User talk:Meters

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I remove tags on pages I believe have been handled. Feel free to put back the tags if you think the tag has not been resolved. Thanks. DentistRecommended (talk) 10:23, 7 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

And I warned you because some of those tags were clearly still warranted. Meters (talk) 10:26, 7 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I hear that New Flyer D40LF's are actual ETS Buses. They mistook themselves by putting a D40LFR image on the "Riding ETS" page, as that image is supposed to be a New Flyer D40LF. I will check on the ETS Website. @Meters ETSTransitFan1996 (talk) 21:28, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

What does this have to do with the fact that you added unsourced content that contradicted the existing ref? Meters (talk) 21:38, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Because the D40LF's are actual 40-foot low-floor buses. ETSTransitFan1996 (talk) 06:08, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Again, this has nothing to do with what I warned you for. Meters (talk) 06:38, 29 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

can I now add Manohar Chatlani to notable Alumni list after citing adequate references Bingchungus (talk) 22:26, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

yes. Meters (talk) 22:46, 22 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you, boss. Bingchungus (talk) 06:41, 23 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, Meters, I noticed you removed the poem "Oh No! It's Jamie!" at the user's talk page? It was a poem of appreciation. So what should I do if I want to send that poem to them? 103.150.52.126 (talk) 06:55, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It looked like trolling to me. Meters (talk) 07:18, 26 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

That user above does not read the sources in the VHS article carefully. 35.136.190.243 (talk) 20:08, 3 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I have brought my points to the article's talk page regarding our discussion on the splitting of the title to Magnus and Nepo. We can discuss it further there.

I also have a question, I see you are quite experienced. I was trying to find one of the first pages I edited, (The Emotron's Teenage Jesus). I have searched for it, yet I cannot find any discussion as to why the page was deleted, the page itself or any information regarding it. I only have the Playlist of the Album which was compiled by me (Link to album). I would like to know why this page was deleted, and where I can find any information on it. Bloodyfist (talk) 19:57, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There's no need to tell me this here. I'm the one who asked you to discuss it on the article's talk page. You don't have to tell me that you are doing so here, and on your page, and attempt to ping me to the article's talk page too.

I se no evidence that Wikipedia ever had an article about an album called Teenage Jesus by a group called The Emotron. There was an article about Emotron and one titled The Emotron. Emotron was speedily deleted under criterion WP:A7 (no indication of importance). The Emotron was first speedily deleted under criterion WP:G11 (promotional), and then another version was deleted at AFD. See Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Emotron (2nd nomination). Meters (talk) 20:50, 4 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Article in question is World Blitz Chess Championship Meters (talk) 02:46, 6 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hey, I just wanted you to check and see if the Christian Brothers High School (Memphis, Tennessee) page is looking better with the resources I fixed. I'm still iffy about the one I used for the Saint Benedict at Auburndale rivalry. Dizzlessportsmatrix (talk) 00:17, 7 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Please add new threads at the bottom of talk pages (I've moved it), use headers (I've added one), and use diffs or links (I've added a link as the header). Meters (talk) 07:05, 7 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

