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You had temporarily blocked 98.227.23.122 (u) (t) from making edits due to vandalism on the Peoria, Illinois article. It appears they are unblocked now and doing the same sorts of vandalism. Suppafly (talk) 17:28, 12 June 2015 (UTC)

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Could you please help me with this article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophia_Omotola_Omidiji It has both citation and categories but there's still this message: This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. This article includes a list of references, related reading or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. (September 2015) This article has not been added to any categories. Please help out by adding categories to it so that it can be listed with similar articles. (September 2015) 9jafootballwiki (talk) 12:45, 1 October 2015 (UTC)

I'll be happy to take a look at the article and see if I can help. Edison (talk) 18:43, 1 October 2015 (UTC)

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I never added Daniel Kappler's name to the

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Hello Edison, thank you for reverting my edit, I'm sure you thought it was just vandalism. However, what you didn't know is that yesterday morning, Taylor Swift, the queen of life, asked Barack Obama if he could change the month of October's name to Octaber. He has just issued a declaration that the month's name has been officially changed as of Octaber 31, 2015. I was simply changing it to reflect what the president said. Thank you, and all hail Queen TayTay. Forget the haters, love you for you (talk) 02:17, 2 November 2015 (UTC)

Hope your living conditions are nice under the bridge with the other trolls. Edison (talk) 02:19, 2 November 2015 (UTC)

Hey Edison, I recently made a change on the carbonara wiki because I felt I lacked a certain... hmmm.... PIZAZZ. This way it appeals to the youth demographic, who will be thinkers of tomorrow. Carbonara is one of the greatest wonders of the world, and deserves to be recognised as such. I kindly ask that you refrain from undermining my heartfelt attempts to spread its slurpy goodness.

New paragraph added 03/11/15. Edison my boi, we certainly had some disagreements over Carbonara, but I think that we should make peace and unite under the carbonara banner. Changes should be made to the Wikipedia entry to adequately depict carbonara for any uninundated reader who happens to come across the god food. Contact back, and we can further discuss. I hope this is the start of a long and happy friendship. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Carbonaramaster (talk • contribs) 21:17, 2 November 2015 (UTC)

Hail Caesar, Carbonaramaster Carbonaramaster (talk) 02:05, 2 November 2015 (UTC)

Hi Edison! I am glad you have look at

Hi Edison! I am glad for your response. I know not every legislation considered as notable. But the one I mention

http://blogs.discovery.com/bites-animal-planet/2015/10/get-the-facts-on-national-cat-day.html http://www.catster.com/lifestyle/we-chat-with-the-creator-of-the-ray-clovis-cat-cartoon http://www.83degreesmedia.com/features/theory081214.aspx https://theoryanimation.com/about http://cltampa.com/tampa/best-local-animator-made-good/BestOf?oid=4250961 www.imdb.com/name/nm3546284/ https://www.facebook.com/utalumni/posts/866916596678020 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Katie at theorystudios (talk • contribs)

Did you read

WP:RS? In deciding whether a source is "reliable" by Wikipedia standards one might exclude, ironically, anything like Wikipedia, where the content is created by anonymous editors. If a source has signed articles and an identified editorial board who decide what gets published, and has a reputation for fact checking and accuracy, then it is probably a reliable source. http://blogs.discovery.com/bites-animal-planet/2015/10/get-the-facts-on-national-cat-day.html is just a blog, though it is affiliated with Animal planet. Your company just gets a passing reference, which does not do much to support notability. https://theoryanimation.com/about is not independent. www.imdb.com/name/nm3546284/ is like Wikipedia, a site anyone can edit, and is not a reliable source for anything but maybe screen credits, year of release, and running time. https://www.facebook.com/utalumni/posts/866916596678020 is Facebook, where anyone can say just about anything, so not a reliable source. On the other hand http://www.83degreesmedia.com/features/theory081214.aspx has a signed article with substantial coverage of the subject and has editorial control, so it looks pretty good. http://cltampa.com/tampa/best-local-animator-made-good/BestOf?oid=4250961 looks good, but it is brief. http://www.catster.com/lifestyle/we-chat-with-the-creator-of-the-ray-clovis-cat-cartoon

looks good, though it is more about the cartoon than the studio. Per the COI policy, you should discuss these refs on the article talk page rather than adding them to the article yourself. Wikipedia editors are often young folks interested in popular culture, and media, so some might be interested in the subject enough to flesh out the article if sources are identified on the talk page.

