User talk:Bruce1ee/Archive 15

Thanks for your clear guidance on Edit Summaries!
As a 'newbie' I did not know about this. I edited most of my contribution - removing the content - as it may have some inaccuracies and I have asked someone with greater knowledge to review before I reinstate.

Dilettante (talk) 17:55, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

Removal of erroneous edits by Bruce1ee.
_ Racing Club is a historic team in world football, and its coronation as world champion is an important part of the sport's history. I don't understand the reason for the deletion in the events edition of November 4. _ Becky Hill and Adriana Chechik are two celebrities who were not listed with their date of birth between the births of their respective dates (February 14 and November 4) and I placed them. I don't understand why you deleted my edits.

JC Captain (talk) 07:59, 5 January 2021 (UTC) [|JC Captain]


 * New days-of-the-year entries require an inline citation, as I stated in my edit summaries, for example here. Please have a look at the "Direct citations" section in Days of the year, and also see the days-of-the-year edit notice. —Bruce1eeundefined 08:19, 5 January 2021 (UTC)

Question
Hi, sorry to bother you. Noticed that you have previously reverted this user for adding links that are not RS. However, it looks like they kept adding them over and over again 1 and 2. I'm not very familiari with the process, so I was wondering what's the best way to go about this? --Citizensadvice11 (talk) 13:52, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
 * What you did was correct. That user is repeatedly adding inappropriate external links, which should be removed. But the user should be warned on their talk page, and action taken against them if they persist. —Bruce1eeundefined 14:27, 19 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your advice. I just left a note (assuming good faith) in the user's talk page, as per Spam. --Citizensadvice11 (talk) 14:33, 19 January 2021 (UTC)

Edit
Hi. What's an inline citation? I need that to put someone into the birthdays section for September 23rd. Thank you!2603:7080:BB0E:FFE9:3C2C:A44F:3810:C7F6 (talk) 15:54, 22 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Have a look at Help:Footnotes and WP:INLINECITE. What may also help is to look at how exciting entries on the page cite sources. —Bruce1eeundefined 16:52, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

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Peer review
Hello Bruce1ee, I keep running into you at the AIV and UAA, and noticed that you have written several FAs. I wanted to drop by and ask if you'd be willing to leave comments at Peer review/Lights Up/archive1? The article passed GA a week ago, and my GA reviewer has made comments on how to improve the page, which I've implemented. I would really appreciate if you could leave some additional comments, and provide advice and suggestions on how to improve it. Thank you. -- Ashley yoursmile!  13:03, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
 * Sure, I'll have a look at it over the next few days. It's been a while since I've done a peer review. —Bruce1eeundefined 13:40, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

You've got mail

 * Thank you for your offer to nominate me for RfA, but I'm going to decline. I don't want to commit myself to the responsibilities of an admin – I'm quite happy "gnoming" about at my own pace with no pressure or expectations. But thanks again. —Bruce1eeundefined 07:04, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the response. As an administrator you remain 100% a volunteer. You can and should continue to do whatever work you desire as an admin. It does, however, give you the ability to just act on things rather than reporting them to AIV, UAA, and other places. It makes it more efficient for you and makes for one less report that some other admin needs to act on. Win/win. Best, Barkeep49 (talk) 15:59, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the explanation, but my decision remains – I don't want to be an admin. —Bruce1eeundefined 17:25, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

February 1 edit
The entry in r/o Anil Kumar Das is speedly deleted for want of citation inline. Please note there is an article on Anilkumar Das in Wikipedia English. Further there are many entries without inline citations. Thanks for your noble job.Lakshmikanta Manna (talk) 13:03, 1 February 2021 (UTC)
 * New days-of-the-year entries require an inline citation, as I stated in my edit summaries. Note that this applies to new entries only. Please have a look at the "Direct citations" section in Days of the year, and also see the days-of-the-year edit notice. —Bruce1eeundefined 13:28, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

Feb 3 edit
Hello Bruce1ee, I just re-added the 1963 entry to the page August 27 along with two citations. I was not aware that citations were now expected for those; I fully support that improvement since I always wondered why those entries were -not- cited. In addition I think this event (18 men killed) was noteworthy as an example of the spate of mining disasters (there were many) in that era which led to more stringent safety requirements. Twang (talk) 16:26, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the references. The missing citations for the older entries are slowing been added. BTW I added an endash after the year, which all entries require. —Bruce1eeundefined 17:12, 3 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Sure. In future I'll consider adding a cite or two when visiting date pages. Some dates can take a lot time to verify; researchers should appreciate. Twang (talk) 03:08, 6 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes, looking for references can be very time-consuming. The linked articles should already have references, but you need to make sure they are correct and are reliable, third party sources. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. —Bruce1eeundefined 07:27, 6 February 2021 (UTC)

Edit to page
Hello,

You have just left a message on an edit I made "Please do not add promotional material to Wikipedia, as you did to Marist College Ashgrove. While objective prose about beliefs, organisations, people, products or services is acceptable, Wikipedia is not a vehicle for soapboxing, advertising or promotion. Thank you. —Bruce1eetalk 10:07, 15 February 2021 (UTC)"

The updated text I put in is no way promotional. It is about the past sexual abuse of students from members of the Catholic Church. Marist College Ashgrove accepts that in the past there have been members of the school community that have behaved inappropriately so the statement I want to includes acknowledges that and informs people who to contact if they are a victim.

