User talk:Michael E Nolan

2019 Dayton shooting
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 * What unreliable source are you talking about? CNN? Huffington Post?Michael E Nolan (talk) 20:58, 4 August 2019 (UTC)
 * I'm not talking about sources, I'm talking about Template:Editnotices/Page/2019 El Paso shooting which I have applied to the article. El_C 21:04, 4 August 2019 (UTC)

August 2019
Please do not add or change content, as you did at 2019 El Paso shooting, without citing a reliable source. Please review the guidelines at Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you.  General Ization Talk  20:55, 4 August 2019 (UTC)
 * If by your comment above you are referring to this warning, you cited no source for your addition of an alias for the shooter. You must do so.  General Ization Talk  21:00, 4 August 2019 (UTC)

Please stop adding unreferenced or poorly referenced biographical content, especially if controversial, to articles or any other Wikipedia page. Content of this nature could be regarded as defamatory and is in violation of Wikipedia policy. If you continue, you may be blocked from editing Wikipedia. . I'm not adding the further diffs. I hope it's clear enough. --Ronz (talk) 16:39, 25 August 2019 (UTC)
 * In what way is adding a birthdate inflammatory? Two of the citations you complain about were from one of the most prestigious newspapers in Mexico?Michael E Nolan (talk) 22:32, 25 August 2019 (UTC)
 * See WP:DOB
 * You changed the date of birth by choosing an unreliable source over an apparently reliable one.
 * I didn't indicate any problems with newspapers, but then there were so very many problems that maybe I made a mistake somewhere in either identifying a proper diff of your using an unreliable source, or reverting such edits. If you'll point them out, I'm happy to look them over.
 * Meanwhile, if you're uncertain about the reliability of a source, don't use it. You can check Reliable sources/Perennial sources for frequently discussed sources, search Reliable sources/Noticeboard for discussions on many other sources, or ask at the noticeboard. --Ronz (talk) 02:10, 26 August 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I will check that list. However, the whole idea of reliable vs. unreliable sources is highly subject. One would expect the White House to be reliable, yet Donald Trump has been accused of telling over 10,000 lies since he was elected. The Pentagon, which should be reliable, led the US. into wars in 1964 and 2003 based on what they knew were lies. On the other hand, Donald Trump insists that neither the NY Times, Washington Post, NBC, or CNN is reliable--he regularly calls them fake news.
 * WP:BLP states "Be very firm about the use of high-quality sources". This isn't a matter of debate. --Ronz (talk) 16:01, 30 August 2019 (UTC)

DS alert
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Edits to various months in the Deaths project recently
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 * • Redlinks cannot exist beyond thirty days from today's date, therefore some of your edits were reverted due to this;


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 * Also, when it comes to a cause of death, we do not insert possibles or rumoured causes - certainly not "one of two". Just confirmed causes, preferably journalist coverage from a coroners' report. Thanks. Ref (chew) (do) 18:32, 11 October 2019 (UTC)

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thanks for your work
nice work. keep it up!! --Sm8900 (talk) 19:44, 28 October 2019 (UTC)
 * You're welcome.Michael E Nolan (talk) 20:55, 28 October 2019 (UTC)

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Reference errors
Please note my correction here of your edit to 2019. There could be an argument for putting two citations in a single edit, but it is unusual, and requires more elaborate Wikitext or HTML than you have produced. — Arthur Rubin (talk) 00:22, 17 November 2019 (UTC)

Created new article today
created new world history article today. feel free to comment or to add to it. it is History of the world (2008-present). --Sm8900 (talk) 19:57, 18 November 2019 (UTC)

Barnstar for you

 * , I just found the page and I have to say this barnstar is deserved by Michael E Nolan. They do amazing work. - MikkelJSmith (talk) 17:22, 4 December 2019 (UTC)


