User talk:Skywatcher68/Archive 2

Archive 1

Archive 2

Gilbert O'Sullivan

Sorry about my impetuous correction of that obnoxious person who keeps editing Gilbert's album discography. Please feel free to undo the edits. I would do it, but I'm not that well versed in undoing such elaborate edits. Sorry again for my haste. milladrive (talk) 07:04, 15 February 2023 (UTC)

If this happens again, go in the page's edit history and hit "undo" on the offending edit, like I just did.   –Skywatcher68 (talk) 14:16, 15 February 2023 (UTC)

Crab boil

Article you linked said nothing about "Crab Boil" or even boiling. The "Crab Boil" wikipedia article is also redundant because of the "Seafood Boil" article. It also has no citations other then links to spices. It should be deleted or changed to an article about crab boil seasoning packets. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.255.188.35 (talk) 20:26, 17 February 2023 (UTC)

Current master

At the time, I just saw one account and one IP address, but thought it likely that they would create another account, so I took steps to try to stop that. It was only after seeing your message that I looked into it further, and realised what a huge sock farm it is, and for how long it's been going on. JBW (talk) 19:02, 9 March 2023 (UTC)

Odd how that IP above your comment doesn't like to sign anything. I wonder if they'll remove it again.   –Skywatcher68 (talk) 19:14, 9 March 2023 (UTC)

UAA

Imma be honest, I thought your edit summary of the username you were reporting at UAA was your response to a user getting blocked until I saw it was simply the username you were reporting. ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{Blaze Wolf#6545} 19:40, 16 March 2023 (UTC)

How do I upload a pic?

City website union city Knowlege of union city 1966 (talk) 00:50, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

I don't know, sorry. Never tried.   –Skywatcher68 (talk) 13:17, 10 April 2023 (UTC)

Please re-consider your decision on ChaosGPT

Dear Skywatcher68,

Kindly reconsider your decision to undo my edit to the Auto-GPT page by removing references to ChaosGPT.

I understand your rationale about not allowing censoring. I myself am a big believer in free speech. Vandalism is certainly not my intent.

However, ChaosGPT is something else entirely. As a fellow human being, I humbly request that you please reconsider for the sake of our shared humanity. ChaosGPT has the stated objective of destroying all of humanity, and is unlike anything else. I'm sure that when Wikipedia was created, no one would have thought such a thing was possible, hence Wikipedia's content moderation policies don't handle how to address such threats. This is a rare case where re-evaluating Wikipedia's policies is warranted.

I hope you do the right thing for humanity.

With Best Regards 2601:641:300:8DF0:49D8:2F72:23DD:310A (talk) 00:10, 28 April 2023 (UTC)

You should be discussing this at Talk:Auto-GPT#Persistent censorship, not here.   –Skywatcher68 (talk) 02:07, 28 April 2023 (UTC)

Updates to JebDunnuck

Hi Skywatcher68,

Thanks for the message. Can you help me understand what changes you object to? No updates were made except removing the peacock template and adding an image. There's nothing subjective on the page to warrant the peacock template, and I don't know why the image would be an issue. Thanks, Jeb Jsdunnuck (talk) 20:43, 5 May 2023 (UTC)

Removing the peacock template without addressing the reason the template is there was the main problem. The article needs to be rewritten for neutrality with additional sources first.   –Skywatcher68 (talk) 16:16, 6 May 2023 (UTC)

By the way: if you are Jeb Dunnuck, please see WP:AUTO, particularly WP:AUTO#IFEXIST & WP:AUTOBIO for more info.   –Skywatcher68 (talk) 16:24, 6 May 2023 (UTC)

No worries. I am Jeb Dunnuck, but didn't create the page nor write the text, although part appears to be from our about page at https://jebdunnuck.com/about/. Can you tell me what part is objectionable or not neutral? I'm happy to remove it What additional sources would you like? And I don't see how adding an image it problematic, so please let me know how to proceed there. Jsdunnuck (talk) 18:26, 10 May 2023 (UTC)

The image should be fine. I'll see what I can do about making the article more neutral; if you'd like to make changes when I'm done, please propose them at Talk: Jeb Dunnuck per WP:AUTO.   –Skywatcher68 (talk) 18:31, 10 May 2023 (UTC)

