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April - National Contribution Month

Good day OwenX,

During the month of April, Wikimedia Canada is preparing the National Contribution Month, and we are looking for experienced contributors to organize a contribution day (or half-day) in their region.

Contribution days are activities where Wikipedia's contributors, students, or anybody interested in contributing to Wikipedia meets together to collectively improve a predetermined theme. This meetings generally take place in library where references are easy of access, but can be organized in any communal room. Beside improving articles, a goal of this participatory workshops is to initiate neophyte in the cooperative contribution of Wikipedia.

If you are interested in organizing or participating in a contribution day in your region, communicate witht he national team on the project's talk page. The exact agenda of each local event is left to the discretion of the organizer. Help is available for the organization from contributors who already organized these type of days, so don't be worried. If you have any questions or want more information, don't hesitate to contact us.

Amqui (talk) 00:45, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

I am here to improve articles, but you require me to do other things first. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Siovhan (talk • contribs) 09:07, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

Greetings and... rollback

Greetings OwenX. Thank you for your note. I will indeed review the links you included, but I'm not sure that your statement "overusing the undo/revert buttons for questionable edits or edits that don't justify a revert" is entirely justified, especially if you refer to today's edits, as I'm sure that you will not have found fault with any of the others, which were merely reverting vandalism or wikifying & expanding other articles. Moreover, the edit you disagree with is my reversion of a potentially damaging comment, and one which I considered, and still do, contentious, made on the Warren Buffet talk page (WP:BLP: "...material is negative, positive, neutral, or just questionable – should be removed immediately and without waiting for discussion.") Likewise, I must admit that I was surpised by your categorical statement to the effect that I was "censoring" anything, as I was only applying what I considered a straightforward and common-sense use of BLP policy. Regards, --Technopat (talk) 16:22, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

Thank you for your reply. As regards you having to go back to February to find [apparent] fault with my editing, with all due respect, I'm sure there are other, more pressing tasks, that need attending at Wikipedia. As for the two examples you provide, both can be fully explained if you were to AGF: the one dating back to Feb. ([1]) was merely to ensure that a series of malicious edits - stating that a living person had died - were adequately eliminated from the article as quickly as possible. Hardly cause for you to criticise my edits in what I consider excessively harsh terms. The second, was reverting a nonsense edit by an editor whose previous edit could hardly be considered constructive. However, to return to your original reprimand for having eliminated unsourced contentious material regarding BPL ("mere mention of the existence of sources relating to clashes between two living persons is not a BLP violation"), I'm afraid I take issue you with you, as anyone could, by what you suggest, claim they have access to sources "proving" the most outrageous and heinous crimes... Regards, --Technopat (talk) 17:46, 21 April 2013 (UTC)

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Incident Noticeboard

I have started a discussion regarding your behavior here on the Indcident Noticeboard. There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you.23.30.60.249 (talk) 23:21, 19 November 2013 (UTC)

The Wikipedia Library Survey

As a subscriber to one of The Wikipedia Library's programs, we'd like to hear your thoughts about future donations and project activities in this brief survey. Thanks and cheers, Ocaasi ^{t | c} 15:12, 9 December 2013 (UTC)

RRSP

FYI I have started a dispute resolution process at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution_noticeboard#Registered_Retirement_Savings_Plan_and_its_Talk_page — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.85.94.77 (talk) 15:14, 31 December 2013 (UTC) 24.85.94.77 (talk) 15:18, 31 December 2013 (UTC)

Hi Owen, I have made a proposal here to incorporate the Golombek analogy. I don't believe that Golombek or others dispute the benefits of RRSPs in the way that retailinvestor is arguing. I think that the loan analogy is just an analogy. I think it is fine to incorporate it into the article, and recommend doing by quoting Golombek directly, rather than using retailinvestor's argumentation. I have reviewed the links provided by User:24 and find that they do not support the notion that there is a dispute. I think that you are best-placed to try to resolve this.

I hold out little hope that User:24 will ever accept anything other than his/her own version, and believe that he/she is seeking to promote the retailinvestor site. The best I think we can hope for is that he/she goes away as this is someone who is demonstrating an unwillingness to be constructive or collaborative. I could be wrong, and hope that he/she will come around to the Wikipedia way of doing things. Regards, Ground Zero | t 14:06, 25 February 2014 (UTC)

Thanks! I have no problem with User:24 finding more sources, and you and me doing the copyediting work. His edits are easy to revert if needed, and we can keep the portions that meet the standards. I'm happy with the approach you proposed on the Talk page. Owen× ☎ 15:28, 25 February 2014 (UTC)

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Response to undoing edits

Undoing the edits was unnecessary, if you have looked at the pages, I've changed "Parent" to "owner", there is a difference between the two. So if you can, please stop with undoing the edits, they are not disruptive. Seqqis (talk) 14:04, 25 April 2014 (UTC)

