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Mediation Cabal case

Hello Itsmejudith! You have been named as a party to a mediation cabal case. Before I volunteer to mediate fully, I would like to confirm your intention to participate in mediation and your assistance in the process by watch-listing the page. Feel free to respond on my talk page. Best Regards, Lord Roem (talk) 04:28, 28 December 2011 (UTC)

Thank you for your agreement to begin mediation. Responding to your question, while I would always suggest alternative methods of dispute resolution like 3O or an RfC, I'm getting the feeling that this case may be best resolved in the long-run with some good ol' fashioned mediating. :-)

Please proceed to the case page here and sign your agreement to abide by the ground rules. After that, I will ask that you post a statement (no more than 250 words) indicating what you think the issues in dispute are and what you see as the proper solution to those issues. Best regards, Lord Roem (talk) 16:15, 28 December 2011 (UTC)

Ref Desk Comment Deleted

user:Tango has deleted one of you contributions on the reference desk. If you'd like, if may be discussed on the talk page. Buddy431 (talk) 17:54, 31 December 2011 (UTC)

No, this deletion of the whole thread was entirely appropriate. Itsmejudith (talk) 18:00, 31 December 2011 (UTC)

Disruptive editing

I believe that your edits to the global warming and climate change articles constitute WP:Disruptive editing. Please stop this and do something more productive instead with your time. Dmcq (talk) 18:05, 31 December 2011 (UTC)

OK, I have knitting to disentangle, and a New Year to see in. Wishing you the best in 2012. Itsmejudith (talk) 18:57, 31 December 2011 (UTC)

The List of oldest universities in continuous operation NPOV issue (again)

Hello,

I would like to inform you that the NPOV discussion about the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, to which you participated, was reopened on the NPOVN.

The current discussion is ongoing on Wikipedia:Neutral point of view/Noticeboard#The List of oldest universities in continuous operation (again).

Regards,
--Omar-Toons (talk) 09:12, 4 January 2012 (UTC)

Mediation Cabal: Case update

Dear Itsmejudith/Archive 9: Hello, this is to let you know that a Mediation Cabal case that you are involved in, or have some connection with:

Wikipedia:Mediation Cabal/Cases/25 December 2011/Research Materials: Max Planck Society Archive

is currently inactive as it has not been edited in at least a week. If the issues in the case have been resolved, please let us know on our talk page so we can close the case. If there are still issues that need to be addressed, let us know. If your mediator has become inactive, also let us know. The case will be closed in one month if it remains inactive. You can let us know what's going on by sending a message through to your mediator, Lord Roem, on their talk page. Thanks! MedcabBot (talk) 18:41, 5 January 2012 (UTC)

Transhumanism

I noticed that the notice you gave appears to be in an archive of some sort, I am unsure if this is normal practice but it seems unusaul: i.e Wikipedia:Featured_article_review/Transhumanism/archive1 , cheers IRWolfie- (talk) 23:34, 5 January 2012 (UTC)

Using the template set it up like that automatically. I think it is intended, so if there is a further round of review it will go into archive 2. Itsmejudith (talk) 17:04, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

MedCab case update

Hi Itsmejudith (or should I just call you Judith?) :-)

The MedCab case involving you seems to be moving again. Virago has posted an opening statement. If you could respond in a similar manner, specifically his concerns about removing article content, I think we can get this case on the road to a good conclusion for all.

Best regards, Lord Roem (talk) 18:28, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

Thank you and update

Hi Itsmejudith,

I wanted to thank you for your reply at Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard#Academic_Conferences, and to tell you have I've now extended the query to cover three specific conferences relating to a particular paragraph (I'm a little worried that it's an old enough thread that it won't get enought attention, hence my hawking for more opinion here... :) Failedwizard (talk) 12:16, 11 January 2012 (UTC)

Mediation Cabal: Case update

Dear Itsmejudith/Archive 9: Hello, this is to let you know that a Mediation Cabal case that you are involved in, or have some connection with:

Wikipedia:Mediation Cabal/Cases/25 December 2011/Research Materials: Max Planck Society Archive

is currently inactive as it has not been edited in at least a week. If the issues in the case have been resolved, please let us know on our talk page so we can close the case. If there are still issues that need to be addressed, let us know. If your mediator has become inactive, also let us know. The case will be closed in one month if it remains inactive. You can let us know what's going on by sending a message through to your mediator, Lord Roem, on their talk page. Thanks! MedcabBot (talk) 05:42, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

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Mediation Cabal: Case update

Dear Itsmejudith/Archive 9: Hello, this is to let you know that a Mediation Cabal case that you are involved in, or have some connection with:

Wikipedia:Mediation Cabal/Cases/25 December 2011/Research Materials: Max Planck Society Archive

is currently inactive as it has not been edited in at least a week. If the issues in the case have been resolved, please let us know on our talk page so we can close the case. If there are still issues that need to be addressed, let us know. If your mediator has become inactive, also let us know. The case will be closed in one month if it remains inactive. You can let us know what's going on by sending a message through to your mediator, Lord Roem, on their talk page. Thanks! MedcabBot (talk) 18:16, 24 January 2012 (UTC)

Mediation Cabal: Case update

Dear Itsmejudith/Archive 9: Hello, this is to let you know that a Mediation Cabal case that you are involved in, or have some connection with:

Wikipedia:Mediation Cabal/Cases/25 December 2011/Research Materials: Max Planck Society Archive

is currently inactive as it has not been edited in at least a week. If the issues in the case have been resolved, please let us know on our talk page so we can close the case. If there are still issues that need to be addressed, let us know. If your mediator has become inactive, also let us know. The case will be closed in one month if it remains inactive. You can let us know what's going on by sending a message through to your mediator, Lord Roem, on their talk page. Thanks! MedcabBot (talk) 19:18, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

