User talk:Vanamonde93/Archive 4

DYK for Ram ke Naam
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Your GA nomination of Bharatiya Janata Party
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Your GA nomination of Bharatiya Janata Party
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Your GA nomination of Bharatiya Janata Party
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Template:Did you know nominations/Mano Blanca
Vanamonde93, it has been over two weeks since you posted here, and there still hasn't been any action on the nomination, though you have been actively editing since then. This needs your attention soon if you wish the nomination to remain open. Thank you. BlueMoonset (talk) 14:50, 9 February 2015 (UTC)

Your opinion
Hi Vanamonde,

I would like to know your opinion in this proposal. -- Keysanger (talk) 20:36, 13 February 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your support. Infobox maintainers aren't prone to make changes to a template code used by thousands of articles and we understand why. So, they expect first that we forget the proposal, then they will say, it is not necessary, and then they do any thing different. After a week, or longer if there is a discussion ended with consensus, I will ask a change with edit template-protected. Then, they must change it or say why not. -- Keysanger (talk) 12:04, 15 February 2015 (UTC)

GOCE March newsletter
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DYK for Mano Blanca
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Digitpax
Hello, I registered an account... :) https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk:213.222.148.75&redirect=no — Preceding unsigned comment added by Digitpax (talk • contribs) 10:10, 1 March 2015 (UTC)

Proof that Chomsky is Married
Hi Vanamonde93 can you update the Chomsky page with this source?

http://www.democracynow.org/2015/3/3/noam_chomsky_on_life_love_still

Suasponte3 (talk) 20:11, 3 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Suasponte3, I believe it's been dealt with now. If you have further concerns please let me know. Vanamonde93 (talk) 02:08, 4 March 2015 (UTC)

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Thanks
Hello. I thank you for your edit on Musa al-Kadhim which was also among my works. I am still working on Jafar al-Sadiq, in the meanwhile, however, you could nominate any of the following (except for the first one which someone is editing it right now) as Good Article if you think they are more ready for the nomination. I thank you again. Hadi (talk) 09:37, 12 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Hasan ibn Ali
 * Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin
 * Muhammad al-Baqir
 * Musa al-Kadhim
 * Ali al-Ridha
 * Muhammad al-Jawad
 * Ali al-Hadi
 * Hasan al-Askari
 * List of Muslim philosophers
 * The Fifteen Whispered Prayers
 * Hadi, I appreciate your enthusiasm, and you are welcome to my help any time. However, I'm not certain that most of these are ready for a GA (I haven't looked closely at all of them yet) for a couple of reasons. First, they could all use copy-editing, but that can be easily fixed. The more serious issue with an article like Musa al-Khadim is that it relies too far on quotations, with insufficient interpretation from the authors of the source rather than the subject of the source. It is useful to know what al-Khadim's contemporaries said about him, but we primarily need to know what the scholars say, and modern scholars for preference (I don't know the ins and outs of which scholars are acceptable, because it's not my topic area). Furthermore, a lot of the article is in the form "it was narrated by so-and-so.." from what I remember of my classes on Arabic literature, this sort of information is considered necessary in Arabic literature, but on Wikipedia such references add very little unless we know why that person's opinion matters. Does that make sense? Regards, Vanamonde93 (talk) 11:09, 12 March 2015 (UTC)


 * Dear Vanamonde93. I know what you mean. Articles like List of Muslim philosophers, Hasan ibn Ali and The Fifteen Whispered Prayers are nearer to a GA. Then we could go to Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin, Muhammad al-Baqir and the others. I think Musa al-Kadhim is the most problematic one. Hadi (talk) 12:37, 12 March 2015 (UTC)

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Kashmir
your article on Kashmir Is so biased in favour of india.plz be neutral when writing — Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.239.88.3 (talk) 10:24, 23 March 2015 (UTC)

