User talk:Noaius Paticus

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Happy editing! jlwoodwa (talk) 22:41, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for welcoming me to the community, or shall I say the user community. I have been heavily on Wikipedia for longer than I can remember - though I can remember other things in my life before then, but I am talking about Wikipedia, not life, - and I feel like I know enough about what goes on to start this part of "The Free Encyclopedia" journey. There is nothing like the website, and there probably never will be. Once again, thanks for the warm welcome. Noaius Paticus (talk) 22:50, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, I'm Moxy. I noticed that you added or changed content in an article, but you didn't provide a reliable source. It's been removed and archived in the page history for now, but if you'd like to include a citation and re-add it, please do so. You can have a look at referencing for beginners. If you think I made a mistake, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Best come to the talk page about these additions and bring sources Moxy🍁 23:54, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not seeing how Latin names are needed all over..... that said you're free to start a discussion one of the talk page of one of the articles to see what others think. Moxy🍁 23:58, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hello, Moxy, I see that you have some confusion on why I put some Latin names in many different city name articles, and the reason for that is to make the different names of these cities in other languages easily accessible to the reader, and this is, in my mind, better than having to search up on all the different language Wikipedias for their names of the cities, with some of them being in different scripts than the Latin script that English uses. I am starting out with Latin. These were concerns that I had that I am trying to solve for myself, and anyone else on the World Wide Web that is viewing the page. It may seem unnecessary, but it will make it a WHOLE lot easier for people trying to quickly access that information. By the way, greetings to our close brothers up north! In reality, we all enjoy maple syrup as much as you do, and it should really be a part of American culture too, just like what ketchup should be!:D By the way, thank you for giving me suggestions on how to get solutions to the topic that may be beneficial for me. Noaius Paticus (talk) 00:11, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I could DEFINITELY trust you with that +15 years experience on your belt. Noaius Paticus (talk) 00:13, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Also, are you in Pacific, Mountain, Central, Eastern, Atlantic, or Newfoundland Time? I live in the Eastern Time Zone. This may be of importance if we talk later on, and if I'm sleeping or inactive at the moment. Noaius Paticus (talk) 00:17, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You're going to need to see consensus before you add Latin names everywhere. See

WP:DISCUSSCONSENSUS.Moxy🍁 00:20, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply

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Were you the one that undid all of the progress I made on that in the past hour? Noaius Paticus (talk) 00:22, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

If you did, you forgot about Aleppo...just saying. Noaius Paticus (talk) 00:26, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm one of three others who reverted all these editions. Moxy🍁 00:32, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Where should I put the information then? Noaius Paticus (talk) 00:42, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Pick one of the many talk pages attached to one of the pages you've already edited. Ps best read over

WP:3RV..... Don't get blocked before you can explain. Moxy🍁 00:55, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply

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Could I create a new page, or add onto existing pages that are specifically designed, and designated, to house this information? There are pages like these that I have already found and known of. Noaius Paticus (talk) 00:58, 22 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please do not add or change content without citing a reliable source. Please review the guidelines at Wikipedia:Citing sources and take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. Aintabli (talk) 00:19, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

These sources come from the different Wikipedia page titles in other languages. Noaius Paticus (talk) 00:22, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia, especially other language Wikipedias, cannot be used as sources within themselves per

WP:CIRCULAR. It would be much better to find a specific source that includes the name you want to add. But I would discourage you from adding remotely relevant names such as the Filipino name for Amman, a city thousands of miles away with little historical connection. It is somewhat justifiable for a full list but not for respective articles for the cities. So, don't repeat edits like this

, where you've added a Latin name to a city in the middle of Siberia unless you can prove that there is a significant detail that ties them together.

