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For your awesome contributions to Florida articles and many other domains! gidonb (talk) March 7, 2018

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Hello, I'm Oshwah. I noticed that in this edit to Presidency of Donald Trump, you removed content without adequately explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry, the removed content has been restored. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 01:13, 20 January 2017 (UTC)

Please do not add commentary or your own personal analysis to Wikipedia articles, as you did to Presidency of Donald Trump. Doing so violates Wikipedia's neutral point of view policy and breaches the formal tone expected in an encyclopedia. Thank you. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 01:19, 20 January 2017 (UTC)

Please stop adding unsourced content, as you did to Presidency of Donald Trump. This contravenes Wikipedia's policy on verifiability. If you continue to do so, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia. - Mlpearc (open channel) 01:46, 20 January 2017 (UTC)

I removed a left wing pundit's opinion statement. It was a clear violation of NPOV and didn't belong in an article on a presidency.

I also added content about negotiations over air force one and F-35 program costs as well as additional facts and figures to that section including: poverty rate and labor participation rate. The citation needed tag exists for a reason and all of these facts are widely reported. The article is less good now and more biased.

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February 2017

Hello, I'm Oshwah. I noticed that in this edit to Islamic views on slavery, you removed content without adequately explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry, the removed content has been restored. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks. ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 22:04, 22 February 2017 (UTC) 

I did explain my edit. The very same intro explains that discrimination sometimes did take place. Please don't include false statements.


March 2017

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Speedy deletion nomination of Line the Label

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Nomination of Erin Morrow Hawley for deletion

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Speedy deletion nomination of Nyakim Gatwech

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What is this, "delete all of FloridaArmy's work week", or something? I have added a bunch of sources and beefed up the article so I don't think it will get deleted now. If I can expand a bit more, it should be good for a Did you know? nomination on the front page - the problem is a lot of the news coverage that's easy to hand is from the Daily Mail which should be avoided. Megalibrarygirl, can you help? (and I must apologise again for pinging you for help in improving a biography of a woman yet again, but you're so damn good at it....) Ritchie333 (talk) (cont) 17:36, 1 December 2017 (UTC)
@Ritchie333: I love working on any women's bios. Never feel shy pinging me. I was offline yesterday, but I'll look at everything today. :) Megalibrarygirl (talk) 18:45, 2 December 2017 (UTC)

Megalibrarygirl Emily Mellencamp Smith might interest you. Not a woman but Monroe Morton is an interesting historical figure. Thanks for your help. FloridaArmy (talk) 21:36, 2 December 2017 (UTC) Is there an automated or semiautomated tool to help link mentions of Harry W. Colmery to the article I created for him? Im2 on a cell phone at the mo so it's not east fpr me to sort through the articles and make the backlinks. Thanks for any insights. FloridaArmy (talk) 22:24, 2 December 2017 (UTC)

Nomination of Jeff Peek for deletion

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Deletion discussion about Line the Label

Hello, FloridaArmy,

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Thanks,

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Speedy deletion nomination of Orhan Murad

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Speedy deletion nomination of Andrew D. Goldstein

Hello FloridaArmy,

I wanted to let you know that I just tagged Andrew D. Goldstein for deletion, because the article doesn't clearly say why the subject is important enough to be included in an encyclopedia.

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You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. 

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Roy Moore

You seem to be overlooking the editing restrictions on Roy Moore. If you insert content, and that content is reverted, you are not allowed to re-insert it until you obtain firm consensus on the talk page. You have violated this restriction with the Moore's military service which you have placed into the lead twice. You also moved the sexual allegations out of the lead, against the existing consensus documented on the talk page. I recommend that, before making substantial changes, especially to the lead, you discuss your proposed edits on the talk page.- MrX 22:10, 4 December 2017 (UTC)

Hi Mr. X, thanks for the note. Another editor said they were reworking a redundancy in their edit summary. But the military service and training got removed. Doesn't that belong in the intro? I don't think I removed anything related to the sexual allegations. I did subsection them without even moving them anywhere, as the details were quite long and violate standard for an introduction. The article is a bit of a mess frankly. Key sentences summarizing what in the body of the entry should be in the first paragraphs. As it's a topical subject I inderstand people maybe keep adding bits and pieces to that are already in the article body instead of summarizing. FloridaArmy (talk) 22:19, 4 December 2017 (UTC)
I don't think the military service is a substantial biographical point, but why not bring it up on the talk page to see what others think? I have advocated for trimming the third paragraph, but not moving it entirely out of the lead. The sexual abuse allegations should be a major point covered in the lead per WP:DUEWEIGHT. If you look back a few weeks ago on the talk page, there was a discussion about this and the consensus was to keep it in the lead.-MrX 23:05, 4 December 2017 (UTC)

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Speedy deletion nomination of Dexta Daps

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Frank Cox (architect)

Hallo, Thanks for starting this article. When you create an article with a "disambiguation" in its title, like this, please remember to make sure that the reader can find it from the basic name: in this case it needed an entry in the disambiguation page at Frank Cox (I've done it), sometimes it will need a WP:Hatnote on the one article with that name. Either way, it helps the reader to find the article, and makes it less likely that another editor will create a duplicate article at a slightly different title because they haven't found this one. Thanks, and Happy Editing! PamD 18:57, 7 December 2017 (UTC)