Sounds good. Thank you and appreciated Jsdunnuck (talk) 18:44, 10 May 2023 (UTC)

Other similar critic pages are:

James Suckling

Robert Parker (wine critic)

Antonio Galloni

Luis Gutiérrez (wine critic) Jsdunnuck (talk) 18:46, 10 May 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for the block and revert

I also asked for PP on Robert E. Lee Day, as the duck seems to be quacking a lot today. Thank you. Wes sideman (talk) 13:58, 21 June 2023 (UTC)

Discussion invitation

Hi Skywatcher68, you are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Sound of Freedom (film) § Reaching a consensus on the "Accuracy" section. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 18:18, 5 July 2023 (UTC)

Sir

Before this turns into an edit war, I want to point out that Wikipedia MOS requires "Sir" to be bolded on the first mention along with the rest of the name, which is a clear indication that the two are to be treated together. And as I said in the revert summary, Jr is a suffix to the name but we don't put that on another line in the infobox. Given that he was a UK citizen BrE conventions should follow. Atchom (talk) 18:01, 7 July 2023 (UTC)

Bolding the first mention of "Sir" applies to the lead, not the infobox. And "Jr" is clearly part of one's name, not a title.   –Skywatcher68 (talk) 18:04, 7 July 2023 (UTC)

Pari passu what goes for the lede goes for the infobox. "Honorary prefix" is for things like "The Right Honourable" which don't go into the lede, because they are true prefixes and not accessories to the name. Atchom (talk) 18:07, 7 July 2023 (UTC)

Okay, I've looked around a bit more and there seems to be no standard for this issue. Some have "Sir" with the name others above the name so I'll leave it alone for now.   –Skywatcher68 (talk) 18:13, 7 July 2023 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

The Defender of the Wiki Barnstar

Hi Skywatcher68, thank you very much for enforcing the verifiability and biographies of living persons policy day by day, and for noticing problems that even other experienced users overlooked before. When there's a wave of problematic edits, you are often the first person to notice and deal with them. Thank you for doing so, and please keep up the good work! ~ ToBeFree (talk) 11:24, 22 July 2023 (UTC)

Thank you

Thank you for fixing Fernando Villavicencio, I was struggling to figure out what version to revert back to. Aoi (青い) (talk) 19:48, 15 August 2023 (UTC)

Undoing of edits to Carlos Pérez

Hi, Skywatcher. Could you please explain to me the basis for undoing my edits to the entry above?

What are the specific claims that you find problematic, and why?

Can you please be specific (i.e. tell me the sentences and/or claims that you believe are factually incorrect or that otherwise contain issues)? Thanks. Epwikieditor (talk) 18:01, 11 September 2023 (UTC)

I didn't undo anything. That said, I agree with the removal because this reads more like an obituary than an encyclopedia article. Please try to be more neutral.   –Skywatcher68 (talk) 18:44, 11 September 2023 (UTC)

Furthermore, you clearly have a conflict of interest ("The most recent edits to Dr. Perez's page have been made by Dr. Perez's family") and should be proposing edits at Talk: Carlos Pérez (radiation oncologist) rather than editing the article directly.   –Skywatcher68 (talk) 18:48, 11 September 2023 (UTC)

Skywatcher, I apologize for the confusion. I misread the version history and I see that I was off by one line; it was your predecessor, WriterBeau (a sockpuppet account that has been blocked) that actually undid my revisions. I don't know whether that changes your opinion that you agree, i.e. with a blocked, presumably bad-faith sockpuppet account?

I will take up your suggestion and propose edits on the "Talk" page for the article.

Having said that, I will also make the following observations to you, about your comments above. I offer these in a respectful spirit, and I'm also going to be direct. I'm trying to call things as I see them:

- Like several other Wikipedia editors, when you make broad claims like "this reads like an obituary," or "please try to be more neutral," without providing any specifics to support your characterization of the article, respectfully, it's not helpful. If an editor like me is going to make a good-faith effort to try to abide by guidelines, vague characterizations of how something "reads...like..." does not provide much guidance. Unless you can point to specific sentences and say, "This is a problem because..." or "This contradicts Wikipedia guidelines, and I'll illustrate why...and this would be an acceptable way of saying that..." then your characterizations don't provide me with any specific actionable information that could be changed. Instead, it simply sounds to me like the broad subjective opinion of one person as against another's, notwithstanding your account as an editor. I'm not saying you don't have specific reasons, or that I don't have room for improvement; but I am saying that you haven't told me what those are, and I cannot read minds.

