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TylerBurden (talk) 21:44, 16 May 2026 (UTC)
Authoritarian playbook
You will probably wish to comment at Wikipedia:No original research/Noticeboard#Authoritarian playbook. I'd advise you to carefully read Wikipedia:No original research, and particularly the section on synthesis, before doing so. AndyTheGrump (talk) 13:51, 14 June 2026 (UTC)
- Given that you have ignored the advice above, restored the disputed content while accusing contributors making entirely legitimate edits of 'vandalism', and made no effort whatsoever to engage in discussion, as required by Wikipedia policy, I am going to give you one last chance to either revert your edits restoring the disputed material, or make some attempt to justify the content at the noticeboard thread above. Should you do neither, expect to have your refusal to comply with policy raise at WP:ANI. AndyTheGrump (talk) 16:48, 15 June 2026 (UTC)
- I will come back to this! Most of the changes you have made to the page are damaging and unwarranted. Thalorin (talk) 17:32, 15 June 2026 (UTC)
- I made no changes to the page myself. As for 'unwarranted', I would once again remind you to read Wikipedia:No original research before making such claims: Wikipedia articles are required to adhere to policy. AndyTheGrump (talk) 17:36, 15 June 2026 (UTC)
- I will come back to this! Most of the changes you have made to the page are damaging and unwarranted. Thalorin (talk) 17:32, 15 June 2026 (UTC)
- Please do not add 6700 words to a discussion. If you cannot keep your discussion on-point no one will read it. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 12:54, 17 June 2026 (UTC)
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June 2026
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Thank you. NebY (talk) 13:10, 17 June 2026 (UTC)
Please do not attack other editors, as you did at Wikipedia:No original research/Noticeboard. 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. NebY (talk) 14:46, 17 June 2026 (UTC)
- He cannot hold that point of view, there's an ocean of evidence against it! Thalorin (talk) 14:52, 17 June 2026 (UTC)
Please stop attacking other editors, as you did on Wikipedia:No original research/Noticeboard. If you continue, you may be blocked from editing. Comment on content, not on other contributors or people. NebY (talk) 17:19, 18 June 2026 (UTC)
June 2026 (2)
Please consider engaging in a more civil way. The complaints regarding your draft at Authoritarian playbook have merit within the context of the Wikipedia project. I do see you are a very new editor and I think you have a fair bit to learn about how to write for an encyclopedia. I would suggest you will get farther in developing those skills if you stop acting with immediate hostility toward constructive feedback. WP:NPA and WP:CIV are necessary collaborative tools. Simonm223 (talk) 14:47, 17 June 2026 (UTC)
- Could work. Thalorin (talk) 14:51, 17 June 2026 (UTC)
- Just in case you missed the edit summary, do not move or edit a comment after it's been replied to. See WP:TPO and WP:REFACTOR for details. EducatedRedneck (talk) 16:27, 18 June 2026 (UTC)
- You are harassing me! That is not how WP:TPO works! That is not how WP:REFACTOR works! That is not how WP:SYNTH works! You are to harass me and probably to harass those editors on Holocaust memory in Holocaust memory in pro-Palestinian activism as well. Why don't you stick to the Deep state page, be a ghost there! Thalorin (talk) 16:55, 18 June 2026 (UTC)
Please stop attacking other editors, as you did on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Authoritarian playbook. If you continue, you may be blocked from editing. Comment on content, not on other contributors or people. In case it was unclear, telling someone you don't have to go nazi on me
is a textbook violation of WP:NPA. I suggest you strike that portion immediately. EducatedRedneck (talk) 11:37, 27 June 2026 (UTC)
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"Authoritarian tactics" listed at Redirects for discussion
The redirect Authoritarian tactics has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Anyone, including you, is welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2026 June 18 § Authoritarian tactics until a consensus is reached.
The nomination includes the redirects Authoritarian tactics, Authoritarian practices, Authoritarian subterfuge, Authoritarian programs, Authoritarian schemes, Authoritarian machinations, Authoritarian game plan, Authoritarian techniques, Authoritarian stratagem, Authoritarian maneuvers, Autocratic tactics, Autocratic practices, Autocratic subterfuge, Autocratic programs, Autocratic schemes, Autocratic machinations, Autocratic game plan, Autocratic techniques, Autocratic stratagem and Autocratic maneuvers. NebY (talk) 16:10, 18 June 2026 (UTC)
Nomination of Authoritarian playbook for deletion
The article is being discussed at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Authoritarian playbook until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.
Users may still edit the article, including to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the AfD notice from the article until the discussion is closed.Logical punctuation mark placement
Hi Thalorin, thanks for your edits to Ferdinand Marcos. Just a quick reminder: we use logical punctuation mark placement, so please don't change that incorrectly. Gawaon (talk) 09:27, 27 June 2026 (UTC)
- You mean regarding the citations? Yes, I'm trying hard to avoid them. Thalorin (talk) 09:31, 27 June 2026 (UTC)
- I mean MOS:LQ, in case that wasn't clear. I just noticed that you moved some quotation marks after commas or periods when they should have remained before. There were also some similar older issues on the page. I think I've fixed them now. Gawaon (talk) 09:35, 27 June 2026 (UTC)
- Yes, that is my AI grammar checker's doing. Like myself, the grammar checker usually prefers commas or periods inside the quotation marks. Sometimes it prefers them outside the quotation marks. I then check if that improves or worsens the fluency of the paragraph. If I think it's noticeably better, I go with the AI suggestion; otherwise, I leave it alone. I can also stop myself from ever moving them outside the quotation marks. I'm a bit squeamish about moving them inside the quotation marks when the AI doesn't want me to, but I could do that as well. Thalorin (talk) 09:58, 27 June 2026 (UTC)
- I mean MOS:LQ, in case that wasn't clear. I just noticed that you moved some quotation marks after commas or periods when they should have remained before. There were also some similar older issues on the page. I think I've fixed them now. Gawaon (talk) 09:35, 27 June 2026 (UTC)
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June 2026
- Thalorin, you have to be able to treat other editors with collegiality and respect, even if you disagree with them very strongly. Please reconsider your approach. In solidarity, asilvering (talk) 02:08, 28 June 2026 (UTC)