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Global warming controversy

Haven't got a clue how this is supposed to work, but guess this is the method.

I wish to complain about the constant removal of cited entries that I added to the "Global Warming Controversy" article. Misplaced Pages is supposed to be neutral. The entries that I've cited are from NASA GISS's website and from Columbia University, both credible sources. I've also explained clearly what to look at within the cited sources. To remove this material and then claim that I'm reverting by re-instating it is purely political, and threatening to block me just because you have an opposing view is disgusting. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jdey123 (talk • contribs) 17:04, 17 January 2012 (UTC)

So what are you supposed to do, when other people keep removing entries with cited credible sources? You should be taking action against editors who are removing these, rather than threatening to block me. If I had not added cited references then I'd agree with you, but it's clear to anybody who reads my comment and reads the references that what I'm saying is true and is coming from credible sources (in this case Hansen himself). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jdey123 (talk • contribs) 17:22, 17 January 2012 (UTC)

Good Job!

Good job, TeaDrinker for blocking that 204. IP address. I am going to call the school right now to report it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by SmallCheez99 (talk • contribs) 20:35, 30 January 2012 (UTC)

I need advice, please

Okay. On the Wild Kratts article, it keeps being edited to reflect the nature of Martin and Aviva's relationship with content that absolutely cannot be confirmed. It says why this information is not allowed in the article on the article's talk page, and the article was once in an edit war with a certain user over this. This user edited the article over 30 times in six months to reflect this information, and now they've come back, and have edited it 3 times today. I personally put on their talk page once about this, and so did another editor. If we revert the edit, they're only going to do it again, and thus the edit war resumes.

Here is the article's talk page: "Wild Kratts Talk Page".

Here is the article's history: "Wild Kratts Edit History".

And here is the user's contribution history: "IP's History".

Should they be blocked, or what do we do? SmallCheez (talk) 02:08, 3 February 2012 (UTC)

• Sorry to have put this here, and then gone back, but I found a link on my own page that I put there (WP:DE), and after looking at it, have decided it counts as DE and I'm going to report them to ANI. (I would have removed this completely, if not for the fact that someone talked to me, then removed it, while the "you have messages" template still came up but I didn't find anything, and that confused me, so I decided just to leave it here and let you decide what to do with it.) If you still have something to say about it, feel free to respond. SmallCheez (talk) 02:46, 3 February 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for bringing this to my attention. Perhaps blocking is necessary, but it doesn't always have the desired effect for long-term problems. Let's try a fourth-level warning first, then a short block if that fails. I'll add the page to my watchlist, but let me know if you see anything amiss. --TeaDrinker (talk) 15:06, 3 February 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for turning attention to it anyways; honestly, they're not the only one (just the most prominent). And to think all this is over a stupid shipping war that can't be determined either way. *sigh* It makes you sad when you think about the reality of it... SmallCheez (talk) 23:47, 3 February 2012 (UTC)

I have to remind myself that Misplaced Pages is a quality resource only because we worry about getting the facts properly source, even if it is about a television show. But it is easy to get frustrated. The user came back, and I have blocked him or her for 48 hours. Hopefully that will be enough to bring the user to the article talk page. However if the edits continue after this, we may have to escalate the blocks. Thanks again, --TeaDrinker (talk) 01:05, 4 February 2012 (UTC)

Sex/Gender

Hi! Thanks of offering me help. I have this problem, and I need assistance (or at least a commentary).

I want to edit the article on Poison, a video game character. The controversy with this character in the gaming community is whether that character is a man or a woman, so his is sex brought up prominently in the article. The issue is that "gender" is used instead of "sex" in the article, when it isn't about gender. I corrected this two times, but each time the edit was reverted (retrospectively, my edits have a redundancy of the adjective "biological"). As I'm not interested in edit wars, can you give your opinion on this particular issue? -- Zlatno Pile (talk) 09:44, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

Addendum: the same user who removed my edits also removed the edit that puts the appropriate English word "hermaphrodite" instead of a Japanese slang word for it present in the article. -- Zlatno Pile (talk) 21:40, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

Rename at Campaign for "santorum" neologism

Hello, since you recently participated in an RfC at Campaign for "santorum" neologism, I thought you might be interested in this proposal for renaming the article, or perhaps another of the rename proposals on the page. Best, B——C_ritical 22:07, 14 February 2012 (UTC)

MSU Interview

Dear TeaDrinker,

My name is Jonathan Obar user:Jaobar, I'm a professor in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University and a Teaching Fellow with the Wikimedia Foundation's Education Program. This semester I've been running a little experiment at MSU, a class where we teach students about becoming Misplaced Pages administrators. Not a lot is known about your community, and our students (who are fascinated by wiki-culture by the way!) want to learn how you do what you do, and why you do it. A while back I proposed this idea (the class) to the community HERE, where it was met mainly with positive feedback. Anyhow, I'd like my students to speak with a few administrators to get a sense of admin experiences, training, motivations, likes, dislikes, etc. We were wondering if you'd be interested in speaking with one of our students.

