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Oh dear... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Sithuminashanthi ... Ellin Beltz (talk) 17:11, 2 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

• LOL. His relaxation might be disturbed by my action today: Blanking per WP:NOT. Binksternet (talk) 17:23, 2 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Let me start by saying how much I appreciate the efforts of prolific wikipedia contributors such as yourself. Without people like you giving up tons of your spare time there would be no wikipedia, and certainly no DX7 article for me to edit (badly). The DX7 had (rightly or wrongly) a reputation as being difficult to program, and difficult to modulate live. However that is simply an assertion until I back it up with decent references. Any help, guidance, pointers in this matter would be much appreciated. Mcsony (talk) 21:23, 3 April 2017 (UTC) It's not the "user manual". It's an article from an old series of keyboard magazine 1985. It has the line "they've heard it's impossible, or at least very difficult, to program.".... which probably means my citation should have actually called out that it was the old magazine, and included the quote..... any help much appriciated!Mcsony (talk) 21:35, 3 April 2017 (UTC) Will do my edits in sandbox for now, and resubmit when (if) the refs are tighter.Mcsony (talk) 21:37, 3 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

	The Original Barnstar
	Keeping me honest...... Mcsony (talk) 21:39, 3 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Binksternet (talk) 03:52, 4 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I think that this IP may fit the profile that it belong to that long-term abuse called Wikipedia:Long-term abuse/Wikidesctruction vandal based on the IP's behavior that vandalizes articles relying on "Now! That's What I Call Music" related articles. Am I right? Raritydash (talk) 20:40, 7 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, exactly. This example nails it. Binksternet (talk) 23:23, 7 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

That example you provided is that the IP is different (which I added to the list), yet has that same behavior. But however I didn't add the IP (the section above) to the list. Would that be OK to do so? Raritydash (talk) 00:05, 8 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, feel free to add the new IP showing the same behavior. Binksternet (talk) 00:12, 8 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Already added it to the list. Thanks. Raritydash (talk) 00:19, 8 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Dear Binksternet, thank you old friend so much for the Barnstar! Much appreciated! I know that sometimes I struggle with English (to say nothing o Mandarin!), and I try to get better. Thank you again for your kind words. Cheers!--A.S. Brown (talk) 09:00, 9 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I guess nothing surprises me anymore, but check this out [1]. He came up on my radar due to uploading a photo which obviously is not a selfie, yet is claimed as own work. Subsequent email points out his wife took the photo. Cheers! Ellin Beltz (talk) 16:55, 12 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, the page was nominated for deletion but there was no consensus among the many votes. Looks like a marginally notable writer who thought he would be the best person to write his own biography. Binksternet (talk) 17:20, 12 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

This brings up a more general question: Nobel nominations aren't officially released for 40 years, IMS, yet there are a number of articles that claim them. In some cases, a spokesman from an organization that had the ability to nominate leaked them, but there's no way even then to verify, since an organization could go for a twofer, dropping one name, a no-hoper, while actually submitting another.

An unrelated question - what's the best way to track reversions for IP troll suppression? Anything better than just adding a raft of articles to the watch list? Anmccaff (talk) 18:00, 12 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Not sure what skills are employed by this troll. If he uses the same IP all the time then just check on his contributions as often as needed. If he uses multiple IPs, then you would typically watchlist a raft of articles, but there's another option: The range contributions tool. You can also ping me via email for more advice or assistance, if the matter is sensitive. Good luck! Binksternet (talk) 19:44, 12 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, The range contributions tool looks kinda useful.

