User talk:SashiRolls/Archives/2016/August

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Have you edited Wikipedia previously edited Wikipedia under other usernames?E.M.Gregory (talk) 20:15, 10 August 2016 (UTC)


 * no, I have not. I edit anonymously, i.e. not for credit, unless it is necessary to login in cases of conflict.  I am not particularly interested in having a discussion with you unless it starts with an apology for your personal attack here. SashiRolls (talk) 20:22, 10 August 2016 (UTC)

interactions with neutrality
This edit of yours is not acceptable. It is a form of personal attack, specifically "casting aspersions." See also Talk page guidelines, Civility. Please refrain from making these kinds of (baseless) comments. Neutralitytalk 01:30, 8 August 2016 (UTC)


 * I'm glad you're looking at that page, as indeed there have been some poor citation practices (cutting sentences apart for example). Much work was needed to render that page somewhat neutral. SashiRolls (talk) 01:43, 8 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Would you like me to delete the comment?SashiRolls (talk) 01:45, 8 August 2016 (UTC)


 * Yes, that would be ideal. Thank you. Neutralitytalk 03:42, 8 August 2016 (UTC)


 * You're welcome. The joke was clearly not a personal attack because nobody was targeted.  The comment that there was an edit flurry after the nomination, suggesting that it was the Green Party who was editing his page, just struck me as wrong given the clear anti-Green bias on the page.  At that time I was not aware who the main actors were.  Now I am aware who the main actors are.  ^^ SashiRolls (talk) 17:07, 10 August 2016 (UTC)


 * Referring to other editors as "Clinton spinners" is a personal attack even if you don't identify particular editors by name. That kind of language is not called for. (Neither, for that matter, is referring to other editors as nefarious "main actors" in some kind of conspiracy. Neutralitytalk 21:27, 10 August 2016 (UTC)

It's nice to meet you, sir. My apologies. I appreciate now that you may have been touchy on the subject, I didn't realize you had been made nationally famous for your work on Kaine's page just before he announced.

"The Wikipedia page of Virginia Senator Tim Kaine [...] has seen 62 edits on Friday alone. There have been almost 90 edits over the past week. Many of them originate from a user called Neutrality, a longtime Wikipedia editor who has made more than 110,000 edits to the encyclopedia. " (emphasis added)  SashiRolls (talk) 01:20, 12 August 2016 (UTC)

Please note: I am not accusing you of being a Clinton spinner any more now than I was before. It's just an amusing coincidence that I thought was worth mentioning since you criticized me on my talk page for a harmless joke.

Advice
SashiRolls, if your goal is to improve the Wikipedia articles on subjects you care about, some of your behavior recently may have been counterproductive. I understand how frustration can make it difficult, but avoiding incivility is really essential. Especially if other editors are not acting in good faith, it is important for you to communicate civilly and demonstrate good faith more generally so that others can tell the difference between your behavior and theirs. Otherwise, third-party observers are going to be inclined to oppose you even when you may be correct about the substance.

Consider this excerpt from the NPOV policy: "When any dispute arises as to what the article should say, or what is true, we must not adopt an adversarial stance; we must do our best to step back and ask ourselves, 'How can this dispute be fairly characterized?' This has to be asked repeatedly as each new controversial point is stated. It is not our job to edit Wikipedia so that it reflects our own idiosyncratic views and then defend those edits against all-comers; it is our job to work together, mainly adding or improving content, but also, when necessary, coming to a compromise about how a controversy should be described, so that it is fair to all sides. Consensus is not always possible, but it should be your goal."

If you fundamentally disagree with that tenet of Wikipedia, it may be best to let go and save yourself the frustration. But I do believe in it. Wikipedia is one of very few places left in the world where people with diametrically opposed viewpoints attempt to discuss controversial issues with each other and forge a consensus. It's messy and imperfect, but it's pretty much the best thing we've got.

