User talk:Chapmansh

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Welcome to Wikipedia: check out the Teahouse!
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Re: Email
Hi. I have gotten your email, and do wish to offer my assistance as an online ambassador, but will have to go through that centralized re-registration process. My time right now is somewhat constrained, so I apologize for the late response, but you can still ask me a question anytime. I will be online occasionally to check for messages. Thanks. ~ AH1 (discuss!) 17:05, 1 February 2013 (UTC)

A question about instructions given to students
Have you asked them to read WP:COPYVIO and WP:Close paraphrase? I've seen a couple of edits that concern me but I don't have the original source. I did leave a message for User talk:CharlesK6567. If you could reply at my talk page it would be helpful. Thanks. Dougweller (talk) 12:43, 19 November 2013 (UTC)
 * There's also User:Tdwyer9532/sandbox and his/her recent edit. Besides any copyright concerns, it needs to reflect the main article at Herod the Great - see WP:Summary style. A template would also be useful. Thanks. Dougweller (talk) 12:49, 19 November 2013 (UTC)

Managing a conflict of interest
Hello, Chapmansh. We welcome your contributions, but if you have an external relationship with the people, places or things you have written about in the article Chapman University, you may have a conflict of interest (COI). Editors with a COI may be unduly influenced by their connection to the topic. Editing for the purpose of advertising or promotion is not permitted. See the conflict of interest guideline and FAQ for organizations for more information. We ask that you:


 * avoid editing or creating articles about yourself, your family, friends, company, organization or competitors;
 * propose changes on the talk pages of affected articles (see the request edit template);
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 * avoid linking to your organization's website in other articles (see WP:SPAM);
 * do your best to comply with Wikipedia's content policies.

In addition, you must disclose your employer, client, and affiliation with respect to any contribution for which you receive, or expect to receive, compensation (see WP:PAID). Thank you. James (talk/contribs) 19:34, 16 November 2017 (UTC)

Courses Modules are being deprecated
Hello,

Your account is currently configured with an education program flag. This system (the Courses system) is being deprecated. As such, your account will soon be updated to remove these no longer supported flags. For details on the changes, and how to migrate to using the replacement system (the Programs and Events Dashboard) please see Education noticeboard/Archive 18.

Thank you! Sent by: xaosflux 20:28, 8 March 2018 (UTC)

Notice of noticeboard discussion
There is currently a discussion at Administrators' noticeboard regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you.Jamarast (talk) 06:47, 10 February 2023 (UTC)

ArbCom case
You should be aware of the discussion at Arbitration/Requests/Case. --Tryptofish (talk) 21:55, 14 February 2023 (UTC)

Hi
I have read this article with some interest. As I understand it, you are one of the authors. I note that you cite wikipedia diffs, going back 14-15 years. May I ask; how did you find those diffs? Did you look through every edit some wikipedians have done these last 15 years? Just curious. Cheers, Huldra (talk) 23:16, 14 February 2023 (UTC)

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World War II and the history of Jews in Poland: Arbitration case opened
Hello ,

You were recently listed as a party to a request for arbitration. The Arbitration Committee has accepted that request for arbitration and an arbitration case has been opened at Arbitration/Requests/Case/World War II and the history of Jews in Poland. Evidence that you wish the arbitrators to consider should be added to the evidence subpage, at Arbitration/Requests/Case/World War II and the history of Jews in Poland/Evidence. Please add your evidence by April 04, 2023, which is when the first evidence phase closes. Submitted evidence will be summarized by Arbitrators and Clerks at Arbitration/Requests/Case/World War II and the history of Jews in Poland/Evidence/Summary. Owing to the summary style, editors are encouraged to submit evidence in small chunks sooner rather than more complete evidence later.

Details about the summary page, the two phases of evidence, a timeline and other answers to frequently asked questions can be found at the case's FAQ page.

For a guide to the arbitration process, see Arbitration/Guide to arbitration.

For the Arbitration Committee, ~ ToBeFree (talk) 23:46, 13 March 2023 (UTC)

Hello
I have a few questions related to documents deposited on your website and cited in your paper. May I ask them here because only you can answer? Thank you in advance. My very best wishes (talk) 02:35, 14 March 2023 (UTC)

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Arbitration/Requests/Case/World War II and the history of Jews in Poland closed
An arbitration case, Arbitration/Requests/Case/World War II and the history of Jews in Poland, has now closed and the final decision is viewable at the link above. The following remedies have been enacted:


