User talk:Melvansaferolee

Your edits[edit]

Welcome to Wikipedia. Some of your edits are unhelpful because they either contradict what the article is saying or are uncited. We work hard around here to make sure that our earthquake articles and lists have content that agrees with their sources. If you don't understand why that's the most important concept around here, please stop modifying the articles. Thanks! Dawnseeker2000 14:50, 5 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Earthquake magnitudes[edit]

I see that you are adding data on the Richter scale magnitude of various earthquakes, without a reference and sometimes contradicting the data already in the article. If you do have a reference, you need to add it to the article as well when making the edit (see the policy of verifiability); if not, I am afraid you can't add such a claim to Wikipedia. - Mike Rosoft (talk) 14:52, 5 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Again, please stop changing the data without a reference! In 1946 Dominican Republic earthquake the reference already in the article says that the earthquake was of the magnitude 8.1 of Richter scale. You can't change it to 8.0 - you can't arbitrarily change the article to say something else than what is in the reference. - Mike Rosoft (talk) 14:56, 5 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Corrupting the articles[edit]

You found a mistake. Great, but as you can see from my previous message, I'm fairly uncomfortable with all the changes you've been making, as the bulk have been unhelpful. I'd prefer that you didn't continue messing around with the articles, but if you're going to, will you please use the edit summary every time you make a change? Thanks again, and sorry for jumping down your throat, but this is a hobby of mine, and it's difficult to watch some unknown person come in and make an absolute mess of our hard work. Dawnseeker2000 00:31, 6 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Speedy deletion nomination of List of earthquakes in 1948[edit]

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File source and copyright licensing problem with File:USGS Shakemap - 1997 Qayen earthquake.jpg[edit]

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File source and copyright licensing problem with File:USGS Shakemap - 1990 Manjil - Rudbar earthquake.jpg[edit]

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Shakemaps[edit]

Hi, thanks for adding the shakemaps to the articles, but could you please upload them to Commons instead? It's fine if you upload them here, but they can only be used locally (on the English WP) and if you add them to Commons, they can be used on all the Wikimedia projects. Thanks a ton, Dawnseeker2000 23:56, 13 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Problems with upload of File:1985 Mexico City earthquake shakemap.jpg[edit]

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June 2015[edit]

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Please use the edit summary to explain your reasoning for the edit, or a summary of what the edit changes. Thanks! Dawnseeker2000 22:53, 16 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Soviet Union flags[edit]

Please explain either on the talk page or here why you are changing so many flag images. It would also help if you would use an edit summary (take a look at the notice left just above by another user). Thanks! Dustin (talk) 01:12, 17 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Problems with upload of File:2000 Tottori earthquake shakemap.jpg[edit]

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Please read[edit]

Hello Melvansaferolee, I'm leaving this with you because there are problems with your articles, and I'm asking that you not continue to create articles on the English Wikipedia. It's clear that English is not your primary language because your articles are not understandable. That's OK, because there are Wikimedia projects in other languages, and you should edit the one in your language (I'm guessing it's Indonesian).

So again, I'm asking that you stop creating articles here on the English Wikipedia and instead choose the language that you speak or write in. Take care, Dawnseeker2000 03:26, 23 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

List of 20th-century earthquakes[edit]

Hello, there's a ref for the entry in the list for the 1946 Aleutian Islands earthquake. You changed both the magnitude and scale, but the values you put don't agree with the ref. I've said this before: our articles (and lists) need to agree with their sources. Thanks, Dawnseeker2000 00:51, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

1970 Ancash earthquake[edit]

Hi again. Please don't add conflicting or contradictory values for intensity (or any other figure) into the articles. It will confuse the reader and it doesn't make us look good. The value that's in the article was taken from the Cluff paper. It's a comprehensive study of the event and is preferable over the catalogs for that very reason. If you disagree, I encourage you to start talking about your edits. This is getting to be pretty difficult having you continue to make undiscussed changes to our articles. Thanks, Dawnseeker2000 14:10, 1 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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File source problem with File:1985 Mexico City earthquake shakemap.jpg[edit]

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File source problem with File:USGS Shakemap - 1997 Qayen earthquake.jpg[edit]

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Hello again[edit]

Are you going to fix the title in the lead of 1989 Gissar earthquake? Dawnseeker2000 01:18, 10 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Just checking on this again. The title of the article is not right. Are you going to fix it? More importantly, are you going to start replying to these messages? I want to let you know that not communicating is considered a problem. Thanks, Dawnseeker2000 15:29, 25 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hi again, just letting you know that I took care of this for you. Take it easy, Dawnseeker2000 15:36, 21 March 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Nomination of List of earthquakes by death toll in 1901-1910 for deletion[edit]

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Nomination for deletion of Template:Earthquakes by death toll[edit]

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