User talk:E.M.Gregory

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Michael Wolf (Businessman) Page removal

Hi I created the Michael Wolf page many years ago along with many other articles on other CEO's, celebrities, and historical figures that I was familiar with. I used information that was available on the Internet to provide information on these figures and personal knowledge to create articles. I had not updated the Michael Wolf page for a while, and it was created to provide information on a known CEO that is researched by others on a regular basis. He regularly gives speeches to the media on media trends, attends Davos, and is the CEO of Activate.com. Wikipedia is a palace where people go to research current and past know figures, which is why I believe his page should remain active. I am willing to update it with current information and I am requesting that Michael Wolf's page be restored. It has been on Wikipedia for many, many years and is a part of Wikipedia's original article feeds / historical articles that help build Wikipedia.

Please let me know if you can assist with restoring the page and I will update it. Thank you. user:endicium m@endicium.com

Black star

hello friend i can bring you everything about black star.

when 17n was arrested, black star burned some cars, 3 or 4 times. here is the only text i could find1 actions 1 2. the organisation claimed that existed for above 4 years and did many actions...but the press didn't publiced..

i can find more 2 or 3 actions.Αντικαθεστωτικός (talk) 19:25, 7 March 2019 (UTC)

Requested move

Just FYI, your suggested page move request from 2015 has been closed this date as moved. Paine Ellsworth, ed.  ^put'r there  18:13, 9 March 2019 (UTC)

Your thread has been archived

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World Famous Kenton Club‎

Thanks for participating in the ongoing discussion. I found a couple more profiles in The Oregonian (the largest newspaper in Oregon and the second largest in the Pacific Northwest by circulation) and The Portland Tribune, but I'm currently scrambling to save a few other articles nominated by the same editor. I won't be surprised if the article is deleted, so I may just have to work in the draft space after deletion since I don't have time to rescue and expand immediately. ---Another Believer _(Talk) 17:54, 11 March 2019 (UTC)

Also, unrelated, if an AfD nominator changes their own vote to redirect, does that mean the AfD should be closed? Just curious. ---Another Believer _(Talk) 19:46, 11 March 2019 (UTC)

• I'm not sure, User:Another Believer. I do know that if a Nom changes to "keep", he can only close the page if there are no "delete" votes. So I suspect that Nom could only close the page if thre are no outstanding keep or delete votes.E.M.Gregory (talk) 20:03, 11 March 2019 (UTC)

NPR Newsletter No.17

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POV-pushing and slander accusations

Since you must know that these accusations are serious charges, I need not to explain. This is also construable as skirting on your previous topic ban where you were sanctioned for POV pushing on immigration topics, so you must be mindful. If you are confident in your accusation and evidence, you must report me on the Incidents noticeboard. Otherwise, please cease these accusations. Thank you. Tsumikiria⧸ 🌹🌉 21:04, 17 March 2019 (UTC)

• You should certainly stop accusing fellow editors of being "NAZIS".E.M.Gregory (talk) 21:11, 17 March 2019 (UTC)

• It was nowhere an accusation of being Nazis, and repeatedly construing my citations to essays as advisements as such is disruptive and uncivil. If you want to continue this thread, WP:ANI is definitely a better venue. I will not comment further here. Tsumikiria⧸ 🌹🌉 21:31, 17 March 2019 (UTC)

Citing past diffs does not imply a challenge to consummated closures. Consider these edits by Tsumikiria:
- "can you provide diffs on EMG citing hate groups as sources? This is absolutely unacceptable. Under the advisements from WP:NONAZIS, this should warrant a block, at least" [1],
- "A long term or indef TBAN from BLP and American Politics may be in order, as illegal immigration isn't the only part of AP where they attempted POV editing. At this point it might be appropriate to cite WP:NORACISTS as well" [2]
Observe NORACISTS redirects to NONAZIS.
Cheers to all, XavierItzm (talk) 00:50, 24 March 2019 (UTC)

Incomplete DYK nomination

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Democratic Freedom Caucus (DFC)

Update - among the References added since the discussion began about whether to keep or delete, one of the articles is a source documenting that a DFC state chair was elected to city council. Mab135ac (talk) 16:43, 20 March 2019 (UTC)Mab135ac

Here are some References I found related to the Democratic Freedom Caucus (DFC): - most recent article, February: https://medium.com/@phila_31297/meet-the-people-rescuing-american-politics-by-trying-to-capture-land-value-989f4d50b717 - article last year: https://www.progress.org/articles/electing-geoist-candidates-in-the-united-states - Daily Kos interview with a DFC member: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2005/9/23/151338/-? Also, one of the other editors cited the Kos encyclopedia full entry about the DFC: http://www.dkosopedia.com/static/d/e/m/Democratic_Freedom_Caucus_f8c6.html - article in Groundswell newsletter: http://commonground-usa.net/stoner-nadine_democratic-freedom-caucus-endorses-lvt-2009.htm - critique of DFC by some libertarians: http://libertarianmajority.net/democratic-freedom-caucus-redacted-platform Mab135ac (talk) 16:22, 18 March 2019 (UTC)Mab135ac

Access to source?

