Hello Masem I would like to ask permision to edit the minecraft page to add the following details, resoulution, crafting, urban legends from within the the game maybe more specific information on the dates already there -Respectfully BlazeKeenen
I'd like to thank you for your dedication to trying to keep the Gamergate article neutral. Regardless of any difference in our personal opinions on the matter (my understanding is you are on the "anti-" side) I honor the fact you try and uphold the principals of Wikipedia. In the wake of the arbitration decision bad actors on both sides have been removed and hopefully those with more level headed approaches will be able to make the article less of a mess than it is now. The suggestion you've made on the talk page to reorganize the sections would be a great first step. Here's hoping it is adopted. Cheers, 96.52.57.75 ( talk) 04:07, 26 January 2015 (UTC)
Given that the GamerGate article is extremely hard to digest when read as a whole, and deferring to your experience at WP:VG, I am hoping to hear from you on two issues... 1) which parts or sections of the article do you feel are the least impartial? and 2) is it really that there are no RS within Talk:Gamergate controversy#List of relevant sources concerning the ethics in gaming journalism perspective? Thanks for your time. starship .paint ~ regal 14:33, 11 November 2014 (UTC)
Hi again Masem, I saw that you generally agreed with Totlmstr's trimmed version of GamerGate. Since then, NorthBySouth has created his own Talk:Gamergate controversy#Working draft and is actively pushing for it. If you think Totlmstr's version has its merits, I was thinking that we should actively push for it ... as the main draft? Or combined with NorthBySouth's draft? I thought this should better be settled before NorthBySouth's draft gets too advanced. starship .paint ~ regal 12:26, 13 November 2014 (UTC)
Hi Masem,
I see you uploaded the image of the 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko comet used in the article on the Philae lander. I was really curious how big of an area the image represented and looked it up and found it is 857x857 meters [1]. Do you think we could add a scale line, such as commonly seen on maps, to the image (presumably along the top of the image which shows space rather than the comet)? I'm not sure if editing the image like that would be appropriate, nor whether to upload it over the existing image or as a separate image.
Some guy ( talk) 23:32, 12 November 2014 (UTC)
I saw Jimbo Wales' post on Twitter in response to GamerGate, and a suggestion for a neutral article...giving it a shot, though to be honest the lead is turning into the hardest part. I haven't done this in a long time. Anyway I'm letting you know because I'd like you to proofread, because you're one of the cooler heads in all this. Would you be up for a copyedit once I get it pulled together?-- Kung Fu Man ( talk) 02:25, 13 November 2014 (UTC)
Hi Masem, regarding the filename of File:Philae approach to comet 67p prior to landing.jpg, you seem to be suggesting that Philae took this image rather than Rosetta. It was definitely Rosetta and I'll be fixing the filename, but I'm curious what led you to think otherwise. Cheers! — Huntster ( t @ c) 03:00, 13 November 2014 (UTC)
Hey, I'd like to see your opinion about this subject here. Thanks! Gsfelipe94 ( talk) 22:57, 15 November 2014 (UTC)
Greetings, I am leaving you this notice because you participated in the discussion about non-free SVGs at WT:NFC. I have received a response from WMF on the matter, and they told me that this is a decision that has historically been left to the community. In order to get some clarification, I would like to run a widely-advertised RfC, but since I obviously have an opinion on the matter, I would prefer it if other editors could give me some feedback on the neutrality of my wording before I actually make the RfC. You can comment on the proposed statement here. Thanks! 0x0077BE ( talk · contrib) 17:41, 16 November 2014 (UTC)
Please note the instruction for your statement in the Gamergate request for a case:
Your statement is at 794 words, so is over the limit. I see that you already trimmed, but note that the limit applies to your responses as well. I see several statements are over, and I am contacting anyone who is over 500. Please recall that this statement is not intended to be a full exposition of all evidence, which occurs at the next step, but simply a statement requesting a case. Please trim back your statement. For the arbitration committee -- S Philbrick (Talk) 20:11, 16 November 2014 (UTC)
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I feel, that to create a better article on such a controversial topic, GamerGate, it is essential for deep analysis of all involved parties. Since all the facts are still shrouded, and WP:OR is somewhat preventing research of this, "unique" controversy/movement/???, we as Wikipedia's should work together to determine facts from opinion, as well as get a better understanding of GamerGate. However, WP:FORUM has stopped quite a few discussions on the talkpage, so I'm unsure of what to do to get quality discussion going. I also propose this to ease tensions; a moderated forum of discussion would allow people to make cases for both sides. -- DSA510 Pls No H8 00:28, 19 November 2014 (UTC)
If you're up for it, the newly created Shirtstorm and Matt Taylor (scientist) articles could likely benefit from your attention. Iamcuriousblue ( talk) 03:09, 20 November 2014 (UTC)
Avono ( talk) 19:48, 21 November 2014 (UTC)
(can't remember my old login so i can't post this on that one talk page which should not be named, so sorry if it is out of place)
Regarding the whole "rape" semantics maybe it would be worth to note somewhere that, as far as online gaming communities go, the definition of it is more akin to what
urban dictionary uses for it, or to the
oxford's dictionary second verb meaning. As such, there is usually no sexual connotation when using this word gaming wise (wether as a threat, joke, or just as a term to describe events), and any attempt to do so would horribly change the context of the phrase where the word is included in. It kinda reminds me of that southpark episode and the word "fag". Language evolves after all.
