User talk:Norum

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You have uploaded a number of images claiming they are licenced as "any use". Can you justify this claim? At least can you tell us the copyright holder and source so we can check? The image will be deleted if you can't justify the claims you have made Zeimusu | Talk page 13:33, 17 December 2005 (UTC)


 * http://www.veronicabrazil.net
 * http://www.searchextreme.com/actordetails/Cherie/84965306841/
 * The other pictures are to be found on many other sites.

Your recent contribution(s) to are very much appreciated. However, you did not provide references or sources for your information. Keeping Wikipedia accurate and verifiable is very important, and as you might be aware there is currently a drive to improve the quality of Wikipedia by encouraging editors to cite the sources they used when adding content. If sources are left unreferenced, it may count as original research, which is not allowed. Can you provide in the article specific references to any books, articles, websites or other reliable sources that will allow people to verify the content in the article? You can use a citation method listed at How to cite sources. Thanks! --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 13:20, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

John Schneider
The IMDB is an idiot website and isn't considered a reliable source for anything. It's a second,third,fourth-hand source. See this - a first hand source - It explains where the "1954" legend came from - http://www.kryptonsite.com/johnschneider.htm

"John Schneider was born in 1954 in Snailville, Georgia. Or so the legend goes, when John auditioned for the role of "Bo Duke" on the popular TV series The Dukes of Hazzard. The producers were looking for a 24-year-old from the South. At the time, John (born in 1960) was only 18 years old and hailed from Mt. Kisco, New York. John's ruse worked, however; and he got the role of the blond Duke cousin, a role that made him famous." Vulturell 06:40, 24 December 2005 (UTC)

Yeah, I have read it and yeah, you are right. I won't change back to 1954 again.

Polish Soviet War
Could you please add a source for your recent addition? The sources we have state that it was not the spy, but the breaking of Soviet radio cyphers that gave Piłsudski the necessary knowledge.--Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 11:03, 26 December 2005 (UTC) I was watching a polish program in Canada a few months back and they had the whole segment concentrating on the Polish-Bolshevik war.

Web-screenshot tag
Thank you for contributing to Wikipedia. I've noticed you've uploaded some images tagged with web-screenshot. This tag is not meant to be used for images that came from Web pages; it's meant to be used for images of Web pages (such as Image:Google screenshot.png, for example). I've retagged the images below as having no license information. Please make sure that Wikipedia has permission to use these images. Then edit the image description pages to include information about the licenses these images are under. You may find an appropriate tag at Image copyright tags or Template messages, or if none of these fit you may write a description of the license yourself. You may want to refer to the image use policy. If the use of this image on Wikipedia is a copyright violation, please follow the steps at Images and media for deletion to nominate this image to be deleted. If you have any questions, please feel free to post a message on my talk page. —Bkell 18:38, 2 January 2006 (UTC) What are you talking about? This has been already settled. WEhere did you take the whole web-screenshot idea from? Read carefully before you post some ridiculous statements. This picture is copyrighted by the owner of the official website www.lady-pank.pl.com. If you have any question, contact them. This has been already settled.
 * Image:Ladypank1.jpg
 * Yes, you have established the source of the image. You have also established that they hold the copyright. Now you need to make a justification for why Wikipedia can use this copyrighted image.
 * The copyright holder is the only one who can legally reproduce this image. So we must either have permission from the copyright holder to use the image, or we must provide a rationale that explains why the four conditions for fair use are met. Otherwise we risk violating United States copyright laws.
 * Currently the only thing the image description page gives is a source. It must also include a justification for the legality of using this image on Wikipedia. It falls upon you, the uploader of this image, to provide this justification. If I can help at all, please leave a message on my talk page, but please approach this with reason and without personal attacks. —Bkell 04:35, 3 January 2006 (UTC)

I apologize if it sounded like an attack, it wasn't my intention to sound like that. Thing is, I did not place the image under the "web-screenshot" group.

Image Tagging Image:1000003429.jpg
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Excuse me, but the information is right there on the picture itself. This is from www.searchextreme.com and it is for public use. I was already checked with the sitr fell free to contact them again. Plus its status was okay for over a month and now suddenly it's wrong?

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Removal of nosource tags
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Copyright problems with Image:Ali Agca.jpg
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Image Tagging Image:MMFN Cherie stills 299.jpg
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Also, use ==Image Tagging Image:EvaAngelina.jpg==

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If you have problems with me uploading "copyrighted stuff", why don't you check with the websites I provided you with as the source. Why don't you simply delete it, see if I care. Feel free to do it.

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Dolny Śląsk Voivodship
The opening sentence describes the location (in the northwestern part) of the voivodship within the historic and geographic region of Silesia; the aforementioned region happens to be in Poland. "Northwest" describes Dolny Śląsk Voivodship in Silesia, not within Poland as a whole. If you'd like I can add a clarifier to Poland. Olessi 12:29, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

Prince Popiel
FYI: I tried to improve your stub about Prince Popiel in order to defeat the AfD, but I'm sure you have more to add. Crypticfirefly 07:40, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
 * As it turns out, there was an existing Popiel article, so I merged the information together. Crypticfirefly 08:07, 12 February 2006 (UTC)
 * Glad to help out. By the way, if you want to add a comment to someone's talk page, the quickest way is to click on the small "+" tab next to the "edit this page" tab. Crypticfirefly 08:53, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

Copyvio
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Bai Bang
This article appears to be a copyright violation of material found at:

http://www.swedmetal.com/swedmetal_se/records/baiprint.htm

TheRingess 06:44, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

Nope, it's from their official website.

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nationality transfers in athletics
Hi! The list of nationality transfers in athletics is just that -- a list of nationality transfers in athletics. Thus weightlifters like Suleymanoglu and footballers like Olisadebe don't belong there. Olisadebe should be, and already is, listed in the List of nationality transfers in football. Punkmorten 17:09, 24 March 2006 (UTC)
 * No, weightlifting is in no way a part of athletics, or track and field if that's what you call it. Please reconsider. Punkmorten 18:10, 24 March 2006 (UTC)

Ben Ondrus
Actually, Deltabeignet deleted him first (for "non-notable person") and since you immediately recreated the exact same text, I deleted it because it was "recreation of deleted material." It's actually not clear from reading the article as it why Ondrus is important, so I'll try to help you with formatting. -- Ricky81682 (talk) 07:45, 3 April 2006 (UTC)


 * I had to remove that "talent analysis" because unless you can find quotes or other sources for that opinion, it doesn't belong in Wikipedia. If you disagree, just put it back and we can work on rewording it. -- Ricky81682 (talk) 07:51, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

Yet somebody else recreated his profile. Norum 02:31, 21 September 2011 (UTC)

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 * Thanks for trying to tag it. Still it is untagged. It seems to be copyrihted image. Please contact copyright owner to get copyright information. Thanks, Shyam  ( T / C ) 01:59, 7 April 2006 (UTC)

Steve Stavro
Kudos for writing the Steve Stavro article. I was shocked about a month ago to find out that there was no article on him, but i didn't know much about him other than that he used to be the Leafs owner. Croat Canuck  Go Leafs Go   18:06, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

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Dealing with vandalism
I'd recommenend browsing our Vandalism policies. Perhaps Vandalism in progress may be the answer?--Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 05:37, 4 June 2006 (UTC)
 * I found the problem. Article has been deleted by an admin citing lack of notability as per Notability_%28pornographic_actors%29. If you disagree, the appopriate place is Deletion review.--Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 15:24, 4 June 2006 (UTC)

Hartmann von Helbrungen and Heinrich VI Reuss von Plauen
Thank you for contributing these articles! I have announced them at Portal:Germany/New article announcements. If you write more about the Teutonic Order, please add your articles there. Thank you, and happy editing! Kusma (討論) 21:59, 4 June 2006 (UTC)


 * I have made many of the redirects from Grandmasters names to the TO article, in order to "catch" different spellings and start a "network" that connects other mentions in articles about battles, treaties etc. That Norum wants to replace them with proper articles is good, that he simply deleted the redirects first is not (blanking). Also, I suggest to remove the numbering and use the most simple name, eg. Konrad Zöllner von Rotenstein instead of Konrad III Zöllner von Rotenstein.--Matthead 21:35, 7 June 2006 (UTC)

Trial and Error
I noticed that you experimented several times until you found a working tag. You don't need to "save page" each try, just use "show preview" and then store once at the end. This keeps the edit history compact, and applies to other articles, too. Thanks in advance. --Matthead 08:03, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

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Some tips
Hello Norum! Good work on creating articles for the Grand Masters of the Teutonic Order. Here are some tips that you might want to keep in mind when creating content. Individual years shouldn't be wikilinked (ie 1525, not 1525). Years should only be linked if a specific date is mentioned (ie January 1 1525, not January 1525). Ordinal suffixes should not be used (January 1, not January 1st). Also, places of birth and death should not be mentioned in parentheses at the beginning of articles. Instead, those places should be mentioned later in the article. Manual of Style (dates and numbers) has more information if you are interested. Happy editing! Olessi 20:11, 10 June 2006 (UTC)

Grand Masters
I note your comment and will happily leave you in peace to build the articles up. Sorry to be too quick on the draw, but have encountered so many total idiots in the last few days that my patience has worn unusually thin. Best, Staffelde 01:43, 11 June 2006 (UTC)

Battle of the Ice
Hello Norum! Would you happen to know anything about the leaders of the Teutonic Knights at the Battle of the Ice? The article currently states that the Grand Master participated in the battle, but I have not found a source for that yet (see Talk:Battle of the Ice). Also, would you mind providing a translation of Zakon kawalerów mieczowych at Livonian Brothers of the Sword? Thank you for your time. Olessi 19:35, 16 June 2006 (UTC)