Edits on History of Sri Lanka

My edits on the article History of Sri Lanka article are not politically motivated. If you know anything about Sri Lankan history, you would notice that there are many misleading and biased information on that page. The Naga Kings of early Sri Lanka are known in Sangam literature in India, as well as other literature in different parts of the world. Snake transformation of these kings is not realistic. If the Kings were known in different lands, how can they be seen as a symbolic? Only the "snake transformation" of these people is symbolic. Buddhism on the island did not exist until Vijaya's arrival this is a widely known fact. Devanampiya Tissa was born on the island, so how can he be a member of the Maurya clan? Does this not contradict Sri Lankan history? He only had a mutual friendship with the Mauryan king of Ashoka. There is NO referenced material that claims Dutegemunu was the "Ashoka" of Sri Lanka and lastly the arrival of Indian indentured laborers to the island has NOTHING to do with the elements of the Sri Lankan Civil war. The civil war is the result of what the Sri Lankan government imposed on the Tamil people, which was discrimination and genocide. I am only editing what is real and what is based on facts. My edits are not politically motivated. If you do not know anything about Sri Lankan history, please stay out of it. (Tamilan101 (talk) 23:24, 31 January 2012 (UTC))

I'm not going to be threatened. I will make up my mind on the quality of the sources. You should apologise for your extremely incivil edit summary. Itsmejudith (talk) 18:07, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

FARC close Transhumanism

The FARC appears to have closed [1]: Issues raised in the FAR section include prose, sourcing, and neutrality. While there was extensive discussion above, many of these concerns appear not to have yet been resolved. For further discussion, please keep in mind Wikipedia's policies and the featured article criteria, and remember that page ratings are not relevant to FA status. Nikkimaria (talk) 04:13, 2 February 2012 (UTC). IRWolfie- (talk) 22:44, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

Request for attention to an RS/N item

Dear Itsmejudith. As I value your opinion highly, I would value your attention and contribution to this RS/N discussion of the potential reliability or unreliability of using professional oral history. Fifelfoo (talk) 01:14, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Ivy League university presidents

Based on your comments at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Universities#List of Ivy League university presidents, you might be interested in opining at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of Ivy League university presidents.--GrapedApe (talk) 02:08, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

Dispute resolution survey

Dispute Resolution – Survey Invite

Hello Itsmejudith. I am currently conducting a study on the dispute resolution processes on the English Wikipedia, in the hope that the results will help improve these processes in the future. Whether you have used dispute resolution a little or a lot, now we need to know about your experience. The survey takes around five minutes, and the information you provide will not be shared with third parties other than to assist in analyzing the results of the survey. No personally identifiable information will be released.

Please click HERE to participate.
Many thanks in advance for your comments and thoughts.

You are receiving this invitation because you have had some activity in dispute resolution over the past year. For more information, please see the associated research page. Steven Zhang ^{DR goes to Wikimania!} 11:24, 5 April 2012 (UTC)

al ahbash

im looking for people that can help me make this article NPOV because it lacks it Baboon43 (talk) 01:31, 6 April 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement#Longevitydude

Hi. I needed to mention your name in the above Arbitration Enforcement request, so I thought I would let you know as a courtesy. It doesn't concern anything you were really involved in, I just needed to show that the user in question was fully aware of the sanctions he is in violation of and you happened to be the one to notify him. Canadian Paul 04:08, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for informing me. Itsmejudith (talk) 06:25, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

Goodbye

Well, since consensus seems to be that complaining about errors is a problem, and that truth doesn't matter when it comes to deciding who's wrong, I'm not going to bother with Wikipedia any more. Good luck keeping the place up; if all you need to do to silence a fact-based complaint is to present them with an uncorrectable minor error, then get them to reject your proposed ridiculous offer or troll the person making it and falsely accuse them (both blocks by User:EdJohnston, by the way; so apparently said boards are beign partrolled by only the admin who cares most about style over substance), you're going to need good luck. 86.** IP (talk) 16:05, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

Goodbye, and thanks for your efforts. I haven't looked at the particular issues that have led to your departure; as you will see I was not around much for quite a while. Itsmejudith (talk) 16:08, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

Talkback

Hello, Itsmejudith. You have new messages at Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution_noticeboard#2012_in_film.
Message added 16:04, 24 May 2012 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Just in case you quit watching this discussion after seeing my last posting there and Wavehunter's response. TransporterMan (TALK) 16:09, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

Shillery and training up editors

You may be interested in my comment here in relation to paid editing and the collegial improvement of volunteer editor research and writing skills. Fifelfoo (talk) 10:22, 28 May 2012 (UTC)

Good job on Matrifocal

I was sort of thinking about making a stub, but if I had, it would have been way less impressive that what you've done... AnonMoos (talk)

Did you see that I only did the very bare bones of a stub, and all the expansion was by User: Nick Levinson? It's Nick who deserves the thanks. Itsmejudith (talk) 07:51, 11 June 2012 (UTC)

Talkback

Hello, Itsmejudith. You have new messages at Malik Shabazz's talk page.
Message added 02:49, 21 June 2012 (UTC). You can remove this notice at any time by removing the {{Talkback}} or {{Tb}} template.

