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The Signpost: 30 April 2014

Inter-Varsity Dance Association

[1] Yes, this one was a mistake - unsourced negative BLP information; I'm about to suppress it. You do lots of good work; however, really take your time when reverting section blanking because this is how non-Wikipedians deal with BLP problems. Thanks! Risker (talk) 01:48, 3 May 2014 (UTC)

@Risker: Thanks for suppressing the edits there. I apologize if my edit was made in haste; since it was section blanking by a new user, and without a edit summary, I assumed that it was unconstructive. Epicgenius (talk) 02:00, 5 May 2014 (UTC)

DYK for One World Trade Center

—HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 19:59, 4 May 2014 (UTC) 20:17, 4 May 2014 (UTC)

  • Saw this DYK on the front page and I knew exactly who did it. That was simple and pretty awesome. Good work! ///EuroCarGT 02:56, 5 May 2014 (UTC)

crowdy

Hi, eg, just wondering what better way to describe that the claim that crowdy's hair suddenly went white should require a citation, considering it is intended to be biographical and factual, i can find no actual info that supports this claim. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 172.56.3.38 (talk) 18:22, 5 May 2014 (UTC)

Poincare Conjecture

The changes I made to Poincare Conjecture are highly important in terms of understanding social network topology. The article I mentioned is extremely important on this topic — Preceding unsigned comment added by Patricia kubrik (talk • contribs) 16:18, 6 May 2014 (UTC)

lost generation

hey

why did you revert my contribution on the Lost Generation page?

h dog 3rd — Preceding unsigned comment added by H dog 3rd (talk • contribs) 11:00, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

You can put it back, but you should remember to add reliable sources. Epicgenius (talk) 12:02, 7 May 2014 (UTC)

Hakuba,Nagano

Please give your idea to rewrite about death toll in Hakuba, Nagano. I think it's important information. There was one more fatal accident on 2nd of May. Balmysky (talk) 13:20, 8 May 2014 (UTC)

Eivør

Hello! I'm sorry if I did wrong when editing your Eivør related text here on Wikipedia. The thing is, it's just not very accurate and would need a little expanding, too. :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Lefaskoo (talk • contribs) 16:50, 9 May 2014 (UTC)

The Signpost: 07 May 2014

Jared Taylor

Thanks - seem to be a lot of IP hoppers around this weekend. Dougweller (talk) 13:05, 12 May 2014 (UTC)

Please Undo Your Edit

Hey there Epic Genuis,

I think you just mistakenly deleted by link post (to learnerds.com) on the Fundamentals of Engineering Exam page. Here is my original edit before your deletion: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fundamentals_of_Engineering_exam&oldid=608227205

To explain, I added this site because it directly relates to the FE Exam by helping people learn about and prepare for the FE exam...

Also they are a FREE site --- Let me explain: Though they may charge for upgraded services (like email subscriptions), they offer all of their content for free online. Hence anyone can visit the site anytime and use the content completely for free online. And thats why I loved them and thought they'd be a useful resource to others... All the content is searchable, and completely open / free for anyone to use anytime they visit the site.

I understand you do this for the good of the community. But please kindly undo you edit... Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.87.184.176 (talk) 17:03, 12 May 2014 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Pride 2014

Hi Epic. In case you are not aware, there is an upcoming campaign to improve coverage of LGBT-related topics on Wikipedia, culminating with an international edit-a-thon on June 21. See Wiki Loves Pride 2014 for more information. If you are interested, you might consider creating a page for a major city (or cities!) near you, with a list of LGBT-related articles that need to be created or improved. This would be a tremendous help to Wikipedia and coverage of LGBT culture and history. Thanks for your consideration, and please let me know if you have any questions! --Another Believer (Talk) 18:32, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

Russian River (California)

Just a friendly suggestion that you retract your template. Never know who might turn into a stellar editor were it not for a misplaced vandalism template... Brycehughes (talk) 19:56, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

@Brycehughes: I retracted it; thanks for notifying me. I may leave a kinder message later. Epicgenius (talk) 20:18, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

Please comment on Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Biographies

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Tarzan (2013)

What happened at the end of the movie? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 176.26.141.177 (talk) 07:57, 15 May 2014 (UTC)

