User talk:SilkTork/Archives/Archive 29

Regarding the moderated discussion
Silktork, Am finding it difficult to pull out time for wikipeida at the moment. I'd like to request if the moderated discussion could be suspended for a while. Meanwhile, as KM Reports is an article other editors might also be interested in taking up, and as I do not want the creation of the page on Wikipedia to be delayed for reasons having to do with me, I raise a mention of it on the talk of a closely related article. I'd be much thankful if you could share your perspective there. Dilip rajeev (talk) 12:50, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

Silktork, I'd like to request if the process could be sped-up so that myself and Jayen may directly work on the articles. It would help a lot as I can put the research I have done to best use in the limited time I get to work on wikipedia. If at any point there is any conflict, we could resort to moderated discussion mechanism which is in place.

Dilip rajeev (talk) 13:06, 26 April 2010 (UTC)


 * I've not had much chance to spend time on Wikipedia matters recently, and I'm not sure how much time I'll have to look into your current inquiry. I'll see what I can do, though if you are looking for something speedy at this time, it may be a case of having someone else handle the matter.  SilkTork  *YES! 19:21, 26 April 2010 (UTC)


 * And why was Dilip allowed to recreate the article, when you specifically stated that you will monitor its creation and initiate an AFD? The article is a complete copy+paste from his preferred version, absolutely disregarding the prior consensus .--PCPP (talk) 14:31, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

Silktork, the entire section pertaining to the KM Reports, teh central portion of the article, and the intro was compiled by me yesterday, taking a day off from work. I had gone ahead with creation of the namespace and planned to leave it for other editors to work on. I had made a mention of my decision to do so in a response to you on my talk.

Jayen has also apparently reviewed the article:. I am waiting for a response from him. I have discussed this with him on his talk as well. I mention creation of the name-space on Talk:Persection of Falun Gong as well. Particualrly, I'd like to point out that PCPP's claim of the article being a copy-paste of an earlier version is baseless.

I request you to kindly review the content. I'd also like you to note hat PCPP has a history of blanking all content related to Chinese human rights abuses and editors have repeatedly raised concerns on his behaviour, and the 50 Cent Party pattern seen in his activities on wikipedia.Dilip rajeev (talk)


 * I agree with PCPP that it was inappropriate for you to create the article. That was against the conditions upon which the moderated discussion was set up. There has been little activity from you, and when you do wish to move forward you do so with inappropriate haste, and with knowing that I am particularly busy off-Wiki and cannot attend to matters closely. This doesn't look good for you. My email is activated, and you could have contacted me by email. You could at the very least have let me know what you were intending to do. My intention here, however, is not to get involved in personal issues, but to develop a useful article. I have, with that aim in mind, created in my user space the article as it currently stands - User:SilkTork/Kilgour-Matas report. I would like to develop this article, along with JN and any other editor who has an interest in this topic. As you have an interest in this area, and useful knowledge, with awareness of good sources, it would be helpful for you to be involved, but I am unsure if you can be trusted. Other editors express concerns about your behaviour, and in your dealings with me you act inappropriately. What assurances can you give that you would not act inappropriately in future?  SilkTork  *YES! 22:39, 28 April 2010 (UTC)

Silktork, I sincerely apologize for having gone ahead with the creation of the page. It was not my purpose to circumvent the moderated discussion process, but was attempting to make the most of a day's time I managed to pull out. Researching the topic for a while had led me to have concerns on why a human rights topic of urgent importance as this was not having its space in wikipedia. My hastiness was driven by concerns along those lines.

I acknowledge it was inappropriate on my part to have created the page without your permission, and I assure you, that, from hereforth, I will work with you on this, strictly adhering to the terms of the moderated discussion process. Dilip rajeev (talk) 14:56, 29 April 2010 (UTC)


 * I had a sense of déjà vu when I saw the article, down to the structure, layout and images. Am I getting it right that Dilip rajeev couldn't wait to do take a day off work, do a copy and paste? The report has been in existence for four years, and all of a sudden it has become urgent? On top of that, he launches another vicious attack on PCPP, accusing him for harassment, and 'sincerely apologises' to SilkTork (and, I note, not to PCPP) within 24 hours. Ohconfucius  ¡digame! 16:08, 29 April 2010 (UTC)

