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Hello, Despayre. You have new messages at Talk:Lamia (Dungeons & Dragons).
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SudoGhost 16:33, 25 June 2012 (UTC)

Hello, Despayre. You have new messages at Talk:Lamia (Dungeons & Dragons).
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SudoGhost 17:18, 25 June 2012 (UTC)

If you have the article on your watchlist I'll stop nagging you each time I respond, but I've replied on the article's talk page. Thanks. - SudoGhost 18:03, 25 June 2012 (UTC)

Copyedit?

Hi Despayre, hope things are going well. Thanks for the help on William S. Sadler a couple months ago, it was promoted to featured article recently. In case you're interested I just put up an article at the GOCE request page. It's also about a UFO-based religion, oddly enough. Thanks, Mark Arsten (talk) 20:30, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

Hi, sorry, I forgot to throw up a template before I left, I'm out of the country until the 10th (Wedding, not mine ), but if still needed, I can look at it then (and I"ll probably ready it anyway, sounds like the kind of thing I'd be interested in!). -- Despayre  ^{tête-à-tête} 11:56, 30 June 2012 (UTC)

Periyar Source OR opinion

Hi Despayre. A few days ago I had opened a discussion on the noticeboard for discussing potential Original Researchon whether the use of a couple of sources regarding the source of Periyar would constitute WP:OR. I got your response to which I had replied back. I don't know whether you saw that or not. Since you are an editor here, I would appreciate your feedback on the issue. Thanks. Ashinpt (talk) 13:49, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

Hi, sorry, I forgot to throw up a template before I left, I'm out of the country until the 10th (Wedding, not mine ), and probably won't be contributing much before I come back, but if still needed, I can look at it then. -- Despayre  ^{tête-à-tête} 11:54, 30 June 2012 (UTC)

Thanks. I'll wait for you to come back. Meanwhile the discussion we had has been archived and is placed here. Enjoy the wedding . Ashinpt (talk) 05:54, 1 July 2012 (UTC)

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Vassula Ryden Article

Inclusion of CDF Dialogue for Roman Catholic Church's stance on Rydén

Hello Despayre - Thank you for your very constructive feedback on the reliable sources noticeboard regarding the Church's stance on Vassula Ryden. The purpose of this RSN is to acquire some community wide general consensus for both text and references that can be used for the article. There are a couple of things I would like to ask / clarify regarding your input once the process has been concluded. Since its my first RSN I imagine the discussion is closed once it goes into the archives. If it does not work this way, feel free to let me know how RSN discussions usually are concluded. Thanks! Arkatakor (talk) 08:27, 9 June 2012 (UTC)

If you have a question about what I said on the RSN page, you can post your questions there, if it's directly related to my answer (If it's not directly related you can post it here, or if you have other questions about that article regarding other sources/sections, start a new section at RSN). If the section is archived, and you have new questions, you should start a new section. Discussions are usually concluded when the editors that work on that page have had about 5 days to comment on it, and haven't added anything further, and there have been no additional questions from the person who brought the question forward. -- Despayre  ^{tête-à-tête} 16:05, 9 June 2012 (UTC)

Thanks for your feedback Despayre. Unfortunately when I attempted to post my questions based on the feedback (creating another subsection within my RSN post) I was informed that doing so would be disruptive to the consensus process and that the discussion was closed. Thus I understood I had to wait for the RSN post it to expire into the archives before asking any questions. Based on your feedback I wanted to ask 2 questions.

1. Regarding your final comment which stated "Hvidt is an RS source for his claims." I interpreted that this means that the text I proposed has been given the green light since the text is based on Hvidts source. Is my interpretation of your comment correct?
2. The reason I had proposed sources 2, 3 and 4 for usage in my text was not for interpretation purposes, but simply as cumulative proof to acknowledge the existence of the 2004 letter by Joseph Ratzinger. The interpretation part of the letter and the explanation of how it came into being I had intention to leave entirely to the paragraph in Hvidts book (source 1). However if wikipedia guidelines do not allow the usage of such sources even to acknowledge the existence of documents such as Ratzingers 2004 letter, then I wont press this matter any further.