Hello, I'd like to ask you for a favor. You seem to have access to some subscriptions. I was wondering if you might be able to access The wall street journal 24 June 1971 "why not explode it in the geographic center of the United States in central Kansas?" This is a quotation from a WSJ article whose title is not referenced, but that is related to US Atomic Energy Commission hearings, to that year's underground test in Amchitka Alaska, to Patrick Moore the author the quote, or to the Don't Make A Wave Committee which Moore was representing. Barring error, certainly there is an article containing this quote on that issue; I'd be interested in any appearance of Moore there. If you don't have this sort of access, never mind, and thank you anyway for all do you here at Wikipedia. It's evidently a thankless job. XavierItzm (talk) 00:38, 24 March 2019 (UTC)

• User:XavierItzm Blasting the Blast: AEC's Plan to Stage Atom Test in Alaska Brings Sharp Dissent Critics Fear Quakes, Waves, Harm to U.S.-Soviet Ties; No Danger Seen by Agency But Is This Test Necessary? Blasting the Blast: AEC's Plan for Test Brings Sharp Dissent

By JAMES E. BYLIN Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL. Wall Street Journal (1923 - Current file); New York, N.Y. [New York, N.Y]24 June 1971: 1. Proquest url: [3]. The final sentence of the article is the sole mention I see of Moore, it reads: "Patrick Moore, a Canadian conservationist, points out that Japan, Canada and even the soviet Union (which is 800 miles form Amchitka) are closer to the blast site than is the contiguous U.S. and thus 'exposed to a more serious threat.' His suggestion, if the U.S. wants 'to indulge" itself in the test explode it in the geographic center of the United States in central Kansas." - note that only two phrases are direct quotes of Moore. E.M.Gregory (talk) 22:42, 31 March 2019 (UTC)

I am indebted to you. Is it possible for you to clarify if the title is

Blasting the Blast: AEC's Plan to Stage Atom Test in Alaska Brings Sharp Dissent Critics Fear Quakes, Waves, Harm to U.S.-Soviet Ties; No Danger Seen by Agency But Is This Test Necessary?

or

Blasting the Blast: AEC's Plan for Test Brings Sharp Dissent

Many thanks again, XavierItzm (talk) 23:17, 31 March 2019 (UTC)

• User:XavierItzm, in screen shot of article as printed, The article is headlined in four chunks, each part is underlined to separate it form the next:
• Blasting the Blast: AEC's Plan to Stage Atom Test in Alaska Brings Sharp Dissent
• Critics Fear Quakes, Waves, Harm to U.S.-Soviet Ties
• No Danger Seen by Agency
• But Is This Test Necessary?
• Hope that helps.E.M.Gregory (talk) 09:01, 1 April 2019 (UTC)

That was fabulous. Again, many thanks, I very much appreciate it. XavierItzm (talk) 21:39, 3 April 2019 (UTC)

Have a gander at entry #2. Then at this. And finally at the rationale here. I make no assertions. XavierItzm (talk) 15:27, 17 April 2019 (UTC)

Vote Trump Church Burning Race Hoax

see Portal:Current events/2016 November 1 this entry should turn into an article: The predominantly African American Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church in Greenville Mississippi burned down to brick walls and spray painted with "Vote Trump" in what appeared to be a political hate crime. Andrew McClinton, a black member of the church was arrested, charged and later pleaded guilty to burning the church in a race hoax (WREG) Bachcell (talk) 02:48, 1 April 2019 (UTC)

Iain Overton

Following reading a review of his book in the Sunday Times, I made some changes to his page and deleted sentences that seemed to be 'advertising'. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A01:4C8:103C:F0D4:49D5:46D3:3BAE:515D (talk) 22:43, 2 April 2019 (UTC)

Am I an "irresponsible article creator"?

You sound a sensible Wikipedian.
Re this within Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Peter Wall (priest), which I didn't see until today.

