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== WPCD ==

:Hi. Just to say the the WPCD 2 which you helped with is now browsable at http://schools-wikipedia.org and will be downloadable tomorrow evening. Thanks again. --[[User:BozMo|BozMo]] [[user talk:BozMo|talk]] 11:39, 22 May 2007 (UTC)

== factory farming/intensive farming ==

Hi, I noticed you had some thoughts on [[intensive farming]] discussion page. There's a deadlock in progress over a plan to merge it and [[factory farming]] and [[industrial agriculture]] (which I'm against I should state). As this affects [[intensive farming]] perhaps you'd like to contribute. [[User:NathanLee|NathanLee]] 19:24, 26 May 2007 (UTC)


== Thanks ==
For the link on the searches. We do want to improve this aspect and I will have a look

--[[User:BozMo|BozMo]] [[user talk:BozMo|talk]] 09:53, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

==Speedy deletion of [[:Privatization in India]]==

...I know that the article wasn't a copyright infringement when you wrote it, but all the revisions following yours were so I tagged it as such. Seeing as the original article consisted of one sentence, I imagine you could write it again.--[[User:Dycedarg]] 09:21, 5 February 2008 (UTC)

-- Thanks, its not one of my priorities, but you're welcome to write it again. [[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 18:29, 5 February 2008 (UTC)


== Schools WP ==
Thanks for the comments, keep going. I will make sure I have been through them all before the final cut (which is going to be mid April). --[[User:BozMo|BozMo]] [[user talk:BozMo|talk]] 17:09, 27 March 2008 (UTC)


== New front page discussion re: wikipedia selection 2008==


Certainly be happy to look at any mock up, and agree what is there isn't great. The other hand made pages (subject pages, index pages) also could do with some work. The 2008/9 version is planned out end May with one addition which is "bus tours" where for pre programmed topics (say: "Tudor Britain") a little animated bus with take you through a series of articles clicking on the link from each one to the next. So we perhaps should add a bus stop... --[[User:BozMo|BozMo]] [[user talk:BozMo|talk]] 20:10, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

[[Image:Cat4_out.jpg]]

The above is a first attempt at a mockup for the subject page. 
* I considered using the icons from the [[Wikipedia:Version_0.7]] / wikipedia 1.0 project, but they are somewhat inconsistent.
* the current version only has 9/10 subjects vs. the selection project's 15. Wikipedia 1.0 project uses 10: 
**1 Arts
**2 Language and literature
**3 Philosophy and religion
**4 Everyday life
**5 Society and social sciences
**6 Geography
**7 History
**8 Applied sciences and technology
**9 Mathematics
**10 Natural sciences
* this is just a photoshop mockup, but I could make an xhtml if needed.  

[[Image:Version w headers.jpg]]
* here is a possible alternate design for the front page. The text content is unfinished/filler taken from 2007 page. 
* I also have alternate versions w/o the 'buttons', which would be done in css rather than graphics. 
* both ideas are definitely open to changes/suggestions.

[[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 14:19, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

==Olduvai theory==
Were you aware of the drought related problems affecting hydro-electrical supply?  www.energyshortage.org/ - Worldwide Energy Shortages - is updated daily with links to news articles listing many of the countries with energy shortages and the causes for them. You have to admit that all the evidence is suggesting that the [[peak oil]] and olduvai theories are correct. - [[User:Shiftchange|Shiftchange]] ([[User talk:Shiftchange|talk]]) 03:20, 23 May 2008 (UTC)

:I don't have a geology background, so can't make an informed judgement about 'peak oil' theory, though it seems plausible/likely. Olduvai theory, on the other hand is highly speculative, and makes predictive claims about a system (global economics) of massive complexity using limited data. As such, it seems incorrect to me, but I guess we'll see in 20 years, after the massive die-off. You might want to check out the life-boat hypothesis - environmental scientists were making similar predictions in the 1970s about die-offs resulting from exceeding agricultural carrying capacity. 

:The link you've posted is certainly interesting, but power shortages, like food shortages, are more often the result of breakdowns and inefficiencies in supply systems, including governance, infrastructure, etc, which are unrelated to how much power, or food, is actually available globally. [[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 12:49, 27 May 2008 (UTC)

==Thanks for the message==

Thank you for the wisdom and advice. What I am trying to do is some major research on all of these inventions so that they can be given credibility. By incorporating in text citations, the U.S. Inventions and Discoveries page will be more credible. Thanks again! --[[User:Yoganate79|Yoganate79]] ([[User talk:Yoganate79|talk]]) 02:09, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

== Unwatched ==

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# [[ 1663 in India ‎]]
# [[ 1670s in piracy ‎]]
# [[ 167th Support Battalion (United States) ‎]]
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# [[ 1769 in France ‎]]
# [[ 1775 in France ‎]]

[[User talk:John Reaves|John Reaves]] 03:06, 9 November 2008 (UTC)

== Islamic Inventions ==
Hello. Sorry, saw your entry on my talk page just now. Do not know about any other articles such as these two, but I have seen that user now for over a year copying and pasting badly researched and consistently one-sided material in all kinds of articles. He has over 40,000 edits, so you know...I think his consistent misquotation and overinterpretation of sources has brought POV to a new level in Wikipedia, because people tend to believe in assertions more if thez are backed up by a footnote. They are less prone to assume that the information is taken out of context or subtly modified to suit fix preconceptions. Thats why it has been so hard to come this new method. It needs hundreds of footnotes to be checked and most third party observers do not have the time, nor the interest to completely rewrite articles which were written wrongly from the scratch. A case in point is [[ Talk:Inventions of the Islamic Golden Age]]. The net result is that, while many believe the article to be POV and have tried to improve it, many dubious assertions are still there and spread their message. 

PS: Just checked again [[Timeline of historic inventions]]. It is hard to find a single uncontested invention there. Too many lists just lack information to the contrary. Regards [[User:Gun Powder Ma|Gun Powder Ma]] ([[User talk:Gun Powder Ma|talk]]) 12:04, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

:Yes I know. The only feasible way of stopping "devotee" POV is to have some guy tagging them all day, and the number of "devotees" of anything far outweighs the number of any would-be obssessive opponent. '''[[User:YellowMonkey|<span style="color:GoldenRod;">YellowMonkey</span>]]'''  (''[[User_talk:YellowMonkey#Straw_poll_for_selecting_photos_of_cyclists_at_the_2009_Tour_Down_Under|<span style="color:#FA8605;">click here to vote for world cycling's #1 model!</span>]]'') 23:23, 21 January 2009 (UTC)

::Exactly my thoughts - and my experience. It is very difficult to come by this mass production of NPOV articles and entries. I feel this begins to affect Wikipedia. A more rigorous application of deleting policy may have a deterring effect. I find it frustating when people vote for keep, but then nothing ever happens in improving these articles, what needs a HUGE amount of time and patience. Better delete and give somebody other a new chance to do it better from the outset. [[User:Gun Powder Ma|Gun Powder Ma]] ([[User talk:Gun Powder Ma|talk]]) 16:33, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

Hi YellowMonkey, I picked up on this discussion through the two related afds. I'm currently looking into one particular source used in one of the islamic science afd articles, and over 100 other articles, which seems to follow this same trend of non-neutral/revisionist history of invention: "Rocket Technology in Turkish history". I've posted it on the sources discussion board ([[Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard#Rocket_Technology_in_Turkish_history]]) and wonder how to approach cleaning up an unreliable source that has been used in so many articles. [[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric|talk]]) 15:34, 24 January 2009 (UTC)
:Thanks for the note, I'll have a look. '''[[User:YellowMonkey|<span style="color:GoldenRod;">YellowMonkey</span>]]'''  (''[[User_talk:YellowMonkey#Straw_poll_for_selecting_photos_of_cyclists_at_the_2009_Tour_Down_Under|<span style="color:#FA8605;">click here to vote for world cycling's #1 model!</span>]]'') 00:53, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
::Thanks, I don't think "Muslimheritage" is reliable at all, sounds more like a pride/activist website. '''[[User:YellowMonkey|<span style="color:GoldenRod;">YellowMonkey</span>]]'''  (''[[User_talk:YellowMonkey#Straw_poll_for_selecting_photos_of_cyclists_at_the_2009_Tour_Down_Under|<span style="color:#FA8605;">click here to vote for world cycling's #1 model!</span>]]'') 01:14, 27 January 2009 (UTC)

== Unreliable Source, ongoing project ==


The document "The First Attempts of Flight, Automatic Machines, Submarines and Rocket Technology in Turkish History" by Arslan Terzioglu (2007) was/is being used as a source in a number of articles relating to technology and history. The paper has a number of major errors including incorrect citation, which cast the entirety of its facts into doubt. As such, it cannot be trusted as a source for information, and I will continue to remove it where it is listed as a reference.

see:
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_27#Rocket_Technology_in_Turkish_history
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Lag%C3%A2ri_Hasan_%C3%87elebi#Terzio.C4.9Flu_is_an_unreliable_source


[[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 00:56, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

== Overlinked ==

I have removed (almost) all duplicate internal links from [[Inventions in medieval Islam]], and a few other trivial ones as well. If there are any more links you think should be removed, please feel free to do so. I will soon do the same on [[Medicine in medieval Islam]] as well. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] ([[User talk:Debresser|talk]]) 21:02, 26 December 2009 (UTC)

: BTW, I am just a [[Wikipedia:Wikignome|wikignome]], watching a dozen of maintenance categories, including [[:Category:Articles with too many wikilinks]]. [[User:Debresser|Debresser]] ([[User talk:Debresser|talk]]) 21:03, 26 December 2009 (UTC)

== Islamic trade and economics section  ==

This section, which appears on a number of pages, makes a number of false claims, which I detail below. These errors are significant enough to justify the section's removal.

The origins of [[capitalism]] and [[free market]]s can be traced back to the [[Caliphate]],<ref>{{cite book |title=Trade and Industry in the Middle Ages |series=The Cambridge economic history of Europe |volume=2 |last=Postan |first=M. M. |authorlink= |editor= |year=1987 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location= |isbn=0521087090 |pages=437 }}</ref> where the first [[market economy]] and earliest forms of [[merchant capitalism]] took root between the 8th-12th centuries, which some refer to as "Islamic capitalism".<ref name="Labib1969">{{cite journal |last=Labib |first=Subhi Y. |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1969 |month= |title=Capitalism in Medieval Islam |journal=The Journal of Economic History |volume=29 |issue=1 |pages=79&ndash;96 [81, 83, 85, 90, 93, 96] |doi=10.2307/2115499 |url= |accessdate= |quote= |doi_brokendate=2010-01-05 }}</ref> A vigorous [[monetary economy]] was created on the basis of the expanding levels of [[List of circulating currencies|circulation]] of a stable high-value [[currency]] (the [[dinar]]) and the integration of [[monetary]] areas that were previously independent. Innovative new [[business]] techniques and forms of [[business organisation]] were introduced by [[economist]]s, [[merchant]]s and traders during this time. Such innovations included the earliest [[Trading company|trading companies]], credit cards, [[big business]]es, [[contract]]s, [[bills of exchange]], long-distance [[international trade]], the first forms of [[partnership]] (''mufawada'') such as [[limited partnership]]s (''mudaraba''), and the earliest forms of [[Credit (finance)|credit]], [[debt]], [[profit (accounting)|profit]], [[loss]], [[Capital (economics)|capital]] (''al-mal''), [[capital accumulation]] (''nama al-mal''),<ref name=Banaji/> [[circulating capital]], [[capital expenditure]], [[revenue]], [[cheque]]s, [[promissory note]]s,<ref>{{cite book |title=Medieval Trade in the Mediterranean World: Illustrative Documents |last=Lopez |first=Robert Sabatino |authorlink= |coauthors=Raymond, Irving Woodworth; Constable, Olivia Remie |year=2001 |publisher=Columbia University Press |location=New York |isbn=0231123574 |pages= }}</ref> [[trusts]] (''waqf''), [[startup companies]],<ref>{{cite journal |last=Kuran |first=Timur |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=2005 |month= |title=The Absence of the Corporation in Islamic Law: Origins and Persistence |journal=American Journal of Comparative Law |volume=53 |issue= |pages=785–834 [798–799] |id= |url=http://www.helsinki.fi/iehc2006/papers3/Kuran.pdf |accessdate= |quote= }}</ref> [[savings account]]s, [[transactional account]]s, [[pawn]]ing, [[loan]]ing, [[exchange rate]]s, [[bank]]ers, [[money changer]]s, [[ledger]]s, [[deposit]]s, [[Assignment (law)|assignments]], the [[double-entry bookkeeping system]],<ref name="Labib1969" /> and [[lawsuit]]s.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Spier |first=Ray |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=2002 |month= |title=The history of the peer-review process |journal=Trends in Biotechnology |volume=20 |issue=8 |pages=357&ndash;358 [357] |doi=10.1016/S0167-7799(02)01985-6 |url= |accessdate= |quote= }}</ref> [[Organization]]al [[Business|enterprises]] similar to [[corporation]]s independent from the [[Sovereign state|state]] also existed in the medieval Islamic world.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Arjomand |first=Said Amir |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1999 |month= |title=The Law, Agency, and Policy in Medieval Islamic Society: Development of the Institutions of Learning from the Tenth to the Fifteenth Century |journal=Comparative Studies in Society and History |volume=41 |issue= |pages=263&ndash;293 |id= |url=http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?aid=1933 |accessdate= |quote= |doi=10.1017/S001041759900208X }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Amin |first=Samir |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1978 |month= |title=The Arab Nation: Some Conclusions and Problems |journal=MERIP Reports |volume=68 |issue= 68|pages=3&ndash;14 [8, 13] |id= |url= |accessdate= |quote= |doi=10.2307/3011226 }}</ref> Many of these early capitalist concepts were adopted and further advanced in [[medieval Europe]] from the 13th century onwards.<ref name="Banaji">{{cite journal |last=Banaji |first=Jairus |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=2007 |month= |title=Islam, the Mediterranean and the rise of capitalism |journal=Journal Historical Materialism |volume=15 |issue=1 |pages=47&ndash;74 |doi=10.1163/156920607X171591 |url= |accessdate= |quote= }}</ref>

The systems of [[contract]] relied upon by [[merchant]]s was very effective. Merchants would buy and sell on [[Commission (remuneration)|commission]], with money [[loan]]ed to them by wealthy [[investor]]s, or a joint [[investment]] of several merchants, who were often Muslim, Christian and Jewish. Recently, a collection of documents was found in an [[Egypt]]ian [[synagogue]] shedding a very detailed and human light on the life of medieval Middle Eastern merchants. Business [[partnership]]s would be made for many [[Joint venture|commercial ventures]], and bonds of [[kinship]] enabled trade [[social network|network]]s to form over huge distances. Networks developed during this time enabled a world in which [[money]] could be promised by a [[bank]] in [[Baghdad]] and cashed in [[Spain]], creating the [[cheque]] system of today. Each time items passed through the cities along this extraordinary network, the city imposed a [[tax]], resulting in high prices once reaching the final destination. These innovations made by Muslims and Jews laid the foundations for the modern [[economic system]].

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Challenges to above statements
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''Capitalism'' – either the definition of modern [[capitalism]] is used, situating the origin of capitalism in post-Renaissance Europe with corporations, generalized markets including a competitive labor market, investment banking, and commodity futures exchanges, or a looser standard of capitalist behavior is used, including international commerce, trade for the sake of profit, and long term credit, in which case the ancient world, as early as the 2nd millennium B.C. is the origin. Neither capitalist behavior nor modern capitalism originated in the Islamic world.( Warburton p 49)

''free markets'' - a number of ancient Near Eastern cultures taxed grain production for revenue and did not restrict the actions or movements of merchants, who thus engaged in free markets.