Assuming good faith and striving for civility and consensus does NOT mean letting people walk all over you. But when you feel mistreated, rather than trying to "fight back" with snarky comments and strategic editing, it's more effective to appeal to higher authority in the proper way using the Dispute Resolution process. Read the WP:DISPUTE policy carefully. It will help you to remain calm by reminding you both that there are processes available to help you and that your own conduct will be scrutinized when you do ultimately appeal to others for help. 71.13.175.226 (talk) 19:13, 18 August 2016 (UTC)


 * I appreciate your anonymous advice. I will do my best to continue my project of making the page as fair as possible. I have never been involved in a political page before and felt, after seeing multiple editors fail; I am moving forward in the only way I can, by trying to be fair to both sides.  But it is ridiculous to have "would lose to a gorilla" and "bad mother" quotes on a Wikipedia page about a person.  There is also a significant "stalling" campaign that is being led to make it as difficult as possible to undo the damage to the page since June.  Understand, that by the very fact that I don't know you, I can assume good faith and answer, or assume it's part of a stalling campaign and spend my time elsewhere.  Snark is admittedly not as effective as the clacking tongue (langue de bois... e.g. "this has already been discussed and decided".)  Please feel free to work on the page rather than talking about working on the page!  Happy editing.  SashiRolls (talk) 20:27, 18 August 2016 (UTC)


 * Also for info I did appeal to a superadministrator NeilN for guidance several (four) days ago, and am following the dispute process, which, in fact I have read.  I did not expect the talk page to balloon as it did; that was clever strategy from Snoog.  Though there may be none of this going on, having read this article and seen the strong bias of both the Baraka page and the Stein page, I have decided to act to prevent any potential "hacking" that I can, whether it be professional or amateur: Bloomberg:  "How to Hack an Election"  SashiRolls (talk) 20:35, 18 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Actually, some of your comments on NeilN's talk page were part of my motivation for offering you this advice. Accusations like this come across as "wild" because VictoriaGrayson was not using "standard rollback," which makes a difference in the guidelines. Also, ownership is a complex issue and the record (as far as I have seen) doesn't seem to show you following the recommended course of action in response to suspicion of ownership. Again, I understand your frustration, given the amount of time and effort you have obviously put into this. But if you can find the presence of mind to engage in a more disciplined way, it will both save you time and stress and also be more effective in improving Wikipedia.
 * As for your hacking comments, that's an interesting article you link to, but it is only tangentially related to these specific Wikipedia disputes. Again, such comments are not an effective way to address suspicions of COI. Instead, they are actually counterproductive because they make you look reckless in the eyes of those with the (difficult) responsibility of making the judgment calls on such things. 71.13.175.226 (talk) 21:39, 18 August 2016 (UTC)
 * I see who you are now and I've read your comments on the page. I thank you for your suggestions, which are solid! My problem is that, not having any sort of special rollback software, I don't know how it works, for me "roll back" in that particular case, was to revert a whole series of edits.  I'm also not really that interested in trying to prove COI.  I don't want to cause anyone any harm, I just want the continuous reversion of fair edits to stop. SashiRolls (talk) 22:07, 18 August 2016 (UTC)
 * talk Thank you for likewise posting your questions to the other users' pages as well. I appreciate it, they are good questions. Don't worry, I'm perfectly willing to be overruled, or change my position, after a fair discussion (as has been the case on the Ajamu Baraka page on occasion...) SashiRolls (talk) 20:53, 18 August 2016 (UTC)

you're doing great
don't give up. and thank you. 174.17.227.62 (talk) 15:31, 19 August 2016 (UTC)


 * sorry I was curt on the page; I don't want things to become more inflamed, because that won't help anyone make progress. I just want the situation fixed, so that we're not always fighting about a gorilla, and can get on to the more subtle problems...  for which I recognize I may not be entirely helpful, though I am trying my best to be neutral.  You did make me laugh.  a lot.  (incidentally ^^)  SashiRolls (talk) 17:42, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