While writing my response, I've also noticed that you have restored your edits on the

WP:BRD and do not revert after you are reverted as it may verge on edit warring. Thank you, Aintabli (talk) 00:34, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply

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There is a big learning curve here....... when you have a question just ask...pls see

WP:CIRCULAR Moxy🍁 00:36, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply

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Since it is for a list of names in different languages for cities, shouldn't it be okay to add all of them? It is only designed to help others, including myself. Noaius Paticus (talk) 11:27, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Also I am more of a "gathering of information specialist", rather than a "reference specialist", and if this is a very serious concern, you can add them on. I am only adding these city names on THESE lists, and NOT on the individual Wikipedia pages for the cities. I feel like this is a compromise, right? I am doing what I am doing for the GOOD of Wikipedia. Noaius Paticus (talk) 11:34, 23 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, next time please ping either of us using

Template:ping or typing "@". For your information, I have reverted you. Please do not continue adding unsourced content. References are an inherent part of adding content to Wikipedia. Before continuing to add content to articles, you can try practicing and experimenting with citations on your sandbox page. You can use Google Books or Google Scholar, JSTOR, etc. to find sources. Aintabli (talk) 07:03, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply

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Okay so, do you mean that I should link the pages in the other languages? I don't know if they would all go through, though. Plus, there will be a LOT of ones added onto the list, but if this is what is bothering you, then I guess I will do that now. Noaius Paticus (talk) 13:38, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No, that’s not what I said. Do not add content without a reference. Please revert yourself, because at this point, you are edit warring. Aintabli (talk) 13:47, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I tried to put in some of them, but not all of them worked. I don't know what to say. Only one went through so far. These should all be linking. Noaius Paticus (talk) 13:47, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Linking Wikipedia articles is not a reference. Aintabli (talk) 13:49, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This is all I can do. If this isn't sufficient, I don't know what else I could do. For this, there aren't really any references to articles, or other websites, if that is what you are trying to say. Noaius Paticus (talk) 13:51, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please use a reliable source, not Wikipedia articles. Aintabli (talk) 13:53, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

This is a reference.^[1] Aintabli (talk) 13:51, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, I know what they are, but for this article, it is different than Wikipedia articles for cities, and people, and other things that would require those types of references. There are only 20 of them in the thousands upon thousands of names listed on that page. I would agree with you in the cases of articles like cities, and people, but this article is an exception to that. Noaius Paticus (talk) 13:54, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Okay, 23 technically. Noaius Paticus (talk) 13:55, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Problems in an article don’t justify contradicting with Wikipedia’s policies yourself. That list would honestly benefit from a mass deletion of unsourced content unless there are sources that can be readily added. Aintabli (talk) 13:57, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

And again, I am TOTALLY okay with anyone adding references onto the information that I create, and I might even encourage it if they are having large issues with it. That is why there is a big box at the top of the page stating that more citations should be added, that is from April 2009. Think about it, MORE THAN 15 YEARS AGO. I'm sure that others will pay attention, and add references as needed. YOU CAN TOO. Feel free to do so. Noaius Paticus (talk) 14:01, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The

burden is on us for any content we add to any Wikipedia article. We can’t expect others to verify our additions. Aintabli (talk) 14:05, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply

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Why are you continuing to add unsourced content when you’ve already had a conversation about it right before? I have linked Wikipedia’s policies and guidelines in case they would be helpful, but you are persisting in violating them, even though you have the chance not to. Aintabli (talk) 14:20, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'M SAYING YOU CAN ADD THEM. THERE IS NOTHING ELSE I CAN DO. YOU CAN FIND THE SOURCES IF YOU WANT IT TO BE SATISFIED. I AM NOT STOPPING YOU FROM ADDING THEM, IN FACT I WOULD LIKE YOU TO ADD THEM, SO THIS CAN BE SETTLED FOR ALL OF US. Noaius Paticus (talk) 14:29, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You’re telling me to take responsibility for your own additions. That’s not how it works in Wikipedia or in real life. Please read

WP:BURDEN. Aintabli (talk) 15:41, 24 May 2024 (UTC)[reply

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Pls review Help:Introduction to referencing with Wiki Markup/1. Moxy🍁 15:33, 25 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm chiming in here as an administrator. Noaius Paticus, I applaud your enthusiasm and I think you have the makings of a great editor here.

My function as an administrator is to preserve the stability of Wikipedia. If you persist in adding material that isn't backed up by reliable sources, causing other editors to clean up after you when they could be doing something else more productive, that degrades the stability to the Wikipedia project.

The tools I can use to maintain stability include blocking problematic accounts and protecting pages. Protecting an article prevents many people from editing that article. Blocking an account prevents only one person from causing disruption to many articles. Which option do you think applies here?

