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May 2020

Welcome to Misplaced Pages, and thank you for your contributions. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, please note that there is a Manual of Style that should be followed to maintain a consistent, encyclopedic appearance. Deviating from this style, as you did in Claudio Fragasso, disturbs uniformity among articles and may cause readability or accessibility problems. Please take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. Thank you.. If you are adding sources, please try and follow the format that is used on the page. Adding bare urls as you did with the AllMovie links is not useful for wikipedia. I would suggest reading and experimenting with template:cite web on your sandbox page.Andrzejbanas (talk) 22:40, 8 May 2020 (UTC)

I'm sorry, but the source I found said there were 3 directors on Interzone, which would make them all co-directors. Also regarding bare urls, I went to the infolink you sent me and it says "There is nothing wrong with adding bare URL references to Misplaced Pages. If you only have time and inclination to copy the reference URL you found, we thank you for your contribution!" Are you sure you sent me to the right spot?FrankensteinsDad (talk) 14:39, 9 May 2020 (UTC)

Its not inherently wrong if you only have time, but after you made the edits with bare-URLs, you went on shortly after to make more edits. So I don't think time was a factor. I would still suggest learning how to cite properly. Andrzejbanas (talk) 10:59, 11 May 2020 (UTC)

SilentEra

Hello. I notice you use the SilentEra website a lot. What makes the SilentEra website a reliable source? Andrzejbanas (talk) 02:18, 13 May 2020 (UTC)

It's actually the ultimate source for silent films on the internet. There is no other site as complete.14:22, 13 May 2020 (UTC). What makes it unreliable?FrankensteinsDad (talk) 14:34, 13 May 2020 (UTC)

You haven't stated how it passes WP:RS. Specifically, how does it gather its information? From this section there is no information on how their info is gathered, who gathers it, and they seemingly accept articles from fans. This makes it look like it fails WP:RS. I would suggest we don't use it unless you can find some evidence to back up your claim. Andrzejbanas (talk) 06:10, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

It also seems to use IMDb as a source here which is not very promising for its reliability. Andrzejbanas (talk) 06:13, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

Fans cannot submit info to this site. It is the most complete site online regarding silent movies, and is the most frequently used source on wikipedia as well. It is not connected to imdb, as the info on both sites don't even match.FrankensteinsDad (talk) 14:27, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

I just posted two links that clearly showcase how the site uses IMDb as a source and how it takes in user submitted content. Did you read my links? Because you are stating the opposite of what is being stated here with no evidence. Andrzejbanas (talk) 16:47, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

It is possible imdb takes information from silentera.com, but silentera.com has no need to use imdb. Silentera is simply an extremely detailed reference work, the only difference is it is published online, and not in printed book format. No book reference exists that is as detailed as this site is.FrankensteinsDad (talk) 16:51, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

That doesn't mean its reliable and by my sources found, you have yet to back up what you say with sources. Andrzejbanas (talk) 16:53, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

Please show me how SilentEra passes WP:RS, as that would resolve this situation. Currently, I've found several items against it. You have said nothing but repeating what we've said earlier. Andrzejbanas (talk) 16:54, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

I don't work for silentera.com. I have no information on how they operate. All I know is there is no other source on the web regarding silent films that is more accurate or more inclusive.FrankensteinsDad (talk) 16:58, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

If you can't find evidence that the site passes WP:RS, then we shouldn't use it. Simple as that. If you have any other questions, I'd ask around on WP:FILM's talk page. But if you can't find proof that is passes the basic rules of Misplaced Pages, we can't use the site. Andrzejbanas (talk) 17:01, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

I don't know why you are harassing me, but every day you keep deleting all my edits and writing nasty things on my talk page about how I am intentionally vandalizing wikipedia. I think you are stalking me or harassing me for some reason, and I am asking you not to write any more to my talk page. If you persist in cluttering up my talk page and harassing me, I will seek help from an administrator to prevent the harassment. I will report you for harassment. Do not write to my talk page again! If you don't like my edits, report me to wikipedia but do NOT write to me again.FrankensteinsDad (talk) 17:22, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

I appreciate your passion for editing articles, but if you are doing things against the rules (which you have been as you've mis-attributed sources, used sources you can't clarify as a reliable source, and continue to make the same edits again and again. Even though I've explained how they are against the rules. If you edit articles and follow the rules they won't get reverted. Its really as simple as that. Andrzejbanas (talk) 17:26, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