 * Thank you.Michael E Nolan (talk) 18:44, 4 December 2019 (UTC)Michael E Nolan

Need help on article
I just started a new article. what do you think of this? I think this could be a helpful addition to Wikipedia. let me know. the article is 2010s political history. thanks!!!--Sm8900 (talk) 15:28, 5 December 2019 (UTC)
 * here's another new one. 2010s in United States political history. Let me know any comments. thanks! --Sm8900 (talk) 16:17, 6 December 2019 (UTC)

question re article structure
I was thinking of dividing the 2010s article by general era. what do you think of this diff? Hope you like this. thanks. --Sm8900 (talk) 14:58, 9 December 2019 (UTC)


 * I could work with this, and it makes some sense considering how we can expect longer articles covering the most recent time period. It works well for Mexico, but less well for the U.S, since Donald Trump took office in 2017. Other countries may go either way. Of course, any time period is arbitrary--while specific events can mark the beginning and end of something, we normally need background on what happened earlier in order to understand what is going on. Michael E Nolan (talk) 15:50, 9 December 2019 (UTC)
 * Sounds fine to me. I basically agree with just about all your points above. thanks. --Sm8900 (talk) 17:01, 9 December 2019 (UTC)


 * Okay, I went back and changed the headings to be more general, to reflect your points. thanks! --Sm8900 (talk) 17:17, 9 December 2019 (UTC)

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Some items
Check out my work on this article, Syrian Civil War. Lots of updates there that I made this week. I added the entire last four sections of the article. feel free to take a look. Also, please note some overview articles I have begun creating. they include the articles below. feel free to create new ones, if you want, or to edit of course. thanks! 2010s in United States political history, 2010s in United Kingdom political history, etc

thanks. --Sm8900 (talk) 15:11, 12 December 2019 (UTC)

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possible article name
hi. we may change the name of the article 2010s in political history to List of political events in 2010s. or else maybe to 2010s in politics and government. this is to reflect that this article is not a full historical chronicle of the 2010s in world politics. feel free to let me know any comments. --Sm8900 (talk) 01:26, 16 December 2019 (UTC)

new article item
hi. created article. 2019 in United States politics and government. also created one for 2020. thanks. --Sm8900 (talk) 15:13, 16 December 2019 (UTC)

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Happy New Year Michael E Nolan!
Happy New Year! Hello Michael E Nolan: Thanks for all of your contributions to improve the encyclopedia for Wikipedia's readers, and have a happy and enjoyable New Year! Cheers, thanks for all your great work here at Wikipedia, including categories, articles, etc!!! --Sm8900 (talk) 01:42, 1 January 2020 (UTC) Send New Year cheer by adding {{subst:Happy New Year fireworks (static)}} to user talk pages with a friendly message.

new category and draft articles for current events
Hi. thanks for all your help recently. I have created some new drafts for articles on current events like the ones that we have both been editing, then I created a brand-new category to compile all such drafts. feel free to take a look at this category and its contents.

it is at: Category:Drafts about contemporary events. Below are the current contents. thanks!!
 * Draft:2020s in political history

The articles below will be a way to write a narrative-based history for regions. it will be grouped by month, but within each month it will be grouped by topics, not by date as with current timeline articles.


 * Draft:2020 in Europe politics and government
 * Draft:2020 in Mideast politics and government


 * Draft:Timeline of the Syrian Civil War (January–April 2020) I already created the previous article in this series, so we would be fine to continue this draft.

thanks!! --Sm8900 (talk) 15:30, 2 January 2020 (UTC)

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need your comments
hi. could you please comment at the talk page Talk:2010s_in_political_history? someone there wants to rework the article, to eliminate the division between the two halves of the decade.