Proposal to Move: Tree shaping to Arborsculpture
Tree shaping article has undergone a series of mayor changes in the last few days. Here is the page before and now Duff has now proposed to change the article's name from Tree shaping to Arborsculpture. If you are interested please come and comment on Talk:Tree shaping. I am contacting everyone who has edited about arborsculpture Blackash   have a chat 08:18, 30 April 2010 (UTC)
 * Silk, you removed the word arborsculpture from [Axel Erlandson]'s bio. here are 9 academic sources describing Erlandsons work as arborsculpture. Any chance the word can be use in the bio ? *Master Gardeners *.edu*American Society of Landscape Architects*Purde university horticulture department *University of California Cooperative Extension*Horticultural Reviews *Grad Thesis *University of California pressSlowart (talk) 13:53, 7 May 2010 (UTC)
 * So, are we to understand that the word arborsculpture should not be used in the article? Should only be used in certain sections?  Should only be used to describe one artist's work? Should only be used to describe the work of those artists who do not object to the use of the word?  Why should or shouldn't any or all of the other alternate names be used in the article?  I seek understanding.  How does this compare with usage of alternate names in other Wikipedia articles?  Please explain the distinction.  Could you please respond to this on the Talk page, at your convenience?Duff (talk) 08:58, 13 May 2010 (UTC)

Sorry I have been slow to respond to both these queries - I am on Wiki only briefly at the moment, and usually to do some research for off-Wiki work I am doing. I had hoped to withdraw myself from the Tree shaping article and allow it to develop organicaly. I am on the whole in favour of the work Duff has been doing, though slightly concerned about Duff's interest in using the term arborsculpture in place of tree shaping, as it is the arborscupture term which has been the primary cause of disputes. There was a period of discussion and research conducted into the term. A summary of that would be that the term was coined by Richard Reames, and is associated with that person. Reames has used the term when talking about tree shaping, and so the term has been adopted by neutral commentators as a generic term for tree shaping. I have said right from the start that I feel it would be appropriate for an article to be created on either Richard Reames or Arborsculpture, which deals with Richard Reames' tree shaping/arborsculture work. But that the article we now know as Tree shaping should be about tree shaping in general, including its history before Reames' involvement, and to include mention of and links to other known forms of tree shaping, such as Bonsai and Pleaching. As the arborsculture term has an association with one person, then prominent use of the term can gain that person some commercial/prestige advantage, which would be against the spirit and the policies of Wikipedia. As we have an acceptable neutral alternative, which also has the advantage of being more descriptive for the general reader, of "tree shaping", that is the term to be prefered. This is not to say that the arborsculpture term is banned - on the contrary, I feel it is highly appropriate to use the word in both describing Reames' work, and also as part of an explanation that there are alternative terms in use. Also, I don't wish for people to get into an edit war over the term, so if there is a long term use of the word in an article, that use should remain. But if arborsculpture has been used to replace tree shaping, or has been inserted additionally into a sentence without adding any meaning, then it should be removed, as such use can be construed as looking for commercial or prestige advantage. I made a comment on this earlier, which can be found in the archives of the Tree shaping talkpage:

"I think it would be disruptive to engage in an edit war on other articles over which term to use, "tree shaping" or "arborsculpture". I would favour "tree shaping" as that is the term we have agreed is the least problematic however, if arborsculpture is currently used appropriately in an article I feel it can be left there. Where there is an example of both "tree shaping" and "arborsculpture" being used in the same or consecutive sentences to no meaningful effect, then "tree shaping" is to be preferred. I have amended Axel Erlandson to remove arborsculpture."

The above explains, I think, the removal of arborsculpture in the Axel Erlandson article. The history of that article shows that the term arborscultpture was introduced needlessly, and the article worked well then without the term, and works well now.