 * That absoluteastronomy link you found is actually a wikimirror of an older version of our own Battle of the Ice article: I recognized it immediately since I had added the information (subsequently removed). Unless someone finds a reliable source indicating Malberg was actually there, it should be removed in a few days, IMO. To avoid finding wikimirrors while using google, I use the Mirror filter for firefox. Thanks for checking for me. Olessi 15:46, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

Igor Smialowski
i noticed you've accused me of vandalism at deaths in 2006. in fact, i was merely following the policy whereby for the english wikipedia we require an english language source as otherwise anyone could link anything and we'd be none the wiser. please consider adding an appropriate source to the article and checking your facts before you call vandalism next time W guice 23:00, 17 June 2006 (UTC)
 * i didn't, i first tagged it with a 'citation needed', which i see you also removed. if people are listed on the page unsourced (read also: where the only source is non-english), they tend to get removed until someone can provide a source. W guice 23:06, 17 June 2006 (UTC)


 * hello again, it's no problem really, i looked at it again and i should really apologise also for being too hasty in taking it off without explaining properly. so... sorry about that. take it eazy W guice 20:20, 19 June 2006 (UTC)

Birthplaces
I reverted your edits to Robert Nilsson and Alexander Steen, as both were born in Canada and are Canadian citizens. They are exactly the same as players like Zach Parise and Nick Foligno - born to Canadian hockey-playing fathers living in the United States, but their sons are American. BoojiBoy 14:19, 7 July 2006 (UTC)


 * I'm fine with the way both articles stand now. They should reflect the players' dual citizenship, and as such both players belong in both the Swedish and Canadian ice hockey players categories. BoojiBoy 15:24, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

Done. BoojiBoy 15:29, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

Great sir, feel free to post messages on my island on the related articles in the wiki Maltesedog 06:13, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

Btw, you can nominate the Malta article for an improvement drive at []

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McGowan's War
Hey. Wow. Someone else added something to McGowan's War. I've been meaning to for a while now as I was the one that created the stub, and it's a critical element in early BC history that needs to be in Wiki, partly because it's going to be ref'd in about another 20 articles concerning the period; same as the Fraser Canyon War which as you can see from the redlink I've been too lazy/busy to write the stub for....Anyway, like your stuff although I should advise you of a caveat on all Digital Collections pages, as they're often either one-sided or poorly researched, and there's no feedback to feed them corrections if they blow it. The whole story of McGowan's War is best told in the book of the same name by Donald J. Hauka, which sets the stage, as well as tells the story of the Canyon War, and also manages to show us that McGowan wasn't the bogeyman other BC histories have made him into (e.g. the Akrigg's BC Chronicle which vilifies him without vilifying his enemies equally). Anyway, just a heads-up; I'm trying to find a public-domain image of Yale or one of the drawings of Hill's Bar (there were no photogs in Yale in the fall of '58) and I'll also try and draw up a map of the British military manoeuvres accompanying it, showing also the mobilized US Border Commission troops in Whatcom County...Read Hauka's book; it's very readable and an eye-opener...17:18, 15 July 2006 (UTC)
 * Wow, it took me 10 years to reply to this comment.....to be honest, i haven't heard of McGowan's War at that point. I just happened to be reading a western that was taking place in XIX century British Columbia and it just happened it was mentioned there.  So I did some research and took it from there.  Norum 12:26, 22 July 2016 (UTC)

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The song's title (regardless of transliteration from Polish to English) is, in fact "Minus Zero", not "Less Than Zero". It may be that the correct translation of the original Polish song title to English is "Less Than Zero", but the English version is entitled "Minus Zero". That is the English title. That is the refrain. That is what he sings. That is the track listing on the American release. Have you not heard the English version? "Minus Zero"ExRat 05:40, 12 October 2006 (UTC)

The bottom line is, regardless of what he sings, whoever translated the song into English, did a very shoddy job. And it noted in the article that the song in slightly incorrect. Norum 19:38, 31 March 2014 (UTC)

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Re: Virtuti Militari
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 * As was mentioned, one regular season loss is not permanently encyclopedic. The loss has no historical significance, didn't break any records, or contain any individual acheivements that broke a record or can be considered notable. Yankees76 14:49, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
 * So have you gone around to each and every team the Leafs have defeated for their first loss and posted it on that article too? While you're at it can you update the article with Buffalo's first lost for the 87-88 season as well? Or even last season? Obviously that's a joke, but doing so would be about as assinine. Again, it's not permanently encyclopedic, and it's not of historical significance. Yankees76 00:01, 12 November 2006 (UTC)

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No copy pasting!
- crz crztalk 04:29, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Nowhere near enough. It must be written from scratch to avoid copyvio. - crz crztalk 04:35, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

OK i apologize for that

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The corret spelling is Catalan. And yes, I too am a believer in the Columbus was Catalan theory. His name is Colom in and around Barcelona and I have 100's of cousins in Spain who think we are correct and those who believe otherwise are morons.

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81 kg
She weighs 81 kg. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Abu Musab al-Suri (talk • contribs)


 * We've removed the weight since it's impossible to be absolutely sure about her weight, and then there's the question whether it's necessary to include such data in a biographical entry in Wikipedia. --Strangnet 12:06, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

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Maria Gonzalvo

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Hi, please have a look at Talk:Polish_American. Thanks. --Austrian 14:47, 6 May 2007 (UTC)

Teutonic Order.
Back in 06 you started the article Günther von Schwarzenberg, reading "Günther von Schwarzenberg was the eighth Grand Master of the Teutonic Order. was the eighth Grand Master of the Teutonic Order." However, the WP articles on Grand masters of the Teutonic Order and the individual grand masters (& the corresponding articles in the German WP, list he eighth master as Günther von Wüllersleben. Probably what you have is an alternate form of the name--do you remember where you found it so we can do a redirect?DGG 22:47, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

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What's wrong with that
I saw your comment on Talk:Mike Ilitch (Yes, I know it's old) and just wanted to know, what's so bad about being born in America? I'm not angry, it doesn't bother me at all...I just want to know why you say that.  Bsroiaadn Talk 22:56, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Haha, alright. I was just wondering, I didn't take it personally or anything, don't worry..  Bsroiaadn Talk 00:10, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

FC Bayern Munich Task Force
Would you like to join the FC Bayern Munich Task Force?

Kingjeff 20:13, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

I would be delighted.

Norum 22:23, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

Go to the page and take a look. Sign up on the members page. It seems that a lot of the current player articles are small. Checkout the references etc. Kingjeff 22:58, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

I think we should all take some of the players on the FC Bayern Task Force. What do you think? Kingjeff 01:37, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

Agree. I have noticed that you already took three of the current players, so I'll pick Schweinsteiger, Klose and Podolski.

Norum 02:49, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

There is no rule about taking 3. You can take as many or as few as you see fit. Kingjeff 15:56, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

Cherie
I stand corrected on the membership of the group, however according to the Wikipedia External Policy, links to "Links to social networking sites (such as MySpace), discussion forums" are supposed to be avoided. The Yahoo Groups page in question would definately fall under this criteria. Corpx 05:52, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

Steven Adler
Hi, thanks for your message. In regards to Steven Adler, just because he happens to have a surname that is typically German doesn't mean he's German or German-American. You can't just deduce it from the name itself without any other information. Especially since he got the name from his stepfather. Unless you have an actual verifiable source that can prove this, it's unsourced and does not belong there. I did some research myself, and the only two things I could find were that Adler is Jewish (here, an interview with Adler's brother, who mentions their mother is Jewish ) and has some Icelandic heritage. (here, about halfway down the page: Steven: My grandfather is from Iceland actually! )DanielEng 08:00, 7 July 2007 (UTC)

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Bad Landeck, Habelschwerdt, Glatz
Hi, Norum. Nice to meet you. I was away for a while. Rübezahl (talk) 18:17, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

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I don't know why you left me this message, but this is not my photo. I didn't even upload it.

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Isis Gee
I am concerned that the article is becoming a fansite and PR puff piece. Lets work together that her fans no not remove relevant materical such as her poor reviews by the BBC and all other media outlets and the radio 'is she a man' controversy. She is also not Polish but American-Polish. Eurovisionman (talk) 08:15, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

Forget the fact that she's Polish-American, but I think the paragraph about her being a man should be included in the article as this is quite relevant.

Norum (talk) 22:58, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

UEFA
Get your facts straight before you have a go at people, the follow extracting is from the main Euro 2008 which has the source to the pdf from UEFA, so croatia are group winners!


 * (According to the official UEFA rules for the tournament[12], the following tie-breaking criteria will apply should two or more teams from the same group finish with an equal number of points:

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Jagr euro contract offer
Yes, I know TSN reported that he has been offered that contract, but it's all rumors and reports at this time. And Jagr himself has recently denied the report. , so let's just refrain from adding anything controversial for now.. July is just a few days away.. IrisKawling (talk) 20:11, 29 June 2008 (UTC)

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Zahra Abdulla
If she is a Finnish citizen, why can she not be described as Finnish? You note that she is not white, but I'm not sure how that is relevant. Can you explain, here or on the article talkpage, before reverting again? Thanks, Avruch  T 19:11, 3 November 2008 (UTC)

Being a citizen of a specific country does not mean the same as being a native of that country. She is still a Somali with a Finnish citizenship.

Norum (talk) 20:27, 3 November 2008 (UTC)

Category:People from Sweden
Stop adding Category:People from Sweden to articles. It doesn't exist, and in most cases it's redundant to other categories (ie, Mats Sundin is already in Category:Swedish ice hockey players, so he's listed in Category:Swedish people). Also, you don't need to add the article's name when there is a default sort at the start of the categories.-Wafulz (talk) 04:45, 2 December 2008 (UTC)

Oh will do as I like, since I'm not doing anything illegal.