And it's also useful to create redirects, or hatnotes, or dab page entries, for other versions of his name - I've made a redirect from Tignal Franklin Cox and added a hatnote at Franklin Cox. You never know which version of a name will be used: things like formal lists of award winners often use the full name and redirects like these can turn long-standing redlinks blue! PamD 19:02, 7 December 2017 (UTC)
Very true. I had meant to do that. Thanks very much PamD.
I started two article on Maureen Callahan and I'm not sure how to properly disambiguate. The job I did for West Kingston may also need improvement. Thanks for any help you can provide. Happy Holidays. FloridaArmy (talk) 19:04, 7 December 2017 (UTC)
I've spent far too much time on your two Maureens - got a bit carried away. Remember to look for sources for everything. For books there's the useful template {{ISBN}} which turns an ISBN into a link to a page which links to library catalogs etc: gives a good source for the book. On Kingston, I see you created the dab page (and that the RI one was previously inaccessible): good. Remember that references ought to include dates, both the date of publication and if online the date you checked the website: I've upgraded one of your refs but the others could be improved. Ah, on looking, I see you didn't actually provide any refs at all. Please try to get into the habit of giving sources for everything you ever add to the encyclopedia: it makes your additions much less likely to be deleted. Happy Editing! PamD 21:03, 7 December 2017 (UTC)

PamD is there an automated or semiautomated way to get the mwntions of Dexta Daps to link to the article? I see he his mentioned in 8-10 articles. Thanks for any tips. FloridaArmy (talk) 22:34, 8 December 2017 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of D'Angel

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Proposed deletion of RDX (reggae duo)

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Elián

Since Elián has been kept, I hope you will improve it along the lines suggested in the deletion discussion. I have added a source. bd2412 T 21:44, 13 December 2017 (UTC)


Speedy deletion nomination of "Emily Steel"

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Thank you. . Lakeside Out!-LakesideMinersClick Here To Talk To Me! 17:57, 20 December 2017 (UTC)

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Proposed deletion of Chauncey B. Seaton

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I find no evidence of WP:NOTABILITY. Virtually no coverage beyond mentions crediting him as the architect of that one building.

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  • I'm sorry to have had to delete the article, as it was still too close to the original text - have a look at Wikipedia:Close paraphrasing for more information. It's often suggested that a good way to use sources to develop a Wikipedia article is to read the sources, make notes from them (perhaps bullet-point notes, but not copying full sentences), then come back a little later and write the article from your notes, completely in your own words. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 19:13, 24 December 2017 (UTC)
Hi Boing. Can you please retrieve the first paragraph and the sources for me? I would like to use those to start the article anew. Thanks. FloridaArmy (talk) 21:07, 24 December 2017 (UTC)
Actually, yes, the first paragraph looks OK, so I've restored just that (and the two sources) at Harry Litman. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 21:13, 24 December 2017 (UTC)
Thanks very much. I appreciate it. FloridaArmy (talk) 21:15, 24 December 2017 (UTC)

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A page you started (Alton H. Blackington) has been reviewed!

Thanks for creating Alton H. Blackington, FloridaArmy!

Wikipedia editor Blythwood just reviewed your page, and wrote this note for you:

I think you had the wrong date of death? All the sources seem to say 1963. Anyway, clearly notable and I've marked the article as patrolled.

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Oops! Thanks very much for catching that Blywood. I appreciate the help. Newton Newkirk is another interesting fellow I stumbled on. Happy to have help with it and the corrextion of any errors I may have made. Happy New Year. FloridaArmy (talk) 01:02, 27 December 2017 (UTC)
UMass seems to have dated their photo collection from Blackington from 1898-1943 and I seem to have mistook the end date as his death. I wonder why they obly have photos up to 1943. Anyway, thanks again. FloridaArmy (talk) 01:09, 27 December 2017 (UTC)

Owen Shroyer

Hi! However you may feel about Shroyer, it is important that we maintain WP:BLP. The Salon article you are linking to raises conspiracy theories in regard to InfoWars, but doe snot specifically state that Shroyer is pushing conspiracy theories. Accordingly, we can't claim that he is. Similarly, we can't say that he "railed" against the HPV vaccine, as the wording is not neutral. That said, there's no real chance that this will survive deletion, so it is probably better just to keep it simple and uncontroversial until it is deleted in a couple of days. - Bilby (talk) 12:36, 26 December 2017 (UTC)

