User talk:Hoggardhigh

Serial comma
Please read WP:SERIAL and WP:BRD. I can see no ambiguity that requires to be resolved by a serial comma here. That you prefer the usage the comma is not sufficient reason to change an existing, acceptable style of punctuation. If you have an argument for the necessity for the comma, per BRD please discuss it here rather than just reverting. Mutt Lunker (talk) 15:38, 15 February 2017 (UTC)


 * Please stop doing this and engage at talk if you feel you have a point. Mutt Lunker (talk) 13:21, 29 March 2017 (UTC)


 * Will you stop doing this, particularly as you now appear to be trying to conceal this superfluous style change in an edit to introduce an active grammatical error (unless the grammar is correct but your factual understanding of the subject wrong). Your new wording incorrectly states that wound strings are put on after having removed the lighter ones, although I assume you think it means the opposite. You can either say that we "replace the heavy strings with the light ones" or "substitute the light strings for the heavy" but "substitute the heavy for the light" means the opposite. Mutt Lunker (talk) 07:42, 5 April 2017 (UTC)

February 2017
Hello, I'm Ebyabe. An edit that you recently made to Cinemark Theatres seemed to be a test and has been removed. If you want more practice editing, please use the sandbox. If you think a mistake was made, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thanks! ‖ Ebyabe talk - General Health  ‖ 01:02, 28 February 2017 (UTC)

Please stop making test edits to Wikipedia, as you did to Jensen Ackles. It is considered vandalism, which, under Wikipedia policy, can lead to being blocked from editing. If you would like to experiment again, please use the sandbox. ‖ Ebyabe talk - Border Town  ‖ 01:09, 28 February 2017 (UTC)

March 2017
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Serial commas
Please read MOS:SERIAL immediately. If you insist on adding the so-called Oxford comma indiscriminately, you may be blocked from editing—especially given your previous warnings for this activity. — ATS &#128406;  talk  21:19, 17 April 2017 (UTC)

April 2017
You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you make disruptive edits to Wikipedia contrary to the Manual of Style, as you did at Ike Altgens. — ATS &#128406;  talk  21:30, 17 April 2017 (UTC)

Read WP:EW immediately. "Because I like it" is insufficient reason to violate policy. — ATS &#128406;  talk  22:59, 17 April 2017 (UTC)

Notice
There is currently a discussion at Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is User:Hoggardhigh. Neil N  talk to me 23:41, 17 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Please respond there or you'll probably wind up blocked from editing. --Neil N  talk to me 23:47, 17 April 2017 (UTC)

April 2017
You have been blocked from editing for a period of 48 hours for persistently making disruptive edits. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may request an unblock by first reading the guide to appealing blocks, then adding the following text to the bottom of your talk page:. Neil N  talk to me 01:38, 18 April 2017 (UTC)

As noted above. Wikipedia is a collaborative project so ignoring the concerns of other editors and continuing on as if they don't exist is not an option. --Neil N  talk to me 01:41, 18 April 2017 (UTC)

"I want to make useful contributions" is appreciated, but unconvincing. Being useful involves an understanding of policy; an understanding of the rules of engagement; an understanding that collaboration means editors improve themselves—and, most vitally, the encyclopedia—by learning from each other. Being useful does not involve imposing your definition of "useful" to the exclusion of all others. — ATS &#128406;  talk  06:29, 19 April 2017 (UTC)

Advice
Hi Hoggardhigh.

Your unblock request request is the first time we've heard you you speak. OK, so now we know you can. As a general rule, every single time someone writes something on your talk page, you should usually respond.

OK, I understand where you are coming from with the commas. I agree with you, actually. However, the rule about stuff like this here is "leave it alone". The comma thing is covered at WP:SERIAL. (Similarly, if you find the (English spelling) "colour" in an article, don't change it to the (American spelling) "color", and so forth, as a general rule (this is covered at WP:ENGVAR); and so forth). In fact, as a general rule, consider not making any changes that are just grammar or punctuation or minor wording changes. (If there is an actual error, such that everyone would agree that it is an error rather than a matter of preference, that's different.)

Otherwise, we would have people putting stuff back and forth to the way they personally like it. Do you see how that would not be productive?

Second, if you do make an edit, and someone reverts it, stop. Do not just put your edit back. We can't have people editing like, it is called "edit warring" and is bad (see WP:EW for details. Instead, you should probably just let it go and move on to something else. Or, if you don't want to let it go, go to the talk page and write something like "I made such-and-such edit, and another editor reverted it, but I think it's a good edit, and here's why: __________________________. And I invite the other editor to discuss this and let's see if we can decide what's best" or whatever. See WP:BRD for details on this.

