User:Ned Scott
I live in Arizona, USA. My main focus on Wikipedia is working on articles about entertainment and fiction (particularly anime and science fiction, which is probably not a big surprise), though I do enjoy working on much more than just those kinds of articles. Lately I've been more active in meta space than in article space, focusing on discussions and technical features such as templates. I'm also very interested in applying some of the methodology of Wikipedia to other wikis around the internet, which lead me to start up WikiProject Transwiki.
Unfortunately my personal time is being consumed by some other stuff lately, and I'm not nearly as active as I once was. Don't let that stop you from leaving me a message or asking for assistance if you feel I can be of some help! I will always be a Wikipedian, and look forward to always having at least some level of contribution to this great project. I also plan on getting more active again to at least finish a number of projects/ideas that I've either had or was involved in.
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Proposals (persistent) post | watch | search To discuss new proposals that are not policy related. See also: perennial proposals. |
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| It's been three years since the last discussion was held in regards to the infobox image. As I believed so back then, the current image (which was reached by consensus albeit) is unflattering and as one user noted above, it's a bit creepy. I created a cropped close up so you can see what I'm talking about. Her eyes are half-open, quality isn't the best and if this is truly the 'best' picture that captures what she's known for (as stated in the last discussion three years ago in terms of her outfits), then perhaps it's best to asses an infobox image based on quality over what she's 'known' for. If this is the best picture that shows her during her 'comeback' (as stated in last discussion), then once again, I must emphasize the quality of the picture (awkward lighting, unflattering eye pose, not the best in quality). These are the current images at commons that are best suited for an infobox image. As noted in other talk page discussions, when the subject of an article passes away, their infobox image is also replaced with a black and white picture or of one that captures them in their 'prime' so to speak. Although (as of now) Marcos is still alive, I feel that Option B is in better quality than the current picture, shows her as her time as First Lady (much like other first lady articles) and will depict her in her prime when she passes away (not a huge factor now, but worth thinking about). Pinging previous contributors to the discussion three years ago for good measure: @Chieharumachi:, @Crisantom:, @Object404:, @Unilimited247:, @Lochglasgowstrathyre: TDKR Chicago 101 (talk) 20:28, 27 December 2024 (UTC) |
Talk:Big Foot (Nicki Minaj song)
| Should the article contain a composition/lyrics section, include content about Ben Shapiro's relationship to the song, and background information giving context to the song's release? Flabshoe1 (talk) 03:49, 26 December 2024 (UTC) |
Talk:List of sitcoms known for negative reception
| Should animated sitcoms be listed in this article or in List of television shows notable for negative reception#Animated shows, or both? –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 03:46, 24 December 2024 (UTC) |
Has Game Science's sexism controversy added controversy around Black Myth: Wukong's launch, and should this information be appended to the first sentence of the paragraph that starts with "In 2023, IGN released a report"? Aaron Liu (talk) 03:25, 19 December 2024 (UTC) |
| When referring to Grande in the article, should her credited name or common name, i.e. should "Ariana Grande-Butera" or "Ariana Grande", be used? Happily888 (talk) 08:20, 11 December 2024 (UTC) |
Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard
What is the reliability of the German tabloid Bild, including its website Bild.de?
Hemiauchenia (talk) 22:10, 10 December 2024 (UTC) |
| Should the following revision/expansion be accepted or rejected?
It concerns the paragraph introducing the quoted excerpt in the section currently titled "Excerpt of Ibn Zamrak's poem on the basin" (about an inscription carved into the courtyard's fountain). It currently reads as:
The proposed expansion would read as:
If accepted, further copy-edits or suggestions about wording are also welcome. If relevant for context, the reasons for starting this RfC are this edit and this revert, along with the discussion above. R Prazeres (talk) 21:22, 10 December 2024 (UTC) |
Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard
| Is the blog Science-Based Medicine in whole or in part, a self-published source? Iljhgtn (talk) 01:20, 6 December 2024 (UTC) |
Talk:List of tallest buildings and structures in the Birmingham Metropolitan Area, West Midlands
| Which, if any, subsections of List of tallest buildings and structures in the Birmingham Metropolitan Area, West Midlands#Approved, proposed and emergent should be deleted? Should buildings in these sections with and without Wikipedia articles be treated differently? In favor of deletion is an interpretation of WP:CRYSTAL which says uncertain future events like building construction are out of scope for Wikipedia, especially for emergent proposals, which have not yet sought planning approval and it's unclear have a 50% probability of actually happening due to government rejection or financial difficulties. Against deletion is the argument that it's useful for research purposes to document the proposals and even though the proposals might not get built, they are referenced to reliable sources; approved designs are specific and more likely to get built. After this RFC is complete, the article may be split due to size, depending on what is kept. -- Beland (talk) 01:45, 4 December 2024 (UTC) |
| Should the article on Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov include the following infobox?
