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Jim Clark

Thanks for your additions to this article. There seems to be a spelling error (only one 'n' in finesse) and a missing word (should be 'caressed it into doing'?). Could you check against your source and, if I am right, correct the quote. Could you also add a reference to the quote - see WP:REF for the guidance and articles like Brabham BT19 for a practical demo. Many thanks. 4u1e (talk) 12:16, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

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1970 1000km of Brands Hatch

Hello Hmdwgf, I just thought I'd let you know that I saw your article 1970 1000km of Brands Hatch in the New Articles list-- The layout of the article makes it very clear.However, I think the article seems to contain a few errors: the references in the article do not follow Wikipedia guidelines. There is a tutorial on formatting citations at Wikipedia:Referencing.It would be great if you could also improve the related article Chevron Cars.

And have a beautiful day! Cheers, Amy Z (talk) 03:41, 14 August 2012 (UTC)

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Michael Corleone

Please refrain from making unconstructive revisions to Wikipedia, as you did last night – Michael Corleone – your most recent editing would appear to constitute possible vandalism and has been reverted.

Regards -- Gareth Griffith-Jones (talk) 08:01, 30 August 2012 (UTC)

I am sorry for causing any problems, but have you even seen any of those films? --Hmdwgf (talk) 17:12, 30 August 2012 (UTC)

No trouble at all, my friend (I hope) – and yes, I have, each one, four or five times after seeing them in the cinema. I have the 25th anniversary box-set on good old-fashioned video tape. All the best! Kind regards, -- Gareth Griffith-Jones (GG-J's Talk page) 17:37, 30 August 2012 (UTC)

Postscript: Ha ha! I'll let you keep Kay! Left you a note there. Let me know that you've seen this please. Cheers! -- Gareth Griffith-Jones (GG-J's Talk page) 21:04, 30 August 2012 (UTC)

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On vandalism, crystal balling and AGF

Hmdwgf,

If you're going to accuse someone of improper editing practices, then I suggest that you actually familiarise yourself with the practices you are accusing them of.

Firstly, you suggested that I was making speculative edits. If you read the policy on speculative edits, you will see the following:

All articles about anticipated events must be verifiable, and the subject matter must be of sufficiently wide interest that it would merit an article if the event had already occurred.

The edits that I made are supported by four separate reliable sources - 1, 2, 3 and 4 - with the only difference being that the edits were made to temapltes, which do not use sources the way articles do.

Secondly, you suggested that my edits were vandalism, simply because I am a long-term editor should have known that they were speculative. However, if you look at the policy on vandalism, you will not the following:

Vandalism is any addition, removal, or change of content in a deliberate attempt to compromise the integrity of Wikipedia. Examples of typical vandalism are adding irrelevant obscenities and crude humor to a page, illegitimately blanking pages, and inserting obvious nonsense into a page.

Given that I have made the edits with four separate reliable sources in mind, and that I have been a long-term editor (who mostly sticks to editing pages rlated to the content I was adding), there was obviously no malicious intent. I suggest you familiarise yourself with assuming good faith, particularly this part:

It is the assumption that editors' edits and comments are made in good faith. Most people try to help the project, not hurt it [...] editors should not attribute the actions being criticized to malice unless there is specific evidence of malice.

So, just because you think an edit is out of place, that does not automatically make it vandalism.

Perhaps you should consider the bold, revert, discuss cycle. Instead of simply removing content that you think it objectionable, you should discuss it - because if a long-standing editor has put that material in, they evidently do not think that it is objectionable. So instead of removing that content and shutting down any opportunity for debate, perhaps you should consider coming to a consensus on the issue first. Prisonermonkeys (talk) 04:18, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

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Australian Grand Prix map

Phillip Island is not really in the Melbourne area, it's two hours away. Also Point Cook is in Melbourne and known today as RAAF Williams. Leyburn is as far away from Brisbane as Bathurst is from Sydney. And you say five parts of the country? Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Longford, that's six and that does not include Bathurst. Needs a few corrections. --124.179.98.190 (talk) 04:15, 15 August 2013 (UTC)

Noted. I apologize; I have to admit I personally have never been to Australia and I was conducting my research through other means. I will certainly make the corrections; and I am aware of the fact that Point Cook is now known as RAAF Williams but I have to refer to it as Point Cook because that's what the location apparently was known as in 1947. There are so many different locations, it's crazy, really. --Hmdwgf (talk) 04:47, 15 August 2013 (UTC)

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Chapter titles

Well now you see why placing years in F1 chapter titles isn't such a great idea. Chapter titles aren't supposed to be a calendar or a timeline, just a sumary of the contents. --Falcadore (talk) 22:45, 20 March 2014 (UTC)

Years act as good marker points of history. And yes but I never did anything nearly as spectacularly messy as the user in question. He listed just about every year all of the continential European Grand Prixs on all the seperate pages.--Hmdwgf (talk) 15:27, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

Hi Hmdwgf!