"This article creator has indeed irresponsibly started literally thousands of clergy sub-stubs like this one " User:Reywas92

Everything I do is in good faith, and would never myself use such emotive language as this.

What do you think? Bashereyre Bashereyre (talk) 14:36, 8 April 2019 (UTC)

• I have only met Reywas92 on Christianity-related pages. On this topic, he has a WP:BATTLEGROUND attitude, fails to check facts, makes false assertions, uses intemperate language, and is disrespectful towards fellow editors.E.M.Gregory (talk) 14:47, 8 April 2019 (UTC)

Attacks on churches in France

Snopes has article debunking claims there is a recent wave of attacks against churches in France. There does not appear to be an article or even category, Persecution of Christians makes no mention of attacks on churches in France or the US. Many attacks on Churches in the US Sutherland Springs church shooting look like domestic violence incidents but are still attacks on churches. Category:Violence against Muslims shows a lot of related categories and articles Bachcell (talk) 12:31, 19 April 2019 (UTC)

Nomination of Anthony Bliss for deletion

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Topic ban violation?

Unless I'm mistaken, you appear to have been "indefinitely topic banned from pages and content related to illegal immigration, immigration policy, and the relationship between crime and immigration."[4] This edit[5] could be construed as a violation of that. Snooganssnoogans (talk) 00:15, 29 April 2019 (UTC)

• Mea culpa. The act of adding new academic books to relevant pages is a longstanding habit of mine, my sincere apologies for making the encyclopedia better by adding a book to a page.E.M.Gregory (talk) 00:20, 29 April 2019 (UTC)

Kelly Meighen

Hello, I read your comments on the article. I tried to improve the article - perhaps take a look, and consider voting. Cheers Lubbad85 (☎) 21:39, 30 April 2019 (UTC)

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DYK for Gadeer Mreeh

On 5 May 2019, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Gadeer Mreeh, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that newly-elected parliamentarian Gadeer Mreeh will be the first Druze woman to serve as a member of the Israeli Knesset? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page (here's how, Gadeer Mreeh), and it may be added to the statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

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Talk page indentation

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Article about Boundless Immigration

Hello User:E.M.Gregory, I am reaching out to you and several other experienced editors with a history of editing immigration topics. I would like to ask for your help with a new article that I and others have been working on: Draft:Boundless Immigration. I am in a fully disclosed COI position on the article and do not wish to get unduly involved in editing it further or, of course, in the decision about whether it should be moved from draft status to a live article. The draft has an unusual history. As far as I can tell, the editor who declined it in December 2018 (User:JC7V7DC5768) was relatively new to editing and was subsequently blocked indefinitely for a variety of reasons. User:Robert McClenon declined the article in April 2018, and has stated in several places that he does not get involved in new article decisions once he has weighed in. The third editor to work on it, User:Libracarol, improved it and was in favor of advancing the article before it was declined by the now-banned editor. But Libracarol has done no editing since February 2019 and has not responded to notes left on his/her talk page. Meanwhile, the article (still in draft form) has nearly 30 solid references, which suggests that the topic is notable. Would you be willing to take a look at it and offer an opinion? Others who declined it did not have extensive immigration article editing histories, and that seems to be an important factor here. Many thanks in advance for considering my request! Messier6 (talk) 17:57, 10 May 2019 (UTC)

John Smelcer

Just wanted to say "thanks" for the edits you've been doing on that page. Nice work.Vizjim (talk) 14:09, 15 May 2019 (UTC)

Notability of Qumisyeh

You added a notability tag to Mazin Qumsiyeh. Can you elaborate on your disagreement with the existing independent sources that are more than trivial mentions? -- JHunterJ (talk) 17:11, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

• Responded on Mazin Qumsiyeh.E.M.Gregory (talk) 17:14, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

NPR Newsletter No.18

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WMF at work on NPP Improvements

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Deletion of Trevor Maynard - poet

Sorry, I’ve not been keeping up on wiki and did not realise a discussion was in place. To answer the following; Trevor Maynard edits The Poetic Bond which has published eight anthologies containing the work of 230 poets, as well as having three collections of his own. The books are published by Willowdown Books which uses the Print on Demand services of Createspace and Lulu. This is not self publishing, it is Print on Demand which is being used by traditional and self-publishing authors. The reviews of plays are accurately sourced and linked to several other notable pages. Up until four years ago, this Trevor Maynard came first google search ahead of the Lloyds one. Google search now sees this Trevor Maynard returned as the second Trevor Maynard in the list. Therefore I belief this deletion is somewhat harsh and does not truly reflect the community spirit and dissemination of useful information that Wikipedia represents. I believe the article should be u deleted. PAS Peteralansoron (talk) 14:20, 29 May 2019 (UTC)