Can you please allow this edit.

The Marist Brothers Australia are committed to helping those who have suffered abuse in the past, find healing in their lives today. To that end, we encourage anyone who may have suffered past abuse to contact the Professional Standards Office of the Marist Brothers on +612 9218 4000 or at pso@marists.org.au for assistance from our skilled team.

Musgravek (talk) 10:17, 15 February 2021 (UTC)


 * I appreciate the good work your organization is doing, but Wikipedia is not the place to advertise your services. Please have a look at Wikipedia is not a means of promotion and Spam. —Bruce1eeundefined 10:27, 15 February 2021 (UTC)


 * Are you SERIOUS? In NO way is that statement a means of promotion. It is about sexual abuse and it is a statement that the company has set up a Professional Standards Department that helps victims.

Musgravek (talk) 10:40, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

👍
👍 --Regards, Jeromi Mikhael 12:20, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

Pat Martino
Pat Martino was born August 25, 1944. He's a notable figure with a Wiki article. So why did you revert my edit to that effect on 1944, births?Anarchristian (talk) 22:53, 19 February 2021 (UTC)
 * Did you read my edit summary? New entries require an inline citation; see WP:DOYCITE. —Bruce1eeundefined 00:30, 20 February 2021 (UTC)

Website
Its not fair to try hurt any website. You have to give atleast a chance to my mistake. Adelesmith‎ (talk) 23 February 2021 (UTC)
 * You have been warned repeatedly about spamming articles, but have ignored them —Bruce1eeundefined 12:07, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

Caswell edit re. Lumentum
The edit you removed to the Caswell, Northamptonshire, page regarding Oclaro's acquisition by Lumentum was - despite the obvious COI - an accurate one. Please revert. I have no personal COI, although I am knowledgeable on the topic, being the author of one of the references cited. Hduncan mwe (talk) 23:47, 2 March 2021 (UTC)
 * I removed that edit because it was promotional ("a market-leading designer and manufacturer of innovative optical and photonic products ...") and external links should not be placed in the body of an article (see External links). Also, please note that user who performed that edit (User:Lumentum) was blocked for promotional editing. —Bruce1eeundefined 01:06, 3 March 2021 (UTC)

Request for interview
Hello there!

My name is AVardhana (WMF) (talk) 19:24, 3 March 2021 (UTC), and I recently joined The Wikipedia Library team to help with design work. I noticed you've been very generous with your input to our team so I thought I would reach out! I'm writing to invite you to participate in an interview study that I'm currently conducting.

This would involve us meeting via Google meets where I will ask you a few questions and then have you test a prototype with me. For the interview, I'd be recording your screen as well as audio. The purpose of the study is to get a better understanding of who is using The Wikipedia Library for the purposes of making the right improvements!

If you're interested, please email me at avardhana@wikimedia.org, and I'll send a copy of the privacy statement to you. If you have any questions, I am happy to answer them.

Thank you, Aishwarya

Removal of 'Tanita Tikaram' from On this day's Birth list
Hi Bruce1ee - I see you've removed my adding of Tanita Tikaram from the Birth list of August 12. I'm totally used to things being challenged on Wikipedia, and I fully accept the caution needed to keep the encyclopedia trustworthy. But, just so I understand it correctly - you removed the entry because the attached reference was "user generated". What is not considered user generated? Most content online is generated by human hand. So what would qualify as a reliable source for this sort of thing? Where would I look? I see that the online music service Last.fm has an entry too, where mrs. Tikaram's birthday is listed (https://www.last.fm/music/Tanita+Tikaram/+wiki). But that too is written by a human being - not a machine. Does that mean, that Last.fm is not a trustworthy source too? Finally, on the WP-article about 'Tanita Tikaram' there's another reference to a printed media (I think it is). Can that reference be re-used in anyway on the Birth-list? I tried to attach it too, but the system called an 'Error'. Maybe you can have a look? Please advise - Cheers and thanks for your help -- Kmilling (talk) 15:00, 4 March 2021 (UTC)


 * Have a look at the Discogs listing in Reliable sources/Perennial sources. It is not considered reliable because its content is user generated (see user-generated content). The content in all sources is generated by humans, but a reliable source is written by someone who is "regarded as authoritative in relation to the subject" (see definition of a source). That's why Discogs doesn't qualify – anyone can create an account and add content. References to printed media can be used, provided they are reliable. Just copy the reference as it is cited in the article. —Bruce1eeundefined 16:59, 4 March 2021 (UTC)


 * Hi - Please check the Tanita Tikaram entry now under Births and 12 August 1969. I've copied the reference from the article as suggested, but it doesn't seem to work that way. That's why I didn't use it in the first place. Please advise (and thanks) -- Kmilling (talk) 10:39, 5 March 2021 (UTC)


 * has kindly fixed the reference for you here. —Bruce1eeundefined 10:55, 5 March 2021 (UTC)


 * Thank you so much for your help and advice with this. I've publicly thanked Elli too for fixing the reference-bug there :) Have a wonderful weekend -- Kmilling (talk) 11:12, 5 March 2021 (UTC)

Article request
Hello, what do you think about requesting articles for ZeckoZICK? I counted several reference sources for google search results, and it seemed that the artist deserved a Wikipedia article.

