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Wikipedia:Requests_for_comment/Epeefleche

You may or may not be aware that the RFC/U on Epeefleche's approach to removing easily and obviously verifiable content has closed. Epeefleche essentially ignored you and I, and refused to respond to the main point of my criticism. The closing admin, also, has gone on to completely ignore your and my perspectives also in taking Epeefleche's side. Yes, there was a roughly two-thirds split against my position (keeping in mind that there was some circumstantial evidence of offwiki canvassing, including that Epeefleche has a background of doing exactly that), but that's not a unanimous enough reason to categorically ignore one side, and then to criticise me. This is an outright endorsement of the strategies and approaches used by Epeefleche's side, i.e., that wikidramamongering is an effective defence against any criticism and to silence opponents.

I no longer care. This is the final nail in the coffin as far as I'm concerned regarding the culture at wikipedia. I have retired, primarily due to the admin conduct around the wikidrama of this RFC/U, and do not intend to return. There are other communities around the web that I have found which are far less combative and far less tolerant of dramamongers, and perhaps I'll see you there. ˜danjel [ talk | contribs ] 00:39, 2 March 2013 (UTC)

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Miriam Makeba

Hi Jeremy, thanks for your edit to Miriam Makeba. However, the text that you removed from the article was not vandalism ; it shouldn't be in the article, however. See this talk page thread for more details. Graham87 14:32, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

My birth name is spelled Geremy :p just thought I'd mention that in light of the situation. I try to check everything I can before I do something on Wikipedia, especially one regarding a Bio. I saw that the anon IP user that made the edit had only one contribution so I reverted thinking it was a rude gesture.Geremy Hebert (talk | contribs) 14:44, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

We should put her full name in the article somewhere out of respect. You cite a valid enough reference, even if it's a full article only available to Time subscribers.Geremy Hebert (talk | contribs) 14:53, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

Replied at your talk page, Geremy. Graham87 15:12, 4 March 2013 (UTC)

Thanks

Hi Graham, Thanks for the instructions about how to merge Cape Coast Castle and Slave Castle of Cape Coast. I have done it now. All is well. Whiteghost.ink (talk) 03:18, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

Can screen reader software handle PDFs

Hi Graham; there's a thread at Help talk:Citation Style 1#format PDF in the Template:Cite journal/doc examples which potentially affects yourself. The specific question is about whether screen reader software can follow external links, and if so, what happens when the link target is a PDF file; but your opinion on the other matters under discussion would be valued as well. Thanks. --Redrose64 (talk) 09:08, 8 March 2013 (UTC)

I've replied there. Graham87 09:52, 8 March 2013 (UTC)

Rottweilers

Why have you included a fan tag on the well written and referenced article on the Rottweiler? Your comment is just nonsense. Please remove it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Exactly2009 (talk • contribs) 09:13, 8 March 2013 (UTC)

Originally posted to User talk:Graham87/Import. Graham87 15:13, 8 March 2013 (UTC)

Have a nice day

Hello Graham87, Eduemoni ^↑talk↓ has given you a shinning smiling star! You see, these things promote WikiLove and hopefully this has made your day better. Spread the Shinning Smiling Star whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or someone putting up with some stick at this time. Enjoy!

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Eduemoni (talk • contribs) 16:32, 9 March 2013 (UTC)

Re:English dialect changes

Hi,

The thing about the dialect changes here was the fact that there are already two spellings of the word "organized" as "organized", so isn't the article written with American English as opposed to British English?^King Jakob _C2 18:41, 9 March 2013 (UTC)

Adjusting SSS in your userpage

Hey there Graham, I've edit your userpage I hope you don't bother it, but I've just adjusted SSS box position, because it was centralized and it was breaking your barnstar gallery format. Cheers Eduemoni ^↑talk↓ 03:54, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

Article Feedback deployment

Hey Graham87; I'm dropping you this note because you've used the article feedback tool in the last month or so. On Thursday and Friday the tool will be down for a major deployment; it should be up by Saturday, failing anything going wrong, and by Monday if something does :). Thanks, Okeyes (WMF) (talk) 22:34, 13 March 2013 (UTC)

So, okay, how about the other direction?

