User talk:LocalNet/Archives/2017/January

Under the Dome revert
Why did I change the authors' names from first/last to last/first? It is standard in all references for the last name to be listed first. See here and here. If you had left the references as last= and first= the names automatically would have ended up in the correct place. I was lazy and didn't change them back to last= and first=. I just moved the first names after the last names. That's where they belong. I have corrected your revert. Ducky Submarine (talk) 21:09, 6 January 2017 (UTC)
 * First of all, thank you for sourcing your reasoning here, but several things I want to bring up. This discussion should be on the series' talk page, not mine. You should have sourced your reasons in the edit summary, and furthermore, as part of WP:BRD, you should not have reverted me now until this talk page discussion here is over. I'm going to revert you back, until discussion is complete. Now on the actual issue: It says "usually" and "most commonly" in those guidelines. That does not make it required. I have encountered lots of pages on Wikipedia going by first name, so this isn't a strict rule. Having the page listed as the sources do also help with ambiguous three-word names. This is the first time I have seen anybody change it deliberately the other way, and since I've been actively editing for months without a single notice until now, I do not consider this an enforceable reason. LocalNet (talk) 20:41, 6 January 2017 (UTC)
 * You changed it from last= first= to author=. If you had left it as last= first= there wouldn't be problem. If by three names you mean Matt Webb Mitovich then that is a different issue. His Twitter account is Matt Mitovich so I would use that as his last name.


 * I have added my reasoning to the series' talk page. Ducky Submarine (talk) 21:09, 6 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Discussion continued on series' talk page. LocalNet (talk) 21:18, 6 January 2017 (UTC)

PSA: Discussion ended on series' talk page. For those who don't read that far, I want to write this here. This was my issue. Ducky Submarine was completely right. For a limited period of time, I didn't follow established Wikipedia guidelines concerning reference parameters, because I thought my own opinion was better, but that's not how communities work. Community consensus overrides individual beliefs, and despite what I have written here, I acknowledge that fully. I really regret this incident, and wish I hadn't written what I did. It's embarrasing to have it on my talk page, but I have to live with my mistakes. For the record, I have also gone back on my own, previous edits made during this time and changed references according to the policy. I sincerely apologize for this. LocalNet (talk) 13:46, 8 January 2017 (UTC)

Thanks!
I often see you working hard on the various iOS articles. What strikes me is your politeness. For example, in this edit, you thank the contributions of the anonymous editor and then go and add the required citation. So, a very sincere thank you for all of your hard work and for making Wikipedia both a better place and a friendlier place. --Yamla (talk) 18:58, 24 January 2017 (UTC)


 * Hi! Thank you so much for taking the time to write this to me! Put a big smile on my face to see that my edits don't go unnoticed! :D I try my best to make Wikipedia both the best possible place for knowledge and the best possible community, and I know how much I love it when people thank me for the work I do (like now, for instance, hehe), so I want to make sure every person editing, registered or not, understands that their contributions are appreciated. After all, an anonymous editor today could potentially be an administrator in the future. :) Again, thank you for your message, made me smile! :D LocalNet (talk) 19:07, 24 January 2017 (UTC)