Ukrainian civil war
For the record, please note that what I created was a link to a dab page, however, an editor with a battleground mentality three times reverted the dab back into a redirect.--Ymblanter (talk) 13:33, 28 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Ymblanter, that would make sense. Thanks for letting me know. Apologies for misunderstanding your intentions; since you are aware of the issue, I will let you sort it out, because I am not actually well versed in that topic area. Regards, Vanamonde93 (talk) 13:35, 28 March 2015 (UTC)
 * No problem. For the time being, I am not going to take action, but the page remains on my watchlist.--Ymblanter (talk) 13:37, 28 March 2015 (UTC)

DYK for José Manuel Fortuny
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Salvadoran civil war
"It also included the deliberate terrorizing and targeting of civilians by death squads, the recruitment of child soldiers, and other violations of human rights, mostly by the military." The last tidbit of information "mostly by the military" is a slightly unprofessional biased, unproven assumption. It does not belong in an encyclopedia. And your claim, that my removal of this bit is nonconstructive is you hiding from basic constructive criticism. As I am very capable of understanding that you are possibly wearing politics on your sleeve in adding to an article that is supposed to simply state the facts. This is an encyclopedia. Hearsay does not belong in encyclopedias. If something is a known fact, you have to present some solid proof. I've never heard of a one-sided child-soldier argument except from people who are twisting things to make the other side seem more villainous, when in fact both sides are guilty of destruction when there are innocent casualties on both sides of the coin in regards to these types of conflicts. How do I know this? I'm a legitimate historian who has thoroughly investigated this matter in real books. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.166.85.243 (talk) 01:39, 31 March 2015 (UTC)


 * It is well-known that the Salvadoran military had a poorer human rights record than the rebels did. You might be misreading the sentence slightly; the "mostly by the military" refers to the entire previous sentence, not the child soldiers. And it is solidly sourced; the source is written by one prominent scholar, in a book edited by two others, published by Duke university. All three scholars are major figures in Latin American Political history scholarship. Vanamonde93 (talk) 01:57, 31 March 2015 (UTC)

Nomination for deletion of Template:Violence against Muslims in India
Template:Violence against Muslims in India has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for discussion page. AmritasyaPutra T 16:19, 1 April 2015 (UTC)

GOCE March 2015 drive

 * Thanks, Jonesey. Vanamonde93 (talk) 14:11, 3 April 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Quandamooka people
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Your GA nomination of Guatemalan Revolution
Hi there, I'm pleased to inform you that I've begun reviewing the article Guatemalan Revolution you nominated for GA-status according to the criteria. This process may take up to 7 days. Feel free to contact me with any questions or comments you might have during this period. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Simon Burchell -- Simon Burchell (talk) 12:01, 7 April 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Soweto Blues
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WP:AE
If you choose to "unarchive" cases that have been archived, it would be preferable for you to not only undo the removal from the page but also undo the addition of these cases to the archives. Each time you readd a case to the active page, it gets archived again by the bot, resulting in several different versions of a cases in the archives. I've taken care of this problem but please undo both actions (the removal from the active page and the addition to the archives) should you decide to unarchive material. Thanks. Liz Read! Talk! 14:30, 9 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Liz, I will keep that in mind. Thanks for letting me know. Regards, Vanamonde93 (talk) 14:35, 9 April 2015 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Guatemalan Revolution
The article Guatemalan Revolution you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Guatemalan Revolution for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Simon Burchell -- Simon Burchell (talk) 09:02, 11 April 2015 (UTC)

Barnstar

 * Also, I see you've worked on a number of Guatemalan articles to do with the Guatemalan Civil War and its background; please consider signing up to WikiProject Guatemala. All the best, Simon Burchell (talk) 09:19, 11 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Simon Burchell Thanks very much, Simon. It was a pleasure to work with you. I will most certainly sign up. Vanamonde93 (talk) 16:15, 11 April 2015 (UTC)

1944 Guatemalan junta picture
Hi Vanamonde93, I was looking over the Spanish wiki article on the Guatemalan Revolution, and I saw it used this picture of Árbenz, Toriello and Arana - it would be quite a good one to have in the article, but I'll leave it up to you. Best regards, Simon Burchell (talk) 09:45, 13 April 2015 (UTC)
 * Simon Burchell, yeah, that's a great picture, thanks a lot! I'd spent a while trawling through commons looking for stuff, but this one was created by nerdoguate just two weeks ago, so I missed it. I'll insert it. Regards, Vanamonde93 (talk) 14:47, 13 April 2015 (UTC)

