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Proposed deletion of Sur les femmes

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India-Pakistan arbitration amendment request archived

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Apology

Sorry I didn't step in to defend you, or get involved in any other way for that matter. I see you got banned, and if I'm honest I could see it coming. And if you being banned had anything to do with them thinking you were me, I apologise. I've no information to think that was the case, since I'm also banned, but honestly, seeing how they dealt with me, I really wouldn't put it past them to be so stupid. On the wider point, if I were you, I really wouldn't bother with Citizendium, it's a dead duck, and has been for years it seems. Mighty Morphin Army Ranger (talk) 22:40, 29 September 2015 (UTC)

Nomination of Sur les femmes for deletion

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Come back!

Hi Soham321, how are you? I came back to see how things are, but not much improvement I should say. If possible do come back. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ABEditWiki (talk • contribs) 14:38, 5 September 2016 (UTC)

ABEditWiki, i am afraid real life commitments take precedence over WP. Thanks for remembering me, and good to see you around as well. I saw your comment on the talk page of 'Caste System in India', my suggestion is not to bother with this article anymore and leave it for posterity to make the necessary corrections. Soham321 (talk) 14:45, 5 September 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for the reply, true that regarding the article. Well, may not be even so. Guide me appropriately and I am okay to spend some time over it. Give me pointers on how to go about it in wiki. Thanks AB 14:51, 5 September 2016 (UTC)

My advise to you is to leave that article for posterity to correct. If you still insist on working on it, then my suggestion is to talk to Twobells. He had some good ideas about how to improve this particular article, and his ideas were tallying with your views on the subject. He is also as enthusiastic about this topic as you, so it might be a fruitful collaboration. Soham321 (talk) 14:56, 5 September 2016 (UTC)

ABEditWiki, another person with good ideas on the topic of 'Caste System in India' is Kenfyre. Try communicating with Ken as well if you are so keen to work on this article. Soham321 (talk) 15:01, 5 September 2016 (UTC)

Proposed deletion of Muhammad Ali:The Glory Years

Hello, Soham321. I wanted to let you know that I’m proposing an article that you started, Muhammad Ali:The Glory Years, for deletion because I don't think it meets our criteria for inclusion. If you don't want the article deleted:

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Re: Template question

I have no experience with WP's bots or scripts. Every single edit I've made since day one has been done manually, although sometime I would like to learn about automating such repetitive tasks. Mac Dreamstate (talk) 18:39, 4 October 2016 (UTC)

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Stop canvassing me

Please stop pinging me for discussions related to Muhammad Ali. I made ONE edit to an article using WP:AWB and have no interest in taking part in your WP:CANVAS. --Zackmann08 (/_{What I been doing}) 19:21, 6 October 2016 (UTC)

Zackmann08 I have earlier confirmed from a senior Admin that what i am doing is *not* canvassing since i am using neutral language when seeking feedback and since i am not doing selective pinging, but only pinging those who have edited other Ali related articles. (In fact, had i not pinged you i could have been accused of canvassing for doing selective pinging.) But as per your request i will not ping you any more if any feedback related to an Ali article is sought by me. Soham321 (talk) 19:25, 6 October 2016 (UTC)

A Bluegrass Barnstar for you!

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		For the creation and improvement of many articles covering Muhammad Ali's boxing matches. Ali is pretty much Louisville's favorite son, and I for one am delighted that you have put all this time into creating such valuable content about him. Stevie is the man! 20:44, 6 October 2016 (UTC)

Thank you, Stevietheman. Soham321 (talk) 20:46, 6 October 2016 (UTC)

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The Trump's divorce

Hi,

I made this edit to reflect what was said in the three different sources that were used in Ivana's section. One was "Ivana Trump was married to Donald Trump from 1977 to 1992. {ref name="NPR List" /} "

I'm wondering if there were aspects that weren't finalized until 1992, final settlement, etc.

Can you help me sort out why the New York Times might have said in 1990 that the divorce was finalized, but recent sources say that the divorce was finalized in 1992? I ask because you seem to know much more about this than I do.

Thanks for hanging in there with me earlier.--CaroleHenson (talk) 23:01, 16 October 2016 (UTC)

Donald's page says that they were married in 1991 - which must be where that came from (someone made the edit without looking at the sources). The People article from December 1990 says that they won't reach a final agreement until after April 1991.--CaroleHenson (talk) 23:09, 16 October 2016 (UTC) i think instead of "married" you meant "divorced". Soham321 (talk) 23:14, 16 October 2016 (UTC)

CaroleHenson, Let's start with the New York Times article: http://www.nytimes.com/1990/12/12/nyregion/trumps-get-divorce-next-who-gets-what.html Now it says in the beginning: "After 11 months of turbo-charged rumors and worldwide publicity over their separation, Donald and Ivana Trump were granted a divorce yesterday." However, near the end (third paragraph from the end), it says: "Mr. Trump's lawyer, Jay Goldberg, said he was not optimistic about negotiating a settlement with Mrs. Trump. "I do not see any alternative but a trial," he said, although he added that he would ask the judge to dismiss any further proceedings."

