JimVC3

  Welcome to Wikipedia. The recent edit you made to The Tale of the Bunny Picnic has been reverted, as it appears to be unconstructive. Use the sandbox for testing; if you believe the edit was constructive, ensure that you provide an informative edit summary. You may also wish to read the introduction to editing. Thank you. Maxis ftw (talk) 19:02, 1 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

As a relative newcomer to Wikipedia, I was curious about what you found unconstructive about my (admittedly minor) edit to The Tale of the Bunny Picnic. As I recall, it was to correct a spelling error for which I did provide an edit summary. Any information you could give me to clarify would be helpful as I continue to edit on Wikipedia. Thanks! JimVC3 (talk) 19:16, 1 November 2008 (UTC)

Hey sorry about that. I tried to revert my own edit. I was using an automated editing program called Huggle and I accidently reverted yours by mistake. I reverted my own edit back to yours. Sorry for the trouble! As for the warning I striked through above, it's an automated message. Maxis ftw (talk) 19:28, 1 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

Hello, Jim, welcome to Wikipedia! I've taken a look at your recent contributions, and it looks like you are off to a good start here, especially with vandalism patrol. Nice work. However, I'm not quite willing to grant you the tool just yet, as you are quite new here. This is no reflection on you as a user; it's just that I prefer users to have a little more experience with how things work here before I grant them additional tools. You may want to look into using some of the automated tools you can install yourself - Twinkle, for example, is a common tool that works almost like the real rollback, with some other added functions. If you'd like, I can take a look again in a couple weeks to see how you're doing, and I may grant you the tool then. If you have any questions about anything, let me know. Happy editing! It was good to hear from you. :-) Hersfold ^(t/a/c) 23:48, 4 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

Sure, I understand. And yes, feel free to take a look again in a couple of weeks. Thanks. JimVC3 (talk) 23:52, 4 November 2008 (UTC)

Given my discussion regarding the uselessness of WP:RFE, you might wanna look at this discussion. Ten Pound Hammer and his otters • ^{(Broken clamshells • Otter chirps • HELP)} 16:55, 20 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

Please take a look at my note on the top of the MFD. There is a bot that can use the tags to bring them to the attention of suitable WikiProjects, so I would like to urge you to remove the comment that the template should be deleted as well as the wikipedia: page. - Mgm|^(talk) 11:16, 21 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for updating me on your comments. But I think this is a case where we will have to consider agreeing to disagree. I track three WikiProjects and have checked out about a half dozen others. I just don't see any of them making use of the {{expand}} tag. They all track their articles very efficiently using the WikiProject template class/importance assessments. This makes it extremely simple to select an article in "stub" or "start" class and, if so inclined, to work on improving it. The {{expand}} tag (IMHO) is redundant. I honestly do appreciate your ideas on using the tag and I doubt very much that a consensus will be reached to make any significant changes other than possibly labeling the page as inactive/historical. Thanks again for including me in the discussion. JimVC3 (talk) 00:25, 22 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

I noticed you've been active recently fixing typos. Keep up the great work. Jason Quinn (talk) 14:16, 11 December 2008 (UTC)Reply

		The Minor Barnstar
		You've earned this barnstar for continuing to be one of the most active members of WP:TYPO. Jason Quinn (talk) 17:36, 30 January 2009 (UTC)Reply

Hello,

You have warned this user about vandalism, but he continues to vandal the page Karaite Judaism. Look at the threats he specifically made there of continuing to vandal Wikipedia. Can you please block this vandal out of Wikipedia for good? Thanks,

warshy^talk 15:35, 23 December 2008 (UTC)Reply

It looks like there have been two users from closely related IP addresses vandalizing the pages: User:70.233.170.125 and User:70.233.194.224. Unfortunately, since I'm not an administrator, I can't block them. However, both have been blocked by an administrator. JimVC3 (talk) 03:25, 24 December 2008 (UTC)Reply

Hey there ol' Buckeye. Thanks for helping out with Michael Collins. Would you mind email me? WVhybrid (talk) 00:13, 27 January 2009 (UTC)Reply

You're welcome. As I recall, it was a simple revert of some silly vandalism. Sorry, but I don't use email with Wikipedia. Is there something I can help you with? JimVC3 (talk) 05:12, 27 January 2009 (UTC)Reply

I wanted to talk about a strategy for improving the Michael Collins article. But I didn't want to share that discussion with everyone. Anyway, please keep up the good work.WVhybrid (talk) 23:32, 30 January 2009 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for this fix to one of my many unrecognized typos. I'm a rotten proofreader -- always have been. Cheers. Wtmitchell (talk) (earlier Boracay Bill) 20:52, 27 September 2019 (UTC)Reply

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I've read your response to my discussion page comment about the spelling of Kopycats/Kopykats. Since the word "copycat" has long been in common usage, it's easy to understand how some of the sources you cited may not have looked beyond the first letter before concluding "Kopycats" was correct. While I initially mentioned I could revert the spelling once I saw your response, in hindsight I think the job is better left up to you -- if you choose to do so -- since you'll have a better idea what sources you've already changed.