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ratification of collage at Talk:Bengali people
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Savarkar
Why were my additions to Savarkar undone? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.185.6.52 (talk) 20:22, 18 April 2015 (UTC)
 * They were undone for a couple of reasons, as I mentioned in the edit summary. WP:INDICSCRIPTS says that languages other than english should not be used in the lead. You added some content that had no source. The city of Mumbai was called "Bombay" when Savarkar lived there, which is why it is called that in the article. Vanamonde93 (talk) 20:36, 18 April 2015 (UTC)

Namaste
If you comment do let others respond. Putting a self declaration that you have justified yourself and others have not and immediately reverting others does not constitute a discussion. When you do not give others a chance to respond they will follow an approach similar to yours to draw attention. If there is no concern from other editors in few days in that active discussion it would be fair to remove it, you won't find me objecting. --AmritasyaPutra T 05:43, 20 April 2015 (UTC)

DYK for War and Peace (2002 film)
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You've got mail
Notification just in case, otherwise ignore. -Joel. {Ugog Nizdast (talk)} 09:27, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

The 100
I have thought about that before. However, each novel do not have much information available, and only the television series have much more coverage than the books. I support the rename.--NeoBatfreak (talk) 23:30, 14 May 2015 (UTC)
 * NeoBatfreak, excellent, thanks. I believe Dream Focus moved the page, so we should be good now. I'll resume the copy-edit. Regards, Vanamonde93 (talk) 01:31, 15 May 2015 (UTC)

Smartpox
Hi I'm new to wiki, and I was wondering if u could please help me out on some questions? Thanks! 😃 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Smartpox (talk • contribs)
 * , welcome to Wikipedia. I'd be happy to help with your questions if I'm able. You can post your questions here, or on your talk page, and I will see them. For starters, remember to always sign your posts by typing four tildes ( ~ ) at the end. Regards, Vanamonde93 (talk) 11:51 pm, Yesterday (UTC−5)
 * Thanks!Smartpox (talk) 11:57 pm, Yesterday (UTC−5)


 * Hi! Just wondering if you can delete notifications on Wikipedia? Smartpox (talk) 14:35, 15 May 2015 (UTC)


 * I also have another question, but I will wait until you get back.Smartpox (talk) 14:41, 15 May 2015 (UTC)


 * Hi again. You are, with some exceptions, allowed to remove notifications from your own talk page. Removing messages from other users' talk pages is considered very bad form, so please do not do that. this edit, particularly, is not on you want to repeat. Please read WP:TPG. Also, might I suggest you focus more on making useful contributions and less on what you can and can't do on talk pages? Vanamonde93 (talk) 15:51, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
 * How do u delete notifications? Smartpox (talk) 23:17, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Also, with the Christina Ricci article, why did u delete my edit when I said she has 8 tattoos? It's true she does have 8 tattoos. Smartpox (talk) 23:19, 15 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I reverted your edit to that article because you did not provide a reliable source for that edit. Please read the link at WP:RS. I also asked you once already to stop deleting messages from my talk page. Don't do it again. Just add your message at the bottom, and I will get to it. Vanamonde93 (talk) 01:45, 16 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Ok, sorry. Also can u help me find how many people watched The Lizzie Borden Chronicles for 1.5? Please? I also need help providing a reliable source. Can u help me please? 😃 Smartpox (talk
 * I have very little experience with articles about TV shows. I would suggest a couple of ways to find the information you're looking for. First, visit the teahouse, which is also linked on your talk page. Second, read articles about other TV shows to see what sources they use, and then check if those sources have information about this article. Vanamonde93 (talk) 02:03, 16 May 2015 (UTC)

Thanks! Smartpox (talk) 02:19, 16 May 2015 (UTC)