Norum (talk) 09:58, 2 December 2008 (UTC)


 * It's not illegal, but it creates work for other editors, so it could get your account blocked.-Wafulz (talk) 03:45, 3 December 2008 (UTC)

I can't be blocked if I'm not doing anything illegal. Blocking someone for not doing anything illegal is illegal.

Norum (talk) 17:21, 4 December 2008 (UTC)


 * Intentionally creating problems for other editors to fix is against the rules, so in that sense, it's "illegal".-Wafulz (talk) 18:54, 7 December 2008 (UTC)

Johanna Jussinniemi
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How do I do it there?

Norum (talk) 14:36, 22 December 2008 (UTC)

January 2009
Please do not add original research or novel syntheses of previously published material to our articles. Please cite a reliable source for all of your information. Do not move the article to her "official name" unless you can provide reliable sources to verify the notability of her name. Morbidthoughts (talk) 08:11, 4 January 2009 (UTC)

And what world do you live in not to know this?

Norum (talk) 08:13, 4 January 2009 (UTC)


 * So I am guessing you can't. Morbidthoughts (talk) 08:17, 4 January 2009 (UTC)


 * I think knowing her personlly would count as such Norum 21:44, 27 May 2015 (UTC)

Elvis, African American category
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That's what the article is missing, but he did have black blood in him. I just need to get a source for that first. Norum (talk) 12:05, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

Yes, that would be fine. Once there's a referenced statement of some sort in the article, that category will be appropriate. Tim Ross  (talk)  14:12, 8 March 2009 (UTC)

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Re:Georgia
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Hudler
You're half-right. See my response at Talk:Jiří Hudler. If you want to add a note about the arbitration (and can reliably source it) please do. Otherwise, just because he is going through arbitration does not make the fact that he signed a contract untrue. - Rjd0060 (talk) 13:54, 11 July 2009 (UTC)

The Simpsons
What is the meaning of this? I bring up a very important issue in the series and all I get is having my section removed and get warned? I used the term "turban heads" on purpose to prove a point and you just did it by deleting the whole thing. Wikipedia is intolerant towards racism. It is really sad to see that. I am going to take this issue higher for not bringing the racism issue and for threatening me for trying to bring this up. Norum (talk) 22:33, 16 July 2009 (UTC)


 * You said yourself, "I just wanted to bring this up. Nothing else." This is not a forum for discussing possibly, unsourced, your own original research about what is racism and what is not. As I said before, Burns might like Carl better than Lenny, so that is why he helped him, not cause Carl is black. In fact, how many white people do you know that are racist against white people? You thinking Burns is racist against other white people is ignorant.  C T J F 8 3 Talk 23:40, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

OK,maybe i did not form the sentence properly, but the issue is still there. And yes, it would be nothing unusual if a white person was being racist towards another white person. For example, people from civilized European countries are (not always, but it happens a lot) towards white people from the poorer European countries like Albania, Bulgaria and Romania. It happens quite frequently when they move to other countries. Then there is the gypsy issue, but that does not belong here as they are non white minority. And racism also happens among blacks as well. Not to mention that racism is not only white people towards coloured one, but also coloured peopel towards whites. But going back to the Simpsons, here are a couple of links. http://www.cinematical.com/2007/07/17/the-guardian-asks-is-the-simpsons-character-apu-racist/ http://resistracism.wordpress.com/2007/07/09/racism-as-entertainment/ Norum (talk) 00:20, 17 July 2009 (UTC)
 * Ya, but you have no proof Burns is racist, other than you thinking it.  C T J F 8 3 Talk 05:46, 17 July 2009 (UTC)

Turkey
Hi. I think you don't know exactly the geographical borders of Europe and Asia. Turkey is a transcontinental country, it lies in both Europe and Asia like Russia. Please stop moving Turkey from the List of European countries. That list also includes geographically Asian, but politically European countries like Cyprus, and Armenia. See here for more information -- Turkish Flame   ☎  16:35, 3 August 2009 (UTC)
 * Even if the readers ignore the footnote, they 100% look at this map. Also, the introduction paragraph tells us Turkey, Russia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, etc. are both part of Europe and Asia. It's clear enough. -- Turkish Flame   ☎  05:37, 7 August 2009 (UTC)

Spike Lee
Hello Norum. Per our biographies of living people policy, it is quite inappropriate to add individuals to. I understand that you consider Lee a racist, but an encyclopaedia has no business calling people such names, and I ask that you desist from trying to introduce this practice into articles. Regards, Skomorokh  17:00, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

September 2009
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I am going to change it back, because the information I changed is right there on Wiki and it is verified. So please do not change it to false info. Here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_largest_urban_agglomerations_in_North_America Norum (talk) 08:42, 8 September 2009 (UTC)


 * And it's been corrected again by another editor. Please note the Toronto article is talking about the city, municipality, not the agglomeration which is what you are pointing at. Not the same thing. Canterbury Tail   talk  16:35, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

Ethnicity
Where's your source that Jessica May's ethnicity is Czech? How do you know her parents weren't German or Slovak? Wouldn't it be more factual to instead put people's nationality in the nationality field? Also, if you insist on removing Caucasian from articles, could you at least mark the skin colour as white? Epbr123 (talk) 09:10, 18 October 2009 (UTC)

Think about it for a moment, there is no such thing as caucasian ethnicity. Ethnicity does not refer to the race and "caucasian" refers to the white race. Norum (talk) 10:06, 18 October 2009 (UTC)
 * There are various definitions of ethnicity, and one of them is race. You're making articles less informative by replacing people's race with nationality, when their nationality is already mentioned elsewhere. Epbr123 (talk) 12:37, 18 October 2009 (UTC)
 * No. If the info shows an actual ethnic information, then obviously that is more informative than if it only said "skin colour - white". I mean, think about it....white people are everywhere so if we only state that the person's skin colour is white, it doesnt really help us in anything. If we write that the person's ethnicity is czech, hungarian, swedish or whatever, we know where that person originates from. C'mon, that's common sense. Norum (talk) 15:00, 18 October 2009 (UTC)
 * The article already says where they come from in the birth location field. What's the point of repeating it, especially at the expense of other info? Epbr123 (talk) 16:29, 18 October 2009 (UTC)
 * So it says about Tomas Sandström that he was born in Jakobstad, Finland, but does that make him a Finn? No, it does not. Rudolf Hess was born in Alexandria, Egypt (then a part of the Ottoman Empire), but does that make him an Egyptian or an Arab? No, it does not. Very often a birthplace is just a coincidence.  Norum (talk) 17:25, 18 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Then I refer you to my first two questions. Epbr123 (talk) 17:30, 18 October 2009 (UTC)
 * OK, I kinda led myself back to square 1....but it is easy to distinguish between slavic and germanic names, not to mention Czech and Slovak. But I have to give you the credit for this. I believe she is actually ethnic Hungarian born on the Czechoslovakian territory. I've seen it somewhere, but not enough proof. But therefore, this leads us to your reply. Ethnicity does not refer to race. An ethnic group is a group of humans whose members identify with each other, through a common heritage. Before 1900, race and ethnicity were often seen as two aspects of the same thing. With the introduction of ethnicity as a social construct, race and ethnicity were divided from each other. Norum (talk) 17:57, 18 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Then would you mind reverting your revert to Jessica May? I was trying to compromise by putting her race in the skin colour field rather than the ethnicity field. Epbr123 (talk) 18:33, 18 October 2009 (UTC)
 * Done. Norum (talk) 04:49, 19 October 2009 (UTC)

November, 2009
Please do not edit war, as you seem to be doing at Talk:Barack Obama. Two editors have reverted your attempt to question Obama's religion as being fully answered by question #1 in the FAQ. That should be a sign that other editors consider further discussion unhelpful. Also please note from that talk page that the article is on probation, which means a heightened scrutiny of edits that may be considered disruptive. Looking over some of your other recent edits I see you are advancing some rather controversial positions about race, religion, and ethnicity. Everyone is entitled to an opinion, but you do need to tone down the combativeness of some of your edits and edit summaries if you want to work successfully with other editors here. Thanks, - Wikidemon (talk) 21:20, 12 November 2009 (UTC)


 * Whatever. And please stop spying on me. Norum (talk) 21:24, 12 November 2009 (UTC)


 * I see you've repeated the question yet again. You are advancing a WP:FRINGE and borderline bigoted conspiracy theory here, with no more evidence (per your talk page) than your own opinion of a wording slip made in an interview.  Please refer to Q1 in the FAQ list at the top of the Obama talk page, as other editors have repeatedly urged you to do.  If you ask it one more time you will have violated WP:3RR and you will likely be blocked by an administrator from further editing the encyclopedia.  Elsewhere you show a pattern of controversial edits that are somewhat suspect as far as anti-Muslim bigotry.  That makes your edit history open for review.  - Wikidemon (talk) 21:42, 12 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Final warning - you need to stop now. You have now broken the WP:3RR policy.  This tit-for-tat warning on my talk page is just plain tendentious.  We have all tried being polite and respectful towards you but we are not getting through here.  Unless you indicate here that you are not going to further edit war, you will likely be blocked from further editing.  Given the nature of your edits, it may be longer than the usual temporary block.  - Wikidemon (talk) 21:44, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

Look, I just gave you a freaking reliable link. You obviously havent even bothered to watch this as you just repeated the same information after I gave you a reliable source. Norum (talk) 21:46, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

Please do not add content without citing verifiable and reliable sources, as you did to Barack Obama. Before making any potentially controversial edits, it is recommended that you discuss them first on the article's talk page. Please review the guidelines at Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. ''Please do not change the religion of a person in a biographical article without a proper reliable source. (So this is technically uncited removal of material.) Thank you.'' A More Perfect Onion (talk) 21:23, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