So a few things about the interviews:

• Interviews will last between 15 and 30 minutes.
• Interviews can be conducted over skype (preferred), IRC or email. (You choose the form of communication based upon your comfort level, time, etc.)
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• All interviews will be completely voluntary. You are under no obligation to say yes to an interview, and can say no and stop or leave the interview at any time.
• The entire interview process is being overseen by MSU's institutional review board (ethics review). This means that all questions have been approved by the university and all students have been trained how to conduct interviews ethically and properly.

Bottom line is that we really need your help, and would really appreciate the opportunity to speak with you. If interested, please send me an email at obar@msu.edu (to maintain anonymity) and I will add your name to my offline contact list. If you feel comfortable doing so, you can post your name HERE instead.

If you have questions or concerns at any time, feel free to email me at obar@msu.edu. I will be more than happy to speak with you.

Thanks in advance for your help. We have a lot to learn from you.

Sincerely,

Jonathan Obar --Jaobar (talk) 07:26, 12 February 2012 (UTC)

Young June Sah --Yjune.sah (talk) 21:39, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

Craig Idso

The Guardian article does not make the statement claimed. It reports the statement as being made in "unverified" documents. This is not an adequate basis for including controversial material in the biography of a living person. Qemist (talk) 07:55, 27 February 2012 (UTC)

Please Read

Hi "TEADRINKER" I have no asociation with Contours. Firstly the reason why I added the part about Contours is because Contours Jannali is a vital part of Jannali. secondly, Is wikipedia about knowledge? YES it is, Contours Jannali's owner has been in the industry for 30 years (If you did not know thats a long time!) also without people running small businesses there would be no Jannali, would there? There is 30-50 shops and what would happen if there is no local owners? They would all be closed. Once again I have no asociation with Contours so how could it be advertising.

Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 27.32.247.172 (talk) 06:07, 8 March 2012 (UTC)

Two Brothers One Mind!!

Hi Teadrinker, thanks for the advice. I'm not trying to create a Two Brothers One Mind article to promote their act. Chad Orr & Jeff Orr are huge contributors to the mentalism community and have done something that no one has ever done before. Can you help restore these pages or help me create it so that it is wiki accurate? (Chadarackster (talk) 15:07, 8 March 2012 (UTC))

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Lime Pictures

I was going to extend one more chance to the other account. I don't have any particular hope, but I don't see that it will cause significant damage, either.—Kww(talk) 14:55, 9 March 2012 (UTC)

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Listen

If you have a look at another comment on the Jannali page it says Yep, that looks like advertising. I have removed it. --TeaDrinker (talk) 17:36, 7 March 2012 (UTC) Agreed, TeaDrinker, but perhaps OK to have first line. Am pleased to see you also removed advertising from the Bonnet Bay, Oyster Bay, Kareela and Como pages. Benyoch (talk) 23:06, 7 March 2012 (UTC) I'm not sure the encyclopedic value of mentioning the town has a particular private company. The whole bit looks like advertising. --TeaDrinker (talk) 05:59, 8 March 2012 (UTC) I just reverted the addition of the first line of the sentence and link. The link is a pretty big stretch as a reference, and certainly outside the need described in external links. If you really think it should be included, I would not revert if you added it back. But my sense is that it is simply being added to advertise the company. --TeaDrinker (talk) 15:29, 9 March 2012 (UTC) Yes, right approach, Teadrinker, although Nathpmc seems to think otherwise.Benyoch (talk) 01:56, 10 March 2012 (UTC)

Okay so Benyoch says it's alright to have the first line. So I cut out everything else and just have the first line. simple problem solved. 1: It's a fact 2: It's a vital business in Janalli area 3: Such a well known brand makes other shops noticed and gives the area a good referance. You don't live in Jannali by any chance do you?

Thank you, Now go an edit some other pages! :0 Nathpmc (talk) 04:48, 10 March 2012 (UTC)NathpmcNathpmc (talk) 04:48, 10 March 2012 (UTC)

Insane Clown Posse Gathering Revert

Why was my change reverted by you, I even referenced my information. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.248.252.129 (talk) 20:53, 10 March 2012 (UTC)

You sound a little upset my friend, have you been partaking in some of my listed "Juggalo" activities hmm? I think you drink a little bit more than tea, and your use of your "vibrant" vocabulary puts you at around 17, I'm sure it feels great to use thesaurus.com to show off your supreme intellect to those nasty vandals. Carry on now. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.248.252.129 (talk) 21:16, 10 March 2012 (UTC)