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Ganges

Do you have a citation to support that children and virgins, as opposed to men and the married are sent to the Ganges? If so, post it at the nom and I will change my vote to oppose. Thanks. μηδείς (talk) 20:26, 17 January 2015 (UTC)

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Katrina Law date of birth

Hello Stemoc. I wanted to leave you a message regarding the Katrina Law article. There appears to be some contention regarding her date of birth, and unfortunately we cannot accept IMDB, Twitter, or Facebook links as a source for this detail. I have redacted the date of birth for the time being, until we can locate a proper citation as published by a reliable third party. Regards, Yamaguchi先生 19:01, 3 March 2015 (UTC)

@Yamaguchi先生:, Her birth date is correct and is verified by her on twitter herself, the only thing wrong is her birth year, her IMDB is wrong, she is born in 1977, not 1985..I did not add the 1985 birth year, someone else did but her birth month of September 30th is correct...so you actually removed a verified source, please add it back in or trolls will now keep adding the fake birth month and year.--Stemoc 22:25, 3 March 2015 (UTC)

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Please don't start an edit war

See WP:BANREVERT

Edits by and on behalf of banned editors

"Anyone is free to revert any edits made in violation of a ban, without giving any further reason and without regard to the three-revert rule. This does not mean that edits must be reverted just because they were made by a banned editor (obviously helpful changes, such as fixing typos or undoing vandalism, can be allowed to stand), but the presumption in ambiguous cases should be to revert. When reverting edits, care should be taken not to reinstate material that may be in violation of such core policies as neutrality, verifiability, and biographies of living persons. Editors who reinstate edits made by a banned editor take complete responsibility for the content."

Since Russavia is banned, and since he is trolling, you are trolling if you take complete responsibility for his edits.

He will soon be reported to WP:3RR and I assume be blocked.

Smallbones_(smalltalk) 03:45, 26 March 2015 (UTC)

I'm aware of your involvement to get Russavia banned in the first place so pardon me if I ignore your comments, last i checked, Jimbo's talk page was the "UNITED NATIONS" of wikipedia where even banned editors were allowed to speak..who are you to say differently and i was following the rules, I ALLOWED banned editors comments because the comment was only noting his intentions, NOT attacking anyone on the page, so its not I who violated any rules but those who reverted me..--Stemoc 03:59, 26 March 2015 (UTC)

Tracy-Ann Obermann image

I'm looking at that "OTRS" image of Tracey on Commons and I'm not sure that it has been through the OTRS queue... Tabercil (talk) 22:30, 15 April 2015 (UTC)

it was passed by an OTRS agent (MDann52) so i figured it must have..also, that user uploaded atleast 3 copyvios (straight from tracy's website) and claimed to own the rights for them, i got them all deleted so he added another image to his flickr account so that he can add the image again to the article..so from copyvios' to flickrwashing to fake OTRS permission and then some OTRS agent who didn't bother to look at the uploader's history allows it...--Stemoc 01:16, 16 April 2015 (UTC)

If you have an account on Commons, you can chime in on that here as background. Tabercil (talk) 03:37, 16 April 2015 (UTC)

Natabua High School

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technically, this is FIJI, its impossible to find info online (internet only existed here after 2005) and you have to go with what you have..since you pretty much "culled" the article to a crappy 5 line stub, its not worth keeping...if i had to make this article with practically nothing in it, i would have created this along time ago...--Stemoc 13:49, 29 April 2015 (UTC)

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Gage Skidmore edits

What exactly are you up to here? Looks suspiciously like WP:HOUNDING. Dwpaul 02:18, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

He is violating our policy by replacing the image with his crop so he is doing a WP:SELFPROMOTION, its not HOUNDING, image name should be descriptive of the location or the people in it, he is intentionally uploading images just because he was to self promote himself, we do not allow this ..he has been doing this for a while, even tried to get images on commons renamed to his name in the image title..--Stemoc 02:24, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

