User talk:Tobby72

Hi Tobby, sorry if this is the second message you receive, not very wiki savvy. Do you know if the Fontanelle Cemetery is open? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gmmffrs (talk • contribs) 18:21, 13 April 2024 (UTC)

Thanks

Thanks for the great edits in the history section of Morocco. Really great job!MassNssen (talk) 17:01, 12 October 2009 (UTC)

Welcome

Welcome!

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Brazil

Hello, Tobby! Good morning! Or at least, I hope it's morning where you live! Anyway, the article Brazil is blocked due to a dispute over a content. I would like to know if you would be interested in giving your opinion to end it once and for all. In case you do not know much about the subject, I could explain it better to you. This is the link. All help is needed. Thank your very much and kind regards, --Lecen (talk) 11:38, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

D.R.

Thank you Tobby, for [1]. SamEV (talk) 16:57, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

Vote needed

Votes are needed on the Thomas Jefferson talk page, (1st section) Gwillhickers (talk) 02:23, 2 March 2011 (UTC)

Thanks

	Cleaning up award
	Thanks for helping out at WP:Jagged 85 cleanup. It's tedious work, but your efforts are worth it. SmartSE (talk) 00:30, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

Welcome

From wikiproject medicine. WP:MED --Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 13:49, 24 February 2012 (UTC)

Current/Past Members of the Beatles

There is a straw poll taking place here, and your input would be appreciated. — GabeMc (talk) 00:49, 20 April 2012 (UTC)

Richard Nixon talk page notice

I have added a section on the talk page for the article Richard Nixon titled "Section deleted on 13 December 2012." Please share your thoughts on the talk page. Thanks. Mitchumch (talk) 18:10, 16 December 2012 (UTC)

Some bubble tea for you!

Thanks for helping improve the Asian American article. Perhaps you maybe interested in WP:WPAA, whose scope is improving articles about Asian Americans? RightCowLeftCoast (talk) 23:01, 12 February 2013 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Original Barnstar
	I hereby award this barnstar to editor Tobby72 for quality work improving a wide range of articles, and especially for adding well chosen pics! FeydHuxtable (talk) 17:55, 23 February 2013 (UTC)

WikiProject Cleanup

Hello, Tobby72. You are invited to join WikiProject Cleanup, a WikiProject and resource for Wikipedia cleanup listings, information and discussion. To join the project, just add your name to the member list. Northamerica1000(talk) 17:00, 24 February 2013 (UTC)

May 2013

Hello. Regarding the recent revert you made to Lousiana: you may already know about them, but you might find Wikipedia:Template messages/User talk namespace useful. After a revert, these can be placed on the user's talk page to let them know you considered their edit inappropriate, and also direct new users towards the sandbox. They can also be used to give a stern warning to a vandal when they've been previously warned. Thank you. Hi, thanks to add warnings on the vandal's Talk page whenever you revert, that normally helps to track the number of vandalous edits before ARV. Regards, kashmiri ^TALK 14:07, 13 May 2013 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Photographer's Barnstar
	Thank you for adding images to the Mexican Drug War article. It looks a lot better now! ComputerJA (talk) 02:23, 28 May 2013 (UTC)

Human sacrifice

Thuggee is not a Human sacrifice, nor Sati is any Human sacrifice, sati was done by the women for escaping from the islamic invaders, who used to rape women. And Thuggee cult only loot people, steal, and then kill, it wouldn't sacrifice itself, stop reverting. Discuss, before reverting, if you have any reason. Bladesmulti (talk) 11:39, 27 November 2013 (UTC)

The above statement is just plain POV rubbish; multiple sources refer to these as a form of 'human sacrifice.' User:Bladesmulti has also been blocked for sockpuppetry.50.111.58.135 (talk) 22:31, 1 December 2021 (UTC)

Wikipedian in community notice

Dear Tobby72

As a Wikipedian interested in African subjects and specifically Uganda, we thought you might be interested in the following opportunity.

WikiAfrica is looking for a Wikipedian in Community from Uganda to play a pivotal role in its Kumusha Takes Wiki project. This might be a position that you would consider. Or it could be the perfect opportunity for someone you know from this country, please spread the word! For more details, please look at this page: http://www.wikiafrica.net/call_for_wir_en/

If you have any questions about the above, please contact isla on isla [at] wikiafrica [dot] net : Isla Haddow (talk) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jeanpauldelange (talk • contribs) 09:43, 2 December 2013 (UTC)

Recent edits regarding Poles/Slavs

Hey, I've noticed you are editing a few articles and making several new sections in talk pages regarding Nazis and Slavs. The reason a lot of your edits are being reverted is because they are already covered in the article or are not necessary to add into an article.

