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Vandalism at Daniel Ricciardo Article

Please do not alter the "on loan to AlphaTauri" phrase. Daniel Ricciardo is still a Red Bull test driver who has been loaned to AlphaTauri. PLEASE DO NOT VANDALIZE and believe that you are more correct than the Red Bull Team. If you're referring to the case of Carlos Sainz Jr., that article is likewise incorrect. You are not more correct than the official Red Bull Team because you are a Wikipedia editor, not a member of the Red Bull F1 team. SOURCE: “Daniel Ricciardo will be driving for Scuderia AlphaTauri with immediate effect. Joining the Scuderia on loan from Oracle Red Bull Racing, Daniel will line up in Budapest for his first race.” from https://www.redbullracing.com/int-en/daniel-ricciardo-on-loan-to-alpha-tauri-for-2023-season?utm_source=RBR_Twitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=DR_SAT_Announcement&utm_content=Press_Release The Man Without Fear ^🦇 20:15, 11 July 2023 (UTC)

To be clear, nothing I did was vandalism, and accusing me of such isn't a great use of our time, nor is it assuming WP:GOODFAITH to say that I think I am more correct that RB. I do not disagree he is on loan (obviously). I disagree that it is necessary to specify that in the heading, versus simply mentioning that he is still contractually on loan, which is ultimately a less important detail than the fact he is driving for AT. Please continue this conversation on the talk page discussion thread I started: Talk:Daniel_Ricciardo#Should_the_heading_be_"AlphaTauri_(2023-)"_or_"On_loan_to_AlphaTauri_(2023-) Cerebral726 (talk) 20:20, 11 July 2023 (UTC)

Apologies for the harsh words. I am just infuriated with the recent vandalisms in Wikipedia and thought that you are one of them. I am sorry for judging you immediately as you are one of respected editor. But I will stand on my edit that it should be stated that Daniel Ricciardo is on loan. I am hoping for a healthy discussion for this. Thank you. The Man Without Fear ^🦇 20:40, 11 July 2023 (UTC)

Thank you for your apology, no worries. I look forward to a constructive discussion 👍. Cerebral726 (talk) 20:41, 11 July 2023 (UTC)

Claire Saffitz and references for her date of birth

Sorry for my edits, I would of thought Hollywood Mask Magazine would have been a reliable source.— Preceding unsigned comment added by LandyWikipedia (talk • contribs) 17:22, 19 July 2023 (UTC)

No worries, I can see that you were acting in good faith. You may want to review Wikipedia:Reliable sources to better understand the requirements. Especially with WP:Biographies of living persons, it is critical to be careful that you are using proper sourcing. Cerebral726 (talk) 17:28, 19 July 2023 (UTC)

indianapolis

don't you think that the most significant aspect of the city, and one which everyone instantly associates it with is the Motor Speedway? Becausewhynothuh? (talk) 15:02, 26 July 2023 (UTC)

I think a view of the city's downtown area is by far the most important aspect of the city to represent visually, as has been the case for many years for this article and is the case at similar cities such as Kansas City, Missouri, Cincinnati , Columbus, Ohio, and others. Cerebral726 (talk) 15:07, 26 July 2023 (UTC)

reed, and I do think I should have edited the row delineation. I've done that now, and added the removed picture to the marion county article. g Becausewhynothuh? (talk) 15:13, 26 July 2023 (UTC)

I disagree that removing one of the images was an improvement. I have restored it to the status quo (minus the fact I swapped out an image for daytime instead of night time). Please start a talk page discussion over at Talk:Indianapolis if you still feel it needs to be changed. Cerebral726 (talk) 15:15, 26 July 2023 (UTC)

cool Becausewhynothuh? (talk) 15:17, 26 July 2023 (UTC)

Tom Scott birth date

I wonder if you could explain why you deleted, without explanation, my revelation of Tom Scott's birth month and year, as per UK officials (highly reputable source)? 212.132.230.213 (talk) 14:09, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

