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GOCE 2011 Year-End Report

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Unreferenced means no references, not poorly referenced or in the wrong section

Hi there, in regards to edits like this, the general consensus is that the {{unreferenced}} tag (and in this case it actually should have been {{BLP unreferenced}}) should only be used when there are no refs at all. Where there are some refs that do directly confirm some of the info in the article (such as results databases etc as opposed to generic links to organisations associated with the subject), then a {{No footnotes}} and a {{BLP sources}} or {{refimprove}} tag is much more informative to other editors. Regards, The-Pope (talk) 10:00, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. I don't add {{unreferenced}} template for a living, but I'm really dubious (when it comes to references) when an article has an "External links" sections but no "References" section. It's one thing to see the presence of "External links" (which tend to be added by any old fan), but quite another to see similar links used properly as citations. I'm trying to encourage proper use. GFHandel ♬ 

And so am I. If an editor is not experienced on wikipedia and it's policies (yes, I know that they are linked everywhere, but who really takes the time to read them), they might be aware that you need references/sources/verification/citations, but may think that any old link is good enough (or they've seen it/copied it from another page). Sticking an "unreferenced" tag on it may not make sense to them if they don't pick up on that critical "a proper reference is inline, independent, formated, in < ref> tags, uses the {{cite}} template etc, not just a bare url chucked on the end of an article" point of difference. So by all means template the hell out of them, but point them in the proper direction by using the {{citation style}}, {{primary sources}}, {{no footnotes}} or other more specialised tags that make it absolutely clear what is wrong with the article. Cheers, The-Pope (talk) 12:17, 8 January 2012 (UTC)

Social networking sites

See Misplaced Pages:External links/Perennial websites, which specifies that social networking sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Myspace, and Twitter should not be added unless the subject has no other web presence. Also see WP:ELDUP, which states that sites used as references should not be duplicated in the external links section. Yworo (talk) 04:06, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

See Talk:George Dvorsky#Removal of Google.2B external link. I'm including this link purely to set context, but please note that I have no interest in the outcome at that page, and have unwatched it. I'll now get on with adding functionality to the encyclopaedia. GFHandel ♬  04:21, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

if you are indeed adding multiple social networking sites to multiple articles, you are on a misguided campaign and should stop now and seek clarification. I will follow up later and revert all these misguided edits. Yworo (talk) 04:25, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

Oh please, there's nothing misguided about it. There are already lots of Google+ links in "External links" sections (not to mention thousands and thousands of Twitter and Facebook templates there), so what I've mainly done is convert existing hard-coded URLs into the {{Google+}} template (which I created). I'm really sorry that you find the few extra additions of that template-usage that slip through so horrifying that you need to remove them immediately (based on a very strict reading of the "rules"). Could you please drop the pejorative "misguided" talk and realise that we are all volunteers trying to help. Your discouraging words make it seem like the act of creating templates (to standardise, and facilitate things like "what links here" searches) and then trying to help the readership by bringing out links relevant to the subject (in the "External links" section) is right along side things like WP:OR, etc. Do what you have to do, but please don't post your negativity on my talk page again. Bye. GFHandel ♬  04:37, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

See those N 's and the words "never". Don't make unnecessary work for other editors who understand the reasons for the prohibitions. Yworo (talk) 04:47, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

So I see that you are now starting to remove things that I didn't even add (which I think I can guarantee you is going to cause you a huge headache with local editors in a large number of articles). As I write this, there are currently 4,044 instances of the {{Twitter}} template—almost all of which are in the "External links" sections of articles. Are you going to remove all of them? What criteria did you use to remove the Twitter template in the above diff? I guess we can say goodbye to these templates then—and I'm not certain that that's a good outcome for our readership. Could you please stop and get some advice before removing more work that I've done? Honestly, if you step back from the trees, you will realise that no damage has been done, and there's nothing that can't wait a day before acting in this matter. GFHandel ♬  04:57, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