In case you're curious about the way the show's title was presented on the program, I've posted a screenshot at http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/6/kopykats.jpg/ This was part of the animated opening sequence of each show. I don't know where an image like this would fall within Wikipedia's copyright boundaries, but if it were possible to use it on the ABC Comedy Hour page you created it might go a long way toward dispelling some of the confusion about the proper spelling of the word. Cyoso (talk) 19:55, 31 July 2011 (UTC)Reply

Hi. The IP that vandalized the Korean Medicine page, after your warning there went and vandalized Korean Literature instead. Do you want to do the block? In ictu oculi (talk) 04:13, 19 September 2011 (UTC)Reply

Just saw your note. I'm not an administrator, so couldn't do the block myself. I would have done a report, but the vandalism seems to have stopped. JimVC3 (talk) 18:35, 19 September 2011 (UTC)Reply

I edited the page for Holly Flax and you said that by editing it I was committing vandalism and that my edit was unconstructive. I can tell you right now that I was not committing vandalism and that my edit was anything BUT unconstructive as I wrote in important details about the character. I don't mean to come off mean, but.....you erasing my contribution to the page was unnecessary and very aggravating. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Molcoo (talk • contribs) 02:52, 24 September 2011 (UTC)Reply

(talk page stalker) This edit was an attack on the character of a living person in violation of WP:BLP and would need a verifiable reliable source to back it up.   — Jeff G. ツ (talk) 02:57, 24 September 2011 (UTC)Reply

Thanks for the support, but we both may be wrong. Holly Flax is a fictional character and the edits apparently referred to a fictional life. I'll try to correct. JimVC3 (talk) 04:05, 24 September 2011 (UTC)Reply

Jim, going through the Recent Changes, there was some edits to your page by an IP that didn't seem productive. I've revert it. If this was you (just not logged in) accept this as an apology. -Achowat (talk) 20:07, 8 December 2011 (UTC) Reply

 

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I'm pretty sure his name is Ronwell. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.224.138.3 (talk) 02:00, 23 December 2011 (UTC)Reply

Wikipedia requires a bit more substantiation than being "pretty sure". JimVC3 (talk) 03:20, 23 December 2011 (UTC)Reply

 

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^ And again. ItsZippy ^{(talk • contributions)} 17:50, 2 April 2012 (UTC)Reply

So sorry about what happened, my sister found out that she can edit wikipedia apparently. I will have a talk with her first thing in the morning. Hopefully this will not happen again.

24.210.28.18 (talk) 05:44, 4 April 2012 (UTC)Reply

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Hello. You sent me a message concerning my edits on Talk:Impalement. The reason why I removed that part of the Talk section is because it is homophobic, and repeatedly uses gay as a slur, and then the person says that homosexuals should be impaled, and compares homosexuality with pedophilia. I quote; "If the punishment fits the crime, then the only thing I can think of is anal rape (child or adult) or homosexuality." This is completely the opposite of constructive, is offensive and hurtful, and it adds absolutely nothing to knowledge concerning the article about Impalement. This is why I removed it, and will be removing it again. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.177.247.32 (talk) 00:13, 30 June 2013 (UTC)Reply

It would have been helpful if you had included some of your rationale in your edit summary. Even then, talk pages are not subject to the same guidelines as mainspace content pages. In general, you can only edit or remove material on talk pages under very limited circumstances, most often personal attacks or copyright violations. The material you cited, although offensive, does not fall into these categories. You may remove the material again, but your edit may again be reverted by me or another editor.JimVC3 (talk) 00:34, 30 June 2013 (UTC)Reply

Take a look at Soraya Post, Kristina Winberg and Peter Lundgren (politician). Thanks.--BabbaQ (talk) 14:18, 27 May 2014 (UTC)Reply

Hello. I reverted your good-faith edits on some refs on the Vikings page. I fully understand why you erased the ref-info, as I myself had problems incorporating if properly in the ref-structure and just left it as is, but it is important information nevertheless and its not a good idea to delete it altogether. I am thinking that perhaps a new cite-template could fix it somehow? I am not aware of any from the top of my head though. Do you have any clue on how to fix this? Cheers. RhinoMind (talk) 06:20, 21 April 2015 (UTC)Reply

I am writing to all those who have participated in editing this article that I have now nominated it for deletion. The discussion is at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Isaiah Richardson Jr. – Voceditenore (talk) 09:16, 10 March 2016 (UTC)Reply

One of the Deans of the Law School sent a tweet that the school name was changing to the Antonin Scalia School of Law. https://twitter.com/RichKelsey/status/715602893471092737

WSJ has confirmed the name change. http://www.wsj.com/articles/george-mason-university-to-rename-law-school-after-justice-antonin-scalia-1459452145

I see that you're working on an article for A.J.'s Time Travelers. I'm not familiar with Wikipedia's tv.com template, but here is the link I found: http://www.tv.com/shows/ajs-time-travelers/

