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Hi @Confermusearename: when you say that it was clearer before, do you mean the labels for simplified and traditional? I hid them because that was the third time those particular characters appeared on the page, but considering that there are other languages in that section, I understand it might be clearer to specify that they are simplified and traditional Chinese. Given that, would my edit be clarified by removing the "|labels=no"? I feel that this would resolve the issue you bring up while complying better with MOS:FOREIGN, which was my intention with that edit. ChromeGames923 (talk · contribs) 23:56, 1 October 2020 (UTC)Reply

@ChromeGames923: I didn't think enough before reverting your edit, I'm sorry. I think your edit was fine in retrospect; but as you said it could be confusing if it is not identified which one is in Traditional/Simplified Chinese, so maybe removing the "|labels=no" might help? I do see what you're talking about where they appear multiple times on the page. confermusearename (talk, contribs) Have a nice day! 00:08, 2 October 2020 (UTC)Reply
@Confermusearename: no worries! I wasn't very clear about what I was doing in my edit summary either, so that part is my bad. I've restored the edit with the labels shown, and I think it should be sufficient. All the best, ChromeGames923 (talk · contribs) 00:13, 2 October 2020 (UTC)Reply

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  Hello, I'm Doug Weller. I noticed that you recently removed content from J. Hutton Pulitzer‎ without adequately explaining why. In the future, it would be helpful to others if you described your changes to Wikipedia with an accurate edit summary. If this was a mistake, don't worry; the removed content has been restored. If you would like to experiment, please use your sandbox. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. You can't simply remove sourced content (that was in the article when first created, by the way) just because you don't like it. The violation of WP:NPOV was your edit. Doug Weller talk 07:48, 9 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

Hello! Sorry for my edit on J. Hutton Pulizer, and thank you for informing me of this. I do have questions, though, so I can avoid similar mistakes in the future. The reason I changed the link is that "patent troll" is a pejorative term, whereas "patent holding company" is neutral, and the actual plaintext in the link is "patent holding company". So I assumed that since there is an article on "patent holding company", the link should go there. I was under the impression that Wikipedia should not make judgements about whether Pulitzer's company is a "patent troll" or not (I don't have any personal affinity for the man or his company myself). What is the reason that the link should go to the pejorative term for that kind of company rather than the article for the type of company itself? confermusearename (talk, contribs) Have a nice day! 17:46, 10 August 2024 (UTC)Reply
I’ll respond tomorrow. Meanwhile reds WP:VERIFY and WP,RS and remember we are a mainstream encyclopaedia. So if good sources say someone is a racist, our article will.. Doug Weller talk 18:29, 10 August 2024 (UTC)Reply
I went and read the actual source for the sentence with the link I changed, and it makes no reference to the company being a "patent troll". In fact, it simply calls it a "patent holding company". By WP:VERIFY there is no reason for the link to point to patent troll instead of patent holding company.
By the way, I didn't make the edit because I like Pulitzer or patent holding companies (I don't), I was just reading the article, clicked on the link, and was surprised that it lead to "patent troll" instead of the article with the name of the link. So I guess that's evidence for the link potentially being confusing and counterintuitive for readers. confermusearename (talk, contribs) Have a nice day! 23:09, 10 August 2024 (UTC)Reply
Good catch. The author of the article was the one who made that link and used that source. I've asked him about it but I'm not sure he's around. Looks like he's been ill. Anyway I agree and reverted myself. Thanks for being patient. Pulitzer tried to sue two people I know because they called him out on his fraudulent archaeology claims. He failed of course. Doug Weller talk 08:58, 11 August 2024 (UTC)Reply
You did right, all the sources describing the litigious Pulitzer as a patent troll have been scrubbed. He is most assiduous about threatening people who draw attention to his shenanigans. Guy (help! - typo?) 09:41, 13 August 2024 (UTC)Reply

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