User talk:Headbomb/Archives/2023/October

Why is this unreliable?
I am giving feedack to my students, sandbox in question: User:TMXX0818/sandbox. The script tagged ntdtv as unreliable but why? I did check RSN/P and RSN archive, nothig I can see. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 05:34, 3 October 2023 (UTC)


 * This flags 2 discussions. NDTV is associated with Epoch Time / Falun Gong in general. &#32; Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 23:42, 3 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Ah. I should have looked at NTDTV. "It is under the Epoch Media Group... The Epoch Media Group's news sites and YouTube channels have promoted conspiracy theories such as QAnon, anti-vaccine misinformation and false claims of fraud in the 2020 United States presidential election." Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 00:46, 4 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Is there any way to add something to the script so that it would have a link or such for people to see why a source is unreliable? A link to RSNP is possible, otherwise a query for RSN? Maybe in addition to flagging sources with color, we could also display for those that are flagged some menu/link or such? I will tell me students to install your script, but I find from experience for many, trying to remember how to determine reliability ("check RSNP first, then query RSN second") is too much to remember. Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus&#124; reply here 00:49, 4 October 2023 (UTC)

Emergent Universe
I saw you reverted a result that seems of relevance. (I found it in one of Aron Ra's recent videos - in which the author also addresses why he submitted it to a cheaper journal, the reviewers in more prestigious ones weren't aware of the inconsistency of previous models and thought it superfluous and unimportant.) The arxiv moderators (who are strict - that's why vixra exists) let it through, so maybe so should we? I also saw it in this curated collection (not compiled by me): https://callidusphilo.blogspot.com/2021/04/cosmology.html ; moreover, out of curiosity I asked Don Page and George Ellis about it - I'm interested in these questions - and they said it looks interesting. So are you sure it's not legit? Strecosaurus (talk) 16:52, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

I edited it in a way that should be definitely relevant and supported by the sources now? Strecosaurus (talk) 17:01, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

I edited it even further, so as to just leave the collection of references in that blog post about emergent universe proposals - that's a genuinely valuable collection of on-topic references, ctrl+f "George Ellis proposed". Strecosaurus (talk) 19:10, 17 October 2023 (UTC)


 * None of these are reliable sources. &#32; Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 19:54, 17 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Well, all the refs are peer-reviewed (no vixra material), and in any case, shouldn't we err on the side of including more info? This isn't Nupedia, after all! :) The article would definitely be worse and more conceptually incomplete and sore-thumby without including at least a collection of references to this cutting edge (if only admittedly a bit esoteric) research! You're free to disagree of course, but then you're also free to delete the Wikipedia article on this topic itself (which I created) for the same reasons! :) Strecosaurus (talk) 20:22, 17 October 2023 (UTC)
 * A blog is a not a peer-reviewed source, neither is an arxiv preprint, nor a predatory journal. &#32; Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 22:41, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications
Hi, do you think that it may be worth while to take this to DRV? It's in Scopus, SCIE, and even Index Medicus. Merging to that list article does not really appear to be feasible. If something indexed like this does not get a "keep" at AfD, then 95% or more of journal articles can be deleted. --Randykitty (talk) 11:13, 21 October 2023 (UTC)


 * That was my plan. It's a clear consensus to keep. I've reached out to the closing admin. Feel free to do the same too. &#32; Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 12:06, 21 October 2023 (UTC)

Invitation to Cornell study on Wikipedia discussions
Hello Headbomb,

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Igbo architecture
Thanks very much for your editing there. I knew there were problems but just didn't have the energy to fix them. As for the pyramids, if I find time today I'll source that as I've been rewriting their article almost completely and am almost finished. Shame I couldn't find any reliable sources later than the 19330s. Doug Weller talk 06:47, 25 October 2023 (UTC)


 * FROM TEH FUTURE! &#32; Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 08:19, 25 October 2023 (UTC)

Hanny's Voorwerp
Hi! I saw you undid the removal of a link to Hanny van Arkel's website on the page for Hanny's Voorwerp. I would like to ask you please to reconsider and investigate. I'm not a regular Wiki contributor, and am just here because I'm a friend of Hanny. She's really worried about the website, as it is no longer under her control (as I explained in my initial comment to motivate the removal).

Please take a minute to verify. Hanny's email address is still on the (fake) website. It's hannyarkelvan(at)gmail.com as you can verify. Please send her an email to verify, she will tell you that she really wants every reference to https://hannysvoorwerp.com/ to be removed, also from Wikipedia.

I know it's a small thing in the big pond of Wikipedia, but domain capture is really a terribly upsetting thing for individuals.

All best, Hasten (not my real name, but hey it's the public internet!) Hasten Gene (talk) 07:51, 25 October 2023 (UTC)


 * As unfortunate as that may be, we don't take the words of random people for what it is. You could be, and I'm going to stress that I'm raising this purely as a hypothetical for now, someone that has a grudge with Hanny van Arkel's website and wants to cause her harm by removing her website from Wikipedia. Her website is exactly the same as it was when it was supposedly under her control, there is no nefarious or defamatory content on it, no spam, no nothing that indicates it was taken over by a third-party.


 * If there are issues with the blog's ownership, van Arkel can contact Word Press herself and get that sorted out. If that can't be done, she can make a public statement from any other verified platform that her website has been hijacked. And then we can consider removing it. &#32; Headbomb {t · c · p · b} 08:27, 25 October 2023 (UTC)

November Articles for creation backlog drive
 Hello Headbomb:

WikiProject Articles for creation is holding a month long Backlog Drive!

The goal of this drive is to reduce the backlog of unreviewed drafts to less than 2 months outstanding reviews from the current 4+ months. Bonus points will be given for reviewing drafts that have been waiting more than 30 days. The drive is running from 1 November 2023 through 30 November 2023.

You may find Category:AfC pending submissions by age or other categories and sorting helpful.

Barnstars will be given out as awards at the end of the drive.

There is a backlog of over pages, so start reviewing drafts. We're looking forward to your help! MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:24, 31 October 2023 (UTC)