Check this out:
 * ZeckoZICK, Alfian Arroisi, better known as ZeckoZICK is an Indonesian rapper, composser, musician, and producer., ,,, , , , , , , , , Andisetia21 (talk) 18:41, 5 March 2021 (UTC)


 * You have already requested this at Requested articles/music/Performers, bands and songwriters. You just have to be patient and wait for a volunteer to create the article for you. —Bruce1eeundefined 21:52, 5 March 2021 (UTC)

OK, do the volunteers have to be the official editors or whoever is willing to contribute? Andisetia21 (talk) 03:04, 6 March 2021 (UTC)


 * A request like yours can be performed by any editor who decides to spend time on it. Have a look at Wikipedia is a volunteer service and Who writes Wikipedia?. —Bruce1eeundefined 06:32, 6 March 2021 (UTC)

Happy First Edit Day!
 Happy First Edit Day! Have a very happy first edit anniversary!

From the Birthday Committee, CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 22:20, 14 March 2021 (UTC)


 * Thank you. I've been at it for 16 years now – I'm exhausted :) —Bruce1eeundefined 22:31, 14 March 2021 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thank you . I haven't read How Not to Be a Boy and I have no plans to write an article. It would be great if you could create one. —Bruce1eeundefined 22:26, 15 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Finally got round to it by the way, here. — Bilorv ( talk ) 03:00, 21 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks for that, it looks good. And thanks also for adding the Optioning section to Come Again, that's interesting. —Bruce1eeundefined 03:34, 21 March 2021 (UTC)

August 16 edit
I have resubmitted the edit to the August 16 page, this time including a citation (same citation as the one provided in the Principality of Transylvania (1570-1711) article which I am paraphrasing).

I have a question regarding the WP:DOYCITE policy: is the citation supposed to be permanent? I ask because most of the other events included on that page do not have one, and I feel it (unjustly) implies that the Treaty of Speyer is less significant or less relevant. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A04:2413:8003:B380:ADE4:95D4:3B2F:B835 (talk) 11:53, 19 March 2021 (UTC)


 * The rule that all entries require an inline citation only applies to new entries. It has nothing to do with how significant or relevant the topic is. Citations for existing entries are being added for all day-of-year pages, but it is a big job and will take time. —Bruce1eeundefined 13:34, 19 March 2021 (UTC)

Category:Wikipedians who have access to Questia has been nominated for discussion
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Removing site
Why you removing my site and page Aditya Gharat (talk) 07:22, 22 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Your edits are promotional, which is not permitted on Wikipedia. Have a look at WP:LINKSPAM. —Bruce1eeundefined 07:28, 22 March 2021 (UTC)

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Wikipedia logo‎ edit
Yes, my cousin stole me the phone while i was in the bathroom. Sorry if i edit here but I'm not very practicial. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.58.162.205 (talk) 14:06, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
 * No problem, the offending edit was reverted. To prevent this happening again, I'd suggest creating a Wikipedia account and making sure you are logged in before you edit. If the device you are using is shared by others you need to logout after you have finished editing. Then other edits from your device won't be attributable to you. —Bruce1eeundefined 14:54, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

The New York City link
Hi, I saw that you reverted the addition of the link to the New York City with the following message: "no need to link common place names". Nevertheless, already on the page for March 26 these is a link to New York City. Does that mean that the link there should also be removed or would it be OK to get back the link on the page for March 25? TheWikiBadger (talk) 16:14, 26 March 2021 (UTC)
 * The link to New York City in March 26 should also be removed. See MOS:OVERLINK. —Bruce1eeundefined 16:27, 26 March 2021 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thank you very much – I really appreciate it. —Bruce1eeundefined 08:28, 1 April 2021 (UTC)

Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil, South America
I suggest that it is time to block this account, obviously WP:NOTHERE. --John Maynard Friedman (talk) 16:50, 14 April 2021 (UTC)
 * You're right, all this user's edits are nonconstructive. I've reported the user here. —Bruce1eeundefined 16:58, 14 April 2021 (UTC)
 * ... now blocked. —Bruce1eeundefined 17:06, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

Precious anniversary
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:48, 7 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you Gerda. All the best. —Bruce1eeundefined 09:59, 7 May 2021 (UTC)