Notice of Neutral point of view noticeboard discussion
Hello, SashiRolls. This message is being sent to inform you that there currently is a discussion at Neutral point of view/Noticeboard regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is Jill Stein.The discussion is about the topic Jill Stein. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.13.175.226 (talk) 16:44, 19 August 2016 (UTC)
 * Hello, anon. thanks very much for your help and advice.  I agree my formulation was poor in the RfC.  No contest.  Do take a break if you need to.  I will try to too, but intend to keep an eye on the developments for a while (and may soon take further dispute resolution steps, if nobody else does first).  SashiRolls (talk) 17:48, 19 August 2016 (UTC)

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 * fixed SashiRolls (talk) 13:31, 25 August 2016 (UTC)

Your misunderstanding of consensus
Please read Consensus and BOLD, revert, discuss cycle. Consensus generally means that when material is challenged &mdash; particularly by multiple editors who have each stated policy-based reasons for the challenge &mdash; you do not restore the content without first discussing the issue. "Consensus" does not mean that your position is the default. Neutralitytalk 13:26, 25 August 2016 (UTC)


 * Your tendency to revert those who do not have an anti-Stein, anti-Baraka perspective is shocking. From the page you cited:  "Consider reverting only when necessary. Reversion should be a last choice in editing: the first choice in editing should always be to improve an article by refinement, not to revert changes by other editors."  I do not think you can pretend to be neutral in this discussion given your revert history.  SashiRolls (talk) 13:33, 25 August 2016 (UTC)


 * That's not responsive to what I said. It's regrettable that you continue to impugn and disparage those who disagree with you by merely accusing them of being "anti-Stein."Onjce again: Consensus generally means that when material is challenged &mdash; particularly by multiple editors who have each stated policy-based reasons for the challenge &mdash; you do not restore the content without first discussing the issue. Neutralitytalk 13:36, 25 August 2016 (UTC)


 * I did. I posted a comment on the "Nazi" section to the talk page explaining my reasons very clearly for adding the content.  No reasoned response was given other than a comment about the number of votes received at IMDB for the documentary in question.  No comment has been made whatsoever concerning the citation from Hedges.  The dilatory tactics continue... SashiRolls (talk) 13:39, 25 August 2016 (UTC)


 * That's not accurate: multiple editors directly pointed out to you how this content (like other content you've tried to add) strays from the article subject. As to Hedges, a pending RfC also dealing with another Hedges quote (!) clearly demonstrates that a firm consensus disfavors conclusion. To ignore others' comments and accuse them of being "dilatory" is not proper conduct. Neutralitytalk 13:43, 25 August 2016 (UTC)


 * What I have said is completely accurate. I would request (again) that you seek consensus on the talk page and cease hassling me on my talk page.  thank you.  SashiRolls (talk) 13:50, 25 August 2016 (UTC)

GMOs at Jill Stein
I am putting this notice here as a required formality, not as any sort of accusation. I am doing this because of these edits that you made:, which created alternative language than that which is required as a result of the Community RfC about GMOs. Please familiarize yourself with the terms of the Discretionary Sanctions, because they are subject to strict enforcement. --Tryptofish (talk) 21:05, 27 August 2016 (UTC)


 * Hello Tryptofish, I do not believe that my edit above is not in contradiction with the proposition at Community RfC about GMOs. I am not sure why you deleted reference to European positions on GMO, as it is clearly approved by the accepted proposition at the RfC. Propose adding the full adopted proposition verbatim, signaling it as such.  Please note that it is not at all clear that these discretionary sanctions apply to the Jill Stein page, insofar as that page is not in the list, and as a result I will not seek sanctions against you for reverting content contained in the approved proposition. SashiRolls (talk) 11:32, 28 August 2016 (UTC)
 * I already said this at the article talk page, but please understand that I am not trying to be your enemy. The notice above is informational, not a threat. Also, please note that you are now up to 3 reverts at that page, OK? --Tryptofish (talk) 18:17, 28 August 2016 (UTC)

Discretionary sanctions alert
Thank you. - MrX 12:59, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

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