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List of Largest Mosques

Hello there,

I just noticed that you have reverted an edit of mine on List of largest mosques. You have mentioned that the deletion of that part of the article was previously discussed. As I am new to Wikipedia, I couldn't find that discussion to take a look at it. Could you help me find it? Essence of Transcendence (talk) 13:21, 10 July 2020 (UTC)

@Idell: Hello there again, I humbly asked you to kindly guide me as to where can I find the discussion you referred to regarding the deletion of a part of the article on the List of largest mosques, but instead you have made the same reversion on my edit and have describe my edit as disruptive. Could you kindly explain why is my addition to the article a disruptive edit? I have briefly discussed this particular edit of mine on the talk page of the List of largest mosques as well. Essence of Transcendence (talk) 16:05, 10 July 2020 (UTC)
@Essence of Transcendence: Hi there, the discussion is currently in the archives of WP:ANI, you’ll find it here. Here is the part, relevant for us, where my version, and thus my reversion, was deemed correct:
Idell (talk) 17:36, 10 July 2020 (UTC)
@Idell: Thank you for the link. As I have mentioned on the talk page of the List of largest mosques, the word "largest" obviously refers to the biggest in terms of physical size. So I believe not only the text, but also the list should be revised and resorted based on this criterion. As such, I gather mentioning the world largest mosque in terms of size in the opening line of the article is perfectly relevant and necessary. Essence of Transcendence (talk) 18:15, 10 July 2020 (UTC)
Essence of Transcendence, what the word ‘largest’ means has been explained in the lede. Nothing you’re saying warrants a complete reorganisation of the page. If you want an article to list the largest mosques of the world by occupied area, I recommend creating a separate article instead. Idell (talk) 18:20, 10 July 2020 (UTC)
@Idell: That is exactly the point! The definition of the "largest" in the article is highly problematic and that's why I have made this revision. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Essence of Transcendence (talk • contribs) 18:27, 10 July 2020 (UTC)

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Incorrigible

Hi. I agree with the IP edit to Psychopathy that you reverted here. The change they made to "...likely to be highly incorrigible using currently available treatment methods..." is consistent with the definition of incorrigible (from Merriam-Webster in this case) as "incapable of being corrected or amended", whereas the change to "...incorrigible to the currently available treatment methods..." reads like there is some transitivity acting on the treatment methods. I can see that they mean essentially the same thing, but I had to think twice when reading the new version while the first version was immediately clear. Is there a preferred usage in the field, or another reason that you prefer the reverted version? Best, ЄlєvєN єvєN||иэvэ иэvэlэ 18:45, 25 July 2020 (UTC)

Eleven even, hello. As you said, both uses are quite correct but I think ‘… incorrigible to the currently available treatment methods …’ sounds better. It sounds more natural to use a preposition before a noun or a noun phrase, just as in ‘ineffective against Disease A’. Idell (talk) 21:30, 25 July 2020 (UTC)

Rollback and Reviewer granted

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Jalal Baba

Thank you for editing the Abbottabad page. But Jalal Baba does belong to the history of Abbottabad. I made a few changes which were removed, even though I had proper citations. Please advise. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Arafehrahat (talk • contribs) 17:12, 5 August 2020 (UTC)

@Arafehrahat: You are referring to this passage that you added to the 'History' section of Abbottabad. Only the history of the city Abbottabad belongs in that section; Jalal Baba does not, neither do his political achievements that benefited the whole province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It would certainly not be fair if we added the same passage to the history of every place in the province.
Secondly, please familiarise yourself with the best practices on how edits on Wikipedia should be made. Add messages to the bottom of any talk page, not the top. Always sign your talk page messages and replies using four tildes ~~~~. Do not continue to make the selfsame edits while they are being discussed. I'll leave a message on your talk page to further guide you. However, it is alright to make mistakes. Wikipedians assume good faith behind constructive edits and try to further improve them to encyclopaedic quality. Idell (talk) 18:03, 5 August 2020 (UTC)

Nomination of Slowly (app) for deletion

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The article will be discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Slowly (app) until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

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Hakim Ziyech

Are you stupid or what? I'm not doing an editing test, I'm fixing the article. Stop doing this or I will report your account — Preceding unsigned comment added by BPL2007 (talk • contribs) 14:19, 16 August 2020 (UTC)

Rollback revoked

I have removed your rollback rights as I see several misuses in the last few days.

I've only examined about 25 edits in which you used the revert tool, and I see 5 misuses. As such, I've removed it. I suggest waiting a few months before re-applying for the rights. only (talk) 15:15, 16 August 2020 (UTC)

@Only: Hey there. I’d just like to tell you that Special:Diff/973306581 was an unintentional rollback. The previous rollback that I made on the same page came after the user had made huge edits and made threat(s) in their edit summaries, that clouded their constructive edit. Although Special:Diff/973113647 is an explained edit, it was based on a weak argument; the user removed references that would oppose their views and, for which, I’m sure other reliable sources could be cited. I could also show why I contested the last two edits.
I’ll just admit that I’ve been using the rollback feature to make reverts that I thought would be uncontroversial. Yes, you might find other such uses of rollback in my recent history. In short, a warning would’ve rectified my behaviour. I request you to reconsider this "punishment" and grant me the rollback right again. Thanks anyway. Idell (talk) 16:00, 16 August 2020 (UTC)
We're going to need to see the evidence of you understanding proper reverts rather than you saying you understand. What should/shouldn't be rollbacked is clear, so the fact that you were using it so many times based on your own applied standard/understanding of rollback is, is concerning. Again, we'll need to see you put in some more work on reverts to show you understand what should and shouldn't be reverted using tools. only (talk) 16:51, 16 August 2020 (UTC)

Pakistan is a Commonwealth country.

