk) 13:33, 21 April 2014 (UTC)

According to this edit, the changes you made aren't introducing the topic to readers. When we start an article on Wikipedia, we begin with "'This thing' is a 'blah blah blah'", and we refrain from using a promotional tone and Weasel words. "For over 40 years, 'this thing' has been..." is not the way we start an article here. The tone we use in articles do not give readers ideas on which side to take, which side was correct, and which side was wrong. We also write articles in our own words, and your edits appeared to have been copied directly from another source. I noticed that you replaced a lot of sourced content with unsourced material - keep in mind that all materials need to be supported by a reliable source - if you need help with citations, check out WP:CITE. Also, while we do encourage editors to be Bold, sometimes an editor will disagree, revert your edit, and then ask you to discuss it on the article talk page. Instead of reverting them again, sort the issue out and discuss it with other editors. Your changes appear to be pretty questionable, so I would probably ask for advice over at the Teahouse. BTW, if you need help with Wikipedia, you can check out our Introduction to Wikipedia, and if you have any questions, the Teahouse is staffed by friendly, experienced editors that can help you out. If you have any more questions, you can check out the links I provided, ask at the Teahouse, or just ask me again on this page. --k6ka (talk | contribs) 14:00, 21 April 2014 (UTC)

Jim Lokay

AWWW...But Jim is so dreamy!!!199.255.55.2 (talk) 19:00, 21 April 2014 (UTC)

Thanks

Thank you for the clean up of my user page vandalism. It's much appreciated. Bahooka (talk) 16:46, 22 April 2014 (UTC)

No problem. My userpage has been vandalized countless times. --k6ka (talk | contribs) 18:44, 22 April 2014 (UTC)

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Hello K6ka!

I randomly stumbled upon your page, and I found it quite entertaining! I was wondering though, where do you find all the user boxes? Are they all located in one area, or do you have to search for them individually?

Thanks!

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There's an (incomplete) list of userboxes on this page. If you're really into userboxes, you can make your own and share them with other people. --k6ka (talk | contribs) 22:27, 28 April 2014 (UTC)

Untitled

Thanks for letting me know about the edits you reverted on the German Cuisine page. But you have the wrong person. I did not make any changes there. Sorry. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.167.15.163 (talk) 00:55, 29 April 2014 (UTC)

It's a bug in the software, as I have not left you any message/warnings on your talk page. It's not my fault, and neither is it yours. The bug was supposedly fixed months ago, but it apparently still persists. --k6ka (talk | contribs) 01:34, 29 April 2014 (UTC)

I got the same message. Kaiserthegreat (talk) 16:48, 29 April 2014 (UTC)

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You might be interested in adding to this discussion. Yoninah (talk) 08:33, 30 April 2014 (UTC)

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Response to your message about "vandalism"

Well, i think that calling jupiter a planet or saying that an eagle is a bird is not vandalism, off course if you think that a child rapist can be called a "children's friend", it's ok. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.255.208.157 (talk) 02:39, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

I hit rollback primarily due to instinct. How many cases of vandalism did I see that involved "George Bush is a terrorist" or something of the like? Then I saw the previous revert and I'm not sure what else to do with it. --k6ka (talk | contribs) 02:55, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

Adeiny Hechavarria

Your picture was incorrect. Adeiny plays for the Miami Marlins so I replaced it with a picture of him with his current team. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Heywhatsup222 (talk • contribs) 12:11, 6 May 2014 (UTC)

About jonas brothers being a the christian bands list

Where does it say that they are a christian band, or what made you think they're christian? that's why I tried to remove it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 200.97.216.18 (talk) 16:38, 6 May 2014 (UTC)

It said so in the citation provided, which links to here. --k6ka (talk | contribs) 16:41, 6 May 2014 (UTC)