If you have a complaint against the editor, bring it up at WP:AN/I. Do not follow them around and persistently revert all of their edits. The edits you reverted are not vandalism, and even if you think they violate a policy, you will need to achieve some consensus on this question before you start reverting the user's edits on sight. Dwpaul 02:29, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

See the last image he changed on Neil Druckmann's article, this is the original image, this is his addition, this IMO is vandalism to "self promote" himself as a photographer, I won't go to AN/I, this should be solved by admins by blocking him..I'll revert any other he has changed..--Stemoc 02:34, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

Please produce a link to a Misplaced Pages policy that says the contributor of a photograph that is their own work cannot use a file name for that photograph that includes the photographer's name. Unless you can do so, stop interfering with the photographer's edits immediately. Dwpaul 02:38, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

In addition, I see no effort on your part to communicate with the editor you are persistently reverting on their Talk page, nor with any admin about blocking them because of your belief that they are violating a policy. So, since no communication is taking place, I can only assume what you are really attempting to do is provoke them into edit warring with you, and provocation is not an appropriate strategy if you are trying to improve the project. Dwpaul 02:46, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

He already gets an attribution in the image itself and well as having his own commons category, but to try to change the image title is not allowed, this policy is on commons, not wikipedia as images are stored there , the policy in question is commons:Commons:File_naming#Namingthis one and quote, "Names should be descriptive, chosen according to what the image displays or contents portray", not the NAME of the author, we do not allow that unless the author is a known professional photographer, not a flickr-hack .. and even then for limited images ..I'm not provoking the editor, he is intentionally 'vandalizing' via POV pushing, he has been doing this for years and has been ignored for reasons unknown, Honestly the only option would be to get his flickr feed blacklisted on commons and request a ban there..cause enwiki rarely does anything to people like him..Abusing wikipedia to push your own agenda is one of the biggest violations IMO..I urge you to restore my reversion or i will revert them again, you refuse to see it as a violation, but it is a violation via commons wikimedia--Stemoc 02:53, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

The file names continue to be descriptive of their subjects even with the photographer's name appended. I see no policy at the link you provided which the photographer has clearly violated. There is nothing written at that link that prohibits or even discourages the inclusion of the photographer's name, contrary to your assertion above. If you think some action needs to be taken, you need to bring it up at WP:AN/I or seek dispute resolution, but you do not need to follow the user around and revert all their edits because you do not like what they are doing. If you continue, I will bring your actions up at WP:AN/I. Understood? Dwpaul 02:57, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

Descriptive how?, all it tells us who the person is and whose pic it is..not the location where the image was taken, and its NOT descriptive the image name has to be DESCRIPTIVE, not the name of the photographer, when you intentionally removed other better cropped images and try to replace them with your own "poor" version of them, its vandalism, the user has a COI, he is pushing his own name and we DO NOT allow that on any Wikimedia sites, even enwiki, he may very well be a paid editor if you see his flickr stream working for the republican party and using wikipedia, sorry abusing Misplaced Pages to promote oneself is a violation. A commons admin did ask him this in March, he never replied cause he never does reply..so talking to him is futile....take it to AN/I, afterall thats where everything that can't be solved an will never be solved ends up..--Stemoc 03:12, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

Once again, if you think that a policy is being violated, you should be actively seeking consensus, administrator action or both. If you fail to do either one, and simply revert the editor's contributions on sight without any effort to communicate with them or to correct their behavior, you are engaging in harassment and are likely to eventually find yourself the subject of administrative action. Dwpaul 03:19, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

If you haven't noticed, i no longer involve myself with the wikipolitics of this site, I'm not going to keep running to mommy (AN/I) like some two year old, anyone with half a brain can see that the user is violating atleast one of our policies and is getting away with it...I have a long history with wikipedia and cross-wiki vandalism and spamming and even i know this is a combination of both ..as i said, per our policies (commons), he has been given attribution which is the requirement of his "cc-by-sa" licence, there is no requirement for the user to push his own agenda to fuel his personal interests cause that would be violation of wikipedia's highest rule, the Terms of Use in relation to this ...still don't see it as a violation?--Stemoc 03:31, 4 May 2015 (UTC)