So what we can gather from this is that the divorce had been granted in 1990 based on the agreed ground of divorce, which was uncontested ("Cruel and inhuman treatment by Mr. Trump was cited as the grounds for the uncontested divorce."); but the financial settlement negotiations had not concluded. These only concluded in 1992 as per the other two sources.So when the other two sources say the divorce proceedings concluded by 1992, they are right; but these were divorce proceedings related to the financial settlement. The actual divorce (which involved determining the ground for divorce) had been granted in 1990 as per the New York Times article.Soham321 (talk) 23:13, 16 October 2016 (UTC)

Why the 1990 year is important is that Trump was free to re-marry after his divorce in 1990. He did not need to wait until the financial settlement negotiations concluded to be able to remarry. Soham321 (talk) 23:18, 16 October 2016 (UTC)

That is so weird. I get your point, but anytime there's a question about things like this - I've been told to generally rely on the more recent sources, but provide a note about the discrepancy. I made this edit which uses the recent source's 1992 date in the body of the article.

It would be really good to find a source that mentions the 1990 date and the 1992 date - what you say makes sense, but it would be good to get a source that ties all this together. I'll check around and see if I can find something, based on your summary of the situation. Thanks so much!--CaroleHenson (talk) 23:27, 16 October 2016 (UTC)

Oh, I have it, based on your summary - I get it. People said "The Trumps won’t reach a final financial settlement until after April 11, 1991, their next date in court." Lovely, thanks!--CaroleHenson (talk) 23:30, 16 October 2016 (UTC) CaroleHenson here is a more recent source (September 2016) which says the year of divorce was 1990: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/donald-trump-ivana-divorce-records-228119

Yes, thanks! I think we're good - because it's clear now why the 12/12/90 article said the divorce was final and why the subsequent articles came ultimately to 1992. Because of POV issues, we're not using Politico - Donald Trump sexual misconduct allegations#List of sources, but thanks though. Yep, I sometimes work to fast, so thank you for your deliberate attention to pulling the pieces together.--CaroleHenson (talk) 00:09, 17 October 2016 (UTC)

I made this edit. How does that work for you? Another by the way, I posted that summary that we got to together on the talk pages of Donald and Ivana's articles, with the goal of: 1) ensuring that I'm not missing anything and 2) seeing if they want to clarify (Ivana) or correct (Donald) the information on their articles - so that people don't read different things in different articles.--CaroleHenson (talk) 00:38, 17 October 2016 (UTC)

CaroleHenson this is perfect. Soham321 (talk) 00:40, 17 October 2016 (UTC)

October 2016

Hello. This is a message to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions, such as the edit you made to Donald Trump sexual misconduct allegations, did not appear constructive and has been undone. Please take some time to familiarise yourself with our policies and guidelines. You can find information about these at our welcome page which also provides further information about contributing constructively to this encyclopedia. If you only meant to make test edits, please use the sandbox for that. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you may leave a message on my talk page. Please ensure that you are not duplicating information where Trump's reactions are stated in the accuser's sections, mixing up the Trump affliliate's subsections, removing citations from the article, and making POV issues by the heavy-handed addition of information. CaroleHenson (talk) 01:24, 20 October 2016 (UTC)

Creating a note that can be used more than once

Hi,

Here's how you create a note that can be used more than once:

• {{efn|Barton James says that on cold days you should wear a coat. On warm days, not so much.<ref>citation</ref>|name="James comment"}} It doesn't matter what the name is, but it's nice if it's somehow descriptive of the content. You establish the main text and the name once.

• {{efn| |name="James comment"}} Then, use a shorthanded version with just the name and no content. I put a space to ID the lines (I forget what they are called at the moment), and it may be that it's better not to have a space (i.e., it could be considered a value for text.)

Hope this helps!--CaroleHenson (talk) 06:15, 20 October 2016 (UTC)

I misunderstood your question that you posted on the talk page.--CaroleHenson (talk) 06:30, 20 October 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for the note syntax. I'll try it some time. Soham321 (talk) 13:03, 20 October 2016 (UTC)

My user page

I removed the section you were commenting on. Please read WP:Canvassing before you accuse someone. The person that I was talking to is off-line and would have known from past experience as I mentioned known that I was asking for advice, NOT to get involved in the discussion. If you prefer to take this up with the WP:Canvassing talk page, that might be a solution that would give you more excitement to pursue this undeserved claim.--CaroleHenson (talk) 20:45, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

Here's the link to my now deleted posting, should you want to do that.--CaroleHenson (talk) 20:48, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

CaroleHenson, I am quite clear about the rules of canvassing since i have discussed these in some detail with a senior Admin earlier. I maintain that you were canvassing on two occasions with respect to the Trump article. This is the first occasion: https://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=User_talk:CaroleHenson&diff=745241196&oldid=745057811 ; and this is the second occasion: https://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=Wikipedia_talk:Teahouse&diff=prev&oldid=745179446 . On both these occasions you flouted the fact that, as per WP:CANVASS, you are not permitted to leave messages for feedback on any article which are not neutral. In your teahouse comment you write: "This DT article has seen pressure from what seem to be supporters to add content favorable to Trump." In your ping to Sitush you write: " I'm working on the Donald Trump sexual misconduct allegations article and there is a push to get the article slanted in Trump's favor." I submit that these comments for feedback are not neutral.Soham321 (talk) 21:06, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

I see now why you are upset. I should have not worded the Teahouse posting that way and I had not remembered that I had. That was wrong. I wouldn't have considered it canvassing, but the way it's worded could surely have been taken that way. I apologize for that. My unfortunate wording might be the reason it was deleted before anyone could respond.