If you prefer, I can repost this query by opening a new RSN topic for this.

The purpose of starting this RSN was to acquire community wide consensus on proposed text and references which can then be inserted into the article without any further dispute. The reason I am proceeding with this method of community wide analysis and approval is that the Vassula Ryden article is heavily contested and virtually every line of text is disputed by the editors involved. Arkatakor (talk) 17:25, 12 June 2012 (UTC)

I think you misunderstood the nature of the problem at RSN. the only problem was the unneeded bickering with other involved editors. That's not necessary at RSN. You can open as many sections at RSN as you like, with different questions. Or ask more questions regarding answers you recieve from RSN. It's not a good idea to address comments from other involved editors, specifically after an RSN editor has closed that discussion.

1. Yes the Hvidt source is RS for what he says. As long as your text accurately summarizes his words, that is supported.

2. All the other sources failed my RS requirements based on policy, therefore, anything within them cannot be "trusted" by WP as reliable. Yes, it *looks* like those are the letters from Ratzinger, and they may well be, but based on policy, we have no way to ascertain that, and they are not reliable as guarantors of that information being accurate. -- Despayre  ^{tête-à-tête} 18:33, 12 June 2012 (UTC)

Hello Despayre - thanks again for the feedback. I have now inserted the text based on your reconfirmation of my thoughts in this discussion. However I remain certain that a group of editors who have been involved in the dispute will do everything in their power to remove it. I hope just for once I am wrong. Also there are fragments of text that use EWTN as their only source - based on your latest feedback I am assuming that said text can be removed. However I will take it one step at a time and wait for the reaction of the CDF text I inserted. Arkatakor (talk) 15:37, 13 June 2012 (UTC)

Yes, I do not find the EWTN website to be RS for this material. If EWTN is the only source, it should probably be removed. -- Despayre  ^{tête-à-tête} 15:42, 13 June 2012 (UTC)

Hello Despayre - As I anticipated, one of the editors removed the text (check after line 70) in its entirety. Despite the positive feedback from Hvidt's book from you and Fifelfoo, he refuses to acknowledge (check comment dated 13:57, 4 June 2012 (UTC)) the validity of Hvidt's source. Furthermore, this user uses primary sources like EWTN to insert material in the article. So in short, he is removing material that complies with wikipedia guidelines, while inserting material that does not comply with wikipedia guidelines. He now insists that the material I want to insert has to pass the consensus on the talk page, knowing full well that the current group of editors currently participating share his questionable views (see Fifelfoo's comment).

At this point there is no mention of the CDF dialogue whatsoever in the Church's Stance section and this user seems keen on keeping any mention of it out completely. How would you advise I proceed? Arkatakor (talk) 21:50, 13 June 2012 (UTC)

WP:DRN. You are correct if the only grounds they are removing your text on is for RS reasons. There may be other reasons, such as WP:WEIGHT however that may apply. Further, I have re-evaluated EWTN, and still do not find it an RS source for anything contentious. For uncontentious material it's borderline. If consensus is that the text you want is being kept out for RS concerns, then I would suggest WP:BRD, because there are no RS concerns for Hvidt's text (don't edit war, just in case you read my suggestion that way). -- Despayre  ^{tête-à-tête} 00:09, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

I will make certain to exhaust all possibilities before going to WP:DRN. It seems that the latest reason to keep out any mention of the CDF dialogue now is entirely WP:WEIGHT. Note that the users in question were arguing that Hvidt was not an RS until I posted the RSN. Hvidt not being a RS was used as a primary justification to keep his material out until the RSN process was concluded. Now they have put full focus on the WP:WEIGHT argument since they lost the RS argument.

