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| Really? How is this crap not ] ] ]. Why not focus on some actual controversies rather than bloat the article with ]. You are an admin, you should help reign this crap in, not propagate it. ] (]) 18:17, 12 January 2015 (UTC) | Really? How is this crap not ] ] ]. Why not focus on some actual controversies rather than bloat the article with ]. You are an admin, you should help reign this crap in, not propagate it. ] (]) 18:17, 12 January 2015 (UTC) | ||
| :Really, Arzel. You've spent the last few weeks arguing at great length that a couple of ]'s tweets are matters of extreme encyclopedic importance (), even though they've attracted virtually zero coverage in reliable sources. Now comes this controversy, which has been covered by many reliable sources (e.g. , ) and drawn comment from the Prime Minister of the U.K., and you think it's beneath mention? Your concepts of "trivia" and "undue weight" seem a bit inconsistent, to say the least. ''']''' <sup>]</sup> 19:07, 12 January 2015 (UTC) | |||
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Re: .... thank God you're on the Committee. And please don't quit! :) MastCell 17:27, 6 January 2015 (UTC)
- Related: You might wish to rephrase your comment after reading the NHS' modern position on homeopathy, which is discussed rather more directly at this page. LeadSongDog come howl! 18:34, 6 January 2015 (UTC)
- LeadSongDog, was that meant for me? Because I'm well aware of the NHS position on it. I'm not sure what your point is. Thanks. Dougweller (talk) 19:25, 6 January 2015 (UTC)
- It was. Mostly as a matter of tone and implication. Your comment leaves the impression to the reader that the NHS makes homeopathy generally available. To the contrary, they state: "Homeopathy is not available on the NHS in all areas of the country, but there are several NHS homeopathic hospitals and some GP practices also offer homeopathic treatment." Further, the NHS has, over time, been closing or repurposing homeopathic hospitals. LeadSongDog come howl! 19:50, 6 January 2015 (UTC)
- Ok, I am aware of all of that but didn't see it as necessary to point it out, but I have now. Dougweller (talk) 13:12, 7 January 2015 (UTC)
- It was. Mostly as a matter of tone and implication. Your comment leaves the impression to the reader that the NHS makes homeopathy generally available. To the contrary, they state: "Homeopathy is not available on the NHS in all areas of the country, but there are several NHS homeopathic hospitals and some GP practices also offer homeopathic treatment." Further, the NHS has, over time, been closing or repurposing homeopathic hospitals. LeadSongDog come howl! 19:50, 6 January 2015 (UTC)
- LeadSongDog, was that meant for me? Because I'm well aware of the NHS position on it. I'm not sure what your point is. Thanks. Dougweller (talk) 19:25, 6 January 2015 (UTC)
Question on Shapur II
Hey, I hope this isn't a burden to you, but I was hoping you could unprotect the page on Shapur II. The reason I ask is I was hoping to edit it and it doesn't seem to be in imminent danger of being moved again any time soon, so I think it might be safe to remove the protection. But, what do you think? I Feel Tired (talk) 19:09, 7 January 2015 (UTC)
- User:I Feel Tired Done, hit the wrong button anyway. Dougweller (talk) 19:27, 7 January 2015 (UTC)
- Thanks! I Feel Tired (talk) 20:38, 7 January 2015 (UTC)
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Shouldn't the IP editor who has repeatedly vandalized Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec today be blocked? CorinneSD (talk) 19:17, 7 January 2015 (UTC) Sorry. The editor has already been blocked. CorinneSD (talk) 19:18, 7 January 2015 (UTC)
- Portugese page stalker: Template:Pt If you find an other one just doing its deeds you can report him/her at Misplaced Pages:Administrator intervention against vandalism. After properly warned - that is important. (No I am not Portugese - but I always forget the sign of page stalker. {{pt}} ...? Hafspajen (talk) 19:24, 7 January 2015 (UTC)
- Hafs, this made me laugh. A Swedish Portuguese talk page stalker. ;) It's {{tps}} – t for talk, p for page, s for stalker. I didn't know I was permitted to warn someone. I don't even know how to warn someone. CorinneSD (talk) 20:51, 7 January 2015 (UTC)
- Holy. Well, you are so much more innnocent like all those new accounts popping up everywhere going strait to FP and know everyrthing. Well, there should be some small things sticking up above your page, where you push you watchlist like warn and well. Push warn and chose level and incident. Hafspajen (talk) 22:07, 7 January 2015 (UTC)
