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Sykes Enterprises

Hi Omnipaedista. I saw that you took an interest in the Sitel (now Foundever) and Sykes Enterprises pages. I disclosed a connection to Foundever and requested some tweaks here to the Sykes Enteprrises page. My request is to more clearly indicate in the Lead that it is now acquired and no longer in operation. Could I bother you to take a look and consider my request? DanSlavov (talk) 08:32, 11 May 2023 (UTC)

I will soon look into it. --Omnipaedista (talk) 15:48, 11 May 2023 (UTC)

Done. --Omnipaedista (talk) 05:35, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

Nominalism

Hi Omnipaedista! I saw that you copied a section of the universals debate into the nominalism article. I am currently writing an essay which involves nominalism, in extension also around the question of open source knowledge production. I would be really curious why you make your edits, and in this specific case, why you chose to make an edit to the nominalism page and why you copied the section from the universal problem page? The tiniest hint/insight would be of great help! Thanks!

--Babybel36 (talk) 14:51, 15 June 2023 (UTC)

I frequently edit philosophy articles because I have a keen interest in philosophy. I chose to edit the Nominalism page because I am particularly interested in medieval philosophy. I copied the history section from another page because I believe each philosophy article should have a history section. Nominalism did not have such a section before I edited it. I chose to copy the section from another article because I did not have time to write a history section from scratch at the time. The relevant section from Problem of universals is reasonably good so I copied parts of it. --Omnipaedista (talk) 15:06, 15 June 2023 (UTC)

Cleanup tags

I'm not sure why you're removing cleanup tags with the edit summary of "obsolete". If you're doing it because they're old, please don't do that. If you haven't fixed the problem (for example, adding sources to an article that's been tagged as having unsourced content), just leave the tag there. Also, I think you've got some misunderstanding about notability. Notability, as a Wikipedia concept, does not apply to article content. NinjaRobotPirate (talk) 04:19, 13 July 2023 (UTC)

By "obsolete" I mostly meant that the problem had been addressed before my removal or that the problem had not been explained on the talk page (see WP:DRIVEBY). When I remove red links, I'm thinking about WP:REDNOT and WP:WTAF. When I remove external links, I'm thinking about WP:ELNO/WP:ELPEREN. --Omnipaedista (talk) 00:00, 21 December 2023 (UTC)

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Thank you for editing the Hulk page

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	hellooo!! i saw you edited the hulk page (and you have a cool badge on ur main userpage), anyway, thanks for editing the page! Have a special Hulk Award!! Babysharkboss2 (talk) 19:28, 25 August 2023 (UTC)

Cabrilho's birth date

Hi, I noticed you reversed Cabrilho birth year, from 1496-1497, back to the outdated 1498, quoting again Kelsey. In reference 5, from Wendy Kramer, Cabrilho declared to be 35 years old in early 1532. That will bring his birth year to 1496 or 1497, depending on which month he was born. Surely not though 1498, going back to Kelsey outdated estimates. Now we know better. Can you correct your erroneous editing please? If you want to refer to a source, replace 1 by 5. Thank you 104.220.108.138 (talk) 03:52, 4 September 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for the clarification. Done. --Omnipaedista (talk) 13:02, 4 September 2023 (UTC)

List of Justice Society titles

Just wanted to say "Thanks" for the input you made to the article, because the JSA collections really do need their own highlight.

Thanks for your kind words. --Omnipaedista (talk) 01:42, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

Renaming of Neurotree?

Dear Omnipaedista, On 28 April 2018 you (I think) changed the name of a page from "Neurotree, Academic Family Tree" to "Neurotree". I am sorry I initially offended against whatever Wikipedia policy requires single-barrel page titles. But now I think it would have been better for the page title to have been "Academic Family Tree". Academic Family Tree (https://academictree.org) currently contains 72 trees from disciplines as diverse as history, public policy, literature, advertising, astronomy, geography, and mathematics for all of which it is difficult to see their connection to neuroscience. Can such a change be made to a page title without wreaking havoc with all the other articles with links to it? (I do not have the faintest idea.) Robert P. O'Shea (talk) 06:29, 23 September 2023 (UTC)

Yes, I renamed it because a title should ideally be about one primary topic only. I support renaming the page to Academic Family Tree. Renaming it is justified. It would be harmless as well. The only thing is that you and I cannot perform the move because we are not admins. This particular redirect happens to be performable only by an admin. You would need to apply for the move here. --Omnipaedista (talk) 19:11, 23 September 2023 (UTC)