I hope this helps! JHVipond (talk) 02:56, 26 April 2016 (UTC)Reply

I'm Dawn Fraser's daughter and the information on the page is incorrect so if you want the wrong information on the Wikipedia site then I won't do the changes but that will not be helpful for children trying to find information for school projects because it is incorrect Dawn-Lorraine Ware (talk) 23:14, 24 September 2016 (UTC)Reply

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JimVC3, thanks for the advice! I will try to keep a more encyclopedic style in the future. Doursnobs (talk) 19:33, 21 June 2017 (UTC)Reply

Hello. I noticed that you reverted my edit on adding the IPA pronunciation for Gayle King. May I ask why it was deemed unconstructive? 99.203.23.187 (talk) 01:16, 19 February 2019 (UTC)Reply

Per the Wikipedia Manual of Style, for English words and names IPA is normally only included "for foreign loanwords (coup d'etat), names with counterintuitive pronunciation (Leicester, Ralph Fiennes), or very unusual words (synecdoche)". However, if you feel strongly that you'd like to include it in this case, please do so. JimVC3 (talk) 01:25, 19 February 2019 (UTC)Reply

On this warning page, I think it would be appropriate to use the level 2 warning instead of the level 1 warning. Mstrojny (talk) 21:04, 9 April 2019 (UTC)Reply

I understand your point, but I disagree. There is an 8-day lapse between the edits. It could be a different anonymous user at the same IP address. JimVC3 (talk) 21:08, 9 April 2019 (UTC)Reply

Also, in the future to get my attention, please use the {{ping}} template. Mstrojny (talk) 21:12, 9 April 2019 (UTC)Reply

 

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Could you tell me why you marked a change not constructive? Where would I find the policy which explains Wikipedia's policy on constructivism? I'd be glad to read a reply here if you have a bot working for you and are not able to reply now. The link above which gives you this permission clearly indicates that "If there are no obstacles to accepting, then it is presumed that the new revision is acceptable." Nowhere is subjective constructivism addressed by the policy. What you don't find constructive, other users might enjoy. Wikipedia is about providing information, not censoring it.--V — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:A2:68DD:BA00:ED88:F2C7:F125:13DD (talk) 21:09, 19 June 2019 (UTC)Reply

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Hello, I am Jeanie Bryson, Dizzy Gillespie's daughter. You asked about sources...PLease refer to the two biographies that were written about my father - "Dizzy" by Donald L. Maggin, and "Groovin' High", the life of Dizzy Gillespie by Alan Shipton.

I suggest you also google my name, together with my father's name, to find hundreds of other references to the fact that Dizzy Gillespie is my father. Additionally, I'm sure you will find sources that show that in 2014 my father was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame, and my son and I accepted the award on his behalf. ( WP entry - In 2014, Gillespie was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame.[68]

Someone ( I do not know who) felt they had the right to remove my name and my son's name from my fathers bio. This is a more pressing issue for me - Why was the person that REMOVED my name allowed to do that and not be challenged by WP? Who has the right to do that? My edit was described as "vandalism," and I was threatened with having my editing privileged removed. Additionally, please note that my own bio on Wikipedia references Dizzy Gillespie as my father! I would appreciate some guidance on how to proceed. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Radjibirksbryson (talk • contribs) 11:31, 20 July 2019 (UTC)Reply

I don't know who originally deleted the information. But your addition of the information was not accompanied by any citations. It is not the responsibility of an editor or reader to verify information added to an article; it is your responsibility (using appropriate format) to provide the supporting citations when you add the material. Note that your own website is not considered a valid reference and separate valid references could be required to support adding your son's name JimVC3 (talk) 16:42, 20 July 2019 (UTC)Reply

I re-entered the edits to my father's page, this time including supporting citation. Jeanie Bryson 18:30, 20 July 2019 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Radjibirksbryson (talk • contribs)

First female mayor of Ardsley was Marie Stimpfl and not Nancy Kaboolian. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.187.174.148 (talk) 20:33, 22 July 2019 (UTC)Reply

Then edit the article with an appropriate reference rather than simply blanking information. And please sign your posts. Thank you. JimVC3 (talk) 20:49, 22 July 2019 (UTC)Reply

What I wrote was in no way the Islamic point of view or otherwise. It was only completely LOGICAL. It is also written in the Arabic history studies. You may consider it again and tell me, though nothing of the biased, pastime, evil stuff is written. No problem at all. Thu, 1 Aug, 19 Crazy clasher. (don't mind the name) Crazy clasher (talk) 17:43, 1 August 2019 (UTC)Reply

I have no idea what you're trying to say here. Regardless of what you added to the article, you provided no supporting citations. That is not acceptable in Wikipedia. JimVC3 (talk) 20:29, 1 August 2019 (UTC)Reply

Hey Jim,

I had deleted the last two sentences, as I thought that they were inaccurate as in contrast to the source. Now that I had reviewed the source I still find them highly inaccurate and misleading. (ie. 'cleansing' of a city and 'cleansing' the city of armed terror groups - are two very different things.) 1. This needs to be made clear. 2. Considering the poor choice of words by the translator of the article a better interpretation is needed.

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