User talk:Guccisamsclub

The Black Book of Communism

Moved to Talk:The Black Book of Communism#WP:TAGBOMB

Your continued removal of information on anti-fascism article

If you would like to add information about current conflict arising with anti-fascism in the united states, as you have stated, please feel free to do so. nobody is stopping you. But your continual deletion of current, unbiased information which easily fits the 10-year test for recentism is uncalled for. Just because you dont enjoy reading it doesnt mean you should keep deleting it.

Please contribute to knowledge instead of detract. I started off the Josh Duke section if you wish to contribute. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.185.4.21 (talk) 02:24, 13 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

This is biased because all youre doing is covering vandalism at Berkeley and absolutely nothing else (see my edit summary). This is recentism and undue because some Black Bloc-types (with unclear ideology) starting a bonfire over some troll's speech kinda pales in comparison to with the Spanish Civil War, WWII etc. If you're that desperate to get this included, i'd recommend articles on Milo Whatsoupolus or the Black Bloc, where it may be topical. Nobody is censoring you, but you can't bring this crap to articles where it just doesn't belong. Guccisamsclub (talk) 12:27, 13 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Also: Take your concerns the talk-page of the relevant article. Guccisamsclub (talk) 14:11, 13 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Your recent edit at Russian Interference

Hello Gunnisamsclub. I reverted some text that per my edit summary I believe to be SYNTH and not directly related to the topic of the article. Per the Discretionary Sanctions notice on the talk page, your reinsertion of that text violates the following restriction:

Consensus required: All editors must obtain consensus on the talk page of this article before reinstating any edits that have been challenged (via reversion). If in doubt, don't make the edit.

Accordingly, I ask you to undo your reinsertion and use the article talk page to seek consensus for your view. As you will note from my edit summary, I did not state that the text was not cited to RS. I stated a different policy-based objection.

Thank you. SPECIFICO talk 19:08, 10 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

What is your objection? That it's irrelevant to the subject? As I've said in my edit summary, that is simply not true. Guccisamsclub (talk) 19:55, 10 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Editors can disagree on content, but we are not permitted to disagree about the sanctions. Do you deny that you violated the sanction I cited above? Do you deny its validity? Do you think you are exempt? If so why? Because your view is correct? I'm not understanding your view. SPECIFICO talk 21:09, 10 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for your concern. Guccisamsclub (talk) 21:15, 10 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I don't see any violation of policy here by Guccisamsclub. I don't see any objections on the talk page to the material that was removed, and it's pretty clear why it was removed, and you SPECIFICO insists that it not be reinserted: it quotes well-known public figures who have expressed skepticism about the case against Russia. Most of the involved editors' points of view are clear now, so I don't think I'm going out on a limb by saying that quotes by Scott Ritter and Jeffrey Taia were removed for overtly political reasons from the article. As usual, the editors who do so quote some policy acronym as a fig leaf. -Thucydides411 (talk) 05:07, 23 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

This was actually regarding the inclusion of information about past interventions, which was meant to contextualize the 2016 issue. There was eventually an RfC about this, and almost everyone voted against inclusion. Now the article just contains opinions about how this is a completely unprecedented act (from RS Bob Baer) and how it's just like 9/11 (Michael Morell). These certifiably retarded opinions now stand completely unchallenged , but gotta live with it.Guccisamsclub (talk) 12:00, 23 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

WP:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement

There is a case posted at WP:AE that concerns you. It is located here. ---Steve Quinn (talk) 20:22, 12 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Disappointed

Very disappointing to see that you cite your misunderstanding of my remark -- which we amicably worked through with little effort -- as some kind of counterpunch or rationalization at Arbcom Enforcement. I suggest you strike that or provide the follow up that invalidates your belligerent statement. I have no present intention of getting into a squabble there, but as I'm sure you're aware, that diff from you could be read as an example of exactly what I was talking about. Little did I expect that you of all people would do something like that. SPECIFICO talk 22:10, 12 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for thinking well of me, but I was practically forced to provide some context to Steve's selective quotation. And that's all I provided. Guccisamsclub (talk) 22:15, 12 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

You know that these things are free-for-alls. That was the point of my comment. I will show up to defend my honour if necessary. It's nothing personal, just the way of the world. SPECIFICO talk 22:17, 12 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I will show up to defend my honour if necessary No doubt about that. Guccisamsclub (talk) 22:30, 12 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

"Threatening litigation" ??? Have some pride. Please read WP:ASPERSIONS SPECIFICO talk 03:22, 17 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Aspersions? Is that like when you accuse a user of 4 non-existent DS violations in order to get them blocked (in retaliation for nothing, I might add)? Or does that count as "defending one's honor." Guccisamsclub (talk) 12:17, 17 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