Self-closed tags
You have recently edited a number of items inserting the improper self-closed tag. tags should be closed with, but they are not supposed to be self-closed, and this markup creates Self-closed tags lint errors. I have already fixed these: Would you please fix the remaining self-closed tag lint errors you've recently introduced? —Anomalocaris (talk) 21:45, 9 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Deletion review/Log/2014 May 23
 * Reference desk/Archives/Computing/2014 March 17
 * Reference desk/Archives/Computing/2014 March 27
 * Reference desk/Archives/Computing/2014 November 4
 * Reference desk/Archives/Computing/2014 November 17
 * Reference desk/Archives/Computing/2014 November 21
 * Reference desk/Archives/Computing/2014 December 25
 * Reference desk/Archives/Computing/2015 February 5
 * Reference desk/Archives/Computing/2015 March 5
 * Reference desk/Archives/Computing/2015 April 21
 * Sorry, I didn't realize I was creating new lint errors. Thanks for fixing the above, I'll do the others shortly. —Bruce1eeundefined 22:37, 9 May 2021 (UTC)

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Journal access
To answer your question, which was archived, when I try to log in, from the link you provided, it says "Application Connection Error". --Kansas Bear (talk) 15:27, 16 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks for trying. I don't know offhand what the problem may be., can you help? This is the resource request in question. Thanks. —Bruce1eeundefined 15:47, 16 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Hmm, not sure. What's the URL of the page you're on when you see the error message? Samwalton9 (WMF) (talk) 10:21, 24 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Well, now when I click the link I am taken directly to The Wikipedia Library Card Platform. Weird. --Kansas Bear (talk) 12:36, 24 May 2021 (UTC)

Fixes on old pages
Hi Bruce,

I notice that you are fixing things on old pages. Thanks. However, you you please use a bot to do these things, to avoid filling watchlists, and other benefits. —SmokeyJoe (talk) 23:01, 19 May 2021 (UTC)


 * I've been fixing lint errors manually as suggested by Linter, but I can see that it's going to fill watchlists. Which bot should I be using? I see there is WPCleaner, but that's a tool, not a bot. There's also LintHint, but that, as I understand it, only identifies lint errors. —Bruce1eeundefined 06:56, 20 May 2021 (UTC)
 * I believe, Bruce, that when you identify a large number of old pages requiring a fix, you either write your own bot, or ask for help writing a bot. It’s a bit of a barrier to break through, but highly appreciated when you do. —SmokeyJoe (talk) 11:51, 20 May 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I'll look into that. —Bruce1eeundefined 14:02, 20 May 2021 (UTC)

Sweet Tooth
It's not disruptive it's a diagreement with the "Greater Than Thous". But I'm adding the New Zealand "background" actors who guest starred (who have their own Wikipages) but based on yours and Young Forever  logic and the guidelines, the actress who plays Birdie should also not be included because she's a background character. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 202.27.212.26 (talk) 06:35, 7 June 2021 (UTC)

Notice on January 22 page
Hi there! You probably know that you reverted my edit on the January 22 page (where I added Étienne Bacrot on the births list) that I redid and changed the citation for. You said that you undid the edit because the source doesn't give his full DoB (date of birth). However, from the date in the title, and the given year of his birth, you can pretty much infer that Bacrot was born on January 22, 1983. Therefore, I don't know if the reversion was necessary. Zikrsaloncom (talk) 16:56, 15 June 2021 (UTC)


 * I don't see any date in the title of the original ref you used. All I see is his year of birth (1983). But the new ref you used does give his full DoB, so that looks fine. —Bruce1eeundefined 18:19, 15 June 2021 (UTC)

Notice on June 28 page
So could you perhaps elucidate on what exactly DOES constitute an "inline citation", because for every other birthday on that list, all I see is just a link to the name, which is apparently not acceptable? I'm confused. DiScOrD tHe LuNaTiC (talk) 13:27, 28 June 2021 (UTC)


 * All new additions to days-of-the-year pages now require an inline citation from a reliable source. See the June 28 edit notice and DOY style. The reason why many of the existing entries have no inline citations is because they are old. There is a project underway to added inline citations to all entries. —Bruce1eeundefined 13:47, 28 June 2021 (UTC)

Apologies for accidental rollback!
Sorry if you got a notification of a rolled-back edit on WP:RX: my browser window "jumped" just as I was clicking on a watchlist item and I accidentally clicked rollback. I have undone the edit. Hassocks 5489 (Floreat Hova!) 20:32, 8 July 2021 (UTC)


 * Not to worry. I've had that happen to me several times before – my watchlist updates just as I'm about to click on something, and I end up reverting someone else's edit! No harm done. Cheers. —Bruce1eeundefined 21:54, 8 July 2021 (UTC)

DYK for The Hidden People
Cwmhiraeth (talk) 12:02, 19 July 2021 (UTC)

A Barnstar for You

 * My pleasure – glad I could help. —Bruce1eeundefined 15:03, 19 July 2021 (UTC)

The Oxford Handbook of Humanism
Hi again. Can you spot online other sections of The Oxford Handbook of Humanism? It is an excellent source, all chapters are very interesting.Cinadon36</b> 16:26, 19 July 2021 (UTC)


 * The only other section I can find online is "Humanism and the Conceptualization of Value and Well-Being" at Academia.edu here. The Wikipedia Library has an Oxford University Press subscription, and the Oxford Handbook of Humanism should be fully accessible, but unfortunately the subscription has expired (see Wikipedia talk:The Wikipedia Library). Hopefully it will be renewed soon. —Bruce1eeundefined 17:40, 19 July 2021 (UTC)