Paul Robeson

sockpuppet. 66.234.33.13 (talk) 01:32, 20 June 2012 (UTC)

obviously, i know exactly who it is. I think I get in trouble if I say who it is though 66.234.33.13 (talk) 01:35, 20 June 2012 (UTC)

semi-protect or protect the article, ill post the missing citations in the legacy section on the talk page. I really really should not edit the article for at least the next month. 66.234.33.13 (talk) 23:43, 21 June 2012 (UTC)

semi-protecting the article will improve aid my life. I need to concentrate on other matters at this time. 66.234.33.13 (talk) 23:45, 21 June 2012 (UTC)

Hope your well earned wikibreak goes well for you. Itsmejudith (talk) 06:17, 22 June 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for your kind words. Please edit the article... I wish you success. :) 66.234.33.13 (talk) 21:51, 22 June 2012 (UTC)

Okay, now I got a username. I'm just editing the Bell article, because I think I already have read everything associated with Bert Bell that exists on the planet unless of course something has come out in the last few months. There is only his children, his biographer, some other world class football historians, and then there's me. So that really requires no effort. Robeson requires time and effort of which I have none at this time. But I got a username. Ijustreadbooks (talk) 19:10, 24 June 2012 (UTC)

HISTRS

Re Wikipedia_talk:Identifying_reliable_sources_(history)#Policy_restriction.3F, I'm wondering if some of the discussion may come from differing "slants" on this topic. Because I work in DR, I tend to come at it from a "what's the minimum" or "what's the policy" POV. It appears to me that you may come at it from a "what's the best" POV. I wonder if you feel so strongly that academic sourcing for historical articles should always be used that the use of popular reliable sources should not even be considered even if policy strictly allows it and that, for further example, discussion of what policy might allow is counterproductive because it could encourage editors to do less than what is best? I don't mean for this to be an insult, and if I'm wrong in this speculation, please treat it as if I had never said it. I'm just trying to figure out why we seem to be talking at cross purposes, and I'm wondering if this isn't one of those glass-half-empty or glass-half-full kind of things. Best regards, TransporterMan (TALK) 14:14, 29 June 2012 (UTC)

Replying at your talk page. Itsmejudith (talk) 10:50, 30 June 2012 (UTC)

It's my own fault

I know, I am feeding the trolls. We tried, but I fear WP may be going the way of Commons. Sigh. Bielle (talk) 03:32, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

Your recent accusations on the Reference Desk

In regards to this edit: do you have any actual evidence that the person you're referring to has engaged in illegal sexual activities with someone under the age of consent? If not, withdraw the accusation or I will block you for personal attacks, legal threats, and disrupting Wikipedia. --Carnildo (talk) 04:52, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

The only evidence is the comments, which are not evidence that any offence has been committed but indicate that there ought to be an investigation. Some things are more important than Wikipedia. If I'm blocked, so be it, so long as I can take the issue to Arbcom. The refdesks should carry a warning that if a poster confesses to having committed a serious crime or gives other comparable indication, the authorities may be informed. This is our natural duty. Itsmejudith (talk) 07:12, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

I've blocked you for a week, at which point the topic will have been archived, and presumably you will no longer be tempted to make serious unfounded accusations. I've sent an email to the Arbcom about this presenting my view of things; you may wish to contact them as well. --Carnildo (talk) 08:30, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

this is poorly chosen and fails to address systemic disruption by IP editors soap boxing. Fifelfoo (talk) 09:54, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

I've asked about the block at WP:ANI. Itsmejudith, if you want any comments posted there, post them here. Dougweller (talk) 12:42, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for posting there and for letting me know. Since it's with ArbCom, I will let them deliberate it. I am not appealing the block, and am not making a complaint against Carnildo. Itsmejudith (talk) 15:35, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

Bad block.~~

Carnildo's administrator actions are being reviewed by the Arbitration Committee. Casliber (talk · contribs) 14:13, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

Thank you Casliber, and thank you for letting me know. I am not appealing the block, but want to make sure that the underlying issues are discussed. Itsmejudith (talk) 15:33, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

I've asked Dougweller, and I'm asking you. Are you happy that the review of your block is now in good hands? If so, and Dougweller is too, I'll close Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive758#Block of Itsmejudith. Because otherwise, experience teaches, things are not going to get better. Uncle G (talk) 15:36, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

Yes, the review is in the best of hands. Thank you. Itsmejudith (talk) 15:37, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

I am sorry about what has happened and that, specifically, I didn't give your overall position better support. I finished my points on Jack of Oz's user page because the noisy indignation of the drama around the question just wore me down, as it was meant to do. I am surprised, however, that the most outrageous statement of all, the one to which you reacted, is still in the unhatted text, without evidence or support. Regards, Bielle (talk) 15:52, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

Hi Bielle, no problem at all. It was very good to know that there was someone else who immediately saw the posts in the same light as I did. I also understand why some people didn't see them that way. Assuming good faith becomes a habit, 99% of the time a very good habit. I'm still drafting my email to ArbCom, and maybe you want to communicate with them as well. I mean with suggestions about how we can take this forward collectively; there are a number of possible approaches and several wise heads will be needed. Itsmejudith (talk) 15:59, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

The Arbitration Committee has reviewed your block and has unblocked you. Risker (talk) 16:03, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

That was quick! I will still email you all, probably tomorrow now. Thanks, and thanks for letting me know. Itsmejudith (talk) 16:07, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

You are welcome. The Arbitration Committee would appreciate hearing from you sooner rather than later. Risker (talk) 16:25, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

I have emailed. Apparently the message is awaiting moderation. Itsmejudith (talk) 21:28, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

Confirming we've received your e-mail. Thank you. Newyorkbrad (talk) 22:25, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

History of astrology

I've just reverted Zachariel's changes to History of Astrology per BRD. Could you take a look through his changes and see if there's anything of merit in them that can be saved? Thanks. Dominus Vobisdu (talk) 12:20, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

I can't. I'm blocked. I will have a look and comment here. Itsmejudith (talk) 15:32, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

Congrats on your unblock. Thanks. You're much better at historical sources than me, and if I remember correctly, you contributed to this article. Good luck, and keep up the fine work! Dominus Vobisdu (talk) 18:13, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

Welcome to the "After being an active editor for a long time, Finally blocked once" club

Though congratulations would be out of place... AnonMoos (talk) 13:07, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

Hi AnonMoos and thanks for your welcome. Itsmejudith (talk) 15:41, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

Unfortunately there's no clubhouse or secret handshake...

