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Page reverted

Hello,

I have searched in vain for the good path to get administrator’s help for the following issue and so I decided to send this request to some including you.

I have considerably expanded the article Guerrilla filmmaking and took care in referencing it as far as I could (over 90 links to trustful sources). I am an experienced editor of Misplaced Pages. For my surprise, the article was reverted by user CIRT to a preceding stub version mainly consisting of a very narrow list of films. Many important contents were removed. Self promotional vandalism seems to be the reason of such intervention, sustained by acute threats. I do not intend to respond with helpless and inconsequent arguments and the time I have to dedicate to Misplaced Pages is quite limited.

I’d be happy if you could pay some attention to this occurrence and let you decide whatever you think is reasonable.

My best, Tertulius (User talk:Tertulius) 04,40, 15 November 2014 (UTC)

Organization Charts

We added links to some of the industries most well respected OrgChart companies and this was removed. In such a small niche, you would think that these links are acceptable. Why were they removed. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Streamlineresults (talk • contribs) 19:51, 17 December 2014 (UTC)

Misplaced Pages is not an appropriate place for advertising your software product; neither is Misplaced Pages an internet directory of products or services. All links should meet inclusion criteria as outlined at WP:EL. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 20:19, 17 December 2014 (UTC)

User:Courtney at UW Libraries

Per, WP:GROUPNAME and WP:ISU, I don't see how Courtney at UW Libraries (talk · contribs) implies shared use. I.e. usernames are acceptable if they contain a company or group name but are clearly intended to denote an individual person, such as "Mark at WidgetsUSA". In addition, how is it promotional, inappropriate, or disruptive to correct a set of external links to a public archive of historical photos housed at the UW Libraries? The resource meets the WP:EL guidelines, and the user was only helping to keep the links live. --Dennis Bratland (talk) 21:26, 17 December 2014 (UTC)

Full disclosure: I'm at the University of Washington (looks like the same UW) although I have no idea who Courtney is and found this through Wikimedia channels. This seems to be clearly on the right side of WP:ISU and is an almost perfect reproduction of what the policy says is OK. —mako๛ 01:14, 18 December 2014 (UTC)

Yes, after all, WP:ISU specifically states: '... usernames are acceptable if they contain a company or group name but are clearly intended to denote an individual person, such as "Mark at WidgetsUSA", "Jack Smith at the XY Foundation", "WidgetFan87", etc.' Peaceray (talk) 01:25, 18 December 2014 (UTC)

You are correct, the name format is explicitly allowed, and I will unblock the user immediately. I will also apologize to the user for the erroneous block.

The second half of your comment is irrelevant - the block was solely for the username (as stated in the notice) and had zero to do with the external links (I neither warned the user about the links added/changed, nor did I revert any of their edits). --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 01:49, 18 December 2014 (UTC)

Thanks!

I was referring to this part of the policy: "A user who both adopts a promotional username and also engages in inappropriately promotional behaviors in articles about the company, group, or product, can be blocked. In such cases, administrators should examine the user's edits to decide whether or not to allow them to create a new username. If there is evidence that the user would continue to edit inappropriately under a new username, the blocking administrator should enable the "autoblock" and "prevent account creation" features. Otherwise, the user should be offered the opportunity to create a new account."

I've seen lots of accounts blocked immediately for nothing but an account that matched the name of an organization or company, yet the policy here is saying that it requires both an inappropriate name and inappropriate edits for an immediate block. Absent the bad edits, a request to change their user name is called for: "Users who adopt such usernames, but who are not editing problematically in related articles, should not be blocked. Instead, they should be gently encouraged to change their username." --Dennis Bratland (talk) 02:08, 18 December 2014 (UTC)

Orion's belt

The information I updated is accurate, and factual, and adds to the post, and doesn't harm anyone. I have the documentation to prove it. Please explain in detail why you keep removing it without explanation

Joshclark82 (talk) 06:29, 19 December 2014 (UTC)Joshua Clark, 12/19/14Joshclark82 (talk) 06:29, 19 December 2014 (UTC) Please respond

The International Star Registry is not authoritative, and any names with that organization have zero encyclopedic value. The International Astronomical Union is the only organization to be internationally recognized to designate stars, planets, asteroids, comets, and other heavenly bodies according to internationally accepted rules. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 06:37, 19 December 2014 (UTC)

Please explain yourself

I deserve an explanation as to why you are deleting perfectly accurate, positive, and doccumented facts

Joshclark82 (talk) 06:38, 19 December 2014 (UTC)joshclark82

@Joshclark82:: The International Star Registry is not a reliable source, and any names with that organization have zero encyclopedic value. The International Astronomical Union is the only organization to be internationally recognized to designate stars, planets, asteroids, comets, and other heavenly bodies according to internationally accepted rules. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 06:40, 19 December 2014 (UTC)

Deleting info

First, this is Misplaced Pages... Not an encyclopedia.... There are MANY, MANY, MANY things on here that would never come close to making it into an encyclopedia. The information I posted was accurate and factual. And it is documented public record, and not harmful to anyone. So please explain what your problem is with having the most accurate information available.

Joshclark82 (talk) 06:46, 19 December 2014 (UTC)joshclark82

@Joshclark82::Already explained. And yes, Misplaced Pages is an Internet encyclopedia - and we have site policies and guidelines such as WP:RS (reliable sources) which the agency you mention does not meet. --- Barek (talk • contribs) - 07:01, 19 December 2014 (UTC)

(edit conflict) (talk page stalker) Please seeWP:NOT, one of the official policies that explains the fundamental error in your reasoning. And please see WP:RS, the official guideline on reliable sources. It's the basis for the previous responses you got here previously. DMacks (talk) 07:02, 19 December 2014 (UTC)

Complain against User Cliftonian

Hello, I want to file a complain against user Cliftonian for libel for spreading unfounded propaganda about my personal beliefs. I tried to Change an Article about Jesus based on professionals and books that have been published. Thank you