As for VJ's color pattern, though, i kinda seem to remember it was more related to the intention of expressing the opposition would be "butt hurt" (hence the sodomy imagery, the "butt cancer" charity donation, etc.) than to express an intention of forcing oneself sexually on someone. I have been unable to locate a proper archive for this though... .- Fighterdoken ( talk) 14:39, 22 November 2014 (UTC)
Hi there. I missed the discussion about the use of Breitbart as a source for the GGC article. Given the quality of the other sources (tabloid journalism as a whole), is it not reasonable to broach this topic again, particularly given the latest article about this IGDA blocklist fiasco, [2]. I would think so. The reference section needs consolidation and this discussion could be an opportunity to do so. I'd suggest this on GGC Talk page but the previous discussion about BB as a RS may well be closed. In any case we both know that such a suggestion will be labelled as proGG bias and it'll get vetoed immediately. Cheers. Jgm74 ( talk) 23:43, 22 November 2014 (UTC)
Is my topic ban valid? I'd like an opinion from an admin who isn't in on the tagteaming. -- DSA510 Pls No H8 23:47, 22 November 2014 (UTC)
In a few minutes, I expect tp create a section on your recent GamerGate edits at [ [3]]. I'm afraid I don't understand the template system for this and hope either this notification will suffice or that you (or some passing traveller) will replace this with the proper template if that is needed. MarkBernstein ( talk) 17:38, 23 November 2014 (UTC)
Statements must be limited to 500 words. Please ensure that you comply with this rule. I've been making people aware of it. RGloucester — ☎ 00:05, 25 November 2014 (UTC) @RGloucester: Done, and thank you. -- MASEM ( t) 00:12, 25 November 2014 (UTC)
I noticed on the Gamergate Controversy Talk page that you said you didn't know how Gamergate started. Fortunately, this question can be answered because we have the IRC chat logs that were helpfully provided by the folks who started it, <redated to avoid any issues>
The problem of course is that if there's a way to make an anonymous chat log into a WP citation, I don't know what it is. But unless you think those IRC chat logs (over 3700 pages of them!) were fakes, you can quite clearly see the harassment campaign later christened "Gamergate" being organized and set into motion. I hope this will help clarify for you what Gamergate is all about as you seem not to have grasped some basic things about it. ReynTime ( talk) 03:35, 25 November 2014 (UTC)
Howdy. I'm really new to Wikipedia, but have been following this page a bit and I wanted to ask a question/propose an idea. I'm starting to wonder if it might not be possible to create an entirely "neutral" article under the current title of the article. Basically, when you're referring to the "controversy" of something, rather than the something itself, it has different connotations. For instance, there is a separate page for the Church of Scientology versus the Scientology_controversies. And while there is a subsection on the controversies in the original article, it is not the the focus of the article.
Basically, I'm wondering if the current title of the Gamergate article is actually a hindrance to its neutrality. If you are focusing on the controversy surrounding a thing, and not the thing itself, it will (at least, based on the evidence of the article presented) focus more on the biased reporting of the surrounding controversy and not of the movement itself.
As such, I wonder if either changing the name of the article to something more neutral or targeted at the actual thing "the movement" if you will, whether it is called "GamerGate Movement" or something else, or splitting the current article into two separate articles, one for the "GamerGate Movement" and the other for the "GamerGate Controversy" perhaps would lead to more neutral articles without as much infighting. (I don't think "GamerGate" is available, because that's an ant by that name). Ries42 ( talk) 14:36, 26 November 2014 (UTC)
The template for hatting says to take the advice of
WP:REFACTOR, which says additionally Refactoring should only be done when there is an assumption of good faith by editors who have contributed to the talk page. If there are recent heated discussions on the talk page, good faith may be lacking. If another editor objects to refactoring then the changes should be reverted.
This may be relevant to the hatting edit wars on the talk page. This is in relation to your post on the enforcement for GamerGate page.