WP:WEIGHT points out that all significant viewpoints that have been published by reliable sources should be represented. Would it be fair, in your opinion to presume that Hvidts viewpoint is significant in WP:WEIGHT terms on the grounds of him not only being a theologian of repute (a subject matter expert if you will) but also in this case a primary witness of the CDF dialogue with Ryden? If this is the case, considering that Hvidts publication is now confirmed as an RS, I would presume that this, combined with Hvidt falling under the category of WP:WEIGHT's "significant viewpoint" clause (based on his reputation and primary witness status), would effectively green light the usage of the material I proposed in the article under WP:WEIGHT. Or I could be interpreting "significance" wrong. Let me know what you think. I am sorry to bother you with all this and would like to thank you for your feedback thus far. Arkatakor (talk) 09:37, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

It seems clear to me that the other editors there are not going to let you add your text without having some 3rd party attempt to mediate this. Again, I would suggest DRN since you tried the talk page, you brought it to RSN, and now they are (according to you) switching their argument from one thing to a completely different thing. If that's the case, even if you prove weight, then they will probably go back to consensus to revert you. If you think this should be in the article, and you're not violating any policies, you should go to DRN next, I don't know why you would drag this out longer than it would need to be. -- Despayre  ^{tête-à-tête} 15:33, 14 June 2012 (UTC)

Your observations are pretty much spot on. Would you consider the DRN an appropriate venue if you want to resolve more than one item regarding a group of users? This discussion has only been about the CDF text, yet there are many other issues that I would like to bring up in the DRN regarding the article. Arkatakor (talk) 08:17, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

DRN is the right place to go, but I would pick your battles carefully, no one is going to want to babysit any particular article. I would start with the CDF text, if things go well, ask the mediator if you can start another discussion about the next biggest thing. -- Despayre  ^{tête-à-tête} 14:23, 15 June 2012 (UTC)

Noted and thanks - do you have any thoughts on my thoughts of WP:WEIGHT regarding significance on my post of 09:37, 14 June? Arkatakor (talk) 10:49, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Not really, I'm not familiar enough with the subject matter, although I would think having a dialog directly with the Catholic church would be pretty relevant in an article about a theological subject, esp. given the fact that Ratzenberger himself wrote letters about it. -- Despayre  ^{tête-à-tête} 14:40, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

Yes this makes sense - your observations seem accurate. That was my last question for now. I would like to thank you for you all your patient answers to my numerous questions thus far. I will now consider how to proceed with the difficult user(s) in question. Arkatakor (talk) 15:36, 16 June 2012 (UTC)

I just had another thought - sorry to bother you with this last question - if it could be accepted by the moderator(s) of the DRN that my proposed text and references are not in violation of any policies, would the opinion of the moderator(s) in the DRN override any consensus attempts to block said text by this particular group of editors? Arkatakor (talk) 08:52, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

The goal of DRN is not to override editors, but to arrive at a compromise that involved editors can all live with. -- Despayre  ^{tête-à-tête} 09:09, 17 June 2012 (UTC)

Understood. I have followed your advice and gone ahead and posted in the DRN. It would be great if you would be willing to this section in your talk page available for viewing until the DR is resolved as I may want to refer to it in the DR itself. Thanks! Arkatakor (talk) 15:44, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

Rather astoundingly, IRWolfie and another editor are both continuing in their refusal to acknowledge Hvidt as an RS in my in my DRN post. The other editor has said "I agree with IRWolfie that the source, though published by a university press, is not reliable enough to offset reliable sources backed up by official Vatican documents. The author of the source is an avid champion of the subject of the article by his own admission, and was not only a witness of secret Vatican talks, but was a partisan participant, as well. His report and conclusions are seriously inconsistent with those in the other reliable sources available. These facts were not available to the editors who gave opinions on RSN, so I do not hold their opinion as well-informed or binding."