- Along the same lines, if you believe that I "clearly have a conflict of interest," I think you should specify what are the specific claims or assertions that appear inaccurate or aggrandizing as a result of that supposed conflict. It cannot be helped if human beings have family on the planet -- the issue is, are they being factual and neutral in their edits, or not? And if you think that my version of the article has problematic assertions based on COI, then you should point them out. Otherwise, it seems to me it's simply a semantic or academic matter. If I can present factual information in a neutral, non-aggrandizing or promotional way, and if those claims can be supported by references from well-vetted third-party peers in the field of medicine, and if those references are included in the article...then what difference does a claim of COI actually make, other than essentially saying, "You knew the man as family, so your edits might be suspect." If you think specific claims are suspect, please say why.

Again, thank you for your response, and for your service to the Wikipedia community.

Here's what I will be posting in the Talk page for this article:

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PROPOSED EDITS

Please review the text below carefully. Other than adding a few supporting footnotes where I believe they would be helpful, the text presented below is consistent with the version of “Carlos Pérez (radiation oncologist)” that others have un-done, without explaining why. Respectfully, the purpose of this entry is to provide other editors with a detailed “walk-through” of my proposed version of the article, so that anyone with objections has the opportunity to identify specific issues or areas that they believe are not consistent with guidelines.

As this detailed commentary illustrates, I believe that my edits and stylistic presentation are consistent with the Wikipedia manual of style for biography, and I also believe that my proposed updated version of this article makes valuable improvements compared to older versions (which are currently posted, and which contain outdated information).

Thank you for your careful review. If there are specific sentences or claims that you have questions or concerns about, please let me know, in detail, so that we can try to come to a consensus on what is acceptable.

Thank you for your service to the Wikipedia community.

p.s. If you see any issues with formatting of hyperlinks in my comments below, I hope you can take those with a grain of salt for the moment, as formatting in this UI can be cumbersome; assume that hyperlinks for internal Wiki articles and footnotes for external sources will be cleaned up before final publication. Thanks for your understanding.

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TEXT

Carlos Alberto Pérez, MD (November 10, 1934 – August 21, 2023) was an American radiation oncologist.

COMMENT

· This is consistent with the Wikipedia manual of style for biography]

TEXT

. Dr. Pérez was internationally recognized for advances in cancer research, patient care, and education. A Professor Emeritus ^[1] and former Chairman the Department of Radiation Oncology[|^[2]]] at the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at [Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis]], Dr. Pérez was best known for his influential research exploring the most effective therapies for several types of cancer. He is known for his contributions to the clinical management of patients, especially those with carcinoma of the prostate, breast, cervix and lung. Pérez was co-editor of a comprehensive text on radiation oncology, Perez and Brady's Principles and Practice of Radiation Oncology, the 7th Edition of which was published in 2018.[|^[3]]] It is regarded as the standard reference for radiation oncologists and residents in this field.^[4]]]

COMMENTS

· Consistent with guidelines from the [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Biography#: this lead paragraph establishes notability.

· The manual of style indicates that the lead paragraph should include “One, or possibly more, noteworthy positions, activities, or roles that the person is mainly known for, avoiding subjective or contentious terms; the main reason the person is notable (key accomplishment, record, etc.)”

o The lead paragraph specifies that the person was known for cancer research and patient care. This fact is supported with a footnote referencing a published article from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

o The lead paragraph establishes notability by specifying that the person was recognized internationally for cancer research and patient care. This fact is supported by recognition given from professional associations in other countries, as described below, and for which a supporting footnote is provided.

o The lead paragraph contains information about a key accomplishment, namely the person’s role as co-editor of a medical textbook for this specialty which has become its standard reference. There is a footnote to Washington University School of Medicine in support of this assertion. (External article: “His textbook, “Principles and Practice of Radiation Oncology,” is widely considered the bible of his specialty.”) Identification of a key achievement is consistent with the Wikipedia Manual of Style.

o In keeping with stylistic guidelines, references to other Wikipedia articles are hyper-linked in the body of the article; and references to external links are footnoted.