From the source: "A voice over the disturbing footage screams: “I am not a slave. You cannot force me to inject my kid with this poison. This is sick!”
"That voice belongs to Owen Shroyer, a reporter for Infowars, the right-wing, conspiracy theory–laden “news” site. He’s anchoring a classic Infowars health segment, featuring a passionate rant against mainstream medicine. In this case, the subject is a favorite on Infowars: “vaccines and the damages they do to our youth.”
"When Shroyer appears onscreen again, his face is flushed and twisted in rage. “You know what? I’m sorry — but F you! Okay?” he says, squinting at the camera. “F you if you’re going to sit here and watch a video of young girls literally convulsing because of a vaccine that you say is safe and effective. F you! You’re disgusting.”"
Stating he railed against HPV vaccines is accuarate based on this source. Based on this source I would say it is inaccurate to say he argues against the HPV vaccine. You've also removed that he advocates consiparacy theories despite that fact being supported by this source and the slate one you removed. I also object to citations discussing the subject being removed during a deletion discussion. That's not constructive. FloridaArmy (talk) 12:47, 26 December 2017 (UTC)
There's an argument that he "Railed", but to keep things safe it is better to avoid loaded language. It is especially important to be careful wherever we have strong opinions about the subject, as it is easy to let the wording go too far. As to the Salon article, in spite of the title it doesn't specifically say that Shroyer is pushing conspiracy theories, so per BLP I'm going to err on the side of caution. It would make no difference at the AfD either way, as the single passing mention in that article is not enough to have an impact on notability.
We need to be overly cautious where living people are concerned, due to Wikipedia's visibility and the risk of harm. - Bilby (talk) 13:12, 26 December 2017 (UTC)
Being accurate is what's important. And he's not just mentioned in these sources, but discussed at some length. See here for yet another example. FloridaArmy (talk) 13:26, 26 December 2017 (UTC)
"Welcome in to The Alex Jones Show folks. It’s amazing, here we are, so much news and the news is so big and the news is so frequent that the biggest news every day becomes a back-page story the next day. The Las Vegas massacre cover-up, nothing. The JFK files being declassified, Hitler still alive. All the history textbooks lied to us. I was lied to my entire life about JFK, knowingly, by my government. I was lied to my entire life about Hitler, knowingly, by my government. And that’s just a nonstory now because you’ve got another radical truck running people down in the streets." - Owen Shroyer
BLP violation to identify him as a promoter of conspiracy theories? Ridiculous. FloridaArmy (talk) 13:32, 26 December 2017 (UTC)
The new sourcing is better - not ideal, but it doesn't have to survive long, so let's let it be. Emotive language remains a problem, so while "railed" might be a reasonable interpretation, something less emotive will fit better with NPOV, so I'm inclined to change it back. Given that I can't see it surviving AfD at the moment, it doesn't matter a great deal, but a more NPOV article is always a better choice where living people are concerned. - Bilby (talk) 06:38, 27 December 2017 (UTC)

Kissimmee River Railway

I reviewed the page, but I also noticed that there is no Polk County in Florida, and that the two points which the railway is supposed to connect do not have Wikipedia articles (given the coverage of the US localities, it means they do not exist). Pls correct. Thank you.--Ymblanter (talk) 14:49, 27 December 2017 (UTC)

@Ymblanter: I'm sure I've driven through Polk County, Florida. Also see Wikipedia:WikiProject Trains/ICC valuations/Kissimmee River Railway. Walinwa certainly existed[1] and FloridaArmy created Nalaka, Florida, both being short-lived turpentine communities. Doug Weller talk 15:22, 27 December 2017 (UTC)
FA, have you used this as a source anywhere? And while you are creating towns, how about one for Glenwood in Volusia County where my Great grandmother lived? Its only road was a shell road when i was a child. I might even have photos. Doug Weller talk 15:32, 27 December 2017 (UTC)
Thanks, I must be blind since I checked Polk County and could not find Florida there. I will now repair the disambigs if there are still some left in the article.--Ymblanter (talk) 15:38, 27 December 2017 (UTC)
@Ymblanter: not to worry, I've made similar mistakes. Doug Weller talk 16:09, 27 December 2017 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Elmhurst, Long Island

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I blanked that page for deletion. A source I was using has all the photos labeled Elmhurst, L.I., but it seems to be on Queens. :) FloridaArmy (talk) 07:10, 28 December 2017 (UTC)

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I'm deprodding it. 1) Lentz is extensively cited. I believe this established notability to Wikipedia standards. And 2) he is included in an an existing encyclopedia which also established his notability. FloridaArmy (talk) 20:02, 28 December 2017 (UTC)
FloridaArmy Then provide sources for these numerous "citations." Encyclopedia.com is in no way coverage of this person in this case. There is nothing in-depth about it. CHRISSYMAD ❯❯❯¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 20:06, 28 December 2017 (UTC)
Please also see WP:NAUTHOR. CHRISSYMAD ❯❯❯¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 20:11, 28 December 2017 (UTC)
My understansing is that an entry in a reputable encyclopedia establishes notability. As I noted above, the extent to which this scholar is cited also seems to qualify him as notable. FloridaArmy (talk) 20:14, 28 December 2017 (UTC)
FloridaArmy That "entry" is the equivalent of a directory listing and thus not useful when establishing notability. CHRISSYMAD ❯❯❯¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 20:17, 28 December 2017 (UTC)

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I am not sure that was a good idea. At this point the page is virtually about one presenter. You need to do a lot of work to ensure this will pass the inevitable AFD. It would have been best if maybe you had created the page in sandbox and expanded it before restoring it.Slatersteven (talk) 16:17, 29 December 2017 (UTC)