There is consensus to not include Tom Scott's private details, including on the talk page. Per WP:BLPPRIVACY (emphasis my own): Wikipedia includes full names and dates of birth that have been widely published by reliable sources, or by sources linked to the subject such that it may reasonably be inferred that the subject does not object to the details being made public. Since Tom Scott has made effective efforts to not have his private details shared widely, there are not widely published reliable sources and we do not include them. There is an edit notice to this effect. Cerebral726 (talk) 14:21, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

Ok. So even when it is easily-discovered data published on an official site, like Companies House, this encyclopaedia defers to subjective preference? Are there any other objective public facts that this encyclopaedia will eschew through arbitrary preference of a subject? 212.132.230.213 (talk) 15:43, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

Yep, Wikipedia respects privacy when details haven't been the subject of widespread, published sources. Check out WP:BLP#Presumption in favor of privacy for more information. Cerebral726 (talk) 15:56, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

Thank you. An eye opener that confirms another way in which Wikipedia is not an encyclopaedia in the full sense of the word. 212.132.230.213 (talk) 16:10, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

(I presume you're not in the United Kingdom if you don't consider Companies House a widespread published source, by the way :-) 212.132.230.213 (talk) 16:11, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

I am very aware it is a widespread published source, but it isn't enough to warrant those details being included. The full text you may have missed includes Consensus has indicated that the standard for inclusion of personal information of living persons is higher than mere existence of a reliable source that could be verified. Cerebral726 (talk) 16:34, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

Ha. I was going to retort with something wry at the absurdity of that, but it'd just be inflammatory. Anyway, thank you for the salutary lesson. I shan't trouble you further, and have learned my lesson not to dabble in this cliquey realm again :-) 212.132.230.213 (talk) 17:30, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for all your help!

Just wanted to say thanks for the improvements to Wisconsin Butter Fire! The article looks so much better! Crunchydillpickle🥒 (talk) 17:53, 9 October 2023 (UTC)

Absolutely! You made such a great article, glad I could help to improve it. Fun topic too :D Cerebral726 (talk) 18:33, 9 October 2023 (UTC)

Houston Talk Page

Hi there! Would you please send the same message to user:adflatuss that you sent to me regarding Houston's Talk page? I want to erase any bias that may be present in this discussion. Cheers, Wikiphobia4 (talk) 16:17, 11 October 2023 (UTC)

I will not be doing that, as the page is not biased in regards to its coverage of indigenous peoples, and you are the one edit warring, not Adflatuss. --Cerebral726 (talk) 16:19, 11 October 2023 (UTC)

John Green aphantasia

Hi, I saw you removed my edits. Could we discuss this further over on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Aphantasia#Notable_list:_John_Green? Thanks. —FactoidCow (talk) 14:51, 16 October 2023 (UTC)

Sure thing, commented. Thanks for the notice! Cerebral726 (talk) 14:53, 16 October 2023 (UTC)

Request for Move

Hello! In case you don't receive ping notifications, I was wondering if you might have any interest in assisting with this request to update the CEO at Move, given your prior assistance on the talk page.

Thanks! Inkian Jason (talk) 14:03, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

Updated it! Cerebral726 (talk) 15:02, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

Thank you! Inkian Jason (talk) 15:45, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

Rewrite of Construction Photography page

The current Construction Photography page is spam. The page is written like an advertisement. I've attempted to re-write it for the genre of Construction Photography. The current page has references that are broken, forwarded to other stock image sites, and is not a page about actual construction photography. Please review the latest addition and help make it better. It was removed and a discussion is needed on this page. Thanks. 71.224.205.150 (talk) 18:12, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

If the article should not be about the company, then the best course of action is a deletion discussion. Additionally a new article can be started titled Construction photography (lowercase p) using the content you wrote. However, unilaterally changing the subject of an article is not a valid resolution to any of the issues you listed. Cerebral726 (talk) 18:19, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

Ok, that sounds like a good method to create something based on the actual genre of photography that I believe would be more valuable to people looking for information on the topic. Can you help create that page? 71.224.205.150 (talk) 19:59, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

Unnecessary Revert

Don't use revert for unnecessary small things such as a spelling error. Sometimes spelling errors happen. Just fix it. That's part of what Wikipedia is about. Mr. C.C.^{Hey yo!}_{I didn't do it!} 09:18, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

While I agree, I also didn't think the piping was entirely necessary. On top of the introduced error, I decided to revert it. I didn't feel that strongly about it though and I'm fine with you reinstating it with the fix. I totally agree with you stating that reverts shouldn't be strictly for a spelling error, which is what my change summary indicated, so my apologies for that. Cerebral726 (talk) 14:44, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

I didn't meant to vandalise.