One day, you'll realize that it would have been easier to read the link, benefit from what it says, etc. etc. (or not) than try to make a clever clueless remark. Your choice. SPECIFICO talk 14:22, 17 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

It's easier to just ignore. Thanks for the reminder.Guccisamsclub (talk) 14:54, 17 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Your AE questions

AE admins are not interested in opinions, they are interested in evidence. Only diffs are normally useful as evidence. If you want to resubmit your statement, please be concise, stay on the topic of the request, use dated diffs and do not duplicate diffs already submitted by others. Sandstein 13:30, 13 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@Sandstein: My post mostly consisted of either direct quotes from two editors or diffs. Which is why I asked if providing giving diffs fro quotes would even help. Would it? Guccisamsclub (talk) 13:34, 13 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Long quotes are not normally helpful. I recommend you stick to the format "[dated diff] - [brief explanation of the problem with the diff]". Sandstein 13:36, 13 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

El Aissami drug kingpin

moved it to its own section, but feel it should be stated in first paragraph. why don't you think so? thanks 69.254.101.108 (talk) 11:19, 14 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Just did—see the new lead. I disagree that being sanctioned by one govt a couple hours ago deserves its own section or a place in the lead. Trump has also attempted to sanction all Syrians etc as potential terrorists. The word doesn't revolve around US officials or their fluctuating party line, and neither does wikipedia. There is a section about narcotics and money laundering, and that's where this belongs. Guccisamsclub (talk) 11:48, 14 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Wikileaks

Hi Gucci, it seems that the same user who kept adding that Julian Assange "promoted conspiracy theories about Hillary Clinton and John Podesta" on Assange's personal page has posted the same exact thing on the Wikileaks page. VasOling (talk) 06:57, 17 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Logan Act

You're edit-warring and this is content related to ARBAP2. There may be a policy-compliant way for you to provide whatever context RS tell us is relevant to the content, but your edit-warring is not acceptable. I am providing this explanation in lieu of the required template. SPECIFICO talk 02:20, 18 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, I thought it was only the US election. Ok, don't really care. Guccisamsclub (talk) 02:44, 18 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@SPECIFICO: can you please stop "thanking" me for edits I'm forced (by you) to make. It's obnoxious. Guccisamsclub (talk) 03:25, 18 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the laugh. I thought you were being collegial. Fie upon you! Better? SPECIFICO talk 03:29, 18 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

1RR violation

Please note that you violated 1RR rule on the page [1],[2]. Also note that the subject is under discretionary sanctions. As about content being challenged, I checked the discussion [3], and can see that no, another user started this discussion to challenge your unilateral removal of sourced info. Please self-revert. My very best wishes (talk) 04:08, 18 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

No you violated the rules by reinstating an edit that has been challenged by reversion. There is clearly no consensus as of yet to include this crap. Guccisamsclub (talk) 04:14, 18 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

So, you are telling that your 1RR violation was just fine and you are going to continue the same? My very best wishes (talk) 04:17, 18 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

So you are telling me your WP:ARBAPDS violation — which I reverted — was just fine and are you going to continue with same? Guccisamsclub (talk) 04:24, 18 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Since you insist, I think it will be best if admins would look at this. If they tell that your violation of 1RR rule on the page was OK, I will apologize. Hence I reported it to WP:3RRNB. No, I am not going to revert anything. I am going to listen what admins tell. My very best wishes (talk) 06:08, 18 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Certainly, you are free to argue your case here, Guccisamsclub. Please submit evidence in the form of diffs if you choose to do so. Incidentally, I noticed that a warning that the user was listed on AN3 was absent, My very best wishes. Please remember to include such warnings on any future listings. Thanks. El_C 06:33, 18 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@G. I quickly looked at these pages because you pinged me. As about this editing restriction, I think it is unhelpful and only causes confusion. It is frequently difficult to tell who actually violated WP:Consensus on the page - the person who unilaterally removed well-sourced and relevant information or someone who restored it. This is complicated and opened to alternative interpretations. We need a bright line here, and that is 1RR. This is rather obvious from AE discussions, and not only for me [4]. Sorry, but I am too busy at work. My very best wishes (talk) 14:28, 18 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

It's also worth noting that on the behavioral guidelines pages discussing the general WP issue of reverts and edit-warring, it's clear that best practice is simply never to get close to the line. Don't worry about which version is "right" or which view is temporarily in the article. Just find a consensus so that nobody will revert the ultimate consensus. (Of course BLP violations or vandalism must be removed immediately.) SPECIFICO talk 15:00, 18 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

