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question from a journalist
Hi Cwobeel! I’m a journalist with The New York Times. I’m writing a story about the role Wikipedia plays in U.S. politics, particularly the presidential race. I’d like to talk to a couple of frequent editors on pages related to the candidates and the election -- and you seem to fit that description. I’d want to ask you about what motivates you to edit Wikipedia, how you see Wikipedia’s role in the election and how you balance your own political views (if any) with ensuring Wikipedia stays fair. Thanks! If you’d be willing to help, please let me know. I’m jeremy.merrill@nytimes.com on email and gchat/XMPP, jeremybmerrill on Skype and +1-212-556-1262. Jeremybmerrill (talk) 22:26, 12 January 2016 (UTC)


 * . Thanks for reaching out, but I am not interested. Good luck with others! -  Cwobeel   (talk)  22:28, 12 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Okay, thanks for the quick reply. Jeremybmerrill (talk) 22:31, 12 January 2016 (UTC)

Easy with the revert button
Please read in conjunction with WP:TERRORIST. That was the edit I reverted for, although it caught another of yours. And if you are tempted to reply that your edit was the first of a series, please read WP:OWNFEET. I do not see that there is anything here to go easy with. Please be good enough to explain. Philip Trueman (talk) 17:24, 13 January 2016 (UTC)
 * I corrected my false positive, but you did not. In any case, we are good. -  Cwobeel   (talk)  17:29, 13 January 2016 (UTC)

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barnstar
 The Malheur Occupation Barnstar

For exceptional and tireless work on the Malheur article from day one. LavaBaron (talk) 05:13, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

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Please don't change dmy date format metadata to mdy. Andy Dingley (talk) 22:38, 15 January 2016 (UTC)

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RfC announce: Religion in infoboxes
There is an RfC at Template talk:Infobox concerning what What should be allowed in the religion entry in infoboxes. Please join the discussion and help us to arrive at a consensus on this issue. --Guy Macon (talk) 21:38, 17 January 2016 (UTC)

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January 2016
Please do not use styles that are unusual, inappropriate or difficult to understand in articles, as you did in Militarism. There is a Manual of Style, and edits should not deliberately go against it without special reason. Thank you. Dl2000 (talk) 04:45, 18 January 2016 (UTC)
 * What do you mean? My edits are compliant with WP:MOS, are they not? -  Cwobeel   (talk)  14:49, 18 January 2016 (UTC)

Help needed with Steve Comisar article.
Please be so kind as to help me edit the Steve Comisar article. I see that you have worked on it before. I'm new at this and don't know how to do it. I'd like to add these 2 new sentences to the end of the "career" section:

The FBI ranked Comisar in the top ten con men of all time, second only to Frank Abagnale, the subject of the motion picture, Catch Me if You Can, directed by Steven Spielberg.[12] Comisar had supporting roles as an actor in various motion pictures, television shows, and commercials.[3]

[12] is a new link from "The New York Observer" (reliable source): http://observer.com/2015/11/how-watching-mr-robot-made-me-paranoid-about-getting-hacked/

(see last 2 pages of Observer article referencing Comisar)

[3] is the existing link from the GQ Magazine article.

Thanks for your help with this. I'm only a beginner. Curiouskitten777 (talk) 17:30, 19 January 2016 (UTC)

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GQ article is a reliable source.
The GQ article is a reliable source. It was an investigative piece written by Sabrina Erdely, an award-winning journalist. (see her Wikipedia page) The article clearly references Comisar's acting. GQ was used to reference Comisar's acting in the very first version of the article. Every subsequent version of the article over the past 4 years mentioned his acting until last month. The mention of his acting only became problematic when IMDb was added as an additional reference. One short sentence about his acting, referenced by GQ, at the end of the career section seems reasonable. This in no way implies that he is notable as an actor. This merely reveals the biographical fact that he did some acting. If anyone agrees, please edit.

"Comisar had supporting acting roles in several motion pictures, television shows, and commercials.[3]"

[3] GQ article link.

I also strongly disagree that the Observer piece is not a reliable source. It was not an opinion piece, and it was not from a blog. It was an investigative article from the actual New York Observer newspaper, a very reliable source. (see their Wikipedia page) I'd ask that you please reconsider this edit as well. If anyone agrees, please edit.

"The FBI has ranked Comisar in the top ten con men of all time, second only to Frank Abagnale, the subject of the motion picture, Catch Me if You Can, directed by Steven Spielberg.[12]"

[12] The New York Observer http://observer.com/2015/11/how-watching-mr-robot-made-me-paranoid-about-getting-hacked/

I completely agree with everything else that all of the other editors had to say about this article. A big heartfelt thanks to @Tokyogirl79, @DanielRigal, @LjL, and @Onel5969, for educating me on the Wikipedia editing process. You all seem like very intelligent, dedicated, and decent people. Keep up the good work.

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DYK for Jonas Åkerlund (politician)
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