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This template should only be used by uninvolved editors in conjunction with the talk page guidelines and relevant advice at refactoring. It should not be used by involved parties to end a discussion over the objections of other editors.So your concerns of it being used by involved editors would be correct. Tutelary ( talk) 20:50, 26 November 2014 (UTC)
You were recently listed as a party to a request for arbitration. The Arbitration Committee has accepted that request for arbitration and an arbitration case has been opened at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/GamerGate. Evidence that you wish the arbitrators to consider should be added to the evidence subpage, at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/GamerGate/Evidence. Please add your evidence by December 11, 2014, which is when the evidence phase closes. You can also contribute to the case workshop subpage, Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/GamerGate/Workshop. For a guide to the arbitration process, see Wikipedia:Arbitration/Guide to arbitration. For the Arbitration Committee, Ks0stm ( T• C• G• E) 22:26, 27 November 2014 (UTC)
I know you say you're adding diffs later, but there's only one right now in a statement that's almost at the 1000 word limit. Just a friendly pointer that you may need to refactor away some of your supporting argument in order to make more claims as you get evidence ready. 76.64.35.209 ( talk) 03:54, 28 November 2014 (UTC)
Is there anything more to do at Wikipedia:General sanctions/Gamergate/Requests for enforcement#In regards to involved editors closing/hatting discussions? If so can you say what action you are requesting? Do you want the thread unhatted? It's unlikely that there will be any agreement that only admins should hat threads. Thanks, EdJohnston ( talk) 20:25, 1 December 2014 (UTC)
The arbs are leaning toward a doubling of the usual limits on evidence for this specific case. I am still waiting for final sign-off, but it seems likely that most participants will not need to trim evidence. Three relevant points:
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I'd like to chime in here and say thanks for your persistence and level-headedness on ArbCom. Your work is inspirational, a model for other Wikipedians to follow. DPRoberts534 ( talk) 21:46, 8 December 2014 (UTC)
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Yeah I saw talk about Ralph Baer earlier. Not exactly sure if its true or not. Saw a source from Examiner.com for example. Was gonna show it just it seemed to be blacklisted. But still, the source mentioned that Wikipedia mentioned him dying. GamerPro64 20:24, 7 December 2014 (UTC)
Hi Masem, I follow the GG page but I'm not able to post to it as I'm a new user, thought I'd leave this source on your page (This is the first time I've ever edited wikipedia so apologies if I'm doing it wrong!
This article from news.com.au gives pretty neutral coverage to the Target GTA5 banning, and the response by GamerGate. http://www.news.com.au/technology/home-entertainment/grand-theft-auto-fans-call-for-ban-on-sickening-bible-in-fightback-after-attack-on-the-game/story-e6frfrt9-1227145911622 - Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.219.6.98 ( talk) 22:57, 7 December 2014 (UTC)
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I like your work on the GG piece so far, fighting hard to maintain Wikipedia's NPOV.
I added a piece to the GG talk page about a little-noticed aspect of the body of gamergate tweets. According to Brandwatch, the analysts hired by Newsweek, they were only able to detect negativity in a small fraction of GG tweets. The vast majority were labelled neutral. I'd like to know if, as an experienced editor, you think this might merit inclusion. I'm new to this game, and advice from established experts like yourself would be most appreciated. Bramble window ( talk) 14:44, 13 December 2014 (UTC)
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Can you help me update this article? Some hostage situation in Sydney has become part of the ITN. -- George Ho ( talk) 18:06, 15 December 2014 (UTC)
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If you'll support it, I have added this: which is short and sweet, as an altblurb II: The FBI blames hacking by North Korea for bringing Sony Pictures to cancel release of The Interview and production on current projects.
