User talk:Edgar181/Archive39

Sockpuppet, maybe?
Hey Edgar181. I saw that you blocked back on March 27. Now the account has appeared... perhaps a WP:DUCK, but I haven't got any good evidence for SPI. Do any of your admin tools show you deleted contributions from the original account that could tie the two together? Thanks. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 14:56, 30 April 2018 (UTC)
 * There are no deleted edits to review, but I agree with you that Nouman Ali Siddiqui Official is likely the same individual as User:Nouman Ali Siddiqui (and User:Nouman Sheikh Official). I blocked the account Nouman Ali Siddiqui as "Clearly not here to contribute to the encyclopedia", but taking a second look at the edits from all three accounts I think this is more of a WP:CIR issue than bad intentions.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 17:25, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

Should I change the Temporal range to miocene
recently i found out i was wrong about the Temporal range of South asian river dolphin should i do that. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bubblesorg (talk • contribs) 01:27, 2 May 2018 (UTC)

Ethylene
I posted a minor addition (with references) to the page Ethylene. After it was (almost) immediately reversed, I posted to the Talk page. Almost immediately my discussion was also deleted! I did receive a message from you (Edgar181), which is not who I was originally addressing (that was ChemNerd).

Or perhaps you are ChemNerd?

Anyway, I made no ad homonym attack towards you in my Talk post. Heck I don't even know who you are! All I did say was that I posted an edit which I felt was relevant and included sources but that my original post was quickly deleted without any discussion. Thus I posted to the talk page for discussion. If you are going to delete posts to the Talk page, then is there any point for wikipedia to solicit users to contribute? Your attitude/actions seem destructive to the wikipedia philosophy.

Sorry if I offended you by implying you are/were a robot. It is just that wikipedia marked your deletion as ChemNerd, but when I did my due diligence and searched for ChemNerd there was no match. So now you are "Edgar181"? Well I hope we both agree this mis-naming is a problem with Wikipedia itself... (in other words, nothing personal). Hydradix (talk) 21:34, 2 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Personal attacks are not tolerated on Wikipedia regardless of who they are directed at. It looks like you are confusing me with another editor.  You made attacks against that user, User:ChemNerd.  I saw what you wrote, removed the personal attack, and then left a message for you about it on your talk page.  The majority of your comments remain at Talk:Ethylene, but I just moved them to the bottom of the page because that's the preferred format on Wikipedia. I see that you also left a message on ChemNerd's user talk page, User talk:ChemNerd, and he has already replied to you there.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 21:42, 2 May 2018 (UTC)


 * Thank you for the feedback! I did not (directly) attack anybody with my post, although I now realize that some people may 'feel' attacked by my innocent/legitimate question of retarded robots.  (Please let me know if there is some other way I offended people.) Hydradix (talk) 22:16, 2 May 2018 (UTC)

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User talk:199.96.190.161 block clash
We happened to block in the same minute. I re-blocked to match yours. -- Alexf(talk) 19:02, 11 May 2018 (UTC)
 * No problem. Either way is fine.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 19:03, 11 May 2018 (UTC)

Page protection
Hi Edgar181, would you be able to protect the Jeffrey Kitingan page? Thanks. -KH-1 (talk) 13:22, 12 May 2018 (UTC)
 * No problem. ✅ -- Ed (Edgar181) 13:24, 12 May 2018 (UTC)

Vandalism on Rapid Penang by 14.1.193.131
Hey Edgar, could action be taken against this IP address? It has continued with its disruptive editing on the Rapid Penang article despite being previously blocked for the same offense. Vnonymous (talk) 13:55, 15 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry, but I'm unable to determine whether edits from that IP are vandalism or not. You might try contacting the admins that have blocked this IP in the past who might know some of the context that isn't apparent to me.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 13:59, 15 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Any chance either of you two could help out? -- Ed (Edgar181) 14:00, 15 May 2018 (UTC)

Forgot to tag user as block
Hey Edgar181,

You forgot to add the block template to User talk:2600:1700:C590:7A10:6DA7:977D:2F45:1FDD -- Tyw7 (☎ Contact me! •  Contributions ) 13:03, 16 May 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅. Thanks. -- Ed (Edgar181) 13:04, 16 May 2018 (UTC)
 * And User talk:90.216.134.196. A couple of IPs you've block hasn't been warned of the block. -- Tyw7  (☎ Contact me! •  Contributions ) 13:07, 16 May 2018 (UTC)
 * User talk:2A02:C7F:981F:9A00:A848:33CA:6373:4FD2 is also unwarned. Is the block tool misbehaving and not adding the template after the block? -- Tyw7  (☎ Contact me! •  Contributions ) 13:08, 16 May 2018 (UTC)
 * The block template is added manually. I'm trying to clear some long backlogs at AIV and UAA, so just missed some I guess.  I'll take a look.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 13:10, 16 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Ah fair enough. Thought it was auto added after an admin blocked someone. But yeah you've missed a few. -- Tyw7 (☎ Contact me! •  Contributions ) 13:13, 16 May 2018 (UTC)