BTW, I put up a couple more possible WikiHoaxes on the relevant talk page; if you get a chance, I'd like some input as to whether they qualify. At least one seems to have made into other sources. Anmccaff (talk) 20:46, 12 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Why did you revert the article to a less correct version? Some of the grammar/punctuation of the version you reverted to is bad, and you reverted past my correction of the "jet stack" link to "Turbo-compound engine", which is the correct article to link to for a description of a "jet stack".--Meve Stills (talk) 13:25, 13 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Meve Stills, my revert was per WP:EVADE, undoing the work of Tim Zukas who has been evading his block with IP addresses. Sorry about rolling over your piped link to Turbo-compound engine – I have restored that part. You are welcome to rework the article using as much or as little of the Zukas grammar changes as you like. Binksternet (talk) 15:14, 13 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for restoring the correction. I am curious though, that if you weren't objecting to Tim Zukas' changes, and suggested that I restore them, then why even revert his changes in the first place? If he's a problem user, but his changes are valid, why revert them? --Meve Stills (talk) 17:44, 13 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

That's a great question, and is always part of the push-and-pull of WP:EVADE. Zukas is a problem user who was getting back into action after laying low for a while. Seeing referencing problems with the first few of his changes that I came across, I then reverted a large number of his changes without examining them in detail. That was me assuming bad faith, and economizing on my time. Binksternet (talk) 18:09, 13 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, last year you made this change, but it also reverted this earlier cited change in the Korean survivors section that wasn't made by Powerboy243. Would you please restore the latter? Thanks. 209.6.229.194 (talk) 18:37, 13 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The issue is more complicated than can be answered by one article in the New York Times, the article written by Choe Sang-hun who doesn't say where he got his numbers. Rather than simply restoring the figures provided by The Voidwalker in your second diff, I will do the same thing I did with the total number of deaths in the atomic bombings: I will take a look at several of the most reliable sources and convey a range of estimated deaths. Binksternet (talk) 19:25, 13 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, though this elevates Dower over other WP:conflicting sources, which should probably explained in a note. Anyway, reading the citation brings up another issue: the article appears to discuss only the few American military deaths, but "Few know that there were an estimated 11,000 Japanese Americans living in Hiroshima ... An unknown number of Japanese Americans died in the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, but about 3,000 in total survived and returned to the United States after the war." And Dower says "it is probable that at least one thousand American citizens were killed by the Hiroshima bomb." Seems worth mentioning? Thanks, 209.6.229.194 (talk) 13:32, 14 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Greetings again: Here is another fully autobiographical page! Cheers! Ellin Beltz (talk) 20:20, 13 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Yay. I applied the same treatment as other examples. Binksternet (talk) 20:39, 13 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry Blinksternet 120.147.37.23 (talk) 08:10, 15 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I'd like to see more of your contributions based on published sources, for instance here where you use Illmind Magazine. That's the way forward. Binksternet (talk) 08:19, 15 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I've been trying to focus more on adding and revising on reliably sourced information, what doesn't help so much is such unregistered users are interfering with such articles or you got those who use inordinate information for example the subgenres in Hardcore where deceptive or in the Hardvapour article, the stylistic origins are not outright legitimant, the sources in the article too don't add up or have any ground basis of the genre in a particular way or TheMagnificentist who had reverted the Future bass article without adding sources to it's stylistic origins which I had to try to revert back to your edit. The one thing with me, courteous to say, is I try to be sure the article sounds reliable and logical as possible, so I am sorry if some of my edits do not show signs of being presentable. 120.147.37.23 (talk) 04:22, 17 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not the TexasHistory2017 guy. I can check if it's someone else in the frat. Sounds like someone was being jerks to them though. Aren't wikipedia people supposed to be civil? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.155.22.150 (talk) 21:10, 15 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

A rose is a rose by any other name. IP blocked. Doug Weller talk 12:04, 16 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, forgot to say Widr blocked the IP, not me. Just for 31 hours though. If they come back I'll put a longer block on. Ping me if needed. Doug Weller talk 12:08, 16 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Binksternet, I found some more information about Chiang Kai-Shek in my research on him and I added to his wikipedia page. The information is sourced from legitimate text and I have shown which source it was retrieved in the edit. I would appreciate if you checked this out instead of instantly reverting it.