Wanna a reliable source? Please, watch this interview. I think you can quote ABC as being reliable. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Auwe-aGF4Lo&feature=related Norum (talk) 21:31, 12 November 2009 (UTC)
 * As best I understand, YouTube videos are not reliable sources. Please take the issue to the article talk page, I'm just an RC patroller. --A More Perfect Onion (talk) 21:54, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

WP:3RR report notice
WP:3RR report filed here. --4wajzkd02 (talk) 22:00, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

I have officially requested to have that report removed as my reverts were based on a reliable source, for which I provided a link. It was Obama's interview with ABC and I think that is a pretty reliable source. I was trying to officially request the move and the removal of the incorrect info, but Wikidemon kept reverting my official request. Therefore no solid ground to warn or ban me. I left a message on his wall asking him about this, but all he did was to keep ignore me and remove my message once again. So why shoudl I pay the consequence for him ignoring the proven facts?Norum (talk) 22:08, 12 November 2009 (UTC)


 * Please focus on your own edits and do not make accusations about other editors here. For the record, your claims about my edits are completely wrong.  At least three editors reverted your disruptive edit from the Obama page and your argumentative question from the talk page, and I am not one of them.  I responded above to your tit-for-tat warning on my talk page.  Also, your personal observations regarding the contents of a video are not a reliable source, even if the video itself were.  This video, an interview in which Obama talks about himself, is not a reliable source regarding claims about Obama.  Further, your interpretation of an obvious word slip, which Obama corrected moments after making it, to be an "admission" that Obama is Muslim is farfetched to the point of absurdity.  Together with your pattern of seeming anti-Muslim edits, and the fact that the material you are trying to advance about Obama's supposedly being Muslim is a borderline racist fringe conspiracy theory, this can give a reasonable observer the impression that you are not here to improve the encyclopedia.  Note that there is no WP:3RR exception for adding content even if it were reliably sourced.  Look, we are not here to argue with you, we are here to caution you that if you continue (and at this point, unless you quickly tell us that you're done edit warring) you are likely to be blocked.  That's how it is, and accusing everyone else of things is going to hurt your case, not help it.  - Wikidemon (talk) 22:24, 12 November 2009 (UTC)


 * [[Image:Nuvola apps important.svg|48px|left]] Please read Wikidemon's comments carefully above. In addition, please see Talk:Barack Obama/FAQ. Your talk page edits was properly removed to prevent further disruption. As stated previously, the article is on probation; "to avoid being subject to remedies":"* Do not edit-war; * Avoid making repeated comments unrelated to bettering the article; * Not much leeway in pages under probation, so basically be a model Wikipedian;" Finally, read WP:3RR - your four reversions were in no way justified for any article, let alone one on probation. Thank you, --4wajzkd02 (talk) 22:31, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

I do not see where you come up with the anti-muslim thing. Maybe you are referring to my comment I made the prophet Muhammad. I don't know if that is it, but yes, by today's standards he would be classified as a pedophile because his wife was only 9 years old when they "consumed" their marriage. Anyways, the bottom line is, that the link I provided was a reliable source as it was ABC and you and the others kept ignoring it. And Obama was "corrected" after he said it the second time, which can create a lot of questions itself. Can yo uexplain the thing with the article being on probation? Perhaps I missed something? Norum (talk) 22:46, 12 November 2009 (UTC)


 * The Obama-related articles are on community-imposed probation due to excessive edit warring, incivility, fake accounts, and arguing on those articles in 2008. You can follow the links from the probation notice at the top of the talk page.  Edit warring is not good on any article, but there are more eyes on the Obama pages, and less tolerance.  You may not think you are being anti-Muslim by equating the prophet Muhammad to a pedophile, saying that Yasser Arafat is not of Palestinian nationality (which would make him a man without a nation) because the Palestinian lands are "measly territory", or that "muslims are a big problem throughtout all of Germany".  I am careful not to accuse you of racism here, but the edits you are making, positions you are advocating, and the words you have been using to summarize your edits, are very uncomfortable racially and as I said could be inferred to be racist.  If you want smoother sailing here it's best to be more careful about those comments, perhaps to think how a Muslim might take them, or how it would look in a different context similar comments were made about your own minority (on the English Wikipedia) race / religion / nationality. - Wikidemon (talk) 23:02, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

I apologize if my recent comments and edits made it look as as me being anti-Muslim. I mean if he was married to a 9 year old, then it does speak for itself. But that applies to everybody, not necessarily to one ethnic or religious group. As for my comment/edit about Palestine, it is a territory, not an independent country, therefore Arafat could not be a national of Palestine. As for the term "measly", that was more to compare the difference between the two terms, same as for the difference between a territorial/state/provincial and a federal government. And as for my comment about Muslims being a big problem throughout all of Germany. It is not only there as it is in most of Europe as well. In so many cities, Muslim are close to 30% of the cities total population. In cities like Göteborg, Malmö and Stockholm, that number is around 25% and the thing is, that in a couple of decades, these cities will become muslim. But this is about quoting the statistics. Again, my apologies for any misunderstandings and problems that this all caused. Norum (talk) 23:18, 12 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Important questions:
 * Do you understand the WP:3RR policy now, and understand that WP:RS does not provide an exception or allowance for more than 3 reverts in a day?
 * Do you understand that you can be sanction for edit warring for less than 3 reverts in a day (in other words, you don't get an "allowance" of 3 reverts to use up each day, but instead are supposed to discuss things on talk pages, per WP:BRD)?
 * Do you understand that the Obama articles have even less tolerance for disruptive editing than most articles?
 * I apologize for sounding stern, but you left a comment on the Edit Warring Notice board which left me unclear if you understood the above - especially given your responses to good faith warnings from other editors (e.g., "Whatever. And please stop spying on me. Norum (talk) 2:24 pm, Today (UTC−7)"). Thanks in advance for a quick reply. Cheers, --4wajzkd02 (talk) 23:32, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

I can clearly say that I did not know about many things, especially about the 3 reverts in a day policy. I knew about the ban policy on vandalism, but did not know it applies to the reverts as well. As for the "whatever" comment, I admit that I got aggravated when I first read the warning. Norum (talk) 00:25, 13 November 2009 (UTC)

Talkback
A More Perfect Onion (talk) 22:01, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

The 3RR complaint about your edits at Talk:Barack Obama
Hello Norum. It would be to your benefit to leave a comment at WP:AN3 to promise that you will not keep discussing Obama's alleged Muslim faith on the article Talk page. You provide a Youtube video showing Obama making a slip of the tongue about his religion, which is likely to convince no-one. The issue of Obama's religion has been heavily discussed, both in the media and on Wikipedia, and you are unlikely to succeed in a one-man crusade to get that changed. You can still be blocked for disruption if you won't agree to leave this issue alone. EdJohnston (talk) 17:07, 13 November 2009 (UTC)

Hi. I have just made a statement on the other page where I promised not to continue with the subject (among other things) and I have noticed it was just after you made your last comment where you said the case was closed. Thank you. Norum 19:00, 13 November 2009 (UTC)

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Sandra Bullock
No, in fact the point that her mother was German does not make her German-American. Please see MOS:BIO, which covers this under Nationality & ethnicity – In the normal case this will mean the country of which the person is a citizen or national, or was a citizen when the person became notable. This doesn't mean the country in which her mother was born. Bullock was born in the United States. She is an American citizen. To my knowledge, she has not become a German citizen, therefore, she is not a "German-American". Wildhartlivie (talk) 12:22, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

Yes, it does. She's got two ethinicities, German and American. German-American does not only refer to nationalities, but ethnicity as well. For example: a person born in the USA to, lets say, Italian parents, are still (ethnically) Italian, therefore making them Italian-American. Norum 14:56, 9 February 2010 (UTC)

March 2010
Please do not introduce incorrect information into articles, as you did to James Belushi. Your edits appear to be vandalism and have been reverted. If you believe the information you added was correct, please cite references or sources or discuss the changes on the article's talk page before making them again. If you would like to experiment, use the sandbox. Advice - The editor, who visited your page prior to me, explained MOS BIO to you. Please do not add additional nationalities to articles as only one is used. --Morenooso (talk) 03:18, 16 March 2010 (UTC)


 * You vandalized the page by removing the correct information. Besides his Albanian background, Belushi has a dual citizenship as well, therefore making him Albanian - American. Thank you. Norum 17:07, 16 March 2010 (UTC)
 * And no, nobody explained anythign else after. I just changed the info to the proper one and then i received your message. Norum 21:04, 16 March 2010 (UTC)

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That has been taken care of weeks ago. Thank you for your attention. Norum 16:40, 29 April 2010 (UTC)


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Hi. The site has no clear copyright. Norum 21:55, 30 April 2010 (UTC)

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That can be deleted, no problem. Theres a better picture already uploaded. Same pic, much better quality. Norum 08:01, 9 May 2010 (UTC)

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That painting is like 800 yrs old. Any copyright issues dont apply to it anymore. Norum 16:19, 8 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Still needs a source or it will get deleted when it's moved to Commons. Sfan00 IMG (talk) 22:10, 8 May 2010 (UTC)

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Disruptive edits
Please stop undoing the ethnicity of actors, otherwise you will be reported at ANI.Dr.K. λogosπraxis 23:34, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

Not sure what you are talking about. Explain yourself. Plus if the ethnicity is erroneous, it will be changed. Norum 23:38, 14 July 2010 (UTC)


 * The ethnicity of Cassavetes is Greek-American and you changed it to American. You did the same with an Italian actor. Dr.K. λogosπraxis 23:41, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

Did he have dual citizenship? Norum 23:43, 14 July 2010 (UTC)