I feel that doing so would reduce the accuracy of the article, since not all data was updated to reflect the whole decade. and also, since we divide up almost all of the history articles by era somehow, I see no reason that we can't do so in this article as well. --Sm8900 (talk) 01:24, 10 January 2020 (UTC)

New items and updates at WikiProject History
Hi. I am now the only coordinator at WikiProject History. would it be okay for me to list you there? I would like to set up a task force for Contemporary History, and include you as a member. is that okay? thanks! --Sm8900 (talk) 19:31, 14 January 2020 (UTC)

suggestion re user page
Hi friend. I'd like to suggest that we create a user page for you here. your work here has been exemplary. I'd like to help you get started. how would the code below be, just for starters? as you know, user pages are the one item that others cannot simply edit without prior approval. I'd like to suggest that you create one here, unless you give me permission to do so. please feel free to let me know your preferences. thanks!! --Sm8900 (talk) 17:07, 16 January 2020 (UTC)

Code:
 * (this is just an example, we can edit it to match your own date and data, of course.)

new templates
I like your new user page. it looks great. by the way, if you want, you can set up some archives for your talk page, and use this template to organize them. . this will create a simple box to provide an index to your archive pages. to use this you would creat an archive page with the title User talk: Michael E Nolan/Archive 1. I hope that's helpful. thanks! --Sm8900 (talk) 03:39, 21 January 2020 (UTC) and here is how it would look, on this page.
 * I've seen something similar, but I'm not sure what the purpose is. I don't have any objections. Michael E Nolan (talk) 03:49, 21 January 2020 (UTC)
 * okay, I archived a bunch of talk page sections. Let me know any comments, questions or requests that you may have. thanks!! --Sm8900 (talk) 05:12, 21 January 2020 (UTC)

note re new item
hi. I just made you a Project Coordinator at WikiProject History. if you have any comments, feel free to let me know. thanks!! --Sm8900 (talk) 16:58, 21 January 2020 (UTC)

Request help with new Council for WikiProjects
Hi. I am trying to create a forum where various WIkiProjects can exchange ideas and information about their best ideas, efforts, methods, and accomplishments. I am the Lead Coordinator at WikiProject History. I tried to create an active exchange at WikiProject Council, but did not get very far when I tried to do so.

I would like to get some interested editors together who might be interested in helping with this idea, either with getting WikiProject Council moving again, or creating a whole new WikiProject to do so.

You can sign up to help at WikiProject Editors Forum/Members. Right now, this page is a redirect to a draft in my user space; we will move it to the project space as soon as we have ten people signed up.

eventually, the goal would be to have a few people from a wide variety of WikiProjects and varioous topical areas, working together at WIkiProject Council, to help us create a forum and an exchange for ideas and information.

Would you be interested in helping with this? Please let me know. If you wish, you can simply comment on my talk page to let me know any comments or thoughts on this. thanks!! --Sm8900 (talk) 02:39, 26 January 2020 (UTC)

Edits on Impeachment of Donald Trump article
Hi,

I'd like to suggest that your edits to the Impeachment of Donald Trump article here:, might be a better fit for the Impeachment trial of Donald Trump article (as long as it's integrated into the existing sections, I think). Also, you added the Public opinion section twice, so I deleted one.

Thanks. David O. Johnson (talk) 22:37, 26 January 2020 (UTC)

Do Noit go Addiing Everything that happens in the 2020 article
The Cuba earthquake has 0 deaths, disasters with 500 + deaths have not been included in the past like the Maharashtra floods of 2005 in the 2005 article, because it was strictly a domestic event. Wikipedia is not a day by day news coverage where people include every minor disasters that happen. Only those that have severe significance, like 1000 deaths should be included. New editors want to add everything now, before 2017 there was a recent year policy where only the most significant events would be added. 2005 had numerous deadly hurricanes but only Katrina was named in the 2005 article. Stan, Rita, Wilma were not included. Inn 2005 there were many earth quakes, but only the one in Pakistan with 80,000 + deaths and Indonesia with 1000 + deaths have been included. January 2020 now has almost the same amount of events as the whole year 2005 (only according to wikipedia that is). Regardless please do not go adding disasters with less than 100 deaths (1000 preferable;e but since the recent year policy ended in 2017, at least 100 should be a must). Thank you. Dilbaggg (talk) 15:05, 29 January 2020 (UTC)
 * earthquakes of that magnitude are notable according to WP:Notability. --Sm8900 (talk) 15:54, 29 January 2020 (UTC)