I don't want to block you. Believe me, that's a last resort, not something we want to inflict on an editor who is acting in good faith, like you are.

So please! You really need to pay attention to what more experienced editors are telling you. Any material you add can be removed if you don't bother to make the effort to cite a reliable source. The

WP:BURDEN is on you, and not anyone else, to provide citations for anything you add. Wikipedia becomes less of a reliable source without those citations. Don't expect others to do your work for you. Don't make a block become necessary to prevent further disruption. ~Anachronist (talk) 00:17, 26 May 2024 (UTC)[reply

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BUT FOR THESE I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO PUT FOR THEM. THAT'S THE THING. I WOULD IF I COULD. BUT I CAN'T. OBVIOUSLY IT COMES FROM SOME SOURCE, WHETHER IT IS THE TERM USED BY PEOPLE WHEN TALKING ABOUT THAT PLACE NAME IN THEIR LANGUAGE, OR IF IT IS A DATABASE, OR AN ARTICLE, OR ANY OTHER ONLINE TEXT/DOCUMENT. IT IS PROBABLY THE FIRST ONE THAT ARE THE SOURCES FOR WHICH I PUT IN THOSE CITY NAMES. BUT FOR THAT, YOU CAN'T LINK ANYTHING. LISTEN, THESE CONCERNS ARE ALL VALID, BUT THERE IS LITERALLY NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT. I'M DEEPLY SORRY. Noaius Paticus (talk) 20:17, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Plus there is a nice big banner at the top of the page that reads "MORE CITATIONS NEEDED" that was from 2009. Noaius Paticus (talk) 20:22, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

If you can't find a source to back up what you want to put into an article, don't put it in. It's really that simple. Sources also don't have to be online. They can be hardcopy newspapers, magazines, journals, or books you find in a library. Valid sources can also be online behind a paywall, they don't need to be free. They just need to be published and available to anyone (even if accessing them is inconvenient or pricey). ~Anachronist (talk) 23:14, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Anachronist: I guess they simply don't understand. Moxy🍁 22:13, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Moxy, I'm giving this editor one more chance. Noaius Paticus, use the article talk page to describe the sources that support your changes. That's what the article talk page is for: to discuss ways of improving the article and gain consensus for changes you want to make. ~Anachronist (talk) 23:18, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WOW, no one has talked on that page for 14 years. Something seems fishy about that, if 2010 was the last time someone commented on that. Also, none of the things that they wanted are currently visible on the page. Plus, MOST OF THE PAGE ALREADY DOES NOT HAVE SOURCES, AND THE SOURCES THAT ARE ALREADY THERE DON'T LEAD DIRECTLY TO THE VISIBLE INFORMATION THAT IS THE SPECIFIC SOURCE OF WHERE THE INFORMATION WAS EXACTLY FOUND. Listen, this makes sense for a normal article, but this ISN'T a NORMAL article. Sources are not AS necessary than in those other types of articles. I am simply getting this information from the titles of the cities in the pages of the versions of those cities in different language Wikipedias. If you REALLY wanted me to find the source that that language Wikipedia got it from, it probably would not be in English, or it would be unnecessary, since they are already there on those pages. This situation, I think, should be one of the exceptions to the rule. Noaius Paticus (talk) 23:58, 28 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

And if we keep my changes, we can fix some links to pages that did not link properly, and that will link properly with my edits. Trust me, I am just fixing things, and making it more inclusive, that's all. Noaius Paticus (talk) 00:30, 29 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sure we all stand by accuracy and inclusiveness, right? Noaius Paticus (talk) 00:32, 29 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

So please don't delete any more of the edits, unless there is something more that is not accurate or inclusive yet, and I will try to satisfy that. Just remember, this is all for the better of Wikipedia, and these two things are certain what I live my Wikipedia edits by, but, in some aspects, my broader life, in general. Noaius Paticus (talk) 00:37, 29 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Anachronist: ....Simply not here. Let's go with an article block........ See if they have the capability of adding content to other articles including adding sources as requested. Moxy🍁 01:06, 29 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You were warned. Because you failed to heed the advice given to you, and have resorted to