Reference Errors on 15 May

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AME request for comment

Hi. I have contacted you because other than myself and the user whose edit I a contesting, you are one of the last 5 registered editors to edit the article Australian Marriage Equality. I would like your input on the talk page of the article regarding this contested edit: [2]. Thanks. Freikorp (talk) 21:47, 13 May 2014 (UTC)

  • The edit was six months ago, but I'll see what I can do. Epicgenius (talk) 00:12, 14 May 2014 (UTC)
  • I know it was a long time ago, but I wanted to request comment in a randomised way so I couldn't be accused of deliberately attracting people who would probably agree with me, and the best way I thought I could do that was just be contacting the last several editors in a row. I appreciate your input. Thanks. Freikorp (talk) 08:35, 16 May 2014 (UTC)

The Signpost: 14 May 2014

hey thanks for the feedback but did you say that treyarch developed cod ghosts and mw3 and mw2 because if you did that would be wrong.

hey treyarch didnt make mw3 mw2 or ghosts — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.77.138.146 (talk) 19:40, 18 May 2014 (UTC)

Additions and edits to the Omega Men page.

Hello,

I was reading the above referenced page and noticed several errors and omissions relating to the articles. In many of the correct entries my work (Omega in the Decades & Omega Men of Distinction) was used as reference.

I am attempting to correct the errors and add relevant information. Perhaps I am not using the correct method. Please advise.

Thank You ! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Qsighcab (talk • contribs) 02:13, 19 May 2014 (UTC)

Mad cow editors

The one you warned could also have been reported as a username violation. But since I saw him it would have been a waste of time as I've blocked both idiots. Dougweller (talk) 14:35, 19 May 2014 (UTC)

Thank you for blocking them. (Of course, with the vandalism and their usernames—they would have been blocked in a short time anyway.) Epicgenius (talk) 14:40, 19 May 2014 (UTC)

Correction to Tommy Haas article

Hello, I corrected an error in the entry for tennis player Tommy Haas today and you have cancelled this correction. This is the message I received:

Hello, and thank you for your recent contribution. I appreciate the effort you made for our project, but unfortunately I had to undo your edit because I believe the article was better before you made that change. Feel free to contact me directly if you have any questions. Thank you! Epicgenius (talk) 16:35, 19 May 2014 (UTC)

I would like to clarify that it is not a question of improving the article but correcting it. Tommy Haas is not sponsored by Nike for apparel. He is sponsored by Ellesse.

Please correct the article as per my amends.

Regards Ellesse Ltd (username) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ellesse Ltd (talk • contribs) 16:55, 19 May 2014 (UTC)

Okay. You may want to change your username, though. Your username sounds promotional, according to Wikipedia's username policy. Epicgenius (talk) 17:27, 19 May 2014 (UTC)
Attention Ellesse Ltd: Epicgenius sent me the same message that he/she sent you and on the same day right after they deleted my edit, i.e., 'Hello, and thank you for your recent contribution. I appreciate the effort you made for our project, but unfortunately I had to undo your edit because I believe the article was better before you made that change. Feel free to contact me directly if you have any questions. Thank you! Epicgenius (talk) 16:35, 19 May 2014.' This appears to be a stock message. -- Ohm, may 19, Hello, and thank you for your recent contribution. I appreciate the effort you made for our project, but unfortunately I had to undo your edit because I believe the article was better before you made that change. Feel free to contact me directly if you have any questions. Thank you! Epicgenius (talk) 16:35, 19 May 2014 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ohmfamily (talk • contribs)
Yes, the reason I do that is because I do automated reverts. Epicgenius (talk) 01:43, 20 May 2014 (UTC)

Feedback

Thank you for sharing your opinion that you felt the Korean Martial Arts page was better without my edit and deleted my contribution. Kindly provide references supporting the Japanese origin of martial arts such as Tae Kwon Do. This is a sensitive topic and should be historically contextualized.