-- AnonMoos (talk) 22:07, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

Block log barnstar

		The block log Barnstar
		(award details) - I would like to use this opportunity to thank User:Itsmejudith for her contributions to Wikipedia over the years - Many thanks for all your work here. Respect and best wishes to you from Youreallycan 16:36, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

- this is a bit late as you are unblocked but imo the situation of your block and your long history of contributing to the en wiki project deserves the barnstar. Best regards - Youreallycan 16:36, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

Very sweet of you. Thanks. Itsmejudith (talk) 17:11, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

My pleasure - you are a valuable contributor to the en wikipedia project Judith and I support you completely in that - Very best regards to you - Youreallycan 21:31, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

Breathtaking! Congratulations Itsmejudith on your excellent contributions at WP:RD/H, as well as all the other places you help at Wikipedia. We have all seen stupid things here, but blocking you for pointing out the obvious is the second dumbest thing I've seen (then notifying Arbcom about the block is the dumbest). Johnuniq (talk) 02:04, 2 July 2012 (UTC)

Positive reinforcement is among the rarest commodities on Wikipedia. So this is as good a time as any to say that I've always appreciated and respected your work here. You're part of an (increasingly tiny) group of Wikipedians who give me hope that this place is not an entirely lost cause. Thanks for being a voice of sanity and perspective - your work here is valued. It's just sad that it takes some piece of idiocy like this to remind me to tell you that. Cheers. :) MastCell ^Talk 03:27, 2 July 2012 (UTC)
Been a while since we interacted over the clean up of the Kamboja mess. I've always found you to be a voice of reason in the many places I've come across your editing. This block is just one example of why Wikipedia is increasingly becoming a cesspool of bovine and equine excrement instead of the encyclopaedia that it claims to be. I'd echo MastCell's opinion above on an incident like this being the trigger to take note of valuable editors! cheers. —SpacemanSpiff 07:42, 2 July 2012 (UTC)

I'm a bit overwhelmed now, because you people, and Doug, Fifelfoo and Maunus, who commented above and I need to thank, are some of the people I most admire on the whole encyclopedia. Please take a huge chunk of positive reinforcement back. You know, I wasn't even watching Wikipedia talk:Reference desk, the rightful place for talking about refdesk trolling. I am now, and if any of you would like to join in discussion about how to deal with these cases in future, that would be great. Otherwise, all I can think of is to invite you all to cream tea (image purloined from Commons). The tea is brewing and I'm just taking the scones out of the oven.

Itsmejudith (talk) 10:39, 2 July 2012 (UTC)

I'd like to add my support to the comments above. Your block was astonishing; as others have noted you are one of the most helpful, considered and valuable contributors here. We need more like you, not fewer, and I'm very glad that the ridiculous block was overturned. Welcome back! (and thanks for the tea) RolandR (talk) 13:19, 3 July 2012 (UTC)

A bit late to the party, but I'd like to express my full agreement with the sentiments of my colleagues. With all the drama, dissimulation and two-bit politics that goes on here it's good to know there still are people like you around the place. Short Brigade Harvester Boris (talk) 23:27, 4 July 2012 (UTC)

Deletion review for Mundane astrology

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Mundane astrology. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. -- Zac Δ ^talk! 22:38, 3 July 2012 (UTC)

Ahmadiyya

Hi, hope you're fine. Your comments were copied to Talk:Islam, but this is an NPOV issue surely. They consider themselves Islamic. With religions, if you consider yourself Islamic, Christian, etc, it isn't a claim, it's a fact. I just hope going to Talk:Islam doesn't turn this into a religious argument. I had to protect the article because of the pov attempts to call it non-Islamic. Dougweller (talk) 14:11, 30 June 2012 (UTC)

I think what the article needs to do is to say that it is a movement that comes out of Islam, that its adherents consider themselves Muslims, but that many/most other Muslims regard them as heretical. A bit of a minefield, but we cope with the Sunni/Shia split and the Protestant/Catholic one. The fact that other Muslims see them as heretical is notable and probably belongs in the lead. Of course we don't want to see the article alternating from one POV state to the opposite POV state. Itsmejudith (talk) 15:48, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

You guys should be glad that you don't have to deal with article Messianic Judaism... -- AnonMoos (talk) 01:33, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

About DriveByWire

I've reported him at ANI over this. The thread is WP:ANI#Sicko asking a potential minor to provide links to pictures of his penis. Ian.thomson (talk) 16:18, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

Well done. Itsmejudith (talk) 16:22, 11 July 2012 (UTC)

In reference to copying across pages

You made this comment, [2]. See this Template:Copied which can be added to the talk pages of the respective articles. See WP:COPYWITHIN for more info. IRWolfie- (talk) 23:57, 13 July 2012 (UTC)

Language ref. desk

I know it was caused by the software not signalling an edit conflict when an edit conflict has occurred (a long-standing sporadic bug), but it's a little annoying to come back to a conversation and realize that it's now basically concluded, but that no one ever saw your comment at the beginning of the discussion... AnonMoos (talk)`

I didn't know anything about it, and hadn't come across the bug before. No hard feelings, I hope. Your answer was good, as always. Itsmejudith (talk) 06:50, 14 July 2012 (UTC)

Discussion at Wikipedia_talk:Naming_conventions_(Vietnamese)#RfC_on_spelling

You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia_talk:Naming_conventions_(Vietnamese)#RfC_on_spelling. KarlB (talk) 13:50, 22 July 2012 (UTC)

Talk:Dhimmi

Please see my response regarding an accidental twinkle revert from several months ago that you saw fit to mention.Ankh.Morpork 16:13, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

Alright. Repeat the accusations. Sigh, I thought you would be interested in an explanation. Ankh.Morpork 16:32, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

Look you don't have to like me but can you update your ANI post to reflect that this was immediately acknowledged as accidental? Ankh.Morpork 16:49, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

All right. Itsmejudith (talk) 16:51, 23 July 2012 (UTC)

Oldest universities

Hello,

This message is being sent to inform you that there currently is a discussion at Wikipedia:Neutral point of view/Noticeboard#List of oldest universities regarding an issue with which you may have been involved.