OK, you want to make useful contributions. So let's see... I'm a little rusty on this myself. Why not go over to the Teahouse and ask around about what needs doing? They're nice people. Now, for practice, you could you please respond to this message in some manner. Herostratus (talk) 14:32, 19 April 2017 (UTC)

Serial comma
How is use of the serial comma on Wikipedia considered vandalism or disruptive editing? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hoggardhigh (talk • contribs) 18:46, 19 April 2017 (UTC)
 * By itself, it's not. But when you keep on doing it when people raise objections and don't acknowledge these concerns then it becomes #4 in this list: WP:DISRUPTSIGNS. --<b style="color:navy">Neil N </b> <i style="color:blue">talk to me</i> 18:59, 19 April 2017 (UTC)

Hoggardhigh. Some people like to use the serial comma, and some don't. It's a matter of personal taste. OK, now suppose we have an article that uses the serial comma. And an editor goes "well, I don't like it" and changes it. And then another editor goes "but I do like it" and changes it back. And then the first editor changes it again. And so forth, forever and ever, constantly, across all our articles.

Do you think that would be a good way to run a project like this? Can you think of some ways how that might not be the best way to run a project like this?

Thank you for using your talk page. By the way, you can sign your talk page posts by typing four tildes at the end, like this: ~. Herostratus (talk) 19:58, 19 April 2017 (UTC)
 * I reverted your repeated additions of a serial comma to the Nashville tuning (high strung) article on principle because it is a pointless style change, not because I deprecate, or advocate, its use. I would have reverted the action had the sentence originally included a serial comma and you had removed it. Changes to perfectly valid spellings or punctuation for no other reason than personal preference are not helpful and likely to cause warring, wasting the time of editors which could be better applied addressing matters of substance. Three times I tried to engage with you to explain a valid reason for your edit but you did not respond and simply repeated the edit, latterly trying to hide it alongside largely superfluous edits at other parts of the article. Mutt Lunker (talk) 22:44, 19 April 2017 (UTC)

Same behavior?
Hoggardhigh, would you be kind enough to explain to me,, and  why your edits today to , , ,  and  somehow differ from your recent history of making mostly minor edits in order to replace—again—the serial comma? — ATS &#128406;  talk  03:09, 20 April 2017 (UTC)

April 2017
You have been blocked from editing for a period of 1 week for persistently making disruptive edits. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may request an unblock by first reading the guide to appealing blocks, then adding the following text to the bottom of your talk page:. <b style="color:navy">Neil N </b> <i style="color:blue">talk to me</i> 03:55, 20 April 2017 (UTC)

Seriously? Why are you just ignoring everyone who is reaching out to you? --<b style="color:navy">Neil N </b> <i style="color:blue">talk to me</i> 03:58, 20 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Textbook WP:NOTHERE. Damned lucky it's not an indef, I think. — ATS &#128406;  talk  04:03, 20 April 2017 (UTC)

Make your unblock appeal here, please. --<b style="color:navy">Neil N </b> <i style="color:blue">talk to me</i> 12:41, 24 April 2017 (UTC)

False death reports
Is falsely reporting someone's death on Wikipedia considered disruptive editing, vandalism, or both? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hoggardhigh (talk • contribs) 21:31, April 20, 2017 (UTC)
 * Yes. -- ‖ Ebyabe talk - Welfare State  ‖ 05:43, 21 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Which is it considered, vandalism or disruptive editing?--Hoggardhigh (talk) 12:15, 21 April 2017 (UTC)
 * If deliberately false, it's vandalism. If careless and tenuous, it's disruptive. If it's just a one-time mistake, it's just a mistake. -- Escape Orbit  (Talk) 13:36, 21 April 2017 (UTC)
 * Exactly. What is this in reference to, specifically? -- ‖ Ebyabe talk - Repel All Boarders  ‖ 16:59, 21 April 2017 (UTC)

Please stop
Please stop editing other people's comments. Thanks. --<b style="color:navy">Neil N </b> <i style="color:blue">talk to me</i> 03:16, 27 April 2017 (UTC)


 * I'm beginning to think the user has no ability to help themself, or is doing it deliberately. Either way, we should help them, permanently. - BilCat (talk) 04:48, 27 April 2017 (UTC)

April 2017
Please stop making disruptive edits, as you did at Grumman F7F Tigercat. If you continue to disrupt Wikipedia, you may be blocked from editing. ''You've been asked to stop adding serial commas, been blocked for it, and yet you continue. Please stop.'' BilCat (talk) 04:30, 27 April 2017 (UTC)
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You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you disrupt Wikipedia, as you did at Johnny Echols. Disruptive additions of serial commas after multiple warnings and two blocks. BilCat (talk) 04:40, 27 April 2017 (UTC)

You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you remove or change other editors' legitimate talk page comments, as you did at User talk:Hoggardhigh. BilCat (talk) 04:45, 27 April 2017 (UTC)

You have been blocked from editing for a period of 1 month for persistently making disruptive edits. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may request an unblock by first reading the guide to appealing blocks, then adding the following text to the bottom of your talk page:. <b style="color:navy">Neil N </b> <i style="color:blue">talk to me</i> 04:49, 27 April 2017 (UTC)