Seqqis, there is no point to adding fractional ownership data to company infoboxes, especially when done haphazardly as you have done. Not to assume bad faith, but your goal seems to be not to provide complete ownership data, but to publicize one specific holding company. That is not how Wikipedia works. A 5% ownership stake in a publicly traded company is not notable information, and when taken out of context of other ownership stakes in the same company, is misleading and useless. Owen× ☎ 19:49, 25 April 2014 (UTC)

Your response isn't a very good one, the edits are not useless. If the company owns a percentage of another company, and it doesn't matter if its a little or near being the parent, the company still owns it. It doesn't have to be 100% ownership to be in the "owner" section of the company infobox. Seqqis (talk) 00:48, 27 April 2014 (UTC)

I also own a percentage of Berkshire, just as tens of thousands of other shareholders do. Are you going to add me to the article's infobox? Please, let's cut the nonsense and limit fractional ownership data to what is actually notable. A 50% ownership portion is meaningful; a 5% ownership is noise. Owen× ☎ 02:15, 27 April 2014 (UTC)

If you do own a percentage of a company, you be a added as a private shareholder in the infobox. Also, I've been adding companies who own partial to majority of ownership in a company in info boxes for a while, and they have been acceptable.Seqqis (talk) 02:40, 27 April 2014 (UTC)

Really? That infobox will grow mighty big once you add the names of all 50,000 shareholders to it. As I said, enough with the nonsense. Owen× ☎ 02:43, 27 April 2014 (UTC)

That's not what I meant. What I mean is for example; in a infobox it would go something like this, Owner(s): Company(45.2%), Company(15%), Private shareholders(40%) Also my edits are not nonsense, if anything you're undoing edits that aren't even invalid to the infobox.Seqqis (talk) 02:46, 27 April 2014 (UTC)

Request for comment

Hello there, a proposal regarding pre-adminship review has been raised at Village pump by Anna Frodesiak. Your comments here is very much appreciated. Many thanks. Jim Carter through MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:46, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

Palenka

• See User talk:Anthony Appleyard#Pálenka. Anthony Appleyard (talk) 09:58, 28 May 2014 (UTC)

Q codes

Hi

Your post on Q Codes, whilst the majority is correct, there's much of it wrong. Q stands for "Question", not query. It is a term that was coined in the war when these codes were created. Any pilot will know this. QNH is Question Nil Height, QFE is Question Field Elevation etc etc. QDM is Question Direction Magnetic 120.22.83.167 (talk) 08:34, 12 May 2015 (UTC)

Alas, it is impossible to write an encyclopaedia based on what "any pilot will know", which is why we prefer to use reliable sources. Furthermore, while your flight instructor was kind enough to come up with a convenient backronym to help you remember such things, QNH does not stand for "Question Nil Height". Here is a list of other things everyone knows to be true, and yet, surprisingly, are false. Knowledge is gained by questioning myths, not by repeating them. Owen× ☎ 11:49, 12 May 2015 (UTC)

Wikipedia

In the Panmunjom article, it states that it is in Gyeonggi Province. If that is a "political view" and if it is incorrect, THAN YELL AT THE PERSON WHO WROTE THAT "fixed typo"! Mychicken4444 (talk) 22:59, 19 June 2015 (UTC)

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HNWI

Hi OwenX Thanks for editing - revising my entry about HNWI In hindsight, I do agree that the words 'by default' were problematic I would still like to add an edit and would like to suggest the following:

LNWI

   LNWI A low-net-worth individual (LNWI) is a person with a low net worth. These individuals typically would be defined as having very limited or no investable finance  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Skillbin (talk • contribs) 18:35, 20 December 2015 (UTC) 

While an interesting concept, Wikipedia does not allow original research. Unless you can provide a reliable source to substantiate the usage of the term in mainstream media, it will have to stay outside this encyclopedia. Owen× ☎ 19:35, 20 December 2015 (UTC)

Plushophilia

Thanks for your comment. As to the time spent finding an alternative image, if it helps the wiki (even in a small way) and stops edit warring in a productive manner, then I figure my time was spent well. I spent too many years here getting burned out because I was combative, and I'd rather just fix problems and come to compromises now rather than stand my ground on every little issue. You know? Anyway, have a great day. --Lithorien ^{Talk • Changes} 01:52, 7 March 2016 (UTC)

True words of wisdom, my friend. Owen× ☎ 02:11, 7 March 2016 (UTC)

S&P 500 Index

Hello OwenX,

You are mentioned on the talk page Talk:S&P 500 Index regarding an edit of mine that you reverted. If you have any interest in this, please check the talk page. Thanks and have a nice day. -- HLachman (talk) 13:18, 27 July 2016 (UTC)

WP:MEDRS

We try to use secondary rather than primary sources for medical content. Best Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 00:30, 21 September 2016 (UTC)

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Vandalism?