No need to nominate it for ITN yet. I've created the DYK nomination for you before I closed the ITN discussion as withdrawn. -- George Ho ( talk) 22:42, 19 December 2014 (UTC)
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I found this article rebutting claims against NK. Should it be included? -- George Ho ( talk) 21:19, 20 December 2014 (UTC)
Look, I don't think North Korea is that capable of doing a sophisticated hack. What prevents an inclusion of these analyses and opinions? -- George Ho ( talk) 01:03, 21 December 2014 (UTC)
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Sorry to disturb, but from the edit history for Awesomenauts it looks like you're something like a main contributor. I'm currently trying to improve the article in question and I obviously noticed the multiple issue template. It was added in March 2013 (almost 2 years ago!) and since I am kinda new, I was wondering if you could help me out and answer a couple of questions. What does "incomplete" mean? Should it include more sections or the current sections simply needs expanding? I have no idea what else could be included in the page, any ideas? What's the present content discouraged by the guidelines? Thank you very much! Heinerj ( talk) 12:00, 24 December 2014 (UTC)
For images from the mid 1800s to 1923 that have not been previously published until the 1990's, are we clear of any copyright issues for upload? We have a number of photos from the Hawaiian digital archives that have no publication history until the archives published the photos in the mid to late 1990s. Since many of these images have no photo attribution and the copyright holder of the image at that time would be unclear what issues should I look for (if any) to be sure the images are in the public domain? Any assistance is much appreciated.-- Mark Miller ( talk) 22:04, 24 December 2014 (UTC)
There are too many opinions on the cancellation of wide release, which are to me worthless and valueless and no longer encyclopedic. Perhaps the "Reaction" section should be trimmed down. -- George Ho ( talk) 08:39, 25 December 2014 (UTC)
Before Bioshock Infinite released there were various trailers with the Vox Populi well before occupy became a "thing." Ken Levine said in an interview with mother jones it was mostly inspired by the red shirt army german group. Even on the wiki page /info/en/?search=Red_Army_Faction it states that vox populi was directly influnced by that group. I'm trying to find the video but ken said that the vox wasnt even close to occupy wallstreet. I think stating that he was looking at the occupy to get input for the vox is very innacurate. The e3 2011 trailer was released months before occupy even existed. CyberBob0002 ( talk) 07:47, 1 January 2015 (UTC)
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For some reason the "thank" button disappears randomly. I noticed it while browsing my watchlist (on my phone) that it was gone, despite being there yesterday. Would there be any reason for this? -- DSA510 Pls No RE 18:57, 9 January 2015 (UTC)
Previously, I had written an article on the BoingBoing lunacy at Uncyclopedia. I was told it doesn't violate my topic ban, I assume as it is only tangentially related to that which shall not be named. However, I've decided to parody the article on that which shall not be named directly, since with each revision it becomes more absurd, and I am one to take things to their logical extremes. I probably should have asked if a wholesale parody of the article would violate my topic ban. So... does it? -- DSA510 Pls No RE 18:57, 9 January 2015 (UTC)
Masem, I understand your concern with the section I added, however, there was discussion on the talk page that rumors could be added if the sources were coming from people directly involved with the show, which amounts more than just third-party rumors, the fact that both Seth and Neil tweeted "teases" about a second season lend credibility to the fact that it more likely than not, that there will be a season two, otherwise I highly doubt they would bother saying so. I would like to include the section, and maybe change the wording from "rumors" to something else, but didn't want to engage in an edit war, which is why I am coming to you first, but these appear to be substantiated from what I can tell. War wizard90 ( talk) 03:59, 15 January 2015 (UTC)
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Thanks for your work at Draft:Gamergate controversy. I took a look at your recent addition and noticed that it was in a rather amorphous section called something like "Gamergate hashtag", whereas really it would probably fit better in the "further harassment" section. Or maybe there should be a section on "reactions to harassment" or something which details all the different initiatives such as Twitter/WAM thing, the industry condemnation of the harassment, etc.
What are your thoughts on this? -- TS 13:33, 18 January 2015 (UTC)
Could you explain why ignoring people who bother you is poor behavior, exactly? Hipocrite ( talk) 21:07, 22 January 2015 (UTC)
Please take a look at this edit [5] and then cross reference against what the source says. Shouldn't the statement been attributed?-- Two kinds of pork Makin' Bacon 08:05, 23 January 2015 (UTC)
BTW, I'm not trying to make some sort of statement here. I certainly come down on the side of the mainstream in condemning the harassment. However I just don't like it when people take create license with sourcing. Two kinds of pork Makin' Bacon 05:33, 25 January 2015 (UTC)
I have trouble writing a hook; can you help me? -- George Ho ( talk) 06:16, 24 January 2015 (UTC)
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Please explain how it is "bias" to clearly represent what the reliable sources are stating. [8] -- TRPoD aka The Red Pen of Doom 18:50, 28 January 2015 (UTC)
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This arbitration case has been closed and the final decision is available at the link above. The following remedies have been enacted:
1.1)
(i) The community Gamergate general sanctions are hereby rescinded and are replaced by standard discretionary sanctions, which are authorized for all edits about, and all pages related to, (a) GamerGate, (b) any gender-related dispute or controversy, (c) people associated with (a) or (b), all broadly construed.
(ii) All sanctions in force when this remedy is enacted are endorsed and will become standard discretionary sanctions governed by the standard procedure from the moment of enactment.
(iii) Notifications issued under Gamergate general sanctions become alerts for twelve months from the date of enactment of this remedy, then expire. The log of notifications will remain on the Gamergate general sanction page.
(iv) All existing and past sanctions and restrictions placed under Gamergate general sanctions will be transcribed by the arbitration clerks in the central discretionary sanctions log.