You might do better with one article about the studio than the two (or more) you might wish to create, to avoid accusations of spamming, or of creating a "walled garden" of articles. Please sign your talk-page posts with four tildes, and create a user pagestating that you work for the company you edit for. . Edison (talk) 03:56, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

This has nothing to do with the article's notability, but I watched and enjoyed the first episode (black magic book calls up monster). Good Abbot and Costello type humor. The lizard is great, but I wonder if the cat animator ever saw a cat. No claws, no sharp teeth, no cat nose (the flat pink spot does not do it), no whiskers, no raspy tongue for self-grooming, very flat face. I came to think of the cat as some sort of unknown alien creature. The cat does have an interesting personality. The sound and writing were good, and the special effects (fire and lighting changes) were good. I was glad the characters all had shadows rendered. Disney and other good old-school studios added shadows, which tied the characters to the backgrounds and indicated height from the ground. Edison (talk) 04:21, 7 November 2015 (UTC)

Dear Edison: You didn't leave an edit summary to explain why I am not allowed to post a request for a lookup in a journal on the Resource Exchange page. Please explain why you reverted my edit. Thanks.—Anne Delong (talk) 20:22, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

It was inadvertent and unintended. I have undone my edit. Sorry. Edison (talk) 20:23, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

That's fine. Thanks.—Anne Delong (talk) 23:02, 18 November 2015 (UTC)

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I want to translate the article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiber_Oil_Field in বাংলা Bengali. Can I ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jahanggir Jaman (talk • contribs) 17:43, 26 November 2015 (UTC)

I am not sure if you are mistaking Mike Bushell for Matt Bushell or vice versa -- there are two consecutive AFDs with the same surname but I don't know if they're related. Otherwise, I know I hit a glitch when I was doing the second AFD but I can't fix it now. I am sure an admin will do so if there is an outstanding glitch in the system. Quis separabit? 04:09, 8 December 2015 (UTC)

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Hello Edison. I am confused about an article I noticed you were actively editing in the past, and wanted to ask you to help sort out the best course of "corrective action". The article is

I was only able to find mention of it in one of the refs, https://fcw.com/Articles/2008/03/28/Have-feds-cheapened-contract-bonuses.aspx whuch calls it "handheld computer." Unless other refs can be found which call it "hand-held computer," I do not think it should be moved to that name. In fact, I think it lacks notability to satisfy

WP:N and that it should be deleted unless more and better refs can be found which do more than make passing reference to it. The ref I found just seems to be calling it by a generic description, and not as a thing with an explicit name. Edison (talk

) 20:35, 27 December 2015 (UTC).

Since I am the editor that started the article, let me provide some insight. At the time I wrote the article I was a regional Manager for the Census and had what you might call inside info about the device. It had a specific usage that was unique to the

2010 Census management of information. It assisted the census takers to locate people in a safe and controlled manner. It was a tool that aided the actual "on the street" census taker, made their job easier and quicker and the information supplied was more reliable. Within the Census, we called it the HHC. I think it has some notability but would understand if the consensus rules otherwise. I will NOT comment at the deletion request since, currently, the only editor to respond is not someone I wish to converse with. Buster Seven Talk

00:02, 28 December 2015 (UTC)

See [1]... These systems will support the data collection activities of Census Bureau enumerators and local census offices during the 2008 dress rehearsal and ultimately the 2010 Decennial Census. At the peak of data collection operations during the 2010 Census, the FDCA system will support approximately 500 local offices and over 500,000 enumerators. Buster Seven Talk 00:17, 28 December 2015 (UTC)

Thank you for your feedback and help. I agree with everything you said and did regarding this article. I wish you wellness and good cheer; now and in the coming new year.--

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Also, [2] and [3] explain the use of the HHC device as a GPS ascertaining device for 2008 dress rehersal, the 2010 Census, and potentially all future censuses. Efficiency, speed, reduced paper costs, secure collection and, most importantly, confidentiality were all important. I'm sure Google searching can show media articles (there were some glitches related to enumerator mis-use and the like if the right question is asked. Buster Seven Talk 07:08, 28 December 2015 (UTC).