For example:

"The Nazis because of this declared Slavs to be untermenschen (subhumans)." is what is in the article but you wanted to edit "The Nazi ideology defined ethnic Poles as "sub-humans"." when Poles are Slavs and this is already mentioned in the article.

I do apologise for removing all of your edit regarding the role of sex and gender and have added it back in but tweaked it more accurately whilst using the source you did use.

This is nothing personal against you mate but we both are trying to achieve accurate reliable Wikipedia articles and overlapping stuff is not the way to go about it. If you want to discuss Nazis/Slavs discussion then we can on the relative talk pages. Once again, I have nothing against you. :)!--Windows66 (talk) 12:07, 26 January 2014 (UTC)

On ROsinsky image, Impalement...

Believe me, I've searched all Internet to find some verification that this is an actual story from the 20th century (as main editor, I've been extremely restictive on adding 20th-21th century material), but I haven't found a single source of any "Captain Rosinsky". That's why I've previously deleted the image, but I won't get into an edit war with you, but I would be EXTREMELY grateful if you find an additional source which enhances the probability of it being real from being just, for example, a fake image, or a still photo from a movie. I know your edit is in good faith, but in contrast of MOST stories on Impalement, that of Captain Rosinsky has precious few additional verifications to it.Arildnordby (talk) 22:08, 27 January 2014 (UTC)

To make my point specific: You are not the only editor wanting this image within Impalement, just the most recent. I have RESIGNED from deleting it, I'm not going to remove it, but YET, I will be grateful if you can find some independent evidence about it depicting a REAL event.Arildnordby (talk) 22:29, 27 January 2014 (UTC)

I researched a bit and found this: [2] -- Tobby72 (talk) 23:01, 27 January 2014 (UTC)

Thanks a lot!!! That ref is sufficiently notable to be included which I have done in the caption text of image at Impalement. I am really grateful for this!Arildnordby (talk) 17:04, 28 January 2014 (UTC)

A kitten for you!

Nice work keeping wikipedia illustrated :)

Yablochko (talk) 19:14, 1 March 2015 (UTC)

Thank you for your edits.

You are one of the few reasonable editors still left who adhere to neutrality of articles and I thank you for this.--MyMoloboaccount (talk) 20:10, 18 March 2015 (UTC)

Boris Johnson

Hello. You have recently contributed to this article or its talk page. Please see this discussion on the talk page. You are welcome to take part if you are interested. Thanks. No Great Shaker (talk) 13:13, 2 October 2021 (UTC)

A barnstar for your efforts

		The Current Events Barnstar
		Awarded for efforts in expanding and verifying articles related to the 2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis and 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Awarded by Cdjp1 (talk) 7 March 2022 (UTC)

		The Original Barnstar
		Awarded for being the top contributor to an article related to the 2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis and 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Awarded by Cdjp1 (talk) 16:02, 8 February 2022 (UTC)

	The Working Wikipedian's Barnstar
	Awarded for efforts in expanding multiple articles to the 2021–2022 Russo-Ukrainian crisis and 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Awarded by Cdjp1 (talk) 7 March 2022 (UTC)

A barnstar for your efforts

		COVID-19 Barnstar
		Awarded for efforts in expanding and verifying articles related to COVID-19. Awarded by Cdjp1 (talk) 8 March 2022 (UTC)

Proposed GA nomination of Angela Merkel

Hi! I'd like to nominate Angela Merkel for consideration as a Good Article, and I'm reaching out to you as you are one of its most significant contributors. I have fixed some issues with that article, and I expanded it a little in some places, but I still feel that this is the right way to go per WP:GAN/I#N1.