I don't work for you. In fact, I don't even get paid for doing this. I'm sorry as hell that you don't like my edits, but I can't put up with your harassment. If you think I'm purposely vandalizing the site, REPORT ME! Get me thrown off. Have me arrested! But don't keep posting your nasty comments here on my talk page. I don't want to hear how i'm vandalizing wikipedia when I spend hours trying to improve the site without getting paid a cent! I don't need the aggravation. So just report me and get my account cancelled, but DO'NT WRITE TO MY TALK PAGE any more. I consider it stalking and harassment. I will report you for harassment if you keep accusing me of vandalism. FrankensteinsDad (talk) 17:47, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

No regular editors are being paid. I don't think you are trying to vandalize the site, but you are ignoring rules (as stated above) or making edits that do not match the sources (which you have been), your material will be removed. I'm not sure what nasty comments you have been talking about, I'm just pointing out errors in your edits or how you are adding content that is not matching its sources. If you think i've overstepped my grounds, I apologize. But so far your edits have not been following the rules, so they will be reverted and you will receive edits on how to imrpove them. That's all there really is to it. I'll be happy to help you if you need assistance in understanding the rules. Andrzejbanas (talk) 17:54, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

There are thousands of people editing wikipedia, but you follow me every day from page to page, nitpicking and second guessing me on every bit of info I add to the site. That is harassment! If you don't like an edit I do, delete it. If you think I'm intentionally vandalizing wikipedia, then by all means, report me and get me kicked off. But there's no need to clutter up my talk page with dozens of warnings and threats, you're just harassing me. Just delete my work and report me. But again I am asking you DO NOT WRITE TO MY TALK PAGE. I will consider it harassment and I will report it. You're just trying to fill up my talk page with threats and notices pointing out how incompetent I am and how knowledgeable you are, and I don't want to hear it. Just report me and have my account blocked, ok? But LEAVE ME ALONE!!! and do not write to my Talk Page any more!FrankensteinsDad (talk) 18:36, 14 May 2020 (UTC)

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July 2022

Thank you for contributing to the article Greg Rucka. However, please do not use unreliable sources such as blogs, your own website, websites and publications with a poor reputation for checking the facts or with no editorial oversight, expressing views that are widely acknowledged as extremist, that are promotional in nature, or that rely heavily on rumors and personal opinions, as one of Misplaced Pages's core policies is that contributions must be verifiable through reliable sources, preferably using inline citations. If you require further assistance, please look at Help:Contents/Editing Misplaced Pages, or ask at the Teahouse. For additional information, please see WP:GUNREL & WP:NYPOST . Sariel Xilo (talk) 18:54, 12 July 2022 (UTC)

If you look at the page you sent me to, it says "There is consensus that The New York Times is generally reliable... The 2018 RfC cites WP:MEDPOP to establish that popular press sources such as The New York Times should generally not be used to support medical claims." The news item I took from the Times has nothing to do with a medical claim. It is simply a report of Rucka's son getting arrested in NYC for committing vandalism and is 100% accurate. If you don't believe the story is true, please ask Mr. Rucka, and I'm sure he will corroborate it.

Your source is: https://nypost.com/2020/09/06/comic-book-artists-son-arrested-in-blm-rampage-in-nyc/ which is the NY Post and not the New York Times.

• The WP:NYPOST guidance states: There is consensus that the New York Post is generally unreliable for factual reporting especially with regard to politics, particularly New York City politics. A tabloid newspaper, editors criticise its lack of concern for fact-checking or corrections, including a number of examples of outright fabrication. Editors consider the New York Post more reliable in the period before it changed ownership in 1976, and particularly unreliable for coverage involving the New York City Police Department.
• The WP:GUNREL guidance states: Outside exceptional circumstances, the source should normally not be used, and it should never be used for information about a living person. Even in cases where the source may be valid, it is usually better to find a more reliable source instead. If no such source exists, that may suggest that the information is inaccurate.

This is an unreliable source which is why I am reverting your edits. Please do not edit war; if you would like to add this information, please find a reliable source. Sariel Xilo (talk) 01:52, 17 July 2022 (UTC)

Please stop adding unreferenced or poorly referenced biographical content, especially if controversial, to articles or any other Misplaced Pages page, as you did at Greg Rucka. Content of this nature could be regarded as defamatory and is in violation of Misplaced Pages policy. If you continue, you may be blocked from editing Misplaced Pages. Sariel Xilo (talk) 22:16, 17 July 2022 (UTC)