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Fairly OddParents Freak (Fairlyoddparents1234) 
C 03:36, 6 January 2013 (UTC)
Re: Joan Crawford - The usual method of asking for sources is not to undo an edit, but to ask for sources to be added in order to back up the addition to the article. As such, I undid your revision and rewrote what I added to include sources for the comments relating to her birth. Likewise with her boxoffice receipts for films leading up to the so-called box office poison label, I have researched this subject VERY thoroughly and all box office stats are in my possession from the Eddie Mannix Ledger, which is in print and can also be accessed in its original form at the NY Library for the Performing Arts as well as at the Academy of Arts and Sciences Library in LA.
Joan Crawford[edit]
§Thanks for the reply. However, I AM conversant with how one is supposed to question unsourced information and, no offense intended at all, you are not following those guidelines when you simply UNDO what I have added.
Once again I have reversed your undo as, according to Wiki it was unjustly done, nor did you follow their STRONG suggestion to use talk page before you do such a thing, thereby avoiding the situation we are in, namely, an edit war. What you are strongly encouraged to do is as for a citation or further details.
Among other things, wiki says: Edit warring is unconstructive and creates animosity between editors, making it harder to reach a consensus. Users who engage in edit wars risk being blocked or even banned. Note that an editor who repeatedly restores his or her preferred version is edit warring, whether or not his or her edits were justifiable: it is no defence to say "but my edits were right, so it wasn't edit warring".
Furthermore: experienced editors avoid being becoming involved in edit wars This section in a nutshell: Communication is the key to avoiding conflict: follow Wikipedia:Editing policy#Talking and editing. Shortcut: WP:AVOIDEDITWAR
In general, communication is the key to avoiding conflict: follow Wikipedia:Editing policy#Talking and editing. Once it is clear that there is a dispute, avoid relying solely on edit summaries and discuss the matter on the article's talk page. The primary venue for discussing the dispute should be the article talk page, which is where a reviewing admin will look for evidence of trying to settle the dispute. It may help to remember that there is no deadline and that editors can add appropriate cleanup tags to problematic sections under current discussion. When discussion does not produce a conclusion, bringing wider attention to a dispute can lead to compromise. Consider getting a third opinion or starting a request for comments. Neutral editors aware of the dispute will help curb egregious edits while also building consensus about the dispute. When these methods fail, seek informal and formal dispute resolution.
Some experienced editors deliberately adopt a policy of only reverting edits covered by the exceptions listed above, or limiting themselves to a single revert; if there is further dispute they seek dialog or outside help rather than make the problem worse. They revert only when necessary. This policy may be particularly appropriate for controversial topics where views are polarized and emotions run high, and as a result edit warring is more frequent.
The bottom line: use common sense, and do not participate in edit wars. Rather than reverting repeatedly, discuss the matter with others; if a revert is necessary, another editor may conclude the same and do it (without you prompting them), which would then demonstrate consensus for the action. Request page protection rather than becoming part of the dispute by reverting.
You are, by virtue of continual undoing of my edits without discussing them first, bringing about this edit war. I believe you have no reason other than wanting to improve the article, but your method is in question as per Wiki's guidelines. Please follow the appropriate guidelines and ASK for more clarity or better sources or page numbers as need be. This can easily be done using "who said?" or requests for "citation" etc.
As for links to websites, I did not provide a link to a fan website. I DID provide one to an archive for a valid newspaper article. There is nothing in wiki rules to suggest one cannot use such links because they "might eventually go dead."
Basically you are saying that some of my sources are questionable - according to Wiki, they are not: Questionable sources are those with a poor reputation for checking the facts, or with no editorial oversight. Such sources include websites and publications expressing views that are widely acknowledged as extremist, or promotional in nature, or which rely heavily on rumors and personal opinions. Questionable sources are generally unsuitable for citing contentious claims about third parties, which includes claims against institutions, persons living or dead, as well as more ill-defined entities. The proper uses of a questionable source are very limited. The link for the news article, which is in itself verifiable by virtue of the link, is not questionable. Therefore it cannot be challenged simply by UNDOING everything.
As to page numbers, I am wrong to have not included them and will remedy that immediately. However, again, according to wiki, this is not a valid reason to undo an edit.
Hopefully we can work together for the benefit of the article within the guidelines set up for us.
Despite being an admisitrator, you appear not to care about the rules. Despite my pointing out the various rules, your use of ONE portion of them to justify your undos is, frankly, unfathomable. Why would you choose to ignore precedent?
As such, I am going ask for another administrator to step.
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Thanks,
Precious[edit]
dinosaurs and archosaurs
Thank you for quality paleontological articles on dinosaurs and archosaurs, for example Psittacosaurus, and for "helpfulness and for answering questions that others would just ignore", - repeating: you are an awesome Wikipedian (26 May 2007, 17 February 2009)!