- Those show up only if you are on a talk page, by the way. Now I am going to warn Doug, just to demonstrate. Hafspajen (talk) 22:22, 7 January 2015 (UTC)
- CorinneSD, you can use WP:TWINKLE. Hafspajen, I'm not bothered, but I've noticed a number of people spelling my name "Dough" instead of "Doug". I hope you don't take offense if I ask you why you spelled it with an 'h'. Dougweller (talk) 09:47, 8 January 2015 (UTC)
- Portugese page stalker: Template:Pt If you find an other one just doing its deeds you can report him/her at Misplaced Pages:Administrator intervention against vandalism. After properly warned - that is important. (No I am not Portugese - but I always forget the sign of page stalker. {{pt}} ...? Hafspajen (talk) 19:24, 7 January 2015 (UTC)
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Hi Dougweller,
I am unsure why you started this thread concerning blocks that I have previously received. I am happy for you or other editor to review the, I think, controversial contexts concerned or the edits that raised the specific problems which I contend were made in good faith. When I am able I will write something up to present this case. You had said "I'm not actually reading all the threat so I'm not clear on the issues". Feel free to make any review of the full context of this thread. GregKaye 12:01, 8 January 2015 (UTC)
- GregKaye - simply because the editor (who I see was blocked a few hours ago) was mistaken. And 'threat' was certainly a terrible typo, which I've corrected. Dougweller (talk) 12:19, 8 January 2015 (UTC)
- In turn I had also misread/misremembered the end of the exchange that you were referring to. In this context your comment may act as a stub, while not knowing if one would be needed, of an olive branch at least between the two of us. GregKaye 13:54, 8 January 2015 (UTC)
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If you have time, could you review the latest edits to Gnosticism? CorinneSD (talk) 23:22, 8 January 2015 (UTC)
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Questions regarding copyrights and similar
There are some I guess maybe reasonable questions raised at User talk:John Carter#Daisaku Ikeda regarding copyright concerns on the article in question and related matters. I know you're busy, being a arb and all, but I remember seeing you in the past talk about copyright issues in an apparently informed way, which is more than I can say for myself, and would welcome any input you might have. It shouldn't take more than a few minutes to look the discussion over. John Carter (talk) 17:35, 9 January 2015 (UTC)
- I do not regard the deletion of the toride link as a set back, but rather as an impetus to edit the article and cite the article in question myself. Since you seem to be versed on copyright issues I would therefore ask if the article on Daisaku Ikeda could be investigated on further copyright violations. --Catflap08 (talk) 18:59, 9 January 2015 (UTC)
- Caftlap08, you can ask at Misplaced Pages:Copyright problems. Dougweller (talk) 19:37, 9 January 2015 (UTC)
This is an answer I expected but will do so.--Catflap08 (talk) 19:42, 9 January 2015 (UTC) What irritates me most is that I have to speak in defence of something that anyone waiting for a bus bus could have purchased 30 years ago. --Catflap08 (talk) 20:32, 9 January 2015 (UTC)
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Sorry, my mistake, I was meant only to retrieve its Muslim status, accidentally retrieve the vandalized parts. Go ahead with your edit. Gunkarta talk 11:58, 12 January 2015 (UTC)
Birmingham
Really? How is this crap not WP:UNDUE WP:TRIVIA WP:NOTNEWS. Why not focus on some actual controversies rather than bloat the article with tripe. You are an admin, you should help reign this crap in, not propagate it. Arzel (talk) 18:17, 12 January 2015 (UTC)
- Really, Arzel. You've spent the last few weeks arguing at great length that a couple of Neil deGrasse Tyson's tweets are matters of extreme encyclopedic importance (), even though they've attracted virtually zero coverage in reliable sources. Now comes this controversy, which has been covered by many reliable sources (e.g. New York Times/Associated Press, The Guardian) and drawn comment from the Prime Minister of the U.K., and you think it's beneath mention? Your concepts of "trivia" and "undue weight" seem a bit inconsistent, to say the least. MastCell 19:07, 12 January 2015 (UTC)