User talk:Alexwho314

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redirect links
I noticed that you changed some links to avoid redirects. That usually isn't a good idea, see WP:NOTBROKEN. Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 02:02, 22 November 2012 (UTC)

Thank you very much. I'm just new to this. I'll avoid doing it. - Alexwho314


 * Welcome aboard and thank you for your interest in chess articles. Bubba73 You talkin' to me? 02:10, 22 November 2012 (UTC)

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A-Force
A user from several different IP addresses added A-Force to infoboxes on more than a dozen character articles. I tried removing this because none of the articles mentioned them being in A-Force, but the user restored them all. 73.168.15.161 (talk) 15:33, 31 January 2016 (UTC)

Should we just wait a few days before removal and hope they give up? Alexwho314 (talk) 17:20, 31 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Possibly, but they seem fully willing to edit war. I haven't removed them all, but I believe you can see all the ones that were added by this IP on January 29th: . Everything I did remove was added back by one or more other IPs, presumably the same user. 73.168.15.161 (talk) 18:19, 31 January 2016 (UTC)


 * That's a lot of pages they have edited. I am relatively new at this. What do you suggest we do? Alexwho314 (talk) 20:18, 31 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I didn't mean to get you involved in anything. Normally when I am conflicted on what to do, I would start a discussion to see what other people say before I take any action. In this case, I would do so at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Comics. 73.168.15.161 (talk) 23:47, 31 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I might do that. Alexwho314 (talk) 01:01, 1 February 2016 (UTC)

Elise Bauman article dispute
Hi! What seems to be the reason why you'd like Elise Bauman's sexuality to be included even though she said that she doesn't want to make a big deal out of it? Although, it's the truth and she's proud of it, there's a reason behind why she said this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Whooossshhhh (talk • contribs) 07:44, 26 March 2017 (UTC)

I included it because it's fact. Just because she doesn't want to make a big deal out of it doesn't make it any less true or potentially significant. If she didn't want the information public, she wouldn't have made it public, so I see no reason to not include it out of respect for privacy. Most LGBT celebrities have their sexualities noted in their respective articles. Alexwho314 (talk) 08:20, 26 March 2017 (UTC)

While it is true, sexuality does not really belong on a Wikipedia page, nobody feels the need to include when a person is straight, why should we include sexuality only for the gay community? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kirathenytmare (talk • contribs) 09:16, 26 March 2017 (UTC)

Firstly, straight is generally assumed to be straight by default. Secondly, there is a strong precedence of including the sexualities of non-straight people. Thirdly, as this actor is best well known for appearing in an LGBT webseries, it appears to be significant in context. Alexwho314 (talk) 18:58, 26 March 2017 (UTC)

BRD
This is a bit troublesome that would catch the eye of an admin. Im not accusing either side but try WP:BRD next time, I have been there myself heated in the moment. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 17:50, 25 April 2017 (UTC)

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 * Thank you very much for your help with this. Alexwho314 (talk)

Creation of Gilpertpedon stand alone article
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