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:Have just noticed this: "On another point I wonder whether you would have got to your "of course" in a context in which I had not developed the perspective of situations as mentioned or if admins were not involved." That is nasty. If your opinion of me is as low as that, I am wondering why you would want to have anything to do with an editor like that. You obviously do not think I made that statement AGF, which I find hard to take. I am not used to having aspersions cast on my character like that, Greg. You imply that I only made a "concession" because of admin involvement. I said of course as I could see that having an accusation without substantiation – which I have never been aware of doing, by the way – upset you and didn't want to upset you any more. Now I read through my last message to you, I can see it is a series of self-defences and self-justifications in the face of your mistrust of my motives and not accepting my AGF, and a series of attempts by me to make you see I am not the low-down person you seem to think I am from your series of criticisms in your message. I should have spotted this before, and I must have been dreaming. I have never in my life felt I had to do this with anyone before. I think I fall into the Felino and Technophant camp for you, I really do. You think nothing of any of us. It is beneath my dignity to defend myself against imagined faults and I don't know why I did it. Do not say I have suddenly switched. I naively overlooked the meaning behind those words until now. I had better not say any more, except that I am quite angry about this. I tried to reconcile with a gift, I tried to reassure, and you throw it back in my face with unpleasant insinuations, and then a long list of "faults" you made me feel I should account for. I have counted NINE criticisms of my character. Do you not see that that is ad hominem? Do you even know what that means? Are you like this with others? Frankly, I don't think you deserve my AGF or my support or my cooperation or my collaboration. Sorry, you're not the person I thought you were. ~ ] (]) 23:49, 15 December 2014 (UTC) :Have just noticed this: "On another point I wonder whether you would have got to your "of course" in a context in which I had not developed the perspective of situations as mentioned or if admins were not involved." That is nasty. If your opinion of me is as low as that, I am wondering why you would want to have anything to do with an editor like that. You obviously do not think I made that statement AGF, which I find hard to take. I am not used to having aspersions cast on my character like that, Greg. You imply that I only made a "concession" because of admin involvement. I said of course as I could see that having an accusation without substantiation – which I have never been aware of doing, by the way – upset you and didn't want to upset you any more. Now I read through my last message to you, I can see it is a series of self-defences and self-justifications in the face of your mistrust of my motives and not accepting my AGF, and a series of attempts by me to make you see I am not the low-down person you seem to think I am from your series of criticisms in your message. I should have spotted this before, and I must have been dreaming. I have never in my life felt I had to do this with anyone before. I think I fall into the Felino and Technophant camp for you, I really do. You think nothing of any of us. It is beneath my dignity to defend myself against imagined faults and I don't know why I did it. Do not say I have suddenly switched. I naively overlooked the meaning behind those words until now. I had better not say any more, except that I am quite angry about this. I tried to reconcile with a gift, I tried to reassure, and you throw it back in my face with unpleasant insinuations, and then a long list of "faults" you made me feel I should account for. I have counted NINE criticisms of my character. Do you not see that that is ad hominem? Do you even know what that means? Are you like this with others? Frankly, I don't think you deserve my AGF or my support or my cooperation or my collaboration. Sorry, you're not the person I thought you were. ~ ] (]) 23:49, 15 December 2014 (UTC)
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==Refactoring==
"I have never made any secret of it, either to you here or on the Talk page, and you know it. I have no more time or patience for your interminable analyses of every word I say, it is beyond a joke now! <s>I hope the eavesdroppers are enjoying this, I certainly am. Twisting the tail can be fun!</s> P-123 (talk) 23:14, 14 December 2014 (UTC)

You have refactored my comments. Please restore '''' which I added after my struck out comment. You realise your deletion is censorship, don't you? Any passer-by might think you struck out the comment. That I did it and added an apology is lost by your refactoring. What does that do for my reputation? ~ ] (]) 01:17, 16 December 2014 (UTC)

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. and . Aslo, see Islamic extremism. He may have had a point. ~ P-123 (talk) 14:27, 10 December 2014 (UTC)