TEXT

Biography

Carlos Alberto Pérez was born in Pereira, Colombia, and earned his medical degree at the University of Antioquia School of Medicine in Medellín. He was a radiation oncology resident at the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (MIR), Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine and had a one-year fellowship in radiotherapy at M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute (known today as the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center).

At MIR, Pérez led the Division of Radiation Oncology from 1976 until it became its own department in 2001, when he became its inaugural Chair. Under Perez’s leadership, the Radiation Oncology Center developed a research core resulting in significant contributions to cancer treatment, amplifying the effects of radiation with chemotherapy and hyperthermia. He retired in 2004.

COMMENTS

· Consistent with the Wikipedia manual of style for biography, this section presents the person’s professional biographical information in chronological order.

· Compared to older versions currently on Wikipedia, the most recent edits to this section add valuable context and clarifications, which are supported by other references:

o The “M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute” no longer exists by that name; its official designation has been superseded by “M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.” My edits note this update, and the change is supported with a link to Wikipedia’s own article about the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. This edit is intended to be helpful to readers for purposes of disambiguation.

o Recent edits clarify the timeline of the organizational status of Washington University’s Division of Radiation Oncology from 1976 to 2001. This additional context is important to readers because it clarifies the development, growth and impact of the division; previously, Radiation Oncology did not have the status of its own academic department at the School of Medicine. Based on achievements in radiation oncology research and patient care, it eventually acquired departmental status.

o All of this information is supported by the footnotes noted, and also by external references that have already been approved by Wikipedia editors in older versions of the article. (See, for example, references currently linked in the posted (older) version of the article.)

TEXT

Pérez was instrumental in the founding of the Cancer Information Center (CIC) at Washington University Medical Center in 1977, which provides medical information and resources as well as emotional support to cancer patients, their families, and friends. The first resource facility of its kind in the United States, it became a model for other similar centers around the world.

COMMENT

- I added a new footnote from the Siteman Cancer Center in support of this section. See below.

TEXT

Pérez is the recipient of numerous professional awards. He was awarded the Gold Medal of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) in 1992; the Gold Medal of the American College of Radiology in 1997; the CRILA (Círculo de Radioterapeutas Ibero-Latinoamericanos) Gold Medal in 2000; the Janaway Gold Medal of the American Radium Society in 2005; the National Cancer Fighter Award from the American College of Surgeons in 2006; the Gold Medal of the Spanish Society of Radiation Oncology (SEOR) in 2013; and the Gold Medal of the Latin American Society of Radiation Oncology (ALATRO) in 2013. Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis also presented Pérez with a Faculty Achievement Award in 2013.[footnote below] He also served as past President of ASTRO; as a Trustee of the American Board of Radiology from 1985 to 1997; and he served on the Board of Directors of the American Cancer Society.

COMMENTS

· The purpose of this section is in support of Wikipedia's guidelines for notability, which are appropriate for an encyclopedia article. Perez’s receipt of these awards is supported by information provided by Washington University School of Medicine, footnoted.

TEXT

Pérez published more than 370 scientific articles, and contributed to over 100 chapters in more than 43 textbooks.

COMMENT

· Footnote added below. Washington University attests to this fact.

TEXT

From 2005 Pérez was on the Board of Directors of TomoTherapy Incorporated, until 2011, when the company was purchased by Accuray Inc.

Carlos Pérez died in Springfield, Missouri on August 21, 2023, at the age of 88.

[END OF ARTICLE; FOOTNOTES TO EXTERNAL SOURCES BELOW]

^[1]]] https://medicine.wustl.edu/news/obituary-carlos-a-perez-md-professor-emeritus-of-radiation-oncology-88/

^[2]]] https://radonc.wustl.edu/about/department-history/

^[3]]] https://books.google.com/books/about/Perez_Brady_s_Principles_and_Practice_of.html?id=XcZtDwAAQBAJ

^[4]]] https://medicine.wustl.edu/news/obituary-carlos-a-perez-md-professor-emeritus-of-radiation-oncology-88/

^[5]]]Barnard Health and Cancer Information Center at the Siteman Cancer Center, https://siteman.wustl.edu/about/mission-history/. See especially 1997: “The Cancer Information Center opens as the first facility in the country devoted to providing education and support for cancer patients and their families, becoming a national model. Now called the Barnard Health and Cancer Information Center, it serves more than 22,000 people each year.”