Palaye Royale
Hi Edgar181. You protected Palaye Royale back in April with this edit and that protection has run out. As soon as the pp template was removed, the unsourced information which led to the previous PP as well as the other PPs was pretty much immediately re-added. My guess is that the page is being watched so that each time the PP runs out, the content can be re-added. Do you have any suggestions as how to try prevent this from happening? -- Marchjuly (talk) 21:59, 18 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I've protected it for a year. Surely no one is pathetic enough to care for that long.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 21:48, 19 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you for taking a look at this. -- Marchjuly (talk) 22:40, 19 May 2018 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Vitamin B3
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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:59, 1 June 2018 (UTC)

Silver diamine fluoride
Hi Ed, I don't know how to communicate with you otherwise. You put an alert on my account saying I committed vandalism on the silver diamine fluoride page, but it was not vandalism of any type. JH — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jeremy Horst (talk • contribs) 02:22, 5 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Looking back at that edit from 2016, I don't think it was appropriate content for the article; however, you are right that it wasn't vandalism. I shouldn't have used that word in my comment and I apologize for doing so.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 11:48, 5 June 2018 (UTC)

3-Méthylfentanyl
Hi Edgar,

It's a long time I don't need your help for CAS numbers but now, for this compound 3-Methylfentanyl on the french version and for which I found absolute configuration of stereoisomers, I have no idea if they have CAS number ... it means which CAS nimber for :

Thanks for you help --Titou (talk) 20:53, 5 June 2018 (UTC)
 * cis-(+)-3-méthylfentanyl or (3R,4S)-(+)-3-méthylfentanyl
 * cis-(–)-3-méthylfentanyl or (3S,4R)-(–)-3-méthylfentanyl
 * trans-(+)-3-méthylfentanyl or (3S,4S)-(+)-3-méthylfentanyl
 * trans-(–)-3-méthylfentanyl or (3R,4R)-(–)-3-méthylfentanyl


 * Here is what Chemical Abstracts has:
 * 42045-86-3 undefined stereochemistry
 * 78995-19-4 cis (relative stereochemistry)
 * 78995-17-2 trans (relative)
 * 53758-22-8 (3R,4S)-(+) (absolute)
 * 53758-20-6 (3S,4R)-(-) (absolute)
 * 155320-02-8 (3R,4R) (absolute)
 * 65814-07-5 (3S,4S) (absolute)
 * -- Ed (Edgar181) 22:33, 5 June 2018 (UTC)
 * thanks a lot --Titou (talk) 07:04, 10 June 2018 (UTC)

2-Méthylthiophène
hi,

Again! for this compound has found two CAS numbers i.e. CAS# and CAS#, what is the difference between them, please ? thanks in advance --Titou (talk) 07:50, 10 June 2018 (UTC)

PS: the same prob appears for 2-Piperazin-1-ylethylamine on PubChem page which gives two CAS numbers : CAS# and CAS#- What's the heck? ^^ --Titou (talk) 08:50, 10 June 2018 (UTC)
 * CAS# 554-14-3 is 2-methylthiophene
 * CAS# 25154-40-9 is methlthiophene with undefined position of the methyl group on the thiophene ring
 * CAS# 140-31-8 is 2-piperazin-1-ylethylamine
 * CAS# 28631-79-0 is (aminoethyl)piperazine with undefined position of the aminoethyl group on the piperazine ring
 * -- Ed (Edgar181) 14:33, 10 June 2018 (UTC)
 * great! super merci --Titou (talk) 15:09, 10 June 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for the mop work
I was just about to write a note to somebody to explain that I think I handled the move of Suriya 37 back to the user talk page incorrectly, but I think you cleaned up my mistake. If so, thanks. I think I erred in leaving the redirect but I wasn't perfectly clear on how to clean it up and looks like you figured out exactly what to do.-- S Philbrick (Talk)  12:31, 18 June 2018 (UTC)
 * No problem, I'm happy to help. -- Ed (Edgar181) 12:50, 18 June 2018 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thank you. -- Ed (Edgar181) 12:21, 21 June 2018 (UTC)

