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"Power is poison" -Henry Adams

Fixing links to DAB pages

Keep up the good work, and keep the pressure on. I hope that you beat me in this month's DAB Challenge – because if you do, I will have the pleasure of awarding you a very rare barnstar. Narky Blert (talk) 21:27, 16 January 2018 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

		The Super Disambiguator's Barnstar
		The Super Disambiguator's Barnstar is awarded to the winners of the Disambiguation Pages With Links monthly challenge, who have gone above and beyond to remove ambiguous links. This award is presented to Vmavanti, for successfully fixing 2297 links in the challenge of January 2018. This user is also recognized as the Bonus List Champion of January 2018.

I seriously think that some of the headline numbers in WP:TDD could soon be down to four figures if WP:DPL members keep the pressure on. Have you considered signing up? {{Ping}} me if you'd like some links. Narky Blert (talk) 01:47, 1 February 2018 (UTC)

Nice :)

Vm - just read a few of your remarks, not sure what an adult is doing here but thought I'd give you a thumbs up. Nice :) 172.58.40.87 (talk) 02:11, 13 December 2018 (UTC)

Another thumbs up. Sojambi Pinola (talk) 03:57, 25 October 2019 (UTC)

Be well at Christmas

	Have a WikiChristmas and a PediaNewYear
	Be well. Keep well. Have a lovely Christmas. I will always listen to you. SilkTork (talk) 15:32, 23 December 2019 (UTC)

Chick Corea merge

You now have two people supporting your merge proposal at Chick Corea and it's been there for two months, so please go ahead. The other article's been loitering unsourced for more than a decade. EddieHugh (talk) 20:07, 27 June 2020 (UTC)

You don't want to wait another ten years?
Vmavanti (talk) 01:48, 29 June 2020 (UTC)

It is tempting. EddieHugh (talk) 18:35, 1 July 2020 (UTC)

Ray Anthony

Hey- I have no idea if you were involved in this, but what sources do you use confirming that he is still alive? (Ray Anthony). I have looked at the references and links, none of which have any recent updates on his life. Thanks for any response 173.45.176.201 (talk) 16:25, 1 November 2020 (UTC)

According to The Los Angeles Times, he is still alive. See here.
Vmavanti (talk) 20:06, 1 November 2020 (UTC)

November 2020

Hello, I'm 78.26. I noticed that you recently removed content from Reza (album) without adequately explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Misplaced Pages with an accurate edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the removed content has been restored. If you would like to experiment, please use your sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Encyclopedic information should not be removed per WP:PRESERVE. There is no rule that is should be included on every article, but there is no rule against it. This is valuable information to record collectors, discographers, and musicologists as it is an important identifier regarding sequencing and issue date. It is factual information. Do no continue to remove this information unless you have good reason to believe it is incorrect. 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 15:38, 10 November 2020 (UTC)

I did write an edit summaryVmavanti (talk) 20:10, 10 November 2020 (UTC)

You are correct, that portion is irrelevant/inapplicable. 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 20:18, 10 November 2020 (UTC)

Can you be more specific?
Vmavanti (talk) 23:20, 10 November 2020 (UTC)

Regarding leaving an edit summary. 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 14:53, 11 November 2020 (UTC)

These comments are too vague to be helpful. Misplaced Pages is for everyone, not merely "record collectors, discographers, and musicologists", which is a tiny group of people. A niche within within a niche within a niche. Way out of the mainstream. The appearance of a catalog number means nothing to the average reader. Write down an album title, label, year, and catalog number on a sheet of a paper and give it to someone. Ask them to tell you what it signifies. Nine times out of ten you will get a blank stare. Like most numbers, it doesn't contain information, it represents information. It's a symbol, an abstraction. It is a signifier that may lead somewhere else. On its face it means nothing to 99% of readers. You have a special interest in these things. That's fine. But that's your life, your time, your hobby. Other people have special interests, too. There's also a public interest. Misplaced Pages is not both a specialist encyclopedia and general one because that's a contradiction. It's impossible. Misplaced Pages is not identical to New Grove. I have told people this many times over the years: Just because a piece of information is in New Grove, or any other source, doesn't automatically mean it belongs in Misplaced Pages. I would like to know what the barrier is to understanding this fairly obvious point.
Vmavanti (talk) 13:37, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Interesting. I suggest you read the second sentence one of our most important guiding documents, Misplaced Pages:Five pillars. Defense-within-limits on a liability insurance policy would also get a blank stare from 99% of people. I have a degree in mathematics, yet many of our advance-mathematics articles leave me with a blank stare. This does not make them unencyclopedic. 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 14:57, 12 November 2020 (UTC) I see you posted this on the page where consensus can be reached, which was a good thing to do. 78.26 _{(spin me / revolutions)} 15:07, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

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