Please note that yyyy-mm-dd date format is perfectly proper in citations per
WP:CITESTYLE, and thus there was no need for the date format changes you made to Ice resurfacer in this edit that were in yyyy-mm-dd format. The format you changed it to is also a valid one so there is no reason to revert these changes, however policy on citation style states that one should not change from one valid citation style to another unless there is a good reason for it. Thanks, Mathglot (talk) 12:16, 5 January 2019 (UTC)[reply
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The entire article was inconsistent in its dates. Yes, some refs had the valid YYYY-MM-DD format. Others had dmy, some mdy. Some havd the invalid use of abbreviated months. Body text was mixed as well. I just made the entire article consistent. That is a valid reason for a change. oknazevad (talk) 12:24, 5 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
About Caribbean Series articles
Hello Oknazevad. The correction has been made. Thank you for your attention on this matter. MusiCitizen (talk) 20:00, 5 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Deletion of amendments in the article on Brandy
Be so kind as to explain why my corrections with sources were deleted? Василий Петрович ом (talk) 19:38, 7 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
AT&T page
Is there something that can be done regarding the AT&T page editing that is taking place by editors insisting upon “merging” the AT&T Corp. and AT&T pages without having a true discussion? One of them has warned me to stop “warring” with edits while their justification used to edit the page to have AT&T Corp.’s dates is that “well I figure they’ll be merged so I might as well just do it”. They have never proposed a formal merger of the pages. A similar issue occurred within the last couple years regarding someone’s insistence that AT&T of today was the same company as Southwestern Bell, their original landline division. KansasCityKSMO (talk) 14:34, 11 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
In light of the fact that a discussion has begun on the topic, I will hold off on that. However, there has not been an “official” merger proposal via tagging the involved pages. KansasCityKSMO (talk) 21:02, 12 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Brand
Are brand name products better than store brand? Benjamin (talk) 06:26, 13 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Far too broad of a question to answer categorically. also, Wikipedia talk pages are not for chatting about the subjects, but discussing article content. Please remember that in the future. oknazevad (talk) 06:30, 13 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
How would you suggest narrowing the question? Benjamin (talk) 06:38, 13 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
I would suggest that this isn't the place to ask that question. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a q&a site. oknazevad (talk) 22:05, 13 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
The question is relevant to the improving of the article. Benjamin (talk) 05:30, 14 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
I'm not so sure that the private label article doesn't already cover it. It's a better question for that talk page than here, though. Regardless, it's also not something that can be categorically answered. Too many differences between products. oknazevad (talk) 09:48, 14 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Isn't it at least certainly sometimes the case? Benjamin (talk) 10:12, 14 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Yes. And sometimes not. It cannot be stated categorically. And my opinion means nothing. Only what's in reliable sources. Frankly, I don't think you get it. I don't want to have this conversation on my talk page. Please stop posting here about this. oknazevad (talk) 10:19, 14 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Production Music
Hi - I was a little discouraged by your "not helpful" "link farm" comments. Composers of production music aren't widely known about, as by its nature the music is somewhat anonymous, composed for general purpose and royalty free use. But there is a lot of interest in who these composers were/are. Without the details this article is somewhat abstract. I searched Wikipedia itself and other sources to find the most prominent examples from the history of production music, and these links could be used by readers to explore the topic in more depth.
One solution would be to add a separate page listing production music composers and link to it from here. This was several hours work and I don't really want it wasted. I have been researching some of these composers and adding pages on them - ie King Palmer - as they are under appreciated. However, nothing is more frustrating that adding contributions that will be deleted, in what often seems an arbitrary way.
There are many of course many other problems with this article, and this was a first step towards revamping the main text. But perhaps I should walk away.
Sfjohna (talk) 09:48, 13 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
On looking more closely, I see you also deleted the new sources I uncovered and put in "Further Reading". Important, relevant and useful to anyone researching this subject.