Talk:Mt. Samat Flagship Tourism Enterprise Zone
I noticed that the talk page of one of the pages was contested and was not deleted. I don't know if a response to the creator (Yzner12) is needed or not. -- Dolotta (talk) 14:21, 21 June 2018 (UTC)
 * The talk page has been deleted now by another admin. I think if Yzner12 has questions about any of the deletions, he can ask any admins involved.  Thanks for letting me know.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 18:08, 21 June 2018 (UTC)

Butylated hydroxytoluene
Hi Edgar, why did you make [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Butylated_hydroxytoluene&diff=847163887&oldid=847157845 this edit] to that article? I don't know anything about this subject, which is on my watchlist to deal with vandalism, but at least the div changes seemed OK to me. An IP assigned to the same ISP (who may or may not be the same person) made [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Butylated_hydroxytoluene&diff=847166993&oldid=847163887 some subsequent edits] which might need to be checked out. Graham 87 15:04, 23 June 2018 (UTC)
 * The information I reverted was actually about a different chemical compound than the subject of the article. The IP that added it is a sock of a long term disruptive editor (User:Nuklear) whose content is very often incorrect or otherwise unconstructive.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 11:56, 24 June 2018 (UTC)

Apology
Hi. Sorry - I accidentally reverted your edit on this page - since rereverted. I have no idea how it happened - I guess it was a combination of a laggy laptop and the touchscreen. Regards Davidelit (Talk) 01:41, 27 June 2018 (UTC)
 * No worries. I've done the same thing myself with no idea how it happened.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 14:07, 27 June 2018 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Blanchard's transsexualism typology
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Unblock request
I want to talk in detail about my issue.You have blocked my 2 previous accounts.Account "Fujiko Pro" is blocked because i made a legal threat.I take the responsibility and i am sorry for that.Please forgive me.

Account "Perman Official" is blocked because you think that account represents an organization.I want to tell you that account is only mine.I am an employ of Fujiko Pro but i am editing wikipedia as an individual.I do not represent my company on wikipedia.I have mentioned on the talk page of User:TheFarix that since i have worked on perman projects in past so i have more knowledge of perman.So i want to add more details on the "perman" article and also want to correct wrong information.But,he/she has taken my request in a wrong way.I request you to unblock my previous accounts and give me some extra rights for perman article.I assure you that whatever,i will edit on "perman" article,i will give reference and proofs so vandalism can be avoided. I hope that you will understand. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Permanlover (talk • contribs) 17:40, 29 June 2018 (UTC)
 * The one account I blocked, User:Perman Official, does not have an appropriate username because it implies that it officially represents an organization rather than an individual, which is not permitted. So I don't think it should be unblocked.  Your involvement with the subject of the article Perman suggests that you have a conflict of interest. You should make sure that you understand the guidelines WP:COIN and will abide by them.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 20:12, 29 June 2018 (UTC)

User_talk:DrPaleontology
Hi there Edgar, could you please take a look at this unblock request? I have put it on hold pending your response. Thanks! User_talk:DrPaleontology -- The SandDoctor Talk 21:16, 29 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I've replied there. Thanks for letting me know.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 00:09, 30 June 2018 (UTC)

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:22, 3 July 2018 (UTC)

Coin Legs
Can you revoke this user's talk access. Thanks. Home Lander (talk) 14:41, 17 July 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅. Thanks for reverting and letting me know.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 15:29, 17 July 2018 (UTC)

Happy Adminship

 * Thanks! It's hard to believe that it has been 12 years.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 13:21, 18 July 2018 (UTC)

Silicic acid
The contents of silicic acid are pure conjecture. There are no valid citations for the existence of this acid. There is no published evidence for the existence of a substance with the formula Si(OH)4, named in the article as "orthosilicic acid".

You have removed the speedy deletion tag which I used because there is nothing to discuss regarding the current content. It is up to you to justify this and insert the deletion tag that you think is appropriate.

metasilicic acid and pyrosilicic acid are also non-existent and those pages should also be deleted.Petergans (talk) 08:36, 20 July 2018 (UTC)
 * I removed the speedy deletion tag from the article simply because the reason you presented for the deletion does not fall within any speedy deletion criteria. You are free to start a discussion at Articles for deletion and to present your argument there.   -- Ed (Edgar181) 10:47, 20 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Only the tag is wrong. Please attach a valid tag so that this rubbish can be deleted. Petergans (talk) 12:47, 20 July 2018 (UTC)
 * From what I can discern, your concerns seem to be more about the accuracy of the current article content rather than a belief that Wikipedia should not have an article about the topic. If the article were to be nominated for deletion, I don't believe there is any chance at all that it will be deleted.  However, if you wish to pursue it, the instructions at WP:AFD are fairly easy to follow.  If you would like me to do it for you, I can do so using the rationale you entered in this edit.  Or you can provide me with different text for the nomination, and then I'll start the AFD discussion based on that.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 13:01, 20 July 2018 (UTC)