I think this also explains why I recently ammended a use of the term arborscupture in the Tree shaping article. WP:Promotion and WP:Promotional give some loose guidance on this.  SilkTork  *YES! 10:34, 14 May 2010 (UTC)

Category repopulating
Just out of curiosity why did you depopulate Category:War novels set in Anglo-Saxon England‎ and then redirect it? Sadads (talk) 15:34, 2 May 2010 (UTC)


 * Hi. Thanks for the question. I merged Category:War novels set in Anglo-Saxon England‎ with Category:Novels set in Anglo-Saxon England‎ to assist navigation. See WP:OC and WP:OC. The War novels cat only held a couple of books and was an unnecessary split as the main cat is not large anyway. At some point if the cat becomes overpopulated a split would be worthwhile, and consideration given to the best way of doing that. Most novels set in Anglo-Saxon England‎ tend to involve a war as that was the nature of the times, so that may not be the most useful way of splitting the cat. There is some value in having a cat for war novels, though that could overlap with cats organised by time-periods, and be organised by specific wars and protagonists.  SilkTork  *YES! 22:05, 2 May 2010 (UTC)

WP Essays in the Signpost
"WikiProject Report" would like to focus on WikiProject Essays for a Signpost article to be published this month. This is an excellent opportunity to draw attention to your efforts and attract new members to the project. Would you be willing to participate in an interview? If so, here are the questions for the interview. Feel free to skip any questions that you don't feel comfortable answering. Also, if you know anyone else who would like to participate in the interview, please share this with them. Have a great day. -Mabeenot (talk) 07:26, 7 May 2010 (UTC)

FAC: July 2009 Ürümqi riots
I am co-editor of an article at FAC. This is the third attempt - it died for lack of interest last time.

Please help me if you can. Any comments will be welcome. Pass or fail doesn't matter. I just don't want a replay of the slow death by suffocation, like last time. Ohconfucius ¡digame! 14:38, 8 May 2010 (UTC)

Irony article
Hello. I wonder if you, or someone else could help with the section in this article to do with Verbal irony and sarcasm? The discussion is getting very long, and I don't feel we are getting anywhere. I added some dictionary definitions and suchlike, in an attempt to set out the way authorities have sought to differentiate the terms. The editor responsible for the original text (which I have hardly touched) objects to this on the grounds that all these definitions are wrong in some way. His original text dealt only with the way psychologists have studied the way people understand irony and sarcasm. He wants to remove my definitions and replace them with more psychology citations. I do not understand what is going on here. I hope you can help. Myrvin (talk) 14:11, 8 May 2010 (UTC)
 * This seems to have come to a close. Myrvin (talk) 19:59, 16 May 2010 (UTC)

Closing the discussion on No original research
Hi,

Thanks for taking up the challenge of closing the discussion on the rewrite of the lead of the No original research policy.

I'd like to ask you to reconsider your conclusions. Changes to policy pages should reflect consensus. If there is no consensus that the proposed changes are an improvement, they should not be made.--SaskatchewanSenator (talk) 11:37, 16 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I didn't follow the discussion, I'm just sticking my nose in here. Consensus does not equal "everyone agrees the change is right". Consensus equals "everyone agrees to allow the change to be made, even if they don't think it's the right choice". consensus means you agree to put your objections aside when you see you are vastly outnumbered - but it can also mean that a single dissenting voice can stop everything from happening. Practicality overrules the latter, and consensus ends up being supermajority wins. - UtherSRG (talk) 12:34, 16 May 2010 (UTC)


 * It sometimes happens that a discussion has points of dispute so that when closing, somebody is not going to be happy - as when a page is protected, for somebody it will be The Wrong Version. My summary of the discussion indicated that in general the principle of rewriting the lead was accepted, and the initial move toward the rewrite can be found here, which - if looking back at what initially propelled it - can be seen to be a little more involved than what currently appears on the talkpage. However, while in general the principle of a rewrite was seen as positive and needed, I did note that there were particular concerns with the actual wording of the rewrite and I highlighted some of those. Given that there is no clear support for either version, and putting the page back to before the rewrite would not be advancing the situation, and would in principle be stiffling attempts at improvement, it seemed to be appropriate to suggest that people continue to work on improving the lead along the lines suggested. My recommendation is that you make some of the ammendments that I highlighted, and if there are objections, that you discuss those on the talkpage. If you need further assistance on this, please get in touch. If it's urgent, please use my email, as I am not currently spending much time on-Wiki.  SilkTork  *YES! 14:16, 16 May 2010 (UTC)
 * You wrote in the summary that "it may not be fully clear what overall advantage has been gained by the rewrite given the concerns raised;" Doesn't that mean there is no consensus for the rewrite?--SaskatchewanSenator (talk) 19:00, 17 May 2010 (UTC)
 * My comments were designed to indicate that there was no prefered version, but that it would be more positive to move forward on the existing version than to roll back to the previous. I had hoped to encourage and support people in moving forward on improving the current version along the lines indicated. As there is potential dispute and I got involved as an impartial commentator it would be inappropriate for me to directly edit the page and retain the role of impartial commentator in case of the need to arbitrate a dispute. I would again recommend that you edit the page along the lines suggested and refer to the discussion and my closing comments. That might be a progressive use of your time. I would be willing to comment on any dispute arising from such editing.  SilkTork  *YES! 08:20, 18 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm trying to understand where you're coming from. Are you saying that there was no consensus, but because of other considerations it would be better to use the rewrite?--SaskatchewanSenator (talk) 08:56, 18 May 2010 (UTC)