 * Could you quote the dual citizenship requirement in the relevant policy? Dr.K. <sup style="position:relative">λogos<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">πraxis 23:48, 14 July 2010 (UTC)

Please see MOS:BIO, which covers this under Nationality & ethnicity – In the normal case this will mean the country of which the person is a citizen or national, or was a citizen when the person became notable. This doesn't mean the country in which the person's ancestors were born. Cassavetes was born in the United States. He was an American citizen. Still, ethnically yes, he was Greek. Norum 23:52, 14 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Please refer to the lede of the Greek American article:<tt>Greek Americans (Greek: Ελληνοαμερικανοί, Ellinoamerikani) are Americans of Greek descent.</tt> No mention of citizenship. Dr.K. <sup style="position:relative">λogos<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">πraxis 00:00, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

Ethnicity is one thing and citizenship is another. Same rules apply to Lorenzo Quinn. Norum 00:02, 15 July 2010 (UTC)


 * Cassavetes was a well known Greek-American actor. I don't know about Lorenzo but Cassavetes's ethnicity is relevant to mention in the lede. Dr.K. <sup style="position:relative">λogos<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">πraxis 00:06, 15 July 2010 (UTC)
 * If you do not agree about this we have to take this to an RFC and let's continue the discusssion on the article's talk page. Please be also mindful of WP:3RR. Dr.K. <sup style="position:relative">λogos<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">πraxis 00:11, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

John Cassavetes
I am going to start an RFC like I told you on your talk page. If you continue to remove WP:RS it will be your account that is blocked for vandalism. Dr.K. <sup style="position:relative">λogos<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">πraxis 02:54, 16 July 2010 (UTC)

To avoid further edit-warring and possible violations of the 3 revert rule WP:3RR, which you are close to violating and without making any attempt at discussion, I invite you at the talk page of John Cassavetes to discuss your edits. Dr.K. <sup style="position:relative">λogos<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">πraxis 03:18, 16 July 2010 (UTC)

You have already been reported to others for vandalism. The same case applies for people like Joe Pesci, Sandra Bullock and Bruce Willis. Just because one of their ancestors is either Italian or German, it does not make them Italian - American or German - American. So you are the one vandalising, because of recurring edits from MOS:BIO plus the 3 revert rule WP:3RR as well. Norum 07:02, 16 July 2010 (UTC)


 * As you ought to know, removing cited facts without giving a reason and without discussing your removal of these facts on the article talkpage is considered vandalism. Adding cited facts and opening a discussion on talk is not considered vandalism, quite the opposite; it is how we do business here in Wikipedia. I invite you yet again to answer my points that I raise on the Cassavetes article talkpage. If you repeat your bad faith vandalism allegations against me I will report you. Dr.K. <sup style="position:relative">λogos<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">πraxis 15:09, 16 July 2010 (UTC)

Hi Norum, I saw your posting at Moreno's talk page and not wanting to disturb him I reply on your talk to the points you raised on Moreno's talk. You may have quoted MOSBIO to me but MOSBIO does not state citizenship exclusively but also mentions:"Ethnicity or sexuality should not generally be emphasized in the opening unless it is relevant to the subject's notability." and I think that part of Cassavetes's notability was due to his ethnic background due to the fact that the Guardian article clearly mentions the connection between his work and his ethnicity, thus satisfying the quote from MOSBIO. However why don't we move the discussion from your talkpage to the more relevant venue at Talk:John Cassavetes, so that we give the opportunity to more editors to express their ideas on the matter. Dr.K. <sup style="position:relative">λogos<span style="position:relative;bottom:-2.0ex;left:-5.2ex;*left:-5.5ex">πraxis 01:33, 18 July 2010 (UTC)

Rodney King
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Nico Rosberg
I don't know which part of my edit you don't understand, but the infobox in Rosberg's article is a Formula One infobox, nothing else. He only raced as a German in F1, so the Finnish flag has no place in it. He did, as you say, race as a Finn in lower formulae, so if you want to put the Finnish flag anywhere, add an infobox for his earlier career and put it there, with all his earlier career stats, as has been done for other drivers. That is how it works, quite obviously, I would have thought.

Furthermore, you accused me of vandalism in your edit summary when there is clearly no hint of vandalism. You need to tread very carefully when doing that, as you are failing WP:AGF and if you continue to do it, I shall take it elsewhere. You might also read BOLD, revert, discuss cycle which is aimed at avoiding edit wars. Bretonbanquet (talk) 10:01, 25 September 2010 (UTC)

The part for nationality is above the info box, the F1 info is underneath it. Therefore, those are two separate pieces of info (not only about F1) and both nationalities should be included. Norum 14:03, 25 September 2010 (UTC)
 * The infobox is the whole box. Separate boxes are used for lower formulae. Nationalities used in other formulae are placed in the other boxes. Bretonbanquet (talk) 14:31, 25 September 2010 (UTC)

Possibly unfree File:IMG 1944.jpg
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 * Please note that this discussion centers on a second file that was uploaded over your original file. Your original file has been separated out and moved to Commons as File:Ksiaz Castle.jpg.  SchuminWeb (Talk) 02:37, 1 December 2010 (UTC)


 * I saw it now. I have reverted it to my original picture, but since you have separated it, it is okay to delete the picture in question.  Norum 02:49, 1 December 2010 (UTC)


 * I've actually re-reverted it back to the Nile photo, since that's the photo under discussion at PUF, and to put the castle pic back on kind of defeats the purpose of the nomination. I'm pretty sure the Nile photo will get deleted, but that's really the only version of the file "in play" for this.  SchuminWeb (Talk) 06:59, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

Yakov Kreizberg - Jewish
I noticed you removed the Jewish categories under this article. I found an article that's a profile of his brother (the article mentions they're brothers) in which the brother attests to his Jewishness. Is that enough? A citation to that article is on Talk:Yakov Kreizberg. -- kosboot (talk) 14:14, 17 March 2011 (UTC)

Nope, I never removed any Jewish categories from under that article. Norum 00:07, 18 March 2011 (UTC)
 * Apologies - I'll go check again. -- kosboot (talk) 02:55, 18 March 2011 (UTC)

No problem. I checked it too. It was All Hallow's Wraith. Norum 03:42, 18 March 2011 (UTC)

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Joakim Noah
In response to this edit: I understand that his mother is from Sweden. But the article currently has no source to show that he is eligible to represent Sweden (or Cameroon) in international competition. On the other hand, Noah has actually been on the French squad and is a French citizen. If you have a problem with the article, please discuss things on the article talk page. Zagal e jo^^^ 21:19, 22 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Scratch part of that - there was a source (further down) that mentioned that he could play for Sweden. Still, there has been a lot of discussion over the years over what to put for his nationality, so I think it is best for you to take your comments to the article talk page. There is a very clear case for describing him as American and French, but it's debatable whether he should be described as Swedish. Zagal e jo^^^ 21:24, 22 June 2011 (UTC)
 * For right now, I'm going to remove the nationality from the lead and infobox. Let's try to work things out on the talk page. Zagal e jo^^^ 21:36, 22 June 2011 (UTC)

It wasnt really about which team is is eligible to play for, but the fact that it reads "American-French". Norum 21:47, 22 June 2011 (UTC)

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Well, you can delete the article if you ask me. That is gonna solve the problem. Norum 00:50, 29 June 2011 (UTC)

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Igor Korolev
Please explain how User:Alaney2k's edis were vandalism. Epbr123 (talk) 08:57, 10 September 2011 (UTC)

Well, I switched the sentence from Russian/Canadian to Soviet/Russian and he reverted it back. True, Korolev had a Canadian citizenship, but that wasnt until 2000. He only played for USSR/Russia and never played for team Canada. Norum 00:24, 11 September 2011 (UTC)

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User talk:Ravenswing
You have asked Ravenswing to stop editing your talk page, and he has done the same for you. If you wish your own requests to be followed, then do the same for others. Multiple editors have now asked you to disengage. Your continued edits to his talk page, including attempting to blank your own comments, are not indicative of an editor willing to move on. I will suggest to you the same thing I suggested to him: just leave him be. Surely there are better things you can be doing with your Wikitime? Resolute 04:21, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

I did so earlier, I deleted all my posts from his wall so I do not see what the problem is anymore? Also, if he keep insisting on leaving Korolev as Russian-Canadian, why won't he go and check Wayne Gretzky's page. It only states that Gretzky is a canadian player, despite the fact he's got dual citizenship. I thought Ravenswing was into the ice hockey topic, so I just found a subject for him to go and deal with him. He should make the change to "Canadian-American". This also proves him wrong where he stated that US does not allow dual citizenship, where it clearly does. I proved it to him, but it was inconvenient information for him, so he opted to delete it. But I wish him luck in his future endeavors. Norum 06:51, 20 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Gretzky doesn't have dual citizenship. If you read the thread on the talk page there is a source in the article where Gretzky himself specifically says he does not have American citizenship. Just so you know. Also there was no edit where you proved him wrong that he deleted. I went through both of your edit histories. As Resolute says its best if you just disengage from the situation and move on to whatever else it is you like to do on the wiki. -DJSasso (talk) 11:59, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

Do you actually believe in such a fairy tale? The guy has been living in the US for half of his life and he doesn't have a US citizenship? Cmon, use your common sense. Do you actually believe he's been applying for his green card over and over? It would be much easier if he had owned any companies in the US and didn't he own half of the Coyotes? Norum 13:52, 20 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia does not work on assumptions. At any rate, I am not interested in re-starting that debate.  I am only interested in having the both of you let this go. Resolute 13:55, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

I did. I even deleted my old posts, but you guys keep coming back. Norum 23:22, 20 September 2011 (UTC)

Looks like you lost, huh? Rodham is still there. By the looks of your page...you get overruled often.