Let me know if you want to reconfirm your position in Hvidts work in the dispute. However I do not think it will necessary as I have already linked your comments in the RSN. Arkatakor (talk) 18:45, 19 June 2012 (UTC)

Hello Despayre - A non involved editor joined the DRN that I posted and has made some very useful comments about the article in general and how to remake it. However, just as he stepped in, certain editors played the "Hvidt is a supporter" card in order to discredit Hvidt's publication as an RS which I am concerned might have influenced this users conclusive statement which is as follows - "Do not attempt to portray him as a reliable source for interpreting Ratzinger's positions. He is not a reliable source on that topic, and you are not allowed to use it to cast doubt on what appears to be a well-documented position of the Roman Catholic Church. --Guy Macon (talk) 07:59, 23 June 2012 (UTC)".

Do you agree with the above, and if not, would you like to reconfirm what you stated in the DRN, notably that "It's my opinion that the RS value of the Hvidt source is not in doubt, it is RS for the material presented at RSN."? I will also contact Noleander to get his opinion. Arkatakor (talk) 16:57, 23 June 2012 (UTC)

Controversy

Helly Despayre, hope you have enjoyed your vacation!

I dropped in here to ask for your opinion on creating a new Controversy section within the Vassula Ryden article based on a paragraph in Hvidt's work, a source that you claimed as an RS for its claims. The paragraph under the (new) Controversy section I would like to create is the following:

Theologian Dr. Niels Christian Hvidt commented that Mrs. Rydén is certainly one of the most debated modern mystics. Hvidt further stated that in the Catholic Church there are some who accuse her of being a guru of the New Age movement, a witch bent on destroying the Catholic Church, or simply the greatest false prophet today; some criticize her for not becoming a Roman Catholic. Hvidt further states that members of her own Orthodox community have accused her of being a promoter of Catholicism.

I am asking you this because certain users removed my new controversy section with the aforementioned text and shifted the above text to the Supporters section. However, I find shifting a neutral observation by a subject matter expert (Hvidt) to the supporters section is inappropriate. Hvidt's statement is not a viewpoint, its an observation by a subject matter expert in a book published by OUP which briefly mentions Ryden in a disinterested but analytical tone (likely in accordance with OUP standards).

You made the following statement in the RSN: "I understand that he is a follower of Ryden. I do not believe this outweighs his substantial credentials in this field. There is no evidence that is a case where he has put his personal beliefs ahead of his scholarship that I can find.". However it appears that your statement has not held ground against this particular group of users. I have since, tried on many an occasion to point out that Hvidt's work, a scholarly source, is mutually exclusive of the fact that he is a supporter.

Do you have any thoughts on this? Can the aforementioned quoted material (or any other text based Hvidt's source) be used in different sections other than just "Supporters" in the Vassula Ryden article? Arkatakor (talk) 04:55, 15 July 2012 (UTC)

Hvidts reliability in doubt

Hello Despayre - sorry to bother you with this again. I have posted an RFC to include some material based on Hvidts work (whch you stated was an RS in the RSN). It seems that once gain Hvidts reliability is being cast into doubt on the grounds that he is a supporter of Ryden. The material I want to insert is based on a paragraph of the book can be viewed on my RFC. As you have reviewed this source on the RSN, I would like to ask you if you have anything to add to the conversation in the light of the latest comments regarding Hvidt as an RS. If so, would you mind posting it in the RFC? Thanks again. Arkatakor (talk) 19:09, 17 July 2012 (UTC)

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Hi there. I was hoping you might want to weigh in on the definition of an active player, where a thread has been opened at this talk page and in hopes of forming a consensus for other articles, at WikiProject Baseball. Zepppep (talk) 05:16, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

I don't actually follow baseball at all, so my opinion wouldn't mean all that much, but thanks for the invite. -- Despayre  ^{tête-à-tête} 17:47, 25 August 2012 (UTC)

