Re: How I Tried Four Times to Edit a Wikipedia Article

[mimus]

On Apr 29, 11:51 pm, ryannosaurus <ryzi...@rock.com> wrote:

> On Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:45:12 -0700 (PDT), mimus <mimu...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >So in the Wikipedia article
>
> >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Whip-poor-will
>
> >I wanted to insert after "Cultural references" the following entry:
>
> >"In history
>
> >"We marched to Peekskill on the Hudson River, and encamped in the edge
> >of the Highlands at a place called Old Orchard. Here we were tormented
> >by the whippoorwills. A potent enemy! says the reader. Well, a potent
> >enemy they were, particularly to our rest at night; they would begin
> >their imposing music in the twilight and continue it till 10 or 11
> >o'clock, and commence again before the dawn, when they would be in a
> >continual roar. No man, unless he were stupefied, could get a wink of
> >sleep during the serenade, which in the short nights in the month of
> >May was almost the whole of the night. Joseph Plumb Martin"
>
> >The name of the author Joseph Plumb Martin was a link to the Wikipedia
> >article on him
>
> >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Plumb_Martin
>
> >*
>
> >First try:
>
> >(cur | prev) 13:38, 25 April 2013 J. (talk) . . (13,920 bytes)
> >(+639) . . (Great and hilarious reference from the only American
> >Revolutionary War foot-soldier's memoir. J.) (undo)
>
> >*
>
> >(cur | prev) 15:11, 25 April 2013 V. (talk | contribs) m . . (13,281
> >bytes) (-639) . . (Reverted edit(s) by J. identified as test/
> >vandalism using STiki) (undo)
>
> >*
>
> >What?
>
> >Second try:
>
> >(cur | prev) 16:59, 25 April 2013 J. (talk) . . (13,920 bytes)
> >(+639) . . (Undid revision 552131301 by V. (talk)) (undo)
>
> >*
>
> >(cur | prev) 19:42, 25 April 2013 K. (talk | contribs) . . (13,281
> >bytes) (-639) . . (Good faith revert of edit(s) by J. using STiki)
> >(undo)
>
> >*
>
> >What?
>
> >Third try:
>
> >(cur | prev) 19:53, 25 April 2013 J. (talk) . . (13,920 bytes)
> >(+639) . . (Undid revision 552166619 by K. (talk) What is everybody's
> >problem with this? it is APPROPRIATE to article and section, amusing,
> >and refers to another legitimate article. J. (undo)
>
> >*
>
> >(cur | prev) 19:55, 25 April 2013 K. (talk | contribs) . . (13,281
> >bytes) (-639) . . (Undid revision 552168122 by J. (talk) not
> >referenced, no context given) (undo)
>
> >*
>
> >Fourth try:
>
> >(cur | prev) 20:00, 25 April J. (talk) . . (13,920 bytes) (+639) . .
> >(Undid revision 552168303 by K. (talk) Final attempt. After this, you
> >can take your fake encyclopedia and stuff it. J.) (undo)
>
> >*
>
> >"Eastern Whip-poor-will
>
> >"Just dumping a chunk of text into the article, without any context,
> >without any explanation of where it is from or what its background is,
> >and without providing a reference for it, is not helpful. K. (talk)
> >20:03, 25 April 2013 (UTC)"
>
> >*
>
> >"3RR Eastern Whip-poor-will
>
> >"Your recent editing history at Eastern Whip-poor-will shows that you
> >are currently engaged in an edit war. 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.
>
> >"To avoid being blocked, instead of reverting please consider using
> >the article's talk page to work toward making a version that
> >represents consensus among editors. See BRD for how this is done. You
> >can post a request for help at a relevant noticeboard or seek dispute
> >resolution. In some cases, you may wish to request temporary page
> >protection. K. (talk) 20:04, 25 April 2013 (UTC)"
>
> >*
>
> >(cur | prev) 20:23, 25 April 2013 I. (talk | contribs) m . . (13,281
> >bytes) (-639) . . (Reverted edit(s) by J. identified as test/
> >vandalism using STiki) (undo)
>
> > * * *
>
> >Wikipedia readers will have to go without Joseph's splendidly funny
> >account of how he and his American Revolutionary War comrades were
> >tormented by whippoorwills.
>
> >But at least we have the memory of my four tries for him (and them)
> >here.
>
> You could bbq some whipoorwills and post recipes and photos on teh
> pinterest, then link that to wikipedia

I'd rather barbecue STiki.

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