I don't think the biography needs such an emphasis on the man's own views, and the stories he told about his childhood. Far better to quote a scholar who has studied the topic objectively. Binksternet (talk) 03:48, 21 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the feedback. I might suggest reviewing this section as it does have some contradictory statements. Victor Hugo was not a Saint, and in his page it even says that he had antipathy towards Christianity. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Yat-sen#Religious_veneration — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.15.38.236 (talk) 03:56, 21 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I will be more convinced by links to scholarly writings about Chiang Kai-Shek than by links to other biographies on Wikipedia. Binksternet (talk) 04:12, 21 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I think you must have misinterpreted what I said as I was unclear. I see what you say about the subjectivity of my edit, and that is not what I was asking about. The link I gave you is something that needs reviewing as the information seems very inaccurate. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.15.38.236 (talk) 04:20, 21 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Could this user be the globally banned User:Russavia? The attitude certainly reminds me of Russ. Thanks. - BilCat (talk) 04:17, 22 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Could be. I am not so familiar with that case as to be considered an expert in identification. It's an Australian IP but from the East Coast, not the West Coast where Russavia's home is. The guy has used IPs from around the globe, so behavior is the key, not geolocation. Binksternet (talk) 00:32, 23 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, thanks. I'm not that familiar with his identifiers either. Perhaps @Nick-D: knows? - BilCat (talk) 00:58, 23 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I'm "only" familiar with Russavia's trolling, extreme personal abuse and uploads of vast numbers of photos of aircraft onto Commons under dubious copyright claims (if all those people from plane photography websites have really released all those photos into the public domain, and understood what this meant while doing so, I'll eat my hat - I try to avoid using photos he uploaded). That edit is certainly a 'possible', especially in light of the pattern from the IP, but I'm not sure. I'd suggest reporting this at ANI, SPI or similar where editors more familiar with his editing style and frequent ban evasion can review it. From what I've seen of the ban evasion, no weight should be put on the geolocation, etc, as this varies considerably. Regards, Nick-D (talk) 02:56, 23 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hey Blinksternet, I would just like to inform you that some destruptive edits by Mohamed ali Rida can you please revert or help with some of these changes if you have the chance, Thanks. 120.147.37.23 (talk) 17:19, 24 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Although there's no userpage, their last change was on the list of electronic music genres. 120.147.37.23 (talk) 17:23, 24 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like a big problem with that article is that people have been listing things that don't have Wikipedia articles. I think the list should be pared down to only Wikipedia articles, not sections of articles or sub-sub-genres that don't have articles. Binksternet (talk) 17:44, 24 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Understood, I was thinking if it where best if the sections of articles with sourced material where placed into a wikipedia article with a specific genre rather than an article added into the list of genres, hopefully it would cause less confusion or a muddle up, I have too learnt overtime about adding sourced information which has helped me comprehend that certain changes need to be soursed and resourseful, what I'm still trying to get my head around is the Hardvapour article and it's stylistic origins which makes me think that it's unclear or muddled from my angle. Anything you'd like to commend? 120.147.37.23 (talk) 18:29, 24 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I don't really have a strong opinion about the hardvapour article. It looks like it needs a bit of touching up, but most of the stuff seems okay. Binksternet (talk) 18:36, 24 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

why do delete the page？ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honorific_nicknames_in_popular_music or Goddess of Pop in this article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher — Preceding unsigned comment added by Skkywill (talk • contribs) 15:37, 25 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Why are you continuing the pattern you established in May 2015 which got you blocked? (See Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Skkywill/Archive.) You will get blocked again if you keep it up. Binksternet (talk) 15:42, 25 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for you revert of the user on Memories...Do Not Open. I can't revert any further today as I will have gone over three reverts. I'm really not sure what to do, as they are being quite persistent and any reports of them to ANV would probably be disregarded as it's not "vandalism". Ss112 14:52, 26 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I'm keeping an eye on the new account as the behavior seems familiar, for instance this similar edit from a sock account. Binksternet (talk) 20:09, 26 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