(v) Any requests for enforcement that may be open when this remedy is enacted shall proceed, but any remedy that is enacted should be enacted as a discretionary sanction.
(vi) Administrators who have enforced the Gamergate general sanctions are thanked for their work and asked to continue providing administrative assistance enforcing discretionary sanctions and at Arbitration enforcement.
1.2)
Uninvolved administrators are encouraged to monitor the articles covered by discretionary sanctions in this case to ensure compliance. To assist in this, administrators are reminded that:
(i) Accounts with a clear shared agenda may be blocked if they violate the sockpuppetry policy or other applicable policy;
(ii) Accounts whose primary purpose is disruption, violating the policy on biographies of living persons, or making personal attacks may be blocked indefinitely;
(iii) There are special provisions in place to deal with editors who violate the BLP policy;
(iv) The default position for BLPs, particularly for individuals whose noteworthiness is limited to a particular event or topic, is the presumption of privacy for personal matters;
(v) Editors who spread or further publicize existing BLP violations may be blocked;
(vi) Administrators may act on clear BLP violations with page protections, blocks, or warnings even if they have edited the article themselves or are otherwise involved;
(vii) Discretionary sanctions permit full and semi-page protections, including use of pending changes where warranted, and – once an editor has become aware of sanctions for the topic – any other appropriate remedy may be issued without further warning.
The Arbitration Committee thanks those administrators who have been helping to enforce the community general sanctions, and thanks, once again, in advance those who help enforce the remedies adopted in this case.
2.1) Any editor subject to a topic-ban in this decision is indefinitely prohibited from making any edit about, and from editing any page relating to, (a) Gamergate, (b) any gender-related dispute or controversy, (c) people associated with (a) or (b), all broadly construed. These restrictions may be appealed to the Committee only after 12 months have elapsed from the closing of this case.
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The material I added is from the same source already used in the material edited. I would simply be doubling the source reference for the same entry. This is readily apparent by reading the source in question. Leaving this information out would require a POV assertion that part of the source is reliable and another part is not. Calbeck ( talk) 02:12, 29 January 2015 (UTC)
Heya Masem. One thing I have noted in the Gamergate article as long-time observer and occasional discussion participant is that there indeed are "pro-GG" sources available, but discussion usually concludes with a consensus that they do not qualify per WP:RS. Then again, as an admittedly new editor very much trying to avoid SPA sanctions, I have to admit I cannot understand WP:RS very well, at least in how it combines with WP:V to disqualify some leading "pro-GG sources".
The three most notable of these alternative sources are:
My question to you is, how or what would it take for these sources to be included? Are there are any specific things that would have to change among these sources?
Additionally, searching for "Techraptor", "Nichegamer", and "Gamesnosh" returns results where articles from these publications have been used in other wiki articles. It would appear they are acceptable to use as sources in some regard on Wikipedia, or... maybe not? Should their citations be removed, or are they only prohibited from usage on the Gamergate article specifically?
Lastly, though these publications lack a wiki page of their own, other newly-created gamergate supporter-frequented communities such as 8chan do. How does one justify creating an article for these alternative sources that clears Wikipedia's criteria? I would be interested in doing so, but only if it stands up to scrutiny.
Sorry if this is too long. Camarouge ( talk) 06:23, 30 January 2015 (UTC)
That means the thematic genre seen on Halo: Combat Evolved page ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo:_Combat_Evolved) - military science fiction - should be deleted as well. Or maybe it should be placed in the Gameplay section below instead? ( User talk:BartSmith85) 30 January 2015 (UTC)
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Hi.
There is a discussion about the deletion of {{ GameFAQs}} template in Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2015 February 8 § GameFAQs. It is relisted, so I though I'd be good idea to publicize by calling people who work in the relevant field, such as yourself. I guessing having so much experience in WP:GA and WP:FA of video game articles means your opinion is very important; plus, you are an admin and know relevant policies by heart. Just for the record, this template generates an external link to GameFAQs.com in External links sections of articles.
One minor request: The closing admin was a little bit, shall we say, disenfranchised by the unrelated discussions like the merit of using GameFAQs link anywhere other than the EL section. So, I'd appreciate if such discussions were either totally avoided or kept to a bare minimum. Thanks a lot.
