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Unexplained removals of content
I have reverted you at Corpus Aristotelicum (removing the link to an online translation of Aristotle's Physics) and at Stobaeus (removing the English pronunciation of the name). These removals seemed clearly inappropriate to me. Sampling some of your other recent edits that remove content, I can sometimes see the rationale (for example, removing a dead link or a link to a 2012 translation that appears probably self-promotional). However, because you have not used edit summaries, it is unnecessarily difficult to evaluate whether these edits improve the encyclopedia or not. So may I respectfully ask that you provide clear edit summaries for your work here, taking especial care to justify anything that removes content from the encyclopedia. P.S. Also see WP:ERA, a guideline you may not have followed at Philo. Wareh (talk) 14:46, 14 July 2012 (UTC)
 * On the pronunciation of Stobaeus, see e.g. pp. 580 and 588 here. Lots of very learned people pronounce Greek and Roman names at random, but there is nothing traditional about "Sto-BAY-us," "Ti-MAY-us," etc., and these won't be found in careful speech/sources. Wareh (talk) 01:08, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

Your IPA rendering of "Ioannes Stobaeus" is not correct, either by the standards of Classical (Academic) pronunciation of Latin or the Ecclesiastical pronunciation (currently in use, for example, amongst Christian theologians): see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_pronunciation#Ecclesiastical_pronunciation. "Lots of very learned people" in Classics, Philosophy, etc. do NOT pronounce his name as: "Joe-A-neez STO-bee-uhs," rather they respect the conventions of either Classical or Ecclesiastical Latin. Nevertheless, I recognize that there may be a common way of pronouncing the name according to the standards of English pronunciation. Fine -- I accept that; and, hence, left your (incorrect, I believe) IPA rendering alone and supplemented it.Mwidunn (talk) 05:03, 23 July 2012 (UTC)mwidunn


 * Thanks for the tolerant attitude and the benefit of the doubt. I only want to note that your informal representation "Joe-A-neez STO-bee-uhs" does not correspond at all to the IPA given at the Stobaeus article, which would be more like "Joe-ANN-iss Sto-BEE-uhs." The point I'd like to insist on is that what we have now is the English pronunciation, and I've provided a footnote to a WP:RS confirming this. If you want to add, carefully, Classical Latin and Ecclesiastical Latin pronunciations, that'd be fine with me (though really Ancient Greek would be more relevant than either of these). Wareh (talk) 02:23, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for your response. My IPA transcription conformed to the following pronunciation: yoh-AH-nayz stoh-BAY-uhs. That is how the pronunciation would conform to the standards of Ecclesiastical Latin. I guess, I should have also given the IPA for Classical pronunciation (which hardly differs much): yoh-AH-nayz stoh-BY-uhs. Still, the IPA representation given for the Stobaeus article is technically wrong, both as to pronunciation—there was/is no "j"-sound in Latin—and as to accent—the combination "ae" actually represents a single letter in Latin, which is always long accented. As for your comment about Ancient Greek: (1) his name is already listed in Greek; (2) your comment is irrelevant as Stobaeus lived in the 400's A.D., which is well beyond the time of the Ancient Greek language; (3) the frontmatter to all of Stobaeus' work was written in Latin. Hence, that is why his name is conventionally known that way.Mwidunn (talk) 19:26, 31 July 2012 (UTC)mwidunn

Unexplained removal of content
Please do not remove content without sufficient justification. Thanks Doc James  (talk · contribs · email) (if I write on your page reply on mine) 23:56, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

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December 2012
Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to blank out or remove portions of page content, templates or other materials from Wikipedia, as you did at Johnny Cash, you may be blocked from editing. Thank you.  The Old Jacobite The '45  14:09, 10 December 2012 (UTC)

There has been no vandalism. Johnny Cash was an American singer/songwriter. The fact that he researched his ancestry (which happened to include Scottish ancestry) is no more relevant than your mentioning his concern for the plight of Native Americans. You do not show that he ever self-identified as a "Scotch-American." Hence, the removal of the content. I have the feeling that you're trying to include extraneous information that is only of interest to you, and not generally relevant to the matter at hand (hence, "Jacobite" in your handle). If you can find a sourcer which asserts Cash's affinity for his mixed Scottish roots, then -- by all means -- provide it. And, I will have no more problems. Cheers! Mwidunn (talk) 06:43, 12 July 2013 (UTC)mwidunn

July 2013
This is your only warning; if you remove or blank page contents or templates from Wikipedia again, as you did at Johnny Cash, you may be blocked from editing without further notice.  The Old Jacobite The '45  14:47, 12 July 2013 (UTC)

If I'm editing the page INCORRECTLY (like, I should be opening a Discuss section on your comments -- which I don't yet know how to do), then please direct me to the page which explains what I should do properly. But, please, stop threatening people. Wikipedia isn't your own personal "bully pulpit." I think, my edit is justifiable. If you block me, then you'll force me to bring this to a Moderator's attention as per Wikipedia's guidelines. Mwidunn (talk) 05:34, 13 July 2013 (UTC)mwidunn

Didache
I'm suspicious about your additional changes. You didn't place a reason for your edit. I don't know what you've added is true or not, so I decided not to risk it even though it was just a minor add. Also, It's not really necessary to have an alternative. What is wrong with the one already inserted? There has to be something wrong if you have an alternative. -- ♣Jerm♣  729 17:47, 15 January 2014 (UTC)

January 2014
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Please use the edit summary to explain your reasoning for the edit, or a summary of what the edit changes. Thanks! Elizium23 (talk) 18:14, 15 January 2014 (UTC) Elizium23 (talk) 18:14, 15 January 2014 (UTC)

January 2014
Welcome to Wikipedia. At least one of your recent edits, such as the edit you made to Didache, did not appear to be constructive and has been reverted or removed. Although everyone is welcome to contribute to Wikipedia, please take some time to familiarise yourself with our policies and guidelines. You can find information about these at the welcome page which also provides further information about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. If you only meant to make some test edits, please use the sandbox for that. Thank you. Your edit was not explained, nor have you replied yet for your reasons about adding an alternative Academic pronunciation in Didache. ♣Jerm♣  729 20:07, 15 January 2014 (UTC) Mwidunn (talk) 04:47, 12 December 2016 (UTC)mwidunn My edit was entirely constructive: "DI-duh-kee" is not the only pronunciation of the Greek word. It can also be pronounced: "DI-duh-kay." Instead of deleting your own idiosyncratic pronunciation choice, I added another equally-acceptable one.

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