On a page with 1RR restriction everyone is very "close to the line" and people frequently cross that line unintentionally. That's why I asked G. to self-revert. However, when he refused to follow 1RR at all, I had to report it. G. posted below his argument. OK, I think he argues that any user can unilaterally remove any information on these pages and demand "consensus", no matter how important and well sourced that information could be. I am sure that acting this way goes against our core policies, such as WP:NPOV that requires all important and well sourced info be included. My very best wishes (talk) 18:05, 18 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@My very best wishes:, I agree that core site policy must always be observed. That's our primary responsibility, and the removal of obviously Verified, RS content should not be removed. I would say that any attempt to game those core principles is itself a violation of the purpose and spirit of these ARBAP2 sanctions. Some editors may not have read the entire Arbcom case with evidence and principles. Actually, it was that sort of edgy behavior that I intended to say we must scrupulously avoid. SPECIFICO talk 18:20, 18 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Block

Hi. You've been blocked for 24 hours due to 1RR violation of post-1932 politics of the United States discretionary sanctions. Please be more careful in the future. Thanks. El_C 06:24, 18 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@El C:: I'd have been blocked for doing what My Very Best Wishes did. In fact, before I knew about this policy, I was given a big fat warning by SPECIFICO about it a while ago. The policy in question — known as ACTIVE ARBITRATION REMEDIES — is stated at the top of the relevant talkpage: "Consensus required: All editors must obtain consensus on the talk page of this article before reinstating any edits that have been challenged (via reversion). If in doubt, don't make the edit."

So what happened?

First user Casprings boldly added a new section to the article on on 17:46, 17 February 2017;
Casprings edit was challenged by JFG on on 19:49, 17 February 2017 (disagreed with the inclusion of rumors about a living person);
The challenged edit was reinstated by Casprings on 19:51, 17 February 2017 (the editor was well aware that this was a violation);
I reverted the challenged material again on 20:01, 17 February 2017, citing specific policies: " BLP smear, recentism, synth, and a violation of AE.. I also immediately responded on talk to Casprings, who had started a thread about the challenged edit on 19:53, 17 February 2017
While the discussion was ongoing, with several editors objecting to the material, My very best wishes reinstated the disputed content again on 03:12, 18 February 2017 (on the grounds that it was "sourced" and that he was "not sure" — not very strong reasoning IMO).
My very best wishes's edit was not only a clear policy violation: it was also made in flagrant disregard for the very principle of seeking consensus. So on 03:42, 18 February 2017 I reverted My very best wishes for making a blatantly disruptive edit which he unambiguously had no right to make. I was tired of one side consistently and successfully violating ACTIVE ARBITRATION REMEDIES, while reporting the other side for violation of same (actually, kind of the opposite: for reverting the other side's unilateral removal of long-standing text without consensus).
Instead of familiarizing himself with the ongoing discussion and the relevant policy, Wishes reports me for 1RR.
I am the one who gets blocked.

Guccisamsclub (talk) 16:00, 18 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know that inserting-reinstating breaches 1RR. The edit may, indeed, be off topic (also constituting recentism, etc.), but don't see it rising to the level of an actual BLP breach. The sources cited seem reliable. As such, whether it is or isn't offtopic (etc.) is subject of a content dispute. I am unable to infer what the consensus is, but I am able to identify when the 1RR discretionary sanctions are to be invoked. Those, barring BLP violations, for our purposes, are set in stone. El_C 16:20, 18 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Doesn't breach 1RR -- clearly breaches ACTIVE ARBITRATION REMEDIES and arguably BLP too. But since the block is only 24 hours, don't really care. I just didn't think the block was fair.Guccisamsclub (talk) 16:26, 18 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry you deem it unfair. I must, however, caution you about that interpenetration of 1RR, because any future 1RR blocks will be considerably lengthy. El_C 16:45, 18 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

First off, there's procedure for a block appeal, and this doesn't appear to be a block appeal, so I will comment: On numerous occasions, Gucci has been warned -- and he's been warned and beseeched by many editors to moderate his disruptive conduct -- and Gucci has responded, as can be seen on this talk page and its history, with denial, snark and argumentation. And now instead of addressing the facts, he is still speaking in WP:battleground ~~video game~~ mode. The history of this talk page speaks volumes about the current situation. SPECIFICO talk 16:23, 18 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

WP:ASPERSIONS, speaks volumes indeed. Guccisamsclub (talk) 16:26, 18 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

It can serve as a block appeal, which other admins may review and comment on, as far as I'm concerned (I'm not too formal when it comes to that). But you are also free to comment, though I do discourage use of potentially inflammatory terms such as battleground video game mode. Thanks. El_C 16:38, 18 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Hi again. I re-reviewed your findings, and found them to be of merit. I, therefore, applied discretionary sanctions to Casprings and My very best wishes: they are both admonished and are topic banned from the article for 24 hours (including talk page). I still don't see that as license to breach 1RR, but your point is taken. Sorry for the delay. El_C 22:05, 18 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Fair enough. Guccisamsclub (talk) 22:55, 18 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Jeffrey Carr

You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war. Users are expected to collaborate with others, to avoid editing disruptively, and to try to reach a consensus rather than repeatedly undoing other users' edits once it is known that there is a disagreement.