Pakistan is a Commonwealth country - and has been between 1947 and 1972, and since late 1989.

Pakistan's honours system was created in 1957, therefore, it is a Commonwealth honours system. - (124.197.55.28 (talk) 08:37, 20 August 2020 (UTC))

@124.197.55.28: Pakistan is a member state of the Commonwealth of Nations, however that cannot be used as the sole or the major mode of recognition of the country. It’s membership has been terminated and suspended several times. There are more than 50 member states, so it’s not very specific either. Furthermore, its membership started way before 1957 or 1956, while the text of the article per your revision makes it sound like it did in, say, the 1950s and that it played a major role in establishing the civil decorations of Pakistan. Lastly, there is no such thing as a “Commonwealth honours system”. Idell (talk) 09:00, 20 August 2020 (UTC)

The term 'Commonwealth honours system' actually applies to the honours systems of all the Commonwealth countries, not only the British honours system and those of the other Commonwealth realms honours systems.

Pakistan's honours are conferred on a lot of people in other Commonwealth countries as well as Pakistan.

Pakistan and Fiji have both been suspended from the Commonwealth in the past 20 years, but suspension did not change their status as Commonwealth republics. - (124.197.55.28 (talk) 12:08, 20 August 2020 (UTC))

Please provide reliable sources to support the claims that something called "Commonwealth honours system" exists, that it applies to all the Commonwealth nations' decorations and that Pakistan's civil decorations are also awarded in other Commonwealth countries by their respective governments or monarchs (that doesn’t include the decorations awarded to foreign nationals by the Pakistani government itself).
Also note that Orders and decorations of the Commonwealth realms does not include Pakistan. Idell (talk) 12:45, 20 August 2020 (UTC)

Pakistan is a Commonwealth republic, as is The Gambia and the Maldives.

Their honours systems are all Commonwealth honours systems in their own right.

Commonwealth citizens have been conferred honours by the governments of these countries as recognition for services in relation to those countries.

The Indian honours system is often featuring recipients from Commonwealth countries other than India - especially from Canada, Fiji, Guyana, Mauritius, Trinidad and Tobago, and the United Kingdom for services in relation to the Indian diaspora in those countries. - (124.197.55.28 (talk) 00:55, 28 August 2020 (UTC))

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Don't delete content

Hey why have you deleted the content from Lahore. I spent hours creating the content from reliable sources. Next time you want to do this, do ask me because I habe spent hours in my contribution which you have deleted. Also don't do this in future without asking me. If you have issue with sources, you can write citation needed but don't delete the content. South Asian cities already lack information and are incomplete. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Maverick8017 (talk • contribs) 12:43, 1 September 2020 (UTC)

@Maverick8017: I had reverted your edits for numerous reasons that were explained using messages on your talk page and in the edit summaries. Although one must always explain what they changed on a page and why in their edit summaries, obvious cases of vandalism and disruptive editing may be reverted without giving an explanation. Many users have attempted to educate you about Wikipedia’s policies on reliable sources, should you follow them your edits would not be reverted. It is the job of an editor making major or controversial changes, or one whose edits have been reverted, to discuss those changes with others on the article’s talk page, not the other way around. Lastly, according to the guidelines, if content is not verifiable, it should not be on Wikipedia. Idell (talk) 19:52, 1 September 2020 (UTC)

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Last warning

All content added by me is veriable. If you delete my content again, you'll be banned from wikipedia. Take care next time. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Maverick8017 (talk • contribs) 07:49, 2 September 2020 (UTC)

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Edit on GCU, Lahore.

Hi. I spent a lot of time arranging and making that table in Academics section here. It would have been very nice of you to post on my talk page and notify me to update the sources to comply with WP policies. :(

Anyhow, let us work through it. So, if the institute's website is not a fit source for the programmes offered in that institute, then what are reliable sources ? I reckon the insitute's own website to be reliable, or else what is the purpose of it ? Where can one look for sources/citations to add them here? User:AsmiGCU 08:23, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

Hello, AsmiGCU! I know how it must feel to have hours of your work reverted. Unconstructive edits are often reverted without notifying the editors who made them on their talk pages.
The educational institution's website can only be used to support basic facts, as there can be many problems with self-published sources which are not considered reliable on Wikipedia. But that’s not all of the problem. Adding such a table as if the article was a prospectus is unsuitable. You may not add every thing about a subject to its Wikipedia article. The two links to guideline pages that I provided in my edit summary would also have educated you on the matter. Furthermore, we tend to keep things consistent here and such a table cannot be seen on good articles about other educational institutions.
By the way, you need to sign your comments by typing four tildes ~~~~ at the end, they’ll be automatically converted to your signature and time stamp once you have published your changes. Idell (talk) 09:09, 23 September 2020 (UTC)
Oh,okay. But the current list is still lack luster, isn't it ? How about I add external links in front of the faculties? AsmiGCU (talk) 09:35, 23 September 2020 (UTC)
@AsmiGCU: Feel free to edit the current list, in a broader sense. It’s preferred if you cite other reliable sources along with the institution's own website. And no, you cannot add external links in the article's body; regarding that, see Wikipedia:External links for further guidance. Idell (talk) 09:57, 23 September 2020 (UTC)
Okay. Thanks for the guidance ! AsmiGCU (talk) 10:03, 23 September 2020 (UTC)
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