I am sorry if you we're annoyed by my actions. I didn't mean to vandalise it. I thought it looked good if all teams were uniformal. So, I am sorry.

Sertyt (talk) 15:13, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

Do not worry about that, it's obvious you were trying to improve the page. Please see MOS:GEOLINK for guidance on the proper format for city links. Cerebral726 (talk) 15:15, 1 December 2023 (UTC)

Formula One page revisions

Hi I have made some small revisions to the 2023 FIA Formula One World Championship page . On Red Bulls win percentage the Alfa Romeo statistic is worthy because they won every race in 1950 they entered . The only one they didn't win was a race they didn't enter also please be more patient with my edits as i'm slow at completing them anI can be quite slow.--Stewikiaman1 (talk) 17:47, 21 December 2023 (UTC)

Please revert yourself and start a talk page discussion. You are violating edit warring guidelines, as you have been informed on your talk page. The note you are trying to add is overly detailed and WP:CRUFT-y, so no amount of further work (including adding a relevant source, which is also missing) is likely to sway me without reaching consensus first. Cerebral726 (talk) 17:50, 21 December 2023 (UTC)

Minor edits on Ginkgo Biloba

Hi there, I think that this edit https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/1191698802 Is warranted according to MOS:NUMERAL.

Here's my explanation of the same edit that Ive quoted from my talk page:

Changing "three" to "3" where I did was supported by this section of Mos:NUMERAL: "Comparable values nearby one another should be all spelled out or all in figures, even if one of the numbers would normally be written differently: patients' ages were five, seven, and thirty-two or ages were 5, 7, and 32, but not ages were five, seven, and 32." I made this change to match the way that the paragraph started. It started with numbers used for billion figures, then it used a spelled out "three" in contrast to how the paragraph started. Uhhhum (talk) 23:52, 28 December 2023 (UTC)

I think that this edit is also warranted according to MOS:NUMERAL: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/1191698169

The article uses number format and abbreviated "cm" for centimeter descriptions throughout the article leading up to this point.

I recently received a talk page comment by another editor of the Ginkgo page, and advised to pay close attention to the MOS. I want to better understand the MOS, and if I'm misunderstanding it or not seeing the reason why these edits were reverted, I would be grateful if you would explain it to me. Thank you. Uhhhum (talk) 00:02, 29 December 2023 (UTC)

A calendar-esque page of fun facts!

Hey Cerebral726! Hope you are having a good New Years Eve eve. I have been (slowly) filling up a list of unusual anniversaries on my userpage and I'd love to include any additions you might have. Wishing you a great 2024 and an auspicious hatsuyume! Crunchydillpickle🥒 (talk) 00:07, 31 December 2023 (UTC)

Happy New Year! I'll look through and see if I can add anything! Very fun list so far. Cerebral726 (talk) 19:48, 31 December 2023 (UTC)

Comment removal

After I had posted that particular comment, I realized that it was "less than neutral" so I quickly blanked it out and replaced everything with the word "resolved". I was wondering how I could delete my post in the future because I would've if I saw an option like that. freepalestine (talk) 21:11, 15 January 2024 (UTC)

Fair enough, I appreciate you realizing that and removing it. While you cannot remove it from the page's history or your editing history (except in rare situations), you don't need to worry about it as long as you continue to work to edit from a WP:NPOV. Cerebral726 (talk) 21:13, 15 January 2024 (UTC)

ITN recognition for Bob Moore (American food executive)

On 14 February 2024, In the news was updated with an item that involved the article Bob Moore (American food executive), which you updated. If you know of another recently created or updated article suitable for inclusion in ITN, please suggest it on the candidates page. Stephen 23:49, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