It doesn't specify anything about earthquakes, and in the past when the recent years policy was in full effect many such earthquakes were excluded due to insufficient death toll. Well now if you are gonna allow every earthquakes with even less than 10 deaths (this one has 0 as of now), then ok. This is mostly Recentism I think. Regardless if you feel its should be added back its your choice. Dilbaggg (talk) 16:06, 29 January 2020 (UTC)
 * Okay. I do appreciate your reply above, and your constructive tone above. thanks!! --Sm8900 (talk) 16:30, 29 January 2020 (UTC)

You are most welcome. Also I would like to show as an example. In January 2009 it was overloaded with recent events, but the current 2008 article has been fixed. Only the Chinese earthquake that killed 87,000 is included. But the earth quakes of Japan and Kyrgyzstan with less than 100 deaths are now excluded,  Hurricane Hanna that killed 500 + in Haiti and many other hurricanes except Ike are now excluded (but were included when 2008 was a recent year), as are many events that are not significant enough.. Thats all I have to say, thank you for considering my points. Dilbaggg (talk) 16:43, 29 January 2020 (UTC)

Note re current discussion on a talk page
Hi there. a bit of an odd debate going on now at an essay talk page, at Wikipedia_talk:Recentism. I could use your input there. could you please go there, and add your own comments? this topic relates to topics covered by both of our editing efforts, on various topical areas. thanks!! --Sm8900 (talk) 15:45, 30 January 2020 (UTC)

February 2020
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New draft article
Hi. I have a new draft article, at the link below. Please feel free to look it over and to edit any time, of coruse. thanks!!

have also added link to this draft at various related articles such as eg 2020 in the UK.


 * Draft:2020s in United Kingdom political history

--Sm8900 (talk) 21:46, 5 February 2020 (UTC)

Idea for new community workspace
Hi. I would like to create some kind of collaborative workspace where coordinators or members of various WikiProjects would gather and provide updates and information on what is going on at each wikiproject, i.e. regarding their latest efforts, projects, and where interested editors can get involved.

You have been very helpful, so I wanted to get your brief input on whether you'd be interested in helping me to make this happen. I see a few possible options for making this happen, so I would like to get your input and feedback on this. which of the options below would you prefer? also, please reply to the brief questions below.


 * Would you be interested in an idea of this nature?
 * If so, which option below seems most feasible to you?
 * Create a new page/talk page at the existing WikiProject Council, where members of various WikiProject can gather to offer updates, information and ideas on the latest efforts at each of their own WikiProject, such as WikiProject Council/Town Hall.
 * Create an entirely new WikiProject with an inclusive name such as
 * WIkiProject Town Hall,
 * WikiProject Bulletin Board,
 * WikiProject Water Cooler
 * Create a new collaborative page or forum, but not as a new WIkiProject, i.e. with some name like
 * Town Hall or
 * Water Cooler
 * Create a new sub-page in my own userspace, such as User:Sm8900/Town Hall
 * Create a subpage at an umbrella-type WikiProject that already covers a broad topical area, such as WikiProject History/Town Hall

Please feel free to let me know what you think of this idea, and please let me know your preference, regarding the options above. if you do not see any need for this idea, that is totally fine. However, I think that the majority of editors lack awareness of where the truly active editing is taking place and at which WikiProjects, and I would like to do whatever I can to help make people more aware of where the activity is, what they can do to help, and also which areas of Wikipedia offer ideas and efforts that might help them in their own editing activities. Please feel free to let me know. --Sm8900 (talk) 05:13, 9 February 2020 (UTC)
 * I'm sure you're right that most editors have no idea about options for community communication. I imagine your interest in involving as many people as possible is most likely with if you