Notability isn't supposed to be based on the quality of the article. It's not a subject I am very interested in but it certainly seems notable. Quite a bit of work has been done to it already. In mainspace anyone and everyone can contribute. FloridaArmy (talk) 17:07, 29 December 2017 (UTC)
No, but it is supposed to v=be based upon how much the subject receives operate coverage. The coverage is about the people, not the station.Slatersteven (talk) 17:21, 29 December 2017 (UTC)
It the Owen Shroyer deletion discussion you suggested a merge. I noted that there is too much to merge. This is why we have separate articles for independently notable subjects. The Alex Jones article is another example where it's become unwieldy and too long covering too many notable subjects. That's why it's better to split up a combined article for independently notable subjects once it cannot cover each appropriately. FloridaArmy (talk) 17:26, 29 December 2017 (UTC)
I did?Slatersteven (talk) 17:57, 29 December 2017 (UTC)
I guess not. Must have you confused with another good looking editor. FloridaArmy (talk) 18:05, 29 December 2017 (UTC)

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You've removed my comment from Jimbo's page twice now. Please explain. FloridaArmy (talk) 05:27, 12 January 2018 (UTC)
FloridaArmy, please don't edit war. Discuss the issue with Guy Macon and work things out; I don't want to see you blocked over something silly like this... :-) ~Oshwah~(talk) (contribs) 05:44, 12 January 2018 (UTC)
FloridaArmy (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log) made an edit[3] talking about someone named "Matt Margolis", claiming that he has been "here on Wikipedia for years". I reverted the edit because there is no Wikipedia user named User:Matt Margolis and no article on Matt Margolis ( I am assuming that he is referring to the author of [ https://mattmargolis.com/ ].) He then appeared to be starting an edit war,[4] so I gave him the standard warning template[5] so he could stop the behavior before getting blocked for it. He was also warned by another editor[6]. I must admit I am mildly curious about what FloridaArmy is talking about. It does not appear that anyone named "Matt Margolis" has anything to do with Wikipedia. --Guy Macon (talk) 06:02, 12 January 2018 (UTC)

No, I made a comment linking to a deleted article page of a Conservative author where the content Douchebag is clearly visible providong an example of the hostile and biased editing environment here on Wikipedia. Your threats, templating, and repeated removals of my talk page comment provide further evidence of how sick Wikipedia is. FloridaArmy (talk) 06:17, 12 January 2018 (UTC)

Seriously? An administrator deletes a page with the content of "Douchebag" in 2005 and you are complaining because he gave the reason why he deleted the page? What would you have preferred? Would you have liked it if the admin kept the article? Would you have liked it if the admin had deleted the article without saying why? Surely you can find a better example than a 13-year-old deletion of some childish vandalism.
BTW, it is rather late in the game for you to reveal what your actual complaint is. I'm just saying. --Guy Macon (talk) 06:58, 12 January 2018 (UTC)
Obviously, nobody's page should feature the word douchebag as a slur attacking them. I don't think it should require explanation any more than not removing people's talk page comments repeatedly and then templating them with blocking threats for restoring their comment should need to be pointed out as [ personal attack removed per WP:NPA and WP:TPOC ]. I don't have any interest in discussing these issues with you any further here. Once someone has demonstrated that they are [ personal attack removed per WP:NPA and WP:TPOC ] I would rather them stay off my talkpage. Thanks. FloridaArmy (talk) 07:03, 12 January 2018 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of The White Company (retailer)

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I've replied on the article talk page. FloridaArmy (talk) 07:13, 12 January 2018 (UTC)

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Thanks for the heads up. FloridaArmy (talk) 07:27, 12 January 2018 (UTC)

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DS violation on Donald Trump

Your recent edits changed the wording "He ordered a travel ban on citizens from several Muslim-majority countries, citing security concerns; the ban was partially implemented after legal challenges" to, well, something else. Discretionary sanctions specify that you may not undo edits against consensus. You have been notified of these (it's up above on your talk page). There is a big ol' notice on the talk under "Open RfCs and surveys" in a box labeled "Current consensus" which specifically states that the original wording has consensus. So please don't mess with this sentence.Volunteer Marek (talk) 05:53, 14 January 2018 (UTC)