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Jamie Dornan

Perhaps you consider a distorted frowning face to be a good representation of a person, others don't. If you wish to revert, do give a better reason than "get glasses please". Also note that condescension is consider an act of incivility per WP:CIVIL. Hzh (talk) 13:23, 15 May 2015 (UTC)

frowning?, i have the same number of lines on my forehead when i smile..yes, get glasses because you honestly don't know the difference between a good image and a poor one...the one you chose is a VERY POOR IMAGE..get consensus next time you change the image or else it will be reverted just as fast...--Stemoc 13:45, 15 May 2015 (UTC)

My reason has been given per Misplaced Pages guideline, I would suggest trying to insult my visual judgement is not productive. Hzh (talk) 14:01, 15 May 2015 (UTC)

I would suggest not insulting mine and quote "(no point using an image that doesn't look like him)" when the image clearly looks like him..and also, your answer is not really a good one cause anyone can SEE that that image is the BEST representation of the actor available..--Stemoc 14:10, 15 May 2015 (UTC)

My reason is in accordance with Misplaced Pages guidelines, so far yours apparently not. If you want to set yourself up as "anyone", it's up to you, I have no interest in that. You can easily Google images of Jamie Dornan, and the Misplaced Pages one is the oddest, and least like him. Hzh (talk) 14:31, 15 May 2015 (UTC)

Well by that reasoning, the one you chose will be the ODDEST of them all..I know the guidelines, its apparently you who does NOT know the meaning of "natural and appropriate visual representation", please, I urge you to learn about it because its quite silly for me to discuss an image related issue with someone who isn't capable of understanding "visual representation" , we are WIKIPEDIA, not GETTY or WIREIMAGE....as you can see above, I go through this type of situations a LOT more than you ever will...this is Dornan on IMDb, this is your image of Dornan and this is mine, now tell me, which one looks the "LEAST" like Dornan?..--Stemoc 14:52, 15 May 2015 (UTC)

Yours. (See how easy it is to make an assertion? It is not a productive discussion if all you can do is to assert the superiority of your judgement. Perhaps you should consider the possibility that your judgement is wrong.) Hzh (talk) 15:17, 15 May 2015 (UTC)

Please note that you have violated the WP:3RR rule. Any further attempt to revert may result in a block. Hzh (talk) 17:01, 15 May 2015 (UTC)

reverting VANDALISM is not a 3RR violation, and please stop talking on my page, take it to the other talk page..i don't like unnecessary talk here.. ..--Stemoc 17:09, 15 May 2015 (UTC)

I don't think you understand what constitute vandalism per WP:NOTVAND. Hzh (talk) 17:17, 15 May 2015 (UTC)

I will try it one more time - the discussion is open, please try to discuss it first before replacing a good image with an inferior one. I have already explained why it is a better imageb (it is full face, no distortion), you have not, and you are the one who replaced that initial good image you are now reverting, and without justification. There is a vote open in the Jamie Dornan Talk page so we can have a consensus. Hzh (talk) 10:25, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

No you LISTEN, you are the ONLY PERSON in the WHOLE of WIKIPEDIA that has a problem with the GOOD IMAGE being used. I tried solving it amicably but you decide to change the IMAGE again for the UMPTEENTH TIME, you REFUSE to a have ANY DISCUSSION but continuously KEEP changing the image, the post to have a discussion BARELY lasted 48 hours BEFORE you changed the IMAGE yet AGAIN... You are a VANDAL and I will NOW REPORT you....I wrote those in CAPS LOCK cause you seem to be blind or something ...--Stemoc 12:17, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