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I have created a sub section here on "UN admits Sri Lanka civil war failure"; Please review.Sudar123 (talk) 07:57, 15 November 2012 (UTC)

GOCE November 2012 copy edit drive update

Guild of Copy Editors November 2012 backlog elimination drive mid-drive newsletter Participation: Out of 31 people signed up for this drive so far, 22 have copy-edited at least one article. If you've signed up but haven't yet copy-edited any articles, every bit helps; if you haven't signed up yet, it's not too late. Join us! Progress report: We're on track to meet our targets for the drive. We have reduced our target group of articles—November and December 2011—by over 50%, and 34 of the the 56 requests made in September and October this year have already been fulfilled. However, the rate of tagging for copy edit has increased, and this month we are just keeping the size of the backlog stable. So, all you copy editors, please do come along and help us! The September 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest was won by Baffle gab1978 for his copy edit of Expulsion of the Acadians. Runner up was Gareth Griffith-Jones for his edit of I Could Fall in Love. Congratulations to both. The October 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest is in the discussion and voting stage until midnight November 30 (UTC). You don't have to make a submission to vote! November 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest is in the submissions stage until midnight November 30 (UTC), when discussion and voting begin. Seasonal oversight: We had a slight fall from grace in the title of our last newletter, which mentioned the season in the northern hemisphere and thus got it wrong for the southern. Fortunately an observant GOCE member was ready to spring into action to advise us. Thanks! In future we'll stay meteorologically neutral. >>> Sign up now <<< To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 19:37, 16 November 2012 (UTC)

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Sri Lanka

User:Qwyrxian, an Administrator, I think in a border line violation of his Admin tools. He reverted the disputed content and then protecting the page with his own explanation on the talk page. Since I also once reverted the disputed content, I think, your opinion would be helpful on the talk page Sri Lanka.Sudar123 (talk) 11:07, 2 December 2012 (UTC)

GOCE November drive wrap-up

Guild of Copy Editors November 2012 backlog elimination drive wrap-up Participation: Thanks to all who participated! Out of 38 people who signed up this drive, 33 copy-edited at least one article. Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. All the barnstars have now been distributed. Progress report: We achieved our primary goal of clearing November and December 2011 from the backlog. For the first time since the drives began, the backlog consists only of articles tagged in the current year. The total backlog at the end of the month was 2690 articles, down from 8323 when we started out over two years ago. We completed all 56 requests outstanding before November 2012 as well as eight of those made in November. Copy Edit of the Month: Voting is now over for the October 2012 competition, and prizes have been issued. The November 2012 contest is closed for submissions and open for voting. The December 2012 contest is now open for submissions. Everyone is welcome to submit entries and to vote. Coodinator election: The six-month term for our fourth tranche of Guild coordinators will expire at the end of December. Nominations are open for the fifth tranche of coordinators, who will serve from 1 January to 30 June 2013. For complete information, please have a look at the election page. – Your drive coordinators: Stfg, Allens, and Torchiest. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 21:16, 3 December 2012 (UTC)

GOCE mid-December newsletter

End of Year Events from the Guild of Copy Editors The Guild of Copy Editors invites you to participate in its events: The December 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest is currently in the submissions stage. Submit your best December copy edit there before the end of the month. Submissions end, and discussion and voting begin, on January 1 at 00:00 (UTC). Voting is in progress for the November 2012 Copy Edit of the Month Contest. Everyone is welcome to vote, whether they have entered the contest or not. From Sunday 16 December to Saturday 22 December, we are holding a Project Blitz, in which we will copy edit articles tagged with {{copyedit}} from January 2012. The blitz works much like our bimonthly drives, but a bit simpler. Everyone is welcome to take part, and barnstars will be awarded. January 2013 Backlog elimination drive is a month-long effort to reduce the size of the copy edit backlog. The drive begins on January 1 at 00:00 (UTC) and ends on January 31 at 23:59 (UTC). Our goals are to copy edit all articles tagged in January, February, and March 2012 and complete all requests placed before the end of 2012. Barnstars will be awarded to anyone who copy edits at least one article, and special awards will be given to the top five in the following categories: "Number of articles", "Number of words", "Number of articles of over 5,000 words", "Number of articles tagged in January, February, and March 2012", and "Longest article". We hope to see you there! – Your drive coordinators: Stfg, Allens, and Torchiest. Coodinator election: Nominations are open for candidates to serve as GOCE coordinators from 1 January to 30 June 2013. Nominations close on December 15 at 23:59 UTC, after which voting will run until the end of December. For complete information, please have a look at the election page. >>> Blitz sign-up <<<         >>> Drive sign-up <<< To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Message delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 00:38, 12 December 2012 (UTC)