P-123 Thank you I have never had objection to what @Mohammed al-Bukhari: said but with the deceitful way in which the information was presented and his refusal to communicate. My view is that while someone is responding to reason then dialogue may work. Sadly this turned out not to be the case. Comment added here. gregkaye 15:05, 10 December 2014 (UTC)
P-123 *sigh*. Having said that, this page on "Doctrines of the Khawarij and articles" is narrated by "Al-Bukhari". A relative? GregKaye 16:20, 10 December 2014 (UTC)
Probably a common Muslim name. ~ P-123 (talk) 19:15, 10 December 2014 (UTC)

Thanks

I am touched by your generosity, Greg, in view of the latest trouble. I accept that AGF gesture as I don't think sarcasm is in your nature. I wish I could redact much of what I said yesterday. You were very patient. ~ P-123 (talk) 19:24, 10 December 2014 (UTC)

  • P-123 You honestly don't realise how much that means to me, eyes half full with tears. Please believe me that I try my best to a significant extent to resolve issues with editors on talk pages before adding content to article pages. I also hope for your forgiveness for my occasional over reactions to issues in the past. Sometimes I can grab the wrong stick. I don't pretend to be undamaged in life and, while not claiming to be socially functional in all ways, shouldn't make excuses either. Signedzzz interpreted my actions a being patronising and often fail to make a good impression. I often look at my edits and know that there is something wrong but don't know how to get things right. Editing on my page will likely remain hazardous, I cannot lie, but, believe me, you mean a lot to me. I have also taken the liberty of amending your message above - in hope. GregKaye 19:44, 10 December 2014 (UTC)
Of course. I think we are both the same, can over-react and get hold of the wrong end of the stick sometimes, and I do admit to having a short fuse. You never struck me as patronising on the TP and your editing always looks fine to me, apart from the occasional clumsy wording in the text, but I can be guilty of that as well sometimes. You and a couple of other editors have the best manners on the TP, IMO. Felt quite forlorn yesterday after "cutting you off". New start? ~ P-123 (talk) 20:12, 10 December 2014 (UTC)
P-123 Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells, across the snow, or something like that. I am always happy to turn over a new leaf but I remain the same person. Please don't have any hopes of change. GregKaye 20:22, 10 December 2014 (UTC)

Disruptive editor

This editor has been behaving badly recently, as you noted in the edit summary. He has been here before! How can he be stopped this time? ~ P-123 (talk) 22:39, 10 December 2014 (UTC)

Gas giants

Does this clarify things (I'm assuming from the lack of response on your part that you haven't read it)? And maybe you'd like to strike through your vote at Talk:Gas giant#Requested_move_III to be sure? --JorisvS (talk) 14:23, 11 December 2014 (UTC)

JorisvS I have very happily struck my oppose. I just wanted to ask you about the option mentioned. Neptune is 80 ± 3.2% hydrogen (H2) and 19 ± 3.2% helium (He). They are gas giants and giant planets. If it were my effort going into it, which it isn't, I would use the base name Gas giant. The other thing I would do it try to merge Ice giant to the Giant planet article but this is your baby. Enjoy. GregKaye 14:47, 11 December 2014 (UTC)
The composition in the infobox is of its atmosphere. Uranus and Neptune have significant hydrogen–helium atmospheres, but their bulk composition is ices. That's where the difference with the gas giants lies: the gas giants' a bulk is composed of hydrogen and helium. --JorisvS (talk) 14:59, 11 December 2014 (UTC)
JorisvS Thank you you make me think. The atmosphere is ~99% hydrogen and helium. I don't know of estimates to say how big the core is but the atmosphere would be super dense further in as very soupy gas. I also admit to the fact that I may not have a right view on this. See: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/233047/giant-planet They don't have either of the other two articles. I really appreciate your passion. Many other info providers talk of ice giants and I don't think there is a right choice whether to develop all the articles or not. I only think that, if an Ice giant article remains then there would be a need for a gas giant article as well. GregKaye 15:22, 11 December 2014 (UTC)
Always a pleasure. Misplaced Pages tends to incorporate new information and new insights more quickly than a traditional encyclopedia like Britannica, because of its very design. The Neptune article says that Neptune's (hydrogen–helium) atmosphere is estimated to be 5–10% of its mass (some 0.8–1.7 ME) , whereas its icy mantle is estimated to be 10–15 ME, and its metal–silicate core at 1.2 ME. This shows what it means to be an ice giant. --JorisvS (talk) 16:22, 11 December 2014 (UTC)
JorisvS quite so but its an Ice giant composed of I guess 70-80+% gas. I suspect that giant planets throughout the universe are generally more gassy than icy. This will especially be the case of near orbits of exo planets within which water would boil. GregKaye 16:56, 11 December 2014 (UTC)
The phase of most the matter by far is a supercritical fluid at the high temperatures and pressures involved. "Ice" in astronomy means the volatiles such as water, methane, ammonia, etc., regardless of the phase it is in. "Gas" means only hydrogen and helium, again regardless of the phase it is in. --JorisvS (talk) 17:07, 11 December 2014 (UTC)
JorisvS Doh, again thanks GregKaye 17:14, 11 December 2014 (UTC)