He has requested this to be changed and even got co-founder of Wikipedia Jimbo_Wales to change the page which was over ruled due to "Unreliable sources". Mark is mentioning this on his twitter account https://twitter.com/MarkDice/status/857720810399612928 and threatening to sue. This change maybe be due to user basis or discriminatory practice to political social views. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.71.207.57 (talk) 23:27, 27 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not really concerned about Dice. Your "threatening" post here is probably crossing the line into a forbidden legal threat for its intended chilling effect. Binksternet (talk) 23:34, 27 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

How is this comment threatening to you, especially a legal threat? He is stating a fact. Mark Dice posted that on his twitter page. Jimbo Wales did in fact make the change per the history. Which two sources did you find unreliable? Were the sources put in by Jimbo Wales? Please don't block me or threaten to block me for asking questions. I am doing it per your request on your Talk page. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jdmoore2004 (talk • contribs) 01:28, 28 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Ask yourself why is someone telling me that Mark Dice is threatening to sue? If you act as an agent of Dice by relaying a threat made by Dice then you are part of the threat.

The place to talk about the larger issue is at Talk:Mark Dice, not my talk page. Only post here if you have a problem with my personal behavior. Binksternet (talk) 01:38, 28 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe they are relaying facts to a change that you have reverted. I am not trying to get personal nor do I have a problem with your personal behavior, only attempting to help you understand that factual statements do not appear to be a threat to me. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jdmoore2004 (talk • contribs) 02:01, 28 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Let's get something straight, I'm not vandalizing anything. I'm trying to contribute to Wikipedia. Aurelius2018 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Aurelius2018 (talk • contribs) 15:28, 1 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

There are lots of people who don't intend to vandalize Wikipedia with their contributions, but end up being disruptive in some way, or violating Wikipedia guidelines in some manner. For instance, your early work at the Genius article was blanked out because you violated copyright rules. You used unreliable sources for your article The Vigilant Christian, so it was deleted. To me, it looks like you have violated WP:MULTIPLE by using your registered account along with lots of IPs from Pompano Beach/Delray Beach, Florida, and Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, to engage in edit warring over content, for instance at Vinyl (TV series) where you keep restoring unreferenced material about who appeared on the show. And I've reverted a bunch of these awkward insertions of yours that interrupt reading flow. You were so persistent about the latter that you got the "Overjoyed" article protected against you.

So all of this disruptive work counts against your constructive work, and forces the question of whether your positive contributions are worth the trouble it takes for other people to patrol your negative contributions. Binksternet (talk) 16:23, 1 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I'd like to inform that R. Smallwood - manager of Iron Maiden group in the special interview for prestigious "Music Week" UK magazine, stated Maiden has sold "100 mln copies of albums" to date (first day of May'17). To read "Big Interview" must log in for free trail. Statement of the impresario we can find at the end of article.

http://www.musicweek.com/interviews/read/the-big-interview-phantom-management-s-rod-smallwood-and-dave-shack/068326

Read this one please and make a change on official band'a Wiki bio.

Cheers! Up The Irons!

I would rather see a neutral third party make a statement about sales. The band's manager would not be considered neutral. Binksternet (talk) 16:00, 3 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi you recently reviewed a contribution and removed it.

Could you explain what part of my contribution was not supported by the references provided. The two published books I own and have read are detailed on this technology and the book has its own list of references.

The video of members of EUCACH presenting to the Members of the European Parliament are individuals directly effected by this technology. They are not diagnosed with dillusional disorder, their briefing was to highlight to law makers the unethical use of covert technology against citzens.

If you can be more specific on what part of my contribution was not supported by the references I can improve it thanks.