February 2024

Hi @Cerebral726, first of all I hope your day is going well. Personally I agree with you about the alphabetical ordering on the 2024 F1 Academy season and I believe some of the comments made by MSport1005 in the Edit summary and on the talk page WP:UNCIVIL, even if not they are rude. Just to let you know I have opened a dispute on the matter which can be found here Wikipedia:Dispute_resolution_noticeboard#2024_F1_Academy_season. Please add any necessary comments. LouisOrr27 (talk) 23:17, 20 February 2024 (UTC)

I found their explanations of teams vs constructors and the examples given convincing. Despite the lack of civility, I'm not sure it's worth continuing the discussion, as it seems to be the most common format. Cerebral726 (talk) 23:19, 20 February 2024 (UTC)

Even if no consensus can be reached and it does stay the same, hopefully they learn not to be rude, authoritarian, and aggressive. LouisOrr27 (talk) 23:23, 20 February 2024 (UTC)

Also, the main reason for me opening the dispute was because of the WP:UNCIVIL behaviour. Thanks for your response, and yes I too found the response convincing even though in my opinion listing by number doesn't make sense. LouisOrr27 (talk) 23:26, 20 February 2024 (UTC)

Thanks

I've been around a while, but there's always more to learn about the MOS. Thanks for this edit, which pointed me to MOS:AMPM. Of course there's such an entry (the MOS covers all sorts of minutiae), but I freely admit I couldn't have said exactly where. Grandpallama (talk) 18:05, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

Ha, sure thing! I'm always just searching WP:SomeThingThatTheresGottaBeARedirectFor and I'm usually pleasantly rewarded with exactly what I'm looking for. I had always seen lowercase pm, and figured it had to be a thing. Happy editing! Cerebral726 (talk) 18:11, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

You think it's a familiar face?

Hey. I noticed that you reverted the edit by User:GymratW on the San Diego page. I'm starting to have a feeling that it might be another sock of someone we already know: User:Becausewhynothuh?. I've started an SPI investigation once again on Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Becausewhynothuh?, so if you want to reply, my report is there. NoobThreePointOh (talk) 13:49, 18 March 2024 (UTC)

The editing style is pretty distinct, I agree. Thanks for making the report. Cerebral726 (talk) 13:50, 18 March 2024 (UTC)

Yeah, I'm sure they have the WP:COI with these articles. Goody. NoobThreePointOh (talk) 13:51, 18 March 2024 (UTC)

I'm not sure what you mean they have a WP:Conflict of Interest? Seems unlikely they do given the diversity of locations. They likely just have a feeling they are correct about how infoboxes should look, and are unable to not edit war over it. Cerebral726 (talk) 13:55, 18 March 2024 (UTC)

To be honest, they are editing the same cities that we used to revert them over, so I'm not clearly sure, but they might be a sock. Let's see what happens in my report. NoobThreePointOh (talk) 13:58, 18 March 2024 (UTC)

Okay. I just think labeling it as a WP:COI might cause some confusion, as that is an entirely separate issue from being a sockpuppet, and unlikely to be true. You may want to remove that term, and just focus on the fact that their editing patterns are very similar. Cerebral726 (talk) 14:04, 18 March 2024 (UTC)

Agreed on that. NoobThreePointOh (talk) 14:34, 18 March 2024 (UTC)

DYK for Bob Moore (executive)

On 25 March 2024, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article Bob Moore (executive), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was ... that Bob Moore did not found Bob's Red Mill until after his first retirement? The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Bob Moore (American food executive). You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page (here's how, Bob Moore (executive)), and the hook may be added to the statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on the Did you know talk page.

Z1720 (talk) 00:03, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

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	Thanks for improving and expanding upon my edits to the tokens plot on Monopoly. Osubuckeyeguy (talk) 20:34, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

@Osubuckeyeguy: Thanks for your kind words! Who doesn't love an opportunity to use a Wikipedia timeline!-- Cerebral726 (talk) 14:59, 7 May 2024 (UTC)

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Lewis Hamilton

Seek consensus on talk page before amending Lede.

Thank you Koppite1 (talk) 12:59, 9 July 2024 (UTC)

There is no "protocol" that requires me to gain consensus before changing the lead. Now that you have reverted, obviously the next thing to do is to discuss on the talk page, but there is no requirement to do so first on this article. Cerebral726 (talk) 13:14, 9 July 2024 (UTC)