• see: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Trevor Maynard.E.M.Gregory (talk) 14:32, 29 May 2019 (UTC)
• User:Peteralansoron. this is not a question of the literary caliber of Maynard's writing; and it is not about who publishes him (except insofar as publication by a major press is an indication that a writer may be notable). I doubt that an article on Emily Dickinson would have passed WP:AUTHOR during her lifetime. We need major prizes, multiple book reviews in WP:RS, or WP:SIGCOV coverage to start or to keep a page about a writer.E.M.Gregory (talk) 14:32, 29 May 2019 (UTC)

Open Doors

Please respond at Talk:Open Doors (charitible foundation)#Page move Obscurasky (talk) 15:18, 29 May 2019 (UTC)

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Elephants

• Dennis Bernstein (AfD discussion)
• User:Uncle G/Missing encyclopaedic articles

If I can find enough authors other than Bernstein (writing in The Nation) and Lasar (detailed, but involved enough that I'd like someone more neutral in addition) then I am considering writing about the elephant.

If you like churches, then Penrhiw Priory (AfD discussion) might be up your street. The subject is really the building, not the hotel.

Uncle G (talk) 10:07, 21 June 2019 (UTC)

• User:Uncle G I do see that the unsourced subhead Pacifica Foundation#Internal conflict, 1990s–2002 needs, well, sources, for a start. Untangling this mares nest of would be useful, because the page makes nothing clear: Did Pacifica decide to accept corporate sponsorships or not? You'll need access to a good news archive, where there is coverage like (Around the Dial; Turmoil Continues to Rock Pacifica Stations; Juan Gonzalez's on-air resignation over the direction of the network is only the latest volley in a bitter two-year dispute.: [Home Edition] Carney, Steve. Los Angeles Times; Los Angeles, Calif. [Los Angeles, Calif]09 Feb 2001: F24. ).E.M.Gregory (talk) 12:41, 21 June 2019 (UTC)

And so it begins. Uncle G (talk) 23:45, 24 June 2019 (UTC)

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New Page Review newsletter July-August 2019

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Andy Ngo

I've been writing the article Andy Ngo for some time now. I noticed you've been writing it so I published it, feel free to edit. wumbolo ^^^ 17:50, 30 June 2019 (UTC)

Unprincipled editing

Would you mind explaining why you removed a description of "conservative" (sourced to multiple RS) from the lede of Andy Ngo while a day earlier inserting a description sourced to one RS (that flies in the face of several other RS) to the lede of Bari Weiss? To me, this seems utterly shameless and unprincipled, and is an example of the kind of editing behavior that makes editing in American politics dysfunctional. Snooganssnoogans (talk) 12:29, 2 July 2019 (UTC)

• I object to reductive ledes, of the kind you are supporting in re: Ngo, that tag people with complex political views with simplistic, one word labels. The Bari Weis edit [6] reflected the complexity of Weiss's political views.

A star

		The Tireless Contributor Barnstar
		I see your great contributions on afd. I wanted to recognize your hard work with a star. Lightburst (talk) 20:22, 3 July 2019 (UTC)

Second topic ban violation

You have violated your topic ban for the second time[7]. You are "indefinitely topic banned from pages and content related to illegal immigration, immigration policy, and the relationship between crime and immigration",[8] yet you just now edited the page for "an anti-illegal immigration activist group"[9]. You should self-revert. Snooganssnoogans (talk) 23:44, 7 July 2019 (UTC)

• apologies for forgetting myself and adding a RS to the page; I have self-reverted. I was simply going down a list of pages at AfD, running a WP:BEFORE and beginning to add sources that I found. In-depth coverage of this group comes up in a proper search. My suggesiton was going to be MERGE to FAIR, on the grounds that while this outfit existed, and was covered in reliable media in depthe, this outfit didn't get much coverage and should therefore be merged or parent org. E.M.Gregory (talk) 23:50, 7 July 2019 (UTC)

• Why are you commenting on the AfD for that group even after you were made aware about your topic ban? You should self-revert that, as well. Snooganssnoogans (talk) 23:53, 7 July 2019 (UTC)

