On Jan 27, 2007, at 7:00 AM, wikien-l-request@lists.wikimedia.org wrote:
From: Timwi timwi@gmx.net
I would like to nominate [[User:I B Wright]]'s current endeavour on [[Pentagrid converter]] for [[WP:LAME]]. He keeps re-inserting a piece of text that is completely nonsensical. He claims that it's a "literary device" and insists that "all the vacuum-tube-savvy editors are happy with it". Four different people have already removed it (myself included) and he keeps reinserting it.
Timwi
Specifically, it appears keeps reinserting a piece of text such that the opening of the section, "The Pentode," reads:
"[Pentode? Are you quite sure? - Ed.] Absolutely. One UK company, Mazda, produced a triode-pentode frequency changer, the AC/TP."
Just to make it clear, the interpolation "[Pentode? Are you quite sure? - Ed.] Absolutely." appears in the text of the article itself, not the discussion page. I don't see where he calls it a "literary device," but I do see edit comments to the effect that "Reverted: It's not inline discussion" and "Once again - IT'S *NOT* DISCUSSION."
But, hey, how can you argue with anyone whose username is "I. B. Wright?"
I don't see where he calls it a "literary device," but I do see edit comments to the effect that "Reverted: It's not inline discussion" and "Once again - IT'S *NOT* DISCUSSION."
I saw the phrase "literary device" - it must have been either on the article talk page, or his user talk page.
Just block him under 3RR rule and forget about it.
On 1/27/07, Thomas Dalton thomas.dalton@gmail.com wrote:
I don't see where he calls it a "literary device," but I do see edit comments to the effect that "Reverted: It's not inline discussion" and "Once again - IT'S *NOT* DISCUSSION."
I saw the phrase "literary device" - it must have been either on the article talk page, or his user talk page.
Just block him under 3RR rule and forget about it.
The phrase is on his talk page, where no fewer than three editors have told him that it is not encyclopedic.
-- Jonel
Ok, now he says he's reported one of the people reverting him for vandalism, yet I can't see any report in his contribs... I'm confused...
On 1/27/07, Thomas Dalton thomas.dalton@gmail.com wrote:
Ok, now he says he's reported one of the people reverting him for vandalism, yet I can't see any report in his contribs... I'm confused...
It's ok, anonymous IP contributor to the rescue! Apparently, vandalism reports aren't visible to users. Also, saying that an article isn't in perfect shape is a personal attack. And this anonymous user has decided that it was N-true rather than me who has been reported, despite vandalism reports being invisible to users.
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Pentagrid_converter&diff=...
-- Jonel
Daniel P. B. Smith wrote:
Just to make it clear, the interpolation "[Pentode? Are you quite sure? - Ed.] Absolutely." appears in the text of the article itself, not the discussion page. I don't see where he calls it a "literary device," [...]
He said that on [[User talk:Romanski]].
Later, on my user talk page ([[User talk:Timwi]]), he said "I don't really care what you think. [...] The Wikipedia moderators are happy with it."
On [[User talk:N-true]], he said "I don't give a twopenny toss what you think. [...] Editing the literary style is plain unnaceptable and downright rude. I was writting technical books and documents long before you were in nappies (diapers if you're a yank)."
Timwi