GOCE 2012 Annual Report

Guild of Copy Editors 2012 Annual Report The GOCE has wrapped up another successful year of operations! Our 2012 Annual Report is now ready for review. – Your project coordinators: Torchiest, BDD, and Miniapolis Sign up for the January drive! To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 00:57, 1 January 2013 (UTC)

Image on Reform and criticism section on United Nations

Civilians are being displaced in Northern Sri Lanka during the final months of the war. A review of UN action criticized the UN leadership, UN Security Council and top UN officials in Sri Lanka.

I have re-added the above image which is removed by User:Rich Farmbrough without edit summary on the Reform and criticism section on United Nations; since the image depicts one of the worst human tragedies human kind ever faced and reviewed by the UN itself its fault and found guilty.Sudar123 (talk) 02:16, 5 January 2013 (UTC)

GOCE mid-drive newsletter, January 2013

Guild of Copy Editors January 2013 backlog elimination drive mid-drive newsletter We are halfway through our January backlog elimination drive. The mid-drive newsletter is now ready for review. – Your project coordinators: Torchiest, BDD, and Miniapolis Sign up for the January drive! To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 01:04, 18 January 2013 (UTC)

GOCE February 2013 newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors February 2013 events newsletter We are preparing to start our February requests blitz and March backlog elimination drive. The February 2013 newsletter is now ready for review. – Your project coordinators: Torchiest, BDD, and Miniapolis Sign up for the February blitz and March drive! To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 23:49, 16 February 2013 (UTC)

GOCE news: February 2013

Guild of Copy Editors Wikipedia:WikiProject Guild of Copy Editors/Blitzes/February 2013 wrap-up Participation: Out of 19 people who signed up for this blitz, 9 copy-edited at least one article. Thanks to all who participated! Final results, including barnstars awarded, are available here. Progress report: During the six-day blitz, we removed over twenty articles from the requests queue. Hope to see you at the March drive in a few days! Cheers from your GOCE coordinators Torchiest, BDD and Miniapolis. To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 21:42, 25 February 2013 (UTC)

GOCE mid-March 2013 newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors March 2013 backlog elimination drive mid-drive newsletter We are halfway through our March backlog elimination drive. The mid-drive newsletter is now ready for review. – Your project coordinators: Torchiest, BDD, and Miniapolis Sign up for the March drive! To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 15:12, 19 March 2013 (UTC)

GOCE April 2013 newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors March 2013 backlog elimination drive wrap-up newsletter We have completed our March backlog elimination drive. The drive wrap-up newsletter is now ready for review. – Your project coordinators: Torchiest, BDD, and Miniapolis Sign up for the April blitz! To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 20:08, 4 April 2013 (UTC)

GOCE April 2013 newsletter

Guild of Copy Editors April 2013 events newsletter We finished the April blitz and are preparing to start our May backlog elimination drive. The April 2013 events newsletter is now ready for review. – Your project coordinators: Torchiest, BDD, and Miniapolis Sign up for the May drive! To discontinue receiving GOCE newsletters, please remove your name from our mailing list. Newsletter delivered by EdwardsBot (talk) 04:56, 26 April 2013 (UTC)