The text you reverted to links to the wrong executive order. The initial one (that I linked to) was referred to as the Muslim travel ban. The revised and expanded one includes other countries and restrictions. Here's the diff. I made sure a link to the revised travel ban is also included in the same sentence. FloridaArmy (talk) 05:59, 14 January 2018 (UTC) FloridaArmy (talk) 05:59, 14 January 2018 (UTC)
Bring it up on talk.Volunteer Marek (talk) 06:01, 14 January 2018 (UTC)
Why? Fixing an incorrect link should be uncontroversial. What is your objection? FloridaArmy (talk) 06:10, 14 January 2018 (UTC)
More generally please stop editing the lede as the wording has been worked out with a view towards consensus over months. Pretty much any changes that are not obviously non-controversial are a DS violation. This is your last warning.Volunteer Marek (talk) 06:04, 14 January 2018 (UTC)
Do you object to linking to the correct executive orders? If so, why? FloridaArmy (talk) 06:12, 14 January 2018 (UTC)
You also reworded the sentence and switched the orders around. Bring it up on talk.Volunteer Marek (talk) 06:15, 14 January 2018 (UTC)
Can you please restore the correct executive orders to the article? The links as you have them do not make sense.
Also, why do you think saying "his campaign received a lot of free media coverage" as you do here is helpful? I understand he got the extra attention but that isn't noted. Just a meaningless statement that a campaign got media attention. As I noted, there is an article on the campaign where you can explain what you're trying to say. FloridaArmy (talk) 06:21, 14 January 2018 (UTC)
Here is a convenient link to the talk page.Volunteer Marek (talk) 06:24, 14 January 2018 (UTC)
Why can't you answer here on my talk page where you posted a "violation" notice? You reverted the edits so I think it's fair to ask for an explanation. I've explained my reasoning in the edit summaries and again here. FloridaArmy (talk) 06:28, 14 January 2018 (UTC)

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Michael Barry (U.S. official)

Please remember that Wikipedia is an international encyclopedia. You began this article with "Michael Barry is the National Security Council's senior director for intelligence programs", but many countries have a "National Security Council". If an article is about the United States you need to say so. (OK in this case the title gave a clue, but the lead of the article needs the info.) Thanks. PamD 09:01, 16 January 2018 (UTC)

Oops. But the article is titled Michael Barry (U.S. official}. FloridaArmy (talk) 11:44, 16 January 2018 (UTC)

And fortune...

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Proposed deletion of Magnus Devold

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You don't think he's notable? FloridaArmy (talk) 14:54, 17 January 2018 (UTC)

January 2018

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Speedy deletion nomination of Shlomo Ben-Tzvi

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ICLEI on New California page

Well, I don't think the first source you listed is about it in the first place. Also, I think the New California article needs to be just about the state, not about people involved. The only place I can see it fitting is in some sort of history section that talks about Preston, etc.

It also doesn't quite seem to fit in with WP:NPOV. Even if he does believe that about the environmentalist organization, the section makes the New California movement seem to be organized by conspiracy theorists.SelfieCity (talk) 03:35, 19 January 2018 (UTC)
My eyes are playijg tricks on me because I thought in the first headline it said something about him and conspiracy theories or some such. But I don't see it now. I must be losing my mind. I do think the people / person heading up the effort is important and should be included as covered by reliable sources. Just now my wild imagination. FloridaArmy (talk) 03:55, 19 January 2018 (UTC)

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FloridaArmy check this out.

[8] They have brought you up as a possible sockpuppet, along with me. Lacypaperclip (talk) 17:14, 22 January 2018 (UTC)

  • FloridaArmy, you have not been listed as a potential sockpuppet in that SPI. Your name came up as part of behavioral evidence, but that is not the same as being listed as a sockpuppet. TonyBallioni (talk) 19:00, 22 January 2018 (UTC)

Peter Strzok: Comey speech vs Comey letter

Are you planning on responding to the challenge to your revert? See Talk:Peter Strzok#Editor confuses Comey speech with Comey letter. Regards, AzureCitizen (talk) 15:21, 1 February 2018 (UTC)

I have responded. Thanks for the heads up. FloridaArmy (talk) 16:03, 1 February 2018 (UTC)

Nomination of Voice of Nomads for deletion

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Nomination of Gateway Regional Arts Center for deletion

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Patriot Prayer

Hi, the article is under discretionary sanctions and WP:1RR. It may be a good idea to self-revert. K.e.coffman (talk) 03:20, 2 February 2018 (UTC)

Which edit did I make that violates the 1 RR restriction? I make every effort to abide by policy. FloridaArmy (talk) 03:21, 2 February 2018 (UTC)
You've re-added the tag. In any case, I posted to the Talk page the info on the group's address, which was listed in the source as Portland, OR. K.e.coffman (talk) 03:24, 2 February 2018 (UTC)
Ah, I see. Well I didn't revert your addition of a citation. Indeed your source says the group is Oregon based. The other source says it is based in Vancouver, Washington. It is being discussed on the talk page. I think it's normal leave tags in place until the issue is resolved? Thanks for the notice. FloridaArmy (talk) 03:28, 2 February 2018 (UTC)

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Again, please avoid using bare urls like https://books.google.com/books?id=WfoP-Heq2xoC&pg=PA56&lpg=PA56&dq=lincoln+league+1916&source=bl&ots=wEHE9zdOOW&sig=Fo757PhjJ6Gkkeo8yhcvVDONvn8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjp2dfKoIjZAhVDRK0KHVT-Bl8Q6AEwBHoECAYQAQ#v=onepage&q=lincoln%20league%201916&f=false for references. If you use the Edit toolbar, you can often automatically generate well formatted news or web page citations just by pasting a url. You can also use http://reftag.appspot.com, especially made for Google Book citations. Let me know if you need help with either. Cheers.

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Deletion discussion about Al Hester

Hello, FloridaArmy,

I wanted to let you know that there's a discussion about whether Al Hester should be deleted. Your comments are welcome at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Al Hester .

