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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Sharavanabhava (talk | contribs) at 08:41, 15 May 2005. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Wikiquette alerts are an option for a quick, streamlined way to get an outside view.

At the bottom of the list, just post a single link here to the problem or issue as you see it (for example, a single posting or section of a talk page). Label the comment neutrally and post the date but do not sign or use names (type ~~~~~). Alternatively, if you would like to get an outside view on your own behaviour, please post it here too.

Outsiders who visit the link are encouraged to make a constructive comment about any Wikiquette breaches they see. Postings should be removed after seven days.

On 5 May:

  • Please see http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=License-free_software&action=history More than one editor has changed 'licence' to 'license' for consistency with the article title and external references, and changed 'qmail.org./' to 'qmail.org/' in a URL, the latter clearly being preferable even though the former works. In each case, 'Uncle G' has reverted the changes on the grounds that the original "wasn't wrong" -- in the process undoing even such changes as 'and and' -> 'and'. It's hard to understand Uncle G's motivations here, but his actions clearly reduce the quality of the article. Latest: Uncle G has moved 'License-free software' to 'Licence-free Software' and changed the spelling of the references to "licence' (even though the articles referenced use 'license').
  • Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Brandenn Bremmer - page-moves and reverts going on at a vfd subpage. Seems to be trouble brewing. Further info (one side of the argument) can be found here. 05:51, 7 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]
    • Briefly: I'm one of the parties involved, and invite questions, comments, brickbats, etc. Until I receive them (on my user page?), I shan't do any further reversions or moves; indeed, I shan't even visit Wikipedia:Votes for deletion/Brandenn Bremmer. -- Hoary 06:32, 2005 May 7 (UTC)
      • SlimVirgin got back to me but she said little about the procedural issues here. Nobody else has contacted me, so I suppose I'll revisit the VfD page. I'll try not to breach "Wikiquette". -- Hoary 03:24, 2005 May 9 (UTC)
        • I spent hours going through the procedural issues with you and I've made several suggestions, Hoary, it's just that you don't like them. ;-) SlimVirgin (talk) 03:34, May 9, 2005 (UTC)
          • There's something in what you say, Slim. And thank you for your work on this. -- Hoary 07:10, 2005 May 9 (UTC)

On 7 May:

  • [1]See discussion under "Revert". I am highly frustrated having attempted to add useful information and correct incorrect information on a page dealing with a subject I know well. Entire body of work reverted. Complained. Got abused. Tried reason. No avail.
    • Outside view: a compromise? History of Jamestown,_Rhode Island itself seems very reasonable. But detailed geological history of that section of the North American continent looks like irrelevant overkill - isn't there a page you could cite for that? Raygirvan
  • User:Jguk Makes many unilateral edits to MoS pages (or pages that would be affected by MoS surveys or changes), and otherwise "games the system" on Wikipedia frequently. For example, Jguk put a {{VfD}} on the page David Mertz because I had an unrelated dispute with him on the MoS. Then also put the above Wikiquette alert to me User:Lulu of the Lotus-Eaters for the same reason. Dunno how to handle the personal attacks. 8 May 2005 (UTC)

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On 15 May:

  • User:Jtdirl. Unfortunately, Jtdirl is intent on sabotaging any content on Wikipedia that doesn't promote a position he has on addressing the pope with a strongly pro-Catholic POV (including vandalism, WP:Point, NPOV, personal attacks, VfD abuse, etc). Most recently, he has taken to adding gratuitous {{VfD}} on both exiting pages (Honorifics) that vaguely relate to his MoS issue and a new page I created Academic and Journalistic Use of Honorifics. The latter draws to a large extent from an earlier discussion that grew out of a MoS survey, but is not about WP internal policy. Even though Jtdirl put this malicious VfD minutes after the page creation, most of the discussion-specific content is removed, and editors can help by removing any remaining WP-internal content. Lulu of the Lotus-Eaters 06:40, 2005 May 15 (UTC)
    • There is no such thing as a dishonest vote if the voter is properly enfranchised. RickK 07:28, May 15, 2005 (UTC)
      • Whig and Lulu are two newbies who, unfortunately, are not used to WP's way of doing things by consensus. Jtdirl has tried to convince them of this, and they are now going round disrupting WP to fit in with their beliefs. Jtdirl can hardly be faulted for reverting them, jguk 08:13, 15 May 2005 (UTC)[reply]

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