My attempts to get blind users to discuss alt-text I've added to articles is a bust. How about if you compile a subpage, under your username, of a list of articles on which you want alt-text to be added to the images? I'll regularly review the list, add alt-text, wikilink, and asterisk or done-check the ones I've done. Then people can comment. I just want some centralized location for discussion, springboarded somewhere, where it's actually actively discussed. Of course, discussion may always break down into complaints from minimalists, caption-is-enough-ists, whatever. --Lexein (talk) 14:44, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

I'll be honest here: there have been very, very few times when I've read a Wikipedia article or page and thought "this really needs alt text". It is still engrained in me to skip over images and read the captions. I do notice and appreciate when alt text is used, though, and I'm willing to provide suggestions for alt text, but I don't really know what I'm missing, if you know whatI mean. Graham87 15:04, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

Yeah, gotcha. Oh well. --Lexein (talk) 21:57, 15 March 2013 (UTC)

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A barnstar for you!

	The Special Barnstar
	Hey Mr Pearce, thanks for your fine efforts to help Wikipedia, despite your disability. Cheers! Arctic Kangaroo 14:45, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

Recent help edits

I don't think it's a big deal, but you might want to consider erasing the following from those shortcut edits where you helped me:

PLEASE LEAVE ONE LINE BLANK

Thanks again, Graham87! – PAINE ELLSWORTH ^CLIMAX! 03:54, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

Oops, done. I was wondering why they weren't HTML comments, but I put them in anyway. :-) Graham87 05:29, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

And an oops for me, also. I just looked and saw that I didn't provide you a quick link back to the list page. Please forgive me for that oversight, and thank you again for your help! – PAINE ELLSWORTH ^CLIMAX! 07:39, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

Thank You

Thank you again! I am a newbie to this. Once I get the hang of it, I will be contributing quite a lot of info on rehabilitation technologies and other interests.

As long as I have your attention though, how do I remove the two dashes that have appeared before my user name on the participation sign up list for wiki-robotic-project and wiki-disability-network?

Please forgive my ignorance!

Victoria.Lee.Croasdell (talk) 17:41, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

Thank you again!!

My user page looks much better with a seperate section at the bottom! I just need to learn how to do that myself.

My 22 year old daughter, Autumn will be signing up as a wiki editor today and will be joining the wiki-disability network.

She was the main reason we began creating rehabilitation robotic devices. She had a crippling stroke at the age of 5. Although she had a miraculous recovery, it expanded our understanding of the lack of rehabilitation technologies.

I extend my gratitude

Victoria.Lee.Croasdell (talk) 20:25, 25 March 2013 (UTC)

Hello, glad to be here! I'm still just trying to learn my way around. Autumn Siegel (talk) 21:40, 26 March 2013 (UTC)

Your changes to my changes

Hi Graham87, not sure why you made changes to the changes I made. It was several months ago, that I made the changes and if I remember correctly it was removing a few people that were under the Gloucester notable section. I think one of the changes was about Whoopie summering in Gloucester, she has never summered in Gloucester. Whoopie did have a home in Maine, and she traveled to Gloucester frequently as she was dating the owner of a local restaurant and she worked at the bar with him on occasions. I know this to be a fact as I spent many nights chatting with her about it. Again, I am a little confused as to why you go and change this?

Elizabeth7green (talk) 23:05, 26 March 2013 (UTC) Beth

Thread at AN could use your input

Hi Graham. Just wondering if you'd be able to take a look at WP:AN#Help with copy & paste move when you get a chance. Looks to me like there's a histmerge that needs to be undone. Jenks24 (talk) 06:44, 27 March 2013 (UTC)

I've replied there. Graham87 07:56, 27 March 2013 (UTC)

Scott Talbot-Cameron

Scott Talbot-Cameron is the son of Don Talbot. Both Don Talbot's parents (and consequently both Scott Talbot-Cameron father's side grandparents) are English, so Scott Talbot-Cameron must be within the Australians of English Descent category. ROXETTE88 (talk) 13:17, 28 March 2013 (GMT)

Descent

It's descent, not dissent. ROXETTE88 (talk) 14:22, 28 March 2013 (GMT)

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Socks

FYI: Someone you've interacted with in the past has a lot of socks. —DoRD (talk) 16:20, 1 April 2013 (UTC)