''market economy, merchant capitalism'' – markets with active profit-seeking merchants existed as early as the 2nd millennium BC in the Indus Valley, the ancient Near East, and the Agean. ( Warburton p 49)

''monetary economy was created on the basis of... a stable high-value currency (the dinar)''- the word dinar is derived from the Roman [[Denarius]], which alone should suggest that Islamic society was not a pioneer in this area. Roman coinage circulated widely and was relatively stable. Silver and [[Shekel]]s were widely used for inter-regional trade in the pre-Roman ancient world, and also were relatively stable. In fact, the dinar was not particularly stable, with the silver currency repeatedly debased by increased alloying from the 10th century onwards(Ashtor. p 175,176, 292)

''big businesses'' -  Corporations are a modern development, companies a development of Renaissance Italy. Ancient palaces acting as businesses were large in geographic and economic scale.(Warburton p119) Business in Muslim areas in the middle ages and up until the 19th century were in fact constricted in size and scale due to the limited scope of Islamic partnership law (Kuran p2)

''contracts,  long-distance international trade, credit, debt, profit, loss, capital, capital accumulation (nama al-mal), circulating capital, capital expenditure, revenue'' - all of these were present in ancient market economies (and control/palace economies) with profit-seeking traders who keep books/records. As such, they were present in the Roman empire, and in some form in ancient near-eastern trading cultures, notably the Old Assyrians, as early as the 2nd millennium BC.(Warburton p49,51,133)

''loaning, exchange rates, bankers, money changers'' – these were all present in the Roman empire, and loans were recorded in the first millennium BC under [[Sargon II]] of Assyria (Warburton .P345)

''earliest trading companies, credit cards, bills of exchange, the first forms of partnership (mufawada) such as limited partnerships (mudaraba), cheques,  trusts (waqf), startup companies'' -  Although partnerships were prevalent in the medieval Islamic world, they did not originate there, since partnerships existed in Roman times (Kuran.p15). These partnerships cannot be considered (startup) companies because of the restrictions imposed by Islamic law including limiting waquf formation to an individual rather than a group or association, limiting control to the founder and founding deed, which deed was considered unalterable, and enforced by judges. The modern company emerged in Renaissance Italy.(Kuran. p19). The claim that credit cards originated in the Medieval Islamic world is not credible and needs no counter-citation.

''lawsuits.'' the lawsuit predates Islam, and was certainly present in Roman times. “Corpus Juris Civilis, the law code compiled during the reign of [[Justinian I]] , allows the imperial treasury to sue and be sued in court.” (Kuran p5)

''Organizational enterprises similar to corporations... existed in the medieval Islamic world.''  the modern Corporation originated in post-Renaissance Europe. If a loose definition of similarity is used, such organizations appeared in Roman times(Kuran p4,5) In fact, Kuran's paper (which was cited in this section as support for the claim to 'startup companies') points out that the Islamic world avoided organizational structures similar to the corporation until the late 19th century, instead focusing on more limited trusts.

These remain unchallenged for now, but based upon the above mis-attribution, they are on tenuous ground:

''promissory notes, pawning, the double-entry bookkeeping system''

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References
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Warburton, David, Macroeconomics from the beginning: The General Theory, Ancient Markets, and the Rate of Interest. Paris: Recherches et Publications, 2003.

E. Ashtor, A Social and Economic History of the Near East in the Middle Ages. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1976.

Timur Kuran (2005), "The Absence of the Corporation in Islamic Law: Origins and Persistence", American Journal of Comparative Law 53, pp. 785–834.

:I saw your note over at [[Talk:Ancient_economic_thought#Removal_of_Capitalist_market_economy_section_which_discussed_Islamic_Islamic_origin_of_economic_structures]]. I haven't looked at your sources, but it seems like you've done your homework on this. Have you talked to the person who added this material ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ancient_economic_thought&diff=172622407&oldid=172622039 diff]). [[User:ImperfectlyInformed|<span style="font-family: Times">II</span>]] | ([[User_talk:ImperfectlyInformed|t]] - [[Special:Contributions/ImperfectlyInformed|c]]) 07:19, 12 March 2010 (UTC)


::This content was added to a number of articles at various times, and I have not yet put in the time to track down and contact the original author. I see you have contacted Jagged 85, who contributed some of the material to some pages, and may be responsible for most of it, but I have not made that assumption nor dug through the history to find who authored the material. I noted (and linked to) the discussion here in my edit summary, and on the articles' talk pages, and hope that was sufficient to making my actions known to interested parties. [[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 12:25, 12 March 2010 (UTC)

:::My apologies to be scribbling on your talk page so frequently recently, but I&nbsp;noticed the discussion above and wondered if you might take a look at [[User:Syncategoremata/Misuse of sources]] and the material that I&nbsp;(and other editors)&nbsp;have gathered about this particular editor.
:::I would be interested if you had any other material, in particular recent edits, or if you had any advice about how to deal with this sort of issue. I&nbsp;am too new here on Wikipedia to have a good grasp on how to proceed at this point.
:::All the best. –[[User:Syncategoremata|Syncategoremata]] ([[User talk:Syncategoremata|talk]]) 08:05, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

== Life expectancy in the Caliphate. ==

Many thanks for your reply to my question to {{user|Jagged 85}} about the life expectancy in the Caliphate. I've just tagged quite generally the claims made about this on Wikipedia and put some discussion at [[Talk:Islamic Golden Age#Claims on life expectancy]]. I only know enough in this area to note that the claims are badly sourced and distorted, so I'm not likely to be able to contribute much more now, other than deleting all of the claims in due course if nothing better is found to support them.

All the best. —[[User:Syncategoremata|Syncategoremata]] ([[User talk:Syncategoremata|talk]]) 12:16, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

== Al-Andalus repeated copyvio issue ==

I've just reverted your c/e'ing of the edits made by {{IPuser|119.155.74.177}} (along with their edits)&nbsp;as those appear to be [[WP:COPYVIO]] from [http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/199906/among.the.norse.tribes-the.remarkable.account.of.ibn.fadlan.htm]. I&nbsp;guess the same person did exactly that a few days ago from&nbsp;{{IPuser|119.155.74.224}}. I'll leave a note on their talk page but I&nbsp;guess they won't see it as they seem to be address hopping.

All the best. —[[User:Syncategoremata|Syncategoremata]] ([[User talk:Syncategoremata|talk]]) 19:24, 12 April 2010 (UTC)

== Tip of the tip of the iceberg ==
This is just the tip of the iceberg. See [[User:Syncategoremata/Misuse of sources]] and [[User:Gun Powder Ma/Misuse of sources]] for trying to make a case. If you could join in with your past experience by creating a similar list, that would be a great help. The more people voice their concern now, the better. Regards [[User:Gun Powder Ma|Gun Powder Ma]] ([[User talk:Gun Powder Ma|talk]]) 19:44, 14 April 2010 (UTC)


== RFC discussion of User:Jagged 85 ==
A [[WP:RFC/USER|request for comments]] has been filed concerning the '''conduct''' of {{User|Jagged 85}}. You are invited to comment on the discussion at [[{{ns:4}}:Requests for comment/{{ucfirst:Jagged 85}}]]. -- [[User:Syncategoremata|Syncategoremata]] ([[User talk:Syncategoremata|talk]]) 17:30, 21 April 2010 (UTC) <!-- Template:ConductDiscussion -->

:Sorry for the delay but I've been meaning to thank you for signing the closing summary to this RfC/U. I'm glad that it is now behind us and I hope we never have to go through something like that again.
:All the best. –[[User:Syncategoremata|Syncategoremata]] ([[User talk:Syncategoremata|talk]]) 21:49, 1 May 2010 (UTC)

::Syncategoremata, thank you for all the work you put into the RfC. The whole thing was handled really well, in large part due to your work, and the resolution will definitely make a positive impact on wikipedia's accuracy. [[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 13:54, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

== Removing unreliable sources ==

Hi,

I noticed at [[History of optics]] and on [[Special:Contributions/Dialectric|your contribution page]] that you've started removing the unreliable citations of Muslimheritage.com.  It's a good idea but when you do so, either [[WP:be bold|be bold]] and remove the assertions based upon those sources or at least leave a <nowiki>{{Citation Needed}}</nowiki> template to open discussion about the assertion.  

Thanks, [[User:SteveMcCluskey|SteveMcCluskey]] ([[User talk:SteveMcCluskey|talk]]) 19:56, 25 April 2010 (UTC)

:I am currently working to remove claims originating from Muslimheritage.com from a number of articles. Content from Muslimheritage.com / FSTC is an unreliable source, as discussed on Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_18#History_of_Science. None of its publications are peer-reviewed, and its authors often exhibit a strong bias and incomplete or flawed citation practices. The site has been used as a source in numerous science and history of science articles to make extraordinary claims about Islamic invention and discovery. I am working to remove these extraordinary claims where they stem directly and solely from a Muslimheritage.com reference. Many of these claims were added by a user who has a history of using flawed sources for extraordinary claims, as discussed on Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Jagged_85. That page details numerous examples where claims from these sources contradict more reliable sources, on a scale which casts the entirety of the material originating from the site into doubt. If you would like to discuss this or any related removal with me, please leave a note here. [[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 11:56, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

::I applaud your reason for removing the sources, having been involved in the RfC/U, and am pleased that you are now removing them.  My concern <s>is</s> <u>was</u> that you<s>'re</s> <u>were</u> only doing it half way.  When removing the sources, you should also do something about the claims which those sources were cited to support.  Otherwise, the articles will continue to misinform the reader and will have to be cleaned up by someone else who will not have the unreliable citations to mark the unsupported claims. [[User:SteveMcCluskey|SteveMcCluskey]] ([[User talk:SteveMcCluskey|talk]]) 12:28, 26 April 2010 (UTC)
::OK, I see  you're marking your new edits with a <nowiki>{{Citation Needed}}</nowiki> template.  [[User:SteveMcCluskey|SteveMcCluskey]] ([[User talk:SteveMcCluskey|talk]]) 12:34, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

::: (written before most recent reply) -->
:::Steve, can you give an example of what you're looking at? I've removed a few statements that seemed especially dubious, and fact tagged several more. There have also been quite a few where there were two or more sources for the claim, however questionable, and I have just removed the muslimheritage sourcing, leaving the existing source, and so the tag seemed not to make sense. [[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 12:37, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

::::Sure, the edit that had caught my eye was [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History_of_optics&diff=358236805&oldid=351937254 this one] at History of optics, which [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History_of_optics&diff=next&oldid=358236805 I revised] to add the <nowiki>{{Citation Needed}}</nowiki> templates.

::::I think someone mentioned that cleaning up after Jagged 85 will take more effort than it did for him to make the edits; that's why I'm concerned that the cleanup be thorough and doesn't leave a lot of dust hidden in the dark corners.  [[User:SteveMcCluskey|SteveMcCluskey]] ([[User talk:SteveMcCluskey|talk]]) 13:01, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

== MuslimHeritage.com ==

Hi, regarding [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tide&curid=30718&diff=362442315&oldid=362353019 this edit], you might be interested in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:LinkSearch/*.MuslimHeritage.com this]. Work at hand... Cheers - [[User:DVdm|DVdm]] ([[User talk:DVdm|talk]]) 18:40, 16 May 2010 (UTC)

:That's an excellent tool I&nbsp;hadn't realised existed. I have been removing some of these links too, though right now I'm trying to get it through to {{user|Kaka Mughal}} to stop creating articles based on that source. At least they are editing from an account now I&nbsp;suppose:&nbsp;they were causing havoc from various IPs beforehand (or so I&nbsp;believe).
:Anyhow, I&nbsp;just thought I'd hijack this message to say thanks for a link to that tool and to moan a bit.
:All the best. –[[User:Syncategoremata|Syncategoremata]] ([[User talk:Syncategoremata|talk]]) 20:42, 16 May 2010 (UTC)

::Hi Sync, I hijacked the tool from the first link in the template <nowiki>{{spamlink|MuslimHeritage.com}}</nowiki>, resulting in
:::{{spamlink|MuslimHeritage.com}}
::So there's more. On a few occations, I even have put this template on some spammer's talk page with the friendly request that they would use it to locate and remove further intances of their spam. The result was impressive -- spamming stopped. [[User:DVdm|DVdm]] ([[User talk:DVdm|talk]]) 20:57, 16 May 2010 (UTC)


::: Thank you for the link, DVdm - I didn't know about that tool, and it should speed up this process significantly as I had been primarily relying on special page -> search to locate occurrences of these sources. [[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 07:19, 17 May 2010 (UTC)

== First fountain pen? the al-Mu'izz pen in CE Bosworth ==

''A Mediaeval Islamic Prototype of the Fountain Pen?'' by CE Bosworth - Journal of Semitic Studies, 26(2):229-234 is used in a number of articles for the claim of the 1st fountain pen. This is a short (6 page) article, mostly made up of translation of a passage from al-Quadi al-Nu'man, Kitab al-Majalis wa 'l-musayarat; the author of the original Arabic text is described as 'confidant and companion of the heir-apaprent al-Mu'izz.'(p229)

The passage describes a non-leaking pen with a reservoir, first described and requested by al-Mu'izz, then produced, out of gold, by a craftsman in 'not more than a few days'. There is no mention of how the pen functions, how it is filled, or what sort of ink it uses. A quote suggests that the pen only works for certain people, and has a will of its own -  "it only bestows benefit on a person really desiring it, and it does not let its ink flow except for a person who has a  right to summon it forth because the pen approves of him" (p233) This suggests that the account cannot be entirely factual. The question mark in the article title suggests that Bosworth may have some doubt about its veracity. 

The claim that the pen used 'gravity and capillary action' is not in the cited article but has been added to the wikiarticles which reference this source. Though there is mention of turning the pen upside down without leaking, the claim of gravity and capillary action is original research, as there is no mention of the mechanism, which could have for instance, involved trigger of some kind to activate the reservoir, or could have been magical, given that from the above quote, the pen is apparently in possession of the ability to discern character.

I am not sure how best to situate this article/fact in wikipedia articles, other than to say that it may have been an early fountain pen, but point out that this single historical source seems to be the sole source of this claim, no fountain pen from this period has been found, and the mechanism remains unknown.
[[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 23:41, 20 May 2010 (UTC)

:Even the MuslimHeritage.com article on this ({{Cite web| title = Origins of the Fountain Pen| work = MuslimHeritage.com| url = http://www.muslimheritage.com/topics/default.cfm?articleID=365}}) doesn't go so far as to claim anything about "gravity and capillary action". I think that is just a copy/paste from the first sentence of the [[fountain pen]] article), to enhance the description. Would the following text be suitable?
{{quote|The earliest historical record of a reservoir [[fountain pen]] is in a 10th century source, which says that in 953, [[Al Muizz|Ma'ād al-Mu'izz]], the [[Fatimid Caliphate|Fatimid Caliph]] of [[Egypt]], demanded a pen which would not stain his hands or clothes. He was provided with one which held ink in a reservoir and delivered it to the nib. No further details of the construction of this pen are known and no examples have survived.}}
:Alternatively the last sentence could just be dropped? (By the way,&nbsp;I've not seen the article and I'm depending here on the details I've gleaned here and elsewhere.)
:All the best. –[[User:Syncategoremata|Syncategoremata]] ([[User talk:Syncategoremata|talk]]) 19:42, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

::Hello, Thank you for your note. I cannot see that [[Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_18#History_of_Science]] calls for an outright ban on MuslimHeritage.com, especially when what it says is just supported by other sources. The problem, as I gather, is if/when professor "Hassan's views either conflict with or are not reflected in the mainstream literature". Which is not the case here, AFAIK. If you want an outright ban on all pages of  MuslimHeritage.com, then I suggest you bring it to the [[WP:RS]]-board again. (But if that should be banned, then, say, shouldn´t [[Jewish Virtual Library]] also be banned?) Cheers, [[User:Huldra|Huldra]] ([[User talk:Huldra|talk]]) 20:42, 23 May 2010 (UTC)
:::Well, this is a bit of a storm in a tea-cup, methinks. The way I see it: in this, MuslimHeritage.com does not contradict other published sources. So why not keep it? Again; I cannot see the above discussion on [[Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_18#History_of_Science]] as a outright ban on MuslimHeritage.com. Though I do see, ( skimming [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Jagged 85]]) that the site has been "overused", to put it very diplomatically. Anyway; I am not going to undo my edit, however, I´m certainly not going to edit-war with you over it. Oh, and please take a look  at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Israel Palestine Collaboration/Links to reliable sources discussions]].  It seems as if quite a few sources which have been found acceptable in the past does not  meet present standards...but, e.g.,  we still have 340 refs to FrontPageMag.com,  Cheers, [[User:Huldra|Huldra]] ([[User talk:Huldra|talk]]) 00:30, 24 May 2010 (UTC)