1. The MUS/Christian Brothers ref https://www.localmemphis.com/article/sports/high-school/christian-brothers-mus-rivalry-memphis/522-b06ce1c3-e1e8-405a-b6df-0fb439ff8472 is good.
2. The Briarcrest/Christian Brothers ref https://www.localmemphis.com/article/sports/briarcrest-christian-brothers-hs-football-ready-to-renew-rivalry/522-cff3ba3a-2327-4997-a67c-16fd9d2bb4ed is weak. No discussion of a long-term rivalry or history, just quotes from couple of players.
3. The St. Benedict at Auburndale/Christian Brothers ref https://amyosport.com/rivalry.php?rival=83084&sportID=5#google_vignette is even weaker. There is no mention of any significant rivalry. It's nothing but a database of results in one sport for two teams that play each other two three times a year. For all I can tell the website uses the saem "rivalry" terminology for the results between every two teams. Meters (talk) 07:23, 7 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Meters! I hope you are doing well. Sorry to go over this again. But it appears when I made unsourced claims about the Dallas Texans (NFL) article, that while I did make an unsourced claim, but that wasn't just the only issue, another issue (That I realised) that is I published original research, and I believed my research (That they were the last big 4 team to fold without another team continuing their legacy/records) was true, it appears that I conned myself🤦. If we make original research claims, but no source makes the claim, it probably isn't true, or isn't notable. Thank you. Hope you have a great day Servite et contribuere (talk) 10:26, 16 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Someone's complaining about your edits concerning common years on ANI. Acroterion (talk) 14:44, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Meters (talk) 21:54, 22 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I know you've given me links to look at in the past but can u give me something to read so I can understand the rules better? I don't want to continue making your job frustrating and I don't want you to hate me. It's time for me to stop throwing pity parties and hold myself accountable because I understand that I'm on some really thin ice here. Dizzlessportsmatrix (talk) 23:54, 3 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

For the second time, please add new threads at the bottom of talk pages (I've moved it), use headers (I've added one), and use diffs or links (I've added a link as the header).

Why don't you undelete the material from you talk page and start with those links. I'm not interested in repeating myself. Meters (talk) 00:00, 4 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

How? MrVC25 (talk) 04:55, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Why would you think that Wikipedia needs anyone's consent for there to be an article? There are ways to get articles deleted for various reasons, but consent is not a reason. Exceptions are sometimes made for articles about living people who are only marginally notable and request that their article be deleted. Meters (talk) 05:00, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Isnt that crazy it fits exactly like my story? MrVC25 (talk) 05:14, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Just FYI the article in question is slated for deletion review down the road as one of User:Lugnuts non notable creations. It's way down the list but eventually. Moxy🍁 05:16, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I'm not surprised. A PanAmerican medal and Olympic participation in a team rowing event didn't seem to cut it. Meters (talk) 05:23, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wondering if we should move quicker on this one to avoid more interactions like this. Will ask the wiki project tomorrow. Moxy🍁 05:24, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

User has already started Draft:Wiki Meters. Meters (talk) 05:29, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Meters! Honestly, this draft page about you is so ridiculous and non constructive that I honestly think it should be either nominated for deletion or rejected for publishing. Thank you. Servite et contribuere (talk) 09:15, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. It's obviously never going to be accepted, and it only exists as a WP:POINTY attempt at harassment. If the user keeps this up they will be at ANI. Meters (talk) 20:08, 5 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Moxy and Servite et contribuere: Draft in my name deleted after Moxy's speedy nomination. User given COI notice and final warnings for disruption and personal attacks by deleting admin user:DoubleGrazing. Thanks all. Meters (talk) 21:17, 6 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Antonio Riaño PRODed by Moxy, Unsourced draft about Antonio's son and OP's fatherDraft:Antonio Riano Borges currently consists of nothing but an infobox, with no apparent claim to notability. Meters (talk) 21:21, 6 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Draft:Antonio Riano Borges Moxy🍁 21:32, 6 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Damn the glaze is crazy MrVC25 (talk) 05:08, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I have no idea what that means, but if you harass me again by creating another draft in my name I will report you to WP:ANI and request that you be blocked. Meters (talk) 05:34, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Unc calm down it means that you guys are caring too much about a DRAFT that hasn't even been submitted for review yet MrVC25 (talk) 05:46, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Also you told me I could. The switch up when moxy said they could get me blocked is crazy MrVC25 (talk) 05:51, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

MrVC25 Honestly, you should calm down, you are the one that is caring too much. Servite et contribuere (talk) 05:52, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