P 86.155.255.164 (talk) 16:15, 7 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

If we are to discuss the material you are trying to insert then the best place for that is on the talk page of the article. Join me at Talk:Microwave auditory effect#Satellites used for covert harassment. See you there. Binksternet (talk) 01:38, 8 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

	The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
	One of the best. - TheMagnificentist 17:16, 8 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

You're too kind. Thanks! Binksternet (talk) 04:19, 9 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

That was a clear and obvious mistake on my behalf - if somebody had pinged me earlier I'd have removed it without delay. Sorry about that. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 13:56, 9 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Not obvious to me! I thought the threat to the page was assessed higher than usual, the threat being Iloveartrock's IP socks. Binksternet (talk) 14:03, 9 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Well, there were also new sleeper socks that had been created to avoid the pending changes, although I think semi-protection would have still caught most of the trouble. Even if the proliferation of sleepers was too much to play indef block whackamole for a short period, I've never seen a situation where that holds for more than 48 hours at the absolute maximum. The canonical example I have used is this insane edit war on Danish pastry, of all things. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 14:10, 9 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Hi, I'm new to this. I've noticed you're rolling back a number of edits made by 86.173.191.67. Who I assume, from the editing history, has been identified as a previously blocked user. Does this mean that all their previous edits are now invalid? Thanks for your time in answering my question. MassiveEartha (talk) 19:44, 22 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Well, "invalid" is a matter of judgement. The person involved, Jagged 85, was blocked for long-term disruption, misrepresentation of sources, undue emphasis on minor aspects, and synthesis of multiple sources to create a new conclusion. Any one of his block-evading edits can be reverted per WP:EVADE, but if you see some that are improvements, then go ahead and keep or restore them. There are lots of IP addresses involved from a wide range of geographical areas; I'm working on documenting the recent ones here. If you want more of the backstory you can ask Indrian or look at User talk:Indrian where I bring up much the same concern as yours. Cheers! Binksternet (talk) 21:48, 22 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I just reverted a large restoration of Jagged85 claims to List of inventions in the medieval Islamic world by User:Cupotea4me. I plan to keep an eye on this user, and if they continue in this vein, it may be worth requesting a checkuser.Dialectric (talk) 19:45, 23 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, obvious sock, with ten quick throwaway edits to achieve autoconfirmed status. Binksternet (talk) 19:55, 23 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Blocked. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 20:03, 23 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I just wanted to put references that validated my information on the page "The Greatest Love of All". Recently, I put an updated chart of Geroge Benson's single charts, all referenced with reliable sources. I would like to ask not to remove this table from the page because the information is true and you can check all. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Filipe Beckhauser (talk • contribs) 15:21, 23 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

My concern was that you were using unreliable Discogs and 45cat as sources. Looks like you found better sources. Binksternet (talk) 15:59, 23 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hello Binksternet! I would like to know your opinion on another subject that I would like to add in the article "The Greatest Love of All". It's about a duet of Benson's song with Luciano Pavarotti. The information is referenced and I would like to know if you approve or not this addition. The addition in the article would be this:

On May 29, 2001,^[1] the Italian operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti performed the concert "Pavarotti & Friends" in his hometown of Modena, Italy.^[1] To raise money for refugees from Afghanistan under the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees,^[1] this concert called "Pavarotti & Friends for Afghanistan"Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page). featured guest artists, one of them being his friend George Benson.^[1] The song performed in duet by the two was Benson's song "The Greatest Love of All",Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page). sung in parts by Benson in English and elsewhere by Pavarotti in Italian. This complete concert "Pavarotti & Friends for Afghanistan" raised $ 3.3 million for its cause,^[2] and was recorded and released in CD in 2001.Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page). The song was credited with the original title "The Greatest Love of All" recorded by Benson.Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page). Curiously, the name George Benson is the first name that appears on the cover of the album between the participating artists, below "Pavarotti & Friends".Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).

That last sentence should be taken out as it is a violation of WP:No original research. Otherwise, your suggested text is okay for the most part, and would be better if you trimmed the redundancy by focusing solely on the Afghanistan part, not on Pavarotti's tour. Also, dates are not wikilinked in English-language Wikipedia. Binksternet (talk) 14:42, 26 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, I'll remove the last sentence and publish it in the article, if you find something wrong or unnecessary you can edit it. I also added more charts of the song that I found, all true and referenced. Thank you.

