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Question

I was just fixing up Proposed provinces and territories of Canada and added back a section you removed - Did not realizes you had just removed it. - tough it was all part of the IP's edits that i am trying to fix. But now that I see it was you that removed it I now have to think that perhaps I am wrong about its inclusion. After reading Cascadia (independence movement) I was under the interpretation that it was a "independent nation" type thing.Moxy (talk) 19:04, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

Hi. No problem. That IP was doing a lot of damage. I removed it again because it refers to a proposed secession, which is not relevant to an article dealing with proposed additional provinces/territories. Cheers. Taroaldo (talk) 19:06, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

O I see that all makes sense - dame the article is full of this - I guess we should remove Alaska boundary dispute, Northwest Passage. aswell what do you think?Moxy (talk) 19:09, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

I'm not sure about the Alaska boundary dispute, but the Northwest Passage section is definitely not relevant to the article. Taroaldo (talk) 19:12, 20 January 2012 (UTC)

AFC

To answer your question here, you added somehow an additional template here. If you help us out more at the AFC project, use our AFC JS helper tool. (if you have any problems with "installing" that tool, simply leave a talkback on my talk page.) mabdul 13:08, 21 January 2012 (UTC)

Vandal Active Again

User:Al_Villarruel, who vandalized my user page for making corrections, is up to his old tricks again. Please take a look at his user contributions. He's changed United States and several companies. Also his most recent created page was deleted as it was just more about him and his imaginary performances. Anything you can do to help will be most gratefully appreciated.Ellin Beltz (talk) 20:24, 11 March 2012 (UTC)

Evan Schrebier

I Just dont know why you have to delete this hes famous on the local news why please do not delete this i know your a staff member and im not well ust dont delete it its up to you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alan Jesus Villarruel (talk • contribs) 23:08, 12 June 2012 (UTC)

Hi. (I also posted this info on your talk page.) Misplaced Pages articles must meet various criteria including notability. This page provides some excellent advice and links to help editors in creating new articles. Hope this helps. (Also, I am an editor on Misplaced Pages, not a staff member of Misplaced Pages or of the Wikimedia Foundation.) Taroaldo (talk) 23:16, 12 June 2012 (UTC)

Frankenstein's monster

Hello. I deleted the link to Frankenstein's monster in the See also section of the Zombie article, and you undid my edit. Rather than engage in an edit war, I'll explain my rationale: In Frankenstein; or the Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley (and even in its unfaithful film adaptations), the monster is a sentient being made of corpse parts. He is not a zombie, or in a zombie-like trance. He thinks, he speaks, he acts on his own free will. He is not a puppet of Dr. Frankenstein, which is the source of much of the tension in the story. The themes of Shelley's book have nothing to do with Vodou, or Santería, or the films of George A. Romero. And so, as I said in my edit summary, Frankenstein's monster is no more thematically related to the subject of this article than Dracula (a soulless vampire, often referred to as undead) or Pinocchio (a self-aware puppet brought to life by magical means). As there are no links in the See also section to Dracula or Pinocchio, there doesn't need to be one to Frankenstein's monster—for the simple reason that it would be too unrelated to be necessary. Comme le Lapin (talk) 16:00, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Thank you for the explanation. Pinocchio was an interesting example to support your position. I look at the "See also" section as a suggestion list for other similar topics the reader might be interested in. The topics need not be related:

• According to the the Manual of Style: "he links in the "See also" section do not have to be directly related to the topic of the article, because one purpose of the "See also" links is to enable readers to explore topics that are only peripherally relevant."

I cited the example of the Dybbuk, which is a spirit (the soul of a deceased person) existing in a living person. This has nothing to do with zombies, which are soulless reanimated corpses, either. Whereas Frankenstein's monster, while not a zombie, was reanimated from various corpse parts.

Everything being said, it is immaterial to me whether or not the link is included in the article, although its inclusion is entirely appropriate. I notice that you have removed it again, and that's fine. Perhaps it would be better located in the zombie (fictional) article anyway. As a side note, if there is ever a persistent disagreement among editors then the situation would be resolved through discussion/consensus on the article's talk page. I don't see Frankenstein's monster becoming a persistent situation, though. Taroaldo (talk) 02:04, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

Luka Magnotta

Its my impression that consensus at AFD 3 was circumvented. Regards, -Stevertigo (t | c) 03:56, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

The only consensus reached at AfD 3 was keep. Taroaldo (talk) 04:00, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

I think thats a mischaracterization. The actual majority consensus supported a rename. When the AFD closed, the article was not renamed, sidestepping the AFD consensus. Regards, -Stevertigo (t | c) 05:02, 18 June 2012 (UTC)

This has been discussed before. Rather than rehashing everything, I would simply suggest to review my comments at the fourth AfD, as well as the closure at the third AfD which was 'speedy keep', as well as the subsequent move discussion in the article talk page which was closed as 'not moved'. This has gone well past the point of flogging a dead equine. Thanks - Taroaldo (talk) 06:03, 18 June 2012 (UTC)

The point is that consensus was keep and rename, not just keep. You and others who oppose the rename keep mischaracterizing that fact, or when you address it, you refer to WP:CCC or majority ≠ consensus. Its like bad joke. Regards, -Stevertigo (t | c) 06:12, 18 June 2012 (UTC)

1) The result at AfD was: speedy keep

2) The result at the move discussion was: not moved

I don't know what could be clearer than that. Taroaldo (talk) 06:45, 18 June 2012 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

		The Barnstar of Diplomacy
		For this and this. Keep up the good work. I think you might be managing to get through through to him in ways that I'm not. Cheers. Sleddog116 (talk) 00:51, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

Thank you! I've seen so many people get frustrated in Misplaced Pages and, like you, I don't want to see eager new editors leave because of it. Thanks again Taroaldo (talk) 01:10, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

please join the discussion re: Incidents of zombie-like behavior in 2012

Per your request, i removed the formal RfC in favor of an informal discussion to address my concerns develop a consensus to move forward. Please join in the discussion to have your opinions included in any consensus that is developed and will be acted upon.