If there is an official website listed, Twitter should not be listed. This should cause no headaches because they are not allowed. By the way, your attitude sucks and is the main reason that I am doing it now rather than later. There are reasons for the prohibitions. Have your verified that the accounts actually belong to the subject and aren't imposters or misidentified? Are you sure that no libel or copyright violations will ever be posted at the linked sites? Did you even for a moment consider that I might be right? No you didn't consider any of these things. Yworo (talk) 05:05, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

I thought you understood what I was doing—but it's clear to me now that you don't. I have not been making things up or in some ways guessing at the information in the templates I have been adding. I have only taken existing information (information entered by thousands of other editors) and formatted it into the templates provided by WP. As I said, there are thousands and thousands of Twitter and Facebook template-usage (and a significant number more of plain Twitter and Facebook URLs) in "External links" sections in articles, so please continue on your crusade to rid WP of all that pesky information so that it becomes harder and harder for our readership to find out information via WP. I'd say pretty universally I have not seen a Twitter or Facebook URL used without an "Offical website" listed nearby, so ... let me know when you have deleted them all from WP, and I'll help you turn off the lights on the templates. GFHandel ♬  05:17, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

If the subject has an official website, we don't also link their Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, etc. That's pretty easy to understand. Misplaced Pages is not a directory. There are some people who don't have an official website. Then we can list their social networking sites. Most people list their social networking sites on their official site, if they don't, maybe they don't want to announce them to the world but intend to use them only with actual friends! Yworo (talk) 05:28, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

So your argument now is "...maybe they don't want to announce them to the world but intend to use them only with actual friends"? Really? No seriously, really? I can't begin to tell you how out-of-touch you (and the "rules") are with the real WP out there (and thanks for ignoring the other points I raised).

If it's such a terrible idea, why have thousands and thousands of Twitter and Facebook template/URL entries been made within a point or two of Official website information in the "External links" sections of countless WP articles? Well, I think I can pretty much guarantee that you will have your hands full for the rest of your editing future at WP because if the templates are provided, I can assure you that editors will continue to add them—as thousands and thousands have done (and are doing). To help you out on your crusade, why don't you start here (and I'm certain that a very large number of those links have "Official website" information because I clicked a few at random and every single one had "Official website" details)? I know you'll never admit it (well, at least not to me) but you are severely out of touch regarding how countless editors wish to format and present information to WP's readership. Did you come to grips with the point that I didn't add anything that wasn't already in the articles?

GFHandel ♬  05:58, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

Just a heads-up that there is a particularly shocking case for you to address at Britney Spears#External links. You've probably done enough for today, but when you get a chance could you please go there and remove all the "social networking sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Myspace, and Twitter" (etc.) because the subject certainly does have another "web presence" (her official website is also listed in the "External links" section). It would be comforting for all who read this to have some confidence that you are not just picking the soft targets for your social networking usage clean-up. Good luck! GFHandel ♬  06:49, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

Nah, just for you, I'll dust off my programming skills and write a bot. That {{official website}} template gives me just the right handle I need to find all the articles needing attention. Yworo (talk) 07:28, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

But the Spears article was one of the ones I applied templates to today (and you reverted just about all of my other work). So you are just going after the soft targets then. Well, well, well—what a (disappointing) shock. GFHandel ♬  07:41, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Yworo's "last comment" comment removed as it is pointless to the debate and again fails to address points raised. Please check history if interested).

To Yworo: based on your stalking-type antagonistic edit following today's events, I'm now worried about your ability to edit and act fairly, and therefore I want to exercise my rights to have nothing more to do with you. In that light, please stay off my talk page. Thank you. GFHandel ♬  09:05, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

An update...

Yworo's unilateral mass deletion of information has started to be undone. User Memphisto has pointed out to Yworo that the link (Misplaced Pages:External_links/Perennial_websites) he has been using to justify the removal of information "is merely a project page (not a guideline)" and that as a sub-page it is not conferred with guideline status.

