User talk:Finalyzer

Sorry!
Sorry, I managed to accidentally hit roll back while checking my watch list on my phone and didn't catch it. I need to figure out a way to disable it in the mobile browser =/ a13ean (talk) 22:07, 23 September 2012 (UTC)


 * It's OK. Thanks for letting me know.Finalyzer (talk) 21:42, 24 September 2012 (UTC)

Copyright issue
Hey Finalyzer, I noticed you added this edit to the Pussy Riot article. While useful information, the some phrases and sentences of your addition appear to be taken verbatim from your sources, e.g. "The Cologne protesters were bustled out by cathedral officials, and have been charged with breaching the peace and disturbing a religious service." Please keep in mind that taking the exact words of a source without using quotation marks raises copyright issues; it's important that all additions (except quotations) be put into our own words. Thanks for your help with the article! -- Khazar2 (talk) 13:35, 30 October 2012 (UTC)

Edit warring
Doing this revert against editorial consensus is extremely poor form. Max, I, and the IP have all stated that it appears the other translation is the better one. Until that consensus changes, that's the one that should stay in the article.

If you still feel that we're all wrong, you could perhaps appeal to the third opinion noticeboard. But please don't revert again until you can find some other editors who agree with you. -- Khazar2 (talk) 02:05, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

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EarwigBot   operator  /  talk 00:46, 19 November 2012 (UTC)

Translation
Hello Russian friend, may I ask you a favour? I'd like it if you could check my article on the human rights group Agora, which I translated from the Russian wiki using google and my own judgement. Of course it doesn't need to be an exact translation of the Russian wiki, so long as the information is accurate and relevant. The next step towards improving the article is finding good citations (preferably in English) and using the cite templates. Regards, Max. MaxBrowne (talk) 11:01, 8 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks for looking at the article, much appreciated. Comparing it with the Russian wiki, is it a reasonable translation? Can we remove the {cleanup-translation} tag? Both wikis probably need better sourcing. Cheers. MaxBrowne (talk) 13:50, 11 December 2012 (UTC)
 * No problems, let's remove the tag.Finalyzer (talk) 00:18, 12 December 2012 (UTC)

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