Small point

I saw Mhhossein's remarks in the "Lead" thread on the main Talk page and then yours on their Talk page just now. When you say there "I was presented by the same editor... ", you mean Felino, don't you? If so, can you word it so that it does not look like me, please? I think you must be referring to the edit-warring by Felino there, but I can't remember the details that far back! It really is a small point and don't want to make an issue of it. :) ~ P-123 (talk) 17:28, 11 December 2014 (UTC) .

P-123 Doh. GregKaye 17:30, 11 December 2014 (UTC)
~ P-123 (talk) 17:32, 11 December 2014 (UTC)


Invitation Regarding Reliable Sources

Given your recent activity on the talk page of Identifying reliable sources, I am inviting you to participate in the discussion I started in regard to establishing a prima facia case for verifiable sources if it is has met and maintained the standards for inclusion in Google News.–GodBlessYou2 (talk) 20:38, 11 December 2014 (UTC)

May know more about you?

Hey, I'd like to know more about you (of course if it's possible). You are a good colleague and editor. Mhhossein (talk) 05:36, 12 December 2014 (UTC)

Mhhossein I am a by very nature a questioner with a joke long running between myself and P-123 that I would argue against "the cat sat on the mat". These days I am agnostic. i find it hard to discount the vastly improbable marvels of natural science without some kind of guiding intelligence. I have a hunch that paradox may have been somehow in the generation of existence and that an intelligence within existence may somehow have been able to generate a beginning of existence. That's paradox. Maybe that is God. Maybe its us within some super developed format. Maybe its the beings that we (or another form of life) genetically or technologically create in the future. (maybe this gives an idea of the things I think about. However I find it hard to believe in a God/god that is both loving and powerful and who has a special place for humanity in her or his heart.
I used to be a part of a highly committed christian group, wanted to find answers, studied Hebrew, went to synagogue, wrote on Genesis, went to Israel (five years total) and India, with Israelis, (one year). My interpretation of Genesis insisted on the idea that God had interventionist power following creation and, I looked around, and (while acknowledging that injustice is just a factor in a wonderful world of sunsets and the like) decided that traditional views on God were not the answer I was looking for.
This has all been a big part of what I am. I have great interest and respect for doctrines and feel very strongly regarding their misrepresentation. On the talk page I tend to talk about 'SIL, Daesh or similar and, in one small side of things, feel that their lack of representation of Islam should be highlighted.
I am an electrician but spend much my time on Misplaced Pages . GregKaye 06:05, 12 December 2014 (UTC)
To be frank, as a non-native speaker of English, I should read it 2 times or more to get exactly what you mean! However I know you better now. Thanks for your response. Btw, I'm a metallurgist! Mhhossein (talk) 06:16, 12 December 2014 (UTC)
Mhhossein I have a friend that does electro plating. Your English seems excellent. A problem may also be that I don't always write so well. More info on me is on my User page. The initial content is just playful stuff. I've also just looked at your User page too and had previously just read a discussion on your TP. Do you do much in the Fa Misplaced Pages? GregKaye 06:34, 12 December 2014 (UTC)
I did my final thesis for taking MSc degree in the electroplating field. In fact, I manufactured a nano-composite coating. That's interesting to hear my English is good! I don't contribute in Fa regularly and like it here much more! Mhhossein (talk) 19:26, 13 December 2014 (UTC)

December 2014

You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war. Users are expected to collaborate with others, to avoid editing disruptively, and to try to reach a consensus rather than repeatedly undoing other users' edits once it is known that there is a disagreement.