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Hey Masem. Together with strolling through the gamergate.me archives (keeping up with a few older things I remembered and didn't know how it ended) I hit upon the Gawker vs Coca Cola social media incident. I pulled up a RS source on it ( http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/feb/05/coca-cola-makeithappy-gakwer-mein-coke-hitler), went to the Gawker page and also noted the fact missing there that Gawker already had lost a lot of money post half year due to GamerGate's targeting of advertisers (and, IMHO, Gawker's stupid response on it which cost them even more). If I can dig up an RS without value judgment, would it be permittable you guess to make an addition to the 'Gawker incidentlist' so to say where those two get each an little explanation in a combined paraghraph? Considering they're both with a severe impact on the ad incomes (or are so to be expected in the case of that prank vs Coca Cola), it seems it would be noteworthy. (Or should I ping one of the admins about it?) Cheers, MicBenSte ( talk) 04:19, 9 February 2015 (UTC)
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Are you in violation of 1rr on the gamergate controversy page? Hipocrite ( talk) 22:58, 12 February 2015 (UTC)
So, recently I was put up for an Enforcement Request on /info/en/?search=Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement#AnsFenrisulfr and no matter which way the votes goes, I am gonna need to know where to file something.
If it succeeds, and I am topic banned, I need to know where to go to appeal. If it fails... I am going to be blunt, I want to know where to and how to report JzG. I tried my best to assume the best faith possible, but this was just... wrong. Making things up and submitting it as evidence, outright insulting me (I am part of a Cult apparently), and asking I at the very least be topic banned for... nothing. Sure, I can see him being angry over my ER for NbSB (Something I apologized to NbSB for, since it was ME who was in the wrong there, I had not understood BANEX as well as I thought I did), but that is hardly something to ask for my head over, and of course the aforementioned apology.
Any help is appreciated, thank you. AnsFenrisulfr ( talk) 07:34, 14 February 2015 (UTC)
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Thanks. - Ryk72 'c.s.n.s.' 14:25, 15 February 2015 (UTC)
Would you look at this upload and see if I did it correctly? Thanks! JodyB talk 19:13, 19 February 2015 (UTC)
I request this as it seems like the anon is not getting the point of not writing anything until it has a proper title. Thanks. Zero Serenity ( talk - contributions) 22:25, 19 February 2015 (UTC)
Hi Masem, you might be interested to see that I'm reopening the issue of duplicate links at Wikipedia_talk:Manual_of_Style/Linking#Relax_duplicate_linking_rule. -- Slashme ( talk) 21:33, 21 February 2015 (UTC)
Thanks for seeing it my way a bit, and to reenforce the band's notability, check our their Facebook with nearly 30k likes. If this was some garbage demo band that did their shit on Reaper with only a couple Bandcamp songs, then I would agree with their place not being deserved mention on the article. But with two full length albums, and a huge following in the deathcore scene with members coming from Fate and Molotov Solution being included in the band, I would say these dudes are pretty damn worthy of an honorable mention on the article for a great video game that they created their whole musical being around. Just my take on it. Second Skin ( talk) 13:37, 22 February 2015 (UTC)
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Did you mean to reply to me or to Mamyles? I'm not clear on whether you support the "including" part or not. Isa ( talk) 22:49, 26 February 2015 (UTC)
Hi there, I can't edit the page/talk myself yet (not that I any desire to except to correct this particular mistake), but I have a relevant piece of information for you in the gamergate talk page.
Editor strongjam is using an article in the talk page (and presumably the main page):
" We do actually have a peer-reviewed source that calls it a conspiracy. "Over the months of August and September in 2014, an independent game developer by the name of Zoe Quinn and her friends have found themselves the target of an equally misogynist backlash by a coordinated conspiracy. While originally labelled under the hashtag ‘#quinnspiracy’, it evolved into a collective movement known as ‘gamergate’." – Heron, Michael James; Belford, Pauline; Goker, Ayse (2014). "Sexism in the circuitry". ACM SIGCAS Computers and Society (Association for Computing Machinery) 44 (4): 18–29. doi:10.1145/2695577.2695582. ISSN 0095-2737. — Strongjam (talk) 18:30, 27 February 2015 (UTC) " -strongjam
Saying that it is a 'peer-reviewed source.'
ACM SIGCAS is not a peer reviewed journal. It is a Special interest group's newsletter (SIGCAS stands for 'special interest group - computing and society'). Here is the issue in question in which this article appears: http://www.sigcas.org/newsletter/latest-issue (this link will cease to be up to day when they release their next issue, only the most current issue is available for free). The organization's page on the newsletter, explaining what it is however http://www.sigcas.org/newsletter explicitly states that this newsletter is not peer-reviewed.
