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Why did you remove the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup's name in official languages

I noticed you put in "o please" on the article when you reverted those names in India's official languages. Is there a reason on why you remove those. 174.91.72.116 (talk) 18:49, 13 June 2014 (UTC)

Don't you think it's to much? India has only two national official languages.--Wester (talk) 21:44, 13 June 2014 (UTC)

Unsourced modification

You modified the Django Reinhardt page and removed the references [1] to put false informations, please see "Nationality" on Talk page [2]

Playsound (talk) 19:53, 15 October 2014 (UTC)

What false? It's not a secret that he is Belgian-born. In fact, he is more known as Belgian than as a Frenchman. But in reality he was probably mostly a gypsy regardless of nationality.

BTW: in Wikipedia it's common for people with multiple nationalities to simply use the place were he is born. That's more factual. --Wester (talk) 20:02, 15 October 2014 (UTC)

Flag of Brussels

Hi. Thank you for making the changes and providing a source. Allow me to explain myself: I saw your edits, at two pages on en.wp and at nl:Vlag van het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest. I searched for 15 minutes in both English and French and came up with nothing, so I thought it was safe to say that you were mistaken, and I reverted it. Some of my edit summaries were more friendly as well, from the Dutch article: Ik kon geen enkele bron ervoor vinden, en ik zou graag zo'n bron lezen!. Whether you were right or wrong, I knew that whether I reverted it or added a tag, you'd see it in the same amount of time (though actually reverting it gave you a notification: even better!). So there's my explanation.

Other than that, I find this fascinating. I follow news about Belgium, Brussels and even about flags in general, so I can't believe I hadn't heard of this. I'm also shocked that the French language press seems to have missed something so big entirely (though I found a few sources in Dutch after you posted the law). Lastly, I think that flags shouldn't be updated to fit with the aesthetics of the day, and the new flag is just awful; no flag of any serious organization should have a stylized heart on it. But then again, nobody asked me.

Thanks again for your changes. I've restored your content at nl.wp and even added sources there. I will do the same shortly on en.wp. Cheers, Oreo Priest ^talk 21:16, 1 January 2015 (UTC)

Indeed, I completely agree that the new flag is dreadful. A new logo is one thing, but a flag is normally much more conservative. You don't change a flag every 10 years as with a logo. This source gives the right arguments against a chance: [3]--Wester (talk) 21:37, 1 January 2015 (UTC)

I still can't believe more people didn't stand up to the change. "Groen is tegen de vernieuwing van de vlag. "Brusselaars zijn wel met andere dingen bezig", zegt parlementslid Arnaud Verstraete.". Talk about missing the point! Oreo Priest ^talk 22:45, 1 January 2015 (UTC)

It looks like the bill has passed committee stage, but isn't law yet. I've updated some articles and undone other edits to reflect this. Of course, we'll restore the versions featuring the new flag once it becomes official. Oreo Priest ^talk 13:33, 2 January 2015 (UTC)

Can you update the Dutch article to reflect this? My Dutch isn't good enough, sadly. Oreo Priest ^talk 13:40, 2 January 2015 (UTC)

OK, although once it's approved in the commission it's only a formality to be approved in general.--Wester (talk) 13:44, 2 January 2015 (UTC)

I've also found the report of the 'commission Territorial Development' of 17 December: [4]. There was a proposed amendment to the original bill so that the names of the colours are changed into the correct heraldic terms. But even that was repelled.

Especially the discussion is interesting . That can be included in the article. --Wester (talk) 13:56, 2 January 2015 (UTC)

I will do that at some point in the future. Oreo Priest ^talk 15:54, 10 January 2015 (UTC)

I saw. It's a shame they went through with it. I'll add details to the article in a few weeks, but at the moment I'm much too busy! Oreo Priest ^talk 15:54, 10 January 2015 (UTC)

Bus attack

See Talk:Buhas bus attack#Requested move 18 January 2015. 91.124.168.80 (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 11:48, 19 January 2015 (UTC)

Do I detect that you're indulging a meatpuppet in WP:WIKIHOUNDING? I can't remember why I had your talk page on my watchlist, but am pleased that I have. Only two contributions from this IP, yet you're at the RM arguing arguing against RGloucester within moments. --Iryna Harpy (talk) 00:37, 21 January 2015 (UTC)

That's a Ukrainian user. See [5]. I'm Belgian. And I do not need any meatpuppet . I'm glad that user informed me so I could participate in the discussion. But I can see that everyone basically agrees (except you) and RGloucester is alone with his stance. That anonymous user probably contacted me because I moved the page earlier.