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Edits on my Talk page

You are tempting me to ask for a WP:IBAN. ~ P-123 (talk) 22:37, 13 December 2014 (UTC)

Forgive me while I make a totally unsolicited interjection. You're both clearly smart people and you've both, in concert, made tremendously productive changes to the Islamic State (excuse me, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) article. As a matter of fact, your symbiotic collaboration was rather frustrating to my own desires on that page. A cursory review of your interactions didn't reveal anything to me that would suggest the need for an IBAN. In fact, you two seem to have mutually supported a lot of quality work despite some inevitable stress associated with the type of work you two do. The things you have done together far outweight your disagreemetns and so I'd urge you to just let it go. Maybe take a break. Just don't let the stress of all of it get the better of you both. Cheers guys. GraniteSand (talk) 08:25, 14 December 2014 (UTC)

  • GraniteSand Thank you for your thoughtful response. I will add that the two of us have engaged in a lot of dialogue and that everything needs to be considered in context. Thank you also to the reference to a great deal of collaborative work but any editor can apply for what they like. I have presented content on a User talk page in regard to Article talk page activity and this was done for the editors personal consideration. My hope is that this matter is now closed. My preference is for User page dialogue in cases where this may be proven to work. In the mean time I am considering archiving this thread. (add: In the mean time I am considering archiving this thread on the basis that this may be the diplomatic thing to do). GregKaye 08:43, 14 December 2014 (UTC)
  • Please do not refactor my Talk page, it is gross interference. I needed two versions of that message, one annotated and one not. I may bring this up. ~ P-123 (talk) 08:56, 14 December 2014 (UTC)
P-123 It would have been a kindness if you had noted that my refactoring of your talk page did not extended beyond your refactoring of my edit. Again I ask, if you are to present accusation (in this case through an implication of wrongdoing), please present diffs. As you know, the context was of edits, here, here, here, here and here. My refactoring was enacted here after which you deleted the thread here. GregKaye 09:11, 14 December 2014 (UTC)
P-123 You did not provide, "two versions of that message, one annotated and one not." You did not go beyond a refactoring of my edit. In such a situation I would have no objection to you adding any relevant comments in sequence or at any appropriate point but please leave other editors contents in the form that the editor has presented. If you want to raise issue, then do so. GregKaye 09:29, 14 December 2014 (UTC)

Concerns

As you know I have been very concerned about your conduct on the Talk page with regard to some of the editing in the article for a very long time. The conflict between this and our otherwise good working relationship until recently has always put an enormous strain on me which you may not be aware of. I am afraid your latest aggression was the last straw and from now on I will be putting the article first. This is to inform you that I have added my concern to Anastaisis' here. I am sorry it has come to this. ~ P-123 (talk) 13:53, 14 December 2014 (UTC)