Talk:Incidents_of_zombie-like_behavior_in_2012#statement_of_subject_of_article_and_article_title -- The Red Pen of Doom 01:08, 20 June 2012 (UTC)

Hi. Thanks for the reminder! Between IRL stuff and working on a couple issues at WP:AN I've been a little short on time, but I will be commenting either later today or tomorrow at the latest. Taroaldo (talk) 01:46, 20 June 2012 (UTC)

hello, are you still working on a formulation for a focused topic / lead sentence / article name or should I now open it up to the broader community? -- The Red Pen of Doom 14:32, 7 July 2012 (UTC)

User talk:Djmastr11

Hey Taroaldo, I saw that you warned that user for edit warring over at Full Sail University. The editor blanked his page keeps adding the same information to the article. I just wanted to let you know that I reported him to the WP:AIV noticeboard. Thanks. -- Luke (Talk) 23:39, 20 June 2012 (UTC)

Hi. Thanks for the update. I was considering requesting temporary PP in hopes he would simply go away, but I'll wait to see the AIV result. Taroaldo (talk) 23:42, 20 June 2012 (UTC)

Unfortunately, a semi-protection would be fruitless because the account is over 10 days old and made more than 10 edits. -- Luke (Talk) 23:45, 20 June 2012 (UTC)

I was thinking temp full protection. It seems likely the editor has a personal beef with the university and I didn't want to come down with a hammer on a new editor. At the time I looked (including checking the history), I did not see any vandalism warnings. Normally for AIV, vandalism must occur again after a Level 4 or Only Warning. Taroaldo (talk) 23:52, 20 June 2012 (UTC)

I see Djmastr11 has reported their own edit war already. It may be that the result isn't what they were expecting. I don't feel page protection of any kind is appropriate; one disruptive user with a beef is one disruptive user blocked, not "all other users rendered unable to edit". Let's see what comes from the discussions on the edit warring page. I've put a {{uw-unsourced3}} on their talkpage but if this continues I shall have no compunction in giving them a day or so block in order that they may read the appropriate policies on POV, sourcing and 5P. Blocking or not blocking via AIV isn't necessarily a mechanistic "they've had a level 1, now a level 2..." process. Tonywalton  00:09, 21 June 2012 (UTC)

Yes. At this point it is no longer possible to AGF. PP isn't a good option now. The editor in question is clearly disruptive and is not open to discussion about his behavior. A block seems inevitable. Taroaldo (talk) 00:15, 21 June 2012 (UTC)

And one has happened, following his scribbling on my userpage. I have a feeling that he'll be back and won't have changed. Tonywalton  00:31, 21 June 2012 (UTC)

One thing that can be said about this: he certainly has a laser-like focus. I agree that change is unlikely. Taroaldo (talk) 00:48, 21 June 2012 (UTC)

Roland Düringer

I did not remove the deletion tag of this article. I just reverted the deletion tag of this article, made by another user. M0RG@N (talk) 10:39, 24 June 2012 (UTC)

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Michael Omolewa Article

Dear Taroaldo,

I am very grateful for your encouragement on my edits concerning removing the fan, tone flagging of Michael Omolewa article. This AfricaTanz user keeps stalking my edits and keeps insulting me. And is now threatening me with being blocked for no Wiki reason - as if Misplaced Pages is now his property. See also, my Ford Foundation edits and how this AfricaTanz keeps messing things up, insultively and undoing my edits + Josaiah Ndubuisi Wachuku + Eze, etc. And this AfricaTanz keeps behaving arrogantly as if he has knowledge of all things in this world. And he has been on Misplaced Pages for only 7 Months and does not even have a page, etc. I've been on Misplaced Pages for 8 years and 11 months, humbly doing my best ... I'm really tired of the kind of arrogant and insulting mentality this AfricaTanz has ... Thanks for calling AfricaTanz to order and giving me a breathing space ... Have a blessed day!

With very good wishes:

Lord777 03:58, 8 June 2013 (UTC) http://en.wikipedia.org/User:Lord777

Thanks. Hopefully it will settle down. Taroaldo (talk) 04:11, 8 June 2013 (UTC)

Edit warring warning

Your recent editing history at Michael Omolewa shows that you are currently engaged in an edit war. Being involved in an edit war can result in you being blocked from editing—especially if you violate the three-revert rule, which states that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Undoing another editor's work—whether in whole or in part, whether involving the same or different material each time—counts as a revert. Also keep in mind that while violating the three-revert rule often leads to a block, you can still be blocked for edit warring—even if you don't violate the three-revert rule—should your behavior indicate that you intend to continue reverting repeatedly.

To avoid being blocked, instead of reverting please consider using the article's talk page to work toward making a version that represents consensus among editors. See BRD for how this is done. You can post a request for help at a relevant noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, you may wish to request temporary page protection.

(1) http://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=Michael_Omolewa&diff=558857432&oldid=558857304 (2) http://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=Michael_Omolewa&diff=558857885&oldid=558857728 AfricaTanz (talk) 05:21, 8 June 2013 (UTC)

• When you left the above "warning", User:AfricaTanz, you initially forgot to leave your sig, but somehow I knew who left it. I won't delete it, because I think everyone should see how you conduct yourself. Despite several editors' attempts to engage you civilly, you continue to react with hostility. I will not respond in kind. Regards. Taroaldo (talk) 05:26, 8 June 2013 (UTC)