== Thanks for heads up ==

Sorry for the delay in replying (I seem to have been distracted by 'fun' elsewhere in Wikipedia) but thanks for the heads up on the evolution claims in [[Science_in_medieval_Islam#Zoology]].
<br>
All the best. –[[User:Syncategoremata|Syncategoremata]] ([[User talk:Syncategoremata|talk]]) 00:04, 22 June 2010 (UTC)

== Swinggeek ==

Hi Dialectric,
I just want to recommend a good plug-in software for programmers. There is no way to think about it is a spam/advert. I think all the technologies branches and released date are what we programmers are really care about. The reason why I want to try my best to save this article is already in [[Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/TWaver|Articles for deletion/TWaver]]. I will be very appreciate your time. Thank you.        [[User:Swinggeek|Swinggeek]] ([[User talk:Swinggeek|talk]]) 02:58, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

::Unfortunately, unless you are able to provide reliable 3rd party sources, it is looking like the consensus in the articles for deletion discussion is to delete the article. This deletion would be in line with established wikipedia policy for notability, as other editors have stated there. [[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 08:10, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

== Science in the Middle Ages ==
Hello. You are invited to take part in the [[Talk:Science in the Middle Ages#Out of Scope and Duplication|discussion on Science in the Middle Ages]]. The question is should we keep or remove the section on the Islamic world. Regards [[User:Gun Powder Ma|Gun Powder Ma]] ([[User talk:Gun Powder Ma|talk]]) 08:28, 21 August 2010 (UTC)

== Shared IP I commonly use is Autoblocked ==

(earlier autoblock issue discussion removed)

:An IP I commonly use has been Autoblocked again. This is a shared ip with well over 100 users. Also, if someone has the time, could he or she please explain why secure login doesn't get around this? 
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::Reviewing this now. [[User:Kuru|<span style="font-family:Segoe print; color:#cd853f; text-shadow:gray 0.2em 0.2em 0.4em;">Kuru</span>]] [[User talk:Kuru|<span style="color:#f5deb3">''(talk)''</span>]] 13:39, 25 August 2010 (UTC)
:::There's a fairly problematic long term abuser using the same service you are; after reviewing your edits, I don't see any indication that this was you at all.  I've applied a setting to your account that will exempt it from these types of blocks in the future.  Many apologies for the inconvenience.  [[User:Kuru|<span style="font-family:Segoe print; color:#cd853f; text-shadow:gray 0.2em 0.2em 0.4em;">Kuru</span>]] [[User talk:Kuru|<span style="color:#f5deb3">''(talk)''</span>]] 13:47, 25 August 2010 (UTC)

== History section - Under Floor Heat ==

Greetings Dialectric,

I have been doing some major edits on the Under floor heating subject and saw your participation on the history section.

I have created a new discussion item with a proposal to delete the existing history section and replace it with a time line format...data is pulled from a peer reviewed published paper in the ASHRAE Journal.

Before I do such a major edit I'm reaching out to those who have contributed in the past.

If you have time please comment.

Thanks
[[Special:Contributions/70.73.61.221|70.73.61.221]] ([[User talk:70.73.61.221|talk]]) 00:56, 31 August 2010 (UTC)

== Nomination of [[Travis Bean]] for deletion ==

<div class="floatleft" style="margin-bottom:0">[[File:Ambox warning pn.svg|42px]]</div>A discussion has begun about whether the article [[Travis Bean]], which you created or to which you contributed, should be [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion| deleted]]. While contributions are welcome, an article may be deleted if it is inconsistent with Wikipedia policies and guidelines for inclusion, explained in the [[Wikipedia:Deletion policy|deletion policy]].

The article will be discussed at [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Travis Bean]] until a concensus is reached, and you are welcome to contribute to the discussion.

You may edit the article during the discussion, including to address concerns raised in the discussion.  However, do not remove the article-for-deletion template from the top of the article. -'''[[User:Fastily|<span style='font-family: "Trebuchet MS"; color:#4B0082'><big>F</big><small>ASTILY<sub>sock</sub></small></span>]]'''<sup><small>[[User talk:Fastily|<span style="color:#4B0082;">(T<small>ALK</small>)</span>]]</small></sup> 19:46, 9 September 2010 (UTC)

Thanks for undeleting the article. I've made some changes which I expect will address most concerns, but we will see how it plays out in the AfD. [[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 21:05, 9 September 2010 (UTC)

== Travis Bean ==

Think this should be closed since you're the nom and you !voted keep? <span style="color:green">Ten Pound Hammer</span>, [[Special:Contributions/TenPoundHammer|his otters]] and a clue-bat • <sup>([[User talk:TenPoundHammer|Otters want attention]])</sup> 01:14, 10 September 2010 (UTC)

::The article was initially speedy deleted, so I suggested AfD instead. I was never of the opinion that the article should be deleted, just thought this would be the clearest way to establish notability/validity of the article. It is looking like the AfD is leaning towards keep in any case; I still think the justification for the speedy delete was weak. [[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 01:17, 10 September 2010 (UTC)

==[[Wikipedia:Proposed deletion|Proposed deletion]] of [[Arthur L. Hall]]==
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::I have added an additional reference and stated on the talk page of the article why the subject is notable. [[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] 14:23, 8 February 2011 (UTC)

== Invitation to comment on RFC regarding the stubbing (deletion) of the ''Mathematics in medieval Islam'' article  ==

You are invited to comment on the content dispute regarding [[Talk:Mathematics_in_medieval_Islam#RFC_regarding_stubbing_.28deletion.29_of_Mathematics_in_medieval_Islam_article|the stubbing of the Mathematics in medieval Islam article]] Thank You -[[User:Aquib american muslim|Aquib]] ([[User talk:Aquib american muslim|talk]]) 04:06, 14 March 2011 (UTC)

== Jagged 85 RFC/U and cleanup has been appealed to ArbCom ==

You are involved in a recently-filed request for arbitration. Please review the request at [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests#Jagged 85 RFC/U and cleanup]] and, if you wish to do so, enter your statement and any other material you wish to submit to the Arbitration Committee. Additionally, the following resources may be of use—
* [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests#Requests for Arbitration]];
* [[Wikipedia:Arbitration guide]].

Thanks,<!-- Template:Arbcom notice --> -[[User:Aquib american muslim|Aquib]] ([[User talk:Aquib american muslim|talk]]) 04:44, 21 March 2011 (UTC)

== Continuity thesis ==
Hi. Have you checked Sarton saying [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Continuity_thesis&action=historysubmit&diff=358226236&oldid=357068742 this]? Regards [[User:Gun Powder Ma|Gun Powder Ma]] ([[User talk:Gun Powder Ma|talk]]) 11:04, 21 March 2011 (UTC)

::No, I haven't checked that section on Sarton. The sentences I removed were cut because they were cited to muslimheritage.org, using Jagged's cf ("copied from") notation, which he used when he hadn't read the original source, and thus unreliable. [[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 13:57, 21 March 2011 (UTC)

== New categories ==

Hi there. For now, I've been following the naming convention of the existing categories such as Islamic mathematics, Islamic astronomy...etc 
We will think about the naming later. Besides, the claim that such fields cannot be called "Islamic X" is an opinion really. An editor [[Talk:Mathematics_in_medieval_Islam#Islamic_mathematics|wrote]] on the use of "Islamic mathematics" after surveying all terms used in the literature:

" ["Islamic mathematics"]...together with Arabic mathematics by far the most frequently used term in academic literature in to refer to this period in the history of mathematics. Of these two Arabic mathematics is probably used the most, however Islamic mathematics is more common in recent literature." 
[[User:Al-Andalusi|Al-Andalusi]] ([[User talk:Al-Andalusi|talk]]) 06:02, 1 April 2011 (UTC)

== Undeleted article ==

Hello, Dialectric. On 24 March you proposed [[ATOMIC Authoring Tool]] for deletion, and after a week I duly deleted it. However, an editor has now contested the deletion via my talk page, so I have undeleted it. You may wish to consider whether or not to take it to [[WP:AfD|Articles for Deletion]]. [[User:JamesBWatson|JamesBWatson]] ([[User talk:JamesBWatson|talk]]) 20:24, 2 April 2011 (UTC)

:And on a similar note, the same thing occurred with [[New millennium writings]], now moved to the correct name of [[New Millennium Writings]]. -- [[User:Gogo Dodo|Gogo Dodo]] ([[User talk:Gogo Dodo|talk]]) 00:04, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

== Jagged cleanup ==
Hi. Could you also record from now on your edits at [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Jagged 85/Top edits]]? Thx [[User:Gun Powder Ma|Gun Powder Ma]] ([[User talk:Gun Powder Ma|talk]]) 00:00, 21 April 2011 (UTC)
:Hi. Could you also record from now on your edits at [[Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Jagged 85/Top edits]]? Thx [[User:Gun Powder Ma|Gun Powder Ma]] ([[User talk:Gun Powder Ma|talk]]) 23:27, 28 April 2011 (UTC)

== Problem Source: Islamic Medicine: 1000 years ahead of its times ==

Ibrahim B. Syed PhD's "Islamic Medicine: 1000 years ahead of its times" is being used in 10+ articles on wikipedia for claims related to the history of medicine. It is an unreliable source, and I will remove it where it is the sole source for a claim. 
The journal where the article was published is not peer-reviewed. The author is a doctor and not a historian. The paper uses non-scholarly language throughout. It has an explicitly partisan aim - "The aim of this paper is to prove that the Islamic Medicine was 1000 years ahead of its times" p3, and and exhibits a strong pro-Islamic bias "While Paris and London were places of mud streets and hovels, Baghdad, Cairo and Cardboard(sic.) had hospitals open to both male and female patients;" p1.

(paper link: link: http://www.ishim.net/ishimj/ishimj2.htm )
:Good! BTW, I am watching all the Jagged cleanup pages and see your many updates. Magnificent work! [[User:Johnuniq|Johnuniq]] ([[User talk:Johnuniq|talk]]) 07:52, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

== List of writers ==

See also [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hungarian_writers 1]! [[User:Doncsecz|Doncsecz]]<sup>[[User talk:Doncsecz|talk]]</sup> 13:10, 25 June 2011 (UTC)

:I was wrote now some article about some writers and poets. Other articles later. [[User:Doncsecz|Doncsecz]]<sup>[[User talk:Doncsecz|talk]]</sup> 18:20, 25 June 2011 (UTC)

::There are still many uncited, redlinked names in these lists. I will continue to remove uncited redlinks to bring these lists and other similar ones into compliance with the [[WP:LISTPEOPLE]] guideline. [[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 19:01, 21 July 2011 (UTC)

== Talk:Islamic capitalism ==
Your input on the latest proposals/questions is welcome. [[User:Gun Powder Ma|Gun Powder Ma]] ([[User talk:Gun Powder Ma|talk]]) 21:14, 5 July 2011 (UTC)
==Talkback==
{{talkback|Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Analytica_(software)|ts=02:04, 7 July 2011 (UTC)}}
[[User:Ron Ritzman|Ron Ritzman]] ([[User talk:Ron Ritzman|talk]]) 02:04, 7 July 2011 (UTC)

== Jekejeke Prolog ==

Hi,

I have added some external reference to clarify the main point
of Jekejeke Prolog. Also currently some independent work is 
in progress that will result in a publication that will probably
mention Jekejeke Prolog, but this might take a couple of extra
weeks time until I have vetted through it.

Bye

[[User:Janburse|Janburse]] ([[User talk:Janburse|talk]]) 21:50, 15 September 2011 (UTC)

== Rollback ==

I've given you rollback now. Strange that I've never done it before for anyone, but then I've never been asked and I guess a lot of people either don't really know about it or use Twinkle. [[User:Dougweller|Dougweller]] ([[User talk:Dougweller|talk]]) 20:37, 5 November 2011 (UTC)
:@Dialectric: Pardon me spouting free advice, and I'm sorry if you know all this, but normally when someone is given rollback they first say that they understand [[WP:ROLLBACK]], or the admin tells them to be careful. In brief, use rollback ''only'' to revert vandalism (as defined at [[WP:VAND]], which means that any passer by has to be able to recognize the edit as an obvious attempt to damage the article). For example, a misguided POV pusher should generally not be rolled back because their POV (even if everyone agrees it is POV) is not vandalism. It is ok to rarely roll back a lot of similar edits that are not vandalism, but which are clearly against consensus or some crystal-clear policy, but there must be a long explanation for the rollbacks given at an appropriate talk page, and probably including a message at the reverted user's talk. [[User:Johnuniq|Johnuniq]] ([[User talk:Johnuniq|talk]]) 01:00, 6 November 2011 (UTC)

::Thanks Dougweller for the rollback setting. Johnuniq, I've now read and understand the policy, and will only use the rollback for vandalism. [[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 03:08, 6 November 2011 (UTC)
:::Thanks. I should have made those points myself. I've seen editors get into trouble for misusing it, even when their intentions were good, so do always be careful with it, esp when the issues are pov, etc. [[User:Dougweller|Dougweller]] ([[User talk:Dougweller|talk]]) 14:00, 6 November 2011 (UTC)

== Mughal Lohar ==

I took him to ANI earlier, thanks for spotting the copyvio. [[User:Dougweller|Dougweller]] ([[User talk:Dougweller|talk]]) 14:44, 17 November 2011 (UTC)

== [[Urban Jungle]] ==

Hi,
I added some references to the [[Urban Jungle]] article, so please check if it is ok now to remove notifications listed above the article.  <small><span class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Modra|Modra]] ([[User talk:Modra|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Modra|contribs]]) 21:19, 4 February 2012 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== Writers ==
But it's not easy. This writers for ex. István Persa, Márk Koczett, own biography is not yet processed. The bibliography of Prekmurian works just mention the names and the works. [[User:Doncsecz|Doncsecz]]<sup>[[User talk:Doncsecz|talk]]</sup> 06:10, 19 March 2012 (UTC)

::If you want to keep a list of the writers without articles, you could do that on the article talk page or on a page in your user space. They don't belong in the main article, though, until there are verifiable sources. [[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 06:14, 19 March 2012 (UTC)

==Evola's books==
I see you've noticed some. I've checked, and very few have individual articles in even the Italian Wikipedia. Normally the title of a book of a notable author is a usable redirect, so there's no reason for outright deletion. So they shouldn't be deleted, they should be redirected back to the article on him, with the description of the book added to the list of his works, and the  resulting circular internal link unlinked. There are a lot of them--do you think you could get them all? A very few have individual articles in the Italian Wikipedia, and those few consequently should not be redirected, but marked {{Expand Italian|Julius Evola|topic=bio|date=March 2012}}-- assuming there is any actual content in the Italian articles. I'm removing the prods, and replacing with merge tags. If you can not follow up, please let me know on my talk p. and I will eventually get to it myself.  '''[[User:DGG| DGG]]''' ([[User talk:DGG| talk ]]) 00:32, 20 March 2012 (UTC)

::From the links on [http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Evola], it appears that less than 10 of his books have articles on Italian wikipedia. The Italian articles appear to be thoroughly sourced, but would need a translator. The english wikipedia articles I nominated for deletion are all unreferenced stubs, with some NPOV wording in the summaries, leaving nothing to merge. I have tried to merge album stubs into the artist's articles in the past, and it was suggested at that time that I not create circular redirects. [[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 00:43, 20 March 2012 (UTC)

::If you are talking about Julius Evola, then I linked the Italian Wikipedia article about him in the Expand Italian template. [[User:Buspirtraz|Buspirtraz]] ([[User talk:Buspirtraz|talk]]) 20:28, 19 July 2013 (UTC)

==Space Rock==

Good job on removing some of the name dropping cruft from the article. [[User:Ridernyc|Ridernyc]] ([[User talk:Ridernyc|talk]]) 18:23, 1 June 2012 (UTC)

== Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/DVBViewer (2nd nomination) ==

Since you recently participated at [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/DVBViewer]], I'm notifying you that [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/DVBViewer (2nd nomination)]] has been opened. --''[[User:Philosopher|Philosopher]]''&nbsp;<sup>[[User talk:Philosopher|Let us reason together.]]</sup> 19:22, 17 August 2012 (UTC)

== Chromotherapy ==

Your recent removal of material is justified by the discussion about the user that added it but the reference does indeed contain the referenced material and it is a RS. I'm wondering if it's removal was a rash decision? --[[User:Daffydavid|Daffydavid]] ([[User talk:Daffydavid|talk]]) 16:10, 3 October 2012 (UTC)

:Do you have access to the full text of the reference in question? The banned user, Jagged_85, has a history of adding invented text cited to difficult to check reliable sources. [[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 16:42, 3 October 2012 (UTC)


::The info is available at the referenced page - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1297510/. It is in fact a direct quote from the third paragraph of the history section. I'm not an expert on this subject, I stumbled across it one day while editing another page but the information looks both credible and accurate. --[[User:Daffydavid|Daffydavid]] ([[User talk:Daffydavid|talk]]) 18:33, 3 October 2012 (UTC)

== Immersive design ==

I notice the addition of a "May be a neologism" tag to the mentioned article. 'Immersive design' is indeed a term that has only come into currency in the past five years, but is increasingly used and accepted to describe a form of design that encompasses both game design and the traditional production design of the film industry.