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:03, 7 January 2013 (UTC)
A year ago, you were the 358th recipient of my PumpkinSky Prize, --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:36, 7 January 2014 (UTC)
Three years ago, you were recipient no. 358 of Precious, a prize of QAI! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:41, 7 January 2016 (UTC)
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Seven years now! --Gerda Arendt (talk) 04:20, 7 January 2020 (UTC)
Can we agree to disagree?[edit]
I believe that, by and large, we view the issues between us from different viewpoints. I do not discount your standards at all, but as I said elsewhere, it is your method that concerns me. Try putting yourself in the opposite position. I have to assume that you would prefer I attempt to use the talk pages first, before undoing your no doubt useful contributions to wiki.
I have zero issues with you or anyone else pointing out issues with what I have done and in fact welcome it. After all, we are all each other's guardians here in an effort to make things better. The site belongs to everyone and no one when it comes to contributions. I am far from perfect and I know of no one who is.
Despite our volleys on talk pages and through Arbitration (I appear to have jumped the gun there), I would like to think you and Ryan are more interesting in the use of factual information for the JC and any other article. I've spent 25 years doing slow, deliberate research into the life of a woman I was lucky to have met a number of times. I would never use my own experiences on here, but my head is held high as to the veracity and verifiability of my sources.
I am happy and willing to guide you to those sources if you like. The are not hard to access. I am even willing to scan and email documents to back up my refs. I am also willing to go into considerable detail as to why the claims of others, famous though some may be, do not hold up in light of documented facts (this would include Ms. Crawford herself). Perhaps, at very least, this might quell some of your well-intentioned concerns.
At any rate, despite our mutual annoyance, I would greatly prefer to work with people as opposed to against them. It really is a waste of our time and energy...
Thanks,
Tal1962 (talk) 04:45, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
Re: Joan Crawford[edit]
Oops, I didn't think to check to see if a case had been opened because of some reverted material. Pinkadelica♣ 06:15, 8 January 2013 (UTC)
Request for Arbitration declined[edit]
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Helen Burgess[edit]
Could you restore the User:Helen Burgess page so that I may retrieve its contents? --Simfan34 (talk) 21:58, 10 January 2013 (UTC)
Note regarding callsigns[edit]
Hi there Firsfron,
RE: List of former NTA Film Network affiliates in the United States
As a leading member of WP:TVS, I just wanted to let you know that in in order to address both current callsigns and WP:NOTBROKEN, I have decided to add the current callsigns separately rather than fix the link. E.g. for WIVB-TV formerly WBEN-TV;
WBEN-TV
(now WIVB-TV)
Makes it easier to recognize a station. Call me if you have concerns... :-)
Fairly OddParents Freak (Fairlyoddparents1234) C 17:41, 26 January 2013 (UTC)
Yewtharaptor[edit]
Hi, Firs;
Got another one: YPM 6281, almost entirely ripped from [1] (Olsen, P. E., McDonald, N. G., Huber, P., and Cornet, B., 1992, Stratigraphy and Paleoecology of the Deerfield rift basin (Triassic-Jurassic, Newark Supergroup), Massachusetts: in Robinson, P. and Brady, J. B. (eds.) Guidebook for Field Trips in the Connecticut Valley Region of Massachusetts and Adjacent States (vol. 2), New England Intercollegiate Geological Conference 84th Annual Meeting, Contribution no. 66, Department of Geology and Geography, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, p. 488-535.) with a dose of the editor's interpretations of two fragments of bone. J. Spencer (talk) 23:12, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
WP Television Stations in the Signpost[edit]
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Fossil star[edit]
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| Thank you for putting me on the right track early on when I was basically just a troll. You've been a great role-model for hordes of nerds who've sought here to vent their dinosaur-obsession! FunkMonk (talk) 09:30, 5 April 2013 (UTC) |
Alex in Wonderland[edit]
I just created a stub article for Alex in Wonderland. I've gone as far as I can with it, but I noticed that in your userspace draft on NTA affiliates you mentioned that the show was soon only on one station. From my web research, I know the first thirteen episodes still exist, and thought you might know whether just the first thirteen were taped and then the later ones were only shown on WNTA. Seems plausible, but I can only speculate. Also you might want to double check the premiere date I gave. I presumed the copyright dates given for individual episodes that I found corresponded to the air dates on WNTA, but it's possible that they are production dates and the actual air dates were later once the other stations had the tapes, since NTA tried to be a network. Carolina wren (talk) 13:56, 25 April 2013 (UTC)
Megapnosaurus/Coelophysis problem[edit]
Hello Firsfron. I am informing users that might want to say something about this. If you have an opinion please add it. Thanks. Reid,iain james (talk) 01:57, 9 August 2013 (UTC)
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Herrerasaurus was one of the earliest dinosaurs. Its name means "Herrera's lizard", after Victorino Herrera, a goatherd who discovered the first specimen. All known fossils of Herrerasaurus have been discovered in northwestern Argentina in rocks dated to 231.4 million years ago. It was a lightly built bipedal carnivore with a long tail and a relatively small head. Its length is estimated at 3–6 meters (10–20 ft) and it may have weighed around 210–350 kilograms (463–772 lb). The type species, Herrerasaurus ischigualastensis, was described by Osvaldo Reig in 1963 and is the only species assigned to the genus. Where Herrerasaurus and its close relatives lie on the early dinosaur evolutionary tree is unclear. For many years, it was known from very fragmentary remains. However, with the discovery of an almost complete skeleton and skull in 1988, Herrerasaurus has been classified as either an early theropod or an early saurischian, with many researchers treating it at least tentatively as the most primitive member of Theropoda. It is a member of the Herrerasauridae, a family of similar genera that were among the earliest of the dinosaurian evolutionary radiation. (Full article...)