Good to see someone else working on expanding the Moss article! The pic with Innes Ireland is a great addition. You'll see I've changed the content of the Mille Miglia section back to the version before your changes. I've given the reasons for my edits, both in the edsum and on the talk page, and I hope the explanations (based on WP:OR) are agreeable to you. It would be nice if you could add any additional verifiable and reliably sourced information to the article as there's still much room for improvement :) . Best wishes, Writegeist (talk) 18:59, 22 March 2014 (UTC)

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File:Andrea De Cesaris 1983.jpg

Hi Hmdwgf. I notice you recently created File:Andrea De Cesaris 1983.jpg at Wikimedia Commons. I was wondering why you named the file "Andrea de Cesaris 1983.jpg" - the original photo you cropped looks as though it was taken at the launch of the 1982 Alfa Romeo, so I would have imagined the photo was taken in 1982, not 1983. (Note: I have left a similar message at your Commons talk page - if you respond here (or on my talk page), you don't need to reply there as well). Thanks. DH85868993 (talk) 03:58, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

Yes, it is the 1982 image; I got it wrong. Someone needs to change the name of the file. --Hmdwgf (talk) 04:30, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

I'll organise it. Thanks. DH85868993 (talk) 04:37, 6 January 2015 (UTC)

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Get rid of it. I didn't even know there was a navbox that already had all those matches. --Hmdwgf (talk) 20:36, 15 February 2015 (UTC)

1994 FIFA World Cup Final

You didn't move it to the bottom of the article, you moved it to the bottom of the lead section. This isn't your fault, but that article is in a terrible state and needs properly expanding. Furthermore, you haven't provided any source for the fact that Al Gore presented the trophy. – PeeJay 15:53, 26 February 2015 (UTC)

Don't talk to me about improving articles. Nothing that I have seen you do here is constructive- only destructive. You better not keep this selfish attitude of yours up any longer- it doesn't help anybody. Hmdwgf (talk) 17:32, 26 February 2015 (UTC)

Your comments about Pasadena being near Los Angeles are totally irrelevant. What difference does it make that the venue is a few miles away from another large city? Furthermore, to add that statement immediately after Brazil's dedication of their win to Ayrton Senna is a total non-sequitur; the fact that the game was played in southern California has no bearing on the dedication or the fact that Al Gore presented the trophy. Finally, you can't just add a section header and expect that that makes a difference, especially when the section header you added is irrelevant to the content that comes beneath. In what way does the content of that section constitute a report? I will find a way to incorporate the Al Gore info, but your obsession with mentioning Los Angeles is somewhat concerning. – PeeJay 17:40, 26 February 2015 (UTC)

I do not care what you think. And I can maintain that attitude- the fact that the Rose Bowl is near Los Angeles is not as relevant as the match itself, obviously- but no one around the world knows where Pasadena, California is- but more people know where Los Angeles is. So why not add it? It gives creedence and even more vaildity to the match itself because it was played very close to a major American city- which has hosted the summer Olympics twice, no less, and is where Hollywood is. Do you know what is really cause for concern? I'm obssessive? You are Howard Hughes-obsessive compared to me. Your manic, obsessive, reckless and aggressive behavior on these World Cup articles, your obsession about something so small and unimportant, and your blatant edit-warring- which you have been warned for before, is cause for concern. Your behavior and attitude towards your editing, as I have said before, is totally destructive. Almost every edit anyone ever does that you don't personally like on these World Cup articles, you go after them- you impulsively redo the edits without looking through them or trying to find something in those apparent mistakes that could enhance these articles. But to be honest (this defeats the purpose of my argument, I know, but I'm throwing it in anyway, because I'm sinking to your level right now) this is argument is utterly stupid- it's such a small detail- that Los Angeles and Al Gore edit I included it does nothing but slightly enhance that article- why are we arguing over it? I am only defending what I have done, I can't speak for you. And also- that Ayrton Senna thing- that has been on that for some time- I didn't include it. Once again, reckless. Remember what I said- if you change that edit on that article- I'm reporting you for edit-warring.Hmdwgf (talk) 18:01, 26 February 2015 (UTC)