I've been teaching art direction and production design at [[NSCAD_University|NSCAD]] and NSCC [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nova_Scotia_Community_College#Schools_and_Programs|NSCC]] for many years and I now routinely use the term 'immersive design' in this context--as do a number of my colleagues. 

I think you can safely remove the tag. - [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0481916/#ProductionDesigner D. Mark Laing] --[[User:OldCommentator|OldCommentator]] ([[User talk:OldCommentator|talk]]) 15:10, 11 October 2012 (UTC)

::Feel free to remove the tag if you want. I won't re-add the tag, though I'd ideally like to see an additional reference or two on the article which made use of the term - one of the two refs provided in the article does not include the phrase 'immersive design' and the other is a deadlink. [[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 16:17, 11 October 2012 (UTC)

== Questionable edits ==

Regarding the following edits: ([http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History_of_surgery&diff=519949411&oldid=519949142 1], [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=History_of_surgery&diff=519964907&oldid=519953213 2] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Muhammad_ibn_Zakariya_al-Razi&diff=prev&oldid=520099426 3]) and many others in the area of Islamic science:

1. '''Disputed''': the claims of "father" and "founder" are well attested by multiple reliable sources (see [[List of Islamic scholars described as father or founder of a field|this]] article). Just because you're "unaware" of them, or because you think that some other European scholar is more worthy of the title, does not make the statement "disputed". 
One can say that a claim is "disputed" only when there is a reliable source explicitly questioning the "father" claim attributed to a scholar. And even then, we're supposed to present both views neutrally (with the appropriate [[WP:DUE|weight]]). For an example, see the entries of Ibn Hazm or Al-Farabi in the above linked article. 

2. '''Extraordinary''': Again similar to the above point. What makes you think it is an extraordinary statement? and who are you to dismiss a reference or a claim as "fringe" or "presentist"? This is clearly removal on [[WP:OR|original research]] and/or [[WP:JUSTDONTLIKEIT|"I just don't like it"]] grounds.

3. '''Consistency''': Your edits where you removed the above content, based purely on [[WP:OR|your own claims]] that it is "disputed" or "extraordinary", is also not consistent in my opinion. Apparently, it is extraordinary for a non-European scholar like Abulcasis to invent the [[ligature]], but really ordinary for that of European descent (Ambroise Paré). And it appears that you haven't been bothered at all by the fact that Paré's bit is not even cited by a reference.

[[User:Al-Andalusi|Al-Andalusi]] ([[User talk:Al-Andalusi|talk]]) 00:30, 28 October 2012 (UTC)



::As with much of the Jagged_85-related material which I have removed and you have subsequently questioned, the claims I've removed here, upon closer inspection, prove flawed. I am not removing material because I don't like it. I am removing it because it either misrepresents sources or advances incorrect history. I am working to remove inaccuracy, not to boost European scientists.

::on these specific claims, 

::(1)Abulcasis as father of surgery. 'Often regarded' is misleading wording implying that this view is near-universal, or widely held. He is in fact one of a number surgeons who have been called this, as the [[Father of modern surgery]] article shows. Shouldn't each of these people be included? Something like ''Abu al-Qasim al-Zahrawi has been called 'father of surgery', an appellation which has also applied to [[Sushruta]], [[Guy de Chauliac]], [[Ambroise Paré]], [[Hieronymus Fabricius]], [[John Hunter]], [[Philip Syng Physick]], [[Joseph Lister]], [[Theodor Billroth]], and [[William Stewart Halsted]]''. 

::(2)History of surgery: Abulcasis as inventor of the ligature.  I've added a reference showing that [[Galen]] performed ligatures.

::(3)Razi as the father of [[pediatrics]] for writing ''The Diseases of Children''. Again, 'is considered' implies that this view is universal. The [[Pediatrics]] article shows otherwise, as it describes [[Abraham Jacobi]] as father of the field and has a reference describing him as such.[[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 12:59, 28 October 2012 (UTC)



:::You are doing a fine job keep up the good work. In my opinion user Al-Andalusi is not making a good faith effort to build an encyclopedia. I rewrote some of the surgery and I am looking at a clean-up on Razi. Right now I have so many projects going that I feel like I've given myself home work that I don't want to do. [[User:J8079s|J8079s]] ([[User talk:J8079s|talk]]) 22:21, 21 November 2012 (UTC)



:::(1) The statement reads "often regarded as the father", it does not say "is the father" which is a much stronger statement. Two are different claims.
:::(2) Right, but you have not removed [[Ambroise Paré]] on the same grounds. See your bias?
:::(3) Agreed, but in this case I would expect one to downgrade the claim to something like "has been described as a father of" rather than outright removal (that says it has been disputed). 
:::[[User:Al-Andalusi|Al-Andalusi]] ([[User talk:Al-Andalusi|talk]]) 00:03, 26 November 2012 (UTC)

== DePROD of Science Sleuths ==

I removed the PROD from [[Science Sleuths]] and thought it would be courteous to let you know about it. I left a message at [[Talk:Science Sleuths#DePRODing]] with the reason. Cheers. [[Special:Contributions/64.40.54.160|64.40.54.160]] ([[User talk:64.40.54.160|talk]]) 14:47, 7 February 2013 (UTC)

== [[Galleries (album)]] ==

Hi, thanks for tagging this page for notability. I've looked it over and it doesn't seem to meet [[WP:NALBUM]]. I've proposed a merger, you may want to add your comments to that discussion. Best wishes, [[User:Boleyn|Boleyn]] ([[User talk:Boleyn|talk]]) 20:53, 14 February 2013 (UTC)

== [[In the Rain (Sol Invictus album)]] ==

Hi, and thanks for tagging this for notability back in 2009. The tag's still there. If you still think it doesn't meet [[WP:NALBUMS]], you may want to make it a redirect to [[Sol Invictus]], or take it to AfD or [[WP:N/N]]. Best wishes, [[User:Boleyn|Boleyn]] ([[User talk:Boleyn|talk]]) 23:15, 16 February 2013 (UTC)

== Please do not remove article sections without prior discussion ==

I have reversed your edit removing the Peak Cheap Oil section from the Peak Oil Article.

You appear to be an experienced Wikipedian, and presumably know better than to make such edits without first discussing them on the article's talk page. In future, please do not presume to make significant edits without talk page discussion.

The PCO section is entirely appropriate to the PO article, and moving it to Eric Janszen's page didn't make any sense.

[[User:ErikTownsend|ErikTownsend]] ([[User talk:ErikTownsend|talk]]) 21:34, 2 June 2013 (UTC)

:As I've noted on the [[Peak Oil]] page, removal of unreferenced content is in line with wikipedia's policies, and does not necessarily require prior discussion. [[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 23:08, 2 June 2013 (UTC)

== Disruptive ip sock ==

You may be interested in this report of that user: [[Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/117.90.245.113]]. --[[User:Cold Season|Cold Season]] ([[User talk:Cold Season|talk]]) 22:44, 21 June 2013 (UTC)

== Notability of Ibn Abi Ishaq ==

Last August, you correctly [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ibn_Abi_Ishaq&diff=509358462&oldid=467219870 tagged] [[Ibn Abi Ishaq]] for notability. I've been working on some related biographies in the field of Arabic grammar and very soon, I will hit that article hard via both Google Books and what I have in my personal library. Since you were the one who tagged it, I was wondering if you could look at the article in the coming weeks - if the notability is proven and the tag is to be removed, I would feel more comfortable with you being the one to do so, if that's alright with you. [[User:MezzoMezzo|MezzoMezzo]] ([[User talk:MezzoMezzo|talk]]) 10:34, 6 August 2013 (UTC).

::Thanks for taking the time to find some reliable sources for the article. I've removed the tag.[[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 11:05, 1 September 2013 (UTC)

== Thanks for your work on [[Herbalism]] ==

Thanks. Your efforts have improved the article. I know they reflect a significant amount of work and you have taken care to work things out on the talk page first. Kudos.
BTW you may want to archive your talk page. - - [[User:MrBill3|MrBill3]] ([[User talk:MrBill3|talk]]) 06:07, 21 November 2013 (UTC)
:I also noticed your improvements to the Herbalism article. Keep up the good work.--[[User:Rurik the Varangian|Rurik the Varangian]] ([[User talk:Rurik the Varangian|talk]]) 00:13, 22 November 2013 (UTC)


==NewGen PhotoLab==

Sorry! I'm just a newcomer to Wikipedia. I don't know anything about AfD process. Now, you can find certain notability for this software when you google it. Can I create the same article after this software got maximum notability in 2014?  - - [[User_talk:DeebashVFX]] 10:33, 27 December 2013 (+5.30)

::Hi, wikipedia's policies and guidelines can be complex when you're new to editing, so no need to apologize. 'Notability' has a specific meaning in wikipedia, which is discussed on [[WP:N]] page. Software articles are discussed more specifically on [[:WP:NSOFT]]. The main issue raised in the afd is lack of 'significant coverage in reliable sources' and whenever you create an article, you should have at least one reference to such coverage. If you read both notability pages and still think you have reliable sources for your article, you should mention them at the afd page. If your article is deleted, I'd suggest waiting until you have reliable sources, and then rather than creating it yourself, submit it to 'articles for creation' using the [[Wikipedia:Article wizard]].[[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 10:26, 27 December 2013 (UTC)


==Hi==
Quark is one of most innovative coin at the top 10 Cryptocurrecny. http://coinmarketcap.com/

Please explain why it is not better than Dogecoin or, other existing coin. Please join the forum and argue your point other than deleting!

http://www.reddit.com/r/QuarkCoin

<small><span class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User: Maqayum| Maqayum]] ([[User talk: Maqayum|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/ Maqayum|contribs]]) 18:52, January 22, 2014 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned -->

::See [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Quark Coin]] - an article on this cryptocurrency was discussed and found to not meet wikipedia's criteria for inclusion. Discussions of whether content belongs on wikipedia are best held on wikipedia talk pages, not reddit forums.[[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 20:02, 22 January 2014 (UTC)

== On deletionism and draft space ==

As draft space is a new thing, I'm testing the waters on the opinion of deletionists about keeping non COPYVIO nor BLP content visible (maybe read-only?). The old wisdom about keeping a neat, clean space needs to be re-evaluated; as draft space is hidden from regular readers, there's no urgent need to keep it as clean as the main space. My take is that draft could safely contain the kind of content that we currently hold in talk pages and article history, which can be retrieved by regular editors. 

I repeat this question to everybody that favour deletion their opinion about this view, because I've never fully understood the reason for fully deleting content that doesn't put in legal risk of can cause problems to living people - I think we largely delete whole articles out of inertia from the WMF resolution, but there's not a strong need to keep that kind of non-risk content out of view. What do you think about the new space? (I've watchlisted this talk page, you can answer here). [[User:Diego Moya|Diego]] ([[User talk:Diego Moya|talk]]) 17:17, 24 January 2014 (UTC)

::Moving articles to draft from afd only makes sense to me in cases where an article meets all of the [[WP:AI?|Incubation criteria]], and even then, I think userfication is typically better, as it places responsibility clearly with one editor to either make or track improvements.

::If no one takes responsibility for an article's improvement, then the basis for saving is just this vague possibility that at some unspecified point in the future two things will have changed - an editor takes an active interest in the article and significant RS coverage can be found.  [[Wikipedia:Article Incubator|Incubation]]  was based on the principle that an article can and will be improved. If no clear path to improvement exists and no one is personally  committed to improving the article, it is unlikely to be of use to anyone, and is far more likely to add to a junkyard of ignored, sub-standard content.[[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 06:57, 26 January 2014 (UTC)
:::The Incubator never worked very well, and that's because it's based on the opposite idea of how a Wiki allows content to grow. Making content difficult to access, assigning the responsibility to improve it to one editor or a small group, and deleting it after a period is the perfect recipe to guarantee there will never be anyone who cares about it. A project of this size needs to distribute is efforts, not restrict then to a few simultaneous resources for each bit of content. 
:::Conversely, the early Wikipedia didn't care about who owned articles, and it kept them around no matter how in bad shape they were - a junkyard of ignored, sub-standard content was the origin of the current encyclopedia, which could have never been written without that early stage. This is what allowed the project to grow in the first place - even if an article was abandoned for years, somebody could eventually find it and improve it just a little bit; those improvements accumulated over years could be enough to shape it into something acceptable, if not great.
:::Now, I understand the subsequent need to shape the main space and keep it clean, in order to  and remove all the falsehood and crap - so that the Encyclopedia could present to its readers a decent face and a selection of useful content. But the Draft space is not intended for readers, so it could recover the old way of doing things for all the areas which are underdeveloped and that could never grow under the current restrictive set of policies (I can think of African villages and schools, Bollywood movie stars, etc. as areas of knowledge that could never be written under the current bureaucratic process, but that could be consolidated into something great in the next years if we allow them to survive in the dark under Draft space, surfacing only the few articles when they slowly get an acceptable shape). [[User:Diego Moya|Diego]] ([[User talk:Diego Moya|talk]]) 22:24, 26 January 2014 (UTC)

== [[History of literature]] ==

Thanks for catching that. I have no idea how it happened; the only change I (thought I) made was linking "Literature" in the first line. The only thing I can think of is that the article didn't fully load and so I when I saved it, I edited that out by omission. Anyways, I re-linked that word, and this time the rest of the article came out unscathed. [[User:Sven Manguard|<span style="color:#207004;">'''<big>S</big>ven&nbsp;<big>M</big>anguard'''</span>]]&nbsp;[[User talk:Sven Manguard|<small><span style="color:#F0A804;">'''Wha?'''</span></small>]] 05:15, 2 February 2014 (UTC)

== [[Druid (database designer)]] ==

That page is for a defunct open-source project (last commits back in 2006), and should be deleted as you noted -- thanks for that. At the least, the contents should be changed to note that it is an inactive project. I can do the latter editing, but I'd rather see that page go. [[User:Textractor|Textractor]] ([[User talk:Textractor|talk]]) 19:11, 12 February 2014 (UTC)

::Hi, I sometimes go through the category listings for various software types looking at the stub articles and tagging those that have questionable notability and/or no references. Druid was one of those articles. When I remember, I check back 6 months to a year later, and propose deletion at that time if the tags are still in place and no improvements have been made. So, I personally would give it a few months to see if someone takes an interest or makes an improvement, but that is just my habit - I have no objection if you want to go ahead and propose deletion now.[[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 22:25, 12 February 2014 (UTC)
==Happy Michaelmas==
Happy Michaelmas to you too, and may the Archangel Michael bless you and keep you from the forces of Satan! I would also like to open this to a larger discussion. Canvassing sympathetic editors is a Wikipedia no-no, for one thing. And it's quite plain to me that the article just awful. I have never heard of anyone asking for time to complete an article on Wikipedia (when I was an editor, authors used to ask it of me all the time, but they were being paid for their work and they were genuine writers). Have you ever filed a conflict resolution?  I have never done it before. Can you do it? I'll back you up. I'm certain when objective eyes see the article they will agree with us, unless standards of good writing have gone completely to hell. [[User:Chisme|Chisme]] ([[User talk:Chisme|talk]]) 22:04, 22 February 2014 (UTC)
::I haven't filed a conflict resolution, but have participated in them, and am fine with filing one. It will probably take me a a day or two to get the relevant content together.[[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 22:47, 22 February 2014 (UTC)
:::Thank you for writing the Dispute Resolution. I think you stated it well. I have nothing to add. I'll watch how it turns out. [[User:Chisme|Chisme]] ([[User talk:Chisme|talk]]) 17:58, 25 February 2014 (UTC)
::::Nothing came of our efforts to make [[V.S. Naipaul]] readable. Oh well. The article reads like a 19th Century catechism for the teaching of children. I can't imagine anyone plowing through it. When the owner relinquishes control, I'll make a stab at copy editing it. But I have a feeling he will resent every change I suggest or make. [[User:Chisme|Chisme]] ([[User talk:Chisme|talk]]) 18:13, 4 March 2014 (UTC)

== timeline of psychology ==

Please do not remove article improvements that are explained in the talk section whilst telling the editor to look at the talk page. You should read the talk page before making such changes. [[Special:Contributions/86.50.88.16|86.50.88.16]] ([[User talk:86.50.88.16|talk]]) 13:45, 22 May 2014 (UTC)

::I did read the talk page, [[Talk:Timeline of psychology]] and as I have now replied there, stating an opinion without citing wikipedia policy or waiting for other editors is not a discussion. I suggest you wait for other input and not engage in repeated reverts until that discussion concludes. [[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 13:56, 22 May 2014 (UTC)

== Move discussion needs community input ==


[[File:Farm-Fresh eye.png|15px|link=|alt=]] You are invited to join the discussion at [[Talk:CMD.EXE#Move request – CMD.EXE to Cmd.exe]].  Thanks. [[User:FleetCommand|Fleet Command]] ([[User talk:FleetCommand|talk]]) 08:20, 2 August 2014 (UTC)<!--Template:Please see-->

== Help me please ==

{{Help-me-helped}}

Could you possibly review these articles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabin_(font) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lato_(font) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irregularis? Are there any major differences between them and my suggested articles [[Eyadish]] or [[Sherbrooke (typeface)|Sherbrooke]]?

