User talk:Tillman/Archive 6

Improper refractoring of my talk page comment
Pete, please undo your breakout because you've mucked up what I attempted to say. I will/want to modify what I was attempting to say to make it more clear I was replying directly to Peter's response to my para #1, but now that is totally lost in the shuffle. As a result of your edits, there is no way I can easily modify my remark to make my original meaning more clear, without major modification to what you said. So please self-revert yourself first, let me add wording to make my original meaning more and context more clear, and then restore/change whatever you wanted to say. Just to be clear.... I don't plan to alter any of my text; I only intend to add text to say that I am specifically replying to Peter's response to my first paragraph. You've altered the meaning by pushing my text so far out of the way that the implied context is lost. I want to put the text where I had it, and turn the implied context into explicit context. The original words will still be there, if anyone wants to use them in some manner.

Does that process work for you?

Thanks for your help unwinding the messed up ball of yarn NewsAndEventsGuy (talk) 06:11, 28 December 2013 (UTC)


 * Actually nevermind. Upon further looking at this, I now see that things went awry even before my comment, when
 * you interjected in Peter's remark. It's bad form under WP:TALK to interject.  I'm going to attempt repairs myself. NewsAndEventsGuy (talk) 06:29, 28 December 2013 (UTC)


 * Well, OK I guess. The problem with these long, contentious Talk pages is, the "Wall of Text" effectively keeps new editors from participating, because there's no obvious entry point. Hence, I like to introduce subheads at logical break points, which also helps editing the thing. Maybe that wasn't a good choice of a place, though. --Pete Tillman (talk) 21:28, 28 December 2013 (UTC)

MfD nomination of User:Tillman/Tim Ball
User:Tillman/Tim Ball, a page you substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; please participate in the discussion by adding your comments at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:Tillman/Tim Ball and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes ( ~ ). You are free to edit the content of User:Tillman/Tim Ball during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. duffbeerforme (talk) 05:10, 15 June 2013 (UTC)

Drive-by tagging
Hi, regarding this edit, please see the documentation at Template:POV-section: "Drive-by tagging is strongly discouraged. The editor who adds the tag should discuss concerns on the talk page, pointing to specific issues that are actionable within the content policies." As already pointed out by another user on the talk page, your brief comment failed to do this. Looking forward to a more thorough explanation. Regards, HaeB (talk) 07:51, 13 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Why did you remove the tag? I pointed out a specific NPOV problem, and made a specific suggestion to start fixing it. How is this "Drive-by tagging"? TIA,Pete Tillman (talk) 14:28, 13 April 2014 (UTC)
 * Your explanation read: "I've tagged the 'Global warming' section as being almost completely one-sided. Needs a NPOV rewrite." That's not pointing to specific issues (why exactly should it be considered as non-NPOV?), and "a NPOV rewrite" is not an actionable suggestion.
 * Granted, there may be cases where an NPOV violation is obvious to (at least) any experienced editor, but this is clearly not one of them, as shown e.g. by the other user's reaction. What's more, as should be well known to you, this article is in a contentious subject area. Regards, HaeB (talk) 18:21, 13 April 2014 (UTC)

Please Contact Fred Hirschmann Concerning Photo Usage
Hi Pete,

I'm a professional photographer based in Alaska, but I've done considerable work in the Lower '48 including many locations on the Colorado Plateau. Please contact me at 907-seven four five- 6616 concerning a photo of mine that you've placed on Wikipedia.

Thanks, Fred Hirschmann Fred Hirschmann (talk) 04:08, 4 June 2014 (UTC)


 * Fred,
 * Why don't you email me at pdtillmanATgmailDOTcom regarding this. Thanks, Pete Tillman (talk) 05:24, 5 June 2014 (UTC)

File:Pan-Pacific 1956.jpg listed for deletion
A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Pan-Pacific 1956.jpg, has been listed at Files for deletion. Please see the to see why it has been listed (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry). Feel free to add your opinion on the matter below the nomination. Thank you. Calliopejen1 (talk) 17:34, 12 June 2014 (UTC)

Mistaken use of rollback?
− 		 − 	Hello, this edit to Watts Up With That? is neither minor nor an edit that should be made without an edit summary. Was this a mistaken use of rollback? Hopefully you are typing up a contribution to the talk page to explain this edit. --Akhilleus (talk) 04:16, 25 May 2015 (UTC) − 		 −
 * Hm. I'm afraid this is not really a good explanation. Your edit to the article wasn't a good use of rollback, wasn't a minor edit, and wasn't really a constructive edit to begin with. --Akhilleus (talk) 04:18, 25 May 2015 (UTC)

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 * We're having an ongoing problem there with WP:Disruptive editing and BLP violations. Sorry, seemed expedient to rollback, given my limited volunteer time.... --Pete Tillman (talk) 04:26, 25 May 2015 (UTC)

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 * I disagree with you about the disruptive editing and the BLP violations, which means we have a bona fide content dispute! Therefore, no rollback. If your time is limited, make sure your contributions count. --Akhilleus (talk) 04:31, 25 May 2015 (UTC)

Anthony Watts (blogger) is covered by discretionary sanctions under WP:ARBCC
You've already been notified in March under WP:ARBCC, so I won't repeat that. But if admins become convinced that you can't edit this topic neutrally you might be banned from the topic under the arb case. Thank you, EdJohnston (talk) 02:00, 26 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Had I noticed this thread before posting my MeatPuppetry warning, I probably would have added it here. NewsAndEventsGuy (talk) 15:49, 8 June 2015 (UTC)

MeatPuppetry
On June 5 you added an unbelievable offwiki meatpuppetry recruitment to Anthony Watts (Blogger). Arguably, you were interested in the part that self-describes Watts/WUWT as "skeptic" and overlooked the meatpuppetry at the end of Watts' post. NewsAndEventsGuy (talk) 15:48, 8 June 2015 (UTC)

A new reference tool
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BLP violation
Hi Pete, as I noted at talk:ccd, this comment of yours is clearly a BLP violation and I suggest strongly that you should either delete it or refactor it to remove the insults to a living person. . . . dave souza, talk 22:36, 10 July 2015 (UTC)

I've removed the post containing the WP:BLP. Don't do that, BLP applies to talk pages. You are welcome to add your concerns (without the BLP) to the thread. Vsmith (talk) 22:49, 10 July 2015 (UTC)


 * NB: this appears to be Dave's political campaigning. Copy the original sometime. PT

WP:AE#NewsAndEventsGuy
You are invited to join the discussion at WP:AE. Thanks. &mdash; Jess &middot; &Delta;&hearts; 23:06, 20 July 2015 (UTC)


 * I moved the existing discussion to a new section, WP:AE. Thank you.  &mdash; Jess &middot; &Delta;&hearts; 12:11, 23 July 2015 (UTC)


 * Gee, thanks. OK then, I'll be adding you to the Arbs workload, shortly. What a constructive use of volunteer time! Have fun, Pete Tillman (talk) 20:08, 23 July 2015 (UTC)

A word of caution. I like your images and you do good work on geology and geography topics. However, your recent post here is likely a case of digging yourself into a deeper hole and you should really redact the world domination line there. Also your edit summary your post just above - well sweets is simply not appropriate there. Our culture has changed considerably since we were youngsters - and such comments to a co-worker aren't helpful to your current situation. Please think things through before posting. Vsmith (talk) 18:58, 25 July 2015 (UTC)
 * Too nice, Vsmith. Tillman, addressing a female Wikipedian as "sweets" is a dick move. I'll block you if I see something like that from you again. Bishonen &#124; talk 19:24, 25 July 2015 (UTC).