[4] has an image of an early prototype of the unit that was eventually used during the 2010 census. As you can see there is no keyboard so maybe calling it "computer" is the problem and should be removed from the title of the article and changed to "device" or some other more descriptive and less confusing word. Buster Seven Talk 18:54, 28 December 2015 (UTC)

You removed my comment from December 5 at

See talk page of Fences and Windows. Unintended artifact of website. Edison (talk) 02:24, 27 December 2015 (UTC)

Cool, no harm done. "Please understand that when I started using computers, I had to punch a deck of punchcards, or a punched paper tape." I had the benefit of a keyboard and disks/tapes when I first started, but I know a mechanic who maintained university computers when they still ran on valves and the like. Fences&Windows 00:38, 29 December 2015 (UTC)

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• Please do not remove other people's comments from deletion discussions like you did with this edit. --Guerillero | Parlez Moi 20:02, 29 December 2015 (UTC)
  • Thanks. Having some problems with the browser which result in typing in something causing something else to disappear. Edison (talk) 20:03, 29 December 2015 (UTC)
    • I went back to the same page and tried inserting a sentence to the latest version. Before I hit "save" I hit "show changes" and it showed that other comments at various places in the page would have been removed, without my having hilighted them or otherwise marked them for deletion, so I did not post there. There's some bug in the Wikipedia software or in my own PC, it would seem. I'll try some test edits in my sandbox. Edison (talk) 20:14, 29 December 2015 (UTC)
      • I copied the entire AFD thread to my sandbox and did about 10 test edits. In no case did the addition of a comment cause removal of someone else's comment. The bug only appears when I edit the AFD page. Edison (talk) 20:45, 29 December 2015 (UTC)
      • I tried to replicate the bug at AFD and it still happens (I did not save the edit); I just added a comment in the middle of the thread and "show changes" indicated it would have removed someone else's comment. Edison (talk) 20:55, 29 December 2015 (UTC)

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Which wandalism, what are you sey???? Արթուր Կնյազյան (talk) 20:10, 1 January 2016 (UTC)

Your vandalism at Parthenon. (The one in Greece). Edison (talk) 20:16, 1 January 2016 (UTC)

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Replied on their talk page. Edison (talk) 19:17, 17 January 2016 (UTC)

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Changed to the intended indef block. Edison (talk) 22:33, 26 February 2016 (UTC)

You should have received an email from me with a linked form to complete - could you please either complete it or email me if you didn't get it? Nikkimaria (talk) 20:19, 4 March 2016 (UTC)

Please go there and explain whether you meant "Roman Catholic" when you said "catholic". ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 16:24, 17 March 2016 (UTC)

Sure thing. Thanks, Bugs! Edison (talk) 05:49, 18 March 2016 (UTC)

Thank you for clarifying. I was fairly certain I knew what you were asking, but for some reason the discussion devolved into a technical argument over the term "protestant". Overlooked in all this is the main point: That the current Court is dominated by Catholics, and has a couple of Jewish also - but no other category of Christian. Which is kind of amazing, actually. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 17:54, 18 March 2016 (UTC)

You asked elsewhere how to find a list of full films on Commons.

This is a great question and it has an interesting answer - I think there is no way, but obviously there could be lots of ways that this request could be met. There is Commons:Category:Films in the public domain, which is not the same thing. Overall, content on Commons could do with a lot more curation. Blue Rasberry (talk) 14:08, 22 March 2016 (UTC)

Thanks. I have occasionally found an old public domain film linked from an article an watched it. After the discussion elsewhere on Wikipedia I was inspired to search on Google for PD films and found a list of great old PD films on Youtube l also found found some on Hulu I have been disappointed in the few classic films available online at Netflix, although they have a good selection on DVD. Thanks again for the response. Edison (talk) 15:58, 22 March 2016 (UTC)

Hi Edison. I noticed you started multiple identical discussions on several different talk pages about the size of US paper money. I suggest using transclusions or wikilinks, so that anyone who wants to respond will be directed to the same place, thereby giving greater opportunity to have a critical mass of participants.

I've responded to the one you started in the one-dollar-bill articles, so I suggest using that. ~

A great idea. It seemed adequate to post on each talkpage, rather than posting on one and leaving followers of other talkpages in the dark, when I corrected something which looked obvious.. BTW, in what year did "transclusion" enter the English language? Not objecting, just asking. It seems an obscure neologism, or "obslogism." I'm aware it is commonly used by Wikipedians. When you say "I've started a discussion" a wikilink to the discussion is a helpful courtesy, although I'm sure I can find it readily. Edison (talk) 01:00, 22 March 2016 (UTC)

We actually have an article on it:

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Please tell me more about how and when they could eavesdrop on mechanically-dialed calls. deisenbe (talk) 19:07, 12 July 2016 (UTC)