My comments were that there was in general a favourable response to the rewrite, but that concerns were raised about some aspects. I summed up by saying that in general neither version had in their entirety full support, and so, to encourage development, I suggested work should be done on the most advanced position, which is the current version. There would be a loss, both of momentum and content, in disregarding everything that had been done, so that therefore it made more sense to move forward on the points of concern. Sometimes things are not completely black or white. I am willing to assist you through this situation, though I am unclear what it is you are asking me. I am suggesting you edit the page along the lines indicated in the discussion, and that I would be willing to support such editing in case of a dispute. Instead of that you appear to want me to keep explaining my actions as though I should have declared the entire rewrite as being inappropriate and out of consensus. I do not read in the discussion that the entire rewrite was being rejected. I see favourable comments to the whole rewrite, and some specific concerns raised about some of the wording. Again, all I feel I can do is suggest you make those edits that were identified as being of concern - such as adding back "or original thought", and moving the Paris example to the main body. I would do them myself, but as I closed the discussion I feel I should not be directly involved in editing the page - there is a long standing convention about such matters!  SilkTork  *YES! 17:26, 18 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry, but I'm not sure I understand what you mean. Are you saying that there is consensus for some aspects of the rewrite but not others?--SaskatchewanSenator (talk) 18:10, 18 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm saying that you should edit the page. I am unsure what value you are getting out of this conversation, nor what you hope you get out of it. If I have failed to make myself clear at this point, then I doubt that continuing to rephrase that "the rewrite was generally seen as a move forward, though aspects of it were challenged and that those aspects should be edited going further forward" is going to make it any clearer. I apologise that I have failed to communicate with you. What exactly is it you'd like me to do at this stage?  SilkTork  *YES! 18:21, 18 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I hope to understand how you reached your conclusion. I think a "Yes" or "No" answer to the questions I've asked above would help me.--SaskatchewanSenator (talk) 18:38, 18 May 2010 (UTC)


 * You wrote in the summary that "it may not be fully clear what overall advantage has been gained by the rewrite given the concerns raised;" Doesn't that mean there is no consensus for the rewrite? No.


 * Are you saying that there was no consensus, but because of other considerations it would be better to use the rewrite? No.


 * Are you saying that there is consensus for some aspects of the rewrite but not others? Yes

As you feel yes or no responses are more helpful to you than my fuller explanations, there you are - I hope that provides clarity. I don't think I can help you further than this, and I feel that if I continue to answer your questions I will be prolonging this to no good effect, and may generate frustration. I am willing to help out on development of the page in relation to the discussion I closed, though I will not respond to more enquiries designed to get me to change my mind. If you wish to pursue the issue of my close, then I suggest you ask an impartial admin to look over my close, as this line of questioning is going nowhere.  SilkTork  *YES! 21:49, 18 May 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks, that does clear things up quite a bit. Putting it in "black and white" terms helped. Sorry if you've found me frustrating.


 * I still have a different opinion of the discussion, but I'll think about whether it would be better to work with your conclusions or pursue other options. Closing discussions can sometimes be a dirty job and I appreciate you taking the time to do it.--SaskatchewanSenator (talk) 01:32, 23 May 2010 (UTC)


 * The nature of closing a discussion is that generally there will be people who disagree. I am quite comfortable with that, and also that people will sometimes ask for a fuller explanation. I generally give a decent explanation of my reasoning when doing a close, and thankfully there have been rather few occasions when people have asked for a fuller explanation or disagreed - perhaps a couple of times in the last year. I recall one person feeling that 70% support did not constitute consensus because he was part of the 30% who disagreed. Such is life! I am happy to provide a fuller explanation when asked, as I realise that I may not always word myself clearly, though there is of course a limit to how many times one can rephrase something, and if two people are just not communicating then it is time to do something else as otherwise frustration will set it. I am pleased that my last response was helpful to you. Regards  SilkTork  *YES! 09:36, 23 May 2010 (UTC)