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Just to let you know -- Missing Wikipedians[edit]
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- You probably are aware of this? Sorry butting in - happy editing. XOttawahitech (talk) 10:24, 28 February 2014 (UTC)
new comer[edit]
Hello Firsfron! I am a new hand in editing wiki pages. I have so many question about it. Write me back when you received my message — Preceding unsigned comment added by Yangsen715 (talk • contribs) 05:00, 7 November 2013 (UTC)
File:DMNS_Edmontosaurus.png[edit]
Hi Firsfron, I'm new to this and not sure how else to contact you. I am a researcher working on a children's book for a publisher in NYC. They would like to use your photo of the Edmontosaurus from the Denver Museum showing the bite mark in the tail. I know your image is in Creative Commons, however because this book will be published for trade and library usage, the publisher would like to receive permission from you direct for the image. Please contact me at [email protected] for more details. I would appreciate it. Thank you! Emily researcher (talk) 18:26, 15 January 2014 (UTC)Emily Researcher
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Hi, I was just trawling around and found that you put a comment on the Brachiosaurus edit page saying "no italics here". Not being a scientist of any description I'd like to know whether you meant that there should not be any italics there or were you saying that there are no italics but that there should be? I realise that it is some ago now since the comment was made but perhaps you could have said something like "please do not put italics here because it's a borrowed name not a real one". Jodosma (talk) 18:31, 25 April 2014 (UTC)
Request for comment[edit]
Hello there, a proposal regarding pre-adminship review has been raised at Village pump by Anna Frodesiak. Your comments here is very much appreciated. Many thanks. Jim Carter through MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:47, 28 May 2014 (UTC)
Please, help me with the Jurassic australian Formations, and to give a image to the article Ozraptor — Preceding unsigned comment added by Yewtharaptor (talk • contribs) 20:27, 11 October 2014 (UTC)
Wikipedia editing as part of a course[edit]
Heya, long time no talk :)
I'm running a course at the local university for staff in our Faculty of Education. Currently the university in question has articles on all the other faculties, and I was toying with the idea of getting the staff to contribute to a page about our faculty as part of this course. Good idea? Bad idea? Risky idea? Pitfalls? Pratfalls? Would they be too close to the topic to be objective? I've been away from Wikipedia culture too long to know how to best handle this, but would appreciate your insight. Cheers!
Ziggurat 01:37, 14 October 2014 (UTC)
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Rrring rrring[edit]
Hey, I was surprised to see that you've been active again. Are you sticking around? Cheers, Samsara 00:46, 23 March 2015 (UTC)
Apatosaurus review[edit]
Since your an admin, could you reset the time stamp on the Apatosaurus GA nomination, as we had the review restarted because of a quick-pass without any comments. FunkMonk might have a bit more to say as he knows more than I on what to do and what was done. IJReid discuss 15:20, 24 March 2015 (UTC)
- I think that's a pretty good explanation. I'd add that the review was a "rubber stamp/drive by" review. Not sure if Fir's so active at the moment, though. Perhaps ask Casliber. FunkMonk (talk) 20:35, 24 March 2015 (UTC)
Ed Kilgore's page[edit]
Hello Firsfron! I'm just wondering why Ed Kilgore's (Buffalo sports broadcaster and Hall of Famer) page has been deleted? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_Kilgore
I see his name has been added to The Buffalo Sabres broadcasters page, but is showing red as his page is mysteriously gone. If you'd like me to write a new one, I'd be happy to do so. Thanks for your help,
Shannon Kilgore — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.77.225.22 (talk) 22:17, 2 April 2015 (UTC)
Nomination of Cochise College for deletion[edit]
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Hello. I re-nominated "Only Girl (In the World)" for FAC 8 days ago, but I haven't had any comments. As you commented in the previous one, I was wondering if you wouldn't mind re-reading and seeing if I have address your comments from the previous nomination. Thanks. — ₳aron 10:06, 26 April 2015 (UTC)
Help With Vandalism[edit]
Sorry to disturb you, but I have a question. Someone keeps erasing an entire page (Odinism). What is the proper way to deal with that? As an administrator, could you ask them to stop? Thank you. --Holtj (talk) 19:01, 17 November 2015 (UTC)