^[6]]]https://medicine.wustl.edu/news/about/faculty-recognition/alumni-association-awards/2013-2/carlos-a-perez-md-2/

^[7]]]https://medicine.wustl.edu/news/about/faculty-recognition/alumni-association-awards/2013-2/carlos-a-perez-md-2/ Epwikieditor (talk) 20:35, 11 September 2023 (UTC)

Notification moved to ANI

Hi Skywatcher68, I have moved your notification to WP:ANI § Olekina Ledama & 105.163.158.75: Legal threat to gain more opinions about this. Thanks for notifying me about the situation. ~ ToBeFree (talk) 20:47, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

Repeated vandalism to OMVIC page

Information on OMVIC’s page is being repeatedly vandalized by a user with ip block 142.198.200.202. You have previously warned this user to discuss any changes before deleting entire sections (over 9000 characters) without reason. This user has repeatedly refused to do so.

The information being vandalized relates to the organization’s performance, and is cited directly from multiple newspaper articles and a report evaluating OMVIC’s performance by ontario’s attorney general. This information should not be deleted as it is a matter of public interest. Please consider an IP block on this user so further vandalism will not occur. Thanks.

Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council 70.52.151.252 (talk) 20:44, 25 October 2023 (UTC)

Sorry, I'm not an admin. Pinging @Ohnoitsjamie: who is and has been involved with editing there.   –Skywatcher68 (talk) 04:20, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected. OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 16:09, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

Bnp Is Not Right-wing

Hey bro you don't bother me BNP is not a right wing organization you just edit lies your time is wasted my time is also wasted you don't edit lies anymore Friendly Historian-202509 (talk) 16:18, 27 October 2023 (UTC)

I'm not the one saying that; reliable sources like India Today are saying that. Unless there are other reliable sources saying they are not right wing…   –Skywatcher68 (talk) Skywatcher68 (talk) 16:27, 27 October 2023 (UTC)

In the report of Somoy TV, Sheikh Hasina said that BNP wants to bring down the government with all the extreme left and extreme right Friendly Historian-202509 (talk) 18:21, 27 October 2023 (UTC)

And where would this story be? Link? If it's YouTube or some other video site, don't bother.   –Skywatcher68 (talk) 22:27, 27 October 2023 (UTC)

Nabilla Benattia

Hi. I recently made a change to a Nabilla article (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabilla_Benattia) as a proxy, but the changes failed to save! Can you please tell me if it's because of personal circumstances that they don't want to accept the changes, or if there are other reasons? Yurlic4308 (talk) 15:11, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

Couple things: Wikipedia frowns on using proxies and "edit[ing] according to Nabilla's personal approva" suggests you have a conflict of interest regarding the subject. If you have an association with the subject outside of Wikipedia, you need to propose edits at Talk:Nabilla Benattia rather than edit the article directly.   –Skywatcher68 (talk) 17:05, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

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Abivax

Hello! Abivax recently went through a rebrand and the company logo on their Wikipedia page is now out of date. From my understanding, only a confirmed account can make the update. Is this true?

P.S. I see you recently made updates to this page, so that's why I'm reaching out. Sdreeser (talk) 10:19, 17 January 2024 (UTC)

Hi there! Anyone can update the page, unless a conflict of interest in involved. In which case, the editor with the conflict of interest needs to propose their edit(s) at Talk:Abivax under Template:COI. Skywatcher68 (talk) 01:14, 18 January 2024 (UTC)

One thing: changing images like a logo requires that the replacement image be free to share. NB: the current logo refers to a creative commons license. Skywatcher68 (talk) 01:26, 18 January 2024 (UTC)

A cookie for you!

Thanks so much for removing the death threat on my talk page :)! —asparagusus (interaction) sprouts! 16:48, 4 December 2023 (UTC)