Username can't be a company

I wanted to get some clarification on the username policies. I submitted a username request to have my account name changed to the name of the company for whom it's for, but I received a message saying the username can't be a company name. However, when I search multiple other companies we encounter on a daily basis, I see that their usernames and the names that appears at the top of their pages are in fact their company names. Can you please explain? Thank you. Family Features 19:23, 6 May 2014 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by FamilyFeaturesEditorialSyndicate (talk • contribs)

@FamilyFeaturesEditorialSyndicate: While having a company name as your username is against the username policy, having a username that indicates that you're an individual that's part of a company is okay (e.g. Nicole at EA Games). Also, are you confusing a userpage with an article? My userpage is not a Wikipedia article - Electronic Arts is not a userpage. --k6ka (talk | contribs) 19:57, 6 May 2014 (UTC)

Thanks for the reply. Perhaps I am confusing a userpage with an article. Ultimately, I want to create something that looks exactly like the Electronic Arts example you showed me. So, does that mean that under my userpage (FamilyFeaturesEditorialSyndicate), I need to create a new article for Family Features? Family Features 20:15, 6 May 2014 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by FamilyFeaturesEditorialSyndicate (talk • contribs)

@FamilyFeaturesEditorialSyndicate: Nah, you probably want to develop your article on your userpage or a subpage of your userpage. You might want to use Articles for Creation as a handy guide for creating articles. Please keep in mind the Five pillars of Wikipedia when developing your article. If you have questions, you can ask at the Teahouse and a team of friendly, experienced editors will assist you. Also, please sign your posts on a talk page by adding four tildes (~~~~) at the end of your remarks. --k6ka (talk | contribs) 20:24, 6 May 2014 (UTC)

RE: MMORPG

Your change to MMORPG: what do you mean by realiable source? It is pure grammar. Look it up! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 31.16.157.204 (talk) 18:51, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

Just like "Two persons or more" is technically bad grammar - yet it's still the "formal" term. Anyways, MMO indeed stands for "Massively Multiplayer Online", per this, this, and this. It's just the way it is. Wikipedia reports on what other sources say - we should never say anything that another source doesn't say as well (i.e. not a venue of original research. --k6ka (talk | contribs) 19:14, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

What's funny is that it's not bad grammar: "massively" is an adverb modifying the adjective "multiplayer". Of course, even if it were bad grammar, you're 100% correct that we'd go by reliable sources. (Sorry, didn't mean to intrude, I just saw your message on the IP's Talk page.) Woodroar (talk) 20:01, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

Age of Earth

I honestly feel that the assumption that the Earth is 4.5 billion years old is a false statement. First of all, radiometric dating is a huge flaw because it is what we think how old that piece of rock is. How do we know is scientists removed a parent or daughter chemicals added to the rock?Science requires that there's a logical, orderly universe. And that only makes sense if there's a logical, orderly God who created that universe and maintains it in a logical, orderly fashion. You see, if the universe were just an accident, a by-product of a Big Bang, then why would it have any order at all? Why would it obey laws.like the laws of physics that you've heard of? Well, you see, that makes sense if God made the universe, if there's a mind behind it. And that's what the Bible teaches. So science actually requires the Bible to be true in order to work. The Earth is really about ~ 6,000 years of age stated by the Bible. Why are scientists wasting their time making assumptions when they can easily stick with the truth. I would really be offended if nothing was done about this. Please at least mention something about Christianity and the Earth's real age of 6,000 years. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.124.2.201 (talk) 22:41, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

I have no idea why you have come running to me when I did not even revert your edit to the article. Remember that we need reliable sources for everything in the encyclopedia. I know this is a very heated debate, and since it never seems to go anywhere, I withdraw from said arguments and sit on the fence instead. In short - this topic barely interests me. I would advise you instead to take this discussion to the article talk page instead of some random, innocent editor. --k6ka (talk | contribs) 22:54, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

milo

ya sorry revert it all — Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.36.76.141 (talk) 10:56, 9 May 2014 (UTC)