My concerns relate to what I interpret to be dramatic changes of approach that I consider you to have taken at various times. Just a short time ago you made this edit stating:
"==Thanks==
I am touched by your generosity, Greg, in view of the latest trouble. I accept that AGF gesture as I don't think sarcasm is in your nature. I wish I could redact much of what I said yesterday. You were very patient. ~ P-123 (talk) 19:24, 10 December 2014 (UTC)"
Towards the end of a greatly protracted Misplaced Pages saga recently archived (with your thanks received for the archival) I ended by saying, "It would be appreciated if you tried to understand why I find your recent actions on the talk:ISIL so baffling". You responded, shortly after the edit above, with the gratefully received reply, "I think I do now".
When I am in the wrong, as you know, I admit it. Since your placement of the thread above you withdrew this content.
Please be aware that you may not be the only editor to reach a "last straw" type situation.
In regard to the above thread you deleted the "Sovereign state" thread from your talk page which had its last appearance here, yet, I think it was to your credit that you refactored your related Article talk page contributions here. Sincerely, thank-you for those changes made.
I have made attempts to tackle issues privately where possible. The issues raised with regard to your recent edits were: WP:OR, WP:RS, WP:NPOV and WP:INDCRIT. I asked a question above, "On what point do you disagree?" Beyond your redaction of talk page content no answer was given. GregKaye 15:13, 14 December 2014 (UTC)
The content placed here has been transferred to Legacypac's talk page as irrelevant to this discussion. P-123 you have posted here about your uncited concerns about my "conduct on the Talk page with regard to some of the editing in the article for a very long time." One thing at a time. If you want to discuss issues that concern me I will be happy to hear. You were recently threatening an interaction ban. GregKaye 22:40, 14 December 2014 (UTC)
Breathtaking disingenuity! You have known for a very long time exactly why I have found your conduct with regard to some editing questionable. I have never made any secret of it, either to you here or on the Talk page, and you know it. I have no more time or patience for your interminable analyses of every word I say, it is beyond a joke now! I hope the eavesdroppers are enjoying this, I certainly am. Twisting the tail can be fun! P-123 (talk) 23:14, 14 December 2014 (UTC)
Worldedixor repeatedly described you as "vindictive". I defended you. You also have failed to justify your accusations yet you continue to WP:hound. I am the same person to whom you recently gave a barnstar of integrity. It's really up to you how deep a hole you dig for yourself. GregKaye 23:25, 14 December 2014 (UTC)
Just hurry up and hug and make up Lor 23:31, 14 December 2014 (UTC)
Lor its out of my hands but thanks. GregKaye 23:37, 14 December 2014 (UTC)
Look, go through Dispute resolution or just stay quiet. Let P-123 walk away if they want to Lor 01:32, 15 December 2014 (UTC)
The following discussion has been closed. Please do not modify it.
I have never felt vindictive towards Worldedixor and you know it. He meant both Technophant and I, but I certainly never felt that way. I was exasperated. You really are losing your head now. There is one way to stop this, which I have requested: stop posting comments. P-123 (talk) 00:01, 15 December 2014 (UTC)
P-123 Your comment was, "Twisting the tail can be fun!" Your words judge you. Please see WP:CRYSTAL. Please see WP:Personal Attack. Please don't tell me what I know or don't know. Please cut your derogatory comment. Please have respect for my talk page. What request?.. and, in any case, you certainly don't WP:OWN content here. You just continue to WP:hound with no basis of content GregKaye 00:42, 15 December 2014 (UTC)
I've had enough
Since your recent WP:PAs and persistent WP:HOUND pursuit of points though asked to stop, I decided this time to respond in kind, no holds barred. Mirror activity. P-123 (talk)

P-123 Please, Please give diffs or refs with regard to your accusation re: "mirrored activity". How many times do I need to ask? GregKaye 01:27, 15 December 2014 (UTC)

I want to make something clear

Anyone has the right to walk away from a discussion, and move on. Your discussion with P-123 was civil yes, but when they wanted to walk away, you clearly did not let them. If they want to discuss it, discuss it! But if they just want to stop discussing it, and move on to other topics, then let them! Happy editing, just keep this point in mind. Lor 02:05, 15 December 2014 (UTC)

Extended content

I have never felt vindictive towards Worldedixor and you know it. He meant both Technophant and I, but I certainly never felt that way. I was exasperated. You really are losing your head now. There is one way to stop this, which I have requested: stop posting comments

