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::: I'd like to note OP's user page states in big type at the top - "The Prophet of Islam said: A hopeful sinner is closer to the mercy of Allah than a hopeless worshipper.".] (]) 18:11, 10 October 2017 (UTC)
::: I'd like to note OP's user page states in big type at the top - "The Prophet of Islam said: A hopeful sinner is closer to the mercy of Allah than a hopeless worshipper.".] (]) 18:11, 10 October 2017 (UTC)
::::The comment on his page is certainly an attack sentence calling "Religion", "a medieval form of unreason". Meaning those who believe in religion, believe in "a medieval form of unreason." This should be removed per ]. This is while the comment on my user page does not insult anyone be it believer or not. We don't have the right the attack others. Per ], {{tq|"users should generally not maintain in public view negative information related to others without very good reason."}} --] <sup>]</sup> 07:40, 12 October 2017 (UTC)
::::The comment on his page is certainly an attack sentence calling "Religion", "a medieval form of unreason". Meaning those who believe in religion, believe in "a medieval form of unreason." This should be removed per ]. This is while the comment on my user page does not insult anyone be it believer or not. We don't have the right the attack others. Per ], {{tq|"users should generally not maintain in public view negative information related to others without very good reason."}} --] <sup>]</sup> 07:40, 12 October 2017 (UTC)
::::: Describing broad classes of people as sinners, is definitely judgmental towards such people and possibly even ] if people can be assumed to belong to the category. Describing all people as being subject to the mercy of Allah, may be seen as ], as Allah is alleged to pass judgement (between ] and ]), and even seen as a '''threat''' / '''intimidation''' of great harm (both in this world and in other alleged worlds). And obviously there are issues with ascribing divine connections to historical geopolitical figures.] (]) 13:37, 12 October 2017 (UTC)
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Hi Godric, re: this query, if Brad-Pitt-fan or Obamaisgod wanted to edit those respective articles, there's no clear policy in place to sanction them from doing so just on the basis of their usernames. TrueInsan, per my reading of the username policy, does not appear to be a violation. If there's a specific part you'd like me to look at again, please tell me. If TrueInsan is directly related to the subject, and is deeply emotionally tied to the subject as a religious adherent might be, then they might be strongly discouraged from editing per our conflict of interest behavioral guidelines, but they are not de facto barred from editing so long as their edits don't contravene other policies. If they were writing about how fantastic Singh is or editorialising about his criminal conviction, they'd be violating our NPOV policies, which would be sanctionable. But so long as they're editing with integrity, there's not much to do administratively. Hope that helps, even if unsatisfying. Regards, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 16:30, 2 September 2017 (UTC)
I disagree with your unilateral move to draft of this page, especially since I under an unfair editing restriction so I can't move it back. If you really don't like it, go to AfD. No one wis likely to improve it in Draft space. It's already not promotional and well referenced. Legacypac (talk) 16:42, 8 September 2017 (UTC)
Hi Godric, I noticed you reversed my edit regarding the DOY-guideline. You accompanied it with the comment I already addressed on my talk page to Deb about the issue...Any issues about my actions take to AN. Where can I find it? It is not on this talk page.Emiel (talk) 07:59, 13 September 2017 (UTC)
Hi, Emiel, thanks for stopping by! Please view the intended thread at my alt. acc. t/p at User talk:Godric on Leave.I have no opinions on the merit of the arguments, except that it's a bit extraordinary and given that the phrase change was executed in a perfect policy-based manner, it's time for you to regain a consensus via the RfC which will prob. settle the debate for a long long time.Regards:) Winged Blades09:25, 13 September 2017 (UTC)
Thx for the ping. Don't let my edit count fool you; I'm quite a novice in the field of project discussions. I must say this discussion (so far) has been an interesting experience indeed! ~~
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I saw that this article was rejected for not having good enough sources, as detailed in the Notability (music) guidelines number 1. I agree with this judgment. However, the guidelines state the band "may be notable if they meet at least one of the following criteria" and criterion 6 does apply to the band "Mr Epp and the Calculations". Two of the members, Mark Arm and Steve Turner were later in the "notable" bands Mudhoney and Green River. I edited the links for Steve Turner and Green River so that they link properly to the specific musician and band articles instead of the more general listing of all articles about those names. This is my first time doing Any editing, so thank you for reading, and considering.