User:L263Q
Self-admitted as a banned user. ~ Abelmoschus Esculentus  (talk to me) 13:20, 21 July 2018 (UTC)
 * I blocked the account. Regards,  -- Ed (Edgar181) 13:21, 21 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks. ~ Abelmoschus Esculentus  (talk to me) 13:22, 21 July 2018 (UTC)

Big
On User talk:Edgar181/Archive25 there are some tags that should be fixed like this (my bot can't edit your page). regards, -- Green  C  13:16, 21 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Semiprotection of my talk archives probably isn't needed anymore, so I have unprotected that page. -- Ed (Edgar181) 15:40, 21 July 2018 (UTC)

Lythranidine
I fixed the image on the lythranidine page a while ago it has subsequently been reverted back to the incorrect structure. While you did not do this I was wondering if we can just delete the page? The information on it is completely incorrect and misleading for the reasons that I have identified in the talk section on the page.

```` — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bendysaur (talk • contribs) 23:36, 27 July 2018 (UTC)
 * The mistake in the image was mine and I have now fixed it. I agree with you that much of the article content is problematic so I have simply removed much it.  Please feel free to edit the article as you see fit or let me know if there are additional issues.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 11:49, 28 July 2018 (UTC)

, Thanks for clearing that up. I will edit the article when I get some time (I am writing a thesis at the moment). Bendysaur (talk) 23:35, 28 July 2018 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Bipolar disorder
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New category
Considering the gargantuan size of the list and the fact that it's beginning to be a requirement even outside of the, US, do you think we should have a category for proposition 65 chemicals? It would save us a lot of editing.  c o m p l a i n e r  13:00, 28 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Personally, I don't think California Proposition 65 list of chemicals is unmanageable. The California government sometimes adds and removes items, but I think Wikipedia editors can keep up with that.  I wouldn't object to also creating a category for substances on the list, but that might be redundant enough to not be worth the effort.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 13:57, 28 July 2018 (UTC)

More Vandalism on International cricket in 2018
I see you've blocked 157.49.57.192 for vandalism on International cricket in 2018. However, there was another user, Sunil Shetty (contributions) that has also started vandalizing the same article.

Based on this edit by 157.49.57.192, wherein he replaces the lead with "SUNIL", and on the fact that 157.49.57.192 and Sunil Shetty both vandalized International Cricket in 2018, with Sunil Shetty starting editing right after 157.49.57.192 was blocked, I believe that 157.49.57.192 and Sunil Shetty are the same individual, with Sunil Shetty being created specifically to avoid the block.  Black hole78  talk 00:52, 29 July 2018 (UTC)
 * I agree, it's obviously the same individual. I have now blocked the account.  Thanks for letting me know.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 13:08, 29 July 2018 (UTC)

Plant hormone/ brassinosteroids
Hi. I saw that you reverted an edit on plant hormone back to:

"Brassinosteroids are a class of polyhydroxysteroids, a group of plant growth regulators. Brassinosteroids have been recognized as a sixth class of plant hormones, which stimulate cell elongation and division, gravitropism, "

I have reverted your revert, because the previous edit was more up to date and correct:

Describing BRs as a sixth class of hormone was only really relevant when there were only 6 classes of plant hormone described (there are now many more). The statement that BR is the only steroid hormone in plants is notable given the predominance of steroid-based hormones in animals. Finally, BRs promote elongation in the areal tissue whilst inhibiting elongation in the roots, so "control" is more suitable. Scotanist (talk) 17:37, 1 August 2018 (UTC)
 * OK, that makes sense to me.  Thanks for letting me know.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 18:57, 1 August 2018 (UTC)

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Monument, Colorado
Hello. I would like to understand why you felt the need to ban me from the Monument town site. You assisted a known political operative. Are you affiliated with him? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:285:4080:2641:5db9:eb25:c4b1:7704 (talk • contribs)
 * What a strange suggestion. On August 1, I protected the article Monument, Colorado from anonymous editing for three days because of persistent disruption and edit warring from multiple IP addresses.  That's all there is to it.  It didn't involve banning anyone or targeting any one specific editor or assisting any mysterious "known political operative".  -- Ed (Edgar181) 19:11, 10 August 2018 (UTC)

Monument, Colorado
Hi Edgar181, please keep an eye on this, it may require renewed protection. Thank you, 2601:188:180:11F0:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 (talk) 03:41, 11 August 2018 (UTC)
