Talk:List of Hungarian Americans/Archive 1

removal of uncited material with no wp article
On all such articles I remove names that have no citation and no wp article. They do not meet the long stated inclusion criteria for the article. Editor who adds them need to follow the rules. Hmains (talk) 05:31, 22 March 2009 (UTC)
 * What rules? Your rules?  Are you kidding? Viriditas (talk) 09:34, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Redlinks are not mandated to be removed from WP articles, but may in fact be beneficial in that they spur the creation of articles on truly notable individuals. Blanking those names first rather than discussing them first, so we can improve the article, isn't helpful. Badagnani (talk) 05:33, 22 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Steve Erdody is probably notable (Grammy winner), but otherwise I agree with the removals, that wasn't a mindless mass blanking. Squash Racket (talk) 07:16, 22 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Actually, it was a mindless mass blanking, and there is no better description of the edit. That's exactly what it was.  None of the information was challenged, none of it was controversial, and none of it was verified or checked by the removing editors. Viriditas (talk) 09:36, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

It's eminently reasonable to ask for due deliberation, in the form of discussion here, prior to large deletions. Badagnani (talk) 07:21, 22 March 2009 (UTC)


 * You are right, he should mention this on the talk page before deleting anything. Squash Racket (talk) 07:28, 22 March 2009 (UTC)

User:Hmains, please undo and discuss here. Thank you for this consideration. Badagnani (talk) 19:45, 22 March 2009 (UTC)


 * I don't see how undo would be a good idea. The integrity of these lists depends on the people being of the nationality indicated and being notable.  If they have a WP article and the article gives their nationality, that is OK; otherwise, if citations showing nationality and notability, that is OK; both is OK also.  If this is not done, then that opens this list and all others like it open to mindless attacks by those who want to get rid of these lists altogether.  This came up in previous deletion attempt discussions.  The lists must be properly maintained to save them. Hmains (talk) 22:19, 22 March 2009 (UTC)
 * That argument can be made about anything and everyone. Red links should not be removed from lists and articles without good reason.  And there is no hurry to edit war your chosen version into the article.  Essentially, you are engaging in Ben Tre logic, and that doesn't hold water. Viriditas (talk) 00:44, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
 * WP:V is very clear. If the information cannot be verified, it may be removed.  The burden of evidence is then upon anyone who wants to restore the material to provide proper references to verify the content. --Ronz (talk) 03:26, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Hmains is removing red links with no citations from lists without discussing it first on the talk page, which is hardly conducive to harmonious editing, and is classic Hmains; in other words, Hmains is enforcing unilateral decisions without discussing it on the talk page; He's been doing this for years. Now, nobody has said in this discussion that the information cannot be verified, so I have no idea why you even raised that issue other than to distract people.  What they have repeatedly said, is that they would like Hmains to discuss the topic before deleting unsourced content unilaterally.  Surely you must be aware that simply because something is unsourced is not a reason to remove it.  Now, tell me, who has attempted to challenge or verify the names? Viriditas (talk) 07:53, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
 * After looking into this further, I see you have no interest in this issue other than to follow and hound Badagnani. That's what I initially suspected from your reply.  Please take your personal dispute with Badagnani to the appropriate forum and do not use talk pages to continue your vendetta. Viriditas (talk) 08:04, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Getting back on topic, Hmains did not take a second to verify anything. As Hmains said above, Ronz, "I remove names that have no citation and no wp article".  That's Hmains philosophy, Ronz, but it isn't supported by any known policy or guideline.  Hmains has a long history of starting editing memes, pretending that his way of doing things is the only way or the right way.  Then, other editors start copying him, thinking that the way Hmains does things is the way its always been done.  And on it goes.
 * (personal attack removed after requesting refactoring by Viriditas --Ronz (talk) 17:47, 25 March 2009 (UTC))
 * Ten seconds on Google shows Szentivanyi is a notable person in the field of medicine who was born in Hungary in 1926 and became a U.S. citizen.
 * (personal attack removed after requesting refactoring by Viriditas --Ronz (talk) 17:47, 25 March 2009 (UTC))
 * Hmains' claim that entry X does not meet the long stated inclusion criteria for the article is bogus. Viriditas (talk) 09:27, 23 March 2009 (UTC)


 * User:Ronz appears to have WP:STALKed me here, as s/he has done to at least a half dozen other articles s/he had not previously edited before this past several weeks, following a spate of undiscussed, repeated deletions by him/her, to which I had objected some time ago. What basically happens is that s/he follows me to various articles and does the same thing: deletes text, always forcefully and repeatedly, and without engaging beforehand in thoughtful, careful, and deliberate discussion. Badagnani (talk) 15:13, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

Please follow WP:TALK, WP:CIVIL, WP:AGF, etc if you want your concerns to be considered in consensus-making. Thanks! --Ronz (talk) 17:04, 23 March 2009 (UTC)


 * The above comment is in regard to the above editor's failure to follow WP:STALK, not any other issue. WP:STALK seems to have been the primary motivation for his/her recent edits here. Let's try to get away from that, as it is damaging to our project's fundamentally collaborative ethos. Badagnani (talk) 17:33, 23 March 2009 (UTC)
 * Take your disruptive complaints to a proper venue. Otherwise they just look like baseless personal attacks with the sole purpose of disrupting Wikipedia. --Ronz (talk) 17:49, 23 March 2009 (UTC)


 * Ironic how Badagnani complains about stalking when he followed me to every CfD I've listed recently and spitefully !voted the opposite to how I did. Bull dog 19:34, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

This discussion page is about "List of Hungarian Americans," so please use it for that purpose only. I do follow all ethnic group-related deletion proposals, many of which the above editor has either initiated or supported, which have been very damaging to our project in the past. Badagnani (talk) 19:39, 23 March 2009 (UTC)