Thanks, Will do. Robert P. O'Shea (talk) 07:33, 28 September 2023 (UTC)

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West Jerusalem

What exactly is there on WP:RS that disqualifies Harmsworth's Universal Encyclopaedia as a source? Romomusicfan (talk) 10:54, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

The main issue is that it is a tertiary source published more than a hundred years ago. Such sources are best to be avoided; they should be brought up to date to reflect subsequent history or scholarship (if any). --Omnipaedista (talk) 12:07, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

It is however contemporary to the situation for which it is a source - the use circa the 1920s of the term "Jewish Colony" to refer to the seed of what later grew and evolved into Jewish West Jerusalem as a community and a sprawling conurbation.  :: (Also it's a 1928 imprint so not quite 100 years yet.)

And another thing, WP:RS subsection WP:RSPRIMARY states "Reputable tertiary sources, such as introductory-level university textbooks, almanacs, and encyclopedias, may be cited". So, regardless of what the tertiary sources article says about general practice regarding such sources, WP's own policy is to allow them.Romomusicfan (talk) 12:39, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

I am convinced then that the source may be kept. --Omnipaedista (talk) 22:57, 8 January 2024 (UTC)

Zabriskie

Did an editor by the name of Peter Zabriskie email you too after you removed his ancestors from the Zabriskie page? AllTheUsernamesAreInUse (talk) 06:06, 17 January 2024 (UTC)

No, he did not. --Omnipaedista (talk) 19:31, 17 January 2024 (UTC)

Separating information from their source(s)

Please be carfeul not to separate an information from its inline ref. like you did here. Thanks. Veverve (talk) 10:04, 28 January 2024 (UTC)

Hi. Actually, I merely introduced a line break. The use of citations was problematic to begin with. Please see WP:INTEGRITY: "Include a source to support the new information." When we present new information, we need to have a new citation (even if it is to the same source as in this case). Both sentences should have had a citation to begin with regardless of whether they are in the same paragraph or not. --Omnipaedista (talk) 21:01, 28 January 2024 (UTC)

I will not add a citation for each sentence, and this is not the practice and this would make WP needlessly more difficult to read. A ref. should be at the end of the paragraph, not at the end of each sentence. Veverve (talk) 21:27, 28 January 2024 (UTC)

It is not common practice which is why WP:INTEGRITY says, "Include a source to support the new information." --Omnipaedista (talk) 09:35, 29 January 2024 (UTC)

Worst argument

I flagged this redirect for deletion as blatant vandalism before noticing you created it. Does it have some justification? It appears to be a joke... Patrick J. Welsh (talk) 19:45, 7 February 2024 (UTC)

Hi! Sure there is a justification: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Idealism&oldid=859795092 used to discuss https://web.maths.unsw.edu.au/~jim/worst.html . Then someone removed the discussion. --Omnipaedista (talk) 20:12, 7 February 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for clarifying. I wouldn't have created a redirect on those grounds, but I'll leave it to you or whomever else to decide how to deal with it now. Cheers, Patrick J. Welsh (talk) 20:23, 7 February 2024 (UTC)

"Worst argument" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect Worst argument has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Anyone, including you, is welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 February 7 § Worst argument until a consensus is reached. Duckmather (talk) 19:58, 7 February 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for the heads up. As I wrote there: David Stove's concept of "worst argument" is well-documented in the literature. Deleting the page is completely unjustified; the concept should be retargeted to its creator. --Omnipaedista (talk) 20:23, 7 February 2024 (UTC)

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Help at the Ancient Greek Wikipedia

Hi! How are you? I have noticed that you say in your user page that you speak Ancient Greek and I was wondering whether you could possibly help us revive the Ancient Greek Wikipedia at the Incubator. It would be great if you could lend us a helping hand. Jon Gua (talk) 14:23, 11 February 2024 (UTC)

Hi, I have worked on the project for many years in the hopes that one day it would graduate from the Incubator. It eventually became clear that it wouldn't (dead-language projects are no longer allowed to graduate), and I retired from it for good. --Omnipaedista (talk) 14:35, 11 February 2024 (UTC)

Sorry, where does it say that "dead-language projects are no longer allowed to graduate"? Jon Gua (talk) 14:42, 11 February 2024 (UTC)

