User talk:StereoFolic

November 2020
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Please re-consider your decision on Existensial risk from artificial general intelligence
Dear StereoFolic,

I'd appreciate it if you could reconsider your decision to undo my edit to the Existential risk from artificial general intelligence by adding a self-published book as a source.

The Hungarian translation of the book BetweenBrains, was published by the biggest publisher in Hungary, called Libri.

Also the expression "LukeWar(m)" was used by the authors of the book, so I quoted it. But without using that term it could be published, I believe that I have added useful information to the site, not intentional vandalism.

The authors are respected experts in their fields.

I hope you do the right thing!

Kind regards, User:EdvinGO — Preceding undated comment added 17:22, 31 January 2024 (UTC)


 * Hey there, thanks for sharing your thoughts on this matter. Unfortunately I'm still not confident about including this material. I don't think it adds very much to the article, since the information is essentially redundant with the rest of that section. The fact that the book was translated and the translation was published by a reputable press does add support for its reliability, but then the source would need to be the Hungarian edition, and we would have to verify from that source instead. I'm skeptical because Wikipedia guidelines on self-published sources are pretty clear - they should be avoided unless the authors are established subject matter experts and the material can't be found elsewhere. There is definitely no shortage of reliable sources discussing the affects AI is having on cyber-security, so I don't see the need to go to such lengths to include this fairly dubious source. I'm not seeing much evidence that the authors are subject matter experts on cybersecurity. StereoFolic (talk) 18:49, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

Please re-consider your decision on ChaosGPT
Hi StereoFolic,

Kindly reconsider your decision to undo my edit to the Auto-GPT page by removing references to ChaosGPT.

I understand your rationale about not allowing censoring. I myself am a big believer in free speech. Vandalism is certainly not my intent.

However, ChaosGPT is something else entirely. As a fellow human being, I humbly request that you please reconsider for the sake of our shared humanity. ChaosGPT has the stated objective of destroying all of humanity, and is unlike anything else. I'm sure that when Wikipedia was created, no one would have thought such a thing was possible, hence Wikipedia's content moderation policies don't handle how to address such threats. This is a rare case where re-evaluating Wikipedia's policies is warranted.

I hope you do the right thing for humanity.

With Best Regards 2601:641:300:8DF0:49D8:2F72:23DD:310A (talk) 00:06, 28 April 2023 (UTC)


 * This IP left an almost identical message on my Talk Page, and I'm copying and pasting my reply here:
 * While I did revert your edit, it's not me who writes/wrote the applicably policies. I'm aware that your edits are in good faith. However, Wikipedia is an encyclopedia and thus there is a need for accuracy and broad coverage of notable events, including ChaosGPT. If Roko's Basilisk wasn't deleted, why should this be? (Please don't argue about deleting that page too.) Sincerely, Novo Tape (She/Her)My Talk Page 00:18, 28 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Adding to User:Novo_Tape's remarks, I will say that I share your concerns about grave dangers posed by AI developments, but I do not think attempting to bury information on the hazards is an effective approach for mitigating these risks. Information always gets out, and attempting to hide it often backfires. If Wikipedia plays any role in reducing AI risk, it is in credibly (through WP:Reliable sources and a genuinely WP:Neutral point of view) spreading awareness of such risks. I invite you to contribute in such a constructive manner. StereoFolic (talk) 01:25, 28 April 2023 (UTC)

You messed up
Title says it all. Andrew.levine (talk) 14:18, 6 August 2023 (UTC)


 * Let's please keep this discussion at Talk:Multiphonic and Assume good faith StereoFolic (talk) 14:24, 6 August 2023 (UTC)
 * OK :-) Sorry for the jab! Andrew.levine (talk) 16:49, 6 August 2023 (UTC)

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Image relevance
Could you explain how the image you so haughtily removed from 1882 Spuyten Duyvil train wreck is "irrelevant"? I really don't see anything in the MOS page you linked from your edit summary that in any way justifies your edit. I suspect that you are attempting (not very well) to conceal your displeasure with it having been an AI image, and knowing that that alone is an impermissible, intolerable reason for image removal. Daniel Case (talk) 19:27, 27 January 2024 (UTC)


 * Please assume good faith. I believe the image is irrelevant because it has no specific pertinence to the article. Every other image on the article is specifically related to the event in discussion; an equivalent human-made image of a generic illustration of a person and a train would be just as irrelevant. Per the MOS: "Images must be significant and relevant in the topic's context, not primarily decorative." This image to me appears to be primarily decorative. While reading the article the image stuck out to me before I realized it was AI-generated, because the text on the figure's jacket was gibberish. Furthermore, the image may give a misleading impression that the train depicted is the same type of train involved in the wreck, or that the scene depicted is similar to what precipitated the wreck; neither appear to be true. StereoFolic (talk) 19:36, 27 January 2024 (UTC)
 * OK, that's about the one legit rationale for the edit I would accept. Still, I had meant the image to illustrate the general phenomenon described in the adjacent text, the issues posed by the requirement at the time that brakemen go down the track to warn approaching trains, issues that often led to that requirement being ignored or respected only in a sort of half-assed way (as seems to have been the case that night). It's the one image in the article that wasn't meant to depict the event specifically (If I had gotten Bing to depict the area more accurately, I might have used it higher up in the article with that section of the narrative). Daniel Case (talk) 21:38, 3 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks for explaining further, that makes sense to me. I think it's tricky with these things to balance visual aids to understanding vs keeping factual integrity. Whether the brakeman was at fault in this matter seems somewhat disputed to me, so any included illustration about brakemen would need to explain the relevance and caveats. Many readers will see an image like that and assume it's an illustration of the event itself, which would give a pretty wrong impression about the setting and event. IMO the illustrations in the article are already quite thorough, relevant, and helpful, so I don't feel a big need for more. StereoFolic (talk) 02:08, 4 February 2024 (UTC)

Third opinion
Sorry to bother you, but you seem like you might know something about WP:Third Opinion. I listed a dispute there recently and was wondering what's next. Do I just wait for a Volunteer to arrive? Thanks for any help. --Louis P. Boog (talk) 21:58, 19 March 2024 (UTC)


 * I've just weighed in on that. And yes, it's just a matter of waiting, or nudging someone :) StereoFolic (talk) 23:22, 19 March 2024 (UTC)

Matthew Kacsmaryk
Regarding edits on Kacsmaryk page, how is mentioning that he had a still born baby meant to embarrass him? I feel like it's notable information to mention. 2600:1001:B127:4512:CCBD:FD85:D72D:45A (talk) 17:50, 26 March 2024 (UTC)


 * It's a personal tragedy that has nothing to do with the reason he is a notable figure. If there were sources extensively discussing how the event affects his life and work, that would be worth including, but as it stood (if I remember right), there were just a couple sources mentioning it in passing. Consider the guidelines at WP:PUBLICFIGURE and in general the principle of presumption in favor of privacy. I think things like this should be considered private by default unless there's a compelling reason to include it in the article. StereoFolic (talk) 18:00, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

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