In the meantime, please refrain from deleting or modifying my contributions. I have carefully and thoughtfully edited the article as well as cited a reference in order to provide a neutral tone. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ohmfamily (talk • contribs) 01:33, 20 May 2014 (UTC)

If it's such a sensitive topic, then wouldn't more, rather than less, input from other editors be needed on the talk page? Epicgenius (talk) 01:42, 20 May 2014 (UTC)

Hello, Epicgenius: Thank you for your response. Kindly provide explanations and references supporting your edits. We're trying to keep this a neutral page. Kindly, Ohm (username) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ohmfamily (talk • contribs) 02:05, 20 May 2014 (UTC)

Article: Cryptogram

TomThePerson (talk) 13:05, 20 May 2014 (UTC) I read your terms and conditions page. I feel that my edit did not violate your rules. However, I am new and I am not accustomed to the culture here. Could you please tell me why it was reverted? Thank you for your time.

I misread it; my apologies. Epicgenius (talk) 13:08, 20 May 2014 (UTC)

Move review notification

Because you participated in the most recent discussion regarding the proposed move of Hillary Rodham Clinton, you are hereby notified per Wikipedia:Canvassing#Appropriate notification that the administrative determination of consensus from that discussion is being challenged at Wikipedia:Move review/Log/2014 May. Please feel free to comment there. Cheers! bd2412 T 19:21, 20 May 2014 (UTC)

Chinatown, Flushing

What's the POV you're referring to in the History section? 173.63.177.192 (talk) 03:45, 17 May 2014 (UTC)

It seems to sound like it's promoting the residents of Chinatown in general. Thanks, Epicgenius (talk) 02:01, 19 May 2014 (UTC)
I didn't get that impression, I'm not the one who originally put that section together, though. Anyway it's changed now. 173.63.177.192 (talk) 21:12, 20 May 2014 (UTC)

Paparazzi (Lady Gaga song)

Please do not keep deleting my message it's about the backmasked version, it's not vandalism =) 87.8.220.74 (talk) 15:25, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

But it's unsourced, which isn't very good for a good article, which the article is. Epicgenius (talk) 15:27, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

Yep, that was a mistake!!

Thought I was reverting the addition of "he was pretty awesome". Thanks for catching it. Mabalu (talk) 15:29, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

No problem. Epicgenius (talk) 15:30, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

The Bronx

Please refer to http://www.bronxhistoricalsociety.org/bxbrief I am from The Bronx and it is not the Bronx. It is The Bronx no matter if it is in the middle or the end of a sentence. Also see http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx/bronx-residents-feeling-capital-article-1.1799794 and http://www.nytimes.com/1993/05/09/realestate/l-why-the-bronx-865793.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.253.240.219 (talk) 19:37, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

It can be either, but generally, you follow grammar rules (and if you capitalize "the" in "the Bronx" in the middle of a sentence", it would technically be incorrect). And you will probably find it helpful to review this page first. The two sources you cite (http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/bronx/bronx-residents-feeling-capital-article-1.1799794 and http://www.nytimes.com/1993/05/09/realestate/l-why-the-bronx-865793.html) do not capitalize "the" in the middle of a sentence.
The capitalization of "the" in "I live in The Bronx" can also be applied to "I live in The Upper East Side", "I live in The United States", "I live in The Milky Way", etc. It just doesn't look right, grammatically. Epicgenius (talk) 19:46, 21 May 2014 (UTC)
Please refer to The Hague or The Vatican for example. The Bronx Historical Society uses The Bronx in all instances. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.253.240.219 (talk) 20:36, 21 May 2014 (UTC)
Please keep the discussions under one header.

Anyway, how the Bronx Historical Society (or The Bronx Historical Society, if you wish) capitalizes "The Bronx" is different than how Wikipedia capitalizes "the Bronx" (which, in a vast number of cases, is "the Bronx" if it's the middle of the sentence).

Also, in the cases you just mentioned, it is spelled with a lowercase "t" in the Vatican, but The Hague is different, as "The" is actually considered a proper noun in the name.

Coming back to the Bronx (not literally), most sources state the Bronx as just that—"the Bronx" in the middle of the sentence, and "The Bronx" at the beginning, complying with standard grammar rules. Epicgenius (talk) 20:47, 21 May 2014 (UTC)

VisualEditor newsletter—May 2014

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User:Hannah Undel

Whack!

You've been whacked with a wet trout.

Don't take this too seriously. Someone just wants to let you know that you did something silly.