High traffic on History of beer
The template was initially intended as a short term alert so editors could be aware of likely vandalism. It was not intended to remain on a page for ever. It now marks an historical incident that belongs in the archives.  SilkTork  *YES! 16:55, 16 May 2010 (UTC)


 * I just noticed your page notice as I was saving. I don't watchlist people's talkpages, and tend not to come back, so if you only reply here it's unlikely I'll see it. Up to you, but if you do have a reply for me it's best to leave it on my talkpage otherwise I might miss it. I find it helps to cut and paste the whole conversation so everything is kept together.  SilkTork  *YES! 16:59, 16 May 2010 (UTC)

The original template was and was a short term template intended to be placed directly on the article page and not the talk page. At that time the template looked like this. In November 2005 it was nominated for TfD, the outcome of which was to turn it into a generic template instead of being Slashdot specific, and use it on the talk page instead of the article. User:Phil Boswell converted it to a talk notice template  and updated the transclusions:     etc. Unfortunately this note on Template talk:High traffic was never updated, nor was it removed when High traffic/doc was created. It seems to have caused some confusion in that some people still thought High traffic was still a temporary template, which was originally only the case because it was used on the article page instead of the talk page. We do not remove Press (intended for print articles which mention the Wikipedia article) and we do not remove Onlinesource (for use when a print article uses the Wikipedia article as a source) so there is no reason to remove High traffic which is used when a high traffic (usually news) website links to a Wikipedia article. Moving High traffic to an archive page also breaks the template, as can be seen when you moved it to the archive page here. As you probably noticed, I've also been working on improving the High traffic template itself. I recently added support for stats.grok.se (which was somewhat of a challenge). stats.grok.se unfortunately does not have complete data for everything and while it works for some articles which were linked in 2007, the datasets for 2007 seem quite spotty and random. From about 2008 onward the datasets are much better and are almost always available. I plan to eventually rework the page parameter, which will allow for more flexibility for the template to be placed on a page and link to a different page, but for now that does not work. --Tothwolf (talk) 09:35, 18 May 2010 (UTC) We also don't remove the DKY, main page, or in the news notices from talk pages... What would be the point in even having any of these templates if you remove them? It made perfect sense to remove the original template in 2005 when it was used the way it was on the article page ("Please keep an eye on the page history for errors or vandalism."), but it makes no sense to remove the current template from the talk page today. The template does not take up very much room and it is collapsible (defaulting to collapse when 4 or more sites are included in the template). This sort of support alone shows that this template is not intended to be a "temporary" template. Again, we do not remove Press and Onlinesource so there is no reason to single out High traffic. --Tothwolf (talk) 10:37, 18 May 2010 (UTC)
 * There actually seems to have been some confusion around whether or not High traffic is a "temporary" template subject to removal.
 * You could try to gain consensus to retain the template permanently on talkpages, though I would not support such a suggestion as the template is a low-value one. That an article gained momentary attention several years ago is of little interest today, and such information belongs as part of the history in the archives rather than being visible as something that requires someone's attention right now. We archive much more pertinent discussions about articles in order to free up talkpages for what is currently important. What value do you feel is being gained by having such information on current display? And do you feel whatever value is gained overrides the imperative to keep information on the talkpage current and pertinent? If a page becomes too crowded with templates there is an information overload and the value of ALL information on the page becomes diminished.  SilkTork  *YES! 10:05, 18 May 2010 (UTC)
 * There has never been any consensus for removing this template either. "What value do you feel is being gained by having such information on current display?" It is a historical record. Being able to link to stats.grok.se now makes it even more valuable. From a research standpoint, this data is actually quite valuable but if you remove the template there is no way to track and find it.