The person that I was pinging is not an American - and has no horse in the race and I knew would not get involved in the discussion, that's why I chose them. I still do not believe this was canvassing.

Regarding the Teahouse posting, you have helped me to ensure that any postings that I make in a public arena are as measured and objective as if I was posting to the article talk page.--CaroleHenson (talk) 21:20, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

CaroleHenson, is it all right with you if i request an uninvolved Admin to look into whether your ping to Sitush constituted canvassing? The purpose is only to help both of us get familiar with what is canvassing, and what is not, so as to help both of us in any future editing we do on WP. Soham321 (talk) 23:47, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

I don't know what to say, because this seems like it could become a tit-for-tat discussion. You got things resolved by opening up the "Dispute" discussion. I thanked you for that, because that was a good way to handle it. I said I was wrong about the Teahouse posting. I gave you the link to my request from an individual, because I truly felt that you weren't going to let this die. And, I'm right. I'm not ashamed for asking for help from a non-American who regularly deals with these kind of issues about editing. If I asked an American for help, I would be rallying with you against me.--CaroleHenson (talk) 00:05, 22 October 2016 (UTC)

CaroleHenson, I am not trying to quarrel with you. I am only attempting to help both of us understand what constitutes canvassing since i continue to think your ping to Sitush constituted canvassing, and you clearly believe your ping to Sitush was not canvassing. If we ask an uninvolved Admin for feedback on whether the ping to Sitush constituted canvassing, it would help both of us understand WP:CANVASS better. This would help both of us in any future editing we do on WP. As far as Sitush's view of canvassing is concerned, please see: https://en.wikipedia.org/User_talk:Kenfyre/Archives/2015/July#Caste_System_in_India . Specifically, Sitush's comment: "OK, I'm now going to be reporting people for canvassing. The three of you have already demonstrated dubious competence levels and this is just not on."Soham321 (talk) 00:17, 22 October 2016 (UTC)

I agree to your assessment of where we're at. How about it we call a truce. I won't place that kind of comment on a user's page again as it relates to any Donald Trump discussion? I love your solution for getting input from the talk page and I will use that in the future instead.

However, if feel it's important - go ahead. You'll notice that in my comment I never asked you not do an outreach - and I provided you the link to that edit early on.--CaroleHenson (talk) 00:29, 22 October 2016 (UTC)

CaroleHenson, I shared my concern with you, and since you have accepted it in a positive manner, this issue comes to an end as far as i am concerned. I appreciate the fact that you took into account my concern in a positive manner.Soham321 (talk) 00:35, 22 October 2016 (UTC)

Sounds great! Thank you!

Just in case you see this edit, this is someone who sees the issue differently than I do. He wants the section deleted entirely, I think that there should be some reference to Jane Doe.--CaroleHenson (talk) 00:46, 22 October 2016 (UTC)

CaroleHenson, i have decided to take a break from editing that page. Soham321 (talk) 00:55, 22 October 2016 (UTC)

Ok. Well, I'm glad we got to a satisfactory resolution. Thanks for that!--CaroleHenson (talk) 00:56, 22 October 2016 (UTC)

Previous dispute

You mentioned that there's an issue "about our earlier dispute which managed to confuse two editors who participated in the discussion" - which I believe is this

"The talk page discussions have not been fruitful, despite my pinging every editor who had done any editing on the talk page. For instance, with respect to the first dispute, Mandruss wrote "This looks like one of those things where I feel over my head, so I think I'll sit this one out." And J mareeswaran completely misunderstood the first dispute thinking it is an organization-related dispute, and not the content dispute that it was as you and I both pointed out to him. I support the views expressed by Isaidnoway and Zigzig20s on this page; both of these editors have expressed concerns about bias in the main article."

Could you help me understand what the issue is? Did I pull the right pieces together? Once we can get a clear statement of the issue, we can take it back to the talk page. It just seems like it needs a little sussing out.--CaroleHenson (talk) 01:32, 23 October 2016 (UTC)

No thanks. We had a detailed discussion on the talk page of the article and we were unable to reach an agreement. I am not going to revisit that discussion again. Let other editors weigh in and decide consensus. This is too important an article for unresolved disputes to be settled by you and me on my talk page. Soham321 (talk) 01:37, 23 October 2016 (UTC)

For what it's worth, I did want to talk to you in good faith about this and have a better understanding, particularly since you brought it up again. I have a career in consulting that is probably getting in my way. I hear a problem, I want to help.--CaroleHenson (talk) 01:45, 23 October 2016 (UTC)