GFHandel ♬  18:34, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

Admin assistance please regarding unwanted edits to my talk page

{{admin help}} I've requested many times that user:Yworo not edit my talk page, however he continues to make changes here. Could someone please assist me in this matter? Thank you in advance. GFHandel ♬  09:19, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

Perhaps I've missed it, but other than within the edit summaries I don't see where you've notified him of your request. Per WP:NOBAN you can make the request but it is not necessarily binding. If he has valid points to raise to you he should be able to, but if you feel it rises to the level of stalking or harassment you should make sure he is aware before next steps such as filing a civility case. I will send him a friendly note to clearly state the request.  7  00:12, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Template:Google+

Template:Google+ has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. Moxy (talk) 09:41, 9 January 2012 (UTC)

Note that the result of the above process was that there was no consensus to delete the template. GFHandel ♬  00:42, 17 January 2012 (UTC)

MOS discussion that may be of interest

Because of your previous input on various iterations of the debate about the lower-casing vs. capitalization of the common names of animals (domestic cat, blue whale vs. Domestic Cat, Blue Whale), you may be interested in this thread proposing key points that should be addressed by the guidelines: WT:Manual of Style#Species capitalization points. — SMcCandlish Talk⇒ ʕ(ل)ˀ Contribs. 05:50, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

EL

I don't exactly share your concerns but I started a discussion on WP:EL talk page that you may have some interest in: Wikipedia_talk:External_links#Question_.28official_site.29. It's relevant to what you said about what links editors actually consider to be useful, as opposed to what the policy says is useful. — Jeraphine Gryphon  07:26, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. I do want to comment there, and I started to write something; but I will sleep on it and think about it some more tomorrow (before posting). Cheers. GFHandel ♬  09:19, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

User:Yooperkawi

I thought you would be interested in Misplaced Pages:Sockpuppet investigations/Srobak. memphisto 07:57, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know. Un-be-eff-ing-lievable. GFHandel ♬  08:26, 10 January 2012 (UTC)

Request

Hey there, do you allow c/e request on your talk page? Best, Jonayo! 00:40, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

I guess so, but note that the time I'm willing to spend at an article tends to be proportional to my interest in the subject. :-) GFHandel ♬  00:48, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

So music-related articles? (your siggy lolz) Jonayo! 00:54, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

7 - seven

I was under the impression Misplaced Pages was an Encyclopedia! (Or at least pretending to be one!)

--UnQuébécois (talk) 20:24, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

This is in relation to this. GFHandel ♬  20:44, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages:Requests for comment/Fæ

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Short notice: Sydney meetup

Sorry for the late notice, but Ben Smith, who is a French Wikipedian m:User:benjism89, is visiting Australia with two friends and wants to meet up for dinner in Sydney on Wednesday . Feel free to join us :-)

He's staying near Sydney Uni, so: Meet at 7pm at the upstairs bar of the Marlborough Hotel (also known as the "Marley bar") which is about halfway between Sydney Uni and Newtown Train station: http://maps.google.com.au/?q=Marlborough+Hotel&cid=4363433616880529583
From there we'll have a drink and then chose a restaurant.

Please forward this to anyone who you think would be interested.
Sincerely, Wittylama 02:04, 7 February 2012 (UTC)

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Heyerdhal

You might want to see my comments on the talk page. There has been long standing criticism of Heyerdahl's attitude towards race in various academic journals and books, which for some reason isn't in the article, so the problem isn't so much Kvam & Nazism but the wider issue of racism. Dougweller (talk) 06:51, 21 February 2012 (UTC)

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Regarding 2over0’s curious block that was quickly reversed

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Supoj Saenla

Congratulations for your revision that erased the informations I took the pain to looked for. You made it very well, I'm sad to have just two hands to applause: suppression of the www.prosnookerblog.com link that gave the DoB. As it is written that he won the under 21 asian championships in 1980, it is obvious that the 1980 DoB given is the correct one. 2001 - 1977 = 24, a lil' too old to participate in the 2001 under 21 championships, don't you think ? In exchange you put back the worldsnooker.com and the snookermanager.com that you checked very well to be sure they brought interesting datas. Interesting that you wrote "Could you please take the time and care to make sure the article isn't left inconsistent for our readers?" and you erase a page that gives the informations to put back error 404 pages. After this, you finished by erasing a correct interwiki I added. Very well done. BIRDIE 11:19, 19 March 2012 (UTC)