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The info about Prof Francis Pereira is true. I just received the message through email. 68.113.195.92 (talk) 13:02, 10 May 2014 (UTC)kurusj

We need a reliable source to back it up. See this page on how we cite sources on Wikipedia. Generally, if someone e-mailed to me that my grandpa has died, I wouldn't believe him unless I knew the person that sent me an email. Also, if my grandpa was somehow notable to have his own Wikipedia article - try as I might, but I can't add his death to the article until a third-party source, such as a newspaper, reported on it. Simply adding it and using "I saw him die" or "I got an email" is viewed as original research, which is prohibited on Wikipedia, unfortunately. --k6ka (talk | contribs) 13:07, 10 May 2014 (UTC)

COI Removed, TV2me

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hi! I noted that I'd studied and confirmed the article via the references; nothing was erroneous, dubious or expressed in an unfactual tone, so removed the COI. I understand the COI's concern with the fact article citied other work by the same Schafer... as would be fitting, though! I think therefore that the COI is itself misleading, wouldn't you agree?

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Fixing the COI isn't my concern. What did concern me was how you removed conversations from the talk page. It's better to just write "I fixed the COI ~~~~" than to remove the conversation. Why else do you think they archive conversations at WP:ANI years after the issue was resolved? Because someone might be curious, that's why ;) --k6ka (talk | contribs) 11:56, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

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05, 13 May 2014 (UTC) Fil

Putney Magpies

Mate can you please put the Putney Magpies detail back? I have played for the club for 5 years and been secretary for 2 (Rob Paterson). The president is Phil Crow and I have also asked him to contact you. I appreciate the job you do but how on earth would you know what our nickname is and what is appropriate for the page? I didn't use any vulger language or 'vandalism' as you put it. Please put it back 2.28.11.145 (talk) 17:05, 13 May 2014 (UTC) Rob Paterson

Putney magpies

Hi,

I'm the president of a London based Australian football club. My name is Phil Crow. We're new to Updating Wikipedia.

You have just reverted a change a club member (Patto) made to update the page. Can you please cancel that revert as his changes were valid.

Thank you Phil/crowie — Preceding unsigned comment added by PhilCrowie (talk • contribs) 17:05, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

For starters, I don't believe that you are the real "president of the Putney Magpies". But let's not get ahead of ourselves. Please cite a reliable source for your statements. Original research, such as personal experience, is not accepted. --k6ka (talk | contribs) 17:12, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

Mate feel free to visit the Putney Magpies Facebook Page and you will see that both Phil Crow and I (Rob Paterson) have been on that page for a number of years as players and of recent time a more active role. I don't know why we're having to convince you that Phil is legitimately the President. Feel free to come to the club or ask the question on the Putney Magpies facebook page and see the response you get. Put it back now buddy because it's all correct 2.28.11.145 (talk) 17:27, 13 May 2014 (UTC) Rob Paterson

@PhilCrowie:@2.28.11.145: I was referring to you and PhilCrowie claiming to be members of Putney Magpies here on Wikipedia. Anyone can create an account and claim to be a person, i.e. impersonation. Even if a user account named "Barack Obama" came right here to Wikipedia and asked, "I want this and this changed to my article", the response would be "No". Also Rob, you are editing under an IP address and I can't confirm your true identity with an IP address either. Everything on Wikipedia requires a citation, and I am asking for one. I am not asking for more original research or unsourced statements. Nor do I require more "Put it back because I know it's right". --k6ka (talk | contribs) 18:36, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

PCA Riesentoter section

can you tell me why exactly you reverted my changes to the PCA Riesentöter section - I was adding more info from our website

199.200.27.7 (talk) 17:04, 14 May 2014 (UTC)

The passage appeared to have been copied off a website - i.e. COPYVIO. It was also unencyclopedic, as it added an address, contact information, etc. The thing was also written in a slanted point of view - we require that articles are written in a neutral point of view, i.e. no "I" or "we". Also, when you said "our website", you give me the impression that you may have a Conflict of Interest in the subject, in which you might want to ask another editor for assistance in writing the article. --k6ka (talk | contribs) 17:51, 14 May 2014 (UTC)