You've clearly missed the point of what I was saying. I'm not saying the Ayrton Senna fact is irrelevant. It's unsourced, sure, but that's easily remedied. My problem is with the way you seem to want to follow Ayrton Senna with an odd comment about how big the stadium is, then you completely change tack again by mentioning Al Gore. None of it fits together! – PeeJay 20:09, 26 February 2015 (UTC)

OK, OK, fair enough. I will come up with a new way to format that paragraph.Hmdwgf (talk) 20:34, 26 February 2015 (UTC)

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Castelloti

The event is conventionally referred to as Panamerica in English, e.g. here, hence the piped link to the article name. And your edit broke the ref again. Eagleash (talk) 21:19, 18 April 2016 (UTC)

No, it is not. That is a spelling error on that reference article. Why don't you read further down the paragraph in that article, or do a google search? And the Carrera Panamericana is not referred to as the Carrera Panamerica in English- the Carrera Panamericana is referred to as the Carrera Panamericana in English, Spanish, Italian- any language on this Earth refers to the Carrera Panamericana as the Carrera Panamericana. Translated to English from Spanish, the Carrera Panamericana means "Pan-American Race". Please don't revert my edit again. --Hmdwgf (talk) 21:25, 18 April 2016 (UTC)

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Not a bad job updating the list; hope you're gonna finish the list. You can never count on others finishing the work your start and it will look bad only half-done and likely be reverted. Yours, Quis separabit? 21:42, 10 February 2018 (UTC)

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The guideline on WP:OVERLINKs states "major examples of geographic features (e.g., the Himalayas, Pacific Ocean, South America)" should not be linked. I think that if South America is not normally to be linked, North America shouldn't be either. But if "there is a contextually important reason to link" it, we could link, but the article isn't about the geographic region, but about the tournament. If you have a reason to link it, feel free to explain it on the article's talk page and gain consensus to make the change. If you were to link it, you can do it like this: [[North America]]n. There' no need to pipe it the way you did. Walter Görlitz (talk) 19:59, 5 July 2018 (UTC)

.... then why didn't you just correct my mistake instead of just reverting it? --Hmdwgf (talk) 20:02, 5 July 2018 (UTC)

Please read the whole thing and you'll understand. You still don't have a valid reason to link the major geographic feature. Walter Görlitz (talk) 20:09, 5 July 2018 (UTC)

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Re. 2028 Summer Olympics article: On June 5th you spelled out the 4 winter games hosted in the U.S. and I reverted your good faith edit because I thought it was a bit over the top, but I had a change of heart this morning while editing that paragraph and I've reinstated the winter editions. Thanks, and credit to you. Rodney Baggins (talk) 07:46, 21 August 2018 (UTC)

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Wow. You are out of order speaking to me that way. I did not vandalize any page, nor would I vandalize any page on this site. That edit I made had everything to do with each image and the article image. Think about what you type before you type it. --Hmdwgf (talk) 01:22, 13 September 2018 (UTC)

Sorry, but this edit is unnecessary to add. If you want to add like in xx, please go to talk page to gain consensus first Hhkohh (talk) 10:01, 13 September 2018 (UTC)

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I didn't add any unreferenced people to that article.--Hmdwgf (talk) 01:47, 18 June 2020 (UTC)

I didn't say you did. You did add unreferenced information to the article to the pre-existing entry about Gerry Adams, which even if properly referenced was in direct violation of WP:BLPCRIME. FDW777 (talk) 15:56, 18 June 2020 (UTC)

Alex Morse page

Hi Hmdwgf. I just wanted to thank you for the additions you made to Alex Morse. The extra citation providing Morse's response helps Wikipedia show a more balanced point of view while still having all the necessary information. Gbear605 (talk) 05:59, 12 August 2020 (UTC)

You're welcome.--Hmdwgf (talk) 06:23, 12 August 2020 (UTC)

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How can you not know about WP:OVERLINK? "Unless a term is particularly relevant to the context in the article, the following are usually not linked ... The names of subjects with which most readers will be at least somewhat familiar. This generally includes major examples of ... countries". The United States in terms of this (or any tournament) is unnecessary to link. Walter Görlitz (talk) 07:41, 6 September 2020 (UTC)

Of course I know about WP:OVERLINK. I linked the United States article because that was the country the 1994 FIFA World Cup happened in. I don't think linking the United States article is unnecessary, and it has obvious relevance. --Hmdwgf (talk) 08:38, 6 September 2020 (UTC)