 * Thanks, I will be watching the page!<b style="display:inline; color:#008000;">Cinadon</b><b style="display:inline; color:#c0c0c0;">36</b> 17:59, 19 July 2021 (UTC)

Request help for page Kolkata Gate as you have recently edited
A section is added by a user "This article or section is in the process of an expansion or major restructuring". I really don't think this is necessary as I think this page is already well summarised with proper citations after your last edit. But as you are a senior editor want you to get it undone after your review. Page link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolkata_Gate Mainakchatterjee.tech (talk) 20:28, 21 July 2021 (UTC)


 * I think you should raise your concerns with the editor who added that section. My only edit to that article was to repair a file option. —Bruce1eeundefined 23:24, 21 July 2021 (UTC)

Thank You!
Wow, thank you so much for fixing that image/photo caption! For some reason, although I had done so in the past, I couldn't get the copy in the correct place, below the image. Perfect! Actually, there's another caption I need to correct, and following your lead, I will be able get it right this time. Thanks again!Magdalamar (talk) 15:06, 23 July 2021 (UTC)
 * It was a pleasure. I'm glad I could be of assistance. —Bruce1eeundefined 15:50, 23 July 2021 (UTC)

In Need of Your Expertise
Hi Bruce1ee-I can't seem to get another caption in the right spot on an image (on the page you fixed). I've successfully added captions, so many times before, and now I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong! I hope I'm not a bother, but can you advise me how to place a caption under an image? Thank you! Magdalamar (talk) 04:33, 26 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, it seems the image you're having trouble with is in Lotti Golden. I fixed it here – "thumb" was missing and a pipe between the alt text and the caption. —Bruce1eeundefined 05:59, 26 July 2021 (UTC)

Questioning
Please I need help Alajiyusuf (talk) 16:11, 27 July 2021 (UTC)

There is Wikipedia page that is supposed to be created can you help me out Alajiyusuf (talk) 16:33, 27 July 2021 (UTC)


 * If you need help creating an article, have a look at creating your first article. That should get you underway. If you have a specific question, then ask away. Otherwise, you can ask questions at the Teahouse. —Bruce1eeundefined 17:16, 27 July 2021 (UTC)

Thank You!
Brue1ee, thank you so much for help with the caption. Now I see why my efforts weren't producing results. The caption looks great. It's really refreshing to find someone as helpful as you are, here in WikiWorld. Magdalamar (talk) 15:16, 28 July 2021 (UTC)


 * If you're looking for help with pictures in Wikipedia, I've found this picture tutorial very useful. —Bruce1eeundefined 15:30, 28 July 2021 (UTC)

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What is the difference between chair and chairman? (I just described it...) Navdeep Reddy (talk) 10:47, 31 July 2021 (UTC)
 * Sorry, your edit was correct, see Use modern language. I've restored it. —Bruce1eeundefined 11:06, 31 July 2021 (UTC)

What do you think
About the notability of the following elements of the Cherryh's works? Azi (clone), Mri (fictional alien species) and Jump (Alliance–Union universe)? I have very serious doubts they merit stand-alone articles, and I'd suggest redirecting them to the A-U universe article. What do you think? <sub style="border:1px solid #228B22;padding:1px;">Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 12:50, 19 August 2021 (UTC)


 * I feel the Jump article can be redirected. The bulk of the text comes from primary sources (Cherryh's novels, her web pages, and fan sites), and there just aren't enough reliable third-party sources to support its claims. The Azi and Mri articles were both PRODed in February this year and I added a handful of reliable third-party sources to both articles and dePRODed them. The sources discuss the azi and mri in reasonable detail, but I'm not sure whether there is enough in-depth coverage to justify free-standing articles. I think you should raise this on the article's talk pages and ping the major article contributors to gauge their thoughts. —Bruce1eeundefined 14:38, 19 August 2021 (UTC)

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Talking
Can we talk Hlanga (talk) 06:40, 26 August 2021 (UTC)


 * What do you want to talk about? —Bruce1eeundefined 08:05, 26 August 2021 (UTC)

Crate training for dogs
Hey Bruce1ee, my link appears to have been removed erroneously? It's a good source for the information provided and the article needed more citation. Can it be implemented?

With thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rebarkable (talk • contribs) 17:21, 26 August 2021 (UTC)


 * Your edits are promotional, which is not permitted on Wikipedia. Have a look at WP:LINKSPAM. —Bruce1eeundefined 22:19, 26 August 2021 (UTC)

Edit of "List of roads in Brampton" draft
You edited my List of roads in Brampton draft. Does that mean its now under review? I didn't get a notice yet saying so as I have for previous articles. Transportfan70 (talk) 14:40, 27 August 2021 (UTC)


 * Here is your draft: Draft:List of roads in Brampton, and from what I can see, it isn't under review. My only edit to the page was to repair lint errors here. —Bruce1eeundefined 14:51, 27 August 2021 (UTC)


 * Oh...good thing I asked. How do I get it reviewed? Also, just curious, how did you find it then? Transportfan70 (talk) 15:07, 27 August 2021 (UTC)


