User talk:Wlmg/Archives/2010/November

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Hangon

Sorry, you did put the hangon tag in the right place. Bubba hot ep 20:33, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

I have now removed the deletion tag. Good luck with the article. Bubba hot ep 20:52, 26 October 2006 (UTC) mm

re your addition to the Jamie Lee Curtis article

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Greenlee Smythe

Hello, Wlmg. This link...[1]...in the Greenlee Smythe article isn't a vandalism reference. It's a book that documents Greenlee's role as a villainess, not just homosexuality on All My Children. Thus I've returned that reference. Flyer22 (talk) 18:27, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

The other reference you removed wasn't a vandalism reference either, but I may replace that one with another reference in that article that provides the same information. Flyer22 (talk) 18:29, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

Here. Flyer22 (talk) 18:56, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

I suppose I don't have to tell you to keep checking my talk page for further discussion of this. Flyer22 (talk) 19:40, 16 January 2008 (UTC)

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Yosef Ben-Jochannan

Hello Wlmg:

I noticed your revert on the article Yosef Ben-Jochannan where you changed 'formally educated' back to 'claims to have been educated'.

I'm posting here because I'm interested to learn more about this unusual article.

I'm curious how large a credibility gap Yosef Ben-Jochannan has developed to have the article say 'claims to have been educated' and 'claims to be the son of'.

It seems to me there is sort of a double requirement for sources in order to say someone "claims to be ABC". A source to verify that the person has made the claim and also a source that casts serious doubt on the claim. If someone claims to be ABC and there is nothing that throws doubt on that claim, the normal wording would be (I think) that "they are ABC", not that "they claim to be ABC". (Ie, assuming good faith unless there is contradicting evidence.)

The reference says he misrepresents himself as an Egyptologist. Nothing about his ethnic heritage.

As I say, I'm curious about this.

Any light you can throw on the matter would be appreciated.

Cheers CBHA (talk) 05:08, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

Greenlee's Picture

The reason I change the picture to the promo shot since other soaps are moving toward these types of picture. One reason is because they are having clearer, more descriptive, higher resolution instead of lower quality screenshots. Most pages are being like this , such as The Young and the Restless (i.e. Heather Stevens and Sharon Abbott), The Bold and the Beautiful (i.e. Bridget Forrester, Donna Forrester), Days of our Lives (i.e. E.J. DiMera and Max Brady), and some on All My Children (i.e. Kendall Hart, and Krystal Carey). Candyo32 (talk) 23:12, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

I see that the picture from the ABC site has Rebecca Budig's name in large type, and Greenlee Smythe is in a much smaller font. Imho it does not illustrate the character Greenlee per se. There are other pics from the source that have Greenlee working at Fusion. That would be an unequivocal picture of Greenlee the same as a screen shot is. Fair use wikipedia pics are supposed to be low-res, so a high-res pic of Budig or Greenlee is a violation of wikipedia policy. Wlmg (talk) 03:48, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

Candyo32, that's still a promotional shot, no matter whether it's more so of Greenlee or Rebecca. I don't have a problem with you using promotional headshots for the main picture, but Wlmg has a point about which rationale, promotional or screenshots, is the strongest.

Oh, and I agree that there has got to be a better promotional headshot of Greenlee than that. It does not have to be from 2008 either. She still looks the same from however long she's been on this show. Until that "right" promotional headshot is found, the screenshot that is there now should remain. Flyer22 (talk) 17:59, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

—Preceding unsigned comment added by Candyo32 (talk • contribs) 01:02, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

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Supercouple articles and List of fictional supercouples

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Ghauri missile nickname

Since you nor I can find a good reference for the missile's nickname, do you mind if I just comment out that line? If there is no reliable reference then the info can't be verified, and the text under the edit window clearly states "encyclopedic content must be verifiable".--Hj108 (talk) 21:32, 5 April 2010 (UTC) I've supplied a valid reference. References that are within paid archives are still valid references. A reference need not be readily viewable i.e. many wikipedia articles have references to books that haven't been digitized. Wlmg (talk) 22:00, 5 April 2010 (UTC)

