User talk:DVdm

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Ten Bells

Why are you editing this, points are factually correct.

Jamie OLIVER has never had a beer or a doombar there. There is a chalk line outside. Vandalism on a wikipage, leave it out. ToppersHarley (talk) 14:10, 12 October 2016 (UTC)

You can leave comments about the article (not about its content) on the article talk page Talk:Ten Bells. But see our wp:talk page guidelines. - DVdm (talk) 14:14, 12 October 2016 (UTC)

ok — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.101.134.12 (talk) 19:17, 13 October 2016 (UTC)

Tamar (daughter of David) revert

I'm sorry I didn't explain why I removed some content in the article for "Tamar (daughter of David)", but I did it because the information was inaccurate. In the Background section, there's a paragraph that explains Tamar's colourful robe as meaning she was a priestess, healer and "mistress of dreams." The purpose of the colourful robe is actually stated in the the Bible (2 Samuel 13:18), "Now she had on a robe of many colors, for the king’s virgin daughters wore such apparel." This alone makes the the current information inaccurate and I would like to see it removed, thanks. --Sage Endeavour (talk) 20:02, 17 October 2016 (UTC)

Please put new talk page messages at the bottom of talk pages. Thanks.

The best place to discuss this, is the article talk page. Cheers. - DVdm (talk) 20:05, 17 October 2016 (UTC)

Just FYI

I know you're using Huggle, but here's no need to give another warning for an edit like this one. Any admin worth their salt would block on sight for that and somebody who made an edit like that is unlikely to be worth yet another chance. Best, HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 12:53, 18 October 2016 (UTC)

Thanks, but most of the time it's more efficient (and a lot easier) to undo and warn (one click) than verify, undo and decide not to not warn (17 clicks) . - DVdm (talk) 12:59, 18 October 2016 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) It's more "efficient" (ie: faster) to do a half-assed job more quickly that spending time doing the job properly, but it doesn't mean it's a good idea. It's not a race. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 13:14, 18 October 2016 (UTC)

But I don't agree that "undo and warn" is half-assed. The warning might not be needed, but I does no harm either. And in this case it was a final warning, so... - DVdm (talk) 14:21, 18 October 2016 (UTC)

Does Huggle not have an option to send something straight to AIV? If not, perhaps it should. It baffles me why we bother giving people like this four chances. HJ Mitchell | Penny for your thoughts? 15:07, 18 October 2016 (UTC)

@HJ Mitchell: yes, report user, does the job. I used that today here, immediately following this 3rd level warning. I guess I could have done the same with the Nicola Sturgeon vandal after my 4th level warning. The thing is, Huggle 3 does not always correctly show the current warning level of a vandal—Huggle 2 was much, much better at that. - DVdm (talk) 15:33, 18 October 2016 (UTC)

Hatfield rail crash

I'd be interested to find a reliable source that shows a company being imprisoned and escaping to Canada. [1] Is the head office fitted with an outboard motor? :-) (PS: I blocked indef for vandalism) Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 13:13, 18 October 2016 (UTC)

Thanks! - DVdm (talk) 14:22, 18 October 2016 (UTC)

A really small operation might physically fit into a vehicle. What is bugging me, though, is how you can escape to Canada while in prison? Paradoctor (talk) 15:41, 18 October 2016 (UTC)

That entirely depends on where the prison was, no? - DVdm (talk) 15:48, 18 October 2016 (UTC)

Presumably the UK? Or does their Canadian embassy have a hoosegow on its grounds? Paradoctor (talk) 16:26, 18 October 2016 (UTC)

help in making an article

Hi, everytime I make an article, it is always put up for deletion. Why is that??? Rosanna48 (talk) 10:41, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