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Viewing history

I have joined Wikipedia because I would like to improve the National Federation of the Blind page, but I'm having a hard time getting my head around what JAWS reads me on the history page. I can follow a diff between revisions reasonably well, but are there any tips you can give me for looking through the history? I would like to get as much salvageable material from the old revisions as I can before I consider major rewriting. TStivers (talk) 02:31, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

Sorry we missed you!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Perth/9 - hope we can see you at the next meet up - cheers sats 08:37, 6 April 2013 (UTC)

being number 10 - there should be some special things happening anyways - sats 00:37, 8 April 2013 (UTC)

You have a new message

...at my talk page! --Tito Dutta (contact) 09:51, 8 April 2013 (UTC)

April 12 2013

Hey Graham,

Thanks for the advice I enabled twinkle and maybe that might help. whenever I was doing undoes I was mainly trying to fix the vandalism as quickly as I could. I was unaware however that I was missing things. Thanks again, CensoredBiscuit (talk) 07:58, 12 April 2013 (UTC) btw if youre ever on freenode, ping me.

Roy Daniell's guide runners

Thanks for your message regarding Roy Daniell's guide runners at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics. Here's a couple of sources to confirm that he used two guide runners, Julien Wicks and Dennis Fitzgerald, in the T12 marathon:

The Canberra Times, 6 July 2008, p23, states: "In Beijing, Daniell will have a second guide runner, Dennis Fitzgerald, with whom Wicks will swap halfway through the 42.195km race. 'When Roy is tired and struggling, I'll still be reasonably fresh and able to provide a bit of extra motivation to get him over the line," Wicks says.'"

The Canberra Times, 12 April 2008, p6, states: "For the first time in his career, Daniell, who has less than 5 per cent of normal vision, will run tomorrow with the help of two alternating guide runners, Dennis Fitzgerald and Julien Wicks, in what will be a trial run for the Games."

DanielDoyce (talk) 05:48, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

The citations for these articles are:

* Hand, Jenna. "Olympic guide to gold". The Canberra Times. 6 July 2008. p.23.

* Moloney, John-Paul. "Sons inspire marathon runner to a third Games". The Canberra Times. 12 April 2008. p.6.

Also, just for your information, the APC profile of Dennis Fitzgerald is also correct – he was a guide runner for both Gerrard Gosens and Roy Daniell in Beijing. DanielDoyce (talk) 10:56, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

Reference deletion

Hello, why did you delete the references that I added yesterday at radiation therapy page? I know that this statement is already referenced, because I myself was the one who has added the original reference [21] a couple of months ago. However, the two new references that I added yesterday talk about a very new tumor localization technique that has not been mentioned in that old reference! I don't think this is considered as reference spamming! Homewikihome (talk) 07:28, 14 April 2013 (UTC)

Thank you for your comments Graham. Homewikihome (talk) 20:38, 18 April 2013 (UTC)

Vandalism

Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Wikipedia:Viewing and restoring deleted pages. Your edits appear to constitute vandalism and have been reverted or removed. If you would like to experiment, please use the sandbox. Thank you. (This warning specifically refers to this edit) Jvvg-jacob-x (talk) 17:05, 20 April 2013 (UTC)

Heavy handed?

So, a kid comes along and makes a handful of silly vandalism edits. I and another editor revert them, and warn her on her talk page. She immediately apologises, and stops editing. Then, 19 hours later, and after no further edits, you come along and give her an indef block. Over the top, just a little, perhaps? Ghmyrtle (talk) 07:08, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

I guess so. Perhaps I took the edits a bit too seriously ... calling somebody a gypsy without evidence isn't really a good idea on this site. I've unblocked the user; let's see what happens. Graham87 07:24, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

Good move - thanks for reconsidering. Ghmyrtle (talk) 08:08, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

sheesh just a gypsy? you should see (or probably have already seen) what some of our fellow australians call each other... sats 08:34, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

LOL! Graham87 08:37, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

nope - I would say YUK! sats 09:13, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

Please userfy article for Keith Winstein

Hello, I would like to recreate the article for Keith Winstein (U.S. journalist and computer programmer). Could you please userfy the deleted version? Thank you very much. Majumda (talk) 04:42, 26 April 2013 (UTC)

Census data

Hi, thanks for your help with the Census data referencing. I hadn't been able to figure out how to do that apart from using url links. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Carmazina (talk • contribs) 22:42, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