Thank you.

--Omar-toons (talk) 18:30, 30 July 2012 (UTC)

Assam#Etymology

An issue on which you checked the sources, and helped rewrite a section has finally seen approval at Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution_noticeboard/Archive_44#Assam. Thank you! Chaipau (talk) 17:30, 4 September 2012 (UTC)

Was pleased to help. Thanks for the effort you have put into this. Itsmejudith (talk) 19:35, 4 September 2012 (UTC)

The Olive Branch: A Dispute Resolution Newsletter (Issue #1)

Welcome to the first edition of The Olive Branch. This will be a place to semi-regularly update editors active in dispute resolution (DR) about some of the most important issues, advances, and challenges in the area. You were delivered this update because you are active in DR, but if you would prefer not to receive any future mailing, just add your name to this page.

In this issue:

Background: A brief overview of the DR ecosystem.
Research: The most recent DR data
Survey results: Highlights from Steven Zhang's April 2012 survey
Activity analysis: Where DR happened, broken down by the top DR forums
DR Noticeboard comparison: How the newest DR forum has progressed between May and August
Discussion update: Checking up on the Wikiquette Assistance close debate
Proposal: It's time to close the Geopolitical, ethnic, and religious conflicts noticeboard. Agree or disagree?

Read the entire first edition of The Olive Branch -->

--The Olive Branch 19:09, 4 September 2012 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard

Requesting your comments (conclusive, if possible) @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard#Tadeusz_Sulimirski_.26_Rahul_Sankrityayan — 117.207.62.240 (talk) 09:05, 10 September 2012 (UTC)

Cheers

Thanks for the review, :) IRWolfie- (talk) 22:12, 26 September 2012 (UTC)

parapsychology

the evaluation section on the parapsychology article was created by a banned user greenuniverse, so you are happy to delete his theory section and claim it is "copyrighted" but keep his "evaluation" section because it concludes parapsychology does not exist. This is dishonest cherry picking. Either it is all copyrighted (yet no evidence has been presented) and deleted or it all stays. explain yourself. Ghosts Ghouls (talk) 12:41, 1 October 2012 (UTC)

You're mixing me up with someone else. I just changed headings per WP:CRIT. Itsmejudith (talk) 13:03, 1 October 2012 (UTC)

It's a blocked sockpuppet of a banned editor. IRWolfie- (talk) 13:34, 1 October 2012 (UTC)

note

Not sure if you noticed, but an editor added a large comment about Hans Eysenck to your userpage some time ago: [3] IRWolfie- (talk) 01:03, 6 October 2012 (UTC)

My Bob Woffinden Revert Reverted???

I fail to see why my revert of potentially libellous edits by 92.13.52.193 at Bob Woffinden was reverted. It was a clear violation of WP:BLP. Perhaps you confused me with the perpetrator.... 21:15, 11 November 2012 (UTC)

Yes, probably did. David Rose has a piece in the Mail on Sunday today that is essentially an expose of Stephen Messham. That's verifiable and can go in if it's properly worded. The proposed wording wasn't good enough. Itsmejudith (talk) 21:23, 11 November 2012 (UTC)

I should also say, thank you for taking care about BLP. I didn't mean to disregard it. It was just an error. Itsmejudith (talk) 21:26, 11 November 2012 (UTC)

Thanks -- I *knew* it was a timing glitch :-) 21:28, 11 November 2012 (UTC)

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Hey Judith, IRWolfie and I are stuck at an impasse with an editor that is rtying to add fringe material to an article. Actually, the whole article is an absolute mess and sourced with in-universe sources. Can you look at the source in question and give your opinion. I'm a scientist, and a bit out of our element here. It looks to me like bald pseudo-science, but the editor is claiming that it's actually "philosophy". She is using a letter published in a sham journal as a source, claiming it is an SPS, and that we can use it because he is an academic philosoper and has written several books on the topic. However, none of his work on the topic has ever appeared in real academic sources, as far as I can tell, so the claim of being an expert is actually a self-claim. I'd appreciate it if you would take a look at the latest talk page exchange, and weigh in. Your knowledge of non-scientific sourcing is better than mine. Thanks. Dominus Vobisdu (talk) 18:47, 17 November 2012 (UTC)

Ooops, forgot to tell you what article it was. It's Ian Stevenson. Dominus Vobisdu (talk) 18:55, 17 November 2012 (UTC)

Will look at it. Itsmejudith (talk) 08:50, 18 November 2012 (UTC)

WSC at ANI

Here. His edits at Eysenck's article were brought up. Tijfo098 (talk) 23:58, 18 November 2012 (UTC)

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Medrs, turning blue

according to vsmith its prohibited to use wp:medrs on this page. Because he uses it seldom. He is the admin here. the issue of turning blue has got a reflection in this article already. This page is for discussion on improving the article, not for expressing personal opinions of the editors. The section which i proposed to include personally deals only with external application to burns, abrassions, etc. do you think external application results in turning blue too? If so, please provide a link and i'll add it.Ryanspir (talk) 15:36, 25 December 2012 (UTC)ryanspir

I'll reply on the article talk page. Itsmejudith (talk) 11:10, 26 December 2012 (UTC)

Your input will be appreciated.