Hi there. It appears there's a dispute over the Carly Fiorina "feud" on The View (U.S. TV series). If I could get assistance in resolving this, that would be great. Thank you so much and have a great weekend! DantODB (talk) 06:42, 27 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I'm seeing block evasion by User:DMGUSA. It would be interesting to discuss the issue but discussion is not indicated when working with sockpuppets. Thanks for making me aware of this! Binksternet (talk) 13:42, 27 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Anytime! DantODB (talk) 22:14, 27 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

DantODB, you are free to make a comment at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/DMGUSA, if you think it will help clarify the case. Binksternet (talk) 14:08, 27 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry, I don't understand why my edit is considered "unsourced". Contact me when you can, cheers. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Bmwnick2 (talk • contribs) 21:35, 27 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Bmwnick2, you used a Paris travelogue as your source rather than a music reviewer or journalist who covers music topics. We have a list of reliable sources at Wikipedia:WikiProject Albums/Sources where you can see some good suggestions. As alwsya, a source that refers to a genre then never discusses it in depth is not going to be as authoritative as a source that refers to a genre and backs it up with analysis. Binksternet (talk) 08:26, 28 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Do you by chance know a LTA case where an IP editor (see this example here) hops addresses to add categories unsupported by the text? I observe him/her constantly at obscure blues musician articles engaging in this activity.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 16:50, 28 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

No, I don't know think that person has a case dedicated to them. Let's start a list of involved IPs. Binksternet (talk) 19:24, 28 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Looks like Broken Bow Records is a frequently visited page. Binksternet (talk) 19:50, 28 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Judging by the IP I added to the list, this kind of disruption goes back to at least 2012.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 07:30, 29 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Another common/frequent article is at LifeTalk Radio and associations. After the weekend I will go through my logs, should be easy enough with my canned revert message for this type of activity.--☾Loriendrew☽ ☏(ring-ring) 16:01, 29 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Question for TheGracefulSlick and Loriendrew – which name do you prefer for the proposed LTA case page? Wikipedia:Long-term abuse/Country music category vandal from Tennessee or Wikipedia:Long-term abuse/Tennessee music category vandal? Binksternet (talk) 22:35, 30 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The first, as this person hits up artists from other locations and countries. Also added some more IPs.--☾Loriendrew☽ ☏(ring-ring) 23:18, 30 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with Loriendew; I have seen this person edit artists, labels, etc. that are not exclusive to Tennessee.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 23:31, 30 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your input, both a' yuz. I started the page Wikipedia:Long-term abuse/Country music category vandal from Tennessee, but of course it's all of our responsibility to maintain it. Feel free to add more descriptive text to help with identification, but the usual caution is that we try not to instruct the vandal on how to avoid giving himself away. This person, however, appears to have no interest in Wikipedia's inner workings, and very little interest in article talk pages, so the danger is nil. Binksternet (talk) 01:22, 31 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Not sure how to leave you a message, but I changed the War (band) article because...well...the musicians have changed. Not sure how to provide a citation for that. Please let me know what I need to do. 108.206.239.152 (talk) 22:59, 30 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia is here to summarize for the reader the things that have been published about a topic. If it hasn't been published, then it should not be in Wikipedia. So if the membership of War has changed, the band needs to make an announcement. If they haven't made an announcement, then it is not yet time to change the band article. It's not enough to point to some gig flyers which show that a new saxophone player covered one or more gigs – the band has to tell the world that this person is officialy the new sax player of the band, and the old guy is no longer in the band. Binksternet (talk) 06:28, 31 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Me again with another question. I have been trying to sort articles with their appropriate labels (studio, live, etc.) but came across Born Again where I was reverted for classifying it as studio work. What is your opinion on this? I have seen many albums released posthumously, including Pearl, An American Prayer, and Out Among the Stars, but they are still called studio albums. In fact, I do not think I have seen another album article -- other than the following Biggie album in the chronology -- to be called a "posthumous album" in the infobox because Wikipedia does not actually have that as an option.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 00:01, 2 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

The fact that a musical artist is no longer living doesn't have any bearing on what "type" of album we decide it is for the purpose of the infobox. Only items from the list at Template:Infobox_album#Type can be used in the infobox. so posthumous cannot stay there. I would say it's either a "studio" album or "other".