Please be particularly aware that Wikipedia's policy on edit warring states:

Edit warring is disruptive regardless of how many reverts you have made.
Do not edit war even if you believe you are right.

If you find yourself in an editing dispute, use the article's talk page to discuss controversial changes; work towards a version that represents consensus among editors. You can post a request for help at an appropriate noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases it may be appropriate to request temporary page protection. If you engage in an edit war, you may be blocked from editing.

You are repeatedly reinserting primary-sourced content that has been removed by others and discussed on talk. Please read the documentation on primary sources. A link to an article or blog post does not establish WP:WEIGHT to include the fact that article was written. Please undo your latest round of reinsertions and engage on talk. SPECIFICO talk 17:28, 3 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

You've already been reverted by 2 separate editors and admonished by 3! YOU are edit-warring and randomly (as opposed to carefully) deleting sources. Now you're making threats because I reverted you ONCE. Why are you doing this???? Guccisamsclub (talk) 17:39, 3 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Please strike personal disparagement at Russian intervention.

Please do not attack other editors. Comment on content, not on contributors. Personal attacks damage the community and deter users. Please stay cool and keep this in mind while editing. Thank you.

You can do better than this [5] Please remove it. SPECIFICO talk 04:53, 5 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Please stop. Guccisamsclub (talk) 05:11, 5 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

A beer for you!

For your amusingly resourceful user page Saturnalia0 (talk) 00:37, 10 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. I should probably cut down though. Guccisamsclub (talk) 17:50, 10 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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March 2017

Hello, I'm BrxBrx. Wikipedia is written by people who have a wide diversity of opinions, but we try hard to make sure articles have a neutral point of view. Your recent edit to WikiLeaks seemed less than neutral to me, so I removed it for now. If you think I made a mistake, or if you have any questions, you can leave me a message on my talk page. Thank you. BrxBrx(talk)^{(please reply with { {re|BrxBrx}})} 23:11, 10 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@BrxBrx: You're welcome to clarify what you mean or retract it. Guccisamsclub (talk) 23:53, 10 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

[6], [7] make explicit claims that are not substantiated, with an overtly critical tone against the subject of the article, that have not gained consensus. If you want those edits to stay, you'll need to build consensus for that wording on the talk page. BrxBrx(talk)^{(please reply with { {re|BrxBrx}})} 23:59, 10 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

@BrxBrx: Bias against Wikileaks? I never thought I'd be accused of that. Give me an example. Take a look at this edit, where I removed the false allegation that Assange/WL spread "conpiracy theories" about his planned assasination via drone. (Note: My edit also removed some other text from the "conspiracy section" by accident. But I can't fix that until we stop edit-warring). The title of the section dealing with Russia-bias was long-standing it seems. I don't think the new "Anti-Western bias" title is a more appropriate, given the contents. Guccisamsclub (talk) 00:11, 11 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Your recent editing history at WikiLeaks shows that you are currently engaged in an edit war. To resolve the content dispute, please do not revert or change the edits of others when you are reverted. Instead of reverting, please use the talk page to work toward making a version that represents consensus among editors. The best practice at this stage is to discuss, not edit-war. See BRD for how this is done. If discussions reach an impasse, you can then post a request for help at a relevant noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, you may wish to request temporary page protection.

Being involved in an edit war can result in your being blocked from editing—especially if you violate the three-revert rule, which states that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Undoing another editor's work—whether in whole or in part, whether involving the same or different material each time—counts as a revert. Also keep in mind that while violating the three-revert rule often leads to a block, you can still be blocked for edit warring—even if you don't violate the three-revert rule—should your behavior indicate that you intend to continue reverting repeatedly. Bbb23 (talk) 00:27, 11 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Oh crap more spam. @BrxBrx:, can we please sort this out finally. Your revert actually reinstated spurious allegations against Wikileaks, which I tried to delete. Guccisamsclub (talk) 00:29, 11 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

"a direct quote is not synth"

Please read the WP:SYNTH documentation, which will make clear to you that it is not the accuracy but the placement context and use of a sourced or quoted statement that constitutes SYNTH. Please undo your revert after you have read the policy and state your concern on talk. The placement of that quote in the article suggests a conclusion that was not part of Clapper's statement or context. That is the essence of SYNTH. Please read the documentation.

Moreover, regardless of the SYNTH problem, the use of a direct quote without secondary discussion and without its having been widely reported in RS that reflect the significance of the statement -- without these, this is a WP:PRIMARY statement and is UNDUE. Please review PRIMARY and UNDUE/WEIGHT as well. SPECIFICO talk 01:14, 11 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]