Sfjohna (talk) 09:48, 13 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
I probably should have been more judicious, but the links were definitely not a good idea, per
WP:ELNO. The composers list has unclear inclusion criteria; that notable composers have written production music is a minor part of their careers. It may be worth mentioning, but is better presented with context and not the list format, especially when it's never going to be a complete list. That said, as separate list article with that context is a good solution, but each entry will need a reference, not just a link to the composer's article (if they have one). As for the further reading entries, those are good additions. If we can find some way to incorporate them as references in the body, that would be even better. Then we can remove the references needed tag at the top. So, I'm sorry to waste your time, but I think we can find an even better way to improve the article. oknazevad (talk) 22:04, 13 January 2019 (UTC)[reply
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New York City
There definitely was such conclusion, specifically that "New York City" is, both on here and everyday speech, used almost exclusively to differentiate from the state; when something says "Largest city:", nobody is going to think it means the state, therefore, the "City" is redundant. The most common name is just "New York". IWI (chat) 14:17, 18 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
No, I don't see that conclusion at all. Can you point to the post that summarizes such? And frankly, you seem to think that "New York City" is only a disambiguator, not a proper name. Well, you'd be wrong. It is partly an ENGVAR thing, but the name "New York City" is very much not just used when needed to differentiate from the state. oknazevad (talk) 14:19, 18 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
It basically is just a DAB though, like "New York State", although not quite as much. IWI (chat) 14:25, 18 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
That discussion is entirely about the top of the article's infobox and has zilch to do with how to present the name in other articles. You're incorrectly generalizing. oknazevad (talk) 14:48, 18 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
It was changed on the basis that "New York City" is just a DAB name. IWI (chat) 15:14, 18 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
No, it's not. If it were, the article would be at "New York (city)". It is a very common, slightly longer, alternate name, not merely a disambiguator. Again, it might be different in the UK, but in American English using the longer form for NYC is not only used when contrasting with the state. oknazevad (talk) 15:26, 18 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Yes I know, but the most common name is "New York" (which is why the infobox is headed that way), so that should be used, except when it is unclear whether you’re referring to the state or city. I only added it where it was painfully obvious it wasn’t referring to the state. And of course they’re not going to put it at "New York (city)" when a more natural alternative exists. IWI (chat) 15:31, 18 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
The conclusion that the primary name is "New York" does not just apply to the infobox title. I don’t know what makes you think that, but please listen to me. Reverting against consensus violates the
consensus policy. This wasn’t even a weak consensus on that fact, it was nearly unanimous. IWI (chat) 18:06, 19 January 2019 (UTC)[reply
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To quote Station1 in that discussion, "I agree. The city's name is "New York". The appended "City" is used for disambiguation purposes, both in our article title and in real life". IWI (chat) 18:10, 19 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
"And in real life" is the key phrase. Any again, there was no consensus to apply that discussion to any other article or any other part of Wikipedia. If you want to expand that, please start a discussion somewhere with wide notification to draw a broad consensus. Don't extrapolate from one discussion on one talk page about one part of one article a general principal. Oh, and reverting again instead of leaving it as status quo ante bellum is plain edit warring. oknazevad (talk) 18:47, 19 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Wikipedia:Template messages/User talk namespace useful. After a revert, these can be placed on the user's talk page to let them know you considered their edit inappropriate, and also direct new users towards the sandbox. They can also be used to give a stern warning to a vandal when they've been previously warned. Thank you. RhinosF1(chat)(status)(contribs) 18:54, 1 February 2019 (UTC)[reply
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CVN-80
Hey, just read your edit summary here, and not that I'm doubting you, I was wondering if there was source for that. Thanks -
Probably poorly phrased on my part. The inclusion of CVN-6 was only added a few weeks ago by an IP, and all previous Emterprises only list the immediate user of the name, not all of them. It strikes me that we either include the most recent predecessor or all nine previous US Navy ships by that name. For the sake of compactness, I chose the single-ship option. oknazevad (talk) 00:01, 6 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Probably worth a little research (I'll certainly be reading up on it). It would be interesting to learn why the name was carried over for those first 9 ships, going back to the age of sail and the HMS ships that also carried the name all the way back to 1705 and L'Enterprise from France.
But as for the modern day, and USN carriers, my money would be on CV-6, and her near legendary heroics in the Pacific War, as the namesake. That and she the the most decorated ship of WWII, and only second all time behind the sub
Revert them all as sockpuppetry to avoid an indefinite block. oknazevad (talk) 16:23, 8 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Champ Car
Thanks for your edits to Champ Car, I've been trying to clean it up for a bit and it's great to have some revision! I've played around with the photos and the dated F1 comparison section, am open to any collaboration. Knoper (talk) 03:47, 17 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Women's championship
Based on this edit [1]. Where does it specifically state in that source that it cannot be defended on NXT UK? The guidelines of
The reference, primary or not, is very specific. To state anything other than what it specifically states is the inference. I will not revert (as the vague wording is itself not an issue), but I think this should be discussed at the article talk page or the pro wrestling project to get wider input. oknazevad (talk) 19:24, 21 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]
See this search, for example. Most series are not proper names. Dicklyon (talk) 06:54, 23 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Looking at that, once you get past the absurdly irrelevant and unreliable entries, I see that the majority of sources are actually using capital S. Not worth fighting over, though. oknazevad (talk) 08:07, 23 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]
AEW
Provide a source supporting your statement immediately. Wicka wicka (talk) 19:35, 27 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]
"later consensus at WT:NBA, as the WNBA exists now,"
Where in the archive? I can't find it after spending about 20 minutes looking. Thanks! - Immigrant laborer (talk) 14:52, 13 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]
There was some in previous talk page discussions about the WNBA at both
WT:BASKETBALL. It was something of a sideline in a discussion about merging the former WNBA player infobox with the general infobox, where the discussion turned towards why the WNBA is a summer league and the desire of owners not to directly compete with their own men's league. oknazevad (talk) 16:46, 13 March 2019 (UTC)[reply