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Hi Hmdwgf, You made a single change to the lead of Julian Assange on 26 December 2020‎, which describes him first and foremost as a computer hacker. This seems like a politically motivated change to influence public opinion days before the ruling on his extradition to the US. However I would like to know your motivation for making this change. Thank you Spreading Justice (talk) 08:49, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

I just felt his experience in computer hacking and his general knowledge of computer technology was worth noting. There was no political motivation on my end. Public opinion on Julian Assange has been as polarizing as it has been since his efforts with Chelsea Manning in 2010.--Hmdwgf (talk) 09:22, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

Also- this isn't a site on public opinion. You shouldn't come on this website if you intend to put your own bias on any specific individual- you'll get banned quickly.--Hmdwgf (talk) 09:26, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

@Hmdwgf: This sounds a bit strange. The timing is also suspect. Why would you think that this is worth noting in the lead when it is already mentioned in the article? And why first? Implying that he is more of a computer hacker than an editor or publisher. The implications of this are massive. A simple google search then classified him as "Hacker" instead of "Editor". The major charge against him in his extradition request is for hacking - so this seems too coincidental. I don't have a bias for any specific individual, I just noticed this unfair and non-consensus change and fixed it. Spreading Justice (talk) 09:01, 3 January 2021 (UTC)

@Spreading Justice: First of all- I resent the implication that I am some anti-Julian Assange crusader- you have no concrete proof of this other than your own frankly delusional over-thinking of my so-called "motivations"- there was and is no political motivation on my end. You very clearly have pro-Assange bias- the fact that you even made your feelings clear about how "unfair" my edit was is concrete proof because this site is not about what you and only you think is fair and unfair- it is an online encyclopedia that is supposed to have neutral, factual information- and Assange is in fact known for activities related to computer hacking. Every edit you've made on this site as of when this response was written has been related to Julian Assange.

I don't want to talk about this anymore with someone who may have mental problems and needs professional help. Your thought process is disorganized and you seem to have paranoid delusions of me out to get someone you are clearly obsessed with- someone needs to get you off a computer and into a place where you can be helped. But if you can, please seek help.--Hmdwgf (talk) 09:43, 3 January 2021 (UTC)

@Hmdwgf: Yes, you are right, I have no concrete proof. But someone wanting to represent the facts without any history of edits on a page making an unapproved change to the lead of that page which has consequences for public opinion on an upcoming ruling seems too strange. I don't know what your true motivations were, but they were probably not what you say they were. I'm not criticizing you as a person, although after your attacks on me I probably should, I'm just pointing out your highly suspicious edits to a page and questioning your motivation for it. Without any pro or contra Assange bias, your change, which was against consensus, given the timing of it, had an impact on public opinion and was detrimental to the subject. "Fair" it is not. Spreading Justice (talk) 11:12, 3 January 2021 (UTC)

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I've been on this website for 13 years and made thousands of edits over those years, and yes, I have had lots of warnings, and I have tightened up my editing- but a permanent block (let's face it, that's what this is) in this instance is way too harsh and I don't feel this is right. I feel like I got a life sentence with no parole for punching someone in the face, so to speak.

I provided sources on Ward Weaver III. According to this admin (and he's right), there was one mistake in that detailed edit that he pointed out that I had made in not providing a correct source for Wesley Rotteger (whom he referred to as "Rutger", and hence the mismatch), so this admin decided to go from 1 to 1000, delete my edit and then permanently block me from this website. Another example- the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and O'Hare International Airport changes: I simply changed the number of total gates because based on the cited number of gates, you add them up, and you get a number. Atlanta, for example. I changed it from 195 to 196 because 21+29+32+34+40+28+12=196, not 195.

I understand the block and I understand why I got blocked, and what I'm asking for is a non-permanent block. The last time I got blocked was for a week, and I feel 2 weeks to a month would be more appropriate. A permanent block is just way too harsh, and for someone who has contributed largely positively to this website over these years, I don't feel I have done enough at this stage over the years to warrant such a punishment, and I don't appreciate being told that I am "extremely incompetent" and that "I am not welcome here." I have contributed enough to make a positive difference on many pages on this website, and am always willing to improve my editing skills to this site's standards so that further blocks will be averted. --Hmdwgf (talk) 18:21, 21 December 2022 (UTC)

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Request reason:

