User talk:Eyer

Eyer is in university, attending University of West Florida, to become a professional editor [!]. Eyer is taking a wikibreak and may be away or inactive for varying periods of time. Although he may occasionally be able to do some editing, messages left for him may not be replied to for a while. He will be back on Wikipedia when university is over.

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Hi Eyer,

I have never updated a Wikipedia page before. I tried to update a grotesquely false claim on the Wikipedia Page about "The Squad" which referred to them as "far left." The second time I included citations but it was still deleted. I may have not cited it correctly. How can I change this?

In truth, calling "the squad" far left is absurd and it should not take a citation to change it because it is demonstrably false. I teach politics at a major university.

-Jordan 2601:4C0:8180:810:8467:A217:E689:20AC (talk) 22:18, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

• You also removed the hidden text saying ""far left" is how multiple reliable sources provided in the citation describes their politics", and a bunch of those sources are listed in the very first reference. If you want to take issue with the term, you'll have to do that on the article talk page by taking issue with the cited sources. Drmies (talk) 22:20, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  How do I see the hidden sources so that I can comment on them? When I deleted them it was because they can't be viewed from the Wikipedia page. From what I can tell they are just news sources, not academic sources. I cited academic sources about what the far-left is versus what social democracy is. I even cited the Wikipedia page on social democracy, which as far as I can tell is the best definition for the policies promoted by the squad.

  If I can look at the sources again I can explain how they are not reliable. 2601:4C0:8180:810:8467:A217:E689:20AC (talk) 22:41, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

  Sorry I see the sources now. They are news sources, they are not academic sources on political ideology. Therefore they are not reliable. 2601:4C0:8180:810:8467:A217:E689:20AC (talk) 22:43, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Florida sock is an LTA, specifically MAB. I'd recommend just reverting and don't bother to leave a talk page message. Cheers! Kline • talk • contribs 02:32, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Kline: Yeah... I'm so used to "assuming positive intent", but you're right... This has been ongoing for some time. I'll just revert and move on. Thanks for the advice! —Eyer (he/him) If you reply, add {{reply to|Eyer}} to your message. 02:33, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Eyer No worries, LOL. They're SanFranBan'd for a reason. Kline • talk • contribs 02:36, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I notice that on several instances you have edited articles that I monitor for capitalization. I understand that Wikipedia has guidelines for capitalization and I follow them but don't always agree with the results. I would be interested in the reactions to your editing of Marine Corps related articles by editors who monitor Marine Corps articles. Most of them will always capitalize the word (m)arine and if it is changed they will change it back eventually. You edited several Coast Guard related articles recently changing the capitalization of several terms used in the articles. While I didn't agree with the results as a retired (c)oast (g)uardsman, I have let the changes stand as it is a Wikipedia guideline. I will be watching for the results if you are up to the task. Cheers! Cuprum17 (talk) 13:17, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Cuprum17: I just try to follow MOS:JOBTITLES and MOS:MILTERMS as best I can. Editing for capitalization is just an idle task for me to keep me busy in between other tasks… We’ll see if the changes that I made stand… and, if not, whether I can convince other editors to follow Wikipedia’s Manual of Style. Best wishes to you. —Eyer (he/him) If you reply, add {{reply to|Eyer}} to your message. 14:24, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

U keep deleting my edits on yeshiva toras emes kaminetz Meymey12345 (talk) 21:27, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome to Wikipedia, @Meymey12345:. If you have productive edits to make that will improve the article about the school, then please make them and cite your sources. Unsourced edits will be reverted. —Eyer (he/him) If you reply, add {{reply to|Eyer}} to your message. 21:28, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

There are no sources online as this is a small school but I went to here so I can say I’m a source I’m just trying to add more info 2A00:A041:27E0:2800:3D10:799C:B58E:29AF (talk) 21:33, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

And the current menahel is r thillim 2A00:A041:27E0:2800:3D10:799C:B58E:29AF (talk) 21:33, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You cannot add things based just on personal knowledge. Information must be verifiable and original research is not permitted. TornadoLGS (talk) 21:35, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@2A00:A041:27E0:2800:3D10:799C:B58E:29AF: For more information about sources that you can use on Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Citing sources. You can't use yourself as a source. —Eyer (he/him) If you reply, add {{reply to|Eyer}} to your message. 21:35, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

So how will this ever have a good page this is a small Jewish private school people need info on and there aren’t any links I can provide 2A00:A041:27E0:2800:3D10:799C:B58E:29AF (talk) 21:41, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@2A00:A041:27E0:2800:3D10:799C:B58E:29AF: Find articles about the school in a local newspaper, perhaps. Realistically, though, Wikipedia articles are only for notable people/places/things... Wikipedia isn't a collection of trivial information about non-notable things. It's possible that a small school doesn't need a Wikipedia page. If there's not any reliable secondary sources that talk about the school, then the school likely isn't considered notable for Wikipedia's purposes. —Eyer (he/him) If you reply, add {{reply to|Eyer}} to your message. 21:45, 21 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]