Just because you say so?....whatever bud, you don't even have the guts to publish your name....or maybe you just dont know how...lol... Norum 05:27, 4 November 2011 (UTC)

And if Wikipedia consider i.e a Pole with triple citizenship as Polish - Canadian - Peruvian then obviouslyy Wiki needs to re think its all. Norum 07:03, 4 November 2011 (UTC)

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Mike Myers
Don't call me a vandal again or I will seek sanctions against you. I have no idea what your problem is, but resolve it without offensive name calling. Barsoomian (talk) 18:15, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

Are you threatening me? Go ahead and seek sanctions against me. You have reverted the information twice already. Myers has dual citizenship and it has been proved, therefore following Wikipedia's policy, he is to be considered a "British-Canadian". Norum 18:34, 20 February 2012 (UTC)


 * I am warning you that your abusive and discourteous behaviour is unacceptable. Barsoomian (talk) 18:59, 20 February 2012 (UTC)

I did not do anything for you to warn me. As a matter of fact, one more revert and you will be violating Wikipedia's 3RR rule. Norum 19:08, 20 February 2012 (UTC)


 * If someone disagrees with you you on a content issue that doesn't make them a "vandal". For you to use this word repeatedly is a deliberate insult and incivility and I will not tolerate it if you repeat it. You have reverted 3 times, I'm not going to war with you over the triviality of the ethnicity of celebrities, something that seems to obsess you from your history here. Barsoomian (talk) 05:31, 21 February 2012 (UTC)

I have used it once as you have reverted verified and correct information. The reason why I have "reverted it" was because you reverted it from a correct information. And if you followed my hisotry, you would have noticed that I was once just like you. Check the entry on Igor Korolev. technically he should have been considered to be Russian only as thats where he was born, grew up and played most of his hockey. But for the fact that he was also a canadian citizen, and following Wiki guidelines, he has to be considered to be Russian - Canadian. As for Mike Myers, it is slightly different. He's got dual citizenship, both of his parents were born and grew up in England and Mike Myers himself spent some time in England. Norum 05:53, 21 February 2012 (UTC)


 * 1) There is no citation for this "dual citizenship". 2) None of that gives you the right to call me a vandal. Discuss the issue, on the article talk page, do not abuse and label other editors who disagree with you. You escalated trivial content issues to personal attacks. Maybe you enjoy reverting people with insulting comments and threats, it will rebound on you. I will not discuss this here any more, since you are 100% convinced of your righteousness. If you attack me again I will make a formal complaint. Barsoomian (talk) 06:03, 21 February 2012 (UTC)

There was a citation and you removed it. I had to put it back there. Violating the the 3RR rule can lead to a suspension. So far you have reverted it twice. If you know how to correct the citation, be my guest. But it clearly states there that Myers has a dual citizenship and that he, himself, considers himself more British than Canadian. I suggest reading the whole article before you revert again. Norum 06:19, 21 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Discuss the issue AT THE ARTICLE. Barsoomian (talk) 08:57, 21 February 2012 (UTC)


 * It was discussed before and it was settled. I am not going to do it again.  Get used to it.  Norum 14:05, 21 February 2012 (UTC)

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 * No, you're completely not right. Why start an editwarring while you simply could search sources? Aznavour is not only a citizen of Armenia (by the way, he hes dual citizenship of Armenia and Switzerland), but he is a highest diplomatic representative (ambassador) of Armenia. Gazifikator (talk) 17:48, 10 June 2012 (UTC)

Read the MOS: BIO Norum 18:21, 10 June 2012 (UTC)

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 * 2) Do not edit war even if you believe you are right.

Did you issue the same warning to the other people? They have been reverting to incorrect information and I am getting blamed for it? I request that Sander Säde and Jaan be warned as well since they are both in the wrong and have been reverting to incorrect information. Look at Alexei Zhitnik, Mikhail Shtalenkov and Dainius Zubrus to prove the point. Seems you and Jaan had nothing agaisnt the way his place of birth was listed. Also, I believe that Klõps should be added to this list as he is in violation of WP:NPA. I also believe that it is a new account of the other users involved in this dispute. Norum 13:45, 28 March 2014 (UTC)


 * See WP:OSE If You really want to change consensus on some subject find the project page and post Your request on the talkpage. WikiProject Estonia, WikiProject Living people, WikiProject Spaceflight etc.
 * Don't do edit wars. Wikipedia isn't just for You or what You think is right.
 * -- Klõps (talk) 15:37, 28 March 2014 (UTC)

I put it the way it is supposed to be with Wiki accordance. A few users have been reversing it to the wrong for me. Go have a look at Alexei Zhitnik, Mikhail Shtalenkov and Dainius Zubrus. Norum 15:40, 28 March 2014 (UTC)


 * One more time, see: Other stuff exists. The way these articles are is not changing the consensus.
 * Exactly like You said others are reversing it to the wrong for You – Wikipedia is not just for You.
 * -- Klõps (talk) 16:02, 28 March 2014 (UTC)

That article has nothing to do with this issue. As i said, you can't go around and keep changing to the version that is more convenient for you. I understand that Estonians have background to hate Soviet Union/Russia, but there is no place for this on Wiki. The fact is,Estonia was a part of the Soviet Union and nothing will change that. Those born prior to gaining independence in 1991 were officially citizens of the Soviet Union. Norum 16:20, 28 March 2014 (UTC)


 * Please WP:CIVIL, now You are just urging hatred :( You have been informed that it is in geographical terms, not political. It would still be written just Estonia even if there will be some unforeseen changes and tomorrow the name will be changed to lets say The Supernatural state of Estonia.
 * Secondly Wikipedia avoids political motivation: instead of Republic of the Union of Myanmar it says Burma. So why You need to name the illfated Puppet state that used to exist on the territory of Estonia?
 * -- Klõps (talk) 16:45, 28 March 2014 (UTC)

Anyways, forget that. Puppet state or no puppet state, a fact is a fact. Anyone born in Estonia prior to 1991 was a citizen of the Soviet Union, since SU had control over the country. Look at Willi Brandt....are you or your mates gonna go and change that he was born in Germany? Germany as the country that we all know formed at the end of WW I, since until then it was the German Empire. You know what, forget it, do whatever you want. I don't care anymore. You want to put false info on Wiki? Be my guest. Norum 17:09, 28 March 2014 (UTC)


 * You are very clever, but clearly this is again case of WP:OSE. As said before You are not the first person who has had this question, but as You won't open the links recommended for You then how about:
 * People born in Scotland are marked as born in Scotland not in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland see Andy Murray, Ewan McGregor, Sean Connery
 * People Born in England in 1650 are marked as born in England not in Commonwealth of England see William Randolph, Robert Walpole
 * People born in France are marked born in France not in French Republic or even French Third Republic see Brigitte Bardot
 * People born in Italy before 1946 are marked born in Italy not Kingdom of Italy see Pier Paolo Pasolini, Umberto Eco, Galileo Galilei
 * It's different with people born long ago when current establishments weren't formed... like Germany before 1871.
 * Sometimes German Empire, French Empire are used when it goes with historical background. (Here Estonian SSR fails notability as historical entity)
 * P.S. the soviet citizenship You like to mention... People born before 1992 could have had both Estonian and Soviet citizenship as Estonian citizenship still was inherited through jus sanguinis, but it is not related with infobox birthplace.
 * –– Klõps (talk) 21:35, 28 March 2014 (UTC)

Then again, you are proven wrong again when you look at David Coulthard and Damon Hill. Ok, you make a good point with Germany and German Empire. However, this would not apply if a person was born during the Weimar Republic era. going back to the issue of Estonia being a Soviet Republic until 1991, let's say born in ...., Estonia, Soviet Union would do just fine then. Norum 22:04, 28 March 2014 (UTC)

also have a look at Olga Kurylenko Norum 23:52, 30 March 2014 (UTC)


 * Which evidence are there on my talkpage? I removed it because I didn't like like Your false accusations against me.
 * You wrote there false accusation against me of inserting incorrect information. The case of Estonia vs Estonian SSR as birthplace isn't about incorrect information but Your different view on writing birthplace. Neither of these isn't incorrect, but consensus is to write just Estonia.
 * You accused me being secondary profile of other users You have bone to pick with.
 * On Your last comment, as said million times before it is a case of WP:OSE (Dare to open the link and take a minute of contemplation.) You really found some articles that differ the manual of style. Now all the other articles need to be changed because of these? It is the place of birth informally not the official name of the state at the moment of birth.
 * If You think You are right find the project page and raise the issue there.
 * –– Klõps (talk) 02:49, 1 April 2014 (UTC)

False accusations? You and your friends were the ones reverting to incorrect information. Also, seems to me that you and Nug are one person with a double account. Norum 09:07, 1 April 2014 (UTC)

Patrick Owomoyela
He has a German passport, played for Germany at the World Cup and one of his parents is German (see reference in the article). Please do not make false claims and stop your edit warring. --Jaellee (talk) 16:23, 5 April 2014 (UTC)

Edit warring? You started it, not me. Don't try to blame something on me something that you started. Plus no, he is not German. There are no such thing as black Germans. So he is a national of Germany, but not an ethnic German.Norum 17:08, 5 April 2014 (UTC)

Also, you claim that he played for Germany at the World Cup which is an utter lie. Please do not make false claims and stop your edit warring. Norum 23:30, 6 April 2014 (UTC)

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Thank you. I just looked up the other ones you pointed out. Looks like I actually was trying to create that article. It was Feb 2006. Wow, how the time flies. Norum 14:22, 10 May 2014 (UTC)