- I am the editor in question, and I would like to clarify that my actions were not WP:Vandalism. The Odinism article, in its present state, is appalling. It essentially consists of a) un-referenced material, b) information cited to primary and non-reliable self-published sources, and c) sources about pre-Christian religions which are being used to bolster claims about this new religious movement. Moreover, as has been pointed out over at Talk:Heathenry (new religious movement), the Odinism article was essentially developed by User:ThorLives as a WP:Coatrack after a range of other editors prevented him from continously editing disruptively over at Heathenry (new religious movement). ThorLives is currently the subject of a debated Topic Ban here. If Holtj can bring up a compelling reason for why the Odinism article should continue to exist in its own right then I am more than happy to debate this with them and other editors, perhaps through an RfC on the Odinism article's talk page. However, they should not keep insisting on re-establishing material that is of an utterly poor quality and which should, by all of our policies, be deleted (in fact, doing so places them closer to the boundaries of vandalism than any of my actions). Best, Midnightblueowl (talk) 21:57, 17 November 2015 (UTC)
- Update: I have removed the inappropriate content, but would still argue that the article should be wiped and formed into a redirect. If advised, I am happy to take this issue to RfC. Midnightblueowl (talk) 22:16, 17 November 2015 (UTC)
Sorry to bring this up again, but the person above, who seems a bit unhinged, continues to disrupt the Odinism page and attack others. Now she is attacking multiple editors. Can you help? Thanks
Her latest: Wikipedia:Sockpuppet_investigations/Holtj#18_November_2015 --Holtj (talk) 23:33, 18 November 2015 (UTC)
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You contributed a bunch of new stuff to the Adventureland Iowa page back then, including starting the section about themed lands. You specifically mentioned Space Shot Midway and Bavaria. Do you know where you heard those two names being used? Allen Huffman (talk) 21:15, 28 July 2016 (UTC)
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Pop culture in Pachy'saur[edit]
The Pachy zord in Power Rangers Dino Charge. It was a Popular show.65.255.88.233 (talk) 23:26, 8 May 2017 (UTC)
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Possibility of getting a full image of Azendohsaurus[edit]
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I love everything about dinosaurs, especially looking at images of them. Is there any chance of a full image of Azendohsaurus. I have seen several on other sites. But they are covered by user license and I am at present trying to set up a dino information database website (first attempt ever at website construction and code writing). I am collecting images for the site and usually can find them on commons.wikimedia.org but have been unable to find one of Azendohsaurus. Anyway, thank you for listening. Hopefully you have better luck than I have.
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Hello, Firsfron I want to ask you why did you revert my edits on Discord, Iowa 10/26/202174.67.178.97 (talk) 16:08, 10 June 2021 (UTC)
Reply to last Question.[edit]
I see why but it is starting to get visitors because of the name of the chat service Discord. But thank you for your clarification about this. Have a nice day74.67.178.97 (talk).
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Anna May Wong infobox edit[edit]
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I found one passing reference to this in a congressional hearing as a black town, and going through it on Streetview, it looks like the sort of place blacks were relegated to in these parts. Other than a bunch of goings on about running sewer in the area courtesy of a nearby development, though, I'm not finding anything. You have a better knack for this sort of thing than I do, so I'd appreciate it if you could try to dig some history up on it. Mangoe (talk) 02:26, 3 August 2021 (UTC)
- Another one of the same ilk: Pinetown, Delaware. This one has enough news coverage to show that it is a black community, but I haven't found any significant history, and the news articles are decidedly reluctant to admit that it's a black neighborhood. It clearly goes back a long way, though, judging from the maps. If you can come up with anything it would be very helpful. Mangoe (talk) 02:49, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
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New administrator activity requirement[edit]
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Beginning January 1, 2023, administrators who meet one or both of the following criteria may be desysopped for inactivity if they have:
- Made neither edits nor administrative actions for at least a 12-month period OR
- Made fewer than 100 edits over a 60-month period
Administrators at risk for being desysopped under these criteria will continue to be notified ahead of time. Thank you for your continued work.
22:52, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
Speedy deletion nomination of List of genera from the Cambrian Period[edit]
Hello Firsfron,
I wanted to let you know that I just tagged List of genera from the Cambrian Period for deletion, because it's a redirect from an article title to a namespace that's not for articles.
If you don't want List of genera from the Cambrian Period to be deleted, you can contest this deletion, but don't remove the speedy deletion tag from the top.
You can leave a note on my talk page if you have questions. Thanks!
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