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Just so you know I'm adding a lot more images. Please feel free to check each one if you think I've been hasty. — Justin (koavf)❤ T☮ C☺ M☯ 22:31, 1 March 2015 (UTC)
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If I can solicit your copyright expertise, File:Apple Pay promotional hero.jpg was recently flagged for failing NFCC1. I argued that it's invalid since there's no way to get a free use representation of Apple Pay. Then I received a talk page message that a straight screenshot of the app would be " WP:FREER", which makes little sense to me, as Apple owns the copyright to both the app and our promotional image. (Additionally, a screenshot would not show both its representation on both iOS and Apple Watch.) Wanted to see what you thought. czar ⨹ 17:17, 7 March 2015 (UTC)
Now at FfD: Wikipedia:Files for deletion/2015 March 7#File:Apple Pay promotional hero.jpg czar ⨹ 19:36, 7 March 2015 (UTC)
Take a peek at "Little Syria, Manhattan" and let me know what the optimal image setting should be. Like you, I believe in the default dynamic sizing rather than a fixed value. -- Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) ( talk) 05:43, 10 March 2015 (UTC)
Unbelievable that you called a piece published in 2015 a reliable source, long after wikipedia had that garbage in it - and you're an admin. Your actions are proof that WP:V in Wikipedia has jumped the shark. The Dissident Aggressor 18:44, 11 March 2015 (UTC)
do not use ... publications that rely on material from Wikipedia as sources. Content from a Wikipedia article is not considered reliable unless it is backed up by citing reliable sources. Confirm that these sources support the content, then use them directly.
Hi Masem; regarding our recent edits to dates in the Cities: Skylines article, I'd like to note that MOS:DATEUNIFY permits a different style between the article prose and the citations--so long as they are each internally consistent. Hence why I did not change the article body, which to my eyes was already consistent. Knight of Truth ( talk) 15:32, 16 March 2015 (UTC)
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Hi Masem, I was hoping you could give me advice on future ITN nominations so I can better distinguish between those that are significant enough to post and those that aren't, something I am obviously not very good at doing now. Everymorning talk 03:01, 22 March 2015 (UTC)
Hello, I was wondering if you could give me the exact page where it instructs to list platforms in "computers, consoles, mobiles/handhelds, if they all have roughly equivalent release times" order. I wasn't aware that a consensus was reached regarding platform ordering. Moreover, in cases when platforms aren't released at approximately the same time, what then? Should platforms be listed alphabetically like Grand Theft Auto V or in order of release date like Batman: Arkham City. Also, regarding the Tales from the Borderlands infobox, you mentioned to list platforms in "computers, consoles, mobiles/handhelds" order, but what comes next? Should Xbox One be listed above Xbox 360 because of release order, or vice versa because of alphabetical order? It may seem trivial but it does bother me that PlayStation 3 is listed above PlayStation 4 while Xbox One is listed above Xbox 360. -- User:Wrath X ( User Talk:Wrath X) 05:48, 23 March 2015 (UTC)
Hi.
I have created {{ File category}} template, hoping it would supersede {{ file template notice}}. But also, I did a bold change and implemented it in {{ Category game screenshot header}} because the latter had a dangerous bug. I am traversing Category:Screenshots of software sub-categories and things are looking very good.
But all in all, I think someone needs to vet things, even if it is some light vetting. So, I thought perhaps calling you would be a good idea since you have worked in both images and video games area. Do you mind if you take a look?
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Looking at the bundle parent article, there is a good cause for a size split. Reviewing the List it does seem that this was the intention. In it's current form it really meets deletion criteria, however giving consideration to the position that it could be fixed, I think that much of the material related to the individual bundles could be moved over and combined with some of the list related information. What are your thoughts? -Serialjoepsycho- ( talk) 04:22, 8 April 2015 (UTC)
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This is just a minor note here, and while it would not change the writing on the GamerGate page, I thought it worth mentioning. You said that the Shadows of Mordor issue of paid advertisements went unnoticed, and while this is partly true; it's not due so much to the members of Gamergate not caring. Rather, there was a previous incident which overshadowed it. In Jan of 2014, Microsoft made some serious waves when, as part of their Xbox One roll out, they sought several highly regarded (or at least followed) youtube personalities aligned with the group "Machinima" (as well as others outside that organization) and offered to pay them to post videos which were at the very least neutral on the system. Ideally, the videos would be supportive. The whole affair created a serious scandal, one which it could be argued helped lead up to Gamergate. Perhaps the most intriguing point in this, was the fact that anyone who joined in on the promotion, were bound by contract to keep their association secret. Some details of the contract leaked, and included statements like: "You agree to keep confidential at all times all matters relating to this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Promotional Requirements, and the CPM Compensation, listed above." As well as: "may not say anything negative or disparaging about Machinima, Xbox One, or any of its Games." Long story short, the whole affair started players and viewers asking questions, and as PC World says "This type of promotion is a betrayal of hard-earned trust. YouTube personalities gained sway largely because they were seen as trustworthy and "one of us" by fans, without the taint of advertising dollars. Revelations like this potentially hurt the credibility of not just those few personalities who took advantage, but the entire platform." The scandal involving Shadows of Mordor has largely been lumped into this previous issue with Microsoft, though indirectly since the company which produced Shadows, has nothing direct to do with Microsoft. Kitsunedawn ( talk) 07:33, 10 April 2015 (UTC) [1] [2]
