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Why did you revert the links that I added to the page for Washington?
Bkonrad,
Why did you, or another user, revert the links that I added to the page for Washington? I was clarifying links so that links to the cities and towns named "Washington" would go to the correct Washington, and clicking on the state name would go to the page for that state.
Can you please restore the links that I added? Thank you.
Ken Akerman
P. S. If you are not the right person to handle this matter, then please forward this to the proper person. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Highpointer (talk • contribs) 16:59, 10 September 2015
- (talk page stalker)Highpointer, the answer to you question can be found at MOS:DABENTRY. The pertinent line is the one that says "Include exactly one navigable (blue) link to efficiently guide readers to the most relevant article for that use of the ambiguous term. Do not wikilink any other words in the line." You added multiple links to each entry. That is why your edits were reverted. -- GB fan 17:12, 10 September 2015 (UTC)
- (ec) Yes, and in addition, your edits also introduced piped links which are also discouraged by WP:MOSDAB older ≠ wiser 17:17, 10 September 2015 (UTC)
Indefinite semi-protection for ATR
You indefinitely semi-protected this dab page in 2011. It may be a good idea to unprotect that page, or downgrade it to semi-protection. sovereign°sentinel (contribs) 09:25, 11 September 2015 (UTC)
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Epcot-related move proposal
I have initiated a move proposal regarding several Epcot-related articles that you may be interested in: Talk:France (Epcot)#Requested move 12 September 2015.
Regards,
Rob984 (talk) 13:09, 12 September 2015 (UTC)
request re ringtail
Hi Bkonrad. What is going on? At Talk of Ringtail i gave information and reasoned out and justified some things, like removing partial matches from the disambiguation/SIA page. You have now reverted it twice, seemingly completely ignoring everything on the talk page. In your first edit summary you seem to equate me or my editing with being "peculiar"; in your second edit summary you speak of "such departures from disambiguation page standards". I have no idea what departures you are seeing as obvious. I have no idea what you are meaning at all. I have no POV or agenda that I am aware of, but it is starting to feel like there is something more going on. If there is, i certainly do not understand it. I am just trying to get info (like collecting a couple examples of usage of the term "ringtail") and reason out what should be done.
Would you please read and comment at the Talk page of the article? sincerely, --doncram 01:58, 16 September 2015 (UTC)
Reversion Question
Hello, you recently undid edits I made to the page DIA, and I was curious as to why? I included references and citations in the article, and made sure not to have unimportant fan site information that would clutter the page. You did not give any explanation as to why you deleted everything, and I am unaware of any rules that I may have violated by creating the page. An explanation would be appreciated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Niwipe36 (talk • contribs) 21:37, 18 September 2015 (UTC)
- You overwrote an existing redirect to the primary topic for DIA. You can create a new article about the band at another title, such as DIA (Korean band). older ≠ wiser 22:24, 18 September 2015 (UTC)
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Hyde
Did you remove Hyde by Daniel Levine under fiction and why Rosewoolmer (talk) 01:48, 27 September 2015 (UTC)
- Yes, because there is no existing article that mentions this book or even the writer.older ≠ wiser 10:12, 27 September 2015 (UTC)
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Can you please find me the song on Siamese Dream entitled simply "U.S.A.?" I am looking at my copy and do not see it. —Wiki Wikardo 19:24, 4 October 2015 (UTC)
propose deletion of a redirect created by you
Classification of Products by Activity listed at Redirects for discussion
An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Classification of Products by Activity. Since you had some involvement with the Classification of Products by Activity redirect, you might want to participate in the redirect discussion if you have not already done so. ALE! (talk) 15:45, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
Indic disambiguation cleanup
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Article Nominated For Deletion
Can I Know The Reason Why You Nominated This Article For Deletion??? Anjana LarkaTalk! 13:48, 10 October 2015 (UTC)
- Sorry, I was interrupted before I could save. older ≠ wiser 14:20, 10 October 2015 (UTC)
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Ap (water)
I'm sorry this has been dragging on and on. But I would be completely convinced and agree with you if you could show me that Ap (water) was added to both Wikipedia:WikiProject Religion and Wikipedia:WikiProject_Hinduism/Mythology by mistake.