 * Create a new page/talk page at the existing WikiProject Council, where members of various WikiProject can gather to offer updates, information and ideas on the latest efforts at each of their own WikiProject, such as WikiProject Council/Town Hall. Michael E Nolan (talk) 05:26, 9 February 2020 (UTC)
 * thanks!! by the way, we are discussing this now as a proposal, at the following location. your input would be welcome there. thanks. link: Village_pump_(proposals). --Sm8900 (talk) 22:31, 9 February 2020 (UTC)

Update on new drafts for current events
Hi. okay, here is a quick rundown of various decade overviews that we currently have going. which of these interest you? I have added some brief notes below.


 * general decade overviews
 * 2010s in political history
 * already in main space; I assume this is interesting to you.
 * 2020s in political history
 * you are already one of the main editors for this article; thank you!!
 * country decade overviews
 * 2010s in UK political history
 * already in mainspace; attracting lots of editor activity.
 * 2020s in UK political history
 * still in draft phase; I assume this is of less interest to you
 * 2010s in US political history; 2020s in US political history.
 * any interest in these? you already seem to be interested in current US political events, so I thought perhaps these might be interesting to you for your future activity?

Please feel free to let me know. thanks!!! --Sm8900 (talk) 05:30, 9 February 2020 (UTC)

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Each years many country have elections, it is not possible or needed to include them all, such things as domestic elections are generally included in timeline articles of that particular country, example the 2014 Afghan election is not covered inn 2014 but it is covered in 2014 in Afghanistan simply because the editors were stricter regarding the Recent years and Recentism policies. Not just in Afghanistan, many countries had elections in 2014 but they weren't covered and wiped out when 2014 was the current year, as with all the years between 2000-2016. As the recent year policy is still in effect, under it the results of the 2019 Afghanistan election cannot belong to the 2020 article. (I know 2017, 2018 and 2019 have some over flooded information and I have proposed placing a recentism tag there). Just include them in the 2020 in Afghanistan article. Like its written, only if its extremely significant (like a country gaining independence/achieving democracy and holding its first ever election as with Nepal in 2008), then add the result of an election. Thank you. Dilbaggg (talk) 19:52, 26 February 2020 (UTC)

question re articles drafts
hi. are you interested at all in working on the draft articles for Draft:2020s in United States political history, or also for Draft:2010s in United States political history? feel free to let me know. I set them up, but have not edited them too much yet. the decade overviews for 2020s in United Kingdom political history and 2010s in United Kingdom political history are doing very well, by the way. If we add a little content to the USA articles, then we can move them to the article main space, to allow others to work on them as well. Just a thought. thanks!! --Sm8900 (talk) 14:31, 2 March 2020 (UTC)

question re article citation
Hi. Sorry, could you please give me the url for the article that is referred to in the passage below? we can include this as a topical concern, but it is not a historical item. if I have the url for this article, I will cite it as a reference to indicate the growing global debate over these concerns and issues. In my opinion, this can stay in the section; it simply needs to be presented in context. I appreciate your help. thanks.


 * quote: Michael Hirsh at says Foreign Policy democracy, globalism, and free trade will outlast the efforts of Donald Trump and other nationalists to destroy them.

thanks. --Sm8900 (talk) 23:12, 2 March 2020 (UTC)

New template modifications
Hi. look at this. we have a newly-modified template now, for our task force. cool, isn't it???

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Edit removed by IP
Hi Michael E Nolan, a one-edit IP removed this edit of yours, alledging "fake news". I have reinstated and added more information and sources. RegardsRui &#39;&#39;Gabriel&#39;&#39; Correia (talk) 11:29, 11 March 2020 (UTC)

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new items for contemporary history
hi! I created some new items to help with documenting contemporary history. open to any feedback. thanks!

here they are:


 * 2020s in political history
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