As this clearly shows, they had been requesting for the discussion to stop. Look, when the discussion stops, the discussion stops. Unless it's an urgent matter which needs to be dealt with quickly, i see no reason why they did not have the right to stop that discussion, walk away, and move on. Lor 02:14, 15 December 2014 (UTC)
User:Lor I have been accused of concerning "conduct on the Talk page with regard to some of the editing in the article for a very long time", "Breathtaking disingenuity", "conduct with regard to some editing questionable" and "analyses of every word I say". Then when the comment "I hope the eavesdroppers are enjoying this, I certainly am. Twisting the tail can be fun!" the excuse is "I was provoked". None of this at any point is given any substantiation. How is it right that an editor can come to a talk page without substantiation present insults and then demand silence as a condition that they walk away? GregKaye 02:21, 15 December 2014 (UTC)
It's a matter of only being human. In my honest opinion, it wasn't their fault. Everyone has breaking points where they can't keep their 'cool' of sorts. They have now refactored it, taken it back, and said sorry basically. Lor 02:31, 15 December 2014 (UTC)
Lor, I personally think its a matter of not making accusation without substantiation. This has been a very long running issue and honestly I have tried my best. I invite you to read as much of the ISIL and other talk pages as you want. The core justification I am convinced is unfounded. Nothing is pointed to. It just goes on and on and I feel helpless. I ask for qualification and nothing ever comes. GregKaye 02:38, 15 December 2014 (UTC)
Well, you don't have to work in the article in question by any means. But due to the very debatable nature of it I would not necessarily suggest it Lor 02:47, 15 December 2014 (UTC)
Please Lor is it possible for the accusations to stop? I have asked repeatedly for this to happen directly. I have asked if there are issues or instances that can be discussed.
Throughout the discussion I have felt extremely pushed. I was not "enjoying this". The reason I did not stop the discussion was that the issue was not resolved. GregKaye 03:29, 15 December 2014 (UTC)

A bowl of strawberries for you!

.. P-123 (talk) 03:25, 15 December 2014 (UTC)

P-123 Please, I would prefer an end to the accusation without substantiation. Can you agree? GregKaye 03:27, 15 December 2014 (UTC)

Yes, of course. I have thought about what you said about me being vindictive, as I was quite shocked by it. If I am completely honest, I have to admit to it, in the last few days. (I still insist I never felt this way about WE.) I wanted to hit back after being as I saw it accused injustly of some things, but I went too far and apologise. I also felt harried by the questioning of my every word, so I harried in return. You do not see that you harry sometimes, you see it as wanting answers to questions. I have always genuinely found it puzzling why you need to ask the questions, as the answers to me are nearly always blatantly obvious and cannot understand why you cannot see them. I now think your questions are not disingenuous and that you really cannot see it. Your constant questioning of everything is in your nature and mostly that is a good thing, but it can be trying sometimes. Yesterday I completely lost it as I felt goaded too far by the perpetual questions and the remonstrations. I hope we understand each other better now. Please be reassured that I bear no grudges and harbour no ill feelings over this. P-123 (talk) 11:24, 15 December 2014 (UTC)
I have a question about "pro-ISIL" on the Talk page. Hope you can answer it. It may help you, because I suspect some editors may be accusing you falsely of being anti-ISIL. I began to see this after we spoke about it the other day. ~ P-123 (talk) 11:24, 15 December 2014 (UTC)
P-123 Re: yes of course. I have got to say this because I have been stewing on it all day. Why did this take so fucking long? I really think It would be good for you to ask yourself this. Again and again I have asked this one thing. I have initiated whole threads with you to try to achieve resolution. You have left me frustrated with claims of past wrongs, POV and anti-ISIL leanings, but its the wrongs where you seemed most to want, as I see it, to keep me on a hook. It is also this that I see as a parallel to a vindictive side of personality. Of course you have other sides as well but out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.
On anti-ISIL I will be adding pretty scathing comment on the use of the prejudice and discrimination referenced Misplaced Pages neologism. I am about to have dinner (sausages) but, as always, will let you know in advance of content. I do not enjoy the humiliation of others and will delete related content to anti-ISIL content on my talk page. GregKaye 18:58, 15 December 2014 (UTC)