Australian Census

Hi again, thanks for the additional info. I think I'm getting a better understanding of how all this works. And now I'll try signing off properly Carmazina (talk) 08:10, 29 April 2013 (UTC)

Yo

Yo, you have a new message in Monobook. Thanks for finally stopping by to catch up with one of your sockpuppets; for months I've been trying to help you understand that they can offer you refreshing insights. You should talk to them more often. Graham87 vector (talk) 11:24, 2 May 2013 (UTC)

I agree; I think you should create more of them. Graham87's good foot account (talk) 11:26, 2 May 2013 (UTC)

I don't think that's a good idea. It'll come back to bite you. Pianoman87 (talk) 11:30, 2 May 2013 (UTC)

Gimme an orange bar now! I wouldn't mind These orange things either. Graham87's good foot account (talk) 12:20, 2 May 2013 (UTC)

Signpost

Thanks for your kind words about the arb report on my talk page. Of course I have noticed your patient formatting of the report from time to time and appreciate your attention to it. —Neotarf (talk) 04:42, 3 May 2013 (UTC)

Congratulations

		100000 Edits
		Congratulations on reaching 100000 edits. You have achieved a milestone that very few editors have been able to accomplish. The Wikipedia Community thanks you for your continuing efforts. Keep up the good work!

If you like you can add this userbox to your collection.

This user has been awarded with the 100000 Edits award.

```Buster Seven Talk 06:07, 3 May 2013 (UTC)

Thanks very much! According to the API and my preferences, it's a little early to celebrate (99,194 edits at time of writing), and the Toolserver has been a bit wonky lately, but that's alright! Graham87 06:45, 3 May 2013 (UTC)

I use Wikipedia:List of Wikipedians by number of edits. I cant explain the discrepancies. There you are #226 with 100112 edits. Thanks for all you do. ```Buster Seven Talk 13:25, 3 May 2013 (UTC)

Belated thanks

I don't think I thanked you for a helpful change to my user page in January, sorry. Best wishes, Pol098 (talk) 19:00, 3 May 2013 (UTC)

A Request

Heyya,

Have submitted a presentation proposal for Wikimania 2013. Found that you too were interested in attending the same.

My submission can be found here. Please sign at the bottom of the page therein as a possible attendee if you feel that the presentation would be worthwhile.

DebashisM^Talk 05:24, 5 May 2013 (UTC)

Thanks. I'll not stoop to the level of 'canvassing' any more. Have sent out 6/7 request in the last few minutes addressed to prospective attendees only. Promise not to send out such requests any more. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DebashisM (talk • contribs) 05:45, 5 May 2013 (UTC)

Notifications box replacement prototypes released

Hey Graham87; Kaldari has finished scripting a set of potential replacements available to test and give feedback on. Please go to this thread for more detail on how to enable them. Okeyes (WMF) (talk) 14:59, 7 May 2013 (UTC)

Seeking advice for a page move

I would have went straight for an uncontroversial move but I noticed you may have insight regarding the title. I would think Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ought to be the article's title with ICANN as a redirect. This edit is sufficient for me to give pause and ask of your opinion. Is there a reason that favors ICANN as the title? If there is not, please make "Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers" the articles title, converting "ICANN" into a redirect. I look forward to seeing your response as I am quite curious. Thank you for considering these things on my behalf. My76Strat (talk) 18:34, 7 May 2013 (UTC)

Greetings Graham87. There is a reply on my talk page which follows on with an additional question. If you are willing, the additional insight will be appreciated. Thanks, My76Strat (talk) 03:35, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Lee_%28murderer%29

You deleted information that is valid to this topic - Jean Lee. You deleted information that contradicts the official Government position of guilt, when the person is in fact innocent. The reasons for Jean Lee's innocence are at the link you deleted. By only giving one side, you are censoring Government accountability, and aiding in the harming of an innocent person.

If you want to understand the grounds, then I am happy to explain such to you. However, if you choose to delete my link again, then you censoring important information relevant to this topic and doing harm to the innocent.

Furthermore you gave no opportunity to address any concerns and simply deleted. Not an act of someone interested in balance. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chrisentiae (talk • contribs) 22:28, 8 May 2013 (UTC)