Thank you so much for your highly appreciated cooperation.

[[User:Eyadnalsamman|Eyadnalsamman]] ([[User talk:Eyadnalsamman|talk]]) 21:04, 12 September 2014 (UTC)

::Hi, there does not appear to be a major difference between those articles and yours. Unfortunately, though, that means those articles should also be tagged for notability, and potentially subject to afd deletion. I'm not aware of a specific guideline for font/typeface articles, but the general notability guideline [[WP:GNG]] is key here - in essence, for almost all subjects, you need 'significant coverage in reliable sources' independent of the subject. If you can find books or articles covering your fonts, either on the web or in print, point them out in the afd. If no such coverage exists, the articles are likely to be deleted. If you are able to find [[WP:RS]] coverage at some point in the future, you can ask to have the articles restored/recreated.[[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 22:27, 12 September 2014 (UTC)

==SF== 
* [[Wikipedia:Meetup/San_Francisco]] cheers, -- [[user:phoebe|phoebe]] / <small>([[user_talk:phoebe|talk to me]])</small> 20:48, 11 October 2014 (UTC)
== A page you started (Mary Beckett) has been reviewed! ==

Thanks for creating [[Mary Beckett]], Dialectric! 

Wikipedia editor [[User:Kmccook|Kmccook]] just reviewed your page, and wrote this note for you:

<blockquote>Would like to see this expanded with more references.</blockquote>

To reply, leave a comment on Kmccook's  [[User talk:Kmccook|talk page]].

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== Global account ==

Hi Dialectric! As a [[:m:Stewards|Steward]] I'm involved in the upcoming [[:m:Help:Unified login|unification]] of all accounts organized by the Wikimedia Foundation (see [[:m:Single User Login finalisation announcement]]). By looking at [[Special:CentralAuth/Dialectric|your account]], I realized that you don't have a global account yet. In order to secure your name, I recommend you to create such account on your own by submitting your password on [[Special:MergeAccount]] and unifying your local accounts. If you have any problems with doing that or further questions, please don't hesitate to contact me on my [[User talk:DerHexer|talk page]]. Cheers, —[[User:DerHexer|DerHexer]]&nbsp;<small>[[User talk:DerHexer|(Talk)]]</small> 11:54, 18 January 2015 (UTC)

== Social Engineering ==

I want to say that the rest of the websites in that section are very similar to mine. For example social-engineer.org  <small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/178.23.219.8|178.23.219.8]] ([[User talk:178.23.219.8|talk]]) 20:00, 26 February 2015 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned IP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
::The [[Social Engineering]] page may well have other links that don't meet [[WP:EL]], and those should be removed as well. I will take a look soon.[[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 20:03, 26 February 2015 (UTC)

== Lack Citations Tag ==

Hi there,
This page [[Mehfil Magazine]] was created in 2008. You marked it as having no citations. The creator of this page tried added some citations and references and I cleaned them up according to my best knowledge. Now can you please take a look at the page and see if it still lacks citations and references.
Thanks and Regards.  <small><span class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:SteveMattu|SteveMattu]] ([[User talk:SteveMattu|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/SteveMattu|contribs]]) 17:37, 27 February 2015 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== Dead link tags ==

I see your adding a lot of dead link tags. Are you familiar with Internet Archive's [[Wayback Machine]]? Most dead links can be found there. There are two methods. If it's an External link, use the {{tl|wayback}} template. If it's a citation, use the built-in cite feature "|archiveurl=" and "|archivedate=". Thanks for working to improve Wikipedia. -- [[User:Green Cardamom|<span style="color:#006A4E;">'''Green'''</span>]][[User_talk:Green Cardamom|<span style="color:#009933;">'''C'''</span>]] 14:53, 4 March 2015 (UTC)

== MEDRS ==

I'm curious about [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Petrarchan47&curid=31897591&diff=654145820&oldid=654143121 this].  How do you see MEDRS being overextended? if you care to discuss with me,  that is. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 07:52, 30 March 2015 (UTC)

==Talkback==
{{talkback|Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/CutePDF|ts=20:57, 14 April 2015 (UTC)}}
Request to revisit the discussion. <span class="smallcaps" style="font-variant:small-caps;">[[User:Northamerica1000|North America]]<sup>[[User talk:Northamerica1000|<span style="font-size:x-small;">1000</span>]]</sup></span> 20:57, 14 April 2015 (UTC)

== picking up conversation at SageRad ==

I read your reply there... but your original comment was written to him, about his experience, which has mostly been with me. Yuor response was kind of tangential to that. I asked you before here, and you chose not to answer then. I'll ask you  again - if you have some issues with my editing, I would be glad to hear about that from you, straight and clear, and would be happy to discuss. thanks.  [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 17:26, 5 May 2015 (UTC)

::You asked before about my views on MEDRS, not about your editing. I did not and do not think MEDRS implementation would be a productive conversation to have here. I try to focus on editing articles and to avoid long talk page discussions and noticeboards whenever possible.

::I do not have an issue with your article editing. I recognize your efforts to improve the sourcing on ag / agchem articles. I have been concerned in the past with your talk page treatment of some new editors on these articles, which I saw as too harsh. I think your communication with SageRad was reasonable. We appear to have differing opinions on when peer-reviewed primary sources should be used, but that is about the relevant policies and lack thereof, not about you.[[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 18:11, 5 May 2015 (UTC)
::: thanks very much for replying - i appreciate you taking the time.  thanks for the feedback. if there is more that you  want to say at any point, i am open to hearing that. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 19:23, 5 May 2015 (UTC)

==FTN archive==

Hi,

The auto-archiving only works when there is a proper timestamp. There is a bug in the code for when the unsigned-bot puts a timestamp in the section and that remains the only timestamp. The archiving is supposed to be done every 12 days and that particular section is more than a month old.

Cheers,
[[User:I9Q79oL78KiL0QTFHgyc|jps]] ([[User talk:I9Q79oL78KiL0QTFHgyc|talk]]) 21:03, 21 May 2015 (UTC)

::Thanks, I will keep that in mind in the future.[[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 21:04, 21 May 2015 (UTC)

== Some Assistance Please  ==

Hi, {{ul|Dialectric}}.  I noticed you had done some work on the Equifax page in the past.  Thought you might have a general interest in the area and was wondering if you would consider helping out with some requested edits on the [[TransUnion]] article. I have a WP:COI. Need someone to look the edits I have posted on the talk page and review for consideration.  All of them may not work, but wanted to offer them up.  Appreciate any assistance you can provide. Thx! [[User:SusanChana|SusanChana]] ([[User talk:SusanChana|talk]]) 01:27, 22 May 2015 (UTC)

== Some Assistance Please  ==

Hi, {{ul|Dialectric}}.Reaching out to you to see if you might offer some assistance.  Because of a WP:COI I am unable to make some needed updates to the [[TransUnion]] article. I noticed that you have been active on the [[Equifax]] article and was wondering if you might consider reviewing some suggestions I posted on the [[TransUnion]]Talk page.  I am happy to do the work to add in the info if that works best for you, but need to have someone else take a look to be sure all is ok. Appreciate any assistance you can provide. Thanks!  [[User:SusanChana|SusanChana]] ([[User talk:SusanChana|talk]]) 14:44, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

::I do not currently have time to work on this.[[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 20:47, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

:::Appreciate you getting back to me. Thx anyway![[User:SusanChana|SusanChana]] ([[User talk:SusanChana|talk]]) 21:58, 4 June 2015 (UTC)

== Interesting ==

Hi Dialectric,

I didn't want to further confuse the thread so thought I'd leave this here. You have my full permission to open a new thread with the revert of my edits, and the two (interesting) links to past 'discussions'. The reason I wanted to write this is so that progress isn't impeded by my schedule and energy level. It might be easier for me to participate once the thread is opened, and on the off chance you have the extra time and energy, please feel very free to do that.  '''<span style="text-shadow:7px 7px 8px  #B8B8B8;">[[User:Petrarchan47|<span style="color:#A0A0A0;">petrarchan47</span>]][[User talk:Petrarchan47|<span style="color:deeppink;">คุ</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Petrarchan47|<span style="color:orangered;">ก</span>]]</span>''' 03:34, 3 June 2015 (UTC)
:If not, I'll get to it soonish. Thanks,  '''<span style="text-shadow:7px 7px 8px  #B8B8B8;">[[User:Petrarchan47|<span style="color:#A0A0A0;">petrarchan47</span>]][[User talk:Petrarchan47|<span style="color:deeppink;">คุ</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Petrarchan47|<span style="color:orangered;">ก</span>]]</span>''' 21:50, 3 June 2015 (UTC)
::I've started the section on public perception. I plan on looking for a few more relevant examples from other articles tomorrow. [[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 01:34, 4 June 2015 (UTC)

== Proposed deletion of Bullit (drink) ==

No objection.  I seem to recall that my original article originated as a redirect from a redlink of <code>Bullit</code> which I took to be a mis-spelling of the film title ''[[Bullitt]].'' - [[User:Scott Sanchez|knoodelhed]] ([[User talk:Scott Sanchez|talk]]) 11:57, 26 June 2015 (UTC)

== Deletion of the article on M-150 ==

Hi, just to let you know I reverted your deletion and upgraded the article. You'll find all the info on the new [[M-150 (energy drink)]] article and its talk page. Thanks for taking time to clean up the drinks category but please look out for the so-called "systematic bias" against products from regions outside your usual scope. You actually deleted what is probably the first or second most popular energy drink in South-East Asia and the most consumed energy drink in Thailand, which also happens to be the place where this very notable product category was created and the place where consumption patterns are the highest in the world. Good thing I had this on my watchlist and starting recontributing on the Wikipedia this week after years of absence!
[[User:Rdavout|Rdavout]] ([[User talk:Rdavout|talk]]) 12:49, 27 June 2015 (UTC)

::Thanks for taking the time to contribute sources to the article. Popularity and sales figures aren't in themselves sufficient to establish notability, so I do not think my redirecting of the unreferenced article was biased. Wikipedia has grown much more focused on reliable sources over the last few years, and product articles lacking independent references are likely to be redirected or nominated for deletion regardless of the country of origin or raw sales data.[[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 06:46, 28 June 2015 (UTC)

== [[Weegee]] ==

Please stop marking links as "dead" without performing a due diligence search to see if the link is still alike at a slightly different address.  You did this twice on [[Weegee]], and less than a minute's time spent on a Google search found the new links.  Just slapping on a "dead link" tag is not helpful to the encyclopedia. [[User:Beyond My Ken|BMK]] ([[User talk:Beyond My Ken|talk]]) 23:28, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
:fwiw I appreciate that Dialectric takes the time to test links and I don't mind going behind him/her fixing links in articles I watch. everybody does a bit. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 23:56, 11 August 2015 (UTC)
::If you feel so strongly, BMK, you should work to get your views reflected in WP policy. Currently there is no official policy regarding an obligation to look up deadlinks. I agree that searching for a new link is better than tagging deadlinks, but disagree with your view that such tags are not a contribution to the encyclopedia. Some users have limited bandwidth speed and/or data caps, and visiting offwiki websites to hunt down links is not always feasible.[[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 02:11, 12 August 2015 (UTC)
:::I don't really give a damn if there's an "official policy" specifically about it or not, it falls under the category of being "collaborative and collegial." What you're doing is the equivalent of drive-by tagging, leaving the work for other people to do. It's rude, and you shouldn't do it. [[User:Beyond My Ken|BMK]] ([[User talk:Beyond My Ken|talk]]) 01:01, 17 August 2015 (UTC)
::::Check out [[WP:DEADREF]]: <blockquote>'''Dead links should be repaired or replaced if possible.'''</blockquote> Just establishing that a link is dead is not enough. [[User:Beyond My Ken|BMK]] ([[User talk:Beyond My Ken|talk]]) 01:10, 17 August 2015 (UTC)
:::::Feel free to attempt to bring admin action against me if you think you are supported by policy. Otherwise, do not comment on this issue on my talk page again. Profanity is unconstructive and unnecessary. Also, your understanding of [[WP:DRIVEBYTAGGING]] differs from the wikipedia definition. That section refers to "confusing or ambiguous tags" and "non-obvious problems". Deadlink tags are unambiguous. [[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 02:03, 17 August 2015 (UTC)

== Redirects ==

Dialectric, the redirects you are making require discussion. There is an ongoing discussion at [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Dungeons & Dragons]]; I invite you to participate. [[User:FreeKnowledgeCreator|FreeKnowledgeCreator]] ([[User talk:FreeKnowledgeCreator|talk]]) 01:39, 28 August 2015 (UTC)
::I've replied there.[[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 01:46, 28 August 2015 (UTC)

== Misrepresenting editors ==

This is just a reminder not to make false statements about editors, especially on noticeboards as you did [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Edit_warring&diff=678862360&oldid=678861102 here]. I only made two reverts at the article today as already explained at the noticeboard. If you are not aware, a series of continuous edits represents one revert, not multiple per [[WP:3RR]]. Please be careful about this in the future. [[User:Kingofaces43|Kingofaces43]] ([[User talk:Kingofaces43|talk]]) 03:08, 1 September 2015 (UTC)

:I've struck part of my statement. I still think page protection was in order as this was clearly an edit war even if it did not technically hit 3rr.[[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 03:21, 1 September 2015 (UTC)
::Thanks. As I mentioned on the board, the content dispute ended, so I'm fine with page protection or not. Hopefully it does slow things down a bit for awhile. [[User:Kingofaces43|Kingofaces43]] ([[User talk:Kingofaces43|talk]]) 03:28, 1 September 2015 (UTC)

== ArbCom: You may be interested ==

Hello, based on past interactions at [[Glyphosate]] and elsewhere, I thought you might be interested in the current [[Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case|ArbCom]] case. The Arbitration Committee is currently inviting comments from any parties that have past experience with the topics, or persons, involved. [[User:Jtrevor99|Jtrevor99]] ([[User talk:Jtrevor99|talk]]) 22:39, 14 September 2015 (UTC)

:Yes, I am following the current Arbcom case. It looks like Arbcom will take the case, and depending on the scope they determine, I may decide to comment in the evidence section as a somewhat-involved editor.[[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 22:42, 14 September 2015 (UTC)

