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I tried to update a page and include citations but it was deleted again.
Hi Eyer,
I have never updated a Wikipedia page before. I tried to update a grotesquely false claim on the Wikipedia Page about "The Squad" which referred to them as "far left." The second time I included citations but it was still deleted. I may have not cited it correctly. How can I change this?
In truth, calling "the squad" far left is absurd and it should not take a citation to change it because it is demonstrably false. I teach politics at a major university.
You also removed the hidden text saying ""far left" is how multiple reliable sources provided in the citation describes their politics", and a bunch of those sources are listed in the very first reference. If you want to take issue with the term, you'll have to do that on the article talk page by taking issue with the cited sources. Drmies (talk) 22:20, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
How do I see the hidden sources so that I can comment on them? When I deleted them it was because they can't be viewed from the Wikipedia page. From what I can tell they are just news sources, not academic sources. I cited academic sources about what the far-left is versus what social democracy is. I even cited the Wikipedia page on social democracy, which as far as I can tell is the best definition for the policies promoted by the squad.
@Kline: Yeah... I'm so used to "assuming positive intent", but you're right... This has been ongoing for some time. I'll just revert and move on. Thanks for the advice! —Eyer (he/him) If you reply, add {{reply to|Eyer}} to your message. 02:33, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I notice that on several instances you have edited articles that I monitor for capitalization. I understand that Wikipedia has guidelines for capitalization and I follow them but don't always agree with the results. I would be interested in the reactions to your editing of Marine Corps related articles by editors who monitor Marine Corps articles. Most of them will always capitalize the word (m)arine and if it is changed they will change it back eventually. You edited several Coast Guard related articles recently changing the capitalization of several terms used in the articles. While I didn't agree with the results as a retired (c)oast (g)uardsman, I have let the changes stand as it is a Wikipedia guideline. I will be watching for the results if you are up to the task. Cheers! Cuprum17 (talk) 13:17, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Cuprum17: I just try to follow MOS:JOBTITLES and MOS:MILTERMS as best I can. Editing for capitalization is just an idle task for me to keep me busy in between other tasks… We’ll see if the changes that I made stand… and, if not, whether I can convince other editors to follow Wikipedia’s Manual of Style. Best wishes to you. —Eyer (he/him) If you reply, add {{reply to|Eyer}} to your message. 14:24, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Welcome to Wikipedia, @Meymey12345:. If you have productive edits to make that will improve the article about the school, then please make them and cite your sources. Unsourced edits will be reverted. —Eyer (he/him) If you reply, add {{reply to|Eyer}} to your message. 21:28, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@2A00:A041:27E0:2800:3D10:799C:B58E:29AF: Find articles about the school in a local newspaper, perhaps. Realistically, though, Wikipedia articles are only for notable people/places/things... Wikipedia isn't a collection of trivial information about non-notable things. It's possible that a small school doesn't need a Wikipedia page. If there's not any reliable secondary sources that talk about the school, then the school likely isn't considered notable for Wikipedia's purposes. —Eyer (he/him) If you reply, add {{reply to|Eyer}} to your message. 21:45, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Why have my edits been reverted?
I have been asked by the living person that the wiki page relates to (Shefali Oza) to remove certain personal details. I mentioned the reason in the edit summary. Could you explain why you wish to retain the contentious and incorrect information?
Gwr zippy (talk) 23:09, 24 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Welcome. Consider reading WP:BLPEDIT. This policy applies to the type of edit that you're trying to make. Please note, though, that what you're trying to remove has sources to back it up... I don't see how it's either contentious or incorrect. Can you explain how it is? —Eyer (he/him) If you reply, add {{reply to|Eyer}} to your message. 23:13, 24 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Firstly, the location of her home address, Moseley, is out of date, and she does not wish to divulge the current location, only to describe it as being in the city of Birmingham. As for her 'marriage/divorce', it was not an official marriage, just a ceremony with no legal binding. Therefore she was never legally married, and consequently never divorced. I originally corrected it to say 'separated', but she wished for all references to her artner to be removed, as she no longer wished to be associated with him. Surely the wishes of the living person override any wishes of others to retain personal information?
I don't believe the the wishes of the subject of a biographical article necessarily come into play. Personally, I would remove all information about where the subject lives, as the original content isn't sourced... and you don't appear to have a source to add for her living in Birmingham. For the information about the marriage, the Birmingham Post & Mail says that they were married... as far as I can tell, it's a reliable source. If it's somehow incorrect, then do you have a source that says something different? Read WP:BLPEDIT, begin a conversation on the article's talk page, and, if necessary, bring the matter to the attention of administrators at the biographies of living persons noticeboard.
To be clear: I have no interest in this article, except that I often patrol for vandalism and "content blanking", that is, edits that remove content that is correctly sourced/referenced. Your removing sourced content caught my attention as potentially inappropriate... especially when you're being asked to do so by the subject of an article. —Eyer (he/him) If you reply, add {{reply to|Eyer}} to your message. 23:29, 24 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Eyer, I have no interest in vandalism, I am a friend of the subject and I am responding to her requests to correct incorrect information. The article you refer to from the Birmingham Post & Mail contains incorrect information, although it was probably created in good faith, or just a misunderstanding by the journalist. The correct information has been passed to me via personal messages, and I am unable to refer to these. We are trying to correct inaccuracies from that article. I understand you suggestion about removing the line about where she lives.
I am decidedly not an expert in Wikipedia policy, but here are my thoughts, in no particular order:
Your request goes beyond the removal of unsourced or poorly sourced material.
The information about the subject's marriage (or lack thereof) isn't objectively contentious or libelous, so the guidelines at WP:BLPREMOVE don't apply.
Maybe the guideline at WP:NOTPUBLICFIGURE might apply... and that would suggest that the article should only contain information that's relevant to why the subject is notable.
Is information about the subject's marriage relevant to the article?
Do most other biographical articles mention basic information about marriages and divorces?
Is the subject's asking you to edit the article placing you in a conflict of interest?
I suggest taking your concern to the article's talk page and then, if necessary, to Wikipedia administrators following the process at WP:BLPEDIT. —Eyer (he/him) If you reply, add {{reply to|Eyer}} to your message. 23:57, 24 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Firstly, the location of her home address, Moseley, is out of date, and she does not wish to divulge the current location, only to describe it as being in the city of Birmingham. As for her 'marriage/divorce', it was not an official marriage, just a ceremony with no legal binding. Therefore she was never legally married, and consequently never divorced. I originally corrected it to say 'separated', but she wished for all references to her artner to be removed, as she no longer wished to be associated with him. Surely the wishes of the living person override any wishes of others to retain personal information?