Disie Carter Article.

wlmg,

please stop vandalizing this page. I have been a follower and fan of Dixie Carter, and changinmg her name to Johnny repepatedly and adding unverifiable/incorrect information is not funny to anyone but you. Please refrain from making irresponsible changes to pages on this system. --- wbp —Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.4.176.145 (talk) 14:53, 11 April 2010 (UTC)

IP. I have no idea what you are talking about. I didn't make the destructive edits you say I did. I added a cited reference about her HGH use and reverted edits of other sourced material about her relations with gays that had been deleted. As the article stands now my edits are still there. I didn't change her name to Johnny so direct your attentions elsewhere.

Wlmg (talk) 21:28, 11 April 2010 (UTC)

Elizabeth Wurtzel

Uhm, that is not vandalism. Category:Jewish American writers is a sub category to Category:American Jews, hence making "American Jews" a superfluous category. I do not appreciate your condescending tone. Nymf _hideliho! 19:35, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Also, see this: Wikipedia:Categorization#Categorizing_pages. Second paragraph. Nymf _hideliho! 23:39, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Since it is clear to me that you do not wish to discuss this, I'll just go ahead and revert it again. Nymf _hideliho! 10:36, 17 April 2010 (UTC)

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NYC Wikipedia Meetup Saturday, May 22

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Wikipedia conventions for article layout, etc.

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Rebecca Budig

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Thanks Wlmg (talk) 00:35, 28 June 2010 (UTC)

Image question

I answered on my talk page under that heading. Flyer22 (talk) 21:56, 27 July 2010 (UTC)

Wiki-Conference NYC (2nd annual)

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Wlmg: Let me know when you are going to speak. --DThomsen8 (talk) 15:32, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

I dunno if my health will allow it (bad back) but I'd give my lightning talk on wikilawyering on Saturday. Wlmg (talk) 17:26, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

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Darius

I'm not sure why you made this comment, but it is highly inappropriate! Calling him a socio path and then accusing him of having numerous socks etc. not good! I'd encourage you to retract that --Errant [tmorton166] ^(chat!) 08:21, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

I came here to issue a major warning, and perhaps a block if warranted by past warnings - retraction would be a mere start. (talk→ BWilkins ←track) 08:56, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

I retracted the comment. I agree it was a very bad idea. I got caught up in the frenzy. It shall not happen again. Wlmg (talk) 10:58, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

We use WP:Strikethrough to retract, not WP:REFACTOR :-) (talk→ BWilkins ←track) 11:39, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

Ok I put it back in with strikethrough. I didn't know that rule.Wlmg (talk) 11:54, 13 September 2010 (UTC)

Direct 3

I wasn't 'inseting' patent nonsense into the article. It was already there. 'Mt', according to the referenced article, is the abbreviation for million metric tons. --71.214.221.164 (talk) 00:00, 22 September 2010 (UTC)

No perfect answer, but...

I see this as a case of passive-aggressive behavior, online. I think this is the best advice, to the extent that it's possible to do that. --Orlady (talk) 21:27, 24 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for your response. I think I'm already doing that with my bare bones mechanical responses, but apparently that's enough for the editor to continue to prattle on. I shall ignore her entirely. Wlmg (talk) 21:40, 24 September 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia NYC Meetup Sat Oct 16

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Tiger Woods

Hi. "Trivia" is a nono word on wikipedia. We are an encyclopedia. You'll find various tags for trivia adhering to Wikipedia:Manual of Style (trivia sections). As his article is a GOOD article it should certainly not have a trivia section. Some of the information is borderline trivia but may be useful to the reader so may be termed "other". So we name the section "other" or "miscellaneous". I hope you understand better now.♦ Dr. Blofeld 10:06, 2 November 2010 (UTC)

Don't Tell Her It's Me

Hello Wlmg, thank you for helping to tidy up the new entry I created.GorgeCustersSabre (talk) 18:21, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

No prob, glad to be of assistance.--Wlmg (talk) 22:40, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

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