OK. I looked through the sources again, and a lot of them did not cover Ward Weaver III's family on his father's side. I willingly and carelessly did not provide enough or any reliable sources to my edits. That was a mistake- one I've made way too many times, and one I will never make again- if you have trouble believing me, all I have is my word. I consistently violated WP:Verifiability; I never took that seriously enough, and I will take it seriously next time- if there is a next time for me. This admin was justified in blocking me, he clearly felt like he was doing the right thing. But there are some things that admin got wrong with reverting my edits, and why I do not entirely deserve this block. Example 1: Again, I simply changed the number of total gates because based on the cited number of gates, you add them up, and you get a number. I changed the total number of gates on that article [195 to 196] because 21 + 29 + 32 + 34 + 40 + 28 + 12 =196, not 195. Same thing on the O'Hare International Airport article. I changed it [191 to 208] total gates, which was still wrong, as 50 + 41 + 79 + 40 = 210, not 208 or 191 as it is currently listed. Little things like basic math do count for something. I did forget to include sources for the bits about O'Hare and Atlanta airports being the busiest and second busiest respectively, which again, I will not do in the future. As hard as this may be to believe for some people, I am willing to learn from my mistakes, site my sources with cited, reliable information, not be a disruptive editor and prove that I am competent. Please message me back if there's anything you'd like me to do or if there is anything that needs to be done. Thank you.--Hmdwgf (talk) 05:06, 22 December 2022 (UTC) 

Decline reason:

I accept your sincerity, but ... as you note, you've been editing for 13 years (albeit infrequently and intermittently). So it is somewhat troubling (as you seem to understand) that in the last six months, you got blocked three times for the same thing. It is much more likely in that situation, when the user is a registered account, that the next block be indefinite. A newer registered account might not even have been allowed to get that far. In sum, you got more than the usual chances, and still blew them.

"Indefinite" and "permanent" are not necessarily the same thing, no matter how much the Internet tries to make them be. The former means that there is a chance you can be unblocked. Permanence is more often the consequence of a formal ban by either ArbCom or the community, especially in the latter case. But even those bans have sometimes been lifted.

I think your case would be better served by leaving well enough alone for a while (like, not trying so hard to explain yourself in your unblock request ... your explanation about the gate arithmetic really isn't as relevant to your block as the fact that you went back to it like a moth to the flame. — Daniel Case (talk) 07:44, 23 December 2022 (UTC)

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Hmdwgf (block log • active blocks • global blocks • contribs • deleted contribs • filter log • creation log • change block settings • unblock • checkuser (log))

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Request reason:

Hi. I am appealing my block. I willingly and carelessly did not provide enough or any reliable sources to my edits. I did that because I thought I could get away with it and that I would never face any real repercussions. That was a mistake- one I've made a lot too often, and it was wrong and not conducive to Wikipedia's growth and credibility as a worldwide source. It is a mistake that I will never make again. WP:Verifiability; I never took that seriously enough, and I will take it seriously next time- if there is a next time for me. This admin was justified in blocking me, he clearly felt like he was doing the right thing. Is there anything I can do to contribute to Wikipedia:Task Center that needs done? --Hmdwgf (talk) 18:41, 18 January 2023 (UTC)

Accept reason:

As you now know and are certainly expected to know after nearly 14 years and 9,000 edits here, all information in Wikipedia is expected to be cited to a reliable source. Information on living persons is required to be cited inline, as misleading or incorrect information published here can have serious and severe real-world consequences for the persons affected. I am going to unblock you, however based on your recent editing history prior to your block, I believe it is prudent that as a condition of unblocking, you are topic banned from biographies of living persons. I will describe this further below. As always, repeating the behaviour which led to the block is likely to result in more serious sanctions, up to and including being banned from Wikipedia. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 19:17, 18 January 2023 (UTC)

Conditional unblock

As a condition of your unblocking, you are topic banned from the subject of living persons, broadly construed. You may not edit any page nor discuss any topic which concerns a living person, anywhere on the English Wikipedia, subject to the normal exceptions except I advise you not to depend on the exemption for reverting obvious vandalism to biographies of living persons, as doing so will likely be considered a violation of your ban. As an unblock condition, this sanction expires in one year, or you may appeal earlier to the administrators' noticeboard (see WP:STANDARDOFFER). Violations of this condition will result in your indefinite block being restored, and may result in lengthening the duration of your topic ban or expanding its scope. If you are not sure if an edit might violate this restriction, you are encouraged to ask before attempting the edit, as inadvertent violations will be treated as seriously as deliberate ones. Thank you. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 19:17, 18 January 2023 (UTC)