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I have had the GamerGate article watch listed for some time and I want to say I'm amazed at how you managed to put up with the insanity on there. Not exactly a real positive place to have a discussion, imo. Example Given. But I must say that your work on there is admirable. Just wanted to let you know that. Cheers. GamerPro64 02:19, 24 April 2015 (UTC)
Hello, I have re added my edit but I've removed all of the reddit links. I also rephrased some of the text, is it okay now? -- Anarchyte ( talk) 04:00, 24 April 2015 (UTC)
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Hey! Just a friendly reminder that the Gamergate article is under a 1RR restriction, allowing you to only make one restriction per 24 hours. Cheers! PeterTheFourth ( talk) 03:07, 3 May 2015 (UTC)
Thanks for the revert. Don't worry to much about rev-del or anything, these twats need to be exposed. Unless, of course, I'm in NEW YORK right now, and editing anonymously? Nah, home with the family.... The Rambling Man ( talk) 19:37, 4 May 2015 (UTC)
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Hi Masem. Please understand that "predominate" is a verb, not an adjective. The word you want is "predominant." I've been reading your posts for 8 months and this misuse is really annoying, because otherwise you express yourself clearly. Have a great day. 98.210.208.21 ( talk) 11:44, 8 May 2015 (UTC)
You previously commented in the Mark Twain ITN proposal that you would require a stand-alone article to evaluate it. That has now been done. Would you mind taking another look and updating our comment? Thanks, ThaddeusB ( talk) 15:23, 9 May 2015 (UTC)
Masem,
I appreciate that you are a valued contributor to video game articles, but I am afraid that in this case you appear to be inserting yourself into an area in which you may not have sufficient expertise. Unfortunately, the Next Generation article referenced in the E.T. article is riddled with errors and inaccuracies regarding Atari and the video game market in that time period, and anyone with more than a passing knowledge of the period would see these errors right away.
In closing, please also consider the source in question. Next Generation was a video game magazine charged with reporting news and rumors related to the current video game industry. It was not a historical publication, nor was it staffed by trained historians. It is reliable as a news source, but is in no way reliable as a source of history, as the shoddy work done in this particular article more than proves. Indrian ( talk) 18:52, 10 May 2015 (UTC)
What a stupid edit! What do you think the original french for Femmes d'Algers is? Johnbod ( talk) 04:26, 12 May 2015 (UTC)
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Most of the confusion arises because of the minimization of ethics in journalism claims. For victims at ground zero of harassment, it's understandable. Not here though. The suppression of that view is so ingrained that otherwise progressive editors have chosen to support very sexist and stereotypical accounts of allegations in order to keep the "ethics in journalism" view at a minimum. The chicken/egg and the beginnings of GG are much clearer if the ethics in journalism/GGHashtag are clearly presented as beginning with Grayson (no, ethics in journalism has nothing to do with Quinn's sex life, contrary to our article). Once the beginning of the hashtag is correctly applied to allegations against Grayson, it's very clear where everything began and how they converged. By portraying that episode as allegations against Quinn, particularly her sex life, we have made it difficult to deconvolve the non-interacting pieces. That bit needs to be restated so that the investigation (and subsequent finding) conducted by Grayson's boss had nothing to do with Quinn's sex life - and any finding would not have automatically implicated her or her choice of relationships or sex life. Phrasing it as if the allegation was Quinn's quid pro quo instead of allegations of wrongdoing by Grayson plays well with those that dismiss "ethics in journalism" even if it requires repeating an offensive gender-based stereotype to keep the focus off journalists. -- DHeyward ( talk) 07:29, 16 May 2015 (UTC)
Sorry about trying to copy/paste the info from Five Nights at Freddy's (video game) onto the actual page for Five Nights at Freddy's.
Basically it was because for some reason, Batman2297 decided to rename the page about the series to simply "Five Nights at Freddy's" which means he had to rename the article on the first game as "Five Nights at Freddy's (video game)" which totally screwed it up. He should have just left the name of the series as it was and left the first article alone.
I reverted the name of the series back to how it was before, but it left the page "Five Nights at Freddy's" as a redirect, which means I am unable to revert the naming of the original page. This is why I tried to copy/paste the info, which I guess isn't really allowed.
But yeah, sorry about that. I just don't know what to do, because leaving "video game" in the title is redundant, but I can't revert back to the original title now...
Killerwhale24680 ( talk) 21:30, 17 May 2015 (UTC)