(edit conflict) Am adding this in, Greg, before I read your next: Re "anti-ISIL", I had already made up my mind that if any editor starting attacking you on this, I would warn them off. You have to believe me on this. I think you can be as scathing as you like, given the remarks you have had on it, (especially me. ) I think people need to realise where you are coming from on POV/NPOV, or "anti-ISIL" should I say, as it is less obvious than first meets the eye. I think I understand it now.
I am sorry to have put you through it, Greg, I really am. I did sense something like that today and felt guilty. I ran amok yesterday, I was reckless. I was out of my mind with frustration. Thinking about it today, it was like two cats fighting and chasing each other down alleyways, pausing now and then, spitting and caterwauling, knocking things over, fur standing on end (on different usertalk pages!) Though at least I think the onlookers realise that basically we get on well. On the questions, I had no idea getting answers was so important to you, though had I had stopped, I would probably have divined it from the way you were asking them. One thing I am clear on, I never intended to keep you on a hook, about anything. I am not like that. I don't like to torture or taunt and hate people who do that. It seems cruel and underhanded to me. It is a pity online communication cuts out all the visual cues that help one to assess the other person. It is a real problem. Also, we had gone through all those things before and I simply couldn't understand why you wanted it repeated. It was only going to be more of the same, nothing new., though you weren't to know that I suppose, and that is the crux of it, isn't it? But that is why I was so irritable about answering questions in detail. I will keep off criticism unless I can justify it to you directly in future. I am pretty tired of the constant battles on the ISIS page and yesterday was a real crisis point. Could go on, but that is perhaps enough. I think we are harmonious on the main Talk page again, aren't we?
Don't know why I got a half-barnstar. Felt a fraud, as I don't think I deserved it, as I didn't walk away – that only came with Lor metaphorically throwing a pan of water on us both to stop the fighting.
I hope you don't think I was being frivolous in those descriptions – was hoping to cheer you up a little. Hope you are in better spirits tomorrow, Greg. ~ P-123 (talk) 21:10, 15 December 2014 (UTC)
P-123 On harried: This is my perspective. I am not litigious. I try to resolve issues with editors in often subtle ways through talk page intervention and you have seen this with efforts with Technophant and Felino. When I get into discussion with you however the discussion goes on and on to, for me, an exhausting extent. Then I make my edit on the article talk page and then you see the point. I can't cope with this. I know it is perhaps a weakness but I have got short on patience in various situations. I didn't want to get into another pointless argument but, through my loss of patience, we still got into pointless arguments.
P-123 Anti-ISIL is basically a term stating discriminatory POV. It indicates prejudice and it invites people to defend. This is your usage on your user page, "Do you mean editors who are anti-ISIL are spoiling the article? In my opinion at the moment the article is not always spoken in a neutral voice, which is against one of Misplaced Pages's main policies in WP:FIVEPILLARS. Remember you can add your voice to the Talk page discussions on anything and if you do not agree with what is said there you must speak up. It doesn't matter if you have not followed all the discussion..." I take this as an encouragement to confrontation under a discriminatory banner. In the article talk page you have raised a question and yet, even when the spotlight is clearly on you as the major initiator of the phrase, you give no answers. I think it very likely that editors saw the anti-ISIL references repeatedly used and just came up with an opposite. I am really unsure of your motives in starting this thread, for not presenting information but pushing for information from others. Please consider whether the use of the term has a positive effect on the collegiate nature of the talk page.
On another point I wonder whether you would have got to your "of course" in a context in which I had not developed the perspective of situations as mentioned or if admins were not involved. GregKaye 20:54, 15 December 2014 (UTC)
Okay, we get the point. The issue is over, stop pushing it. Lor 23:51, 15 December 2014 (UTC)
The following discussion has been closed. Please do not modify it.

