User talk:Ghost Cacus
Sources, content and Infoboxes
Hi, Ghost Cacus. Please don't change content on a whim or personal preference; that's effectively what you've been doing with photos of statuary, as in the main pic for the Apollo article, and the Ares article; your most recent changes to the latter happen to match some basic requirements, such as a lack of distracting background, so that's fine and the end result is acceptable, considering how thin on the ground images of Ares happen to be. You should discuss any issues with the lead image of Apollo on the talk page of that article.
Infoboxes are OK as summaries of key points in their article text. They are not intended as a vehicle for unsourced, independent, debated or
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June 2023
Hi Ghost Cacus! I noticed that you have reverted to restore your preferred version of Ares several times. The impulse to undo an edit you disagree with is understandable, but I wanted to make sure you're aware that the edit warring policy disallows repeated reversions even if they are justifiable.
All editors are expected to discuss content disputes on article talk pages to try to reach consensus. If you are unable to agree at Talk:Ares, please use one of the dispute resolution options to seek input from others. Using this approach instead of reverting can help you avoid getting drawn into an edit war. Thank you. NebY (talk) 00:02, 13 June 2023 (UTC)
Please refrain from making unconstructive edits to Wikipedia, as you did at Twelve Olympians. Your edits appear to be disruptive and have been or will be reverted.
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Please ensure you are familiar with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines, and please do not continue to make edits that appear disruptive. Continued disruptive editing may result in loss of editing privileges. Your changes to images may satisfy your desire to edit Wikipedia but they do not serve the reader. If you wish to continue editing Wikipedia, you need to stop making such edits. NebY (talk) 22:36, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
Infoboxes
Hi. As you seem to be interested in editing infoboxes, I recommend you read
the purpose of an infobox [is] to summarize (and not supplant) key facts that appear in the article. Please remember this when editing infoboxes. Also, please make a proposal on the talk page if you think articles of major deities need their main image changed. Thanks, Michael Aurel (talk) 23:52, 17 June 2023 (UTC)
June 23
Hi Ghost Cacus! I noticed that you have reverted to restore your preferred version of Apulu several times. The impulse to undo an edit you disagree with is understandable, but I wanted to make sure you're aware that the edit warring policy disallows repeated reversions even if they are justifiable.
All editors are expected to discuss content disputes on article
- his greek equivalent is apollo, so his roman equivalent should also be apollo. Ghost_Cacus (talk) 02:10, 20 June 2023 (UTC)
National varieties of English
Hello. In a recent edit to the page Dionysus, you changed one or more words or styles from one national variety of English to another. Because Wikipedia has readers from all over the world, our policy is to respect national varieties of English in Wikipedia articles.
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In view of that, please don't change articles from one version of English to another, even if you don't normally use the version in which the article is written. Respect other people's versions of English. They, in turn, should respect yours. Other general guidelines on how Wikipedia articles are written can be found in the Manual of Style. If you have any questions about this, you can ask me on my talk page or visit the help desk. Thank you. NebY (talk) 19:50, 23 June 2023 (UTC)
Theoi.com
Please note that Theoi.com is not a
Linking Orphic
In the context of Greek mythology and religion (as opposed to modern art), "Orphic" should be linked to Orphism not Orpheus. Paul August ☎ 18:35, 29 June 2023 (UTC)
July 2023
Welcome, and thank you for your attempt to lighten up Wikipedia. However, this is an encyclopedia, and articles are intended to be serious, so please don't make joke edits, as you did to Athena. Readers looking for accurate information will not find them amusing. If you'd like to experiment with editing, please use your sandbox instead, where you are given a certain degree of freedom in what you write. NebY (talk) 18:52, 4 July 2023 (UTC)
Please stop. If you continue to add unsourced or poorly sourced content, as you did at Persephone, you may be blocked from editing. NebY (talk) 00:16, 29 July 2023 (UTC)
Notice of noticeboard discussion
There is currently a discussion at Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. Thank you.Est. 2021 (talk · contribs) 17:08, 22 July 2023 (UTC)
- IK. Why do I need to get blocked for being angry? Ghost_Cacus (talk) 17:09, 22 July 2023 (UTC)
Please don't
Please don't add something to an infobox unless it is well-sourced, mentioned in the article, and is particularly significant. Paul August ☎ 18:09, 22 July 2023 (UTC)
- I notice above that you've been told this before! Paul August ☎ 18:11, 22 July 2023 (UTC)
- Did you read the desc? Ghost_Cacus (talk) 18:12, 22 July 2023 (UTC)
- ^ (if talking about Erebus not IRis) Ghost_Cacus (talk) 18:13, 22 July 2023 (UTC)
- If you are referring to your edit summary at Erebus then yes I did, but so what? Paul August ☎ 18:18, 22 July 2023 (UTC)
- It said if you have a better source cite it. It literally says so for both on Interpretatio graeca. Ghost_Cacus (talk) 18:20, 22 July 2023 (UTC)
- It doesn't matter if it's discussed or sourced in some other article, it needs to be discussed and sourced in the article you are editing. Paul August ☎ 18:25, 22 July 2023 (UTC)
- It said if you have a better source cite it. It literally says so for both on Interpretatio graeca. Ghost_Cacus (talk) 18:20, 22 July 2023 (UTC)
- If you are referring to your edit summary at Erebus then yes I did, but so what? Paul August ☎ 18:18, 22 July 2023 (UTC)
- ^ (if talking about Erebus not IRis) Ghost_Cacus (talk) 18:13, 22 July 2023 (UTC)
- Did you read the desc? Ghost_Cacus (talk) 18:12, 22 July 2023 (UTC)
July 2023 - not key, not a summary, not sourced
Infoboxes again
Ghost Cacus, you know by now that you can't add information (especially deity equivalencies) into infoboxes unless they are well sourced, mentioned in the article, and are significant enough to be considered key pieces of information about the article's subject. Please stop making these sorts of additions. – Michael Aurel (talk) 04:47, 2 August 2023 (UTC)
- Actually, I have to ask: what is it that is so appealing about infoboxes? We have hundreds of articles on Greek mythology that lack sourcing, or are otherwise poorly written. Why not instead put your efforts towards trying to improve some of these articles? – Michael Aurel (talk) 04:52, 2 August 2023 (UTC)
Warning!
You may be blocked from editing without further warning the next time you add unsourced or poorly sourced material to Wikipedia, as you did at Mnemosyne. In particular, additions to infoboxes should be well-sourced, mentioned in the article, and particularly significant. You have been warned about this several times! Paul August ☎ 11:46, 2 August 2023 (UTC)
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Hi. I reverted your good faith move of the page, see the talk page for the fairly recent Requested Move discussion, thanks. Randy Kryn (talk) 00:40, 3 February 2024 (UTC)
February 2024
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- It was already a redirect, so I did the cut and paste move Ghost_Cacus (talk) 00:38, 4 February 2024 (UTC)
- Yep - in those circumstances, it's best to make a request at page mover to make the move on your behalf - as then, the pages can be swapped, without losing history or attribution :) All the best, —a smart kitten[meow] 10:00, 4 February 2024 (UTC)]
- Yep - in those circumstances, it's best to make a request at