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WP:GNG trumps WP:SNG. Ultimate criterion is that whether it passes notability on it's own. The criterion were devised since most bands which passed which passes these criterion usually manages to clinch GNG. Regretably, this fails.Regards:)Winged Blades of Godric08:55, 23 September 2017 (UTC)
Hard to close?
Greetings Winged Blades! A few days ago you indicated that you intended to close Talk:Donald Trump#RfC: Accusations of bigotry, and the RfC has remained in a "pending close" state since then. Are you having trouble closing the discussion or did you just need more time? Or a gentle reminder? In any case, thanks for your diligent work handling so many close requests! — JFG15:55, 22 September 2017 (UTC)
Sounds great, thanks. And many good wishes for your intense studies! (My son just started on a similar path, so I can relate to what you're going through...) — JFG16:09, 22 September 2017 (UTC)
@Nihlus Kryik:---RMs, RFCs etc. can be closed by a non-admin irr. of the nature of the call.I will be posting the close within 4-5 hrs. of me writing this, sans any extra ordinary situation and you are obviously free to adress the merits of my close at here or at AN for any review (if necessary).As a rule of thumb, BADNAC is typically obeyed in closing XFDs et al.And personally I feel it is better to adress the close by it's merits rather than the nac suffix.Regards:) Winged Blades10:11, 26 September 2017 (UTC)
If you acknowledge that it's probably going to fall under WP:BADNAC, why are you still closing it? And why did you tag it as 'closing', then leave it in that state for two days, effectively preventing anyone else from closing it even though you lacked the time to do so yourself? Closing tags aren't supposed to be used that way. Please revert yourself and stop trying to close it; it just seems strange at this point, and (especially given the controversial nature of the topic and the close) it'd be much better to hold off until an admin can handle it. --Aquillion (talk) 12:05, 26 September 2017 (UTC)
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Actually never mind. As I was typing I saw my removed edits restored, thanks (I was wondering if there's something wrong with Pearson India, fortunately not). Cheers, Alex Shih07:04, 10 October 2017 (UTC)
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I think the materials in your userpage, i.e. "Religion, a medieval form of unreason...," are polemical statements. Those are "unrelated to Misplaced Pages" and attack or vilify "groups of editors, persons, or other entities." Please remove them. Thanks. --Mhhossein17:15, 10 October 2017 (UTC)
I disagree with this in the strongest terms possible. The comment is a quotation which is permitted under WP:UPYES. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean one should be forced to remove it. Nihlus17:23, 10 October 2017 (UTC) (talk page stalker)
I agree he's not obligated to remove it under our rules, though it is strongly advised to not use your userpage to make political statements. Especially when the goal of Misplaced Pages is to really maintain neutral and a high level of academic standards - one man's Muhammad cartoon is another man's Holocaust cartoon contest. Rising above it to maintain a high academic standard, abstract reasoning capability and objectivity is the challenge - so I don't think posting this really offers much to Misplaced Pages, but he is free to use his userpage for whatever he likes. Seraphim System17:37, 10 October 2017 (UTC)
I'd like to note OP's user page states in big type at the top - "The Prophet of Islam said: A hopeful sinner is closer to the mercy of Allah than a hopeless worshipper.".Icewhiz (talk) 18:11, 10 October 2017 (UTC)
The comment on his page is certainly an attack sentence calling "Religion", "a medieval form of unreason". Meaning those who believe in religion, believe in "a medieval form of unreason." This should be removed per WP:POLEMIC. This is while the comment on my user page does not insult anyone be it believer or not. We don't have the right the attack others. Per WP:POLEMIC, "users should generally not maintain in public view negative information related to others without very good reason." --Mhhossein07:40, 12 October 2017 (UTC)
Describing broad classes of people as sinners, is definitely judgmental towards such people and possibly even WP:PERSONAL ATTACK if people can be assumed to belong to the category. Describing all people as being subject to the mercy of Allah, may be seen as WP:LEGAL, as Allah is alleged to pass judgement (between Jahannam and Jinn), and even seen as a threat / intimidation of great harm (both in this world and in other alleged worlds). And obviously there are issues with ascribing divine connections to historical geopolitical figures.Icewhiz (talk) 13:37, 12 October 2017 (UTC)
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Done.Again, regrets for the delay.Cheers:)
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