I can see I have lost your trust and truly you have got me wrong on some things. When I invited the new editor to go to the Talk page, I honestly wasn't sure who she was referring to, she seemed to include several editors. It was an innocent invitation to a new editor to contribute on the Talk page. It began with a strange edit she made which I queried and it went on from there. That is was "an encouragement to confrontation under a discriminatory banner" to me seems paranoid, but if you weren't sure of my motives I can see why you might be. You must stop being suspicious of me. I have never had this from anyone else (except WE) and I wonder again if it is something to do with the absence of normal cues because we are online. I have never been called some of the things you have called me, and have been offended, but I think we have to make allowance for it because of the online problem. Good tip re me: I can be very easy-going and tolerant for a long time and then suddenly, bang, I will snap and turn on the goader and gore them (apparently typical of Pigs, Chinese astrology, if you believe any of that). It doesn't happen very often, but, boy, when it does it can be startling. Am not proud of it. Do you know what are you, btw?

On harried: we do get into pointless arguments and I find it is as exhausting as you do. Let us stop it, now. Loss of patience I think is right, we both lose patience, and then, trouble. Quite often I don't see quite what you are driving at, so I think things can go wrong there sometimes as well. I think I make the mistake of not asking you to explain when I don't understand quite what you mean.

On "anti-ISIL", you will see what I wrote before I read your latest comment. I opened that thread to clear the air, as I could see "pro-ISIL" creeping in (probably as you say because I started it with "anti-ISIL") and that things might start polarizing among editors, which would be counterproductive and dangerous. Again, you probably won't believe me, but I did not have that new editor in mind at all when opening the thread. I think I thought, this could turn into something nasty, let's define terms to stop that. It was not an invitation to anything more than that, there was no "agenda". Perhaps it was a mistake Again, I thought there was little point in me saying what "anti-ISIL" meant, as I have been banging on about that and NPOV for ages on the Talk page and thought editors would be familiar with it by now. Perhaps not, and they aren't, and there are new editors, so perhaps I should spell it out. I will do it as neutrally as possible. You must not be so suspicious of my motives, Greg. You have that tendency with some people if you don't mind me saying so, but that is just my opinion.

I think that it is. Please no more until tomorrow as I am shattered after yesterday! I find the grilling you do exhausting at the best of times and is one reason I get impatient. But perhaps that was not a grilling, but you just commenting. Again, it is hard to tell what you mean sometimes. I can see I won't regain your trust immediately, but hope I can soon. ~ P-123 (talk) 22:21, 15 December 2014 (UTC)

I made a terrible mess of trying to revert Atifabbas8's latest batch of reverts. The revision history page is a mess, but I think I reverted everything. As I was doing them they seemed to multiply and I cannot understand it. He is a new editor, so I wrote him a longish note explaining about reverting, 1RR and edit-warring in the hope that he will come to the Talk page. He writes a lot of articles that get deleted almost immediately because they overlap with the ISIS page. The last admin who approached him about this was quite sympathetic to him, as he clearly doesn't understand properly how Misplaced Pages works, and I took my cue from that. I sense he is not an awkward customer like - some we have had to deal with recently. ~ P-123 (talk) 22:21, 15 December 2014 (UTC)

Have just noticed this: "On another point I wonder whether you would have got to your "of course" in a context in which I had not developed the perspective of situations as mentioned or if admins were not involved." That is nasty. If your opinion of me is as low as that, I am wondering why you would want to have anything to do with an editor like that. You obviously do not think I made that statement AGF, which I find hard to take. I am not used to having aspersions cast on my character like that, Greg. You imply that I only made a "concession" because of admin involvement. I said of course as I could see that having an accusation without substantiation – which I have never been aware of doing, by the way – upset you and didn't want to upset you any more. Now I read through my last message to you, I can see it is a series of self-defences and self-justifications in the face of your mistrust of my motives and not accepting my AGF, and a series of attempts by me to make you see I am not the low-down person you seem to think I am from your series of criticisms in your message. I should have spotted this before, and I must have been dreaming. I have never in my life felt I had to do this with anyone before. I think I fall into the Felino and Technophant camp for you, I really do. You think nothing of any of us. It is beneath my dignity to defend myself against imagined faults and I don't know why I did it. Do not say I have suddenly switched. I naively overlooked the meaning behind those words until now. I had better not say any more, except that I am quite angry about this. I tried to reconcile with a gift, I tried to reassure, and you throw it back in my face with unpleasant insinuations, and then a long list of "faults" you made me feel I should account for. I have counted NINE criticisms of my character. Do you not see that that is ad hominem? Do you even know what that means? Are you like this with others? Frankly, I don't think you deserve my AGF or my support or my cooperation or my collaboration. Sorry, you're not the person I thought you were. ~ P-123 (talk) 23:49, 15 December 2014 (UTC)

Refactoring

"I have never made any secret of it, either to you here or on the Talk page, and you know it. I have no more time or patience for your interminable analyses of every word I say, it is beyond a joke now! I hope the eavesdroppers are enjoying this, I certainly am. Twisting the tail can be fun! P-123 (talk) 23:14, 14 December 2014 (UTC)

You have refactored my comments. Please restore which I added after my struck out comment. You realise your deletion is censorship, don't you? Any passer-by might think you struck out the comment. That I did it and added an apology is lost by your refactoring. What does that do for my reputation? ~ P-123 (talk) 01:17, 16 December 2014 (UTC)

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