What right do you have of accusing me of vandalism? Removing unsourced material on a very messy page is NOT vandalism. Akmal94 (talk) 23:19, 3 October 2016 (UTC)

A quick review of your contributions reveals a chequered history of unexplained deletions, edit-warring, questionable edits with no edit summary, copyright violations, personal attacks, and other non-constructive edits. The "extended confirmed" flag is intended for users who have proven themselves as trustworthy, or at least as harmless. With multiple warnings, some as recent as four months ago, and a week-long block in your past, I'm afraid you have not yet shown yourself to be trustworthy. Owen× ☎ 23:38, 3 October 2016 (UTC)

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Goldstar

You haven't opened the linked reference, I see. You should find it obvious once you do. Rami R 07:18, 26 June 2017 (UTC)

@Rami R: Yes, I have. A bad link can--and should--be fixed, not deleted as "clever vandalism". This also doesn't explain why you removed the Orphan Black item. Were both entries vandalism? Owen× ☎ 09:29, 26 June 2017 (UTC)

It's not a bad link. Duran Duran's Tel Aviv is instrumental - it has no words. The link you've added cannot be considered a reliable source, it's a fan wiki that doesn't source the supposed "original" lyrics. There's only one broken link there, and this is the archived version of it. While perhaps vandalism was too strong a word, this still completely fails verification, and must be removed. Rami R 10:20, 26 June 2017 (UTC)

P.S. I have not seen Orphan Black, but it strikes me as unlikely to include Goldstar beer (the first episode doesn't take place in Israel and has no obvious reference to it)[2] Rami R 10:20, 26 June 2017 (UTC)

Duran Duran's Tel Aviv was released in both instrumental and non-instrumental versions. If you don't like the fan wiki site, by all means, replace it with this, this, this or this. As for the Orphan Black claim, I didn't search very hard, but if you can't find a reference, feel free to leave the item marked as unsourced and let others try their luck, or remove it. Owen× ☎ 11:56, 26 June 2017 (UTC)

Vandalism

Hi Owen X, please clarify your warning about my supposed 'vandalism' of Wikipedia. I make any edits very carefully and with sensitivity. Thanks. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tharg1000 (talk • contribs) 14:34, 16 August 2017 (UTC)

@Tharg1000: Unexplained content removal like you did here, or changing "It was" to "Twas'" as you did here, is disruptive and forces other editors to clean up your mess. I don't think you were being entirely honest when you said you make your edits "carefully and with sensitivity". Please stick to making edits that help improve the encyclopaedia. Owen× ☎ 14:52, 16 August 2017 (UTC)

The Kennington edit is nothing to do with me; I would never waste anyone's time that way. I don't know why it has my name on it. You're right about Music Might, though -- I should have explained why I cleaned it up. Tharg1000 (talk) 15:25, 16 August 2017 (UTC)

@Tharg1000: if your account has been compromised, and used by another person to make that edit, we may have to shut it down. Please make sure that is not the case. Owen× ☎ 20:02, 16 August 2017 (UTC)

I'll shut it down now and create a new one. Sorry for the hassle. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tharg1000 (talk • contribs) 09:29, 21 August 2017 (UTC)

Touché

We need a "touché" button for edits like this, where the "thank" button just doesn't quite cut it. TJRC (talk) 00:25, 31 August 2017 (UTC)

@TJRC: Aw, you're too kind. Owen× ☎ 00:31, 31 August 2017 (UTC)

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Input on Polyandry

Hey, I noticed that you previously placed page protection on Polyandry because of edit warring and unsourced content on the Islam section. It seems like the problems have largely persisted unabated - but now with confirmed users warring. I tried to step in an give some input after seeing a post on the original research noticeboard, but I think I may have just exacerbated the issue. Any thoughts on what can be done here? I think the edit in question is pretty clear-cut OR, but there's a distinct lack of experienced eyeballs on the page. Nblund ^talk 18:05, 7 December 2017 (UTC)

Thank you for bringing this here. I haven't examined the sources cited in that article. However, if you, Idunius and Gammalflamma can reach a consensus, I will gladly enforce it until new, contradictory sources are presented. Owen× ☎ 18:32, 7 December 2017 (UTC)

Looks promising. Thanks anyways. Nblund ^talk 20:07, 7 December 2017 (UTC)

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"Please review WP:CITE and WP:OR before you continue editing. Wikipedia does not accept unsourced information. If you wish to discuss your proposed edits, you can do so on the article's Talk page, rather than engage in an edit war. Thank you. Owen× ☎ 16:06, 5 January 2018 (UTC)"