 * I honestly didn't see the above section. Which underscores my concern. 2601:188:180:11F0:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 (talk) 03:42, 11 August 2018 (UTC)
 * I have semi-protected the article again. Everyone, please use the article's talk page to discuss potential changes to the article or problems with the article.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 12:09, 11 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Cheers, 2601:188:180:11F0:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 (talk) 16:59, 11 August 2018 (UTC)

Actually you are aiding an know political operative and preventing updating to the Monument. It is not strange at all. Interesting to see how far people will go to limit the truth. You are abetting a troll. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:285:4080:2641:758D:50DA:69CC:4CEE (talk) 18:30, 22 August 2018 (UTC)

rajivness deletion
Hi Edgar181, how are you? Why was Rajivness page deleted? Please help. Thanks! Rajivness (talk) 17:28, 12 August 2018 (UTC)
 * I deleted User:Rajivness because it was part of your effort to advertise or promote a company called rsquare media on Wikipedia. Such promotion is inappropriate and not permitted.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 17:54, 12 August 2018 (UTC)

Hi Edgar, Appreciate your swift response. How is reporting facts and news considered promotion? Please explain. Thanks. Rajivness (talk) 19:27, 12 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Facts and news can of course be used for promotion. Wikipedia is simply not the place for you to promote your business - there are other, better places for that.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 20:25, 12 August 2018 (UTC)

You work on Portuguese Wikipedia?
I see you have edits on the Portuguese Wikipedia.--Zakblade2000 (talk) 05:28, 16 August 2018 (UTC)
 * I don't know the language or edit there beyond curating chemical structure images. I have edited on many different language Wikipedias, but only in regards to correcting or improving those images.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 10:57, 16 August 2018 (UTC)

Two pages contain the same ?
I don't know chemistry but the two pages are very similar:
 * Benzenetetrol
 * TetrahydroxybenzeneXx236 (talk) 08:01, 20 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes, they are chemical synonyms. I don't think there is any problem with two separate pages that disambiguate synonyms, but they could also be combined.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 12:02, 20 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Recently Fushë Kosova (disambiguation) has been replaced by a redirect. It's about languages, not chemistry, but similar.Xx236 (talk) 12:15, 20 August 2018 (UTC)
 * That looks like an analagous situation. Either keeping the two separate or redirecting one to the other is essentially the same, so either way is fine with me.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 12:17, 20 August 2018 (UTC)

95.144.215.21
Hi, you recently blocked the IP above for 31 hours and the user quickly resumed to making the same disruptive edits as he did before the block, mainly to Cars Toons and Blue Sky Studios. I hope reporting this to you personally is fine. Thanks. Felida97 (talk) 14:18, 26 August 2018 (UTC)


 * Looks like the IP has been taken care of for now, so it no longer requires your attention. You can remove this section if you want. Thank you anyway for blocking him the first time. Felida97 (talk) 15:29, 26 August 2018 (UTC)

International Society for Plant Pathology_ page delete
Dear Edgar181, why did you delete the page about the International Society for Plant Pathology (that I've been created as draft yesterday)?... I was editing to add an important page of the History of Plant Pathology (scientific discipline present in Wikipedia). I don't understand your drastic activity. There is a lot of other Scientific Society in Wikipedia, described very deeply, with link to Scientific Journals (this is promotion, as well as mine?). Can you explain me what was wrong? It's possible to do something different? Let me know Andrea
 * I deleted the draft because it is highly promotional, written entirely from the perspective of the organization, and consisting mainly of content of interest only to the organization itself. I have restored the page to Draft:The International Society for Plant Pathology, but it will require work before it can be considered for acceptance as an article.  As has been noted on your talk page, please keep in mind WP:COI, in particular the requirements described at WP:DISCLOSE.  Regards, -- Ed (Edgar181) 13:05, 30 August 2018 (UTC)

Thank you. I know that it requires a great work to be published. I will do but I need more time than 2 hours :). I will consider all your criticisms PROMO, COI, ecc... Best regards. Andrea — Preceding unsigned comment added by Toodj (talk • contribs) 08:19, 31 August 2018 (UTC)

autopatroller
thank you very much for adding me, --Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 16:04, 31 August 2018 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. I just saw the red exclamation point next to some of your edits and thought it was unnecessary.  I meant to let you know when I did it, but must have gotten distracted.  -- Ed (Edgar181) 16:14, 31 August 2018 (UTC)