The discussion has been up for almost two weeks, but you have consistently refused to give an explanation why you replaced a good image with an inferior one (one with distorted facial expression), or why you think the image you replaced is an inferior one (and it has been there for a long time before you replaced it). I am merely reverting to its original state before you changed it without proper justification. I have no problem if you want to take this up with the administrators, even if the discussion is ongoing. Hzh (talk) 12:27, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

2 weeks? wow you are a bad liar too, the discussion on the talk page was started on May 15th and you changed it back to the 2011 image on May 18th...if my Maths is correct, that is NOT 2 weeks so please leave the discussion cause you aim is to push your AGENDA. Go do a Google search on the recent image, its been used by multiple sites and no one is complaining about it NOT representing Dornan.. the previous image was NOT only outdated but POOR as i have said many times (bad lighting/bad cropping) and as per your comments, is not a representation of what Dornan looks like ..and FOR THE LAST TIME LEARN TO make a STATEMENT in ONE POST and STOP EDIT CONFLICTING..Its RUDE and IRRITATING...I will revert you the next time you do that.....--Stemoc 12:40, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

Yes, almost two weeks since the discussion was first opened, I then discovered that you are the one who actually replaced a good image according to the criteria of WP:LEADIMAGE ("natural") with one that is distorted (therefore an inferior one). So I restored the original on May 15 here. So yes, that's almost 2 weeks, and all attempts to get you to explain your action has so far failed in almost two weeks. Hzh (talk) 12:59, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

and again you use the word "distorted", there is NOTHING distorted about the NEW IMAGE, its ONLY YOU who has a problem with the image, JUST YOU I already reported you to AIV but Dwpaul decided to make his own point and got the report removed without providing ANY input to the current discussion....The original as you say was changed by me in february and between february-May, NO ONE had a problem with the image..Only you and you actually replaced with with a very pathetic images as well from the Berlin film festival and when you did not get your way, you reverted it back to the 2011 one..again, I urge you to NOT touch the image or replace it cause next time i'm reporting you directly to an admin..--Stemoc 13:35, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

DWPaul did not "get" the report at AIV removed. DWPaul does not have that kind of influence around here. DWPaul made an observation in order to ensure that an uninvolved admin would not reflexively act on your report without due investigation. The admin apparently concurred with my assessment, since they removed the report without action. Dwpaul 13:59, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

I would draw your attention to this edit on April 1 here. Again, I would repeat that I have no problem with you reporting to an admin. There is currently a vote on the Jamie Dornan page, please give your vote. Hzh (talk) 13:42, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

Donnie Yen

Hi there,

I understand you have reverted the Donnie Yen page to one that is actually quite outdated. I understand your reason is the non-free images. While the non-free images issue are still being disputed, I think they should still remain in the page.

Even if they were to remove, the relevant subsections should be not implicated. You revert removes much more than just non-free images, please do take a look.

Thank you.

China's Tiger (talk) 13:21, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

NO, the bots ONLY REMOVE the non-free images, they DO NOT replace the old images back so when your images are removed (and they will be), some poor guy would have to individually finds the old images and captions and add them back...we get MANY MANY cases of people adding copyvio images only for them to be deleted and remvoed by the bot leaving the page without any images, sometimes for longer than 18 months ..Please restore the section your wrote if you want but DO NOT remove the free images and replace them with your non-free ones.... just because a company closed down DOES NOT mean its images are now FREE..--Stemoc 13:29, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

Thank you for your reply, but relax. We can have an adult conversation without the bold and the Caps. =)

I have removed the disputed images, "non-free" images for now. As for the relevant subsections, I have restored them.

Thanks China's Tiger (talk) 13:32, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

Sorry for that, as you can see, its quite common for me to talk to people who are probably too immature to be online and thus i have to use BOLDED words to make a point, and thanks for reverting to the free version, btw, one rule for images is when there is a free image available, non-free images are not allowed to be used for BLP's....--Stemoc 13:41, 28 May 2015 (UTC)

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