- Project tagging often means little or nothing. Any editor can add any project tag. Regardless, I never said the topic is unrelated to religion or Hindu mythology, only that the current content of the article is not primarily about a mythological topic. older ≠ wiser 22:32, 24 October 2015 (UTC)
- I see. So the project tags could have been added in error. But would you be able to show that they have been? On a side note, there is a comparable (and much more extensive) article about the corresponding concept in Iranian mythologies and religions: Aban, whose first sentence stars in a very similar way. Is that article also about the word? Uanfala (talk) 22:47, 24 October 2015 (UTC)
- It makes no difference whether they were added in error or not. Project tags do not signify ownership of an article, merely that someone at one time thought there might be some connection worth tracking. Aban is less about the word as a word than ab. There is lengthy treatment of the term in relation to Zoroastrianism. But I would not list "aban" under a heading of "Mythology" on a disambiguation page, nor would I describe the usage in terms of mythology. older ≠ wiser 23:03, 24 October 2015 (UTC)
- In terms of what would you describe the usage of "aban"? Uanfala (talk) 23:15, 24 October 2015 (UTC)
- An Avestan language term for water would be sufficient for disambiguation. Or perhaps, if more context were desired, an Avestan language term for water prominent in Zoroastrianism. older ≠ wiser 23:48, 24 October 2015 (UTC)
- But if we follow this logic we shouldn't we then also write "Hades" as the Greek language term for hell or "Jehovah" as the Hebrew language term for God? Uanfala (talk) 00:04, 25 October 2015 (UTC)
- The description on a disambiguation page only needs be sufficient to distinguish it from other entries. Usually that description is taken from the first sentence of the article, either verbatim or a close paraphrase. If the article on Hades describes it as the Greek language term for hell, that is what the disambiguation page should say. older ≠ wiser 02:45, 25 October 2015 (UTC)
- I see. But what do we when (as in this case) the first sentence of the article is misleading? Uanfala (talk) 09:35, 25 October 2015 (UTC)
- You could edit the article, but in my opinion the first sentence of ap is not misleading. older ≠ wiser 10:22, 25 October 2015 (UTC)
- Well, it apparently does mislead people into thinking it's about the word. Uanfala (talk) 10:49, 25 October 2015 (UTC)
- The article at present IS primarily about the word. older ≠ wiser 10:55, 25 October 2015 (UTC)
- Well, it apparently does mislead people into thinking it's about the word. Uanfala (talk) 10:49, 25 October 2015 (UTC)
- You could edit the article, but in my opinion the first sentence of ap is not misleading. older ≠ wiser 10:22, 25 October 2015 (UTC)
- I see. But what do we when (as in this case) the first sentence of the article is misleading? Uanfala (talk) 09:35, 25 October 2015 (UTC)
- The description on a disambiguation page only needs be sufficient to distinguish it from other entries. Usually that description is taken from the first sentence of the article, either verbatim or a close paraphrase. If the article on Hades describes it as the Greek language term for hell, that is what the disambiguation page should say. older ≠ wiser 02:45, 25 October 2015 (UTC)
- But if we follow this logic we shouldn't we then also write "Hades" as the Greek language term for hell or "Jehovah" as the Hebrew language term for God? Uanfala (talk) 00:04, 25 October 2015 (UTC)
- An Avestan language term for water would be sufficient for disambiguation. Or perhaps, if more context were desired, an Avestan language term for water prominent in Zoroastrianism. older ≠ wiser 23:48, 24 October 2015 (UTC)
- In terms of what would you describe the usage of "aban"? Uanfala (talk) 23:15, 24 October 2015 (UTC)
- It makes no difference whether they were added in error or not. Project tags do not signify ownership of an article, merely that someone at one time thought there might be some connection worth tracking. Aban is less about the word as a word than ab. There is lengthy treatment of the term in relation to Zoroastrianism. But I would not list "aban" under a heading of "Mythology" on a disambiguation page, nor would I describe the usage in terms of mythology. older ≠ wiser 23:03, 24 October 2015 (UTC)
- I see. So the project tags could have been added in error. But would you be able to show that they have been? On a side note, there is a comparable (and much more extensive) article about the corresponding concept in Iranian mythologies and religions: Aban, whose first sentence stars in a very similar way. Is that article also about the word? Uanfala (talk) 22:47, 24 October 2015 (UTC)
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Due to there being no oppositon to a merge, these last few weeks. I've gone ahead & converted the 1864 Republican National Convention article, into a redirect towards the 1864 National Union National Convention article. I'll leave it to others, to add in Fremont/Cochrane information. GoodDay (talk) 23:55, 30 October 2015 (UTC)
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