Regarding Your Reverting on Aristophanes

Thanks! I saw your Revert Here and posted a Page protection Request Here. Thanks For the Edit. Dudel250 (talk) 11:14, 16 May 2014 (UTC)

No problem. --k6ka (talk | contribs) 11:51, 16 May 2014 (UTC)

Angus Taylor's Wikipedia page

Dear K6ka

I am not sure if you are Wikipedia or you are one of the trolls. It is all very unclear to me how this all works. Here's the explanation anyway.....

Angus Taylor's Wikipedia page has been hijacked by trolls from the Australian wind industry. I am his wife. I have legal qualifications and I help with his media in a volunteer capacity because his office is understaffed.

The wind industry has trolled him on facebook, then twitter and now wikipedia. The posts by others are so misleading and unbalanced that they are bordering on defamatory. Someone has spent a lot of time very carefully preparing information which at first glance and to an unsuspecting reader appears fairly sourced and credible. But the posts are misleading and lacking in balance - and frankly very unfair. The post comes from persons with a vested interest in diminishing Angus's reputation in a debate about wind energy that is currently occurring in Australia - in which we assume it is perceived by them that he has some influence (which is debatable, but neither here nor there).

For me or Angus to deal with (effectively defend) the Wikipedia page by correcting and restoring balance under Wiki rules would take enormous time and resources, which we do not have.

This experience has made me appreciate that Wikipedia is unsustainable as a brand, if it is so easy for trolls and badly motivated people to alter what is basic, balanced and factual - and then so incredibly difficult to do anything about it. We don't have time to sit on a computer and play games and spend inordinate time sourcing material for the counter argument.

In essence, the explanation for removing the text that we removed is that the page has been trolled, and we have tried to take down the offending information.

I understand one of Angus's staff has approached Wikipedia but there has not been any progress yet, and in the meantime his reputation is trashed.

Can you help? Suggestions? This has been going on for a few weeks now. We take the info down and they out it back up. We just don't have the resources or time to keep playing the games the trollers are intent on playing. The next step is to instruct defamation lawyers, I guess?

Louise Louiseclegg (talk) 13:12, 16 May 2014 (UTC)

@Louiseclegg: Hello. The Wikimedia Foundation, while having power over Wikipedia, don't write or add to content in most of its articles. These are dealt with by the community, most of them volunteer editors. I do not work for Wikimedia; I am just an editor.

Your edit was reverted because it removed a large amount of content 1. Without an explanation in the edit summary and 2. Content that was sourced. Wikipedia writes in a neutral point of view and does not see reason for excluding information that was well publicized by reliable sources. If Barack Obama did something silly in the public, the media would publicize it heavily, and it would inevitably make its way into the Wikipedia article. While it may be difficult to remove it, it's important to make sure it does not give readers the immediate impression that the person was evil - i.e. a "neutral point of view".

Consider browsing our policy on the biographies of living persons, and bring this discussion to the article's talk page. If needed, you may ask for advice at the Teahouse, where experienced, friendly editors will assist you, and if the matter becomes serious, you may bring it to the Biographies of Living Persons Noticeboard for an administrator response. But there's not much I can say about this though - I only caught your edit while on recent changes patrol and have no interest in the subject... I hope the links helped, though. --k6ka (talk | contribs) 15:37, 16 May 2014 (UTC)

Clifton Community School

Hi,

Can you help me get this page semi protected from new registered/anonymous users misusing the page and also vandalizing the page. That would be grateful.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifton_Community_School

Thanks, Joe Parkinson (talk) 14:56, 16 May 2014 (UTC)

@Joe Parkinson: I see you've already made a request at WP:RFPP. I'm not an admin so I can't protect the page myself. --k6ka (talk | contribs) 15:37, 16 May 2014 (UTC)