I don't know, but perhaps you make articles about subjects that lack notability for Wikipedia. I have put a new welcome menu on your talk page. Please do not wipe it, but follow some of the pointers you find there. Good luck. - DVdm (talk) 10:44, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

hello

i am not vandelizing shit people died cuz of this man and his pseudoscience bullshit and still you allow this because it talks about the person and not the scams he practices if you guys really believe this all of wikipedia is fucking bullshit cuz con artists can just use it to gain more and more credibility, this site should be to aducate people not to lead them astray to a path that could lead to them murderig their own children while they try to save them. i main come on this man is a menace for the world every person that believes him is in turn a danger to society for people are ignorant and allot of them need to be guided to not fall in the traps of evil people like david wolfe. i know this will most likely not get me anywhere but i hope i might spark a discussion between you editors about how you deal with pseudoscience on a site that mainly deals with factual information and how you deal with the people that exploit ignorant or less intelligent people for their own goals(mostly money) in my opinion he should be able to be in wikipedia but its should be stated multiple times that nothing this man says is based on facts or scientific evidence so if you choose to believe him its your choice, you have an obligation to protect the people that come in this site here to find out information about people when this information could be really misleading and lead to people thinking this guy is legit when his is obviously not.

yours truly a worried dutch guy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2a02:a44f:2661:0:8c33:625e:d306:c27b (talk • contribs) 12:28, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

Please sign all your talk page messages with four tildes (~~~~). Thanks.

Concerns about the content of an article should be made on the article talk page. Preferably in readable sentences, and preferably in English. - DVdm (talk) 12:35, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

This is somewhat better already. I replied. Go on... - DVdm (talk) 14:30, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

haters

Leave me alone $avage (talk) 19:39, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

I will, if you behave. - DVdm (talk) 19:42, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

Ok sorry, my friend. You know Tom savage is a real person enrolled at bad axe high school. He is famous at the school and local area. $avage (talk) 20:22, 19 October 2016 (UTC)

Michelson Morley Experiment

Hi,

   Surely Lorentz's words as quoted on the Wiki site are sufficient to validate this addition to the page?

If one examines the evidence one can see that the ether theory is not proved to be invalid by the Michelson-Morley experiment, in fact the Lorentz transformation was invented in order that the ether theory could remain viable. S the ether theory should be acknowledged as a possible alternative, otherwise the information on this page is incomplete and biased.

Also, referring to another Wiki page is common practice and should be valid as evidence, as any wiki page has an equal standing to any other wiki page - thus it does not diminish the validity.

Can you please reinstate my edit?

Regards, Declan Traill — Preceding unsigned comment added by Declan Traill (talk • contribs) 07:30, 20 October 2016 (UTC)

Please sign all your talk page messages with four tildes (~~~~). Thanks.

@Declan Traill: your edit was removed by four users now, so you probably should make your case on the article talk page Talk:Michelson–Morley experiment, where everybody involved can contribute to the discussion.

Do note however that "referring to another Wiki page is common practice and should be valid as evidence" is definitely not true. Other wikipages are indeed pointed to with wp:WIKILINKS, but sourcing challenged content with wikilinks is not allowed: see wp:CIRCULAR, and of course wp:BURDEN. - DVdm (talk) 08:36, 20 October 2016 (UTC)

I have added a section to the Talk:Michelson–Morley experiment page to discuss this. Regards, Declan Traill (talk) 22:45, 20 October 2016 (UTC)

Olympic stadium

Hi DVdm i do not remember making any changes to the article as i was not even logged inTamblingb (talk) 09:36, 20 October 2016 (UTC)

@Tamblingb: I'm sorry, but I have no idea what you are referring to. Can you elaborate? - DVdm (talk) 10:03, 20 October 2016 (UTC)

on the 2012 olympic stadium page there is a message stating that someone has edited it, if this is meant for someone else then i am sorry for wasting your time.Tamblingb (talk) 10:26, 20 October 2016 (UTC)

@Tamblingb: ha, you mean the article 2012 Olympic Stadium, with this revert. The message was sent to an anonymous user at User talk:176.126.229.55. If this was not you, then you just have learned about the benefit of signing up for a username. Enjoy and cheers. - DVdm (talk) 10:33, 20 October 2016 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

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people are saying, we don't believe in Wikipedia, because you can change, edit, publish whatever you want!! So i just wanted to make sure that's right or just propaganda!! I still have doubt about Wikipedia, because i'm English learner, i wanna use Wikipedia to develop myself, vocabulary, expressions, idioms. and please make sure to me, those information written by native speakers, because that's very important for me to make sure the structure of my speaking is correct. Thanks Suren lonely (talk) 07:16, 21 October 2016 (UTC)