Let's open up this discussion. See Talk:Born Again (The Notorious B.I.G. album) where I wrote down some thoughts. Binksternet (talk) 01:51, 2 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hi again: Please have a look at User:Sdweatherman/sandbox from about 3 years ago, and see if you think there's notability? If not, please let me know (ping!) and I'll work on the photos. Thanks! Ellin Beltz (talk) 00:23, 3 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Ellin Beltz, it's a non-notable band. I blanked the user page because it was a fake article replacing a previously deleted one. Binksternet (talk) 05:40, 3 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! Ellin Beltz (talk) 18:42, 3 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

(I am putting this comment here as well as on the Michael Fassbender talk page because I wasn't sure if you would be notified of it there) Thanks for your response Binksternet, but I bb23 didn't mention the quality of the sources so I feel their rationale for why the relationships should not be included is different. I used ABC News because I was under the impression it was a trustworthy source, but there is a GQ interview of Fassbender where he talks about his relationship with Beharie. I would edit to include that but I got a scary notice that I am on notice for being part of an 'edit war'. Here's the GQ article: http://www.gq.com/story/michael-fassbender-gq-june-2012-interview. I'm not sure if there's as good a source for Kravitz, but I will look. Butterynutjob (talk) 19:03, 7 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

ABC News is usually a fine source but the article in your link is pretty trashy, using a gossip style format. The GQ interview is fine. Binksternet (talk) 19:07, 7 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

You have twice deleted my considerable rewrites of what were initially poorly written, weak pages. I find this extremely aggressive and violent on your part and wonder why you are doing it? Its clear you have little or no knowledge of the content, certainly no scholarship; why are you being so viciously tyrannical? Do you privately hate the topic and wish to see it remain shallow and inaccurate? You presumptively attack someone you don't know, someone who is trying to do good, make the world a little brighter place; I feel the victim of some cruddy little internet terrorist, one more cowardly anonymous agent of mean regression and darkness.

Really, why do you seek to destroy the honest work of someone you don't know?

This is my first time to participate in Wikipedia. Its foreign territory for me, fat full with strange coding. I'm figuring things out as I go, naively thinking I'm traveling in friendly country, and BAM! I get violently ambushed. You have made my first Wikipedia attempt a miserable experience. Are Wikipedia and its editors really just a mendacious, false presumption that serves political bias and puerile power games rather than substance and truth. Shame on you.

If this is the base, respectless way Wikipedia works - dominated by petty editors who counter quality content, then I will walk away and leave Wikipedia to its trite and cliched coverage of complex topics.

What vindictive nature drives you to destroy hours of sincere scholarly work?!

signed with my real name Oliver McRae, Ph.D. retired professor 1999 recipient of a federal (Clinton Administration) teaching excellence award

Oliver mcrae (talk) 00:00, 8 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I'm replying in more detail at User talk:Oliver mcrae, but you should discuss your intended changes at Talk:Gap creationism as I suggested earlier. Binksternet (talk) 03:55, 8 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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You are invited to join the discussion at Talk:Bass music#Merge of Bass music and Future bass. - TheMagnificentist 17:18, 9 June 2017 (UTC)Template:Z48[reply]

Your recent edit removed large swaths of text that were not related to the banned user you referred to. I partial restored the edit leaving out the banned users disruptions as best I could. Things that were poorly sourced or not sourced at all. Thanks OyMosby (talk) 01:18, 16 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]