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Mduvekot (talk) 14:56, 3 February 2018 (UTC)

Hi Florida, if you can find reviews indicating the importance of some of Hester's works, it would go a long way towards establishing his notability. LadyofShalott 20:33, 3 February 2018 (UTC)
I agree those would be great. But he seems to pass the academoc criteria easily regardless. Isn't IGA considered a major university? FloridaArmy (talk) 20:39, 3 February 2018 (UTC)
UGA is, yes. LadyofShalott 20:45, 3 February 2018 (UTC)

Here's a tip

Hi FloridaArmy, no hard feelings about Al Hester, I hope? If you're still working on an article, and you would like to make sure it doesn't get AfD'd while you're still adding sources, you can add the template {{In creation}} at the top of the page. Please make sure to remove it when you're done. Also handy are {{Under construction}} and {{In use}}. Mduvekot (talk) 22:19, 3 February 2018 (UTC)

No hard feelings at all Mduvekot. I found you to be very collegial understanding and responsive. I do try to use under construction templates but I don't like to leave then up too long and I appreciate any helo I can get. I was glad Hester turned out to be notable. I was using one of his works as a source and I was wondering who he was. Nothing on here so I creared an article. It took a while to work it up but I got some helo. Sometimes a subject still gets deleted if it doesn't meet with guidelines and such, I think IAR and keeping in mind what's best for the encyclopedia and its readers is too often lost sight of, but those are just my opinions I'm sharing as I've been spending some time in the Articles for Deletion space. Take care and please let me know if I can be of any assistance on anything. FloridaArmy (talk) 22:27, 3 February 2018 (UTC)

Bare URLs

Hello. I've left notices twice regarding your use of bare URLs for references, yet you continue to create new articles with them. This is problematic for several reasons. First, it obscures the actual source, i.e. author, title, and publication info, and hinders verification. Second, it makes the reference susceptible to link rot: if the hosting website modifies URLs (which happens often), the URL would likely go to a 404 not found, or other dead end. Lastly, it looks atrocious. A reference section like the one seen here is virtually illegible. Note that some people print out articles, or save them as PDFs. A URL is not the same as a reference: the URL is simply an address to find that reference. As an analogy, a reference might be a book, and the URL a set of directions that guides you to your local library, the correct floor, exact shelf, and exact spot on that shelf to find the book. But if the book is moved, the directions are useless. Knowing the bibliographic data of the book itself allows retrieval even if the book is moved (e.g. finding it in a different library). There are several tools available that allow you to easily convert bare URLs to citations. First, if you're editing using VisualEditor, you can simply click "Cite" and paste a URL or DOI. Secondly, if you're editing the source code, you can use Edit toolbar to autofill references, and use the citation tool for Google Books. Lastly, you can use the reFill tool to convert bare references after an edit is saved (however, this tool sometimes results in less complete citations, e.g. omitting date or author(s)). See Citing sources for more complete information. Being transparent with sources right off the bat might alo help avoid premature deletion debates or speedy deletion tags. All the best, --Animalparty! (talk) 21:28, 3 February 2018 (UTC)

Animalparty I absolutely agree with everything you've said and I very much appreciate the time you've taken to explain. I understand that bare urls are a big frustration. I'm still learning and I'm on my phone so editing isn't always super easy, for instance flipping back and forth between pages to try and get things correct. I have not mastered many of the formatting intricacies here. If I had infinite time I would consider learning all these skills, and I would try to get everything up to snuff and perfected. Also, In my defense, I would like to point out that Wikipedia is a collaborative effort. I try to help out in various areas. But I can't and sometimes won't do everything. I tried to use the disambig tool earlier today and couldn't get it to work properly so I did it the old fashioned way. A lot of editors are sticklers for cites so I try to use them but a properly written article involves summarizing and other editorial skills that sometimes come in conflict with citing every bit. For example, content that is not in a cite shouldn't be cited. But when writing an article and putting subject matter into our own words, it's often useful to put information together and meld it. I'm trying to avoid saying synthesize which I know is another big no no. My point is that my main focus is on trying to make articles readable, cogent, and accurate. There are lots of great articles here without cites and lots of terrible articles with lots of them. I certainly try to use them even if I don't always (ever?) format them. But as far as link rot, cites that link to content no longer available online are impractical for the average reader as are sources behind paywalls. I absolutrly agree that well formatted cites are useful and contain important information including assisting more seriois reseaeches in accessing informationnthat may no longer be availabke online. But my point is that it is not a perfect world and I am not a perfect editor. If formatting cites is easy, I am happy to let those who have mastered it have at it. I don't find it easy. I find it time consuming and frustrating. I find it to be a distraction from getting the content correct, well organized, and properly written. I'm sure I haven't dissuaded you one bit, but like Abraham Lincoln I cannot tell a lie. FloridaArmy (talk) 22:13, 3 February 2018 (UTC)
Thanks for your response. I understand there is limited functionality with mobile editing. When I'm on mobile, the easiest tool is the reFill, in which you only have to paste in the article name, and the tool does the rest (it does however risk losing data, i.e. relatively old dead-urls that may have clues to title or date often get replaced with a link to the main page if the specific link can't be retrieved). The problem of link rot can be overcome with full citation: if one link is dead, a reader or editor can use the other info to find a replacement URL, or physical copy. As for certain sources being behind paywalls, that is perfectly fine, just as certain sources may be offline (like books!). Just like in printed works (or the "old days", say prior to 2000), a bibliography merely needs to direct the reader where to find other sources, it doesn't assume anything about the reader's access to sources. Per WP:PAYWALL, quality sources should not be avoided just because they require subscription or effort to obtain. Ad yes, Wikipedia is a collaboration, but not everyone can monitor every article, and houses don't build themselves. In general though, thanks for your contributions. they've been largely positive, and sorry if I come across as nit picking. There are a lot of tools, tips, and rules to learn. Happy editing! --Animalparty! (talk) 23:00, 3 February 2018 (UTC)
I will give refill a try. Thanks for your patience and understanding. I hate sources behind paywalls and it's totally bogus when other sources exist that are accessible. I have it on my lost to try some sort of news media resoirce2 for Wikipedia editing that another editor suggested byt haven't gotten around to to it just yet. Is an Animal Party a political entity or something like that painting I see of dogs playing poker? FloridaArmy (talk) 23:08, 3 February 2018 (UTC)
Nothing political, just a party full of animals! --Animalparty! (talk) 23:54, 3 February 2018 (UTC)