Also, it would be nice if you'd not accuse people out of the blue based on nothing. That's not the way we threat each other. --Wester (talk) 00:58, 21 January 2015 (UTC)

I didn't accuse you of being a meatpuppet, Wester. My apologies if you misunderstood that: I said that you were indulging a meatpuppet. I simply find it strange that you don't check the special contributions of an IP when you're being canvassed. There's nothing improper about regular editors who know each other to bring an RM or RfC to the attention of editors they know might be interested (so long as it doesn't extend to blatant WP:CANVASSing. There is, however, a problem when you respond to a sock or meatpuppet who has selected you on the basis of being certain that you'll side with their POV. That's no way for regular editors to treat each other, either. --Iryna Harpy (talk) 21:24, 22 January 2015 (UTC)

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Since you are interested in this topic, you may want to help with our current draft at Talk:Hillary Rodham Clinton/April 2015 move request‎, which is likely to be launched in the next week or so (after the current Village Pump discussion winds down). bd2412 T 14:09, 14 April 2015 (UTC)

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You are right, I apologise

I misread the dates. I am sorry. Guy (Help!) 10:53, 20 April 2015 (UTC)

OK. -12:03, 20 April 2015 (UTC)

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Please do not add unreferenced or poorly referenced information, especially if controversial, to articles or any other page on Wikipedia about living (or recently deceased) persons, as you did to 2016 Brussels bombings. Fayçal Cheffou is not mentioned in the referenced CNN article. Ref. [6] Erlbaeko (talk) 13:13, 26 March 2016 (UTC)

But it is conformed that he is the third bomber in Brussels Airport. That should be mentioned in the article. --Wester (talk) 13:17, 26 March 2016 (UTC)

Then add a WP:RS too. Do NOT add unreferenced material. Erlbaeko (talk) 13:22, 26 March 2016 (UTC)

[7]--Wester (talk) 13:28, 26 March 2016 (UTC)

That article says "Cheffou was arrested Thursday night. His exact role in the Brussels attacks is not known yet.", at least according to Google translate. Please, find a real RS that says Fayçal Cheffou was one of the perpetrators, or self-revert. Thank you. Erlbaeko (talk) 13:40, 26 March 2016 (UTC)

It's quite obvious it's him. He's also arrested for 'terrorist murder'. Though you're right that it's not 100% it's him, it's 95% certain it's him. In media he is called 'Fayçal C.' because he is not convicted yet. I'll change it to that. --Wester (talk) 13:47, 26 March 2016 (UTC)

Please rephrase

Hey, the tone on that move discussion is worse than it needs to be, and this edit didn't help. Can you please rephrase? Horrible events bring out strong emotions (as well they should), but editing talk pages is most productive when we put our emotions to the side. Thanks for your consideration! VQuakr (talk) 01:34, 15 July 2016 (UTC)

What's so bad on the comment I wrote? I simply stated that Wikipedia has flexible rules and that were not autistics. If there is need to have an other article title the 'rules are rules'-argument does not hold. There are no fixed rules on article titles. --Wester (talk) 02:02, 15 July 2016 (UTC)

You see a problem neither with using "autistic" as a pejorative nor with implying that other editors have autism? VQuakr (talk) 02:06, 15 July 2016 (UTC)

If I could bump in, there are Wikipedians out there that identify with having autism... By chance, could you please re-phrase, or delete, that part of the comment? I've retracted my statement if you were responding to me. Adog104 ^{Talk to me} 02:33, 15 July 2016 (UTC)

Fred Brownell

Can you please explain your reason for moving Fred Brownell to Frederick Brownell, WP:COMMONNAME states "Wikipedia does not necessarily use the subject's "official" name as an article title; it generally prefers to use the name that is most frequently used to refer to the subject in English-language reliable sources. This includes usage in the sources used as references for the article." ALL of the sources quoted in the article refer to Dr Brownell as Fred, Fred Brownell is the name he commonly known by, I believe you should revert move so that the article's title is the name he is known by, namely Fred Brownell. Many thanks Wayne Jayes (talk) 05:27, 16 August 2016 (UTC)

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"Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it."

Look, I've been in your position of "intellectual" zeal. You are not doing anyone any favours by acting like a superior on something you know nothing about. You aren't here to squabble over The Latest Media Outcry. You're here to document information. I love you, but you're damaging the ability to dialogue with everyone else. I'm not calling you stupid mind you. Please, don't get that impression. I just want you to know that documenting history isn't celebrating it. That's on the reader. To do otherwise is a severe undermining of Man's intellectual integrity. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.147.62.176 (talk) 18:22, 23 June 2020 (UTC)

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I just nowikied that page because it put three pages into Category:Pages with disallowed DISPLAYTITLE modifications. I don't know what you were testing for, but if I guess right, and if you're still interested, a look {{easy DISPLAYTITLE}} might be instructive. Happy editing! Paradoctor (talk) 02:10, 4 September 2024 (UTC)

Page move of Lyle and Erik Menéndez

Hi, I noticed you moved the page Lyle and Erik Menéndez without a proper consensus on the talk page. Pages should only be moved if it's an uncontroversial change, such as a grammar fix. However, you cited the reason for the move as WP:COMMONNAME. You failed to prove how the lack of é is the common name. You need a consensus before you can move a page like that, and you need to prove WP:COMMONNAME. Please do not move pages like this again. If in doubt, start a requested move. Mjks28 (talk) 21:48, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

Read the source materials liked in the article. They all mention Menenedez without é. It's the common name in English. See also https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=now%201-d&q=Menendez,Men%C3%A9ndez&hl=en You also seem to forget the page was moved to the hypercorrect Menénedez without much discussion. The two brothers were English speaking Americans, not Spanish speaking Cubans. --Wester (talk) 21:51, 29 September 2024 (UTC)

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