First of all "HI" (the best way of starting a conversation) Second of all I'm new in editing and I would be thankful for respectful guidance, but in the other hand, I've never knew that the Wikipedia have such rude and aggressive "GUARDIANS", what ever, I'll never edit a thing again in this site and I'll let it to be done by your holy hands Your Highness. Just don't threat people like this again and don't never ever think that people are as jobless as you to care about these banal kind of things. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mehdi Askari (talk • contribs) 18:51, 5 January 2018 (UTC)

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Special:Contributions/72.175.212.130

Owen, I'm guessing the block here was intended to be long-term but not indef, as it's not an account but rather an IP. Home Lander (talk) 00:55, 13 December 2018 (UTC)

@Home Lander: the static IP is registered to the Stevensville School District; many school IPs are blocked indefinitely, and seeing as vandalism from this one has been going on for over a year, it made sense to add this to the list of blocked school IPs. That said, I've reduced the block from indef to one year from the original date. Owen× ☎ 01:15, 13 December 2018 (UTC)

Interactive Brokers page / updates request

Hi Owen, Hoping you can help me as I'm a newbie to making update requests on Wikipedia. I tried to update myself, but was over-ridden. I followed the directions provided (using the "Talk" section) to request edits. I entered that request 1/23. Just checked and updates haven't been made.

Basically what I'm suggesting is that data be updated. The figures on the Interactive Brokers page are mostly from 2016 and some are older.

I provided updated stats and the sources (regulatory filings, press releases, etc.)

Can you help?

Kalenholliday (talk) 15:25, 25 January 2019 (UTC)

@Kalenholliday: I'll take a look at it over the next few days. Your edit war with Ɱ over the use of IB's ticker symbol instead of their acronym didn't win you any friends, but of course that is no reason to avoid updating the article with up-to-date financial figures. You are welcome to do so yourself, as long as you stick to just updating the financial figures and supporting each edit by citing the applicable source. Limit each edit to just one set of figures, so it is easy to verify (and revert, if needed) each on its own. Once you start mixing in your own stylistic preferences (e.g., "IB" vs. "IBKR"), all bets are off. Since you are affiliated with the company, you shouldn't really be editing the article beyond clear, undisputed factual updates free of any colour of conflict-of-interest. If your edit gets reverted, don't get drawn into an edit-war; give me or another experienced editor a shout. Your post on the article's Talk page was an excellent first step at resolving this. Owen× ☎ 21:32, 25 January 2019 (UTC)

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ArbCom 2019 special circular

Administrators must secure their accounts The Arbitration Committee may require a new RfA if your account is compromised. Use strong, unique passwords for your Wikipedia account and associated email Change your password now if your Wikipedia account password or email password is reused on another website, exposed, or weak Enable two-factor authentication now for improved security

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Why have I received this message? All administrators are receiving it. What prompted you to send this message? Recently, several Wikipedia admin accounts were compromised. The admin accounts were desysopped on an emergency basis. In the past, the Committee often resysopped admin accounts as a matter of course once the admin was back in control of their account. The committee has updated its guidelines. Admins may now be required to undergo a fresh Request for Adminship (RfA) after losing control of their account. What do I need to do? Only to follow the instructions in this message. Check that your password is unique (not reused across sites). Check that your password is strong (not simple or guessable). Enable Two-factor authentication (2FA), if you can, to create a second hurdle for attackers. How can I find out more about two-factor authentication (2FA)? You can find out more about 2FA at m:2FA.

This message was sent to all administrators following a recent motion. Thank you for your attention. For the Arbitration Committee, Cameron11598 02:24, 4 May 2019 (UTC)

Administrator account security (Correction to Arbcom 2019 special circular)

ArbCom would like to apologise and correct our previous mass message in light of the response from the community.

Since November 2018, six administrator accounts have been compromised and temporarily desysopped. In an effort to help improve account security, our intention was to remind administrators of existing policies on account security — that they are required to "have strong passwords and follow appropriate personal security practices." We have updated our procedures to ensure that we enforce these policies more strictly in the future. The policies themselves have not changed. In particular, two-factor authentication remains an optional means of adding extra security to your account. The choice not to enable 2FA will not be considered when deciding to restore sysop privileges to administrator accounts that were compromised.

We are sorry for the wording of our previous message, which did not accurately convey this, and deeply regret the tone in which it was delivered.

For the Arbitration Committee, -Cameron11598 21:04, 4 May 2019 (UTC)

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My input for the page is a new arbitrage strategy which is call Quadrangular Strategy AI Algorithm which enables the engine to detect and calculate the spread differences between 4 cryptocurrency pairs. Which has been proven to be much more profitable than the three ways methods (triangular arbitrage). I'm a new user here, that is why i would like to contribute some new insight for the wikipedia page. Niaosan (talk) 04:54, 22 November 2019 (UTC)

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