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Moral support on Soviet born/died Bios
Though I choose not to get involved with the actual editing of those articles. I do support the position that we should use Soviet Union, as the Baltic states weren't independant from 1940 to 1991. GoodDay (talk) 12:32, 25 September 2015 (UTC)


 * Thank you for your support. Seems it's only the Estonians that are reverting this.  If you look at people from other former Soviet republics, it always states that it was either a part of the S.U. at the time or it reads the place of birth, followed by the name of the Soviet Socialist Republic (i.e. Tallin, Estonian SSR).
 * FWIW, the deciding factor is who's involved. If you say that red is red, but 3 or more editors say red is blue, the result is going to be red is blue. It's just one of those things that's wrong about Wikipedia. There's very little you or I can do about it, less we want to risk getting blocked or worst. GoodDay (talk) 05:11, 28 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi, Norum! You asked me my opinion on this a while ago, so please excuse me for commenting here now. May I offer some advice: first, please don't describe other people's edits as vandalism unless they really are – that serves no purpose, and can only make things worse. Second, please don't come even close to edit-warring – the only place that can lead is a block. Third, if you feel strongly about this issue (and it seems that you do), then why not start an RfC to find out what other editors think? An RfC will attract comment from editors unconnected with Estonia, and should (if all goes well) lead to a lasting consensus which can be cited in any subsequent discussion. Of course, the result may not be the one you think right; in that case, you'd have to just accept that and move on. Regards, Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 09:15, 28 September 2015 (UTC)


 * As I already stated before on another point, someone has to be smarter and let it go. That's why I reversed my enries and let those babies have their toys.  Mind you, Georgia was in exactly the same situation as the Baltic states and basically anybody born in Georgia during the Soviet era has just that written beside their place of birth.  Just check Eduard Shevardnadze, Katie Melua and others.  Exactly the same situation.  So if they want to have incorrect info on Wiki, that's their problem, not mine. Not my monkey, not my circus. Norum 14:16, 28 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Well the difference was that the Soviet annexation of Georgia and other Caucasian states, as repellant as it was, was recognized by the Western countries while the Soviet annexation of the Baltics mostly wasn't. Essentially of course there is no difference, the Soviet regime was criminal everywhere. Dorpater (talk) 19:46, 28 September 2015 (UTC)


 * Recognized or not, it doesn't change the fact that they were a part of the SU. Norum 16:45, 29 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Poland in 1943 de facto did not exist either, nevertheless we read in the article on Lech Wałęsa, that he was born in "Popowo, Poland", not "in General Gouvernment".Dorpater (talk) 20:36, 29 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Józef Bem was born in 1794, in the city of Tarnów, in what is now Poland. Poland did not exist at the time, it was the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, a puppet kingdom of Austria.  He died in Aleppo in what is now Syria, but it was within the Ottoman Enpire at the time.  Norum 22:05, 29 September 2015 (UTC)

One would have to open up a discussion on the matter to the whole community, rather then just WP:ESTONIA. GoodDay (talk) 16:19, 30 September 2015 (UTC)
 * than Norum 22:39, 30 September 2015 (UTC)

February 2016
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 * are you for real? This was a valid statement and you turned it into a joke. No wonder Wikipedia is a left wing heaven.  You are an example of what is wrong with Wikipedia.  Sorry to burst your bubble. but what pride is NOT racist.  Get used to it, buttercup.  Norum 17:09, 14 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Again, article talk pages are for discussing improvements to the article, not the topic itself or complaining about other articles. Also you might want to read WP:NPOV and WP:TRUTH. We reflect what reliable sources say about a topic, not what we individually think about it.  Eve rgr een Fir  (talk) Please &#123;&#123;re&#125;&#125; 20:32, 14 February 2016 (UTC)


 * I did just that before t request splitting white pride into white power, but i was just brushed off. And I am suppsed t take Wikipedia seriously after crap like that happens. Norum 02:32, 15 February 2016 (UTC)

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 * You were blocked for reinstating the Google screenshot that I deleted (which you appear to believe constitutes proof of bias against white people) for your userpage (screenshots aren't permitted except under limited circumstances at best and never on userpages), disrupting Wikipedia to make a point, abuse of a talkpage as a forum to promote your views and for aggressive behavior toward those who have expressed concern, , , .   Acroterion   (talk)   23:00, 22 July 2016 (UTC)


 * Number 15? I stated that NP is a reliable source as it is one of Canada's largest publication and you're trying to use that agaisnt me?  Also, you're calling #19 as being aggressive towards others who have expressed their concern?  I replied to someone else, you butted in and then you're trying to use it agaisnt me?  I thought bigotry is not allowed here, but that is exactly what you're doing.  Just to let you know, I am looking to fill out a complaint agaisnt you for abusing your powers as an administrator.  Norum 18:38, 24 July 2016 (UTC)
 * I've warned you before about the use of non-free images in userspace. I've removed your Soldiers of Odin image from this talkpage and will nominate it for deletion unless an appropriate rationale is provided and it is used in article space.  Acroterion   (talk)   01:03, 25 July 2016 (UTC)

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 * You know what, I'm done with this shit. I've had enough of your bullying.  Norum 01:11, 25 July 2016 (UTC)

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Sorry to seem pedantic, but you are the photographer? Sfan00 IMG (talk) 08:06, 29 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Yes, I am. I took that pic with a low-res camera back in 2004 during my trip to Malta.  Norum 11:12, 29 July 2016 (UTC)

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 * It is on my profile page, therefore it is used. Norum 09:50, 16 April 2017 (UTC)

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 * I'm especially concerned about the first sentence on the page, which contains personal attacks. If you will not remove it (or rewrite it to meet Wikipedia's guidelines and policies) I or someone else will nominate the page for deletion. XXN, 21:32, 13 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Since when is telling the truth called personal attacks? Norum 09:42, 15 August 2017 (UTC)
 * It's said that each individual is his own truth. That still be just your opinion. XXN, 11:13, 15 August 2017 (UTC)
 * It's freedom of speech and expression. Norum 21:54, 16 August 2017 (UTC)

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Has someone had access to your account?
I see your last two edits were vandalism, which doesn't really fit your profile. Did you leave yourself logged in at some computer where others have had access to it? You might need to change your password too. Kerry (talk) 15:39, 7 March 2018 (UTC)


 * No, it hasn't. How do I request to be unblocked and how do I request someone to be blocked? Norum 06:23, 30 March 2018 (UTC)

March 2018
Please stop your disruptive editing. If you continue to vandalize Wikipedia, as you did at Page semi-protected Emma González, you may be blocked from editing. First Light (talk) 00:56, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

Continue? WTF is your problem? Norum 00:59, 29 March 2018 (UTC)


 * Could you please explain this edit? Thanks. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 01:06, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
 * I don't think he can; see his recent contributions and then compare it to his user page. He's WP:NOTHERE.--Jorm (talk) 01:08, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Understood. Thank you, Jorm. :) Anna Frodesiak (talk) 01:31, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

Norum, you can be racist and right-wing in your own, personal life. Your userpage can even be a teeny bit polemical. However, your mainspace edits must be fair and neutral, and no POV-pushing at all is permitted.

Changing Emma from activist to actress is way over the line. Continue such edits and you may be blocked from editing without further notice.

Please make only good, constructive edits in the future. Thank you in advance for your understanding. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 01:30, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

You have been blocked from editing for a period of 72 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 for being unblocked, please read the guide to appealing blocks, then add the following text below the block notice on your talk page:. Daniel Case (talk) 01:44, 29 March 2018 (UTC) Daniel Case (talk) 01:44, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
 * requesting talk page access be removed after user repeated blp violating claims .   Eve rgr een Fir  (talk) 06:50, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

Repeated violation claims? I've been here since 2005 and this is the first time this happened and you are calling it repeated? Two words, kangaroo court. Has it ever occured to you that maybe my account has been hacked? or perhaps that specific word doesn't exist in your dictionary? Norum 06:58, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Since you just raised the possibility that your account has been hacked, that's enough for us to treat it as if it were (in fact we can't not). Therefore, I will be shutting down the talk page per EF's request, making the block indefinite, and marking it as a compromised account. You are welcome to start a new account if you wish. Daniel Case (talk) 15:13, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

@Anna Frodesiak...right wing and racist? Sounds like discrimination by putting those two in the same paragraph Norum 07:01, 29 March 2018 (UTC)


 * ok, fine, it wasn't hacked, i was just getting a bit bored. Sorry for creating so much chaos.  Not to mention I had a few too many drinks.