I doubt User:Hannah Undel is welcome on Wikipedia: it may be a sockpuppet of the banned user Pumpie because of WP:DUCK- evidence so far shows that the user is not new because it knows how to create "s-line" related templates... on the first day. --Marianian(talk) 15:47, 23 May 2014 (UTC)

I should have figured that out. The user's too new to know about S-lines, and on their first edits, moved several Spanish metro station articles (if you can call C&P "moves"). You should probably file a new SPI report, since it's the same area that Pumpie edits – metro systems, S-lines, etc. Epicgenius (talk) 15:49, 23 May 2014 (UTC)

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Help with article Glossary of Belly Dance Terms

Hi! I saw that you had contributed to the article on Belly Dance. I have created an article “Glossary of Belly Dance Terms” because many of my dance students have been asking for it. I am new to Wikipedia and I was hoping that you would be able to help out by contributing or helping with formatting (I need that!) or adding citations. Thanks! MonicaDance (talk) 21:12, 25 May 2014 (UTC)

The Signpost: 28 May 2014

TCBY

Hey, just asking why you reverted the page. I tried talking with anyone on the talk page about the imho blatant advertisment and filler words, but I got no answers to my questions. I then edited the page. Could you explain why you changed it back? - Particularly things like "maintained its rich, creamy texture with the addition of fiber, something American consumers are told to eat more of". 195.234.12.105 (talk) 12:21, 28 May 2014 (UTC)


Err... thanks, I suppose? Have a good day.195.234.12.105 (talk) 15:09, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

You were correct, so I reverted my edit. You have a nice day, too. Epicgenius (talk) 15:11, 28 May 2014 (UTC)
Thanks, you too! Wikipedia authors aren't that bad of a bunch as they are rumored to be. ;) 195.234.12.105 (talk) 17:34, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

Ref name ‘nhlsum’ on Manhattan

What were you referring to with the reference named ‘nhlsum’ (currently ref #39) on Manhattan? You never defined it. Esszet (talk) 23:54, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

 Done – I have fixed it. Epicgenius (talk) 15:17, 29 May 2014 (UTC)

London School of Business and Finance

"A Guardian investigation into private colleges has uncovered allegations of lax admissions policies, chaotic timetabling and violence in the classroom at Britain's largest chain of for-profit colleges, the London School of Business and Finance (LSBF). A former lecturer with the group alleges that the fast growth of the company's student body brought in tuition fees, but standards were allowed to slip. LSBF denies these allegations. The investigation shows how agents working on commission were tasked with recruiting students from the streets – often outside job centres" - video at [3]. Dougweller (talk) 09:15, 30 May 2014 (UTC)

I guess that whoever made that video was promoting the view that London School of Business and Finance is a pretty corrupt school. I can't watch the whole video right now, but I'll look at it later. Epicgenius (talk) 11:53, 30 May 2014 (UTC)

Your useful edits on Shakespeare

Hi Epicgenius: From your previous useful edits on Macbeth, I thought you might glance at Romeo and Juliet. I have found a book by Harold Bloom which indicates that Pepys was not the first critic or commentator of the play which is misstated on the Wikipage there. Prof Bloom believes that the play was adapted from an earlier version of the play by another author and therefor believes that comments and criticism of the earlier play should also be included. Another editor there seems to disagree although he/she has no citations. Prof Bloom is very clear that Samuel Pepys is predated by examples of two other commentators and critics whom he identifies. Could you glance at this on the Edit History page there? FelixRosch (talk) 19:45, 30 May 2014 (UTC)

Okay, I'll look at it. However, it may be fruitful to notify WP:SHAKESPEARE and WP:THEATRE first, as I'm not a very active editor in the field of Shakespeare. Epicgenius (talk) 20:21, 30 May 2014 (UTC)

Yamuna in Hinduism

A refimprove tag was put on Yamuna in Hinduism in March 2014 by you. I am removing the tag. Every sentence/para has a ref. Please comment on the talk how the ref need to be improved. Why some ref not RS according to you? etc.--Redtigerxyz Talk 06:20, 31 May 2014 (UTC)

I think I tagged the wrong article, sorry. I had other browser tabs open at the time, and I was editing multiple pages at once (the aforementioned page being one of them).Epicgenius (talk) 22:25, 31 May 2014 (UTC)
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