 * I found it by looking at my recent contributions. To submit the draft for review, add  to the top of the page. —Bruce1eeundefined 15:50, 27 August 2021 (UTC)

Your reversion of "March 15"
I do not understand why my edit was reverted. It was about the Battle of Guilford Court House in 1781, and it linked directly to the Wiki article on that specific battle. I started doing edits on Wikipedia 20 years ago, but I cannot keep up with the frequently esoteric rule changes. Perhaps it's time for me to stop. -- Couillaud (talk) 19:22, 27 August 2021 (UTC)


 * The rules for editing day-of-the-year pages are explained in the edit notice at the top of the edit box (see Template:Editnotices/Page/March 15). It says: "Each addition now requires a direct citation from a reliable source on this page supporting it. Simply providing a wikilink is not sufficient and additions without direct sources will be removed." —Bruce1eeundefined 20:35, 27 August 2021 (UTC)
 * You were correct in calling it a good-faith edit, but I'm giving up at this point. I've twice experienced this kind of "editing", to make an edit and have it reverted for violation of a rule of which I'd never been aware before, making a change as needed, only to have it reverted again because of another rule of which I was not aware.  We used to put up "citation needed".  Things change; now we just revert.
 * I have gotten too old and out of practice -- that was only my third edit all this year. It was in good faith and with good intent, but it ain't true lest all the i's are dotted properly.  Not your fault directly, but this conversation is my last edit.  `` Couillaud (talk) 03:05, 28 August 2021 (UTC)

Rollback about September 19
Sorry, I do not understand this rollback. The page is full of entries without inline citations, while the entry I added has a complete Wikipedia page full of refs about the event. Est. 2021 (talk · contribs) 09:42, 28 August 2021 (UTC)


 * The rules for editing day-of-the-year pages are explained in the edit notice at the top of the edit box (see Template:Editnotices/Page/September 19). It says: "Each addition now requires a direct citation from a reliable source on this page supporting it. Simply providing a wikilink is not sufficient and additions without direct sources will be removed." This only applies to all new entries. —Bruce1eeundefined 09:47, 28 August 2021 (UTC)

Frith/Cutler
As they had been collaborating for 10+ years in other contexts, and this was the first release where they were credited as a duo, it is not implied.

You want to change it back, you can. I won't. I have a new policy about letting bogus reverts stay in the hands of those who made them. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.224.73.221 (talk) 00:43, 1 September 2021 (UTC)


 * Point taken, I've restored the word "duo" here. My reverting of your edit was not a "bogus revert", it was done in good faith and I explained why I did it. —Bruce1eeundefined 07:48, 1 September 2021 (UTC)

We'll have to agree to disagree on that. Nice to see you changed it back though. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.224.73.221 (talk) 18:59, 1 September 2021 (UTC)

Themes of C. J. Cherryh's works
Right now this looks pretty bad. The topic is probably notable, but the current execution could invoke WP:TNT considerations... any chance you would have time and will to tackle this before it is blown up? <sub style="border:1px solid #228B22;padding:1px;">Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 02:50, 9 September 2021 (UTC)


 * You're right, it is pretty bad, but the topic is notable. See for example The Cherryh Odyssey, A Subversive in Hyperspace: C.J. Cherryh's Feminist Transformation of Space Opera and journal articles on her works in resources like JSTOR and EBSCO. The article is in need of a rewrite with references, and I can take a look at it, but it could take me a little while to work through it. —Bruce1eeundefined 06:58, 9 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Ha, hyperspace, the article on my to-do list. Btw, check out space travel in science fiction which I recently wrote, slightly related to my lit review for when we were redirecting Cherryh's universe "jump drive" term. Anyway, take your time, if you think you can add some references to the "themes" over the coming weeks or months, that's great, we are in no hurry. So many topics to fix/write... <sub style="border:1px solid #228B22;padding:1px;">Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 08:15, 9 September 2021 (UTC)
 * I'll see what I can do over the next few weeks. I like the article you created, particularly the "History" section, which I found very interesting. —Bruce1eeundefined 11:29, 9 September 2021 (UTC)

Rollback
Why are you using rollback to undo my edit and then reverting to my version with a WP:ME moving a bracket? This is not the proper use of rollback. AldezD (talk) 11:32, 9 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Your edit broke the file syntax for File:Hors d'oeuvre.jpg (have a look at the results of your edit here). I reverted it, then realized you had incorrectly linked Curing (food preservation) in the file caption, so I reinstated the correct link here. I did not revert to your version. My initial reversion was a mistake, I should have seen the mistake you made with the link and fixed it. Sorry. —Bruce1eeundefined 11:46, 9 September 2021 (UTC)

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Question
Hello.

Why are you erasing my recent edit in August 17 where I added a wikilink, because that specific topic has its own existing article: 1668 North Anatolia earthquake? No reason is given when you erased it. The other topic is the article 1949 Karlıova earthquake, which I added, but was erased. What is the justification for erasing them?

