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In response to your comment, any "edit war" was started by your decision to "undo" what were in fact very minor (and needed) edits to the page without actually reviewing what was edited. As just one example, the article referred to the Point After Touchdown as the "try," but did not also refer to it as the "conversion," which is a commonly used term and also has a link to a separate page within Wikipedia. There is no reason for you to object to the addition of a few words that would assist in introducing a reader to the overall understanding of the game.

I have reviewed your contribution history and note that you rarely actually perform any "editing"; most of your "contributions" are either adding huge chunks of text to a page or "undoing" other peoples' work. This is a sign of arrogance and the erroneous belief that you "own" or are "in charge" of a particular page. However, you are not. Pressing the "undo" button is the lazy man's (or woman's) method of editing and is explicitly disapproved by Wikipedia's Reversion Policy:

Don't revert an edit because it is unnecessary — because it does not improve the article. For a reversion to be appropriate, the reverted edit must actually make the article worse. Wikipedia does not have a bias toward the status quo (except in cases of fully developed disputes, while they are being resolved). In fact, Wikipedia has a bias toward change, as a means of maximizing quality by maximizing participation.
Even if you find an article was slightly better before an edit, in an area where opinions could differ, you should not revert that edit, especially if you are the author of the prior text. The reason for this is that authors and others with past involvement in an article have a natural prejudice in favor of the status quo, so your finding that the article was better before might just be a result of that. Also, Wikipedia likes to encourage editing.
Don't revert a large edit because much of it is bad and you don't have time to rewrite the whole thing. Instead, find even a little bit of the edit that is not objectionable and undo the rest. (To do this, you can use the "undo" button, then type back in what you want to keep). As long as you keep one significant element of the edit, it is not a reversion. If a supporter of the reverted edit wants to save more of it, she can re-edit in smaller pieces and the article can converge on a consensus version that way.

You are clearly violating multiple points in this policy and you have not engaged in any effort whatsoever to specify what you believe is the problem or to FIX anything. You have provided no constructive comments or given any examples. You should therefore take your own suggestion and open a dialogue on the talk page, as I have no idea what you are concerned about, except your own ego and your apparent belief that you are able to dictate content.

--BenEsq (talk) 02:24, 24 January 2014 (UTC)

Get off your high horse. You haven't even bothered to look at my editing at all, because if you did you'd frigging see I develop articles that are of poor quality in the sandbox, and then bring them through a peer review process. You know what peer review involves? Having others check your work to make sure it isn't crap. Since you seem to just know 'so much' after popping up out of nowhere, I'm rather surprised you've never heard of the bold, revert, discuss cycle - instead of reverting back and demanding material be done your way, you should go to the talk page and discuss it... that is what the talk page is for, discussion.
As for your edits, I am reverting your edits because they are not improving the article. Making two-sentence paragraphs and adding unsourced information is not useful and ruins both the writing flow and style of the article. Similarly, your edits to the special teams section were reverted because they were not good writing and, more importantly, they were not cited. This may be a shock to you, but in a high-quality article information should be directly supported by an internal citation. I did in fact keep a portion of your edit, which was moving around the line bit, because that was genuinely useful... but you clearly didn't notice or even bother to look at what I did, you just saw that I changed your work and pressed 'undo'. Maybe if you were willing to talk instead of revert, your edits wouldn't be being reverted. Toa Nidhiki05 03:55, 24 January 2014 (UTC)

DYK for List of National Football League season receiving touchdown leaders

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2013 NFL Season Award

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I, ZappaOMati, hereby award Toa Nidhiki05
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Awarded 03:36, 3 February 2014 (UTC)
Thanks a ton, I appreciate it. :) Toa Nidhiki05 03:44, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

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Fantasy football

You deleted my fantasy football addition to the NFL page on the basis of relevance. Why don't you think it is relevant? Isn't it necessarily relevant given that the NFL is an association that offers fantasy football, among other offerings? Fantasy football's significance vs the sport itself can be debated, but not the relevance. In terms of significance, I think it's just additional information that is worthwhile given the online format of this encyclopedia.

What's your reason for believing fantasy football is not relevant to the NFL.Gchuva (talk) 15:33, 6 February 2014 (UTC)

recent revert

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Maybe you are not aware, but user Tarage moved my comment around and placed it out of the context. it was a reply to the later comment. Not sure why you reverted my correction... 202.8.75.186 (talk) 03:40, 8 February 2014 (UTC)

Move it back if you want but the talk page is not a place for soapboxing or fringe theories, hence why I have collapsed them. Toa Nidhiki05 03:42, 8 February 2014 (UTC)


Richard Clarke is neither a soap-box personallity, nor a fringe guy.. so not sure what you mean by that. 202.8.75.186 (talk) 03:47, 8 February 2014 (UTC)

Touching base about Health issues in American football article

Hey Toa, I just wanted to touch base with you briefly about the Health issues article. I've been in touch with the NFLPA, and let them know that the article has been nominated for good article status. They indicated that they'd like to take another look at the content of the article and see if they have any more suggestions, but because the article is going to be in flux while editors look at it, they'd like to wait until the nomination/peer review process is complete. So, I'll be monitoring the feedback that editors are posting on the Talk page, but I'm unlikely to reply unless you specifically ask something of me, since the NFLPA wants to pause here for the moment. But do let me know if you need a hand!