== Kevin Folta/Steve Novella/"Science communicator" ==

Hey, I saw your edit, which was consequently reversed: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kevin_Folta&type=revision&diff=681124726&oldid=681111469

I'm not the only one who disagrees with your reasoning. At the most, "Science communicator" should be added to Novella's WP article. The hurdle is quite low. Be an expert in science and communicate about that with the public. Novella has a blog, appears on other websites, on TV and radio, and the main topic is always science and explaining its principles. He's also created coursework for laypeople on skepticism and science. The shoe fits. --[[Special:Contributions/2A02:8070:8883:CA00:20E9:98C2:7B69:41CF|2A02:8070:8883:CA00:20E9:98C2:7B69:41CF]] ([[User talk:2A02:8070:8883:CA00:20E9:98C2:7B69:41CF|talk]]) 11:09, 15 September 2015 (UTC)

::I am still skeptical about the use of the term "Science communicator" in this context, but don't plan to edit the Folta article further except  possibly on the talk page. The descriptor seems like puffery used to enhance the stature of the source. Novella's public communication mostly falls into two categories, neuroscience, and debunking fraudulent medicine. He has done no apparent professional work, and very little communication, in the areas of agricultural science or research funding which would be relevant to the Folta issue.[[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 14:43, 15 September 2015 (UTC)

::: "Science communicator" isn't much of a quality statement. "Puffery" comes with the territory. And then: you yourself have just described him as a science communicator in two areas, "neuroscience" and "debunking of fraudulent medicine". The last part is where I see intersections between Folta and Novella. See Folta's work in debunking (fraudulent) claims by e.g. "The Food Babe" and others. Don't get me wrong, I'm trying to understand your reasoning here, maybe you regard "science communicator" much higher than I do. --[[Special:Contributions/2A02:8070:8883:CA00:20E9:98C2:7B69:41CF|2A02:8070:8883:CA00:20E9:98C2:7B69:41CF]] ([[User talk:2A02:8070:8883:CA00:20E9:98C2:7B69:41CF|talk]]) 18:40, 15 September 2015 (UTC)

== Stratford For Benefit Status ==

I responded to your question on the Stratford University Talk Page. I believe that the for-profit should be eliminated in view of the for-benefit status. There are only a few schools that are for benefit. Perhaps we should created a separate category for them.  <small><span class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:VirginiaTechGuy|VirginiaTechGuy]] ([[User talk:VirginiaTechGuy|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/VirginiaTechGuy|contribs]]) 18:23, 14 October 2015 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
::Thanks for replying. I have continued the discussion on the Stratford University Talk Page. [[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 01:32, 15 October 2015 (UTC)

== Thanks. ==

I usually prepare those sort of template reports in notepad and guess I pasted a diff in the wrong bit. [[User:Only in death|Only in death does duty end]] ([[User talk:Only in death|talk]]) 16:33, 18 December 2015 (UTC)

== Linking to french wikipedia ==

Hi Dialectric

I think you did added the inline links to the French wikipedia, but it can be difficult to follow the edits sometimes. If I am mistaken I offer my apologies in advance and you can ignore the rest. I turned them into red links with this edit.[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gilles-%C3%89ric_S%C3%A9ralini&type=revision&diff=696411193&oldid=696410769] My main concern is confusion, most people expect to go to the English version and may think something is wrong if the end up at the French one. I also am not sure how useful it is as most people reading this website probably don't know a lot of french. Red links can encourage article creation (or so I have been told I have no evidence for this) so I thought that might be a better option. Feel free to revert if you disagree, [[User:Aircorn|AIR<span style="color:green;">'''''corn'''''</span>]]&nbsp;[[User talk:Aircorn|(talk)]] 23:48, 22 December 2015 (UTC)

::I added one french wikipedia link. The others were already there. [[Help:Interlanguage links]] doesn't clarify whether redlinks or foreign language links are preferred, but it does offer a third option, the redlink followed by a (fr) external link, which in my opinion would provide readers with the most information. [[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 23:55, 22 December 2015 (UTC)

:::That sounds perfect. [[User:Aircorn|AIR<span style="color:green;">'''''corn'''''</span>]]&nbsp;[[User talk:Aircorn|(talk)]] 00:01, 23 December 2015 (UTC)

== Help ==

My question relates to whether it might be asking a page for deletion by substafd but note that in the discussions in person you write it or copy it when you write it here. 
I hope that you as a perennial users with good reputation would have a greater chance for successful completion substafd process and permanently delete a page than I. Only my request that you personally write a comment for deletion and do not write that I'm suggesting that you do anything. If you can not accept this and I'll write the name of items for deletion. 
I remind you that I urge you to personally put a comment for deletion and there is absolutely no mention of my account. I hope you set up a [[Tornik (peak)|page]] on the discussion to delete because of this my remarks.  I remind you that I want to stay completely anonymous for various reasons. I'm asking you to act like you're asked to delete the item without anyone's suggestions. [[User:Randysokofelet|Randysokofelet]] ([[User talk:Randysokofelet|talk]]) 00:24, 2 January 2016 (UTC)

::This is a confusing request. Wikipedia is already quite anonymous for users who choose not to reveal personal information, and I am not aware of anything that prevents newer accounts from filing afd entries. I see no reason to assist a new user in filing afds beyond clarifying steps in the process that may be difficult to understand. [[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 01:35, 2 January 2016 (UTC)
I request you to ask for the deletion [[Tornik (peak)|page]] via AFD or to personally write the comment and the reason for removal. Not at all mentioning my account. The reason for deleting this and feel free to copy it as a comment.  
Tornik is part of [[Zlatibor]] mountain and not any particular part.There are peaks such as Čigota,small Tornik,Ljuljaš,Tornik...Height top of Tornik not 1502 meters and it is one of the reasons why the page is applied to erase. Height Tornik is not over 2000 meters and it is the norm of high peaks that are supposed to have their own page in relation to the mountains where they are located. In the case of [[List of mountains in Serbia|Serbian mountains]], all the peaks over 2,000 meters have their own special pages such as [[Pogled]],[[Pančić's Peak]],,[[Midžor]]...Tornik is much lower and it is not necessary to allocate a special page of the page  [[Zlatibor]]. I have therefore submitted an application for deleting pages Tornik. I hope I have your support in deleting unnecessary and redundant pages Tornik. Simply existent page [[Zlatibor]] that mentions enhancing the offer is enough. Ok? [[User:Randysokofelet|Randysokofelet]] ([[User talk:Randysokofelet|talk]]) 03:40, 2 January 2016 (UTC)
:Randysokofelet is an [[WP:DUCK|obvious]] sockpuppet of a user who has been repeatedly socking, over and over, in this odd campaign to delete articles about Serbian mountains. - [[User:The Bushranger|The Bushranger]] <sub>[[User talk:The Bushranger|<span style="color:maroon;">One ping only</span>]]</sub> 22:57, 6 January 2016 (UTC)


== Thanks for the advice and appreciation== 

Hi [[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]]
I apologize if i did anything wrong, and i will look into the wikipedia policies to make sure that mistakes will not be repeated. Thanks for guiding me!

[[User:Vijaitrk|Vijaitrk]] ([[User talk:Vijaitrk|talk]]) 05:31, 7 January 2016 (UTC)

== Apologies to The Article International Academy for Genealogical and Heraldic Studies ==

Dialectric, 

I would like to convoy my sincere apologies to the mistakes I made in Approving the page International Academy for Genealogical and Heraldic Studies. I hope you do not take this into a further matter. 

Yours Truly

::Denver20, please sign your comment. We all make mistakes and I am not looking to punish you for approving the page, but before you approve more pages, I suggest you work on your understanding of policies, particularly the notability policy [[WP:N]]. Just reading WP:N probably isn't enough. If you participate in 'articles for deletion' for a few weeks or months, you will see what policy-based arguments are routinely made to keep or delete articles. These will be very similar to the arguments that should be raised in approving new pages, as non-notable pages will often go straight to afd. Another issue is that I see other editors have undone at least one of your speedy deletion attempts for not meeting the criteria you chose. You should reread the criteria for each speedy deletion type carefully before making further speedy nominations. Some articles are not eligible for speedy deletion for a variety of reasons. [[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 17:26, 26 January 2016 (UTC)

== [[Alice (Avril Lavigne song)]] ==

Can you check others which are not a [[WP:RS]] (if publisher/work has a red wikilink). [[Special:Contributions/183.171.179.75|183.171.179.75]] ([[User talk:183.171.179.75|talk]]) 14:36, 31 January 2016 (UTC)

::I don't understand the question, and as far as I can tell I have never edited the article 'Alice (Avril Lavigne song)'. Can you clarify what you are looking for here?[[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 16:44, 22 February 2016 (UTC)

== [[Sugar beet]] ==

Hello. Statistics of 2014 - Save the table the first time you open this page, then it is blocked. - : France number 1, Russia 2 : http://www.statista.com/statistics/264670/top-sugar-beet-producers-worldwide-by-volume/ [[fr:Utilisateur:L'amateur d'aéroplanes]] 07:34, 20 February 2016 (UTC)

::If you have paywall access to the site, can you provide the source(s) statistica is using for their graph?[[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 16:50, 22 February 2016 (UTC)

== Thanks for the tip  ==

I used your recommendation for using [[Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons/Noticeboard]] and it is appreciated.[[User:Timpicerilo|Timpicerilo]] ([[User talk:Timpicerilo|talk]]) 02:31, 2 April 2016 (UTC)

== Notice of Discussion of Rules for RfC on GMO food safety ==

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== JobScheduler ==
Hello,
You marked the [[JobScheduler]] article as requiring citations. I've updated the article and added citations and other references and posted a request for a review on the talk page. I'm posting here to ask if you'd follow up your tagging.
Thanks in advance. 
[[User:A-Amos|A-Amos]] ([[User talk:A-Amos|talk]]) 08:09, 1 June 2016 (UTC)

::Thanks for working to add citations to the article. While I see you have added quite a few, it looks to me like only 1 source,  the 'Magic Quadrant for Workload Automation. Stamford: Gartner, Inc.' ref, is independent [[WP:RS]] coverage. To firmly establish notability, it is best to have at least 2 RS sources with significant independent coverage.[[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 14:21, 20 June 2016 (UTC)

==Deletions== 

Before dismissing them, I would really appreciate it if you would take a look at the citations on which I based my edits in that section, because the Mateen incident has garnered substantial scrutiny not only for G4S's personnel practices, but the security industry's licensing and hiring practices as a whole. You might also find it interesting to review for context, if you have the time, the 70-odd edits to the [[GEO Group]] article (almost entirely deletions of material not favorable to GEO) by Niteshift in the last four years. GEO was spun off from G4S 13 years ago after it had purchased Wackenhut, probably because the youth prison component in particular was so troubled. Niteshift has also restored erroneous text that I'd corrected in other sections of the G4S Secure Solutions article, as I noted on the TALK page, as well as restoring very poorly written text that I'd edited. In 2012, shortly before Niteshift started editing that article, GEO employees Abraham Cohen and its spokesperson Pablo Paez, had been caught making extensive edits of material that was negative towards GEO's bottom line, replacing it with the corporation's promotional boiler plate. Thanks. [[User:Activist|Activist]] ([[User talk:Activist|talk]]) 16:38, 27 June 2016 (UTC)

:Activist, I will take a look at the cites. The issue has now been raised on a dispute resolution noticeboard so hopefully we will get more eyes on the article.[[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 22:19, 27 June 2016 (UTC)

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== [[Horizon Organic]] ==

Hi-

I noticed that you had been involved in working on some of the more controversial content on the [[Horizon Organic]] article.  On your last edit it looks like you had removed one lawsuit that was dismissed but left the rest of the paragraph intact.  I noticed that another user ([[User_talk:Freeyourtime|Freeyourtime]]) has since completely removed this paragraph.  The user has made reference to "information provided by competitors" in their edit comments, inserted wording into the article such as "'''we''' introduced our first line of organic milk", and their talk page also has a 'conflict of interest' message regarding the article.  It is my belief that this removed content should be restored (I would like to restore the removed information under the 'History' section as seen here: [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Horizon_Organic&type=revision&diff=667678738&oldid=654293346]).  However I just wanted to get your input first as I think you are much more familiar with the situation than I am.

Thanks!  [[User:Aka042|Aka042]] ([[User talk:Aka042|talk]]) 15:37, 7 July 2016 (UTC)

:The information you are hoping to restore is already in the article. See the diff comparison: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Horizon_Organic&diff=cur&oldid=654293346. It has been slightly rearranged but is all there. Freeyourtime's major edits were all reverted by other editors, and he hasn't made any changes in months.[[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 16:31, 7 July 2016 (UTC)

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for the "strange and interesting topics worth exploring" on your user page. I'm enjoying reading these fascinating topics. Best, [[User:IjonTichyIjonTichy|Ijon Tichy ]] ([[User talk:IjonTichyIjonTichy|talk]]) 21:00, 24 November 2016 (UTC)

== [[Marcel Wissenburg]] ==

I'm just wondering... Do you think I should be more pissed off about the fact you're edit warring with me contrary to the [[WP:BRD|bold, revert, discuss]] cycle, that you're plastering stupid banners on articles that don't need them rather than trying to improve the article, or the fact that you literally chose the ''wrong'' big stupid obnoxious banner given your stated concern? If you want to add sources to the article, be my guest. If you want to put banners on pages, do it in your own bloody userspace. [[User:J Milburn|Josh Milburn]] ([[User talk:J Milburn|talk]]) 03:46, 4 March 2017 (UTC)

::Both banners are accurate. BLPs, like all articles, should have independent references. www.wissenburg.org, the only reference currently used in the article, is not independent. Using terms like 'stupid' and 'obnoxious' is not constructive.[[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 04:02, 4 March 2017 (UTC)

:::I didn't say they weren't (or were) accurate, I said they weren't needed. And I said you were edit warring, which you've chosen to ignore. Instead, you want to patronise me and chastise me for using the word "obnoxious". Well- thanks. I'm sure Wikipedia is a better place for it... [[User:J Milburn|Josh Milburn]] ([[User talk:J Milburn|talk]]) 04:17, 4 March 2017 (UTC)
::::I've removed the page from my watchlist. Please tag it to your heart's content. I don't have the time or the energy for this nonsense. (Please feel free to replace the word "nonsense" with something more ''constructive'', if you feel so inclined.) [[User:J Milburn|Josh Milburn]] ([[User talk:J Milburn|talk]]) 04:19, 4 March 2017 (UTC)

== Had a laugh ==

Found out about a healthy form of agriculture today, and, throwing caution to the wind, explored Wikipedia's article about it. Unsurprisingly, the 'WP powers that be' were already on to it, and have used the article space to make fun of the process. But I was pleased to see you there, giving it a go, albeit quickly hammered down by the usual suspects. Wikipedia is a laughing stock at this point. People see it as no more reliable or respectable than Bezo's CIA-funded blog, the Washington Post. 