• I offered helpful information [10] - not an iVote - on the assumption that we are here to build an encyclopedia. I AGF and accept your assertion that this sort of comment is forbidden and revert. E.M.Gregory (talk) 00:05, 8 July 2019 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/William Ingram (writer/actor)

You said it much better than I did. Bravo. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 01:55, 9 July 2019 (UTC)

Nick Selby page deletion thread

Thanks for your comments on the page about me. Not sure why some of the other reviews like those from PoliceOne and Force Science didn't come up when you searched but I appreciate it. I hope the page doesn't get deleted but if so I think you got there honestly. Please have a look at my comments and that of Peter Moskos from this morning when you consider the page. I saw your page of fixed profiles so if you can help fix the page rather than deleting it I'd be happy. There's a nice interview of me with Memisis law from a couple of years ago as well.Nselby451 (talk) 10:09, 12 July 2019 (UTC)

Oops

Sorry for the accidental rollback. I need to stop checking my watchlist on mobile platforms. --GouramiWatcher^Talk 17:53, 14 July 2019 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Wiki Lei Barnstar
	In appreciation of your encouragement of me as a new editor trying to improve articles which are brought to AfD! RebeccaGreen (talk) 17:39, 15 July 2019 (UTC)

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Rescue barnstar!

		The Article Rescue Barnstar
		This is long overdue for your discoveries that helped 2017 Schofield/Rothschild spree shooting avoid deletion. Etzedek24 (I'll talk at ya) (Check my track record) 21:03, 17 July 2019 (UTC)

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• Fixed. Loyola University New Orleans.E.M.Gregory (talk) 10:37, 24 July 2019 (UTC)

And the cavalry comes riding up the hill!

Very glad to have a veteran rescuer helping out with this sci-fi stuff. Nice source finds! Haukur (talk) 21:06, 24 July 2019 (UTC)

• Responding to some sources I brought a page that was undergoing a pitched battle for reasons unintelligible to non sci-fi fans Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Michael Z. Williamson (2nd nomination).E.M.Gregory (talk) 13:41, 25 July 2019 (UTC)

Jew with a coin has been nominated for Did You Know

Hello, E.M.Gregory. Jew with a coin, an article you either created or to which you significantly contributed,has been nominated to appear on Wikipedia's Main Page as part of Did you know. You can see the hook and the discussion here. You are welcome to participate! Thank you. EnterpriseyBot (talk!) 10:05, 27 July 2019 (UTC)

Books

• Robert Maximilian de Gaynesford (AfD discussion)

Do you know anyone who would be good for taking the cited reviews of the person's work and turning it into article content? Uncle G (talk) 12:35, 28 July 2019 (UTC)

other accounts

Do you use any other account to edit Wikipedia? nableezy - 18:43, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

• No. I do, however, do most of my editing connected via dynamic IP addresses assigned by a large institution. And I edit, as you do, in on highly contested topics. E.M.Gregory (talk) 18:51, 31 July 2019 (UTC)

'Tag SPA'

Per [11], I would suggest that it isn't remotely appropriate to tag an IP who reports an issue with blatant promotional editing in an article at WP:ANI as a 'SPA', just because they then agree with said article being nominated for deletion. Even more so when it is clearly done because said IP disagreed with your questionable grounds for opposing deletion. I suggest you self-revert, and leave it to the closer of the AFD discussion to decide who is entitled to comment. 86.143.229.185 (talk) 21:41, 1 August 2019 (UTC)

Um, your 1st edit and half of your edits to date were about Thomas Salme, the AfD about the Salme page, and at a noticeboard discussion of that AfD. This is what an SPA is, an editor who has edited primarily on a single topic.E.M.Gregory (talk) 21:44, 1 August 2019 (UTC)

Um, no. A 'single-purpose account' belongs to someone who edits largely on a single subject. Not to someone who is clearly familiar with Wikipedia policy, and hadn't edited the article (or any article on a similar subject) before, but has been editing Wikipedia for years (longer than you have, it appears), with a dynamic IP. Hardly anyone had significantly edited the article before I saw it, other then the string of genuine single-purpose registered accounts responsible from the promotional fluff I reported at WP:ANI. I am clearly no more of a 'SPA' than you are, and I consider your attempts to suggest otherwise to be entirely contrary to the stated purposes of Wikipedia. And clearly detrimental to its proper functioning, if this is the sort of response an unregistered user gets for reporting a clearly-problematic article at WP:ANI. Again, I ask you to remove the inappropriate tagging of someone who disagrees with you in an AFD discussion. 86.143.229.185 (talk) 21:55, 1 August 2019 (UTC)