User talk:HandThatFeeds/Archive 2018


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Thank you in advance.  — SMcCandlish ☏ ¢ 😼  05:03, 3 July 2018 (UTC)

Oh crap, I didn't realize that was wrong. Thanks! Hopefully this has it fixed. — The Hand That Feeds You:Bite 15:54, 4 July 2018 (UTC)

Inconsiderate

Not sure why you're interested in this, but it would help if you looked more carefully at the record.

In brief: SV removed without discussion material that formed the basis of the thread I had started and then did not revert when outvoted on that removal. That is what I deem, at minimum, inconsiderate.

In longer form, so you have it at hand:

On Aug 20 19:34, I started this talk § — hereafter §1, which focused on the Auto, Pigden, and Coady cites.

On Aug 28 00:36, SV, without yet commenting on my thread, removed the Pigden cite with edit summary: "mving source; will explain on talk". (Note also that the summary says "mving", not removing.)

On Aug 28, 00:44 SV started the this other talk § — hereafter §2.

On Aug 28, 01:00 SV moved the Coady cite out of the lede para with edit summary: "parking Coady here for now, other ce"

On Aug 28 03:20, SV responded to me [in §1]: "This isn't an article about conspiracies, which of course are real. It's about conspiracy theories, a different idea entirely."

On Aug 30 18:46, after a 2-day discussion [in §2] between MjolnirPants and tronvillain where both concluded Pigden is a good and relevant (my characterization) cite, I offered additional points in support.

On Aug 30 23:59, Seeing no response by SV to the above, I asked [in §2]: "Given the above, would you kindly revert your removal of the Pigden cite? Thank you."

On Sep 1 00:40 In response to a question by MjolnirPants [in §1], I discussed SV's 1/2/2016 edit.

On Sep 6 04:31, and after several invitations addressed to all who had not yet responded to my request for clarification of positions, I replied to SV [in §1] "Kindly clarify — by your comment, 'It's about conspiracy theories, a different idea entirely', are you saying 'No conspiracy theories are real'?"

On Sep 7 21:49, after a week with no response in §2, I wrote SV: "I find your behavior here — of 1) making changes to a section while discussion is ongoing, and 2) not reverting on the issue in this section when the consensus here is against you — at minimum, inconsiderate. Kindly revert."

Humanengr (talk) 22:52, 10 September 2018 (UTC)

Nice name!

NIN right? Love that band. You must get comments like these a lot. Rock on. Wikiemirati (talk) 23:55, 13 November 2018 (UTC)

Yup! Been a big fan of them since the 90s. Actually, most folks don't get it. You're one of the few who did! — The Hand That Feeds You:Bite 18:11, 14 November 2018 (UTC)

Redemption movement

What's the big problem with a few "redundant" words for the sake of leading between paragraphs? Wikipedia is supposed to be read, not just written. 24.7.14.87 (talk) 05:33, 18 November 2018 (UTC)

It's not a "big problem," but it reads poorly when repeating the same fact. I won't edit war over it, but I don't think it's a useful change. — The Hand That Feeds You:Bite 13:59, 19 November 2018 (UTC)

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