User talk:Owain Knight

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Ghouta Chemical Attack
Hi Owain Knight. I saw some material you added was reverted due to using RT as a RS. I dont know if you saw my discussion on this topic on the Talk Page of this article. I opened the topic to get some ideas going on where to put it etc. Anyways when and if this topic makes the article this is the RS reference to use. http://www.todayszaman.com/anasayfa_chp-deputy-revives-claim-of-turkeys-hand-in-syrias-chemical-attack_402065.html. Regards Saint Aviator  lets talk 04:10, 16 December 2015 (UTC)

Orkhanie army
In article Battle of Sofia you have referred to Orkhanie army. I couldn't find any reference this army. Can you please be more specific ? Thanks. Nedim Ardoğa (talk) 13:18, 5 January 2016 (UTC)

Bulgaria
You have deleted vast chunks of this article without a word of explanation. As this is highly disruptive and against the guidelines of Wikipedia, I have reverted your changes. Do not try to do this again without prior discussion on the article talk page! Favonian (talk) 20:37, 25 August 2016 (UTC)

Moving articles
Hi,

Could you please stop moving pages to names which do not exist? Neither Edith the Fair nor Leofwine Godwinson are ever called "Edyth Swannesha" or "Leofwyne Godwinson" in academic sources. Ælfgar (talk) 10:26, 16 October 2016 (UTC)


 * Did your username ever exist?! Learn your English, Frenchman! - Owain Knight (talk) 11:49, 16 October 2016 (UTC)

October 2016
You have been blocked from editing for a period of 72 hours for making personal attacks towards other editors. Once the block has expired, you are welcome to make useful contributions. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may request an unblock by first reading the guide to appealing blocks, then adding the following text to the bottom of your talk page:. Favonian (talk) 11:51, 16 October 2016 (UTC)

Removal of maintenance templates
I've noticed that you removed maintenance templates from several articles, such as Renate Müller, without addressing the issue. I have returned the templates as the articles are still in need of citations. Please let me know if there are any concerns. K.e.coffman (talk) 20:33, 22 October 2016 (UTC)


 * These templates are meaningless! They impede the reading of the articles, especially when placed on top, and do not contribute to editing them. Some have stayed there for up to 7 years! People may be "turned off" from reading the articles just by seeing such a template. How this makes sense? How does this make the Encyclopedia better? - Owain Knight (talk) 04:22, 23 October 2016 (UTC)


 * If you believe a wider policy change is required, please raise an RfC to achieve such a change across the community. If you continue to remove the templates from articles on the basis that you personally believe templates to be "meaningless", however, this will constitute disruptive editing and will end up being reported to an administrator. Hchc2009 (talk) 07:05, 23 October 2016 (UTC)

At it again
You know quite well that the renaming of the Edith the Fair article is contested. One more such disruptive article renaming and you'll be blocked again! Favonian (talk) 21:02, 17 January 2017 (UTC)


 * Really?! Learn Anglo-Saxon before editing Anglo-Saxon articles on Wikipedia! - Owain Knight (talk) 21:04, 17 January 2017 (UTC)


 * You asked for it. Next time it's indefinite. Favonian (talk) 21:21, 17 January 2017 (UTC)

Unblocking request

 * Being right is entirely sufficient! There could be no consensus with evil people! - Owain Knight (talk) 14:36, 2 February 2017 (UTC)

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Something you need to read before retitling pages
Read WP:COMMONNAME. It represents not just a site-wide consensus, but so strong a site-wide consensus that it is effectively a social contract that you agree to by merit of editing here.

We determine the common name by what appears most often in sources, particularly tertiary ones. I notice that Camael is not the first page move you've made apparently based on your personal opinion (your conviction that you are right is just your opinion to everyone else) instead of what sources say. Stick to what sources most commonly refer to the subject as from now on.

Also, regarding your comment about "evil" people, read WP:Assume good faith. That's another social contract for this site. Ian.thomson (talk) 08:21, 17 May 2017 (UTC)
 * Also, link to the proper article name unless there's a good reason not to. I see that you're linking to "Hebrew mythology" instead of "Jewish mythology" after having failed to gain consensus to move Jewish mythology to Hebrew mythology.  That's worse than being a sore loser, that's continuing to play the game after everyone's already gone home and calling the police to accuse the winners of stealing the trophy.  You've even changed titles of sources as part of your quest to replace every mention of the word "Jewish" with "Hebrew."  Seriously, stop it. Ian.thomson (talk) 08:28, 17 May 2017 (UTC)

Page moves redux
And since this is the second one in a few days, I am wondering if an indefinite block might be in order as suggested above. Or you could agree to only move if a page remove request is made and consensus gained to move it. Doug Weller talk 08:26, 17 May 2017 (UTC)

Stop replacing every instance of the word "Jewish" with "Hebrew"
When you did that at Lilith (again), you changed the title of one of the books cited, Eve and Adam: Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Readings on Genesis and Gender. You also removed the link to the Jewish Encyclopedia article.

It's pretty clear that you've got some sort of anti-Jewish problem, which simply is not welcome here. If you mess up another article to make it suit your opinions again, you can expect to be blocked. Ian.thomson (talk) 09:20, 17 May 2017 (UTC)

May 2017
You have been blocked indefinitely from editing because it appears that you are not here to build an encyclopedia. If you think there are good reasons why you should be unblocked, you may request an unblock by first reading the guide to appealing blocks, then adding the following text to the bottom of your talk page:. Doug Weller talk 13:47, 17 May 2017 (UTC)

Noble Wikipedian
Are you also editing under the name Friedlibend und tapfer? Favonian (talk) 18:02, 24 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Question
 * Sure looks like it. CU confirmed sock of User:Friedlibend und tapfer. Yunshui 雲 水 09:10, 26 February 2018 (UTC)