31.200.13.173 (talk) 05:37, 27 September 2021 (UTC)


 * The rules for editing day-of-the-year pages are explained in the edit notice at the top of the edit box (see Template:Editnotices/Page/August 17). It says: "Each addition now requires a direct citation from a reliable source on this page supporting it. Simply providing a wikilink is not sufficient and additions without direct sources will be removed." This only applies to all new entries. —Bruce1eeundefined 05:42, 27 September 2021 (UTC)


 * Thank you for the explanation.


 * For the topic to stay in the article, are these two sources acceptable?






 * 31.200.13.173 (talk) 06:11, 27 September 2021 (UTC)


 * The first one looks ok, even though I can't read Turkish; I can't see the text of the second one. I'd suggest re-adding this event to August 17 with these references and what other editors think. —Bruce1eeundefined 06:19, 27 September 2021 (UTC)


 * The University Website, can be   deciphered via a machine translator, which I used, as long as it is acceptable.


 * I also want to add the wikilink of the existing article 1668 North Anatolia earthquake in the already existing topic in August 17. Likewise, should I also add a source with the wikilink (that article has plenty of academic sources), so it can stay?


 * This source for the 1668 earthquake also includes the 1949 earthquake:




 * If these sources are acceptable, I will also ask other confirmed users who edited in that article, for these two topics to stay.


 * 31.200.13.173 (talk) 06:31, 27 September 2021 (UTC)


 * Adding a source to the 1668 North Anatolia earthquake entry in August 17 would be great. There are a number of editors actively adding sources to existing days-of-the-year entries. —Bruce1eeundefined 07:12, 27 September 2021 (UTC)


 * Thank you. Because I live in the Eastern Hemisphere, I will wait at least 7 hours until its daytime in the Western Hemisphere and then ask the users (some of whom I presume live in the Western Hemisphere) and add the additional event and sources in the article.


 * 31.200.13.173 (talk) 07:20, 27 September 2021 (UTC)


 * I have added the additional event and academic sources (which I put here in your talk page) for these two events in the article August 17, so that they are accepted and can stay. I have let the other confirmed users in that article know.


 * 31.200.13.173 (talk) 17:48, 27 September 2021 (UTC)

Removal of Citation
Hi Bruce Lee, It's Adeel Faraz Khan here I got your message "I wanted to let you know that one or more external links you added to Passu Glacier have been removed because they seemed to be inappropriate for an encyclopedia." Can you please describe the reasons for the removal citation as I added authentic info. regarding the same. Kind Regards. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Adeel Faraz Khan (talk • contribs) 22:00, 30 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, that is a blog, which is not a reliable source. See WP:ELNO. —Bruce1eeundefined 01:18, 1 October 2021 (UTC)

Question
Hi, my pardon, but have you deleted my Sophia of Prussia when I put her death on January? Madirloxn (talk) 23:10, 4 October 2021 (UTC)

My post
Hello! Am just letting you know about how you removed my Sophia of Prussia, when I did today as I put her death in January, like it’s on page I joined yesterday not really sure how to add the source so yeah! Madirloxn (talk) 23:14, 4 October 2021 (UTC)


 * The rules for editing day-of-the-year pages are explained in the edit notice at the top of the edit box (see Template:Editnotices/Page/January 13). It says: "Each addition now requires a direct citation from a reliable source on this page supporting it. Simply providing a wikilink is not sufficient and additions without direct sources will be removed." This only applies to all new entries. —Bruce1eeundefined 23:21, 4 October 2021 (UTC)

Fixing links in links
Hey there! I have been working on fixing Linter errors for two years now, and I've recently started focusing on links in links after clearing out the bogus image options and the fostered content (almost) errors in article space (with help from other gnomes). I noticed that you are also working on links in links, and I wanted to make sure that you are aware of CHECKWIKI/WPC 513 dump and this table, which links to error reports for each namespace. I find each report useful in different ways. The dump report is updated only a couple of times a month, but is particularly useful for finding all links that follow a given pattern. Today I've been fixing links that contain the string "baseball", for example, since they end up being only four or five different patterns, mostly. Feel free to ping me if you have any questions. – Jonesey95 (talk) 01:32, 11 October 2021 (UTC)


 * Thanks for that. The table I know about and use extensively. I haven't seen the dump before and I think I'm going to find that very useful. My linter repair work here is rather sporadic, although I tend to focus on bogus file options, links in links, missing end tags, and obsolete HTML. I also jump between the article and project namespaces, but I guess the article namespace should take priority. —Bruce1eeundefined 06:50, 11 October 2021 (UTC)

Indianapolis Museum of Art logo
Just thought you should know that the addition of the logo you reverted is actually intended to have a "broken" look to it, with the A wrapping from one line to the next. However, I did not restore the edit, as the logo is outdated now and is no longer widely used by the museum. --Cerebral726 (talk) 13:17, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Sorry, I didn't realize the "broken" look was intentional. The other reason I questioned the logo was that the source given at File:Indianapolis Museum of Art Logo (2010).png is a broken link. —Bruce1eeundefined 13:35, 20 October 2021 (UTC)