MrVC25 You care about harassing other users that disagree with the edits you have made. Please stop harassing other editors like Meters. Remind yourself that Wikipedia editing is not a game but about making articles right, not the way you think they should be. If you are writing about your family without a reliable source, then you are publishing original research which is against Wikipedia's policies. Servite et contribuere (talk) 05:59, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

gee willickers MrVC25 (talk) 06:00, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I like how you completely ignored this MrVC25 (talk) 06:03, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Enough. MrVC25, stay off my talk please. Meters (talk) 06:06, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

OP indef'ed by DoubleGrazing Meters (talk) 08:16, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Meters. Would you mind taking a look at Cairo High School? I came across it via recent questions about some files being used in it asked at WP:MCQ. The article appears to have recently been expanded quite a bit by Gumby-andrit in good faith, but it also has needed to be cleaned twice for copyvios. The formating of the some of the sections is something that should be routine enough to fix, but some of the content (even if not a copyvio) might need some rewriting. FWIW, I'm asking you since, if I remember correctly, you have lots of experience with high school articles and are also pretty good at explaining to others why their edits might not be OK without hitting them with a ton of bricks from the very get go. If it's better to ask about this at WT:SCHOOLS instead, please let me know. -- Marchjuly (talk) 21:19, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Marchjuly: I'm heading out, but I'll take a detailed look later today. There's definitely some weird html-style formatting that needs to be cleaned up, even if the content turns out to be fine. A bit odd to see a user return after years of inactivity. Meters (talk) 23:02, 7 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Done Meters (talk) 08:12, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for taking a look at this. -- Marchjuly (talk) 08:32, 8 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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i see you reverting this guys edits is there any way we can get in contact with someone who can block them because it is constant and im sure you're tired of reverting them Bastubunny (talk) 04:39, 19 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

AIV is not picking up so I made a short request at ANI. We could also contact a currently active admin (see [1] ). I don't think juvenile stupidity such as this would qualify for an email to the emergency email. Meters (talk) 04:55, 19 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

lol good luck with that man respect for fighting the good fight i gtg Bastubunny (talk) 04:59, 19 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

And blocked. Meters (talk) 05:00, 19 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Since you seem to be closely monitoring the Sears page, can you take a look at this sentence and figure out a better way to say it, given that Sears in Mexico and Central America are totally different company(s?) from Sears in the US? (But Puerto Rico *is* part of the US Sears)

"Sears operates in Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Puerto Rico." Ron Newman (talk) 11:25, 19 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, that's a problem. We should not say that "Sears operates" in Mexico, Guatemala, or El Salvador if they are now seperate companies. How about something like "Former Sears divisions are still operating in Mexico, Guatemala, and El Salvador; however, these are no longer part of Sears."? We would need sourcing.

It appears that there is still one Sears store in Puerto Rico, or at least there was as of 2024. The website https://www.searspr.com/ is still up. Meters (talk) 05:52, 20 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, Sears in Puerto Rico is still part of US Sears. Sears in Mexico is not (and is thriving under separate ownership). I know little about the Central American stores. Ron Newman (talk) 16:22, 23 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sears_in_Latin_America says that Sears closed recently in El Salvador, but doesn't provide a source for that information. I'm also finding a Reddit thread saying it's closed, and Google Maps says it's closed, but those aren't Wikipedia-quality sources. Ron Newman (talk) 16:36, 23 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