Flagellum
Hello! I am a new user and trying to improve Evolution of flagella I could use some advice here.[] Cheers! Darwinian Ape (talk) 11:42, 19 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Darwinian Ape, thanks for your message. I've responded there. Regards, Vanamonde93 (talk) 14:36, 19 May 2015 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Bharatiya Janata Party
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Anti-Indian sentiment
I added that section in response to Indian trolls who added a useless terrorism section on the Anti-Pakistan sentiment section it cant go both ways so it must be removed or added for both articles double standards will not be tolerated. Excipient0 (talk) 22: 32, 21 May 2015 (UTC)


 * Excipient0, unencyclopedic content in one article is not reason to put unencyclopedic content elsewhere; that sort of edit is designed to make a point rather than improve the encyclopedia. I would suggest beginning a discussion on the talk page of the "anti-Pakistan sentiment" article, and if the "troll" does not discuss it, then appropriate steps can be taken. Regards, Vanamonde93 (talk) 22: 37, 21 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Why don't you start a discussion on the Anti-indian sentiment page also just a thought. Excipient0 (talk) 22: 39, 21 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I boldly removed the content because it was out of place. If it had been reverted, I would have discussed. I would recommend against reverting, because you more or less admitted that you agreed with me, and so that would be pointy in the extreme. Vanamonde93 (talk) 22: 41, 21 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Sorry about the way I came across I just wanted to point out the hypocrisy of some of these illiterate editors who blindly push a pov have a great day sir. Excipient0 (talk) 22: 55, 21 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Apology accepted, just quit tit-for-tat editing and focus on removing the synthesis from those two articles. Vanamonde93 (talk) 22: 56, 21 May 2015 (UTC)
 * I have mentioned the synthesis on the article before but the user Human3015 is not very educated on wikipedia policies and just follows his own pov its difficult to discuss since he does not reply with anything of relevance. Excipient0 (talk) 22: 58, 21 May 2015 (UTC)

Impossible assimilation
Yeah, I knew this would come back to haunt me :-) I am presently couch-ridden with another foot surgery. But I will find the book when I go upstairs next. Cheers, Kautilya3 (talk) 20:47, 22 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Well, no worries, I can hunt the book down; just thought that since you're more familiar with that particular source, it may be easier. Get better, Vanamonde93 (talk) 01:31, 23 May 2015 (UTC)

DYK for Teddy Osei
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Please comment on Talk:Death of Freddie Gray
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The 100 trilogy

 * I actually finished this, and neglected to mark it done. I have done so now. Vanamonde93 (talk) 01:47, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

Being Unbiased
In topics related to Communal riots and India-Pakistan rivalry, wars , Kashmir disputes. there are too much edit wars. I like editing movie pages but i can't tolerate any wrong INfo about anybody. You are more experienced. Please be unbiased and don't follow anti-Indian or anti-Hindu approach. Most experienced Indian editors are impartial but most Pakistani editors (with exception of very few)  are biased. You are better than most POV pushers but still not as good as one would expect. However some users are there who are anti-Muslim in nature and it's good that you revert their biased edits. I don't like editing these riots and war related topics. I like Movies, Food and Geography. Be neutral and keep wiki safe. Happy editing. Cheers. C E (talk) 06:02, 22 May 2015 (UTC)

This user Excipient0 might need arbitration in future.-- Cosmic   Emperor  10:49, 5 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Yes, more than likely. Unless a passing admin just indefs them as WP:NOTHERE. Vanamonde93 (talk) 14:03, 5 June 2015 (UTC)
 * He might be back. I was checking Darkness Shines talk page and came into this. Cosmic   Emperor  16:58, 5 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Yes, indeed, I was aware of that. I just haven't had experience with Nangaparbat myself, so I don't have the behavioral knowledge needed to file an SPI. Unless Callannecc acts on DS's say-so, there's not much I can do. If you feel like filing an SPI, go ahead, and I will add my two cents. Vanamonde93 (talk) 17:36, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