Listen, please drop your condescending and cynical attitude. Your edit left the article in an inconsistent state (according to you the subject was born in both 1977 and 1980), so I reverted to make sure we present consistent information to our readers. Instead of the above diatribe, all you had to do was repeat your edit, but this time taking a little more care. Not too much to ask was it? GFHandel ♬  22:12, 19 March 2012 (UTC)

Edit summaries

Sure In 900,000 edits over eight years, I've used summaries for 99.99%+, but sometimes I just don't bother. It's a fair request, but I just don't feel like it sometimes. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 05:36, 26 March 2012 (UTC)

This is in my response to this request of mine. Oh well, I gave it a shot. GFHandel ♬  05:54, 26 March 2012 (UTC)

I don't think edit-summaries are always necessary. Tony (talk) 06:16, 26 March 2012 (UTC)

GOCE March drive wrap-up

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Javier Bardem as Silva

Hi,

I've reverted your edits to Javier Bardem's page where you listed him as playing "Silva" in Skyfall. In response to your question: yes, it does matter what it reported. I have been following production of Skyfall for some time, and Bardem's character name remains unconfirmed. There is not a single reliable source reporting it. Since we have no evidence that Bardem is playing a character called Silva, we cannot include that in the article. Prisonermonkeys (talk) 01:56, 7 April 2012 (UTC)

About Yildiz Tilbe

Hi, GFHandel! I've just written a comment on your question. Lets do the rest on talk page of Yildiz Tilbe. (I'm going to write there in 2-3 hours, after dinner.) By the way, congrulations for your close attention and ability to read Turkish even if with some Web translation help! Neophyrigian (talk) 16:53, 9 April 2012 (UTC)

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Wikidata

Thought you might be interested in the worthy and about-time WMF project, the preparation led by the German chapter. I've raised just one issue, concerning the coordination of numerical style.

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Precious

	Handel
	Thank you for improving articles in classical music, around Handel, namely related to Messiah, He was despised and Hallelujah, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:49, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

Thank you. I'm desperate to find more time to edit and create Handelian articles. GFHandel ♬  22:36, 25 April 2012 (UTC)

Link

Why did you remove the link to "ethnic Germans"?--IIIraute (talk) 22:26, 25 April 2012 (UTC)

(This is in response to my edit.) I supported the removal of the link to German because it does little (if anything) to deepen the understanding of the article in question. It is a clear case of the sort of over-linking that we are trying very hard to discourage on WP. Please have a careful read of WP:MOSLINK for more details. Please don't edit war at the article, and please don't continue the discussion here. If you disagree with the removal of the link, take it up on the article's talk page, and if you disagree with the policy of linking, please take it up on the relevant policy page. GFHandel ♬  22:34, 25 April 2012 (UTC)

Justin Bieber on Twitter

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Sydney meetup

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Deletions on the Judit Polgar Talk Page

I don't know if you have some previous hostilities with the IP in question, but your deletions on the Judit Polgar Talk page were abusive and need to stop. Firstly, you do not need to source every single statement on a Talk page; if that were the case, 95+% of the comments on the Talk page for chess articles would be deleted, and no one would ever get anywhere in a discussion. The Talk page is not the same as the Article itself. Finally, I have never seen you edit a chess article and thus don't know your level of familiarity with the game, but absolutely NOTHING the guy said was either "libel" or even remotely controversial. For instance, it is widely known that Bobby Fischer was an anti-Semite considering he had admitted as much in countless interviews. If you disagree, kindly state your reasons instead of continuing to revert a Talk Page.ChessPlayerLev (talk) 10:01, 28 April 2012 (UTC)