The Wikimedia language proposal policy requires that a language have living native communities to serve as the wiki's audience and editing community. Ancient-Greek-related requests do not meet the prerequisites for eligibility. There was an effort by some Wikimedians to prove otherwise but they failed because no evidence for a native community was ever procured. --Omnipaedista (talk) 14:47, 11 February 2024 (UTC)

If that's the case, how about creating a wiki in Miraheze for instance? That was done by the Belize Creole community when they realised their wiki wouldn't be approved. Jon Gua (talk) 15:02, 11 February 2024 (UTC)

That would be a good idea, I guess. I, myself, do not edit non-Wikimedia projects though. --Omnipaedista (talk) 15:04, 11 February 2024 (UTC)

Do you know of any other Wikipedist, besides Anaxicrates, that has edited the Wikipedia in Ancient Greek before? And also, do you think that, if we gather enough people, would be possible to change their minds regarding the approval of a Wikipedia in Ancient Greek? Jon Gua (talk) 15:06, 11 February 2024 (UTC)

The people who have recently edited the Main Page of the Ancient Greek project are certainly active (they are second-generation editors). The first-generation editors (the editors I have worked with) have all now retired. No, I don't think the native-speakers-only policy will ever change. Please note that the argument that Ancient-Greek-projects editors are many is quantitative, the argument that they are not native speakers is qualitative. --Omnipaedista (talk) 15:34, 11 February 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for your answer. Jon Gua (talk) 16:20, 11 February 2024 (UTC)

Hi! I am sorry to bother you again but I was wondering whether you could possibly sign this (https://shorturl.at/hNQVY) petition in order to get the Wikipedia in Ancient Greek approved. Thank you so much for your help.

Jon Gua (talk) 07:01, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

Sure, I've just signed. --Omnipaedista (talk) 21:21, 23 February 2024 (UTC)

Thanks Jon Gua (talk) 21:23, 23 February 2024 (UTC)

Removing rather than citing material

Before you remove material, you are expected to look for a citation, only removing it if you can't find one. See WP:BEFORE. In this particular case, the citation was simple to find, so you were unnecessarily disimproving the article, removing something which had been specifically requested by another editor on the talk page. Don't be lazy. Skyerise (talk) 00:19, 24 February 2024 (UTC)

You entered the pronunciation without adding the source you had found. I do not think you are entitled to call other people lazy. --Omnipaedista (talk) 00:20, 24 February 2024 (UTC)

Please familiarize yourself with WP:BURDEN and WP:AGF. --Omnipaedista (talk) 00:25, 24 February 2024 (UTC)

Please realize that most editors tag things that are not controversial and likely to be true. Regardless of your Wikilawyering, you could have found a citation or tagged it. I can assume good faith and at the same time find your methods lazy. Skyerise (talk) 00:29, 24 February 2024 (UTC)

The burden is on the one who inserts the controversial claim. I had already requested for a source on the talk page 13 days prior to the removal but you simply ignored it. --Omnipaedista (talk) 00:31, 24 February 2024 (UTC)

Your recent page move correction

Hello.

I noticed that the following talk page was never moved back along with the main page. Would you be willing to move it to its correct location (Talk:Palestinian genocide accusation) please? https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Allegations_of_genocide_in_the_2023-2024_Israel-Gaza_War_on_Israel

David A (talk) 11:12, 27 February 2024 (UTC)

My apologies. I misread. It seems like @Ben Azura: moved the page back to its original position, and then you moved it back again, but I do not think that your move had been accepted in the associated talk page. David A (talk) 11:24, 27 February 2024 (UTC)

Done. --Omnipaedista (talk) 13:39, 27 February 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for helping out. David A (talk) 22:05, 27 February 2024 (UTC)

WP:INTEGRITY and MOS:MINORWORK

Oh, and please don't falsely accuse people of "please stop misrepresenting what the source says; the very source used here talks about a storyline and uses quot. marks for it; now you are violating both WP:INTEGRITY and MOS:MINORWORK". The source is in French, it uses a different manual of style (e.g. series names are not put in quotes or italics, but just as plain text: so their use of quotation marks, italics, whatever has no bearing at all on what we do. It also doesn't discuss "storylines", it calls "La flute a 6 trous" a "titre" and a "séries à suivre". See The Mudfog Papers (and the substory(!) Oliver Twist) for how other articles deal with such serialised stories which afterwards get a stand-alone publication as well. Fram (talk) 10:40, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

If you are indeed violating WP:INTEGRITY, then it is not a false accusation. --Omnipaedista (talk) 10:53, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