My mother worked for while as a phone operator in the era of direct dialing. They had a headset which allowed monitoring conversations by plugging in, in the room where the switch equipment was or at the operator positions. I don't know the exact circuit details. Any monitoring was to be done for "technical purposes" to make sure conversations were clear and noise-free, or whatever,and they were under orders not to reveal anything they overheard, and it was not law enforcement personnel listening in or recording the calls, but in the central office it was certainly possible for phone company personnel to plug in a headset and hear what was being said. This is not to say it was a constant or common practice. Today it is possible that all calls in the US and elsewhere are recorded for later listening by government security personnel, if there is a need, per an article in The Guardian quoting a former FBI agent.Edison (talk) 19:40, 12 July 2016 (UTC)

Another way I know operators could listen to conversations is that in an emergency you could ask the operator to break into a conversation. It was necessary for the operator to hear the conversation to effectively break in and announce the farmer's barn was on fire or the doctor was urgently needed or whatever. Also I found a California Law Review (1991) which says courts have allowed testimony by long distance operators who "overheard" something in a conversation. Another snippet from 1972 indicates British operators commonly listening in on calls in Chippenham and sometimes heard the Royal Family's calls. And it is in not necessarily like picking up an extension, where there is a click and the call volume drops. If the monitoring circuit has a high impedance input to an amplifier, there would be no indication to the parties in the conversation that someone was listening in. Edison (talk)

Hi! I see that you commented at Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/London_Buses_route_77. You may be interested in commenting at this new Article for Deletion nomination Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/London Buses route 53. Best wishes, jcc (tea and biscuits) 09:21, 26 July 2016 (UTC)

The ref for "heavanston" seem ambiguous if it still is a current nickname, but the ref does seem otherwise solid. I know Robert Shea lived in Glencoe because I was in his house and met him when he lived there. Since my personal recollections are obviously not a reliable source, I'll see if I can dig up some old newspaper articles or other publications that mention his residency. That was my intention when I put his name in the article, but I guess I got sidetracked. Ace-o-aces2 (talk) 19:41, 24 August 2016 (UTC)

Here's Robert Shea's Obit. 2nd paragraph notes he lived in Glencoe. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1994-03-12/news/9403120059_1_historical-novels-robert-anton-wilson-conspiracy-theories Ace-o-aces2 (talk) 19:43, 24 August 2016 (UTC)

Looks like we both found the obit at the same time. Go ahead and add it. Ace-o-aces2 (talk) 19:45, 24 August 2016 (UTC)

OK. Edison (talk) 19:47, 24 August 2016 (UTC)

I keep trying to add the ref, but it won't format right! What am I doing wrong? Ace-o-aces2 (talk) 20:10, 24 August 2016 (UTC)

A useful feature: When you click "Edit" and the edit window opens, at the top there is a place you can click called "cite," and then a click box appears saying "Templates." Then just fill in the blanks for URL, author, publication, issue date, date you looked at it. The blanks will differ depending in the type of reference, and I don;t know what they want in some of the blanks, but it makes a good citation. I added the obit to his article and I tweaked the Glencoe article to include the obit author name. Additionally I'm finding it is pleasant wikignoming just to Google for the name of the town and he name of the uncited resident, and there is often an article to cite. I'm adding refs for Bruce Dern and Scott Turow. Edison (talk) 20:18, 24 August 2016 (UTC)

I have noticed that you have made the claim that Joseph Priestley experimented with a wire and a Leyden jar, using the jar to make the wire glow and thus creating the prototype of an incandescent liight. Could you provide me with the source of this claim as information on this experiment is very hard to find on the internet?03:05, 17 August 2016 (UTC)— Preceding unsigned comment added by SQMeaner (talk • contribs)

Do we have consensus for an edit that mentions the experiments by Kinnersley with incandescent wires?SQMeaner (talk) 21:47, 26 August 2016 (UTC)

I see from the Ref Desk talk page that some users see that as an evil. That sentiment is so far from my version of reality and so depressing that I have decided to take a WikiVacation for a while.Edison (talk) 02:29, 27 August 2016 (UTC)

I wanted to express to you my perception, that the User Bull Rangifer is as equable and fair-minded an individual as is to be found here, so that one might truly assume good faith in querying him to understand the point of any editing he has done. One longstanding perspective, from an editor with hundreds of co-editing interactions with this chap, not always in peaceful contexts. I'd offer him to the Americans to run for president, as a unity candidate, if I thought it would do any good. Cheers. Le Prof 73.211.138.148 (talk) 03:47, 29 August 2016 (UTC)

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Please let your nerves settle until you find it easy to be civil before you post on anyone’s talk page. On the AFD you linked to the somewhat insulting essay

WP:LISTN. See [6] They are not the same thing. I assume this was not intentional, although your edit summary was “ILIKEIT” but an explanation would be greatly appreciated. Did you change your mind in mid-edit? Edison (talk

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