Also, in case you're interested, I've just posted a note over at Concussions in American football suggesting some edits there.

Cheers! ChrisPond (Talk · COI) 18:28, 21 January 2014 (UTC)

Hey again Toa, hope you're well. I wanted to let you know that I have a handful of additional comments from the NFLPA about the Health issues in American football article that I think will improve it. I'm still working on putting things together, but I should have some suggestions up on the Talk page later this week.
In the meantime, I'm wondering if you might be able to help out with the edits to the Concussions in American football article that I mentioned above? I've had a bit of trouble tracking down an editor to help in the aftermath of the Super Bowl—everyone seems so busy! If you have a second to take a look, though, I'd sure appreciate it! Cheers, ChrisPond (Talk · COI) 21:14, 10 February 2014 (UTC)
Sure! I'll give the concussions article a check in a bit. I have the Health issues article on watchlist so I'll check for those when you add them. :) Toa Nidhiki05 21:21, 10 February 2014 (UTC)
Great, thanks! As you'll see on Concussions, ZappaOMati helped with two of the four things, but I don't think he saw the other two. Cheers! ChrisPond (Talk · COI) 22:32, 10 February 2014 (UTC)
Hey again, thanks for taking a look—I see your comment on the Concussions Talk page, but it doesn't look like either of the updates were made. Can you take a look again? Thanks! ChrisPond (Talk · COI) 20:25, 11 February 2014 (UTC)
Sorry about that, it appears that my edit didn't save for some reason. Should be fixed now. Toa Nidhiki05 20:32, 11 February 2014 (UTC)
No problem, thanks so much! ChrisPond (Talk · COI) 22:04, 11 February 2014 (UTC)

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Thrive

I took out the subjective opinions in the ratings box because they are not actual ratings.HotHat (talk) 06:06, 24 February 2014 (UTC)

I do like how you greatly expanded the article though, which I made a few other changes.HotHat (talk) 08:41, 24 February 2014 (UTC)

Sources

By the way, why are you taking out notable review sites such as Christian Music Review, Christian Music Zine and Louder Than the Music? I saw on the Thrive one you took away Review and Zine and replaced those with non-ratings, which is not acceptable. On the Acoustic Sessions, you are about ready to do the same for all three of them. Have you taken a look at WP:CCM/S?HotHat (talk) 08:51, 24 February 2014 (UTC)

I wasn't sure these are reliable enough sources to pass GAN. Why did you remove Crosswalk, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and The Daily Reporter? Toa Nidhiki05 13:08, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
I did not. I just left them in prose because they don't give an actual rating. So, you inserted a subjective opinion into a ratings area. You can put stars, grades, percentages and scores in the box per what a rating in fact is suppose to be.HotHat (talk) 19:16, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
To my knowledge there is no such requirement. After taking a look at multiple featured articles for albums (such as Love. Angel. Music. Baby. and Californication (album)), such reviews are indeed listed on the table. Toa Nidhiki05 19:22, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
They are wrong and in violation, so I will fix them later, you may want to look at Template:Album ratings to see why they are wrong.HotHat (talk) 19:31, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
By the way, the sources you used are of high quality, so you are doing that correctly, which give yourself a pat-on-the-back for that one. I will use a rating from an non SPS source even if the website in question does not merit a standalone article on Wikipedia, which is a way higher threshold. I went through a very malicious effort to determine if Review, Zine and Louder should be used. On the subject of Review and Louder, they both have editors Daniel Edgeman for Review and Tyler Hess for Zine. With respect to Louder, they have two main reviewers that run the site Jono Davies and Dave Wood, and they get help from various writers from time-to-time.HotHat (talk) 19:31, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
Alright, no problem - I can add those back along with a summary. Perhaps we could edit the Wikipedia:WikiProject Christian music/Sources page to note the editors of these sites, in case the question is asked? Toa Nidhiki05 19:33, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
I have already fixed you first example, which was rather easy because USA Today was just sitting their willing and ready to be utilized. Plus, I got it as close to the Metascore as feasibly possible.HotHat (talk) 20:10, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
On Californication, their was not anymore reviews, so I deleted them outright because they did not give a rating and were not used in prose.HotHat (talk) 20:22, 24 February 2014 (UTC)
Per your request, I put the editors that I could find.HotHat (talk) 20:40, 24 February 2014 (UTC)

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A barnstar for you!