United States and state-sponsored terrorism
Hi Vanamonde93, it seems that a recent edit has added a lot of POV content, if it isn't too much to ask could you check it? Thanks in advance. Rupert Loup (talk) 20:51, 5 June 2015 (UTC)

GOCE June 2015 newsletter
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Sugar ant
I finally had some time to work on the Sugar ant article and I may have clarified everything that required attention, so are you able to give the article a quick read? I was unable to find any information for the questions you asked in the articles talk page. I am surprised that such details are not known (that I know of) since this is a very common ant here in Australia, thus making it a study interest to those who work in the entomology field. Nonetheless I believe the article is rather comprehensive with the available information given, and it is also in a much better state after first working on it. Burklemore1 (talk) 15:39, 7 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Burklemore1, I'll give it a read. It certainly has been significantly improved; I'm just concerned that the gaps in the literature will prevent it from becoming a GA, through no fault of your own. Vanamonde93 (talk) 15:56, 7 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I'm pretty concerned as well; I'll try again to find some information for the questions you raised, but so far I can only answer those based on personal observations (got two queens in captivity). Since this is original research, I am unable to add it in. Burklemore1 (talk) 16:11, 7 June 2015 (UTC)

Henry Kissinger
hi - it's disputed, p-lase find a consensus on talk - WP:CONSENSUS AND WP:BRD are your future, not WP:EDITWAR I hope Govindaharihari (talk) 21:46, 10 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Please read BRD thoroughly before quoting it at other people. The content in dispute was in the article; the bold edit removed it, and was reverted. The revert was doubly justified because the removed content was sourced. Sources have no obligation to be neutral, only to be reliable, and the economist certainly is reliable. Please discuss any wording changes you might want on the talk. Vanamonde93 (talk) 21:51, 10 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Get a WP:Consensus on talk - or get over it Govindaharihari (talk) 21:54, 10 June 2015 (UTC)
 * If you read the policy you are linking, you would see that consensus is required for a change; you are the one who needs to establish a consensus, not me. Vanamonde93 (talk) 22:02, 10 June 2015 (UTC)
 * go for it then, ignore the requests for discussion - if you think you can just stuff it back in when it's disputed, by multiple editors. Govindaharihari (talk) 22:09, 10 June 2015 (UTC)
 * There are supposedly three editors disputing it, two of which were IPs. You are the only one on the talk, and none of you have provided a policy based reason for removal. I have "ignored" nothing; I initiated the discussion, and have not touched the article since, which you very conspicuously have. You are just being tendentious at this point, so stay off my talk until you have constructive things to say. Vanamonde93 (talk) 22:16, 10 June 2015 (UTC)

Vanamonde93 Could you please recuse yourself from editing or contributing facts on South Asian topics (India/Pakistan/Bangladesh etc). You clearly have strong opinions on these subjects, which is damaging the neutrality of Wikipedia and is also damaging unrelated pages such as your insistence of including obvious POV on Henry Kissinger.192.35.35.34 (talk) 00:22, 15 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Don't be ridiculous. Vanamonde93 is one of our best editors here on South Asian topics. -- Kautilya3 (talk) 00:26, 15 June 2015 (UTC)
 * LOL. Stick to scholarly sources, and this is where it gets you. IP, if you looked through my editing history you'll see that I've been accused of POV pushing by pretty much every political faction here, which is probably a decent indication that I'm sticking to the straight and narrow. If you want to discuss specific edits with me in a policy bound way I'm happy to do so. Kautilya, thanks for the vote of confidence, friend. Vanamonde93 (talk) 02:46, 15 June 2015 (UTC)

They are back
--112.79.39.200 (talk) 04:23, 17 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Um, have you possibly gotten the wrong talk page? I have not, to the best of my knowledge, dipped my toes into that particular mess. I presume that by "they" you mean the socks of Wifione? Vanamonde93 (talk) 04:47, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

Please take another look
Hello! I am leaving this note for you because you participated in a deletion discussion about the Wikipedia article titled Institute of Continuing Education. I substantially expanded the article today (for the helluvit), and would appreciate if you would take a look and see if it’s better than when you last saw it. Cheers.Anythingyouwant (talk) 03:45, 18 June 2015 (UTC)

I get it ;
Look at my El Salvador stuff in comparison.