 * The Arbitration Committee formally requests that the Wikimedia Foundation develop and promulgate a white paper on the best practices for researchers and authors when writing about Wikipedians. The Committee requests that the white paper convey to researchers the principles of our movement and give specific recommendation for researchers on how to study and write about Wikipedians and their personal information in a way that respects our principles. Upon completion, we request that the white paper be distributed through the Foundation's research networks including email newsletters, social media accounts, and web publications such as the Diff blog.This request will be sent by the Arbitration Committee to Maggie Dennis, Vice President of Community Resilience & Sustainability with the understanding that the task may be delegated as appropriate.
 * Remedy 5 of Antisemitism in Poland is superseded by the following restriction: All articles and edits in the topic area of Polish history during World War II (1933-1945) and the history of Jews in Poland are subject to a "reliable source consensus-required" contentious topic restriction. When a source that is not an article in a peer-reviewed scholarly journal, an academically focused book by a reputable publisher, and/or an article published by a reputable institution is removed from an article, no editor may reinstate the source without first obtaining consensus on the talk page of the article in question or consensus about the reliability of the source in a discussion at the Reliable Sources Noticeboard. Administrators may enforce this restriction with page protections, topic bans, or blocks; enforcement decisions should consider not merely the severity of the violation but the general disciplinary record of the editor in violation.
 * is topic banned from the areas of World War II in Poland and the History of Jews in Poland, broadly construed. This ban may be appealed twelve months after the enactment of this remedy, and every twelve months thereafter.
 * is topic banned from the areas of World War II in Poland and the History of Jews in Poland, broadly construed. This ban may be appealed twelve months after the enactment of this remedy, and every twelve months thereafter.
 * Based on their disruptive attempts to defend Piotrus and Volunteer Marek, My very best wishes is subject to a 1-way interaction ban with Piotrus and a 1-way interaction ban with Volunteer Marek, subject to the usual exceptions. This ban may be appealed twelve months after the enactment of this remedy, and every twelve months thereafter.
 * is topic banned from the areas of World War II in Poland and the History of Jews in Poland, broadly construed. This ban may be appealed twelve months after the enactment of this remedy, and every twelve months thereafter.
 * is limited to 1 revert per page and may not revert a second time with-out a consensus for the revert, except for edits in his userspace or obvious vandalism. This restriction may be appealed twelve months after the enactment of this remedy, and every twelve months thereafter.
 * and are prohibited from interacting with, or commenting on, posts and comments made by each other, subject to the normal exceptions. This restriction may be appealed twelve months after the enactment of this remedy, and every twelve months thereafter.
 * The Arbitration Committee assumes and makes indefinite the temporary interaction ban between and . This restriction may be appealed twelve months after the enactment of this remedy, and every twelve months thereafter.
 * is reminded that while off-wiki communication is allowed in most circumstances, he has previously used off-wiki communication disruptively. He is reminded to be cautious about how and when to use off-wiki contact in the future, and to avoid future conflict, he should prioritize on-wiki communication.
 * The Arbitration Committee affirms its January 2022 motion allowing editors to file for Arbitration enforcement at ARCA or Arbitration enforcement noticeboards. In recognition of the overlap of editor interest and activity between this topic area and Eastern Europe, the committee extends this provision to that topic area. It does so by adding the following text in Requests for arbitration/Eastern Europe: As an alternative to Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement, editors may make enforcement requests directly to the Arbitration Committee at Arbitration/Requests/Clarification and Amendment.
 * The Arbitration Committee separately rescinds the part of the January 2022 motion allowing transfer of a case from Arbitration Enforcement to ARCA, in recognition of the now-standard provision in . It does so by striking the following text in its entirety in item number 7: In addition to the usual processes, a consensus of administrators at AE may refer complex or intractable issues to the Arbitration Committee for resolution at ARCA, at which point the committee may resolve the request by motion or open a case to examine the issue. &#91;archive / log&#93;
 * When considering sanctions against editors in the Eastern Europe topic area, uninvolved administrators should consider past sanctions and the findings of fact and remedies issued in this case.
 * The Arbitration Committee separately rescinds the part of the January 2022 motion allowing transfer of a case from Arbitration Enforcement to ARCA, in recognition of the now-standard provision in . It does so by striking the following text in its entirety in item number 7: In addition to the usual processes, a consensus of administrators at AE may refer complex or intractable issues to the Arbitration Committee for resolution at ARCA, at which point the committee may resolve the request by motion or open a case to examine the issue. &#91;archive / log&#93;
 * When considering sanctions against editors in the Eastern Europe topic area, uninvolved administrators should consider past sanctions and the findings of fact and remedies issued in this case.

Should any user subject to a restriction in this case violate that restriction, that user may be blocked for up to 1 year. Administrators placing blocks should take into account an editor's overall conduct and Arbitration history and seriously consider increasing the duration of blocks. Any block 3 months or longer should be reported for automatic review either (1) at ARCA or (2) to an arbitrator or clerk who will open a review at ARCA. The committee will consider presented evidence and statements before deciding by motion what, if any, actions are necessary, up to and including a site ban.

For the Arbitration Committee, ~ ToBeFree (talk) 18:56, 20 May 2023 (UTC)
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Nazi bias of List of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross recipients
Dear Dr. Klein,

Wehrmacht and Waffen SS committed many crimes during the war. I think that the List is a monument of German militarism and Nazism.
 * Hermann Göring obtained the highest Cross as a Nazi. He was a convicted war criminal, such information is withheld.
 * I assume that many listed persons were criminals.
 * The List is based on self-published sources:
 * de:Walther-Peer Fellgiebel, see Publizistik
 * de:Veit Scherzer was an Optician, lacks any military or historical education.

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