[4] Thanks.--Shrike (talk)/WP:RX 19:02, 1 January 2013 (UTC)

Sorry, I don't have any comments on that particular one. Itsmejudith (talk) 16:42, 2 January 2013 (UTC)

cs and blue

hello, did you reply on the article talk page? Kindly let me know if you personally think or there are any publications of someone turning blue following external use of cs. 2. did you read the congressional testimony i posted a link to on the article's talk page? Ryanspir (talk) 14:54, 2 January 2013 (UTC)ryanspir

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Answering

do you know vietnamese? Thats interesting, i'm traveling in laos now. about groups of editors, it should be the way you say, but its not. If you will read the archives of the article, you will see many users are complaining and many of them are valid. I have personally expirienced it when i removed a link to a study which says that cs is not effective in vitro. immediately my edit was reverted by two editors, even though that a study which contradicts all other studies, fda clearance and epa approval should come from an extraordinary source. On the other hand, when desoto1 add an original research, everyone is quiet, because he is on the negative side. :) you have also didn't reply my message about turning blue due to external application. Ryanspir (talk) 15:38, 3 January 2013 (UTC)ryanspir

Hello Ryan. How interesting for you to be travelling in Laos. I've never been there but would love to go, Which places have you visited there? On medical users of silver, I still don't know exactly what you would like to add to the article. I suggest that you propose one amendment at a time, based on sources that meet WP:MEDRS.Itsmejudith (talk) 20:13, 3 January 2013 (UTC)

laos

its a nice place. I have visited mostly around the capital, vang vieng, luang prabang, km.52; and other places. How long time did you stay in vietnam? About the edit, could you please read congressional testimony and let me know what do you think? Is there any information we could use from there and in what way? Ryanspir (talk) 15:49, 4 January 2013 (UTC)

I'll look and see if we can use the congressional testimony. Probably not, under MEDRS, but I'll see. I was in VN for months, but a long time ago. I try and keep my Vietnamese up by reading, but it isn't easy. I would like to learn Thai and Lao, which are quite similar. Luang Prabang sounds great, but I would most like to visit the Plain of Jars. Itsmejudith (talk) 16:29, 4 January 2013 (UTC)

vn

thank you for taking time to read it. I think you will be inclined to agree that its a honest testimony representing reality. Which places do you suggest i should visit in vietnam? I do speak thai and a bit of lao, though i don't find it similar to viet. I speak russian, do you think it may be useful in vn occasionally? Ryanspir (talk) 14:20, 5 January 2013 (UTC)

Hello again, Ryan. Sorry, but I wasn't impressed at all, and you will find that there are dozens of editors who are scientifically qualified and really into their scepticism. No alternative medicine gets an easy time in Wikipedia. I'm not sure why you want to see this product mentioned.

In VN, remember the country is long and thin. There are great places to visit in the north, the centre and the south, so you might want to concentrate on just one of these regions. In the north, Hanoi is worth spending time in, Ha Long Bay is among the world's most beautiful places, and there are lots of historic and beauty spots in Ninh Binh Province. The Mai Chau area is beautiful. The mountains up by the Chinese border can be explored by motorbike. In the centre, you can use Da Nang as a base. Hoi An is supposed to be interesting but touristy (not been there). Hue is the ancient capital. The beaches are best in the centre. In the South, Ho Chi Minh City has sights worth seeing, and the Mekong Delta is both interesting and relaxed. I wouldn't bother with Dalat. I don't think I've said anything that's not in Lonely Planet. There are a few loan words from Thai in Vietnamese, a few similarities like gao means rice (uncooked), and many of the languages spoken by ethnic minorities in the mountains are related to Thai and Lao. I don't think Russian will be any use in VN at all now. French possibly could be, but people are really only interested in learning English. Itsmejudith (talk) 17:20, 5 January 2013 (UTC)

russian

really? in laos i can see viet tv. And from time to time they show news in russian whereby a viet newswoman speaks very good russian almost without an accent. So i would expect they have some good number of people who can speak russian. ok, i'll try to explain. It seems that colloidal silver is actually created in part to address the problem of becoming blue, for it allows much lesser quantities of silver to be used while seemingly maintaining better effectiveness. Please try to read their patent as well. By the way, when i asked if we can use congressional testimony in someway, i didn't mean necessarily for medical claims. Now, i choosed this product precisely because its no longer an alternative medicine, for its external application is cleared by fda. Ryanspir (talk) 18:37, 5 January 2013 (UTC)

I'll take your word for the Russian. A lot of people learnt Russian back in the late 1970s early 1980s, and a lot of Vietnamese people went to work in Russia. I didn't know it was being kept up even now. Even back then, people liked to learn English if they had the opportunity, because it gives the international flexibility. French is another language that just might come in useful. It was spoken very widely in the first half of the twentieth century, and the French government still puts an effort into promoting the language. I'm trying to understand what you mean about external application. I can easily agree that putting silver on your skin is unproblematic - lots of people wear silver earrings, after all. How antiseptic would it be, compared to phenols or alcohol? I looked at the Silver Sol website and was shocked at the claims being made. Like snake oil! I would not use it instead of antibiotics. Itsmejudith (talk) 20:06, 5 January 2013 (UTC)

russian tv

well, in laos they have many people who went to russia in the years you have mentioned, however they don't have any news in russian. And whats interesting, the viet tv shows news in russian about internal viet affairs. :) sounds real fun. hehehe :) a snake oil cleared by fda and approved by epa in 2003, 2006 and 2009? What if indeed they are right and its a new vector in medicine? External application means applying on the skin :). But its not antiseptic, its antibacterial and anti fungal.Ryanspir (talk) 18:23, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

Try it?

by the way, because you absolutely don't believe in it, you may just try it for any of the indicated conditions. Then, if it will work, for sure it won't be a placebo effect, because you believe it won't work. :) I wonder what will you say if you will see it working? :-) Ryanspir (talk) 18:28, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

reply

A reply is apprecited so that i might know your opinion. When i usually want to buy something, such as a flashdrive for example, i find most reliable is to read feedbacks on amazon from people who bought it already. This approach might also be useful for cs. Ryanspir (talk) 17:47, 9 January 2013 (UTC)