True, but please see Talk:Bob de Groot, where you made the same accusations, again incorrectly. Oh, and I guess you are aware of WP:3RR? Just asking, as you don't seem to be aware of WP:BRD. Fram (talk) 10:56, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

Sorry to have violated WP:3RR, I did not mean to. But just to mention that you've violated it too on Smurfs. Anyway, we started off on the wrong foot, let's avoid edit warring from now onwards. I am sure we both have the best of intentions. --Omnipaedista (talk) 11:13, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

I will througouhly respond on the talk pages of both Smurfs and Bob de Groot within the day. --Omnipaedista (talk) 11:19, 7 March 2024 (UTC)

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Always precious

Ten years ago, you were found precious. That's what you are, always. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:32, 9 April 2024 (UTC)

Millennium Management assistance

Hello Omnipaedista. I saw your robust contributions and involvement, including to pages of other New York financial companies. I'd be grateful for your help on the Millennium Management, LLC article. An editor recently added a Lawsuits section which, to my understanding is against Wiki policy. I am asking that the content of that newly added section be placed in the History section. My declared COI keeps me from doing this edit myself. Thank you, MelC At Millennium Management (talk) 13:05, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

A cup of tea for you!

thanks for your contributions! :) xRozuRozu (t • c) 20:28, 20 May 2024 (UTC)

Durham

I don't understand the change here. I can't see anything in the infobox documentation saying to use a redirect rather than a direct link. DuncanHill (talk) 10:11, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

You're right. I meant to say changing to its legal name. You can revert the edit if you wish. --Omnipaedista (talk) 11:35, 24 May 2024 (UTC)

Bachelor of Talmudic Law

Hi, I saw that you added Game Theory to the focuses and emphasis of the BTL curriculum. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=624875774&oldid=602767982&title=Bachelor_of_Talmudic_Law

As far as I know Talmud does not involve Game Theory, or at least is not a main focus of the curriculum studied. (I do recognize that some Talmudic studies may involve Game-Theory-like ideas, particularly the first chapter of Bava Metziah. ) Why did you add Game Theory? I would revise the page to take out this reference, but I want to check with you first. Thanks! Naytz (talk) 23:11, 6 June 2024 (UTC)

Hi, I never made this edit, see here. The edit was made by 2601:6:8000:846:4437:C306:AC50:D6B9. I agree with your removing that reference. Omnipaedista (talk) 09:00, 7 June 2024 (UTC)

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Wikiproject

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MOS:PSEUDOHEAD

I saw you removed some pseudoheadings from a navbox. But when I read MOS:PSEUDOHEAD (mentioned in your edit summary) it doesn't explain why they can't be in a navbox. I don't object. I am asking so I know where I should or shouldn't use pseudoheadings, and if I should remove them from other navboxes. I have seen them used in a several other navboxes, but I don't really know how they work. (please tag me if you reply here) Industrial Metal Brain (talk) 07:32, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

Hi @Industrial Metal Brain:

MOS:DEFLIST: "On Wikipedia, the most common use of a description list is for a glossary, where it is preferable to other styles. Wikipedia has special markup for description lists." The semicolon markup (;) is that special markup.

MOS:PSEUDOHEAD: "Do not create pseudo-headings by misusing semicolon markup (;), which is reserved for description lists, and avoid using bold text for headings. "--Omnipaedista (talk) 07:53, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

@Omnipaedista. What does the semicolon do functionally? To me the bold looks the same, but I don't know what the accessibility issue is, so it might cause a problem I don't see. Industrial Metal Brain (talk) 02:39, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

As the MOS says "Screen readers and other assistive technologies rely on proper heading markup for navigation." If you are using a mobile device, the semicolon prevents easy navigation. --Omnipaedista (talk) 08:18, 29 December 2024 (UTC)

MOS changes to Canadian Football League

I note that you made changes to Canadian Football League citing MOS:FORLANG and MOS:Ety. I had previously changed the statement to be consistent with the similar statement on National Hockey League (NHL). So, does the NHL page need to be updated as well per these two MOS's? Assadzadeh (talk) 18:47, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

Yes, I just did it. Wikipedia uses italics for words and phrases not abbreviations (MOS:Ety). Additionally, do not boldface non-English names not normally used in English (MOS:FORLANG). --Omnipaedista (talk) 18:54, 28 December 2024 (UTC)

Thanks for the explanation. Assadzadeh (talk) 18:59, 28 December 2024 (UTC)