Disambiguation splits

FloridaArmy, when creating stub splits like at Kuvan, could you please take care to a) correctly insert a topic redirect using template {{about}}, and b) actually provide some suitable sources? I've come upon several of these creation now that fail in both regards. You should know by now that creating unreferenced stubs is at best careless and likely a timesink for everyone else. --Elmidae (talk · contribs) 19:05, 3 February 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for tips. I am working on the article as we speak. Still learning. Thanks. Sorry it's taking a bit to sort out. FloridaArmy (talk) 19:09, 3 February 2018 (UTC)
Following up on this, you should always check the "what links here" on the toolbar (e.g. Pages that link to Kuvan), to make sure that you are not disrupting massive amounts of incoming links, and seek to retarget those links to the correct article. If there are many incoming links, that redirect might be a primary topic, and so in some cases something like Kuvan (disambiguation) might be warranted, or moving the Asian riverbed article to Kuvan (riverbed) if the drug name is most common. In this case only BioMarin Pharmaceutical needs to be adjusted, which I've already done. Replacing a redirect with an article or disambiguation page is called usurping a title. See WP:USURPTITLE for more tips. --Animalparty! (talk) 00:09, 4 February 2018 (UTC)

A page you started (Frederick Wilton Litchfield Stockdale) has been reviewed!

Thanks for creating Frederick Wilton Litchfield Stockdale, FloridaArmy!

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I've patrolled this but please could you be more careful with what you write!! 1803-1848 is the period of his career, not his life.

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James Merigot moved to draftspace

An article you recently created, James Merigot, does not have enough sources and citations as written to remain published. It needs more citations from reliable, independent sources. (?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of "Draft:" before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please follow the confirms on the Articles for Creation template atop the page. Home Lander (talk) 21:55, 4 February 2018 (UTC)

February 2018

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Which edit or edits are you referring to? FloridaArmy (talk) 16:34, 5 February 2018 (UTC)
FloridaArmy, most of your edits do not have any edit summary. Best practice is to always use an edit summary, except for trivial edits correcting spelling or punctuation. This is especially true when you are editing controversial articles.- MrX 🖋 18:58, 5 February 2018 (UTC)
@MrX: I take exception to their being any exceptions to providing a useful edit summary. Even for spelling-only or punctuation-only edits, include "sp" or "punc" as the edit summary and check the "minor edit" box. —EncMstr (talk) 20:30, 5 February 2018 (UTC)
Yes, I guess that would be a better description of best practice. Except for the few times I forget, the only times I do not use an edit summary is when editing my own user page or a subpage.- MrX 🖋 20:37, 5 February 2018 (UTC)
Tip: I had to turn on "Prompt me when entering a blank edit summary" in Special:Preferences#mw-prefsection-editing so that I no longer forget to provide an edit summary. Mduvekot (talk) 22:38, 5 February 2018 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Original Barnstar
Thank you for creating Madison Davis! I have had that on a list of pages that need creation for a long time, but never actually took the time to do it. It is high time he had an article. LadyofShalott 01:16, 6 February 2018 (UTC)
When I'm at work tomorrow, I'm going to try to remember to run grab a copy of Michael Thurmond's book, A story untold : Black men and women in Athens history to borrow and see if I can help the article some with it. LadyofShalott 01:28, 6 February 2018 (UTC)
That would be terrific. Thank you very much for your kindness. Some very interesting and also troubling historical subjects. Timely. FloridaArmy (talk) 01:31, 6 February 2018 (UTC)