The Barnstar of Diligence
Thanks so much for all of your help and effort on the health-related football articles recently—I really appreciate it! ChrisPond (Talk · COI) 15:28, 5 March 2014 (UTC)
Thanks! I'm glad I've been able to help improve these. If you need help, feel free to ask me any time. :) Toa Nidhiki05 20:55, 5 March 2014 (UTC)

Metacritic

They do not cover Christian music at all unless it is metal. So, I guess if we have to go by that to determine acclaim, we are utterly crippled!HotHat (talk) 05:08, 5 March 2014 (UTC)

I will try and help you over the next couple of weeks on the Thrive article to find a source for how the overall album is viewed in terms of reception. I have nothing against positive/favorable per se, but I was just trying to show you the error you were implying likewise to mine.HotHat (talk) 23:00, 5 March 2014 (UTC)
Billboard gives a treasure trove of data for Casting Crowns.HotHat (talk) 23:04, 5 March 2014 (UTC)

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As promised, some more suggestions on Health issues article

Hey Toa! As I mentioned previously, I've just put up a few more suggestions on the Health issues in American football article, based on comments from the NFLPA—you can find the comments here. Curious on your thoughts here.

I've also got another open request at Concussions in American football that no one's been able to look at yet. If you have a sec, could you take a gander? Thanks so much! ChrisPond (Talk · COI) 20:34, 19 February 2014 (UTC)

Great! I'll check these out shortly. Toa Nidhiki05 15:53, 20 February 2014 (UTC)
Hey Toa! Just followed up over at Health issues in American football with some language about performance-enhancing drugs. Let me know what you think! Cheers, ChrisPond (Talk · COI) 20:28, 25 February 2014 (UTC)
Thanks again for all your help on the Health issues article—I'm wondering if you still think you'll have a chance to look at the edits I proposed at Concussions in American football—it's been kind of a pain to find editors to help out over there, so any input you have would certainly be appreciated! Cheers! ChrisPond (Talk · COI) 14:18, 26 February 2014 (UTC)
Sure, I completely forgot to do that for some reason. I'll have the comments up shortly! Toa Nidhiki05 17:43, 26 February 2014 (UTC)
Great, thank so much! ChrisPond (Talk · COI) 19:04, 26 February 2014 (UTC)
Hey again, Toa—I just posted a couple of additional suggestions over at Talk:Concussions in American football, but again, no one seems to be watching the article. If you have time, do you think you could take a look? Cheers! ChrisPond (Talk · COI) 19:31, 7 March 2014 (UTC)
Sure, I'll give it a look. Toa Nidhiki05 13:02, 8 March 2014 (UTC)

Thanks! I left a note about one small thing that remains. Cheers, ChrisPond (Talk · COI) 13:22, 10 March 2014 (UTC)

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Cross Rhythms

I made this to display their rating methodology more accurately. So, what do you think?HotHat (talk) 04:37, 17 March 2014 (UTC)

Looks good! Toa Nidhiki05 14:57, 17 March 2014 (UTC)

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Article stuff

I worked heavily on Majestic, which if you have time, please have a scrub of it for any weaknesses.HotHat (talk) 12:02, 4 April 2014 (UTC)

EWN posting

Probably just one is sufficient. Do you have a preference for which one remains? I am happy to self revert. VQuakr (talk) 20:30, 5 April 2014 (UTC)

Oh, such a cute little theater... Dornicke (talk) 20:42, 5 April 2014 (UTC)

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Well, Welcome to the New my editing friend.HotHat (talk) 06:54, 8 April 2014 (UTC)

Nice! Toa Nidhiki05 19:40, 9 April 2014 (UTC)

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Hey, Why don't you come down to Rivers in the Wasteland?HotHat (talk) 09:13, 10 April 2014 (UTC)

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Can you please check my description of List of National Football League season receiving yards leaders for accuracy, and to make sure it comes across that A. the statistic is complicated, but is a standard American football player statistic, and B. that it makes it clear you did good work? I know very little about American football, and my first sentence is the honest truth: I usually leave sports articles to others to describe for a reason. Adam Cuerden (talk) 00:14, 29 April 2014 (UTC)

Lol, I completely understand. Before I read up on it some of these cricket FLCs came across as gibberish to me. :P
Don't worry about it, your description was basically 100% correct in regards to what the stat entails - it's a bit long-winded, but basically correct in that you got the basics of the stat (the stat covers the amount of yards a play got catching passes in a particular season). American football stats are fairly complex, and I've found receiving to be the hardest stat to explain because it involves multiple parts, so it was going to take a couple sentences to explain anyway. I think I explain it in two or three sentences on the page.
There are only two things I would say are unclear, but are fairly obvious that a reader might not need it. The entry doesn't specifically note the page only covers one league, and it doesn't explicitly note it only covers passes the player catches (as opposed to passes thrown at them that they failed to catch). But again, both of these are very minor things most people should understand without needing to have it explained. I would say I don't have any real issue with it as written - personally, I thought the entry added a bit of personality to the segment. :) Toa Nidhiki05 00:34, 29 April 2014 (UTC)
Oh, good, thank you. Just wanted to make sure, because, you know, it's something you'll have spent days working on, and I do not want to dampen that achievement. =) Adam Cuerden (talk) 00:50, 29 April 2014 (UTC)
It's not a huge deal to me, I don't own the page or anything. :) Toa Nidhiki05 00:56, 29 April 2014 (UTC)

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