User talk:Smtchahal/Archives/2014/February

About update on Tuzki
Thanks for your advice. I will make the content more neutral with my next update. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Benjaminyiu (talk • contribs) 08:16, 7 February 2014 (UTC)

The entire "misuse" section of the macro evolution page is essentially anti-Christian propaganda. It makes statements of fact that are for from factual and cites as references decidedly anti-christ in works which are also not based in fact. If Wikipedia wants to remain objective on these types of political issues the entire section should be removed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.71.8.136 (talk) 07:27, 8 February 2014 (UTC)
 * See Verifiability, not truth. It would have been an issue only if the content was biased in any way, but it plainly states the facts as they are given in the cited sources, as you yourself said. The sources, anti-Christian as they may be, are what we consider to be reliable. If you still think the section shouldn't be there, you may ask for a third opinion on this matter. Smtchahal (talk) 07:38, 8 February 2014 (UTC)

Talkback
Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 12:34, 8 February 2014 (UTC)

Bio update for Kahlil Byrd
"If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. Smtchahal (talk) 17:27, 8 February 2014 (UTC)"

Hello, and thank you for your input. The updates were made to reflect the current position and title of Kahlil Byrd. Updates are reflected on the organization's website and need to be updated in Wikipedia as well. Mikary (talk) 17:35, 8 February 2014 (UTC)
 * [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3AMikary&diff=594546701&oldid=594541413 Replied]. Smtchahal (talk) 18:10, 8 February 2014 (UTC)

"I appreciate your efforts to update the article, but I reverted your changes again because 1. the Mother Jones article does not even mention Kahlil Byrd and 2. we cannot use a primary source (see WP:OR). Smtchahal (talk) 18:07, 8 February 2014 (UTC)"

Thank you for your help with this. I can remove the Mother Jones article reference (understood your point) but I am unclear on point 2. What constitutes as a primary source in my edits? I am new to navigating this and I appreciate your help in updating the page.

Mikary (talk) 18:47, 8 February 2014 (UTC)

templates
The reason I put the template on my talk page is so I could upload photos to wikimedia as my account was not confirmed yet. Jay M (talk) 17:51, 10 February 2014 (UTC)

Regarding change to David Eastwood's page
Hi,

You removed my message due to lack of a reference. I didn't include one because it's all over the news. Would an article from e.g. the guardian http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/10/free-speech-threat-universities count as a reference?

Kind regards! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 176.251.112.232 (talk) 14:40, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

Reflist cleanup of Oregano (web browser)
Hi. I was wondering whether this reflist cleanup is part of Reflinks or similar, or was a manual edit. I'm not sure that there's any specific policy regarding use of Reflist, and I used list-defined references because it can simplify the reuse of references elsewhere within the article. I don't always do this, but chose to do so in this case. If my reasoning had been more obvious (e.g. if I'd explicitly included the refs= parameter, although the template seems to work without it) do you still think you'd have performed the cleanup? What do you think about all this? Thanks. -- Trevj (talk · contribs) 09:12, 11 February 2014 (UTC)
 * That was a manual edit. I just checked out the help page about list-defined references, and yes, it is supported and should work well. However, what I noticed was that using list-defined references in the above-mentioned article somehow made the reference/citation list bulleted rather than numbered, which I now realise was because of not using the refs= parameter. That is what I intended to "fix" by doing that "cleanup" because a bulleted reference list is generally not used for citations and I was admittedly not aware of list-defined references. I don't see a problem with the use of list-defined references as long as the list is numbered. Thanks for bringing this to my attention. Smtchahal (talk) 12:56, 11 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Thanks for explaining things. That's really helpful because I spotted the other day that some refs (I think elsewhere) were bulletted rather than being numbered. I didn't know why, and assumed it was some sort of CSS error or something because they used to be fine. Perhaps it's a change to the template itself, although there've only been 2 edits to it within the past 12 months. Anyway, I'll revert and include the refs bit... and then try to seek out some other occurrences I've probably introduced. Cheers. -- Trevj (talk · contribs) 21:38, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

Titusfox
Hey,

Thanks for warning me about incorrect info on my talk page! If you want to, How About A Game of Chess? Titus Fox  13:36, 19 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Sure, I'll try it some time, but not just now. Smtchahal (talk) 14:04, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

Minor Edits
I know what minor edit is called and know when to use them but in my browser(chrome) the minor edit button is always checked, I can uncheck it but it becomes tedious to do so. It does not occur with IE 10 from which I am writing you this reply. But I can't kick chrome because I like it so much because of its "ripped-to-the-bone" architecture and developer modes, I do lot of SRC fixing (image) and other stuff. —Soham 06:33, 23 February 2014 (UTC)
 * Smtchahal (talk) 07:03, 23 February 2014 (UTC)

Can you upload another pic from recent times please? Whatever I am uploading u
Whatever I upload you are changing. So can u upload a new pic?this is from 2008 something. From a new event — Preceding unsigned comment added by Katebenghin (talk • contribs) 07:43, 23 February 2014 (UTC)

I am uploading on behalf of Adah sharma how can I use a new image. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Katebenghin (talk • contribs) 09:36, 23 February 2014 (UTC)

Highway (2014 film)
I added it back. You better don't try to act too smart. Arjann (talk) 18:13, 25 February 2014 (UTC)
 * I'm sorry I didn't notice, I bet I was typing that message on your talk page while you added that back. I wasn't "trying" to be anything. Smtchahal (talk) 18:20, 25 February 2014 (UTC)

Brandōn Richardson need to change to Brandon Richardson
I have google him he has a done a lot. Can we change his name to the correct spelling Brandon Richardson. He has a movie and features in numerous ventures, I located his IMDb page http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5314171 and his social network. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.15.202.62 (talk) 11:37, 27 February 2014 (UTC)
 * IMBD is not a reliable source and therefore cannot be used to establish notability. Please consider participating in the discussion if you think the article should be kept, instead of contacting me again. Smtchahal (talk) 11:43, 27 February 2014 (UTC)