		The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
		For reverting the vandalism on my talk page while I was sleeping. It's always nice to wake up to see fellow editors sticking up for me, especially since that sort of homophobic vandalism is deeply offensive to me on a personal basis. Cheers! JeffSpaceman (talk) 11:49, 22 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@JeffSpaceman: You are welcome. None of us should have to put up with that sort of trolling abuse. Since whoever it is has used multiple IPs over several days you could ask for your talk page to be protected again at WP:RPP. Meters (talk) 03:33, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you for the advice. I think I will let it go for now, since the IP user did not edit my talk page at all yesterday, which could be a sign that the harassment is subsiding. If it resumes any time soon, though, I will likely consider requesting protection. JeffSpaceman (talk) 11:21, 25 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Left a few comments on your edits on the Talk:Farrington High School page. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Best regards, Theadventurer64 (talk) 05:16, 4 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Since references on the Grey High School website have been ignored and information on the page removed as a result citing "no evidence of attendance", could the references of notable alumni also be reviewed in the same manner for articles "Grey College, Bloemfontein", "Paul Roos Gymnasium", "Paarl Gimnasium", "Paarl Boys' High School", "Selborne College", "St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown", "Wynberg Boys' High School", "Rondebosch Boys' High School", "South African College Schools", "Diocesan College", "King Edward VII School, Johannesburg", "St Stithians College" and "Parktown Boys' High School" 2C0F:F4C0:A14C:EC10:3885:4EF6:FB9D:27BE (talk) 21:42, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Please provide diffs to the edits in question.

Please provide links to the articles in question.

Please do not misuse edit request templates. You are saying that my talk page is protected, and asking that it be edited. I doubt that any of the articles are protected.

No, I'm not going to review all of the alumni entries on 13 different articles for you. If you think there are problems with any of the entries then remove them yourself.

If you complaining about my recent removals from Grey High School [6] [7] then you are out of luck. None of the three alumni had an article to show their notability, and only one had a source which confirmed their attendance. Meters (talk) 07:42, 17 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Apologies if I'm doing this wrong. On the Milton_High_School_(Georgia) page, you removed an entry for an alumni Nadine Jolie Courtney. I added it back because it's cited in her book All-American Muslim Girl published by Macmillan in 2019. I added the citation. Thanks. 172.91.132.21 (talk) 01:46, 23 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for adding the citation. Meters (talk) 06:55, 23 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Meters. I saw that you reverted some vandalism on the talk page of 149.108.201.116... which they reposted, so I reverted it again. This looks like the infamous "Megafauna Man" vandal - have you seen them before? I've reverted a few IP talk pages with the same junk in recent months. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 16:10, 27 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Drm310: Thanks for the tip. No, I've never run across them before. Is there an SPI? All I can find in the archive that mentions "megafauna" is Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Roqui15 and it's not an obvious match. Meters (talk) 21:25, 27 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

No SPI that I know of, because I can't find any named accounts that do this - just IPs. Recent examples include:

• 149.108.165.80
• 149.108.166.124
• 149.108.135.52

From 2022, I found 140.0.2.206. It sounds like Apokryltaros has crossed their path a few times too. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 03:12, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I also found some talk back in 2010 (Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Birds/Archive 50) of a megafauna category vandal, not sure if it's the same person or not. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 03:20, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This is the same person: another one of the MOs is to use their IP's talkpage as a sandbox for their inanity. Mr Fink (talk) 14:41, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Apokryltaros: Was there ever discussion about opening a sockpuppet or LTA case, or are these incidents just spread too thinly over time? It looks at one point, someone created a filter to stop the category abuse. --Drm310 🍁 (talk) 22:15, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I think there has been talk about a LTA case, but I mostly just revert everything, and then either report them at the Administrator intervention against vandalism noticeboard or to an admin while mentioning that the Megafauna Man Vandal is back. No other method is effective short of banning the 139 to 149 series of IPs forever, given as how the vandal always returns either when a block expires or when it hops to another IP in those series. Mr Fink (talk) 22:42, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

MediaWiki message delivery 19:29, 28 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

		The Anti-Vandalism Barnstar
		For taking care of that homophobic vandalism on my user talk page. I'm glad to see other users, whether LGBTQ, ally, or just against vandalism and personal attacks, not stand for this kind of treatment of editors. Thank you so much. JeffSpaceman (talk) 22:16, 3 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

You are very welcome. The account in question was indeffed, talkpage access was removed, and the edit was rev-deled within 10 minutes. Meters (talk) 02:43, 4 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]