I had a look to see if there was any prior discussion on the issue of templates on talkpages that might provide some guidance. The two most useful I found are: Talk page layout and Talk page guidelines, though neither address our concerns of when (or if) to move a template to the archives. That we are in disagreement and are unable to find a solution might suggest that others may also be unclear on what to do. I will start a general discussion on archiving templates on Wikipedia talk:Talk page guidelines, with a link from Wikipedia talk:Talk page layout.  SilkTork  *YES! 16:51, 18 May 2010 (UTC) With High traffic specifically, it does allow a WikiProject to tell at a glance if other sites consider the article to be of high value by way of linking to it. We already use basic hit data for WikiProject Popular pages (see WP:COMP/PP for the Computing WikiProject's data) and being able to say with some degree of accuracy that "site x linked to article y on 1 Jan 2009" in order to show where that traffic came from can be quite useful. For example, see Talk:Walter Gropius and the May 2008 stats. Another example is Talk:Logan's Run. We know that Slashdot linked to it on May 15, but which high traffic site linked to it on May 6? It is also always possible to do something like what I did on Talk:Malamanteau with CollapsedShell, which I did specifically to shorten the top of the talk page due to all the incoming traffic. It seems to be an acceptable solution when collapsing multiple Press, High traffic, etc templates but I'm not sure that this should be done on a regular basis. It certainly is helpful for an extremely active talk page such as that one though. Ordinarily I would have used the multiple options of High traffic instead (see Talk:Tsar Bomba and Talk:Gullibility), but the way the template is currently written that wasn't an option because I wanted to handle each of those 3 cases very differently. I also find WikiProjectBannerShell, WikiProjectBanners, and Skip to talk helpful in some of these cases. Another template commonly seen which I meant to mention before is ArticleHistory. I also noticed that High traffic is shown on Template messages/General but others such as Press, Onlinesource, etc are missing. --Tothwolf (talk) 22:04, 18 May 2010 (UTC)
 * True, I can certainly see how others might end up in a similar situation. In thinking about this further, I think the concept of a "low value template" is subjective though. What might be considered "low value" to one individual or project might be considered valuable to another.

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Chuck Berry
Thanks for the invite - I'll be watching - Rothorpe (talk) 13:05, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

The the
Answer on my talk page. Rothorpe (talk) 18:29, 27 May 2010 (UTC)

Agree with all your points. Cheers - Rothorpe (talk) 14:04, 28 May 2010 (UTC)...Perhaps the MOS should suggest 'The Beatles' for links, 'the Beatles' otherwise? Rothorpe (talk) 15:55, 28 May 2010 (UTC)


 * That's an interesting suggestion, and I like it for aesthetic reasons, though it does introduce a certain inconsistency: our guidelines are that the first use of a term in a section is linked, but subsequent uses are not, so in the same paragraph we would have different gramatical presentations of the Beatles. But I think it would be worth putting up for discusion. I think I might prefer the Beatles for gramatical consistency, though I understand the concerns regarding that not all bands have a straight non-definite article redirect - the Who and the Beat for example - however, it would be up to editors to check the link destination, which we have to do anyway, as we cannot always assume that a link goes to where we think it might go!  SilkTork  *YES! 21:57, 28 May 2010 (UTC)


 * I reckon if the inconsistency annoys you a little, it would annoy some other people a lot. 'The Who' ( the Who ) does seem the best-looking solution, if you want to suggest that, but of course not all editors are as meticulous as we would like them to be! Rothorpe (talk) 00:18, 29 May 2010 (UTC)

Comments about the role of an admin.
When I said that bit about "domineering over lesser users", I did not actually know that I was effectively saying that they should look down upon the users as unimportant, in comparison to themselves. I had meant by "lesser users" merely users with less privileges than administrators, and at the time I thought that administrators were the leaders in Wikipedia, and therefore dominant. To be honest, when I think back on how little I really knew about Wikipedia's system, even just two years ago, I'm very startled. Needless to say, though, I don't believe in that anymore. Wilhelmina Will (talk) 10:08, 30 May 2010 (UTC)


 * I've just left a comment on your talkpage!  SilkTork  *YES! 10:20, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

slight ammendment of formatting
The block was not given "for a slight ammendment of formatting," hence I don't think your reasoning for lifting the block is sound. Gwen Gale (talk) 11:05, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

Moreover I don't agree with the logged reason for the unblock, disruption and wikibattling are indeed covered by the blocking policy. Gwen Gale (talk) 11:20, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

Only so you know, however, I think this was helpful, it's what other admins and I have been telling him for days. Gwen Gale (talk) 11:18, 30 May 2010 (UTC)