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W00t! :) Paradoctor (talk) 21:00, 26 October 2016 (UTC)

(edit conflict) L00ts of automated edits, but that many? Thanks DVdm (talk) 21:11, 26 October 2016 (UTC)

Einstein's papers

Dear DVdm, please have a look at my suggestion there (Talk:Annus_Mirabilis_papers#Doctoral_dissertation) since I'd like to have your opinion. Jean Fex (talk) 20:11, 2 November 2016 (UTC)

Been away for a little while. It looks like someone already replied there. Cheers. - DVdm (talk) 13:07, 6 November 2016 (UTC)

Isla Falta Calzado

I deleted this article because it is entirely fabricated. No such island exists in Lake Gatun. The only hit on Google search is the Wikipedia article. The "Gallidemia Woodpecker" mentioned in the article doesn't exist. (The only Google hit is for the article.) There are no Harpy Eagles on small islands of Lake Gatun. The "extinct Golden Toad" that supposedly occurred on the island was from Costa Rica and never occurred in Panama. The "Isthmian Alligator Lizard" supposedly recorded from the island is only known from Costa Rica and westernmost Panama, and never occurred anywhere near the supposed locality of the island. Hurricane Mitch, which is supposed to have destroyed the research station on the island, never hit Panama. This island is not a field station of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute or the University of Panama. Essentially everything in the article is false. These facts can easily be checked.

My name is George Angehr. I am a professional ornithologist, the author of the Birds of Panama, and have worked with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute since 1977. I know Lake Gatun and Panama's wildlife very well. This article has clearly been posted as a joke. It is complete nonsense from start to finish. 190.141.80.155 (talk) 16:05, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

Please sign all your talk page messages with four tildes (~~~~) at the end of the message. Hoping you don't mind, I have moved your signature.

Interesting. See

• Isla Falta Calzado (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
• Isla Tres Perros (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs)
• Godspeed1715 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)
• Sultaz (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · logs · filter log · block user · block log)

I suggest that you put this message on the article talk page Talk:Isla Falta Calzado where other contributors to the article can comment. If nothing happens there, you can also open a little case at wp:AFD, as I don't think that this article might still qualify to be templated with {{Db-hoax}} for speedy deletion as a hoax (see wp:G3). I will keep an eye on the talk page. Cheers. - DVdm (talk) 19:30, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

It is clearly a hoax. Checking the citations will show that none of them actually say what is claimed. I suppose I should notify Matt Larsen, the Director of the Tropical Research Institute, that we are being linked to nonsensical and fraudulent information. As a scientific institution, this is a serious issue for us. 190.141.80.155 (talk) 20:37, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

The citations in the articles for Isla Tres Perros also seem to be general ones that don't back up the specific information in the article. It misspells the name of the town Arenosa as well. It's odd that it doesn't mention the adjacent Isla Falta Calzado, given its alleged significance.190.141.80.155 (talk) 20:50, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

This might also benefit from a short statement at Talk:Isla Tres Perros. In a few days, new entries at wp:AFD will likely result in article deletion. - DVdm (talk) 21:07, 9 November 2016 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

	The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
	Thanks for destroying vandalism when you see it, and actively seeking vandalism to destroy. Adotchar| reply here 13:27, 11 November 2016 (UTC)

Someone must do the dirty work, right? Thanks - DVdm (talk) 13:30, 11 November 2016 (UTC)

Dude why

It's a fact that smarties don't make you smarter Superkai64wamboi (talk) 19:23, 14 November 2016 (UTC)

Blocking Vandalism

Hi I'm Ltblood and I reverted some vandalism on the page Osbourn Park High School and when I went to leave a warning on the talk page of the person who vandalized the article and I saw that you left a warning that he'd be blocked next time he vandalized the page and I thought I'd tell you because I don't know how to block someone. Ltblood (talk | contribs) 19:14, 16 November 2016 (UTC)