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No idea, whether I am doing this correctly, but I have a problem with Italian phonology, because, and I don't know how this happened, it has headings, which say "6-10 months", "18 months", "12 months", etc. And I cannot find the edit thereto, otherwise maybe I would have reverted it. Could somebody look into that weird thing? Much appreciated,

-Konanen (talk) 16:24, 14 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I think those headings are intended to be there. That section explains the ages at which an Italian child begins to use the different sounds. JohnCD (talk) 16:59, 14 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Cool beans, thank you! -Konanen (talk) 17:16, 14 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Yes. We are biased.

Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, once wrote:[1][2][3][4]

Wikipedia's policies ... are exactly spot-on and correct. If you can get your work published in respectable scientific journals – that is to say, if you can produce evidence through replicable scientific experiments, then Wikipedia will cover it appropriately.

What we won't do is pretend that the work of lunatic charlatans is the equivalent of "true scientific discourse". It isn't.

So yes, we are biased.

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And we are not going to change. tgeorgescu (talk) 16:32, 13 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please do not badger my talk page. Thank you. -Konanen (talk) 16:36, 13 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

References

1. Farley, Tim (25 March 2014). "Wikipedia founder responds to pro-alt-med petition; skeptics cheer". Skeptical Software Tools. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
2. Hay Newman, Lily (27 March 2014). "Jimmy Wales Gets Real, and Sassy, About Wikipedia's Holistic Healing Coverage". Slate. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
3. Gorski, David (24 March 2014). "An excellent response to complaints about medical topics on Wikipedia". ScienceBlogs. Archived from the original on 19 October 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
4. Novella, Steven (25 March 2014). "Standards of Evidence – Wikipedia Edition". NeuroLogica Blog. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
5. Talk:Astrology/Archive 13#Bias against astrology
6. Talk:Alchemy/Archive 2#naturalistic bias in article
7. Talk:Numerology/Archive 1#There's more work to be done
8. Talk:Homeopathy/Archive 60#Wikipedia Bias
9. Talk:Acupuncture/Archive 13#Strong Bias towards Skeptic Researchers
10. Talk:Energy (esotericism)/Archive 1#Bias
11. Talk:Conspiracy theory/Archive 12#Sequence of sections and bias
12. Talk:Vaccine hesitancy/Archive 5#Clearly a bias attack article
13. Talk:Magnet therapy/Archive 1#Contradiction and bias
14. Talk:Crop circle/Archive 9#Bower and Chorley Bias Destroyed by Mathematician
15. Talk:Laundry ball/Archives/2017
16. Talk:Facilitated communication/Archive 1#Comments to the version by DavidWBrooks
17. Talk:Ayurveda/Archive 15#Suggestion to Shed Biases
18. Talk:Torsion field (pseudoscience)/Archive 1#stop f**** supressing science with your bias bull****
19. Talk:Young Earth creationism/Archive 3#Biased Article (part 2)
20. Talk:Holocaust denial/Archive 12#Blatant bias on this page
21. Talk:Flat Earth/Archive 7#Disinformation, the EARTH IS FLAT and this can be SCIENTIFICALLY PROVEN. This article is not about Flat Earth, it promotes a round earth.
22. Talk:Scientific racism/Archive 1#THIS is propaganda
23. Talk:Climate change conspiracy theory/Archive 3#Problems with the article
24. Talk:Santa Claus/Archive 11#About Santa Claus
25. Talk:Flood geology/Archive 4#Obvious bias
26. Talk:Quackery/Archive 1#POV #2
27. Talk:Ancient astronauts/Archive 4#Pseudoscience

Hello

Hi there. While I appreciate your recent efforts at NPOVN, I do have something to say ...

I haven’t heard of any policies saying that the comments/opinions of a tbanned user have any problems and shouldn’t be quoted or need to be striked out. Currently my name appears in your recent post as + Dustfreeworld (topic banned). I don’t mind as much that you don’t include my comments as you include others’, but I *do* mind my presence appears as something like “+ Dustfreeworld (topic banned). If you don’t want to include my comments, that’s fine, just don’t mention me at all.

BTW, it would be great if a few words can be added to make it clear that most opposing comments only appear recently (well ...after my edit of the article), as I don’t want people to think that I’ve misinterpreted a no-consensus situation as the opposite (as the no-consensus situation only appears later).

Thanks so much. --Dustfreeworld (talk) 13:18, 14 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi! I am very sorry, I did not mean to imply that your opinion was not worthwhile, but I was not sure if it was countable/considerable given the (very overreacting) tban. I also did not want to hide their existence, because you do raise some good points, and they are part of the public record! How would you like me proceed here? -Konanen (talk) 14:39, 14 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Notice of Arbitration Enforcement noticeboard discussion

Hello. This message is being sent to inform you that there is currently a report involving you at Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement regarding a possible violation of an Arbitration Committee decision. The thread is Konanen. Thank you. Ivanvector (^Talk/_Edits) 13:43, 14 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello again

@Konanen; thanks for the reply :-) Just in case you haven’t noticed, we have a gadget that can "Strike out usernames that have been blocked" if it has been enabled through Special:Preferences § Gadgets. [1] I don’t think that’s a good idea. There are many alternative ways to indicate the same thing (e.g. User Bob**). In real life, even for someone who was dead or for criminals who committed the most serious crime, we don’t “strike out their names” in news reports. This is not the issue at hand though.

It would be much appreciated if “+ Dustfreeworld (topic banned)“ can be changed to “+ Dustfreeworld”, as I’m still around and what it looks like now can be confusing / misunderstood and potentially disparaging. --Dustfreeworld (talk) 21:06, 15 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Notice that you are now subject to an arbitration enforcement topic ban

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You have been sanctioned per this AE report.

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If you wish to appeal the ban, please read the appeals process. You are free to contact me on my talk page if anything of the above is unclear to you. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 13:45, 18 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello 03

--Dustfreeworld (talk) has hugged you! Hugs promote WikiLove and hopefully this one has made your day better (and hopefully wasn't meant as an invasion of personal space). Spread the WikiLove by hugging at someone else, whether it be someone you have had disagreements with in the past or a good friend. Happy editing!
Hug others by adding {{subst:Hug}} to their talk page with a friendly message.

--Dustfreeworld (talk) 17:09, 5 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

How are you ?

--Dustfreeworld (talk) 05:57, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]