User talk:Mcbrarian

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Feel free to drop a note on my talk page if you have any problems. I wish you all the best on your wiki voyages!

Welcome to Wikipedia. Based on what you posted to your profile page I thought you might be interested to see these community forums - If I can help with anything then message me.  Blue Rasberry  (talk)  20:13, 17 February 2017 (UTC)
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Great work at your editathon! A Barn Star for you!

 * Hi, Thank you for the kind note and the Barn Star! Your assistance was invaluable during the planning stages! Mcbrarian (talk) 16:54, 10 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the kind words! Hope to see you back on WikiProject Med soon! JenOttawa (talk) 13:00, 11 April 2018 (UTC)

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 * Thanks for the note, hope you had a good event! — xaosflux  Talk 13:03, 9 March 2019 (UTC)

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Review
Wondering if you would be willing to send me a preprint of your review? Best Doc James  (talk · contribs · email) 13:07, 30 October 2019 (UTC)
 * Hi Doc James Done! Mcbrarian (talk) 14:31, 1 November 2019 (UTC)

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June 2021
Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Brockville. Your edits appear to be disruptive and have been or will be reverted. Please ensure you are familiar with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, and please do not continue to make edits that appear disruptive. Continued disruptive editing may result in loss of editing privileges. Thank you. Magnolia677 (talk) 15:17, 3 June 2021 (UTC)
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 * This editing is an act of reconciliation with Canada's indigenous communities who's existence on Canadian land has not been recorded in these Wikipedia articles. If you want better sources, I can find them. But calling this editing "disruptive" is accusatory and inappropriate. Each gathering on Canadian soil begins with an acknowledgement of the traditional indigenous territory that the gathering is taking place upon. Therefore, it is fitting that the beginning of an entry about a Canadian city shall begin with an acknowledgement of the indigenous territory is sits on. This is not disruptive editing and there is no agenda or bias in stating the territory exists and was unceded by the indigenous groups it belonged to before being settled by Europeans.
 * I will confer with WIkiProject Canada to obtain consensus on adding indigenous place names to Wikipedia but the work will absolutely continue, if not today, soon. Mcbrarian (talk) 15:28, 3 June 2021 (UTC)
 * From your editing statistics I'm a bit unsure about how well you know Wikipedia. You've made 183 mainspace edits over 4 years which doesn't indicate a lot of editing experience, but you've coordinated two events which ought to mean you have some understanding of Wikipedia policies and guidelines.  Perhaps you have some familiarity with policy but not much experience in how it is implemented in practice as an editor.
 * One of the best things to to is always assume good faith and keep in mind that it is up to you to justify anything you add to an article. Try not to take offence at being reverted.  A revert is simply an invitation to discussion, and the bold-revert-discuss cycle is the cornerstone of collaborative editing.  Reverting the revert is disruptive, even if your edit improved the article. Once you start on that disruptive path the other editor may not have as much patience with you as they would had you taken the step to open a discussion and explained why you thought your edit was an improvement to the article.  Likewise when you unilaterally make edits to a series of articles.  You may find it useful to refer to policy on resolving content disputes.
 * Wikipedia is not a place to WP:RIGHTGREATWRONGS. If you feel strongly about a topic ("the work will absolutely continue" sounds to me a bit like fanaticism), that may be a topic you should avoid editing on Wikipedia.  As you are meeting community opposition to your edits, this means that by definition your edits are controversial.  Try to pay heed and to measure your responses.  I feel that I should note that accusing someone of racism is a form of disruptive editing and can lead to editing sanctions (see No personal attacks).
 * I hope that this is helpful. Happy editing! – Reidgreg (talk) 13:28, 10 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your input. Based on what you have written above I assume (perhaps wrongly) that you followed the discussion at WP:CA. I appreciate that you are assuming good faith, as this is indeed the motive.
 * You're right to point out I don't edit frequently and you're right to point out that this does not necessarily mean I am unfamiliar with WP editing guidelines and policies.
 * Improving Indigenous content on Wikipedia's articles about cities in Canada may have started off misguided and rocky and I agree that the initial edits I made, where I named specific Indigenous territory acknowledgements to the lead, were perhaps not the best place to start. The community consensus is now such that improving the presence of Indigenous history in these articles is valued. We agree that the information belongs in the History section of the city's article as long as it is well sourced. We also agreed that one sentence in the lead of an article is appropriate if the history section provides elaboration. I have continued to make contributions to articles about Canadian cities and I am putting forth my best effort to follow WP:RS and the consensus reached at WP:CA.
 * Indigenous history in Canada is a highly sensitive topic and, admittedly, I allowed emotions to override civility for a brief moment. As a result of that, I removed myself from the discussion on WP:CA entirely, but I have not stopped following it. I will engage with other editors here or on the talk pages of articles I contribute to.
 * Sometimes we mess up, and I am no exception. I teach my students to jump on talk pages before making edits, I should have done the same. Mistakes are opportunities for reflection and learning. I'm optimistic moving forward and I appreciate your supportive guidance here. Mcbrarian (talk) 13:59, 10 June 2021 (UTC)
 * PS. Open to being whacked with trout. Mcbrarian (talk) 14:02, 10 June 2021 (UTC)
 * I'm relieved to hear that and I agree that there's plenty of room to improve the presence of indigenous history. There's always more to be done on Wikipedia; if I find a dispute becomes too heated I may leave it for a couple weeks and work on other things.  You may have to wait a month for formal consensus on a request for comment if it gets to that point anyways.  If you need some perspective, there's a lot of good advice at Essay directory, including some humorous reflections on editing.  Cheers! – Reidgreg (talk) 16:46, 10 June 2021 (UTC)

Please consider documenting your contributions in this area, and to Canadian topics in general, at WikiProject Canada/The 10,000 Challenge. Your efforts deserve to be highlighted. Cheers, Cobblet (talk) 00:50, 29 June 2021 (UTC)


 * Thanks! The work has stalled a bit as I get pulled in several directions but I plan to return to it over the next day or two. I'll check out the challenge. Mcbrarian (talk) 16:12, 29 June 2021 (UTC)

Hi Denise. Just making a note here that Magnolia677's use of the Template:Uw-disruptive2 message above is clearly inappropriate. Really sorry to see you've had to go through this. Take care, Clayoquot (talk &#124; contribs) 14:54, 2 July 2021 (UTC)


 * @ClayoquotThanks so much and my apologies for the severe delay. I took a pretty significant break from this work. Hope to get back into with refreshed energy. Hope to see you again the next time wiki folks can meet in person! Mcbrarian (talk) 17:15, 12 November 2021 (UTC)
 * It would be lovely to see you. Welcome back! Clayoquot (talk &#124; contribs) 03:22, 13 November 2021 (UTC)

A kitten for you!
Thanks for writing the article on Jeannie Callum! Women in Red is a fantastic initiative - Glad that you're contributing :)

ThadeusOfNazerethTalk to Me! 21:46, 10 November 2021 (UTC) 


 * @ThadeusOfNazerethThanks! This is a collaboration with Wiki blood guy and TChanMD who have been participating in a workshop series I am facilitating. Mcbrarian (talk) 17:13, 12 November 2021 (UTC)

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