Fiddle with commas or any comments here again and I will block you indefinitely and remove talk page access. --<b style="color:navy">Neil N </b> <i style="color:blue">talk to me</i> 04:51, 27 April 2017 (UTC)

Consider yourself lucky—I'd've indeffed you already. It's not often I see more blatant examples of POINT and NOTHERE than this. — ATS &#128406;  talk  05:00, 27 April 2017 (UTC)

Serial Comma/Manual of Style
In what ways, specifically, does use of the serial comma contradict the Manual of Style?
 * It doesn't. Read what it says in the Manual of Style here; "Editors may use either convention so long as each article is internally consistent; however, there are times when the serial comma can create or remove confusion:"
 * So the serial comma is not proscribed or prescribed. But selectively dipping into articles to change bits to suit your own personal tastes is;
 * inconsistent and messy
 * a pointless waste of time
 * selfish
 * -- Escape Orbit (Talk) 15:46, 27 April 2017 (UTC)


 * That you keep asking this question when it's already been answered—and repeatedly—demonstrates a child-like obstinacy that does a far better job of arguing for your block than I ever could. Nevertheless, since I apparently enjoy wasting my time, let's see if I can connect the dots for you.
 * The operative verb in the passage Editors may use either convention is "use"; the correct verb to describe your edits is "change". Since the comma is, as and others have noted, neither prescribed nor proscribed, changes to existing text are particularly subject to conformity with the comma's stated purpose: internal (within each article) consistency and/or clarity. In other words, do not change them unless you can clearly demonstrate that the change is in line with that purpose.
 * To change punctuation for no reason other than your personal preference violates MYWAY; to continue doing so violates POINT, which resulted in your blocks. To do so repeatedly within the same articles violates EW, which can lead to an indefinite block.
 * All of which ends with one question: are you here to help build an encyclopedia? If you are not, you should find another hobby—and you are doing a fine job of convincing the rest of us that you are not. — ATS &#128406;  talk  20:29, 27 April 2017 (UTC)

Reverted edits
I noticed that my recent edits to TitleMax, TMX Finance, Pat Upton (singer), and Where Have All the Flowers Gone? have been reverted, even though my Notifications page doesn't mention any of these reverts. Can someone explain this?

Thanks


 * See commentary above. And please, sign your posts. -- ‖ Ebyabe talk - State of the Union  ‖ 18:18, 27 April 2017 (UTC)


 * What do you mean by, "see commentary above"?--Hoggardhigh (talk) 02:37, 29 April 2017 (UTC)


 * He misunderstood your question, Hoggardhigh. He thought you were asking "why were my edits reverted" (you know why) when your actual question was "why didn't these reversions show up in on my notifications page?" The answer is, reversions to your edits don't necessarily show up on your notifications page -- depending on how they were done.


 * On TitleMax (I didn't check the others), your edit was not reverted, but rather the editor went in and undid part of it by hand (the comma). He kept part of your edit, where you corrected "lender" to "lenders" -- and thank you for that! That was good, and helpful! When and if you come back in a month, let's see more of that sort of thing, and not the fershluginer comma nonsense.


 * You can watchlist articles you are interested in, also. That way, any changes to the article -- including any type of reversion or revision of your edits -- will show up when you check your watchlist. Herostratus (talk) 02:54, 29 April 2017 (UTC)

Sockpuppet editing
Please stop creating new accounts, like User:AFROBINSON808, to make your comma edits. This will only result in the block on this account being extended. Thank you. -- ‖ Ebyabe talk - Border Town  ‖ 17:56, 14 May 2017 (UTC)

May 2017
You have been blocked indefinitely from editing for abusing multiple accounts. Note that multiple accounts are allowed, but not for illegitimate reasons, and any contributions made while evading blocks or bans may be reverted or deleted. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may request an unblock by first reading the guide to appealing blocks, then adding the following text to the bottom of your talk page:. <b style="color:navy">Neil N </b> <i style="color:blue">talk to me</i> 18:00, 14 May 2017 (UTC)

Sockpuppet investigation
Mutt Lunker (talk) 13:18, 28 June 2017 (UTC)

Sockpuppet investigation
Mutt Lunker (talk) 10:45, 30 June 2017 (UTC)

Sockpuppet investigation
Mutt Lunker (talk) 11:16, 2 July 2017 (UTC)

Sockpuppet investigation
‖ Ebyabe talk - Attract and Repel  ‖ 05:54, 28 July 2017 (UTC)

Sockpuppet investigation
JesseRafe (talk) 13:06, 11 April 2018 (UTC)


 * If you want to request a global unblock, you have to do so | here on Meta. RickinBaltimore (talk) 22:54, 26 July 2021 (UTC)


 * To note, there has also been recent activity as User:173.93.110.93. Mutt Lunker (talk) 20:19, 27 July 2021 (UTC)