User talk:Anythingyouwant/2023/April

Precious anniversary
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:57, 7 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you Gerda, I hope you are doing well. 😊&#32;Anythingyouwant (talk) 09:00, 7 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Yes, personally, health, vacation, singing (see my talk) - but looking at the world, not all is well. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:12, 7 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Agreed, there are worrisome trends, but also perhaps some grounds for hope. 😊 &#32;Anythingyouwant (talk) 09:23, 7 April 2023 (UTC)

Compromised (book)
Thanks for fixing the article. Can you watchlist it as I suspect some may want to restore it to its former state. Thanks.

Yours. Cheers. 107.127.46.59 (talk) 02:47, 8 April 2023 (UTC)
 * There’s a discussion at WP:NPOV/N that may be of interest to you. The article should rely upon reliable sources, not the subject book itself, so I am in the middle of editing it.&#32;Anythingyouwant (talk) 02:49, 8 April 2023 (UTC)
 * I saw it. Thanks. Don't forget about possibly watchlisting this article for reasons I laid out. Yours. 107.127.46.59 (talk) 03:09, 8 April 2023 (UTC)

Understanding sources
Look: if a source says X happened but doesn't say why it happened, don't infer a rationale. Also, if The New York Times, Reuters, the University of Michigan's Law School, USA Today, and the BBC say that an Alabama governor pardoned someone, that means an Alabama governor pardoned someone. Not gonna get into a drawn out conversation with you, but you need to remember to not go beyond what the sources say, even if you think something else is the case. ~ Pbritti (talk) 02:46, 21 April 2023 (UTC)
 * I didn’t infer a rationale.&#32;Anythingyouwant (talk) 02:48, 21 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Where in the source does it say that the name was changed to sound more American? You're just saying that but there's nothing in the source that says that. You're inferring. ~ Pbritti (talk) 02:52, 21 April 2023 (UTC)
 * It does sound more American, whether that’s the motive or not. Hence it’s anglicization.  You can go ahead and find a reliable source that says the name was changed to evade Italian law enforcement, but it would still be anglicization.  And of course there’s not the slightest indication that such was the purpose, such a purpose is highly unlikely, in addition to being irrelevant. I don’t understand why you’re making such a strange challenge.&#32;Anythingyouwant (talk) 02:57, 21 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Incidentally, my Italian family name was changed to evade law enforcement when coming to the US (I swear, that's just a funny coincidence and I have great stories about our origins in Calabria if you ever want to ask). I'm removing the link; you have no sourcing to back up the anglicization claim and plausible alternatives exist. ~ Pbritti (talk) 03:05, 21 April 2023 (UTC)
 * User:Pbritti, the definition of “anglicize” says nothing about motive.&#32;Anythingyouwant (talk) 03:08, 21 April 2023 (UTC)

You have to prove "Rogers" is equivalent. ~ Pbritti (talk) 03:11, 21 April 2023 (UTC)
 * The definition I just gave you is “to make English in quality or characteristics”. And that is totally obvious in this case.&#32;Anythingyouwant (talk) 03:15, 21 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Actually, the definition relevant to this discussion is 2b: "to convert (a name) to its English equivalent". Look, I really am starting to believe you don't understand the sources you cite. Please don't insist on your miscomprehension of sources. ~ Pbritti (talk) 03:19, 21 April 2023 (UTC)
 * That “2b” is merely an example, which is why it is preceded by the words “such as”. Let’s consider this the end of the conversation here at my talk page, shall we?  There’s no need for two simultaneous conversations.&#32;Anythingyouwant (talk) 03:27, 21 April 2023 (UTC)
 * To this fly on the wall, this looks like shutting down the conversation when there's no valid rebuttal to OP's concern. SPECIFICO talk 13:39, 21 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Before, during, and after this talk page discussion, there was a parallel discussion here. So I suggested shutting down discussion here, to consolidate it there.  I hope the fly on the wall can live with that.&#32;Anythingyouwant (talk) 18:04, 21 April 2023 (UTC)

Don't wish to overstay my welcome (and I understand you and SPECIFICO are familiar with one another), but just wanted to explain why I disengaged from conversation on the article talk page and moved it here: when two editors disagree and no one else is offering input–especially on such a widely watched article as DeSantis's is–it's not imprudent to move the conversation elsewhere to avoid inundating other editors' watchlists when they clearly have no interest in offering their opinion. I'll refrain from commenting on this circumstance on your talk page any further and fully support your decision to request we move the conversation elsewhere; this is your talk page and that's your right. ~ Pbritti (talk) 18:23, 21 April 2023 (UTC)