Please let me know what you think of this. I'm also reaching out to some other top contributors, but one of them has been banned, and another one hasn't been active since 2018. Actualcpscm (talk) 20:08, 3 June 2023 (UTC)

Hi

I'm reverting this as unsourced and also because the source for depopulation is about Russia and the Afgan government. Not conquests. Doug Weller talk 09:43, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

2015 European migrant crisis

Hi Tobby72, I hope you're having a great day! I just wanted to let you know why I'm reverting your edit to 2015 European migrant crisis. The page is specifically about the 2015 surge in refugee and migrant arrivals in Europe. Things that aren't directly related to 2015, like updates on arrival numbers in the years since, aren't really relevant, especially as the article is already quite long. If you really feel the information you added belongs somewhere on Wikipedia, consider adding it to a more relevant page, like Immigration to the European Union – but keep in mind that Wikipedia is not a news site. Tserton (talk) 09:17, 30 September 2023 (UTC)

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Boris Nadezhdin political stance

Greetings Tobby72. I wanted to let you know why I'm reversing some particular parts of your edits to Boris Nadezhdin to avoid unneeded spats and edit wars (always a bad thing). While some of your edits were of high quality, some of them were a little misleading.

Your edit about controversies arising during his time in the "A Just Russia" political party was of particular use, as there weren't any Islamophobic statements in the sources and Nadezhdin really distanced himself from his previous statements. Mention of it being an attempt to win over the votes of LDPR supporters is also a good thing, as it provides an important context. However you deleted some important details of his negotiations with nationalist groups (such as "skin-headed youth", they were mentioned in the provided sources, so I returned them). Also "flirtation" is not the best way to describe his statements, as it might mislead the reader into believing that he had some sympathy for them (sources do not confirm that, on the contrary) and that this negotiations lasted for a long time (they didn't, as it was a short endeavor).

I'm really sorry for removing your edits to the "Political stances" section, but the provided sources confirm the "support of Crimea's occupation" part, as he indeed repeatedly called Crimea a part of Russia and (as of 2024 at least) he did not go back on his words. In one of the articles, provided as the source for his political position, it was really mentioned that Crimea is "Russian now", but that doesn't really contradicts the fact of his support for Crimea occupation (as it's only one source out of many). Nadezhdin also mentioned his "support for the Russian Constitution" several times, and it's current redaction directly states that Crimea (as well as other regions of Ukraine, outside of Crimea) is part of Russia. I know he could've meant some older variation of it, but I was unable to find any sources confirming that (would've be great, if you could provide them). I was also able to find the interview where he said that, on YouTube, so I've added it as a source (previous source is an article, which quotes that video).

This is nothing personal against you or your opinion and I'm really sorry if you took that personally. I also understand your wish to make this article reliable, truth-worthy and adhering to the principles of neutrality, but avoiding important information verified in the numerous sources provided (even if it seems unfair or unjust during ongoing events such harsh as presidential campaigns and wars) is not the best way to achieve that.

Anyways, thanks for your edits and contributions, it is a pleasure you have time and energy to make Wikipedia a better place. Have a nice day and stay safe! :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.157.109.147 (talk) 01:33, 1 February 2024 (UTC)

I don't believe you are interested in having a discussion while at the same time waging edit wars [3] and vandalizing bio pages in violation of WP:BLP policy. You obviously only focus on spreading negative information about people who somehow oppose the Russian government and misrepresent the sources while doing so. For example, no reliable sources say that he supported the annexation of Crimea and that he was happy about it, only that he accepted it as a reality that Crimea belongs to Russia. Of course, if someone like Nadezhdin lives in an authoritarian country like Russia and is involved in politics, then he has to publicly support the official line of the Russian government on many issues, regardless of his private views, if he does not want to end up in prison for many years. It is very easy to judge from another country where one can freely express his opinion. But definitely no one should misrepresent sources and create attack pages for some dubious political reasons, that is against the rules of Wikipedia. The way you phrased some of the information gave most people the impression that he was some long-term Islamophobic neo-Nazi sympathizer who organized skinheads.[4] Absolutely disgusting distortion of facts and sources, as if someone wrote it for money from the Kremlin. -- Tobby72 (talk) 11:36, 1 February 2024 (UTC)

Hi Tobby

Hi Tobby I just wanted to ask you whether you'd consider inserting Javier Milei's photo with Herzog under the subhead of "Visits by State leaders", where there's a gallery of meetings with Herzog and Netanyahu, instead of where you put it under "Americas"

Cheers. 190.246.97.81 (talk) 08:34, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

Michael Douglas

Hello Tobby72. I'm the declared COI editor for Michael Douglas and appreciate the contributions you've made to the article in the past. I recently put up a Talk page post requesting some changes that would bring the content in line with WP:MEDLANG and eliminate excessive language. Would be grateful if you could take a look. Thank you, BenKalman2024 (talk) 19:53, 29 February 2024 (UTC)