User talk:AlexR/Archive 2

POV
Fine, but I think the article, either way, has serious POV issues. &mdash; Phil Welch 02:53, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)

In response to your remark:


 * Would you kindly stop making those stupid and incorrect edits to transwoman? It is obvious that you have no clue about gender assignments, so stop putting BS into the article, or you might find yourself treated as a vandal.

I'm not familiar with the theory, but you're presenting POV as fact and being bold as vandalism.


 * For example, one is not born in any sex

One is definitely born with a set of sex chromosomes and genitalia. There is established POV that states that sex is a matter of genetics and anatomy.


 * there are debates whether transgender people are clearly one sex

My edits have never made a factual statement either way about that issue.


 * and intersex people can get assigned another gender at any time, not only shortly after birth.

Fair enough.


 * And, the most basic thing: You may have something hanging between your legs, but what gets into the papers is not put there by said thingy, but by people - namely, doctors, midwifes and/or parents.

What gets into the papers, according to your POV, decides or "assigns" one's sex. I assert that in most cases, it is simply an empirical observation of a pre-existing biological condition that is recorded. But this is a matter of POV, not fact--as editors, we must often be careful not to confuse the two. &mdash; Phil Welch 03:14, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)

LGBT
I apologize if my judgement was in error on a couple of articles, but my purpose was simply cleaning up the way some people use Category:LGBT as a catchall even for topics that are already filed in LGBT subcategories. Under Wikipedia's stated policy of category management, the number of categories on an article needs to always be kept to the minimum possible number, and an article should never be simultaneously filed in a specific subcategory and the master category that the subcategory belongs to.

For example, bisexuality (one of your reversions) doesn't need to be -- and under Wikipedia policy, really can't be -- in both Category:LGBT and the subcategory Category:Sexual orientation. One or the other is sufficient, and the only thing I did to that article was to remove the LGBT category; it was already filed in both of the other subcats. And most of the other articles you reverted are already filed under "transgender-related topics", which is also subcategorized under LGBT already. As for 1983 ISIS Survey, I simply typed the wrong category by mistake; my actual intention was to file it under Category:LGBT history.

Some people seem to think "LGBT" needs to act as a one-stop master list of all LGBT-related topics regardless of where else they're filed, but that's not how categories work or what they're meant to be doing.

And, for the record, it hardly constitutes "widespread changes getting pushed through without proper debate". One doesn't have to debate following Wikipedia policy on category management. The angry tone you took on my talk page is neither an appreciated or an appropriate response to the matter, particularly since I'm almost singlehandedly responsible for the T being in most of the category names in the first place, and I will not even acknowledge any future discussion from you that strikes that tone again.

Later update: I see you also reverted Tribe 8. For one thing, one does not have to announce a category change before making it; the assertion that an unannounced change should be reverted just for being unannounced is utter bullcrap. But, since you want to know, here was why I made the changes I did: Bearcat 16:59, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)
 * 1) The category "punk rock groups" is redundant with category "later punk groups"; going back to the stuff about subcategory vs. master category, it's a one-or-the-other case, not both.
 * 2) Tribe 8 is not an individual; it's a band. "Gay, lesbian or bisexual people" is for individuals. This change does not remove them from a queer context, as they're still filed under "LGBT musicians".
 * 3) The band should be sorted as "Tribe 8" under the letter T, not as "8, Tribe" under the number 8.

Oh, and by the way...the next time you want to accuse me of thoughtlessness, you might want to take a gander at the description of Category:Sexual orientation and identity before you start typing: The category is for articles that have to do with sexual orientation, sexual identity, labels, and gender identity. So if you think that's wrong or offensive, take it up with the person who wrote that. Bearcat 19:06, 6 Jun 2005 (UTC)

I fail to understand where you get the notion that the category is conflating "sexual identity" with "gender identity". Where in anything connected to the category is there even the suggestion that anybody thinks transgender is a sexual identity? The category title doesn't say that. The category description didn't say that. I genuinely fail to grasp how you're interpreting "identity" as inherently meaning "sexual identity" to the exclusion of any other meaning of the word, when the category quite explicitly distinguished two distinct concepts of "sexual identity" and "gender identity", and nothing implied that one was being subsumed into the other. And that doesn't make me a transphobic bigot or a person who should somehow "know better" than anything; it makes me a person who knows how to read what's written and not infer stuff that isn't there. Bearcat 00:02, 7 Jun 2005 (UTC)

User:Humanbot update 13 June 2005
The spelling2 project (to work on secondary namespaces) was opened and finished. Progress charts will be available soon.

Version six-three tracks who made the edits, and rankings are available. Much of the work was done while I was asleep, explaining my low place ;).

The next project, which may even be released today, will probably fix incorrectly capitalised headings, particularly "See Also" and "External Links".

The mailing list has grown to 24 people and while that is very nice for my ego, it is rather difficult to send out updates. This is why I did not send out a notice that the spelling2 project had opened. From now on, then, you must watch User:Humanbot/announce for updates. r3m0t talk 12:03, Jun 13, 2005 (UTC)

You removed my picture
I worked very hard on that picture and now you removed it. Is there something I can do to make it acceptable for you? Shorthair 04:18, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * So if I find the right picture, you will okay it? Shorthair 18:34, 18 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Alex please respond
I would like to add picture examples to transvestite and shemale articles. Will you block all pictures? Or are some acceptable? And I'd also like to have my self portrait (now on my userpage) somewhere--If I shrink it will it then be allowable? Is there any article where it can be allowed a decently large size. Please respond to me. Shorthair 18:08, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)

belated thanks
Thanks for your support of my RFA nearly a month ago. Unfortunately a sad event occurred in my family right at that time, so I haven't been able to participate as actively as I would like in Wikipedia. I hope to get back to active editing soon. Thanks again, FreplySpang (talk) 23:59, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Sorry
AlexR, during the RfA for Eequor, I engaged you in an unnessesarily confrontational way. I am extremely sorry for my behavior. As Eequor's nominator, I was upset and frustrated by the way the voting was going, and it seems that I took out some of my frustration on you. I highly regard you as a Wikipedian, and I hope you can forgive me. I'm sorry. func (talk) 29 June 2005 23:30 (UTC)

You reverted my contribution to Process calculus
Hello,

I noticed that you reverted my contributions to Process calculus with no notice to me and without giving a reason.

I have restored my contributions.--Carl Hewitt 9 July 2005 06:00 (UTC)

Robert Templeton
Hi Alex Very many thanks for your paragraph edits and wikification. Much appreciated. Could you look at Hermann Loew please? Best wishes from Ireland. Robert

Etomologists
Many thanks for the Templeton edits. I get the idea now but please keep a watchful eye on me.Never quite got paragraphs at school. Ever read Joyce? Musca User:81.144.158.195