Hi Ryan. It isn't something I would remotely consider using. The claims on the website were completely incredible. I don't believe in homeopathy or molecular resonance. We will have to agree to disagree. I hope your trip is going well, Itsmejudith (talk) 20:16, 9 January 2013 (UTC)

resonance

i don't believe in resonance and homeopathy either. And, i don't know why do they use that resonance for even if its does something, it could potentially be harmful to tissues. And i haven't read any research about this resonance. :) what do you think about my approach to amazon however? Try to read the reviews to american biotech silver and mesosilver for starters. Please consider, that even if these companies would somehow generate the positive reviews, there is no way for them to remove the negative reviews. So, if their product wouldn't work or someone would become blue people would post about that in big numbers. Ryanspir (talk) 16:58, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

If it is nearly all water then it will do no harm. No good either, but people never notice that, because complaints have a tendency to get better anyway. Itsmejudith (talk) 19:38, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

My trip

my trip is going fine, thanks. i'm now in km 52. Thats where many people of hmoong tribe are found, not far from the capital. I'm considering to go now in vietnam, but probably won't because of their new year and problems with transportation and accomodation. If i would have some friend who would invite me to stay in his house i would probably go, but i haven't got one so far. :) And how about yourself, in what country are you now? Ryanspir (talk) 17:07, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

Oh yes, transport can be impossible around Tet. I'm in Britain, where I live. I also go to France quite frequently. just as cold and miserable there at this time of year. But I see from the news that they closed the schools in Hanoi because the temperature fell below 10 degrees C. They close the schools in Britain when there is more than a couple of inches of snow, and then everyone complains about how unprepared we are. Itsmejudith (talk) 19:42, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

You do a superb job at FT:N

I am really impressed by the quality of your intellect and work here. I've come to the conclusion that it is intellects like yours that really make this enterprise work somehow in the end. Kudos! And thank you too. warshy ^talk 17:30, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

See, I got all confused again. I think I should have said the RS/N, not the FT/N. Sorry for the confusion. My conclusion is definitely still the same though...

warshy ^talk 17:36, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

Oh, I see now. It's actually both! Double Kudos! warshy ^talk 17:39, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

Warshy, that is really much too kind. I just try to add something reasonable when I can. I know I have got better over the years as I have learnt actually to read the rules I advise people to follow! I see you are interested in the sugar trade. I am a fan of Mintz -Sweetness and Power. I do like commodities history. I also like epistemology but am a dunce at philosophy more generally. Itsmejudith (talk) 17:56, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

Well, a starting point such as

I just try to add something reasonable when I can.

I think says it all. Adding something REASONABLE, and that is the key, is not what moves most of the contributors here, I'd imagine. It is a craft, and it takes a lot of serious thinking, I believe. I, on the other hand, am kind of dunce on reading rules, understanding, and following them properly. It's a serious skill I mostly lack. As for the early modern sugar trade and power, I'm sure I could learn a lot from your "commodities trade" observations when opportunity comes. Thanks again for adding a lot of carefully and calmly weighed reason to this place. warshy ^talk 18:33, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

I should also have said that such a starting point takes a lot of humbleness to be accomplished. Careful reasoning and humbleness working patiently together can make significant contributions to human understanding, I believe. warshy ^talk 18:50, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

Hey, just look at my failed request for admin to see failure to read properly! Itsmejudith (talk) 19:36, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

Placebo

but they would probably complain if they would become blue, wouldn't they? But people are buying it for more than ten years and i didn't see yet one review of becoming blue either on gnc or amazon reviews. Though i see your opinion. You think that its so overly diluted that it has no factual effectiveness and people are writing good reviews out of placebo effect. But in this case, how would they get fda clearance and epa approval? :-) ,Ryanspir (talk) 20:44, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

Sorry, I don't know anything about FDA or EPA approval. I see food additives approved, like aspartame, that I personally avoid. Itsmejudith (talk) 20:48, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

cold

hehe, i'm originally from russia, -15 degrees and the schools are open. :)Ryanspir (talk) 20:54, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

analyze

lets analyze together. First of all food and medicines are not the same. For sure there must be some reliable effectiveness of fda cleared medicine. If it would be easy to get such clearances, other cs companies would get them as well. Now, epa would approve since 2003, reapprove in 2006 and in 2009 a basically water to be used in hospitals, thus putting lives of patients at risk? And if you will see the approval letters, you will see that every new approval adds more bacteria to the list of being killed due to new emerging studies. Kindly review the references on the talk page to the fda and epa which i have posted. Ryanspir (talk) 21:17, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

your opinion

kindly reply. I value your opinion.Ryanspir (talk) 19:08, 12 January 2013 (UTC)

I haven't got any more to add, sorry. Itsmejudith (talk) 09:32, 13 January 2013 (UTC)

reasoning

So after careful review of my arguments do you approve my idea of providing information to the people who might benefit from using cs, in the way which is balanced and won't scare away people by concentrating on a wrongly formulated warning and on virtually not existant possibility of agryria which was always registered after at least few months of continuous ingestion of daily high doses of high concentration silver preparation and never to cs under 30ppm. Currently all major cs producers are selling under or at this concentration. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ryanspir (talk • contribs) 18:56, 13 January 2013 (UTC)

Just say we were talking about penicillin and not about an alternative remedy. We are not here to provide information to people who might benefit from pencillin. We are here to summarise the main facts about pencillin. Do you see? The encyclopedia is not here to do the job of a clinician and it isn't here as a substitute for the advice pages in NHS Direct and similar. Itsmejudith (talk) 19:45, 13 January 2013 (UTC)

Responsibility

You are right and i agree with you, we are not here to provide a medical advice. However, if we would create a biased article against the use of some modern approved antibiotic, lets say cipro, that would factually result in some people who will read the article in not taking it. And when we are talking about alternative medicine its even more important to provide unbiased info, because taking them is solely at the discretion of the user as usually they are not prescribed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ryanspir (talk • contribs) 07:51, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

reliable sources

I agree with you that we are here to summarize reliable sources. However, how do you explain that weeks ago i have posted a link to fda clearance of cs for external use and it is still not on the article? Fda is considered as an ideal reliable source. This is the reason i'm calling the article biased. I have posted 3 links to medrs compliant studies: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18069039 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17468052 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18854209