Thanks for the smile,  '''<span style="text-shadow:7px 7px 8px  #B8B8B8;">[[User:Petrarchan47|<span style="color:#A0A0A0;">petrarchan47</span>]][[User talk:Petrarchan47|<span style="color:deeppink;">คุ</span>]][[Special:Contributions/Petrarchan47|<span style="color:orangered;">ก</span>]]</span>''' 22:13, 10 March 2017 (UTC)

::I have never thought much of Bezos but the Washington Post’s Radley Balko has some excellent stories on flaws in policing and criminal justice in the US.[[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 21:36, 12 March 2017 (UTC)

== Criticism section  ==

Hello, I removed that section of the Avanade entry as the source is not available any longer and it was over 9 years ago. Please tell why you think it should remain.  <!-- Template:Unsigned --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:MediaResearcher|MediaResearcher]] ([[User talk:MediaResearcher#top|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/MediaResearcher|contribs]]) 16:38, 17 April 2017 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

:A reference should not be dismissed just because of a deadlink. You can tag it as a deadlink and/or search internet archives. We have many company articles that have referenced content about notable issues that occured 9+ years ago. You may argue that the inclusion gives [[WP:UNDUE]] weight to this specific issue, but that is a subject for discussion prior to removal.[[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 19:03, 17 April 2017 (UTC)

== Organic Pesticides ==

Hi Dialectric, thanks for your concern over my user name. I can assure you that it is not offensive if you take no offense. I welcome your assault on truth and health and will continue to fix the page on Organic Certification no matter what you do. It is my sole mission in life to prevent me and those around me from being poisoned by whoever the fuck you work for. That "fuck" is also not offensive.<!-- Template:Unsigned --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Wokethefuckupyesterday|Wokethefuckupyesterday]] ([[User talk:Wokethefuckupyesterday#top|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Wokethefuckupyesterday|contribs]]) 13:25, June 21, 2017 (UTC)</small>

::The issue is sourcing. Wikipedia requires references for content, and scientific and health content typically uses more specific [[WP:SCIRS]] and [[WP:MEDRS]] sources. Content without proper sourcing, particularly in areas of controversy, will likely be removed. Comments suggesting that others are editing on behalf of their employer are not constructive and could get you blocked. See [[WP:ASPERSIONS]]. [[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 20:35, 21 June 2017 (UTC)

== projectauditors.com link spam ==

Hi, I wanted to thank you for {{diff2|802736007|spotting and removing}} a bit of linkspam posted by [[Special:Contributions/68.4.165.14|68.4.165.14]]. I tidied up that user's other linkspam edits. However, there are still [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=projectauditors.com&title=Special%3ASearch&fulltext=Search several more links to that website] in Wikipedia. Most of these seem to have been added by [[Special:Contributions/70.187.136.20|70.187.136.20]]. Any advice on how best to handle them? Please [[WP:PING]] me in your reply. Thanks, [[User:Zazpot|zazpot]] ([[User talk:Zazpot|talk]]) 20:11, 1 October 2017 (UTC)

::Hi, if multiple editors/IPs have recently been adding the link across a range of articles, one option would be to propose adding the site to the [[Wikipedia:Spam blacklist]]. If there haven't been many recent additions, or they are coming from only 1 or 2 IPs, the reviewers at that page may not be willing to add it at this time.[[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 00:26, 2 October 2017 (UTC)

==Discussion at [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/SlimPup Linux (2nd nomination)]]==
[[File:Farm-Fresh eye.png|15px|link=|alt=]]You are invited to join the discussion at [[Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/SlimPup Linux (2nd nomination)]].  - '''[[User:Champion|<big>C</big><small>HAMPION</small>]]''' <sup>([[User_talk:Champion#Top|talk]]) ([[Special:Contributions/Champion|contributions]]) ([[Special:Logs/Champion|logs]]) </sup> 23:44, 6 November 2017 (UTC)<!-- [[Template:Please see]] -->

== Ice Screamers ==

You placed a non-notable tag on [[Ice Screamers]] two weeks ago. (It is obviously not notable.) I have nominated it for deletion. You are cordially invited to contribute your views. [[User:The Tortfeasor|The Tortfeasor]] ([[User talk:The Tortfeasor|talk]]) 07:26, 17 November 2017 (UTC)

== [[Odyssey: Pepsi to Apple]] ==

I've added links to three reviews. Think it may be enough to remove notability tag? --<sub style="border:1px solid #228B22;padding:1px;">[[User:Piotrus|Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus]]&#124;[[User talk:Piotrus|<span style="color:#7CFC00;background:#006400;"> reply here</span>]]</sub> 16:45, 2 January 2018 (UTC)

::Thank you for tracking down some RS sourcing. It looks like the article has at least 2 RS refs with significant independent coverage now - that meets the notability criteria that is often raised at AFD, so removing the tag makes sense.[[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 20:21, 2 January 2018 (UTC)

== Electro Spanish KR == 

Dear Dialectric, this is Guitarhistory writing.  I'm hoping we can discuss a section you have deleted twice. Upon your first deletion, the content had been listed on the section for half of a year with no issues or concern.  Your stated reason for deletion: "comparison with global population is not a widely used metric for establishing rarity"; this is your personal opinion which I can respect.  However, the sources and information referenced to gather & compute this data are valid, verifiable & can to be referenced.  You're deleting subject matter based upon your personal opinion.  It took a lot of time & calculation to compile that data.  I assume you can respect the frustration on my end, by your decision to simply delete a section without providing an alternate method to express rarity.  For your reference; I am a professional Musical Instrument historian; my writing(s) & statistical data have been used & reference by NYC's MET & several international institutions.  Might I request a solution to this issue & request an alternate method for a metric to establish rarity?  The data I used to provide the "rarity" example was information gathered from both Rickenbacker & United Nations.  As an FYI, according to Merriam-Webster, the definition of "Rare" is expresses as "seldom occurring or found".  [[User:Guitarhistory|Guitarhistory]] ([[User talk:Guitarhistory|talk]]) 17:08, 8 May 2018 (UTC) Guitarhistory

::My removals were based on established wikipdia style and guidelines, not personal opinion. Find a source that specifically describes Electro Spanish KR as rare and cite that. If that source makes use of some metrics of rarity, those metrics can be quoted in the article. [[Stradivarius]] or other rare instrument articles might be helpful as a guide. [[Wikipedia:Expert editors]] are an asset to wikipedia, so feel free to list your credentials on your user page, but wikipedia’s style prevails over individual expert’s personal writing style.[[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 19:12, 8 May 2018 (UTC)

== Syed Mokhtar Albukhary page ==

Noticed that you made a change. Sources cited are not mainstream news papers, articles cited were also not relevant to the discussion and furthermore not directly linked to the living person in mention.

Opening statement - where the subject was mentioned as a major gripe is also uncited.

I would suggest to move these controversies to cover the actual companies that they are talking about.  <!-- Template:Unsigned --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Pahangbarat|Pahangbarat]] ([[User talk:Pahangbarat#top|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Pahangbarat|contribs]]) 11:28, 28 June 2018 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== Sarah Jeong DR ==

Hello, I have brought the unfruitful Sarah Jeong discussion to dispute resolution and am notifying you because you have commented on the Talk page since August 3. You can find a link here: [[Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution_noticeboard#Talk:Sarah_Jeong]]. All the best, [[User:Ikjbagl|Ikjbagl]] ([[User talk:Ikjbagl|talk]]) 12:04, 4 August 2018 (UTC)

== Wikipedia:Peer review ==

Thank you [[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] for your comments on my OLES2129 class. This is a 13 week course and we've tried to include so many steps along the way before getting to the point of allowing students to move articles to the mainspace but would welcome any advice you can give us on how we can sequence things better in future. Firstly, we wanted to make sure that they didn't move the mainspace until they'd learned the rules, guidelines and written well developed articles so began with Wikipedia training modules and covered each one in the early weeks. Students chose topics from "requested articles" lists associated with projects and began writing in their sandboxes. They created user/draft articles once they had collected at least 5 reliable sources (and we privileged academic peer review sources) and gave us an assurance that they had enough material to begin writing an article. The next step was to give us a lead section and at least 4 draft sections with descriptions of what they will include in each section, and an annotated bibliogrpahy of their sources. They then submitted a draft of their article (on a Word doc) and reviewed each others articles. So that was actually a 4th step for us. After they considered and acted on the advice of their peers, we did ask them to consider the extent to which their article satisfied the good article criteria and if so, to request Wikipedia:Peer review as a fifth step (and yes we did see that suggestion on a Wikipedia resource page. Many were peer-reviewed very quickly but I'm still looking through the very long list (291). Some were recommended for speedy deletion and/or chastised but in most cases, Wikipedia reviewers very kindly followed the advice at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_do_not_bite_the_newcomers page, specifically:
"A newcomer may save a tentative first draft to see if they are even allowed to start an article, with plans to expand it if there is no backlash. If, within a few minutes, the article is plastered with cleanup tags, assessed as "stub" or even suggested for deletion, they may give up. It is better to wait a few days to see how a harmless article evolves than to rush to criticize"
Again, I would welcome advice on how our other teachers and I can do better and would be honoured if you have time to communicate more on how to make this process smoother. ([[User talk:Fransplace|talk]]) --Fransplace 21:34, 22 October 2018 (UTC)
::Thank you for replying to my question on your user page. I am primarily concerned with the unusual use of [[Wikipedia:Peer review]]. Could you link the Wikipedia resource page that suggested using peer review? I might try to change the wording of that resource page to provide more information on the typical process at peer review. Some peer review submissions from your class were malformatted, or didn't include a reason for the request.

::I have no experience running courses which edit wikipedia, but have interacted with student editors and instructors on wikipedia. Two suggestions (1)have students complete their reviews of eachother's articles on the article talk pages (or user pages). This can help them improve their use of wikipedia's interface, and give them a record to work from while improving their articles. (2) To avoid confusion, former wikimedia employee Richard Nevell suggests on the [[Wikipedia:Education noticeboard]] that students should "include a note on their user page that they are taking part in an educational course"; this probably should include a link to the main course page to centralize discussion of issues. Noting that a user is a student editor on their user page could cut down on some of the chastisement you mention, and direct issues to you rather than to inexperienced students. If you haven't done so already, you may want to start communication with staff from the Wikipedia Education Program such as {{u|NSaad (WMF)}}, who hopefully can either offer suggestions or put you in touch with someone in a support role for courses in Australia.[[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 01:16, 23 October 2018 (UTC)

== "rv entry lacking WP article; per WP:LISTPEOPLE all persons need wp articles first" ==

I understand. I have a WP article with my name, but in italian WP, not USA.

== Isis Anchalee ==

You reverted my edit, even though she is not a CANADIAN ENGINEER. That has real meaning in Canada, as you well know. It is illegal to call yourself a Canadian Engineer unless you are licenced.

You can say she is FROM Canada, and works in the US with the title of software engineer, but she is not a "Canadian Engineer". 

She didn't even claim to be an engineer, only the ad did! https://angel.co/isisanchalee 
Note that is her own description of the job that made her notable. 
[[User:The most effectual Bob Cat|The most effectual Bob Cat]] ([[User talk:The most effectual Bob Cat|talk]]) 22:12, 27 November 2018 (UTC)

::She is described as a software engineer in the LA times article referenced on her wikipedia page: https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-i-look-like-an-engineer-20150804-story.html. For you to claim that she is not in fact an engineer, you would need multiple reliable sources stating this. Otherwise, it is original research. [[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 22:46, 27 November 2018 (UTC)

I will then remove the claim she is a "Canadian engineer", and clarify she is from Canada, works as a software engineer in the US. Your answer reflected EXACTLY what I stated above! [[User:The most effectual Bob Cat|The most effectual Bob Cat]] ([[User talk:The most effectual Bob Cat|talk]]) 23:21, 27 November 2018 (UTC)

== MuslimHeritage.com ==

Though I haven't used the website much, but Articles in Muslimheritage.com are mostly written by Ph.D scholars. I have never seen an author in muslimheritage.com who's not a big scholar. It would be good if you checked out the website. It is very reliable and every article is referenced. And if you think that Muslim's are just claiming this stuff, then actually, most authors on the website, are non-Muslims. [[User:The revealer|The revealer]] ([[User talk:The revealer|talk]]) 06:44, 30 June 2019 (UTC)
::I am familiar with Muslimheritage.com and while some of its content is sourced properly, some content makes false or exaggerated claims, easily proven wrong by multiple scholarly publications that do meet [[WP:RS]]. This is not about Muslims or non-Muslims. The issue is that this website is not of consistent quality, and should not be considered a reliable source to use in references.[[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 18:50, 1 July 2019 (UTC)

::[[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] I don't understand. muslimheritage.com is not an anonymous website, some articles are by FSTC but most have author names. Almost all have references. On the question of reliability, the author and references should be checked, not the website name, I think. [[User:The revealer|The revealer]] ([[User talk:The revealer|talk]]) 13:22, 4 July 2019 (UTC)

== Paul Stamets article ... apologies for the "citation needed" tag ==

I didn't see that there was a page two of the article!! : )
<br>
Thanks for making improvements! [[Special:Contributions/65.60.163.223|65.60.163.223]] ([[User talk:65.60.163.223|talk]]) 19:36, 5 September 2019 (UTC)

== Attribution of knowledge historically skewed ==

In this "History of Herbalism" I see two continents represented and many continents ignored: Africa, North America, South America, Australia. Not to mention small island nations. How can this be considered a comprehensive history if the knowledge of this many people is ignored (read: deleted). Even if you say, "By 'herbalism' we mean 'western herbalism'" you are ignoring the fact that much of the knowledge that we consider to be "European" has roots in Africa. These continents are so close; how could we believe that knowledge was not crossing the Mediterranean? Not to mention that contemporary American herbalism draws huge amounts of information from Native American people who's rich knowledge of this land goes back thousands and thousands of years. I am not a scholar, I do not have sources (yet!) to cite this information on this page. But I am an herbalist and to me it seems that this 'history' page is basically a sham as long as it supports the deletion of this many people from its record.
[[User:Murray.Molly|Murray.Molly]] ([[User talk:Murray.Molly|talk]]) 14:46, 16 September 2019 (UTC)
::Wikipedia is heavily dependent on sources. Once you have sources that cover the content you discuss, we can discuss how to add those to the article. We do have articles like [[:Category:Plants used in traditional Native American medicine]], [[Native American ethnobotany]] and [[Traditional African medicine]] that may already use some sources that are relevant.[[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 14:55, 16 September 2019 (UTC)

== factory farming/intensive farming 2 ==

Ha! I see you already have a section about this. You ask me to say something at talk, I've done that, besides you, no one has anything to add it seems. If I wait around on talk pages, nothing gets done. I see the same pattern on dozens of talk pages, all the talk happened in 2007, then people stop responding. Meanwhile articles get mangled by special interest editors. [[User:Leo Breman|Leo Breman]] ([[User talk:Leo Breman|talk]]) 11:17, 21 September 2019 (UTC)

::On lower-traffic articles responses typically take days or weeks. If you start making changes within 24 hours and say 'no one had anything to add', it is possible you will be reverted for not having enough of a discussion. If you want to speed up discussion, you could contact the last few editors to the article on their talk pages. In general, adding referenced content will get you less scrutiny than removing content. A removal is an implicit statement that some other editor was wrong, and you should make a reasoned argument why the content needs to be removed. If you want to add images and add referenced content to intensive farming, or any other article, I encourage you to do so. I will discuss your split proposal on intensive farming the article page.[[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 14:36, 21 September 2019 (UTC)

:::Cool, sorry if I act so boldly, hehe. Okay, I'll wait a bit. I haven't actually removed too much, many references that don't reference whatever is being said in the text, or too much editorialising, POV or not. I moved the stuff on healthiness if pasture-fed food to [[Grass fed]], something about history of collectivisation of agribusiness in the USA to the [[History of agriculture]], and just removed two of the three paragraphs history of rice in a certain Korean civilisation, as that information is already has three articles dedicated to it. All this shouldn't be too controversial= I'm expressly leaving text which can later be moved to an article on Industrial or Factory farming, and not trying to confuse issues= synthesizing they call that round here, apparently. Okay, I'll see if I can track down some recent editors. Cheers,   [[User:Leo Breman|Leo Breman]] ([[User talk:Leo Breman|talk]]) 17:00, 21 September 2019 (UTC)

== An [[anomaly]]  ==

Hi Dialectric, 

hope everything is fine with yourself at this time, I don't want to bother you too much, because I'm sure you're busy, like so many other genuinely committed editors, as I presume you to be.

"@Dialectric I don't see where in [[Wikipedia:Stand-alone lists]] it shown "that inline citations are sufficient for list articles", you could provide the short-cut as to the actual part of the page indicates this. Armoracia-1 (talk) 15:25, 22 September 2019 (UTC)"

is a copy of an entry I made to our debate/diagreement/argument @ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:History_of_discoveries#Scope_of_the_article 

https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:History_of_discoveries&action=history

you see I linked Wikipedia:Stand-alone lists, and "that inline citations are sufficient for list articles" is a quotation of something written by yourself (Dialectric)

I don't see either the link to the wikipedia page or the statement you made of ''inline citations are sufficient for list articles'' in the Talk page discussion.