Nomination of J. Murray Hoag for deletion

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Hey FloridaArmy, Are you following that discussion? It is looking like several different people are likely being conflated here, and then mentioned in another article as well. This is really something to be careful of. Do you have anything to comment there? LadyofShalott 02:29, 6 February 2018 (UTC)
I'm following it. I'm not convinced they are different people at all. At least the main character seems to be same. It is possible there was another J.M. Hoag who served in the Civil War but he seems to have died in 1864. Why do you think an anti-slavery member of a family of Quakers who os named after his grandfather so used his middle name couldn't have moved to the midwest after the war and opened a photo shop and then raised ponies? Seems entirely reasonable and conaistent with the connections I'm seeing. Did he change his name at some point or attempt to dissasociate with his grandfather? Who was apparently known for hisCivil War "vision"? All the family ties and connections I see support the article and the pony connection. I tried to follow Chets link but it was just a general National Register page with no relevant info on it. Regardless, with or without the Shwtland ponies and perhaps some photography thrown in, a Brevet Col. Commander who captained the 4th Colored troops and then served in supervisory and important roles in the Freedmen Bureau seems very important to me. Saving Savannah has a dozen or so pages on him based on the index. Chet rushes to delete articles and then complains they aren't perfect. Rome wasn't built in a day. Not everything is online. The Hoag family was from N.Y. so it makes sense he would have started in military service there. Did he then transfer to command colored troops? Why not? What evidence is there that this is a different person? All the evidence i see from names to family connections makes the connwctions. FloridaArmy (talk) 03:33, 6 February 2018 (UTC)

Hi

Just a reminder that WP articles must be supported by WP:RS. In the article Joseph Hoag I removed this -

"His grandson J. Murray Hoag fought for the U.S. Army during the Civil War, served in the Freedmen Bureau, and raised Shetland ponies in Iowa."

- as there was no source. You then added it back in, still with no source [9]. I assume that may have been an accident so have gone ahead and removed it again, however, I've opened up a discussion on the article's Talk page in case you feel there's an WP:IAR reason this unsourced statement should remain in the article. Thanks! Chetsford (talk) 06:46, 6 February 2018 (UTC)

Joseph Murray Hoag's service is well documented in his article. Jist port over the sources. What exactly are yoi disputing? FloridaArmy (talk) 06:48, 6 February 2018 (UTC)
Great! Just add the source to the Joseph Hoag article that says Joseph Hoag had a grandson name J. Murray Hoag who raised Shetland ponies and we should be all set then! Chetsford (talk) 06:50, 6 February 2018 (UTC)
It doesnt have to be in one source. There are sources discussing his father and grandfather and their Quaker activities. Sources discussing his father's move to Iowa. Sources discussing his milotary service and soirces discussing his activities in Iowa. His brother and sister are prominent also. FloridaArmy (talk) 06:55, 6 February 2018 (UTC)
Hey FloridaArmy - do you have a source to support the statement "His grandson J. Murray Hoag fought for the U.S. Army during the Civil War, served in the Freedmen Bureau, and raised Shetland ponies in Iowa." you could add to the article? Chetsford (talk) 06:57, 6 February 2018 (UTC)

User page information

I suggest at least a short statement on your user page about who you are and what you contribute to Wikipedia. This adds some weight to your comments opposing the deletion of biographical articles. --Dthomsen8 (talk) 22:05, 7 February 2018 (UTC)

ReFill

If you want to use this tool to format urls to proper refs yourself, you can post the page title here and press Fix page. Alternatively you could read this, which tells you how to install a script which adds a ReFill link to your sidebar Jimfbleak - talk to me? 17:02, 8 February 2018 (UTC)

I will give it a try when I get a chance. Thank you very much for all your help! FloridaArmy (talk) 17:13, 8 February 2018 (UTC)
I've been using a mix of Wikipedia:Using WebCite and Wikipedia:The Wikipedia Library/Citoid. Neither of these does exactly what I want, but they get me most of the way there. -- RoySmith (talk) 17:21, 8 February 2018 (UTC)
  • Jimfbleak I tried it for this page but I get an error that the page wasn't found. Hmm.. Maybe I use the page name.and not a web address? I will try that.. FloridaArmy (talk) 17:34, 8 February 2018 (UTC)
  • That didn't work either. I will take a look again when Ibhave more time. FloridaArmy (talk) 17:35, 8 February 2018 (UTC)
  • I got it to work. I think the problem was that the Js in the John J. Knox page title are a different font? I tried moving it but it says it's the same page. I might have cut and pasted the name so I wouldn't muck up spelling but maybe it threw the fontage off kilter? Also, when I use that citing page it seems to kick me back to Wikipedia not in desktop mode. And just switching back to desktop mode doesn't work. It's some weird Wiki desktop version. I have to go back to the main page and switch there. Just FYI.. FloridaArmy (talk) 18:16, 8 February 2018 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of George Wallace (Georgia)

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A tag has been placed on George Wallace (Georgia) requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section A7 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because the article appears to be about a real person or group of people, but it does not credibly indicate how or why the subject is important or significant: that is, why an article about that subject should be included in an encyclopedia. Under the criteria for speedy deletion, such articles may be deleted at any time. Please read more about what is generally accepted as notable.

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  • I've deprodded it. Clearly a notable topic. I've added a few sources (and cleaned up some of the existing formatting). -- RoySmith (talk) 21:02, 8 February 2018 (UTC)
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