Robert McClenon (talk) 15:41, 2 December 2024 (UTC) |
Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)
Are AI-generated images (generated via text prompts, see also: text-to-image model) okay to use to depict BLP subjects? The Laurence Boccolini example was mentioned in the opening paragraph. The image was created using Grok / Aurora, a text-to-image model developed by xAI, to generate images...As with other text-to-image models, Aurora generates images from natural language descriptions, called prompts.  |
Wikipedia:Blocking policy/RFC on promotional activity
| Should admins be advised to warn rather than issue no-warning blocks to users who have posted promotional content outside of article space? 21:40, 29 December 2024 (UTC) |
| The opening to the Abdel Fattah el-Sisi article read:
Abdel Fattah Saeed Hussein Khalil El-Sisi[a] (born 19 November 1954) is an Egyptian politician, dictator,[5] and retired military officer who has been serving as the sixth and current president of Egypt since 2014.[6] (The word dictator been been removed for now while the RfC discussion takes place) Should Sisi be referred to as a dictator? Some of these options are not mutually exclusive, so more than one can be selected:
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Talk:Mackinac Center for Public Policy
| This a request for comment on the above question and previous section. Is the Mackinac Center for Public Policy a Conservative group and should be described as such? And does the polices listed above overrule the more widely available references describing their relationships and them as Conservative vs Free-Market? ContentEditman (talk) 02:35, 18 December 2024 (UTC) |
Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)
Should Wikipedia:Administrators#Restoration of admin tools be amended to:
Background: This issue arose in one recent RfA and is currently being discussed in an ongoing RfA. voorts (talk/contributions) 21:14, 15 December 2024 (UTC) |
Wikipedia talk:Please do not bite the newcomers
There are several questions, as follows:
The proposed rewrite can be found here: Wikipedia:Please do not bite the newcomers/rewrite. Please refrain from making significant changes to the rewrite while the RfC is ongoing. Also see the idea lab discussion: Wikipedia:Village pump (idea lab) § Rewriting WP:BITE. After the last RfC, User:Alalch E. has done work on cleaning up the "Understanding newcomers" section. Ca talk to me! 14:28, 11 December 2024 (UTC) |
Talk:Second Nagorno-Karabakh War
| The RfC is whether to retain or remove Syrian mercenaries from the belligerents section of the infobox. Cinderella157 (talk) 02:58, 10 December 2024 (UTC) |
| Should the sentence in the instructions to this template "If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article" be reworded? Fangz (talk) 10:14, 4 December 2024 (UTC) |
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- ^ a b Irwin 2004, p. 52.
- ^ a b López 2011, p. 134.
- ^ a b c Puerta Vílchez 2015, p. 169.
- ^ a b Puerta Vílchez 2015, p. 168.
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Sources that categorize Sisi as a dictator:
- "Egypt's rushed election shows Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi is nervous". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
Last month Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, Egypt's military dictator...
- Dunne, Michele (2019-04-08). "Why Is Trump Helping Egypt's Dictator Entrench His Power?". POLITICO Magazine. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
- "President Trump, Condemn This Sham Egyptian Election | The Washington Institute". www.washingtoninstitute.org. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
...issued a statement praising the Egyptian dictator's magnificent work for the country
- "A Blank Check for Egypt's Dictator". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
- Toosi, Nahal (2021-07-12). "In D.C. visit, Egypt spy boss claims U.S. agreed — in writing — to jail American activist". POLITICO. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
...Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, the Egyptian dictator who has imprisoned tens of thousands of dissidents.
Lawler, Dave (2019-04-23). "Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi could rule until 2030 after winning referendum". Axios. Retrieved 2024-12-27.He has now cemented his status as Egypt's dictator without losing his position as a U.S. ally.
- Greenwald, Glenn (2015-03-31). "Obama Personally Tells the Egyptian Dictator That U.S. Will Again Send Weapons (and Cash) to His Regime". The Intercept. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
- Williams, Jennifer (2017-04-03). "Egypt's president is a bloodthirsty dictator. Trump thinks he's done a "fantastic job."". Vox. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
- "Egypt President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi: Ruler with an iron grip". BBC News. 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
- "Egypt is again under military rule, but Sisi lacks Nasser's appeal". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Archived from the original on 2021-08-26. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
- Grewal, Sharan (2023-07-25), "Egypt: A Coup against Democracy", Soldiers of Democracy?, Oxford University PressOxford, pp. 136–176, doi:10.1093/oso/9780192873910.003.0007, ISBN 0-19-287391-1, retrieved 2024-11-25
- "EU Deal with Egypt Rewards Authoritarianism, Betrays 'EU Values' | Human Rights Watch". 2024-03-15. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
- "Egypt's rushed election shows Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi is nervous". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2024-12-27.
- ^ "EU Deal with Egypt Rewards Authoritarianism, Betrays 'EU Values' | Human Rights Watch". 2024-03-15. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
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