01:31, 22 September 2019 is the edit made by Onetwothreeip "Scope of the article: new section"

14:36, 22 September 2019‎ is your first entry to the discussion  → https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:History_of_discoveries&oldid=917158250#reversion_of_01:33,_22_September_2019 

15:25, 22 September 2019  https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:History_of_discoveries&oldid=917165989#reversion_of_01:33,_22_September_2019 shows my linking of the wikipedia page Stand alone lista and the quotation, but doesn't show you having added anything to quote or a link to Stand-alone lists. The reason I wanted to mention this to you Dialectric is because I didn't know Stand-alone lists existed until you included the link within the discussion (apart from the fact my message shows a quotation, and now there is no indication I am able to see of you having added anything to quote)

https://www.google.com/search?q=a+priori+google+books&rlz=1C1CHBD_en-GBGB747GB759&source=lnms&tbm=bks&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi4zKyC1-bkAhWBsXEKHY8LBQsQ_AUIGCgB&biw=1024&bih=657

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=m1YsiiF0CrsC&printsec=frontcover&dq=a+priori+google+books&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwifz4iF1-bkAhXPVBUIHWoNDxgQ6AEIYzAJ#v=onepage&q=a%20priori%20google%20books&f=false

[[User:Armoracia-1|Armoracia-1]] ([[User talk:Armoracia-1|talk]]) 10:06, 23 September 2019 (UTC)
::Armoracia-1, Thank you for taking up the discussion here. All of the policies and guidelines can be difficult for newer editors, and I understand that your goal was and is to improve the encyclopedia. It is clear that English is not your first language, and you may find it easier to edit on the wikipedia for your native language. If you are set on continuing to work on the English Wikipedia, understand that I have no interest in debating you. I am offering you information from my experience, gleaned from editing here for over 10 years. If you choose to ignore that information, that is your choice to make. If you look at my contribution history, you will see that I focus more on improving articles than discussing policy. You are relatively new here, and you may find the [[Wikipedia:Teahouse]] useful as a resource for discussing how best to contribute.[[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 18:22, 23 September 2019 (UTC)

== Paul Stamets - Mycologist ==

I'm brand new to editing Wikipedia. How does one actually get authorization to edit a page. I have been threatened with being banned for editing Paul Stamets page by stating the obvious fact that he is a mycologist. I noticed that you were the first to agree with that edit awhile back. 

Is there a voting process built into this? [[User:Keithdyer101|Keithdyer101]] ([[User talk:Keithdyer101|talk]]) 00:21, 1 November 2019 (UTC)

::Hi Keith, in general, you can edit any page as long as you have a reference to support the content you are adding. If your edit gets removed by another editor, the usual approach is to discuss the edit on the talk page. With Paul Stamets, I started a [[WP:RFC]] about this specific issue on [[Talk:Paul Stamets]]. An RFC / Request for Comment can be a useful way to get progress on content that other editors are opposing even when there are references supporting it, but overuse of the process could get an editor some negative pushback. I should request a formal close for that rfc. The majority of commenters support inclusion of the 'mycologist' descriptor, and there are numerous refs that use that term to describe stamets, but some editors will keep removing the term until an RFC close or some other admin action requires them to do otherwise.[[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 01:46, 1 November 2019 (UTC)


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== Combatting abusive behavior at the Judicial Crisis Network page ==

Hi, {{user|Dialectric}}  - I was very grateful to see your interventions at the [[Judicial_Crisis_Network|Judicial Crisis Network]] page. Unfortunately, the abusive editor has continued to behave in a disruptive fashion. I've tried addressing the situation twice on the JCN [[Talk:Judicial_Crisis_Network|talk page]] and three times on the editor's own [[User_talk:Seoul1989|talk page]] to no avail, and I just wanted to touch base with you to get your thoughts before escalating further - hope that's ok with you! With all my thanks for your perspective [[User:Publius In The 21st Century|Publius In The 21st Century]] ([[User talk:Publius In The 21st Century|talk]]) 23:20, 31 October 2020 (UTC)

::Hi, I haven't checked the timestamps to see if Seoul1989 broke [[WP:3RR]], but they are certainly edit warring, even if they have avoided a technical violation, and as such could reasonably be reported at [[Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Edit warring]]. If you (also) broke 3RR in reverting /restoring your edits, some admins may just lock the article for a week, or, less likely, give both of you a 24hr block. You have opened a discussion on talk to discuss the additions, which is a good approach, and Seoul1989 hasn't responded there. I agree that Seoul1989's brief edit summaries are insufficient for removing references, and most admins will probably agree and warn them accordingly if notified. [[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 01:33, 1 November 2020 (UTC)

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== Brahms Guitar == 
Hi, {{user|Dialectric}}  - I appreciate your attention to this article. I would like to discuss your quickness to remove the most recent addition to the evolution of this instrument, that follows guidelines in<ref>https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_(music)</ref> It is important to document the publication of new music on an instrument with very little publication. You removed the headers for Martin Woodhouse, Joseph Ehrenpreis, and other contributors to the success of the Brahms Guitar. "rv promotional edits - would need independent refs to show album notability". There is a lack of congruity, when other recordings are left up on the page (with even less credibility, a soundcloud link.)
Thanks
[[User:Ladybug632|Ladybug632]] ([[User talk:Ladybug632|talk]]) 03:34, 28 November 2020 (UTC)

::Please discuss changes before restoring them. Repeated reverts / edit warring should be avoided and can get you blocked - see the note on your talk page. [[For external links, see [[Wikipedia:External links]] which says in the first few sentences that ELs should not be included in the body. While a page about a musician might have an external links section at the end with recordings that haven't been covered by secondary sources, this is a page about an instrument, not an artist; here, recordings should have demonstrated notability with coverage in independent sources. Soundcloud is not a reliable source and shouldn't be used as a reference. [[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 14:10, 28 November 2020 (UTC)

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== Comparison of screenshot software deletion ==

Hey! I saw that you were involved in the deletion discussion [[Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Comparison_of_screenshot_software|here]]. I feel like it's a mistake to group screen recording and screenshot software together. One creates video as an output and the other create images. Some do both and some only do one or the other. I'd like to see Wikipedia capture some of the nuances in software categories. Do you have any idea on how to proceed from this point? I'm still relatively new and don't know much about any of the processes besides making edits and doing ticky tack administrative stuff in terms of handling needed citations, tagging articles that needed to be improved but haven't been, etc. 

Any guidance would be greatly appreciated! [[User:Brad Thomas Hanks|Brad Thomas Hanks]] ([[User talk:Brad Thomas Hanks|talk]]) 03:47, 28 November 2020 (UTC)

::We have the articles [[Screenshot]], [[Screencast]], and [[Comparison of screencasting software]]. If you see inaccurate information in any of these, and have a reliable source that supports a different position, that would be a good place to start. It is possible to get articles undeleted or restored to a user's edit space for further work, at [[Wikipedia:Deletion review]], though I am not very familiar with this specific process either.[[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 14:28, 28 November 2020 (UTC)

== My Bed Is Too Big ==

I've restored article [[My Bed Is Too Big]]. It top-10-charted in Germany and Austria, and it is considered one of Blue System's signature songs. So there may be sources out there to expand and revamp the article. I may be doing some work on it later this week. Kind regards --[[User:Kuatrero|Kuatrero]] ([[User talk:Kuatrero|talk]]) 13:53, 14 December 2020 (UTC)

== Mura CMS ==

Hey {{U|Dialectric}}! [''To be read somewhat tongue in cheek.''] I'm glad to see [[Mura CMS]] is on your watch list of software for potential [[WP:AfD]]. While I would like to see a quality article on this topic, there are few decent sources available other than the company themselves. Of course, much of this has to do with the fact it is built on [[ColdFusion]]. Despite everyone in the world thinking ColdFusion is a dead language, it has a decent following, though not much visibility.

I don't have enough experience as an editor to feel confident enough to propose the article be deleted. However, after reading said article, if one can call it ''reading'', I've concluded it is too much like reading the ingredients on a box twigs, leaves and granola cereal. There are too many lists of features and very few complete sentences. And let's be honest, it makes one wonder if the company asked would-be employees to demonstrate their knowledge of the software by editing the article. Perhaps I've been too critical, too harsh. This is only my opinion, of course, having been a naive, new editor who knows all too well the [[WP:WMF]] maxim [[WP:BITE|Please do not bite the newcomers]] isn't strictly nor dutifully adhered to by every administrator with the bright, shiny buttons. Cheers! [[User:Kimdorris|Kimdorris]] ([[User talk:Kimdorris|talk]]) 08:48, 13 April 2021 (UTC)

::I trimmed a lot of the unreferenced content from [[Mura CMS]]. I might afd it eventually if refs aren't added. Watching [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Software]] can give you a sense of how afds for software articles go, and what content is expected to avoid deletion.  Commenting on open afd's is quicker and easier than starting new ones.[[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 12:47, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

:::Cool! I appreciate the tips. I'm always looking to level up my WMF game. Thank you. [[User:Kimdorris|Kimdorris]] ([[User talk:Kimdorris|talk]]) 13:51, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

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== Notability of Dream of the Red Chamber Award ==

Hi! I saw that you flagged the page for the [[Dream of the Red Chamber Award]] for notability in Sept 2019. This is a well-known and well-regarded international prize for Chinese literature. It really deserves a full rewrite, but for the time being I've added a few links to news coverage of the award winners, where possible using articles published in English. Would you mind taking a look and letting me know if this is sufficient to remove the notability flag? [[User:Beckminster|Beckminster]] ([[User talk:Beckminster|talk]]) 18:38, 30 November 2021 (UTC)

::Thanks for working to improve the article. You are more knowledgable about this prize than I, so I will defer to your judgement about notability. I have no objection to your removing the tags.[[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 18:57, 30 November 2021 (UTC)

:::Great! Thank you! [[User:Beckminster|Beckminster]] ([[User talk:Beckminster|talk]]) 12:00, 5 December 2021 (UTC)

== Polite note ==

Hi, I have updated [[Emma Sinclair]] with correct formatting, sources and references to improve on the previous version that is poorly written with poor formatting, sources and references. Please can you help me to keep this version current. Thank you. [[User:Keeley Dann|Keeley Dann]] ([[User talk:Keeley Dann|talk]]) 19:28, 27 January 2022 (UTC)
:To discuss the article content, please start a discussion at [[Talk:Emma Sinclair]]. [[User:ToBeFree|~ ToBeFree]] ([[User talk:ToBeFree|talk]]) 19:49, 27 January 2022 (UTC)


== Edits for Sultan Al Jaber ==

Hi Dialectric, I work for [[Abu Dhabi National Oil Company|ADNOC]] and I recently posted an edit request on [[Talk:Sultan Al Jaber]], who is the head of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company. I noticed that you are a contributor to the Wiki article [[Petroleum Industry]], so I thought you would have an interest in implementing the edit request, which contains straightforward edits, mostly updating the article. Thanks so much. [[User:CB at ADNOC|CB at ADNOC]] ([[User talk:CB at ADNOC|talk]]) 10:51, 20 May 2022 (UTC)

== Edits of Foreign Schools ==

Hi, 
I noticed that you edited Foshan No.1 High School's page. I am the original editor of this article, which I translated from its Chinese version years ago. I noticed that you have done similar things to multiple articles of schools in non English speaking countries. These articles are translated from the versions of their original languages, in which you could find reference from. If you think you have problems on this issue, you should mark it for future editors to fix instead of deleting the entire paragraph. Due to substantial differences between education systems across the world, what you thought to be redundant or irrelevant may be actually important under their context. If you don't understand their language and their topics, you should probably refrain from editing these pages. 

Regards, [[User:PeisongZou|PeisongZou]] ([[User talk:PeisongZou|talk]]) 04:27, 15 August 2022 (UTC)

::Wikipedia policy is clear on requiring references for disputed content, per [[Wikipedia:Verifiability]]. Content needs to be referenced here, on English wikipedia. The references need not be in English. Removing unreferenced content has nothing to do with cultural differences. Also note that when copying pages from other language wikis, you must provide an attribution edit summary per [[WP:TFOLWP]], which you failed to do for your translation of [[Foshan No.1 High School]].[[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 18:55, 15 August 2022 (UTC)

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== Kaplan  ==

Hi, I made in some changes to make it neutral with facts and citations. Can you please help me understand what went wrong? Thanks.  [[User:Simonriley1994|Simonriley1994]] ([[User talk:Simonriley1994|talk]]) 20:13, 20 March 2023 (UTC)

Hi. Thanks for working to improve the article, but please be more cautious with removals of referenced content. You removed any mention of the BarBri / Kapan settlement without discussion. Though the ref was poor, it would have been better to remove it and tag with a cite needed or do a quick search and find [[WP:RS]] refs like  https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/25/business/yourmoney/25bar.html which cover this settlement. You also removed citations including Massachusetts government docs, and NYTimes and Washington post articles about employee allegations. Removals of [[WP:RS]] sources should include a rationale in the edit summary or the talk page that details why these sources should not be used. 'Fact correction' is not sufficient'.[[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 20:40, 20 March 2023 (UTC)

:Hi, Thank you for these. I will improve my edits based on your explanation. Starting with this. Can I ping you for help?  [[User:Simonriley1994|Simonriley1994]] ([[User talk:Simonriley1994|talk]]) 20:47, 20 March 2023 (UTC)
:Hi, I have complied some information to edit on this page. As suggested by you, I would like to discuss it first and see the possibilities. 
:I am not changing/removing/editing any reference here but including the answers to all the controversies. Most of them does not involve the settlement and some of them are poorly sourced and even poorly written, solely for the purpose of creating a bias. I would like to improve the page but need your guidance on how to approach. I also would like to share before editing the page. Need your guidance. Thanks.    [[User:Simonriley1994|Simonriley1994]] ([[User talk:Simonriley1994|talk]]) 18:02, 4 April 2023 (UTC)

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== Riverkeeper ==

Hi! I noticed you undid an edit I just did on the Riverkeeper page. I am new to Wikipedia and I did not mean to change the lead, just a minor change in the text. I'm sorry about the confusion and thanks for correcting it.

:I have some edits I would like to do to this page. How do you recommend that I go about it?

:Many thanks! [[User:MariliaGabrielaCosta|MariliaGabrielaCosta]] ([[User talk:MariliaGabrielaCosta|talk]]) 17:50, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

::Hi, Thanks for the response. If you make edits that add [[WP:RS]] sources and well-referenced content, you should be able to edit the article directly without issue. If you want to remove sources already in the article or reword the lede, I suggest that you discuss these changes on the talk page first and wait 24hrs or so to see if other editors have feedback on your proposed changes. This isn't a requirement, but waiting for feedback is a good way to avoid having your edits reverted. Also, please don't mark edits that remove refs as minor - this mark should really only be used for small formatting or grammar changes, per [[Help:Minor edit]].[[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 18:04, 18 October 2023 (UTC)
:::Thank so much for the feedback. I'll follow your directions and hopefully will be fine. [[User:MariliaGabrielaCosta|MariliaGabrielaCosta]] ([[User talk:MariliaGabrielaCosta|talk]]) 20:30, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

== Page T. Porter  ==

Hi! I just added some references to the Theodore Porter page but I am unsure if your 2011 stub 'needs more references' can be removed. Can you please check? All the best. Andrea Saltelli [[User:Saltean|Saltean]] ([[User talk:Saltean|talk]]) 16:45, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

::Thank you for improving the page. The refs provided look like quality [[WP:RS]] coverage, and I have removed the 'needs references' tag. [[User:Dialectric|Dialectric]] ([[User talk:Dialectric#top|talk]]) 21:18, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

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Hello Dialectric, I just wrote something in the [[Talk:pesticide residue]] page. Please have a look. [[User:Bosula|Bosula]] ([[User talk:Bosula|talk]]) 13:15, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

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I posted a message for you but have not received a response.[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Craig_Kielburger&diff=prev&oldid=1213438189] There has been quite a bit of coverage of Realizing the Dream in the mainstream press. My original entry had solid references and more details, but another senior editor Bilorv told me to remove them, so I did. Just seeking clarification since I'm being told two contradictory things[[Special:Contributions/2601:545:8001:C20:408E:9373:BFC4:D8AC|2601:545:8001:C20:408E:9373:BFC4:D8AC]] ([[User talk:2601:545:8001:C20:408E:9373:BFC4:D8AC|talk]]) 02:48, 17 March 2024 (UTC)

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