Anyways, are you well versed in any of the following?

Haiti, Indonesia, the Shah's Iran, Colombia, Guatemala, and/or Iraq?--S0mewhat Damaged05 (talk) 19:03, 9 June 2015 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure what it is you get; the text you inserted was verging too much on POV commentary. Yes, the US labelled the Sandinistas wrong; but we say that in the correct place, not every possible instance. As for your other question; I know very little about Indonesia, Iran, and Iraq (I've done some work on Abu Ghrahib, nothing outside that). I've read a fair bit about Latin America, and Guatemala in particular. Why? Vanamonde93 (talk) 20:28, 9 June 2015 (UTC)

Yup. That is what I get. Thanks for pointing that out.

I was wondering if you wanted to help me fix up the U.S. and state terror page like the other one.--S0mewhat Damaged05 (talk) 20:34, 9 June 2015 (UTC)
 * In principle, yes; that article has been a WP:COATRACK for quite some time. The trouble is I'm a little busy in RL at the moment, and I also have a couple of wiki things higher up my list. At some point in the near future, possibly. Vanamonde93 (talk) 22:07, 9 June 2015 (UTC)

Well, I already have another section pretty much finished. Should I clear the page of argumentative content?--S0mewhat Damaged05 (talk) 17:50, 10 June 2015 (UTC)
 * I would strongly suggest posting on the talk page before you do so. If you don't get any response, then you can be bold and make your changes. The one thing you don't want to do is edit-war your text into the article. Vanamonde93 (talk) 21:19, 10 June 2015 (UTC)

Uh oh. I cleared it before you responded yesterday. No one has said anything though. It's a ghost page.--S0mewhat Damaged05 (talk) 19:29, 11 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Well, just be sure to discuss rather than edit war if someone should object. I'm also not certain that all of the blanking was justified; you're right that the page should not be about the argument, but Chomsky and Herman contributed majorly to the definition, and so they should be included for certain. Vanamonde93 (talk) 19:37, 11 June 2015 (UTC)

Did you want me to restore something in particular? — Preceding unsigned comment added by S0mewhat Damaged05 (talk • contribs) 22:51, 11 June 2015 (UTC)
 * I think the old "notable works" section has information worth preserving, particularly the views of Herman, George, and Chomsky. Actually I would say it needs a little expansion, it was a little too abstract. And I'm not attached to the section title in the least. Vanamonde93 (talk) 23:45, 11 June 2015 (UTC)

Alright. I'm getting ready to go out but I'll be working on it tomorrow. I got a couple more short ones, then I'll be busy on one section for a week at a time, maybe.--S0mewhat Damaged05 (talk) 23:56, 11 June 2015 (UTC)

Someone is trying to delete the entire page. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=United_States_and_state_terrorism&action=history --S0mewhat Damaged05 (talk) 17:42, 18 June 2015 (UTC)

What should I do?--S0mewhat Damaged05 (talk) 17:43, 18 June 2015 (UTC)
 * I have not read all of that source material, but your task is pretty straightforward; you need to demonstrate that every sentence you wrote is explicitly supported by reliable sources. Vanamonde93 (talk) 18:06, 18 June 2015 (UTC)

Oh ok. Like this: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/mar/06/el-salvador-iraq-police-squads-washington

"Petraeus and Steele would unleash this local force on the Sunni population as well as the insurgents and their supporters and anyone else who was unlucky enough to get in the way. It was classic counterinsurgency. It was also letting a lethal, sectarian genie out of the bottle. The consequences for Iraqi society would be catastrophic. At the height of the civil war two years later 3,000 bodies a month were turning up on the streets of Iraq — many of them innocent civilians of sectarian war."--S0mewhat Damaged05 (talk) 18:44, 18 June 2015 (UTC)
 * I am not disputing the facts; but to label them state terrorism, you need a source calling them terrorism. Vanamonde93 (talk) 18:46, 18 June 2015 (UTC)