 * I understand that you feel your block was appropriate, and that you wish to stand by your actions. The situation as I see it is that two people are in dispute. One person (TT) has gone through all the uploaded images of the other on Commons and nominated many of them for deletion - the other (RAN) has complained about this action as rather excessive and that he feels hassled. I note that you have given RAN some support by looking through the nominated images, and advised that the person should seek dispute resolution. RAN stated that your comments on the images were not accurate and your advise was more frustrating than helpful. You gave a warning not to make any more comments about TT. However, RAN did not make any more comments - - just a correction to a typo. As RAN had not been warned not to make corrections to typos, your action was seen as a bit harsh by several admins, including myself. It's a judgment call - things are not always black and white. The important thing now is to ensure that the dispute between TT and RAN is resolved.  SilkTork  *YES! 17:51, 30 May 2010 (UTC)

Richard is still going at it on Commons, despite your warning, in the wake of nine or ten others, that he stop. Please can you do something about this. ╟─ Treasury Tag ► stannator ─╢ 21:31, 31 May 2010 (UTC)
 * I understand your frustration; however, I cannot take responsibility for his actions, any more than I can take responsibility for yours. I can only suggest, as I have done to Richard, that you deal with this matter via dispute resolution. If I was in your place I would contact Richard and apologise for upsetting him, and explain my actions. I am assuming that you did not intend to upset him, and a comment from you directly saying - "I did not intend to upset you," would be helpful. If you put yourself in his shoes and imagine what it might feel like to have so many images listed for deletion by the same person, especially when this person has been in prior conflict with you, you just might possibly feel there was something personal about the action.
 * Starting a discussion with Richard to resolve this matter would be appreciated by everyone involved in this issue. If you try it and Richard rejects it, it will stand you in good stead, and you can say that at least you did try. Possible wording might be:
 * "I can see that you have been upset by my actions in nominating your images for deletion. I can also see that this matter is causing some drama both here on en.wikipedia and on Commons, and is dragging in a number of editors who are being diverted from doing productive work. As such I would like to apologise to you for the upset I have caused, and I would like now to resolve our differences. Though my actions in nominating for deletion the files you uploaded are within policy and procedure, I understand that it could be percieved by yourself as excessive, as such to prevent any further drama I will not nominate any more of your files for deletion - I will leave that for others to do. I do, however, feel justified in nominating files for deletion that do not meet our inclusion crieria or which are against copyright law. If I have nominated any image inappropriately, that will be determined during the ongoing discussions. I am quite prepared and willing to talk openly with you regarding this or any other issue. While we may not always agree with the views or actions of a fellow wikipedia editor, we should always endeavour to deal with each other in a civil and polite manner."
 * It's a only a suggestion - I hope you take something from it!  SilkTork  *YES! 15:00, 1 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Thank you.  SilkTork  *YES! 15:00, 1 June 2010 (UTC)

Chuck Berry
Hi there, I have begun a review of your GA nomination and have entered some comments at Talk:Chuck Berry/GA1. Feel free to ask me questions. Best wishes, Xtzou ( Talk ) 20:42, 2 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks for doing this. I've made some ammendments and left comments for you. Regards.  SilkTork  *YES! 22:56, 2 June 2010 (UTC)


 * There are dead links in the article. Otherwise, good to go. Xtzou ( Talk ) 14:07, 6 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks for finding those. I have been though and made adjustments. Thanks for your attention on this article - it has improved, and the interaction has been professional and pleasant.  SilkTork  *YES! 19:10, 6 June 2010 (UTC)


 * Thank you! It has passed as GA. Xtzou ( Talk ) 21:42, 6 June 2010 (UTC)

Can you check over this?
Hi, remember me? Anyway, I updated an image on an article here, I replaced this image with this one. I was wondering if you could read over all my reasoning for the change (some on the articles talk page too) spread across a number of places and help me with any copyright concerns and other issues with the change. Thanks! Mod MMG (User Page) Reply on my talkpage. Do NOT click this link 09:22, 5 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Done.  SilkTork  *YES! 13:29, 5 June 2010 (UTC)

Mod MMG (User Page) Reply on my talkpage. Do NOT click this link 00:01, 6 June 2010 (UTC)
 * And? anything wrong?

request to undo semi protection @ tree shaping
Hi Silk, the tree shaping page is moving along now with some new eyes. In the previous go round an editor mentioned he had an account password issue, making it diffacult to edit. Because, we have never had a problem with any anonymous edit warring, just a mistaken soap puppet charge, I request removal of semi protection status, at least to see how it goes. Slowart (talk) 14:39, 5 June 2010 (UTC)

CU election
Looking at the results again, there must be some reason why Almathea received significantly better results than Tiptoety. What is the community trying to tell us with that result? Some may think it is unfair to gloss over the difference. Jamesofur seems to have a lot of people who may not know him.