Ryanspir (talk) 08:17, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

On the talk page you will find people much more qualified than me to discuss this with. I am a regular on the Reliable Sources Noticeboard, but comment more on literature, politics, economics and history than on natural sciences. I did look at the abstracts you linked to, which took me to http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15114827 this article. Anyway, please do discuss all this on the talk page. I am keeping away from the page at the moment. There are many other areas on WP claiming my attention. Itsmejudith (talk) 20:52, 14 January 2013 (UTC)

conversation

You are welcome to take a look at the talk page now, especially after i have located a secondary source. The reason i'm having this conversation with you is because you are a pleasant person and willing to change your worldview once reliable new data is presented to your eyes. The fact that you had been in vietnam is an added bonus. :) It, i mean cs, also works like a magic for preventing colds. No conventional medicine does that. You can go to a room of sick and coughing people and imagine that you are wearing a shield. Its a GOD sent for people who are easily catching colds. If You will ever decide to use it and You will still get a cold, be the first to throw a stone at me. :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ryanspir (talk • contribs) 21:02, 15 January 2013 (UTC)

bit of personal experience

One week ago i was staying with people where almost everyone was sick with a cold. Usually i'm rapidly becoming sick in such situation, usually on the next day. I didn't become sick. Yesterday i visited a girl, she was a bit sick and we kissed. After that i was riding motorcycle for 14km and it was very cold, at night. Not even a running nose. For me these two cases are simply pure miracles. Ryanspir (talk) 18:48, 17 January 2013 (UTC)

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Re Cranfield University

Can you point out where in WP:UNIGUIDE the problem with Hon Grads? Thank you Cj1340 (talk) 21:17, 25 January 2013 (UTC)

It tele you to include distinguished people who have been involved with the university but it doesn't suggest that you include people whose only connection is, that the university chose to offer them an honorary degree. Most of the UK universities award honorary degrees for largely promotional purposes. It doesn't tell the reader anything substantial so for consistencybI have taken it out. Sensible exceptions are when the honorary degree ceremony was notable for other reasons, e.g. a building opening, or when the honorary graduand has a particularly long association with the university. Itsmejudith (talk) 22:57, 25 January 2013 (UTC)

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Han tu RM

You participated in a discussion on Han tu earlier, so I thought you might be interested in this RM:

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Sorry

I didn't mean to sound like I was giving you a hard time at the WP:RS/N discussion about the Daily Caller. I appreciate your input there. I've gotten pretty frustrated at some of the other editors in the discussion, but I didn't mean to snap at you or lump you in with people who don't respect BLP. You're an excellent editor - I apologize for my tone and I hope there are no hard feelings. Cheers. MastCell ^Talk 22:27, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

Not at all! I'm a bit immune to all that stuff now anyway. got thick skinned in my old age. I know you to be an excellent editor too. Itsmejudith (talk) 22:41, 12 March 2013 (UTC)

Thanks

For taking the time to input on Chữ nho and chữ nôm. We still have a complete famine of anyone even prepared to discuss VN related items, witness the 2:1 ping pong trying to get the proposal banner back on the Vietnamese naming conventions "proposal" (Category:Wikipedia naming conventions / Category:Wikipedia naming conventions proposals) In some ways less important than a real article. Still. In ictu oculi (talk) 03:45, 14 March 2013 (UTC)

No problem. I wasn't watching the Naming conventions page until now. I really think we need to start with the distinction between proper and common nouns, and then distinguish proper nouns used in English/not used in English, and common nouns used in English/not used in English. We seem to have agreement on the place names for which syllables can be run together, and they're very few (I can think of Vietnam, Hanoi, Saigon, Haiphong, Danang, Dalat, Sapa, also Annam, Tonkin, Faifo). Logically if we're running the syllables together, we're leaving out the diacritics. Ho Chi Minh city is at a similar level of recognition although the syllables are never run together. I don't think any other Vietnamese place names are used in English. Archaeologists talk of the Dongsonian bronze drums and the Hoabinhian culture, and the syllables have to be run together because of the suffix. No names of people that I can think of have ever been Anglicised/Frenchified to the extent of running the syllables together. Virtually no Vietnamese common nouns have come into English, even as loans. Pho noodle soup is about the nearest, and even then the diacritics are often pointed out to tourists so that they can approximate the pronunciation. Itsmejudith (talk) 09:03, 14 March 2013 (UTC)

Yes what you're saying is more or less what I tried to do, when I tried editing it. I tried to start with the distinction between proper and common nouns, and then distinguish proper nouns used in English/not used in English, English exonyms (to which I just added Faifo, thank you). I didn't get as far as common nouns used in English/not used in English http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Naming_conventions_%28Vietnamese%29&oldid=528109765 because I was reverted], fair enough if only 2 people are inputting. The main issue is the spurious guideline banner on something which was never proposed, compared to dozens of other Category:Wikipedia naming conventions proposals which had more input. Thanks. In ictu oculi (talk) 11:05, 14 March 2013 (UTC)

Hi. User:Kauffner has removed BabelStone's merge tag on his new Han-Nom article yet again, and refuses to discuss - "take it to AfD". What's the way forward in such cases? In ictu oculi (talk) 09:12, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

Talk:Han-Nom

Hi Judith. Despite your taking it to ANI the merge tag has been removed yet again. Anyway I restored it. As 4 people have commented, is it time to proceed? In ictu oculi (talk) 06:12, 6 April 2013 (UTC)

Hi ictu and thanks for the notification. I'm afraid I'm not able to edit much for the next couple of weeks. You need to ask for the merge discussion to be closed by an admin. Not sure where you ask, though. Check on the main help desk if you need to. HTH. Itsmejudith (talk) 09:30, 6 April 2013 (UTC)

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