Alright. I'll remove the section until then. Thanks.--S0mewhat Damaged05 (talk) 18:55, 18 June 2015 (UTC)

That doesn't seem right though. The source really has to use the word "terrorism" even though it is by any stretch of the definition?--S0mewhat Damaged05 (talk) 18:59, 18 June 2015 (UTC)

I guess the Iran section has to go too since the sources don't call it "state terrorism". It's only mass murder.--S0mewhat Damaged05 (talk) 19:09, 18 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Well, unfortunately, yes. The policies about WP:NOR are pretty clear. In the case of terrorism this can be an issue, because terrorism is poorly defined and inconsistently applied, especially here in the west. But we've got to work with what we have. If you dig deeper, I'm sure you can find sources. Have you looked at Blakeley, for instance? I have not read her thoroughly, but I know she writes about state terrorism. Try this and this for starters. Vanamonde93 (talk) 19:19, 18 June 2015 (UTC)

Well I guess it's for the best. I'll look into it.--S0mewhat Damaged05 (talk) 19:23, 18 June 2015 (UTC)

Do you think I should just move the El Salvador content to it's own page since it's so large and will likely remain the largest of them all? I actually have more to add if you can believe it.--S0mewhat Damaged05 (talk) 21:04, 18 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Right now, I don't think so. It's relatively long, but in absolute terms the page is well within the limits for acceptable length, so splitting may not be necessary. Vanamonde93 (talk) 00:22, 19 June 2015 (UTC)

That's a decent book so far, the first one. Been reading it off and on.--S0mewhat Damaged05 (talk) 00:31, 19 June 2015 (UTC)

Dispatched or invaded
Hello. You changed the wording from Juan Manuel de Rosas from "the British were dispatched to the Río de la Plata" to "invaded the Río de la Plata". That is the river, not the viceroyalty. They didn't invade the river, they were sent there. Please, correct that mistake. --Lecen (talk) 21:50, 23 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Greetings, Lecen. Yes, I made the change, and I was aware of the translation; I made the change because the term was used elsewhere. The problem you are pointing out applies to the page title itself. Also, since RS (and other articles) refer to it as an invasion, we should use that word. However, I have tweaked it to read "a British expeditionary force invaded the La Plata Basin," (with the appropriate link) in order to address your concern. Regards, Vanamonde93 (talk) 21:58, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

Please comment on Talk:Pedro Nava (politician)
The feedback request service is asking for participation in this request for comment on Talk:Pedro Nava (politician). Legobot (talk) 00:02, 26 June 2015 (UTC)

Just wanted to say thanks...
...for your vote of support over at my RfA. It's greatly appreciated; I shall strive to be worthy of your trust in all my dealings. -- Ser Amantio di Nicolao Che dicono a Signa?Lo dicono a Signa. 05:29, 28 June 2015 (UTC)
 * You are most welcome. Good luck with the mop. Vanamonde93 (talk) 05:58, 28 June 2015 (UTC)

Precious
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Thank you, citizen of the world, interested in creating "short articles on neglected topics, expanding stubs, or rewriting poorly sourced and written articles", for quality articles such as Guatemalan Revolution and Teddy Osei, for reviews with depth and for prolific outstanding copy-editing, for increasing reading pleasure, - you are an awesome Wikipedian!

--Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:27, 29 June 2015 (UTC)


 * wow, awesome work Vanamonde! -Ugog Nizdast (talk) 10:52, 29 June 2015 (UTC)
 * Thanks much, Gerda Arendt! I really appreciate it. Thanks to you too, Ugog. Vanamonde93 (talk) 13:37, 29 June 2015 (UTC)

Your GA nomination of Bharatiya Janata Party
The article Bharatiya Janata Party you nominated as a good article has passed ; see Talk:Bharatiya Janata Party for comments about the article. Well done! If the article has not already been on the main page as an "In the news" or "Did you know" item, you can nominate it to appear in Did you know. Message delivered by Legobot, on behalf of Royroydeb -- Royroydeb (talk) 08:41, 1 July 2015 (UTC)