Norum 16:35, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
 * I feel that this admission is enough to warrant removal of talk page access and account creation capabilities. They are not here to help in any way, and seem to revel in chaos and irresponsibility.--Jorm (talk) 16:57, 29 March 2018 (UTC)
 * This doesn't change the fact that this was a kangaroo court as I was blocked without being able to defend myself. Anan Frodesiak should be suspended as well for falsely accusing me of being a racist.  That alone is discrimination.  Even @Daniel Case should be banned for suspending me with prejudice. Norum 17:11, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

My 72 hr ban is up. It is time to unblock it. Norum 07:36, 1 April 2018 (UTC)

So I requested to be unbanned since my 72 hrs is up, yet you have failed to do so. In this case, I am going to appeal my case and I will win it, because I am the victim here. I will also try my best to get you block for ignoring my request and for abuse of power. This applies to Daniel Case and Anna Frodesiak. Norum 04:20, 2 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Since I actually did just revoke your talk page access (I must have forgotten to check the box a couple of days ago; sorry about that), you're going to find that rather difficult. We do not accept your claim that your account was not hacked, because if it really was, well, you could be the hacker(s) telling us that, right? Best practices in computer networking security require us, like just about everyone else who uses computer networks, to take your claims of possibly being hacked seriously, and respond appropriately. As for "having a few too many drinks", I would first read this, then (more importantly) this. Really, if you're going to drink and edit because you're "a bit bored", we're better off without you as a member of the community (We certainly wouldn't want you behind the wheel under those conditions, wouldn't we?).Competence is required, after all. Daniel Case (talk) 04:38, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

--UTRSBot (talk) 21:47, 4 April 2018 (UTC)

I declined this user's appeal under another username, Frithewlf, and blocked that as the block here seems to be about more than just the compromised nature of this one. 331dot (talk) 09:25, 19 April 2018 (UTC) --UTRSBot (talk) 19:01, 20 April 2018 (UTC) --UTRSBot (talk) 22:50, 5 June 2018 (UTC)

Your draft article, Draft:Waldemar Marszałek


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Block appeal
After seeing comments from my colleagues on the last UTRS appeal, I have elected to restore talk page access so that there may be a public discussion of this users' appeal. I have advised them to submit a request here, to be copied over to WP:AN for broader discussion. Beeblebrox (talk) 21:50, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Suggestions for unblock conditions-- Given the Hx of socking, we need a CU if we have not had one recently. I would be willing to unblock with the conditions of WP:1RR and blocking w/o further warning for any more "drunk" or "compromised" edits. Any further socking would likewise result in reinstatement of block. He would need to create a SHA committed identity to guard against account compromise. User has previously demonstrated the ability to edit constructively. Anything else, Y'all?-- <b style="color:black">Dloh cier ekim </b>  (talk) 22:19, 17 January 2019 (UTC)
 * I've done what can be done with CU on an account this stale, and did not find anything. Beeblebrox (talk) 23:58, 17 January 2019 (UTC)

I promise to play by the rules if unblocked. I admit, what I did last year wasn't the smartest thing I have ever done. And I am aware that the block was just. During my block here, I was editing and creating articled on polish wiki, mostly hockey related. On a side note, I was creating an article here (Waldemar Marszalek), but because of what happened, I was unable to finish it up and the article was deleted consequently. I would love to be given a chance to rehabilitate myself. Norum 00:18, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
 * This is entirely up to you, but I wouldn't go with this as the opening statement for the unblock discussion at AN. More specifics about why you belive you were blocked and what has changed since would be good, as well as some indication as to whether you would be willing to abide by topic bans that were previously proposed. Beeblebrox (talk) 00:31, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Where do I appeal then? I thought the fact that I was given a 6 months time frame was sufficient enough, but I will abide. Where do I appeal at this stage? Norum 00:47, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
 * The stanfdard offer is a non-binding framework for getting unblocked. The passage of time is not in and of itself sufficient. As I belive I explained in my reply to your UTRS appeal, what happens now is that you post your reason you belive you should be unblocked here, as this is the only page you can edit while still blocked. That appeal will be copied over for discussion at WP:AN. Any replies you have to comments made in that discussion may also be posted here, to be copied over to AN. If, at the end of that discussion there is a consensus that you be unblocked then you will be. Things you can do to help your chances:
 * Explain in your own words why you you were blocked and what would be different if you were allowed back
 * Be completely honest in all your remarks. Publicly stating the name of every other account you have used would be a great way to demonstrate this.
 * Indicate what editng restrictions you would be willing to abide by in order to facilitate your return.
 * In short, the real disccion of your unblocking hasn't even really started yet. You need to present your case here so I can copy it over for discussion. Beeblebrox (talk) 19:46, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you for that. Give me some time and I will try to write a better appeal. Norum 23:28, 18 January 2019 (UTC)

The reason I was blocked was because of my disruptive behavior. I changed info on Emma Gonzales to a crisis actress. I admit to what I did and I fully deserved the punishment I received. I wish I have never done this, but I am aware it is too late and nothing will change or justify my actions. This is something that I should have thought through, but I did not. I did not think of the consequences of my actions.

I have been a registered wikipedia user for some 14 years now. If I am to be reinstated, I will be playing by the rules and will not be involved in any more edit warring. I will comply with any restrictions placed on my account as a result of my actions. I would concentrate more on creating new articles rather than editing existing ones. I was actually in the midst of creating a new article titled Waldemar Marszalek, but I was unable to finish it, because of what happened. It was deleted subsequently. In the meantime, I have been creating and editing on polish Wikipedia, mostly articles related to North American hockey.

I admit that I shortly had another account here, Frithewlf. I created it for the sole purpose of trying to appeal my ban as at that time I was not sure how it all works. It wasn't until later when I was told the proper way of appealing bans. A few years ago I had another account, it also had Norum in it. I can't remember the exact user ID, but I think it was somewhere along the lines of Norum5000 or Norum86. I created that account a few years ago, but this was due to the fact that I had to clean up my laptop and I lost a lot of log ins, including Wikipedia. I was working on merging both accounts, but luckily I was able to retrieve my original log in information after a couple of weeks and my second account was not needed anymore. Kind regards, Norum 20:40, 28 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Hi, Norum, I believe we have had some pleasant or positive interaction in the past, though I don't remember where or when. I'd be willing to copy this request to WP:AN for discussion, but may I suggest that you first confirm that you'd be willing to accept the unblock conditions proposed here on 17 January by : ? If you'd be comfortable with those restrictions and would like me to start a discussion at WP:AN, please say so here. I can't, of course, give any guarantee of the outcome. Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 21:22, 28 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Hi Justlettersandnumbers. Thanks for your quick reply.  If you are willing to copy my request to WP:AN for discussion then that would be great. Of course, I'd be willing to accept the mentioned unblock conditions.  It makes sense considering what I did.  I understand this is up for a discussion and that unlock is not guaranteed.  Even if I won't get reinstated, it is still worth a try.  Thank you in advance.  Kind regards, Norum 21:48, 28 May 2019 (UTC)


 * Hey, I just saw the discussion and it does not look good for me. Seems my past actions are catching up with me.  I understand, at least I gave it a try.  How do I completely delete my account?  Norum 21:22, 29 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Also, 78.26 thinks that my user name has a neo nazi reference. They should search wikipedia before making this kind of a claim.  It comes from a musician John Norum. Norum 21:32, 29 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Another thing, A lad insane and Suffusion of Yellow mentioned a neo nazi symbol on my page in the past. For the record, this was a symbol of a legalized right wing party in Sweden. Norum 22:27, 29 May 2019 (UTC)
 * That party is widely recognized as neo-Nazi, and the main point of my post was not even about that, it was that "left-wing idiot" mess. Oh, and by the way, courtesy vanishing is a thing, but as "being in good standing" is a stipulation for that, there's a snowball's chance in hell you convince someone to do that to you. I do agree with you on one bit, though: it does not look good for me. Sorry for being abrasive, but it's fairly accurate. -A la d insane  <small style="color:#006600">(Channel 2)  22:43, 29 May 2019 (UTC)
 * I admit my past actions were quite questionable at times, I was a different person then than I am now. I know this sounds rather cliche.  As I said, my past actions here are hunting me now.  I get that because of that I am in a tough situation.  The issues I caused prior go back years ago.  I was banned for the comments I made about Emma Gonzales, not something I posted a decade or so ago. And to clarify my Elvis comments.  It was not meant to sound racist, but it does because of the choice of words.  Perhaps it would sound better if I said African instead of black.  The reason for this was because I came across rumours that he was biracial or at least in some percentage.I was going to look for actual links to it, but I never found anything.  So those were just rumours afterall.  I will accept whatever the final decision will be.  Perhaps it is for the best to abandon my account.  Norum 22:54, 29 May 2019 (UTC)
 * You're still dodging around the fact that you had the logo of the Nordic Resistance Movement on your user page for almost two years. I've read the article. Would you care to explain why you thought that the logo of a neo-Nazi (if "legalized") party was a suitable image for your user page? Suffusion of Yellow (talk) 23:50, 29 May 2019 (UTC)
 * I am not dodging it, I thought I already addressed that issue. I did not see it as a neo nazi symbol, just as a symbol of a political party.  There was nothing more to it.  Perhaps I should have been more careful with what I was uploading to my own profile.  Let me just ask you this.... would this be any different had I uploaded communist symbols on  my page?  I don't want to get into a debate which side was worse as this would be pointless, but I see both sides as evil.  Plus you see people walking around with tshirts with communist symbols on them.  Or even those wearing tshirts depicting Che Guevara.  Some say he was a great revolutionary, some say he was a communist mass killer.  Hope that clarifies the issue. Norum 00:53, 30 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Suffusion of Yellow, if you want to mention in the forum what I write here, please write everything, not just what's convenient for you. And calling me a troll is just a hit below the belt. Norum 01:55, 30 May 2019 (UTC)
 * Why on earth would you have the symbol of a political party on your userpage if you did not know what the party represents? Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 15:33, 30 May 2019 (UTC)

I'm officially done with wikipedia. I don't need some bigots (can't even recall their names from the debate, but we know who they are) invading my freedom of expression and calling me names. I had honest intentions to redeem myself, but I don't like the way I'm being treated in that debate. I will not tolerate anyone treating me like shit. If Wikipedia doesn't want me, that is perfectly fine. I am done. Cheers. Norum 15:54, 30 May 2019 (UTC)
 * You don't have freedom of expression here and never have had, just freedom to help us build an encyclopedia in accordance with the 5 pillars. See WP:Free speech. Boing! said Zebedee (talk) 16:47, 30 May 2019 (UTC)

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Proposed deletion of File:Norum.jpeg


The file File:Norum.jpeg has been proposed for deletion&#32;because of the following concern: "Unused personal photo. Out of scope."

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File source problem with File:Brew1.jpg
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Nomination of Petter Karlsson for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Petter Karlsson is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/Petter Karlsson until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article until the discussion has finished. GeoffreyT2000 (talk) 14:54, 6 October 2022 (UTC)