I listed some additional options, all done in good faith. For example, should the RFC have a Secure Poll component? http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia%3ARequests_for_comment%2FCheckuser_and_oversighter_selection&action=historysubmit&diff=366263279&oldid=366261853 Suomi Finland 2009 (talk) 22:21, 5 June 2010 (UTC)

And?
Did you change anything? Find anything wrong? What do you think?

Mod MMG (User Page) Reply on my talkpage. Do NOT click this link 02:07, 6 June 2010 (UTC)


 * I wrote out the information correctly on the fair-use documentation template on the image page, removed the fair-use images on the talkpage, replacing them with a link to the image pages, and left a comment on the talkpage.  SilkTork  *YES! 10:14, 6 June 2010 (UTC)

Mod MMG (User Page) Reply on my talkpage. Do NOT click this link 21:26, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your help!!!

Celts
Sadly, it turns out you do not have even a basic grasp of the issues involved, let alone the topic itself. I am all for WP:BOLD, but you have been bold, and you have been reverted and told to please do your homework. I am not the main author of the Celts article. But I know enough about the topic to realize when the article defaced by well-meaning but clueless edits. The article has had its present scope and basic structure since six years or more. If you want to change it, you will not only need excellent reasons but also an excellent and stable consensus to go ahead. You don't just shift around major articles on major topics on a whim. To begin with, present excellent tertiary sources to support your proposal of how to arrange articles.

I know you do not propose to act as an administrator at the article, and neither do I, but I am nevertheless dismayed to see ill-advised and erratic editing of this type by a Wikipedian with admin privileges. But I can only assume that you have a history of constructive contributions and that with some patience we will be able to communicate in good faith. The first step towards this goal will be your stopping to edit-war away from the consensus version. I will be happy to see improvements to the article, with the understanding that they will be based on academic references and up to academic standards. Seeing you add random nonsense to the article, such as a description of the Celts as "early Indo-European" does not really raise my hopes that you are capable of such contributions, but I will be happy to be proven wrong in this. --dab (𒁳) 13:59, 9 June 2010 (UTC)


 * You are shown as the main person responsible for the article at it stands. I'm pleased that you have an interest in the topic, and that you wish to be involved in making this topic accesible to the general public. I think you would have a valuable role in taking part in discussions on how to move the article forward. But reverting an experienced editor is not helpful - especially when your reverts do not take into account all of the work that has been done - your tendency is to press the revert button without considering what has been done and why. Improvements to an article can take time, and progress needs to be discussed rather than reverted. By reverting you are preventing the article from moving forward, and are suppressing the involvement of others. Reverting is an aggressive, unhelpful action. Your comunications are terse, and your edit summaries are provocative: "vandalism?". If you are not to allow an experienced editor who has a succesful track record in taking articles to Good Article and featured Article status to edit the article, then I feel we need to look at the advice contained in Ownership of articles.
 * I've had a look at an early version of the article -, and that is presented in a manner that is easier for the general reader to understand. Indeed, there are a few features in that version that I introduced and you have reverted. The origins of the Celts is the first section, and the section on terminology is further down. Also, that the Celts were/are part of the Indo-European language family is presented very early on.
 * I accept that not all my edits are going to work. I also accept that I am not an academic expert on the topic. However, I am a professional writer - and have been a professional editor; I have considerable experience of researching a topic and presenting the material in a readable manner; I have taken a good number of articles to GA; and I am willing to get involved in improving this article. What is needed is a little time to work on the article without you reverting. I would ask that you either work with me, and discuss your concerns without reverting, or stand back and allow the article to develop without your attention for a while. There is a fair amount of work to do - though I feel confident that I can take it to Good Article status in three months if you either cooperate or at least stop reverting.  SilkTork  *YES! 18:20, 9 June 2010 (UTC)