忽那汐里
This Japanese name 忽那汐里 is read Kutsuna Shiori, not Shioli, because there is no L in Japanese sounds. She was born in Sydney, not in Japan, and she may also use Shioli has a surname or actor's name. Both AppleTv credits and IMDb always write her first name Shioli, but all the authority sources and also the Wikipedia entry, Shiori Kutsuna, use also the Japanese version Shiori. All the other languages do so, too. When you undo my edit, as I was a quite stupid person doing bad or poor contrubutor for my edits, I do not like that, very much, but no worry I am not. please just consider before undoing that some discussion will be better because I am quite sure that you have no idea of Japanese names, and kanjis. Please reply here if necessary.--Arorae (talk) 00:07, 23 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia uses the original broadcast credits; see MOS:TVCAST. The credits at the start of the Invasion episodes, and at Apple TV+, list her as "Shioli Kutsuna". —Bruce1eeundefined 07:01, 23 October 2021 (UTC)

The Who
The name of this band is The Who, not the Who and as the correct way to spell an established name, both words should be referred to via capital letters. one wouldn't spell a first name in lower case and the surname with capital letters so therefore my edits are valid. For instance, you wouldn't spell the name of the band Cold Play as cold Play, would you? please don't revert any of my edits on these entries again as the "The" is clearly part of the band's name and intended to be spelt with both words as capital letters. Thank you. ScaryBear (talk) 11:55, 27 October 2021 (UTC)


 * Please read Wikipedia's policy on the capitalization, or not, of the leading article in a band's name here. "The Who" is written as "the Who" mid-sentence. If you disagree with this, please raise your concerns at Wikipedia talk:Manual of Style/Music. —Bruce1eeundefined 12:49, 27 October 2021 (UTC)

do fix external link

 * Blogs and personal web pages are not reliable sources. See WP:NOBLOGS. —Bruce1eeundefined 07:03, 7 November 2021 (UTC)

Regarding removal of link
There is one broken link regarding Web Framework present on the Web application page. Jhavtech (talk) 14:35, 10 November 2021 (UTC)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_application#cite_ref-7

I have created one complete independent page for details with web frameworks: https://www.jhavtech.com.au/web-application-frameworks/ This is not for any sort of advertisement purposes because our content does not contain anything related to it.

Can you please review and get the edit approved for the URL that was added?


 * You are promoting your company and Wikipedia doesn't allow promotional material on its pages (see External links and Spam). —Bruce1eeundefined 14:58, 10 November 2021 (UTC)

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modifications to Mr Pavan K Varma's Wikipedia page
Dear Bruce, There was some scurrilous content on former Ambassador and former Member of Parliament, India, Mr Pavan K Varma's wikipedia page which was flagged by me in an email to the editors. The content was deleted and the page was rightly frozen and does not respond to further edits. However I do have Mr Pavan K Varma's consent to update his page. The material is in the form of a pdf and can be mailed to any email id. May I request you to guide me to the procedure for this. Thank you.Regards Anuj Srivastava, anujsriv@hotmail.com pavankvarma1953@gmail.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by 49.36.183.53 (talk) 13:45, 30 November 2021 (UTC)


 * Wikipedia has a very strict policy about biographies of living people. You must provide reliable sources. Please read the message I left on your talk page. —Bruce1ee 15:15, 30 November 2021 (UTC)

Revert
Hello, I don' want to enter into an edit warring with you, but your reversion of my edit on Dinky toys is clearly disruptive and less than collaborative. Adding the dates of ownership by companies does not "break the infobox" at all, as you stated. So could you explain me the reason of your reversion? Fma12 (talk) 16:07, 20 December 2021 (UTC)
 * This is what the page looked like after your edit. Part of the infobox code
 * has been added to the start of the first sentence of the article. Also you broke this image, File:Speed of the Wind Dinky toy 23E.jpg; have a look at the start of the second paragraph in the "Pre-war history" section. You should preview your edits before you save them. —Bruce1ee 17:16, 20 December 2021 (UTC)
 * has been added to the start of the first sentence of the article. Also you broke this image, File:Speed of the Wind Dinky toy 23E.jpg; have a look at the start of the second paragraph in the "Pre-war history" section. You should preview your edits before you save them. —Bruce1ee 17:16, 20 December 2021 (UTC)

1979 Paris–Dakar Rally
1979 Dakar Rally, also known as the 1979 Paris–Dakar Rally was the first running of the Dakar Rally event. The rally began on 26 December 1978 from Paris, France and finished on 14 January 1979 in Dakar, Senegal, interrupted by a transfer across the Mediterranean. Cyril Neveu won the motorcycle category on a Yamaha, while the car category was won by Alain Génestier in a Range Rover.[1]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1979_Paris%E2%80%93Dakar_Rally

--Dgho (talk) 11:44, 26 December 2021 (UTC)


 * Yes, the first rally began in December 1978, but it is known as the 1979 Paris–Dakar Rally (see the linked article and Dakar Rally's infobox). So the December 26 entry "1979 – The inaugural Paris-Dakar Rally begins." is correct. —Bruce1ee 12:00, 26 December 2021 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:Bayko poster (1950s).jpg
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Merry Christmas

 * My pleasure, and a Merry Christmas to you too. I've also found the pages for the other book you requested. Have a look at WP:RX. —Bruce1ee 12:03, 31 December 2021 (UTC)